The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-16 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCREQUER—Threanty.

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Dream. JLaY.
O'CONNOR O. BRILDSMAW.-LIBIL.-Tig LAND
COMPANY.

This cause was resunstaatsie sitting of the e,eart this

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Mvateo. F. Newmareh, a solicitor, residing at Cireneester,
is Gloucreerthire, said he had attended as solicitor at the',
sale of the Lo bands estate, which was purchesed by Mr.
Fe. rout O'Connor, and conveyed to him absolutely.
Mr. Keating s.id it would perhaps save time, as well as
make his lordship's notes more intelligible, tithe names of
all the estates purchased were given at this stage.
The Chief Biros acquiesced in the saagestion.
Mr. Keying—The estates purchased were Lewitands,
8,5601.; Herringsrate, 2,3441.; Minister Lovell, 10,878!.;
12,401. ; Dodford, 10,3501. ; and Mathor ,
which had been purctiased for 15,36 W., but was not yet
conveyed.
Mr. William genes Secretary to the Commission ap-
pothted to inquire into the state of the poor in Eoglaod and
Ilfalss, said—l have had for some years experience in the
management of farms. I was directed two years ago, by the
pose-law COlnnli•li men, to inquire into the effect of the
*sediments on the parishes in which the allotments of the
load company were made. I inspected the allotments and
the houses upon them. The cottages were excellent, =4
new, the lend was all under a system of cultivation which is
usual is small allotment& ; there being a patch of one thing,
aad a patch of another. There was nothing remarkable
ebonite people. My opinions, that Co man eon work one
awe thcronghly with a Tads sad if he could, be would be
usable to live upon it. ekes:it was Tuition', but principally
light. The soil at Herriagegate and Minster 1.41/0i was very
iaferior—it was very thin, but six or elitht inches deep, upon
a gravel substratum. The soil at Seils send was very good.
The opinion I tonged was, that these alio:tees would in-
variably fail in about a year, provided they had no other oc
cupTion, and no masc. Tke fact of a two.ure alone,
receiving • capital of 151. to begin with, and a thrde•acre
ellottee M. 10A., would not alter m opinion. I cannot say
whetter 71. 10e. is a fair aunt for sowing an acre of barley *ad
hall an acre of p:tatoee.
Cross-exasaired—l have had a strong opinion for some
years against small farming. I was about 30 when I first
directed ray attention to ferminor, and I have farmed in Jer-
sey sad Yorkenire. lam not an advocate for spade bus.
beadry, and don't think it is recommended by men of great
authority. I have tried William Cobbett'e system of bus-
baadry, and my experiments have always failed. I am not
aware from his writings that he was an advocate for s, ads
husbandry. I have net read the work of Mr. Mill on hus-
bandry. I don't know sash • writer on the subject.
Mr. Koeback—There is no author of that name who has
written on spade husbandry.

Mr. Serje.nt Wilkins—Tea know a great deal, I dare
ray, Mr. Roebuck ; bat you are not acquainted with every-
th.ag. (Loughter.)
Mr. Ansell, actuary to the Atlas Avenues Society, eta-
Weed by Mr. Roeback, said—l have read the rules of the
National Land and Bank Company. The Lumber of
shares are stated to be 100,000 at 26a. each, which would
raise 130,0001. Taking the first capital at the hesitation th.t
no p non should have more than four or 141111 than two
shares, 35,001 shares might be allotted out of the first capi-
tal. &inciting it cost 3001. to locate sack person, 130,0001.
would locate 433 penes,. Supposing the capital to be
273,0001., subscribed by 70,000 persons, that sons would
locate 010 prisons. If the estates were sold, and other
error bought, at 273,0001., and this process were to be re•
prated every year, it would take 150 years to locate 70,000
persons, atd the cost would be 21,000,0001. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. Roebuck raid this was all the evidence he proposed
to offer.

The court adjourned for a start interval, and on the
return of hie lordship Mr. Roebuck complained of the close
atmosphere of the coon, and requested that the windows
Wei' be opened.
Mr. Serjesnt Wilkins said the air was intolerable, and if
Dr. Reid's system of ventilation were continued the emi-
gration eounaittoe woad be saved a great deal of trouble,
for he would kill half of them.

Mr. Philip M'Grath examined. I am one of the directors
of the land company, and I have been its principal secretary
since 1847. Their place of bushier is in Holborn. The
amines. or the company is attended to there by directors and
ethers, from nine o'clock in the forenoon anUl six u'eleck In
the evening. There was a einfersaire of delegates held at
Hanchestir in 1848. It was agreed that the protection
I afforded by the Friendly &misty Acts should be had for the
Laud Company, ant another conference was held in 1848. It
•aa then resolved that a national labour beak should be
established in connexion with the Lead Company. Another
meeting of delegates was held in August, 1847, at Lrwlaads,
in Gloucestershire. The rules now ia force were then pub-
baba'. Mr. Arberts was solicitor to the Land Company. He
resided at Manchester, but had tams at the Adelphi is
London. He had been lamed as treasurer but Mr. O'Con-
nor was subsequently appointed, as some inoonvenieace had
arisen from the number of remittances sent by Post-dace
trim_

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rr. Pollock—Did you keep any minute-book of ths
promediags of tbo oirsecors ?
With...—No, I ham so minute-book. The proceedings
of the dimmers woos regularly published in th. Northern
Sear, which use gmerally mad by all th. subscribers to the
Mad pion.
Sir F. Pollock—Thou those gentlemen who acted as diree-
ism and eendureal the affairs of a company to the extent of
100.0001. or 200,000 f , ham kept no minute-book of any sort
of their transactions.

Mr. animas Wilkins said he regretted that such an
obseention should hare been made by the learned judge.
The teat use, all the Maesarstions were regularly publislud
* the Northers titer Tie resolatioas adopted by the
diameters, can their &caseate, wee all inserted in that paper ;
but for the purpose of being printed, the original Aspen
Were cut up iu smtU serape by the compositors, sad Qin°
wax COW no mace of them, except what appeared in the
eeweimPle•
Ezemination continued—Mr. O'Connor was appointed
Mamma by the conference. There is ao minute of that
.
appointment. Upon all the Hee estates purchmed by SOP
eollapinv there are shutters located. The caussay
has 600 branch* throughout the orn:stry. There
are a secretary, a treasurer, and two Mber Officio,
who generally act in the capacity autism's,
attached to each district. The subscriptions are ne,ired by
the auditors, and booked by the secretaries. The aretwat
thee handed over by the auditors to the treasurer. The
receipts are generally traaanittad every week to Lmilati
sometimes by pomuMce orders and mak netts. Oa the
Thursuay alter the receipts reach Landau' the accouots an
prepared, and mat to the Northern Sear to publication on
igo following &gawky. It shot biome the del of the

semetery is each district to see teat the mossy treaseekted
by him wee duly acanowledged. At the mod of miry
quarter a balsam duet was prepared, setting forth the dif-
ferent remiss es well se the impeaches:et inearrod, thereby
giving the secretary in each divine, as opowessfei
=say =lush* that might happen to have bets sem.
That was the mune of business pursued slam
thecentheassement of the company. Mr. O'Consoes m-
esas% were ataisalsed by the sosferesse of Eskimos held
at Lefftersda, and head to be psalmody seem&
Sir F. Pollack.—The fleaselal essemittre of the delegates
have lewd those accesste to be merest. Doss a espy of
them oda say when ?
The ellasse, after some hesitance, missed a espy of bh
eserseis, whisk was very vorthssiness. The Labour Bask
was asithWefted very sees setae the Beriarkeis Cesium*
Deessaker, 1616. The helm. of the Lead Company
and Mu Bask was them earned as at 68, Dess-street, BMe.
Bs& were carried on by the sum °Sou% About Novem-
ber, 11147„ they were carried on separatel. There is eh
lelsord soesseranicatiep sow bump= the place of beanies@
tai the Sisk sad the Lead Company, but they ere ether
wise gatersibiar separated. I was mandated before the sem-
MOM gibe limes of the Commas.
Crommaleisted—l am Raman secretary ; I also keep the
beaks of the Lend Company. (The books were produced.)
Bahia of the remittances are regularly posted. Wm.
Cs* was sae of the auditors. I have se now se my
assouste except what appears is the books. There were
10,:0rs of the approbation of the fiemelal comialwee
• but there was ao abstract of the sn WI& outs
• wish them.
Sir F. Pollak—Then asereats of mem sort bad bees pre
dated before the auditors, and approved of, and these
elswelers stated that fest ; that is all.
Mr. Beebe& (to witsess)—And that is what you mill the
sours@ or year Midas's, Is it ?
"Clr
iatiteee—lt is. The amounts mete all published la the
Noe-them Star for the satisfaction of the subscribers. The
I circulars stated that the soonest@ had bees examined by the
committee, who approved of them, sad feud them wholly
einem Mr. McGowan is the pelage wed publisher of the
Northern Slew. He I. sot a member of the Lad Company.
The fine item in the sash book is 1,0071. paid to Mr.
Malowert. He acted as Mr. O'Casser's agent is Landon.
That slue was paid to him for Mr. O'Connor, as treasurer of
the Land Company. I receive two poem's a week for my
services. Than are fear other directors, who are al.. paid
21. a week. All the others are paid except Mr. O'Connor.
The auditors are paid merely for the time they an
occupied. I paid all that matey over to Mr. °Tea.
ear. In the emus of 1847 we found out that the
labour birth we illegal, es beteg coossected with the Land
Compary. We had received about 66,0001. when this dis-
covery was made. We have like, thalami:sties ante beak
sad the Land Company received about 30,0801. Mr. °Von.
nor was treasamr of both. The annotincenteat of the ever-
'nee of the bask and the Lead Commay wooled' is Sept.
1848. by gins's, from Mr. °Veneer tench of the depositors
is the bank. (The circular stated that it the &pashas were
dissatisfied with Mr. O'Connor's personal security the funds
contributed should be reftuidtd upon a written application
being made to him within a stated time.) I enflamed to pay
over emu of most to Mr. M•Gowan after the seurasee of
the bask and Land Conththy. All the expenses were paid
out of the commoa fund up to the severance, and there was
now pending an amount to he bottled between the bank and
the Land Company. Mr. O'Connor bad does takes upon
himself the expenses of the bank ; they were not to be paid
out of the (cads of the Lead Company.
Re•examined—Mr. O'Coanor had accounted for every
penny of the 112,0001. received. He produced vouchers for
every shilling of it before the auditors of the delegates who
examined the accounts trots time to time. I never heard
any dissatisfaction expressed at them. Them were two
accountants appointed by the eimmeitthe of the Hoeft of
C.thuseas to investiga•e Mr. O'Cousor's accounts. They
did so. Mr. O'Connor never received anything whatever
for his exertions or even for his personal expenses, although
he was engaged most assiduously through the country. The
directors and delegates are working me.. They are not is
a politica to travel about without being paid, at least their
ex roan.
M'Clowen deposed that he had been the printer of the
Northern Sew dam May, 1847. lie had received, as Mr.
O'Connor's agent, the monies of the Land Company. The
receipts were regularly published in that journal. He lodged
the receipts, mending to Mr. O'Connor's directions, in
different banks. From May to September, 1847, he paid it
into the London Joiu,Stock Bank. After that and up to
November, 1847, he paid it over to Mr. Allaop, a stock
broker in the city, for the purpose, ma Mr. O'Cosuor said,
of investing the amount in Exchequer Bills. lie then paid it
over to Clinch and Co , bankers, at Whom in Oxforire,
and continued to do so until January, 1848. Since then he
had paid the money be bad received to the Gloucestersbize
Banking Compane. lie so paid it until the 26th of Decem-
ber last, occasionally paying small sums to Mears. Clinch
and Co. He had also received other sumo of money for Mr.
O'Connor besides the Land Company's subscriptions. He
kept the accounts separate by Mr. O'Connor's positive dim-
ness.

Mr. Thomas Price examined—l have been manager of the
National Labour Bank since September, 1847. The hocks
and officers of the bank and the Land Company are now per-
fectly separate sad distinct. Toe current incenses of the
hank are paid from the funds of the bank itself. The earplug
beyond the current exp-naes were invested is Bleheepter

Crossexamiced—There bare been consider .ble deposits
since September, 1848. The deposits for six months, ending
31st Dee., 1848, were 2,3721. 10e. 7d. Fur the neat six
months they were 1,40 W.
Sir F. Pollock—What are the expenses of the bank ?
Witnem—My sassy is 6004 a year, and the salaries of the
desks are 19W. • year. Ike liabilities of the bank at pre-
sent m• about 6,4001. We allow 4 per cent. upon all depo-
sits. The interest on Exchequer Bills is rather more than 6
per cent. In 1848, whet I was, examined before the cm.
mittee of the House of Commons, the number of depositors
was about 1,700.
Re-examined—l suggested that the letters "S. A."
should be used as disiinguisbieg the account kept by Mr.
O'Connor u the bask account. I paid 7,2161. to lir.
O'Connor's credit myself on that account at different time..
Mr. Chummy, managing clerk of lir. Roberta (solicitor of
Manchester), deposed that he had, by Mr. O'Connor's in.
etructione, prepared the deed of settlement of the Land
Company, sad that he had done everythinet possible with a
view to the registration of the company. He failed, after
repeated attempt', to obtain the certificates either of Mr.
Eidd Pratt or the Attorney General. The company au
provisionally registered, and the deed of settlement prepared
sad executed by the requisite number of shareholders wi
• view to complete registration, but after paying 6081. for
stamp duty the registrar refused to enrol the company, of
the ground that it was illegal.
Mr. William Henry Gray, accountant, and Mr. John
Finlaysoa, sectary of the National Debt-office, who were
appointed by the committee of the H )use of Commies to
examine Mr. O'Connor's mounts. were called, but the learned
judge thought their evidence as to the result of the invent.
guise, inatituted at the instance of the House of Commons,
inadnaimable.

Mr. Serpent Wilkins considered the evidenes ;dimly in-
dependent of the order of the Home of Commons, ea the
result of an investigation made by competent persons into
Mr. O'Connor's accoante.

The ease was closed, after some dimmusion as to the admin.
aion of a number of the Northers Star, sad it is likely to
occupy the greater part of this day (Saturday).

POLICE.—YesTEZDAL

WORSHIP-STREET.
Tux Cuss OF POISONING AT CLAPTON.—AW METTiIt
was placed at the bar for final examination, charged with
the wilful murder of her husband. Jams Merritt, late a
turnoock in the employment of the Eut London Water-
works Company, by administering to him a quantity of
arsenic.

At the former examination evidence was adduced of •
conversation which had taken place between the prisoner
and a woman named Bartholomew, whose husband, then
recently demand, had been • member of the same benefit
society to which the man Merritt belonged, In the course of
which the prisoner, in reference to a complaint from the
former that she had only received 71. 10s. from the funds of
the society, instead of a sum of 101., to which those who are
termed " lull members" are entitled, expressed her confident
belief that he herself would receive the maximum allowance,
in the event of anything happening to her own husband.
Inspector Coward now said that in consequence of an ob.
servation which had fallen from the prisoner on a previous
°occasion, to the effect that she knew whore her husband's
benefit society's book was kept, he had &lite' visited the
house, and on examining the place discoverea the book pro-
duced in one of the drawers of • taole in the sitting room;
and James Harry, secretary to the burial club in quotas,
deposed to his having received a message from the prisoner
on the very morning of her husbaad's death, in pursuance
of which he peoeeeded to her house, and Wanted that he
would leave en ceder with the steward for the immediate
payment of halt the amount she wee entitled to receive, bat
at the same time expressed his regret at the premature
death of her husband, as she would have received the full
amount of 101. Instead of 71. 10e Aveto which she was then
only entitled, had ke survived but A days longer.
Alderman, the gaoler, was then examined, and stated, that
alter the removal of the primmer to one of the ails at the
camisoles of the former bearing,, she urgently entreated him
to listen to her fir • few moments, as she had no the to speak
to her, sad wished to make a &slams of eireurastances
she was anxious the magistrate should be apprised of. She
then adverted to the tact of her having surreptitiously
r pledged a large quantity of property belonging to a lodger is
her house, the duplicates for which had been produced In
court; and proceeded to say, that everything she had stated
relative to the unhappy transartioa was perfectly correct,
with the exception of • declaration she had made to lopes-
. tor Coward, that she had not purchased the polars, whores.
the truth was that she had done so, and that sae subsequently
took it out of the papers labelled " Poison," is which it had
been send to her by the druggist, whielt shes at ones
destroyed, and having crowd the pram up fa another
paper, placed it in the cupboard anima*
,vole
packets cf tartaric aced and soda, wealth her
ausband was In the habit of taking. She
stated further that she had purchased the poison in a
madden pat, but without any senors intention of taking it
herself, or giving it to her husband, who, if he had taken it
at all, saw have done so in mistake, sad that she bad sub-
sequently removed the whole of the packs% and thrown
them into the fire, but whether this occurred before or alter
her husband's death she did not specify.
Mr. Arnold them salted the prisoner if she wished to Puke
any othervatioas in answer to the *barge, after the usual
caution that she was not bound to say anything, but that
what she did say would be taken down In writing, sad used
,os sours* her at the trial.
The prisoner, la a law atonotoamts tone, then said " I
have maim more le say than that I ante Weida ay

DIVIDENDS.-March S. J. Armitage, Liathwalte, Yorkshire, inn-
keeper-March 14. O. 8. Baron, Plymouth, money scrivener -Muth
11. U. Barton and J. Berton, Manchester, copper roller manufacturers
-Marsh 9. W. L. Illekley, aheMekt, Innkeeper-March 14. It. 8.
Bolt, Plymouth, wine and spier. merchant-March 11. C. Swots, Vine-
yard, Lant.etreet, carman-Marsh I. H. Clark, Leicester, cabinet-
maker-March 14. 0. W. Carrie, Plymouth, nine merchant-March
14. J. Plymouth, merchant-March 11. 0. Davison, ithavrids,
Northumber carpenter- v arch 14. IL Elliott, Plymouth, builder
-March 7. J. Forrester, Whitehaven, Cumbei land, mercer-March
7. 0. (leering, Arundel, butter, grocer-March 11. H. tabs, Ox-
ford, grocer-March 8. J. Greenwood, Haworth, Yorkshire, worsted
spinner-March IL W. Hannah, Liverpool! apothecary-March 1. J.
Irony, Old 1411-street-hill and Mimics, City, stationer-March 8. J.
Johnson, prat Winchester.street, City, meant-March 8. J. John-
son, Gale, and Co., Groat Winchesteratreet, City, merchsats-March
8. J. Johann, Mancha er, timallware manufacturer-March IS.
W. X. Ames, Mold, Flintaldre, =Miter -March IL D. King, Eltham,
Kent, surgeon - March S. M. Me Givertn, Manchester, anallame
manufacturer-March 8. D. IP Hardy, Cresdand-nun r-bottoen, Vora.
shire, lankeeper -March 8. A. McKenzie and J. Haig, Dm by-sti art,
Reeernary-lane, merchants-March 8. A. C. Marsh, Great noutlurd-
yard, navy agent-March 8. W. IL Mills, Stark- am, City, nine awl
spirit merchant-March 14. It. Milner, Darlington, Durham, timber
merehaat -March 22. H. Moseley and J. B. Murphy, Derby, carvers
-March 14. W. Perkins, Devoriport, cabinetmaker-March 7. T.
Reed, North Shields, Northumberland, tanker-March 14. J. I'.
Richard acd A. IL Atkin, Liverpool, merchants -March 14. 11. Roberta,
Qtroarvoadifire, duper-Murch 14. A. Rowe, rlymouth,
grocer-March 7. C. Smirk, lenwick, Northumberland, banker-
March I. h. Smith, }lathers, Lelmatembire, and Vormura-park,
Derbyshire, tanner-March 13. 8. L. Trutinan, Liverpool, merchant
-March 11. W. T. Watson, Manchester and reeds, commissios
agent I March 11. C. K. Wilson and W. Wilson, Liverp,ol. liaen-
-March 14. W. Wilma, lloughton-k-Spriag, Durham,
=ter.

PARTNERBIIIPS DISSOLVED.—J. Ball and W. BAIL ll,iloway,
Middlesex, cowkrepen—J. Balm, T. 11111, and W. Hill, Hampton,
Lticertenhae, and Nottingham, lace maaufscturers, so far as regards
W. M. Bamberg'? and J. McMaster. Biatiopwrannouth, Dur-
ham, schoolmasters—D. Bancroft and Hannah Bancroft, Northowran
and Halifax. Yorkshire, grocers—lL Bear and T. J. A. llent.er.on,
Itamagate, hotel keep,rs —J. Beason and W. R. Smith. Peckham,
Surrey, degree—Elizabeth Bias and Eliza Margaret Bullock, Addi-
son-reed, Kensington, schoolmistrases—J. Broaa and R. Claytta,
Putt ehrigley, Chealare, coal merchants—T. Chalmers and Co., Ulm-
low, warebouncogin, so tar
as regard. T. rlialmers. sea alas with
the Mossend lion and Coal Company—lt. Cooper and It. red. Goole,
Yorkshire, Poo and brasaandera—M. Davis. ben., and G. INV*
Jun., Bata, butchers—W. Deanna, J. A. lievenalK W. Devenish,
Jun., and IL Mirada Weymouth, Dorsetabire, brewers, so far al
lewd' W. Reveling% and W. Devanah, Jun.—J. F.drburn and J.
Bias, Mir field, Yorkshire, cones cardinalmrs—J. Finch and W.
Argent, Bury-street, Bloomsbury—J. Ilagh, E. 0. Williams, W. S.
Steal, IL M. Buckingham, it. laved, J. N maim, arid J. C. Zuronsalil,
Leeds, Aradford, lludderaleid, and Marshcan r, commiesiun mer-
chants, as regards W. b. Stall, S. IL Buckingh..m, It. &avert,
J. C. Zigemalk, and J. Watsoa—J. Harris. L Simons, and H. Hari is,
bookbuiders —W. W. Hawkins and C. IL Hawkins, Colchester, Ewa,
and bodbury, Sufftelk, Umber inercbant•—T. lull and W. Hill, Leaven
and Nuttingham, lace manufacturers—W.lligsua and J. Littlewouri,
Heat= Norm, Lancsalkire, outWn spinners—G. Horniby and It. P.
Mould, Kenmore-upon-Tyne, builders—lL Jones and J. Felguson,
Laverpool, wise Will spirt merchants—J. Jones and J. Lea, Liver-
pool, coal merchants—A. Ling and!. Brown, Jun , I nab agar, Essex,
ex, farmers—Elisabeth hirers and W. T. Miers, Leeds, colour
merchants—J. Pooley. 11. E. Robson, 0. Cooke, and I. It. Cooke,
Manchester, cotwe spinners—T. Richardson and M. Richardson, Old-
ham, Lancaibire, linendrapers—J. Road and B. Band. Nethe• ton,
Worcesmrshirc. and J. Iliags, Tiptoe, Staffordshire, miners—J. K.
Smith sad T. Kirby, Lek:eater, tai. —W. S. Stell, 8. M. Bucking-
ham, R. Planer, J. C. %iguana, and J. Watson, Manchester, Leeds,
Watford, Hodderstleld, and Glasgow, commission merchants, so far
ea regards. S. JI. Buekinghant and J. Watson—Jane Thootan and J.
Thomas, Itochester, Kar, grocers—M. Tooth and T. Perism, Brigh-
ton, timber merchants—W. Watts and J. Sutcliffe, Pleasant-row,
Southwark—H. Wild and J. Emery, Bs ham, Kacwo, and West-
borne, Sussex, brick and tile makers—G. Woradell, G. Gilket, and J.
Bowden, Warrington, Lancia re, engineers.

COTTON.—Lurnaroot, Fan. 16.—The advance la prior
which wee acessiaaad by the • Irises received by the Canada on the
Ord leant *ea Naked the demand ; sad during ad the lager part
of let work the trade batoht aperfrily, and p. law t:ealseet to the
level OF the pnewie Friday. The lame truleptaitiou un lbw tart
squally of epodstero ead tag trade to parebtaw freely whkh then
prevailed, boa seeeneed the boolneas at the prevent week. Tim Mk%
lid aaturdry war 0,000 lode': thaw at Monday %Ole. On Tureduy
oat, 1,811, were add; ea Motifeeley 0,00 th -tidal rtate and
the tato/ ebbs of the weak Iwo eat wooded SAM Oka. la
tar lidled Mood IN alirbelab7e to the lute Olio
owls kly ram MO ask* It bee *dos tree the
Welles between ihe sake el the ernes Macs Zit=if
exam width toe raise
to Mit air prodeelles.
day the ems halm hes teemed the market, sad
the Ni. we_ wall about QIN Wes. at the Metal prises
at the wok ledellefe 11,NO Asiehea taken en speculation. AU
Lindeef Amebae lege boas eal, la Waite* request; many at the
riZMilos heopealdblird Willetatee as to making any Wee,
aiesmeeif rebel Messed; aril the outset has allordeleffendeat
dos, amid ade aof pl. per lb. hes eearrAly beak admitted to,
tee atelerked omeatisea of tstr" neat*, being uoltaroly re-
flood IA pie lts. Porde! sales I the lowa end middllng qualith
hoe boa wade* • adios of 4d. pa lb. Brasile end Egyptians
are roe is err imalesdl regnant, awl It theme Nailer deans a id.
per W. pee ally base eabodttel to. urdv are doll a sae, and
dada. the bat Seriti they ban declined Id. per lb. 4.10 bales
of Ammo. SW Femme, 4511 riJNana, and 70 Bents, have
been taken ea spealatho sad 480 of America*, sad 470 Soots for
nowt.

WOOL —Lowman. Fab. 16.—The nubile tales of colonial
end lonian eantmeseed yesterday afterooon; they will matinee In
engem till the 33rd inst., and about 18,00 d balm will be centred.
mere was • large attaidanee of buyers from the maanfactoring die.
Okly end several tram the oontinent; the rake wooed with spirit,
the hdampwere brisk. and the prkes obtained shown an advance of
Id. to on Australian, and it.. to Id. on Qne Wool, tr a general
average of Id. per lb. on the rates of the last paths miles. Arrivals
Ws weeks are LIU Win eoioeLl, 2,624 brio. foreign. togliala Wool
is fame; and more doing, at rather stiffer prices.
Limns, Feb. 16.—Ws have no ening, to report this weak
In these markets, either in demander priers
FORSION.—A lair average business has .beis done in
foreign weals again this week. lad at genetally improved rates.
Another set les of the London Colonial wool mho commented hat even-
the 'academe of buyers befog very numerous, and the bidding,
spirited. Upon good wools we tear the edema esUrnaled et 2d. as
roe Id. to 2d
pampered with the
per lb. wools
rates. and spun the lowerdencriptiose
.

METALS.—Loraton, Feb. 15.—Prim multi unaltered
tors our tort _ _ _

OLesoow, Feb. 14.—The market is exeleditgly quiet,
with very little haeiness doing. Three data not seen to be much
deems I, nor ems tiers appear to tie say disposition to farce sales.
We quote the price of ogled Non at Oa. to 4thi. It, clash.

H OPEL—Woactersk, Feb. 15 There la scarcely • per-
cale( aew Mg. now to be stet .111. at any pries, sad altogether floe
samples al all egos an pot vary wane ; low eons are heavy to sell,
though nous ars prersing os the market. Prase per est.: New
Worcester, 13es. to 1411 s. ; Age and choke, ISO.. to Iftla.• 'carhop,
735. to gOs. ; cholas, 100 s. ; lath's, 60s. to 705.; lair% to Ws, ;
and cid olds, 20s. to 335.

CORN.—.CEILMIISOOD, Feb. 15.—The supply of Wheat
was small to.day, sod Is. per qr. advance caned of the better dc-
aeriptums was fully realised. Mad What, Lee. to 41s. •wh 42e.
to 460. Barley and other sprint corn without alterstios.
COVaIIITItT, Feb. 16 —Toe Wheat wade to-day was slow,
at about last week's prime for the beet remake. lafetior qualities were
not saleable exceptce lower terms. The malting Barmy trade is pull
heavy, sad to effect mite a decline of to. per qr. bad to be submitted
to. Dews sad tote mauls muttered in 'slue, and but Hale bus'ines
doing. Ito demand for less, though offered at reduced prime.
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