The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-02 00:00:00

I; CORPORArio - y UIS IM Y. ) 'yet inq of shareholders London Tavern ; Mr. k. previously published, snug he :adoption of the repo r t torn) at the precise amou n t' The reserve fund w , a now wing been augmented by se profits of the half year [ince due to customers on ants was much larger now panic, being 540,000 t, e of 12,000 f. arose entirely :amount would have been ...gate balances had bee n I of t balances. Thi s .r of astonishment when it ith spare money could get ors I.re. Although chi t tors regarded it ea an ki k that would follow a re. oughout this country. The . in conies j uence of a fallin g 4 the country generaly. ename of 24,0001. over tie at he hardly knew whether dien or not ; at any rat e board had resolv e d t o err , side, by keeping the fun& the bank might see in this 1 to give to those who facility and information, showed a decline of some punted for also by the de. The report had informed slice carried forward wee NW. more than had been t the company had not y the dividend which the While the board was the utmost economy, they ,n.y should not degenerate be service of the company ho had served them w ith el ability, and it would be was also in the interests of I of these officials with the iary respects, and leading prosperity of the property asperity of those through ecu achieved. The re. the hank from the Foul. t been attended with any contrary, many advantages be no doubt that the joint. ceived a " heavy blow and bail management sad mil sed during the past year ; in, that good would corms we hail been apt in the past cial aptitude for business, mse of personal honour the future, if we felt vith other people we should •sith, and in humble terse, asters and even dirgrace ere now passing. Notwith. c joint stock principle was once, would ultimately pre. of joint stock banks in been established, while the had been compelled to the purpose of strength wiopted, and a dividend at vared. to the bank manager, the GEGRAPM COMPANY. )4Y.) Lary general meeting of 5 London Tavern ; Sir D. nibliehed, baying been taken kg it for adoption, regretted ho was unable, from illness, re of this company to reduce itlantic Telegraph Company it proposal. He hoped that met, the reduction would be 1, as they were aware, WI 3e fracture was occasioned by laid in the midst of a deaae laid in shallower water than tie weather had been clearer. to the cable of 1865, which r, and in the proper re on the Nth or 9th ot e n at of line to make the repair and effective manner. The 14 or 15 times their present in the price of tariff took tits would be much greater r stood at present in a astir motion. pinion against any reduction y-chairman of the Atlantis the reduction of the rate cy. Ho was willing to try experiment. There was • for the last four months day, and in the fees sting the policy of a had reduced the (ovens. thought they were wrong it, ea he said, he wss willing .W. for every message of 20 ,report, which included the rate of =per cent. per $ll. TER BANK.-(TRIP DAY.) reneral meeting of the po i, 11. P., in the choir, the ro t., for increasing the capital, lams of 100/. each, was cow Ir.—lt tells that an angel fter the subsidence of the h sitting at noon in the she. disconsolate. The angel is. Noah replied that the norm• nd that he was thirsty, and othing to drink !" said the not the rains fall, and the spring of water bubblingly is true," answered Noah, TO is abundance of water is but, alas ! when I think of I, of beautiful women, and of ountleso host of animals that the idea of water becomes sto drink." " There is MY died the angel, and spreading up to heaven, swift so a eyes of Noah were still der presence returned with soma taught the grateful patriarch when the fruit was ripe how pa the song, was the BOUM. ',dent drinks which the world Mage:ine for August. AHOY IN THE RHIGN Or ign of Elizabeth the chaplain wry had occasion to examine I by way of testing his know• of the word pmetion. To reread gentleman, not ha niceties of language. was on" ply. Several years later the Saints, was examined bYd in onversation which ensu e s preserved by Strype, whose. England no one will think of sked him the contents n of the e answered nothing : ad the tee ; neither could he answer many chapters the Epistle to hat the subject of that ESA'. aid he answer. And when hi med his ignorance as mnelkan fill a volume with similar I room for one or two Dior* a William Ireland was pro farthill. The Archbishop of examine him. The chaplain an easy Latin sentence. This such knowledge was not vniX lession, the absence of it dla ion, and the examiner pro. eked the reverend gentleman of Israel out of Egypt r Ae eing asked who was first eir rr. It was not to beeirr# display any remarkab le 'to o mount the pulpit. Indeed, were so glaring that it was irmons which they might reed be more adventurous of the shine by such borrowed 110 t, arishioners in their own o• dens . One of them, with the %tins the presumption of his f m ediocrity, and his sermon miece of theology that it was !rent perishes. " God," lorf in mediocrity by them Mo. lediaporadisi : a rib senorita le Israelites went through the idac of the Red Sea. deaf between the foxes' ta tents eat o ff by the si . ideal between two thieves. Buckle, in Fraser's Magen LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vioe-Chaacellor Sir W. Pace Wood.) THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY COMPANY, T. TIIM tiOOTH-ZART " ERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was • motion on behalf of the plaintiffs, the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, to re strain the South-Eastern Company from entering into or carrying into effect the agreement for amalgamation recently negotiated between the Sonth-Eastern and London and Brighton Companies, which agreement was approved of by the shareholders of the South &stern on the 4th of July last. By that agreement each company is to keep its own capital separate, and to be solely responsible for its own existing liabilities, the whole system being worked as one, and under one management, and the total net profits afte r paying working expenses to be divided in cer tain proportions. Each company is to bring into the joint accounts its property and income of every de scription, guaranteeing the amount of rents as scheduled, which, (or the South Eastern, is to be taken at 34,093/., and for the Brighton at 16,083 t. The traffic of new lines of each company is to be brought into account, the whole system being worked as one for the beet advantage, and the net profit of the whole lines divided in the same proportions. The bill stated that in 18613 an agreement was come to between the plaintiffs and the South-Eastern whereby the continental and other traffic, in order to avoid the injurious effects of undue competition, was to be divided between them in certain proportions, and alleged that the London and Brighton maintained • third route to the Continent via Newhaven, which had hitherto been treated by the South Eastern ea a competing service with the two other routes by Folkestone and Dover ; but that under the proposed amalgamation it would no longer be the intereet of the South Eastern to keep up the traffic by Folkestone and Dover in preference to the route vii Newhaven ; and on the contrary the amalgamated company would have direct interest In maintaining the route vii Newhaven, in competition with the interests of the plaintiffs under the last-mentioned agreement; and that it would be for the interest of the amalgamated company to prevent the execution of certain railways authorised by the South Eastern and the London, Chatham, and Dover (London, Lewes, and. Brighton) Rail way Act, 1866. Mr. G. M. Gifford, Q.C., and Mr. Martin supported the motion. Sir R. Palmer, Q.C., and Mr. Phear for the de fendants, were not heard. The Vice-Chancellor said he really could not and that there was anything incompatible in the two agree. meets, or that there was intention on the part of the defendants in amalgamating with the London and Brighton Company to violate their engagements with the plaintiff,. Hie honour could not interfere with the attempt of the defendants to stimulate the traffic over their old line. The motion must be refused, the costs to be costs in the muse. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Kr. Commiariceor Gen%arm) IN RR LORD OZOIOI WILLIAM LOITCEL This bankrupt bas been before the oonrt on previous oc casions, and to-day was appointed for the adjournment meeting for the last examination and order of The accounts show debts amounting to s,Boll. 6 , h a a a r il e ihe deficiency to 4,2561. Mr. Reed and Mr. Robertson Griffith appeared for swig. nees, but his lordship did not appear. An attorney, who represented him, produced a medical certificate. His Honour—ls there any affidavit Attorney—No. His Honour—We must treat Lord George Loftus as an ordinary baokrupt. We cannot make any distinction in his case. The Mtcemey thought that a medical certificate would be sufficient. His Honour —Certainly not. itio7ney—l know that Lord Loftus was ILL Mr. Oriffiths--There is • lady present who maw him yesterday. Lady—No. It was the day before. Mr. Reed—The medical certificate says that' the bank rupt is afflicted in his nervous centre. Mr. Griffiths—What is a nervous centre? (A laugh.) His Honour—l must adjourn this case without naming any day, and I shall not grant protection. Adjourned sine die, without protection. THE POLICE COURTS. (TEM DAY.) Bow-isTßArr. DT COI John ROb;rieon, - )MO;rn - it.ol;rbion, wee brought up on remand on several charges of fraud and theft. Upon the first charge, that of stealing a bag, the property of Hrs. Stanley, his landlady, The constable (Staker, 744 A) produced a bag which he bad found at Ripley, where the prisoner had left it at an inn. Mrs. Stanley said that was not her bag. Sarah Haggett, servant to Mrs. Stanley, said that on the morning of the 20th June, she saw the prisoner leave the boss with a black bag which she knew belonged to her mistress. It was about the Use of that produced, but of leather (that produced was imitation). The same morning he had borrowed her mistress's watch. He never retarned. Harry Cotterly, insistent to Mr. Brabinirton, pawn broker, Princes-sheet, produced a letter which bad hem received by post'Bra and which was signed James Robe= requesting Mr. bington to send for a watch the writer said he had been obliged to pledge at Dover for about one.third of its value, and the duplicate of which he enclosed. It was pledged for fit. 4a. 3d. He added that he wished to borrow 11. more upon it. The watch was sent for, and witness now produced it. Sir Thomas Henry—la that a usual practice amongst pawnbrokers? Witness—Oh, yes, it Is. By sending the ticket and money to a pawnbroker in the country we have the &stick returned by poet. Mr. Lynne., of Great Corm-street, stated that he knew the prisoner's handwriting, having frequently seen him write. The letter produced was in his handwriting. Mn Stanley identified the watch as being the one she had lent the prisoner. Mrs. Stanley also mentioned that she had ven the prisoner the money to pay her taxa, as he sa id he was gang to call on the collector to make a payment for his employer, Mr. Bourne. The prisoner had neither paid the taxes , nor returned the money. She had since paid the money herself. Mr. Bourne said he had several further charges against the prisoner for forgery, he having obtained money on the pretence of being still in his (Mr. Bourne's) service, and having given receipts in his name. Some of the witnesses however, were not in attendance, as there had not been time folly to prepare the cases. Sir Thomas Henry remanded the prisoner for further investigation. MARLBOROUGH-STILKET. THE HAYMARKET MARKET-WOMEN AND THE POLICE. Six women, named Catherine Regan, — EliLbea4;irin Sayers, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Jona, Mary if Carthy, and Catherine Ryan, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with obstructing the pathway with baskets containing fruit and flowers. Police-oonatable Lawrenoe Poole, 301 A, said that shortly before 1 o'clock that morning he saw the prisonen between the Haymarket and the Regenteircua, Prosadilly, with large baskets containing flowers and fruit. The baskels, which were on the footway, caused such an ob struction that person. had to walk into the road to pass along. He had cautioned the prisoners several times be fore, and finding that of noose he took them into custody. Inspector Harrison said that the place was so infested with basket-women of a night that persons found difficulty in passing along the place. The constable stated that Ryan, Jones, and M'Carthy had been fined before for a similar offence, Ryan and Jones be. each, and M`Carthy 2s. 6d. Ryan was very drunk, and he had great trouble in getting her to the station. _ . . Lee; said she had a child suffering from disease of the lungs; some of the other prisoners, for two or three spoke at a time, said they had children to keep, while others said they were not causing any obstruction. Mr. ryrwhitt said it was impossible to overlook the matter. He would fine them 2s. 6d. each, and if they came before him again they would be fined 40e. each. WILFUL DAKAGI THROUGH aivisoz. Julia Fletcher, a young woman, wee charged with break ing a window at the house of Mr. Cook, Great Windmill street, confectioner and refreshment-house keeper. The prisoner went to Mr. Cook's yesterday, and said that as Mr. Cook bad locked up her friend for breaking his window he should go to the court main, and then broke a pane of glees of the value of 12a., and was handed over to Mirris, 77 C. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered her to pay the damage sad a la* of 25a. or fourteen days. SOUTHWARK. ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A RMATION BT FRAUD AND FORGERY. James Donne was braiglYupon • warrant by police sergeant 9 M, charged with attempting to obtain • situ ation as fireman at the London and South Western Railway (Waterloo Terminus) by means of false and forged certificate,. Mr. Bramwell (from the law °Moe of the company) at tended to prosecute. Mr. Edgar Rorrinder, superintendent at the Waterloo IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 25 minutes past 12 o'clock. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. vAwerrr said, in consequence of the answer given to his question on the previous evening by the ehowellor of the Exchequer, he would, on Friday ueNt, on the motion for going into committee of supply, p,vixr,e the following resolution :—" That in the 014111 On „f this house it would be unadvisable that the government should advise her Majesty to grant a charter for a new university in Ireland, or to carry out Any scheme affecting u „,,, er sity education in that country, until parliament shall 13. we had an opportunity of expressing its opinion on the subject." COniTS OF LAW FEES, Le., BILL. This bill WAS read a third time. INLAND REVENUE BILL. Tlii , bill was read a third time. DOMINICA LOAN BILL. This bill was read a third time. --- LoVAL GOVERNMENT ILL SUPPLEMENTAL (No. 6) B. This bill was read a third time. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT BILL. biU was read a third time. NAVAL STORES (No. 2) BILL. This bill was read a third time. AWDZANS AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS BILL. the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, Mr. BAZLEY moved, "That, in the opinion of this bone, it is not expedient that the provisions in this bill, by which it is proposed to impose upon the local authority the obligation, if and when required by the owners, to purchase condemned properties at prices to be ascertained under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act. should receive the assent of this House." The bon, member contended that the clausesto which he ob jected would on the one hand bean unjustifiable interference with the rights of prope . rty, and on the other enhance the value of property of an inferior description. The property to which they applied should be disposed of in the ordinary way. He thought at that lateperiod of the session it would be well to withdraw the bill and leave the question to be dealt with next year. It was totally impracticable for municipalities to become large financial agents and managers of cottage property. Mr. POWER hoped the house would not, by passing this abstract resolution, do away with the effect of what had been already done towards legislating. Mr. serjeant GARELEE said it appeared to bim that the amendment was a very practicable mode of getting rid of an objectionable measure. He did not see why the representatives of the ratepayers should be called upon to perform such duties. They would next be called upon to provide the poor with proper clothes and with carriages to give them an airing. (laughter.) Mr. HARDY concurred in the objection raised by the hon. member for Manchester, but slid not see why it should not be dealt with in committee. Mr. M HALLEY considered that the bill was an exten sion of the principle of centr►lisation in the most objec tionable form in which it had yet been proposed for adop tion. ilk J. LOCKE thought that that mud be almost the first time the honourable members who sup ported the amendment could have directed their attention to the subject. It was admitted that at present many of the dwellings in question were not fit for human habitation, and the objection made by phi. lanthropists to a remedial measure was that it might raise the rates. When was the dis tinction in principle between making a sewer for the protection of the public health and pulling down houses of the worst description In order to erect suitable ones! (Hear, hear.) Moreover, there would ultimately be no lose to the roteyers from the bene fi cial change now pro posed. The object could only be carried out 13y the local authorities. In Liverpool the local authorities already pulled down houses which were not fit for the poor to reside in ; and, so far from the ratepayers being looses, the town clerk of that town had given evidence before a committee that they were great gainers through the con sequent diminution of the poor rate. Even in an economi cal point of view the argument was in favour of the bill. He admitted that • compensation question was • diffi cult one. The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act was not applicable.' and in that respect the bill might be amended ; but let them not loss this opportunity of getting rid of nests of fever and misery. Mr. GREENE supported the bill, which he said was intended to substitute healthy dwellings for houses in which they would not put • sporting dog. Mr. CANDLISH thought the house should guard against an owner of bad property being enabled by the bill to compel the local authorities to purchase his property ; so that it might be tobis interest to let it fall into bad condi tion. He thought that objection might be removed by amending the 20th clause. Hr. 'TORHENS, in reply, said he thought it was incon ceivable that the promoters of the bill would have intro duced it if the effect would be loss to the ratepayers. Such • result would tend to pre vent any success in future. The corporation of Manchester wanted, through the hon. member (Mr. Baxley), to get rid of the bill, having always been strong opponents of such legislation as he proposed. Under the very nose of that corporation there were dwellings of the worst possible description. He regretted that the support of the Home Secretary was not more cordial. He should not press the bill if the house were against his doing so ; bat he implored the house to deal with the question as it deserved to be dealt with. _ _ Mr. LEEMAN while giving credit to the hon. member for Finsbury for his object, considered the machinery pro vided unsuited to carry it out. If this bill ware pawed, it would be a perfect sager plum to architects and surveyors to advise the owners of old pro perties to let them go to ruin. Ultimately the question of oompeneation would, under the provisions of the Land Clauses Consolidation Act, go to arbitration, arid the costs which would be incurred would in many asses exceed the value of the house. He protested wind this mode of compelling town councils to buy property at an excessive rate. Yr. W. E. FORSTER said that the Town Council of Bradford were in favour of the principle of the bill, and theytthev would meet the objeetten of the hon. member who had just spoken by mew pf amendments which would pre. Teat so owner of property from profiting by his own neglect. Re should be prepared to move in committee that the question et compensation should be left solely to juries, and that the amount to be paid should not be increased by the compulsory purchase of the property. Sir J. FERGUSSON observed that the government was m favour of the objects of the bill, and thought that amendments might easily be made in committee. Br. JVIAREN supported the bill. - (Lett sittiag.] RZPRUNNTATION or Essax.—Parties are min to consider the political arrangements that will be necessary under the provisions of the Reform Bill, and es have heard a rumour that should the measure pus in its present shape Lord E. Cecil is likely to offer himself for North-west Essex. We understand that at the close of the session his lordship will proceed on a tour to the eantiaent, and will therefore be absent from England for shoal two months—Chelaisford Chronicle. Eros COLLZOI. —The school will elose to-day for the autumn vacation, which will extend over a period of about eight weeks. The Great Western and South Western railways will run special trains from the Windsor stations for the accommodation of the scholars returning to their homes. The vacation will terminate on the 25th of September, when the Lower boys return to the oollage. These will be followed by the fifth and sixth forms, which ha to arrive at the school an the two following days. WILLS AND Bsousers. —The will of the Hon. lady Charlotte Matilda Greville, of Eaton-plaoa, Pimlico, was proved in the London court under 16,0001. personalty, the executors appointed being her nephew, the Right Hon. George Guy, Earl of Warwick and Brooke, and her Mater. the on. Lady Louisa Caroline Ann Greville. Her ladyship was the daughter of the second Earl of Warwick, and died in May last, at Power Hostel, Sydenham. Her l ady. ship's will bears date 1853 and is contained in the follow. tog words :—" I give, devise, and bequeath the whole of ay property, both real and personal, to my sister, Lady Louisa Caroline Ann Chorine, and I appoint my said sister and soy nephew executrix and executor." The will of John Mack, Esq., of Patson-hall, Norfolk, was Proved in the court at Norwich by the trustees and executors—namely, William Palle, Eaq., of Basil hort„ h. Norfolk, the testr's cousin, and the Rev. Samuel Shepheard, of Calthorpe, the testator's brother-in-law. The personalty was sworn under 140,0001. The will is of great length, and bears date 1863. The tes tator confirms his settlement on marriage, and leaves his wife, in addition thereto, an immediate lesefif 2,0001. Ilia elde s t son inherits the estates in Norio ueathed by the will o f th e testator ' s late brother, the reread Them,. Rack. The mansion and estate of Poston Hall, 'object to the occupation of his wife and children, racluding the manor and lordship of Poston, Leecahes, Latimer, Huntingfleld, and Edingthorpe, he leaves to his second son, John, on his attaining 26. To It's eons P hilip and Hugh eash ; 3o,oool. To his sons Edgar and Arthur each, 25,0001. - and to any subsequent born sons each 20,000/. on attaining 24 ; and he bequeaths to his daughters, 8,0001. on attaining 23 or on marriage. There al mall legacies left to each of the workmen on his Mates. The residue is to be divided equally amongst all his children. The late James Oliver, Esq., of Leamington Priors, died possessed of personalty "tioated at 30,0001. ,• and Us bequeathed to the bible Society 2001 0 • Church Missionary &misty. 1 , 0001 . Asylum for Idiots, 1,0001. ; Town Missionary and noriPt'ul; Seeders' Society, 1001. ; and to the Religious Tract Society, 561 . The late David Swoon, Esq., of Ashley-park, near W alton-on-Thames,whoee personal property in this country was sworn under 120,0001., has left the following b eq uests to charitable institutions : To the Jews' Hospital, Lower Norwood, 200/. ; Jew.' College, Finsbury-square, 200'.; Jew' Free School, Bell-lane, MeL ; Jews' Orphan asylum, 7s l /. ; Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Orphan Lostitu- Qoo and Spanish and Po r tuguese J ews ' H os pit a l, Mile end, each 100/.-111statrulai London New. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1867. Stition, said that on the 11th inst, the prisoner called upon him about a situation as fireman. Witness gave him a form to fill up and told him to bring testimonials. The prisoner told him he had been some years in the Fire Brigade, which be left with a good character. He also said he bad been discharged from the royal navy. On the following day he brought a certificate, signed J. Saunders, chief engineer Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Witness asked him 'how it was that Captain Shaw had not signed it. He replied that that gentleman was out of town. Wit. new told him to call again, but he did not, and as the certificate turned out to be a forgery, he applied for the warrant for his apprehension. Captain Shaw aid he knew the prisoner as having been formerly in the Fire Brigade from June, 1863, until the 15th o f January last, when he was discharged for con tinual misconduct. There is no such person as J. Saun ders in the brigade. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said be *maid not obtain any employ, and being in great poverty he was tempted to do it. He was extremely sorry. The Magistrate said it was a very bad case indeed, and committed with much ingenuity. He must pay a fine of 20/., or go to prison three months with hard labour. MONEY MAREBT.-(THIS DAY.) Om o'Osocii. The stock markets are rather firmer to-day, although the amount of business generally is still very moderate. The dulness of the weather and the somewhat unsettled state of political affairs abroad are regarded as unfavourable features, but some of the speculators for lower prices have made purchases to close their accounts, previous to leaving the City for the holidays. The English funds have improved about i f per cent., both for money and the account. As re gards home railways, the chief advance is in Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. Foreign bonds, with one or two exceptions, are unaltered, and banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares are inanimate. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have just issued the prospectus of the new Russian Four per Cent. Loan for 12,000,0001. sterling, in 201. bonds. Applications will also be received by Messrs. Hope and Co., of Amsterdam; Hottinguer and Co., of Paris ; and the Comptoir d'Escompte. U. is pay able on, application, and 11. 4s. on allotment, and the final instalment is due in March next. The list will be open on the 7th inst. and two following days. The discount market is very quiet, and the supply of money is still considerably in excess of the current requirements. The charge for choice bills is 11 per cent., with exceptional transactions at 11. Consols are now quoted at 94 1-16 to 3-16 both for money and the account, and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 94 to 1. The railway market is rather firmer to-day, and an improvement has occurred in several cases. Lancashire and Yorkshire stock has advanced 1 per cent. ; Great Eastern, 1 ; North British, 1 ; and Great Western, Midland, and Brighton (new), 1. On the other hand, Brighton (old) has declined 1, and Metropolitan 1. London and North Western stock: is quoted 1091 to ; Great Western % 41 to ; Midland, 114 to ; Lancashire and Ybrkshire, 1261 to 127 ; Great Northern, 1111 to 112}; ditto A, 1091 to 110}; Great Eastern, 261 to d ; South Eastern, 621 to 63 ; Cale donian, 108 to 109 ; North British, 291 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 119# to # ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 14 to / ; and London, Brighton, and South Coast, 481 to 49 ; ditto New, 1 to 21 prem. Turkish Bonds of 1862 have improved 1. per cent., viz., to 56 to 57, while Spanish Passive have declined 1, the present price being 211 to 1. The other speculative foreign stocks are quoted the same as yesterday, as follows :--Turkish, 1865, 30 to ; Greek, 13 to ; Spanish Certificates, 161 to 1 ; Italian, 1861, 481 to 49 ; and Mexican, 14 to 1. The shares of the financial companies are with out variation. Subjoined are the present prices : International Financial, 21 to 1 dia. ; London Financial, 24 to 23 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to dia. ; and Credit Fonder, 51 to dis. American securities and - Atlantic cable shares show no movement. The quotations are an nexed. The 5-20 Bonds, 721 to I. Erie Railway shares, 48} to 49 ; Illinois Central, 761 to 771- ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 18 to ; and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 3 1 to a- At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Renter opened at 69fr. 10c., showing no alteration. An extraordinary meeting of the National Steam Navigation Company will be held on the 15th inst., at Liverpool, to confirm the resolution recently passed for the winding up of the undertaking voluntarily, and the formation of a new concern. The sixth ordinary general meeting of the Natal Land and Colonization Company (Limited) is called for the 16th inst., when a dividend will be declared. An extraordinary meeting will also be held on the 15th for the purpoae of au thorising the directors to borrow a scam of money not exceeding 250,0001. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the North London Railway Company is convened for the 21st inst. It has already been announced that a sum of 551,0421. has to be invested this quarter in re duction of the national debt, being about one third more than was applicable to this purpose last quarter, but it seems to be expected that another fortnight, or thereabouts, will yet elapse before these purchases will commence. The chief feature yesterday was a rise in Lancashire and _ _ Yorkshire stock, upon the it of a dividend at the rate of 6} per cent. per annum. There is a growing feeling, however, that railway dividends, regarded merely by them selves, afford no criterion of the real position of the oompanies, or of the intrinsic value of the property. In determining these points, the state of the capital accounts and of the floating lia bilities forms an essential consideration. At the coming meetings shareholders should demand to know, and have a right to know, how much has been added to capital ; what are the precise engagements of the company ; and on what terms they are borrowing money. The day for reticence on the part of railway boards has gone by, for shareholders, having lost confidence in them, will no longer allow concealment. For twenty years increase of traffic has been urged es a plea for keeping capital accounts open, but the time has come when this pretext has lost its weight, by reason of the general conviction that a line must be drawn in limitation of capital, and that railways must be worked upon their existing basis. There can be no question that the keeping open of capital accounts has hitherto directly encouraged a system of improvident extensions which, while highly profitable to contractors, lawyers, and engi neers, has been absolutely ruinous to shareholders. 70,0001. in bar gold was sent yesterday into the Bank of England. In the Rolls Court yesterday, Mr. Church, the chief clerk, advised, in the matter of the Contract Corporation (Limited), that, as the long vacation is commencing, the official liquidator should pay a dividend on the debts admitted, while the other claims can stand over. The dividend on Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way Stock is officially announced at the rate of 64 per cent. per annum, against 61 for the correspond ing period of 1866, and that on North Staffordshire Railway Stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, against 4 for the corresponding period of last year. The former stock rose 4 per cent, upon this announcement, while the latter remains dull. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 2,0851. over last year ; the Great Western, a decrease of 2,049/. ; the North Eastern, an increase of 3,3541. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an in crease of ,2381. ; the London, Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and branches an increase of 1,2331. ' • and the Metro politan Extension, a decrease of 1671. The half-yearly general meeting of the share holders of the City Discount Company (Limited) was held yesterday at the London Tavern, when the directors recommended that, out of the balance of 4,8b91. lla. Bd. the sum of 560/. be written off pre liminary expenses ; that a dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, be declared ; and that the balance, amounting to 1,496/., be carried forward to the next account. The report was unanimously adopted. At the English and Australian Copper Company's meeting yesterday, an ad interim dividend of Is. per share (after paying interest at the rate of 5 per cent. to the reserve fund) was declared. At the half-yearly meeting of the Mid-Kent Railway Company, held on the Slst July, a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, less in come tax, was declared. A general meeting of the Grosvenor and West End Railway Terminus Hotel Company (Limited) is convened for the 14th inst., when a dividend is to be declared. A general meeting of the Irrigation Company of France (Limited) is called for the Bth inst. It is announced that holders of overdue bonds and coupons of the State of Alabama may now have them funded into new bonds upon the terms agreed to at the meeting in October, 1888. With reference to the transfer books, the follow ing notice has been issued from the Bank of Eng land: Bank of England, August I.—Notice is hereby given that in order to prepare the dividends due on the 10th October, 1867, the balances of the several accounts in the following funds will be struck on the night of Monday, the 2nd September, 1867, via.:—New 31. per cent. Annuities, Reduced 31. per cent. Annuities,Annuites for Thirty Years, Annuities for terms of years, India 4/. per cent. Stock. On Tuesday, the 3rd September, the above named funds will be transferable without the dividend due on the 10th October next. Bank Stock.—Shut, Wednesday, 11th September; open, Friday. 11th October. . . ._ _ Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the fourteenth aeries of hide sales for the year a good demand was experienced at, in some cases, advanced prices. East India.—Ox and Cow.—Calcutta.—There was an active demand for all qualities, and although the prices realised for the respective descriptions were irregular, still, upon the whole, the market was firm to, upon some parcels, an advance of ad. to IA per lb. ; heavy averages were also dearer. Exporters were the chief buyen. Ores sold fairly—of 121,894 hides offered, 114,500 were sold. East India.—Buffalo.—For the portion sold late rates were obtained. Leather.—East Indian was in good request ; Australian sold well. Belted Bides.—Anatra lian.—The few (463) offered were well competed for, and realised full rates ; Cape were in good request at improved prices; Gibraltar sold fairly. Dry Hides—Cape were in good request, and brought advanced rates ; also Penang and Mauritius. West India realised fair prices ; Mogadore sold well. Bark.—Mimosa we. dull of sale, and nearly all taken in. The following is the official return of the cheques and bills cleared at the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week ending Wednesday, July 31. Deducting from the amount on Wednesday seven or eight millions as representing the exceptional movement arsing from the settlement inwshares and foreign stocks, the total is even below the reduced average that has lately prevailed. Indeed, it is believed that the bill and cheque circulation of the country is at this moment only about ore half what it was during the active period early last year. Return of paid clearing for the week ending Mat July. 28,278,000 9,168,000 9,787,000 8,385,000 9,034,000 18,033,000 Total 060,885,000 JOHN C. Pocock, Deputy Inspector. Bankers' Clearing House, duvet 1. The weekly return of the Bank d France ahowe the following changes : Coin and bdlioa Bills discounted lessesee 266,600 Notes in circularise' Private deposits Decrease 93,300 Advances Decrease 8,000 Thursday, 25th Friday, 2Mh Saturday, 27th Monday, 291 h Tuesday, 30th Wednesday, 3111 Government deposits. Demean 32,000 The further increase of 272,0001. in the coin and bullion brings the total up to 35,417,000!. The increase in the discount is not of much importance, but notes have been more wanted for the purposes of circulation. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, July 31, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation bane £36,725,265 Increase £167,370 Circulation active 24,182,960 Increase 180,245 Public deposits 4,898,151 In.:nese* 200,904 Other deposits Government securities in banking department 12,01,773 No change. Other neuritic* In banking deportment 17,322,457 Increase 73,968 Coin and bullion in both __ _ department• Seven day and other bills 490,179 Increase 29,077 The Red 3,361,576 Increase 327 Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes & coin) in banking department 13,743,493 Demeans 25,666 Both as regards the bank's deposit and dis count business, the variations here presented are of little importance, and the result is that the reserve is almost stationary. Of the 154,5891. added to the bank's stock of the precious metals, the bulk must consist of coin received from the provinces, for the amount sent in from abroad was only about 35,0001. BANY OF 1 An Account pursuant to the Act week ending on Wednesday, man DNA Notes tuned ...... 136,725,246 1 ENOLLND. i 7th and Bth Vie., C. 112. Tor th• the 91st day et July, 1887. PAILTXM. 0 Government debt tmen,too Other eeewitke 1.,9114,1011 Odd coin and bd lion mn0,946 Silver bellies — M 6.725,406 smiling Di = Aare Capita £14.563.000 1,361,576 Public Deposits (In chiding licksq., Bay. Banks, Cott m 5. ot ItsUocial £36,725,286 Puy. 707..:r.T.EWeint sielp rWa ritesoms Other Securttlas 17,312.4117 Notes 12.64306 Odd sad Biker Cola - - ...... - 1,101,11111 - 1547 Debk an 4am151 Acoacintal , t 10,683,817 Other DeWai , ' • • • - admen day sad other 00.179 £43,886,728 August 1, 1867. _4145,M0.7t3 T. MAY, Deputy—Fadliar': THURSDAY EVICYCHI. Consols, which closed yesterday at 344 to 4 for the Bth inst., opened and closed to-day at 94 to 4, though at one time quoted 934 to 94. For money the last price was 934 to 944. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, 4, 31 ; ditto, for account, 94 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 934, } 4; New Three per Cents., 931, 1,4, 4, 4 ; Bank Stock, 260 ; India Stuck, 2181 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1114, 4; ditto Four per Cent., 994 ; ditto Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee pa r, 1024, ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 . The India Five per Cent. Stoc remains firm. Foreign stocks were dull, and, where any change occurred in prices, it was in a downward direction. Russian stocks were heavy, and in most cases fell 4 to 1 per cent., owing to the rumours of a coming loan. Sardinian Bonds, as well as Turkish Six per Cents. of 1854 and 1863, declined 1 per cent., and Turkish Five per Cents. and Spanish Passive 4. There was a demand, on investment account, for the smaller classes of bonds of some of the Egyptian loans• Few changes occurred in Bank shares. Anglo- Austrian Bank was again firmer, dosing at 24 to 24 prem. There was no change in the shares of the finan cial companies. Prices dosed as follows : International Financial, 24 to 4 din., ex div. ; Ge neral Credit, 2/ to 24 dia. ; London Financial, 2E to 23 din . ; and Credit Foncier, 54 to 54 dia. Anglo-American Telegraph shares left off at 18 to 4, being dull; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference at 34 to ft ; and Telegraph Construction at 21 to 2 die., being firmer. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 144 to 4, and National Discount at 6to 64 prem. ex div. Mis cellaneous shares remain generally heavy, in the absence of demand. Lower prices were quoted for Ceylon, Anglo Mexican Mint, Berlin Waterworks I new, African Merchants, English and Scottish Marine, Indian Carrying, London and County I Land, Madras Irrigation, New Zealand Trust and Loan, Peninsular and Oriental Steam, Universal Marine Insurance, and Italian Irrigation shares and bonds. The shares of the last-mentioned 'undertaking have fallen to 21. to 31. (201. paid). The shares of the Canada Company, however, well as City Discount and Commercial Union aa Assurance met with inquiry. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (lrf =Jaw%) GOODWOOD MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) RICHMOND PLATE. Camellia ... . . . Lord Ronald . . . Amanda o . . 11 ran. Twenty minutes behind time. SWEEPSTAKES of 20 SOPS. Roe f, Purveyor, Innerdale, BaLarne, and Banditto are here. CHESTERFIELD CUP. One mile and a quarter. MottLey, Regalia, Ostreger, Lord Ronald, Bradamante, Sultan, Elerinaka, Abergeldie, Duke of York, Monitor, Veepasian, Laneret, Skirmish, Lozenge, Batthyany, Cerf Volant, Tynedale, Friday Ischia, Union Jack, Seville, Ml rella, Ines, Icuigham, Woh a, Mandrake, Life Guardsman, Opoponaz, Salamanca, T Camellia, Foresight, Loch. &bey, La Dauphine, Gladiator, Charles IL, Narino, Vidi, Bayou's. f, Redbourne, Tremble, Pyrrhic, Weans, Pak• rite, Fortunes, and Tightlit f are here. NURSERY STASES. One mile. Contempt, Bel Glom), Raritan, Le SorrasinCharnwood, Lord Palmerston, The Parson, Black Diamond, Belfast, Bird seeker, Fawn, Purveyor, False Alarm, Chic, Liquidator, Dulcet, Lump Sugar, Banditto, President Lincoln, Hatch ment, Kettloholder, Marquis Cambia, Osprey, Janet Raw cliffe, Betty, Papillon, Cotytto, Aquila, Demonstration Chantilly, Blueskin, Minute Gun, St. Valentine, Ceti Volant, John Leech, Persian, Di Vernon, War Queen,Bast. ley, and Paul Jones are hare, MARCH STAKES. Half a mile. Lady Hester, Seville, Billet, Midwife, Jeanie Deans, Ines, Vex, Spitfire, Lady Lurewell, Belphegor, Eau iie Vie, Duloet, Claymore, Sir Oliver, Herennianus, Gipsy Queen, and Parma are here. NASSAU STAKES. One mils. Ines, Duchess, Collins', and Blush Rose are here. QUEEN'S PLATE. Three miles five furlosip. Lecturer, John Davis, Pintail, Amanda a, Moose, Clarice, Louis of Hesse, Scavenger, Primrose, Lady Blanche, and Narino. All are here. TEE TRAGEDY AT LIM:HOUSE. ADJOURNED INQI7EST.-(THI3 DAY.) At half-peat 11 o'clock to-day, Mr. Richards, the deputy coroner, resumed, at the Salisbury Arms Tavern, Eastfield-street, Limehonse, the inverti lotion :respecting the mysterious death, in • room at Temperance Cottage, North-street, Limehouse, of • young woman named Agnes Oaks, aged 22 years. The i4si g ry tn had been adjourned for the attend ance of John s, a lighterman, who had stated that the deceased cut his throat with • table knife and then nearly half severed her own head from her body. When a charge against the latter wee entered to-day at the police station, the prisoner, who is • dark-complexioned man of 35 years of age, made no statement. He is a short, stout, well-built, active-looking man. The Coroner read the following letter from Mr. Detchell, of the London Hospital : " London Hospital, Thursday, August 1, 1867. " Dear Sir,—On Mr. Hutchinson's visit to-day he dis charged John Wiggins as convalescent, The police will take him in charge to-morrow (Friday) morning. He is perfestly able to appear before the jury." Ultimately the coroner decided upon taking no farther evidence until the prisoner Wiggins was present. The latter will be taken before the magistrate to-day, and on his remand, the coroner's inquiry will be resumed. The barley harvest has commenced in the neigh bourhood of Pools, in Doreetehire, and the wheat harvest has commenced in the neighbourhood of Exeter, in Devon shire. The potato crop in the neighbourhood of Taunton, in Elomersetshire, has been seriously injured by the blight last week. THIS ACCIDENT AT THE NAVAL Rzvizw.—The Queen has manifested the most gracious and continued interest in the gunners who were so dreadfully injured by an explosion when her Majesty reviewed the fleet on July 17th, in the presence of the Sults& On Sunday week the Queen sent across to Inquire how they were progressing, and sent a vicious marage, which was communicated to them at once promising them that they should be specially cared for. Stannuently, her Majestyhas forwarded them a gift of money ; this week has again commanded that a detailed nof their progress should be laid before her. Their Injuries are very various; but, under the care of Surgeon Franklyn, S.A., a medical officer of six teen years' service, they are progressing favourably. The accident occu rred at about 4 p.m., durina di t, attack of the gunboats on Fort Blockhoue. A two-pounder eartridge exploded in the gun w hile the men were ramming home ; and the two gunners were blown from the mouth of the gun over the parapet into the moat, falling from a height of over 30 feet into water of about lj feet deep One of the men, as soon as he could re amer himself, ran immediately to the assistance of his wounded comrade, who had fallen on his hoe, unfortu nately. Assistant-Surgeon Rock war immediately in at tendance, and applied tourniquets to both arms of one DWI, and to one of the other, and they were at once re moved to the Royal Artillery tal, Realer, when it was found they had received the fol lowing injuries :— Gunner Wainsboroughleft arm and band completely shattered ; arm amputated almost immediately between wrist and d h ow. Right hand much shattere d. Thumb fractured ; partially amputated. Wounds dressed and sutured. Right arm hurt and blaokened. Face in jured. Right leg severely torn and burnt. Great shock to the system generally. Gunner Oessidy—left arm and hand completely shattered ; severe hemorrhage. Almost at once, amputation near the elbow.—Briask Medical Journal. - GREAT EARTERN RAILWAY.—The following legal notification has been affixed to the stations, carriages, Lc., of this company :—" Take notice that all the fixtures, goods, chattels, and fittings in, about, and up= these premises are the property of the undersigned, Alexander Tracy, of Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, con tractor ; William Booth, of Eastwood, in the county of Nottingham, Farr. ; and John WMahon, of No. 1, St. John's-grove, Brixton, in the county of Surrey, Esq., and are used by the Great Eastern Railway Company as their lessee* ; and that any person or persons intermeddling or interfering with the same will do so at his or their peril. —JerreoN, Cons, and Piesaore, 41, Finsbury-circus, London, 8.C., solicitors for the said Alexander Tracy, William Booth, and John WMahou." BEZIP IN AUSTRALIA. —The increase of live Moak in Australia has so outgrown the requirement of the population that an influential meeting of squatters of the Riverine districts was held at Deniliquin, in May, at m e m. which it was resolved to establish at Ha , on the Murrum bidgee, a joint-stock establishment le of b o iling down 10,000 sheep a week. Mr. Gideon was appointed chairman of the company. The statis show that in 1842 there were in Australia 8,194,004 sheep and 1.008,233 cattle, which on the 31st December, 1866, had immured to M. 381,733 sheep and 3,957,270 cattle in Australia and 5,075,000 sheep and 285,000 cattle in New Zealand, 3,758,175 sheep and 820,438 cattle having been boiled down during that period. This great increase, coupled with the fact that the country in the far interior is now considered to be stocked to the limits of what could be profitably occupied, appears to have left no alternative but to provide for the annual augmentation by converting it into a form of merchandise capable of being conveniently shipped to Europe. If salted meat or Lie**, extract of it le found to sell profitably in the European markets, large additions will, it is said, be made in these forms to the annual ex ports from Australia. There will be some difficulty, how ever, in providing casks, the timber of the colonies being in very few interims suitable. Agriculturists both in South Australia and Victoria are vigorously extending the area of their wheat lands, and with an average season will produce a considerable increase in the luantity available for shipment, after supplying all requirements for the consumption of the oolonistr.— Tines. REVOLT or Corrvicre.—The cholera at Catania has led to • revolt of the prisoners confined there. When it made its appearance in the gaol, the convicts, to the number of 700, loudly demanded to lie Immediately trans ferred to somewhere else. This was refund, and they at one, proceeded to arm themselves with muskets and pistols, although how they got them was • mystery, but it is thought from some of the turnkeys, and attacked the warden, whom they disarmed. At 7 next morning, when the picket of the guard arrived to relieve those of the day before, the prisoners made a dash at the gates in order to escape, and the soldiers were obliged to fire on them. They returned the fire, and seve ral of the military were wounded more or less severely. The conflict lasted upwards of an hour, and at length the troops made a bayonet charge and drove them beck. Thirty-often of them were Med and a great many wounded. Everything has reopened tranquil since. miNE,&--(THIS DAY.) Ome riCzeim. The mining market is dull to-day, with very few transactions. There is a demand, however, for North Crofty and Prince of Wales shares, at 31 to 1 and 565. to 575. 6d., respectively. West Chiverton are quoted 62 to 64, being fiat ; Great Vor, 151 to 161 ; Wheal Basset, 70 to 721 ; Chi verton Moor, 5 to 1 ; East Lovell, 62 to 71 ; Trumpet Consols, 11! to 12 ; and Tincroft, 111 to Don Pedro and Pestarena shares are inquired for, and rather firmer—the former at 14 to 11 prem. and the latter at to prem. St. John del R ey are quoted 54 to 56 ; Anglo-Brazilian, pat' to prem. ; Chontales, /to 1 prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 2; Frontino and Bolivia, Bs. to 10s. ; Ross& Grande, Bs. to 10s. : and Port Phillip, 4 toll. [For to-day's Share lint we page 4.1 COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Coastwise as well as by rail, the receipts of home-grown wheat fresh up to oar market to-day were again vary moderate, nevertheless, there was • want of animation is the demand, and both red and white parcels met a dew sale, at Monday' . s quotations. The quality of the supply wail generally goal There was • tolerably good show of foreign wheat on the stands. The inquiry,was only to a moderate extent, at about previous meet For Boating cargoes of grain the trade was quiet en hamar in Vary little barley was on o ff er. The demand was steady and prime rated firm. Malt was quiet at late currencies. The market was well supplied with oats, chiefly familia produce, in which sales progressed slowly at about prime= Pry Beano were in moderate request on former terms. The supply was limited. Peas commanded the late advance. The quantity offered was smell. Fleur rebel quiet at etationary priem. Linseed and rapeseed were steady, but agricultural seeds were dull. Oakes were firmly held. r«( 0 . WELT. & ire; net, red, :66 ee to 74 - '66 61 to 76 .. . 60 . vate..6s ate 78 Nce96l sm Ewe = 62 So 75 Tar Qr. 1e41706 - 64 to 72 OAT'. a I. lookk a Cto 27 949 71 to 11 whit* 92 M il Indtiling Grinding it to 34 MALT _ • ---• Mumps Tick SS ID se Hserew Ilass 43 ft IS NAL Imo; Norfolk, sad Suffolk O6 to TO Klesitou sail War* 66 to 70 Brown 6l to el Rya New at to 37 Om 0 be 0 = 0 be 44 Se DaWes _ — le 0 01111 • mil. bad l5 to il l 5441446,= . to 34 101 Per lir:" WM!. I I. Daalsl6 sad Kootp bag 7O le 76 2qatock • Madden- Togs mi.; Win lbs. Household 4/ to 41 Country 43 le VI Norfolk bed Sollobk, as id, . 42 64 46 Its=Cl le So Pankaa, hod 58 to 62 6156 ;h:6 8 . 84 41 , trials &Mai !Main ItolUllos Maltifig — W — 1 Otts. _.__ 1 _ . . . . Per Cr. OA Dal* rad aeolids ti be SI Zemke ki M II BlAllt _ . _ Dead - » 1 01 4 aa lUte. _ _ M. S7 to SS ST t• Ii Du b $ $1 . boyar •• • • le " Alit' VALI OF OWN, 116, CLAI3.LUIS. FROM JULY ÜBIR DMA! 11. India -~ ~ 19N41 Yellow Mos. Prow* per sock Opsolok „ 46 to 01 Amalgam par bd 27 to 24 Csairdlos dw M 21 MO LONDON. BY warm 29 TO AUGUYI . 1. BOTH IN- LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARICITS. (THIS DAY.) (BY Ts:mural tram cos owx oosaaarommer.) COTTON. —The market continues steady. Sales, 10,0011 or 12,000 bales. Coas.—The market thinly attended. Wheat fair son rumptire demand, at Id. decline since Tuesday. Mar slow, at late rates. Beans and peas Bern. Oats and oatmeal without change. Indian corn fair sale, at 6d. decline. Mixed Americas, 34a. 6d. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (PEON OUR OWN oonanionmr7.) Wheat held for last week's pries@ ; but the demand is extremely limited. In spring earn no change. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Brow.—A moderate business only ham been tranaserted, at the previous currency Bt. Lucia, Ns. to 315.; Grenada, 30a 6d. ; Jamaica, 30s. 6d. to 325. 6d. ; Demerara, 32%. to 3214 6d. ; and undyed Manilla, 258.6 d. Refined—Dried goods are lower ; 425. baa been accepted for low lumps. Pieces maintained the previous velar. Cores.—The liberal supplies of plantation Ceylon brought to public sale are mostly disposed of —calory sorts at full rates. Grey meta sell slowly ; pay small to time fine ordinary. 63a. to 745. ; low to good middling calory, 761. to 86.. 6d. ; peaberry, 805. t I We. 6d. Cocos.—About 200 bags of Trinidad, ec the recent auctions, bars been disposed of—superior at Ms. to 965. Ruir.—About •MO puncheons of Demerara sold at Is. Bd. to Is. 9c1., and 50 puncheons Derbies at la. 7d., being the fall previous value. PEPPLlL—Business has been done in common Penang at 24d. Ricx.—Clewed is in active request, at firmer prices. About 3,000 tons sold afioat—Baassin 11s. to Ils. Bd. ; Neeranzio, lls. 4td. FiravrwraL-50 tons sold for arrival at 19a. 3d. Cociturara..—About 50 bags bold at steady prises. Corm AND Jon.—No sales of importance to report. TALLOW MARK T.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady at the following prices: —Town tallow, 434. 3d. ; Petersbuig Y.C. *a the spot, old, 445. 9d. ; new, 45.. 6d.; Awed to September, 45.. 6d.; October to Desenden. 45a. 901. to 465. ; December. 46a. to 46.. 4d. HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) LCAPEN)I ALL—Hides : 561b0. to 6411ta., 21d. to 3d. ; 641ba. to nibs., 3d. to 30. ; 721bs. to *Abe., 30. to 30. 8016. to 881135., 30. to 4d . ; 88Th. to 961138..4d. to 44d.; Bores hides, 9s. 6d. to 104. Gd. Calf skins, light, 211. OA. to 4s. ; full, 76. Od. Beszonnuscr.—Sheepskins : Lamb', 3s. Oa. to 54p. Od. ; shearlinp, 2s. 4d. to 26. 10d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report an active demand for bops of all descriptions, at a further advance in prices of fully ss. per cwt. The ravages of the blight have proved fatal to at least one-third of the plantation., and the remainder has been affected in a greater or lew degree. Warm, genial weather is much wanted ; otherwise the result will be very disastrous even to the favoured districts. locu lamt. beisy. 3424. osla 1 Amy. Wind ll3O 11 ,. r 1 T. 10460 4370 74110 1020 Total I 31500 4270 1210 , 74110 PROVINCIAL SNARE MARKETS. DORMS, Jetr 31.-Throe per Cent. Console, 914-New Thews per tent. Stock, 02 5-Ditto, for account, tith August. 0-4 - Ditto for new account, 10th Sep ember, MI 6-inilla Vive per Cent. Stock (transferible at the Bank of Ireland). 1111-Nationat Bank 430 paid', 815-IMtto, for account. Cl) f-Proviridal Bank (g 26 mkt), 876 -Royal Bank (tlO paid,, 33-Midland Great Western Railway (8100 paid , bat -Dublin and Droithrds 6 per cent. convertible pert., redeemable 1960 (all paid', 241-Dublin and Kingstown Debentures, it myrnsoot. AtOrar 1.-Salem today Great Fasten!, 24- Great Western, 415 -Lancashire and Voetahire, 166 hi a-- London, Brighton. and South Coast, 466. 9, int-landon and North Western, 100 IX # f f 11-Manchester, She Meld. and Lincolnshire, 43/ Metropolitan, 1101 I—Midland, 114* 14-North British. 29 rand Trunk of Qinada. 18; 16-Madras 6 per cent., Mt-limited States 6.20 Bonds, ;M.-Dutch Rhenish, 31 pDitto d - British a Luxembourg shares. 105 3.16 1.18 0 15.18 1 0 1 8 5 and Foreign Marine I Limited par -Liverpool and London and Globe hire and We, 5 p.-Royal Insurance, 2# p. - Liverpool United Gm, 936. Itmterigartni, A (11:(er 1.-A moderate Widnes was done and rita shade higher. Atlantic Telegraph preierewes 8 per rent., e ltries, sly 3-Gnat lauembonm, 105 7-161; 1-10 10 1-M 10; Great Northern A. 110 9#-Great Wantent. 415-Mticaahlre and yorkshirs, 124 f 6-Londes and North Madera, 100# * # 1-Manchester, chetheld, and Uncolnitire, - Metropolitan. 119#11 5-Midland, 11401 / 11-North British. 19/ # oath Ragtime, 63 24 6 5-1 nited States 6-93 Years' Bonds, 721- London and Brighton, e9l-Ditto new, 9 p. 1111111a0Mala ACOUIT 1.-BaMmem dose: Birwinghani and Midland Bank, at MS: and Birmingham Gas new ordinary, at 50 per share. Closing per:-London and North Western Railway, 11 , sellers Birmingham Canal, 00 to 90 Stafford shire Joint Mock Bank (Limited:, 11 to rt ; Birmingham Finan cial (Limited, II to 15 Mu Imperial Continental Csol, 06, buyers ; °tont:ester Wagon (limited., fourth low% it to lf prem. ; Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon (Limited), 10 total; and Mentor Motel , Waited', 31-1 a w tities. HARROW SCHOOL. —The examination for the en trance scholarships took place on the 30th and 31st July. There were 2ii candidates. The following were elected scholars : —J. H. Blair, H. O. D. Davidson, P. T. liakesce, C. G. Wright. `s.