The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The royal mail steamer Australasian, from New
York on the 11th inst., arrived at Queenstown at
1 a.m. to-day. She brings 109 sacks of mils.
She landed 77 sacks and two paasengers, and pN.
ceeded for Liverpool at 1.15 a.m. All well.
NEW YORK, Bimini( 10, MAN.
The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate has served
the summons on President Johnson to appear before
the Senate Court. The President rep:ied thit the
matter should have his attention.
It is reported that the authorities at Victoria
are organising defences against an apprehended
Fenian raid from California.

KEW YORK BARN 11.
The Reconstruction Committee has , recommended
the passing of a bill to admit the Alabama repro.
sentatives to Congress on the grounds that fraud
and violence had been used to defeat the new emeti.
tution in that state, and that the Senate unwmant.
ably delayed the passing of the House Bill provid.
ing that the majority of votes in each State shall
decide the elections under the Reconstruction laws.
The House has passed a bill exempting from the
internal revenue tax all domestic manufactures,
excepting distilled and fermented liquors, petm
leum, and tobacco.

The treaty between the United States and the
North German Confederation conceding the n;ht
of expatriation and free emigration has been re-
ferred to the foreign relations committee of the
Senate, nominated by the convention.

The Governor of California has refused trans-
mit to Congress a resolution of the Calif.rnian
Senate in favour of the impeachment of the
dent upon the ground that it might influence the
trial.

General Vickers, the newly-elected senator from
Maryland, has been admitted to a seat.

Mr. Wilson has introduced a bill i❑ the Senate
to authorise the issue of 50 Years' Bonds, bearing
6 per cent. interest for 20 years, and :1 pt-r cent.
afterwards, the principal and interest to be payable
in coin ; the amount of the issue to be equal to the
entire interest bearing debt, except the 10-40 and
Five per Cent. Bonds. The bill further authorises
the increase of the currency to 500,000,0011 dots.
The House of Representatives has refused to rite
upon, but has referred to the committee of ways
and means, a resolution in favour of the gradual
substitute of currency for bonds.
General Hancock has asked to be released of the
command of the fifth district.

The Georgia Convention has nominated Central
Grant for the presidency.
The South Carolina Convention has passed a
resolution requiring all persons voting for the new
constitution to vote also for the candidates.

(BT ATLLIITIC 2XLZOBAPH, THROI7CH MIL RECTIVS AGE:CT.)

NEW YORK, MARCH 21).
The Hamburg and American steamship I iermania
arrived out at 3 p.m., and the Cunard steamship
Java at 4 p.m. to-day. The Allan steamship
Hibernia also arrived out to-day.
Closing prices : Gold, 138 a. Sterling exchange on
London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882,
110} ; ditto, 1885, 108 ; 10-40 Bonds, 101.
Illinois, 137 i ; Erie, 71. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 25. Petroleum, standard white, 25i. Flour
extra State, 10 dole. 30c. Corn, old mixed,
1 dol. 25c.

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(nom out °wet COILIMPONDE(T.)

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.

Marshal MacMahon has been in Paris for the
last two days, although the Moniteur does not
announce his arrival, and he is in constant corn•
munication with the Emperor.
_ _ _

To-day President Delesvaux, in that famous
Sixth Chamber—the terror of the press—tried
the Situation and the Figaro for a libel upon
the Corps Legialatif. This was not an ordinary
press prosecution, but one founded upon a law
of August 11, 1848, which has scarcely ever been
acted upon. That law adopted an enactment of
1819, which provided special penalties against libels
upon the parliament. But there is a proviso that a
prosecution can only be instituted with the consent
of the chamber. This consent, as you are aware, was
given a few days ago. The force of folly could
, scarcely go further than making an affair of state of
the trifling squibs which would neverhave attracted
much attention published by the incriminated
' journals. The beat of the joke is that the editor
of the Situation, M. Orenier, was lately on the
Pays, and is even yet an ultas-imperialist ; and
the Figaro is by no means systematically hostile.
Reports of the trial are, by the wisdom of the insti-
tutions lauded in the pamphlet which has just
made such a terriblefiasco, prohibited. All that
the public have a right to know is that M. Jules
Richard, the writer of the incriminated article in
the Figaro, is sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment, and 5,000 fr. fine, and that M. Grenier, of
the Situation, favoured doubtless in consequence
of his antecedents, is excused from imprisonment,
but mulcted in I,ooofr.
The correctional tribunal of Nantes yester-
day sentenced M. Laurent Pichat, a writer
in the Phare de la Loire, to a month's imprisonment
and • fine of 1,000 fr., and M. Evariste Mangin,
the manager of the paper, to 15 days' imprison-
ment and a fine of 000 fr., on account of an article
in the number of Feb. 12, held to be defamatory
towards public authority, and calculated to
trouble the public peace and excite hatred
and contempt between citizens. The court
gallantly showed its independence by throwing
out one of the counts of the indictment, which
charged the accused with the common and almost
unanswerable offence of " excititing to hatred and
contempt of government."
The Bourse was again weak. Rente closed, with
a fall of Sc. for cash, and 10c. for account, at 69fr
10c. and 691 r. 7 io.; Italian fell 35a., and Mobilier,
St r. 75c. There was no political news—nothing but
a reaction against the notoriously artificial rise of
the last two or three months—to account for this
change in the tone of market.

Lady Den arrived yesterday (Friday), at
lAverpool, keen Anodes, by the City of Antwerp, site
four years' slums* from Ilneksid.
Henry Walter Miller, son of Dr. Miller, the
vises of Osesewlob, who wr edussted d Oilced, where
be took a ssuisel tepee, wee °Medea a demos as St.
Neet's ea *War work by the Bishop of Illy, sad wee
roarded She faked'. Wednesday at Vesely, sear Sir
ednibere, bee been appointed to the mussy of St. May",

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lift tXP liti t 1 A I SAS t r iti6
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.... SENTENCE ..11TPON CAPTAIN MACKAY. THE ROYAL' ITALIAN OPERA.
SECOND EDITION. (THIS DAY.)
--c--- This morning Mr. Gye has Maned his pegramme
fee the approsehing operatic* meson at the Beal hasa
ve,.......___..---w-....---.
(sr rminiurn.) Opera, Covent-garden, prefacing it with • bireary of the
LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(111113 DAY.) CORK, SATURDAY. attempt to font a sempany, sad an ezpismakm of the
Mackay to-day was sentenced to 12 yews' muses which led to the failure of the salaam. Regret
EQUITY COURTS
penal servitude, the judge expressing commiaera- is expressed that the nelleSialkine "re not attended
Lion for his position, and stating there were ex- with egwewelt legwelhllg ee It le canals that bed
(Before Vim-Chancellor Sir R. lialLaiL)
nuati te circumstances in his career. the resell been otherwise as Immense revenue would
ng
RE 0% TREND, GURNEY, AND CONPANT.-111 TARTS 3wAx .
The
_.. bare mound, and by combining in one establishment
JuDGKINT prisoner prof indifference
to zne room' hogs
the very few great artists@ new living both the cause of
This was an adjourned summons from chambers, in- mendatiun to mercy, and said that, while not in- art and the interests of the public would, in Mr. Gye's
volviug a point of commercial law of considerable int- sensible to the fate before him, he felt pride and opinion, have been Inner served.
portance upon which, after a very elaborate argument pleasure in suffering for the cause, and was The arsantstoents far the sateen include the engagement
in the early part of lest month, judgment was
confident events would occur to shorten his im- of Madge' Adeline Patti, who will appear for the grit
reserved. The summons was taken out on the part of
prisonment. He again acknowledged he had had a time in
England in Ban°. opera I P11'414'14 will slat for
Mr. Sean, a flax spinner, cat rying on business at Kirk- the filet time these three years as Ninetta in the Gave
p 1,4, in Scotland, on behalf of himself and others calling fair trial according to British law. Lade*, also for the first time for four years in the thane-
open the official liquidator to show cense why he _ ten of Dinorsh and La Melia del Reggimento, and among
(Swan) should not he admitted a creditor for 26,545/.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT A CONCERT HALL. otheroeletested impersonations will:sustain for the End time
in the winding up of the oompany. The claim —e— in England the part of Giovanni d'Aroo in Verdi's original
arose in respect of several bills of exchange drawn by An accident of a deplorable character occurred open-- of that name. The next engagement mentioned is
Costley and Company, export and general rcenbanta of SR het night at Day's Crystal Palace Concert Hall, Smell- that of Ildlle. Pauline Lucca, who will repeat her ogle-
peteraburg, and accepted by °reread, Gurney, and Com brook-street About a quarter to 11, when the ballet bested characters of Margberita, in Pause ; Cherubim, in
Pao) •
• Cagey and Company were in the habit of collecting scene, and when the whole of the ballet girls were on the Noise di Figaro; Valentine, in the Hummers ;
in the autumn of each year lair" quantities stage, one ek them, named Fanny Smith, struck with a and Zerlina, in Pro Diced.° ; and will, also, foe
of Eussian produce, to be ready for export- wand the wick of a lamp which was fixed on a pedestal the first time, appear in the Domino Noir, for
ation upon the opening of the navigation in the spring, about seven feet high. A portion of the wick, seta• which recitatives have been written expressly by
WA Messrs. Robinson end Fleming acted as agents in ob- rated with spirits of wine, fell upon her dress, and it M. Auber. Signors Mario and Grasisni will still
gaining orders for them from different parts of Great Bri- ignited directly, and in • moment she was en- form Put ef the establishment* The manager will like-
taro. Upon receiving advice, as to the nature and extent of veloped in Barnes. She rushed off the stage, wise have the &mistimes of Mdlle. Fried, Signors
the orders, Catley and Co. drew bills upon the orderers a
P• • and then on and then off again, and was at length Nandin and Fanoelli, Msdames Sherrington and
proximating, as nearly as could be estimated, to the rolled in a man's coat, and the fire was extinguished, not Pioretti, Signor Cotogni, and M. Petit. The first
full invoice prise of the goods, and an arrangement was however, until she was dreadfully-if not fatally-burned appearance. will Include Mdlle. Lavrofska, from the
made by which they drew bills in St. Petersburg, on all over the body. Dr. A. Barrett went to her assistance, Imperial Opera, St. Petersburg : Mdlle. Vaculni,
Overend, Gurney, and Co., to whom they remitted end by his advice she was taken at once to the Queen's from the Scala at Milan ; and Mdlle. Loooteol,
all bill. upon Great Britain which came into their pee- Hospital, where she now Units a very dangerous condition. I and Signor Count, Among the other attractions
session in the course of business, thus kee?• The sight of the girl in flames appeared to cause a panie appear the well-known names of Mdlle. Morena',
tug Overend, Gurney, and Co., from time to time amongst the audience, who rushed wildly to the doors, Madames Dall' Anese and Taglithoo, and of Signors
in funds to meet the bills as they arrived at maturity. For which had fortunately just been opened to allow of the Neri-Bereldil ffcciii, Teglieffc°, lc' Mr. Costa will
this accommodation Overend, Gurney, and Co., were to egret*s of the visitors. The entrance having lately been I hold the baton of conductor. The principal danseusts
naive one-half per cent, upon the acceptances, and very much widened, the ball was soon cleared of the will be NM*. Marina Mora, and Mdlle. Rowan, the latter
there was • further arrangement by which, in greater portion of the audience. It was very fortunate of whom will be seen for the first time in England. The
consideration of a certain interest Catley sad Co. were that none of the other ballet girls went near Smith, and office of stage manager will be filled by Mr. A. Harris. In
to be allowed to overdraw their account to the extent of that the did not set any of them on fire as she rushed the scenic department have been seemed the services of
10,000/. for the purpose of meeting acceptances as they wildly backwards or forwards, or the results might have Mr. IA Morgan, Mr' D",", and Mr. Craves'
became due. On the 10th of May, 1866, the day on been terrible. Green baize and water were kept at the The Covent Garden ripe-Mire includes most of
which Overend, Gurney, and Co, stopped payment, sides of the stage, but nobody bad presence of mind to the great favourites, and the enumeration extends
they were under acceptances to Cade, and Co. to the nee them.-Birmingham Post to 39. Of Itcesini's Assedio di Coriato it is
count of 2i.,545/. At that time there was • large gum- stated that it will, towards the end of June, be produced
tity of flex ordered by, Mr. Swan and others re- SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT IN PEN. for the first thins in England with sew seaway and ea.-
m.,ining in Russia, waiting for shipment, and CHURCH-STREET.-INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) tumes, end that the principal characters will be sustained
C.itley and Co., on being informed of the suspension -w by Signors Mario, Naudin, and Colini, and Mdlles.
t.lcgi :gibed to their agents in London that if the bills This forenoon an inquiry was held at the London Lavrofska and Adelina Patti. Among the opens which
were returned to St. Petersburg dishonoured they would Haa(sai, by Mr. Richard., dmputy„,,,,,,.e, relative to will be performed during the season in addition to
brie to stop payment, in which case the Russian bankers the death of Cheri« Jenkins, ages 9 years, who was ran those already mentioned, are Romeo and Juliet, Roberto
who held Overend, Gurney, and Company's acceptances, over in Fenchurch.street. fl Diorolo, L'Etoile du Nord, L'Africaine, Norms, li
would have had the power to stop the shipment of the flax. 77Ttisie. deceased
Fair-street, Lrtscathe son of
ons hiliedeessoe, living at Barhiert di Sitio/Ca, and Don Carlos.
In this state of things Mr. Swan, to avoid loss to he wasur
in Felohurch-street,nnwith his sistlre•vetrilengpalaire-i The gubscrir" win °lila :over forty nights. After
hiti..elf and other flax spinners acting upon the advice of tent was excessively slippery from • shower of rain, and the fist week there will be four nights in each week, and
per sor., of mercantile experience, took up the bills after he slipped off, right under a railway van. His leg was subscribes* will, by making known their wishes, be enabled
crushed in a frightful manner, the flesh adhering to to select two out of the four. The season will commence
they kid been presented and dishonoured, and the rums-
tbwiLefrlont ineovlerwhtiunh
tpeenedr.;evretlihima
ifteLorristbae hind on Tuesday, Muth 31.
bon was whether, baring taken them up for the protection
of his own interests, he was entitled to be reimbursed by mission age at, darted him,
the van and dragged hlmcomont.
the acceptors. of the way, bringing him out at the back of the van while
Mr. Watkin Williams (of the common law bar), and Mr. it was still going on. The deceased was carried to the WWATHIR RIPORT.-(THIS DAY.)
11ohinson supported Mr. Swan's claim; and Mr. Roxburgh, boat"
his left.il leg being heindit °llnWansen.clklii's frixtert hb"rolitnei an"'
&MADLY. SANCTI IL 5 AN.
Mr. Ferrer', and Mr. T. C. Matthew (of the common law The jury in returning „erdict of ~ accidental death et
I it). appeared on the part of the official liquidator. commended Mr. Schmitz for his promptitude and courage 3 IL W art& Mk
The Vice-Chancellor held that the endorsee or transferee in eudeavotuing to rescue the deceased.
29 60r 51 W. 0 Lw. a - 2
111 W. lii
1.
D. %,w• ft IS.for value of a bill of exchange, after dishonour, had a - -*: ....---- ••••••••
- .
ri,:lit to recover against the acceptor, whether the bill had THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH Hate ..
ON THE SOUTH Aberdeen •• nvelsiee SW. 1 S.W. b - 1
krn given for value or not, unless there was an equity at- WESTERN RAILWAY. Lath 29.SWAI S.W. t N.W. o - ..
tube.' to the bill itself, which amounted to a discharge, —e— Astroman Inneeta S.W. 2 N.W. or - I
Orsisemdlo WeW4ll WAIN. a W.N.W. oho 0.96 2
Nod that a person who took up •a bill upon protect for Last evening Mr. Wm. Carter the Surrey coro- vatistfrA salmi* w.sw. - w.N.w. omit ass t
the honour of the drawer, succeeded to the title of the ner, was occupied for three hours at the Railway Tavern, OW Mar 30.07r2,49 N.N.W. AI d - I
Surbiton, respecting the circumetances attending the sup- uvetrlicehe's"' • anew° M.N.W. N.W. b - I
P"non irom (not for) whom he received it, and troectuir WA W. . W. co 0.06 1
posed murder of James Randle, aged 20 years. Wit W. o - -
li el the title of inch person to sue upon it, The owe excited great interest in comeg ce of iu ilelr' - geser447 49 %Sl' W.s.w. ern - I
tAcept that be discharged all the parties having been stated tMt the deceased had been robbed, ire= am 7. tOlerce N.W. W.B.W. tens 0.01 6
A. the bill subsequently to the one for whose honour he murdered, and thrown out of • second-class carriage of ieris.ni... ... lb N.W. W. o- I I
took it op. This debt must therefore stand an express train while travelling from the Waterloo station Rochefort _ .10r, XI X d- I I
to Stubiton A number of witnesses wens examined, Weymouth., .11 W. 3.3. W. 0 0.03 i 1
and Plymouth • • lin N.W. W. sm 10.1 6
ngsi est the estate of Overend, Gurney, and Co., it • wasproved that the deceased was a labourer living at
a... 1 all parties must receive their costs out of the Surbtton. On last Saturday morning he left his cot- Pereemenek ' ISJP.W. W.a.W. ro 0.02, 2
Wades . .07r W. ro OAT 1
t+rde. Payment, however, must not be enforced for •a tage with 1/. in hie pocket, and at • little Termovai .01i67 W. LW. on .- -
month 1.0 as to allow time for the official liquidator to after 5 o'clock the same evening he entered the Waterloo Ilearbareegb Mr W.B W. W. et. - I
oasider whether he would carry the case farther. Railway Station, under the influence of liquor. He had
..,..__9lllsiall .,..90e. N.W.
e N.W. c - a
then, it is stated, Bs. about him, but he was so intoxicated .......„."•'''' ••- •„c'e e'4'
that he would not be allowed to go home hint - --"'''''•• • ri ittr: - - ro - I
(Before Vice-Chancellor Glffard.) train, and he was detained for an hour and a half. litreaboarg. - ILL- - b - -
is RE cairns STINKING coIt:PANT (I.IIIIYRD AND the express train wee about to leave the station at 7 Lyons 32 'u N.
REDucrD). o'clock be was placed in one of the compartments of • ifearraCas .3of EKE. 1 N.N.N. b - g

(Before Vice-Chancellor Gifford.)
IN RE. CRIMBLI B^IRRIIIO COIEPANT (LIJIITZD AND
REDUCED).
This was a petition for the reduction of the capital and
of the above company, which wu registered in
I' under the Joint-stock Companies Act, 1836, at
Ilia lie Mill, near Heywood, in Lancashire for
and manufacturing cotton. The capital was
30,0001., divided into 3,000 shares of
1.. rath. On the first issue of 1,600 shares 101.
• vdd. and on the second 61. It had been resolved to
the No. I shares to 71. 10s. and the No. 2 shares
t V. los. The company was stated to have been carried
ru with considerable sucoesm

Last evening Mr. Wm. Carter, the Surrey coro-
ner, was occupied for three howl at the Railway Tavern,
Surbiton, respecting the circumstances attending the sup-
posed murder of James Randle, aged 20 years.
The ease excited great ioterest in consequence of its
having been stated that the deceased had been robbed,
murdered, and thrown out of a second-class carriage of
an express train while travelling from the Waterloo station
to Surbiton. A number of witnesses were examined, and
it was proved that the deceased was a labourer living at
Surbiton. On last Saturday morning he left his cot-
tage with U. in hie pocket, and at • little
after 5 o'clock the same evening he entered the Waterloo
Railway Station, under the influence of liquor. He had
then, it is stated, Aa about him, but he was so intoxicated
that he would not be allowed to go home hint
train, and he was detained for an hour and a half.
the express train was about to leave the station at 7
o'clock he was proved in one of the compartments of •
second-clam carriage. Ha was then intoxicated, and
looked sleepy.
A railway porter swore that the deceased was alone
when the trek left the station, and that it would have
been utterly impossible for any second person to have
entered the compartment in which the deceased was
before the train reached Surbiton. At that time the de-
ceased wore • cap. When the train arrived at
its destination, the door of the deceased's apart-
ment was found *pen, and the deceased was
gone. Search along the line was instantly made, and
hie dead body was found lying in the " six-foot,"
within four hundred Teed' of the Wimbledon station.
His trousers were banging down about his lap, and his
money was gone. It was, supposed that he had Most it out
of his pocket.
The coroner having rammed up, the jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death."

Barometer sorreeted mad reduced to St deg. at ma lewd The
letters r (rialsay)„ f (falling), a (steady), isdloshe !beelike d
motional the, within bist 14 boon Thermamalse exposed
in shads Extreme ores, with its direction dwkid last Ili holm
Z.-calre. Weather: b.-bile sty; o.- clouds (disised) S-
tag; ; nu-misty own)• 0.--cenwokol
(doll); r -rain ; e.-snow; t.-thunder. Zein-ten, mew es
hall melted), during last 114 boom Sea disturbance.

Atmospherical pressure has lu&eased at ell Mather since
yesterday ; slightly in the south and west, bat on our northeast
coast the Increase has been upwards of two-teeth' of an inch.
At the southern stations the pressure is more than half en inch
wester than In the north of Scotland. Temperature has
Increased generally on the west coast of Trans, and at
oar southern end eastern stations the rise has bsencoadderahla
. _

Al,. luce supported the petition.
Vice. Chancellor, after satisfying himself that the
:et of 1447 applied to companies registered under the act
4.1 14J,, made the common order for advertisements in the
0; , • ,t. rtn.l two local papers, and fixed to-day as the day
..t which the list of croditorsshould be struck.

-D7ul7.3iWe-ILTitlxZemocTerare wTedatroirsorrh. west to
south-west have prevailed. Thla morales the sled at Nabs la
welt, forces .at all other stations ft b t arid sesta=
and mist Sr. a•ted at the entree°e ut the impish
end at YetomaSb. The elq Is generally' mese&

CHANCERY CHAMBERS.

!E NEX THEATRE COMPANY.-PAYMENT OP THE CREDITORS

A conference on the subject of the improvement
of the condition of the ►gricultural labourer will be held
►t Wlllia's Rooms on Saturday.

At a meeting of liberals held at Berkhempstead
on Wednesday, the following letter from Mr. J. Bright,
M.P., was read :—•' March 14.—Dear Sir,—l thank
you for your invitation to your intended public
meeting, and regret that I an compelled to dis-
appoint you. I have so much to do that I cannot attend
meetings during the session of parliament, and indeed I
am obliged to give up platform work to a great extent.
After li years of it (and indeed more than that), I think I
may claim some relief, and leave to other and younger
men some of the labour which I have been accustomed to
undertake. I hope your meeting will be very important,
successful, and usefuL—Yours truly, JOHN BRIGHT."
- - - _

In the gardens of the Inner Temple, Mr. Broome,
remarks the Gardener? Chronicle, hes succeeded in making
a display of hyacinths and other spring Sowers, suck se
one could hardly have expected under the difiloulties
which surround their production in the heart of Lon-
don. Large rueful" of hyacinths ornament the side
of the principal promenade, and beds on the grass are
not only well furnished with that favourite flower,
but contain, moreover, tulips, Virginian stocks,
and other plants, calculated to keep up a certain amount of
gaiety of ter the beauty of the hyacinths is over. The latter,
to the amount of 500, were rooted in cocoa-nut fibre refuse
under s wall in a somewhat dry situation, from whisk they
were carefully removed and pineal in the vases sad beds
which they now campy. The fibre in question is still used
for their growth, both in the beds and in the vanes, sad
Mr. Broome is of opinion that it sulks them better than any
material which he has hitherto employed in their main.
tion.

The Australian Aboriginal cricketers from Vic-
toria, Australia, are expected (say■ the Field) to arrive in
this country in May. They are thirteen in number, and
are veritable Australian natives, with the straight hair and
peculiar physical organisation of the Australian aborigines.
Their training in cricket has been received from Mr. W.
E. Hayman, formerly of Devonshire, and for many years
past a squatter in the Wimmera district on the Glerielg River,
Victoria. They will be accompanied to Ragland by lb.
Charles Lawrence, of Dublin, formerly of the All England
Eleven. In Australia they have attracted considerable at-
tention, and last year won seventeeen matches oat of
twenty-two. At the time of the last mail leaving they
were about to play the Duke of Edinburgh and the crew of
the Cialatea at Sydney.

A Paris letter of Thursday says :—" The third
state *motet was pet off to last night in order that their
Majesties might have the artistes who sing on Monday in
Batlike. The Empress and court were in half mourning.
Mauve and white, therefore, predominated over the
gloomy black tulle and crepe in which grief for the
demise of the Bavarian King, and the State Ohm.
berlain's decree, had enveloped the fair portion of the
mitts at the last concert. The Empress, in tulle
violettes de Panne, and • magnificent diadem of dismantle,
was very lovely. Kale. Nilsson, am usual, was the event
of the evening. She sang the chores' of Guillaume IWI,
with Baas sad Botta, as wall as the duet in Hamlet, and,
accompanied by ALM an the violin, sang the peals& of
Bach. Bat her 6:gingen eta Swedish air predated aver
• risks saaaathia than any of the evening. Nan..
maim was mond by their Majesties, • Nark of admin.
tion they seldom bestow at • private esaisrli."

INDIA CHINA, AND AIIIITALLIAN MAIL& —Rut-
=ruse, MlAs= 21. —The Nyanan arrived ai 6 am.
Kane have at 11.30. Letters in London Moody
mooing.

As a further step towards the advancement of
the education of young gardeners, the council of the Royal
Horticultural Society have decided to commence forth.
with a course of instruction in land-surveying, mourning,
and ground-work engineering to the students at Chiswick
tinder a skilful engineer. They have also decided to open
a dean for instruction in drawing, which shall be open to
all on the payment of a small foe.

A letter from Cannes, dated the 14th of this
month, says, " Our weather is lovely. We have so are,
and the windows yesterday were open till a quarter to 6
o'clock. Rome and all mete of beautiful Bowers are in
bloom ; among others, the Wisteria and scarlet passion
sower."

Major Tennant is going out to India to observe
the total eclipse of August 18, with a special view to
photography and polarisation ; the cost of the expedition
having been sanctioned by the Secretary of Mats for India.
Major Tennant will be aooompaniecl by three ncamies-
miseioned °Moen of the Royal Regimen, well exercised
in photographic manipulation. The hmtrenteate will be
eat up at Guntoor or Mesulipatant. _

CC;IOLACTINO TEM LORI) Cliiil JI:TATIOR or ENO-
LAND.—At the assizes at Lewes, on Wednesday, in a CYO
of felony from Front, • polic•Atoadahls of the MAO.,
whilst giving widows, was asked the question by Lord
Chief Judie, Cockburn, " Did you and just AA it me t"
To eh he replied, " No, my lord ; it was Ad es it were."
His lordship poasted the affrmt, as she the attack era
his !Audi Maras, whilst the court roared with laughter.
—Survey
GAZA! 7113 AT TEA LONDON WOOL WORKS,
Luumooes.—(Tess D•r.)—This (Saturday) morning, at •
few minutes before atm o'olcue, the Whaburate of
Lanhase were alarmed by the outbreak of •
very serious Ire on the extensive nage of premise
beloming to the London Wool Works 0=
in Oeklane, Umehouse. Before suMelent time bed
for an anemia teach the spot, the lames bad taken posses-
sion of the mathine•rooms, the boilerand engine bossm,sad
were attacking with full vigour the warehouses containing
property of peat value. The fire engines of the Metro-
pada& Brigade, ander the command of Captain Shaw, and
the London Salvage Otos, with Mr. Supt. Swanton, were
promptly in sambas*, but they were unable to get the
dames extinguished until a use amount of properly was
destroyed.
Towne Rwroasa.—The tragic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Xingdoso amounted, for the wed
main Marsh 14, on 13,146 miles, lo 886,719 L, and for
the ocevespondiag week of last year, on 12,849 roZl
837,1061., showing en increase of 207 miles and of itio.
The pees reseipts on the foliewisi 14 railways ameenbed,
in the eggrephs, ea 9,447 ages, to myna., sad for the
aterespatilleg week el 1887, on 9,280 mike, te 838,1791.,
showing an interne of 237 miles and of skan. The
Wirilloll on the Caledonian sad North &Ma anmentod
to 3.4301. ; on the Great Radom is on
the Great Northern to 2661. ; on the Grad Soutbern
and Western to 130/. ; on the Greet Western
to 1,6961.; on the Lani= and Yorloine Is 1,4181. ;
on the Liaise sad North-Wens= te fpL ; on
the Lades. Ibinklen,and Smith Goad is %Me& •,- on the
Londe. and Sea* Western to 2.0131.; on tin Midland
to 1,3791. • at tee Nor* to 1,1081.; and
on the &Slit Mann Is 2,9osl—tehd, 21,00014 bat
fren thie Ana be bids/ SOIL, W &seen on the
Massiester, 11101611, sod lisselrokkes, leashes the Is.
armee, as above, 20,5171. The lad
on those Saes amounted to and for the
week of MC *own( as
raTreseelePister447ol. The nub* ferurisepso, pee*
• ameaated 214,2941.; against
nereme of 17,0i71. The inns reef" "117161441:
ban aimeated, 3,60 sins, to MT, wed for
the week of lasi year, ea 3,949 sUe:
99,41111., Oa Inseam of ao mike and el 7,1894.
lent sessiple the pen win show a deireme d
so aspired with these of the pending week, end*
7th lan

ttft glinitAk

I RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
SHARE&--(THIS DAY.)
[Mee to-day to 1 p.m]
OOLONIAL GOVERNMENT lIRCURITIES,
Caned* Government, 6 per out, January and July,
18T7-84, 1004, 4.
New Smith Wales Government, 6 per cent., 1888-96,
January and July, 064, 4.
New Zealand, o per eat., 981.
Do., 6 per cent, IMI, June and December, 106417.
6 csaL,lB6l, Jain 106
and July, 4,1, 4.
rarliama,'snian 6 per
per cant, 1054, 5.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOC/L&
Oaledonian, 804, I, SL 80, 4, in.
Great Rattan, 314, z
Great Northern A. receives no dividend until 6 pea
coat. nes Una paid to ), 100.
Great Western, 0=461444.413
Lancashire and Y , .
Landau, Brighton, dad South 484.
Leaden and North Western, 1144, 1, 144.
Loudon and South Western, 86.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43, 4.
Metropolitan, 114, 4.
Rzteasion, die. limited to 6 per osnt. till Jan.,
1870, 1064, 8.
Metropolitan District, 73.
Midland, 106, 4.
North Resters, Berwick, 1004.
Do., Leeds, t 9, 60.
PREFICRICICE BRAKES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent., redeemable at 5 per mint.
preen., lON..
North EsHern, York H. and S. Purchase, 104.
South Eastern (Reading Ann., IL Oe. &L), 21.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Bombay, /Bar., aad Cant. Ind., guar. 6 per e1.,1031.
Eastern Bengal, Guarsateed 5 per cent., 104. I, 5.
East Indian, Guaranteed 5 per teal, HO, 9, I.
Great Indian Peninsula, guns per cent 109 f, 9}.
Great South. et lac
jilliasr. 5 per cent, 101.
Great Western of I.
Wade—Delhi. swan 5 per cent., 101, f.
Ditto Indus Stearn Flotilla, guar. 5 per ant., 881, tre.

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and Ban Francisoo (Lim.) gas. 7 par amt., 15.
Dintaburi and Wasp (Limit s 4 pr. B per omit,
Groat lamombourc, Bj,
Lamberg-Csernowits, ria. 7 psr and. (Lim.), j.
Ottoman (Smyrna to Ardor), 3.
South Austrian and Lombardoorenetian, 15.

FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS.
Groat Laxemborg, 31.
Ord Vitebsk Ru 7., gas. by Russian govt., 78k, f.

BRIIIB/1 MINES:
Chiverton, 31, 3,
West Chiverton, 641.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINER.
DOG Pedro! North del Rey, 211 pm.
Pestarena United Gold (Limited), 21.
Port Phillip, 11, 7-16.
fie John del Rey (Limited), ISt.
Yudansiuntane of FL Australia (Lim.), 1 13-16, 15-16,j.

" JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Alliance (Limited), 12.
Chartered of India, Anibal* and China, 18.
Imperil Ottoman, 10, Of.
Land Mortgage Bank of India (Waited), 1 3-16.
London Bank of Mexico and S. America (Liza.), 114, 11.
London Chartered of Australia, 231, 4.
London and Westminster, 68, f.
De., Scrip, baited at 101. pm., none of which has been
paid, 46, 71.
Midland (Limited), 194.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 424.
Union of London, 334.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anee-American Telegraph (Limited), 224, 4.
Athiatk Telegraph, 58 3), 4.
C Do.,
Comaper ct., 10j 11.
eylonpang (Li tec 1, 74.
City Oakes (Limited), 64.
Credit Fancier of England (Limited), 215-16, 3.
Crystal Palace, 214, 2.
Do., 6 per cent. perpetual deben., 107.
Foot Ind 6 Irrigation and Canal, 164.
9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed by
EgypEaLtiaPovernment, 894, 4.
ore-street Warehouse (Limited), 10.
Hudson's 8a2.144, 1.
Internet 'Moe gal Society (Unlit.). 31.
International Lead Credit (Limited),
Madre ll*. and Canal giut. 8 OS. bd. goy., 1034.
National Meese* Company (Limited),
New Zealand Trust sad Loma (Limited),
North Britiali and liercantUe Iseameee„ 4.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 584.
Do., New, 1867, 6.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim), 144, 14.
Vey of Egypt (Mortgage) Low 74, 4.

MARKET..

3

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ONE O'CLOCK.
As usual on Saturday there is very little busi-
ness in the Stock Exchange, and prices generally
show no alteration. Consols are rather dull, at the
slight reduction which took place yesterday. Railway
stocks have been very little dealt in, but a further
decline of 4 per cent. is observable in Caledonian,
making a total fall of 2/ per cent, during the pre-
sent week. Foreign bonds were extremely inactive.
The Indian Five per Cent. stock is somewhat
lower. Other securities are quite neglected.
The discount market is quieter to-day, but the
rate for choice bills is still fully 2 per oent.
Consols are quoted 93 to for money and
the account (April 2), and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Ceuta., 911 to 92.
The only alteration in railway stocks is a
fresh decline of 3 per cent, in Caledonian,
viz. ,to 801 to 4. London And North Western,
114/ to 1151; Great Western, 461 to 47; ltidland,
1041 to 1064 ; London and South Western, 85 to 86 ;
Great Bantam, 31/ to 324 ; Brighton, 484 to 3 ;
South Easton; 721 to 1 ; Metropolitan. 113/ to 1141 ;
Great Northern, 1041 to 106 ; ditto A, 994 to 100;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 1254 to 1 ; York and North
ldidland, 921 to 934 ; Berwick, 100 to 101; and
North British, 331 to 344.
Foreign stocks are unchanged, apart from
a fall of 1 per cent. in Turkish of
1865, the present price being 333 to 1.
Brazilian of 1865, 711 to 72 ; Chilian of 1867,
884 to 89 ; Egyptian of 1864, 87 to 88 ;
Italian of 1861, 47 to 4; Mexican, 151
16 ; Peruvian of 1865,, 774 to 78 ; Russian of
1866, 87 to 4 ; Spanish New, 364 to 36 ; Turkish of
1858, 59 to 60 ; and ditto of 1862, 624 to 634.
The Indian Five per Cent. stock is 4 per cent.
worse, at 113/ to 1141. The Four per Cents. are
quoted 1001 to 101, ex div. ; the Bonds, 284. to 335.
prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 106
to 1. Exchequer Bills, 11s. to 16e. prem.
United States 5-90 Bonds are inquired for, and
are 4 per cent. higher, at 724 to 1.
The certificates of the Foreign and Colonial
Government Trust are quoted 1 to 14 prem.
The Council of India will receive tenders on the
Ist proximo for bills on Calcutta and Madras to
the amount of 250,0001. _ _

Oasia., 39,9391. 10e. ; Austrian Five per Ciente.,
59,9761. ; Brazilian Five per Coats., 34,9831. ;
Milian Six per Cents., 49,9591. ; Chiliaa Seven per
Cents., 49,9491. ; Danubian Eight per Cents.,
69,9041.; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 49,9981. 10s. ;
Egyptian Sciilway 160111, Seven per Cents.,
49,9681. 15s. ; Italian, 1861, Five per Cents.
99,9971. 10a. ; Nova Scotia Six per Cents.,, 35,4801. 15a. ; New South Wales Five per Cents.,
14,9491. ; Peruvian, 1865, Five per Cents.,
99,9811. • Portuguese Three per Cents., 49,9741.
15s. ; Russian Anglo-Dutch Five per Cents.,
80,0271. 6s. 2d. ; Spanish New Three per Cents.,
99,9421. 35.; Turkish 1866, Five per Cents.,
59,9671. 10a. ; Turkish, 1865, Six per Conte.,
39,9631. • United States 10-40 Five per Cents.,
24,9491. 19.. ad. ' • total, 999,9101. 13s. 7d..
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, waterworks? and canal shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
• ••• •

Lueranse—Allisees British and Foreign, 1.21 ; Atlas,
9i
and P ; Cononsrelalretz 41 11 ; Indemnity ll e szistermrll6l ;
London 1 ; nam and
Morino (United), 41; Universal Marine (Waited). 4-13-il
of=t sad Oolow—/3ernbay (United), 41.16 ; City
A, 219 21, dly. ; City of Moscow Ose, 81 8
1 • OsanaereiaL 31 f ; 621 1; Western B, 81
3-16, ex filo. • ditto C 91 3-16.
Decks—Belt and West India, 1244 3 4 ; London and
Katherlas, 00.
Waterworks—Berlin, 13d ; East London, 118 ; West
Middlesex 106.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The stock markets are generally somewhat firmer.
Consols have improved 1-16 tot per cent., via , to
94 for money, and 931 tot for the account. Metro-
politan and Midland stocks are i tot per cent.
better, at 114 to g and 105 to I, respectively. As
regards foreign bonds, Italian of 1862 and Turkish
of 1865 have improved f--the former to 41 to i,
and the latter to 33/) to i.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rentes opened at 69fr. 20c. for the account,
showing an advance of 1-16 per cent.
Owing to the absorption of money through the
revenue payments into the Bank, the supply avail-
able in the general market yesterday was limited,
and, the demand being good, business was not
transacted, even in choice bills, below 2 per cent.
This being equal to the miuumum at the Bank of
England, the demand at that establishment was
sufficiently heavy to excite some discussion as to
whether an advance in the rate to 21 per cent.
may not come under consideration soon. It must be
borne in mind, however, that the demand is merely
of the character usual at this period of the quarter,
and that, after the payment of the April dividends,
the Bank would certainly lose business, through
being underbid by other dealers in money, should
it increase its terms.

The steamer LI% Plata has arrived from the River
Plate and Brasil with 97,3691. in spm'e, and the
Poonah, from Alexandria, with 42,6861.

The steamer Ripon, which will leave South-
ampton to-day, will take 198,3691., of which
176,0001. is silver for Bombay, 16,7861. silver for
Shanghae, 1,1001. silver for Bong Kong, 4,0001.
gold for Alexandria, and 1,4841. gold for Madras.

The bar silver by the West India packet was sold
yesterday at ss. Old. per ounce, showing no chanv,
compared with the price recently current, and the
Mexican dollars on English amount, by the French
packet, amounting to about 96,000 k , were sold at
lallo.

awl—Regentb (or Leedom), 211 j.
With regard to the market for petroleum, the
folk is from a circular issued yesterday by
Messrs. Phillip. and Webb :
American reined Pennsylvanian petroleum Las been
stew=bet quiet during the pest week. The sale of 1,400
S.W. in auction at le. 24d. per gall= gave tone to
the market. To-day's value is la. 21d. to It 201. For
forward deliveries little or no bwiiness is doing ; la. sd. la
the nominal value of September, and is. 6i is asked for
last four months. Spirit sold in sale at as low as ls.
A cargo of trade Pennaybranian arrived off coast was sold
and the reek I comes to London to transship ; price is kept
secret, but 101. 15e. per tun. was refund fora near port of
continent. The week's deliveries have been 2,000 barrels.
To-day stocks are 43,544 barrels refined, and 581 barrels
crude, against 37,236 barrels relined, and 3,837 barrels
crude same time last year.

On change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills
on Italy were again quoted rather better for that
country, but short drafts on Paris ruled somewhat
higher. The list is as follows : •

imstsrdam, 3 11.194 to 12.0 ; ditto, short,
ILIB to 11.19 ; 3 mon 11.194 to 12.0 ,
Itatmep, S 16.324 to 16.374 ; 3 mastlts,
15.324 to 25.374 ,• sad moot 3 13.9 i to
13.10 ; BM* 0018.00, o. 6261 to 6•271
/11. P•Mrstosm, 3 manthsl3.2ist! 32 ; Park, short. 15.12 S
to 16.22 j ;. ditto, 3 mon 30 to 26.35 ; Mansillos,
3 meths 16.30 to 16.35 ; Praakfert.4oothsalsine,
3 .oaths, 1104 to 120 i ; Vistas, S aeatte, 11.80 to
11.90 ; Trim* 3 mougm, 11.80 10 11.90 ; Ike* 3
mtaths,4Bl9l4o 48t •; Santander, 3 swaths, 484 to 484%,
3 months, to 484; Smille,3 maths, 481 to 481 ;
S autaths, ito4B ; Yamada, 3 mouths, 6ii to •
Hareslomm, S smmths, 49 to 484 ; Bake% 3
Mis4ll4;msssis, 3 maths, 481 to 48424;aathisara,
3 18.75 to 18.86 ; Osam, 3 .oaths, 16.75 to
38.86; spies, 3 18.75 to 16.86 Palssmse,
3 smathe, 1675 to 18.86 ; 3 meths, 18.75 te
*B6 ; lithea,llo days' dale, 511 to t ; Oporlo, 90 days'
date. 514 to 514.

The subjoined shows the rates of discount now
current on the Continent, viz.:—At Paris, I per
cent. ; at Hamburg and Brussels, 2 ; at Franklort,
n • at Amsterdam and Berlin, 3 ; at Vienna, 4 ;
at Turin, 5 ; and at St. Petersburg, 8 per cent.
Advioes from Shanghae to the 20th of February
quote the exchange upon London at se. 91d., and
from Hong Bong, to the 28th, at 4s 2d., showing
a fall of about 1(1. in each ewe. It is consequently
impeded that some oonsiderable shipments of silver
will be made from those port to India.
A private telegram, dated Hong Hong, Feb. 28,
says : Foochow tea season closed. Total export,
110,500,000 lbs."

The joint traffic return of the Oaledonian and
North Britiah Railways shows this week an Mar one
of 3,4301. over last year.
The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the month of February
amounted to 395,286 dole., aga►nst 983,274 dole.
in the corresponding month of last year, showing
an increase of 12,012 dole.

The report of the directors of the Bahia and San
Francisco Railway Company (Limited) for the half
year ending the 31st December last recommends a
divdend of 21 per cent., which will absorb 49,5001.,
and leave 2,8851. 10s. Bd. to be carried forward.
At the adjourned meeting yesterday of the Rio de
Janeiro City improvements Company the report of
the committee of inquiry was unanimously adopted,
and confidence was expressed in the ultimate moms
of the undertaking.
A meeting of the shareholders and creditors of
the Financial Insurance Company (Limited) was held
ty at the offices of the liquidator, Mr. C.
emp, No. 8, Walbrook, and a resolution was
passed that the whole of the remaining liability of
121. per share shall be at once called up, and made
payable in four equal instalments—viz., 3L in cash,
and the balance at fonr, eight, and twelve months,
with inimmit at 5 per cent. Any shareholder is to
ham the option of being released from his liability
ter the 121. by a payment of 101. 10a. per share in
eai on the let May next. It is said that this
.=ts will be mutually beoeficial to both
sad creditors.
=
iesios:' Foreign and
ilmt ' " excited a great
deal of Waist sad' ' . The follow-
ing ip bipied AN es • list of the prim*
imolai • Ikea invested in each dock
aelaprissi is tie Taut, viz. :—Argentine Bix per

FRIDAT EVINDIG.
0011J1011, which closed yesterday at 931, " buyers,"
for the 2nd of April, opened and closed to-day at
93 to which was also the price for money. The
Three per Conte. Reduced and NewThreeperCents.
were last quoted 911 to 92., being{ lower; Exchequer
Bills, Ih. to 18s. prim. ; India Five per Cents.,
114 to 1 ; ditto Four per Cents., 1001 to 101, ex
div. •, ditto. Bonds, 28e. to 33a. prem., showing a
decline of 2s. • and ditto Five per Clnt. Deben-
tures, 106 to The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 93,
1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 2, '
ex div. ;
New Three per Cents., 921, 11, 2, ex div. • ditto,
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 75 ; Bank Stock, shut;
ditto, for account, 247, ex div. ; India stock, 216,
161 ; ditto Five per Cent., 114,1, 14 ; ditto Four
per Cent., 101, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent.
enfaced" rupee paper, 87.
The foreign stock market was only moderately
active to-day, and, with the exception of a decline
of 1 to # per cent. in Italian of 1881, and a rise of
1 in the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, prices were
unchanged.

Mimic Cable shares were unchanged. Anglo-
American closed at 221 to ; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. preference, at 61 to ; and
Telegraph Construction, at 131 to 141.
Hudson's Bay shahs were in request this morn-
ing, and were dealt in at 141, but closed 2s. 6d.
lower than yesterday, at 144 to;. National Dis-
°aunt were steady, at 61 to 64 prem. The varia-
tions in other miscellaneous shares comprised a
fall of H. in Royal Mail Steam, and a rise of
2s. 6d. in Australian Mortgage.
A few dealings were reported in colonial govern-
ment debenture', at yesterday's prices.