The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCR,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Money Market for the week has closed very
quietly, with an appearance of greater easiness.
There is still a considerable supply of capital await-
ing employment, and there is every reason to believe
that the reserves, both of the Bank of England and
the Bank of France, will continue at a high point ;
it is therefore not thought that any material change
in an upward direction will be yet experienced in
the principal markets of Europe. Th? current rates
range between 21 and 94 per cent. for the finest
qualities of mercantile bills, and the loanable
/nine of money at the Stock Exchange from day
to gay on Government Securities is from 1 to
per Cent.

The Specie movements during the past week have
haon a rather limited scale. The imports, which
nave amounted to about £173,110, have included
£F36,980 from New York by the Deutschland,
'61,900 by the City of Baltimore, and £15,000 by
the BOCUSBIa ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, has
,Drought £1,500. £2,700 in silver has been received
Ireal Portugal, and £52,030 from the Continent.
The exports have been £15,750 to the Brazils by
the
Seine, and there have been remittances to the
Continent through private sources, estimated at
£2191821, the total amounting to £245,574.
With regard to the new Tunisian Loan, it
leara that the operation will be brought out by
Messrs. Erlanger, at Paris, at the price of 63 in a
7 per cent. Stock.
It is announced in letters from Paris that the
house,, of Rothschild and the Credit Foncier are to
advance to Italy 300 millions of francs, secured on
toe Church property.
There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday afternoon.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
remain steady at 32 34, and the Consolidated Mort-
gage Bonds have advanced I, to 24 22.

A new company, called the Anglo-Italian Mining
company, requires a capital of £25,000, in £12,500
shares of £2 each. Its object is to develope and
Work the gold mines of Kassa, situated in the
province of Novarra, Italy (and other mining
Properties in Italy), authority for the right
of search over a very extensive area having
already been obtained from the Italian Go-
vernment. There is abundant water power
available for the works, free of all charge. It is
.atated that four large lodes of gold bearing ore
large profits are to be realised that he has
entered into an agreement to transfer all his rights
_Without receiving any payment until the share-
holders have received from bond fide profits a divi-
dend of not less than 20 per cent. It is agreed
that upon such distribution he is to receive £lO,OOO
1,4, cash, or the option of shares to that amount.
t.t.oe confidence of the grantee is farther shown by
'ls having subscribed for 250 shares.
A circular has been issued by Sir C. R. M. Jack-
chairman of the committee of investigation of
th" London and Brighton Railway, giving an ac-
count of the proceedings and resolutions proposed
at the .
general meeting, and stating that the corn-
ttee think it more necessary than ever in the in-
terest of the shareholders to press for the adoption
of
their resolution in its integrity, and therefore
earnestly request the attendance of the shareholders
4t the International Hotel on Saturday, Monday,
rp
,-blie"sclaY, or Wednesday next, to vote against the
'aulian's amendment.
Business in the rice market daring the past fort-
night has been as previously, viz., a good demand
or floating cargoes, especially for those near at
hand,
but au almost total neglect of parcels on the
United
; the stock, however, is so small that the very
demand still causes a gradual rise in price.
14
uengal rice continues in demand, and the bulk of
the arrivals have been, "ex ship," for immediate
consumption, without appearing at all in the stock
lists, The present price of good to fair Bengal is
173. to 18s. 6d. per cwt. : middling, 16s. to 17s.
broken, 14s. to 15s. ; Rangoon, 12s. 3-1-to. 12s. 9d.

Two o'CLoctc.
According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to-
day the French Rentes were 69f. 12c.
Rather less buoyancy has prevailed in the English
stock
Market, and a blight decline has taken place
to Consols, which are now 91i 92 for money with
tTe dividend, and for the account ex the dividend
they are quoted 901 I, showing in the latter instance
a decline of 1,
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 90 1 ;
Eachuer Bills, 21s. to 265. prem. ; Bank of Eng-
'ad Stock, 251; India Stock, 218 219 ; ditto 5
P_ er Cents, 110/ 1111 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 108 k
div. ; and ditto Bonds, 48s. to 525. prem.
In the Foreign Stock department prices are very
'Qrro• Italian have advanced 1, to 521 I ; Greek k,
to„ 13i ; Spanish Certificates 1, to 131 14 ; and
-turkish 5 per Cents., 1, to 30 1. Spanish Passive
are steady at 21 1 ; and Russian, Chilian, and
Danubian Scrip remain at former prices.
In the Railway Share Market there has been very
little animation, and in a few instances prices have
ruled a shade flatter. Great Eastern have declined
and Great Northern, Midland, and North
Eastern (Berwick), each /, while Lancashire and
Yorkshire have improved I, and Brighton, I.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate-
rial variation. Great Luxembourg are dealt in at
; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian at 151
I ; Great Western of Canada at 141 k ; and Great
Indian Peninsula at 1081 109.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares have re-
Illained without material variation. Anglo-American
Telegraph, however, have delined to 18/, and
Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents. to 90. Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance have improved to
16 17. Hudson's Bay Company are marked
" 14, and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan,
American Securities have advanced. United States
5-20 Bonds are 72 /, a rise of 1 ; Erie shares, 42/
43, a rise of 1 ; and Illinois are firm, at 76 1.
Bank Shares have remained very inactive, but at
Steady rates, London and Westminster being marked
6ked
931; Imperial Ottoman, 81 ; Bank of Austra-
aB2al 60/ 61 ; and Union of London, to 391 1.

MIN IN G

MARKET.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

Annexed are the latest
elliverton Moor 5l 51
Cboutales Gold
Clifford Amalgamate 5 5
East Cart
16 18
-riast Cart Brea —
East Caradon 5; 51
Past Lovell —
Eastßussell
GlVhealGrenvillo 21 2
reat Laze)*
r;eat Rota Hick
wsat Wheal Vor

prices :

Markt" Valley
North Crofty
North Retalliok

- .
Prince of Wales 52s Od 54s0d
Providence Mines ... 29 31
South Caradon 330 340
Tincroft
West Ohiverton 661 68
West Soton
Wheal Chiverton
Wheal Basset 671 72
Wheal Seton ll2} 117

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 (-1017ERNMENT FUNDS.
ber :sent. Consols
D 0•
Neer4/0. Account, June 6 9Ol 1
Cent. Reduced 9ok 90
90k 1. 90
147 3 per Gent
/-,7 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 —
A :"°' 4 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
A°'ies, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 for 30 yrs, expire fith April 1885 --
t (Red Sea Televap Au,,„ 1903 — ,
zebequer Bills, £l,OOO, bland 4 per Ct 22 2 6 21 pin
Do
£5OO —
n Do
-ant, ' £lOO & £2OO
—of EuglAnd Stock, 61 per Cent
1, 1.`)11,N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
litll4Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 18
tiT°•
. cco.
4 er ()untant. July, 1880
0,41
BO' Cep
tificr Ceant.
Oct. 1888 D
tes
°. Enfaued Paper 4 per Cent —
LO' 5f per iJeat,,,, Kay 1879
0. Dub., 5 per Cent., Aug 1873
I) -11—
j)°' -°Thle, 5 per Cent., £l7000
0. under £I,OOO
VOREIGI,.' FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent _
2-n,itrian Bonds b 3
per Cent, 1859
tireili.a.D 5 per 'cent —
_
°' 11 per Cent., 1852-58-60
DoDo.
1863 • —
-
„• 0 per Cent 1865
8.,J0 Account
uo.£loo Bonds
uterto
, s Ayrcs 6 per Cent —
4.),.) 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )

Cailian 6 per Cent 99i
Do. 4t per Cent —
l)o. 6 per Cent A .
Do. „ B —
Do. „ 1867
Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 3l 8 dis
Col• mbian, 6 per Cent.
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 —
DD. 5 per Cent., 1864 ..
D tnubian Principaliti 3P, 7 per Cent
Do. Do. 8 ~ 1867
Do. Do. Scrip, .£35 paid 41 dis
Equldor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
gyptian 7 per Cent — i
Do. Second Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. Do. 1861 —
Do. £lOO Bonds B3l 1
Do Government Railway Debentures Bl} 1
tir,!ek 5 per Cents.. 1824-5, ex Coupon--
Do. Account
D,,. Coup° iIS -
Do. Accent u t

G iatetnala 5 per Cent . —
la:ian 5 per Cc.- t 1865
Do, Account .
Dn. Maremmana Railway 5l
11 ‘tcier.r. 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
Do. 1861 —
Do 6 per Cent. Angle-French —
‘lontevidean I. per Cent. . —
11 )orish Imperial 5 per Cent
tie A" Granada —
Do 3 per Oen —
Do. Deferr3d
Do Laud , iarrants (Hectares)
Pe -avian 5 per Cent 1865
Do Account

Do 41 per Cent., 1865
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 4. per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si —
Do 44 per Cent. 1850
Do 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 pat Cent., 1859 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1862 B6
Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 —
D i. Anglo-Dutch, 1866 B6l 51
Do. do. £6O paid i 4 die
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Accidunt ..,.. • —
Do New Debuted —
Do. Account
Do Passive —
Do Account 214 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
l'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do. Account
Do Account —
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863
Do 5 per Cent, 1865
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 —
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 —
21 2
Do. 1864
Ditto 11 per Cent. —
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian, o par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil., 541
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... —
French Rentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. —
Italia', 3 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account 521 1 2
TWO O'CLOCK.
Console, Money 9ll 2
Do. Account

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week.

31111 es Opened.

Receipts.

BILIIWayI6

...,
1867. 1866. 1867 1866

--- - --
A A
Belfast and N. Counties 991 991 2,3 4 2.63/43/4
Belfast and County Down 441 414
710 727
myth and Tyne 36 36 2,850 2,875
Brecon and Merthyr
Bristol and Exeter l3ll 1213/4 7,453 6,776
Caledonian, Scottish Central 5733/4 5624 32.807 32,579
Cambrian
Cockermouth K & Penrlth .. 314 314 3,30 1.7
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 167 46
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage di 61 181 201
Cork and Limerick Direct .• 25 25 d'a 271
Cornwall 554 654 1,981 1.774
Deeside l7 17 322 357
Do Extension
Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 63 63 1,435 1.417
Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 Lill 1.631
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and Wexid lO7 107 4,203 4.053
Forth and Clyde Junction
Furness, .kc B5 85 5,065 4,97 i
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastm,Nrik.otE.Union
,treat Northern 441 412 40,993 35,730
Great North of Scotland 212 21. 2,g26 2,683
9t. Northn. & Wean. (Irel.) Bll 434 ul 1 815
It.Sont lin. & Weatn.(lrind.) 4191 4131 11.130 10, •32
Great We‘tern 131.1 126111 76,137 74.953
Highland
Hoy lake - 41 -
Irish North-Western ll5 145 2,007 1.767
Isle of Wight
Lancashire. Yorkshire 4u3 103 46,207 47,100
Limerick and Ennis.
Limerick and Foynes 261 261 177 155
Llanelly 461 40,1 708 7u3
Llynvi Valley
London & North-Western l3lO 12011 25, tit 121,v'12
London & South-Western
Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast 349 21131 24,111 Ir,o 7
London, Chatham, it Dover; ( 135 i 1;,5 i .3/41 9.652
all M 1 Metropolitan Extension 131 12 j 2,7 5 2.490
Do. Kent toast - -
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
Londonderry and Coleraine 301 351 , 115 313
Yian.,Sheffield,& Linoolnah
Stanch. S.J un.& A Itrincham ut 91 1,661 4.460
Slaryport and Carlisle
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 695 6/71 50,1125 49,761
Midland CIL Westn. of Irind 2(01 2604 5,63, 6.489
Itonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 3/43/4 44 2.871 3,379
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee ...
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1229 12.7 66.159 71,027
North London ll 11 4.867 4,636
North Staffordshire 268 267 8,179 15.577
Pembroke and Tenby 27 114 273 121
ttliymney 224 221 1,135 1,066
Scottish North-Eastern ll3 138 - -
Somerset and Dorset 66 66 1,354 1,144
South Devon ..... •• • 1104 98 4.397 4,233
South-Eastern 330 119 26,321 22.433
ref Vale 63 63 i, 81 5,316
Ulster
Vale of Clwyd
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 436 471
Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,2.0 1,2.5
West Cork . 174 - 83 _
~ rexham Xold,&&Ecg..r.m. ....
t lllO 14 - -
10 872 937
828 828 34,763 32,120
xt,":u.,:sliltterTlENlCAlNeAnt°r. COLONIAL.
Bahia and San Francisco ... • 761 761 -
Belgian Eastern J unction ... • 2414 261 319 361
Bombay, Baroda, & Ctn. Indh 306 306 9,665 8,,,19
Detroit and Milwaukie lBo_. Vw S, 79 7,730
Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Eastern Bengal
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1377 252.2 26,706
Great Centrai of Belgium 285 2.55 . ,
Great Indian Peninsula 8144 7314 -
42,762 34.775
Great Luxembourg 172 142 6,222 6,2£111
Great Southern of India ...• 127 79 1 777 610
Great Western of Canada 345 3;5 16,751 15,676
Madras 615 6.1 9 627 7 635
Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant BBB 778 2,',647 13:243
Northern of Canada ..
Northern of France -
788 ;61 60,545 60,515
Norwegian Trunk
1 0 4 550
Ottoman
Paris, Lyons, & Mediteranean 18771 2.,a436) 151,14.0 149,289
Paris and Orleans.
Scinde 2832 1618 8q,,,35 52,1994i99
Recife and San Francisco, &c... 774 774 1,957 2'l
1",1 109 2,679 2,171
!), uthern of France lOl6 896 .9,311 3.1,170
Vic oiia 254 251 11,.23 11,12.
Welland
\Veit and N.- West. of France 1356 1151 0,101 55,021

A NENV AMPHITHEATRE IN HOLBORN.—A new
amphitheatre, on the site of the Holborn Horse Bazaar,
has been long in progress. It is now announced for open-
ing, under the management of Mr. Thomas M'Collum, on
the 18th. The building, which has been erected for eques-
trian performances, under the direction of Mr. Thomas
Smith, of Bloomsbury-square, will have throe entrances.
The ceiling is supported by arches, and the arena is re-
markably spacious. The boxes are approached by a stone
staircase, and have in front a balcony containing 60 damask-
covered spring seats. The pit will accommodate 500 per-
sons, and the gallery 550. A new farce, constructed by
Mr. John Oxenford and Mr. Popper, is intended for pro-
duction on the opening night.
" Jeannie," said a venerable Cameronian to his
daughter, who was asking his consent to accompany her
urgent and favoured suitor to the altar, "it is a very
solemn thing to get married." " I know it, father," re-
plied the sensible damsel, "but it is a great deal solemner
not to."

CASTE IN INDIA.—That the advantages
privileges and the hardships of expulsion
narebeginning of caste
to lose their influence over th
mrors eetiabundantly enlightened
manifested
they
ioi r
and
India, w
intellectualhenadvancement,directly in the way of moral
by the numbers proceeding tnEuthe Paris Exhibition. By the mail
lea'vsig summer to visit
for Suez on
the 3d of April, and by the present mail, theren will
to Europe two Banias, two Bhattias, two Blionsati proceed
Punjaubee, one Brahmin from Guzerat, three Purboos,ees'"e
and four Parsees. The terrors of excommunication from
caste privileges—far more instant in their actions
and
dread in their effects than the thunders of Rome—have
already been hold over the heads of the majority of these
but they persevere in their intention, notwithstanding.—
Tunes of India, April 13.
ROLLS' COURT, Chancery-lane, May 7.—(Before
the Master of the Rolls.)-1n re the Blakely Ordnance
Company and the United States of America.— In the
winding-up of this company a question has arisen as to
he ownership of some guns, of the value of about
£25,000, in respect of which a contract was entered into
between Captain Blakely and the Confederate States of
America previously to the assignment of his interest to
the Blakely Ordnance Company. The guns in question
are now claimed, as against the winding-up company, both
by Captain Blakely and the Government of the United
States. The Court suggested that the claim of the parties
ought to be ascertained by iuterpleader suit, some officer
of, the United States' Government being made a party to
the same. Eventually an order was taken to that effect.
Mr. Bag allay, Mr. Southgate, Mr. Wickens, Mr. Thomas
Ilughes, and Mr. Higgins oppottrod in the Cabe,

• ruzrEILENC.Ig
North Eastern, York, IJ. and Selby purchase,:—
Stockton and Darlington A, 6 per cent., 26}
LINES LEASED A'r FIXED AENTALS.
East Lincoln gua. 6 per cent., 1301
FORM (IN /LAIL WA Yb.
Dutch Rhenish, 17i
West Luxembourg, 9
South-Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, IS i

FORNIGN MIN/01,
Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited,
Duo redro, Nor h Bey, 2 1 pm
rrontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 7-16
Peatarenna Gold, 2f
BANISts.

Australasia, 61
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 16i
City, 12,
Imperial Ottoman, lim.,
London Joint Stoek, 42i
London and South-Western, Urn., 18k
London and v% estminKter, 921 31
Union of London, 3t

THE M ILLENI UM AT LAST.--The Progres of Lyons
publishes a letter from a chemist of Marseilles, who sug-
gests a mode of opposing the needle-guns by a Greek fire
he has invented. He says :—" To give an idea of the
efficacy of my discovery, I 6clare, and I am ready to
prove, that I can, at a distance of 1,000 metres, envelope
an army of 100,000 mon in a sea of flame, within less than
five minutes. If a town has to be taken by assault I have
no need of a rotopschine, as I can set it on fire in very
nearly the same period. In a naval battle I would ruu
into the enemy, and in fifteen seconds cover all the deck of
the vessel with a torrent of flame which would burn the
rigging, penetrate between the decks, and instantaneously
stifle all the crew. 1n an attack on a :export I could burn
the towns and arsenals within range with the rapidity of
lightning. With such means no war is possible, as neither
victor nor vanquished would return from the field of
battle. As to the fortress of Luxemburg, the subject of
dispute at the present moment, I undertake to rid it of its
garrison in a quaker of an hour." The Progres adds that
if there is no Marseillaise exaggeration in the above
description, such au invention would certainly put an end
to all war.

COAL Srans-rics.—The coal production of the
following countries in the year 1865 was as follows :
Great Britain, 98,150,587 tons; Austria, 4,161,698 tons;
Belgium, 11,840,703 tons ; Bavaria, 260,600 tons ; France,
11,061,948 tons ; Prussia, 21,197,266 tons; Russia,
128,571 tons; Spain, 418,827 tons; United States,
22,906,939 tons ; and the Zollverein, 22,330,000 tons,
Austria imported from Great Britain 97,226 tons; Bel-
gium, 21,810 tons; France, 1,586,527 tons ; Prussia,
577,183 tons ; Russia, 477,033 tons Spain, 409,497 tons
United States, 197,213 tons; and the Zollverein, 586,507
tone.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

THE COURT OF PROBATE.

(Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a
Common Jury.)
FRICKER V. FENNER.

This was a suit instituted to propound the will of
Emily F. Browne, residing at Kingston, and
which was executed on the 27th May, 1866.
Mr. Sergeant Robinson and Mr. Besley appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Denman, Q.C., and Mr.
I nderwick for the plaintiff. According to the state-
ment of Mr. Denman, it appeared that the testa-
trix, Miss Brown, was a lady residing at Kingston,
who died in the latter part of 1836, and who had
formerly been a governess. It seemed that the lady
had contracted the acquaintanc.s of Mrs. Fenner,
and was much attached to her. During their
acquaintanceship they had a mutual friend,
named Taylor, who, at her death, left all
her property to tho testatrix. The latter said
that she would make it up to Alm Feiner and leave
her all she posiessed. Oa thi 21st of May, 1833,
she executed a deed of gift assigning all her pro-
perty to Mrs. Fenner; but shortly after, seeing a
Mr. Matthews, the partner of a very respectable
solicitor, named Williams, residing at Kingston, she
found this was not the proper method of conveying
her property to Mrs, Fenner, and on the 27th May,
1866, she executed a will in favour of Mrs. Fenner.
She shortly after began to become an invalid, and
subsequently died. The plaintiff, Mr. Fricker, was
a tradesman residing at Hampton Wick, and he
took objection to the will on the ground that Miss
Browne was not in full possession of her faculties.
The learned counsel then read a number of docu-
ments written by the testatrix, and which he alleged
were as clearly those of a person of sound mind
as possible, and he had no doubt that when his
learned friend had heard some of the evidence he
would be satisfied with the validity of the will.
Mrs. Bell, the wife of a tradesman at Kingston -
Wick, said that in 1866 Miss Brown lodged with
her. She remembered when Mr. Matthews' solici-
tor came, and she signed the will.
Cross-examined—Miss Browne was always a
little excitable. She had never heard of Mrs.
Fenner taking out a commission of lunacy against
her. She had never told Mr. Wilkinson that she
was afraid to stay in the houso with Miss Browne.
The latter was strange towards the last. She had
a full eye,and was thin. Witness first noticed this
in August. She would not take what witness gave
her.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

ROLL'S COURT.
BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY.

It may be remembered that early in Hilary Term
last Mr. Joel Emanuel, solicitor, appeared before
Mr. Church, the chief clerk to the Master of the
Rolls, and applied, on the part of 105 shareholders
in Barned's Banking Company, for whom he was
then professional adviser, that their names be struck
off from the list of contributories, upon the ground
that fraud had been practised upon them at the
time they took their shares. The fraud, he alleged,
consisted in this, that the prospectus of the
bank contained a false representation of its
position at the time it was transferyed by
J. Barned and Co. to Barned's Banking Com-
pany, and also that there was a material difference
observable between the original memoranda and
articles of association and those which were sub-
sequently advertised.
Mr. Church said that in a case of such magnitude
—one too involving changes of so serious a nature
against the directors—he would not take upon him-
self to give any decision ; but he would adjourn it
into Court in order that it might be there argued
before the Master of the Rolls. In doing so he
made the case of Mr. William Westland, one
of the 105 shareholders to be a representative
case, thus, as far as be could, fin iting
the expense, by causing the decision in the one
case to govern the whole of the 105 cases. Owing
to an immense pressure of business in Chancery
ever since this matter has from time to time been
postponed, and it was not until Tuesday las'. it wits
called on. Six counsel then appeared. Mr. Jessel,
Q.C., Mr. Swanston, and Mr. Oppenheim (of the
common law bar), for Westland ; and Mr. Selwyn,
Q.C., Mr. Cotton, Q.C., and Mr. Kekewich for the
official liquidators of liarned's Banking Company.
Upon that occasion Mr. Jessel said he was afraid
after carefully looking through the affilavits in this
case that he could not distinguish it from that. of
Overend, Gurney, and Company, in which a deci-
sion had lately been given by Vice - Chancellor
Malins. Under these circumstances he did not propose
to argue it ; if, however, his lordship should be of
opinion that the variation between the memorandum
and the articles of association distinguished it from
that of Overend and Gurney, then it would of
course come on for argument in the regular form.

His lordship said he should look carefully through
the decision of his learned colleague Vice-Chancel-
lor Malins, and, if he found no reason to differ
from it, he should most probably adopt it in its
entirety. In the meanwhile he requested that Mr.
Jcssel would hand up his brief and the affidavits.
These he would read carefully over and give his
decision on Saturday.

Accordingly, immediately after his lordship had
taken his seat this morning, he said he had read over
the whole of the papers in this case, and was of
in Overend and Gurney, and his own decision in
tohpeiniAoinadthraidt the
Yank,
governed
of Vice-Chancellor Malins,
the case of Barned's
Banking Company. He therefore refused to strike
Mr. Westhcad's name off the list of contributories ;
but he thought that, under all the circumstances,
that gentleman was entitled to his, costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

WHOLESALE POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.—George
Shannon, a militia man, and Richard Neville, wero
placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with stealing a
mail bag, containing over 200 letters, and a large
quantity of newspapers, the property of her Ma-
jesty's Postmaster-General.

Constable Rumbold, a police officer attached to
the General Post-office, said he received directions
to watch at the South-lVestern District Post-office,
gate. Last night at about
near Buckingham Palace.
ten minutes past eight he was iu the office. He saw
the mail cart drive up to the door, and shortly after
he saw the porter put in two mail bags, and after
he had done so he saw Shannon go up to the cart
and take out one of the mail bags, and walked
away with it down a court close to the Post Office,
seenstanding
joined by N lle and another man
there. They all
wherehe had hew
previouslyas
then walked through Stafford-place into Palace-
square, where Smee came up. Witness took Shan-
lion into custody, Smee took Neville, and the other
man ran away. When seized Shannon had the
mail bag under his right arm, but on being
collared he threw it into the road. He (witness)
asked him what be was going to do with the bag ;
he made no reply, but attempted to throw witness
down. A struggle took place and both eventually
fell to the ground, the prisoner being underneath.
He then toll him be was a police officer and that
he had better go quiet; he replied, "All right, let go
my hand." Ile told him he should not do so, and
he (witness) then took him to the South-Western
office. On the mid the prisoner asked what he had
got him for, and he replied, for stealing the mail bag.
When he got into the office he asked hie] (witness)
what division he belono!d to. Witness replied "
division;" to which Shannon said, "I suppose it's all
right ; you've got me all right this time." Oa at-
tempting to search him, he (witness) had to obtain
assistance, but Shannon said, " I'll give you all I've
got, but you shan't take it from Inc." He (wit-
ness) took a clasp-knife from his pocket, when he
said, " You can do what you like now you've got
my weapon from me." From the South-Western
office he brought the prisoner to Bow-street police-
station. He had ou former Occasions seen the two
prisoners together.
Mr. Flowers asked the witness if he knew the
man who had cf,ot away ?
Witness said he did not know him, but he had
seen him in company with the prisoners near the
South- Western office.

Sraeo, another constable attached to the General

Post-office, said he saw the prisoner Shannon take
the bag from the mail-cart. He had frequently seen
the two prisoners together before the robbery. After
Shannon had taken the bag he went down a court
about 200 yards from the office, where he was joined
by Neville and another man. Rimbold seized
Shannon, and he (witness) took Neville. The
third man got away. When the prisoners
were in custody Neville said to his companion
" It's all right this time ; but never mind, old
fullow." Ile was present when Rumbold searched
Shannon. He saw a knife in Shannon's right hand,•
and he called Rurnhold's attention to the matter,
when he at once took it from him. Ile had re-
ceived certain information.
office.

Shannon—Where did you get the " curtain in-
formation" from ?

Suice—From Mr. Clare and other persons.
.shantion-----From other persons ?—is that it?
You've got the information from sonic one in
Clark's Bailding-s, and you know you're pail for it.
Some-1 know you for about three years hangint.
about Clarke's Buildings.
James Trickey said he was stamper at the Great
Western Post-office. The bag produced is the
Fulham mail bag. He took the bag out of the
office last night, and put it with the Putney bag
into the mail cart, which was standing outside the
door. The driver was on his box at the time the
bag was put into the cart, but lie got down before
he started to come inside the office.
Edwin Tranter, sorter in the South-Western-
office, said he made up the Fulham bag (produced)
last evening. It contained over 200 letters and a
large number of newspapers.
The witness here opened the bag, and said it was
in the same state as when he gave it to Trickey to
put it into ;the mail cart.
The letters were then delivered into the custody
of an inspector from the General Post-office for de-
livery, and the prisoners were remanded for-a week
in order that efforts might be made to capture the
third man.