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London, England, 1868-04-16 00:00:00

shame of ownership, and his name was on the box. It
was submitted to the court that there has been no suffi-
cient delivery to paw the property, or, at all events, that
it was suffered to remain n the order arid disposition of
the father within the meaning of the bankruptcy law, and
would, therefore, paw to his creditors. One article of plate,
a kettle, had been given to the plaintiff by bis mother, and
another article, • cup, was a present from his godmother •
and it was admitted that possibly as to one or both of
these articles the rights of the parties might be different
to what they were in reference to the remainder of the
plate.
The Court granted a rule upon that point, but they
thought there had been a aufncient delivery to pass the
property to the plaintiff.
Rule granted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Bitting* in Baneo.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Marlin Bramwell, and Pigott.)

THZ DIAZ or succuront V. TEI inersorotrriat BOARD
Or WORCS.

This action wu bris4ht by the Duke of Bessieult
against the Metropolitan Board of Works, to 11100VOt the
amount awarded to him by Mr. Chas. Pollock, Q.C.,
acting in the aspecity of umpire, as compensation for
having been deprived of the nee of a pier or jetty running
down from his grace's residence, Montagu•house, White-
hall, to low water mark, and for the mansion and lands
having been depreciated and otherwise injuriously affected
by the works carried on by the defendants under the
Thames Embankment Act. The trial took place before
the Lord Chief Baron on the Bth of February last, when a
verdict was returned for the plaintiff for the full amount
claimed.

Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., now moved pursuant to leave
reserved, to set aside the verdict, and enter • ver-
dict for the defendants, or for • new trial on the ground
of misdirection, and that the verdict was against
evidence. Mr. Pollock awarded to the duke
• sum of 8,325/., the jury found a verdict not only for that
amount, but for interest upon it, and for the expenses of
the award. The learned counsel contended that if it
should turn out that the umpire had awarded any sum,
however small, which he had no jurisdiction to give the
award was bad, and the defendants would be entitled to
the verdict. His grace and his anceators had beta lessees
of the propsety for upwards of tin sentmrisa.
There was en old lease from the mown whisk
embed.
in 1868, but some years prior to that period a freidiea
was granted to the duke for 99 years, in consideration of
his laying out 20,000/. in the erection of a new mansion.
He had actually expended between 80,0001. and 100,000 in
building the existing Mantissa-home. Mr. Hawkins sub-
mitted that there was no grant of the jetty to the duke
under either of the lessee, that the jetty was really public
property, and that therefore he was not entitled to com-
pensation in respect of it.
Mr. Baron Martin said it appeared that the jetty
bad existed from the time of Charles H. He did nut
know whether Sir Walter Scott could be considered an
authority upon such a matter, but he spoke in one of his
novels of stairs from Montagu-house to the Thames.
Mr. Hawkins wished be could avail himself of such an
authority, as the proses. would be both instructive and
amusing.
Mr. Baron Martin said there could be no doubt the Madre
belonged to the Old Palace of Whitehall, and the Crown
could make a grant of them to anyone.
The Lord Chief Baron—As at present advised I am of
opinion there was abundant evidence to prove that the
jetty was an easement and right of way belonging to Mon-
tagu-holm, and that it passed by the general words in
the lease to the duke, who is consequently entitled to com-
pensation for the Lou: of it.
Mr. Hawkins then argued at some length. that in regard
to various other matters for which the umpire bad allowed
certain sums the plaintiff was not entitled to compen-
sation.

Ih;oourt granted a rule generally.
Rule Did

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.

THE EXPRESS, Tl3:6ll:4ith

his employment timing iwalt and Amin language,
demanding more for tee hire of his wasp than was
allowed by law, and, laetly for rehabs todidiver a Motet
on which was printed in ible letters and Spree the
number of the Steaspalice Ppleedde flied on snob carriage.
esatrary es the statute.
Mr. Riskin* solicitor, defended, and pleaded not
Mr. Robert Waters said that on the 7th of this mouth,
between 5 and 6 in the evening, be hired the defendant,
who wasdriving a Hansom cab at Aklerepteatreet, and
on arrives( at his house in Tufiellpirk, he pee him 2a.,
as being the propertare. The defendant said, " What is
this? I am not going to drive. two of you five or six miles
for 2a." After some further insulting remarks be asked
the defendant how much he did want, and ha said,
" I'll take half-a-orown from you." He said he should
not give more, and asked the defendant for his ticket,
Irkesh• be refused to give saying that he bad not got one,
and demanded hie (the complainant's) card. He gave
him the demanded card, and then the defendant began to
swear at him. He told the defendant that if he did not
eve him a ticket he should gammon him, and turned
end walked up kis garden to the street door. He followed
and struck his foot between the door, and pushed himself
into the message of the house. He pushed him out of the
house. and then the defendan t would not go,bat put thence.
bag on the horse, and waited in front of the house for
about threeinarters of an hour. He said, "171 take
sere that you shall have your house broken open far this."
Several time, he said that he had not received a farthing,
and ailed him a cheat. When be was tired, and
had got a mob around the house, he got on to his cab,
took up the florin he had given him, and said, " Here is
the money you pee me," and drove off.
By Mr. Riekette—The defendant was sober. He did
tell me that he had not got • ticket with him. - My card I
gave to him had no &darer on it, but my name was on tb.
door. I pushed him out of the Lewes by the back of his
neck.

—ice gentlemen were called, who confirmed the coin.
t in every particular, and remarked that the mi-
ng eUtouf the defendant was diagraceful.
Mr. Riakette, for the defence skid that he was afraid
that the complainaat and his witnesses had been led away
their feelings, and had overdrawn the picture.
the eget that the defendant drove to, he
arismosonal7 apes /W usessdelai Se ewe *ea
• far his fare, es he had hem far four years a cab-
man, and this was the first time he had ever had a com-
plaint against him. As to the failing to give a ticket that
was an accident, the shush,* language had bees painted
worse than It really was, and as fee the oversh if the
defendant when he made it had a bens fide belief atuethat he
was right then be ought not to be punished for that.
Mr. Cooke said that it was proper that there had been
three SOIMM011•01 taken out bk this case, one far each
separate offence, or Mr. Ricketts, for the defendant,
would have contended that if they had been put into one
that only one offence could be dealt with. It wee quite
clear that the defendant demanded more than his legal
fare, and that when asked for a ticket be refused
to give one. It was a grave offence to abuse the
complainent, when he refused to give what was de-
manded, and he agreed with the complaisant that it
looked very much like extortion. It was the duty of all
cabmen—Awes their trade—to know exactly what the fare
was. This was, in his opir.ion, a very bad case. For the
abusive language the defendant would have to pay a fine
of 30s. and 2s. costs, or in default 21 days' imazi:-
mint with hard labour in the House of
tics ; for demanding more than his fare a fine
of se. sad 2s. costa, or in defaultseves days' imprisonment;
and for also refusing and neglecting to give a ticket he
would have to pay a fine of 21. 6d., or in default fire days.
The defendant was removed in custody, and the com-
plainant said that he would give the costs to the poorbox,
he having taken the matter up on public grounds.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the shareholders was
held this afternoon. at the office, Threadneedle-street ;
Yr. H. G. GOBDON in the chair.

The following report was presented:
"In submitting the pima statement of the corporation's
Wars and balance-sheet for 1867, the directors have again
the pleasure of announcing to their co-proprietors a favour-
able result of their operations. The net profit for the
year, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, is
175,5391.75. lOd., which, with the addition of 13,687/.
Bs. 4d. from last acomint, gives an aggregate of 189,226/.
16s. 2d. for distribution. An interim dividend of 90,000/.
was paid in November last, and it is now proposed to dis-
tribute a like amount, both free of income tax. This will
be a dividend of 12 per cent. for the yea►, and after pro-
viding for the present payment of U. 10e. per share, there
will be carried to the credit of the next account a balance
of 9,2261. 16a. 2d. A period of stegnation has succeeded
the financial crisis of 1866, and the past year has
been charaeterieed by unexampled depression in trade

and an abundance of useiiiiloyese money, which
have affected .11 banking and monetary institution& The
corporation have not escaped the effect of this state of
atop, but the directors are thankful that the lessened
competition in Indian banithg, to which alhusion was made
la their last report, has enabled them to pay a dividend
equal to that of 1866, notwithrtandingthe Ming off in the
amount of business dose. Mr. Duncan J. Kay, Mr. R. G.
Gordon, and Mr. Jemea Walker are the directors who re-
tire by rotation. Thome gentlemen offer themselves for re-
election, and the court with pleasure recommend them to
the proprietors. The meeting will also have to appoint
two gentlemen as auditors for the moist year. The divi-
dend, free of income tax, will be paid at the oleos of the
corporatioo, on or after the lei
l'he following is the belenoe-stratm.
" General statement end balance-sheet for the year
ending Dec. 31, 1887.—Liabilities : To promineory notes in
circulation not bearing interest, 500,675 i. ; to bills of ex-
change in circulation not hearing interest, 3,378,9581. 14e;
to Want's@ due to other banks, 732331. 9a. ; to cosh de-
' posited not booing interest, 3,656,8281. 14.. 11d. ; to cash
deposited beam( interest, 7,192,4561. 7a. ; tote! doe to
the public, 14,802,152/. Ce. 11d. ; to capital paid up,
1,500,000/. ; to reserved surplus fund, 444,001!.; to
insurance fund 50,0001. ; to dividends nmawog unpaid,
8.0671.:x. ;to balanceof profit and lose after defraying
all current charges, 99,226.. 16e. 2d. ; total due to share-
holders, 2,101,284/. le. 241. • total-16,903,4361. 6s. Id.
Assets : By coin and baton, 4,287,705/. 19s. 2d. ;
haleness due from ether beaks, 1,775,4521. 18a. 3d. ;
by notes or bills of other banka,lB,sol/.9a. 1141.;
6,07 ,6601. 7e. 441. By Government eseuritise,
1,190, . 9.. 841. ;by landed or other property of the
eorporetion, 243,3011. la. 241. ;by debts assured landed
other property 177,0171. fie. 10d. ; by notes and bills dim-
wanted, or otter debts due to the oorporation, not inclu-
ded under the foregoing heads, and au:dative of all debts
abandoned as bad, 9,216,028/. la. Id. Total, 16,903,4361.
ha Id.
" Profit and loos account :—To amount paid ea interim
dividend for the half-yesr ending 29th Jane, 1887,90,0001. ;
balance, 99,226/. 16e. 9d.: tote!, 189,2961 16e. 2d. By
leslance undivided et 31st December, 1866, 13,6871. a& 4d. ;
amount of net met for the year ending dirt Deoember,
1867, after defraying current charges. and providing for all
bad and doubtful debts, 175,53 W. 7a. 10d. ; total,
1.1M,2215/.._ 16e. 2d."
The enetniinn, in moving thevidVon of the
and accounts, after declaring adi at the rate of
per met per annum, mid he did not recollect a mare
setisfselory report. It was true that larger dividends had
been declared, but considering the state of commerce
during the last year, a dividend of 12 per cent. was most
gratifying. (Hear, hear.) Moreover, a beak with such
memo well deserved public confidence. He then
mitered into • eomparisos of the banner done in 1888 with
that dose in 1887,1 n order to show the monad audition
of the bank. The result of the meat commercial depres-
sion was that in 1887 they had only about half the number
of bills which they had in 1808 ; but, nothwithstandlng
Sid dindantien, the prelims realised ham that aosres wore
about the ewe. (Ohesre.) There was se sasses of
broils in 1867 over 1866 of 1,567,0001. (Hear, beer.)
Helt like to be sanguine, but Ws meeting would, be
awes with him that there was a manliest irs•
prweamrat in trade. The amounts remised from all the
Saak'n des were eatidoetory, and ea the whole it was
saithen institution to be in assondsr or better
• owim observed that dividends were =for-
shown by expesignes net Is be • toed oiterion
fessoroperity. He relied, bros.'', ipso seiselbles Wier.
the wets at eemeeled esessoled M brae
menittboliabliblee. This year Obey roaehoi warty
Or emremie liabilities. The wet
10d., wWle -then was MOAK ready lirsibietialtl::::
to take advantage of any favelembil elwaresseilm)
After some discuodon the
seen was nail the
prosodies* teriniaseed be Ile tool teemer.

A SMART EXTORT. —The Hainaut of BrOASAM
any,:" A very fat lady en gog into ono of ear Omni.
bow, which it moot be said are not arm rooml6tbeirdue:
gentleman make the grumbling remark, •
were we made for elogimale.' iG this abs wed, Sir,
emeibear we like Noak's Ask, belonged to emery all morn
of bevels.' "
Tax CALIDONLIX RAILWAY. —A note
was at Tuesday lodged on basal of Mr. Gies. abs
intarloontor of Lord Oneidas resaMagti. ielledm inter-
diet ondart the Cialogoolan Beltway Oompsribideiren
eng guying divider!' ; and eases hoe been in Vie
111111 r, praymg the lard Oit le the
Melt el Bak hal littattogi: ,owto tll4ll
of the intiedlet
note heiva_ferdispowini" in disne.L.VlgiMu
o.`"Zil Swim The adjoining emend mosikrig
of spay wookball le Miaow on Toooday, trim MO. EA
she farmersiipaltairman of the °omens:F. trek the
that he had ereeyeed the aka et
t;:tke I=ZZ ;taievertre7 mullet
'Mend he be& gene se merely until arrsegomeals
mod& he mege fer the mgeleiment od a periesameree.
weer to Osier& The poseesilop were einretly
tenni la limit etermeter, sad -the ditege
oreemeg,in abs revere were desiered, en LT&
Tied obeamma esewang the heldors on the
Mel el the Mahn intirdiat by lit, Oh..

A/SALL& vi A• I •

FRIGHTFUL ASSASSINATION' IN
IRELAND.

(ST 11SIGILLPIL 1
(lOM MS ow* cowman:o

DUBLIN, THURSDAY.

Mr. Featherstone, of Brooklyn Castle, county
Westmeath, was shot dead last night when walking
from the Killnean station to his own :residence,
five mile, from the station.

No further particulars are at present known.

LIBERATION OF FENIAN PRISONERS IN
IRELAND.

(mu oca owl" CORIBSPONDZST.)
OORK, Twossney Arrratmow.
" Colonel" Nagle and the twelve Jacknell pri-
soners liberated on condition of their returning im-
mediately to America have arrived here. Five of
them were sent away to-day, and seven remain
under the surveillance of the police. Nagle is
ailing.

(IT im
(Mx ogs owa

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Of the 1,300,0061. in Australian gold which is
on the way to Irmaland, upwards of 800,0001. is
fully due. In the absence of demand for abroad,
a considerable amount is expected to be taken to
the Bank during the next few weeks.

The bid bills on °sleuth) and Madras
were held yat the Bank of Bagbind. The
amounts were—to Calcutta, 31.94.000 re. ;
and to Madras, 3.08.000 is. The minimum prim
was fixed as bdoe% at L. 1l h Ftesi-
amiss, and tenders at that rate will !waive
about 23 per cent. ; those above will be allotted in
full. The terms actually paid by the mercantile public
=Oto have averaged about Id. par rupee lees
n the last ooesdon ; but the amount of bills
offered to-day was much larger than usual, being
360,000 i. In tion of this, it le said that of
the bills offered on the Ist inst. about LlO,OOOl.
were applied for at high rates by persona of no
substanos, who, finding the market go against
them, abstained from fulfilling their engagements,

TES PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES
AT PUNCHESTOWN RACES.

DUBLIN, Tmossuur ilinmocar.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at
Punchiest° wn racecourse at 2 o'clock.

There was a large crowd, who gave them a good
reception.

The first race—Drogheda Stokes—was run as
follows :—Lysander, first ; Chronometer, second ;
Kinsman, third.
The weather is magnificent.

In the Stock Exchange to-day there is little busi-
ness, apart from that connected with the fort-
nightly settlement, which is now in course of
completion. The tone of most of the markets
is firm, owing to the satisfactory tenor
of the advice. from abroad, combined with a
belief that a considerable amount of gold will be
sent into the bank during the next week or two,
in the absence of demand for exportation.
Consols are steady, at the improvement
of yesterday. The principal feature u
regards railways is a rise of 1 per oent. in Cale-
donian stock, upon some considerable purchases on
ateourit of Glasgow operators. Several of the
speculative foreign bonds are fractionally higher.
The Americus/um how flatness.

The discount market is rather firm, and the
rate for choice paper is quoted li to 2 per cent.
Advances on English government securities are
not obtainable in the Stock Exchange below lit to
2 per oent.

Consols are quoted 94 to 4 for money and
the account (May 6), sod the Three per Cents.
Reduced and Newahree per Cents., 92j to 4.
With respect to railway stocks, Caledonian is in
request, and has impmved 1 per cent., the present
price being 734 to 1. Lancashire and 1 orkshire is I
better, at 126t0 4, while Metropolitan has declined g,
viz., to 112 to 113. LondonandNorth Western, 1144
to 4 ; Great Western, 504 to 1, ez div. ; Midland,
1064 to 4 ; London and South Western, 864 to 874;
Great Eastern, 341 to 35 ; Brighton, 511 to 54 ;
South Eastern, 744 to 4 ; Great Northern, 1024 to
1034 ; ditto A, 99 to 4 ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 18/ to 194 ; York and North Midland, 92
to 93 ; Berwick, 1001 to 1014 ; and North British,
334 to 1.

Foreign stocks We firm, and a rise of to 1 per
cent. has occurred in the Viceroy of Egypt's Loan,
the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, Spanish of 1867,
and Turkish of 1865. The prices are as
follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 744 to 75 ; Chilian
of 1867, 90 to ; Egyptian of 1864,
81 to 82 ; ditto Viceroy's Loan, 721 to 731 ;
Italian of 1861, 471 to 1 ; Mexican, 154 to 1 ;
Peruvian of 1865, 804 to 81 ; Russian of 1866,
854 to 86 ; ditto Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, 801
to 814 ; Spanish of 1867, 35/ to 1 ; Turkish of
1858, 59 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 63 to 64 ;.and ditto
of 1866, 344 to 4.
There is no movement in Indian Stocks. The
Five per Cent.. are at 1141 to I ; the Four per
Cent.. 1001 to 101 ; the Bonds, 271. to 325. prem. ;
and the Five pee Cent. Debentures, 106 to 4.
Bank Stock, 244 to 246 ; and Exchequer Bills, 15e.
to 21s. prem.
A moderate amount of business has been re-
ported in bank shares. London and West-
minster, 674 to 684; Australasia, 54 to 66 ; Oriental,
421 to 431 ; Anglo-Austrian, 44 to 1 prem. ;
London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis. ; Imperial
Ottoman, to 1 prem. ; and Consolidated, Ito
1 prem.

-Financial shares are quoted as follows :—General
Credit, 21 to i dia. ; Credit Fonder, 7e to 7 dia. ;
International Financial, If to dia. ; and London,
251 to 24 dia.

idiscellineoua shares are unaltered, National
Diaoount, 54 to j prem. ; 'lndian's Bay, 144 to ;
Egyptian Trading, 5 to 44 dia. ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 134 to 144 ; Atlantic Telegraph right
per Cent. Preference, 5 tog ; and Anglo-Ameri-
can, 234 to 4.

American lines am fiat. Brie shares are quoted
46i to 1, being 1 per cent. lower ; Illinoi■Central,
93} to 1 ; showing a decline of 1; Atlantic and
Great Western Debentures, 29 to 30 ; and ditto
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 34} to 36—a reduc-
tion of I. The 5-20 Bonds are at 70} to }ex
div.

The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, fully
paid up, is at 901 to 911; and the Scrip, lf to 1 die.
Advice. from Wolverhampton announce the
failure of Messrs. Wheeley and Co., an old esta-
blished firm in the iron trade.

Consols are unaltered, with few dealings. Rail-
way stocks are firm, and Midland, London
and South Western, and Metropolitan have
risen; to 4 per cent. Caledonian, however, has
relapsed 4. Peruvian Bonds of 1865 are I better
at 84 to 4.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols are flat, and have declined 1 per cent.,
the present price being 93/ to 1.
In the railway market Caledonian stock has im-
proved 4 per cent., viz., to 73i to I. Midland
is 11 better, at losi to 1074 ; while Me-
tropolitan and Great Fasten have declined 1, being
quoted 1124 to 113 and 341 to 35, respectively.
London and North Western,ll44 to* ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 126 to 1 ; Great Western, 50/ to 4,
ex div. ; South Eastern, 741 to *; and Brighton,
521 to 1, showing a rise of 1.
Fcreign bonds are without change of import-
ance. The Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan is at 81 to
; Turkish of 1865, 341 to 1; Spanish of 1867,
351 to i ; and Italian of 1861, 474 to 4.
About 4,0001. in gold has been taken from the
Bank for the Continent.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 69fr. 120. for the account, being about
the same as yesterday.
The sum of 86,0001 in bar gold was bought by
the Bank yesterday, while 10,000 sovereigns were
withdrawn for South America. The tranaactions
since the date of the but return show, on balance,
$ total influx of 77,0001. from abroad.