The Express. — London, England, 1868-05-21 00:00:00

FOURTH EDITION. HOUSE OF COMMONS (THIS DAY.) ESI'ABLISHED CHURCH OF IRELAND. In the !louse of Commons this evening, Nr. II ABBY gave notice of his intention to moi that the Suspensory Bill relating to the Es tablished Church of Ireland be read a second time that (lay six months. (Cheers.) MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Mr. DISRAELI said that on Monday night the house came to two very important decisions with regard to the Scotch Reform Bill. The right hon. gentleman having stated the circumstances under which the house had cme to the vote on the motion of Mr. Bouverie, said it was come to tinder a misapprehension on the part of several hon. members. It was expected that the committee would break up and report after the vote on the motion of the hon. member for Montrose (Mr. BaN ter). That was, he believed, the general feeling of thihouse. The committee had, therefore, come, in his opinion, to a somewhat precipitate decision. The vote of the house on the motion of the right hoe. member for Kilmarnock may have an ulterial of .da the conduct of those who were re sponsible for the conduct of public business. It was therefore right that the house should know that the vote, if persisted in, might lead to important consequences. He accordingly proposed to move on Monday words to the effect that 110 person in a Scotch borough should be en titled to vote who was not rated to the poor and had not paid his rates. This would make the Scotch act consistent with the principle which had been adopted for England. (Hear, hear.) He should place the form of words on the table of the 11011. w that evening. (Hear, hear.) Mr. l'. WYNDHAM said the conduct of the government was bringing the house into contempt in the estimation of every intelligent man in the country. (" Hear, hear," and " oh, oh.") [Left speaking.) LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Comminsioner Holroyd.) IN Kr. Jo'4Blll M'AIASTLN. bankrupt was a merchant and com.nission agent, I s t. rd the Cape of hood Hope, since of Easteheap. He ibra hit failure to large hones from the depreciation of i•roperty at the Cape, and bad debts. The total bal.:litre' ate 31,75 W., of which 1.7f,0001. is due to the di African Mortgage and Investment Company, upon a n in settlement of the affairs of the bun of r and Crump. The ;wet* are of small amount, in the deficiency is estimated at upwards of :3,000/. Th nall au adjourned sitting fur examination and dia. ,argiesl, for the assignees, stated that a protracted in Iry had been necessary as to the bankrupt's position I , si:t, by reason of the creation of some the bi :it that tinie. Various accounts had been ren d. but they were not satisfactory, and a further , tin.ent was asked. Al• y, on behalf of the bankrupt, resisted the 31.1.'1...(101 , The case had been upwards of 12 Irian the court, and there had been emple • • t for investigation. When the batik rai.•earned from the Cape be had left a flourish in the bands of his son and partner, and h. ••I r•.. ry reason to believe himself independent. is , -..• in ch urges in the affairs of the colony, the property Aerinusly depreciated, and the result was the la. • ,•••t t•i the South African Company above stated. .1., the official assignee, having expressed an ei• - • • tie• accounts were sufficient, • r referred the whole question to the decision ul ~ 1 :. . irds, and adjourned the sitting for that pur- IS nt: inK1 , 1:1‘1( GnAl. upt was described as a shipping agent and rchant, late of Tower-hill and King William- I. ; doubtful debts, 2,10. and Mr. Miller appeared in the ow. :•rr.. ,ged that the bankrupt should pass his (MR t,. .n, :red LILA tke sitting for discharge should be THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.-{THIS DAY.) A special pined meeting of the oompany was held at 1 o'clock at the International Hotel, London bridge, for the purpose of submitting to the proprietors certain bills now pending in parliament. The chair was taken by Mr. LAING, ICI'. The first bill was one authorising the company to aban don certain writs, and for other purposes, one of these purposes being to confirm an agreement for sub mission to arbitration of the company's differences with the Surrey and Sussex Junction Railway Company. The second bill was one for establishing a working union of the South Eastern and London and Brighton Companies, for confirming an agreement between them, and authoris ing the admission of the Loudon, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company into • union, and for other purposes. The SOLICITOR having read the heads of the bine. The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution approving or the first bill. In doing so be contradicted a rumour that one object of the board was to establish extravagant fares, the real object being, he sail, to avoid competitive fares, which had gene below the standard of other railway companies. (Hear, bear) All that parliament was asked to do was to authorise • moderate tariff. The remaining liabilities were esti mated at 700,000/. Ile had no doubt the House of Lords would sanction the raising of one-third of what was required by debentures, but to provide for the con trary case power was sought to raise 1,000,01 W. in ordi nary stock. All parties were greatly indebted to the Duke of Richmond for accepting the office of arbitrator between that company and the Surrey and Sussex company, and he believed that the arbitration would prevent litigation, and lead to a more economical settlement of liabilities than would otherwise be possible. The resolution having been seconded, Mr. Sterns moved an amendment for the omission of the clauses authorising the raising of additional capitil, which, he contended, was quite unnecessary. He referred to the last report to show that there were assets enough to meet all pressing liabilities within forty or fifty thousand pounds, and deprecated the placing in the hands of the directors power to issue au enormous amount of stock. He also argued that the late directors were still liable for mat-administration ; and expressed a hope that the board would not on that occasion use any proxies. adding that the House of Lords had shown its feeling en that subject by nirking • standing order to the effect that proxies should be sent out in blank— that is, with no addition beyond simple instructions as to the proper mode of filling up the paper. Mr. ADAMM, in seconding the amendment, accused the directors of having evaded the standing order of the House of Lords by the manner in which they had issued the proxies. Like the preceding speaker he strongly con demned the proposed powers for the raising of capital. Mr. Curve Le.o(:t: considered it a great disadvantage to the credit of the company to have the word " discount" inserted in the bill. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion there ought to be no power to issue stock at a discount. Mr. DEAN thought that before the bill was sanctioned it should be ascertained what was the value of the assets. In his opinion, the company was not now in such a posi tion as to be compelled to issue stock at a ruinous dis count. (Cheers.) Mr. Flusirrwoi.n Wnusos also protested against the issue of more capital. He believed the shares of that company would soon be at par. (Laughter.) ,Ir. Couex accused the directors of having allotted surplus shares to themselves in order to obtain the pre mium. fheCHAIRMAN indignantly contradicted thin statement. Then was only ."0,0001. stock to be disposed of, and it was allotted pro rata to shareholders who had offered to take it for better or worse, in an order of priority following the dates of the applications. He also denied that there were assets to meet the liabilities. If the lines were abandoned, the liabilities would be 800,0001. • if they were constructed, the amount would be 2,000,007. That was Lot the time to decide whether or not the stock should be issued at a discount, or precisely how the money should be raised ; that must depend on the state of things at the moment. As regarded the proxies, he considered it his duty to give absent proprietors a fair chance of expressing their views. h)1.10E COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. • SIITI(‘NCP: Sti..siON %RI AGALS TROUIII./ a temperance missionary. woe brought I , rmaii Causton charged with creating an • I vinrt 'irCUmplace. London-wall. i. !etistit was Imouglit to this court about a fort .: for obstructing the footway in Skinner-street, -.;. ctiu a crowd round him, in order to vend teetotal : • Orl that occasion he was discharged on pro not to offend again. On the present occasion he crowd round him in Circus-place, and refused when the police-olTmer told him to do so. itielsut was fined 2s. CLERK ENWKLL. . 1- • s-il Or " " AND ASSAT•I.T. • thu driver of an omnibus helonsin , to • • ~nit plying between liornsey-rood and Con was charged at the instance of the London Company with wilful iiiisbeha,iotir and • James Ilulley, a conductor in the employ :•• company. a., was of the usual type, but had this peculiarity, !be eunip:my's driver admitted that he bad himself • ie-d for " nursing •'ti,,• arfendrint ' s omnibus. , o.ezi•itrate fined the defendant :1!., and ordere.i hint •• for dainage to the complainant's and '• r nii , le•haviour, or, in default, to be iniprisoned for •• oitii. For the assault he was further mulct in the of IF., and 4e. costa, or seven days' impri4onnient. THAMES. rilk I .1:-. A ,1114.1,1!% 1n ten Lwoftian came before Mr. llonsou to complain • dr.iloger iu the iuun.diate vicinity of the leitidon II . 1 ,it.,1, who she said had annoyed hnr night anal • ping au'l waking, for A long time past. r. -What has h' done? . . . ••• •. . I lie Lea Ana me up in his gll.l in 111116 • •/.1e tan see other people both night and tl.iy. In di•wer to further tineltions the woman avid the mat ologer • 0 Id net her all the way front the London Iluetnt.tl to when she lived, by 11.0.01t1 of his glass, :did LILA inttantly looking at 101. Mi. 1; nsou naked the wuniu , n if ehe could account for tin• inarologer perseentitig her in the manner he hail done. Applicant I don't know "-it, be keep« tue on the ruck. li.• look. up to ine. A gentleman haul my activity east, and the :tetruloger keeps it in his glass. Mr. lhoison was surprised thud, any man or WOll.ll could place crisboice in the casting of mitisitiva. horoscope., and astrology. The applicant ought to be above such notromae. Appltemit - It is not till not:sense ; it really is tint, uir. Mr. Itenson -- If you are tint insane you ought to know butter. Do you think if yo.i were nay where cl•i• you wi n dil Le fit e front the :ill• of this ticked \ppli:nt e.al L No. -11, hI • ovir me all the Mi. 'lemon -Then I ao aftaiil if 1 interfere with him well have lower ..ua Ilil• :lid 'llk me with Ipplie.,,,t Ili hoe no pow, r atm- magistrate.. sett 41,01 of that. 'fate )ou any Will all,l-( you Y:• ,, liroit Yes, to he I have. r ‘I , C aeon (to to F. thee Kelly ; he 1.311 give t,m very lei. If F..tlu r Kelly will write to me I will at. ; ,. i.• The man him me iu How ,! I get out of it C. own—Break it. • Itoatn of laiighter.i I•'atl22 i 2:211y IN UHL WC:NT INDIP-4 \ rot; Teti }•t gin. TM", morning the text ,•i a Lill whirl is intended to relieve the t'eusoli• from the Lltosge of the salaries of litre , Lobdem on.. minigten, catechists, and school . the \%'e•t hill., At the present tithe the s upon that hind amount to 14,0f 1 01. for the 14shops • rehdt .tc. 6.3001. for the inferior cler..y and referred to. The bill now before the .• brought iu by Mr. Adderley and Mr. '•vluttr• .1.,a that uo p.rs.ri hereafter to be sr, —inted • •., r.. 1 shall be paid out of the -, •i• Fund. It is to is , prospective in its ole rution. .11 u• 4 interfere auk the intereAs of the existing • 1 131111/Slllle p:11 Irs State that the :tutus of ...1 p. , ltueraiton will be in.ugurated, and the ructuoriiil '. • ~ vviled in lloluiry iu July. Divine seriice will :.1 0n the occaniou. ~ud tLe BiiiLop of London will the sermon. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left I The clergy of Cumberland and Westmoreland met yesterday under the presidency of Chancellor Burton, and pulled resolutions in favour of a continuance of the connection between church and state, and declaring that the disestablishment of the Irishohurch would be a serious blow to the reformed faith in the United Kingdom. The Dean of Carlisle, in seconding one of the resolutions, remarked that, while ho had to lament having inherited the gout from bis ancestors, he had to thank them for the inheritance of church and state principles. The Bishop of Salisbury is sufficiently recovered from illness to resume his confirmation tour. The ceremony of presenting the prizes and certi- 1 ficates of honour to the students of the medical school attached to the St. Mary's Hospital was performed yesterday by the Right Hon. R. Lows, M.P., in the presence of the Dean, the professorial staff, and a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen friends of the students. THE REFORM LEAGUE AND THE MINISTERIAL CIUSL4.— At the meeting of the council of the Reform ! League, held last night at Adelphi-terrace (Mr. Beetles in the chair), the chairman congratulated the council upon the present aspect of political affairs—upon the Scotch re formers in the house having secured for Scotland pure and simple household suffrage unfettered by the odious rate paying clauses which still deformed the English Reform Act. He did not think the idea of the house rescinding the vote on Monday night was worthy of a moment's con sideration. Ile expressed a hope that the citizens of London would not allow themselves any longer to be misrepresented by the Lord Mayor, but assemble in their own Guildhall to vidicnto London from the grave reproach of being the enemy of religious freedom and equality. (Cheers.) On the motion of Mr. Odger, seconded by Mr. Davis, the following resolution was unanimously carried : "That a subcommittee be appointed to take steps to secure a meeting in the Guildhall in support of Mr. Gladetone's Suspensory Bill, and to ascertain whether the Lord M.yor has correctly represented the opinions of the citizens of Landon on the subject of religious freedom." Iltris CLASS l'o•ruaLs ANO DRAWINGS. —A col lection of modern pictures and water-colour drawings, by eminent English and foreign artists, was y esterday dis posed of at the gallery of Messrs. Foster, in fall-mall. The whole realised nearly 3,000 f. PREVALENCE 01 SMALLPDX IN ST. PANCRAS. Yesterday a report was presented to the St. Pancras vestry by Dr. Hillier, medical officer of health, in which be stated that during the past month three deaths from arnallpox uccurred ill the parish, all in our, small distriet near G. ay's.' •ruaa, where there had been a prevalence of smallpox fur nearly two mouths past, especially in one court of 13 houses occupied by about ISO persons. He also states that in niauy cases the parents refuse to allow their children to he sent to the hospital, and the healthy are allowed to associate freely with the patients. The tianitioy officers have no appliances for purifying the bed ding and clothes med by the sick, lied the arrangements even for washing linen are in houses of this description of the most wretched :1111.1 unsatisfactory character. No action was taken by the vestry in the matter. Tit UN belt riiitit AT LIVERPOOL.—From 8 to 11 °Mock on Tuesday night, Liverpool. Birkenhead, and the ...ljacent districts were visited by one of the most fearful thunderstorms ever experienced in the locality. The in cegint thunder and lightning were accon.panied by a perfect 'kluge of hail and rain, and as it wus high water at the time the sewers could not discharge their contents, Rod, a. a natural consequence, many of the lower paste of Liverpool were flooded. No serious casualties are re ported, but a man while walking from l'rentoe to Tnin inere, near Birkenhead, was knocked down and seriously bruised. An *reedit,. fell in the river close alongside a ship, walls were knocked down at the Everton barracks, and at Osten, and in Menzies-street. Liverpool, a large bole was made in the roadway, and a number of "square sets - with which it is paved were ground t o pow d e r. ISOAT ACCIDENT ON THE HUMBY.K.-- on Saturday afternoon three men bad a marvellous escape from being drowned in the Humber by the capsizing of • sailing-boat. Atmut o'clock Mr. J. Hunter was on the Hurt.berbank near to the Dairycoates junction, when his attention was drawn by two ladies to a boat upset, sum, had mile out from the slime lie could then see three men in the water, stiiiggling for life, two holding on to the bottom of the boat, and the other implanting himself on an oar, and could distinctly hear them imploring the Lord to save them. He fu-4 ran to the railway pointinnan's house, in hopes of hearing front him where • boat could be procured, and found there wee none nearer than Hull. Mr. Hunter then went to the North- Enstern Rajiv.) , Plant-office, and the superintendent I lespaschtil an engine with him to the terminus at Hull. From thence he went to the Minerva l'ier, hailed a Custom-house boat, and after telling the crew of the cir cumstances they started off to the rescue, pulling hard against the receding tide. They arrived simultaneously with n passing sloop,the Emily. Mr. Wi 111 l iughatn. master. The teen, whoop names have not transpired, were put to bed on board the sloop in an exhausted state, they having Lean in the water over three qu.erters of en hour. They soon t eem teed and were landed the sante evening at the Victoria Dock basin.—loattre Ihreld. A HI Kits Ne'era IN A DILF.MMA.-011 Thursday vetting a boy named Elijah Taylor, who was keeping sheep in a meadow belonging to Mr. Kerridge, farmer, of Watley, ascended the trunk of an old tree, with the the intention of getting a starling's nest out of a hole. Having climbed about twenty feet, the boy thrust his arm into the fissure up to the elbow, bat en trying to withdraw it, be found it win tightly wedged in, and his etroggles to exit lest. bites, If rinsed the limb to swell PO much that its with drawal became gradually more difficult. He bung there for about three-quarten of an hour, clinging with the other arm to the tree in a most unpleasant position. till his companions fetched several men, who brought a ladder and ascended the tree. After spending some time in sawing hod chopping, they at length succeeded in making the hole wide enough to enable the boy to withdraw his arm, without having sustained any material injury.— Bury and Nondok Pod. EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1868. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE DERBY INTELLIGENCE AND THE HARPENDEN MEETING. osicrar.—(THls DAT.) OSNTLEMXI4 OF BUSHEY r. 14 COLTS OF TSB COUNTY: The 23rd season of the Surrey County Club com mended at the Oval today at 12.15, the match being as above. Them were not many spectators present at the oommcnotment of play, the wiskete were in rare order, and the weather all that Gould be desired. Stephenson having won the taw, put be eats in. Brown and Carpenter being the batters, and Messrs. Boulibee and J. W. Noble the bowlers. THREE o`CLocc. The only one of the colts who mule any 'Mod was Constable, who put on 39 runs, including four fives, a three, and three twos. Stephenson went in 10th wicket down; and when the score was up to 116 Mr. I. D. Walker relieved Mr. Noble, and howled a couple of wickets in his first over. The "Captain" made 17, and was then tempted by one of Mr. I. D. Walker's slows, and was stumped. The innings was over at 3 o'clock. iOI RIIIIX COLIII —Y31113 IWILUgI. Brown, b J W. Noble 7 Carpenter, e and b Boultbee l2 Hall, 1,1 W. Noble 0 Conatable, c Walker, h Mayo Yreernan. c Barton, b houltbse Thornton, not out Croucher, c lioultbee, b Noble Chandler, c houltbee, b Noble Aldred, c Noble, Ii Mayo Bartnun, c Winternood, b Noble }Uwe, b 1 D. Walker 7 Co.l)er, b Mayo 0 Mtephenson, et Stanaheld b Walker Taylor, b I. D. Walker Nicholls, not out 1, p, wt Total.. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The mining market remains inanimate. Prince of Wales shares are quoted 475. 6d. to 48e. 6d. ; Wheal Trelawny, 84 to 9} ; Wheal Mary Ann, 214 to 22} ; Great Vor, 171to18 ; North Crofty, 2k to 21 ; West Chiverton, 63 to 64 ; Chiverton Moor, 61 to ; North Treskerby, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ; and Tincroft, 14 ti 15. There is no change of importance in foreign and colonial mining shares. St. John del Rey, 17 , !, to 18 ; Don Pedro, 211 tot prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, Ito prem. ; Chon es, 1} to 2} ; Pestarens, toe dia. • Anglo-Italian, par to prem. Fruntino : and Bolivia, to a ; and Port Phillip, ; k to 1. COMMERCIAL AND MAREET& LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) TRLZOKAPH.) Oxon ooa own 0011lIMPONDZIff.) The market is quiet, but steady. Sales about 5,000 or 6,000 bales. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ON CPOLOCR. The inglish funds are inquired for to-day, and have risen 1-16 per cent. Foreign Bonds are Ato # better in some cases. Italian of 1801 are still in request, the advioes from Florence being considered very satisfactory. Railway stocks, however, are flat. additional sales hav ing been made in connection with the unfavour able traffic returns just iwtued by some of the principal companies. With the exception of London Bank of Mexico shares, which have ad vanced 11., other securities are without any special change. The quotation for bills in the discount market to-day is 1g to 11 per cent., with a limited demand for money. Consuls are quoted 94/ to I, with dir., for money, and 93/ to 1, ex div., for the account (Juno 4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93/ to /. Railway stocks are offered at lower prices. Brighton has declined # per cent., the present price being 53/ to #. The reduction in some of the other leading lines amounts to / to 4. Caledonian, 741 to ; London and North- Western, 115 to 1 ; Great Western, 53/ to ; Midland, 107 to 1 ; London and South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern, 33: to ; Brighton, 531 to g ; South Eastern, 76 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 1111 to 112 ; Great Northern, 1021 to ; ditto A, 96 to 1 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; York and North Midland, 94/ to ; Bern ick, 1021 to 1031 ; and North British, 33/ to 34. Foreign stocks are in request, and a rise off to # per cent. is observable in Brazilian of 1865, Italian of 1861, and Turkish of 1865. The quota tions arc as follows :—Brazilian of 1865, 764 to I ; Chilian of 1867, 954 to 96 ; Egyptian of 1864, 814 to 82 ; Italian of 1861, 50! to 1 ; Mexican, 151 to 164 ; Peruvian of 1865, 831 to 1 ; Russian of 1866, 871 to 3 ; ditto Orel Vitebsk, 79 to ; Spa nish of 1867, 36/ to 1; Turkish of 1858, 601 to 61 ; ditto of 1862, 62; to 631 ; and ditto of 1865, 35/ to 1. There is a moderate inquiry for Indian stocks, at yesterday's prices. The Five per Cents. are quoted 116 to 1 ; the Four, 1024 to 103 ; the Bonds, 15s. to 20s. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 4. Bank Stock, 246 to 248 ; and Exchequer Bills, ss. to 10s. prem. In the market for bank shares London Bank of Mexico and South Ameri,m are in request, awl have risen 11., viz., to 9 to 7 din. ; Imperial Otto- man are at 2 to 1 prem., being firm ; London and Westminster, 71} to I; London and County, 52} to 2 ; Union of London, 341 to 351 ; Anglo- Austrian, 41 to 51 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dia. ; and Consolidated, to 2 prem. Miscellaneous shares are inactive. National Discount, 5i to 6i prem. ; General Credit, 2, to i; dia. ; Credit Fonder, 7/ to 7 dia. ; International Financial, 2i to din. ; London, 23 to 21 die. ; Hudson's Bay, 15/ to ;), ; Egyptian Trading, 5 to 4/ dis. ; Telegraph Con atruction, 144 to j ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. prefereaoe, 5 to 1 ; and Aaglo-American, 22/ to 23/. The only variation in American securities is a reduction oft per cent. in Erie Railway shares, viz., to 45 to /. The 6-20 Bonds are at 711 to Illinois Central Railway shares, 951 to 2. Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 28/ to 29 ; and the 1 1 Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 31! to 32/. The advices from Manchester announced the failure of Mr. M. Convelas, with unsecured lia. bilities to the amount of b 4,000/. A favourable liquidation, however, is anticipated. The Holmadale has arrived front Melbourne with 190,0001. in gold. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Railway stocks exhibit no fresh change apart from a decline of per cent. in Brighton, the present price being 52; to Z. The variations in foreign bonds comprise a rise of in Turkish of 1865, and a reduction to the same extent in Mexican. Consols are steady. FOUR O'CLOCK. Owing chiefly to the announcement that a very large amount of gold has been sent into the Bank, the English funds have experienced a further rise of 1-16 per cent., viz., to 942, with div., for money, and 93/ to g, ex div., for the account. As regards railway stocks, Caledonian has im proved per cent., the present price being 751 to g. Most of the other lines are /to 1 better. Metro politan, 112/ to 1 ; Brighton, 521 to 5.3 1 ; South Eastern, 761 to j ; Midland, 1071 to g ; London and North Western, 1151 to 2 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; and Great Western, 53; to /. In the foreign stock market, Italian Bonds of 1861 are per cent. lower, at 49/ to 501. New Spanish, 36 to 1 ; Orel Vitebsk, 79 to j ; Nicholai, 64 to 1 ; and Turkish of 1865, 35: to Z. The amount of gold sent into the Bank to-day is 245,000/., viz., 95,0001. in bars and 150,000 sove reigns. The latter are understood to have been returned from Abyssinia. This being Ascension Day, the Paris Bourse is closed. According to some of the continental advice., the Italian government is oontemplating a loan of 5,000,000/. or 7,000,000/. sterling, to cover the esti mated deficit of the year. Letters from Athens, published in continental journals, describe the government of Greece as in great straits for want of money. The 2} millions of drachmas reserved from the loan from the Na tional Bank, in addition to a further loan of another million, had been quickly exhausted. Recourse was then had to the lonian Rank, which refused to advance any sum beyond 500,000 drachmas. Not knowing which way to turn for cash in face of an exhausted treasury, the govern ment is stated to have appropriated the funds deposited by the previous ministry in the National Bank for the establishment of interior roads, as well as the sums subscribed for the creation of a national fleet. The bidding% for bills on talcutta and Madras were held yesterday at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were— To Calcutta, 19,81,000r5., and to Madras, 19,000r5. The minimum price was fixed as before, viz., at la.lld. onbothpresidencies, and tendon at that price will receive about 38 per cent. Those above will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited. The results do not differ materially from those noticed at the bidding. on the Gth inst. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of 2,4721., compared with the corresponding period of last year ; the Midland, an increase of 2,0771.; the Glasgow and South Western, a decrease of 2311.; the Great Eastern, an increase of 1,045/. ; and the Great Northern, an increase of 8571. At the half-yearly meeting yesterday of the Anglo- Egyptian Banking Company (Limited), the direc tors' report was adopted, and an ad-interim divi dend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum de clared. The following is front the report of the directors of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, to be submitted at the annual meeting on the 21)th ins•sat : The following ?upert mid statement of accounts for the six months ending the 31st of March of the current year is submitted to the proprietors :—The balance at credit of revenue, including 3,3671. 18s. 6d. brought forty ird from September last, is 17 3291 . 1.. Bd. The directors re commend that out of this 'balance a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, he. imams tax, be declared on the paid-up capital stook of the company ; 3,9691 . 16e. 3d. will be ert nod to the reserve fund, in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Charter of Incorporation, and the balance then remaining to the credit of the next half year's accounts will be 3,3891. sa. Bd. During the period embraced by these swamis the rummy, fund has been chased with the sum of 2,5191. 101. 9d. ter looses on realisation of securities in de.au t. The balance of credit of this fund, after adding the 3,9691. 16a. 3d. above re ferred to, will be 65,7481. 10i. led. In anticipation of the extraordinary general meeting of the Anglo-American Telegraph Com pany on the 22nd inst., the directors have issued a report and statement of accounts, together with a aynopeia of the articles of contract concluded with the Atlantic Telegraph Company, this agreement having already been confirmed at a special meeting of the latter company. A general meeting of the British India Steam Navigation Company (Limited) is fixed for the 27th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. The subjoined report on the market for American securities is from Messrs. Satterthwaite and Co. : We have had a very inactive market in American seen. rities on the London Stock Exchange during the past week. The unsettled aspect of political affairs in New Yolk with regard to the impeachment has induced ship ments of United States 5-20's to this aide, but the have again been bought on continental account, and the clos ing price, 711 to /, shows an advance of X per cent. The 180 . 5 bonds have aim improved to 701 to 4. Erie shares are lower, in sympathy with the New York market, but Illinois Central' Shares have improved percent., leaving off till to t. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Bonds and Debentures have been more offered, but the Divisional Bonds are steady at former quotations. RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER SHARES.--(THIS DAY.) iSalea to-day to 1 p.m.) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SIOCURITINS. rao4.l4Gov,rtunent, 6 per cent., January and July, 1477 to 1884, MI. Do., 6 per cent., February and August, 103. Do., 5 per cent., Jan. and July, 911, 2. Mauritiu., 6 per cent., 18112 May 15 and Nov. 15. 14y,4. 6 per cent., 1895 to 1 896, Feb. and August, 104,. New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1118$ to 1896, January and .July, 981, 1. Do., redeemable by annual drawing,. from 1867 to 1875, 1011, I. New Zealand, 5 per cent., 98, 9. Do., 6 per cent., 1891, March and September, 1101. 108. Queensluid, 6 per cent., 1884 to 1886, Jan. and July, Do., 6 per cent., IK#l, Jan. and July, 108, i. Victurit Government, 6 per cent., 1$ ii, January and July, 11j4. ORDINARY SFIAREII AND STOCKS. Bristol and Exeter, 824. Great Eastern, :1:1;,, Great Northern A(A receives no dividend until 41 per cent. has b , en paid to BL 4. Great Western, Original, 533, A, 4, :lA. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127 i. London, Brighton, and Smth Coast, ;St, 3, 21. London, Chatham, and Dover, 1 8 4, 19. London and North Western, 115;, A, London and South Western, 911, 2. Metropolitan, U 1 j. Do. E aension (div. lim. to 6 per cent. till January, Ito), 106,1. Midland, !Oil. Noll h Kahtern --Berwick, 103, 1)o., Siocktnn and Darlington. 131 A. North 50)1. Habit e. South Eastern. in:, A, 6, 0 1. PREFERENCE SHARES AM) STOCKS. Midls.L.l, 5 per cent., optional to convert to ordinary atock, Scpt. 1, Isl 9, 11 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Illackwall, Nit, 9 4. London and Chatham Coin. Fund Stock 5 per cent.. Shrywahury and Hereford (8. paid), 10). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, guar. 5 per etlit.. Cape guaranteed f per cent., 401. East Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., 111; , ,. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per oeut.. 110 i. Curie and Itohilcund, guar. 5 per cent., 104!,. Seinde, Delhi 'dock. 1031. FORRIC;N RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 114. Recite and San Francium (Lim.) gua. 7 per cl., IN, Sambre and Meuse, 74. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vit4ak, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 per cent., WI. South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, K 11.11. MINES. Great Ifliesl Vor (Hendon), Is. TO THE EDITOR OP THE E1P1268. Stn,—The extensive list of Derby horses laid and offered against during the Bath meetingoras discussed by the million far more anxiously, I'll be bound, than the return of the racing, important as was the business of the fiat day, when Julius and Achievement turned out to do honour to the Beaufort Cup, and Speculum risked his prestige by contesting what is now-a.days called a paltry stake. It is true it appeared " only a canter for him." and as he had a private box to himself the journey ought not to have done him much harm ; but there is " many a slip," &c., and it was fated that the City and Suburban hero should succumb to one of the nonentities in the field. His overthrow wade the Biennial as sensational as it proved last year, when Wroughton (not engaged in the great Epsom contest, but reckoned very nearly the same horse as the Two Thousand winner, Vauban), was beaten in a walk by quite an obscure Derby outsider, Van Amburgb, who sprang from 40 to I to 7 to 1 through the performance. The two cases, however, are not strictly analogous, for it happens that the beaten favourite, Speculum, is the Derby candi date, and not his conqueror, Orimston, who must h►ve made a noise in the market, unless the takers of 1,000 to 70 and 60 about Speculum, after him defeat, knew more than met the eye. It would probably have been maintained that the littlkgentleman's form was quite correct, because be once ran three tremendous contests against Lady Elizabeth, albeit he was never credited W stay, and it was only the other day that Vale Roy►l, in his remarkable win at Newmarket, brat him by 200 yards. From this it may safely be set down either that Speculum's running on Tuesday was as wrong as wrong could be--and it was really " too bad to be true," the wretched pace being a very fair excuse for him—or that he has gone off quite a stone since the City and Suburban day. One of his neighbours, the Tom Bowline colt, has had a bad week of it, the hard ground having evidently found him out, and but for the revival of Suffolk, Newmarket would be quite at a discount for the Blue Riband, its only ether representative, St. Ronan, not being at all likely to prove a second Hermit for the rose jacket, though be did astonish the natives by running into a place for the Two Thousand. The Lady Elizabeth fever is unabated, and all kinds of rumours have been afloat this week concerning her. -One is that the " party " bolding most of the money intend calling on the layers to stake ; which would be putting the boot on the other leg with a vengeance; but the proceed ing would probably put backers to greater inconvenienoe than bookmakers, and is impracticable too, unless notice of motion was given atleast eightdays ago. The accounts from her training quarters are very satisfactory—as they are also of The Earl, for that matter, and Ilan safely prethecy the latter will oust many of the present favourites from their positions if he is allowed to start. " Sir Joeeph," too, is doing well, his trio having all been supported during the past few days, and Blue Oown to a rare tune, the anxiety to get on the latter evinced in certain quarter. almost guaranteeing that he would prove the better of the three when they were tried. This perform. once took place this morning, out in such a fog that the " touts " could make nothing out of it, and your readers must judge by to-day's market which is best. Nut Jones, Orion, Uncas, and Mercury are very wide apart in the quotations ; but they may some day prove of pretty equal class, the two first named having all their work to do to keep their places in the betting, unless something serious should happen to the Marquis of Hastings's or Sir Joseph Hawley's team. The "ragged lot" is not very likely to disturb the above named, for the Bath waters drowned Tympanum, Pace is a forlorn hope indeed, Forest King simply a "certain starter," and Betrayal, the Viscountess colt, and See. saw, animals of the mysterious order—there is always a good price to be had about when their starting is ensured. The Frenchmen are dumb, and are likely to remain so, for Count F. de La grange. is not a very good lot, and the three-year olds located the other side of the Channel are, generally speak 'mg, simply " awful." Their calibre can be easily guessed when such as Jenny, Sarah, and La Mousse had to fight out the French Oaks, and Gouvernail is first favourite for next Sunday's French Derby ; besides which, three Britisher. were the only horses quoted in • recent return of the Paris betting on the Grand Prix, anything but an international affair, err far as present appearances go. The trio consists of The Earl, Vale Royal, and Blueskin, it having been defi nitively settled that thogelding isqualificd to start notwith standing theconditions saytbe race is for" entire colts and fillies," because he wu" entire " when the entries were made. The word should be expunged front the conditions alto gether after this ruling, fur if colts are not " entire" when the Grand Prix of Paris closes, they must almost have been foaled otherwise. I was just about to ob serve that the Metropolitan winner, game 'on as be is, can have no chance with The Earl ; but it will be time enough to discuss the probabilities of the " international " contest when the French and English Derbies are decided, and all it is necessary for me to touch upon prophetically here is the Harpenden programme. This is a bumper, and ensures a capital day's sport, with the ground in fair order, and plenty of horses trained in the neighbourhood. The chief handicap has only eleven left in, of which Lucifer reads best, Foresight, Miss Harriette, and Thorndyke—all better in, perhaps, being of the uncertain kind, whilst Distaff will probably devote her attention to one of the other handicaps, for both of which .be is " well in." The Two-yr-old Stakes must rest with the Vergiss. mein-Nicht filly and Perfume, despite their penalties.— I am, Le., METEOR. Thursday. (By TT.LF.GRAPII.) CROI DON MEETING.-(THIS DAY. ) COOMBE MANOR PLATE. Traviata Brand• Polesze 9 Mu TWO-YR-OLD STARES. Carlotta Bruenose Bay Rosalind 5 ran. NURSERY PLATE. Five furlong& Culotta, Bravenou, First Emperor, Kieksey Wiukvey, Esher, Fireball, and Carolina are Isere. SHIRLEY HANDICAP. Five furlongs. Venturer, Sultana, and Lorenzo di Lardy are here. BICITING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.) 2.30 e.m. The principal features of to-day's proceedings were the backing of Sir J. liswley's lot and Lady Eliza beth ; 1,000 to 400 and mo to 200 twice were taken about the first-named, while Lady Elisabeth, after being sup ported at 1,000 to 600, was laid against at 2 to 1 to the extent of about I,ooof. The ether incident, were the retrogression of Una,. to 40 to I, and The Earl to 100 to L Quotations as follows : DERBY. 2to 1 apt L. Elizabeth (t and off) 7 to 1 - Roucnician (off) to I - Blue Gown (off) 11 to I - Orion (off) 1000 to $0 - Paul Jones (t) 13 to 1 - Speculum (off) 20 to 1 - Suffolk (t and off) •23 to 1 - Tom Bowline o (off) 40 to 1 - Pace (t) 40 to 1 - noes (off) woo to 15 - Mercury (t) . - 410 to 5 The Earl (t) 1000 to 5 - Legislator 41 1000 to 2 - Franchise (off) 1000 to 2 - Chelsea (off) 1000 to 2 - See Saw (off) 1000 to 400 -- Sir J. Hawley's lot (t) 1000 to 40 -- Green Sleeve, with a start it) PLACE BETTING. GOO to 400 on Lady Elizabeth, 1,2, 3 (1) 5 to 2 apt Paul Jones, 1,2, 3(t and w) 100 to 30 - Speculum, 1,2, 3 (t) Bto 1 - 1 neat, 1,2, 3 (t) A despatch from Havana of the Bth sa)a that several wealthy free negroes sailed that day u cabin pas sengers in the English mail steamer for Southampton. Several hundreds of people of colour visited the Mesmer to bid their friends :Wien. The immigrants stated that they were going to England to make an effort to whet tho sympathies of the people in favour of the emtheips tioa of the blacks in the Wand of Cuba. MINCING-LANE.--(THIS SCCAII.—The market has become very quiet. 'No sales of importance reported on any description of raw. Refined: AU kinds are dull of sale, and prices rule in buyers' favour. _ Corte.—The public sales of Ceylon have gone off without apirit, but at about the valuations. Plantation, low middling to middling, 71s. to 775. 6d. ; good and fine middling, sls. to 89a. ; peaberry, 82a. 6d. to 90a. ; native Ceylon, ordinary, 475. 6& to 49a. ; good ordinary, 504 to 51s. 6d. ; superior, rAs. Tin.—There is a good inquiry for common oongou at Is. :33d. Rica and SALTPETRE.—No sales repor'ed. Rum.-90 puncheons of Demerara sold at Is. 9A. to Is. 10d. and 40 puncheons of Jamaica, good quality, at 341. 4d. ?o:411. Gd. . . Bricras.—The market generally is quiet, but prioes are about maintained. Pimento sold, oomrnon, at 2 3-11.2. to 24d. Cloves, Zanzibar, ordinary to fine, 3jd. to 50. d. Pepper, Penang black, middling, and good, 3d. to 3 ; white, Singapore, 4,1 d. to 54d. Penang, 4 d. to U. Nutmegs, 24. Id. Cassia buds, good quality, 81. Ginger, Jamaica, common to good middling, 375. to 74a. ; Cochin, common, 40e. to 48e. ; middling to good bold, 50s. to Me. Istinio.—The quarterly public sales of 3,100 serous of Guatemala were commenced this morning with fair spirit at about the same rates ruling at the East India sales. Corrox.—The market continues dull, and prices are now 4d. per lb. below the late highest point. JUTE. —1,700 bales have been sold at 104. decline, rejec tion, and common, 16/. to 171. 10s. ; medium to good, 18/. in. to 211. se. HEMP.-5o bale, Manilla sold at 47/. 10s. - - TALLOW MARKET.—( THIS DAY.) _ . The market ia flat. Town fellow, 41s. 9d. ; Petets. burg Y.O. on the spot, 435. 6d. ; June, 43e. to 435. 3d. ; October to December, 445. to 435. 9d. ; December, 44a. 3d. to 44.. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The number of beasts is same as on Thursday last. Trade is slow, but Monday's quotations are pretty generally realised. Sheep and lambs are more plentiful. On the average trade is scarcely as good as on Monday, although there is but little alteration in choicest qualities. Calves are in demand at fully late rates. Our foreign sup ply consists of 120 beasts, 1,720 sheep, 294 calves, and 15 PM& rer stone ct Btba ad.a d. 1 Per stone of 813 s. 6. d Best Scots, llerefda 4 10 5 0 Beet Dna& Ilf-bdslin 4 8 s 10 Best Short-borns 4 6 410 Best Long-wools—. 0 0 0 0 *mond 41.1 AL beads 28 3 6 + Do. do. Shorn.— 4 4 4 6 Calves 0 4 4 D. do. Sod.— I 6 4 0 Bad Dud Ult-)reds 0 0 0 0 lambs Dusts at market, 700; sheep and lambs, 11,030; calves, 400 . 60. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at last day's prises. Prime meadow hay. 801. to 845.; inferior ditto, We. to 75a. ; clover, old, 90s. to 105 s. ; second cat, 70a. to 90a.; straw. 30.. to 3tia. The Earl of I ichester (says the Sherborne Jmernal), hem given the living of Maiden Newton to the Rev. Mr. llankey, curate of St. Giles's, London. The living is of the value of over 6001. a year, and ham a charming resi• dcnoe. The inhabitants memorialised the patron to confer it upon the curate, lint they have received the announce ment which we have made above. _ _ _ The Conservatives of Dublin have determined on brieging forward Sir Feivrard Grogan Burt., who WAS formerly for some years, with Mr. Joh n Vance, the re presentative of Dublin City. Hu. BRIG lIT IN LIV KRPOI)L. —Mr. Bright is an nounced to be preeent at the annual meeting of the Welsh Reform Aaeoeiation, in Liverpool, in Whit week. A COALPIT ON 'FIRE.— bn 'Sunday afternoon it was discovered that a pit called the New Walls End Pit, but better known as the Elgin Northern Pit, belonging to Mr. Thomas Spowart, Broombead, was on fire The pit, which was opened only fourteen or fifteen months ago, is situated near Boorsball, about three miles to the north east of Dunfermline. The alarm was immediately given, and a number of persons soon assembled to render assist ance. The fire originated at the bottom of the pit. It is supposed that the furnace had become overheated, aid the pit being quite dry, the bottom stoop caught fire, and then the woodwork. The ropes hanging down and the cages having also caught fire, the flames soon reached the top framed and scaffolding. A large number of men endeavoured to subdue the fire and keep it from spreading by throwing on water, but for a long time this did not prove very effectual. At the pit-head en enormous " Ling" of coal was accumulated, end as the loading bank led into it, the cord soon became ignited. Meanwhile, in formation was sent to Dunfermline. The fire engine was immediately turned out, and Captain Westwood and other member, of the fire brigade proceeded to the pit, at which they arrived at six o'clock. The fire was by that time rather increasing than abating, notwithstand ing the great efforts that were being put forth. Large numbers of people flocked up from Dunfermline, and between six o'clock and nine o'clock there were nearly two thousand spectators. The engine was moan put to work ; but there was a great scarcity of water at the place. Six or seven water carts were employed to bring water from the Loclifitty Burn, a abort distance from the fire. Though many of the burning planks had been taken from among the coal the fire was still spreading, encouraged by a slight breere, which blew in the direction of the "icing." Au attempt was then made to cat a gap between the " bing " and the burning mass, but it was several hours before that was accomplished. Great volumes of smoke were coming up the mouth of thii Oft, and fears were en tertained that the fire at the bottom was very serious. Some time in the evening a few men went down the new Elgin lit, not far distant from the burning pit, and wish which there is communication ; but they could not proceed in coneequenoo of the bad air. Late in the evening the men at the pit•head succeeded in cutting off oomniunieation between the burning material and the iteceieulated coal but this was not before a serious amount of damage had been done. Shortly before twelve the fire at the top was checked, batik' rubbish smouldered away for several hours on the following morning. There was then no danger, however, as it was separated from the main heap of owl, and could not spread farther. The burn ing still went on below ground, and when water was poured down the shaft the smoke came up in thicker volumes. Early in the morning, Mr. Robert Muir, the thr, and between twenty and thirty men went down in Pit, and proceeded to the place where the coal was burning. By strenuous efforts the party succeeded I about four o'clock in extinguishing the fire, at least so far as they could observe. The damage to the workings is extensive, and, unfortunately for the the miners employed, it will be some time before the pit can be put into work incoondition. DINPINSAIT POZ DI/11VMM OP THZ SKIN, 06, GMAT MARLDOZODOZ-HTIII7, RiOIIIT47IIILT, W.-155 patients were relieved at this dispensary during the week ending May 9. COLONIAL AND FORKION MINES. Anglo-Brazilian Gold (1.1 m.). Chontalca Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), 2, a. Don Pedro North dcl Rey, 21. :I-la pm. Fruntino :.nd Bolivia Gold (Lirr ited), Pest Arena Voiced Gold (Limited), Roma Grande, $, 4 pm. St. John del Rey (Limited), 18 4, 171. Vancouver Coal (Limited), 4 3. DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 454, G. JOINT STOCK BANKS. Agra (Limited), A, 103. Australmlu, 54 Bank of :moth Australia, 2.-q. Imperial Ottoman, 10,3, 3. London and County, New, lemma at 20 prom.. 12/, pail, London Joint Stook, :151. London and Westminster, 714. Do., Scrip (issued at 101. prem., none of which bum, been paid), 49:,. Oriental Bank Corporation, 42). Provincial of Ireland, 92:,. Cnion of Australia, 4fi!,. Union of London, ).'lj. City of Moscow Das (Limited), 5.). Commerciel Union (Aasuranoe), 5. Credit Fonder of Bugland (Limited), 2 15.16, j. East India Irritietiou and Comfit 164, 17. Ebbw Vale, 134. Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Lean, guaranteed by Egyptian government, 91, 4. Hudson's Bay, 17.. International Financial Society (Limited), 4. Loudon ticuemlOninibus Company (Limited), 2. Natel Lim] end Colonisation Company (Limited), 24. National Discount Company (Limited ). 11:„ 10f. Rio de Janeiro Das (Limited), lit:. Royal Mail Ste•im, ti.l, Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loss, 724, 4. The eminent services which Dr. Richardson, physician and physiologist, has rendered to the medical profession and the public generally, especially by his successful invention of a method fai producing, without danger, local insensibility to pain in sur gical operations, yesterday afternoon received fitting recognition at Willis's Roma, St. James's, when a testimonial valued at over 1,0001. was presented to him by Paget, sergeant-surgeon extraordinary to the Queen. WIIAT ELM:TU.4e MEANS.—But if a diasolti tion be penal, and nothing more, let us just think what a penalty it is. It in nothing more or less thin a national calamity, touching et once many more interests; than any average dis:istr-r CAll comprise in in bacon. More than a thousand riti, s and towns, for we must include the county politg places, are to be thrown into disorder, filled with drunkenness, exposed to riot, and divided by committns and leaders, saying the most vicious, in. temperate, and unscrupulous Shinn they can think of spa ... one :mother. Half the bad *rings which set neigh bours permanently against each other, and establish feuds desoetoting to their children, and their children after them, are said at election time. If a man feels a mean jealousy of hie at ighbour's prosperity, or has to contrast with prudence wad wealth his own indiscretion and poverty, he blurts out the ho aria grudge under th e cover a election amenities, If there be anything which may not usually be said or °twined under the social compact of common life, it is said without reserve or compunction in the %April:dui which are supposed to suspend compacts, underitnodings, reserves, courtesies, and even the decen cies of a Christian land. The expenditure, even in this exGx.agw.t country, notorious for its eat, engine. in the aun.de of a thousand years. is beyond even the national measure of extravagance. Funds kid by with care, and designed for charity, for pious purpo<es, Ern hospitality, for keeping up the decent state of ancient families or advancing the pre. tensions of new ones, for useful public improvements, for building houses and cottages, for carrying out the many works philanthropists tell us are necessary to health, life, and goodness-all this sacred store is dissipated in a week, sea squandered in bribing, corrupting, intoxi cating, demoralising, &hexing, and dn.-racing the people whom we call the BIWA public, and the men that create our parliament, our oonetitution, and our national policy. Could we imagine the entire nation in the hew, of a violent fever, thiown into agonies anti convulsions, to be encended by prostration, tartly convalescence, and a fined recovery not quite up to the previous level of health and strength, that would be just what is indicted upon us on the avenge every four yeast by a toner d citation. - Tin a. q