The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 186&

THIRD EDITION.

IMPORTANT NEWS
FROM THE EAST.

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REJECTION OF THE TURKISH

ULTIMATUM.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(TBll3 DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)
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Mr. Brent Amok*, who has boa carrying en badness
at Albany-wharf, Lineaments, under the style of Paden
and Co. (Limited), as a whardnger, surrendered to take
his trial upon a charge of misdemeanor, the offence im-
puted to him being that in contravention of an act of
parliament, commonly known as the Bailee Act, ho had
unlawfully appropeiated to his own use 10 casks of
paladin oil that bad been entrusted to him as the agent
of tho owner of the property.
Mr. Sleigh preeecuted; Mr. Ilibton was counsel for the
defendant.

This was a prosecution of considerable interest to the
commercial world. The prosecutor was gentleman named
Begbee, who carries on business as an oil merchant in
Great St. Helens, and it appeared that in the month of
June last he purchased 10 casks of paraffin oil, a portion
of a parcel of 200 casks that were lyingat the defendant's
wharf, and received the usual sold note, and the
defendant also gave him • delivery order. The pro-
secutor void the 10 casks he had purchased sub is-
qncntly to another oil merchant, named Davis, and in
eeptember a carman was sent to the wharf to remove
the oil. It was discovered, however, that the whole of
the oil was tone, and it appeared that when the prosecu-
tor went to the wharf to make inquiries respecting the
property he was refused admittance, and he only suc-
ceeded m getting upon the premises by going round to
the hack. The defendant was subsequently questioned
upon the subject, and ho said that the oil had been taken
out of the casks to supply the deficiencies in other
casks from leakage, and he offered to pay for the quantity
that had been so removed. It was admitted in the course
of the case that paraffin oil was very volatile, and was
liable to arse leakage, and that this was especially likely
to take place in hot weather such as prevailed daring the
recent summer.

The defence that was set up in answer to the charge
was that there had been no fraudulent misappropriation
of the property, and witnesses were called for the purpose
of showing that the ten casks referred to were p3rtion of
a large pereel that had been placed under the charge of
the defendant, and that upon their arrival the whole of
the make were in a very bad condition, and no km than
two barrels full were pumped out of the bottom of the
lighter which conveyed them to the wharf. Evidence was
rnieLthat theleakag. continued and that some of the
becameeaspiehfy empty, and in this way the
loss of the was amounted for.
The Jury found defendant Net Guilty, after being
is delibmahon for more than an hour.

(Beton the Commas flarjeant.)
12A17D AND ATINNINND INDOLDIL
84,1 h MariNgeak Di, was indieted for unlawfully a-
top to kill aami murder Ursa She waa also charged
wits wfully obtaining by fales from Jot*
Hutchinson, the son of ba. and two ves of bread, the
=at the guardisne of the poor of the parish of

prisms, pleaded
It •pppeared that she ofteMJ
ed the money •ad bread by
representing that ter husband was in the hospital and
nimble to support ter, whoess be was at his usual work
as • labourer. When taken into custody she attempted
to bye life by taking oxalic acid. It was stated
that she sadly went home drunk, and on one occa-
sion she was •ocom by •• strange man, and the her found them both in his room in • state of intoxi-
cation._

The Common Rerjeant remarked that she had pleaded
guilty to attempting to commit murder, and it made no
difference whether that attempt was made on herself or
another. It was a mercy that she bad not been cut off in
a life of profligacy and sin, and while in a state of
drunkenness.. For the fraud he sentenced her to six
mouths' imprisonment with hard labour, and for the other
offence he ordered her to be imprisoned for a similar
period, to be concurrent with the first sentence.

MONIII MARIIIT.—(THIS DAY.
,i)(. 4111.6 —wiz (mimic.

In the Stock Exchange to-day there is little
fresh business, the dealers being almost exclu-
sively engaged with the completion of the fort-
nightly settlement. The tendency of the markets
generally is dull, the high rates required, ape-
tially on foreign stooks, continuing transactions
to the next account, having induced numerous
realisations. The joint stock banks have
reduced their advances in many oases, as
usual at this period of the year. Consols are
dull and have declined 1-16 tot per cent. In
foreign bonds the changes are nearly all unfavour-
able. The Rmsian railway loans are freely
offered. Home railway stocks are exceptionally
rather firm, and have improved in two or three
instances. Some of tho Indian securities, as well
as Exchequer Bills, have given way.
The demand for money is active, especially for
advances to the Stock Exchange, where the rite
for loans on English government securities has
risen to 2to 24 per cent. The charge for the best
bills is 21 to 3 per cent.
The Government funds are at 924 to 1, ex
div., for money, and 924 to 1, cx div., for the
account (Jan. 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced
and New Three per Cents, 921 to 1.
The only attention in railway stocks is a rise of
per cent. in Great Eastern and Brighton, the
present prices being 414 to 421 and 49 to 1 re-
spectively. London and North Western, 1124
to 1 ; Great Western, 481 to 4; Midland, 1111
to 1121; London and South Western, 87 to 88;
South Eastern, 791 to 1; Metropolitan, 1021
to I; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto A, 108
tot; Caledonian, 731 to 74; and London, Chat-
ham, and Dover, 161 to 17.
As regards foreign securities, the Russian rail-
way loans, as well as Mexican and Turkish bonds
of 1866, have declined 1 to 1 per oent., while
Peruvian of 1886 have improved f. An-
nexed are the quotations : Brazilian of
1866, 78 to t ; Milian of 1667, 98
to 97; Egyptian of 1864, 831 to 1; ditto of
1868, 734 to 741 ; Italian of 1861, 661 to
1; ditto Tobacco Loan, 3 to 4 prem. ; Mexi-
can, 15 to ; Peruvian of 1865, 811 to 1;
Russian of 1886, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nioolai, 661
to 1 ; ditto Oral, 791 to ; ditto Moscow-
Jaroslaw, 781 to 4, ex div. ; ditto Charkof-
Azof, 2to 1 die. ; ditto Chareow-Erementechug,
1 dis. to par; Spanish of 1887, 324 to 1;
Turkish of 1868, 62 to 63 ; ditto of 1882, 82
to 64 ; and ditto of 1865, 39 to 1.
Dulness is apparent in the market for Indian
government securities. The Five per Cents. are
at 1114 to 1121; the Four, 1021 to 103 ; the
Bonds, 6e. to 1 Is. prem., being Is. lower ;
and the Debentures, 1041 to 4, showing a decline
of ss. Exchequer Bills have receded 2s. to 35.,
viz., the March to par to ss. prom., and the June
to 3s. to Bs. prem. Bank Stock, 240 to 242.
There is no movement in bank shares. City,
114 to 121 ; Imperial, 171 to 181 ; London and
County, 501 to 1; London Joint Stock, 354 to
361 ; London and Westminster, 664 to 67/ ;
Union of London, 391 to / ; Anglo-Aus
•trinn, 74 to 81 prem.; and Imperial Ottoman, 14
to 14 prem.
Hudson's Bay are 2s. 6d. better at 134 to 1, but
other miscellaneous shares are without change.
National Discount, 111 to 121 ; General Credit, 2
to 14 dis. ; International, 1/ to 11 die. ; Tele-
graph Construction, 151 to 16; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference, 34 to 4 ; and Anglo-
American, 214 to 1.
A rise oft per oent. has oceured in the 5-20
Bonds, viz., to 741 to 4; Erie Railway shares, 264
to 271 ; Illinois Central, 954 to 961; Atlantic and
Greet Western Debentures, 401 to i; and the
Consolidated Mortgage Bondi, 42 to 1.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The English funds are slightly better, at 921
ex div. for money, and 92;, div., for the ac-
count.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Consols ure 1-16 toe per cent. better, at 921 to
ex div., for money, and 921 to I, ex div., for
the account.

As regards railway stocks, Great Eastern, Lon-
don and North Western, and Great Western have
declined Ito d per cent., while Caledonian and
Metropolitan have improved 1. Annexed are the
quotations :—Caledonian, 731 to 741; Brighton,
49 to ; Metropolitan, 1021 to 1; South Eastern,
79 to 1; Midland, 111; to 1121 ; Great Eastern,
411 to ; London and North Western, 1114 to
112 j ; and Great Western, 481 to 1.
The only further change in foreign bonds is a
rise of 1 per cent. in Turkish of 18&i, viz., to
ni to I. Italian of 1861, 361 to ; Peruvian
of 1865, 811 to 1; and Spanish of 1867, 321 to 33.
No bullion operations have occurred at the
Bank to-day.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Bentes opened at 71fr. 22c. for the account, being
1-16 per :tent. higher.

Thu Mouth Eastern Railway traffic, return shows
this week a docrinise of 2111., compared with the
corresponding week of last year; and the Brighton
an increase of 9871.

A stock of an unusual character—viz., a Railway
Prepreference Stock, overriding the debentures—
is now being offered by the Cambrian Railway
Company. The amount for which subscriptions
are invited is 147,30 W., and the stock bears 5 per
cent. interest. Tb company's circular says :
This stock, homed order the Cmateire Railways Act of
use, eemlitutes • fad share epos the aamalpaisted re-
TIMM et the Cambrian and Coed Railways, wed after an
assaael popmwsl el 2,7111. as rent Assam aadia priority
to the aiding 41abmiesses 21.0 lass eirths are
now ecesplated endowed Ibramlsmifi from Wrokiurch
to FrObali, with leasable 10 hastiest, Mon, Pote47
ware, Altapalwilkaad Del is all a distance of in
mills, makers= the 0011111111.1Olfas pima. The vase of
this stool as am lavadirml- may be judged of from the
feet that tbe astt Memo es proas for tie year
Roth lose lest was 67,1151. 3d., whilst the sass=
to pay the fall 6 per emit Warest upon the whole of the
stock now awed le bat 7,1111. pro arenas
With regard to the provision that this stook is to
over-ride the debentures, Mr. Slaughter's Weekly
Aare List remarks as under :

Clause 31 of the Company's Act of last samion. esp. 177,
made this exceptional security contingent on the mama
in writing of not len than three-fourthe in amount of the
mortgagees of the company. In answer to Mquiry on this
point. it has been officially intimated that the required
assent has been received—and that the company has the
certificate of the referee appointed by the Bounl of Trade
to this effect.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Latin,
Trust and Agency Company of Routh Africa
(Limited) is fixed for the sth Jan., to confirm the
resolutions passed on the 9th mst.

The Spanish Financial Commission in London
have advertised the payment of the dividends duo
the Ist January on the Three per Cent. Consoli-
dated and Deferred Stocks. It is notified that "in
payment of 1101110 Debt Coupons, bills will be
drawn at 50 days' sight on Madrid, deducting 5
per cent. for the tax established by law of 29th
Juno, 1807."

The dividend dne the lst January on the Swedish
Five per Cont. Government Loan of 1868 is adver-
tised for payment by Messrs. Raphael and Sons.
The second annual drawing of 100,0001. of de-
bentures of the New South Wales Government
Loan for K 10,0061., issued in September, 1866,
took place at the Bank of New South Wales yes-
terday. The numbers drawn will bo duly ad-
vertised.

Tate Bu►k of Now Zooland have given notioo

that they will pay the interest duo the 31st De-
cember and Ist January on the outstanding bonds
of the Otago Eight per Cent. Loan, 1861-62 for
30,0001.; the Otago Mix per Cent. Loan, 1862, foe
500,0001.; the Canterbury Eight per Cont. Loan.
1830, for 30,0001. ; and the Canterbury Six per
C.out. Loan, 1862, for 600,0001.
11r. William Hadfield, whose name has long
been identified with Brazil and the River Plate,
has lately returned from a visit to those countries,
and it is stated that the important changes whisk
have taken place there since his last visit, in 1863,
will be duty noted in a work which will shortly
appear from his pen.

RAILWAY, MINING. AND OTHER
EIHARE&-(THIS DAY.)

(Cloine cancer to i p.m.)
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SIICIJR/ITES.
New South Wales, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1781.99
1878, 1014.
Do., 1888 to 1896, 1004, 4.
New Zealand, 6 per• cent., Consolidated, Jan., Apra.
July, and Oct., 06i.
Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct., 1094, 4.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 74, I.
Great Eastern, 424, 14, 2.
Great Northern, 1964.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 484, 94. 6.
London and South Western, 88.
Metropolitan, 1024, 4.
Midland, 1114, 124.
North Britian, 32f.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Midland (Leicester and Ritchin), 4 per omit., 99.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
G reat Western o
Great Indian Peninsula,Canada, la 4 gur. 6 per amt. 107, Gi. f.
f 1.
Sonde, Delhi, guar. 6 par cent., 104.
Do., Punjank 1034.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Fran. (Lim.), gun. 7 per ct., 16.
Central Argentina, guaranteed 7 per cent., 164.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATION&
Iformow-Jartralaw, gin. by' Brame= Oran-,
Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Milian Governmat, pse sant,
791, 801. nt•
B InNEE.
Devon Great Consols (TavißlTlSHmbiek), 311.
East Basset (Mogan), 84, 1.
Great Lamy gimited), 301.
Herodsfoot, 431, 4.
Priam of Wales, 11.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN EMIL
General Brazilian (Limited), 4 pm.
United Mexican (Limited),
Yudanainutana of S. Australia (Limited), 2 3-16.
JOINT STOCK Baru.
gra (Limited), A, It
ticetbah, and Australian Chartered, 17, lg.
London and County, 601.
London and Westminster, Scrip, 641, 4,
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43.
Union of London, 30.
Anglo-American Telegrapho (Limited), 214.
Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph (Limited), 101.
Credit Foneier of England (Limited), 21-16, 4, 3-16.
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun, by Egyptian gores-
sent, 894.
Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 13.
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5 per cent. Bonds no-
deem., 1870, 65.
London General °mania Company (Limited), 1 15-16.
Madras Irrigation and Canal gar. 3 per cent, by lad.
gov., 106.
Merchant Shipping (Limited), 36.
Oriental Gas (Limited), New, 1 11-16.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, New, 1867, 91, rd.
Ithyroney Iron, New, 64.
Royal Mail Steam, 474.

MINE&-(TMIB DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

This being settling day there ie not mask
general business in the mining market, bat
prices are firm. West Chiverton, 59 to 60;
Chiverton, 51 to f ; Great Vor, 11} to 12 ;
Chiverton, 6t06/ ; Prime of Wales, 31s. 6d. to
325. ea; East Now Lovell, 6s. to Bs. ; New Wheal
Lovell, 325. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; West Soton, 195 to
200; East Trumpet, 2to 21 ; Frank Mills, 3 to
a} ; and Great Western, 1 to 1 prem.
In the market for foreign and colonial mining
shares, Taquaril Gold are in request, at 1-16 to 3-16
prom. ; St. John del Rey, 15 to 16 ; Don Pedro,
3; to 1 prem.; Anglo-Brazilian, 1-16 dis. to 1-16
prem. ; Pestarena, If to 1 dis. ; Chontales, 21 to
; Rosso Grande, 7-16 to 9-16 prom.; Anglo-
Italian, 1 to f prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 21 ;
Frontino and Bolivia, 5-16 to 7-16; Port
Phillip, 12 to 2 ; Soo Vicente, 11 to 2 prom. ;
Yudananiutana, 2to ; and Nerbudda Coat
22 to 21 dis.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS,
LIVERPOOL CU-M N AND CORN 'mum&
(THD3 DAY.)
(By THLSORAPH.)

(rhos( oil' °war commaionnurr.)
Corms.—The market rather quiet. Sales probably
8,600 or 10.000 bales.
Comr.—Attendance at market good. Wheat : Holders
ask an advance of 2d. to 3d. per cental, which is paid re-
luctantly, and the business is limited. Flour quiet, and
le. per sack dearer. Beans steady ; Heidi, 41.. 6d. to CM.
Peas, oats, and oatmeal sell slowly at former prices. In-
dian corn: Business checked in consequence of holders
asking 6d. per qr. advance ; mixed American, 395. Danu-
bian, 30s. 96. to 375.