The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1859,

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310.NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. . SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
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'the • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. P"'" ..,,, Closing Business •
Price. Done.
Lcks, CITY, Two o'CLocK. Closing \
Done
Basinees -
bar- The Bank of England return, completed to the Share Railways. Paid* I Price. . 100 Atlantic Sr St Lawrence '
Leased at 6 per cent.. all 78 80 791
Liver 16th inst., shows some rather favourable features. 12.10 , Amberg., Notting. Bost.
fiver The bullion, owing to the late arrivals from Aus- 4 I and Eastern Junction 10 61 61
50 Belfast and Ballymenst.. all - - 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 9 i i d
gu. 5 per cent
Ad- tralia, the United States, and the West Indies, has ' 13.14 Bir., Wol., and str. 18 Do all - -
. Val. all 8 9 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 5 d
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh.
rho been 18 Do. Do. 841 1 d
i augmented by about a quarter of a million, Junction lOO 66 68 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71
25 Blackburn
our- the total now amounting to about nineteen millions zs Blyth and Ty_ne all 31 33 201 Do. New l6l - -- d
Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 100 95 96 100 f Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 85 90
tfter and three-quarters. The reserve of notes has also
beeno
th er Stock Caledonian
100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86
mei- added to by nearly half a million. In the Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 485 49 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84
50 Cork and Bandon all • • -
laniP securities the alteration is unimportant, but 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id i p
-
east - the public and private deposits both show a slight 20 Cornwall
10 Do. A roves. no div fall 4-1 61 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Litn.) 2s. -
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 28. - - pm
increase.2o Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -
lour- The active circulation has been slightly 10 Do.. B all - -
until6p.c.per an. t all _
dial' •eAnbpdr.
j.tounl3ci .20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 i i P
the unshed. In the other items of the balance- 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc. June. all - - 171 Demerara - -
sheet 25 Dun.Pehrtalsi: 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e 5 1 1 d
S the no material variation can be reported, and Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 103 104 103 45 4
2200 Dpuo.. CEShsairmerses
Ext allol i i- p
the 1, Stock East Anglian lll6OOOll
60195
616011
601 1 1
601 4 5
rters euanges will be seen in the-subjoined table :- Stock Eastern Counties
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - -
ines, Active Circulation .. .. .. £20,489,345 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30 100 D 0.41 p.c. Ms. pay.'s9 all - -
eant Decrease .. • . • • 129,140
25 Do.Nw.A.(Ite.E.U3dB) 81 - - 20 G eeloug& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 19 20
Bullion , . ..
19,747,154 2.5 East Kent all 13 15
Ryer Increase .. • .. .. 286,149 Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 Sto. Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 -
gg I per cent. Bonds -
f the Rest • • .: .. 3,359,321 20 East Suffolk
10 Do all - -
• all - - Stoc Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 30
.... Decrease 6,269 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben„pay.'7B all 70 72
'ions • • •• 9• 00 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 A 721 72
ric •Deposita •
.. .. .. 7,620,255 Stock Edin.,Perth, els Dundee. 100 291 271 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91
20 GtlntliaPenin.gua.sp.e all 100 101 1004 1
ncrease .. .. .. .. 290,968 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 1 1d 3/
the Other Deposits .. .. .. 14,538,898 Stock Furness - - 20 Do. do 4l d par
Increase . 53,912 Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 10b 95 97
20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2g. _ .....
ster- • Of 00 00
Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 799,948 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 t guaranteed 5 per cent. )
Stock Great Northern lOO 1011 105 105•
Increase .
Government Securities 6,335 Stock Do. do. .4, Stock lOO 88 90 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 151 16 _l5l-
- Do. New
;ant, .. .. 10,696,147 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 187 138
bent No alteration. Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.areld) 100 10461 1055 100 f Do. Bonds pay.
t apt. till 60 '76,with 1 all 104 106
Other Securities .. .. .. 16,442,466 Stock Great Western
Decrease .. 70,343 Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 57 100 Do. do. '73 without opl. all 102 104 104
.ster- •• •• .•
Notes •
Unemployed .. .. .. 13,049,95 12 Trish South Eastern all - - 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do _ all 97 99
50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 20 Madras guar., 41 p. c. all 171 18
rifles Increase 424,900 161 Do. Thirds
,to 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 111 121 p 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 18' 19 T. 4
al to apTile Money Market still presents a quiescent Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 054 951 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 f 1
As- Pearance, but, as several heavy payments will 16 Do. do. F 216 6 Id 20 Do. Fourth do.
800t1 -I, 9 Do. do. £9 shares.. 7 Icl Stock 3lelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 -- -
f the 'Ave to be made, an increased demand is 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 - - Newßrunswick&Canda.
ester, anticipated. Choice bills of short date are still 20 Do. Southport - -„ ~,
11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 'l 6fr viz 20 RyairLand(Lim.)g.6pc 10 - - d
7'l3' negotiated at 2 per cent. or a fractioh higher. 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l
1-09 10-4 91 9 Class ACapitl.Share..
.. Do. do. Land d 0... ..
.n. P. Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 10
In the foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, a Stock London & North Weetn 100 954 051- 051 i 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 --d
is 13• . .. Do. do. Land do. _
121 Do. Eighths - -
I Northof India Tramroad
slight advance was recorded in the rate on Vienna. st . 924 924 9.24 1 20 28•
▪ C. Stock London& South-Westn. 100 Limited, Scrip
d. C. At the Bank of England, yesterday, there were 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all --- 20 Gude (Limited) - -
and 'I. bullion. operations of importance. 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all -„ , .7.
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 al 5a4 20 Scinde
20 Do. -.1 15 i i p
a g all 20 21
;aut. .-• The Particulars of specie to be taken out by the 10 Metropolitan 3 -- d 20 Do. New ►r_-_, to 1d /
Coy ton, Midland lOO 1014 1014 1011 1 20 Do. Punjaub .. ;a, 6 1 1 d
Chin
on, which leaves on the 21st for India and StockSto ek
Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 76 78
50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. u„," 5 1 1 d
20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
a, are as subjoined :- 25 Do. 5 Shares all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 1d 5 p
Madras (gold) - -
25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 12 121
trter° Calcutta (silver) - - FOREIGN•
Penang do. - - , ,
troop i
Veeo nOng•-kong do.
2d 01 Shanghai do.
CIUtY Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO - -
Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div lO Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 51
ins Total 175,281 until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Ardennes all - - p
Stock Do. B Stock lOO - - 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 1 td 21
gar's Belgian East. Junction all
11l the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 934 /1 935
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d 20 Beziers to Graissessas.. all 7
,a/401Int of business was transacted, 8,000 bales we • 48 481 5 Carmeaux Mine &Rail. Rail. all 11 24
re- iiaVi Stock Do. Leeds
Stock Do. York - 100 784 29 20 Dutch Rhenish
6 ot
WO •,., ng been sold at the previous advance. The
Ital Stock North London lOO 101 103 6 Eastern of France ...... all 26 261
been heraeare. Market closed quietly, and prices 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. -- p
WerleWilanya iSt and City Junction.... 23 ls. - - 20 Great Central ot France all - -
pent°
Chat- Si 20 North Staffordshire.... 171 44 45 d 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 61 61 ,61
20 North-Western - -
beennee Monda last the imports of specie have 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - -
Y 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8
about 462,153, and the exports £175,281, Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 29 31 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - -
£"Jo1111.; 10 Peebles all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 1p 81
e hal' ell-elusive of the following shipments direct from
-Lion 20 Portsmouth - -
Louse, Thursday last :-Gold coin, Boulogne, 520 ounces; Stock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 20 Do. do. New - -
3) the gold ba , bars Hambro',l,soo ounces ; silver coin, Bou- sStock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 85 87
100 45 47 20 Namur and Lie..e,
, all 81 8/
20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. .. _ all 19 205
La ill' 10
gnet 6,600 ounces •; 'silver coin, Hambro', 1,100 tock Shropshire Union l6 Northern of France .... all 36 37 361
:V tllO Ounces. 100 37 88 38 i.
10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 4 3 d
__ 7
Stock South Devon 2O Do. New Shares - - p
Stock South-Eastern lOO 74 741 745 al 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 81 91
Stock South Wales
c The meeting of the Great Northern Railway 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 32/ 334 331
20 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 9
OmPally passed. off on the whole more peaceably
20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 135 144
20 Do. do lB - - 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 63
1-60. than 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 / 1d 84
- . usual. There was, however, some discussion 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 37 361 7 t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ...
in ie 25 Do. do. 1854 225 - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 -
tnelal BPeet to the late Chancery proceedings, the
25 Do. do. 1855 lO Rome and Frascati .... all - -
total disputes with' the other tom anise &c., but it did
pan , - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - 20 Royal Danish all - -
Rot - • Stock Taff Vale lOO - - 5 Royal Swedish - -
t the Prejudice the ultimate adoption of the report, Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - -
Stock
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rsal 22 - - 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 7
;01.--' and the dividend recommended was £6 2s. 6d. per Vale of Neath lOO 77 80 771 8 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 01
51. for Cent,20 Southern of France .... all 19 20,
per annum on the original undivided stock, Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
n the and the A. and B stocks likewise. 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 81 West Flanders all 55,
20 West Cornwall
), the There
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 2-1
ed t° has been a very dull and heavy market for
Nl' 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Western of Austria .. , 6 - -
20 Western of Switzerland all - -
Wing ,_ . English Securities to-day, although the variation 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2/ 4
all 65 in 6 Wiesbaden - -
• de- I' as been very limited. Consols have been 951 f, for 5 Do. B
20 West London all - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - -
i the tom
and account, showing a decline of I per cent. 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 20 Zealand all -
eo 20 Do. 2d Class all - - _
'Ufa' °Vexed with yesterday. Speculation is inactive, PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES.
)401. _
paid. Closing [ Business
and very few real transfers of stock are reported. ' Closing Business Share, Mines.
es for The • Share Railways. I Paid. price. Done. I Price. Done.
Oa ; the NeW 3 per. Cents. are firm at 951 961, and-
and Reduced at. 961; Exchequer Bills remain at 25 Blythe and Tyne IL per
3aB• tc. pref. (Issued at 250) all 49 51 - Alfred Consols (Philack)! 2.11.10 7 8
'Mere, n 395. prem. ; and India Bonds at 15s. to 18s. 1 Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 61 96 65 20 pritish Iron
ma a. Prem. 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - - Condurrow (Comb orne). 20 - -
)l. ill, i Bu • Stock Caledon 210, 45 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475
,
[the Business in Foreign Securities has been rather 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7.10 - - - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 200 210 205
Ile oi, testric Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 125 127 - Great South Tolgus.. 17s 12 13
)f the ,
tt.ed, and prices remain without material Stock Do. do. sp. et. lOO 116 118 -G. Wheal Alfd.(Pliillack) 11.18.8 24 31
alter ton. 6 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c, all - - -G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 95 1 1
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 90 to 903 ;
gross ditto Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. all 6 6/ - Lady Bertha
3011 1 issue Turkish
Loan, 80 to 803 ; and ditto Scrip, 2d Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 100 103 - North Frances (Illogan) 81 6 7
- North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 21 31
,gee f 1
Po Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... 100 113 118
' ,-). to 5 dis. Chilian Loan is 3to 2 dis• ; stoekloo. do. Class C 7 pc .... 100 108 112 -- N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 61 71
011111' Sardinian rtuguese are steady at 46, and Spanish at 441. Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 115 117 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17
eta./ Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 114 116 - Porkellis Unit (Wend.) 9 - -
- Sortridge Cons. 3Co. 6s
..1 4
041. 16i have been dealt in at 811, Equador at Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 132 134
4' Dutch 21 Cents.d. 4
per at 66, an ditto per stock 100 8183
Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. - - SouthCaradon (StCleer) 25 +lO 460
Store- Cents. at 1011. The New Austrian Loan is East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - oeth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 gi 21
rents' Ito .1_ 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all - - - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 220 230
5 Tamar Silver and Lead
discount. 4 stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - -
Jrers' There has been but little activity exhibited in Stock Edin.Pertli,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 75 76 Mining Co 4l 11 11
10 Tin Croft 9 35 1
- -
Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 • • •
3041.; - _
the Railway Share Market, and. the few dealings Roc Grait-NOtt-nzni, sp. ct. i 0 Lau Ez2 , • o•• .ista .1
...• • . • •
- West Basset ( Mogan) l4 20 22
1881.; reported Stock Do. 5 ncßedm.,lop.c.pm 100 111 113
show a further decline of about ito Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
;074 ; 1 per eent.l Eastern Counties, Great Western, 10010 Do.sc. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 64 66 65
Gt. Nh. of Scothi, Ist pf all 11 111 - Wheal Basset ((Illogan). 51 215 225
- Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125
tit& Bri b+ • Wheal Edward (Cale.).. 51 21 21
re :-... , g--011, South Devon, and South Eastern, stock jOt•SnA W (Ireland) 4 1 100 _ _
p. et. pref. Stock - Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12
I. Otg,' ....nave declined 10s. ; North-Western and North-
British, £1 ;50 rest West. (Berks and 6- - - Wh'l Mary Ann (31enhe) 847 49
-- Wit'l TrellilitliCy (Lisk.) 45 30 32
Eastern Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct..
jeer's, (Berwick), ss. ; Caledonian and North Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 pCt lOO 93 95 911 •
to al; Perth and Dun- Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct lOO 85 E 7 FOREIGN MINES
ode° dee and. Edinburgh,,
Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. . 100 86 88
20 Australian
'£l lOs. The foreign undertakings have Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem.Pra 100 99 101
islollo been 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 10 101 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim. lOs par 5 p
.Very
zee* 1111 quiet. Paris and. Lyons have 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 2
proved ss. ; and Lombardo-Venetian have shares all 161 171 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 104 111 111
declined 10 Do do. sp. ct. pref all 10 105 5 Do. Land and 3linin_gCo. all 11 25
voted 6s• The Colonial lines are also de- Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 73 74 1 Clarendon Console Min- ,
pressed,in Co. of Jamaica ... 1 -- d
lit to , Grand. Trunkof Canada declined
have 264 Do. Chester g,uar.shares all 19 20
40 Cobra Copper all 38 40
134 Do. do. do
Oa' 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula lOs. 20 Do. do. do. - Copiapo l6 10 12
7,040 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 140 142 1 DunMoun.Copilling.Co all 1
, Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been inactive, at Stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 - _ 2 Fortuna
.0 of form 20 General all 20 21
f all , er rates ; and in the Miscellaneous Share Mar- Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 - -
N 6 ct 100
Stock Do. ew gua., p. ... - - 3 Linares all 85 95
* 5 Lusitanian
ft riks. '" no material alteration has taken place. Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 - -
Stock Lon.ds_N.W.Cov.SsNun- 1 Mari nits all
sop - eaton, SA) ct.
toys" , , BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1p 14
3' Per Cent. Reduced Annuities late 3d shares lOO 163 168 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead
4217 ;
New Cent. Consols Annuities
121 Londondy & Cole, 1 slut. all - - Mining and Smelt.... all 45 5
509 ; 'Ow 3 per Cent. Annuities 951 11, 121 Londoody.& Ennis / eh. all - - 5 Port Philip 1
,114 ; C 0 Per 96 5 oli Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 122 124 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1
force lo for Account
b.ttoecluer Bills 954 1 6 Do. 26
Stock Do. 31 per cent.
100 68 70 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 3 ,2/
WO Exch. March June. 12/ Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all -- - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
itain
1 4500 , , ,
Z 1 000 2d. & 11d.. 36 9 36
36 9 36 121 1 Do. Do. 4 per cent......... all -
105 - - ,
Share Securities. Closing Business
Paid. Prices. Done.
the Ditto Small, lid. - -
Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et: 100 140 142
OW 1 „_YOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Stock Do. with c. pref. stock.. 100 1031 1041 -- Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1135 1141
)be p'v'mer New Consolidated - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 1115 1125 1125
Ortu
Wen 5....,,. Mese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - Do. 6 p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 115 116 115
18137.toianA.je,:opunert Cent - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1111 1121 1114
Endis vanish 3 per Cent Bl4 10 I Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s all 9 10
- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -
Q!,3Bc
IntkititeoliA6epeeorunCtent -.
441 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm
10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with
option fill 1806 all 111 12 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1025 102 5
- NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St.
al 01 91 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares all 9 10 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111/ 1121
Ditto
Ditto
N - - - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112
LntrY ew Loan - Stock Do. 51p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - Viet•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109
Account
.. 804 1 4 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 - -
100'
Ditto Account
661.; - -
Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.&Dik.Co. 100 - -
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
diets „ 1.._ Dividends on the above payable in London. Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - - Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing I Busikiess
10014 Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 66 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref 100 98 99 rice. Done.
' Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
COS 1011 17 Do. do. do. 8.13.4. 1 die p
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - - 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - -
ndis TWO O'CLOCK. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 .. 9 - 40 Australasia all 91 93
Van Consols, Money 954 i 25 140 York, 11. &S. Purch. 10 4 d p 25 Bank of Egypt all 215 255
[open Consols for Account
Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. ape. IsVg too 121 123 121 100 Bank of London 5O - -
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - -
Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 111 113 00 British North American all 56 58
bollt 100 City Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 100 99 101 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 11 11d,
41 of , COWES ISLE OF WIGHT. 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - -
Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 -
100 Colonial
25 - -
og. a • Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100
- - -
20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - -
Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 - - 100 Commercial of London 2O
the- -
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 - - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17
10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 11 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - -
• CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN.-On the 13th inst. a 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. all - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 215 22 , 211 2
items bottle was picked up at the back of the Isle of 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading 50 London and County - -
aide Ann., 1.0.6.) - -
1 %lit, containing a paper, of which the following 100 103 105
is . „ „ 100 London &Westminster. 20 - 471 4
dr)) a copy •----- in • d 21 t dof October, 1 85'6. Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist 18. 100 103 105
-481 S, yacht, W.
uts ay, s ay , Stock Do .41 per cent
Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO - - 100 Nat. rrov. of England. 35 - -
20 Do. new lO - -
•er bound C H. Cosway, Esq , from Aicant, 50 National Bank 25 - -
to owes, la ' to in a gale of wind; short
yin Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - -
100 - - 20 New South Wales
orsO, of provisions ; lat,all 161 17
46.22 long. 6.55 ; left Alicant 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua.
305
Stock Do. 41 per cent
25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40
an o -, 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p,e. all 2920 Ottoman Bank all 20 204
en the 3d October, 1858. Wm. Hearly, master; 25 ;
erft Joseph Do. 0 per cent al 33 34 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 65 67 60
two nothi Booker, mate ; John Smith, cook, and Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
6 per cent. - -
25 South Australia - -
nothing to cook."-On the above being received at
tail the Custom-house, Cowes, Booker was sent for. He - -
2691. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 25 Union of Australia all 52 51 524 3
remembered the circumstance, and said that he - --
e 0. ---
...wrote the account, but had certainly never calcu- Papa. Leasing Closing Business 50 Union of London lO - - 241
100 Unity Mutual 55 - - 1
lOf late cm ever seeing the paper again, much more Railways. - Co.'s. Price. Done. 100 Western Bk of London 50 195 1801

Closing \ Basinees
Share Railways. Pai
d' I Price. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 78 80 791
— 12.1 u Amberg., Notting. Bost. Leased at 6 per cent..
and Eastern Junction 10 61 611 18 Bom.,Baroda& Centind 9 i i d
wic 5 per cent
laaaloollloslll
1510-5:
2-04 d
50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all lB
13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 9 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 d
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 18 Do. Do. B 44 1 d
Junction lOO 66 68 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33
100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 ilne,64 —B5 —9O d
Stock Bristol and Exeter
Stock Caledonian
Stock Chester and Holyhead
50 Cork and Bandon all • • 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. I. 3.0. id 1 P
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s.
20 Cornwall all 41 51 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm
Do. AIA roves. no div I all 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d.
1010 Do. B until6p.c.per an
10000
6015
61
601 i 1 6
011 4 i s
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50 Dublin andßelfast June. all
25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 9 10
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Stock Eastern Counties
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Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81
it Geelong Corporation 6 1 100
25 East Kent all 13 15
Sto.
Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 g g per cent. Bonds
20 East Suffolk all
. Stoc Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 30
10 Do
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 'at 721 72
Edin., 271 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91
Stock 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 100 101 1001 1
10 Forth Perth, & Dundee. 100 291
& Clyde Junction all 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 i fd 31
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 1(31) 95 97
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2g. _
Stock Great Northern lOO 1011 105 105 t guaranteed 5 per cent. ) •
201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares *all 151 16 _l5l
Stock Do. do. A, Stock lOO 88 90 201 Do. New
Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO IV 138
100 c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with }all 104 106
Stock Gt. Sonth.& Wstn.areld) 100 1014 1051 t opt. till '6O
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk lOO 56 57 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt. all 102 104 101
12 Trish South Eastern all 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do _ all 97 99
50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 171 18
1621 Do. Thirds
1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 p 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 18' 19 M.
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 051 951 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 1
116 Do. do. F 216 6 Id 20 Do. Fourth do.
9 Do. do. 29 shares.. 7 fd Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 --
3 Do. West Riding Union i Newßrunswick&Canda.
20 Do. Southport
-- d
11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 61 61 64 Class ACapitLiShare..
11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l 10 20
—9l 1091 9 .. Do. do. Land d 0... ..
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100109 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 —-d
Stock London & North Westn 100 951 051 951 1 .. Do. do. Land d 0...
121 Do. Eighths
20 I Northof India Tramroad
Stock London& South-Westn. 100 921 021 924 1 Limited, Scrip 2s.
25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all —. 20 Gude (Limited)
25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all —„ ,
.‘,„--. 20 Scinde
.441 15 1 i p
Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 at sat 20 Do.
10 Metropolitan 3 d 20 Do. New l4' 2 10 i d 1
Stock Midland lOO 1011 1014 1011 1 20 Do. Punjaub .. z ,i, 6 1 1 d
Stock Do. Binning. & Derby lOO 76 78 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. u„," 5 1 1 d
50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18
25 Do.,} Shares all 10
ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 1d Ipi
100 Netftastle and Carlisle all
25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 12 121
10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 FOREIGN.
20 Newry, Warpt., & Rog all
- -- - ,
Stock Norfolk lOO 64 66 85 Share' Railways. !Paid. Closing Business
60 North. Counties Union 3l 3/ ltd. Price. Done,
Stock North British lOO 591 60 r 591 18491 81 - -
Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100
Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 4; 51
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 20 Ardennes all — p
21
Stock Do. B Stock lOO 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 I a
Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 931 )4 935 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 „
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d d 20 Beziers to Graissessae.. all 7
Stock Do. Leeds lOO - 48 481 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 1 21
Stock Do. York - 100 74 79 20 Dutch Rhenish
Stock North London lOO 101 103 6 Eastern of France ...... all 26 261
10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd 20 Euphrates Valley 2v. p
and City Junction.... 23 Is. --,- 20 Great Central of France all
20 North Staffordshire.... 171 4 4t d 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. ohs all 61 61 ,61
North-Western
2020 Lake Constance & hale all
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 29 31 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all
10 Peebles all -- 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 1p 81
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhymney lO 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all
Stock Scottish Central loo 114 116 331 Maria Antonia all
Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 20 Do. do. New
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8.5 87 20 Namur and Liege all 81 8}
Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. .. _ all 19 20
10 S
outh bourne & Sheer all 4 3 d 16 Northern of France .... all 36 37 36;
Stock South Devon lOO 37 88 38 7i. 20 Do. New Shares
Stock South-Eastern lOO 74 741 744 4 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 81 91
Stock South Wales
20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 131 141 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 32; 335 331
20 Do. do lB 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 63
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 "ii 20 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) 1
9 1 id 81
25 Stockton & Darlington. all 36 37 301 7 t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ...
25 Do. do. 1854 24 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 -
25 Do. do. 1855 lO Rome and Frascati .... all
Stockton & Hartlepool 161 20 Royal Danish all
Stock Taff Vale lOO 5 Royal Swedish
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 7i
Stock Vale of Neath lOO 77 80 771 8 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 9 91
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 Southern of France .... all 19 20.,
50 Waterford & Limerick all 81 West Flanders all 5 5,
20 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24
20 Western of Austria .. . 6
5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Western of Switzerland all
7 p.c.hav been pd. to B all 2; si
5 Do. B all 61 61 6 Wiesbaden
6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all
20 West London all 20 Zealand all
10 Do. Ist Class all 1
20 Do. 2d Class all _
11,13. TMITO TT mirxmw.

CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN.—On the 13th inst. a
bottle... was picked up at the back of the Isle of
containing a paper, of which the following
its
Copy Thursday, 21st day of October, 1858.
bound yacht, W. H. Cosway, Esq , from Aicant,
_ to c
-"es, laying to in a gale of wind ; short
of provisions ; lat. 46.22., long. 6.55 ; left Alicant
911 the 3d October, 1858. Wm. Hearly, master;
Joseph Booker, mate ; John Smith, cook, and
nothing to cook."—On the above being received at
remembered
Custom-house, Cowes, Booker was sent for. He
'Membered the circumstance, and said that he
Wrote the account, but had certainly never calcu-
lated on ever seeing the paper again, much more
that it would find its way to Cowes.
At a Special meeting of the West Cowes Local
Board of Health, on Monday last, the following
resolution, proposed by Mr. Jarues Moore, and
seconded by Mr. Michael Ratsey, was carried
,Inanimously :—" That this board, approving of
Luc Cowes and Newport Railway Bill, as now pro-
rsed to be amended, shall present a petition to
arliament in favour of the undertaking."
STEAM FLOATING BRIDGE TO CONNECT EAST TO
v'
EST COWES.—The plans of Mr. Hodgkinson being
approved, it has been resolved by the directors to
accept his tender to construct it. The directors
wished to have it ready by the Ist of May, but it
is considered more than probable that it will be
the Ist of July before it will be at work.

Sing
ittlo
for
the

a MADLLE. VICTOIRE BALFE.—By a telegram just
drrtived, we are happy to announce a most triump
debt of Madlle. Victoire Balfe as Amina, in " La Sonnam-
Ola," at the Grand Teatro Reggio Turm. So great was
"el' success that she was called before the curtain three
times after each act. •
THE GREAT GLOBE.—The followingare amongst
the numerous distinguished personages who have visited
the Great Globe, and the beautiful and highly interesting
4-neramas of Japan India, China, and the Sepoy Rebellion :
i,Prinre Lucien Bonaparte, Lady Clarendon, Lord Hyde,
"."Y Sidvaouth and party, Hon. Miss Gifford, John James
rage and party, Mr. North and party, Mr. Barnes, Mrs.
~ and friend, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs.
,-,reorge,
Mrs. Gable, Mrs. Penson and party, Mrs. and
Miss Mahoney.
The Court of Sardinia has gone into mourning
for 20 days on account of the death of the Archduchess
fAnne Maria of Saxony, hereditary princess of Tuscany,
and cousin german to King Victor Emmanuel.
A St. Petersburg letter says :—" The speech of
the Emperor Napoleon has been well received here, and is
considered pacific. The Journal Francais of this city ex-
Presses the o
."pinion that the knot of existing complications
Lorabardy

Bedford and Bletchley all 1 iLn & N.W - - MlSCELLANEOUS.Buckinghamshire ... lOO Ln & N.W 98 100
Clydesdale Junction. 100 Caledonia 104 106
Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E Cl 7 19 Sitars Mis ,?eIIanSOUS. Paid.l Closingßusiness done
Price.
E.Lincolnshire,g6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 142 144 ____ -
E Unton,HarwichShs. all ' E.Counts. 4 41
Do. Woodbridge .. 100 - - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint'.. all 12 13
Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drci. 100 Caledonin - - 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 215 225
Do. New lOO Do. 25 Australian Agricultural 19 33 34
Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. west - - 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 4 1
Hartipool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 21 3/
Hull and Selby - -
Do. 1 Shares all Do. - -
Do. 1 Shares all Do. - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 38 40
London &Greenwich . 100 S. East 65 671 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21
Do. Preference
Lon..Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 90 92 904 100 Canada Land 321 122 127
Do. Barking Shares.. all Do.
Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk - - Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - -
Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25
manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 21 11 5 Crystal Palace ~ all 11 11 11
Midsb.& Redcr,g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar -- _ 5 Do. Preference all 41 51 5
Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .98 1(.0 20 Eastern Steam all - -
Neguwainraarnktte'ed'BusrYpE. c.x 5. 5. 6. E.Counts. 1i p 1 PM Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105
5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1 11
Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 5B 60 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. 1 id
Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all Do. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 1 11
Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do.
-
Preston and Wyre. { all & Lyk. 1 _ _ 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - -
Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. - - 20 London Discount slllt d
7,e,5,,, Id 4,
Roystu,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt.North.,l42 144 allaa 5 -6;1 -471 14
Shf.lioth4Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Ykl -
Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy 91 Oil 91
South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean . 11 111 6 - -
Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar - - 10 Do do all 1 2
Steam
edatths . all
al l 1_ 11
Do. do. - -
Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West 90 92 100 N.BrANovaScotiaLand 80 - -
Wimbledon& Croydn all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all i 4
-
- - 1 Oriental Gas
.N;wo rSi ehnatraels S team
laaaslllBlll.
8524511 s
82par
p 85 4
DOCKS.
Closing Business 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 24 3
Share Docks. Paid prim Done. 50 Do. New lO 13 13i
--- 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 8 1 d
Stock Commercial lOO - 50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New all 71 71
Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min. 100 - 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 63 65
Stock East and West India... 100 -
. Stock London lOO - 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) all 120 130
Stock St. Katharine lOO - 25 South Australian Land. all 36 38
Stock Southampton lOO --1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 1
Stock Victoria
20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 - -
20 Do NW ~......... ...... ;18 7-- 100 yap, Dienten'a Land

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

summon me. (Laughter.) And besides you gave my
supper away.

HALF YEARLY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Great Northern
Railway Company was held this day at the London
Tavern.

The chair was occupied by E. Denison, Esq., chairman
of the board of directors.

The usual routine business having been gone through,
and the report, which has already appeared in The Sun,
having been read,

His Honour—But it is usual to pay for such accidents as
these.

Mr. Buchanan—Not when the dish flies in the oven.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adoption
of the report, said the capital account showed the amount ex-
pended to the 30th June, 1858, to be £11,360,445 4s. 4d.; the
payments since that date, £45,608 ss. 7d. ; the total expen-
diture on capital account up to 31st December, 1858, being
£11,406,053 9s. 11d. The revenue account showed the re-
ceipts derived from all sources of revenue, and the expen-
diture of the past half-year, as compared with that of the
corresponding period in 1857, to be as follows :-Gross
receipts, December, 1858, £670,467 16s. 4d. ; gross re-
ceipts, December, 1857, £657,844 ss. Bd. ; increase in 1858,
£12,623105. Bd. The total expenditure December, 1858, was
£339,543 7s. 9d. ; 1857, £341,213 lls. 9d.: being a decrease
in 1858 of £1,670 4s. The revenue available to meet fixed
charges and dividend is £330,924 Bs. 7d. The amount due
by the Eastern Counties Railway for the Royston and
Hitchin rent is £8,400, and the balance available from last
half year £675 6s. 3d. ; total, Dec., 1858, £339,699 14s. 10d. ;
1857, £325,758 3s. I ld. The increase in disposable revenue,
Dec., 1858, being £13,941 10d. 11d. ; the disposable re-
venue, as above, being £339,699 14s. 10d. ; the rents and
fixed charges, including interest on mortgage deeds, £108,680
3s. 2d. ; the preference dividends, £83,983 ; the balance for
dividend on original and A and B stocks is £147,036 1 le.
Bd. The directors, therefore, recommended that a dividend
be declared at the rate of £6 2s. 6d. per cont. per annum on
the original undivided stock, and upon the A and B stocks
together, at the same rate. The original stock will then
have received for the year 1858 £4 15s. per cent. The*
balance carried to next half-year amounted to
£136 10s. Having referred to the late proceedings
in Chancery, the chairman observed that the du•ec-
tors had thought it necessary and advisable
to introduce a bill into Parliament for power to construct a
short branch, to effect a better communication with the
North London Railway, near the goods station in London,
and for the purchase of a small plot of land abutting on
Maiden-lane. The bill contained clauses enlarging the
company's power for the redemption of the preference stocks
of the company, and authorising a reduction in the number
of directors. Several bills promoted by other companies
contained provisions affecting the interests of the com-
pany, and it might be necessary to oppose some of them,
and to obtain protective or " facility" clauses in others ;
and as it was evident that it was the intention of the
Legislature to insist on a free and general interchange of
traffic between railways, the directors will not fail to ask
for such powers as may be necessary to secure unfetttered
railway communication with those to which the Great
Northern line forms a convenient means of access. The
directors trust that these companies, in conjunction with
the Midland and others, may be able to make still more
extensive arrangements for conducting the traffic of their
respective districts, and between each other, upon amicable
terms and at remunerative rates. He concluded by mov-
ing the adoption of the report.

Defendant—The dish was slightly cracked, and I think it
is very hard I should have to pay. As to the supper being
spoilt, I have the man in court who ate it, and he will tell
you how it was.
Accordingly an old man stepped into the witness-box, and
said he remembered the supper in question—rather. (Laugh-
ter.) He should like such a one every night—especially at
the price. (Roars of laughter.)
Mr. Buchanan—Did you eat it ?
Witness—l should think I did. (Laughter.)
Mr. Buchanan—And found it good ?
Witness—Beautiful, and very cheap. (Laughter.)
His Honour (to defendant)—You must pay the poor
woman : you have eaten her supper.
Defendant—Who ? I ?
His Honour—Yes, by proxy. (Laughter.)
Mr. Buchanan—She refused to take it away, and we got
rid of it.

His Honour--You eat it by proxy and enjoyed it very
much, and must pay plaintiff and costs.
Defendant—nhink it is very hard.
His Honour (laughing)—Your own witness thought it
vrey tender. (Roars of laughter.)

Mr. HUGHES said the report presented to them by the
directors contained many points,l for some of which they
deserved commendation, and for others censure. He was
glad an arrangement had been concluded with the London
and North-Western Railway, and he also thought good
would result from the reduction of the number of directors.
What he most complained of was the delay in closing the
capital account. Complaint after complaint had been made
to the chairman about the account not being closed, and he
had always said it was nonsense to talk about effecting
such an object ; but ho (Mr. Hughes) thought the proprie-
tors should insist upon such being done. lie should
like to know what objection there could be on the part of
the Great Northern Railway to do that which the North-
Western had already done.

WHITECHATEL COUNTY COURT.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Manning.)
TURNING THE TABLES-A ROLAND FOIL AN OLIVER-

Mr. BILLINGS said ho had intended to have moved car-
fain resolutions with respect to the Manchester and Sheffield
agreement, but as he had not given the usual notice he
should be prevented from so doing. lie thought before
the directors had decisively concluded the agreement the
proprietors ought to have been consulted on the occasion.
The CHAIRMAN said by their act of 1851, the directors
had power to spend £60,000 in the construction of a sta-
tion, but that object had been effected by the payment of
£25,000. (Hear, hear.) Although they had no direct
property in the station, they had the right in perpetuity of
using it in any way they thought fit.
After some discussion, the report was received and
adopted. _ _ _

Various other subjects, embracing the closing of the
capital account, and the secretary's salary having been
alluded to, the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

LA W INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
(Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,

and the learned law judges.)

AFPEAL.-7-DOE (ON DEMISE) OF EVERS AND OTHERS V.
CHALLIS.-WRIT OF ERROR FROM THE EXCHEQUER

CHAMBERS.

At the conclusion of Mr. Malins' reply for the appellant
in this case, the Lord Chancellor proposed the fol-
lowing questions to the learned law judges for
their opinions, viz., whether the devise by the
testator to his daughter Mary Anne, and any child
she might have on attaining twenty-one, was good ? She
died childless in 1847• Did it convey any part of the pro-
perty to her ? Then the devise was to his brother's two
daughters or the survivor of them—was this a good con-
veyance over ?

Mr. Justice Wightman, for the learned judges, asked
time to consider the questions.
The Lord Chancellor allowed time to consider the ques-
tions, and the house adjourned duranteplaceto.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices.)

APPEAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT-IN RE THE ATIIEN)EITM

LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Sir William Page Wood, finding, in the winding up of this
company, that the shareholders were not liable for the debts
of the company beyond the unpaid amount of their respec-
tive shares at the date of the dissolution of the company.
A claim of £2,000 was made under a life policy by Mr.
Richard Paul, for one year, from 3d Sept., 185.5, on which
£25 premium had been paid, a question was raised in law
and equity whether the secretary of the company or the
shareholders were personally liable to pay this amount.
By the articles of the company it was provided that the
capital stock of the company should consist of £lOO,OOO,
and it was declared that the shareholders of the company
should not be liable for the debta of the company beyond
the unpaid amount of their respective sharps.

The official manager considered the shareholders per
sonally liable, on failure of the assets, to pay this claim.

Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner, on
referring to the cohtract of the company, which declared
" the shareholders of the company shall not in any way be
Personally liable for any charges beyond the amount un-
paid of their shares,", were decidedly of opinion that as
there were no unpaid-up shares rai this company at the date
of dissolution, the shareholders were not liable to pay this
claim. Their lordships dismissed the appeal motion, with
£2O costs, and declared that the costs of the action at law
might be proved as a debt sgainst the bankrupt estate.
Costs of the official manager to be paid out of the estate.

POTTER V. BARNETT.

CITY SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.)
LEVINE V. SOLOMON-IVPORTANT TO BAKERS.

This case, arising out of an action tried at the Sheriffs'
Court, and reported in this journal, caused considerable
excitement in the court, inasmuch as the plaintiff now
sought to recover from Barnett a sum of money (£4lBs. 6d.)
which he had been condemned to pay one Smith in the first
action, mainly through Barnett's evidence.
Mr. Stedman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Scott
for the defendant.

It appeared, from a mass of contradictory evidence, that
a dispute arose between one Smith and the plaintiff in re-
ference to the purchase of a black gelding sold by auction
at Merton. Plaintiff deposed that Smith attended the sale
for him, but this Smith denied, and declared that he at-
tended the sale on his own account. I3e that as it may, it
was ineontestibly proved that the gelding was knocked
down to Barnett for 231 guineas. 'Barnett averred that he
parted with all his interest in the horse to Smith for that
money, but the price demanded from plaintiff was 281
guineas. After the horse was sent home plaintiff paid £25
on account. He discovered, however, that his friends
(they had all been intimate, and visitors mutually)
had made a profit out of the affair ; and, thinking it not
altogether right, expressed. himself very strongly upon
the matter. Indeed he qearrelled with Smith, and refusod
to see him any more, sending in his bill (plaintiff is a
butcher, of Jubilee-place) for meat. He also was very angry
with defendant, and declared that he did not think his old
friends would have treated him in such a manner. Accord-
ing to his testimony, he paid the balance between the £25
and the £29 ho was charged for his horse to Barnett, and
then the defendant began to swear. Finally, it was agreed
to cancel the bargain, and Barnett returned the £4, and
upon receiving the horse sent a cheque for £25. At the
Sheriffs' Court he said he bought the horse of Potter for
£25, When Potter sued Smith for his claim for meat,
Smith 'pleaded a set-off in reference to this gelding, and
claimed the balance of the £29 18s. 6d., deducting £25.
The Judge of the Sheriffs' Court gave him a verdict, and
hence the present action, to recover the sum lost, Barnett
having been a material witness for Smith on that occasion.
Potter averred that he had paid for the gelding in full, by
cancelling the purchase, and his Honour, after hearing
some evidence, found for plaintiff, with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

This was a summons to reoovor 3s. 4d. for damage sus-
tained by reason of the destruction of a dish, meat, and
potatoes, entrusted to the defendant to bake.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the defendant, who is a baker
in Petticoat-lane.

Plaintiff said she was a hard-working woman, and on a
certain Friday night she prepared a dish of moat and po-
tatoes, which she sent by a. female friend to defendant's
bakehouse. When she went for her supper at the usual
hour she was horrified by hearing from defendant that he
had had an accident with her supper--he had broken the
dish ; and sure enough there it was in two pieces, and the
meat peppered with a plentiful sprinkling of sawdust instead
of gravy moistened with water. (Laughter.) Upon see-
ing this horrible picture, plaintiff naturally asked, " What
am I to do with that P"--(laughter)—and to this reasonable
question defendant replied, "Do what you like ; and if you
are not satisfied summon me." "As I was not satisfied,"
said plaintiff, " I did summon him, and there he stands,
which let him deny it if he can." (Roars of laughter.)
Mr. Buchanan proposed shortening the case by stating
the facts.

His lionour—Ah I your facts, but not her's. Come, lei
me hear her witness.

The person who took the dish to the bakehouse then came
forward, and said the dish was left safely by her, and she
paid for the baking in advance, and that was generally
considered a guarantee against loss.
His Honour—A kind of premium of insurance ?
Mr. Buchanan cross-examined the plaintiff and her wit •
ness as to the fact of the sawdust, and also in reference to
the age of the dish, but the witness declared that the dish
had been so often to the oven that it must have got quite
used to it.

Mr. Buchanan—But the pitcher that goes often and safely
to the well gets broken at last.
It was then contended for the defence that the dish had
flown in the oven, and that being so, defendant was not
liable.

Defendant was then called, and gave his version of the
affair as follows :—He was informed by his man that the
dish had flown in the oven, and when plaintiff came for her
supper, he said to her, " Your dish has broken in the oven ;
the meat and potatoes (minus the gravy) are as good as ever ;
take them home, and then, if you like, summon me for the
dish."

Plaintiff—You never said anything of the :.kind, except

THIRD EDITION.