The New York herald., 1870-03-14
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The Anglo Italian Bank recommends divid END at
the rate OF four per cent per annum.
the marine Prefecture was removed from Genoa
70 the port OF La Spezzia on February ID by virtue
u roy al decree. a
man named Kcrragan at slanemore, comfy
February 23.
Lord Clarendon will receive a deputation Of Lon
don merchants on the subject Of the British Conyen-
ton with China.
Sir Thomas MoncrIen writes to aeny that Miss
Moncreff WAS on any occasion In the gallery OF tne
Divorce Court during the A0rdaunt trial.
A young lady. at Castlebar, Ireland. was charged
before the magistrates wirh writing threatening
letters She was remanded and bail refused.
At Birmingham, England, February q. Ore broke
OUT on the premises Of Mr.. CorDett Key-hi The
whole Of the timber and engineering property were
destroyed.
After a protractcd hearing In the English Court
OF Queens Bench, the case OF Kensup W.. Eden, an
action for seduction, decided. Verdict for the
pain:in--damayes E200
In the Bankruptcy Court. London, MIR. y,Ain0
late lessee OF the Prncesss theatre passed the last
examination and was granted an unconditional
order for discharge.
A severe snow storm occurred in the midland
counties OF Scotland on Wednesday night February
2s, ana much impeded railway trafic. while the
roads In exposed localities were blocked up.
Sir Shafto Adair has addressed letter to the
u
them on the results Of their exertions on tho land
question.
Her Britannia Maiesty's troopsnips Crocodile and
Tamar are at Cork, Ireland, from Portsmouth, for
the purpose Of cmbarklng troops Tor India VIA Alex
andrta, Egypt.
The iquidators Of the British Colonial Steamship
Company have convened meeting for the aoth OF
March, In London, for the purpose OF receiving an
account OF the winding up OF the company
The suspension ls announced OF Messra. Pauw,
Schneider IL Co.. commission merchants Manches-
Rn 9p1 nfI Iha q nnlN1 1TAi G
stood TO be the recent failure OF house In the CHINA
trade.
An effort is about to be made to call public atten
ton to the game laws OF Great Britain, with view
to their total repeal. meeting will be held IN Bur-
ningnam on the Sd OF March tor the formation Of a
Game Law Repeal Association.
Mr.. Scudamore gives the Glasgow Chamber OF
Commerce assurance that mo PAINS or outlay viii
be spared until the government telegraph system
Is complete and Ia every way as satisfactory az
they can desire.n
Great changes are about to take place In the or
ganlzatlon OF the Russian railways The govern
ment has decided to sell all the existing state rail-
to private companies, In order 10 facilitate the
speedy completion of the projected lines in tue
South.
The English papers report that IN New South
Wales larger proportion OF persons are married. u
larger proportion or children born and smaller
proportion OF persons die Than III any division OF
the United Kingdom or IN France, Austria, Italy or
Spain.
The Paris Savings Bank received in the fortnight
ending the 2lst OF February deposits amounting TO
the total OF the payments into the Caisse des Re-
traites OF Aged, Paris. during the same period was
1885, 964fr.
Wolves- have been driven by the severity OF the
weather to approach various towns and villages IN
the mountainous portions of France. AT Dele
lHaut.Ren! the station master was attacked oy one
and obliged 10 defend himself vigorously to escape
from the starving animal
letter from the Russian port OF Berdarsk, on the
Sea OF AEON, states that the winter had 50 far,
proved uncommoniy mild, but that the duness Of
the wheat trade owing to the absence or FOREIGN
demand, completely parayzed the freight market
in the early days OF February.
The signaman at Cape Point, Cape OF Gooo Hope
has made the following report OF passing ships dur
ing the year 1s69-Total, 79e viz., foreign ships
bonnd to foreign ports 23 British ships bound 10 for
eign ports. Il vessels coastwiee, and TAI vessels
passed without being signalled.
Eleven Irish policemen trial In the Court OF
Queens Bench, Dublin for the mansiaughter OF
occasion OF the visit OF Prince Arthur, III Aprii,
1863. The prisoners formed party OF constabnary
who late In the evening tired on Tue MOB and Mon
crlefe was killed.
A curious case was tried before the Court OF Com
mon Pleas, London. Two Liverpool gentlemen
claimed votes. and rested their qualification on the
possession OF church pews. The Couri disaiIowed
tile claim, holding that "a pew could not be used for
profit or otherwise than for divine service, and
therefore couid not constitute an electoral qua Gu
tion."
During the month OF March a second steamer il
10 be sent from Trieste by the Austrian Lloyd Com
pany TO Bombay via the Suez Canal. The freight for
goods is fixed at f3 10s. ton or twenty hundred.
one and half per cent ~ TO be charged for money
ana valuables. The fare dncludng provisions) for
second class passengers ~ El2 5s. 10 susz, SIS 20
Alden and G40 10 Bombay.
At Ennis, Ireland, 1t Is said that the murderer OF
the poor female, Catherine Mackey, whose death
by violence has been reported, Is known; that
his object was roDoery, it being supposed she was
possessed OF a good sum OF money, which she al
ways carried about ner aud that the indvdual'hinl-
self is since missing from the neIghborho9d sup
posed 10 have abscOnded 10 America, whittier q de.
tectivc IS TO be despatched IN search OF him.
At the Newcastle lEugland) Assizcs Mr.. Blandrord,
an auctloneer, recovered G6o) damages from
Northeastern Railway Company for injuries sus.
tanned their line. Captain Gauntlet OF New
castle, also Obtained q verdict, with 1875 guneas
damages, in an action for libel brought against tue
proprietor OF the Hdaric AdcerttseT, in winch 1t had
been stated that the paintT had backed out of the
payment OF bet"
general meeting OF the Suez Canal Company is
called for the sofa March, at PARIS. According to
article forty eight OF the articles OF association, in
order to nave the right 10 be present repre-
senJed at the general meeting or the shareholders,
propretors OF TWENTY-FIVE shares, allotted or to
bearer must give proof OF their title at the oices oil
tle company, Rue Ctarz Paris, at of the cor
respondents OF the company in France or abroad.
This proof must be made at least five daya before
Ihe mectl ug