The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-19 00:00:00

ItHE ExMEss, iturEsiSAl 19;11 '11368.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-►(T DAY.)

00IIRT OF BAIiICRUPTOY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Pero.;
IN NE PALMILR (OTHERW1111) MLUiL
The bankrupt, William Henry Palmer, also known and
sued as Robert Heller, was described as formerly
of the City of Washington, United State', teacher of
musk, then of the Metropolitan Hotel, New York ; then
travelling in North Amens'', Mexico, Japan, and China,
and now of the Lanham Hotel, Portland-place,
and the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street,
Strand, prestidigitateur. He came to the
court on his own petition, and attributes his bankruptcy
to having been sued by Meares. Riggs and Co., of Washing-
ton, creditors, for ON. The debts an 2,665/., and the credi-
tors appear to reside chiefly at New York and Washington.
The sum of 68/. is stated to be due to Mr. W. 8. Woodin,
of the l'olygraphlc-hall, and M. to the United States
Internal Revenue, New York. _

This wu the just sitting. One proof was admitted,
and Mr. Dubois, accountant, of Gresham-buildings,
was chosen assignee. A claim was also entered for 6411.,
on behalf of Mesas. Riggs and Co., of Washington, in
respect of a judgment recovered against the bankrupt.
Messrs. Dubois and Maynard are solicitors to the estate.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
LEAK TRAY HE DESERVED.

Jenics Henry tininAury, 21, was placed at the bar before
Alderman Cotton, charged with committing an ajgravated
awatilt upon Elizabeth Alice Ashford, a child of 10 years
of age.
It appeared that on Sunday, the 3rd of May, the
prisoner met the prosecutrix on the stair; and there com-
mitted the offence with which he was charged. The
medical evidence showed that a more serious offence had
not been committed.

Mr. Alderman Cotton sentenced the prisoner to six
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
The prisoner--Thank you, sir, it's less than I expected.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
_ _ _ THE TALLOH/eSTRIKE.

John Griffith, Regent-street,
a unionist tailor, was charged with using threatening lan-
guage to a non-unionist man named Rose.
The misconduct was attributed to the strong feeling
which still casts in the tailors' trade, and which, ac-
cording to Police-sergeant Cole, is increasing. That
officer stated, in answer to the magistrate, that there is
plenty of work but the men will not do it, and the
masters cannot get men to do it.
The defendant was ordered to find a surety in the
of Wt. to keep the peace for three months.
SOITTHWARK.
DIMESTIC DIFFICULTIES OP AN RX-OFFICER OF THI,
XUsTRIAN ♦RNT.

.
Al. Paul Roux, a retired officer of the Austrian stay,
whose left breast was adorned with decorations and °Mpg,
was summoned before Mr. Burcham for corcmitting an
aggravated assault upon Sarah Meynell, a domestiereer-
vane, ►t his establishment in Stamford-street, Blackfriesi-
road.

The complainant said that on Tuesday night, the 12th
instant, she took the candle to defendant on the landing
for him to go to bed. Because she bad not brought him
two be seized the candlestick and threw it at ber
head, hurting her very touch.
Mr. Burcham—What did be do that for?

Witness—Because we won't allow him two candles to go
to bed with. When he had two he walked about the house
all night making such noises that no one could sleep.
Mr. Burtham—Has he ■ wife living with him ?
Witness—Oh yes, sir. She had turned him out of her
room because he misbehaved himself. (Laughter.)
Defendant--Oh, your worship, the young woman struck
me with my walking stick on the night in question and
slapped m► face.
Complainant —lcertainly did strike him with the walking
stick for my own protection, and I have frequently given
him a thrashing. (Laughter.) I generally gives bun as
good as he gives me. (Laughter.)
Mr. Burcham—Do you hurt each other!
Witness—Sometimes, sir; I dare say we can both show
bruises. (Renewed laughter.)
In defence Mr. Roux said that he threw the candlestick
at her because she insulted him.

Mr. Burchain observed that from what the complainant
admitted, if he bound her master over he must also bind
her over to keep the peace, as it would not do for one to
have all the kicks and cuffs. He therefore adjourned the
case for a month, and hoped they would both refrain from
further violence.

THADika
nutoi ART ANL) EXTLNESIVE ROBBERY.
- _

Joseph Barnett, a Jew clothier, of No. 10, Elder-
street, Shoreditch, was brought before Mr. Benson,
charged with being concerned with others in feloniously
and burglariously breaking and entering the premises of
Mr. James Pengelly, tailor, of No. 297,Mi1e-end.road, and
steeling therefrom property valued at 100/.
The burglary was committed on Thursday night last or
early on Friday morning, and the prosecutor's shop was
stripped of everything it contained except a few buttons.
There are others concerned in the burglary and robbery who
have not been apprehended. Part of the goods were after-
wards offered for sale by the prisoner to a namesake
living in Holywell•street, who, on learning that they an-
swered the description of the articles stolen from the
prosecutor's shop, gave information to the police.
Mr. Stoddart said his client was a general dealer, and
bought the cloth(' in market, and the things being too
good to re-sell on exchange he took them to the West-
end, where he could obtain more for them.
Inspector Gee—l believe the prisoner has been convicted
of another robbery and been sentenced to penal servitude.
Mr. Stoddart—Do you know that of yourowa knowledge?
In,pector Gee— I have been informed of it. I really
believe it to be true.

The magistrate remanded the prisoner for s week, bail
being refused.

TIIE PROSECUTION OF EX-GOVERNOR
EIRE.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

The proceedings in this case were resumed bef3re
Mr. Vaughan at the Police-count, Bow-street. The prose-
cution was conducted, as before, by Sir R. P. Collier and
Mr. Horne Payne, instructed by Meats. Sheen and Roscoe.
Mr. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Poland, instructed by Mr. Rose,
defended. Lord 41e Blaquierc, the Hon. Major Anson,
and Sir Roderick Murchison, members of the committee
of the Eyre Defence and Aid Fund, were present.
Mr. Lake was re-called, and produced his notes of the
proceedingsxt Morant Bay, and also a copy of them given
in evidence before the commission. From these he gave
some dates end figures which he bad been able to supply
before. He said—l arrived at Morant Bay on the 13th
October. I maw 33 men hanged on the 18th ; they had
not been tried. On the 19th twelve, who had been
tried ; on the 20th, eight ; on the 21st, four. They bad
fifty lashes each. One of the four was a cripple and one
a volunteer. On the 24th four, on the 25th eight, on the
2iith five, and on the same day another batch of eighteen,
on the 27th four. On the 28th I fell ill. I was present
at the first execution. That was on the 14th Oct. Three'
men and one woman were hanged. They were sentenced
by a court-martial, at which Colonel Hunt presided.
I was present at the sentence, which was accompanied
with a recommendation of the woman to mercy. Mr.
Eyre was at Morant Bay at that tune. The woman was
hanged. On the 18th I saw one man—George Marshall—
executed, and on the 21st twenty. Marshall had not been
tried ; the others had. On the 23rd eighteen men were
banged, and another, JAMS* Gordon, making nineteen.
Mr. George William Gordon was one of those. On
the 24th sixteen were banged, and sixteen on the
2eith also. On the 27th 18 were hanged-15 men and
three women; on the 28th 11 men. That was the time
I became unwell. I did not Bee any more executions or
floggings at that time.
Ciees-examined by Mr. Giffard—l did not refer to that
book in evidence before the commission. I have seen Dr.
Bruce in London 'eyelet times at my employers.
By Mr. Vaughan —At Morant Bay, where I arrived on
the 13th of October, order and tranquillity had been re-
stored, and there was no further outbreak during my
stay. _ .

.........
8y.31r-Gilfard—l was never out of the town, whiele
was in the complete possession of the naval and military
forces. . _

By Mr. Vaughan—l do not think there is any consider-
able district called Morant Bay, but there are some small
outlying villages :t or 4 miles from the town which are
called the district of Morant Bay. I taw Mr. Eyre there
one day between the 14th and 20th. He wee away part of
the time—backward and forward.
Edward Marsh—l was a seaman on board the Wolverine
in October, 18&', and went down with her to take troops
to Morant Bay on Friday, the 13th, I believe. We landed
the troops at Morant Bay, and stayed all night.
On the following day (Saturday) we returned to Kingston,
and went back to Morant Bay with arms. On the same
day I went from Moraut Bay to Port Morant in the Wol-
verine. Governor Eyre was on board. I think be came on
hoard at Morant Bay. We embarked prisoners from Pert
Morant shout 9 o'clock at night. We then went to Port A-
ntonio ; that was on Sunday between breakfast and dinner.
Governor Eyre landed at Port Antonio. We remained
there till the following day, Monday. On that day they
hanged oue man before dinner, and several after. I saw
the first man hung and the others hanging. I saw
thirteen hanging, but can't say that they were
all hung that day. We went neat to Port
Monza, and returned to Port Antonio on Wednesd►y.
Then we counted the thirteen men. The gallows was a
pole set up on two stanchions. I recollect George William
Gordon. I saw him when he was brought on board, a pri-
soner. I was in the boat. He wee taken to Monett Bay. He
was some days on board. I took him ashore in a boat at
Morant Bay. I can't say whether Governor Byre was on
board. I banded Gordon over to the provost-marshal. I
remember Dr. Bruce, a very old man. I remember his
being takes on board. I landed him too. There
was no one to receive him, and -I bard s great deal of

troublo with him. He wee so old I had to lift him oat of
the boa*.

by Mr. Giffeed—l went ea shore several
itimes, but net on duty. I saw the schooner that
was seized at Fort Antonio with a kit of kegs
gunpowder and • arms. I towed her beak. Than
wen some Haytians on board. One was • general.
I don't remember his name. 'We put the peopl
found on her aboard the guardship at Port Royal. I
saw an American barque there full of white refugees, some
of them women and children. She was full on deck and
everywhere. This was on Sunday afternoon.
By Mr. Vaughan--The ship that was seised had a crew
of nine or ten, besides this &unseal.
Walter Rns—l was in Jamaica in October, 1865. I was
• seaman on board the Wolverine. I went to Morant Bay
on the 12th of October. I remember the governor
coming there next day. He came into the tent
on the 13th of October, at night, and he read
martial law to us. There were about 100 of us in the
tent, sailors and marines. After reading martial law to
us he said he hoped we should do our duty. Next day •
party of us, about 30 sailors and 20 marines, went to
Psra'ngton about 38 miles off. (Here Mr. Gifted
called attention to Mr. Byre's evidence as to his
issuing orders for this expedition.] Lieutenant Oxley
commanded us. We bad rifles and cutlasses, and
40 rounds of ammunition. Our orders were to shoot
anybody we saw running away if we could not cateli
them. These orders were observed in three places. We
saw • man running behind some bushes by the coast.
Twelve men fired and wounded him. He ran into the sea,
and Lieutenant O'Connor, of the Marines, ran down to the
sea side with his revolver, and shot him. I don't think
the man was warned. He offered no resirtance,only he tried
to escape. The next was a man who was playing • flute
outside • cottage. Ho tried to run away ie the bush, and
one of the Marines shot at him and wounded him. An-
other afterwards shot him dead, and two of them threw
him into the bush. He did not offer any resistance, only he
tried to run away. I did not hear him say anything or
call out that be was wounded. There was another cam.
We bad coughs a man, and the marines were passing him
aft, when be tried to escape into the sugar cane. He had
nearly got there when one of the marines shot
Lieutenant O'Connor tried to shoot him with the revolver,
but it miwied, and • sergeant of marines shot him. When
he saw the marine pointing at him, he cried, " Don't shoot,
mama." Some of the other prisoners said they had seen
him in the market-place brandishing a sugar-cane knife,
and inciting the people to rebel. One of the men was
conderone i to death, and Lieutenant &dilator% told
me if he attempted to escape, or spoke to
any one, I was to run him through or shoot him.
We stopped at Harlington four or rive days.
and after that we went to Stoney Gut, where a woman
fired • pistol at us but bit nobody. She was captured.
We saw nobody else there. Candles were burning in the
houses, as if the people had only just left. It was just
turned daybreak. N e pulled down 20 houses and cut
down the cocoa nut and hard fruit trees. Next
,day we saw another party burning the houses,
and we began burning them too. We stopped
three days and destroyed all the houses—about
GO—and all the fruit trees. We lived on the live
stock—all we could catch—some ran into the wood. I saw
12 men hanged on the day we arrived.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Giffard, but no
additional evidence of importance as affecting the witness's
I first statement was elicited.

Mr. Frederick Augustus Burt Vinen gave an account
of his arrest without warrant ■nd imprisonment for 20
days without a charge having been preferred against him.
Mr. V►ughan asked how Mr. Eyre was connected with
the evidence of this witness.

Sir R. P. Collier said that these acts was done by antho-
rity, and as the natural consequence of the procla-
mation. But he went further. He referred to a return by
General O'Connor to Governor Eyte, and forwarded home
by Governor Eyre, giving a list of prisoners at Uppark
Camp, in which the name of Mr. Vinen appeared. He
had not then been released, and Governor Eyre did not
then order him to be released.

Mr. Alexander Phillip., a native of Jamaica, gave
similar evidence.

[The ease was proceeding when our report left.]

DEATH FROM IMPROPER TREATME_VT
BY A QUACK DOCTOR.

An inTortant disclosure of the effects of medical
quackery was made at an inquest held before Mr.
Humphreys, last evening, at the Black Bull Tavern,
Lever•street, St. Luke's.
The victim was a married woman, named Susannah
Quinn, aged years, the wife of a general dealer of that
name.

From the evidence of the husband it appears
th►t the deceased, feeling unwell, had sent for
a French herbalist, named Dense. He saw her on
Monday week, and gave her two bottles of medicine, and
a large number of pills. He told her that she
was to take • glassful of the contents of one
bottle every half-hour, and of the other every hour,
and he gave her 21; pills to take at frequent intervals
during the night. By 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning she
had taken the two bottles of physic, 33 doses, and 26
pills. Not feeling better, "although she had taken
so much medicine," the deceased sent for Mr.
Yarrow, surgeon of the police force. But the effect
of this extraordinary physicking was to produce a mis-
carriage, an effect which it would seem bad not been con-
templated, for according to the husband's evidence the
deceased had said she would rather have 12 children than
" stop " one ; and according to the testimony of another
witness, her object in taking the medicine was " to drive
the rheutuatios out of her bones."

Mrs. Sarah Whitehead said that on Wednesday last the
deceased said to her, " I have been cruelly used and I
have a deal to tell you. They g►ve me 26 cayenne pills
and 30 odd doses of medicine. If I had my own doctor
this would not have happened. I was not ill, and lam
surprised that I was kept in bed."

Guillaume Denise was then examined. He said—l was
an herbalist, but I am now carrying on business as a bota-
nic chemist. On Monday last I was called twice to the
deceased, because Dr. Bewley could not attend her. I
was related to her, and at 5 o'clock I took her medicine in
a friendly manner. She was suffering from inflammation of
the chest and lungs. I prescribed j oz. of yarrow, t‘ oz.
of centaury, the same quantity respectively of agrimony,
St. John's wort, and ginger root, and a quarter teaspoonful
' of powdered cloves, all infused in water. I ordered a wine-
glassful to be taken every half hour. I ordered her pills at
the same time. They consisted of 20 grs.of cayenne pepper,
and 20grs. of lobeliapowder, mixed withhoney. !could have
taken the whole dose myself. I also ordered her a
mustard poultice, a hot lath, vinegar cloths, and hot
water bottles to her feet, and plenty of blankets. Ido
not understand accouchementa. But I never asked whether
she was major, and I would have treated her in just the
same way whether or no to encourage her to throw off
offensive matter by perspiration.
Mr. F. J. Cant, pathological anatomist, said that by
order of the coroner he had made a post-mortem examina-
tion of the body of the deceased. Throughout the whole
of the organs there was no bare of inflammation, or of any
decease. There had been a miscarriage. There was no
natural cause for death. The medicine and the treatment
of Mr. Denise bad caused the miscarriage, the exhaus-
tion from which resulted in death.

The Coroner said, in summing up, that the case would
turn entirely upon the view the jury took of the intention
with which the enormous quantity of drugs deposed to bad
been given to the deceased. If the drugs were given
through sheer ignorance, the verdict could not be a
criminal one ; but if they were administered fur the pur-
pose of procuring abortion, the matter would be very se-
rious indeed. Ile (the learned coroner) believed that the
herbalist bad simply destroyed the deomead's life through
gross ignorance and without any sinister design.
The jury after deliberating returned the following vex,
diet—" That the deceased died from exhaustion resulting
from a miscarriage which had been brought on by medi-
cine taken inadvertently that had been ignorantly pre-
scribed forber by an unqualified practitioner ; and the jury
desire to express their regret that ignorant and unqualified
practitioners are allowed to prescribe for patients to the
danger of life."

Tilt KING OAIL AT BEDDINGTON-PARK.—This
noble oak is supposed to be 1,000 years old, and it one of
the finest specimens ever seen; the measurement of the
butt le 27 feet, the circumference round the middle 20
feet, and it is now 27 feet high, having been broken in
felling it. On its removal from Beddington to Croydon it
required the services of 12 men with more than the usual
apparatus, to place it on the timber carriage, and nine
good hones, which drew it through the street. of Croydon,
to the surprise and delight of the inhabitants. This is
the tree that is generally called Queen Elizabeth's oak,
from the fact that when her Majesty visited the mansion
close to which it pee in Beddington-park, it was her
favourite resort, and beneath its ample boughs, shaded
alike from the sun and from observation, she paired much
time with her courtiers and her favourites. It has been
purchased by Mr. Holdsworth, timber merchant, Hand-
croft-cud, Croydon.—Surrev Standard.
SOUTH KENSLROTON MOSlCUlC—Viaitors during
the week ending May 18.—On Monday, Tuesday, and
Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,322 ; on Wed.
nesday, Thursday, and Friday, admission lid.. from 10
a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,720 ; National Portrait Exhibitioa by
payment, 2,661 ; total, 12,703; average of corresponding
week in loaner years, 10,852: total from the opening of
the museum, 7,386,183.

MONEY MARKET.—(THIS Datij

OWE O'CLOCK.
The stock markets remain very firm, and tias
variations in quotations are nearly all favourable.•
The splendid weather, the drooping tendency of,
the discount market, and the influx of gold to the
Bank have induced additional purchases, both
speculatively and for investment. Consols
are inquired for at yesterday's improve-
ment. An advance of per cent. has
occurred in the Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents. Some of the railway
shares are better, the chief movement being in
London and North Western. Foreign bonds are
firm, but most of them are unchanged at present.
Spanish of 1867 have risen in anticipation of the
committee of the Stock Exchange authorising this
afternoon these bonds to be quoted in the official
list.

The tendency of the discount market is still
downwards, and choice bills are taken at 1/ per
cent.

Consols are quoted 942 to /, with dir., for
money, anti 931 to 1, ex div., for the account (June
4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New
Three per Cents., 931 to 1.
Home railway stocks are in demand, and a rise
of / to 1 per cent. has taken plum in London
and North Western, Great Western, Brighton,
and Metropolitan. Annexed are the quotations :
—Caledonian, 74/ to 75/ ; London and North-
Western, 115/ to Itsi ; Great Western, 541
to ; Midland, 1074 to 2 ; London and
South Western, 90 to 22 ; Great Eastern,
34/ to g ; Brighton, 54/ to j ; South
Eastern; 764 to 77/ ; Metropolitan, 1121 to Y ; Great
Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto A, 961 to 971 ; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 18/ to IN ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1271 to 128/ ; York and North
Midland, 941 to f ; Berwick, 1021 to 1031 ; and
North British, 331 to 34.

Spanish bonds of 1867 are in request and 1 per
cent. better, at 36 to 1, but Italian of 1861 have
declined to the like extent—viz., to 49 to 1.
Brazilian of 1865, 751 to 761 ; Chilian of 1867,
94 to 116 ; Egyptian of 1864, 811 to
8211 ; Mexican, 156 to 1 ; Peruvian
of 1865, 821 to 831 ; Russian of 1866, 861 to 871 ;
Orel Vitebsk, 781 to 791 ; Turkish of 1858, 60 to
61 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63 ; and ditto of 1865,
341 to 1.
Indian stocks are without alteration. The Five
per Cents, are quoted 116 to 1, ; the Four, 1021
to 1 ; the Bonds, 15s. to 20e. prom. ; and the
Debentures, 105 to 1. Bank Stock, 246 to 248.
Exchequer Bills, ss. to 10s. prem.

The market for bank shares is firm. London and
Westminster, 701 to 711; Union of London, 341
to I ; Oriental, 41/ to 44 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4/ to
51 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis. ;
Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Consolidated,
to I pram.
Miscellaneous shares exhibit no movement.
National Discount, 5/ to 64 prem. ; General
Credit, n to I dis. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7
die. ; International Financial, 2 to 11 dia. ;
London, 23 to 22 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 154 to d ;
Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 dis. ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 141 to 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent. preference, 5 to K ; and Anglo-American,
221 to 23.

American securities are withount change of
importance. The 5-20 Bonds are at 711 to
; Erie Railway shares, 45i to 46 ; Illinois
Central, 941 to 951 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Debentures, 281 to 291 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds, 311 to 32.

A special meeting of the British Colonial Steam-
ship Company (Limited) will be held on the 4th
of June, for the purpose of passing the following
resolution, viz.:—" That upon the sale of any
ships or other property of the company, it shall be
lawful for the directors from time to time to divide
rateably among the members the whole or any part,
at their discretion, of the net proceeds of such
sale."

The ordinary general meeting of the proprietors
of the London Chartered Bank of Australia is called
for the sth of June, when a dividend will be
declared.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The English funds are unaltered, but most of
the principal railway stocks have declined I to
per cent. Foreign bonds are firm, and a rise of
to per cent. is apparent in Italian of 1861,
Mexican, and Turkish of 1865.
FOUR O'CLOCK.

The English funds are unchanged, at 941 to
with div., for money, and 931 to 11, ex div., for the
account.

Railway stocks exhibit a fresh reduction of f to
1 per cent. Caledonian, 74} to 75 ; Metropolitan,
112 to 1 ; Brighton, 54 to 1 ; South Eastern, 761
to ; Midland, 107/ to 1 ; London and North
Western, 1151 to ; and Great Western, 541 to 1.
The only change in the speculative foreign bonds
is a decline of per cent. in Italian of 1861, sir.,
to 491 to f. Orel Vitebsk, 781 to 791 ; Nicholai,
6.% to 644 ; New Spanish, 36 to 1 ; and Turkish of
1865, 341 to 351.
The sum of 19,0001. in bar gold has been sent
into the Bank.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rented,
opened at 69fr. 60c. for the account, being about
the same as yesterday.
The Germania has arrived from New York with
171,500/. in specie, the Union with 96,0001. and the
Siberia with 44,0001. The total is 311,6001. Tele-
grams from the same port, dated Saturday, an-
nounce additional shipments of specie to Europe
to the amount of 360,0001.

The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Thursday, the 21st inst., a special settling day in
the shares of the Anglo-Argentine Company
(Limited). No quotation was applied for.

A general meeting of the Nerbudda Coal and
Iron Company (Limited) is called for the 29th
inst., to receive the report of the directors.
The annexed memorandum is from the East
India Irrigation and Canal Company :
_ _ _

The amount. from Orions brought by the mail of this
morning are very satisfactory, both as to the spread of
irrigation and the construction of the works. Upon the
hibinspore canal one zemindar was about to oonstruct at
his own expense a channel to carry water to Us lands,
upon which channe' he had engaged to empty Ore hundred
labourers. This same remin&ir had also signed a lame
for 1,000 acres on another part of his property, sad had
promised to execute another for 3,000 acres. Navigation
had also cornmenoed upon the opened portion of the Ken-
drapers canal, although none was expected until it. oom-
pletion to tidal water.
The liquidators of the Accidental and Marine In-
suranoe Corporation (Limited) have convened a
meeting of the creditors for the 21st inst., "for the
purpose of reporting the result of the communica- '
tion with the creditors generally as to taking legal
proceedings to enforce the liability of the past mem-
bers of the corporation, and to decide as to the mode
by which the expenses of such proceedings shall be
provided."

The following were the traffic returns of the Mel-
bourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway for the
four weeks ending the 26th of March :—For the
week ending March 6, 1868, 3,9331., corresponding
week, 1867, 3,6961. ; March 12, 2,4041., correspond-
ing week, 1867, 2,2841. ; Marsh 19, 2,1971., ow-
-1 responding week, 1867, 2,0431. ; March 26, 2,1621.,
corresponding week, 1867, 1,8351.

Vice-Chancellor Matins has fixed the 26th inst.
for the awointment of an official liquidator of the
" Imperial Steam and Household Coal Company
(Limited)."
The particulars are published of a number of
New Granada Bonds which have just been pus:
chased under the redemption fund and canal,
The sum applicable to the purpose was 3,e001.
The accounts from Melbourne announce the
failure of Messrs. James M. Darlot and Co.',
squatters, and of Messrs. Appleton and Tweddell.
drapers. The liabilities in the former case were
31,000/., and in the latter 21,000/.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

-ONZ O'CLOCK.

The mining market is rather active to-day, with
a demand for Great Retallack, Calbeck Fells,
West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, Tincroft,
and Great Vor shares. Chiverton Moor, how-
ever, are flatter. Annexed are the prices :
West Chiverton, 64 to 65 ; Prince of Wales, 50s. to
525. 6d. ; Calbeck Fells, 12s. to 14s. ; Chiverton
Moor, 61 to si ; North Treskerby, 17s. to 19s. ;
Emily Henrietta, 39 to 41 ; Chiverton, 2 to 21;
Great Retallack, 21 to 21 ; Great Vor, 161 to 17* ;
North Chiverton, to 41 ; Trelawney, 81 to ;
West Caradon, 41 to 51.
Foreign and oolonial mining shares are inactive
at the following prices :—St. John del Rey, JAI
to 171 ; Doa Pedro, 2to prem. ; Anglo-Hee
zilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Pestarena, f to * die. ;
Chontalea, 21 to 1 ; Roma Grande, 3-16 to 6-16
prem.; United Mexican, 11 to 1 ; Frontino and
Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; and Port Phillip, If to 1.

RAILWAY, 'WINING, AND OTIIIIR
SHARES.-(THIS DAY.)

[Soles to-day to 1 p.n.]

COLONIAL; GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Canada Government, 6 per cent., January and J uly, IT/7
to 1884, 104.
Do., 6 per cent., 1891, March and September, 1013:.
Do., 5 per cent, Jan. and July, 911, j.
New South Wales Governmenti, 5 per cent., 1888 to
18%, January and July, 984, 1.
New Zealand, 5 per cent, 98i.
Queensland, 6 per cent, 1581 to 1885, Jan. and July,
1078.

Do., C per cent., 1891, Jan. and July. 109.
Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1691, April and Oc-
tober, 1102, $, g.
ORDINARY SHARES .AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 75, 2.
East London, 46.
Great Eastern, Mi.
Great Northern A, 102,:i.
Do. A(A receiver no dividend uctd 6 per cent. has
been pail to 1.11, 97.
Great Western, Original, 54 2.
London, Brighton, and South Cot 641, 4.
London, Chatham' and Dover, 19k, 19.
London and North Western, 116, 15..
London and South Western, 911, I.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 421.
Metropolitan, 1122, 4.
Do. Extension (div. liar. to 6 per cent. till January,
1870, 107, 61.
Midland, 1074. 4.
North British, :V!.
North Eastern—Berwick, 1034.
North Staffordshire, 57.
South Eastern, 77i, ej, 7i, C.