The Express. — London, England, 1868-07-17 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. INTELLMENCE.--(THIS DAY.) COVRT OF BANKRUPTCY. :,llefore Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE JORN fRIFTEILD. vol a sitting for examination and discharge. The &smiled PS shipowner of Laurence-road, tac.i hi ac counts return debts of 6,5204, secur it y . 1, 1 ;0 for 4,450/. the ehape of mortgages over the 'es Pewee of Wale'. and Pharamond. for the a,,igunea, said that an appoint r;of h 3.1 been mailc for the examination of parties who ~1 bo rattled to a policy on one of the bankrupt's 11, ? ,..ked for an adiourument pending the inquiry, the hanknipt should file goods and deficiency It was stated that ono of the bankrupt's ships, of which he elainied a large sum for freight, had • • ' • tll • • .t ,‘ Ninolit a+ entint.ol for the bank ru pt • ea. .tttr tin-retll nn adjournment, reserving the attrotaits for further consideration. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. R 1) fin( .1 • h.—WORCESTER, JULY 16. ~1 „ , 11,•forc Mr. Justice Myles.) v... , in the crown court have been of W it dna •ly hub:ua rt t, if we except • c age o f a uuMnig II I t MIT TO UPSET • TRAIN. :1;0 , 1 a railway guard, was charged t uttow full' awl undiciounly putting upon the Great niecoa of iron and a stone, on „( Apr:l la*t. Ridderniinster, with intent to . . n • the safety of persona travelling upon such rail. • • Irel f.•nierly been in the service of the ~ i utiter. but had been discharged. On the 13th there was a review of volunteers in Lord .• , plik at Hagley, and in the evening there • 3 train run to Kidderminster to convey the s he bad been at the review. Just before the. train :Le prisoner was seen mining away from the a large stone and some iron had been placed Wily. The evidence at the prisoner's exarmna . ~ • •loubt of his guilt. The prompt discovery of puvidentially prevented a deplorable cat's- pleaded guilty and, after some consultation N;. M.. , lel PIM g 1 judge said the offence was a most grievous ~•• in which he was bnund to press the full law. He, therefore, sentenced the prisoner -.lilt& for life. M l DDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Payne.) CAUONT A? LANT. /,,eis, 26, described as an upholsterer was .r indecently assaulting two little girls, named f vt:irr and Abegail Durston. prosecuted. :r •n in question, aged 11 and 12, presented a • .1 miserable appearance, and the assault coin . : as committed nearly three years ago. The se, then arrested, but managed to escape from • of the police. and nothing was seen of him r day when the constable who had charge of when lie escaped saw him in a public-house •eeured him. .mmediately found the prisoner Guilty. • : ta , asked if he was known. .1 Cole, 23 C, gave the prisoner a very bad cha i ie was a clever watch thief, and, although a man hadd, he could throw the strongest policeman on The prisoner was a thief ; he bad undergone 12 r.prisonment for a watch robbery. Re was a • .11 of thieves, and was altogether a vile, disgusting .y-rie said children must be protected from such the prisoner. two years with hard labour. POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. • FORTUNATE RECAP& • a.. Frederick Wall, aged 55, of Clarendon-villas, •I. OM, described on the charge-sheet as a gentleman, karFixl with being drunk and incapableat Old-street, I ecrday afternoon the defendant was found at the rof 1:olden-lane surrounded by some thieves. As he drunk and incapable of taking care of himself, he was rued to the police-station, and ou him was found W. Bank of notes, 21s. in silver, and some Perl Y Pro• Nir Barker as the defendant was only charged with ug drunk and incapable, discharged him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ANSADVE ON A BAGUET CARILLON ATTENDANT. Mr. W. Sawyer, brewer, of Totnes, was charged before :. Knox with assaulting Henry Austin, hackney car. ..; , e attendant, No. 207. Sr. Breton (Messrs. Lewis and Co., Marlborough appeared for the defendant. Austin said, that in consequence of a cabman on the :4.1 in the Haymarket complaining that the prisoner rt.• trusconducting Tie:irately knocked him down ; and, on hie getting up knocked him down a second time. l'.iice-constable Robert Carr, 30 C, proved seeing the knock the constable down. Ilr. Breton could not deny the assault, but said the pri • •:..r was not aware the complainant was an officer, and lin for one of the persons loitering about the Hay : an improper purpos e a called for the defence, Mr. John Lane, • of Peckham, and Mr. Dollard, an officer of • I .•iit of Exchequer, did not alter the complexion of ' • : the only difference between their evidence and complainant being that they stated that the • • • r was sober, while the complainant said he had • • • king. 1.. .x fined the prisoner 51., or a month. • • • was at once paid. WORSHIP-STREET. BY Akt RE-AGENT OF AN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. I Irk a man of about 35 years of age, was ;ore Mr. Ellison with having obtained the sum • f rom Mr. Henry Blab by false and fraudulent • • i.tat ions. ' - that the prisoner for some time past had ,ilar agent to the National and Provincial viral:any, and as such agent bad been Tit of culling at the houses of the ..hers and subscribers to the society to • • iv:ay subscriptions. In consequence of some •. Mr. Orr irge Reid, secretary to the society, •L. prismer from his agency on the 11th inst. • .or. .r ((at the 13th) the prisoner called at the Mr. Henry Dish, at Three Colt-corner, ' ' • .1.•1. and that person knowing the prisoner as :.•t v, and believing him dill to be one of its • ;i him on his demand Is. 21d. for a week's • • Mr. Dish subsequently received a notifl •• it the prisoner had been discharged if dy. and warning him not to pay lunacy, of course, for that week. • i came too late, but yesterday the , all, on Mr. Dish, and asked him to neck's subscriptions, and he then gave on the above charge. ' •II secretary, asked for a remand, 1• prisoner in some 12 or lb other cases • , • .2 0 11, proved apprehending prisoner, .•ii• i•liarge, maid that the money was not • •• lice,; he had his books. AI .N1:1) BY THE HEAT OF THE 11 E.ITHER. 1 . 1 iiir.rning the Metropolitan Fire ..teed from their chief office information that • or•ivt7cin different parts of London. One • tiot,,,hly cattwid by the heat of the sun, • • aired in the premises belonging_ to Mr • merchant, in Bow-lane, Chearitoo . • • 0 att , •tolui from Watling-street and other th. tire was confined to the destruction of a L Two other tires happened almost simulta , ' Colt-.tart, Old Ford. One was in the to Mr. 0. Birch, No. 11 in that street, . t the beershop belonging to Mr. G. Smith, ti ,, .hfere.Another fire, also supposed to •"'1 by the excessive heat of the weather, toled with considerable damage, hap ', 1.. • helonging to Mr. W. Davis, a grocer lisg on business at No. 57, Charlotte- The flames were not extinguished .le was nearly destroyed and the ~,,, „~~ r ,i,(l the officers who servod in • .'; •••-•t. gkti.r at W Rooms on Tuesday, • • I•Ni. of A WASP.— A wasp was the I ;wriaent in the pariah of Tinwell on '• ..f corn dmwn by three horses, the , •tl., F:ul tosinsborough, was beinconveyed • flrnrrll Mill. When descending the lane • ti..• side-bar the shaft horse was stung by a caused the animal to kick violently and then means the other two horses became the train and entered the village; but the had been stung turned into a garden plot by and kiiorked down a pigsty. The waggon and the horse aenously injured. It is are two wasps' nests in the lane, which ought rt,y e d, an d persons h are b een d eterre d f rom ' 4 4; that Way in coniequence.—Stamfordihrewry. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENINO ~rui# y 17, 1868. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE STAMFORD MEETING.—{THIS DAY.) --•-- xrrroN STAKES. Speculum walked over. JOHNSTONB NIIIISRSY. Pompeii .. .. I gogrta • • - • • •• 4 ran. HILTON /ITALICS. Duke of Beaufort .. 1 Village Lase .. Aoltiever • • • • t3TADIFORD CUP. Wallow walked over. CLIFDEN CUP. Three-quartsra of a mire. Minus, Knight of the thuter, Victor, The Clown, Koster Willie, Reindeer, Foresight, Weather Isle, President Lincoln, Blaine Wine, and Itedivions are here. TENTH BIENNIAL. T.T.C. Duke of Beaufort, Candidate, Tenedos, and Byshworth are here. NINTH BIENNIAL. One mile and • quarter. Citron, Lady Blanche f, Patrician, and Weather Isla are here. NATIONAL. RIFLE ASS r O&ATION. (THIS DAL) The contest for the Queen's Prize in the first stage is cow rapidly approaching completion, and as it is the turning point of the contest in which the great body of the volunteers are more directly concerned the last range of the stage is always looked forward to with the deepest interest. Up to the present time nearly 2,000 volunteers have competed in the different ranges of 200, 600, and 000 yards, and to the best of their ability have endeavoured to do credit to themselves and honour to the corps to which they respectively belong, but with this day's proceedings the hopes and aspirations of the great bulk of them will cease. The weather this morning undenrent a considerable change, for in the place of ► burning sun at half-past 11 in the morning, with the thermometer marking 93 in the shade, it hod fallen to 77, which was most agreeable to those who host to go on with the business of the day. There was, however, a hazy sort of appearance when the butts were viewed in the distance, and consequently the shooting was rather reduced in quality. The different corps soon after 9 o'clock marched off to the firing points, the principal amongst them being, as already stated, for the Queen's Prise at 600 yards. They oocupied the same 28 target. as on former days, and some few very good scores were made. The Martin's Challenge Prize competition was also re sumed at 600 yards, and several new oompetitors were admitted by post entries. The Alexandra Prize con test was also resumed at 600 yards, and will close this day in the Bret stage. A new oompetition was begun for the carbine prises, consisting of 504 given by the National Rifle Association, restricted to Soma Ads efficient artillery volunteers. There is one prize of 101., two of 61., and ten of 31. ; the regulation carbine to be used ; five shots each at the respective ranges of 150 and 200 yards. The shoot ing fee the fourth series of extra prism was oontinued from yesterday, and that will close this evening. A very important competition for a series of Windmill prises, amounting to an aggregate value of 3501., was com menced in the first stage. At 200 yards there are 52 prises of the aggregate value of 1751. ; at 600 yards, a similar nmnber and amount. Five shots each at 200 and 600 yards. These prizes are open to all coiner', and on the payment of be. at each distanea. The consequence is that there is a large number of entries for these prizes, and the competition will remain yet for several days. Another new competition was opined for a series of extra prises, any rifle to be used. The prises consist of a china dinner service, by Messrs. Gardner" Strand ; a gold chain and locket, lay Messrs. Wetherell= ; a silver gilt goblet, by Mr. Lambert; an opera glass, by Mr. Steward, optician fotheNatiosial Rifle Association ; a Snider breech loading rifle, by the directors of the London Small Argos Company; and an improved binocular field-glass by Messrs. ()ragman, of the Strand. Seven shots at 600 yards. The third series of extra prizes was commenced, seven shots each at 800 yards. The prizes consist of a silver chased jug by Messrs. Elkington and Co., a piece of plate by Messrs. Hunt and Balkan, a Kerr rifle by the successors of the London Armoury Company ; a Carter and Edwards breech-loading rifle, by the Carter and Edwards Breech-loading Rifle Company ; a Kerr re volver, by the successors of the London Armoury Company; an improved aneroid barometer by Messrs. Graseman, Strand; and a telescope, by Messrs. Burrows, of Great Malvern. The other competitions continued are for the Duke of Cambridge's prise, with breech-loaders ; the Eley prize, with breech-loaders, for rapidity combined with accuracy ; the Carton targets, at 200, 600, and 800 yards, sweepstakes, Pool targets, and running deer. For the Queen's Prize this morning Mr. Menzies, of the Queen's Edinburgh Volunteers, had made an aggregate score of 47, and some member of a volunteer Surrey Artil lery Corps had made 46; and there were several other scores of 42, 43, and 44. The highest score at the last moment this was despatched was made by Drum-Major Hutchinson, of the let Glou cester, who has made bl points. He is in the same corps as the winner of the gold medal last year. MINIM-46118 DAY.) ONE O'CLOCK. The amount of business in British mining shares is still vesy small. West Chiverton are quoted 60$ to 81;; Chiverton Moor, 61 to 7 ; Great Re tallack 31 to ; East Basset, 15} to 16; Emily Henrietta, 32 to 34 ; Prince of Wales, 34 to 38 ; Great Vor, 15 to 16 ; Great Laney, 161 to 17; and West Prances, 25 to 27. As regards foreign and colonial mining shares, Don Pedro have improved 2s. Bd., vit., to n to 31 prem., while Chontales have declined 2s. Bd., the present price being It to 2/. BtJohn del Rey, 171 to 181 ; Anglo- Br , 1-18 to 3-18 prem.; Pestarena, Ito 0/ dia. • Roses Grande, Ito / pram. • Anglo - Itali an, par to t prem. ; United Mexican, 1/ to t ; Frontino and Bolivia, I to j; and Port Phillip, 19-16 to 11-18. The directors of the Anglo-Italian Mining Com pany (Limited) have received s long report from Mr. P. Morrison, dated Turin, Jul 7, with re ference to the property lately p for the company in the valley Antrona, one of the off shoots of the Oesola, and in close proximity to the successful Pestarena mines. qrs. m . km. Mt& &Soot.* 730 4 .. 16 °"' bet - 41;4 960 Foreign Total USD 471 k LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (BT TKIXORAPH.) (rbox oira OWN ooaasaiolroarr.) COMM.—The market quiet, but steady. Bales pro bably about 8,000 bales. Cos!.—The market thinly attended. Wheat in limited demand, and Tuesday'■ prices barely supported. Flour moderate sale, at former prices. Beans 6d. to Is. dearer : Baidi, 38s. to 38s. 6d. Peas steady, at Tuesday's ad. vance. Oats and oatmeal unchanged. Indian corn Is. cheaper, with slow demand ; mixed, 365. 6d. per 480Ibs. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (rsox ous ong CORRESPONDENT.) (By TELEGRAPH.) Fresh wheats scarce and fully as dear. Chambered lots passed by. Other articles steady. CORK BUTTER MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) (By TILIOZAPII.) (rum ov oww CORRESPONDENT.) Ordiny 1095., 1065., 975., 945., 835., 865.; 2,240 firkins. Mild cu red , no quotations ; 200 firkins. MINCING-LANE.—{THIS DAY.) SI:TOIL—The market for raw continues fiim with a full amount of business transacted chiefly in British West India descriptions at full prices. Antigua, 31a. 6d. to 365. ; Jamaica, 335. to 345. 6d. ; St. Kitts, 32a. to 335. ; common jawry Madras, 28e. 3d. ; Manilla , 28.. 9d. to 28a. 6d. Refined—Prices remain firm, but there is a less active demand. Correa.—For colonial deecriptions there is a good in quiry at firm rates. Foreign dull of sale at the previous value. TZA.—The market continues quiet. parcel of Demerara sold at ls. 91d. Ccrrron.—The market remains dull, and prices rule in bu irrrsTh ere' —The favour . market is firm, with a fair amount of busi ness doing. Rica.-1,000 bags of old Necranzie sold at 11s. id. cash, and 600 tons afloat Moulmein, 10s. ; yellow Bengal, Bs. 9d., both ex ship. INDIOO.—The desirable parcels of all kinds are in re quest, and sell readily ; ordinary kinds dull of sale, and sell irregularly. B•rxrriss.—No farther sales to report. TALLOW MARKET.—(IIIIB DAT.) The market is steady. Town tallow, 41s. 3d., net ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 43.. 6d. ' • Julll to Sep tember, 43e. 3d. to 43e. 6d. • October to , 44e. 6d . to 445. 9d. ; December, 445. 9d. HIDE MAR.KBT.--(THIS DAY.) Lamenum..—Hidee.-66bs. to 64M5. ; 3}d. to 30. 64115. to rabs., to 4 Z. ; 7Zba to 8011*. 34d. to 4d. 11011 s. to nabs., 4d. to . ; Mb.. to 9611 a., 40. to 41d. Horse hides, 9s. Od. to 1 ; calf skins, light, 2s. to 46.; fall, 7s. lizattownear.—Sheep skins.—Lambs, 2s. ed. to Ss. 6d. ; slieszlings, Is. 2d. to Is. 4d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) mem% Pattenden and Smith report a steady demand for consumption for fine samples of both English and foreign hope at the late reduced rates. The accounts from the home districts still continue very favourable, while the reports from the continent are not quite so good. COAL MARKET.—(TIIIB DAY.) Walla End Hetton, 184.8 d. ; Walls End Haswell, 18s. 6d. ; Wall. End Tees 18s. ; Walls End Hartlepool 17s. 3d. ; Walls End Kelloe, 16e. ; Walls End Tunstall i, 13s. 6d. ; Branospeth Cannel, 184. 6d. ; Holywell, 16s. ; othorgills Aberdare, 17s. 6d. ; Wylam, 14s. 6d. Ships at market, 17 ; at sea, 40. CROORHAVEN, JULY 17, 3 A.M.—The Canard steamer Scotia, from New York, is now passing Brow head signal station, e,s reide for Queenstown. OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN Mans.--OXIMAINaII, JULY 16.—The Mamas, from South ampton on the 11th instant, arrived to-day at 6 a.m., and left at 9 a.m., for Alexandria, all well. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY) MAILB.-01BRALTAB, JULY 16.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Syria left at 1 p.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be expected on the 21st instant. REPRESENTATION OF WEST KENT (NEW Drvistos).—We have much pleasure in announcing that Charles Henry Mills, Eaq., of the well-known banking firm, and of Wilderness Park Sevenoaks, will come for ward, in conjunction with John G. Talbot, Esq., of New Falconliurst, Edoobriago, for the new division of West Kent, in opposition to Sir John Lubbock and Mr. Anger stein.—Herald. 41It.6LADSTONE AND SOUTH LANCASHIRE.— Mr. Gladstone has taken time to consider his reply to the invitation from the Salford hundred of South Lancashire. In the meantime the council of the South-west Lanca shire Registration Society have prepared a requisition, which it is expected will be very numerously 4ned, in viting the right hon. gentleman to come La-ward for the West Derby hundred, now a separate constituency. It is also intended to invite another liberal candidate to con test the hundred in conjunction with Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Gladstone's answer is expected in a few days. SAD CASE OF DROWNING.—A feeling of painful excitement was caused in Chelmsford yester day (Thursday) by the intelligence that a man named Frederick Hall, a son of Mr. John Ha young ; who has for very many years held a responsible position in connexion with the firm of Messrs. Johns and May, woolstaplers, had been accidentally drowned while bathing. It appears that deceased, who was about 20 years of age, was an apprentice to Mr. Wenley, uphol sterer and about 11 o'clock yesterday morning, on Mr. *enley's men leaving work for a few minutes for lunch, Hall and two other apprentices determined to have a bathe in the river, the weather being oppressively hot. They had each crossed the river three timesra he Hall, being it is believed seized with cramp, was observ e d to go under, but as he made no exclamation or cry of any kind his companions supposed he was merely diving, and waited to see him come up again. As he did not re-appear they gave an alarm. The river was dragged from the boats for nearly a quarter of an hour, but without bringing up the body. In the meantime, several persons, among them Mr. Molloy, had stripped and plunged in, in the hope of finding the body ere surgical aid should he too late, but although Mr. Motley's hands were badly cut in feeling along the bed of the river, which at this point is nearly fifteen feet deep, his efforts were unavailing. The boats were now removed, and the drags worked by persons standing on either side of the river, and after this plan had been resorted to for about five minutes the body was brought out, having been found close to the bank on the Sprin gfiel d side of the river, after being in the water nearly half an hour.— Chlresford Chrorticle. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ()NE O'CLOCK. Business in the Stock Exchange to-day is rather inactive, and the tendency of most of the markets is dull. The introduction of new loans has led to sales of other securities, while many of the members of the house have already gone away for their holidays. Consols have declined 1.18 to per cent. The Three per Cents. Reduced, and New Three per Cents., are also lower. Some of the railway stooks hare re ceded ito I. Foreign bonds are unaltered, with the exception of a fall in Italian of 1881. The rate for the best paper in the discount market is li per cant., and for loans in the Stock Exchange, 1. Comicpia are quoted Ki for money, and 94k to I for the account (Aug. 8), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 94f to t. The railway market is dull, and a decline of to per cent. has taken place in Caledonian, Midland, Brighton, and Metropolitan stooks. The prices are as follows:—Caledonian, 721 to 1 ; London and North Western, 1141 to 1; Great Western, 48/ to 1 ; Midland. 103 k to:h, ex new • London and South Western. 914 to 921; Great Eastern, 38 to ; Brighton, 524 to 4 ; South Eastern, 74/ to t ; Metropolitan, 1121 to ; Greet Northern, 1021 to 1034; Ditto A, 981 to 97 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 191 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1; York and North Midland, 92 to 93 ; Berwick, 1024 to 4 ; and North British, 34 to 4. The only movement in foreign bonds is a decline of per cent. in Italian of 1861, the present price being 521 to 1. Brazilian of 1887, 761 to 77 ; Chilian of 1867, 921 to 93.1 ; Egyptian of 1864, 881 t 0.841. ; Mexican, 151 to 1; Peruvian of 1865, 791 to 80t, ex div. ; Russian of 1866, 911 to 92; ditto• Orel, 841 to I ; Spanish of 1867, 351 to #, ex div. ; Turkish of 1858, 67 to 68 ; ditto of 1862, 65 to 1,. ex div. ; and ditto of 1885, 401 to 1, ex div. Indian stocks are without variation. The Five per Cents. are at 115 to i ; the Four, 1041 to 105; the Bonds, 255. to 30s. prem. ; and the Debentures, 1051 to Bank stock, 244 to 248 and Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 20s. prem. No alteration is observable in Bank shares. Union of London, 351 to 1; London and County, 511 to 521; London and Westminster, 691 to 701 . ; Anglo-Austrian, si to prem. ; London and Bra zilian, 28 to 25 dui. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1/ to 11 prem. ; and Consolidated, i to 1 prem. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are 2s. 6d. lower, at 211 to 11, but other miscellaneous under takings are quoted the same as yesterday. Na tional Discount, 61 to prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 2} die.; Credit Fonder, 21 to per share; International Financial, 11 to 11 die.; London, 22 to 21 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 1 ; Telegraph Construction, 141 to 151; and At lantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 41 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds are without change, at 72} to 1, but the railway shares have im proved 1 per cent. Erie are at 441 to 1. Illinois Central, 941 to # ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 3n to 361; and the Consoli dated Mortgage Bonds, 351 to 1. The Tamboff-Kozloff Loan is quoted 2 to 1 prem. ; the New Egyptian, 1 to 1 prem. ; and the Swedish, 21 to 3 prem. With reference to the Swedish government loan for 1,150,0001. stock, Messrs. R. Raphael, the con tractors, announce that "in consequence of the number of applications it has been impossible to make allotment in all came, or to reply separately to each application." The Council of India will receive tenders on the 6th of August for bills on Calcutta and Madras, to the amount of 200,0001. A public meeting of bond and debenture holders of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail way will be held on the 27th instant. A meeting of the Westminster Palace Hotel Company (Limited) is called for the 24th inst., when a dividend will be declared. TWO O'CLOCK. The English funds are unaltered, at the above mentioned prices. In the railway market, Mid land, Great Eastern, Brighton, and Metro politan stocks have declined } to # per cent. As regards foreign bonds, Peruvian of 1865 and Spanish of 1867 have receded } to 1, while Italian of 1861 have improved ir. FOITR O'CLOCK. The government funds exhibit a fresh decline of 1-16 per cent., via., to 941 to 1, for money, and 941 for the account. Some of the railway stocks have improved 1 to 1 per cent. Caledonian, 724 to ; Metropolitan, 1121 to / ; Brighton, 524 to # ; South Eastern, 741 to 1; Midland, 1021 to 1031 ; London and North Western, 1141 to 1 ; Lancashire and York shire, 1281 to 1; and Great Western, 481 to 1. The only change in foreign bonds is a reduction of 1 per cent. in Turkish of 1863, the present price being 401 to 1. Italian, 521 to ; Orel, 84 to 1; Nicholai, 66 to 1; and Spanish of 1867, 351 to 1. About 22,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank, while 25,0001. has been withdrawn for Brazil. At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 70fr. 20c. for the account, being 1-16 per cent. better. The prospectus of the new Egyptian Loan ap pears to have been favourably received, and this mainly on the grounds that no new public loan is to be brought forward for a period of Son yours, and that the bondholders are to have complete exemption from every kind of taxation. Stipula tions of this stringent and explicit character naturally engender confidence, especially as it is known that any foreign government which might beso ill-advised as to violate such engagemefita would completely shut itself out in all future time from the markets of Europe. The applica tions are already numerous, some large lists hav ing been instantly sent in. Of the sucoeea of the loan no doubt is entertained, as it is likewise well supported in the foreign markets, and more especially by the existing creditors of the Egyp tian government, who, by means of this conver sion, will be enabled to obtain marketable instead of inconvertible securities. Advice. from Sydney announce the departure for London of the Mataoka with 15,000 sovereigns, and the Wooloomooloo with . 15,000 . _ The directors of the Credit Ponder of England (Limited) have just issued their report to the shareholders, in anticipation of the meeting called for the 22nd inst. It states that, owing chiefly to a disappointment in connection with the Paris Streets undertaking, and to the generally unmarketable natureof thecompany'sinvestments, it is found necessary not only to suspend the dividend, but also to write off as loss a certain amount of the capital. The concluding passages of the report are annexed : The annexed balance sheet shows in figures the finan cial results of the last half-year's operations. It is a matter of deep regret to the directors that they will not admit of the payment of a dividend, and, still more, that they necessitate the writing off, as a loss, a certain amount of capital. It must however be clearly understood that these are the consequences of the mistaken policy of former years, although only now made ex/parent, and that they have not been occasioned by anything that has occurred of late days. The report of the directors of the Merchant Shipping Company (Limited), to be 'Penn.,nted at the general meeting on the 22nd roo mends a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax. We are requested to state that the subscription list for the capital of the Alexandra Palace Com pany (Limited) will be closed on Monday next, The Sydney circular of Messrs. George A. Lloyd and Co., dated the 20th of May, says : As at ho® mossy is Omtiful, but it is for the most part baked up in the boa& of the lamb; that there i s plenty of capital in the soloay waiting may for este in vestment is evidenced by the fad that the gover nmen t have recently sold 342,0001. of Treasury bills, repayable in one year at a premium of one pound one shiilieg and one penny per mat, the actual rate of interim being about 6/. 4a per cent per arms. The foflowing is the °Mild return of the cheques sad bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house for the week eading Wednesday, July IS: 'Monday, Judy 9 1,3111,0119 i'riday, July 10 81911146 7, . 141 1 11 11,24‘011 19,11149011 Mandoy, 3sly 13 Tuesday July 14 10,967,000 Wedasimlub July 177,MM. Joan , C. Pomo* Dspaty-laspostar. Beakers Cleariag-amse,ly 16. The magnitude of the clearances on Wednesday was caused by the settlement in the Stook Ex change, business in that establishment being :sunk more active than it was last year, when the. total for the oorresponding week was 71,763,0001., as against 77,798,000 now. The weekiy return of the Bank of Prance shows the following changes (the exchange being taken at 25f : to the pound) Coin and bullion Decrease, .£20,000. Bills discounted Decrease IMOI9I Notes in circulation Litscass, 453.600- Pzivate de 4, Decrease 980,000 Treasurylacrosse, 80,000 - The coin and bullion are almost stationary, and though the note circulation has increased, this is accompanied by a further falling off in the dis counts. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, July 15, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue £36,966,000 Decrease £422,4811 Circulation active Public deposits V 3 . 3 6 9 ,776 Decrease 1;036,884 Other departs 22,080,000 Decrease- 1,078,434 Government securities in banking department Other securities in bank in g department Coin and bullion in both departments 22,186,535 Deeseue 365,007 t3even day and other billa 566,663 Incseass 67.063 The Rest Notes in reserve Total reserve (notes &coin) in banking department 12,310,175 Decrease 518,637 The withdrawals of government and of private de posits have been heavy, in connection with. the payment of the dividends, but, as the Bank has had repaid to it loans to the amount of more than a million and a half previously advanced 012 private securities, the dimunition in the reserve is limited to 518,6371. The coin and bullion show a decrease of 365,0071., of which 241,0001. was withdrawn for exportation. BANK OF AN Accorss, pursuant to the . for the week ending en V Notes Looped i3;5,9ii8.000. PaaILINO DI Beds Ospi.su,fisa,oce Ds 3,279,304 5 a Public ta & (W -elwyn, ..c.pww, map Corznialioefroßl'ut NetioaalDebe, and Dividendhecoanta) 5,580,7T6 Other Deposita Seven Day and other Ma Doktei the 11Ith.dit7 of July, ENGLAND. . Act 7th and Nth Victoria, cap. 32, Vedas',lay, July 16, 1868. 6;;;iinsent Debt —111,015,100 Other Securitiee Geld Coinand Da11i0n.90,001,000 Barer Bullies Q. Yowls, CallstGisiger: RAILWAY, MINING. AND OTHER SHARE&-(THIS DAY.) [Closing mom tot p. 12.1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURSTIMI. Canada, 8 per coat., Feb. and Aug., 106. 180 New 100. Beath Wales, 6 paw cent., Jan. and July, 18881 to 8, . New Zealand, 6 par sent, Jaa., Apnl, July, aud, Qat. Nei 8 13 1 6- ORDINARY SHARES AND. STOCKS. Caledonian, 721, 1, 1. Crest Eastern, 381, 8. Great Western, original, 414, 1. Do., Severn Valley Railway, guar., 66. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 621, 1. London, Chatham, and Dover, 191. London and North Western, 116,14/. London and South Western, 921. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnahirs, 41. Metropolitan, 112 , I , 1, ez 16e. balance of div. Midland, 1031, 11, , m North London, 1 . North and South astern Junction, 1119, 71. BRITISH POBBBBBIONS. Bomb., Bar., and Cent. Ind., gua. 6 per at., 1041. Cape, gua. 8 per cent., 63. Fast Indian, rm. 6 per cent., 1091. Grand Trunk of Canada, let preference bonds, 52, 3. Do., 4th preference stock, 191, 1. Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent., 1081, 8. Great Western of Canada, 6 per cent. bonds, payable 1873, 100' Madras, guar. 6 per cent., 1061, 61. Do., 41 per cent., 99. N. Rail. of Canada, 6 per cent. Ist pref. bonds, 81. Oude and Robilcund, gua. 6 per oent, 1061, 61. Bcinde (Delhi), guar. 6 per cent., 1021. INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES. Great Indian Peninsula, 1870-71-72-73, 1021. Do., July 1, 1872, 103. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Namur and Lai°, 8 per cent, guar 7by the Belgian mvernment, 211. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 31, 4. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. Orel Vitebsk, gua. by Russian Government, 6 per cent., 11, 1. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 81, 1. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES. Cha®talea Gold and rlifiii,TiftinTiwaY,i 1-18. Port Phillip, 1 9-18. Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Limited), 2 7-16, I. JOINT STOCK BANKS. ifir(Linnited)' B, C T Noce (Limited), 1 . Anglo-Egti Banking (Limited), 1111, 1. Bank of 34. Chartered of din ! Aturtralia, and China, 191, 1. Consolidated (Limited), 4 11-16. Imperial Ottoman 111 1. London and West minster, 701, 70. Do., Scrip, issued at 101. prem., none of which has been paid, 47. Union of Australia, 461, id. Union of London, 361, 6, 1. MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 211. Atlantic Telegraph, 40, 391, 42, id. Do., 8 per cent., 871. City Discount (Limited), 11. Credit Fonder of England (Limited), 21, 13-16. Egy•Sa . n 9 pew oent. Viosroy, gua. by Egyptian govern ment, Gen Credit and Discount (Limited), 5 7-16. General Steam Navigation, 281. International Fin' antaal Society (Limited), 3 7-16, id. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 551. Do. New, 1867, 101. Beuter's T elegram, 811, 2. Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited), 15. Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 7 2 1, 3 , 21. lIIPILOVRIONT Dr TRAFALGAII-SQVAIM---Ani improvement of a very strOcing character ho just beim introduced into Trafalgar -square. A row of stately rez in tube, has been placed in front of the northern •= s, wall. They impart much liveliness to the square, can be seen fore considerable distance by persons ocarina up Whitehall. Ilioczaz or Lorroor.—The Bishop of London* has nominated the Rev. Charles Mackeazie, Y.A. o* Pembroke College, Oxford, rector of Allhallows, Lom bard-street, to the Rural Deanery of East City, la the room of the Rev. Frederick Georgeßloodield, THE NEW THEATRE IN THE Bram:l.—Theo new theatre which is to be built on the site of the Strand Muio-hall is, it is acid, to be called " The Goisly Theatre." The Music-hall, which was built qtv a iflr years linos, is in course of rapid clissokiticr‘ it l 5.35486,0:0 rserrumv. Government Semi ties 114,6144K Other Beennttee 14,904,01 Notes l,ooked• Gold and BUM Cote 1.129.61111 I 1~ LrirSRPOOL MEETING.-;THIS DAY.) STANLEY NURSERY. Tabouret . .. 1 .. .. Retort . Hymen • • :: FLYING STAKES. Catton beat Claymore. LIVERPOOL CUP. 6 to 4 agst Far rar:guts (t) QUEEN'S PLATE. Two miles. Thee-per-Cent, Fair Wind, Deceit, and Mandrake are here. MOLYNEUX CUP. One mile. Honesty, Edinburgh, Deceit, Sawyer, Mercury, and Tabouret are here. LANCASHIRE PRODUCE STAKES. Half a mile. Agrippa is here. MIMED. —Flying Jib, Perfume, and Sorcerer. BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.) 2.30 P.M. The principal changes to-day were the advance of Kidderminster and the retrogression of Cannon Ball for the Goodwood Stakes. The business altogether was limited, and the quotetions as follow : LIVERPOOL CUP. sto 4 agst Fervacques (off) 4to 1 The Dean (t and off) 7 to 1 Wild Briar (t) • GOODWOOD STAKES. 100 to 3 agst Gemara (off 7to 2 t and w) 100 to 12 Kidderminster (off 9to 1t) 10 to 1 Tabount (off) 100 to 6 Cannon Ball (t) 25 to 1 Choral (t) 50 to 1 Taraban (t) 60 to 1 Tynedele (t) 100 to 40 Kidderminster, 1,2, 3 (t) 100 to 15 against Kidderminster and Ilium coupled (t) 30 to 20 that Cannon Ball does not run (t) CRICIET.-(THI3 DAT.) VIM= V. LaccAssusz.—(astruals.) Play was resumed to-day with commendable punctu ality, the " not outs," Mr. Noble with 8, and Mr. Calvert with 33, again takin on of their respective wickets, and Reynolds and Hickton being the bowlers. The for mer bowler was again in excellent trim, and began with 6 maiden overs and a wicket (Mr. Noble's) which fell with the score at 329. Mr. Calvert was also dismissed when he had added two singles to his overnight tally. Southerton, after making a conple of good on drives for 3 each, a leg hit for 4, and a single, was given out " leg before," and Street, who also made two good drives, was similarly got rid of. Thus, at 12.40, the innings closed for 361. Mass o'Ctoex. The innings of Lancashire commenced with Mr. Butter and Hickton, opposed to the bowling of Southerton and Griffith. The - first two wickets were down for u many runs, but Iddison and Mr. Leese effected a " stand," and between them took the score up to 73, when the latter lost him wicket. Idclison played a very careful innings of 11. At 3 o'clock the score was as under: Boaasr.—Flrat innings. Humphrey, e Wall, b Iddiaon Jupp, - b Eliekton Pooley, c and b Ricketts !Nephritic's, rim out b Iddiaos Bristow, b Iddisem. Mr. J. Noble, b Hr. C. Calvert, t t = Boutberton, 1 b w, b Reynolds Wrest, bw, b Hickton Orwell, not out bS,I-b7,wl,n-bl, 17 .. 110 Total. s6l LAICAIIIIII.—Pint Innings. Yr. Rutter, b °Math 0 Richton, at Parley, b Southartas... Rickatta, it Fraley. b Southertos 9 C. Coward, c Sewell, b Grath „. 12 Yr. J. F. Lamm, at Pooley, b Souther's!' ...... ad Wines, b Street P. Coward b Southistou 0 Mr. R. Whittaker, sot out l9 Mr. T. Wall, at rooky, b Forathaatos Yr. H. A. Haltom, at Podgy, b S oot h e rt II Total lO6 SHIPIUNO INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAT) (BT TBLEOWEI.) TAN Do., JeLT 17.—Wind at noon variable, cloudy, pleasant breeze. Oisiramiwo ' Jot, It —Arrived : Queen of Nations from Sydney; Bacc hus, Calcutta. PLYNOCTIN. JIMA* 16.—Arrived: Peter Symons from Colombo. FALROCTR, Jetv 16.—Arrived Hellegbins Reins, from Monte Video. Orr►FALMOUTH, JOLT 16.—Arrived: Danube (•,.), front West Indies. Issisrot„ JOLT 16.—Arrived: Carl IV. from Bahia; Duke of Buccleugb, do. ; Eva, Mamma ; Clara Human, Bt. John, N B. 8w , July 16.—Arrived: Loire, from Bilbao ; Criteria, Bilbao. FLarrwnon, July 16.--Arrived: Favourite, from Miramichi. ASS, July 16.—Amived : Adam, from Quebec. Orr Cue , July 17 .— Arrived : Helvetia (ss.), from New York; Scotia (as.), do., left Bth. Bulimic, July 16.—Arrived: Edith Nary, from New York. Qrscurrowx, July 16.—Arrived: City of Montreal from Callao ; Merrington, Callao; Catharine, Pernambuco ; Southampton, Havannalt; Look Out, Baltimore; Michele Picasso, Valpa raiso. LITTRPOOL, July 16.—Failed : Rifleman for Rio Janeiro ,• Rap idan, Quebec; Cityof Durham (sa.), ft. John's, Newfoundland ; Ex- J a Ar n e ld fane A. A. Bishop, Monte Video ; Esmeralda, eagua ; Moravian (as.), Quebec. Inist.—Arrived : British Consul, from Calcutta. Orr THR STA RT.—Arrived : City Bombay, from Calcutta. Pi.visorrs, July 16 —Arrived : Dan ube (s.), from Weat Indies, left St. Thomas June 20, on freight 489,764 doh. in specie. Would proceed for Southampton at 11.16 p.m. FALM.II•TH July I6.—Arrived : Matilda, from 8611 Frill:lCW° ; Sieves, Rio (halide ; Helios, Pernambuco. Tro°,l, July 16.—Arrived: Reciprocity, from Quebec ; Lord Metcalf, do. CAl:mi . ', July 16.-Balled : Urania, far Buenos Ayres. (Li or, July 16.—Arrived: Margaret, from St John's, New foundland. CARCAL'IIES. . . . Xrw Tom, Jul 2.—The Bloomer (British nehooncr), (not the Maly, u reyortea before), which went ashore June 27, on Rock point Breakwater, was sold by auction oa the 29th. BIODUNOTOX QUILT, July 15.—The Ann, Of Grimsby, l leak on July 14, Flamborough Head bearing 8.W., foi i iraet distant, and instantly went down ; crew saved. ICEBEROB. TJVISPOOL, 3tily 16.-Beveral ioeberwo were rased nth July between lat. 48 N., los. 48 W., and lot. 49 N., lon. 47 W., by Cho City of London (4.) arrived here. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FIIDAT, JULY 17, 6 ♦.r. Atmospherical bee increased a little at all stations since yesterday, yin the north and west. Readings are still remarkably uniform. The decrease in temperature noticed as having occurred in the west yesterday, has now extended to all stations except those in the south-east. The winds this morning are light, and very variable : they are mostly from the north westward. The weather to-day is cloudy. Fog and rain have occurred in places, and thunder is reported from Scarborough. During this week new carriages have been put on the Northern Railway at Brussels, which can be used by passengers as cabinets des toilet for each sex. This is purely gratuitous, and is very thankfully received by the public. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO A ER:ff.—Last evening a number of boys were playing on the roof of the model lodging-house in the Farringdon-road, known as Corpo ration -buildings, which are of a great height, when a boy named Samuel Carton, aged 8 years, got upon the parapet. Ins foot slipped, and he fell upon the pavement. He was rightfully mutilated, and died almost immediately. Tuff HARVEST IN ESsEx.—The harvest has very generally commenced in this neighbourhood. A few piece, of oats were cut last week, and this week the wheat, which has within the last few days assumed its complete harvest hue, has been generally attacked by the scythe and the sickle, the reaping machine not being brought so much into use as we expected to see it. Several fields in this district are in trays; in most other parts of the county the harvest work is in full operation ; and there is every prospect that the crops will be gathered in . at an earlier period than for many seasons past. In the adjacent counties of Herta and Suffolk the wheat is beinucut, and in the upper part of the latter, bordering on Essex, it is stated the crop is likely to be above an average.— ford Chroosiels. METROPOLITAN BANS (LIMITED). (TIfIB DAY) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors wad held at noon at the London Tavern ; Alderman Sir R. W. CAIDEN in the chair. The report stated that after payment of all chore, including rebate, interest paid to customers, and mating pronaon for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits lived by the bank during the past eix months, including the balance of 2,3921. 6s. 6d., brought forward from bud account, amount to 8,3241. lle. ld. The directorerecommend that a dividend at the rate of five per cent. per annum (free of income tax) be declared, leaving 3,3241. Ila ld. to be carried to the credit of profit and loss new account, exclusive of rebate 6461. 4e. _ _ _ The Canms~ , in moving the adoption of the report, observed that banking, like all other commercial enter prises, was subject to great vicimitudes. It was unpa ralleled for the rate of interest to be as low as 2 per cent. for twelve months. At the present time it was from 11 to 2 per cent., and this state of things fully accounted for the smallness of the profits realised. He trusted the balance-sheet would be considered satisfactory, the amount carried forward being I,OOW. larger than the amount that time last year. He believed no bank in London was in a sounder position. The profits were sufficient to pay a dividend of 7 per cent., and at their present market price the shares would yield that return to the investor. The confidence of the public had increased ; there were no lock-ups or risks, and the directors would rather earn only 4 per cent. than en counter any evil of that kind. (Hear, hear.) The board had nothing to conceal, and the affairs of the bank rested on a perfectly sound basis. In reply to a question, The Cnamsrair said there were 175 new solid accounts since the last meeting. The report was adopted, and, a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum having been declared, the meeting terminated in the usual manner. UNITED DISCOUNT CORPORATION (LIMITED). (THIS DAY.) The second ordinary general meeting of share holders was held at noon, at the London Tavern, Mr. T. &mamma in the chair. The directors' report shows a gross profit for the half year (including an amount carried forward at the last meeting) of 18,6941. 12s. 3d., which they propose to apply as follows:-4,0861. 2s. in payment of all charges ; 4,4231. 10s. 10d. rebate of bills not yet due ; 1,1864 9a ld. in extinction of preliminary expenses ; 2,0001. to a reserve fund; 4,204! . 10s. Id. in payment of a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, or as. 7d. per share; 2,694/. Os. 3d. to be carried forward to new account. The CILLIMILLN, in moving the adoption of the report, limited his remarks to the announcement that no bad debts had been incurred during the half-year. Replying to a Szasiazormai, The Caararax said that 2,412 shareshadnotbeen taken np at the last meeting. Since then the holders of 597 of them had joined the new undertaking, andafter deducting 1,610 shares which were surrendered from the balance, 306 shares remained which were not taken up. The report was adopted, and the dividend recommended declared. FEARFUL FALL OF AN ACROBAT. A man of colour, styling himself " the Great African Blondin," has been amusing the people at Be verley this week bwalking upon a rope at an altitude of 60 feet. On Wednesday night, the performer made his appearance as usual, and, having . addressed the people below, he commenced his perilous journey amidst much cheering. He had only traversed half the length of the narrow road, however, before the rope gave a sudden " snap," and the hapless performer the next instant (with the balancing pole in his bands) was seen falling from his giddy height to the ground. The cries and shouts of the people present were disng, and the field in which the poor fellow fell was imm edi ately invaded by the people assembled, anxious to render him any assistance. The performer lay upon the ground, face downwards, with th e balancing pole under him, apparently life less ; but on the arrival of medical men it was found that he still lived. A cab was procured, in which he was conveyed to his lodgings, in Walkergate, and on further examination it was found that he had broken one of hie arms and wrists. He lies in a very precarious state. We read in the Manchester Guardian: —" If Theo dore's son has anything of his father's temper in him, we fear our good-natured countrymen are doing their best to make him miserable for life. The poor boy, so far as can be made out at present, has no very august future before him, and it is rather a pity that just as he is beginning to understand what is taking place around him, he should be taught to ezpeat homage and marks of distinction such as are usually accorded to members of our own royal family. A telegram inform us, for instance, that he visited'—which means, we suppose, that he was taken to see—Mount Edgecumbe, near Plymouth, on Wednesday. The local ►olunteers were assembled under arms' in the park ; they received the lad with a salute, and were afterwards `inspected' by him with much interest.' All this is, no doubt, well meant, but it is very absurd, and, so fax as the boy is con cerned, scarcely kind." COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANB.-(THIS DAY.) Coastwise, as well as by rail, the arrivals of home grown wheat were on a very limited scale, yet the de mand for both red and white samples ruled heavy at the late decline. Foreign Wheat, the show of which was good, was dull of sale, at Mondays reduction in price. Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, on rather easier terms. The value of maims and barley afloat was somewhat higher. The show of foreign barley was moderate, of English trifling. On the whole the trade ruled firm, at full pnces. Malt moved off slowly, a i t nrc 7i2 pekes. The market was heavily on with oats, chiefly foreign produce. Inferior were drooping in value, but good sound corn was steady in price. Beans were firm, at full prices. Peas found buyers, at fully latieratea. Flour was dull, and foreign parcels were drooping in Prim. Linseed was steady, but rapeased and most agricultural seeds were inactive. Cakes were very firm. ARRIVALS OF DRAIN to INTO - LONDON BY "um CARRIAGE, PROM .11fLY 12 TO JULY lb, 80TH INCLU SIVE. `% F, i