The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, 44Nuophe pfiL

•
Ni:v FARMING AND CHILD MCRPER.—Mr.
st Hart writes in the British Medical Journa/ .--
',, re is in this metropolis a large number of per
,
, respectable persons who eke out an insufficient
, by taking charge of ' nurse children.' We have
• .• -I ourselves, iu a zoneiderable number of instances,
• , ;hey do their duty to the children, and that they
~.1 their nurselings in a number of cases with feelings
• adernees and affection. More than this, we have
I I,rought face to face with numerous instances
' ' ! ttion of children from pure motives of tenderness,
~,,.0 that yearning for the young which is one of the
' ...' .cared instincts of humanity. Even in these in-
'• r, s the means have not always been equal to
z• • sill, and lamentable consequences sometimes ensue ;
1 -'. aide by side with this, and under the mask of
' 1 n .., which we respect and which all would desire to
!. • ~• h. and of a business which is useful if duly regu-
,•• .i. and perhaps even indispensable, there lurks a i
,i, •spre.ul conspiracy against morality, against law, and i
. : :...t life. It cannot be difficult of detection, for the
'' s have (Alen almost spontaneously. into our hands;
" ..."rot be difficult of punishment, tor impunity has
~...lun,d the offenders bold and unblushing, and they
0... not hesitate to avow and to boast of their
•,i ions trade. ' I'm a jokilar pawn,' said one of these
" • ..ii in a moment of ill-placed confidence, ' and I
,> . funny things to the ladies, and cheers 'em up. She
la-e.int mind and musn't fret, and I'll see her all right.
I'm the old original, I am, and I have had hundreds.'
N.e ,:iitl she had been ' twenty-seven years in the
I"`mesv.' She preferred that the lady should not he ' too
,•
'''r gone ; but anyhow there would be 'no danger.' If it
,"Tv a ' legitimate busines'—i.e., an accouchement
.',.1 net an abortion—she could find plenty of
14,,p1e to take the child. Thin is one of several women
"ho ids an open trade by advertisement in the papers.
", 'night suppose that these advertisement' should
Lo v attracted the attention of the authorities, and that
'I,,V would have inquired into this traffic of their
','';'n accord. The 'old original' complained that lately'
4, of people bad adverQmod also, but they
'ilha know their business; of which she offered cha-
racteristic proofs. We shall state, in succeeding numbers,
ti.e results of one investigations; but obviously
_ this is
,tianitely a :natter for state interference. We have
I'-fare
Tare us proofs of guilt, but it is not our place to prose-
",... and these are not matters which Gan be openly
'`rod fully dealt with except by legal methods and judicial
li!,'inu•Y. We are ready to place the information in the
'54, of proper authorities for that purpose. Meanwhile.
..`e shall dissect the matter in our hands, and produce
shoUllis
sailable evidence which will, we think, justify the con-
-1:ron that Come kind of registration of children put to
required, and that poor-law medical Macrae
, have a power of entering, inspecting, and regale.
IA; baby-farina"

A SHARZHOLDER having
pimattir,ed whether the Yore
solicitor acted for both men
Sir C. LAMP/1011 called upon Mr. Hirt, solledtor, by
name, to answer the question.
Mr. Burr protested what be considered en
offensive call upon him, Barr Lampoon knowing, as he
perfrat2.7ll, that he had hem the first acted for
both companies.
The CHAIRMAN deprecated the use of such language ss
uncalled for.
Sir C. Lampoon having been questioned on the subject,
The BIZRRTAIII (Mr. Seward) then read the correspon-
dence between the two boards in reference to the repairs
made last year, and the charges made in respect of them
byitbe Anglo-American Company.
Mr. Bier wished to my that he had not been consulted
in regard to the negotiations between the two companies.
Sir C. LAMPSON—Then you ought to have been con-
sulted. (Hear, hear.)
Dr. BISHOP, in remarking on the want of unanimity
between the two boards, said it bad prevented him from
applying, as he bad intended to do, for several
thoueand pounds of the proposed new preference
stock. (Hear, bear.) The interest of the originalstockholders, such men as the late
William
bfakepesoe Thackeray, who went into the concern to
encourage • great enterprise' ought to be consulted.
He entreated the two be to sink their differences and
see if they could not arrive at an amalgamation or amic-
able settlement, without which no one could tell how low
the shares would go.
Sir C. LAMPSON expressed • hope that, even if the two
companies could not agree, some portion of the traffic of
the New York and Newfoundland Company would be re-
tained. As regarded the question of amalgamation, he ob-
served that the board could not wait until the time
for it had expired, adding that be believed the
amount now asked for would be subscribed, and that be
would like to see the property again in the bands of the old
shareholders.
In reply to • question from Dr. BISHOP as to whether
an arbitration was not practicable
The CHAIRMAN deprecated the raisingi of such • question
then, though the board were, he said, ready to entertain
any proposition fora settlement with perfect candour.
Sir C. LAMPSON intimated that the board, wishing to
benefit the old shareholders, were prepared to reminder
their position and even to IMO a new prospectus.
Major Bearironn observed that but for the course.=
sued by the Anglo-American Company the req
capital would certainly have been raised. He hoped
the directors would pledge themselves to have done with
the other company, and not to hear of arbitration.
(Cheers.) Lot them now goon, and buy up the Anglo-
American Company, which had got • great haul at the
pronto', and did cot want to give it up. (Hear, hear.)
[The meeting waspromeding when our report left.)

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.--(THIS
DAY.)
_...
An extraordinary meeting of shareholders was'
held at noon at the London Tavern ; the Right Hon. J.
Weimar in the chair, for the purpose of exercising the '
powers conferred on the Atlantic Telegmph Company by
the Atlantic Telegraph Amendment Act, 1866, eon far as
relates to the Increase of the capital of the company by • I
sum of 1,300,0001.; such new capital to be applied in mak-
ing
the payments prescribed by the agreement between the
Atlantic Telegraph Company and the Anglo-American
Telegraph Company on the determination thereof, and at-
tach to such new capital a preferential dividend of 10 per I
cent. per annum, with participation in the surplus profits. :
The report of the directors and the committee appeared I
at the last meeting, end having been taken as read,
2 , 1
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he •
felt more anxiety than usual, because, though be could
congratulate them on increased receipts and better
prospects he would have to comment on the conduct of
a body whom he had previously regarded as their coadju-
toes
and friends. After the last meeting the board brought •
before those to whom he alluded the necessity eitr
of their amalgamating with the Anglo-American company
or being allowed to redeem on equitable terms. The
committee had given the directors most valuable assistance,
and from first to last there had been no difference of
opinion between them as to the proper course to be I
Pursued, so that if there were any blame it rested
equally upon all. As regarded the proposition be-
fore
them, he need hardly remind them that in
1866, the Anglo-American Compeny rescued them from
their difficulties, and he regretted that they had now
changed their course. (No, no.) It was impossible not to
feel that the action of that company had been a source of
great embarrassment. (Hear, bear.) He and his colleagues
had been anxious for an amalgamation, but
there was no approach towards one on the other side.
The Anglo-Amerimn Company had published a summary
of the propositions made, but it did not include all that
took place. The negotiations having failed, the Anglo-
American Company said that they bad better go to the
shareholders and seek to raise fresh capital, and hence it
was that this meeting was summoned. He was
sorry that that company, which had hitherto reaped
all the profit of the concern, had lent them no aid for that
purpose. (Hear, bear.) Some doubts had been thrown
on the legality of the coarse now proposed, but he begged
to say that the board had taken the beet legal advice, and
it was to the effect that the Atlantic Telegraph Company
had perfect power to issue this 10 per cent. preference
Stock. It bad been asked what advantage there would
be to the old shareholders in substituting the 120,000 e
charge for 125,0001. In the first place there would
be a difference of 5,0001. in the amount, and
in the next there would be a saving of 10,0001. a year
in having only one establishment instead of two,
and the board was convinced that in these and
other ways great benefit would be derived. The board of
the Anglo-American Company had endeavoured to pre-
vent persons from subscribing for the new capital. He
then went on to say that with a view to an amalgamation
the director. of the Atlantic Telegraph Company had
offered to resign their seats in favour of Mr. Stewart and
the other directors of the Anglo-American Company.
(By this stage of the proceedings the room, which was
not the largest in the building, became so crowded that
there were repeated calls for an adjournment to the latter,
indeed of which every available spot in the room in use
was filled ape
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to comment in detail on
the offer of the Anglo-Amenean Company, which he con-
tended would have left the old sharebolders quite novo.
tected. In case of a serious fall in the receipts, the old
shareholders would be left without their 4 per
cent. At one period the offer of that board
was actually accepted by the other board; but
the latter subsequently informed the former that having
consulted some large shareholders they could not then
assent to it. As to the charge of misrepresenting figures,
he must say that he felt irritated at it, especially as the
statement put forth by this board was founded
on figures supplied by the other board. Chico.
tion NUR made to the use in the prospectus of
the words " gross awnings," as being calculated
to mislead. (Hear, hear.) -If they did not state the
amount of the deduction" they mentioned theta. (A
voice, "In another part r) In another pert ! Why. it
was on the same page. (Cheers.) Wasthe imputation
of misleading to be repeated on that occasion? (Hear,
hear.) If there were anything on which he prided himself
it was that that board bad been guilty of deception.
If a labourer received 156. a week no one could my that
• that was not his " earnings" because he bad to pay rent
and their own case was similar. The term " earnings"
might be a loose one, but there was certainly no intention
on their part to deceive. He further denied that
the delay in the reduction of the tariff was,
as hail been alleged, • fault of the board; though . ..... . _
he admitted that it was not made at once lest the intermits Mr. Barnes, M. I'. , addressed his constituents
of the old shareholders should be prejudiced. He then last night at Bolton, treating of the teiorm question, the
alluded to a circular issued, as he said, from the office of
the stockbrokers of the Anglo-American Company, and Irieb church, and education.
impressed with that compeny's stamp, though the board I Mr. Roebuck has acceded to the request of the
of that company repudiated it, urging the shareholdersof the Chamber of Industry to address the working men of Shot-
Atlantic Telegraph Company to withdraw their proxies for I
field, at the Teinperanmehall, on the subject of " Capital
thateccesion. He deeply regretted that the Anglo-American ,
Company should apparently have lent itself to such an we and Labour," on Monday evening next.
kind and unchristian proceeding. In conclusion. he said A melancholy ice accident occurred on a loch at
it had been suggested that it was closeable to Inverness on Wednesday, resulting in the death of two
adjourn the meeting, in order to afford time for
brothers named Groves. The young men, who were aged
further consideration, and although the board bad
proxies enough in hand to force • decision respectively 24 and 2P, were skating at the time, and were
on that occasion, they would prop e° an adjournment I drowned while one was trying to save the other, the ice
until the ensuing mouth. He had no doubt that if they having given way. Both the young men resided with an
were met in • proper spirit an amicable arrangement aged mother, for whom much sympathy is felt by the min.
would yet be effected. He then moved a resolution
to the effect that, fur the reason which be had indicated, luunit).
the meeting should be adjourned until the 25th February. THE IRISH CIIVRCH. —Mr. Alderman Lusk, M. I'.,
Mr. PICK rtt,GILL CVNLIFFE said although be was abuser presided at a meeting held upon this question on Wednee.
shareholder in the Anglo-American Company than in tee day evening, at Westbourne-laill, Pimlico. In his opening
Atlantic Telegraph Company, he concurred with the address he said that during the present session the Irish
cheirman iu regretting the issue of the circular to which church would doubtless occupy the attention of the house.
he had alluded. Ile then expressed • hope that Sir Curtis Although that church had existed for centuries,
the co it had
Lampoon would afford further explanations. (Hear, hear.) never taken hold of the besets of the people on
Sir l'. l'. Laurs..m (a director) after seconding the chair- teary, the great majority hail been estranged from, and,
man's motion referred in detail to the respective proposal! indeed, bad hated it. The tact of its want of sweets had
of the two boards. He mid the offer of the other board not arisen from its lack of able ministers, for many of
was to give them 100,0001., skck instead of 72,000/. ; but them had been most eloquent and laborious. Some were
as they were entitled to 14,0301, a year already, it was I afraid that if the Irish church were abolished the church
only 14,000/, more and would have mewed only lof England would be injured
but he had heard the
2 per cent. and moreover there was to have been Chancellor of the Exchequer say that his objection to the
• reserve Pet 'aside which would have diminished the net separation of the church from the state was nut that the
return. The difficulties in the way of a satisfactory ar- church, but that the state, would be injured by thu separa-
rangement arose not from old shareholders but from spe- tion. After an address from Mr. Mason Jones a petition to
misting gentlemen who came in at a later period, and . parliament was unanimously adopted, and the meeting
these gentlemen were batter known than they supposed. closed with • vote of thanks the chairman.
I
Why, when the board were attempting to pay cent.o
Ter THE Sr.ST. ALBAN'S RITUALISTIC CASs.—We have
cent., and reinstate the old 8 per cent. shareholders in their reason to know, is regard to the St. Alban's case, that the
proper positiou by taking possession of their ProPertYs. judge has made up has dad to decide against Mr. Meeks
should them gentlemen opposes,. pettlement! (Hear, hear.) 1 nochie on all points
_- that the reverend defendant will not
He then went ou to complain, in accordance with the . appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,
remarks of the chsiruian on the same point, that the : but that he will resign his benefice and secede from she
ilineitore of the Aoglo-American Company, in their cum- , church of England.—The Claterhporn.
munication to their own shareholders, had omitted to ,
. ie
i EWSVENDEIts BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
state an offer of the Anglo-Telegraph board which they liciertm-reee.—Tbe Hon. Evelyn Ashler will take the
first accepted and afterwanis, through the influence of some ' chair at the annual dinner of this useful usatitutioe, early
influential shareholder,. declined. That offer woe as follows: .in on coming a.
—" Supposed net earnings mourned to he 250,0001. or up- 1 ..
itOYAL seasonoOß OT SCHORONa OT ENGLAND.—
wards ; .kngleAmerican Company to receive 112,5001.
, The following gentlemea having undergone the necessary
12,:i031, to be placed to reserve ; Atlantic Telegraph Com.
piny to receive 112,:e101.-12,500/. to be placed to reserve • 1 examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of
/e0t,,,,,, tone to 1, i the college at a meeting of the Court of Examiners on the
residue te be carried to reserve fund ;
common property. Atlantic Telegraph Company to take ' "I'd In", viz. : —Messrs. Frederick William Wimberiey,
8 per cent. on their preference stocks, and 4 per cent. on I Debelee't". Llerellethire, of the Middlesex, and Oa. we/.
William Hodgson Tywell, Westminster-bridge-
but estniinsterhndge.
ordinary stock before contributing to the reserved fund, 1111Pitai'l
.of Gray's; Richard Alfred Mown, Liverpoel, of Cork;
but after having received those dividends they should mt.
1 William Henry Aston, Tupsley, Hereford, of St. Themes' •
contribute 10 per cent. on the total amount
1 ...Edward. HmenzalTarion, M.D., Montreal, Quebec, of St:
• ooming to them on the arrangement up to 125,0001.
. and Laval ; William Julius fickle,
The companies to be equally represented on new board, $ lle. _;
I M vm,"Toronto, Owelph, Canada, of St. Thomas' end
and voting powers to be equal. Reserve fund to aceumu-
' Toronto. ; Richard Simnel, Llanelly,
.Carmarthen, of St.
late to 500,0e0/.. then the 10 per cent. on amounts due toßennett May. Birmingham, of the Bir-
both to revert to each, and the surplus to be equally di- ' Bartholomew $ '
William Henry Hubert, Markylitm
vided." (Hear, hear.) The effect of the above pommel, I lelehe.,,
_al School ;
which hail not been alluded to in the Anglo-American i street, mete- of Ste 's ; Roderick Joseph Gilbooley,
Dublin, of the Dublin ; Arthur Francis Greenbal,
Company's circular to their shareholders, would have been
, Berms, of St. George's ,• Alfred Hollis, L.S.A. Yarmouth,
to secure to the Anglo-American proprietor, a perpetual
Isle of Wight, of the Middlesex ; Joseph Henry Moore,
first preference charge of within a fraction of
, Scarborougb, of the Hull School ; William Douglas, Bel-
-123 per cent. (Hear, hear.) During the time
fest. of Edinburgh; Eldred Noble Smith, Hertford, of St.
that the committee and the board were in consul-
tee I Kali's; David Hamilton, M.D. Edinburgh, Gloster-street,
tenon on the above proposal on the 30th December,
chairman of the Anglo-American Company called or. ;1f.w.,0f Ethob"ll.; John Neville Colley Melee-Collo,,
them, and the new proposal was fully explained to him. M.A. Cantab. M heftier'. Chester, of Guy's ; Goals
He stated that it would be useless to make the altered Horne Ileac'. Otago. New Zealand, of University College;
apply to , ead Ridley Thomas Hader. W.alciag, Surrey,.of Guy's. It
proposal, and strongly advised the directors to
• is stated that four candidates failed to acquit themselves
the public for capital to pey off the Angle-American Com-
piny, but as be was about leaving the room he asked to :to the satisfaction of the court, sud. we"' consequently re-
ferred to their hospital studies for six months.
have a copy of the new terms. The original memorandum
of those terms was then handed to him, but 1 TILE FIRE BRIGADE. —Tbo committee of the
nothing further being heard of it up to Mom, Metropolitan Board of Works lave appointed Mr. Palmer,
day, January 6, the board had prepared, as I late engineer attached to the chief station in Watling-
If by the committee, to issue their prospectus. I street• to the office of superintendent foreman of the
If they succeeded in gaining poseession of thWr- cables : western di
of of the brigade, rendered vacant by the
against this unholy combieation, it would be as great a • retirement of Mr. Tivetadale, who has proceeded to Sir-
triumph as the 'laying of a new cable. (Omen and mingbam, to take the command of the corporation brigade
laughter.) After alluding to the peeking system and the ,of that tome The sees in square miles over which the
efforts of the board to put en end to it, he said be should stations of the metropolitan brigade have been diatri-
be glad if the board of the Anglo-Americen Company would huted now amounts to nearly 100. The number of stations
publish all the correspondence. (A Voice—Pay them is now 43, showing an increaser t 26 compared with the
off, and have done with them.' (Cheery.) He then alluded number when the establishment was bawled over to the
at some length to the published returns of the trafic, and ' Dosed of Work'. Most of the
the m are now
of the connectelegtedraph by
defended the mares punned by the board. From the telegraphic communication, length
beginning of January to the 22nd-22 days in all—the ' wires exceeding 57 miles.
woes traffic amounted to 27,763/. or 1,5321. per day ; I nee SllPPitatite AT CLIREZNWNLL.—The patients
whereas the amount for the same period last year was only , schema teto tee hospitals suffering fru. she explosion
7451. per day, the excess being 517/. (Cheers.) i are generally convalescent, but many of them will leave
In reply to a question I the hospital with injuries and mutilations of a life-long
The CHAIRMAN Oa the Anglo-American Company . character. The injuries to the eyes received by many of
arrogated to themselves the right to do all the repairs the patients have, in most easee, terminated ninth more
without consulting the directs:mot the Atlantic Telegraph favourably than was expected. Four of those, however, in
Company. That wee an illustration of the anmsty to St. Bartholomew's Hospital—Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Hodg-
which the latter had been subjected, and at no period kinem, Lizzie Thompson, amid Harriet Thompooa—
had that anxiety been greater than since the me- . bare each bet the eight of one eye. At the Royal
coot/untying of tin cable,. (Hear, bear.) He then TV Free Hospital Arthur Abbott has lost the ass of
tarred to • useless outlay, as he contended it was. foe one eye entirely, and serious doubts an entertained as to
new cable in Newfoundland and at home to the extent the recovery of the other. It is feared that the reeved
of 7,0001. The hosed had pro in vain. The only Annie Cress, in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, wh
alternative was an application total Court of Chancery, a severe wound in the knee-joint, will have to undergo
but none was made,
an they hoped for an amalpma- amputation of the limb or excision of the knesecent. A
tinn, and thought sue& application might Injure the peculiar dark dhookraratios ts estimable ix many et the
shareholders. Some gentlemen on the other board had superiviel seen, wash se would nrobable be used by
&ensile proposed that a large ship should be built, and gunpowder, mit. it es hone. trill ' iinaly manna the
maintained at the espenes or that come). (Hear, hew', disfigurezeent cousequent en the numerous weemde of the
and laughter.) If she muss* TeleCh. Company went to hoe. Altogether the nature of the Wilie hoe 112.3=
Chancery it would bete protect themselves newt such pily lase serious than at first memos prohehie.
proceedings. (Beer, asst./ Medical .loweiel. . • '

THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AT THE
SOCIETY OF ARTS.-(THIS DAY.)

The conference on technical education, promoted
by the Society of Arta, was resumed at noon to-day in the
society's theatre ; Mr. Hosea, the President, in the
chair. Amongst those present were Earl Granville, the
Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Anton, M.P., Mr. Bagley,
M.P., Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, Bart., the Earl
of Liehaeld, Dr. Lyon Plsyfair, &e. The de-
bate on the resolution in favour of technical
education was resumed by Mr. Harry Chester,
followed by Mr. Acland, M.P. sad the Hon. Auberon
Herbert, Professor Huxley, and others. Owing to the
long epeeches yesterday, it was announced at the opening
of the coeference this morning that each speaker must try
to limit himself to ten minutes. After the resolution now
under discussion is disposed of, the following motions re-
main upon the programme :
" 2. That in such measures as may be desirable for the
general provision of the means of efficient primary and
secondary education it would be tight to consolidate and
improve, rather than overthrow, what has already been
done, bat the voluntary principle requires to be supple.
merited by local rates for education.
" 3. That while this conference acknowledges the be-
nefits which hare ensued from the educational clauses of
the Factory Acts, it is of opinion that the legislature
ought now to provide that all children between certain
ages employed in reinnneutive labour of a certain chaise-
' ter should receive education during at least • minimum
DUMI,Or of hours in each year, security being taken that
I the education be conducted in efficient schools.
I "4. That the council of this society be requested to
appoint a standing committee to take such steps as may
' i give effect to the foregoing resolutions, to rapport all each
I well-advised schemes for technical education sa may be
brought before it, to send such deputations to the govern-
'mint may seem expedient, and to re-assamble this '
con-
ference when desirable."

C01[11E410144. tgA.Era
MARK-LAMS.—(THIS DAT.)
The quantity ot Wheat, received frisk up tide morning
from Elmer and Moak erinstedm as well es by rail, was
again Tor, inedoeste, and mostly in poor condition. The
few line parabola eller ravaged Monday's quotations, with
a (sir demand ; but the balk of the supply hung of inferior
quality, was difficult to roll, at late ourrensies.
There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stands,
the transactions m which were to a moderate extent on
former terms.
Floating cargoes of wheat commanded rather more at.
tention, and, as regards value, the trade for spring corn
was decidedly firm.
Fine malting barley continued scone and dear. Grind-
ing and distilling mete WWII in short supply and fair re-
quest at late quotations.
Malt was dull but not cheaper.
Oats, notwithstanding that the supply was short, were
n but the quotations were unaltered.
e=druled quiet at late rates.
Peas moved off slowly, on former terms.
Not much business was in flour, either English
or foreign, at shout stationary
Cloverseed was held with much firmness, otherwise the
said market was rather quiet. Cakes met a fair sale.
A.BAIYAIA OF ONAIN, 42e... INTO LONDON BY WATTS/
CARILIAON FIWII JAN. 20 TO JAN. 21, BOTH INCLU-
SIFF.

15,000 bales.
Cows —The attendee,* M market moderate. Wheat
in good demand for consumption, at M. per oental
advance since Tuesday, principally on white. Flour
steady, at full rates. Mesas 6d. per qr. dearer. Saidi,
445. Oats and oatmeal slow, at Tuesday's rotes. Indian
corn quiet, at extreme rates ; mixed, 46..

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

(ST MD:IRANI )
(now ova owe comoseowcwarr.)
Wheat In to Ste. dearer, sad very Korea Barley quiet.
Beans and oats steady.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SrOAL—Tbe market continues very quiet at the pre-
vious currency. St. Kitt's and Jamaica sold at 31s. fid.
to 32a. ; yellow Havana, 355. 3d. ; cloyed Masilts, 29a. lid.
Relined-41s. dd. is still the lowest price of dried goods,
bat fair qualities see more readily obtainable thereat ;
pieces steady bat quiet-
Corrmt.—Tbere is a fair general Waimea doing, at
steady prima. Plantation Ceylon, low middling small to
middling, 71s. to 775. Rio, common mixed, Its.
Tina.—Only a limited business is doing, at steady priors.
Savresrur--The market continues quiet.
Demi:" is lirm, at previous prices. The declaration for
the next quarterly sales at present is only MO cheats.
Rum.—A small parcel of Demerara sold at 2.. 11.
CAARIA Lanni.-130001Ed pile, en recent arrivals, is to
be had at 115 e.
Rtes.-350 tons Bengal sold for arrival; broken white,
11x. 414. ; new Dacca, lls. 3d.
Corroa.—There has been a very brisk demand, at firmer
prices. The week's sales are 9,300 bales on the spot, and
3,100 bales for arrival.
Jun continues dull of sale.

TALLOW MARKJET.—(THIS DAT.)
The market is steady, at the following prices —Town
tallow, 41s. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 435. 3d.
January to March, 43a. 3d.; March, 43e. 6d. ; October to
December, 445.

HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
LSAPTSHALL.—Hides : .561bs. to 641b5., 3d. to 30.;
; ticbc to 721b5., 30. to 30. ; 721bs. to Sifts., 34d.
to 3id. ; 801bs. to Stllbs., 30. to 4d. ; 881ba. toCitilbs.. 4d. to
40. Horse bides, 9.. 6d. to 100.6 d. Calf skins, light, 2..
to 4s. ; full, 71.
BZWlONDSZY.—Steelskine : Polled, 7a. to Bs. ;
bred.. ss. Gd. to Gs. Gd.; downs, 4a. Gd. to 3s. 3d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mesas. Pat-tendon and Smith report ft continued steady
Inquiry for all descriptions at lite quotations.

AWATHICR RICIPORT.-(TBIS DAY.)

►RIDAY. JAIIVAIT 24. I A.ll.

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B IT. W. titrolciratrak W.I It Ito
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Nth% 10.624;26 !LEW. 6.W. No - 1
Abordes 19.64114 &&W. W. bo - 7
Welt MUM 6. W. to - -
I.odromes 19.841.38 8. ILLE. or 0.1 7
Ormumetle N. 5711 R.W. &L too 0. -
Cope Ow 19.6511 &W. LL d 0 6
Roche'ePt 10.611 f 41 LW. E. or S. 6
Lircepos3 30.191.0 WE& W.N.W. a - 3
HolybeseL 110.05016 ZAK L co - -
Maass. 410.170 43 &.4.W. N. co - 6
Neel .. .. 16.310,38 LILL N. to 0. 6
tartest. • -10.32412 &ff. &NIL b - -
Racholori •30.31x16 N. /LEW. ab 0. 5
Plymouth 30.32096 EA.& & b - S
Weymouth 30.31 35 B.E I N.V. a- 3
Portsmouth 110.390' L W.I. W.L at - 1
London „35 sir 30 &r. N. 8.& cob 011 -
Tormouth $0.31 133 EEL. K. se - 1
ticorbotouith 30.210,31 B.W. I N.B. se - 3
thlebie 10.000,31 EA. ICE c - a
Skodeemes 30.18 134 8.8. E. 1 LEW. c - 3
flebter llO.lll .>•N.B. - -
a• I -
Sreassis Son 133 N.M.&
Paris 30,0 St 24.N.L 2 - -
liirsaboarg... - 0 N.W. 3 - -
Yosa .lB .0 N. - -
eeresCon. 010.271 19 I. 1 It. blit I_t -

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Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The
Meters r t (telllng), a (steady). Indicate direction of
machos of tbe warcerywtsbin lad 14 home. Thermometer exposed
in shade. Extreme force, with Its dirtntion daring last ZS homy.
L—calm. Weather b.— blue sly: c.— clouds -detached,: B.
fog: ; L--Eglstning ; m.—misty Mary' : o—overeast
g —raga: t—aanw t.—thunder. Ralo-fall. snow or
WPM Melted), during lad 24 hours. Bea disturbance.
ItEMAglie.
The conditions of atinospiterSeal pregame hare been greatly
charmed since yestarday. In the north and west • decrease has
occurred titi.X, WA evening. whilst on our bomb-sad coast a
rapid Increase has continued. Pressure at Heider is iSlOttis of
an inch higher than It was ',stoning. A considerable lacrosse In
temperature bas taken piece Is the west and north : but in the
south of Tmglatet and In France the weather Is mach colder.
Winds were strong from the north Tester lay on our east coast.
This morning a south-essiogiT PV _Re along the wedeln
shores of Ireland sant Scotland, whilst eaderly winds of mode-
rate tome are bboWtng In south of England. gain has fallen In
Ireland. and mow is reported from south-east of England as well
as from Continental stations.

STRANOI DIECOVILAY.—In October brat a box
was left at the Shrewsbury Railway Station "to be called
for." We learn by • telegram received this morning that
the box was opened last night, and found to contain the
body of a shad which was apparently murdered.
TZMPLZ-SAE.— Rut there is another ruin,
or partial ruin, the future of which is • matter
of more interest, at least to Londoners. Among
the houses lately removed is that into which the
northern abutment of Temple-bar need to be
built, and the Bar, though it apparently did not de-
pend on the house for any portion of support,
looks la if it had lost one of its arms, and as if it no longer
afforded good quorums to the hairdresser who still
holds • dwarfed and gloomy room in its base and
who is said to have occupied its upper chamber, if Indeed
it was not rather in the tenancy of Messrs. Child the
banker.. There it stands, like Hans Christian Andersen's
leaden soldier—won, crippled, lop-sided, crumbling, and
dill steadfast, though the statues which adorn its niches are
se faded and shapeless as the traitors' heads which once sur-
mounted them. But the leaden soldier of whom Andersen
wrotelsorbc.rutifol a story came to a sad end at last in spite of
his pluck and sense of discipline, and the days have sorely
owns when Temple-bar mnst seek for a new lomd habita-
tion, unless Londomers are willing that their main stream
of east and west traffic shall continua for the future
to pass through a space barely wide enough for two
waggons to paw each other. The City authorities not
unnaturally object to any removal of their landmarks ; but
as there are only ten house between Temple-bar and
Chancel-Pane, one of which is already in process of
being pulled down, it is perhaps not unreasonable to hope
that the rest of them may be removed, to the great im-
provement of the line of direct eut and west communica-
tion. If this should be done the Bar can hardly be leftstand-
ing where it ia, for it would be at the same time awkward
and unsightly that one portion of the traffic should pass
through and another outside the Bar, which in that case
would neither fulfil its vocation as a gate nor abandon it.
Perhapsite most retural fate would be to stand as the two
triumphal arches built in Paris in memory of the victories
of LouislXV. stand, at right angles to the Maul street and as
near as possible to its present Amadora. In the course of the
alteration made by the building of the new law
roans and the Thames embankment some honourable but
not obstructive post may surely he found for it, not far
from the site of its ancient but departed elegies. such
• place it may still stand, fallen indeed from its high
emote as the scene of the beritague ceremony of giving to
and receiving from royalty the keys of the City, end from
Its onerous post es perhaps the most ineonvernent spot in
all London, bat risiagapi. hem its ashes to do !nimbler
work, and to do II UV= than of old.—Load sad
Weer, Jan. 2S.
ROYAL NAVAL Raseers.—Meens. Frederick
Aloha. Squire Manias S. Leaky, Itaisald Baneti.
Chubs Grinslick Ware Helene, wet Joel*
Wllires• love Ma appointor' ire
is the Bora
Mama lbeemws.

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vs. Gm 4c, 44 1414 ks.
=flab =dada& 620 1140 1104 3 CEO
foreign ::::::::: 0170 .. 110
Told _ 10400 1140 I 20110 2004 .. 770
Yalse, MN qrs.

TVERPOOL CO'/TON AND CORN 2LiRICIrEe.
(THIS DAY.)
(BT TEL 0311•171.)
(1110111 001 OWN 0011311117011 DINT.)
Corrorr. —The market is arm. Bales probably about