The Express. — London, England, 1853-09-14 00:00:00

j~s. .^-• C7a711:91.- „fr , / /* Tvbt 4**43rt No. 2,203.) LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1853. [THREEPENCE. 4- - 4:1.21K et AUSTRALASIA. ogreperghtl by Royal Clatter, Iss), No. I, AuAm-friars, I la two etre, 1 , 431. ty 0 4 ,n of wavers lIIIREBT OITR NOTICE that a lIALF. TEARLN IVIDEND of 24e. per share, bring at the rate of 6 p'r per uu the c.patal eb etch of the Corpnratton, end also a b, I' ..!.Into sal (Mort, of :W. per share, staking together ti ..pare, 1. • of meant-tax, will be paid to the pr privors, at this it,. to .1141:er ESDAT, the 11th October beat, between the b o w. at 1.• and 3 o'clock. yta, T AMP, NOOKS will be elated op MOND IT, the 26:b of opt. it Acd Naos so until tbe Lheidead awl Doane Weans by order of the Court, PY••' . •• • WILLIAM KILLTECN. Seartayy. 11. INK of DEPOSI'f, 7, St. Martin'e-placc, lrafalgar-oquare, Ueda& ji reots ...imua of IS YLITING MONEY are !vomited to examine ta. 1.. n t too troths: km. by ',bob a bib rats of Lterest may to e n t , m o •,ts pergola sommity. b•ret payable la haw) sad Jttly. PETER ROILRINON, Managing DiIICW. Prommotamm fess as amalgam. FOR AUSTRALIA and the COLONIES.—Light, cb• xp and durable ROOPING.—CROCIOON't PATENT A-PIIAL V. ROOPING TILT pretiogly insperviors In nun, snow, gal Asa, win b bees Ogelied by a lose ant extershre experience la el climate. ; stew bait lb. WOW" renedred Ira thew; era be laid on with great frniltyN unprostiond perrens. PRICE I Pitt: NT PER SQUA RZ TOOT. otespes Prim NONA ON IiLTTING Felt kr ecnovii nem boilers and pipes Paw 23 par rent. nt bamc and int by pod on spolication CRiltiGON int 11. DOWOATRAILL. LOnomr, wise slam rawly SNIP ARIA IV I Pelt tad INODOROVE Pak tor damp walls and lining Ica bow. r rimagire tb. timpresinre. 4 kltli at ti. CIUTTA PERCILA WORKS-- assavurnum a St:IISLItS. GC rTA ?LRCM CONPANT bee to lakum th, v Customers and the Mb, Sat they lum• REAryKD Ow. m a s u r i c ure of mum .lIZET, SOUK ROUND Bed 1. AT II II I‘llllll TINSELS. GALTANiC BATIZIIES. ILLICTRIC TELEURAPU Mai, a., as. Nemeses FANCY ARTICLES are Wee In promo% Orem le be sedres.eo es preVoltey to the cm: rrA PER(IIA CONTANT. TAUNTERS. le, WIIART-ROAD. t I TT-ROAD, LONDON. y, IVE GUINEAS.—Mr. lIALBE, the Medial ow, am* el 21, anzaawialwqsare. Lre asals. lafars Ws Steads idatre GUINEA APPARATUSES an sent ready.—Saad two pow aboap. fdr Ms Paispblot as SWIM Clavasimoi. (wit WI sin MODERATOR LAMP, with globe Mrst=t=a 6 ""' N. on. wa. p. pilaw siamt, lanoW ((meaty opposite WwWWWWW). EASE sad COMPORT is SHAVING.—B. and h (law TAM' CILIITON NMI; et goolrlist.rol Moor almerwer. mime drew aor to tho mom Moir lido. The gown nodooolet hom mod mime ourimo. 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MON Soar", Ilsouro. 1701 1,199,111111 DAILY *swi ne wootrarl — aololiarFlia i nWiaa li tbelLog spars voraity award by•osoimponot: •no Dip Mrs' lo Ike yooppa of al the Train mamba ppm 'M kr art II look Wyk youndloris Irma ao—or pro try loairialt 11199 Illrookor 111110 lo dirty I MO will okoartloo of Ur Ally sad Ira Ur knot arakor of ad km prom Mrs '—obalud emi t i mp dolly par, la pokilool SIM sorregrames air la adoros." To be spread of say arboisr or Nowoors la Ur Idapiloos ; asst he 01100, 10, Poronaroor„ llootroror. Irafor. DASTARDLY ASSAULTS UPON WOMEN. A can named Isaac Davie was brought tip at the Ilesdeoster City Pelage part, yesterday, charged with a Niel espeoveked mead{ um a widow named Ellen Oaks. Re last her hulas& ea set even the paltry muse to tope of bevies ham posmehed by violent language. Some Imo too ho ie edit alms Miss • couple of herrings from lbemsephiaestis shop. GM es she did not they prosecute him, be mem {.lope peemeed as her unprotected state eleesitelei ibe awe mine same with which he was low charged. The we present in court, but wand es be meek pia from the injuries to Seli she MI bees as maid. we bed been taken to the Bold Igiampl bat had refuted to remain there, and =ally lisaitet 'babied a seigoes's certificate of her ins semi Jebe Lll sold be wee pawing through o apieems•egsege es Keeley syssing, when Its heard a mem. sod es eseeleg sand mw a woman in the middle dais Mast, eel the *new Webb', bet. Wanes. went he pelbeesse. Irby tea Ile rit .... zn. into custody, and the women wee essmsed te the Another men diking Wt 1/1017a t7cfock in the evening be heard some MIONIMIM, sad cm looking out of the win• dow of the room is wade be wee at work, he saw the prisoner beating the essigilmed. Afterwards he knocked her down, stamped epos her, and kicked her about the sheet very sever*. Thls statement was confirmed by another witness. Ann 'twiny said she lodged with the complainant, who keeps a lade shop in the neighbourhood of Stephenson square. The first time they ever saw the prisoner was tio Saturday night, about ten weeks ago. She then went eat with Mrs. Oaks, leaving her little boy to take care of the 'hop, and on their return they met the prisoner t he out of the altap with two herrings he had Man us his earaith. Ike advised Mrs. Oaks to have Ike presser talummo. Ilee man lifted his foot as if to ll* midi& bra rad sal dr so, and used very abusive lam 111 1 ralle Y her. About a math ego the complainant told =ea ler NMI Me am emend, that she had been at the ram aft sties, sad knocked down and blind hy MOM pawn" wing rhea was the prisoner. Oa NM, abeam they had eme Abode to visit them, and atingiabant want sat M ditty else hem lee*/ witham the beess. Presently a ttesma. are and Odd witness *at Mrs. Oahe was prig • seven heating. WM. went set OM saw the eoraplainant Ileadiag at the armee of the hsenheye talkkg to the boded', and the primer wee Oen kregkelara Ilhe asked Who had beater lbs. Mira Ma men Mood Disk Gates mid he had dent it. Whom told him he aught to be milliato my so, ead was T aut treak by Ghee, and th p r isoner Oates thou hashed bat of doors whilst the primer wee kicking die 111110111kNI In the other side di street. Ellen Oaks, um ptemilelds. 'As was utyll'data wit a mat in smut. Ming gram unable to stand, said—A litW before ass.liw WI Might I um the prisoner at the seem ei News m% bur eirip, where I went for some beer. Wins I wee leaving he asked me to let him drink, sad I weeld sok nod thou he abased me. I told him h e m as t net bey* as he had dose Ware (for I was sere he was with the Ohms when they attacked me), and be thou ars& me es the brow with his let. I threw the and its eratests at him, bat they mimed him, _ then be struck me again. I asked the lud as, how she mid allow her eratemeri to be iU- Aealed in that wa_y ; but she was drank. and said she bald net bhp it. nee bet wi th ers *es came sp, and a Mom nem& HAMM Tates told ken he had etre& me bat he oaly dal that bermes he muted to quarrel with' bar. 7 thee musk hes, mad whir se we went into the street 1 um Mocked *era sad kicked veral times. I bad had no Worm queeyel with the penmen except about some her that he stole. e prieoray, in defeat*, said he was drinking at New • he's beembop, and asked the complainant to let Dirt beak. He said nothing man to her, but she threw the jug Of he ever hien. Mr. Kande—l ease* say what will be dope with you said the ram et this pia measure Y erset/y ascertained. Us ernes is reniesled 1i Frisky. The isegentos Ors sOl=d a to prevail upon the pro- Matrix M p o at le VW andromising that her Warn Awl* be aim MI of,telling her that if rare was so tbhtig In which the rot wire better II gun Ohs MA was in haring each planes =l"tar Sim, OOPS the attendance would be bellse lhu Ile mold have at home. The Intereasase mann aged se as same that her children yield set be taken ease ed and the* pleaded that her bun nese at the shop would be lost it she were away. Mr. Maude did all in hi* power to meet these objection', and it was believed the poor woman would consent to be taken back to the Infirmary. She appeared to be in great pain, and screamed whenever any attempt was made to lift her about the court. It was stated that several of her ribs had been fractured. The magistrate was evidenly of opinion that the ease would prove to be one much too serious to be dealt with summarily under the now act. Richard Yates, the other cowardly brute mentioned by the witnesses as beating Ann Rooney. had not been taken by the police. The prisoner Davis is a tall young man, powerful in frame and well proportioned. Standing before the court, as he did, charged with such a wanton and unmanly offence, it was surprising to see how little approach to feeling or emo. tion of any kind there was in his bearing throughout. MONEY MARKET. TVESDLT ZYZIKINO. The stock markets opened this morning with in creased gloom, and, sales being pressed, a further considerable fall took place, extending to the funds, railway stocks, and every other department of the market. Later in the day, however, there were a good many purchases, in realisation of profits, by previous epecspec ulative selleradmompanied by more sub stantial buying, tempted by the reduced price% whilst at the same time a report was put in circula tion that the Bank of England directors will not decide on a further rise in the rate of discount at their next weekly meeting on Thurs day. This had a favourable effect, and the appear ance of the several markets at the close was better than at any previous period of the day. It may be mentioned, however, that prices still show much sensitiveness, and the markets are far from set tled in character. Consols opened 93; to 1, for money, and 951 to 96 for the 13th October, being a fall of per coot. from the official closing price of yesterday. For money sales were pressed early in the day as low as 931, but a react:on soon set in, and at 3 o'clock the quo tation was 931 to 96 for cash and 961 to 1 for time. The final quotation at 4 o'clock was sti,l better, at 961 to 1 for the account. It would appear that money stock has been rather freely supplied to-day; and, during part of the day, there was a difference of 1 between the price for money and that for account. This fact is indicative of a sudden supply of money stock, and money was thus in more request in the house at 3 to 31 per cent. The market seems hitherto to have chiefly derived support from the " bearish* state of the dealers' books. Consols was the only stock dealt in, most of the other govern ment securities being ;hut. The official business list is thus limited to:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 96, 951, 1,1, 1, 96, 931, 1; ditto for account, 13th October, 961, 961, 961, 96, 1, Exchequer Bills were quoted 3e. die. to per, and ' India Bonds par to ss. prem. Business in the foreign stock market continues restricted, but the tone was decidedly heavy; and though there was a partial recovery in the afternoon, Floes generally ruled lower, especially for the specu lative descriptions, such as Mexican, Spanish, Grenadian. and Peruvian. At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were yioted 24,1 to 1 ; Spanish Deferred, 221 to #; the Committee's Certificates, 5/ to 6 per cent. ; Granada Active, 21 to 22; ditto De ferred, 91 to I. The list of sales embraces : Buena Ayres Six per Cent. Bonds, 64, 63. Chilian Six per Cents., 104, 103. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641, 631, 64 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certifi cates, 98,1. Mexican Three per Cents., 251, 241,25. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 77 ex div. Russian Five per Cents., 116 ex div. ; ditto Four-mad-a-Half per Cents, 102. Sardinian Mrs per Data, 94. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 461,1; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents.,22l, ;,1; the Committee's Certita, at per cent. Money continues in active demand out of doors, and 41 per cent and upwards is charged for the die count of all but first class paper, which of course can be negotiated without difficulty at the Bank minimum of 4 per cent. It is understood that the pressure for accommodation at the Bank of England, stimulated by the ho r iapprehension of an approaching rise in th e of that establishment, has been very great I tO-day, and will probably wiltiutte io-morrow. In the market for foreign exchanges to-day there was a rather general rise, bills on all places being in fair 'apply. The improvement was chiefly in Amsterdam which was done as high as 11.18 for three mant ic. Bills on Paris ruled at 25 to 25.05 at short, and 25.20 to 221 at three months. Paper on Hamburg was generally done from 13.61 to 1; Vienna at 10.66 to 38 ; Trieste, 10.58 to 11 fi.; and St. Petersburg, 381 to 1 . It was announced to - day that the Marco Polo had arrived at Liverpool from Melbourne, with 54,201 ounces of gold, valued at about 216,8001. The quantity brought in on freight by the Ann Miln from Portland Bay, is only 280 ounces. A sum of about 70,0001. in Russian half imperials was taken to-day for despatch by the steamer leaving London to-night for Hamburg, en route to St. Peter sburg. Notwithstanding the improvement in the exchanges, further sums in gold were sent away to day to France. A small portion of the silver brought in some days ago by the steamer Magdalena was sold to-day at a redaction of Id. per ounce, dollars realising ss. cog per ounce, and bars ss. lld. per ounce standard. The demand was for China. A very large amount of silver remains on hand unsold, awaiting the arrival of the overland mail. Since yesterday a large business has been done on speculation in floating cargoes of Indian corn. It is reported that 23 cargoes have been bought, nearly all for one Bordeaux house. The top price paid for Galata, Ismael, and Odessa, is stated to be 33..8d.,in eluding freight and insurance. This was " making up" day in the railway mar ket, and the position of the account, as disclosed in the requisite arrangement., seemed to cause some surprise. An impression had been prevalent in many quarters that the account would prove largely over sold, but the facts of to-day tended to an opposite conclusion. The supply of nearly all the stocks cur rently dealt in is sufficiently plentiful to quite obvi ate any for delivery, and in no case, not even in pressurereaWestern was there any scarcity similar to that experien ced at recent settlements. This circumstance confirms our statements of the late large sales of railway stocks from pawned sources, in addition to some Ripply from the general public. It is scarcely necessary to point out that this state of things, under present circumstances, is rot favourable to the market. The "cootangos" on the heavier shares, although gene rally light, have been rather a matter of negotiation than subject to any fixed rate, the dealers being indisposed to "continue" accounts, except for parties of good standing. The contangos have rather strengthened during the day, ranging on London and North Western from ; to 2 , and the sane on Midland ; whilst Lancashire and Yorkshire stook, from "even," has commanded cootango. Our usual statement of the terms on which the arrange meet of the account has generally proceeded is as under : London and North Western Ito ratango. Midland Leeds to ditto. Greet Western even." York sad North Midland l-16 coatings. Doren -31 to 3.32 ditto. Great Northam oven " to 1-16 ditto. Caledonians "even" to 1-16 ditto. London and Beath Western 1.16 to 3-16 ditto. Bawieks North British -32 ditto.: In the French railway market " backwardations" continue to prevail, but there seems to be a better supply of stock than at late settlements, and Stras bourg., Northern, and Paris and Lyons, have been borrowed without difficulty at 1-16 to i backwards, Son. Central of France have commanded 1.32 to 1-16 eontango. The failure was to-day announced of a member of the Stock Exchange, a broker, in connexion with the share settling ; but the amount involved will pro. bably not be heavy. A failure in the Liverpool rail way market is also reported. The twenty-second auction of the foreign redeem able debt of Spain is to take place at Madrid on the 29th inst., for which 375,000 reels are applicable. Miscellaneous shares were very heavy, and many des riptions almost unsaleable this morning, but closed rather better. Australian Agricultural were last quoted 29 to 31, and P ee l Ri ver ato dis. This last-named stock has shown great weakness. South Australian Land left off 30 to 32, and Van Diemen's Land 14 to 16. Crystal Palace shares were lower, closing 11 to 11 prem. Australian Bank shares could only be wail at reduced rates, and the new stocks, subject to further calls, could scarcely be sold at all. Berlin Waterworks were quoted Ito dia. Royal Mail Steam mark 70. Prices of insurance shares seem to have under gone little change this week. The present quo tations are subjoined :—Albion, 95; Alliance Ma rine, 50 ; Atlas, 213; Argus Life, 231 24; British Commercial, 7/ ; Church of England, 31; City of London, 21; Clerical, Medical, and General, 201 ; County, 125 ; Crown, 221 ; Eagle, 71; Equity ani Law Life, 51 ; English and Scotch Law Life, 41 ; European Life, 201 ; Family Endowment, 4 ; General, 63; Guardian, 61 ex die.; Globe, 150 ex div.; Indemnity Marini, 80 ex div.; Imperial Fire, 375; ditto Life, 20 ; Indemnity Marine 60 ex div.; Law Fire, 43 ex div. ; Law Life, '66 ; London, 31 ; Medical, Invalid, and General, 31; Minerva, 8/ ; Monarch, 11 ; National Loan Fund, 2; ; National Provincial, 11; New Equitable, 11 ex div.; Palladium Life, 33 exdiv.; Pelican,4s ; Phmnix, 185; Professional Life, 3 ; Rock Life, 81; Royal Exchange, 242 ; Sun Life, 65 ; Union, 220; United Kingdom, 63 ex div.; Universal Life, 451; Victoria Life, 61; Reversionary Interest Society, 108; Ge neral Reversionary and Investment, 102; Equitable Reversionary, 118. Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota tions are subjoined :—Ashton and Oldham, 168; Brecknock and Abergavenny, 821 ; Birmingham (gas. 4 per cent, by the London and North West. Railway), 1021 ex div.; Derby, 63; Coventry, 200; Grand Junction, 70; Grand Surrey, 50; Grand Union, 121; Kennet and Avon 71 ex div.; Leeds and Liverpool, 664; Leicester, 87; Leicester and North ampton, 441; Loughborough, 550; Macclesfield, 58; Oxford, 1121; Peak Forest, 97 ; Regent's, 181, 181; Rochdale, 68; Stafford and Worcester, 410; Stour bridge, 290; Severn and Wye Canal and Railway, 24 ; Warwick and Birmingham, 41; Warwick and Napton, 19; Worcester and Birmingham, 36; Wilts and Berke, 7. Prices of Gas and Coke Companies' shares range as follows :—British Provincial, 22; Brighton, 16 ; City of London, 1321; Continental (Third Capital), 671; Equitable, 27 ; Great Central, 14 ; Imperial, 85; Independent, 48; London Parliamentary Pre ference, 26;) Phmnix, 28 ex div. ; Ratcliff, 70; United General, 21; Westminster Chartered, 383; ditto new (10/. paid), 73. Waterworks stocks are thus marked : Berlin, (21. 10s. pd.), 2; East London, 128; Southwark and Vauxhall, 893, 3; West Middlesex, 114. Shares in bridge associations command the follow ing prices :—Hungerforcl, 12 ; Waterloo, 6; Vauxhall, 231. Other miscellaneous shares are thus quoted in the official list :—City Navigation Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, 961; Hudson's Bay Stook, 224; Price's Patent Candle Company, 29 ; do. New, (161. paid),lBl. Annexed are the latest reports from continental bourses, as received by Mr. Renter's express : Amsterdam, Monday, closing prices:—Dutch Four per Cents., 941; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 62 9-16 ; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 221; the Coupons, 6; the Old Three per Cent., foreign, 473; Austrian Five per Cent. Metallics, 81 7-16 ; Mexican New, 241 ; Grenada Deferred, 9 7.18; Portuguese New, 391 ; Equador, 4 1-16; Granada Active, 211; Peruvian New, 79. Most of these prices show a fall. Vienna, Monday; —Austrian Five per Cent. Metallic, 94 ; Exchange on London, 10.42; Bank shares, 1-372; Gold, 163 prem. LONDON COURSE OF EICHANGE.—Sm. 13. Wm. Prices a negotistaa this day Dills and IL Money. iestortlaa ............psti Slott 111. lent. ... 111. 1645t0. Ditto —........... „ Illostlialle.l7fav .. Ili 18oe. Dodo:dem —.......„. .. „ 111. 18ent. ...:IL Mat. Antwerp .................. „ „ Mfr. 17 0 e ,.. ... 26tr. Ws. Brassels Flateoug and ahem : „ terms. 4 . Dom qui Mt. Petersburg --pet retie OH pass e .. 114 penes Pert .........pr A Miai i Wt. Oa. .„ tett. 03.. Dkeo Kanalirsi.: I*. Us. ... Mr. 23a. trankkort.cei . ..tiael6 pr AlO “„ 1 ftll. kt. ... 11913. hr TOMS (allseDve) .„ par A ~ Ila Wm. ... 119. Oar. Trieste „ NIL lam ... II i 0 rr. Mallet -Fir ' dikes „ 11 1111110 ... 3I paces ails „ „ „ 111 peso ... Hi penes gibes —..... „ „ yeses ... 6 94 0 passe „4 pass Melo —.... ....... „ „ 64 pass ... 49/ penes ens.. . _____..... „ „ 10 pass ... 41ce pesos oxerailii „ ..... „.„... „ „ 60 pane „. 49 peace • a ....... .......... „ „ 21tr. Tie. .„ 39 T. $O.. Genoa I;=.porersol . 43 woe ... 41 penes ..... ........ .. Barnes. „ 124$ paw ... 124 penes Manias „ 1 pees ... 124 polies lAabon psi ditelliOdays date yaws .. 63 peens Opceto ..... „.... ~ penes ... 63 ernes Dew York . 4O dap iiiit 412 pease ... 48 pones THIS DAY.—Two o'CLock. Commercial excitement prevailed throughout the Stock Exchange this morning, on intelligence of the rejection by the Emperor of Russia of the modified note proposed by the Porte. Console opened with a very unsteady appearance at about 95j, but quickly seconded to 931 buyers for time. The present quotation is 951 to for money and NZ to / for the 13th Oct., representing a fall of 1 per cent. from the final quotation of yesterday. The markets are still far from settled. The Three per Cent. Annuities of 1728 mark 99i. Exchequer Bills, 3 dis. to par; and India Bonds, 2s. pram. Foreign stocks have generally declined, especially Russian, and the current quotations are very wide. Mexican is quoted 241 to 1, and Spanish, 22 to 1. Granada Deferred Bonds mark 81 to 9 ; Rung= Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents., 100 to 1; Sardinian, 94; Spanish Old Threes, 46/ ; Dutch Fours, 071 to 1. GROSS BIIPIESSTMON. —lt is astonishing with what unblushing effrentery the Hanish priests " throw sand in the eyes "of their poor deluded dupes in this age of enlightenment, making them perform disgusting and ridiculous ceremonies in order to " atone for their sins." We were not a little astonished to witness a number of young and middle-aged women going round a " holy well, at Loughathalie, on Sunday afternoon, near the railway terminus, walking on their bare feet on a circular walk made of mill sharp stones. It was truly pitiable to see the poor creatures, as they proceeded on their work of penance, writhe under the pam inflicted by the stones. On each penitent making a eireult of the well, when they came in front of its enteaaas, they Engrg a Wed, and made a very low courtesy.— berm. CITES. VEIL— (To the Editor of the Ex-I prees.)—Sir,—Han Lord Claresam no bowels of compas ' Cant Sir 0. H. Seymour wrote to one of Lord Clarendon's predecessors in 'Moe, that he had not ventured to 14 a question respecting the Salina navigation of the Russian Chancellor, for fear of receiving "an ar.gry reply." How I can Lord Clarendon then be so unmerciful as to expect this nervous gentleman to read his peremptory despatch of the 16th of July to the same irascible Chancellor? One can fancy poor Sir G. H. Seymour bracing his nerves with a glass of brandy before he sets out to perform the awful task.—A Toax. §lloCXLYelArrant.—On Monday week, & private soldier of the 19th regiment, Wag on guard at the North barracks, Walser, was shot by the sentinel. The sergeant was preparing his num to relieve guard at two o'cleci in the morning, when the sentry levelled his gun, it is sup posed, with the intention of shooting the officer, but miss ing his aim in the dark, the ball passed through the abdo men of the private, end striking against the lock of his eompaniou's piece, broke it to pieces. The unfortunate man was taken to the hospital, where he is doing well, and it is hoped that he will be fit for duty in a few day.. The prisOner is said to be of unsound mind—South Eastern Gazette. NORTH LONDON FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.— This society has purchased a portion of the Gordon House Estate, adjoining the town of Enfield, which is to be di vided into 240 allotments for distribution among its mem ben. SHARE LIST& TUMIDLY BVINING. The English railway market at the commencement of business this morning was ranch depressed, isles being pressed at a redaction from the low quota tions of yesterday afternoon. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx. The railway market opened with great excite ment, on the unfavourable political news from St. Petersburg, and very wide quotations have ruled all day. At the present moment the feeling is still very unsettled and rather more gloomy than during the greater part of the morning. Generally the fall seems to average about 2 per cent. from the closing rates of yes terday afternoon. London and North-Wertern stock is at present quoted 100 to 101; Great West ern, 79 to 80 ; Lancashire and 'Yorkshire, 671 tot ; Midland, 571 to t ; Dover*, 181 to I ; and Great Northern*, 181 to 1. Caledonians have fallen heavily. Freneh shares have also experienced a heavy fall. Northern 111.1101% quoted 331 to t ; Paris and Lyons, 151 to t prem.; and Strasbourg*, 36 to t ORDINARY MARRA AND smicirs: Liaman. ,13i!dmui Fbt Junta= Bia.WVIT: a ElTealiellii Btrim. Lan.ok — amer.J an. .._ ..._ -.--- uw 4o - 710. Lair Clout ad Oarling ...1 Vabl!and 800. Billin - itiii;iiii ii:,ii lasi D• eitiaj: bias Miss Vales, Car; A::: &Ma VA L) _ elms b sad 0 4ittc 1:41 61 1 4 ?-1—"ba.. d; iprouTs Rept pleas, ... IF% T. iiii ..: Da F. aIN k ails& sellkaCilri . .) Omet Wales - Ida Ow&arru .. Irterier ad 000 .. I Da. U D alla s sei Tertahlre . _ . 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Oread Trued! of Canada Octet antral ot Fromm 31.Woototaporolo.stooreo Boil= owl Time° ... Loooolaill4a.s p..Ct.Prot Do. (Maws') Do Do. Guaranteei . floes sad Maditai ia. !mina tans /Mods.: 7. Mom & I.4&e(with Illoribere of rramod.„ IILWAYS. I Iffy AI y 01 I f i 1 4f I II pm If 21 41. 4 4 I It pa fi i It ila IP 1 4J4 61 q 1 4 I le I 11 I I dil par 1 pa le 7 SO Hi 14 14 94 184 16i pat 47 49 41_ 41_ {for et - limb (for R. k Amino sko.] Illorwegias ?mak hear , Peru Rod Lyoodi Fors sad Orletur earie sof Mows ... Pau sod ri Claim aag Riehmand — .7 1 Ilawe IRoyal Danish Royal Swedish woken sod Year .1 -36-1(1 1 I 8 4 44 oft Is 4 Sae li i d i al Si Ds. per &it: info; . lova 'Werra of Pnace "Mimi a Franco. Uppir Wad ltsirisrs ladia gulp De. ft pie Oat. Prefer. sums of Franco . Wolin at V witzerhod i Ipm 4 8 pa 3f par i 4f pa : 1 l i r 3 Li dim MINES. Xi Si i pm TVESDAT_EVICI7NII. There has been rather more business in the home mining market to-day, without, however, the deve lopment of any important feature. The sales re ported are South Caradon, at 125 ; West Providence, 461; Alfred Console, 214, ; Copper Hill, 125, 130 ; Eaglebrook, 120, 125; Par Console, 14 ; Trehane, 11, 1 12; East Basset, 45; United Mines, 250 ; N or th Downs, 41: Treweatha, 3,4, 1 • Yeoland Consols, 52, 4; East Russell, 34, 4; Wheal Edward, 12, ; Exmoor Eliza, 11, 2. The gold mining shares were very Sat in the morning, in sympathy . with the general tone of the Stock Exchange, but in the afternoon a rally set in, and prices closed a shade better. The tendency of prices in this department, however, is steadily dwin dling. At 4 o'clock Colonial Gold were quoted 1 7.16 to 9-16 prem. ; Great Nugget, par to prem.; Port Phillip, 2 to 2 dis.; British Australian, 7-16 to 5-16 die.; Agna Fria, 4 to prem.; Nouveau Monde, 5-16 to 7-16 prem. In ther foreign and colonial undertakings there was little feature. West Indian descriptions do not rally. Metcalfe closed 14 to 15 prem. Shares of the English and Australian Copper Smelting Com panyo were flat, and those of the Old Australian Copper Company a shade better than yesterday. henominal closing prices of new undertakings are is follows :—Mizen Head, to 1 dis.; Lewis Hill Range, fto 1 per share ; Cologne Lead, ; to / die.; Clarendon (of Jamaica), 4 to d prem.; Britannia Gold, to per share ; New Linares, / dis. to / rem.;p New South Wales Coal, 2to die. ; - Metcalfe (of Ja maica), 12 to 14 pm. ; Port Royal (of Jamaica), 4 to pm.; L'Agle d'Or, to f dia.; London and Virginia Gold and Copper, / die. to I prem. ; Mount Carbon Coal, 4 to a dis. ; Kenmore , par to = pm.; Lake Superior Co per,l die. to par ; Jamaica Copper, 14 to If prem.; Connemara, 4 dis..to par; Glenaulin, 1 to Ila.; Albion Gold, f to 1 per eb.; Australian Mutual, to 4 dia. ; Australian Consols, 4 to f die.; Chartered Australian Land and Mining, io 4 per share ; Mel- Ibourne Gold, /to per share; Golden Mountain, Ito I per share ; Great Hewes United Tin, 3 to ter ithare ; Poltimore, di e . to pex.• T- ' s , • 4.IWILAIIIOIr Prem. g , over (of Jamaica), par to ; Adelaide Land and Gold, 1 t o 0 h dis. ; Prem.; and Colonial Smelting and Reduction, / dis. t,3 1 4 prem.; New South Wales/Gold, fto di a. ; Lm. and Liverpool Australian Gold Minin g and Streaming, par to / prem.; Fred, (of Jamaica), 4 die. to par; Perran Wheel Alfred, par to prem.; Parkwyn and Carwalsick Tin, 1 dis. to par; Obernhof, par to f prem. ; Chancellorsville Freehold,Gold, par to prem.; Cumberland Hematite Iron Ore, par to 1 prem.; Great Crinnii, I dis to / prem.; Port Hunter and Moreton Bay Coal, par to 4 prem.; Peninsular Mining, I die. to / prem.; Great Cam brian Mining and Quarrying, par to prem. THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocw. The gold mining shares are so completely net lected, that a report is scarcely to be made of this market. Generally the tone remains very depressed. Mariquita shares mark 10s. to 7s. 6d. dig.; and Ague Fria, f prem. Nouveau Monde. are scarcely worse, business being recorded at to 1 prem. Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 27 to 29. Peel River have fallen to #to i dia. South Australian Land are steady at 29 to 31. Scottish Australian Investment are %noted 1 to 11 prem.; and North British Australawan, 1 dis to par. Clod g Euless Ile. Urns M. Paid. Klass dose Yesterday. today. NUN 1 Mu Fll6 all 61 pp 14 *SIR 1 ithaglo Aestrallus , all 4As MAI 104 •AngleCßWoreire 10 tlierlealeiee 6 Da. Old 1112 4 66 1 i 4 dl i n SD Unstable 1 Aeglrellga Certffilirs 1 Aesigellu Itediekl 14.010 1 Au Nisrla. faun 1 murk liesia - lbiOold all 4 , ells MIMS IS ifirltioldrea.- tLi DIAN IS teras.thip.(huatsl.6 6 244 3 4 SAN 30 De.Clocessaad Cathie all 26 14 11.100 SS Do. Bt. Jobs Del Bay 16 33 Si fl/ A N/ 1 01,11016 Cr** -.. 4 4 4dß 11,009 40 Osbre Copper ............ au 43 45 1041.099 6 105isalal Oold 1 1 I pat , osfbaaa II 114 116 aria aa . iOspper Blimps of Bag all 61 41 13,040 U +Do. Pref. 76 pre apt all 64 74 pa 70,060 3 . ftgliguatrallanOoppr G ill C a[ 3 • Iwo ~ I Great Nugget Vela all par 1 /m ' f Do. Registered 10,000 30 Kisiaral 71,000 Grand Duchy at OWN all 4 dl. par 11.011 Brest Polgooth all 24 388 190.010 Libert Lake Bathurst. ...... y - all 8 db. 16 0.100 *Warp 60.000 loadoukCallfore. 014 Quarts Curbing 03 all 1 4 100,900 Mukluks 10,000 1 blericealdlLAieseissa 9 7 66 60.00( New Gnarls ...... par 600,000 Neaps. Mahe . 60,000 1 Nowa Ikeda Niald Imisltlag 104,000 Peet CS 000 Qualm ... icteor ati Las La s...... - 7,040 SI We .- III 36 4 60,000 1 Sulk Aesiallia all 4Ms pa 4,000 10 lis ORA 47,174 13.3.114 417atied Nausea.„ all 34 34 70,000 1 Wal ........ - all I dis 100,060 1 wag a1ai1ia ... ...- all 4 dis 110,110 I Vert Ifisdpois. .ll Ma 104400 1 Me t "- Tasikrable - by stamp! dew(. MISCELLANEOUS. Dalam dam today. 11 LS Zoi I 9 swami No. , 11h. Niachialliotni Pd. Yo ay er d 20, Avalmtba Ateimkoral 170 20 30 11.100 Amiembigure s iro MO. 12 - - 36. Cdr SO Ml6* Annigken id' sow s " 10 h Relnatlina Company 32t - - - 103. 0011611 Pala 6 16 16 pm Do. New .. - Pilace . trisei 2 , Nhalital Rahn aviga rgr tlo Ich _ 2 o. 1 . 4 1 1 - 062066 an (igargal - . • =IB. R. Shipping 0o lO - - gai lhotroot Sugar — ba d St. Navigation- 6 10, 1 Il la jM uni Patentriteatiauel all - - 60.' Illatherbed. Land . . 3 100 Ws T Woks Coal an d Mom Navigation Co 1 - - 122 1 North MU& Aultralmiaa all I (Its par 64. 1 De. New - Norther Moor* Bum 10 - - 120, 6 Pool River Land t Mineral all I 20, 60 Prawn's: & Oriental art. all - - 10.'" Do. do. -.— 26 -• - SO,. Portland Iron Company all - - 16.8t0 10 Royal Mall Steam 6O - 1 doottlob Auer. Invcennent all 1 16 pan 12. South Amlishan IS le 31 130.0 t. I Submarine Tekgrapb all - 10.0 or Van Di 0870. 0 .• Land 5 3 da C Oi JOINT Errocx RANK& N0. : ]86. 1 —.— 2.600 40 10, 60 40.000 25 60,000 10 20, 100 25,0*100 25.000 le 23.000 20 10.000 10 60,000 IS Kw( too 11,001; toe 10,000 10 • .n 25 A01l ao 33 10,100 4. 10 10. 6 8,000 U 20.000 25 8, 60.000 10 15,001 41) nnt. Col. Bank& Loan Co. British North AIDITICSO Chartered Bank of Lola .. Chart. Baak of Inds, Ass _ Calla. and smionsas ..... ..... Commercial of London Eng.. Scot.. Aust. Chart Lon. Chart. Bank of Aust London and Count London Joint attack L option and WwsUninoter on National Do. New... of hkCod Oriental Bank Corporation !Provincial of Ireland Royal Mmtral WA Banking Isa7l erildl7l • Te Z - 7 Rmm Austral% Union of Amato ...... • Union a Loit • clCii '''' • • * Owlug Yeitcrda Plied 6i 72 li Was i di Par ' I — i 0 . ) di. ,Par k Pm 4160 dis 36 40 60 63 0; 76 &ulnae &ail to-day. G 3 70 44 Ti The following are this day's sales for the account: ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction. 41 ; Caledonian, 55 6 ; Eastern Counties, 12 ; But. Union. B, 30; B. Lancashire, 64 Great Northern, 741 4 5 4 ; Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 102; Gt. West., 79 81 80 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 671 7 8; Leeds Northern, 131; London, Brighton, and 8. Coast, 961 6; London and Norm- Western, 100 f 2 101 1 ; London and South Western 76; Manch., Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 191 20; Midland, 581 79 71 ; North British,Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 381 68; South-Eastern, 621 11 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 63 4 ; Ditto, Extension, 11 ; York and North Midland, 46 71 4, PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern 5 per cent.. 122 ; Ditto, Redeemable at 10 per cent. prem., 110; Ditto 4 4 per cent. Scrip, 71; York and North Miland, n. POREION. Northern of France, 33j ; Paris and Lyons, 26; Paris and Strasbourg, 351. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia, 681. -•••••••• Crystal Palate, 6; Peel River Land and Mineral, 40. MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY. The Wheat market was firm to day at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. upon the rates of Monday last. American barrel Flour was is good request at Is. higher rates. Barley was in abort supply, and the turn in price against the buyer. A fair amunt of business was done in Oats, at an im provement , of Gd. per qr. upon last day's currency, Beans and Peas scarce, and their value is well main- gEItIOALB INTO LONDON FEOld SEPT. 12th to SEPT. 14th. Qrs. English. gootoh. Irish. Vortorn. Earley I 610 I I 1290 Otto ..... 50 900 I 9180 Malt ..... 1020 Flour s —tacks sod Muds. MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY. SUGAR.—The market is quiet to-day, and prices are un altered. COPPEZ.—The public sales are going off steadily. Native Ceylon, quoted 475. 6d. to 48s. 61., but the demand is limited. Tai.—This articles continues firm, bet the market is not active. — iiii.vrivitn.-1,200 bags were offered, and chiefly sold at full prices. Refraction 6to 101, 265. 6d. to 285.; Refraction 21 to 33, 28s. 6d. to 294.; Refraction 81, 275. Parma.—The public sales, amounting to 3,400 bags, went off with spirit at rather higher prices. Batavia, 41d.; Malabar, 43d. to 41d. riumno.-250 bags were offered and bought in at very high prices, 61. to OI per lb. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. Owing to the unfavourable political news from Bt. Petersburg, the Tallow market has advaaced Is. Tows Tallow is quoted 525. 6d. nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 545. ; Oct. to Dec., 545.; Jaa. to March, 58.. BOROUGH HOP MARKET-THIS DAY. Masers. rattenden and Smith report that the ILOCOn from Mid mg M 0 414, ...ens still come . ;1. 4 ytut are said to be rapidly inereasmg. market very firm. Duty stationary, from 165,0001. to 160,0001., with leas disposition to bask it. COAL MARKET.—THIS DAT. Eden Main, 26e.; Tanfleld Moor, 20s. 6d.; With End Riddell, 245. 9d.; 'Walls End Haswell, 265.; Walls E n d Helton, 265. ; Walls End Tees, 265.-Bhips at market, 38. RAILWAYS. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY. SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday at two o'clock in the large room of the Royal Hotel, Chester, called for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposal of the Great Western Railway Company (or an amalgamation. Jo= WILLIAMS, Esq., chairman of the directors, presided. The SECRETARY read the advertisement calling the meet ing, as well as this memorandum of terms of Great Western Company alre►dy published. The Cmarzeax moved that the memorandum referring to the agreement with the Great Western Company be accepted and ratified, and an extended agreement be drawn out with all usual and proper oonditione. Mr,liaawcu. seconded the resolution. air W. JOHNSTON Moved u an amendment, that the agreement be not ratified until the general meeting of the company. He considered the offer quite inadequate, and that the London and North Western wu u good as the Great Western. MY. KENNEDY, of London, seconded the amendment, and charged the directors and Mr. Roy with being actuated by sinister motives, and sacrificing their line to the Great Western Company. He said the board should be re-con structed. Mr. TAT:Stole defended the directors from Mr. Ken nedy's charge, and said it war right for the directors who bad bad their policy impeded by divivions among the shareholders, to come forward and ask the meeting to sane tion an agreement with the Great Western Company. The CHAILIEAN, at the suggestion of Mr. Stewart, added to his motion a clause pledging the directors to use all their efforts to bring the stock of that company up to par, should an amalgamation of the Great Western Company be re solved upon. Mr. ROBERT ROT entered into a long and lucid speech upon the affairs of the company, replying to the statements made by the previous speakers. The CHAIRYLN then put the amendment, which was lost upon a show of hands, and a poll having been demanded by Mr. Gordon Thompson, the meeting, atter appointing Mr. Lowe and Mr. Kennedy as scrutineers, adjourned to seven o'clock to receive their report. LONDONDERRY A,VD ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterda, at the offices, Coleman-street-buildi ngs , City, Mr. G. 11. I TRRIL in the chair. The report presented stated that an additional section of the railway, from Omagh to Fintona, had been opened in June last, making 41 miles in traffic operation ; and, with a due regard to public safety and trade accommodation, the directors had resolved on making the middle ten miles— viz., from Newtown Stewart to Omagh—a double line. The works on the remaining 15 miles to be opened were proceeding rapidly. The greatest advantages were antici pated from the construction of the Sligo line, the bill of the Londonderry, Enniskillen, and Sligo Railway Company having passed into law. The directors looked with confi dence to the results which would follow Item the mining Operations now being carried on in the rich mineral fields Of the county of Leitrim. The report concluded as follows: "The result of the half-year's working is shown by the accounts. The balance, 3,954!. 12s. 6d., at credit of profit and loss, is sufficient with a small addition from the reserve, to pay the usual 51. per cent. per annum, on the preference shares, and be. each upon the 251. shares, which dividend your directors recommend. Raving regard Is the profit obtained from the re-lone of shares, and to the increased traffic since the opening to Fintona, your directors have been urged by some of the proprietors to give a larger dividend on the 251. shares; but although they believe that the present weekly traffic receipts will not only be equalled, but increased, they deem it more prudent to keep in hand • sum sufficient to enable them, under any circumstances, at least to maintain the rate of dividend now recommended. Linking at what has already been accomplished with a Nos only partially open, and its resources consequently but imperfectly developed—knowing thoroughly the trade and capabilities of the localities from which your traffic must be drawn—considering the advantages certain to accrue from the operations of other parties u above enumet...— taking into account the improved and improving condition of all classes in the North-West of Ireland—your directors have the utmost confidence that when completed to Ennis killen, the working of your railway will fully justify the expectations formed of it, and yield to the proprietors a satisfactory return upon their outlay." This report, with the accounts, were confirmed and adopted without discussion. Formal resolutions, declaring dividends recommended, and re-electing retiring directors were then passed, and the business of the meeting was concluded. ul I 67& II In 117 i • Ta 149 411 1.11