The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-29 00:00:00

THE &MOMS, " WEDNESDAY EVENING; I 'JANUARY " 29, W.

Shrewsbury, the ambessadonhip of Naples—Ole stay
being of course • pure fiction. In 1868, he
suddenly disappeared from with a Mrs. Banos,
the wife of • gentleman at Faster and lived
~rdoe with her
on the Continent as Captain and Mra.c&aela
Then be returned to England and Boa with her
openly, but her friends interfered and took her away.
She had since died. The respondent then went to Elmfteet,
in the parish of Combs and Tintend, Devonshire, whore
he cohabited with his servant, a woman named Blakeley.
During all this time Mrs. Coiner had earned her livelihood
by keeping • school.
There was no defence, and the court granted • judicial
separation on the ground of adultery.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE LEVY—APPLICATION FOR RELEASE.
The bankrupt was a general dealer, of Leman-street,
Whiteohapal. Debts,l,sool. ;no assets.
Mr. K Reed opposed the bankrupt's application for re-
lease from custody. He bad been in business a very short
time, had contracted 1,5001. of debta, and had nothing to
give to his creditors. He had already applied to a judge
at chambers for release, swearing that be was a minor, in
which he was confirmed by his father ; but the judge re-
fused the application. It was asked that it might not be
entertained until the CAM was properly before the court
Mr. It Griffiths supported.
His Honour dismissed the application.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE CLARE&
The bankrupt was a gas engineer, of Crouch-end, Horn-
sey. He soughs his discharge from debts of 1,389/., of
which 8061. was due to unwonted creditors. Meets
about 1141.
Mr. Pitman. for the smignees, did not oppose, and the
bankrupt obtained his order.
A creditor, who said that he had travelled for the bank-
rupt for two years, and had obtained a judgment against
Lim for his salary, applied to have 301. allowed him as a
servant, bat was told that there was not a farthing of
wets in hand.
(Before Mr. Registrar Spring Rice.)
IN RE CHARLES JOHN MARL
The bankrupt was the well known ship builder of Mill.
wall, Poplar, residing at Mill's.terrace, Brighton. He
was adjudicated bankrupt in Whitecross-street prison, on
the 2nd of December, on occasion of the registrar's
periodical visitation of the prison. He had been arrested
at the suit of Mr. George Pinkerton, a commission agent,
a creditor for OIL, and there were six other detainers
against him. He obtained his release from custody on the
21st of December.
On his examination before the registrar he deposed as
follows :—I am a ship-builder, and carried on business at
Millwall, Poplar, at the time of my arrest. Pinkerton
claimed commission, but I disputed the debt, and
a compromise was made. I was bankrupt, in 1855 ;
the bankruptcy was superseded in 1850: the certificate
was granted. I owe about 11,0001. to creditors in London
and the neighbourhood. I have no property. All the ma-
chinery and stock at Mineral and everything was taken
on of by trustees under a deed of inspentorthlP,
rtseenanuary, 1865, on the 6th June, 1865. Everything
was sold by auction in the beginning of 1866.
Since: 1865 I have carded on business by pro-
curing orders, which were executed by the Millwall Iron
company at prices agreed upon between ns. Pinkerton's
debt was contracted prior to the deed. Since 1865 I have
been kept by my family. In the year I have obtained
3,0001. worth of orders, giving me a profit, which I have not
yet received, except 501. There will probably be 1001.
coming to me from Millwall, on settlement of ac-
counts. The Milled' Iron Company is the company I have
been connected with for the last eight or nine
months. I have kept no books. I have been travelling
about for orders and had an office at Stillwell. I have
not been in any employment or in receipt of any salary.
In 1886 I was in the employ of the London Engineers'
Company to obtaiu orders. I have not been the managing
director of a company within the last few years at
a salary of 2,0001. I have no furniture at Brighton ;
it is a furnished house. I executed last week a deed
of composition to pay a certain sum—about 9001.
I tendered a portion of it. The money is in the bands of
Mr. Langley, and was provided by friends. It was not
mine. The money I obtained from the London Engineer-
ing Company was spent in support of myself and
family, and in paying debts. I had not any house
at Norwood. I ree3ived 500 t. from the last-
mentioned company in March and September, 1866. The
bill I received was discounted by Mr. Bulliner. I paid
Golding, horse-trainer, a sum out of the fOOI. That debt
was contracted before the first deed. I laid him about
220/. I cannot recollect any other debts paid by me ont
of the :AIN. The deed of composition was registered on the
17. th of November. The composition was to be paid in
14 days from registration. It was tendered to all the
non.aaaenting creditors. In consequence of difficulties
having art-en I abandoned the deed of composition,
being unabi' to carry it out, and undeeirous of being
adjucated bankrupt.
This was the sitting for proof of debts and choice of
assignees.
[The came was proceeding when our report left.)

THE POLICE COURTS.

(TlB DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE
THE RHIN JZIVELLEZY CASE—A " DUFPZIL"
Peter McDermott, an elderly man, wearing a yachting
jacket, was brought up for further examination on the
charge of attempting to dispose of sham jewellery.
It will be recollected that the prisoner met • young
man named Howard on London-bridge, and offered him
what he represented to be a gold watch chain and a
diamond ring and scarf pin for 2/. 18e. The young man
went home and got the money, but before theprisoner
came up be informed a constable of the circumstance, and
the latter took the prisoner into custody.
John Curtis, a detective officer, now stated that the pri-
soner WIZ sentenced to a month's imprisonment about
three years ago for a similar offence. On that occasion he
asked witness if he was from the country, and re-
ceiving a reply in the affirmative, he took
him to a public-home and showed him some
tobacco and pipes. He also offered to sell
him some sham jewellery, and stated that he was a mate
of a ship, and that they had thrown the captain overboard
anti taken the articles out of his sheet. Witness then
said be was r police constable, upon which the prisoner
seized him by the throat, but ho was ultimately taken to
the station and convicted.
Monger. another detective, said he had known the
prisoner for eighteen or twenty years as • "duffer," and
that he stopped every respectably-dressed boy he met in
the street and offered him mock jewellery. In the pre-
sent instance he ascertained that Howard had 21. Ilia. at
home, and asked that sum for the chain, ring, and pin.
They had some bread and hotter and coffee at the
prosecutor's expense, and the latter proposed to take
the jewellery toe idlveesinith's and have it tested, but the
prisoner would not consent to this, as be said he had ro
see his mates and give them part of the money. Since the
former examination Howard had gone to Ipswich to his
mother's, but he would come and give evidence if required.
The Lord Mayor said he would remand the case for a
week, and directed that Howard should be written to re•
quiting him to attend the next examination.
GUILDHALL.
MENDING SAT) MCAT TO THE LONIXIN mammy.
Mr. James Newman, inspector of meat for Newgate-
market, applied to Sir It.W.Carden to condemn the carcase
of a cow and the carcase of a pig, which he had seized in
Newgete-market which were unfit for human food. He
said that be had received • communication from an
inspector of police in the country respecting the
carcase of a cow which hail been sent up to
London to be sold for food. In consequence of that letter
he went to the shop of a meat salesman in
Newgete-market, and inquired for the carcase of beef
that had been sent to him and he said that be hail
sold it to a man in the market. He went there and
found it. It was there being offered for sale. He
seized it, and brought it to the court for inspection by
the worthy alderman. The cow bad suffered from
inflammation of the stomach, and had died in-
stead of being killed. It was wholly unfit
fur hunem food. The man mid he had given 2s. tad. per
stone for it. The carcase weighed 400 lbs. The same
morning his attention was called by Mr. Nathan, a meat
salesman in Netnate-market, to the carcase of a sow pig,
which was so bad that the men would not handle it. It
had died from starvation, and was in the worst condition
he ever saw meat. It wee wholly unfit for human food.
Sir Hobert AV. Carden, having examined the meat, un-
hesitating condemned it, at the same time recommending
the circumstances to be reported to the Commissioners of
Sewers, that they might prosecute the senders of the meat.
Mr. Newman said it would be done.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A PAINFUL CASE.
Ruth Brown,• young female in the service of Mr. Tho-
mas Wedmore Bravington, pawnbroker, of No. 50,
Prineee-street, Loioester-square, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide, by taking

poison.
Mr. Bravington said the prisoner bad been In his service
as &domestic servant fur about six or seven months. Yes-
terday he had occasion to scold her and give her notice to
leave. in consequence of her misconduct. She afterwards
became very excited, and threatened to throw a pound
weight at his assistant's! head. Subsequently, being short-
handed, Mrs. Bravington went downstairs to prepare tea,
and saw the prisoner with a tumbler of water in her hand,
take a bottle from her pocket. Mrs. Braviogton said,
" Ruth, you are not going to take poison " and the pri-
soner replied, " I know what I am about," and took up the
tea things. The bottle being missed, he took the ri,oner
downstairs, when she showed where she had secreted the
bottle, in the fireplace.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
The witness said that the bottle contained oxalic acid,
and the prisoner bad got it from *chemist's next 'lcor, and
it was labelled "poison." The prisoner said that she
would not go home to her parents, that she was tired of
her life, and that sooner than go home she would go on the
streets ; and he then gave her into custody for her own
protection. seeing the state of mind she was in.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said Mr. Bravington had done quite
right.
Mr. Bravington said the misconduct he complained of
was the prisoner's making too free with the assistants.
The prisoner, crying, asked to be let off, promising that
she would not do such a thing again. She had not treated
her father and mother prop3rly lately, and she was
ashamed, therefore, to go to them.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt,
The prisoner said her parents lived at Uxbridge.
Mr. Tyrwhitt sail the hest course would be to remand
the prisoner till Monday. In prison she would have au
opportunity of being quiet and receiving good advice. In
the meantime her parents should be written to.
Mr. Bravington said that a sister of the prisoner's, who
had lived with him, being at times almost in a state of he-
hecility, made him fearful that she would have carried out
her threats.
The prisoner was removed from the court in a very
excited state.
Its

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Justice Shee.)
THE MURDER IN LAMBETH.
Thow,tarlark,27.lalmurer, who pleaded guilty at the last
sessions to the wilful murder of a child named Alice
Smith, was placed at the bar to receive judgment.
Mr. Sleigh, who with Mr. Straight, was instructed by
the sheriffs so defeud the prisoner, said that the case had
stood over from the previous session in order that inquiries
might be made with regard to the @tato of mind of the pri-
soner. He was bound to inform the court that he bad
conferred with the medical officer and the other officials of
the prison, and the result was that be was not in a position
to lay any evidence before his lordship to show that the
prisoner was now in an unsound state of mind. At the
same time the question would still remain whether, at the
moment of the commission of the act, the prisoner was not
affected by some unnatural impulse, and he mentioned
this with a view to ulterior proceedings.
Mr. Justice Sbee said he would not enter into that ques-
tion. He was aware of the peculiar facts connected with
the case, awl this wan the reason why he had consented to
postpone the judgment.
Mr. Sleigh said he was only anxious to remind the court
that the prisoner had treated the child previously with the
greatest possible kindness.
Mr. Justice Shee said he was aware of that fact, but he
could not take it into consideration at that time.
The prisoner was then formally called upon to
dsteath
ate
whether he had anything say why judgment of
to
should not be passed upon him.
lie made uo reply.
The leaned judge then assumed the black cap, and
lad-
dressing the pnsoner said he had pleaded guilty at the
session to an indictment which charged him with the
wilful murder of Alice Smith. His learned counsel
end he (the learned judge) also had endeavoured to
induce him to withdraw that plea, and to have
the facts investigated, but he persisted in that
plea ; but upon the representations of his learned counsel,
judgment was postponed. in order that inquiries might
that
there was no evidence to be brought forward to show that
at the present time he was not fully aware of what he was
doing, and quite competent to plead. For all that appeared
to the contrary, therefore, he was responsible for the act
be had committed, and he had, therefore, no alternative
but to peas upon him the sentence of the law for the
offence. Hislordship then pawed sentence of death in the
usual form.
The prisoner did not exhibit the slightest emotion when
sentence of death was pronounced, but he touched his
head with his finger and said, " I beg your pardon, my
lord, but as I mu cast, will you grant me an order to see
my frieuds
Mr. Justice Shee told him that every facility would be
afforded him in this respect.
He was then removed, and was subsequently handed
over to the sheriff of Surrey to carry out the sentence.
THE "PECULIAR PEOPLE."—ENTRAORDINART CASE.
Thomas Wagstaffe, and Mary Andrews IVagstafe, his
wife, surrendered to take their trial for the manslaughter
of Lois Wagstaffe.
Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted by the direction of the court.
The prisoners were undefended by counsel
This was the case of the " Peculiar People," as they term
themselves, a peculiar religions denomination, one of
whose tenets appear to be that in ease of illness no doctor
should be called in, but that entire reliance should be
placed in God, and no other remedy than anointing
adopted. The offence imputed to the prisoners was that
while the child in question was suffering from en attack
of inflammation of the lunge, all that wee done was to
&anoint the chest of the child and call in the elders of
the Peculiar People to pray to God for its recovery.
Mr. Justice Wiles expressed his opinion at the outset
that the facts would not support a charge of man-
slaughter. The only offence imputed to the defendants
appeared to be that they had not called in a medical inan,
hut, according to his evidence, even if he bad been ...ailed
in the same result would have been arrived at. He said,
however, that probably the better course would be to hear
the evidence.
The facts were accordingly gone into. It appeared that
the child in question had been weakly from its birth, and
that it was attacked by inflammation of the lungs, and
died of that malady. No medical man was celled in, but
all that was done was to anoint the chest, and to pray
for the restoration of the child.
A witness named Fanny Adlain, who was one of the
sect of " Peculiar People, stated, in answer to questions
put by the learned judge, that the members of " the
church" dial not think it was any sin to call in a doctor,
but since they had come to the " true knowledge of the
Lord," they had entire faith in God. She had herself, she
said, suffered severely from serious illness, sad bed never
called in a doctor, but had placed faith in God, and she
always recovered.
Mr. JusticeWilke to the witness)—Then yon think it
is • superfluity to call in a doctor ? Yon believe God will
answer your prayers, and that be will heal the patient
without the assistance of a doctor'
Witness—Mit is our belief. We have sees se many

The Dukeof Argyll spoke onMondayst a meeting
held in Glasgow on behalf of the American Missionary
Association. He urged the strong claims which the
negroes in the Southern States had on white men, end
pointed out that assistance rendered to the former would
be regarded in America as an opportune expression of the
goodwill of this country towards the America& people.
A Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
lays :—" Lord Hobart, whose controversy with ' Histori.
cus' has et length come to • close, is about to proceed to
Constantinople, where he was some years sy sent as corn-
nuSsioner to inquire into the state of Turkish finance, in
the capacity of resident director of the Ottoman Bank,
with a salary of 3,00. a year. His business trainiag well
qualifies him to undertake the post ; and his high charac-
ter for probity and independence is likely to impart general
confidence to the institution, which now forms • very im-
portant element in Levantine commerce."
In the Jury Court, Edinburgh, yesterday, Fanny
Pugh, who, up to a recent period, had the management of
the Crews Hotel, obtained • verdict against the Hoe.
Brace Ogilvy for 1,2001. for breach of promise of maniacs.
The late Mr. Charles Kean is said to have left
property amounting to upwards of 30,0001.
ARRIVAL or THE liloarsnialc.—GßEENCASTLE,
JAN. 29.—The Moravian, from Portland on the ISth
arrived here this morning.
WHITEHALL, JAN. 2.l.—The Queen has been
pleased to present the Reverend Robert Welter War to
the church end parish of Greyfriers (formerly called the
new church and parish of Dumfries), in the pr
and county of Dumfries, vacant by the transpo:abtioll
the Reverend Donald MacLeod to the church and parish
of Montrose. The Queen has also been pleased to present
the Reverend William Mouse Macpherson to the church
end parish of Ifonymusk, in the presbytery of Darkish,
and county of Aberdeen, vacant by the death of the Re-
verend Thomas Henry Dawson.-oa:ette.
THE NAIL TRADE.—REDUCTION OP TWENTY
PER CENT. IN WAGES. —Yeeterday it was MIRORDOIId
through the nail making districts in the neighbourhood of
Sedgley, that, in consequence of the depression in the
nail trade, Mrs. Tinsley (who is said to employ
between 2000 and 3,000 nailer.) will, after Satur-
day next, redoes the wages of the makers of all
kinds of nails 20 per cent. The news, which
was announced by the bellman, astonished the poor
nailer., who are already enduring great privations from the
slackness of trade. As Mrs. Tinsley is probably the largest
;smeary in
this
expected"r6ealarthattrgeeeinthtehrentscflaciorTv2llts
able to contipue to give the present rate of wages,le to
foe
unless they make a like reduction, they may be usab
compete in trade. Mrs. Tinsley announces that she is
" emmelled" to take this step, sad it is expected that the
milers will not strike.— Wolrerliamplon Chronicle.
HORRITAL POR DISRASLS Of THROAT, 32,
GOLDIER-SQVAIR, W.—Daring the week spading 23411
January, 3103 mamas were under Mattson% of whom 42
wore new INN.

man where a recovery has taken plan that we have satire i COMMERCIAL AND IfAi.._
Faith. We wonder that it Is' elf very well for those who -..--.--.
have no faith to mil in a &rotor. MARK-LANE,—crius DSO.)
The medical gentleman who bad been called in
''' F....j, .... to maak.iaua this .„,..,,aathivaaaints of bum.
said that be discovered upon a post 'normal exami- rutm"-wireat were spin vary ..w nasaZ namtly of
nation that the child died from aerate inflammation twit., quality. Theattendance of mull= was umiesa.
of the lungs, and he expressed an opinion that the snap- and in both red and white parcels ales progressed slowly,
toms must have been very urgent, and that if • medical at Monday's quotations.
man had been called in the child's life would probably
i With foreign wheat the marked was well supplied. The
have been saved. I transactions were of a retail stuurseter, at late rates.
Mr. Justice Wiles summed up the ease at considerable , Floating cargoes of grain were firmly held, but the &-
length, and be observed that it was notorious that the ' mend for them was not active.
medical protesdon differed very much as to the treatment , gamey any barley was onsale. rim malting uuntlawen,
of lung diseases, and the mole question for them was whether quite as clear, and other descriptions were firm in value.
the prisoners had ceased the death of the child by grass I Malt was dull, but not cheaper. The supply wasseason
and culpable negligence. • ably extensive.
The jury after • short deliberation returned a verdict of i •
Only • moderate quantity of oats was on offer; never-
l'i'w I:,,ing. but at the same time censured the prisoners i theless there was • want of animation in the demand, at
for not having called in medical advice. Monday's advance in prices.
Beans were quiet, and the transactions in peas were on
• limited scale.
For flour the demand was by no means active, at about
stationary prices.
Not much business was passing in seeds, st late our.
rencies. Cakes were in fair request.
CUMNT MCI&

set Tii:

Wales i.
User, Leek red, to -
'67 6.5 to 75
„ .15e. late, —to
„ 66 to 761
Norio& sad Lincoln
red

Milting
Distilling
Grinding SS to 36
MAW.

War, Norfolk, ;ad
Suffolk fit to WI
Singatou and Wars 62 to 09
Brown 6O to 571
RIL
Saw 43 to 48

ter Qr

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übb..
Scotchia.whipori.
2304
tototo

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40 to a
Mk 40 So 43
41 So 44
Harrow
Mimi . _ 46 so 34

PLS.
Orr/ 42 to 44
#VM 44 to 47
44 to 48
Hodes
!LOUR._

Town unda: Fs; 180 IN to Sa 1
IM.
SO is di
Household
ea to $T
Country
Norfolk and Suffolk
48 In 50
mob*

0•3111.
English. feed lO to 33
„ potato
scotch, teed
Yoftll6l.
Pot 4r.
r.

rw Qr.

WHIAT.
Dentate and Konigs-
berg 7O to 67
Rostock & Mecklen-
burg 76 to ROI Danish
Danish
Russian, hard
soft
Ann;ican, red 66 to 72
whitßo.Re ... 66 to 73 IBMS Conn.
White 45 to 47
ILa6ROrtiottng
Distilling
Ilalttog
OArs. Spanish . 52 67
Dutch brewing
feeding
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, &e.. INTO LONDON BY RATER
CARRIAGE THIS WEEK.
Wbeat. 1 ltailey7Oets.---Elo
gra qr.. erg. ye. tirla.
7ltlo •.
English eadsestek 1.60 80 150 1410
Irlah
1 Foreign
---
Total
Yaw, 1,810 qrs.

OATS. I.
Danish and Swedish
LT V to St
li osdan
BEANS.
44 to 4S

LIVERPOOL annrox MARKET•
(THIS DAY.)
(HT TELEGRAPH.)

(TION 013 N OWN 0013X11•011MINT.)
The market continues quiet, but steady, tad the sales
toot up about 10,000 to 12,00) bales.

MINCING-LA.NII.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR. —A moderate huffiness is doing in Wed India
descriptions at a slight decline on lad week's prices. Bar-
bados*, 325. 6d. to 34a. 61. ; St. Kitt's
to 305.; Demerara, Ds. 6d.; ditto crtalliaed, 33e. lid. 'tea
small parcel of common daggwry Madras sold at 28a. Be-
-6 dull of
isle at
tutrleic
Tious peloes
CCored.—Thep
sales of plantation Ceylon have
gone off steadily, at full prices, except dull and grey aorte,
*Lich are only In moderate request. Ordinary to fine
ordinary sold 51s. Gd. to 675. ; grey, 669.6 d. to 70s. ; low
to goal middling, 70.. ral. to 83a. lid.; bold, 86s. to iitis. 6d.;
rry, 80s. to 91s. lid.
Cocoa. —The market is inactive.
TEA.—Common and fine qualities are in good request, at
firm prices. Medium sorts dull of sale.
RICE.-- About 7,000 bap of Madras sold, for arrival, at
Ils. 7 id.: that on the spot being at lie. 9d.
COTTON.—The market is lees active, and prices in some
cases are barely supported.
Hruv.—St. Petersburg clean is firmer. 391. now de-
manded.
JETE.—The market remains quiet.
Rms.—About 100 casks sold at previous pridces. Ma
tiu Is. Bd. • and Demerara p
s,ieces, 2s. I. common,
i Is. 11d. ; hogsheads at 2s. 21. • and barrels at 2s. 3d.
• liai.rrrrar..—No sales report:ed.
) . Cureu.—A parcel of fine Pegu sold at 52a. fid.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is eat. Town tallow, 41s. )d.; Peters-
burg Y. C. on the spot, 425. 9d. ; January to March,
425. tid.; March, 45. tid. ; October to Deosnaber, 44a.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Yawn. Pattenden and Smith report that the demand
for both English and foreign hops continues steady at late
rates.

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 28th
day of January, HIS, her Majesty baying been pleased to
appoint the Right Honourable William Tatton, Baron
hie' don, to be her Majeste's Lieutenant for the county of
Chester, his lozdship this day took and sabecribed the oath
appointed to be taken thereupon instead of the oaths of
allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration.— Annus HeLre.—
Ga:ctte.
A meeting of the Judicature Commission was held
vesterday. Present :—Lord Cairns ; Sir William Erie ;
Sir James P. Wilde ; Sir R. J. Phillionore ; Sir W.
P. Wood ; Mr. Baron Bramwell ; Mr. Justice Smith ;
Sir latuidell Palmer, Q.C., M.P. • ILr. W. M. James,
Q.C. ; Mr. Quoin, Q.C.lathery ; Mr. Ayrtoa,
M.P. • Mr. Hunt, P. ; Mr. F. D. Lowndes ; Mr.
Hollins ; end Mr. Bradshaw, the timmterv.
THE IRISH CHURCH.—Last night a large meeting
was held at the Horns, Kennington ; Mr. H. it. Ellington,
presiding. In opening the proceedings the chairman
regretted the absence of Mr. Thos. Hughes, /LP. He said
the Irish question was cootemedly the subject uppermost
in men's minds just now, and somehow or other they bad
the notion that the misery of Ireland was to be attributed
to the state church in that country. Few could go into
the subject and examine it in all its details without coming
to the conclusion that it was high time so fruitful a source
of mischief and heartburnings was dons away with. Ae the
lash church would doubtless bs one of the feat subjects
which the new parliament wouldtake into consideration, it
behoved constituencies to evoke such an expression of feel-
ing that even a tory government would be compelled to
take action. Mr. Mason Jones, who was received with
great cheering, entered at Brent length upon the qeestion,
contending that nothing but impartial dieendownmem of all
religious bodies in Ireland would offer a satisfactory
settlement of the difficulty. Other gentlemen then
shimmed the meeting upon the adoption of a petition to
parliament, and the proceedings were closed with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.
Ties MieurciL EDVcATION OP WOWEBL—Last
evening the court of assistants of the
excluded f
Apothecaries' CDIII.
piny decided that ladies sshouldnal he from
their esaminations in arts ; and it is moat probable that
this important concession will be followed by admitting
thm unreservedly to the medical ezandastions. We hear
thate this decisionlas been manly brought 'healthy Dr. N.
Buchanan, as able and highly respemed peat mister of
the company, end now an inffeential member of the ooart
of assistants, which is the governing body. Dr. Buchananis
also • considerable subscriber to the funds of the Female
Medical Society sad is a member of a select
committee reeentifered " to preemie the development
of the Ladies' College on a wand public UAL"
This college, as is pretty well known, has now been in
wuroessful operatics for four years at 4, Fits:ay-square.
It has already become nearly self-supportiag,and Imeamong
Mallet of subscribers and Meads the noises of the Duke end
Duchess of Argyll, Mrs. Gladstone, Lord Houghton, Arch-
bishop Manning, the Wei of Shafteammuy, and °sham.
NZWINOTON AND WALwORTH BOUT KITCHEN
ASSOCIATION.—The Rev. Alfred c..V (chairman) aohnow-
ledges with thanks the following denatieee /Irs. Marsh-
ledges
moat, 501. ; Assistants at Mr. W. Tern's and Co., ;
Anonymous, from Remte, IL ; Lambeth Pollee Court
iftd donation), Si. o
Tax TERRIBLE WRECKS ON Tll2 ClLAuoisoarr-
sums Cos r.—The adjourned inquest wipes leas[ the
bodies of the seamen cast ashore on the Idensmieemmin.
Gower, was held on Monde evening at the Farmed Anse,
before Mr. Edweril Stria, coroner, the Rey. D. Davies,
the clergyman lof the parish, doubt that ascertained 01 11N1
jury. libas now been se
Imes than fifty.two deaths base ia emuesquenee of
lies os the evening of
the fearful &meters which took p
the 22nd, and that of the nineteen vowels which left the
port of Lianelly, only six rode out the *dews el the
akers ever the Bury bar, irhW•
b 7 the way,
is a geological formation nee ett lalmest.
Tbe coroner, in remising up, reeomemaied the modem
of signals on the Gower sands, together with tate VF
• lifeboat at the lightship. The jui herd the
bodies had formed the crews of ems Of the meshed
vessels, and the foreman said that ad set Mese-
perste the recommendation of the pia *lir ver-
dist if that gentlemen would make it to Se Imbrue cow
missions:a Llaaelly. The WOWS add he woad as
this, and the jury woo secs after disabled The wrest
of Gower is now liberally strewn for miles with snug
conceivable fragment's, pardon of a -Wes =elk ens
with coal, with white the al=beereeZatiry
while the exposed sad belated
anon receiving, in the irmlileg oilmen of died beaks.:
dumb but eloquent to
the emplating alike te use
oertainty of life and to the timpanist 'my el lie me es.
the occasion in quietism.

MONET -11rOFET.=-1711-01-14-E,
o' O'Ceollts
The stock markets are generally firm to-day, in
comequeme of a preponderance of purchases.
Fresh transactions, however, are checked by the
intervention of the fortnightly settlement. Consols
are in - good request, and have advanced
per cent. A similar movement has manned in
the New Three per Cents., and Three per
Cents. Reduced. Foreign bonds meet with inquiry.
Home railway securities have improved in several
cases, although, with a large supply of stock, the
" beckwardations " are not so heavy as they were
a fortnight ago, amounting in most cases to Ito
per cent. Metropolitan, however, is still scarce
among the dealers, and the rate for the loan
of it to the next account is f per cent. Holders of
this stock are not disposed to sell previous to the
announcement of the half-yearly dividend, now
daily expected. Most other 'securities are without
change of importance, apart from a fall of 1 per
cent in Erie Railway shares.
The general rate for bills in the discount market
is 11 to 11 per cent., but occasional transactions
are reported at 11. Loans are obtainable in the
Stock Exchange at per cent. per annum.
Consols are quoted 931 to 1 for money and
the account (6th February), and the Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
931 toy.
The railway market is firm, but there is no gene-
ral variation in prices. South Eastern stock is in
demand, and has advanced per cent., viz., to 681
to 1. Metropolitan end Great Eastern are better,
at 1171 to g and 301 to 31, respectively. The prices
are as follows :-Great Western, 451 to ; London
and North Western, un to 1 ; Midland, 1044
to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1 ; Cale-
donian, 761 to 1 ; South Eastern, 68 tot ; Great
Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 1081 to 1 ;
London and South Western, 79 to 81; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 18 to ; North British,
341 to 351 ; Brighton, 46 to ; Berwick, 1031 to
1041 ; and York and North Midland, 95 to 96.
A good demand prevails for foreign stocks, and
a rise of Ito per cent, is observable in several
cases. Turkish of 1862 are at 58} to 59 ; ditto
of 1865, 311 to 1 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; Spanish
New Three per Cents.,36 to ; Portuguese scrip,
21 tot pron. ; Italian of 1861, 421 to ; Egyp-
tian of 1864, 891 to 001 ; and Mexican. 15/ to 16.
United States 5.20 Bonds have improved 1 per
cent., viz., to 711 to 721, but Erie Railway shares
are 1 lower, at 481 to 1. Illinois Central show no
movement, at 861 to 1.
Anglo-American and AtlantieTelegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference shares are unchanged-the former
at 201 to 1, and the latter at 41 to 5.
With regard to bank shares, London and County
are 1/. better, at 541 to 551. Union of London are
quoted 34 to 35 ; Alliance, 121 to 111 dis.; and
Imperial Ottoman, 1, to 1 dis.
Financial shares are inactive, but London Finan-
cial show a recovery of 10s., vie, to to 22 dis.
International Financial are at 21 to 1,1
General Credit, 21 to 1 dis. ; and Credit Foncier,
61 so I dis.
A meeting of the shareholders in the North
Western Bank (Limited) was held yesterday at
Liverpool. The report stated that the general
business of the undertaking had steadily im-
proved during the last year, but, in con-
sequence of recent heavy losses, the directors
had found it necessary to appropriate thereto the
undivided profits, amounting to 20,0001.,
of former years, which had formed a reserve
fund, as well as a considerable sum from
the profits of 1867. It was proposed
to pay a dividend for the six months at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum, but an amendment in favour
of the adoption of the report, with the exception of
the dividend clause, was carried. The tosses
for the year 1867 reached 38,00a-3, of
which has been sustained through Messrs. Camp-
bell and Co., and three houses connected with them.
The directors of the British Land Company
(Limited) have resolved to recommend at the
annual meeting, to be held on the 23th February,
a further dividend of 5 per cent., and a bonus of
10 per cent., making (with the interim dividend of
5 per cent.), 20 per cent. for the year.
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,9721. over last year.
The chief desire of the investing public at present
seems to be for investments which shall involve no
ulterior liability, but at the same time yield a good
rate of interest. In the railway market the amount of
muss ofide business isstill diminishing, and primate=
to be chiefly regulated by gambling operations. The
public are effectually deterred from investing by
the successive disclosures of mismanagement and
deception which are made front week to week.
Little more than a month ago the Midland Rail-
way proprietors were startled and their property
grievously depreciated by a demand from their
directors for a sum of 5,000,0001. Since then
extreme dissatisfaction has been occasioned
by the reports and figures which have been
published, laying bare the unsound condition
of the Caledonian Railway Company. On Monday
the tendency to distrust was aggravated by the
guarded utterances of the auditors of the Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company, and yes-
terday the feeling of discouragement was further
increased by the publication of the report of the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway di-
rectors. These gentlemen state, in effect, that
the old system of accounts was utterly misleading,
owing to the official habit of charging to capital
numerous expenses which ought to have been de- PROKINCIAL SHARI MAIMS'S.
frayed out of revenue, and that during a -
great part of the time when dividends of 6 per cent. le -ems today : Caledonian. 761 1-Great
LIM
91 43 .1.43"...01dre and Yorkthlre, 12:4 41 .5.4-1,26/0a
were paid on the ordinary stock, the company was 4-11epebe!tv., tet.itt:
Us-
note really earning enough to pay the whole of its loortiesTstiribitatt-lioloZio;_hrigt:l4s7l.7427l,
preference interest. Accordingly, on the present gawk,
is t
lanuc.and Cruet kyle= 7 peet7:ll(l4. I..fortworseli
occasion the net balance is only sufficient to pay ro%°°-,T21.,,,,,, wee. 5.50 Bond! 1a.n2.. it
Mr Ao 1.1 No.
interest on the preference stocks created prior to eesallie:r, Think 01.111701.1..A.2.7e01 =-4.ll=67l7;ymitlit;
1865. -BMA sad lid. Teiesesph A. ttleAted . 125 6-Unittel.
to per oast. nor., Ti-bastes
The Mexican dollars by the steamer Duro were Kine1e,„71162".0 C°121.111.
Mom.
sold yesterday for the Continent at 4e. 11d. per uescalseel, JAS. ss.-oar market,..t.0.10241.;,: itit57.71072,1.5
ounce, showing a rise of id. The bar silver has Inniblegnlttred7c)o:4 ant Tpate Stolle lowest. Atlant.to
not yet been disposed of. 1011-Caleanattn. 714
TonveSi I"l""kjespritt I Ppsr--G= Edger% 111 1-4
On'Charige.yesterdAy afternoon the rates for sheet 6 6-E666,41 ,24._orm A. ,04„„,‘
bills on Paris were quoted rather worse for this Thee et • iSe-[}e tan, 261 3 led Sort.
country, while as regards Hamburg and Vienna memo, and seem cost 4:4.12j
sad
a slight advance was observable. The list is sub- w, na rare ree-ussrepoutea,
joined : fi 4° 101 l Ai -North
1:7711117l.t61 17 eta:. 14x1--6outh Matas,
Amsterdam, 3 months, ILI9I to 12.0 ; ditto, short, ee e_ist= 7Z; uuthe ispeanoe t
ILI7I to ILISe ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to r 2.0 ; 774 L-_-__Aadh seemed Flee pee rent. tin. It. 961 e 4 -Dover
Antwerp, 3 tO 25.37 i BROM* 3 months., rodr.ind.a.llAlf per Cent. 126,...2.6.0::6216.1rhader
26.321 to 36.371 • and Alums, Smooths, 13.91 to modems. 105-Deese rya! Cent. . tea Via.
13.9 i
_De* OlagitTs!Pl., 3 menthe. 6.2111 to 11.27 i ; stitinumrdom are railer armor
Company Sbares vassal
• Plitiebing„ 3 nos Eti to 321 ; Paris, short, r.lO Ude.
II Yea : sinatamsw eemaie kouree. st .tle.
to
5t02.045.010. imaths, •5.30 to 25.35 , Idsomanss, guru. at ; wia,c9411,04 A 484.47 cantrigr:
$ te. Prankferteiethe , '•-sh,„„e 1,500 W bow, 1.16 ; ante (
.7
▪ semrlik 1901 to Mks,Vbiona. 3 =ado. 1230 is strdle...petoss: Lloyd's Boa Mares, t
12.25 ; 12.10 so 12.26; Mae*A, pm : sou waassworea svgs, to • 07M1
immthe, 4111618 h Saimaa'. 3 imea*a, 4_131 to 18= Team at sad MEMillilaum CaaS* Mork_
atestbo, 16 491; ree=3: to RV; Mous, JAL !7.-Dew DODO pot
.11.)__•ezenbvia.,&-trbz.:
Isaias. 10 48i Vole.llav 431 431 Bar- tregaraZgr agetteVairad Irelan% 011-Thratill six pee
Wass, Mies, MO 484 ; NM** a-illt= 2.8! 4: CastaiBte. PI-Matted Stew ammo I.to Yews. 6 twr .cut.
Si Elni6ol6. 00hsj 60 481 (111=sa twee re-ismose neat errs TAW. 1621.1erialii.ft-
moods, SAO to um ; umm, 3 momme ..Vjelo- to !reamed of Liverpool (UMW), LIS pa _re Catonl .
19.50 ; Naphs, 3 mod= 19.40 to 29.50 ; Palo~, 3 tor sooTed, =Jeri
4.431101113..a101104
-nica6s, *4O to lace} Memiaa. mamopto2ll.4o to seMess laws la, Wades (ti pod ma.
70-mau;.g."
21.50 ; Lakes, 99deps' diete,lll to 1511 ;
99 9131 .0111114 waters (4110.1 661-Bettest ago (mints Deem
tisSe,sli to 511. Manaus Lime • :all paid), es-Dublta
par awl. afaedprO apa, peep. am pee. so-
, At a meatus/ of aharehold.ers of the Albion Bank ease felreeteleefo,r,..„.. 4 ire rept. peep peed. .dl6O 9.16).
(Limited), he yesterday, it was reported that the 911_4=3,7,,i" weese sec ammo: tram date ad Da"
ems awnings for the past hall-year amounted I. datiailSß
•

Ar3324-12‘.2L,Thich enabled the dirsotori, after
&
paying the current,e=peae, to declare &laden
at the rate of 5 tef 'test. per annum, k olieting for-
ward 5731..195. 101. to the gent and loss account

of next half-year.
A roasting of the London and St. Katharine
Pocks Company was held yesterday. The net profit
the
for the half-year anionnied to 137,M01., and
present available balance is 74,029/. A dividend of
I.i per cent., free of income tax, was declared,
making a total distribution of 2,1 per cent• for the
twelvemonths. The amount left to be carried for- •
ward to the credit of profit and loss is 2,070/.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,3741. over the corresponding ~.
[ period of 18117; and the Metropolitan an increase
of 4221.
The traffic return of the Great Western Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 24th inst.
shows au increase of 1,647/. over last year.
The traffic of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway for the brat week in January amounte
the
d to
85,245 doles, being 13,827 dole. more than in
same period of last year.
The adjourned general meeting of the Brazilian
Land and Mining Company
_ (Limited) is to take
I place on the 31st inst. The extraordinary meeting
Bled for the same day is to be adjourned.
The report of the liquidators of Smith, Knight,
and Co. (Limited). presented at a meeting yester-
day, -.
shows that a total of M 1,820/. is now claimed
from the company.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given ir
the Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Insunince—Allianoe British aisd Foreign, 13; C,eitimcr.
dal Union SA, a ; Guardian, 48; Leaden and Provincial
Marine, la' •, Maritinie (Limited), 16a; Phoenix, 107. a. 6;
Bon life. 4f ; Universal Life, 33 ; Universal Marine,
(Limited), 4a, I.
GasliOt end Coke—Bombay (Limited). 41 ex dir.;
British Provincial. 2,, 29 ; t;reat Ceatred, 121 ; Imperial
Centinentid,94i, a ; WeettuinsterChertered, 4; ; Western,
14 a ; ditto B, 8.
Docks—London and St. Katharine, 49a 49.
, 710,
Waterworks Bcrliti, 13a, a ; Chelsea, 11l a ; East
Leadoe,ll7 ex iiiv.
Canals—ilesent'a (or London), Lli.
Subjoined is a re-eurt of yesterday's sale at the
"Open Stock Exchange (LimitedP :—The Great
Republic Gold and Sayer Mining Compr.ny of
Virginia 50/. bond, 19/.: Patent Pneumatic Loom,
31 ; Varna Itailwey, 2& ; Credit Foncier, 3; ;
Novara and Lake Orta Railway bond for 5001., o!.
With reference to the Eastern mails, the follow-
ing is from the Lond...t toed Choi/11l TelegAt ph :
The time-table originally prepared ter the new postal
service having proved in tame respects unsatisfactory as
regards the Australian mails, a new table, slightly altered,
has been hailed by tin Peninsular and Oriental Company
at the request of government. Under the previous
arrangement, the inward Australian mail would have
arrived three to four days after the .I...wittch of the out-
ward one, causing a delay of more than three weeks in
answering the homeward letteis. In order to obviate this,
the nomad outward Chime mail reader the new contract,
which would have he‘n despatched o
riday, the' 20th
h
March, is postponed until Friday, the 2F7tb. There w
thus be an inter, al of there weeks, instead of a fortnight,
between the two Match wails for China, but after that
they will leave Loudon every alternate riday, in accord-
- adth the etigical scheme.

Tr E.DAT Evierise.
Consols, which closed yesterday at ir..t/ to 1,
both for monoy and the oth February, opened this
morning at the same quotation, and so closed,
after temporarily touching 33,1 to 0. The Three
per Cents. Reducvd and New Three per Cents,
were quotv'l at 3 o'clock 331 to g. The otticialbusi-
newt report is as follows :—Three ler Cent. Con-
sols, for money, feat /, I. ; date, for account,
931, I ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 931, 0,1,
g ; New Three per Cents., 931, 0,1, g : India
Stock, 21.5 ; ditto Five per Cents., 112, 111,
12/ ; ditto Four per Cent., 101 ; ditto Five per
Cent. " enfaed " rupee paper. Itl3, ; ditto Five-
and-a-llalf per Cent., 1081 i ; ditto Piet, per Cent.
Debentures, 10% ; ditto Bonds, 425. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was a little
more offered.
Exchequer Bills declined Is., closing at 225. to
28s. prem.
There was a considerable amount of business in
foreign stocks, which were generally steadys , but in
a few instances the tendency of prices ways some-
what flatter. Italian of dee / per cent. ;
Portuguese scrip. ; and Brazilian of IRA,e
other
as well
as some of the Egyptian Bends, it. On th
hand, Buenos Ayres Deferred improved l pehoer
Spanish New Three per Cents., g ; and tferred, /.
Colonial Government securities were dealt in to
an increased extent. Victorian and seine of the
New South Wales and Ceylon debentures were in
chief request, and rose / to 1 per cent.
United States 5-20 Bonds showed delitess, and
declined / per cent. Erie Railway shares receded
and l'anarna Second Mortgage Bonds 2. while
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures awl Con-
solidated Mortgage Bonds, as well as Detroit and
Milwaukee, rose per cent. Prices closed as fol-
, lows :---15-20 Bonds, 1882, 71/ to 72 ; Erie Railway
abases, 49/ to I ; Illinois Central, 80/ to /, ox div. ;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
24} to 2.34 ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
23/ to 24.
•••!..

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

thin o'CLcals..
There is not much fresh business in the mining
market to-day, owing to the conimencernent of the
settlement. Prince of Wales shares are roted
58s. to 60s. ; North Crofty, 3to ; Wot Chirer-
tow, 67 to 68 ; Great Vor, 20 to 21 ; Wost Drake-
walls, Bs. to 10s.; Chiverton Moor, 6 to 6/ ; West
Frances, 40 to 45 ; Corn lire.a, 24 to 25 ; West
Prince of Wales, 2s. tolls. ; Wheal Seton, 87. to
924 ; East Lovell, 81 to ; Great Retallack, 2i to
34 ; and Now Locell,7s. 6d. to 10s.
Annexed are the quotations for foreign and colo-
nial mining shares : St. John del Rey, 30
to 32 ;
Don Pedro, 2# to ; peon.; Anglo-Brazlian, par to
prem. ; Pestarena, dis. to par : Chontales,
dm. to par; Roam Grande, par to prem.; Anglo-
Italian, par to prem. ; United 'Mexican, 14 to
; Prontirto and Bolivia, ; to 1 ; Port Phillip,
lf to ;: Central American, ilia. to par;
and Anglo-Arzentine, Ito prem.

[For today's Oars Lists see pare 4.]