The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1861.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
wan Mr. Mom)
EI.:4MM! V. lIIIONIXI. —WAITERS' VW—EXTRAORDINARY

ACTION IT A WAITER AND IMPORTANT DEtliloN.

In lids case the plaintiff is a waiter at as e•tiog•house in
Dctoirs'-oommons, and defendant is • clerk in the Pro-
bate Court. The action was brought to recover :a. la, bat
the point involved is both novel and important to every
person.
Plaintiff stated that he oerupied a situation as a waiter at
a dining room, and he agreed with his master to be NA by
fees from the persona using the rooms. Defendant dined
habitually at the house, and the present claim was fur the
multifarious pennies contingent upon such sliming and his
(platl!rs) attendance. . . . . .

•
His Ilueuur was quite surprised at sii..ll a claim. It was,
Do doubt, usual at mime plate to give the waiter a penuy,
but surely it was ant compulsory.
Ylalatit averred that it was compulsory.
Ili. Ilotiour Do you mess to mar that if he had refused
you the penny you would not have kought him his dinner!
Plaintiff -Indeed I do.

Ili. Honour And )ou would not kuive attended upon
him •

Plaintiff—Certainly not.
Ili, Honour—Then if I had been your muter I would
bare Impaled you out neck and crop. (A laugh.) Did you
uk the defendant for the peony when you brought tho
dinner

Plaintiff—He reeeives his money once each quarter, and
I thought 1 should get it then.'
His Honour—Hut did you tell him he would have to
pay it!
Plaintiff—No. It was customary.
nil Honour (to defendant,— You should give the man the
penny at the time, and then we should not be troubled
with such extraordinary actions. Plaintiff cannot recover
in this mac and he will be nnsuited.
bfendant—And I am to be brought here with impunity
upon sorb a ease?
His Honour—No.
Defendant—What am I to do then

His Honour—Just take• no notice of the summons. You
moat think me to be a great blockhead to entertain rock to
action as this.
Plaintiff poodmited.

Manta! was much dissatisfied with this decision, and ex-
pressed himself la loudly and strongly that he was caUed to
order by the judge.

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MONEY MARKE2.-(THIS DA I.)

Two o'CLocir.
The monthly settlement in Consols to-day shows
a good supply of stock and is accompanied
by an active demand for money. The
funds are accordingly Kat, and alightlycheaper than
yesterday. In the share markets languor continuos
to prevail. British railway stocks in must instances
are lower.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened
at 68fr. 05c., being sc. higher than yesterday.
The scrip of the new Indian loan is firm at
1001 to R.

Consols are officially marked 911, I, and
for money, and 92i for the account. The
present quotations are 911 to I for cash,
and 921, "sellers," for the 10th of April. The
official business report is as follows :—Bank Stock,
2321, 2311, 233; Three per Cents. Reduced,
911; it ; New Three per Ceuta.; 911, 1; 1,1, ;
NewTwo-and-a-Ralf perCeuts. , ; India Stock, 2221,
2201; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 100/, 99f, 100 ;
ditto Scrip, wog, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1858, 951 ; ditto Bonds, 25e., 20s. dia. ;
Exchequer Bills, 25., 65., dis.

The Turkish Loan of 1854 has improved I percent
being quoted 70 tot. The Loan of 1858 is steady,
at 511 to 521, ex. div. As regards other foreign
stocks there has been no movement of import-
ance. Sales are recorded as follows -.--Bra-
zilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 851;
Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., for account,
92; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., en,
981 (exchange 25fr.) ; Chilian Six per Cents.,
1021, 1011; Portuguese Three per Cents.,
1853, for account, 461; Russian Five per Cents.,
1011; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860,
901 ; Sardinian Five per Cents., for ac-
count, 82 ; Spanish New Deferred Three
per Cents., for account, 401; ditto Passive,
171 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account.
701,1; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 521,
ex div. ; ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents., 991, 1.
In the discount market yesterday there were
transactions in the best short bills at 71 to 8 per
cent. For longer dates the terms were lower. A
good demand was experienced. At the Bank of
England business was active, application being
made now more freely on Wednesdays, in order to
obviate the risk of a movement in the Bank rate
on Thursdays.

In the Stock Exchange the rate for short loans
on English government securities was 8 to 7 per
cent., but on New and Reduced Three per Cent.
stocks 74 to 8 per cent. continues to be paid up to
the April settlement.

h is presumed that the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer intends to exercise, as soon as he gets it, the
power which he is now seeking of re-issning such
amount of Exchequer Bills as may be sent
in for payment. This power will be the
more important to him now that he has been called
upon to pay off a million of bills, in consequence of
the inadequacy of the rate of interest offered. He
may re-issue the bills to the Bank, perhaps, as a
temporary arrangement, or he may sell savings
banks' stock, and give the bills to the savings
banks.

At Vienna the exchange on London has further
risen to 149.25.

There were no bullion operations of importance
at the Bank yesterday, but 50,000 sovereigns were
sent in from Ireland. A considerable supply of bul-
lion is expected from the Continent during the next
day or two. The Vigo sailed yesterday for New
York with 248,5401. in specie, the Teutonia with
131,0001., and the Arago with 20,000/.—making
together 299,5401. The bulk of this amount was
obtained from the Bank of England on Tuesday, as
already mentioned.
The Magdalena has reached Lisbon from Brazil
with 38,0511. in specie.
Messrs. Pietroni and Draper, Mediterranean
merchants, have stopped payment, but it is under-
stood that their engagements are limited. This firm,
then known as Draper, Pietroni, and Co., failed
during the crisis of 1867, with liabilities estimated
at 99,0001., and assets at 53,0001. Sines that
event their transactions are believed to have been
circumscribed.

The bills have also been returned of Mr. James
Crichton, merchant, of the Baltic Coffee-house and
Dundee. His liabilities are computed at about
40,0001. or 50,0001., and his assets are expected to
exceed that amount. Mr. Crichtou's operations
have been principally in flax, hemp, jute, and coir
Bess.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very
firm and rather active. The sales comprised 15000
bales.

Tho Stock Exchange Committee yesterday con-
firmed the resolution which was adopted on Monday
with regard to the irregularity presented in the new
coupon sheets of the Spanish Three per Cents. The
resolution will be carried by a deputation to the
Spanish ambassador to-morrow, and will then no
doubt be liven out for publication.
A petition to parliament against the imposition
of the double tax on incomes and profits derived
from India, has been prepared by the oommittee,
of which Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., is chairman,
with the view of having the question brought before
the House of Commons. The petition lies for sig-
nature at the Oriental Bank and the Agra Bank, as
well as at Edinburgh and Brighton.
A dividend court of the proprietors of the Bank
of England is called for the 14th of March. On
the 9th April another general court will be held to
elect a governor and deputy-governor, and will be
adjourned until the following day for the election
of 24 directors for the ensuing year. The new
governor will be Mr. Alfred Latham, now deputy-
governor. The new deputy-governor will be Mr.
Kirkman D. Hodgson. The term of office, both
as regards the governor and deputy-governor, is
always two years, and it is the rule for the occupant
of the latter post to be translated to the former.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 1,61&.: the
Great Western an increase of 1,4491. ; the Great
Northern a decrease of 411. ; and the London and
South Western an increase of 1,0671. It is under-
stood that the forthcoming return of the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Company will show an increase
of 1901.

The annual meeting of the Scinde Railway Com-
pany is called for the 28th inst., when a resolution
will be submitted "to authorise the directors to
raise, under the sanction of the Secretary of State
for India in Council, the sum of 83,0001. on ac-
count of the Indus Steam Flotilla, by the issue of
bonds or debentures, with the option to the holders
of converting the same into Indus Steam Flotilla
shares or stock."

An extraordinary meeting of the Calcutta and
South Eastern Railway Company is called for the
13th inst., when a resolution will be submitted
" authorising the directors to borrow on debentures
the sum of 50,000 L, at a rate of interest not ex-
ceeding 5 per cent, per annum, convertible into
shares, at the option of the holders, within such
period as the meeting shall determine."
The annual meeting of the Great Luxembourg
Company is called for the 19th inst., in London,
and the 25th at Brussels.

At the twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the
Railway Passengers Assurance Company, held yes-
terday, the directors' report was adopted. It stated
the amount of the half-year's premiums at 2,6931.
for railway accident assurance, and 16,214/. for the
general accident department, making together
18,9081., against 15,5871. in the conosponding
period of 1839. The total income for the year 1860
an
Xincrete., angtaitohnet 30ra,7:510.fduzrinreg showing
total available balance was stated at 10,9531. From
per cent. The
this sum interest for the half-year is to be paid at

the rate of 4 per cent., and the remainder is to be
held as a fund to meet outstanding risks. The
report insists upon the soundness of the policy of
keeping a large reserve " until the whole of the
capital called up has been repaid, and the proprie-
tore Possess a large and flourtshing buaineea, free of
cost."

The Master of the Rolls, who is charged with the
winding up of the Newcastle Shields, and Sunder-
laud Union Joint-stock Banking Company, pro-
poses on Saturday next to "order a further return
of V. per "hare to all the contributories who have
been included in the call of 201. per share, and have
not entered into any compromise with the official
manager
A call of 11. is to be paid on the new shares
(1860) in the London and Blackwell Railway Com-
pany by the 25th inst.

WIMIZSDAT EVICIII.O.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 91$ to for
money and to-morrow's settlement, opened this
morning at the same quotation, and closed at
91 9-16 to 1. For the 10th of April the last price
was 921 to 1. The " continuation" was to
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, ; ditto,
for account (March 7), 910, 1 • Three per
Cents. Reduced, 91k, I ; New Three per Cents.,
911, i
;1, Bank Stock, 2321, 233, 231, 2321 ;
Inda Stock, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1001,
100, 1, 991; ; ditto for account 190 ; ditto Four
per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 95i, I, ; ditto, 1859,
951 ; sit per Cent. enfaoed" rupee paper, loot.

The scrip of the New Indian Loan was last
quoted 100.1 to b ; the 5 per cent. rupee paper, 94
to 95 ; and the 54 per cent., 100 to 101. Exche-
quer Bills were slightly firmer, at Os. to Is. die.
Mexican Bonds to-day were dull, and closed at
23if to !. Other foreign stocks present httle
change.
Bank shares remain steady. Those of the Char-
tered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China
were quoted better. In the miscellaneous share
market the only variation was a alight decline in
Madras Irrigation. Great Ship shares were quoted
ss. 9d. to Os. 3d.

The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 2i to I prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, to 1 prem. ; universal Marine In-
surance, If to 1 prem. ; London and Provincial
' Marine par to prem. ; East India Irrigation,
I to d die. ; East India and London Shipping, par
to I prem.