The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1868.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.)

CHANCERY CHAMBERS.
MB TICHBORWR BARONETCY CARE.

The ease of " Tichborne r. Tichborne," and " Tichbarne
r. Mostyn," having been transferred to the court of Vice-
Chancellor Stuart, the first application was made on the
part of the defendants to answer the evidence of the
claimant to the title and estates, on his application
for a decree. The several parties attended before
Mr. Peaks, the chief clerk. The application was for
extension of time to the 20th May. which was opposed on
the part of the plaintiff, the claimant to the title.
Already nearly 50 affidavits had been filed. and about 40
more had been supplemented to support the claim.
The chief clerk was of oinion that the defendants were
clearly entitled to the 29th Ma) to answer new evidence.
It was stated that the evidence was merely one of
" identity," and the affidavits had been filed some time.
The claimant bad been absent 12 years, and other evidence
could have been obtained.

Mr. A. Peaks said, in a case where there were nearly 100
affidavits, and upwards of 1,000 folios, be should in the
several summonses grant to the 20th MALT.
Notice was given on the part of the claimalt that an ap-
plication should be made to the judge tosetthe orderaaide.

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vioe•Chancellor Giffard.)
LYON V. HOWL

The bearing of this cause was resumed.
Mr. James, Q.C., continuing his opening for the
plaintiff, ref erred to "Huguenin v. Ermeley.” the celebrated
case of spiritual influence decided by Lord Eldon ; to the
Agapemone cam of "Nottidge v. Priam," in which Mr.
Prince was compelled to refund certain sums which had
been advanced by Min Nottidge whilst under the spiritual
dominion of Prince ; to " Norton v. Rally," and other
similar authorities. He argued that, if the plaintiff's evi-
dence were true, the inducement under which Mrs. Lyon
acted was, and could have been, nothing else than the
belief that she was acting under the directions communi-
cated to her from the spirit of her husband, through the
medium of Mr. Home.

Mr. Druce, QC. followed on the same aide. He read
Mrs. Lyon's last affidavit. She stated that she was between
75 and 76 years of age. She had heard Home say that his
father's name was Mackenzie, and he was in poor circum-
stances of We. She repeated that she had acted under
the influence of Home, and believing that ho was in com-
munication with her husband's spirit.
Mr. Fischer, on the same side, read Mrs. Lyon'. answer
to the defendant's statement. She said her husband sou
• merchant of Liverpool, who afterwards farmed an estate
in Durham, which be had bought himself, and, under
counsel's advice, she declined to say whether she was ille-
gitimate or not. She was the author of an article, or essay,
called " The Freed Soul," which was inserted in the Spi-
ritualist Magazine by Home's instrumentality, and was not
sent by her. Before knowing Home she had no practical
acquaintanoe with spiritualism ; and she certainly had
never pretended to any supernatural powers. She admitted
that the defendant did, soon after his return from Malvern
on the let of November, give her certain jewels which
she described, and some lace, ahawL, &c. She admits
having adopted Home as her son ; and that Home did in-
troduce her to many persons of rank and literary distinc-
tion, but all of them were spiritualists ; and she never
went into society with Home. except whn they attended
spiritual séances together. She said that in November,
1866, she left her lodgings, at Home's urgent request, on
the pound that lie had more than once caught the servants
listening at the door whilst they were together. She then
went to Mrs. Pepper's lodginp,. at 17a, Albert-terrace,
Albert-gate, Knightsbridge. Whdst she was there several
séances were heicL On one occasion a Miss Berry, a young
lady of about ten years, and known as a" tilting draw-
ing, and rapping medium," officiated. Several tilts and
raps were experienced, and Mrs. Lyon received the fol-
lowing message, upon which she acted :—" Sit not at the
table till your trial comes off." At some of these meetings
Frederick Kent, Mrs. Berry, Emma Berry, Miss
Sims, and sometimes • Mrs. Parkes were pre-
sent. Mrs. Lyon said there were many manifestations
which she could not account for except on the theory of
spiritualism, but she did not pretend to understand the
matter thoroughly, and had determined from henceforth
to give it up. She said that, after • conversation with
Home, in which she was annoyed to find that he began to
suggest that their aoquaintance had not originated in any
way in connexion with manifestations of her husband's
spirit, she began to have her eyes opened, and
to fled that she had been Home's dupe. Shortly after
she applied to Masers. Bruce and Son, the solicitors.
She then proceeded to explain the origin of certain pee-
eagos in • memorandum-book, in which were entries in
Home's handwriting, and which came out of Kra Lyon's
possession. They described messages and communications
purporting to come from the spirit of Mrs. Lyon's husband.
She said they were not dictated by her, or copied tram
scraps in her handwriting.
Mrs. Denison, the niece of Mr. Lyon, was then cm,-
examined on her affidavit, in which she deposed to Mrs.
Lyon having in May, 1866, written to her, and asked her
to come and see her. She went, and Mrs. Lyon showed
her • document, which she said was her will, and in which
she left Mrs. Denison her executrix. She said she
saw Mr. Lyon in his lifetime since his
infancy. She deposed to the fact that Mrs. Lyon had
predicted her own death at the expiration of seven years
from her husband's death. She thought it very funny,
and mentioned it to her relatives. They thought it odd,
but did not coneider Mrs. Lyon insane.
Mrs. Susan Catherine F'ellowee made an affidavit to
the same effect, and further said that on • Sunday in
October, 1866, she called with • young lady atMrs. Lion's
lodgings, when, on going upstairs, she overheard the plain-
tiff (whose voice she knew) scream out, "Oh, my
darling !" On this she paused, and then she beard •
man's voice in the room saying, " Don't interrupt me, or
I can't proceed." She thee, upon inquiry, was told that
the person with the plaintiff was " Mr. Home, the spirit-
rapper." This story was confirmed by Daniel Phillips,
assistant to Mrs. Key, the -stationer at whose house Mrs.
Lyon lodged. This witness and Mrs. Key also said that
Mrs. Lyon showed them a knotted pocket-handkerchief
in which she said her husband's spirit had tied several
knots. They deposed to many interviews between Mrs.
Lyon and Home.
(The reading of the evidence was not concluded when
our report left. ]

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
CHRIMTMAS r. WOODS.
This case, which related to the will of Henry Trimmer,
a journeyman miller, at Farnham, wee resumed from
Saturday. The leading drown/Janes. connected with the
suit have already been reported ; and it will be remem-
bered that the instrument in dispute was alleged to have
been recently discovered concealed in the cover of an old
book, where it had been for nearly twenty years.
Thu morning additional evidence was given in support
of the ease for probate. Mr. Metall, • oesfeatioser at
Farnham, said he had intimately known an accountant
named John Avenel, who had now been dead several
'ears. This will was in his handwriting. Avenel used to
draw up wills for people. Ha wrote four distinct hands,
but witness knew them all. The widow of Arena's
brother James gave similar testimony.
[The case was prooeedingwhen our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Window.)
IN ILI PITO, ii/78, AND CRAYPTON.
The bankrupts were the well-known contractors, of
Great George street, Westminster, whose connexion with
the " financing " of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company has given rite to so much diacumion.
This was an adjourned sitting for the in-
vestigation of the claim put forward by the
company to prove against the estate for so
lees a sum than 6,661,'.411. At the last Rifting Sir
Peto wu under examination the whole of the day,
principally with reference to the mode in which the " B"
and " C " shares had been issued, and the contracts entered
into ; and his ststements brought down the history of the
affair to March, 1883.
Mr. Linklater appeared, as before, for the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Cowpony ; Mr. Markby for
the amigness ; and Mr. Lawranee for the bankrupts.
Sir S. 11. Pet° examined by Mr. Link/au—On 31st
January, 1883, 477,0971. we. paid upon the C shams, and
on debentures, 332,8681 ; on the 31st April, 1668,
886,8281. on sham and on debentures 360,0001. He
aimed to pay interest on the B shares, and the company
were to recoup him for it by paying 10 par cent. on the
contract. The first certifisahe was granted in cocasequenes el
a letter of April, 1881, hem Mr. Johnsen, the amocuitant
of the company, to Kr. Christian - similar letters
were written prior to other urtifiestes being glees, and an
addition was made to Mr. Clibitt's anitheates for the
amount of interest paid en B shores. As stated on the
last amnion, the 0 ammo were imbed to the public at
871.10 a. per share ; their Am taking them from the
company at 761. The " common fund stock " we
issued
through their brokers. A dream of the 3rd June,
1863, was lamed by the diresesse, but not at
his influence, offering the stook to the public.
Hie firm bad swenged with the eempany to Wks the
winds of that stock at 751. Needy oil the wisondseices en
that stook was paid ia other sleek. Some we pissed at
for 1001. stook, and the remainder at par. The Bank
rate of interest was the! 8 or 9 per cent. The whole el
the stock was dimmed of through their brekers—Knigho,
Coleman, and Co.—who had a commimicia of 7
per cent. The common fund Asbestine were
finned by the company totheir firm at 751. par 1001.,
and the same commission was paid en them to the brokers.
The common fund stock was created by reminder' of
June, 11163. Could sot say how much had been placed
before the Ist of July. Referring to the common fund

par-book of the company, it appeared that 353,0001. had
been received by the eompeny on account of that dock
ep to the lit of August, 1553. That amount represented
II payments by the public, and absorbed about half the
stock. Had his attention Wen drawn to those points at
the last Kitting, be could have given all the information in
• tabular form. The company had borrowed a large
amount in 1862, on provisional or Lloyd', Bonds, in anti-
cipation of the issue of the common fund stock.
He thought the amount was between 400,0001.
and 500,0001. An application from Hews. Knight,
Coleman, and Co., in July, 1863, fur leave
so tune the common fund debentures was made, he pre-
sumed, on his behalf ; and a resolution of the board was
thereupon passed authorising this to be done as soon as
the magistrate's certificate had been obtained showing that
half the common fund stock had been paid up: The de-
bentures were afterwards homed through Knight, Coleman,
and Co. (The certificate of Mr. Burnham, the magistrate, was
put in, dated the 2.lth of August, 1863, stating that the
whole of the common-fund stock of 750,0001. bad been
subscribed for, awl half the amount paid up.) When his
agents, Knight, Coleman, and Co., received and booed
the debentures, he had no reason to doubt that all legal
forms had been properly carried out, and the magistrate's
certificate was one of them.

Mr. Linklater—l understand you now to my that you
are not legally liable to the company for the account of
the common fund stock, less 25 per cent.
Sir 8. M. Peto—l give the company credit for what the
contract expresses. The full amount is entered on one
side, and the commission on the other. On the 3rd of
December, 1863, the company was going to parliament for
power to raise fresh capital-1,500,0001. in ordinary stock,
and 500,0001. in debentures. He proposed to take the
debentures at two-and-a-half per cent. commission,
and to take ordinary stook at twenty per cent.
He also proposed, in a letter of the 3rd December, 1863,
that 900,0001. of preference shares should be converted
into ordinary stock. The company did not agree to his
offer to take the whole of the million and half of ordinary
stock at 20 per cent. He did not contemplate the com-
pany being able to issue the debentures until half the ordi-
nary stock, 750,0001., had been paid up. At that time he
became the financial creditor of the company.
His recommendation wee that he shoald have
shares of 2,556,000/ at 20 per cent., and that
upon payment of 330,0001. by him the company should
obtain power from parliament to issue debentures of
500,0001. On the 17th December, 1863, the finance com-
mittee resolved that he should be invited to attend all
their meetings to amid them with his advice and tannest ;
he only attended when specially invited, but took an
stair* interest in financial matters on behalf of the cons-
Panr-

Mr. Linklater—And yourself.
Sir M. Peto attended the general meeting of the nom.
pay in February, 1864. In the accounts submitted, the
capitalof the A, B, C, and common fond shares were all
treated u fully paid up. This firm was entitled to a very
large rebate on portioning off that capital, and it was
deducted in the accounts, so far as the gene-
ral undertaking was concerned, but it was not
deducted in respect of the Metropolitan Extension
Stock. At that meeting he stated that the works had
been executed without any guarantee from the company.
He meant that the whole of the Metropolitan Extensions
had been constructed without any assistance from the main
line. The capital for the Metropolitan Extensions had
been supplied by his friends. Mr. Shaw, a shareholder,
had threatened Inquiry se to the mode in which that capi-
tal had been dealt with. At the previous meeting in
August, 1863, the capital was dealt with in the same way in
the accounts. It was stated that out of 1,050,000/. of the
extension capital 834,000/. had been received by the am.
pang ; and Mr. Holroyd, the secretary, stated that the
greater pert of that balance had been received since the
amounts were made up. He did not believe he was at
that meeting.
Mr. Lialater—At any meeting at which you were pre-
sent did you ever tell the shareholders that the full
amount of the capital had not been paid up
Sir M. Peto—Certainly not.
Mr. Linklater—Were you not aware that they were
under the belief that the whole had been paid up?
Sir M. Peto—They could not have supposed so.
Mr. Linklater—Can you name any one shareholder to
whom you told the contrary ?
Sir M. Peso said be could do so if time were given. The
amounts showed what capital had been paid up, but he
had nothing to do with their accounts or their mode of
stating them. The shareholders could not suppose that
the whole of the A capital was paid up. He took the A I
shares at a discount of 371.10 x, and the B, C and common
fund shares each at a discount of 251. ; the debentures on
those three, amounting to 1,150,000/., also at a discount of
251. per cent. He was thus entitled to a rebate of
1459,0001. He had proposed to leave the amount due to
bins to the arbitration of any London banker. Under
the " lump-sum contract " he was to receive
5,979,1601. That included 825,0001. A shares, the
same amount of B shares, 550,0001. debentures,
1,050,8001. B shares, 730,0001. common fund shares, and
600,0001. debentures ; 1,434,0001. of the capital of
1864, and 344,0001. of the debentures. For this sum he
was to pay, on land, 1,170,7!4/. ; for works, 1,758,0311.,
jve of 10 per cent. for contingencies ; tools,
4=i. , legal and surveys, 145,000/. ; interest on deben-
tures, 104,000/. ; expenses of act, &c., 56,0001. ; direction
and °Hoes, 83,0001. ; other items, including 10 per cent.
for contingencies, which comprised interest on the B and
0 shares, and •36,000/. for the Boragh-read station,
brought up the amount to 5,979,160!., which he was to re.
ceive in shares and debentures. In May, 1864, he knew
that the company was about applying to parliament for
more capital. The act received the royal assent on July
25, and empowered them to raise 1,600,0001 in new shares for
the Metropolitan Extension, and to consolidate with them
the 825,0001. of the shares ; also to raise 535,0001. by deben-
tures as soon as half the 1,600,000/. was pail up. At a
general meeting of the company on August 20,1864, re-
solutions were passed for the creation of 160,000 new
shares of 10/. each. Was not aware that there was no
power to convert the awes into dock till the whole was
paid up. The holders of the A shares were his firm or
their nominees ; the consolidation of those shares into
stock was done at his request. The accounts presented at
the meeting in August, 1864, treated the capital of the
Metropolitan Extension seal recovered except a very small
portion of the common fund stook. Under the limp sum
contract he was to take 1,034,370/. of the new capital of
1,600,0001. at 401. per 1001. Each member of his
firm signed the contract for 344,7901. The ob-
ject of signing that contract, whereby they
undertook to pay to the creditor the full amount of
1,034 0001., was to enable the company to fulfil their un-
dersairinand woe done at the company's request. It
was also done to enable them to obtain the magistrate's
°edifier&
Mr. Linklater —Then did you sign this to enable the
company or anyone else to impose upon the .serrate
Sir M. Peto—Certainly not. We were legally bound
by what that contract express, taken along with
the other contract. Sir Oniock P. Roney ideated
the contract for 200,0001. at his (Sir Morton
Pro's) request. He was • director of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway ; wittier toned lila
his qualification in &hares. Mr. John Harvey, who sub-
scribed for 70,000!., wee ht. dark. His name was en bills
for many thousands, for which witness was liable. Mr.
Treyethice, engineer, eubecrlbed for 100,0001. ; was in
their employ • so was Mr. Christian, who signed for
134,000 i. Mr:Miller, who signed for 635,0001., was dock
to the brokers. Those shares were to be taken in reaper
of works which had been done by his firm beyond the
lump sum oontract. The price to be paid for them had
not been fixed when the contract was signed. The shares
were handed over to him, and the money was borrowed on
them for the company.
(The case was proceeding when our report left.]

dimly jerked down and fell between the platters and As
carriages before the train stepped, and it was a miracle he
was art oat to pieces.
Mr. Sozehas told the defendant &Si it was fortinate
he was not fajttred. 8. meat pay *penalty of 3s. and the
ask.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.-(THI8 DAY.)

At the meeting of the house this morning, new writs
were ordered to be tuned for Bristol and the Stirling
burghs.
Mr. MONSZLL then moved the emend reading of the
Burials (Ireland) Bill, and the debate was sot oenelacisd
when our report left.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
Easiness in the Stock Exchange to-day is gene-
rally quiet, the announcement of the budget, fixed
for Thursday, being awaited. Owing to the exist-
ing uncertainty on this head, the funds, after
opening steadily, have declined i per cent. The
variations in the railway market have been little
more than fractional, while as regards foreign
stocks the late revival of activity is not main-
tained. There is, however, little relapse in prices.
. . _

The demand for money in the disoount market
is only moderate to-day, but there is little dispo-
sition to take bills, however good, below 2 per
cent., the Bank minimum.

Consols, after standing at 93j to i, are now
quoted 93} to i, both for money and
the account (Nay 5) ; and the Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 92
to h.

The India 5 per Cent. Stock, after being dealt in
it 115 and 11514 is last marked 1141. India Bondi
have been dealt in at 325. and 27a. prem. ; Exche-
quer Bills at 15e. prem. ; and Bank Stock at 2431
and 245.

Foreign stocks are mostly steady. Chilian Six
per Cents. have improved 4 per cent., while
Spanish New 'Three per Cents. have declined 4, and
Turkish Five per Cents., 4. Brazilian Five per
Cents. are quoted 74 to ; Chilian Six per Cents
1867, 914 to 924 ; Egyptian Seven per Cent.
Viceroy's Loan, 704 to 71; Italian Five per
Cents. 1861, 48.11 to ; Mexican, 154 to
; Spanish New Three per Cents., 364
to ; Turkish Five per Cents, 34} to r ;
Peruvian Five per Cents., 814 to 82 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1858, 60 to 61 ; ditto Six per Cents.,
1862, 63 to 64 ; and Russian Orel Vitebsk Bonds,
781 to 79.

The railway market is rather flat, but the varia-
tions are not important. Great Northern stock has
declined 1 per cent., and London and North West-
ern, South Eastern, and Metropolitan, 1. Great
Eastern is steady, upon a statement that the Mar-
quis of Salisbury proposes to retain the chair-
manship. The present prices are subjoined :
London and North Western, 116 to ; Great
Western, 51 to 1 ; Caledonian, 731 to 741 ; Mid-
land, 1071 to 1081 ; London and South Western,
88 to 89 ; Great Eastern, 331 to 341; Brighton,
52 to 1 ; South Eastern, 731 to 74/ ; Metropolitan,
1111 to 112/ ; Great Northern, 1021 to 1031 ;
ditto A, 981 to 991 ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
19 to ; York and North Midland, 931 to 941;
Berwick, 1021 to 1031 ; North British, 331 to 34 ;
and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to 1.
There is no change of importance in bank shares.
London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Union of
London, 311 to 321 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4/ to #
prem. ; Imperial Ottoman, # to # prem. ; and
Consolidated,i tc ft prem.

Financial shares are quiet. General Credit, 2}
to 2} dis. ; Credit Foncier, 21 to 3 ; International
Financial, 2 to If dis. ; and London Financial,
24 to 22 di..

National Discount shares are quoted 5 to i
prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 14/ to I ; Egyptian
Trading, 5 to 4 die. ; Telegraph Construction,
121 to 13 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, 54 to i ; and Anglo-American, 231
to j.

The Certificates of the Foreign and Colonial Go-
vernment Trust are quoted 24 to If dis.
As regards United States securities, the
5-20 Bonds are at 704 to 0, ex div.,
being better ; Erie Railway shares, 484
to 47, a rise of 4. Illinois Central, 93 to 4, •
decline of ; Atlantic and Great Western Deben-
tures, 29 to 31, being I per cent. lower ; and ditto
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 34} to 36.
_ .

The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cont. Loan,
fully paid up, is at 90 to it • and the Scrip, at 3i
to 21 dis. The Honduras Loan is quoted par to
1 prem.

Telegrams from New York mention the despatch
of a further sum of 50,000/. in specie for Europe.
Mr. S. T. Wulff, the Hanseatic Consul-general
in Loudon, ilea joined the English board of the
Anglo-Hungarian Bank.
QUARTER-PAST ONE.

Consols are now firmer again, and have recovered
to 93i to i, both for money and the sth of May.
FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols are now quoted 93g, " *ellen," for
money, and 931 exactly for the sth of May.
150,000 sovereigns have been withdrawn from the
Bank to-day for export to Egypt, in addition to
2,0001 in bar gold.

The Bank of New South Wales and the Consoli-
dated Bank (Limited), acting upon instructions
from the Tasmanian government, are offering for
disposal by public tender a Tasmanian Government
Six per Cent. Loan of 400,0001. The debentures
are of 5001. and 100/. each, bearing interest from
the let of July next ; 10 per cent. is to be paid on
allotment and the balance on the 30th of June. The
principal is to be paid off as follows—viz., 99,6001.1
on Ist July, 18914 ; 100,0001. on Ist July, 1894 ;
2,0001. on Ist July, 1895 ; 98,4001. on Ist July,
1896 ; and 100,0001. on Ist July, 1897. The pre-
sent authorised debt of the colony, including this
loan, is, it appears, 1,073,9001., and the revenue
in 1867 was 263,7261. The money is wanted " for
the ootistruntion of a railway and other purposes."
Tenders are to be sent in at the Beak of New
South Wales by one o'clock on Tuesday, the 28th
inst.
Vice-Chancellor Gifford has fixed the 30th inst.
to appoint an official liquidator of the London
Freight and Outfit Insurance Association.
Subjoined are the quotations of inausance, gas,
dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given in the
Stock IRIAN/a list of last evening :

losortoce.—Ailloafift ; Otromorold Delay, to 1.18 ;
lodousaity Sao, to 18 ; Loam, 471 tot loorke
sad ProAsolog Vlsztoo, 113-18 ; Thaws ; Mussy
Morino (latitotl), ; Usivitsol Lite, 339.
Oto Eight sad WOlL—Bosabmi), sow, 29.16
to ; City at Mototor dos, 7,7 i Ti;; littroponyoura
Lopata Otoddoostal, 98t ; 46totioatte
now, 38 to t.
Dooks.—Toet sod Weds Indio, 123 e.
Wolotworio.-24 14 ; Nod Lowloas 1171 t. 113-
Oftool.--Grood J
—oa Six per Cost, 11k
-- -

Messrs. Bering Brothers and Co. have adver-
tised the dividends due the let of May on
Rumens For per Cent. Bonds ; also on
City Sterling Six per Cent. Bands, and =
chusetta Stets Sterling Five per CentAkinde.

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

ONN
_O'CLOCK.
The mining market to-day ia quiet, and prior in
some instances are rather lower. Aaosaed
are some of the present quotationl }—Wed
Chiverton, 64 to 65 ; Chiverloo Moor, 51 to 811%
New Lovell, 12a. 6d. to 15a. ; Great Retallaok,
to a ; Wheal fieton, 75e. to 80a. ; Marie 4
Valley, 64 to I ; Beat Lovell, SI to 111;
, Prism 01 Wake, 49a. to 51a. ; Beet Oaradon, 54
to j ; Wert Frances, 115 to 40 ; Great Laxey, 17 to
174 ; North Crotty, 24 to 4 ; Frank Mins, Me. to
118 s. ; and Okel Tor, 12a. dd. to 15a.
Norniip2 and colonial raining shares are qam_nail
ma follows :—fit. John del 20 to 21; Don Pedro,
14 to 24 prem.; to 4 prem. ;
Pesiarena, 4 2,2
to A 244
Bit=r,•ReY
Roma Grande, 1-16 di;. to 1-16 ;
Italian, par wand4 pram ; United 1 to
•, Frontino Bolivia, 4 to 4 ; Port ' ,
1 7-16 to 9-16 ; Central Amsrieen, 4 dia. to 4
prem. ; and Anglo-Argentine, 4 to 4 prem. .

At the meeting yesterday of the Anglo-Brazilian
Gold Mining Company, the report of the directors
and balance sheet were reoeived and adopted.
COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

There wit spin only a limited quantity of English
wheat on sale bore, the demand for which ruled very in-
active. Nevertheless, tanker were firm in demanding the
extreme rates of Monday last, at which prices a few
superior parcels were disposed of.
The *hew of foreign wheat was extensive, end of a fair
average quality. The demand, however, was in retail, at
last Monday's eurrescies.
Fine malting barley realised very full prime, and there
was also a fair inquiry for grinding cud diatilling sorts.
There was very little doing in the malt trade, but late
rates wee* firmly maintained. The show was rather ex.
immeire.

Floating cargoes of wheat were held on fully preelees
terms ; and most kinds of spring corn afloat were eked/in
price. Linseed for arrival was drooping.
Good sound oats changed hands at full values, but in-
ferior parcel, continued neglected.
Beans were in short rapply, and prices ruled in favour of
sellers.

Inpess very few trsosactioos were reported, but no
cheap took place in the quotations.
The seed trade 'morally was inactive. Red and white
clover remarked unaltered in price, bat tares and trefoils
were doll. Cakes were a slow sale.

Ti* Sour trade was *toady, but without animation.
Millers mad* no okapis in tis top-pries of town•made
qualities ; and fusoign and country marks were bold
firmly on previous tams.

Alutivaii OF GRAM Re. COASTWISE AND BY RAIL,
INTO THE PORT OP LONDON, MOH APRIL 111 TO
APRIL 11. BOTH HATO INCLUSIVE

:ors..
TI"

Mobs. 1.440 qrs.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BT TILZOILAPIL
(nom Oult oww coaasepowoorr.)
. .

The tearietir-da7—• nectWitili firmer tone, and the
Wee foot up about 10,i I Wes.

M1N01313-LLNE.-(T1118 DAY.)
SccAm-At a decline of ed. per cwt. there is a fair
demand, chiefly from the trade. St. Kitt's sold at 32.. 6d.
to 35a. ; Jamaica, 33a. to 345. ; Dominica, 31s. 6d. to
325. 6d. ; St. Lucia, 31s. to 335. ; grainy Jagpry Madras,
275. 9J. Reined in rather more request at previous prices.
COPIZZ.-Thare is still a fair inquiry for colonial at the
valuations ; plantation Goyim triage, 335. 6d. to 40s. 6d.;
low middling and middling grey, lido. tid. to 70s. tid. ; low
middling to good middling colory, 71s. to 834. 6.1. ; pm-
berry, 83s. 6d. to 87..
COCOA.-Tlisee is • fair inquiry at stead rates for
Trinidad, and at la. decline for Grenada. grey
and mixed red, 50a. to 58s. 6d. ; middling to fine, 60a. to
80.. ; Grenada, common to tine, 48s. to 60a.
MA.-About 4,000 packages were cold at the public
sale., for which full prime were paid ; privately, congous
from ls. 3id. to 2s. 9d. continue in good request.
RICL-The market continues quiet.
BAurrrritz.-Thers is a mom active inquiry, and at
steady prices at 19s. 3d. to 19s. ed., short prompt ; refrac-
tions 6f to 31.
gUX. -20 puncheons of Jamaica sold at 3.. 3d.
Cur-mg.-Thon is only a limited inquiry, and paces
rule in buyers' favour.

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