The Express. — London, England, 1866-08-24 00:00:00

o f the parsons engaged in the assault, and then ask for a remand. ghe ample:Dant mid he was bailiff of the sheriff of Mid dlesex. On Tuesday evening last he went to the Alham bre for the purpose of =dung • caption, in pursuance of *wr it given by the sheriff. He made hie caption, and g radually the person was rescued, several persons taking gi rt in the rescue-20 or 30 in all, and he was assaulted. the defendants were amongst the persona. Ha was raised end struck with clenched Wit Mr. Lawrence said as there was to be a remand he would res erve his cross-examination, but he was instructed that the defendants were not even in the room at the time. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the complainant said he ex plained to the persons that he had a warrant. unlyrwhitt remanded the defendants taking ball for their future appearance. CONSECRATION OP COLONIAL BISHOPS. (THIS DAY.) (BY =sonic nuazars.) CANTERBURY, Parnsv Momenta. This morning there was a large attendance of representatives of most of the leading families of But Kent in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury to witness the con secration of three colonial bishops—the Rev. Andrew Burn Suter, MA., of TriniEoll an za, Cambridge, incumbent of All Sainte Church, 'cer-street, Mile-end, appointed Bishop of Nelson, New in the room of Dr. Hob house, resigned ; the Rev. Henry Lascelles Jenner, LIB., of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, vicar of Preston with Wing ham, rent, appointed to the newly-founded bishopric of Dunedin, New Zealand ; and the Rev. Samuel Robinson Waddelow, M.A., of Si. Peter's College, Cambridge, citrate of Bournemouth, appointed to the new bishopric of Grafton and Annadalci, New South Wales. Morning prayers were said in the cathedral at 8 o'clock. Longhurst'a chant, " Te Deum," was performed, but there was no anthem. The consecration was commenced with the preface to the Holy Communion, the siTrmO • being watched by the Vary Rev. Henry Alford, D.D. , dean of Can terbury, who selected for his Met the 21st Chapter of St. Luke's Gospel, verse 36, " Watch ye, therefore, and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to e those things that shall come to pass, and to stand the Son of Mae." He remarked that as in creation on the approach of the storm the minor details of the prospect were obliterated, and only the outlines of the everlasting bills were seen, so in • day of trouble and re proach and blasphemy, while details were in volved in dispute and uncertainty, great vanities and primary duties were more easily discernible. Taking the commands of the text in detail, he pressed them upon the persons about to be consecrated, as about being engaged in the same great cork to which those to whom they were addressed were devoted. He particularly urged upon them the duty of personal carefulness as Baden of the church, and of anxiety for those who would be committed to their spiritual charge. The Archbishop of Canterbury, having taken his seat in trout of the altar, the three bishops nominated were pre sented to him by the Bishop of London in his character of Provincial Dean of Canterbury, with them words, ho,, for each:—"Most Reverend Father in Cod, we present unto you this godly and well-learned man to be ordained and consecrated bishop." The chorus of flendelmohn from St. Paul, " How lovely are the Messengers," was sung by the choir. Meanwhile the bishops-designate had retired, and on their return, vested in their rochets, the usual addresses were delivered, and then, having assumed the full epis copal habit, they were formally , consecrated by the impo sition of hand.. The blam, Come, Holy !Ghost," was then sung to Tallis's music and the service concluded with the administration of the holy communion. After the cathedral service, which was magnificently rendered under the direction of the Rev. Robert Hake, M.A., the precentor, the archbishop proceeded to lay the emner-stone of the church of St. Mary Breden, which is to be rebuilt. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN AAILWAY. ( THIS DAY.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of proprietors was hold this day at the Easton Station ; Kr. RICHARD KOON (chairman of the company) presiding. The report, of which we have already publiaked the sub stases, was taken as read. It stated the net proceeds of the half-year's working at 962,2:741., which, with 12,2621. balance from last. amount, gave a disposable Winos of 974,355/., out of which the directors recommended a divi dend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the ordinary share capitel, leaving a balance of 28,1694 to be carried to the credit of the next half-year. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts and expressed a hope that the propiletore would be satisfied with the result of the half-year's workiws,:oon sidering the condition of the money market during that period and the advance which had taken place in wages. (Rem) The expenses bad increased, he regretted to say, 1)(1. per train mile. They had owned, however, during the half-year, sufficient to pay • 6 per cent. dividend, and to add 15,0001. to the reserve fund,from whichlaatyear they had to hike that amount, and the dividend would now be upon 1,700,0001. additional capital. The increased expendi ture was due in a peat measure to the replacement of wooden bridges by iron and stone structures, and to the substitution of steel rails for iron. They b ad now laid down 63 miles of steel rails, and the work would continue. The last session had been an expensive me to the company; but it was imposalble to out down those expenses, for, as the chairman of the Brighton Com pany truly said, nothing done for the public entitled a railway company to any consideration at the hands of parliament. Mr. BROWN WILITHILAD seconded the motion. _ _ In reply to Mr. MORGAN, The CHAIIMAN gave some explanation with regard to the details of the accounts and the accumulation of stores, and dated that during the half-year a conidderably en hanced value had been given to the property of the com pany by addition to the number of carriages, the laying down of steel rails, and the provision of steel tires and axles, at the expense of revenue. The motion for the adoption of the report was then imanimously carried. The CnsiaNall then moved the dividend of 31. per 1001. dock for the half year. Mr. Flamm:4 as a dissenter, found fault with a circular lamed with the report asking for subscriptions towards a church in connection with the church of Higland for the workmen at Crewe. The CHAIRMAN held that the company having brought • large population together in the neighbourhood of Crew •. they were bound as masters to provide for the welfare on their servants, and the directors thought it their duty in taking measures with that view to have regard to the opinioas of the majority of the work people. At the same Woe no proprietor was obliged to contribute. In answer to Ur. MORGAN, The CHAIRMAN found it difficult at that moment to ay whether the patronage of the church at Crewe should be in the hands of the bishop of the diocese, the incumbent of the perish, or the chairman of the company. The resolution was agreed to ; as was also a resolution sanctioning the works mentioned in the repeat. The meeting having then been made special resolutions were passed for the creation of new capital, in pursuance of • vote passed during the last session of parliament. The usual compliment having been passed to the chair man and directors, the meeting was adjorrned till the 6th of September for the purpose of considering the transfer to the company of the undertaking of the Stockport, Disley, and Whaleybridge Railway Comny, and an peement between this company, the South Eastern, and the Nor thWestern sad Charing cross railway companies. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAILWAY, (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of this com pany took place this afternoon at the offices of the oom- Pay, Leadenhall-street, Mr. J. CHAPMAN in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report (which ha. already been published), oongratulated the shareholders on the healthy character of the undertaking, which enabled them to pay • divi dend of 6 per cent. He regretted that other rail. . 1 1 companies were not in so prosperous a condition, and treated that the present was only the harbinger of future Wixom (Hear, hear.) Mr. Rtscc, in seconding the motion, thanked the dine tml on the part of the shareholders for the admir able manner in which they had managed the again of the railway. Had it not been for VIOC6' energy and prudence it would not have been • its present condition. He expressed the gratification which the shareholders felt at the refusal of the directors twelve months ago to accept the offer of the South Western Company to take the line o ff their hands at per cent. guarantee. He always advocated the mod friendly relations with the South-Western, but had no wish to see their line absorbed by it. They were now dividing 6 per cent., and he considered this under tsking as good as the North London, the shares of which were quoted at 1271. (Hear, hear.) The report was unanimously adopted, and the dividend basin been declared, a cordial vote of thanks to the chair man and directors terminated the proceedings. ALARMING FIRES. - (THIS DAY). - GALLANT RD4CCE OP A MAX AND HIS WlFE—This morning at an early hour a fire nearly attended with fatal consequences, took Place in the premises of Mr. Barnabas Slmtdrick, a cabinet-maker, No. 3, Cornwall-terrace, High-strest, Romerton. The discovery was made by the inmates who were nearly suffocated whilst lying in bed. Con doctor Beeton on arriving with his escape found Mr. and Mrs. Sheldrick on the root; the latter being nearly suffocated with heat and smoke, and seized bold of the female and carried her down the escape, and afterwards assisted her husband down. The lower part of the pre mises was destroyed. The sufferer was fortunately lu stre& The origin of the fire is unknown. At 1 o'clock in the morning a fire was discovered in the premises of Mr. Thornback, mat manufacturer, No. 751, Camden-mad. It was not subdued until the lower part of the building was partially destroyed. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1866. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (sy ita.sersza DOVER MEETING.-{THIS DAY.) WALDERSHA&E PARK STAKE& Half a rile. Regenteee, Little Ben, PeveaseT, Tortuga, fluanyaide, lady Pais, Great f, and Him Annie. All are here. MEMBERS' PLAT& Threequarters of a mile. Olivia, Mantle°, Diego f, Volhynia, Maid of Erin, and Pinchbeck are here. LORD WARDEN PLATE. Mile and a half. Die • tment (to be sold far ), Astonishment (1500, Dboretion (801.), Median; and Venturer (M. each). All are here. STEWARDS' PLATE. One mile. Musketeer, Gibraltar, Janie, Hurrah, Victoria, Medici', and Miss Annie are here. REARSNEY ABBEY STARES. Mile and a half. Lancashire Witch, Ephemera (sold 1001. each), Birch Broom, Light of Other Days (501. each), White Stockings (301.), AWicis, and Discretion (251. each). All are here. WEST DRAYTON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) WELTER CUP. One mile. Brigand, Nutrition, Pearl, Adele, and Fair Lady are here. MEM PLATE. Five furlong. Doefmd. Hopbins f, Newaham, Chicken Hazard, Conn. teas 8010, Ellen, and Little Ragamuffin are here. WEST DRAYTON HANDICAP. One mile and a half. Guardsman, Brigand, Wildair, Pinchbeck, and Master DIMS are here. COWLEY PLATE. Half a mile. Sylvia, Hopleaf (501. each), Bay Dayrell, Nursery Girl, Triumph, Newnham, Comet, Duchess of St. Alban', Lightland, Adele! P , l tttri Hasard (sold for 301. each). Ali are here. SELLING HANDICAP HURDLE BACK. One mile and a half. Fat Jack, list 121 b ; Sportsman, 10et 121 b ; lOst 10Ib ; Freemason, 104 71b ; Wrangler, lOst 71b ; Champagne, lOst 41b ; 10st 21b ; Elise, 10st. All are here. OPEN HUNTERS' STAKE. Two wiles. Doeforti, Nidderdale, Over the Bess, Ace of Spades, Lisette, sad Wild Duchess are here. LONDON BETTING.-(THIS DAY.) ._-- 2 P.X. A fairattendance to-day, and considerable betting at the following quotations, on the ST. LEGER. sto 4 on Lord Lyon (t) 100 to 15 apt Rustic (t) 7to 1 St vernake (t) 10 to 1 Stratboonan (off) 1000 to 40 Westwick (off). COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) There was • moderate supply of home-grown wheat on sale in our market to-day, and the quality of the new produce, which formed a fair proportion of the sapply, was good. B oth red and white parcel' moved off slowly ; never theless, previous quotation' were supported. With foraign wheat the market was well sap lied. In all descriptions the transactions were on • limited scale ; prices, however, ruled firm. Floating cargoes changed hands to a fair extent, at late rates. B. The Barley , the supply of which weelimited, weein steady nest, and previous currencies were firmly maintained. The demand for malt was heavy ; but no change took place in the quotations. Large suWiu of foreign oats were on sale ; but scarcely any English produce. As regards good and fine parcels, the trade ruled firm, at full prices ; but other kinds met a slow sale. The amount of business transusted was Lemewhet extensive. Beans were dull on former terms. Very little busaneu was passing in peas. The flour trade was steady on former terms. Linseed and rapeseed were firm is price ; otherwise, the demand for seeds was heavy. Cakes were dull. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN, ete.. INTO LONDON, BY WATER CARRIAGE, FROM AUGUST 19 TO AUGUST U. INCLUSIVE English and Scotel Irish Foreign Total !lour. brls. sacks .. - - 1470 LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (NY ILICTRIO AND INTERNATIONAL TZLEORAPN.) (FROM OCR OWN OORRZSPONDRNT.) COTTON.—The market steady; sales probably 10,000 bales or more. _ _ _ Coax.—The attendance at market rather thin. Wheat slow, sold at 2d. per oental decline. Flour Is. lower to all. Beans 6d. to Is. lower, with very little doing. Oats Id. per bushel, and oatmeal 6d. per load, cheaper, with a limited demand. Indian corn steady ; mixed, 265. 9d. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (NT ILICTITO AND INTRINATIONAL TZLIORAPN.) (NEON OUR OWN CORRANFONDNXT. ) New wheat in fair supply, and sells slowly at 2s. to .11. reduction ; old, ls. cheaper. Other articles lumbered. Wheat, Barley. Malt. Oats. Wm- Vb. qa. qrs. 1910 .. 2740 100 11470 800 .. ,11 3 10r0 maw am 2740 '1113283 HINCING-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) SUGAR—The Improved demand for British West India continues. Prices are now 6d. per cwt. above those ruling last week. Demerara and St. Kitts, 305.: brown to go Jamaica, 30s. to 32e. 6d. ; Cuba Mus:ovado, 3la. ; Manilla low unclayed, 24a. 31 to Ils. 6d. Refined—Sales firmer for both dried goods and pieces. COFFEE—The market continues to be liberally supplied, and considering the quantity offering prices are well sup- ported, but occasionally rather lower prices have been ac. cepted. Plantation Ceylon, trims, 61s. 6d. to 63a ; fine ordinary to low middling, 74a. to s. 6d. ; middling and good middling, 80s. to Ms. Gri. ; fine, 90s. ; Tellicherry, 75e. to 84s. TEA. —New seasons Laicism and scented orange Pekoes, ex Erl Bing, have been placed on the market. 2s. 2d. to 2s. 10d. are the prices asked ; but at present no sales are reported. The public sales are progressing steadily. Ituu.-200 puns. of Jamaica *old at firmer prices ; also 50 puns. of leeward' at Is. 4d. ; 20 puns. of Demerara at Is. 144., and GO hbds. at le. Cd. Ittox.--No s.des reported. SPlCZ.4.—Nutmegs have sold at firmer prices. Cassia Lignea, first pile, sold at 103 e., and second at 102 a. Pepper, 200 bags of Penang hat realised 30. to 30. SALTPETR.S.-100 haze sold for airiest at 225. bolo° AND COCHINEA L. —Bllgneta IS doing at firm prices. GAIOIEB.-1,000 begs sold at 23.. 6d. Corrow.—There is more cPspoeition to purchase, but the market is still quiet. TALLOW MARXET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 445. 9d. net ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 435 .; October to De cember, 435. 9d. ; December, 4Ga. 9d. HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) LZADSNHALL.—Hides : 561bs. to 6416 e., 20. to 3d.; 641bs. to 721 b.., 3d.; 721bs. to 801bs., 3d. to ; 801bs. to 861 be., 30. to 30. ; 881bs. to 961 be., 30. to 4d. ; 961134. to 1041b5., 4d. to 40. Horse hides, 9s. to 10s. lid. Calf skins, light, 2s. to 4s. ; full, is. BlRMONDSZT.—Sheepakina, Os. ; bulbs, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 61. ; sbearlings, 3s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY. Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report an improved de mand for all descriptions of hops, at late pnces. The plantation accounts during the last few days have been more favourable owing to the change of weather. It the sale of the valuable library of the late Mr. William Debonaire Haggard concluded yesterday at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, was the Wedgwood Caere...pondenee, consisting of upwards of 1,500 letters addrered to the firm of Wedgwood between the years 1765 and 1826, from members of the royal family, the principal nobility, &c. It includes the autographs of many eminent and literary personages. CLERKRKWRLL WORKROUSL —Dr. Markham and Mr. Corbel, the newly appointed poor law inspectors for *6 metropolitan district, inspected the Clerkenwell work house, and made the following report in the visitor, book : —" The building is very old, sad unfitted for the purposes of the sick and bedridden. It is in very clean and excellent order. The cramped space is made the most of. The paupers seem well, liberally, and kindly treated, and as oomfortable se may be under the circumstances." LAVENDER Warms..—The lavender crop of this season is unusually fine. At Hitehin, in Hertfordshire, on the well-known lavender farm of Mr. Perks, the plants are of unusual size and fragrance. Such fine heads have not been seen in England for many years, and the weather has permitted the flowers to be collec ted fresh and with their bloom upon them, the conditions on which the good ness of the lavender water of any season depends. Tun CROPS IN TORKSHIRR.—The weather, which has gradually improved for some days past, continues more settled, and there is an al:parent prospect of • more genial harvest time than could be anticipated • week ego. The crops are rapidly ripening, and throughout the district cutting has commenced. In • few instanoss there are crops of grass still uncut, and in many eases the late crops were gathered in • very damaged oondition.—Lads Ifercory. SHARE LIST&-(THIS DAY) Ou o'CLooz. The amount of business in the railway market to-day is not large, but the tone is favourable. Great Eastern and Midland stocks are in request, and have improved I and per cent. respectively. Metropolitan and South Eastern have alsoadvanced 4, but London, Chatham, and Dover has declined to that extent. London and North-Western stook is quoted 118} to 119 k ; Great Western, 64 to 1 ; Midland 121 to }, ex div. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire ' I:2i to it, ex div. ; Caledonian, 126 to 126 ; So Eastern, 651 to 66 ; Great Eastern, 26i to 1 ; Great Northern, 121} to 1224 ; ditto A, 1291 to I ; Metropolitan, 1271 to 12131exdiv. ; and London, I Chatham, and Dover, 17} to I. Foreign and colonial railway shares are steady, at previous quotations. 011DINARY SIAM awn STOCK& eh Pd. I ju nmA y. Ci2S.Llic_r_ooS I dales to-day to ORDINARY SHALES AND STOCKS et j ' St 100 Csuntrian so au Cork and Bandon 10 all Comma St. 100 Dublin and BellastJane to. 100 Dunao.,Proth.a.tbdla 100 all 'Nast London &Mpg:krt. Bt. 100 Do St. 100 Glasgow and B. Western BR 100 Great Eastern Ord. St. et. 100 De. $ Ans. Stk., No. Bt. 100 Groat North of Scotland et 100 Groot Northern ot. 100 D0..1. A rec. no dlr. aa St. 100 b 0.1 31 tile p. cis paldß St. NO :Do. New ha. a' LS pea. ro. 100 Mo. Ord. Da. Div. Stock St. 100 'Gt. South t West. (Ire.) St. 180 Great Weston St. 1001 Do.StoorVelllea. St 100 Da. &NAB False u - 1 ii s - 44 1 26 i 2 4 6 6 tan 61. In ISS 12S 110 Da W. KIL-Oxlurd 1 " 'lmamiablni MY iDar II ootfi P.m I LomMoa Nimlb Weft°. 1_7 . 8,i -- uical Now Do. Ixtensloa NothopolitanDiatzith Do. do. do. . Do..tSt Joitho-wood Yidthad Do. thane Do. !Wax. Derby Kid Lent North BM& Do. Shin ,Porth.Dond N. thithors—Borthek Do. G. N. Z. Pure Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock &Darling forth Lo Da do 1.90041 adoa _ Do. do., I Do. do:: MS Worth Staffordshire IN. a & Western June ilkottiski Central 'Scoti i flecetlah N. E. Aber. 801 sh Midland Shropshire Union /South Devon loath Zutern Stalnce,Wokiaghookste (Vale Vale Do. C Vale of Neath I Watarford& 141kriST in . f .— t — a * ro.V&Wirtal I :Wog Cornwall JOINT BTOCI L~ i BAII L 7. %Ira& 2lasterman's L Albion AlllanceLon.ALirezpool ADMo Austrian Anglo Egyptian= Ampo Italian ( Asiatic Bank Cm. sw Australasia BankofßrithbOolumbi Do. New, Ward 2 pm Bank of Appt . Bank of London I Bank of Otago (Limited) Bank of Queensland (LI BankolVictorta,Aus Bask of New Zealand Bansad's Bank )Limited Branlian&Portuguese, British ACalifornlan(l) BAUM N. Antrim . . CharkaLafiltte&Co. (L) Ind Atm, China Chad Ker. ia, of Ind* gm I i . Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Com. Bank of India, tto 1 Consolidated Bank (L )I Delhi and London Bast London (Limited) Eastern Exchange', Lim. English and American . English Joint Stock (L ) p Eng.Soot.de Ana Chartd Englishand Swedish. (L. ) European Bank (Limited BindunsChinartlap.(L Imperial Bank (Limited; Illtiretial Ottoman lonian Do. New ' Lend Mort. Bk. India(L ) Do.tp.c. Deb.,1864, SO Yrs Lon. Bk. ofilexaco,l4. (L) Landon and Brsadhan Do, New tondos& RiverPlatefL )1 Do. New, De. at l+ pm Do. do. do Lon. Cit. Bank of AustrL London and County London Joint Meet_ London & Booth Anican I iToe - ClSTViiitern Wm. - London & Venezuela(l.) Leaden *Weatzehister. Merchant Bank (Um.) ) ' Do. New Mercantilerk/trchan(k) Metro. & Prow. &aka. ) • Midland Bank (Lim.) • National of And:raise' N..tlonal of Uverpool 7. Pre. of England • Do. Ind Srd issue National Bank New (loath Wales I New Zealand (Limited) North Western Oneatal Bank Corporn orient.Oom.B.Llateo.C. Da do. lateN. P. I Do. do. lateP.C. Previa Bank) (L) 1 Provinc. of Ir ela nd . &lode. Pon j. Delhi Do. issued at 2 pia Smith Amtrak Stand. of B. S. Africa - 71.37 Weisa I Union of Australia Union of Ireland (Lim; Union of London ti a MAL OOVERNIINNT .BlittahColm.Op.et.,ll7l HO , - - -- Dr. 1 100 1 Can. Gov. 6 p. c.,1877416. 100 , 93 96 Do.49oret,ieb.42.Aug 100 ' 91 114 Do. 6 perct. Mar. &.x. 100 04 90 Do. 5 perct.Jait.,Ll 100 ; 76 77 Do. 5 per ct. Ina 8 100 76 77 Capeof 0 liope6per.lB7l 100 100 102 Do. d 0.189011100 100 103 106 Do. do. 188090 100 102 104 Do. do. 190041 100 101 101 Do.sp.e.Apehoet.l9oo' 100 86 19 : Ceylou,Nov. 186 B,6p.ct 100 101 101 Do. 1871. do.. 100 104 106 I Do. 1872 d 0... 100 Mauritius II per 61,1873 100 100 102 I Do. 1878 100 . 101 104 1891 100 . 103 134 ,I Do. 1806 100 101 103 ad NateL Gov. 6 pee cent..) 100 96 90 l New Bnurs.oov.6perct. i 100 98 95 Yew South Wales Gov..' 6 p. esst.,lB7l to 18761 100 Do. 6p. 4.1918 to 1912 100 ' New Zeslaad dyer cert. 100 Do. sper omit 100 ! Nova Scotla 6p. x,1876 100 Queenahkod Gov. 6p. et. 100 S.Aust.Oov. 6 0 et.. 1968 106 I Do. 1878 sod opted& 100 1 188 106 1rte..430v.116. c. lau. July 100 i Do. II p. ca. April& Oc. 100 ' 106 106 01 93 33 66 13 SS 74 76 94 06 90 922 1041 }6 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. East India& Guaranteed 5 pea cent, 100, Gnind Trunk of Canada, 214, Great Indian Peninsula, guaranteed 5 per cent. (100/. paid), 100. Seinde, Delhi guaranteed 5 per cent. (1001. paid), 95. Scinde, ditto (21. paid), 1 e. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg. 13. PREFERENCE SHABEfii. Great Eastern, Eastern Counties Extension No. 1, 79. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), llf , 11, g. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. (Lim.), 76i. City of London Real Property (Limited), 2i. Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Eng. (Lim.), 41, a. Disootrat Corporation (Limited), 8,10, 9. Ebbw Vale 13. Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 31, j. Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 10j, g. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 4, g. International Financial Society (Limited), 311. 1. Lad Securities (Limited), li, I. London General Omnibus Company (Um.), 31. Mama' Discount Company jUmitedh 13 1(41 Do. New, issued at 6 pm. 31 to be paid, oy. North British and Mercantile Ineureace, 17. Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 66. Thames sad Mersey Marine Insurance (Limited), 61. P&OTINCIAL SHARE ILLRIZTA ittemigr 33.-Balea to-day :-Caledotdan, °reel Eastern, 434 I I 7 76 1 s d—Great Weaken', UMW- and - Yorkshire, 112 32/ id. and n.- London and North WNW; 1181 I 12 181 19 le-Manehaster, iiheMeld, and Lincolnshire, WI - North Brill* 54 - South Eastern, SW I T O ill l-Builak. and Lake Huron, 44 6-10 -Erie, taa Ronda, 70-Great Luxem bourg shares, pert4-linipire Marine limited), II 4.-Atiantle Telftreph, 8 cent, 31-Fibitakdre 4.l.—Nstioesl Steam (Limited`, d.-Meet India and Pacific Be,emo al d. illiatiltnnwt, Aligner 2111.-Businem done:- Bank (Limitd, at ; and Birmingham and S e t i a r e& m re Gas, L 22, at 39 per share. Cloehg prices :-Great Fatten, Rail way, MI, buyers ; Severn Valley Railway, 151 to Jai ; Lloyd's Bask (Iknited), at 74 prem., sellers MetroP o Man EaUwat_Olr: riage and Wagon Company (Lintitadi, 101 buyers : mamma Wagon New, 28 tor pan. ; 'loath AtafforWhke iVaterworka, l to 74 : Mika and Foreign Railway Plant (Limited ) , 8 to 7 e l dig.: and Muntas Metal (Limited), 2 to 14 dia. STRANGE SUICIDE OP A WOMAN AT LIMEHOUSE. An inquiry was held by Mr. Huinphreye, Mid_ I dlesez Coroner, last erasing at the Ship Tavern, Lime house relative to the suicide of Elizabeth Start, otherwise Blunden, aged 51 years. Frances Peet, 7, Park-street, Limehouse, said that de ceased was the widow of a blacksmith, who died two years ego. Since that time she lived with • man named Blun den at No. 2, Park-street, as his wife. She complained much of his ill-usage, and showed witness some bruises on her face from his blows- Witness advised her to go into the workhouse to avoid him. On Monday last she applied to be taken into the house. The overseer told her be could nut take her in then (as witness bePeved), but that he would make inquiries. Deceased had told the overseer that she slept at witness's house. At 4 o'clock the overseer came to witness's house to make in quires. It was then found that deceased had bung herself sn I:Runde:ea room. She bad told witness that Riunden swore he would thrash her and turn her out. She was a hard-working woman, but at times drank • little. Richard Blunden, a boy, said that at 3 o'colck on Monday deceased got him to write the following note addressed to hie father: " Mr. Blunden,—l take the opportunity of writing these few lines to you. lam very lorry, but lam in such trou ble that I shall sever recover it. I tun very sorry to say I shall not be able to redeem it. I hope the Lord will have mercy on my soul. Pray forgive me ; this is the last you shall see of me. I hope you will keep well and get through it. By the blessings of God I hope I shall be in another world soon. Amen. God bleu yon.—Yours truly, " ELIZABETH START BLUNDEN." John Blunder, 2, Park-etreet, said that the deceased I was his housekeeper. She was terribly heavy at drink. On last Saturday evening he gave her 10e. to market, and to redeem his trousers from the pawn-office. She came back drunk and no marketing done. She fell down from drink, and there were some words. Witness had no doubt she hung herself when beside herself from drink. Mr. Augustus Schroeder, surgeon, proved that on Mon day bat, at 4 o'clock, he was celled by Police-constable Sturgeon to No. 2, Park-street, where he found the de ceased hanging by a rope to a bedpost. She was quite dead. The Caroller having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind." THE MURDER OF A WIFE AT BIRMINGHAM. The murderer Smith is 34 years of age, and not ill-looking. Langley, for whom Mrs. Smith forsook her husband, and who died of cholera at Liverpool on Monday, I Mrs. Smith being at the time with him, was considerably older. It is said that Langley had no wish latterly i to have Mrs. Smith living with him, but that she was attracted towards him, and would be with him. It , would appear that Smith was devoted to his wife with , an unreasoning passion, which led him to pardon her irregularities for • long period, even when they caused ! him the greatest pain. He has often been heard—and notably so it is said on Sunday last —to protest that he I " loved her from head to foot , but that her conduct was ; driving him mad, and she would compel him to " do for her." He and his wife were in the habit of using very • siolent language towards each other. She was unalterably attached to Langley. and it is said she foolishly declared that he died of a broken heart because he could not marry her. The sympathy of the neighbours is wholly with Smith who was undoubtedly greatly wronged, and was goaded to madness by his wife's taunts, and her openly and aggres sively avowed preference for another man. Among the groups of women in the neighbourhood discussing the occurrence yesterday, it was often declared that the deceased, Mrs. Smith, "deserved what she got." The same gossips—who, idly as their tongues wag, doubtless know pretty well bow the truth lay between Smith and his wife—say that she led her husband a miserable life, and that she even caused Langley some uneasiness on the score of her intimacy with other men. The commission of the crime created intense excitement in the neighbourhood. No one slept in the court on Wednesday night. The place was visited by hundreds yesterday. The accused has always been known as a quiet, steady, obliging, inoffensive man. He was quite the reverse of hot tempered, and could not easily be provoked to use an angry word, much less inflict a personal injury. Of his early life, his marriage, or the circumstances under which he first became acquainted with the woman whom he after wards murdered, scarcely anything is known by the neighbours. It is said be was formerly • sailor, but it is quite certain that about six or seven years ago he was employed by the Gas Company in this town as • general labourer. He was always looked up to by his fellow workmen as an agreeable, and, for his position in life, clever fellow.—Birmirgsham Gazeat. THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD, 1866.—The above meeting is announced to be held in the ancient sit y of Chester on the 4th, Sth, Gth, and 7th of September. The meetings will be carried on in a large pavilion, capable of seating between 7,000 and 8,000 people. Upwards of 400 f. will be awarded for literary co uposition, music, singing, works of art, &c. The president of the first day is Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, M.P.; the second day Mr. John Williams, of Anglesea ; the third day the Mayor of Ches ter; the fourth day to be devoted to the performance of the NessiaA and other piece'. Among the el • sub jecta foe competition is one on " The oriem of the inglish Natio*, with reference more especially to the question, ' How far they are descended from the ancient Britons' " prir.e,looguinesis ; adjudicator, Viscount Strangford. Among other subjects keno upon "The Mariners of Wales"—prize, 25 guineas; also "The selection, breeding, and manage ment of live stuck best suited fur Wales." Then are one or two scientific subjects, such as the " Old Red Sandstone of Wales," "The encroachment of the sea between the river Mersey and the Bristol Channel, 5.c." and many others of great interest. The English and Welsh compo sitions in poetry promise to be very good. The musical part is also very prominent. Among other things is a :iof. scholarship for the best female roe dist between the age of 16 and 21, to be natives of Wales and conversant with the English and Welsh languages. In addition to the Eistedd fod proper, there will be held social science meetings in the mornin; between 9 and 12 o'clock ; also an in dustrial exhibition of the products of Wales will he held in the music-hall. On the whole, this Eisteddfod promises to he in every respect one of the most successful ever held in Wales. BATHING IN REGENT'S PAWL—A deputation waited on Lord John Manners yesterday, in Whitehall place, to see whether some official sanction and assistance , could not be obtained towards bathing in the ornament* , water in the Regent's-park. Thedeputation, which rcpt seated the large population of that district of Lon do n, consisted of Mr. Geo. Craikshank, Mr. IL Beare, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Henry Weseheriey, and Mr. White. They , were introduced by Montagu Chambers. Eaq., who stated to his lordship that their object was to obtain some facility and permission to bathe m the ornamental water in the Regent's-park. For many years a great went bad existed for some facility for bathing in that quarter of London. Mr. Beare pointed out the posi tiou of the piece of water which the deputation thought could be made available. It was so much surrounded by teem that slight additional plantation would altogether screen it from public view, while all requirements of de cency would be met by making the use of bathing dresses indispensable. Three years ago some steps had been taken in the matter, and a requisition had been sent to Mr. Cowper, who found the feelings of the inhabitants very .such opposed to it. There was reason to believe that that feeling had now undergone some modification. Lord John Manners said that he fully concurred in the desirability of giving every facility for public bathing. This was a very delicate matter, for respect certainly ought to be paid to the wishes of persons who had gone to that neighbourhood as crown tenants under certain conditions. He was most favourably disposed to give the power erunderbatitheinfirctoumpsersons li tances LinfaulearmPetronnt'esiitci knowing that the scheme would involve great minuse he should have to proceed very carefully. The subject however, should have his attention. The deputation then thanked his lordship for his courtesy and withdrew. ROYAL OILTHOINEDIC HOSPITAL.—the half-yearly court of the governors of this hospital was held yesterday, Mr. J. R. F. Barnett in the chair. The usual statistica l ' report was presented, from which it appeared that 1,262 I deformed patients have experienced the benefits of the hospital during the half-year, being 307 mom than in the , preceding six months, and making a total of 38,413 since ,• the opening of the hospital. These comprised deformities ' of almost every kind, and many of great severity not only in infants and ch il dren but also in persons of middle age, , sad included patients from most of the English counties. as well as from Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. There kaa been a gratifying increase of the funds of the charity, and a new ward has been opened, extending the accommoda tion for in-patients to 50 beds. The committee depend upon the public for the requisite addition to their annual income to render these treatable, and will gladly extend the advantages of the hospital to every provincial town or country dist in which subscribers to the hospital CIA be found. MONEY MARKET.--i*THD3 DAY.) Oxs °Timex. in the Stock Exchange day are upon a moderate scale, but the generals tendency of prices is rather favourable. The funds are steady, at the cloning quotations of yesterday. British railway stocks are in demand, and better in some instances. The rapid decline in the value of money will doubtless tend to revive trade, and consequently im prove the traffic of most of the chief lines. Amongst the foreign bonds, the chief feature is a rise in Greek. Banking shares are firm, and finan cial steady. American securities have been dealt in to a fair extent at an improvement. The supply of money in the discount market to- day is very large, while few bills are offering. The general rate is about 6 per cent., or one below the Bank minimum. The contraction of trade through the 10 per cent. charge is now becoming strikingly apparent. Short loans on English government securities are obtainable in the Stock Exchange at 4to per cent. Consols are now quoted 881 to for money, and 88! to i t for the account (September 6). In the foreign stock market there is a demand for Greek Bonds, which have risen per cent. i Spanish Passive and Mexican have also improved it, while Turkish of 1865 have declined 4. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 50 to 61 ; ditto of 1865, 25} to ; Greek, 12 to ; Spanish Passive, 20 to f ; ditto Certificates, 14a to ; Italian of 1861, 52i tog ; Brazilian scrip, 24 to 24 die. ; and Mexican, 164 to 4. United States 5-20 Bonds and Erie Railway shares are per cent. higher, at 704 to 4, and 444 to 45 respectively, but Illinois Central are unchanged, at 774 to 78. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted ii , to 4, and Atlantic Telegraph 34 to it, showing no , alteration in either case. International Financial shares are quoted 1 to 1.1 dis. ; London Financial, 13} to 12/ dis. ; General Credit, 2/ to li dis. ; Credit Fonder, 31 to 3/ dis. ; and National Discount, 8 to prem. Subjoined is a copy of a private telegram from Bombay, dated August 23 : Exchange on London for a First-class Bank Bill, six months' eight, per rupee, la. 114 d. ; the Calcutta rate for ditto, per rupee, Is. llfd.; Exchange on Calcutta at sight, 1014 to 101* ; Government 4 per cent paper, rupees 901 ; Ditto 6 per oent, ditto, rupees 1064 ; Ditto 54 per cent. diths, rupees 1113 ; Bank of Bombay rate of discount, 10 ; Bar Gold, 99* touch, rupees per tole, 16.5 ; Bar Silver, 17 to 17* betternme, rupees per 100 toles, 1074. The beneficial effect of departing from the artifi• cial system of pressure entailed by the long main. tenanco of It) per cent. is sufficiently shown by the Bank account published below. The bullion has increased 621,2641., and the reserve 979,239/. ' in the face of the abandonment of what are generally termed " protective measures." It appears almost certain that the improvement in the Bank returns will continue to ma k e rapid progress, and it can only be a subject of regret that the relaxations now being adopted did not take place earlier. The usual excessive rebound from an equally ex oesaive system of repression appears to have fairly commenced. One extreme will be followed by another, and after more than three months of 10 per cent., the course of future events seems to promise a rapid and uninterrupted decline to 3 per cent., or perhaps 2. Several reasons appear in favour of this assumption. The first and chief con sideration is that the reduction of the Bank rate has already revived the temporarily withdrawn 'confidence of foreign nations in our commercial credit. In proportion that they have been taking . bullion from us while some vague dread, squib°- , lined by 10 per cent. was weighing upon the mer cantile community, in a similar degree the reflux is . making progress. The shipments of gold from the Continent to England, for example, are every day upon an increasing scale. Apa rt, also, from these supplies, large amounts are momen tarily coming forward from India and Aus tralia. Again, the demand for money is decreasing. The contraction of trade caused by the late crisis and its unnecessary prolongation was even more marked than in 1847 or 1857. Instead of merchants being obliged to seek accommodatior. discounters are now eagerly competing for bills: . Nor does there appear any probability that trade Iwill, for the present at least, revive. The terrible shock to commercial credit that has lately been experienced will last over months, and even years. At one time the directors of the Bank had it in their power to mitigate the evil, but they neglected the opportunity, and commerce has proportionably suffered. At last when the change has begun, the mischief appears likely to follow of an unnatural glut of money following an equally unnatural, be cause preventible deficiency. About 46,0001. in bar gold and 43,000 sovereigns were sent into the Bank yesterday. The Bank of France return for the week shows the following changes : Coin and bullion Circulation Bills discounted Advances Treasury balance lncrease 3 b0,000 Current accounts Decrease 600,000 The coin and bullion now amount to the enor mous sum of nearly 29,850,0001. The Stock Exchange committee have appointed Tuesday, the 28th inst., a special settling day in the shares of the Mineral Rights Association (Li mited), which, however, are not to be marked. The committee have authorised the shares of the Hercules Insurance Company (Limited) to be quoted in the official list. The proposed dividend on South Eastern Railway stock for the half-year is at the rate of 2/ per cent. per annum, against 2} for the corresponding period of 1865. The following circular has been issued respecting the affairs of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. It is numerously and respect ably signed : At meetings of the undersigned and others, holders and representatives of holden of all classes of this company's securities, including ordinary stock, preference stocks, common fund, rent charges, debenture debt, and me presenting in the aggregate upwards of 4,000,00 0/., held for the purpose of considering what course should be adopted for the general benefit of all concerned, the follow ing resolutions were unanimously agreed to :—" 1. That at the ordinary half-yearly meeting on the 31st inst., a committee be nominated to investigate the company's accounts and attain generally, and to report to an ad journed meeting, to be held not later than the 15th day of October next. 2. That the following gentlemen be pro posed as the committee, with powers to add to their num ber, as well as to fill up vacancies, and to employ a ll the professional assistance which they may think necessary, via.:—Samuel Hawksley Burbury, 1, New-square. Lin coln's-inn ; Thomas Alan Hankey, London ; William Hartridge, 80, Old Broad-street ; Frederick Heritage, 28, Nicholas-lane ; William Edward Hilliard, Cowley bones, near Uxbridge ; Grosvenor Hodskinson, H.P., Wi n th or pe-hall, Newark ; Augustus Thomas Hotham, 17, Calverley-park, Tunbridge-well; Cornelius Surgey, 7, Finch-lane, London • George Cavendish Taylor, 42, El vastest-place, South Ke nsington. 3. That considering the position into which the company has been brought under the past management, it is necessary that the board of direction be reconstituted. 4. That a new board of directors be nominated at the adjourned meeting. 5. That the pre oramisentot o d m i n reitirs ouo be tn thr.ueeqyunuesparatedtilirali o t ef n to tt y rn cdiSeeaning,y s n al e t iw ge o n rit enex s t. , rally to confer with the committee on all questions of im portance affecting the interetsof the company. 6. t„3 That =Mt r, Ir tb fic:hreg:lnt, reso lu t i ons of proxy f fo or the half•yearly meeting on 31st instant, and that a copy of the resolutions be also forwarded to each debenture holder." The under eigned, being fully . sensible that it is only by the united efforts of all classes interested that the affairs of the com pany can be extricated from their present unfortunate position, earnestly request those shareholders who approve of the co urse now proposed to co-oper pr ate with them by aipdag and returning the form of oxy early as per ibis', bat sot later than Monday, 27th inst. as The prospectus has been lamed of the United Discount Corporation with a capitil of 750,0001., in 50,000 abases of 151. ;sub, of which it is proposed SO 91 id 514 ddi 113xd et n 1181 119} 69 91 68 59 147} 1154 xd 11 ievia id 151 91 95 - - Poi Hai In zd Ibm id 10 92 ad 61 64 SP 14 109 100 Itl lifi 68 Ids 97 99 id' _ 34 4 ,*4...ad 120 1 S pm 1 2 p" 7i 76 id 111 116 162 166 76 7$ 41 47 4 4 . 6 11 9 140 166 2 2 200 100 106 liS IS BLNILL ! 10 6Ms 6 4414 1! -9111-1 10 Ms 11 9Ms • d "a 16 1$ SO SO I 6 3 dlo 17 13 dle 113 451 i - ti peel se to Os II Im. I 1t die 40 48 17 10 U 38 16 17 •0 40 lipm i .th _I 2i1{;11• :d 4 2 di* • 2Cs 15 11 die 16 18 19 11 dig 13 11 Os 3 6 4 6pm 2 1014 IS 25 2 1 dill 1 0019 83 86 8 6 dis 11 9 dts 2 1 dis 6 Bpm 1 2pm par fpm 22 23 Ws Id 42 I 3_42 .1 8 - 21114 td 6 die nva 16 17 8 9 dla. 11 9d4 9 7 dis 5 241* 1 4 poi pml, 88 78 43 48 w l opusl 45 47 dul dbf as; I 6dla zd 77 79 ; die' 30 10 - i die 7 5 als 66 67 9 T dhs 100 100 100 LOS 100 100 iWodarpl £b9.0001 100,10 D U1i.9081 686.808 9)0,000, 100,000: 160,000, 1,000,0001 200,000 100,0001 100,000 1 100.000 1 100,660: 106,000' 160,000 1,000,000 , t 50,00 0, 760,000 no T L . xd &A 51 41 112 f }:ads 17118 gait th* lila Ti Id 24 a} zd xd xd xd xd xd id 66 61 Ms 291 Ws _dim n r xd 17 Si 4 - 81 23 :4 41 Rd xd 93 4 17 44 _x4 15 471 7 101 i 83 91 1 to call up 10/. per share. The object is mainly to effect a reconstitution of the Discount Corporation on terms that will reduoe the heavyliability to whisk the proprietors of the lattercompany are now subject. A resolution to that effect was passed at the last -eetini/. Reliance is also placed upon the " gene ral . ..ling of the London and country banking and mercantile communities that an addition 'to the capital now employed in discount businers is a necessity of the time." The following h respecting the overdue dividend on the Turkish Geneva Debt ('Jonverted Internal) is from the Levant Herald. The state ment that 150,0001. of the Egyptian tribute has been received to meet the above payment is hardly consistent with the fact that the revenue in question is primarily mortgaged to the holders of the 1854 Anglo-Turkish Loan, and that any surplus, after satisfying this claim, is also pledged to other foreign stocks .ks the deferred data for the ppaayment of the general debt coupon is rapidly approaebMng, the government is making every exertion to meet the neceseery disburse ment withor . relying on the doubtful result of another ap peal to the money-lenders. The Alexendria steamerGharbielt brought up 150,000 i. of the Egyptian tribute during the week, the whole of which was taken direct to the Bank, without being even temporarily entrusted to the dangerous custody of the Mulish. A notification was to have been issued to-day by the Minister of Finance as to the other soma in course of special appropriation for this October payment, brat this notice has not yet appeared. _ Subjoined is a copy of a private telegram from China, just received :—Latest dates :—Hong song, 29th July, 1866 ; Shanghai, 21st July Foo Chow Foo, 21st July. Export of tea for the fortnight, 12,000,0001b'. Fair demand. Exchange in Hong Kong, 4s. tall., At a meeting yesterday of Halcombe and Co., sack contractors (Limited), a dividend of six per cent. for the half-year was declared, making, with the interim distribution at the same rate in February, 12 per cent. for the year. The Australian mail has arrived at Point de Galle, and is due in London on the 13th of September. The London and North Western Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 6,4391., com pared with the corresponding period of 1865 ; the Great Northern, an increase of 3,8071. ; the Great Western, an increase of 5,2061.; the Mid land, an increase of 3,7591.; the London and South Western, an increase of 2631. • the Great Eastern, an increase of 4821. ; the L ancashire and, York shire, an increase of 3,854/. ' • the North Eastern, an increase of 2.1211.; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 7671, ; the North British, an increase of 16141.; the London, Chat ham, and Dover (including the Metropolitan Ex tension and branches), a decrease of 174/. ; the Metropolitan Extension, an increase of 3061. ; and the Kent Coast, a decrease of 1001. _ . A general meeting of the Merchant Banking Company of London klimited) will be held. on the 7th proximo. Vice-Chancellor Stuart has appointed ,Memarc H. Strong and A. Barker official liquidator. of the Gelynog Idantwit Colliery Company (Limited). The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, August 22, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes: Circulation issue 028,699,635 Increase ei39,040 Cireultithin active 24,182,113 Deems, 357,976 Public deposits 3,411,639 Increase 58,114 Other deposits Government securities in banking department ()thew securities hi banking department Coin and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bills The Rest Notes in reserve . . Total reserve (notes k ooin) in banking department... 5,590,105 Increase 979,259 The above return is again exceedingly favour able. The of other deposits, and running off of the ether securities, have caused an addition of nearly a million to the reserve. The augmen tation in the bullion closely corresponds to the sum known to have hem sent to the Bank from abroad during the week, coin being apparently still re quired in the provinces fur the harvest. 10,711,725 No change. 14,772,220 Increase 621,264 615,613 Decrease 78,326 3,846,260 Increase 25,096 4,608,520 Increase 897,016 BANK OF : An Account pursn.int t the Act week ending on Wednesday, MUM PIN Notes bawd 4.28,t610,63.5 1CM.13% , ,1n5 DAME IMO II Proprietors' Capital C.13,5:3,000 Rest ....... 6,646,2b0 Public Deposits (is cludiag Iseheq , Say. Ranks, Cur, mis. of Nation. 4 Debt, sad Dir. Aueoitsta) ...... . . 3 .411 .639 Other Deposits 16,763,474 Servo day and other Bilis £41,1E19,986 August 23, 1866. ENGLAND. 7th and nth Vte., es Sr to tha the 12nd day of August, ie6G. O AETNINT. Oorernenent debt t 11.016.1.11 Other eticarilies.. !lACONO Gold eoln and bol lion 13.890.6% Meer bullion z2b,aio,os Government Secu rities ;Including Deed Weight An nuity, 410,711,723 Other Securities 24,888.1511 Notes Ooid sad Silva Coin £41,1860,916 W. 11111111, ChW Cashier. TNEFGIDAT EVENING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 881 for the Gth of September, opened this morning at the same quotation, and left otf at 88 13-16 to 15-16,0r881. Foe money the last price was 881 to f. The official busi ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con sols, for money, agg, ; ditto, for account, 881, 9 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 871, •, ; New Three per Cents., 871, 1,1, 8 ; Annuities, 1885, 13 5-16 ; Red S. Telegraph, 191 ; Bank Stock, for account, 24G-1 ; India Five per Cent., 1031, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 101 ; ditto Bonds, 10s. prem. The Indian Five per Cent. stock was steady. The March Exchequer Bills closed at ss. dis. to par, and the June at 2s. dis. to 3s. prem. Foreign stocks were exceptionally dull, and a decline occurred in some cases. Turkish Bonds' of 1858 receded 1 per cent. ; ditto of 1862 and 1865, Ito A ; Braziliar. of 1865 (bonds and scrip), to A ; and New Cranadian Deferred, I. On the other hand, Great; Bonds rose per cent., and Spanish Passive and the Committee a Certificates, 1. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) ONI O'CLOOI, The transac:ions in the mining market today are upon a large scale, and prices generally show firmness. Shares in the following mines are in chief request, at the quotations given :—Great Vor, 21 to 22 ; West Chiverton, 60 to 65, ex div. ; North Trcskerby, 2if to ; West Caraslon, 4to 5 ; Great Fortune, 4 to 5 ; Tincroft, 9 to 10 ; Chiver ton Moor, to 4 : East Lovell, 61 to 7 ; Tresavean, 54 to 6 ; Cook's Kitchen, 21 to 3 ; and Prince of Wales, 18s. to 20s. ME STATE E THE CROPFI IS lEELAND. —The recent rough wet wcetlier has not only retarded the ripening of the cereals, hut been injurious to the flax and potato crops, tow:; and saturating such flax as was on the spread, and .1,1 magi ng the tope of the potatoes. The evil crasequenceo, however, so far, are not serious in tin nt ; and should the fine weather we have had since Sunday contixne, the prospects of the harvest may be regarded as most encouraging. The general tenor of our advices is in the highest degree satisfactory, and where the accounts of a particular crop are unfavourable, they are exceptional, and elsewhere the name crop is represented as being at least equal, if not superior to that of ordinary yerrs—thus showing that any deficiency which may exist either in quantity or quality is purely local. and refevable to local peculiarities. Reaping has not yet become general, but a week or ten days of dry, warm weather will set the machines and the sickle in opera tion over the face of the oountry, unless in the most ward district*. AU our reports, with one exception, apes in stating that the wheat will yield abundantly, and be above an average. The same remark applies to oat. also. Potatoes are an excellent crop, and only in isolated awes do we hear that the blight has exhibited itself.—Nortans Whig. THE MANCHESTER STAMP ROBBERY. Charles Batt was again brought before the chief at Bow street policenourt, yesterday, on the of being concerned in the robbery of L 2,000/. from the Menehretew Stamp-Aloe, under eiroumstances already reported in our columns. For the defence, an alibi was set up, and wit nesses were beard in support of it. Sir Thanes Homy committed the prisoner to ILsnehester to talte ,ft.... _his trial, and be was removed last night by In of the detective fa ce , and Impectur a g wir dt c er, the DO tdl O e " WO