The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1868.

SECOND EDITION.

EZPI:ESS ornez,
Thursday, 4 o'clock.

FOREIGN NEWS•

(THIS DAY.)

THE FRENCH PRESS BILL.
It is generally supposed that the Press Bill, WWI
ttder discus non in the Corps Legislatif, is a
ril,n of o.ie existing arbitrary system. The ex.-
;,....ted pre is freedom to be allowed henceforward in
fronce iri!l be apparent from the following article,
,I•ech war, under discussion on last Tuesday
i..,ery in .lirideel condemned for en offence of the press
, periedi,ml, or oilier writing, subjected to the
may be, by las verdict of the eawdeenation, sus.
I,Art ryorri the ez, =dee of his electoral rights fee a period
ryavrling fire y ears
R.,Aiir4 this a rtiele, 3ules Fevre ere:aims " wo
vc fce to face with a government which with-,
(Ira,: '•`ith one. halal what it appears to give
at..(11(r.” M. Berryer remarks, "there
; . any freedom of dismission," and
Link I% la says that "the optional power which
the artic!c & IVO the judge was one of its worst
fraturts.- ' ' I can understand," said the last
r. •' (at a man should be deprived of his
• ~cal hts for certain crimes—for instance,
ti,(; a lan who has created sedition to

,t 1c an ambiticn which could only be legiti-
•fl a,. I,y tl le employment of lawful means should
b, ,:,capa• ;Rated from the exercise of the power
ani ochit nee which he obtained by the •vielation
• wa " The arrow hit some one, for it was
r ~t 1 by the members of the left with a" Hear,

AUSTRIAN DUALISM.

•stem of dualism in Austria counionally
r ,se to disagreeable incidents. It has done
now. A subscription ball was given a short

• • ince in Preeburg for the families cd the honreds
' ought in the civil contest of 1848-9. General
perg, who commands in Presburg, was invited
an ball. Instead of replying is a courteous

• er, he got into a passion, and ordered his
era not to attend. This caused ill-feeling on
pArt of the Hungarians, which was manifested
l'csth on the recent visit of the' mperor to that
• y. The Faculty of Medicine of Pesth gave a ball,
.t for the honveds, but in honour of the Emperor.
7 lir y took care, however, to invite the Emperor
I..ne, omitting the whole of his military staff. The
I ,:iiiperor felt hurt and did not appear at the ball-4
theme incidents have given rise to irritated feeling
;3, Loth sides.

(1113111101 TELEGRAMS.)
BELGIUM.

STRIKE AND SERIOUS DISTURBANCES.
BRUSSELS, Fn. 13.

A strike and serious disturbances have taken
-place in the Mareinelle and Gilly coal mines near
4harleroi.
Several arrests have taken place.

AMERICA.
TIIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
QUEENSTOWN, FED. 13.

The National Steamship Company's steamship
France, from New York, arrived off this port at 3
4 .'clock this morning. After landing passengers
lie proceeded for Liverpool. All welL

NEW YORK, Yza. 2.

The Now York papers contain contra-
•uctory accounts from Washington regard-
the Alabama claims, ono stating that
iI President has resolved to bring the
I..mtion to an immediate issue, while another
: ‘. ra that the report has no foundation, but that
correspondence on the subject of the claims will
once opened through Mr. Thornton. The plan
• ' sk•ttlemont by arbitration is said to have been

News from Peru to the 12th January confirms
disastrous defeat of Prado by the revolutionists
1..1..rt, Arequipa, and states that he retreated in
1..1er upon Lima, narrowly escaping capture.
I'l-.10 left afterwards for Chili. Intense excitement
, sailed at Lima and Callao. The whole country
now held by the revolutionists.

OUR PARIS LETTER.

(yawl oui OWN coßazurolgoisr.)
PARIS, WZDNIBDAT EVENING.

1, siollity's debate in the Corps Legislatif was '
a' spirited and interesting. Several clauses
!. • tress Bill were hotly discussed, and some
ted results followed. The majority sue-
, il in getting one more illiberal amendment
into consideration ; but, on the other hand,
0n...1 the usual supporters of government were
ilisgtisted with the article enabling a police judge
,Ii !wire a journalist of his civil and political
riJits for five years, as a supplementary punish-
tit, in addition to a ruinous fine, that they
'Allied to M. Jules Favre, and brought up an
pcsition vote to the unusual number of 59.
When M. Pelletan sat down, having taken
hothing by his motion, there ensued a battle royal
i.pon the clause enabling the correctional judges to
trip a citizen of his electoral rights for a news-
paper article written by him. Even the committee
on the bill did not go the whole length which they
were asked to do by government. Baron de
Iteauverger and M. Nogent Saint Laurens said
the immmittee thought the deprivation of electoral
rights should only be inflicted in the case
of a second conviction. M. Pinard warmly sup-
p irted the clause in its integrity, and by way of
t \ tenuating its importance, lauded the impartiality,
wisdom, and discretion of those correctional judges
who are only to act upon it when it seems good to
them. The minister's line of argument brought
tip M. Jules Fevre, who said be saw clearly now
the explanation of what was yesterday a mystery
to him. Be had been puzzled to conceive
the reason why the government insisted
obstinately upon the power of prosecuting
newspaper article any time within the
lug period of three years. It was plain
t.• him, putting together two clauses of thehill, that
the object was to have the ggwee of excluding from
that house any journalist soMo might make himself
Popular by his writings. On the ere of each a man
presenting himself to the electors, it would be
always easy to rake up some article written by him
within three years which might be held libellous,
and then the judges would get a hint to make hies
ineligible. It was • dirty device, withdrawing
with one hand liberties which it was pretended to
re with another. President Schneider several
times called on N. Jules FAME, to moderate his
Language. M. Ronher avowed that the evils appre-
hended by M. Jules Favre were ridiculously exag-
gerated, and he pronounced the stereotyped eulo-
gium on the integrity of all the judges without ex-
ception. M. Emile 011ivier followed on the same
aid, so X. Jules Favre, and then the obnoxious

clause was carried b' itutjority, on which the
government cannot pew itself, of 158 to 59. There
were a good man y abstelitions.
In the Senate. yesterday M. President Troplong
announced tlre death of Senator de Marlys
Moldisville.. The Petrie says with a vein of irony
I that although this osaator will occupy no consider-
able pluo in history, he leaves very honourable
weentira. The choof of these is that being Prefect'
of the Haute Garonne, and meeting the Emperor
at Bandeaux is the year of that famous speech
L'Esupire eat Is Pair, be said to Napoleon 111.,
" Sire, I hope Rae day your Majesty will make me
Prefect of Leann." Oecumstances never allowed
tlw Emperor to gratify this wish ; but by way of
owasobition be took CI early opportunity to make
tie zealous enterer of at a senator.

At the Boerne Rea le exactly recovered. the tai
get yeeteedey, dolling with a rise of 20c. for calk
and 10c. for account, at 69fr. and 68fr. 85c. Delhi
rose 25c. ; Mobilier .and Credit Foncier, 7fr. bec.
each ; and Comptsir d'Eseasapte, Mr. There
seems to be no uneasiness about the Berrien de-

agaimet Turkey.

HOME NEWS.

(THIS DAY.)

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
this company wee held at the Waterloo Terminus to-day ;
Ye. Xenon's in the chair.

The report, which warn published some time ago, having
been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN said that the falling off in the dividend
wsa, as he ventured to prophecy at the last two meet-
ings, on temporary. The dividend to be declared
that day, 51 per cent., warn an honest one, and it had
been rifted with more than usual care and circumspection.
They had now arrived at the turning point, and
he hoped the receipts would henceforward go on
incressing. The accounts were kept with great
neatness and clearness, and the distinction between capital
and ro►enue wee closely adhered to. (Cheers.) Out of
61,00 W. about 50,00 W. was carried to the capital side of the
acemuit, and thin had been done with the approval of
the auditors. On the revenue aide of the ea
emunts, 90,6801. was applied to the maintenance of
way, works, and stations. The amount on account
of compensation was only 3,7031. The gross revenue
compared favourably with that of the corresponding
period of 1866, the increase in passenger traffic
being 34,8001., and on goods 'inflict 10,40 W. With
regard to the expenditure the general result was that they
had additional receipts to the amount of 45,6301. at an in-
creased expenditure of 4,1611. This was creditable to all
classes of their officers. The progress made in the
execution of the Kensington and Richmond, Kingston
end Wimbledon, and Tooting, Merton, and Wimbledon lines
was satisfactory. He might mention that claims for com-
pensation had been made amounting to 183,033/.,
but the juries only allowed 00,000/., and in two cues
of claims for 3,030/. end 3,1001. the jury only gave
55. in the pound. The directors rssolved to abandon
the Ilfracombe and Bideford to Torrington exten—
sions, The directors would watch the progress of the
bill for the working union of the South Eastern, London,
Chatham, and Dover, and Brighton lines with great care
and attention, for it might affect their interest at several
points. They bad been asked to become parties to the
above agreement, but they did not think they would be
jurtified in entertaining the suggestion. He concluded by
moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. Durrow, M.P., seconded the motion.
Mr. PAI)I2/21 admitted that the report warn satisfactory,

but he suggested that the directors should remain on
friendly terms with their neighbours, and get rid of those
small lines which were so influential in reducing their divi-
dends.

Mr. VILLESBOISIICT and Mr. ELLIa spoke in approval of
the report, and made suggestions with respect to the
Waterloo Junction station and the Ilfracombe extension
abandonment.
After some further observations the report was adopted,
and the meeting separated.

AORTA STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.

At the half-yearly meeting of the elutreholdcra,
held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Colonel Paeasor
in the chair, . . . .

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the neje had more than held its ground. The
increase of iron carried during • the last half-year
exceeded by 23 per cent the amount in
1860, when the iron works were in full employ.
Coals had increased by 5 per cent. as compared with the
corresponding period in 1860. The pottery traffic had also
been satisfactory. He was sorry that with increased traffic
there was a diminution of dividend, owing to the expense
of renewing the locomotive stock, on which account
18.000/. was still owing. The compensation payments
were also very heavy.
The report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of
3i per cent. per annum declared.

BERLIN WATERWORKS COMPANY (LIMITED).
The annual meeting of the shareholders was held
at noon, at the London Tavern; Mr. Joe C. Sni in the
chair.

The directors' report stated that " the general revenue
account exhibits a balanoe for the kalf-year of 24,27:./.
2s. 4d., from which the board recommend a dividend at
the rate of 9 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax,
leaving 785/. 2a. 4d. to be carried forward. Continual
and urgent applications, it was added, are re-
ceived for the supply of water to districts out-
side the present limits of the pipe system ; but,
as the Prussian government has the power of p
the works at a valuation in 1881, the direction cannot feel
justified in expending further capital for the extension of
mains unless this clause in the concession be amended."
The report of the manager at Berlin, Mr. H. Gill,
C.E., stated that in the half-year just closed 360
estimates for house services were prepared for applicants,
392 of which were accepted, and the works carried out.
The numbers for the corresponding half of 1866 were 33'2
and 263. The increase in the number of houses con-
nected with the pipe system was 256, for the corresponding
period of 1866 it was 179. The demand for water which
i decreased considerably in 1866, during the war, s now
steadily increasing. At present 5,500 of the 10
houses estimated as oompriaed in the area commanded by
the pipe system, are supplied from its mains.
The Outliners, in moving the adoption of the directors'
report, observed that it exhibited further program. The
dividend had increased at the rate of about 1 per
cent, per annum since any dividend at all was declared,
and that now declared was very satisfactory. The com-
pany would soon have sufficient engine power to meet all
the demands. The board had, as was stated by the
manager, 5,500 houses or blocks of buildings to supply
with water out of 10,000 embraced in the area of the
pipe system. The houses in blocks comprised, on
the average, 50 inhabitants, and if the 10,000 blocks were
all supplied the original estimate of the supply of
500,000 inhebitants would be realised. The population
of Berlin was, including that in the suburbs, more than
700,000, and the present capital would be insufficient to
supply the whole. It remained to be considered whe-
ther the company should be so enlarged as to embrace
all. This could not, however, be done without an expan-
sion of the concession. (Hear, hear.)
After a short discussion the report was adwted, and a
dividend at the rate of 9 per cent per annum having been
declared, the proceedings terminated in the usual manner.

FIVE HUNDRED TONS or COAL ON FlRE.—During
lest night and this morning several fires took place
in various pate of the metropolitan district, but the
following was the most serious of the whole :—Late
et night smoke was men issuing from the exten-
sive coal wharf of Messrs. Naylor, at Botherhithe. An
alarm was promptly given and the powerful steam float
moored near the walls of the bank, was brought to bear
upon It. Upon entering the place the firemen found that
fames went raging amongst 500 tom of teals and that the
engine-house and machinery were placed in great jeopardy.
Ample additional amiatenoe was obtaiasd, and after some
hours bard working the brigade "scowled in allaying all
tome of any further extmaion of mischief, bet the fire was
not entirely extingulthed until a large anemot of pro-
perty had been bused.
CAMBRIDGE lINIVIRSITY FLECTION.--CAXERIDGR,
WEDNESDAY ZVENING.—Twin Professor Selwyn, the
brother of the Bishop of has placed his Lame en
Mr. eleseby's committee.
LONDON GENZE.AL 01INLIIIS COMPANY (Loomis).
—Tragic receipts kg week ending Folmar, O.
9,8151. Ad.

L, INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAT.)

EQUITY COURT. •
(1118sto VirroChanoellor Sir W. Pegs Wood.)
audam e. run arraorouras SAILWAY cearranT.
Mr. dumblett, Q.C., and Mr. Z. R. Turner appeared en
behalf ef the plaintiff in of a motion to commit
Ms. P 1117012, the chairman oi inip
gaseliers of the Metiopolitaa
Railway Company, for an alleged untempt of omit, in
having broken the injunction greeted on the 31st of Jan.
last, whereby the company and directors ware re-
strained from declaring or paging any dividend, except
se far as the profits and ether income of the
company might be a to such dividend.
On the 6th of February a meeting of the oorn-
gany was held, at whisk • evidend of 64 per out. was
•dechr. on the consolidated stook of the company ; and
the plaintiff now contended that the declaration of this
dividend was uawarraated. Originally the directors had
recammended• larger dividend, and his Honour in making
the above order bad held that there were three errors in
the mode of taking the company's accounts—one that
they bad charged general and office expenses to capital,
whereas these items ought to have been wholly charged
to reivenne—secondly, that a charge of interest on part
of the debenture debt (the difference between 1,333,000/.
and 449,0001.) to capital, was d thirdly, that oer-
' Min sums paid by Meows. Kelk, e contractors, by way
of interest at fit per omit, on the 700,000/. share capital
of the Tower-bill Extension line, in lieu of penalties for
non-fulfilment (such line not yet having been touched)
were wrongly charged to capital.
In answer to this motion the chairman by his affidavit
deposed that he believed and understood the effect of the
decree made on the 31st of January to be no more than
this—that the two sums for general and office expenses
ought not to have been charged to capital account and
ought to have been charged to the credit side of the
revenue amount, and to be paid out of revenue;
and it was admitted that if this had been
all that wu touched by his Honour's order, thedederation
of the 51 per cent. dividend would have been right. The
other points the chairman considered to be untouched by
his Honour's decision, but to be reserved to the hearing.
It was ooasequentlp maintained that there had been no
breach of the injunction.
Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., Mr. G. M. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr.
Bristow., for the company and the chairman of directors,
were not called upon.
The Vice-Chancellor said that as the declaration of a
dividend of 541 per cent., except upon the Tower-hill Ex-
tension, had been actually made, before the but order was
made by the court, he would not treat the order as going
more than this—that the dividend so declared ought not
to be paid except out of sums properly applic-
able to the payment of dividend. The order did not
prevent any payment being made, unless it could be clearly
shown to the court at the bearing that such payment was
made out of funds not properly applicable to such pay-
ment. His Honour certainly did not mean to confine his
judgment to the two sum mentioned by the chairman ;
he referred to them as being two sums as to which, at any
rate, he was clearly of opinion that they were chargeable
to revenue, and ought not to have been paid out of,
capital. t also appeared to him that there was
a very mime difficulty shoat the payments received
from Messrs. Kelk. But no further payments would
now be paid till July or August, and therefore,
although his Honour thought the directors might
well take into consideration what position they would
be in with respect to their payments in August next, he
felt he could not at present lay his hand upon these items.
His Honour then adverted to the view he had entertained
that the interest upon the difference between two sums of
1,333,0001. and 449,000/. ought not to have been charged
to capital account, which had to some extent been modi-
fied ; that nothing he had heard to-day had satisfied him
that the payments received from Messrs. Kelk could be
credited to income. However, ash. had already said, he was
not now authorised to go into the pest accounts of thecom-
pany,as he had been invited to do by the plaintireconneel,
and, in other wordsjto stay the payment of the whole
dividend. That was net the intent of the order • and as
the only items with which he could at present deal were
those to which he had referred, he should make no order
on the present motions, except to direct them to stand till
the bearing of the cause, moaning the cute, linters the
bill were sooner dismissed, in which case the defendant's
coats would be costs in the cause.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
HOOTON V. DINNNTT AND MINN.

Mr. Serjtant O'Brien and Mr. G. H. Cooper for the
plaintiff. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the de-
fendants. . .

This was a reit relating to the testamentary dispositions I
of Ananias Dennett, a builder, at Nottingham, who died
on the 12th of November, 18.66, leaving a wife and four
children, and property estimated at 8001. in personalty and
6001. a year in realty. He was a man of 45, and had died
of a tumour on the brain, which took him off rather un-
expectedly and without much previous confinement to his
bed, though he had for a couple of months complained of
excruciating pains. Though represented to be a fond
father and an affectionate husband, be had contracted
an adulterous intimacy with a young woman named Lydia
Hooton, to whom by a will of the 9th October. 1866, he
had left an annuity of nor., besides one of l'fif. to her
daughter by another man, and he had inserted in his will
the singular provision that if his estate failed his concu-
bine should at any rate have her legacy free from de-
ductions. Getting dissatisfied with this arrangement,
he made a new will (as was alleged) on the 9th
of November. by which he reduced his gift to
Lydia to 1001. This was written out for him
by John Peat, his clerk, and attested by the testa-
tor's brother Robert, and by Peat. Probate was opposed,
however, by Hooton on several pleas, but substantially on
the ground of forgery ; in proof of which she called Mr.
Chabot, the expert. This gentleman admitted that he was
considerably staggered by the evidence of execution, but
still, looking at the peculiarities of the testator's alleged
signature, he could not consider it genuine.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
(Before Sir R. Phiflimsy.)
THE GREAT EASTERN.
This ease, mentioned in the Express of last night, was
concluded at the rising of the court.
Sir James Anderson, the captain, and Mr. Yates, the
re sectary, were called for the defence.
The Solicitor-General gave up the claim for stores, and
contended that Si, James Anderson had held himself out
as agent for the Steamship Company.
His lordship reserved judgment.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
ClIAlOl_ OF EMOOOLINOt

A waLartmetaY;e7n;h;aii:;;;;;diorie Blanc, was
brought before Sir R. Carden, charged with being un-
lawfully in poseession of a quantity of tobacco, for the
pupa's of evading the payment of the duty.
A Custom House officer named Mortimer stated that
upon the arrival of the Baron Guy, Hamburg steamer,
at the Custom House this morning at 9 o'clock, he and
some other officers went on board for the purpose of
examining the passengers luggage. Among the
were some belonging to the defendant, and he packager
of hint if they oohtained anything liable to duty, and
he replied that they did not. He did not find anything
in the luggage liable to duty, but the appeannoe of the
prisoner exciting his suspicion, he searched him, and found
about two pounds of foreign manufactured tobacco in his
breast pocket, and his coat pockets. Upon this discovery
he took the prisoner into custody.
The defendant, who did not understand English, said be
was not aware that he was doing wrong.
The officer said that he showed the prisoner a printed
paper in French sad German inquiring whether he had any
thing in his possession liable to duty.
Sir R. Carden told the prisoner he was sorry to see a man
bearing such a distinguished name as Louis Blanc charged
with smuggling. He should fine him 30s.
The fine was paid.

GUILDHALL

Thomas Childs, a clerk, living at 133, Downham.rcad,
Kinpland, was placed at the bar before Alderman Salo-
mon', ILP., charged with embezzling several sums of
money belonging to his employers.
Henry William Hopper and he was a warehouseman in
the employ of Messrs. R. L. Cox and Co., ribbon manu-
facturers, No. 7, St. Paul's-churchyard. He
goods from Messrs. H. J. Dixon and Bona, of fli,lrtiabr!
mardery, amounting to 111. 18e., and on the 24th of Sept.
he paid the prisoner that amount lee dimwit, and saw
him sign the receipt produced.
Thomas Wain London *gent for Mama. Dixon and
Sons, of Kiddenknater, menet manufacturer, said the
prisoner bad been their clerk for about four years until he
discharged him about three weeks ago. When in their
service, the pristine! wan authorised to rood/e money
for them and it was him duty to account for
all monies received by him on the day that he
received them. The prisoner had not accounted to him
for the 111.18 e. nor any part of it.
Joseph William Pewits, detective odder, said from in-
emotions he received at 9 o'clock that ulsg, he went
to 133. Downhaorroad, Kingfield, and took theprisoner
into custody. He told him the charge and he made no
reply to it. He also told him he would be &ergo' with
reeving 331. 3e. from Mr. Harbottel, and other ems be-
keen to his employers, and not imeountlng Ice the.
He made no reply.
The prisoner wee remanded.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

On ethoos.

The satisfactory tenor of the advices from abroad,
the plethora of money, the drooping tendency of
the corn market, and the diminution in the with-
drawals at gold from the Bank for exportation, have
imparted inc eased firmness to most public securi-
ties to-day. Consols are in request, at an improve-
ment of 1 per cent. Home railway stocks are very
firm, chiefly in consequence of the announcement
that the application to restrain the direo-
tors of the Metropolitan line from passing
a dividend for the half year at the rate
of fit per cent. per annum has been dismissed
this morning by Vice-Chancellor Wood. The
stock of that company was officially marked at the
commencement of business as low as 1061, but has
since risen to 1101 to 1111, being nearly 4 per
cent. better than yesterday. Some of the foreign
bonds have likewise advanced. The fortnightly
settlement, which still engages attention, will be
completed to-morrow.
The demand for money is still moderate, and the
supply very large. The rate for the best paper is
If per cent., with exceptional transactions at lf.
Short loans are offered in the Stock Exchange at 1
per cent.

Consols are quoted 93f to f for money and
the account (March 6), and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93f to 3.
The railway market is decidedly better, in conse-
quence of the legal decision in the case of the Me-
tropolitan Line, as referred to above. The stock of
that company has improved si per cent. London
and North-Western has advanced 1; Caledonian, I ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Northern, it ;
Midland and South-Eastern, j; Great Eastern,
1f ; and Great Western and London, Chatham,

and Dover, /. The quotations are as follows : 1
Great Western, 46/ to / ; London and North
Western, 1191 to / ; Midland, 106/ to ; Lan- ;
cuhire and Yorkshire, 127/ to / ; Caledonian, I
761 to 77/ ; South Eastern, 724 to ; Great
Eastern, 301 to / ; Great Northern, 10811 to 109/ ;
ditto A, 1101 to I ; London, Chatham and Dover,
18/ to I ; North British, 344 to 35 ; Brighton,
46 to ; and Berwick, 1051 to 1064 ; York and
North Midland, 98} to 94 ; and London and
South Western, 87 to 89.
Bank of England stock is steady, at 248 to 250.
The Indian Five per Cent. is at Illf to 1121, and
the Four per Cent at 101/ to /. Exchequer Bills
are quoted 20s. to 255. prem.
Foreign stocks meet with enquiry, and a
rise of / to per cent. has taken place
in some of the speculative descriptions.
Annexed are the quotations : Turkish
of 1862, 61i to 62/ ; ditto of 1865, 32/ to 331 ;
ditto of 18'58, 63 to 64 ; Chilian of 1867, 87/ to
88/ ; Greek, 124 to 13 ; Portuguese scrip, 14 to /
prem. ; Spanish New Three per Cents., 36/ to
; Italian of 1861, 43/ to 44/ ; viceroy's Loan,
77/ to 78 ; Mexican, 16 to ; Peruvian of
1865, 761 to 1 ; and Brazilian of 1866, 75/ to 76.
American securities are inquired for, and have
advanced kto per cent. The 5-20 Bonds are
called 71/ to 72/ ; Erie Railway shares, 481 to f ;
and Illinois Central, 884 to 89.
Atlantic Cable shares are firm. Anglo-American,
19/ to A ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, 5 to 4.
Bank shares show steadiness. Anglo-Austrian
are at 3} to I prem ; London and Brazilian, 30 to
28 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, /to dia. ; Consoli-
dated / to / prem. ; and London Bank of Mexico,
8 to 6 die.

The shares of the financial companies are un-
changed, apart from a reduction of 2s. 6d. in
International Financial—viz., to n to dim.
General Credit are quoted 2il to if die. ; Credit
Fonder, 6i to diz. ; and London, 22 to 24
die.

The advice, from Liverpool announce the failure
of Messrs. Gilchrist, Smith, and Co., shipowners,
but their unsecured liabilities are stated not to
exceed 7,000 i. The creditor, have decided that
the estate shall be wound up under inspection.
HALY-PANT Ores O'CLOCK.
COlllOlll and foreign bonds exhibit no further
movement, but Caledonian, London and North-
Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover stocks
have advanced it to I per cent., compared with the
prices above given. Metropolitan, however, is I
lower.

HALT-PART THREE O'CLOCK.

The stock markets are generally somewhat flat-
ter, upon realisations. Consols are at 931, both
for money and the account, being 1-16 per cent.
lower than at half-past 1 o'clock. The reduction
in railway shares amounts to sa. to 10s. Cale-
donian are quoted 761 to 1; Metropolitan, MI to
; and South Eastern, 721 to Foreign bonds
are Ito 1 per cent, worse. Italian of 1861 are
called 431 to 44 ; Brazilian of 1865, 75/ to I ; and
Spanish New Three per Cents., 361 to 1.
About 66,0001. in bar gold has been taken from
the Bank for abroad.

At Paria to-day the Three per Cent. Rental
opened at 68fr. 87c., being I per cent, higher.