The Express. — London, England, 1866-07-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. OUSE OP COMMONS. —emus DAC> k - T y e Stamm took the chair to-day at 12 o'clock. i n answer to Yr. Fumes, g r . LEMAN said that, in his Purchase of Shares Bill, h e liberated to limit its provisions to the shares of joint swot tanks and disc nut oonipardes. oe the second reading of the Legitimacy Declaration i t T. CHAMBERS said that it was intended to ree webignities in two acts of parliament', and was, in fa set only ; and he thought that it had received ' la ment. But as the ben. member for Ayr, 4a originally put his name on the beak d the bill, had changed his opinion, and given notice of a • o pal for its rejection ;in the present step of the buri als of the session , he should withdraw it, with the of reintroducing it next year. Mr. CRAMMED said that when he ascertained that d w ye in effort ens which had been rejected by the ko w 'awe than coos , _ he withdrew his name from it, and d w eght it ought to be oppcs i e The order for the second was then diseharged. On the motion for the ad debate on the Elective fronohise Kr. CLAY BM, said that be did not propose to carry on a w id tkined dismission on this bill, which he could not hope w carry this melon; but he desired to say • few words oft insprinapal objects. lAN.' opposition to it,Mr.Gladetene ya nether comprehended its principle, nor naide himself s apainted with its details. The bill was intended An a wpplement to any measure of the government, whieh pro pelled to lower the franchiaa Mr. Gladstone had ridiculed she idea of any woriang man paeans the examinatioa eon- Vltedby the bM ; But he (Mr. Clay) wee of that it was in fact too easy, while es to the trouble cast on persons who wished to obtain this fran chise that was but small, and the expense of attaining it very trifling to the candidate and none to the country. As to the objection that this wee essentially a young man's franchise, that might have been easily cured by making the age of its attainment 25 instead of 21. The principle of admission to this franchise was not the acquirement of a little bit of learning but the earnestness of character which induced a man to endeLVelle to obtain it. The objection of Mr. Bright that no knowledge of the coseritation and of the value of the franchise was gained by lb. education which was proposed as a test was equally applicable to a 10/. occupation ; and In his whole argument against the bill that gentleman showed that his knowledge of the working classed was small. He tektite objections that the bill contained the maximum of promised liberalism and the minimum of performer/es, and that it would be in fact universal stiffrege, to be dealt with by those who had used them, while as to the argument that the franchise was thus opened to clever rogues, why should not suck men be 101. householders. He was w iling to allow a low rate of property to be a title to the headline, but he also desired that intelligence should also aosstitate a claim. His chief object eras to introduce the element of permanency into the subject of the frawhim, for if his bill had been adopted no one could therefe have said that he was excluded from the electoral suffrage. The bon. member then moved to discharge the order for the second reading. After some observations from Mr. GLAD6TOIII, Mr. JULIAN GOLIMIIID stated the object of the Elections Returning 015cers Bill, the rejection of which was moved by Mr. Lowman, and a discussion upon the subject was going on when our report left. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER .84N1.-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at 1 o'clock ; Alderman Baikeofis, M.P., in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. T. P. Shipp) read the following report and balance-sheet: " The directors have to report that, after making pro vision for all bad and doubtful debts, paying the income tax, and setting apart 2001. towards the buildings of the bank, the net profits for the last half-year amount to 250,8131.75. 10d. The sum, added to 15,497/. 19s. 4d., the unappropriated balance of the preceding half-year, wilt amount to 266,3111. 7s. 24. Out of this amount interest on the rest or surplus fund at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum (6,6671. 13s. Id.) has been added to that fund. The directors now declare a dividend to the shareholders at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and by way of further divi- dend out of the profits, a bonus of 11 per cent, on the paid up capital. After these payments are made there will remain 117,6431. 14s. id., which the directors have appro priated as follows, viz. :-94,6261. la. Ild. to the rest, which will then amount to 450,0001., and the balaree (23,0171. 12s. 2d.) carried to profit and loss account for current half-year. The directors have to express their great regret at the loss of the valuable services of their esteemed colleague, Henry Buckle, Esq., whose state of health has compelled him to resign his seat at the board. This does not create any vacancy, Henry John Norman, Esq., having (in anticipation) been appointed an extra director at the time of the tender of the business of Mews. Josue Loyd and Co. . . "Dr.: To proprietors for paid-up capital, 1,000,0001.; to amount due by the bank on deposits, circular notes, and other moneys payable on demand, 21,024,2111. 12s. 3d. (this sum does not include acceptances, 1,274,2421. 195.) ; to rest or surplus fund, 346,706/. Si. ; to balance of profit and loss account, :31st December, 1865, 16,4971. 19s. 4d. ; less donation to Middle-class Education Fund, as sanc tioned by the proprietors, 1,000/. ; together 15,4971. 19a lad ; to net profits of the past half-year, 250,8131. 7s. 10a—total, 22,637,2291. 4a. sd.—Cr.: By government 'took, exchequer bills, and India Bonds, 2,594,7121. 9s. ; by bills discounted, loans to customers, and other securi- ties, 16,578,049/. 7e. 9d. • by cash in hand, 3,464,467/. 7s. 81.—total, 22,637,2291. 4s. sd. "Profit and Loss.—Dr.: To total expenditure of the eight establishments, including rent, taxes, salaries, sta tionery, &c., 52,4571. 19s. 5d.• to amount set apart towards the buildings of the bank, 2,0001.; to amount added to rest or surplus fund, by interest thereon at 5 per cent. per an num, 8,6671. 13s. 14.• to payment of the dividend now declared, at the rate Of 6 per cent. per annum, for the last balf•year, on the paid-up capital of 1,000,0001., 30,0001. ; to bonus of 11 per cent. on the capital, 110,0001.•, to addi tion to rest or surplus fund, 94,626/. Is. I Id.; to balance of profit and loss account, T. 3,0171. 12s. 2d.; total, 320,7691. ta. 7d. Cr.: By balance of profit and loss account, Doc. 11, 1665, 16,497!. 19s. 44.; less donation to Middle Class Education Fund, as sanctioned by the proprietors, 1,000/. —15,4971.19.. 4d.; by gross profits of the last half-year, after paying the income tax, and making provision for all bed anti doubtful debts, 305,721/. 7s. 3d. ; total, 320,769/. Si. 7d. " Rest or Surplus Fund.—Dr.: Present amount, 450,000/.. Cr.: Amount on Jan. 1,1866, 346,706/. Os.; by interest on ditto, at 5 per cent. per annum, 15,667/. 13s. ld.; by amount as above, 94,626/. ls. 111; total, 450,000/. "The dividend and bonus (without deduction of income tar, which is paid by the bank) will be payable on Monday, the 23rd inst." _ The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, commenced by expressing his pleasure at seeing, under the circumstances, so large a meeting. Notwithstanding the n.onetary storm of the last half year, the board had presented a reas suring and satisfactory report. The business had pro gressed steadily. 'They began the last half-year with de posit and current accounts amounting to 19,000,000(.: these now amonn ted to about 21,000,000 e. , and never during the last three months had they been less than 20,000,000/. (Cheers.) The profit of the half-year were 2 5 0,0001., and they divided 140,0001., which was about as high a dividend as they ever received. In addition to this, 94,000/. was added to the reserve fond, and, with the addition of the interest of that fund for the half-year, the increase was 105,900/. Two years ago they mode up the reserve fund 300,000/., and as it was now 450,000/., the increase was at the rate of 75,0001. per annum. The laws of the half-year were small, being below the average, sad though they held some hills of the Rank of London and °reread and Gurney's they were in fact securities of solventeoncerns in a state of suspense. In cash and Console they had about 6,000,0001. ready for any emergency. It was eight or nine years since they had had occasion to turn any Cowls into cash, and that was, he thought, a proof that their business bad been carried on with prudence. (Cheers.) Since the month of May they had, se was happy to say, opened 500 new accounts. In con- Flaxen, he expressed his perfect readiness to give any information which could be reasonably asked for. Mr. Caoucir thought the shareholders did not receive es much as they oug ht t o d o considering the amount o rofitg. (Oh, oh.) At the last meeting they divided a mem of 17 per cent, now the bonus was limited to 14 per cent., and the only reason alleged for the difference was the increase of their buildings in conse petite of increased prosperity. This was not necessary for the public, who knew that they were secure. The shareholders were liable to a large amount, and they oosht to be paid for their liability. (Laughter. and cries ' 4 " Time.") It was not fair to the shareholder to give them so small an amount when they might safely have more. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said it was remarkable that mapsints of that kind came chiefly from the smallest share holders. 'Laughter.) The object of the board in this case *ls that, the dividend being an interim one, the amount sett half-year should be the largest. The dividend was t be, largest ever paid at that period, and under all the walnut:awes, the board believed that the course which t l,l l had adopted was the best. XT. Tire, M.P., having been referred to as an oineate before he was a director of the principle mriaided for by Mr. Crouch, stated that he him- awed the addition to the rest on the ground the increase of the deposits, adding, that the sooner the rest was named to 500,0001. the better the bank "cold stand in the estimation of the world. Considering events of the last half-year, the addition of 100,0001. tithe rest seemed to him a wise and prudent step. He that after the rest had reached 600,0001 the , holden would participate in the incase 'TEM& report was adopted, and the dividend and bonne of "Pa cent. for the half-year declared. - - -- The first di nner o f th e "Cobden Club" will take Wee next Saturday at the Star and Garter, Richmond. Glactek se is to take the chair, supported by Berl Lusa rIB DAY.) his morn- and szaii-6, MR ft. = iy gio UN Quoit. • ga r . t gave m u t o gone Sl* Cis , woo et. . ro 111 M OM. lb. coats* • NM %bib, Wed ta u.; . mina - re tad I recti. the nage tee An !earth lisrieg baton trap in ) , the with breseik. ion toe the a ; the Rsa s wining do s; of the two !We d ifies soot the caw • 1 ssimiratiee. iy and ottne As butts woes were as pep, find it hen; 6otiee at ries there wool* int points It ft« lia,k4 changed lot I of net ens. ninnies, they seemed te he loud time or the " here was a ay Firs Rapti% ,sad, at cass ion apparent. ide the , sods. rheenghtevis it is kept, aud rd, a"Blea bY die Ist Surrey laving fonad they I, plasma M the Ire 10 I. The eases st tatity of fun% g wawa day, 1 being carried she heat of the i wilfully no t number at athority, then occasions, bat ortinguiihing is goats isvay is univonitiss t the following * represented cuter College; Almon, M. irporal Wieser, 'mate Holm% 30rpua Christi ty ; Lim:Maud ; errell, Trinity; Loa. J. Gooks. awl Private the RD, JOLT 17. )er to repro diement, in the Ft called to the and the high or the electioe. IL the field, Mr. he last general expected that occasion. The ly years by three on the last co* n one mound.. 1 this share in the as there appears will be another nu the strength drly tried. EDUCATION.- t of the select ointed to impiee Council on Edel -1 business of tie mode of extend. and the pathos sted by thestete. imittee hers of two senior. them. The a 4 _ h they pressntsi mmainder, is of tentioa. It rains ------- übject of general 'eat material ant! stem of oatmeal of the depart. t charged wifti only upow me nder which th• Lt. persons, bus VS •f the central do: - - - el by local orP ; should not, to ple of voluntary these changes, t not be anima. )ir in operation. lonely undesirable _ those who ate a of the exist ar ruled 411 • may reationahilf Il adopt. But it :onclusion without jesty's go verntotos eledge, owing to • , your committee the whole of their the pretence ea le Committee es ewe of the WIT At the memeect_ emission of theer gentlemen welt in be appointed' mains until new w hail time to ma* ions to which te" , thil• that luPoggib at session lint* ive decided, thollet want of time, enter the important draft chairman, and ha" n the table of Tar ionourable hone° tS • ted next yew, ... ! pply the O'Conce eat of oroi,grel ts a ll Liverpool sod Nor cholera, duriog th. lose vireelt. ry of State for the course the gegro_:oo4 the " Lew 164 " . ik the Seerete r Y bather the letall . ss Of cattle 8111118. ti ._ us n ow eallefw"" exe to wir 4.4.161 21. the arson et te••• ay v a it is ex. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 18, 1866. 'e,^l THE POLICE' COURTS. CMS DAY.) LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (sy usanuc rziatmurs.) NOTTINGHAM MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) BUNNSY•PARH STASH. Prodigal walked ova. CHESTERFIELD SWUM. Vuea Contract' ... NOTTINGHAM NURSERY. Half a mile. Maid Marian,Oanard, Python, and Vivian are here. PAID Foarirr.--Gentian, Lonna, King Charles, 'Whirli gig, Duchess, Vicious, and Viper's dam f. FOREST PLATE. Five furionp. Queen of Trumps, Soapstone, Attaché, Lady Valentine, Alice Lee, King Hal, lon, La Mute, Kenilworth, Sabrina, Vauttious, Canard, and Blondelle f are here. DONINGTON PARK STAKES. Half a mile. King Charles, Dasher, Maid Marian, Bounceaway, and Python are here. GRAND STAND STAKES. Half a mile. Emus, King Charles, Kenilworth, Miran, Usher, Bonne Forts= and Politician (to be sold for 50i. each). All aro WARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.) o'Cteac. The railway market is flat to-day, and prices !exhibit a drooping tendency. The principal stocks, howevi, are unaltered, with the exception of a 9 fresh fall of 4 to 1 per cent. in Great Eastern and London, Chat ha m, and Dover. The amount of business generally is limited. London and North-Western stock is new quoted 1. 117 to 1181; Great Western, 511 to 1; Midlands to 28/ ; Lapcashim and Yorkshire, 1221 to Li 1 ; South-Eastern, 861 to 671 ; Great Eastraxt, 28 ! to • Caledonian 1 1261 • Metropolitan, 132 to 1331 ; Gre at Northern, 1211 to 122 i • ditto I A, 281 to 1291 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 20} to 211. Foreign and colonial railway shares are very quiet, but Lombsrdo-Venetion are slightly better, at 15 to 1. 1.; OOLOWL&L 001 %ON Dila& Oda. Op. DAGO Do. 1806 ... Com Gov. 6 p. 137744. ... Do. Ipor*lob.t.Aos. Do. I porotidor e,606 Do. Swt.o Jona 1,848 Do. 6 par ot. MOD Cop ootO ... Do. 101 19M ... Do. do. 1880-40 ... Do. do 1890-91 ,OO• D01p.0Ap.604. 6000 Coylon.liov. 4go. Do. 1878, d 0... 6M Do. MI as.. 1,000 Moorillas 0 plc of., MO Do. ‘OOO Do. _ Ye! :icio 507 Wis is ,soo mitd. ooy.s per amt.. PO New Bnur.Gov.Sperot. .. Dew South Wales Gov.. 11 p. sent.,l7l to ISM Do. 6 p. eat= to :OW New Zeeland 6per oent. ,1100 Do. Spar cent 6611 Nova artla 6p. e., IST _ ,000 Qnsanalaad Goo. p. at 6.Arat. Gov. 6 p. &AIN .. Do. 1878 aid apirds. Vla.Gov.6p. C. Jan. July .. Do. 6p. al iputlitoo. EILITIBH MTh MtASCII Ot CAMINO Ini_ MAIM OP ♦ CHILD. wriiiieiira4i, anei g ;riTai:..;; char g ed irefore Mr. D'Aparmart with araei death of George Morris Clarke, aged two years, at Linpsate rtrset, Holborn. Lest night, leitmotiv' the hours of 7 and 8, the defen dent was driving his van steadily along Hingsgste street, one witness stating that the pace was not more than flen t mileshour, when the deceased ran off the 'Axe t, knocked against the horses, and before the defea t could poll up the wheels went over the poor child d killed 44 on the spot. The defitidant said he was mosey that the poor child had been killed, but be was not to blame in the matter. i Mr. Ditynoourt admitted the defendant to bail in his own surety in the east of M. to appear at this court after the inquest had been held. VIOLINS AMAMI' ON A DOT. Henri Los Heathcott, aged 20, • chememonger, and George Haight:at, a clerk, residing at 2, Bellevue-terrace, Bevan Sisters-road, was brought up an • warrant by police constable Taylor, 100 N, one of the warrant officers of the court, shagged with committing • violent assault on Henry Martin, at Holloway. The alainsat was in • fi eld when the &fondant's dog jum ped at him. He pushed the into the water, on whic h the defendants went up to him and struck him about the head and body and out his hoe. Mr. D'Eyncourt fined each of the defendant. 10e. and 10e. costa, or in default seven days' imprisonment. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. RZADDING TUB POLICII, AND 7UIIOOB SIDING IN ROITAN-ROW. The Hon. Clunks Soat;e7l,a No. 17 Thornton-street, Kensington, was charged before Mr. Knox, with being drunk, and furiously riding a horse in Rotten-row, Hyde park, to the common danger of the public. Robert Plant, 214 A (one et the mounted polite) said— Yesterday about half-paid 12, I was on duty in Rotten row and sew the defendant come galloping down the row towards Apslergate. I celled to him to stop, but he paid no attention and went galloping on. at the same time urging his horse to go fester, and. I had to gallop after him to stop him. I then told him that if he repeated his con duct proceedings would he taken against him. The defen dant walked his horse a short distance and then galloped by me again, and then walked his horse book and met me. I then went up to the defendant, being accompanied by another constable, and told him that I should take him into custody for furious riding and endangering the lives of the passengers. The defendant said he would not go, and on my taking bold of his horse's bridle he made his horse rear up so as nearly to unhorse me, and then rode off. As soon as I recovered myself a little we went after the defendant, and had to go more than a mile along the Kensington-road before we could overtake him, and we then took him into custody. Mr. KIWI—I see the defendant is charged with being drunk ; was that the ease? Constable—Yes, sir. The defendant—l do not think I went very feat. Constable—You were going as fast as you could. Edward Bird, 552 A—l was on duty in Hyde-park yes terday at a different part of the row and seeing the de fendant going at a furious rate, I ca utioned him, but he took no notice. On telling him that we should take him into custody he nearly unhorsed 214 A, and then made off. We went after him, and took him into custody. The defendant was drunk. The defendant made no answer to the charge. Mr. Knox—You have been guilty of a very serious offence for riding in the way it has been proved you did. You might have caused some terrible accident. Such oonduct must be put a stop to. lam sorry to see aperson of your position charged with drunkenness, but I must do my duty. You were guilty of more than furious riding, you nearly unhorsed one of the constables, and I shall fi ne you 5/. for resisting the police in the execution of their duty and 40s. for the furious driving. The fines were at once paid. THAMES. WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED. Thnnsas Moss, a labourer, about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and with wilful damage. It appeared that the prisoner was lying on the pavement near a box and blacking belonging to one of the shoe black boy'. Some of the brigade boys commenced pelting him, and he took up a box and threw it with its contents into the road. The box was broken and the blacldng wasted. The matter was re ported to Mr. Charles Hawks's; inspector of the East Lon don Shoeblack Society, who gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Paget was of opinion the prisoner had been impro perly locked up all night, and that be ought not to have been detained. The inspector ought to have ascertained the pri soner's addreu and summoned him. The prisoner was not committing any offence of which the police could take cognizance, and was pelted with a variety of things by the shoe-black boys, and, in a moment of irritation at such rude treatment, threw one of the boxes into the road. The conduct of the inspector of the East London Shoeblaok Society was moat improver. In spector Deady, who wee said to have taken the charge at the Leman-street station-house, was an old and experi enced officer, and had always done hie duty in a very ad mirable manner. He would assume that Mr. Dendy had done his duty properl and bad been misled. He should like to see Inspector Dandy in the course of the day, and directed that he should be sent for. He discharged the prisoner. WANDSWORTH. DAMAGING THE BUTTS. Richard Whitton,;i;isd the appearance of a tramp, was charged with damaging the butte at Wimbledon. common, the property of the National Rifle Association. The came was proved by John Madden, inspector of musketry, who stated that on the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner damaging the butts while searching for spent bullets. He put his arm into the butts to pull out the lead and caused the damage. The prisoner was desired to desist, but he would not, and he was taken into custody. The witness also said that the butts were continually being damaged in that way, and they had to send men round to repair them. The damage done by the prisoner would take a man en hour to repair it. He estimated the cost at M. The prisoner said he certainly went round to the butts after the firing had ceased to pick up small pieces of lead. He also said a number of persons went round to the butts in the same way. Mr. Ingham ordered him to pay fid., the damage, and • fine of 10.., with the alternative of seven days' imprison ment with bard labour. THE DANGER OP BATHING IN THE RIVER LEA. Mr. Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner, held an inquest last eveniug, at the Three Cups Tavern, High street, Bow, toe the death of Charles Wm. Osman, aged 18 years. The deceased was assistant to a warehouseman, and he resided at No. 18, James-etreet, St. Luke's. On Saturday morning at 11 o'clock he left his home for the purpose of enjoying a day's fishing in the river Lea. Wm. Southcoste, a companion of the deceased, said that at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon the young man was standing on the banks of the Lea, near Bow. He was fishing, and a portion of his rod and line fell into the water. In trying to recover it the deceased slipped into the river. He managed to get out of the water, and he then took off his wet clothes and hung them on a rail to dry. While they were drying he said be would go into the river and bathe. While in the act of doing so he sank. A young man named William Reed dived into the river after the deceased. He dived several times, and after an hour's search he brought up the deceased's body. Inspector Kerressey, K division, said that he had placed three policemen on duty near the Lea to warn persons against the danger of bathing in it. Police-constable Joseph Goodson, K, said that his orders were to warn and prevent unskilled persons bathing in the Lea. Bathing in that river was very dan gerous, and witness had the greatest difficulty in pre venting numbers of young men going into it. On Sunday last, while he was warning a number of persona of the dan ger of bathing in the river, he was actually stoned. Men and boys threw the stones on the day of the fatal occur rence. Witness heard a cry that the deceased was drown ing, and he was present when the body was recovered, quite dead. The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict, "That the deceased was accidentally drowned while bathing in the waters of the River Lea." THE PRINCE OF WALES AS A CRICKETER.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales made his first sp. pearance yesterday in the cricket-field since his college days at Oxford. The match was played at Sandringham, and the Prince formed one of the celebrated " I Zingari" twelve against the Gentlemen of Norfolk. It will be seen from our report that the Prince retired without scoring, being bowled by Mr. Wright. The scores having been sent by telegraph, we have no particulars of his royal highness's cricket discomfiture, but he is too much of a sportsman to be in any way discouraged by his " duck's egg," and we hope he will be more fortunate in his oes*nd innings. Spurting Life. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. COURTOWN, IRELAND, JULY 16.—At midday (writes J. S. Scott, Esq.) a large barque was reported to have gone on the Blackwater Bank. The Alfred and Ernest lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, stationed at Coartown, immediately put off to render assistance. Up to 7.30 p.m., when our despatch left, the lifeboat had not returned. A telegram subsequently received from Waterford states that the vessel proved to be the Pawnee, of New York. from Liverpool to Monte Video, with coals ; that she struck on the Blackwater Rank ; that she was abandoned by her erew, but drifted off ; and that she was taken by a tug in charge of the omit guard to Waterford. 'Me Courtown lifeboat was a gift to the National Lifeboat Institution of the people of Manchester ; the cost of that boat, and of several others, having been benevolently seised in that town thro u g h the jadMatigable exertions of Robert Whitworth, Esq., and the Rev. K Hewlett. The boat is named after the eons of the latter gentleman. usa MAJESTY'S PLATE OF 100 GUINEAS. Two eland, Selim, Masarka, 13nda1eigh, Pearl Diver, Nuke hem", and Soapstone. All am here. RUFFORD AB/3n STAKES. Half a mile. Dragon, Prodigal, and King Charles are here. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) Fresh up to our market, today, the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, but in tolerably good condition. Both red and white parcels moved off slowly, yet Monday's Fiore were fairly supported. There was a fair quantity of foreign wheat on o ff er, the demand for which was by no means active. The prices realised were about equal to the previous week. In Boating cargoes of grain sales progressed slowly, on rather essiii terms. The few 'empire of English barley on the stench changed bands at late rates. Foreign qualities, of which a mode rate quantity was on offer, were with difficulty disposed of at the recent decline in the currencies. The inquiry for malt was dull, but at unaltered carren- it dee. Large supplies of oats were on sale. The oat trade was decidedly quiet, and the tendency of prices was in favour of buyers. The supply of beans, although small, was fully equal to the wants of buyers. The value of all descriptions was barely supported. Peas were drill, at late rates. Very little business was passing in flour, on former terms. The seed trade was heavy, and the transactions in cakes were only to a moderate extent. CIJRILP:747 PRICES Montan. Per Qr. WHIM.. S. S. Ire; Heat, red, old 47 to 54 52 Do.ohrte, De ord 4 5 ,5 3 ro 60 Norfolk end " 68 red, new Per Qr. OATS. _a. 's. Scotch potato whtte ~ black_ _ 19 to 25 Skean. Mazodilß 01865) 42 to 44 Tick 42 to 44 Borrow Pigeon 47 to 61 Malting Distilling Grinding lO to $3 MALT. laaer, Norfolk, ;nd Sutiollt 5B to 65' Ilonsion and Ware 68 to 87 Brown 4B to 63 _ __ Grey while Wh Boilers FLOOR . 87 to sa . 40 toMI L . 39 1 4 4 1 U .tY to 44 BYIL New._ le to ZS oAn. English, feed -- -- 22 to 27 potato Scotch, feed FORI Par Qr. WaZA?. B. a Dentate and Konigs g 65 to 63 Rost ber ock & ileeklen- Town made, per 280 11*. Household 42 to 44 Country Norfolk and Suffolk, ex ship 35 to 36 --- —.....-- D:n u a 3 to 59 45 to 48 Boulaa, howl soft Am4iicatt. red . white BAILLZT Per Qr. OATS B. • Danish and Swedish 2l So 27 Rued= Baia& Grinding Distilling Malting .. 29 to 30 37 to 39 .. *9 to 41 Danish E4:7lAlan PIA& __ . ... oArs. Maple Baden _ INDIA3I COPS. White 3l to 33 Yellow FLORA . - Trench, per sack .... SB to 41 Spanish „ SS to 41 American, per bri .. 24 to SI Canadian , .. 24 to 31 INTO LONDON, BY WATEM L 4 TO JULY 17, INCLUSIVE. Dutch brewing 7 21 to 28 feeding N to 2 ARRIVALS OP GRAIN, de., CARRIAGE, FROM JULY 1 Wheat. qrs. English and Scotch! 10130 Irish Foreign rie.so i , Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. qrs. qrs. qrs. brig. sacka .. 1050 1510 60.50 .. 38840 .. 140 Total 12 87 10 0050 I 1050 I 38840 .. 1670 COMPARATIVE QUANTITIVI AND PRICLI OF OWN. FOE THE WEEK. ENDING FOE Till OURRISPONDIJIO AW JULY 14, 1863. le 1865. Qrs. Average. QT6 —.30,932 .. 10d. Wheat 50,048 , 335 .. 355. Id. Barley 1,186 . 1.544 .. Us. Id. Oats 1.721 . Wheat . Barley . Average. . 435. ld. . 472. . rts. 6d. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) (now OUR OWN coaasarowncrr.) The market in good demand. Sales probably 10,000 or more. MINCING-LANE.-{THIS DAY.) SUCIAB7-1 . 12;;;16; good demand for all descriptions, at full prices to 6d. advance for fine gruery. The private sales include low brown Trinidad at 2 6 5. 6d. to 2%. 6d. For fine brown Jamaica refined the market is firm, at the recent advance. Curves.—The improved demand continues ; prices now show an advance of la. to Is. 6d. per cwt. over those of Friday lest. Plantation Ceylon, triage, 455. to 625. 6d. ; fine ordinary to low middling, 695. to 725. 6d. ; middling and good middling, 735. to 824. ; bold, Ms. Tea. —The public sales of Assam have gone off rather irregularly, but generally at firmer prices. Rum. —A parcel of fine Demerara sold at le. Bd. to Is. 10d. Rtes.-800 bags of new Rangoon sold at 10s. 9d. ; and a small parcel of old Necranzie Arracan at 10s. 6d. Jurc—About 5,000 bales sold at steady prices. HUIP.—St. Petersburg clean sold at 331. 10s. to 341. CorroN.—The sales are limited to small parcels to supply immediate wants. INDtuu.—Business is doing at steady prices. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 425. 6d. net ; Y. C. on the spot and July, 445. ; August to Sep tember, 455. ; Dauber to December, 46e. ; December, 465. 61. to 465. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mews. Pattenden and Smith report that the market continues without alteration, the demand for all descrip tions being quiet at firm prices. It is stated that Lord Milton is again so seriously ill that he is unable to leave town as soon as was expected, but it is hoped that in the course of a few days he will be sufficiently recovered to move to the seaside, in accordance with the advice of his medical attendants. The Chancellor of the Exchequer having contra dicted passages in the Times report of his Aylesbury speech, which represented him to have said that there was no difficulty in dealing with the question of parliamentaiy reform and that the Reform Act of 1832 was mainly de. wised by Lord Derby, and entirely carried by his energy, the reporter publishes in the Times the same passages as they were given in the five London papers which, besides the Times, were represented at Aylesbury on the occasion, in two of the Manchester papers which also had reporters there, and in a paper published in Mr. Disraeli's own county. These all agree with the report in the Times. A number of English ladies of rank, Roman catholic in religion, have undertaken to collect fund/ in this country for the relief of the Austrian wounded, and of the widows and orphans of those who fall. The finan cial embarrassment of Austria, they say, is but too noto rious, and, overwhelmed as she is with enemies on all sides, the extraordinary exertions she has been compelled to make render her quite incapable of providing for the wants of those who have bled and suffered in her cause. MUNIFICENT GIFT TO THIS LIFEBOAT CAUSE.— The honorary treasurer of the Manchester branch of the National Life-boat Institution, Robert Whitworth, Esq., has just received from an anonymous donor (who wishes to be known only as "R. W.") the sum of 1,0001. to be devoted to the philanthropic objects of the National Lifeboat Institubon. In accordance with the wish of the ever, this large donation sill be expended partly in providing a new lifeboat transporting car riage and boat-house at Lyme Regis, and partly in furnishing a new boat for Llandawyn on the coast of Car -1 narrow The firmer boat will be named the William Woodcock, after a friend of the donor. In both the above eases, the new boats are intended to replace old ones, which have been the means in years past of saving many lives. The number of lifeboats built by the Manchpatar branch within the last three years will thus be raised to WWI. OADINANY SHARED AND STOMA 11 L I 1.11 . I Italian I C 11 1 1 • 1 1. 6 ..V 1 IWu Waif . to 1 p.m. U. 100 Bristol and Easter ID 91 - et IWO Oilelosilan - - - m Bt. 100 Cerabrien - PI ali Cork and Bead= 111 ell Cornwall 4 8 -, lit 100 ,Cornwall 87 70 ••• BR 100 Dundee,Pertlt&AbelJe TO 71 - 100 ail OA las4en Scrip Osrt. - -•-• ft 100 I Do ilt. 100 101astow and & W 112 114 - 84 100 r •-• (Grass Menem Ord. St 41 29 29 8 1 St. 100 Ds. X And. Stk.. No. 6 4 - St. 100 OreetNerticdiloolliod - - St 100 I Greet Northam Bt. 100 .De.Al Arena° div.m. 128 119 - Bt. 109 I 00.8 1 illep. c. la paidli - - - 8t 100 lilo. New lea a' 25 pm - - - 84. 100 Do. Ord. Dat Div. Stock - - - 8t 100 Ot South & Wert (Ire.) - - - 8t 140 'Great Western 5ll 611 61 1 1 Bt. 104 I DeSteerVaLOns. Ilk - - -• Bt. 100 DO. &NMI Wake - - - St 100 De. W. 1114.-411M0r4 - - -- Bt. 100 Do. Do. Newport Id MI - Bt. 100 , Lancashire&Yorkahlre 1221 1281 11 1 51 St. 100 'Lon.,&lo.tn& &Coast 92 96 Si. 100 I Loodou.Maftim,&Dov 20 Et 221 84. 140 Do.II et itmen.A6p.e. - - - 84. 100 Landon & North Wenn. 1171 1181 111 Si. 100 I.onctoti&SontbWastern 92 91 91 f se. 100 I Man. Shot, allnaolash 671 581 0.68 i n 100 Metropolitan l3s 124 136 81 Da New V I 8 pea - 10 I Do.. Extension - 100 ell Meempelilan Distriet B4 86 - 100 19 Do. do. do. .- - - pa - 10 at Do..tBt John's-wood - - - Bt.. 100 Midland 1251 061 111 61 9 5 De. 49 Shane _ fit. 100 Do. Bina. & Derby ft 97 - 26 all Mid Kant - -•- 84 140 Noel& Drills St. 1100 Do. Hdia ,Perth,Dnad. Si 15 - St. 1100 41 N. Zastern- Barwick 16 ' St. 100 Do. LeedsX Pura es 71 TO - p fit. 100 Do. York lO6 107 - St. 1100 Do. Wide - - - 26 I all Do. Ilteck.&Darling. 86 95 - 26 118 Do. do., 186041 - St. . 100 ! North London ll9 121 - 10 j 7 Do. do., 1864 1 2 pm - 10 ' 7 Do. do., 1806 1 2 pm - ' Si. 'lOO 'North Staffordshire ' St. 1 100 N. & & Western Jona 11:44 112 - 84 1100 illoottiat 4:astral - 1 St. . 100 litcottlahN. X Aber. Mk 46 47 - I St. 100 ,Soottials Midland - - - 1 St , 100 'Shropshire Union - - - L St. : 100 'South Devon 46 48 - St 1100 Muth Eastern4 B l 71 7 0 10 1 all 'llealess,Woldndhamote en 074 e - 1 at. 1105 man Vale - 6 10 1 i i Do. C 2 I pee - 1 St 100 Iliale of Nesth - 84 1100 I Watsrford & Kilkenny - - - 10 , 6 Waterloo & Whitehall - - - 0 8t. 1 100 'West Cornwall 53 56 - BRITISH POSSESSION& - • 100 all .Atlanttc&St. Lawrence St 100 Boot Bar. &C. In gf.p.a. 20 8 Do. If Shares • aU Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 all Do. Preference 100 100 IBuff.,Braut.,&Goderleh I ; 6 per cent 1872-3-4 St 100 'Cal &S. Easternsp. e.g Pt 100 Cape T. &Dock 62..!..3 100 ; all Demurer:p.c. St. 100 Zest Be gn.= SL 'lOO Hest tnd an gn. sdo St. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 100 all I Do. &snip. M. 11.6p.et 100 all I Do. let pref. Bonds 100 all Do. do. deferred, 100 all Do. 2nd pref. Bonds. 100 all Do. do. deferred' 100 ell I Do. 3rd pull. Stock 100 . all • Do. do. deferred 100 all Do. 4th iporeL Stock I 100 ' all Do. do. deferred' St 100 Great Indian Peninsula' 20 ' 18 I Do. gun 6 per oent 1 20 8 ' Do. New do 20 2 Do. New St 100 GL S. of India. g. sp. et. , St. 100 • Do. 41 per cent. St. 2 I Do. 204 all at.. Western of Canada I 201 18 , Do. New 100 all , Du.6p.c.Bds.pay.lB73 100 all D 0.64 do. do. 1877-8. ' 10 3 indtankranchlLllnitcd)• St. • 100 'Madras guar. 6p. cent. Bt • 100 Do. do. 4i do St. 100 Do. do. de 20 10 Do. Fifth Extension' St. 100 • Leib. Corp. Opel e. Bd.' 60 all . Melts and Bubeon'eLtay: 100 all ; Do. 6p. et., pay.lBBo 100 all I Do. 6 D. et, pay. 180.5 • luU iN.B.ofCan.6p c.latp.B. St 100 ,Scbsde, gun per cent,: St. 100 Do. Delhi do 20 2 Do. dn. do. St. .100 Do. Puujaub do. I St. 1100 I Do. Indus SL Plot. do ' 00.000 T 10,000 40,000 1 62 64 : 62 20 HO I 602 100 4 2218 Apati -- 72 il 76 00 -- 66 00 100 102 002 100 902 1 101 1002 2 184 14 I 86 87 toe I p : 1 1 m, I 91 01 93 16 151 I 6 1 6 &SI 1 Ma 98 98 1 89 91 96 87 59 61 100 WI 84 80 80 II 96 97 : 96 el I 1 0 1 410 1 90 96 I ioej r D": 0. c?.n (7"114ek• ICbitord Assil East Basset ,nlor,a, But Cuedon East Cern Brea hut Grenville Bast Ganala/ske East Lovell L W. Rumen (Tavistk. i . Grumbler & Bt. Aubyn Great Limey (Limited) Great South Feigns Great Wheal Bag 0. W. Vor (Horton) Grenville HerodU Foot Hingston Downs =aret (Vey Leant; Vaney Mwredy Iron Ore Nei Sam North godceir. N. Wh. Banat (11lailah' North Wheal Q.—oily Pror trotted Proaece (U. LelanV S. Carsdon (SC Clear) South Condarrow IS_ W. Yt~naM lllla~u! Rey Part Tin Croft Vigra and (loom Lim West Basset (Moon` W. Caradon (Listened, West Chiverton West detest Wit. Beret (11leganl.. V/11. Buller (bedrutk. Wh W,lisreel betonyAnn ,bienhen., Wh. Tre'swat, (Wk.) SS to 42 3S to 42 JOINT !STOCK BA-NILE. I Pd CL BAII IL Agra& Mastarman's (L Albion All anal Anglo Austrian Anglo Anglo Italian , Limited'. I AslAtie Bank Coe. new @hi 100,000 40,000: 20,000 11,300 Wiiko itsool 12,500, 10,000 1 4e,000 25,000 l 10,000i1 90,009 ao,ovo! 40,000 60,000: tO,OOO. 20,000 i /kW iiioi 20,000 00,000 20,000' 40,0001 40,000 Austrabuda Bankof erftlehOoltunbta l Do. New, issued 2 pm I Bank of Y4forpt Bank of London _ Bank of Otagoilamitedll Bank of Queenaland L. &tau} vioorts,Austrili 21 20 dls , 7 a dis 2 Ms 9' 5141111 7 dis 10 a cusl 21 I e 6 68 . 18 20 30 32 e e dui 6 4 4111 17 13 4131 88 41 Bank of New Zealand. liaruett's Bank' Bnistlisn&PortthitieselL British & utlitorni so (L British N. America ....1 ; C. Bk. India, At m. China all Chart. tier. of Ind* ate ; all I City Cott:mild Cm. Bank of Canada all I Com. Bank of India, &e ' all Consolidated Bank (L.), 4 Delhi and London 26 East London ;Limited) . 6 Eastern Exchange;Lim.)• 5 English and American . 6 English Joint Rock (L I 10 Eng. Scot.& Mu/ CUM all EnglishandSwedish (L;• 25 ' European Book 'Limited 15 Hindus+ China&Jap. (LI 25 Imperial Bank;ted; 20 Imperial Ottoman ' 10 lonian I Do. New Land Mort. Ek India! ))I 4 Do 6p• e.Deh.,1864,30yr51 all Lon.Bk.oil(extoo,&e. London and Brad/lan—l 45 Do. New London& ItiverPlate"L )1 7 4tt Do. New, ia at llj pin' 10 Do. do. do I si Lon. Ch. Bank of AnstrL I all London and County ' 20 I London Joint Stock 1 15 London & South Anima, all Lon. & &Western ;Lim."' 20 London & oentsuelalL 1! London & Westminster. 10 I Merchant Bank (Lim.) . D° ercan . I t C ll e e w &Exchan;L ) Metro. & Pros. Bank,L) Midland Bank ; • • National of Aus National of Liredl) ool . • N. Pro. of England Do. Ind & Srd issue National Bank New South Wales New Zealand kllmited) North Western Oriental Bank Corpora Orient.Com.B.Llate o .C Do. do. lateN. F Do. do. late F. C Provin.lankindOMP.(L) I Previa& of Ireland • . &hide, Puni.,& Deal (L) Do. issued at t pm South Australia Stand. of B. S. Africa Do. do. to at dpa Union cd Australia Union of Ireland (Lim ) I Bides of London - ii - 11 pm 20 10 do 2 1 dis 0 I dip 46 48 16 18 3638 16 18 89 •1 14 25 29 Se lid/4 4 2 die 4 Idb 15 12 414 19 20 13 11 dm 13 11 dls 3 6 6 8 pas Y} 12.111 23 25 3 1 dls 83 1 se ta* 7 5 dts 19 6 dia 1i 1 dis 8 10 pm 2 Bpm 1 Spm nir 85 . et . 44 46 14 16 4 2 die Miszd 104 96 16 17 8 6 die 11 9 dial 9 7 die :di 3 2 dis' 1 11 8 29 01 8 4 peal DO(IL . . 2,110,010. St Mart and West bdla . • 110 US 4 ,g. 20 11enaralltoatimt Doak I MU fts. Ibtedon MA. [afire's. ,60 et 10 1,062. 100 doe. Dab. IR 4p. esa. ISi fa 111 360, St. 'Southampton lOO 017.071 Itt. Mug my Commardal lOO --. 11 14 - 116,0031 3 26,0001 60,000 2 20,000 20 es,oool 11 16,000 1 $ 10,000. 6 103,8161 1 60,000 4 10,000 i 20 100,000 6 1 1 120,000 1 11,000 20 41374! 30 30,001 10,000 1 10,000 10 s,oool 20,000 i s sko o r o l 1 76, 1 46,000, 3 Ade 3 la I -Sabi: 68 70 :di El_ 4S RIB -- pftrl 1 dis 1 pmj 47 49 .. 1 "i "ail 6 3 &el (1141 6 6 dis 79 81 SS 30 IS 11 ells 7 1 Ms 48 40 7 6 MP 68 46 44 2,000 1,014 .. 512 .. 6,144 .. 6, .. 6, .. 4. .. 1,900 .. 4,000, .. 480 . 12,500 6,000' .. 6,400 .. 5,902 .. 6,000, .. 1,0241 6,000 .. 9,000 1616 60.000: i 440 6,000 700, . .. 5,640 1 6,6661 1.11.:11 9121 .. osl ,000 l . 5..1 4 7.0 FOREIGN MINES. harm lAlumMos Limited) A.oglo-Braz.Gold,llia.)l Atutratia!i .1 Briall. L.& lt Cape Copper (Unite& I Otpula River (Llinited 'Citentaleso.* lemin Cobre 9o C7 u pe mi r Moo Pedro, N. Del Rey !East Del Rey (Limited, ,Feetouaa (Limited) Froutlno BoliirLaGold, ;General ,Kapunde (limited) !Linares (Limited) ILudtanian (limited) ! IMiuiquita PanuiclUo Copper (L ) PoutgilaudSilva Lead !Port Phillip Santa Kerb. Gold M. (L Scottish A astral. (Lira.) St. John del Key )Lim. , United Mexican (Um.) Val Antigone Gold VallancaacaGoldMin ) Vancouver Coal (Lim ;, Val Swam 'Limited)! Wuhne Gold (Limited; Worthing ;limited) !Yorke Peninsula 'Lim. )1 Yudanamateue (Lm.; ' 3 all 3 an 1 FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS. Pd. I CL prices. A lan Par! 1 o 40.1 Nis par' 10 12 2 4 d 2 l. 41121 - Yt 2 , dl' . ISI ^ Id!' _ 4 I .1. - i dis iPar a 8 I 94(4, - - r 49 - i ll4 / 6 Par }di iinni t Ws, I 1 I_ RAILWAYS. Eh. I Pd. I. 4 all 1 6. Luzembourgs p.cent. 10 all , Do. 00 all 'Havana and Matanzas 00 all Istasanne and Fribourg 00 all ,Matanzas and Sabanilla 00 all I Do. Second Issue 20 all 'North of Franca S p ct. 20 ,all i Do ilateCharl. Sip, et 00 !all 'Ottoman ',Smyrna, &C. 40 an IFaris,L7onsolMn s p.ct. 20 all I Do. New 00 all iltecite &S. F. (Porn.) .. 4 all .Royal Swedish Sp. ot.. 00 .Sagtia La Grande 7 p. ct 20 all .8. Aus. & Lom- Von. 3p c. 00pill South nattot Port.7p.c. , 20 lan ,Elouthernof Fnume3p.c. 20 lall ' South Italian. It per ct. 20 all IW. &N. W. of Fra. Sp. e. 17 18 88 88 96 99 85 88 Hi 121 115 90 14 12 94 96 14 2 89 80 8 81 lli 12 5 6 lli 12 171 lle - 8 1 I FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Lim.), guar. 7 per cent., 14. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 15 to 4. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 9i, j. Atlantic Telegraph, guar. 8 percent. (Lim.), 31, City of Moscow Gas (Limited), 7. City Offices (Limited), 2A. Credit Fancier and Mubdier of Eng. (Lim.), 4j, A, . lin Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 3i, Electric Telegraph, 133. General Credit and Finance of London (Lim.), 4‘, A. Imperial Lod Comp. of Marseilles (Lim.), 14. International Financial Society (Lim.) 31. London Financial Association (Limited), 13i, 4. London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 3 1 . Madras Irrigation and Canal all paid), 18. Millwall Freehold Land anal Dock (Limited), 5. New Zealand Trust and Loan (Limited), 2i, f. Royal Mail Steam. 109. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. Lreapool., JULY 17.-Bales to-day Great Eastern, 291 4 1 984 9-Great Western, 514—Lancashire and Yorkshire, la* 3 —London and North Western, 116—Manchester, She Med, and Lincolnshire, 581 4 * I—South Eastern, 681 671 4—Lan caster and Carlisle. 212—Erie, S2l j Illinois Central, 76t 11 Dutch Rhenish, 2 rd p—Oreat Luxembourg shares. 124 4—Mer cantile and Exchange Bank Limited', 9 9-16 d—Albion Marine, 1/ d—Liverpool and Loudon and Globe Fire and We, 6 p Atlantic Teleepar S per mat., 3 U-16 1--National Steam , Lirnited . 131 13 d -Pacific Steam new shares, p. Mancliesega, OA 17.—A good bus i ness has been done in Great Eastern and South Eastern at declining prices. Generally speaking, the market was quiet District Rank, 174 pErles, 424 4—Great Eastern, Ygliffilebt I—Great Luxem bourg, 121—Oreat Western of Canada. 151 1 16—Great Western, 52 1 19 I—London awl North Western, 1161 1 18 I—Manchester, Sliefileld, and Linoolnshire, sbl 51—Metroppuulltan, 1331—South Eastern, 684 . 4 9 el 71 1 4 1 i—Thames and Mersey Marine insu rance ' Limited ', 41 p —rnited States 5.20 Years ' Bonds, 661 1— Fairhairn's par—Matlock. 54,—Amin American Telegraph, H. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 17.—The sales to-day were in Wellington and Severn Junction 'Railway shares at 10. Birmingham Alliance Fire at 7-16 dis. Hewidol Slate and Slab shares at 1 dis, ; and Patent Shaft and Axletree shares, at 61 and 61 prem. Closing prices: London and North We tern sthck, at 1104. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway shares, at 591. buyers Lloyd's Bank 'Limited at 81 to 9pm:end Muritga Metal shares, at 14 dia., sellers. Dr. Singer, Bishop of Meath, died on Monday at Dundrutn-house, near Dublin. He was eight) years old, and had long been in an ailing condition. From a report made to Congress, it appears that the American government has provided 6,075 artificial limbs to soldiers-2,134 arms, 3,784 legs, 44 hands, 9 feet, and 104 other appliances ; 23 different manufacturers of artificial limbs supplied the government, and the cost was 37,628 doll. Two l'sesiaN Porrs.—Before we leave Nishapur, we must notice two celebrated poets, whose graves confer no small renown on this old city. One of them is Ferid ed di* Attar, the great mystic and philosopher, who wrote the interesting work " Mantik et Tejr (The Logic of Birds.) In this book all sorts of the feathered creation are introduced, and they dispute eagerly, and with great curi osity, about the cause of their existence and the source of all truth. Eagles, vultures, falcons, and ravens, doves, turtles, and nightingales—all are alike interacted in those important questions. Hudhud, the all-knowing, magical bird of Solomon, is introduced as their instructor, and from him they request in a curious manner the much-desired in formation. He conducts him self modestly, lays before them artful riddles, and leads the listening troop on the path by which they may re ach Simurg, the phmtus of the Orientals, and symbol of the highest light. It is easy to understand that the birds represent humanity, Hudhud the prophet, and Simurg the Deity. The poem has obtriined a great and deserved celebrity by its splendid wealth of imagery sad its many passages of singular beauty. The second poet, whose bones rest in Nishapur, is Lariyarn, the very antipodes of the first. As the pious would say be was en atheist, a profligate reviler of Mohammed and of Islam, who trampled under his slerilious feet all that is holiest, fairest, and beat, and directed his satirical rail lery against the most sacred laws sad oblifiations. Yet Kinyem is, for all this, not lots read than Fend. Persia is in fact just that country of Asia which most clearly shows its Oriental character by representing that most opposite extremes. Here daring atheism and lowly devotion en- I counter one another, and what is mere remarkable, with- I out eerionsly &oohing one aoethor. Finis oertaMly afford& the thosrcomlete picture of the Eastern world.—Armlniits /limber,' in The Argosy for July. mM411111, 1 • 1 1MOMIP MONEY MARKET.-(TIiM DAY.) Own o'Cusen. The dealings in the Stock Exchange continue • upon a very moderate scale and the variation, in prices generally to-day are few and ununpor tent. The fund* are steady, at the closing quotations of yesterday. Foreign stocks are again slightly better in sontereassa, bat Inglish railways, show flatness, owing to the reported inability et:. several companies to get their debentures renewed. Bearing in mind the rate of interest allowed by 'them (5 per cent. per annum) this is not surprieine in the existing state of the money market. Babb ing and financial shares are withotit.' abhor of im portance. • The discount market is quieter to-day, and good , bills are rather freely taken at 1 per cent. below. the official rate. The supply of money is lug% owing chiefly to the moderate extent of the rig, payments to the Bank of England by the diseounie houses and brokers. Consols are now quoted 874 to I for money, and 884 to f for the aceormt (Angust V). There is not much business in foreign stocks, but prices are rather firm. Turkish of 1866, Scanishl Passive, the Committee's Ceitificates, and Mexican are in request, and have risen }to per cent. Italian Bonds of 1881, however, have declined 4. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are now quoted 50 to 62, ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 25} to ; Greek, U to 12 ; Spanish Passive, 194 to I ; ditto Certificates, 154 to ; Italian, 1861, 52 to 4, ex div. ; Bran- ban scrip, 34 to 3 dig. ; and Mexican, 154 to 4. American securities are steady, at the advance of yesterday. 5-20 bonds are now quoted 684 to ; Erie Railway shares, 424 to 434 ; and Illinois Central, 77 to 4. International Financial shares are now quoted 2 to 14 dia. ; London Financial, 12 to 11 dia. ; General Credit, 2to 14 dig. ; Credit Fourier, } to ; and National Discount, 13 to 4' prem. About 52,000 sovereigns from Alexandria were sent into the Bank yesterday, while 20,0001. in bars and 19,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for the Con fluent. The latter are for Belgium. The demand for gold for transmission abroad continues strong, and the whole of the recent arrivals will be sent away. There is no demand for silver, either for the But or the Continent, and the price for bars is flat, at ss. 1 7-16 d. per ounce. The Union Bank of Australia have just imued the advertisement of tenders for the balance of the Queensland Six per Cent. Loan authorised in 1864. The debentures now offered amount to 446,3501., and tenders are to be lodged at the bank by the 27th inst., when they will be opened and the result declard, provided they are not under the fixed minimum which will be then announced. The six per cent. interest accrues from the let inst. The Court of Chancery has dismissed, with costs, an appeal from arecentdecision of Vice-Chan cellor Wood, striking off the name of Mr. Stewart from the list of shareholders of the Russian Iron works Company (Limited). The circumstances of this case deserve the attention of all shareholders in joint-stock companies. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,3281. over the corre sponding week of 1865 ; the South Eastern, an in crease of 1,2981. ; and the Glasgow and South Western, an increase of 2431. At the meeting yesterday of the English and Foreign Credit Company (Limited)the directors' re port, which was adopted, stated that the result of the operations of the half year was a balance to the credit of profit and lows of 8,3781., and recom mended the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, in addition to the transfer of 3,0001. to the reserve fund, and of 2151. to new profit and lees account. The half-yearly meeting of the Indian Carrying Company (Limited) took place yesterday afternoon, when the directors' report was agreed to, and an interim dividend declared at the rate of 6 pee cent, per annum. The meeting of the Natal Land and Colonisation Company (Limited) was also held yesterday. The net profit for the year amounted to 8,6191., and a dividend was declared of 24 per cent., free of in come tax, making a total of 5} per cent. for the twelve months. The following is the report of the directors of the Bank of Egypt, to be presented at the meeting on the 27th inst. : The director& of the Bank of Egypt have the pleasure to lay before the shareholders the annexed statement of re counts fur the half-year which endeal or. the 30th of June lest, by which it will be seen that the net profits, including a balance of 4,950/. 12s. &I. broot forward from the previous half-year, amount to 21,8T1/. 12a. Id. This enables the directors to recommend the usual dividend for the half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum (12,500(.), free of income tax, and payable on the 3rd of August, leaving 9,3711. 12a, ld. to be carried forward to the next account. A general meeting of the London and Burton Bottled Beer Company (Limited) is called for the 27th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the Stuck Ex change list of last evening : Insurance.—Commercial Union, 6i; Indemnity Marine, 12x4 ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life, 8f ; London and Provincial Marine, 23, 4, ex int. ; Marine, 90i. 90. ex div. ; Ocean liLirine, 21, WI, ex div. ; Plicenix, 994, 100 ; Thames and Mervey Marine (Limited), 63, ex div. ; Uni versal Marine (I.liglited), 24. Gaslight and Col:e.-11ritish Provincial, 28 3 ; European, New, N ; Great Central, 123 ; Imperial, 714, ex die. ; Im perial Continental, Ai, ex div. ; Phoenix, 243, 54, ex div. ; Surrey Consumers. 134. Waterworks. 93; Chelsea, 29, ex div. ; Wert Middlesex, 1101, 10. Ducks. —London and St. Katherine, 69. — Pin TUESDAY EVENING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 881 to the 9th of August, opened a nd closed to-day at the same quotation. For money the last price was 87 to The o ffi cial business report is as follows: —Thee per Cent. Consols, for money, 871 1 • ditto for account, 88 , 1 ; Three per Cents. 'Reduced, 861, 7 ; New Three per Cents., 86i, 1,7, 6.; ; ditto Two 8 ; per Cents., 69 ; Bank Stock, 2471, 8 ; India Stock, 207} ditto Five per Cent., 103, ; ditto Bonds, 15s. prem. Indian Government securities were quiet. The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 611. dia. to par ; and the June, 2s. du. to se. prem. There was an increased demand for foreign stocks, and prices were firm. Italian bonds of 1865, and of the Maremmana Railway rive 1 per cent. ; ditto, of 1861, and Danubian, ; Greek, I ; and Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and the Committee's Certificates, I. Mexican lionds were exceptionally dull, and declined „1 per cent. MINES.--(THIS DAY.) ONE O'CLOCE. The mining market is steady to-day, with transactions to a fair extent. North Treskerby, East Caralon, and Great Vor shares are inquired for, but Prince of Wales exhibit a slight reduction. North Treskerby are now quoted 2k to ; East Caradon 81 to 7i ; Great Vor, 14 to 19 ; Prince of Wales 19s. to 20e. ; Chiverton Moor, 5 } to ; and Tresavean, to fie. The directors of the Port Phillip and Colonial Gold Mining Company have just resolved to recommend at the half-yearly meeting on the 30th instant the usual distribution of one shilling per share, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, on account of the profits of the current year's ope rations, payable on the Ist proximo. Telegraph poles in South Australia sae made of ipahosse,i,as a east of *lnuit feer, dulls,* ried • bag each, because • other wood will not stand the cliuiste and burial in the ground. VS II IS IS TIS VT 10 VT 1.1 106 ia 104 100 103 N 0 101 103 104 1011 200 US 101 1011 171 1 9 91 I 90 9! 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