The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-21 00:00:00

The wife, a poor Imlf.star*ed looking woman, *aid that her husband was in the habit of ill.uaing her, and though .he had six children, he had only given her 2a. for their apron. yesterday he came home, abused her knocked her about, and threw a water-jug at her. She had given i ,„ provocation, and hewould have further ill-used her ol it not been for the intervention of the police and the ighbours. The defendant .lid not deny the malt, but said that he did wad done in self-defence. coke ordered the defendant to And two sureties in td, of Inf. each to keep the peace towards his wife for three calendar months. The defendant was locked up in default. FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT ST. HELENS. FOITRTF.EN LIVES LOST. Yesterday, about ten minutes to 12 o'clock, a torilk colliery explosion occurred at the Little Dell Mice. Jam's, belonging to Moses Bromilow and Co., by I.l,ick fourteen lives were lost. The pit is that in which similsr fatality occurred in May, 1866. The pit is 460 vtl,6 aecp, and the workings are upwards of 1,000 yards e sseut. The accident is said to have been brought about i,y !Avg a shot in the " place" of one of the deceased, tswed Charlesworth. The shot was fired by a pitman cx Ned Topping. In the neighbourhood of the pit, shortly Ater the explosion, some hundreds of people gathered. SHOCIIING TRAGEDY. CRAYFORD, KENT, TUESDAY NIGHT. .1 shocking occurrence happened here this even ing. resulting in the death of a young woman and the al rest of the young man by whom she was shot. At a quarter past 6 o'clock a man named Frederick Skinner, aged twenty-six, employed as a stoker at Crayford Gas Works, left his work and went seer to a beer-shop opposite ; and, as be bad f,o l uestly done before, commenced " Larking " with pulling about a single young woman named Eliza living with her mother in the neighbourhood. He ultimately whirled her into the brew-house, and they fell into an inner and lesser room leading from tho brew house. The young woman fell undermost, and the Man Skinner fell on top of her. In three or four minutes after he was heard to say,' I'll shoot you, Eliza," and the report of a gun was heard, on which the neighbours rushed to the spot and found gunpowder smoke issuing from the porn, the young woman dead on the floor, with part other head blown away and her hat and hair in flames. A woman 'wiled Haywood took Skinner by the ahoulders, and said, Fred.what have you done ?" and he replied, " I have shot poor Eliza'; after which he bad several severe fits, which threatened to terminate his life. The police and Dr. lirantliani were immediately sent for, and the latter stated that the death of the unfortunate young woman had been instantaneous. Skinner was taken into custody by Sergeant Reynolds, 13 li, and a constable named Tungate. Os the road to Bexley police-station, Skinner said the de ceased young woman got hold of the gun, and he took it from her ; and, believing it to be unloaded, he pointed it at her, and pulled the trigger twice without any effect, but on being pulled a third time the gun went off and shot her dead. It afterwards transpired that the gun had been previously loaded, capped, and planed in the little room to be in readiness to shoot birds from the fruit trees by amen named liowkett, living at the beer-house. The prisoner will be examined before a magistrate, and an inquest will be held on the body of the deceased. CRICKET. THE OVAL. SURREY V. BUSSI.X.-(/111.7RN.) This match was finished to-day, the remaining Sussex wicket being disposed of in a quarter of an hour, daring which 10 overs were bowled by Sewell, Bristow, and Ilortlock. John Lillywhite, after adding five to his over night's score, was bowled by Bristow. Stubber fi eld was mused at short-leg, and took out his bat for two. Three byes were also scored, and at 12.35 Surrey had won the match by 71 runs. The following is the full wore : BUIREY. First [minas. Second Instep. Humphrey b Jas. Lillywhile 7 e Pelham bJ• Lilly ... . . __.. white --. 7 Jopp b Jas. Llllywhlts Twiny b Stubberfield Grbllth cJ. Llllywhlte, b Soutberton 0 c Wells b Souther- ortiock D boatherto• . 5 c Panto b Souther ton 0 St. J. Bonltbse, Esq., c Southerton, b Jas. Llllywhlte Stephenson c Smith, b Southerton.. 26 c and b Sontherton 12 Lillywhlte. b Stabberleld.. 1 cSoutherton b Pet. ham W. J. CoUyer. Fag., a Smith, b boa- Marton 0 c Payne b Souther ton Bristow, not out Buckle c Stubberteld, b Soutberton 11 not out 0 b 3 bl, I.b 2 3 Total Total SUSSEX. Shit Second Inniorte. C. Smith, Tag., b Griffith Payee. Boultbee b Mortluck ll b Sewell SY Mick, b Bristow 1 c Boultbee b Brie- tow Bob. V. G. Pelham, c and.b Bristow 1$ c Pooley b Bristow 6 C.C. Ewhonk, Fay., c and b Mortiock 6 st rooter b Griffith 22 James Lillywhite, b Bristow l2l Demon 4 eltuhrood, b Bristow 2 b Sewell l7 Jobe Lillywhite, o Pooley b Bristow 1 b Bristow 36 Wells, not oat .ostberton, c Houltbee 0 Mortiock Stubbertlehl, b Mortlock bl, 1-b fl, n-b 1 6 b 1,, Lb 1 4 Total B6 Total 146 THE PROJECTED REFORM BANQUET.—At a meet ing of the Reform Fete and Banquet Committee, held last night, Mr. George Potter, the chairman, mid there was every reason t, believe Messrs. Gladstone, Bright, Kill, Torreon sod other liberal leaders would accept the invitations that bad been sent them. The committee resolved to commence arrangements for holding their fete at the Crystal P a l ace during September. ROYAL HORTICTTLTURAL SOCIETY. —At a gene ral meeting of the Society, held yesterday, Mr. W. Wilson Saunders, F.R.S. in the chair, the following candidates were elected Fellows :—Mr. Myles Fenton, and Ear. W. Kingsley. The Taunton D ean Horticultural and Floricultural Society was admitted into union. Some fine specimens of hollyhock, from Mr. Clutter, Klima anratum, he., from Mr. Bull, were exhibited, and a box of cut blooms of Mancha' Niel rose from Mr. Haynes attracted great admiration. ATIENIPT --- 7; MURDER A SOLICITOR.—An extra ordinary awe came before the niagistrates at Petworth, on Monday. Mullens William Harrison a farmer, was charged with stabbi ng an d woun di ng Mr. George Wells Snell, a solicitor, with intent to kill him. Mr. Johnson, of Mid burst, appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor said he PSI a solicitor, practising for Mr. F. W. Snell, of George street, Mansion-house, London. On Thursday last a court was held for the manor of Basham Buckfold, by Mr. Raper, the steward, who called the court for the purpose of his (witness) applying that his client, a Mr. Henry Wakeford, !night be admi'ted tenant of • farm called Buckfold farin, which he claimed as heir.at-law of John Wake ford, and of which the prisoner waa the present tenant. Witness then proceeded :—" I stated mycase tothe steward, and as I was doing so prisoner cams in. Mr. Raper shook hands with him. I heal my documentary evidence, and sou about to go on with my cue. I was standing in front of a sofa, sod the prisoner was sitting almost in front of me to my right hand. All at once I saw the prisoner over me with en open knife. I lifted my left hand up. Almost like a flash of lightning the knife came into me—it felt to me as if it passed inside my shirt collar. He struck me three times. The first stab cut my hand ; the second caused a wound in my shoulder. I lost much blood from the wounds." Witness added thathe wu•solicitor in enaction against the prisoner three years ago for ejectment from Buckfold-farm, which action was withdrawn. Dr. Roger Turner, who had attended the prosecutor, described the wounds. The one ou the thumb was half an inch deep ; that on the shoulder measured one inch and seven-eighths in extent. Had the latter wound been perpendicular instead of horizontal, it might have caused instant death. There was great loss blood, and be at first regarded the wound as dangerous, because of erysipehis. Mr. R. Blagdon, solicitor, coroner for West Sussex, proved witnessing the assault and taking the knife away from the prisoner. The prisoner was very mach excited, and said as the law would give him no pro tection he must take it into his own hands. He was com mitted for trial. CAB Aci IDENT.—Yeeterday, as a four-wheeled a, containing three ladies, was being driven down Chan -o'7-lane, the horse suddenly took fright and started off at full gallop. The driver, though once or twice jerked al test over the h orse ' s back, contrived to keep firm hold of , b^ reins, but had little power ovet his frightened animaL When opposite the Mitre Tavern both hind wheels of the vehicle flew off, one of the doors was torn completely " 4 1, and bounded on to the pavement, and some portions of the body of the cab were stove in. The occupants, who Lad the presence of mind to retain their seats quietly, were retracted without having sustained any injury beyond a itrtre shaking. A FEMALE AERONAUT AT SEA.—During the hte on the 15th, at Marseilles, Madame Poiteviu made a billoon ascent, but the wind suddenly veering round she * *a blown out to sea, and only escaped by means of a Tr' k - 1 which went out expressly after her. The balloon Ra s nnin lured THE PRUSSIAN ARMY. —At present the Prussian army is distributed among 273 garrisons, the great nui.jo „l.l7 of which, namely, 229, are in the former provinces. 'then cronies Hanover, which reckons 17 ; i h• III; Electoral Heine, 7 ; Nassau, 3 ; and Frankfort, There are now in the newly -a c qu i r ed countries 44,840 Mel to wit, M regiments of infantry, 48 squadrons of cavalry, batteries of artillery, 3 battalions of *harms, d of sappers, and 3 of the military train. ARRIVAL OF GRAIN &c., INTO LONDON BY WATER CARRIAGE THIS WERE. Wheat Darby. Milt. Oats. Flour. ets. an. gra. gm brit MU& and Scotch 19C .. 510 110 Portdopt lO2OO 2820 siio iio Total _1 2820 I 810 9060 2120 2120 Maize, MOO. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (NT fiILEORAPII.; (nom OUR OWN coußzsrommer.) The market quiet. Sales proLably 8,000 or 10,000 balm. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SrGAR.—The market continues in the same dull state u previously reported; the limited business transacted is at prices in favour of buyer. The private sales include Jamaica, 30s. to 325., and clued Manilla 30a. Refined— dried goods are dull of sale at the recent decline. Pieces steady. . . . COMA —The parcels in auction continue to realise the valuations. Plantation Ceylon triage. 255. to 43e.; good 765. ordinary W. , 675. 6d. to 6.9 e. ; low middling and middling, to 84a. 6d . TILL —At the public sales fully previous prices are paid. Blackish leaf and common to fair Kabiows sold at to Is. Id. ; medium to line, le. 71 to 2.5. ; scented orange Pekoe, Is. 031 to la. 7d. Faurr.—The market for new Valencia continues very steady. Rtcs.—No sales reported. Rum.—A few casks of Jamaica sold at full prices; 30 puns. Leeward. at le. 7d. to la. 81, and Demerara at . _ Siirrents.-1,200 bags sold at firmer prices ; refraction 4 and 51, at lils. 6d. to 18s. 9d., cub. Corrox.—A fair amount of business is doing, but prices are slightly easier. HIM P ♦xD JUTE remain steady. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 445. 9d.; Petersburg Y.O. on the spot, old, 4.55. ; ditto, new, 455. 9d. ; August to September, Os. 6d. to 9d. ; October to December, 46e. 6d. to 9d. ; December, 465. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mews. Pattenden and Smith report that the trade remains quiet at Monday's prices. From the plantations there is nothing fresh to report. The Bishop of Rochester has instituted the Rev. Cornwall Smalley, M.A.. incumbent of St. Matthew, Bays water, to the rectory of Tburrock Perm, Essex. THE SHEFFIELD SAWORINDEES. —SHEFFIELD, AUGUST 20.—A public meeting was held to-night in Paradise-square, called by the Rev. R. Stanton, to deliver an address on the Sawgrinders' resolution. Mr. Stanton proposed the following resolution, which was carried unani mously, and delivered a long address in justification of his put and present conduct :—" That this meeting de clares that the resolutions passed by the Sawgrinders' Union on the 13th are inimical to their own interest as • Union, contrary to the basis of social law, • violation of the laws of religion and morality, an outrage on humanity, and • disgrace to the town, and it claims the right, and feels it • duty, to call upon the Union to expel the two members in question, and to offer an apology to the town for the evil and disgrace it has brought upon it." LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). —From the report of the directors, burned to-day, it ap• pears that there was • loss of 45011. on the working of the half-year ending June 30, diminished by the balance car. ried forward from the previous half-year and by dividend on Consols and interest on bank balances to 1,3151. There being, however, • general reserve fund of 32,5001. available for dividend, it is recommended that • dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, shall be declared out of that fund. This will take 14,852/. 10s., leaving • balance still remaining to the credit of the general re- serve fund of 17,647/. The loss on the working is attri buted in • greet degree to the high price of provender as compared with 1866 and 1865, and the directors express their oonfidenoe that there is no cause for anxiety as regards the future. L. TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1867. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) OOLONLILL GOI 660.000 ,HrlitahOtdosep.ot.,l67.l l WWI Do. 1886 ! - Quo (lOTA p. x,1877 Do. Sporot,rob.l•l6. Do. eporot.Maz.3 6 . 11- 4 70 81 DO eyermite.da i 7 Mk De. opera lao agn -- nre-rim ___ 19001 Do. do. 1680410 I Do. do. 11180.911 Mme, Dolp.o.Ap.ROM.111100! 100,000 Osyloo,Nov. 186 8.6 p. et 683.9001 Do. 1678, do.. 1.000,000 ; Do. 1871 do. 109,00011attetttos I per 66.,167 6 .....„ a Do. 100, Do. 1876 1882 800, Do. 1866 1 1 / 6 , 4oo NstalGov.ep.o.Ap.ROc. 160.000 Now bram.Gmllporoll. 1.18 6 .800 Now Booth Wales Goy.. 6 p. m0t.,1671 to 1876 8.171,800! Do. 6p. 0.1888 to 1805 861000! D0.6p.e.r.1887 to 1810 1 1 10. Now Imlsad 6por coot. 1.1100. Do. Epee mat. 640, Do. 6pm cont. 1891 1 000,000 Do.do.l4ollunoiDoo • 100,000 Nova Omits 6p. a, 1676 1.810.106 (attosodaad Om. A I .8 p. . 1,177.46 d Do. Do. von .... 7116,600' 6.Aott.Gov. 6 p.0..67-77 sod opwds. 860,000'616.13 D0. m6p. 1878 o. Jun. Joky 1.000.000 Do. II P. of OW 116 no BRITISH No. 1 66 . 1 Mum goe 2 . 000 2,900 . . 1,024 Ll,BOO .. 612 6,164 .. 6,000 .. 6,000 1, .. 4000 460 . 12,500 '6 6,000 6,906 .. LOGO .. 1.014 .. 6,000 .. 206 1.000 . 00 .'1 i ....... Clifford AniaL 0. Coo. (Tarlrick ) Drakowalla East Burst (Wow n ) But Corn Brea But ilrany . lll6 ..... ***** I 1-17.1t°1•°11.c.raTissk-)' draraiteritfii - aTaTrit Great Lamy (Lhattert) Great South Tetras G. W. Vet (Hale) Grantlle Ilingeton Downs .1. Margaret (and Lelant) Marks Vay Mayndy Iron Ore North Rohm North Wheal Crotty PrlZUnited nee (r. Want), . Carona, Bt. Cleary 7 7 01 "p , A ziriil : c.onduffoly is: lit 18tre,ya 2 k Tin.... West Band (th. W. Condon pstwir opa) d) Want Murton West 844 ca Wh. Wh. Railer Ikaust (BAthmtai) (IIlogia) W,ll sryAnn ptiaben ) Wheal Select WU. Tralawnev MALI NORZIOPI 100 101 98 100 101 113 84 85 84 86 WS 186 106 197 104 108 104 106 91 06 102 104 199 110 104 116 102 104 104 106 106 107 104 116 101 103 01 100 96 913 90} ille 97 OS 93 91 108 100 100; 101; 98 100 97 98 VT 98 106 10? ,;11 mt 1 99 91t 1 31) it 6 Si 1.6.6 $9.0 111.7.6 100 r 91j i 1 lost 107 i seii 112 - 41 1 7 1 0 7 190 410 id ih 2 le 1 11 4 1 18 . 19_ -- --, 14 171 1 24 26 2 le 6_ 6. ili'Ll i -ii si II 3 27 KO WO 817.0 ............. 271 2i 4 6 12 IS I 1} 8 10 66 68 140 10 i 0 70 I& 96 16 11 100 110 2 7 6 LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (By Yusow%) YORK MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) ZETLAND STAKES. One mile. Blucakin, Gleaner, Lord Ronald, Miss Euclid, Affection, Mademoiselle de Charolaia, Queen of Beauty, and Lanaret are here. THREE-YEAR-OLD PRODUCE STAKES. Two miles. Mayflower and Little Rover are here. BLACK DUCK STARES. Three-quarters of a mile. Lady Grace, Itro to Bird-on-the-Wing c, and Sunbeam c are here. BURGUNDY STARES. Two miles. Bertie, Rapid Rhone c, and Duke of York are here. OAKS.YORKSHIRE One mile and a half. Romping Girl, Dacheas , I;eville7i474Heeter;lll;wthorn Bloom, Sin to Stafford, Ines, Narino, Minster Bell, May flower, and Ravoli are here. CONVIVIAL STAKES. T.Y.C. le, Frolicsome, Slanderer, Sunbeam c, Queen of Bea Tr u:Y:l4k, Helvellyn, Agnes f, Amendment f, and Mysotis are here. CII HANDICAP. One mile. LordliCe7:ll,l7ocds, Westsak,l:Tecaar;ii;ii, airmigh, Skylark, Friday, Mongrel, Ailesbury, Ischia , Seville, Cau casus, Child of the Istls, Emily f, Sujah Dowlah, Star of the East, Muss, and Una& are here. ELEVENTH BILINIAL. Two miles. Pauban, Ladd Hater , Tarabw , Lochaber, Ines, Duchess, Frost, Rabbit Trap, Romping Girl, Ravioli, Roquefort, Dear Tom, Kidderminster, Feodor, and Cel lina are here. BRAMRAM PARK STAKES. One mile. Emily f is here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Two miles. Ben Rattle, Prince of Wales, and Freedom are here. HASTINGS MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) NURSERY STAKES. 'Three-quarters of a mile. Heather Bell, Hermitage, Helder, Spiteful, Peninsula, and Sorrel are here. SUSSEX HANDICAP. Ono mile and a half. Vampire, Lydia, Vindicator, Knight of Downe, and Pevensey are here. COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& MARK-LANE.—(THIB DAY.) Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of old Eng lish wheat were small, but there was a fair supply of new produce on sale. The attendance of millers was limiteil, and the trade in consequence was wanting in activity. Old produce was held on former terms, and the value of new qualities ranged from 12is. to 725. per. qr. There was a tolerably good show of foreign wheat from the stands. The transactions were only to a very mode rate extent, and Monday's quotations were barely sup poted. Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, at the re cent decline. Barley afloat was firm, but spring corn generally wu difficult to sell. Very little barley was on sale in the market. The trine wee firm for all descriptions, and previous currencies were su alt was dull, and the tendency of prices was in • downward direction. In oats sales progressed steadily, at full rates. The supply wee less extensive. Beans were firm, on former terms. Peas were dull, at about previous quotation.. The trade for flour was heavy, at Monday's currency. Cloverseed was in fair request at full rates. Trefoils were firm, otherwise the seed market was dull. Cakes were steady, and American qualities being scarce were disposed of at extreme rates. PRICES. Per 7/1 7 . WILL 6 6 Inca, Lent, red, :65 69 to 74 - '66 62 to 76 ~ bO. white, '65 ea to 78 , 66 62 to 75 Iforf6ti and I...lnwin Pa Qr. : . a, 'ea 64 to 76 . BARLIY. . Milting — to ng Min l)(44lll.l ding ...__ 32 to 34 OATS. I. I. Scotch potato blab, black „ whit* 2l to 31 —___ —•• Man4 31 9 tick 3B to 39 Harrow P 1 3403 as to 48 ____ Norfolk, ;ad Suffolk OS to 70 Kingston and Ware tie to 70 Brown 6l to 69 its New U to la PUS. Grey Se to 40 Maple 4O to 44 white 4O to 41 Boilers _ Okra glib, f..d l5 to 31 potato bask leed n to 20 VOL Per Qr. Irgsat. I. a Dantzle and Konigs berg 7O to 76 Rostock & Mecklen- Town muds; periB9 lbe. Household 47 to 4t Country 0 to 46 Norfolk and Suffolk, ex skip.. . Da= -- 63 to 71 61 to 64 aoudad, bard Per QT. OAT,. Danith and awedJah l3 to 30 Russian , soft ' to N. AAdicsaWred „ whits to 85it1.34 . . Orntdlng Distilling Malting — to ICO= .._ ... 37 to 38 Maple 37 to $8 Boilers _ $7 to 98 Wag Dutch brewing .... 23 to it .. feeding .... 19 to 26 liDum Coil. White 34 to 41 Yellow — sB to 41 FLOM Preach. pa sack.... 44 to 50 Spanish „ .... 46 to 60 American, per bat .. 27 to 84 Canadian „ .. 86 to 38 ilo too too toe too WIDMANN SHAMS AND ROMS. eat I Pd. I Liana I CB.ll lawa7s 515. 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Now South Wales.._ .. North Western Oriental Bank Corpora. Prorts.BanklnrOorp.(L) Prentas. Irelfad Do. dio. Now—.l Math Austratia. atm& ot & _ _ Da sca. — tii.T - 80 - 1.;:l Utdon a Australis !Moe of Izelaud (Lm. ) 1 Phase al Medea 110 liPed i 10 1 2 pm' 2 pen' 102 i j i titi I ge i 10 - 1 I 101 101 Pal JODIT STOCK fIANIE. Brags. Irdlo.l -- P-I le 61 - 7 1 s I n 20 Is is 81 84 - I '''' 4!21 al 6365 al i Sal 10t } 110 9t 10 00 lk 110} a 161 lob } T Mandl:lce Limited) Anglo-DranGold(llin.) Auelaansa ..... I Clienteles° &B. NAV° (Unlit/ Don Pedro, N. East Del ley (11m17) Fortuna (Limited) .. Omani . EiPandio'. Wand) • • = hi la i m as Lial u t i ty • • PeaslaMo (.. /lowe 4:1 Putireos a (Um). p d Sliver Load Part loyal Cobra Capper .. Sam Grim& Ilooetlab Aal ustraL oo p St John d Bay Mined Mexican ,ValAaligarla d (L.) Vancouver Coal (Wu.) Val Baran 'Waited) Widow Gold (Umlaut rorierPeu= "4 l Yodaaszastaas —• Eall— PORZION RAILV/A1 Rotterdam Fra (L* Belgian Laffon.7p. a ci(L) Ceara Argentine .... pl4:2°R;teraira ,lameematialiPl.4l ada • • •• • • Do. liastern of ?name ;41(*nun! (E) .IZemboalt_...z the Do.ep.e.Prt. new gov Northern et tttrnneoooat N.Rall. B. Agree~g.l.p o De, Deterred prerweglea Truk Pref lOttoeva (Botin?sAldln IParla, Marla and Orleans inselfs &Tranvia:4 ) iltoyal Sardinian i lltoi x, al Swedish ...... . gar mut lonize and w Muss Do. ogp anthill& San Paulo(L) 1.7 per et 13.nrist.rt Lona Vitostlan South Sant. of Portugal Southern of trance rartn and Savona _ West Modern _ Do. Se par eent."Pref. West & N. W. of Primo* ii 13 14 1 1 1 1 id 12 13 16 10 711 i 6 pm 26 21 V 15 13 dim IC 16} ld 1 . 1 4 6 x w. '1 1 316 . 18. 1. 4 10 4 i 15 16 114 151 lii ni -1 2 9 9 9 9 91 22 U I Pd• I 4I MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Ors °Ur= In the Stock Exchange the transactions still consist principally of sales, and prices have ex perienced • fresh reduction. Some of the opera tors who bought stock at lower quotations than those now current are selling with a view to realise profits, and the usual speculators for a fall are taking advantage of this circumstance. The amount of business generally, how ever, is extremely small. Consols have de clined 1 per cent., and British railway securities to 1. Great Western stock, however, is inquired for, upon favourable anticipations with regard to the forthcoming half yearly dividend. A few of the foreign bonds are slightly better, in- I eluding Spanish Passive, the accounts from Madrid leading to a belief that the insurrection will be promptly suppressed. The discount market is quieter to-day, and there is more disposition to take the best bills at 11 per cent., although the more general charge is la to 1 1 . Consols are quoted 941 to 1 for money, and 941 to for the account (Sept. 10) ; and the New Three per Cents, and Three per Cents. Re duced, 941 to 1. The railway market is fiat, and the general course of prices rather unfavourable. Brighton stock has declined 1 per cent. ; Great Eastern, 1 ; London and North Western, Metropolitan, Mid land, and London, Chatham, and Dover, ; and South Eastern, 1. On the other hand, Great Western is 1 better. The present quotations are as follows :—Metropolitan, 1241 to 125, ex all ; Great Western, 46 to ; London and North Western, 1161 to 0 ; Midland, 1191 to / ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,l27l to 128 ; Caledonian, 1121 to 1131; South Eastern, 67 to ; Great Eastern, 291 to 301; Great Northern, 1141 to 114 ; ditto A, us! to 1161 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 1 ; North British, 30 to 31 ; and Brighton, 49 to 1. The purchase by the government broker to-day for the sinking fund comprises 21,000/. Reduced, at 941. Greek bonds are in request, and have improved per cent., viz., to 131 to 1. Spanish Passive and Mexican are 1 better, at 201 to 1, and 141 to 1, respectively. The other descriptions are steady. Turkish of 1862 are called 57 to 58 ; ditto of 1865, 311 to 3 ; Spanish Certificates, 151 to 161 ; and Italian of 1861, 481 to 49. Financial shares exhibit no alteration. Interna tional Financial are quoted 2} to 11 dis. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to 2} dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 5 to 4 dis. Bank shares are quiet, and prices unaltered. London and Westminster are called 72 to 74; Union of London, 39 to 40 ; Imperial Ottoman, l to 01 die., showing dulness ; Chartered Mercan tile of India, 28 to 30 ; and Alliance, 12 to 11 dis. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1 per cent., viz., to 731 to ; while Erie R►ilway shares have declined 1, the present price being 442 to 45/. Illinois Central are without variation, at 77} to f • Atlantic Cable shares are unchanged, Anglo- American at 16i to 171, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent. Preference at to f. An extraordinary meeting of the Atlantic Tele graph Company is called for the 6th of September, " for the purpose of receiving from the directors a report and statement of the revenue account for the year ending July 28, 1867, and of determining upon the payment or otherwise of a dividend upon the capital of the company." No gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, but • large portion of the recent arrivals is now awaiting dis r i aimbria, from New York, has brought 8,0001. in specie for London. The amount of Australian gold known to be now on the way to England is 658,500/., of which the bulk is due. The large amount of Mexican dollars by the steamer Atrato was sold yesterday, partly for re fining and partly for the Continent, at 4s. Ild. per ounce, showing a decline of id., compared with the recent quotation. It is announced that Messrs. Fairfax, Bryson, and Co., hardware and general merchants and metal brokers, of Birmingham and London, have suspended payment, owing to heavy losses and the non-arrival of remittances from Canada. The amount of their liabilities, however, has not transpired. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm, and a alight rise took place in the rates on Austria and Italy. The quotation for St. Peters burg also shows a movement in favour of this country. Annexed is the usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.0 to 12.04 ; ditto, short, ILIB4 to 11.194 • Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.0 to 12.04 ; Antwerp, 3 months , 25.375 to 25.425 ; Brunels, 3 months, 25.374 to 25.424; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.9 g to 13.10 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke 3 months. 6.26 to 6.26 g; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 31 4 to 314 ; Paris, short, 25.15 to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.324 to 25.375 ; Marseilke, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.374 iFrankfort-on.the-Maine, 3 months, 1204 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, /2.80 to 12.85 ' • Trieste, 3 months, 12.80 to 12.85 ; Madrid, 3 months, 494 to 49; Santander, 3 months, 494 to 49; Cadis, 3 months, 494 to 49 ; Seville, 3 months, 494 to 49; Malaga, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Valencia, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Bar. .elona, 3 months, 494 to 494 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 49 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.20 to 27.30 ; Genes, 3 months, 27.20 to 27.30 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.26 to 27.36 • Palermo, 3 months, 27.20 to 27.30 ; Messina, 3 mon ths, 27.'24 to 27.30; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 524 to 514 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 524 to 611. The intelligence from Buenos Ayres and Ls Plata, by the French mail just arrived, is satis factory. The government and the congress have been recently much occupied with matters of con siderable importance, especially in decrees for im proving the agricultural and industrial condition of the country. From the provinces the news was ' considered favourable, and the latest information from the seat of war was to the effect that the whole allied army had received instructions to at once attack the enemy's position, and it is expected that something decisive will be reported by next packet. The provincial government of Itnenos Ayres has passed a decree, conceding a site wherein all the railways of the country are to terminate. All the railvrays are doing an excellent traffic, especially the Great Southern and Central Argen tine, the shares of both of which have risen in value. Owing to this being a favourable season for sheep farming, and the superior condi tion of the camps, good lands are coming daily! into greater demand - , and the government has again evinced a desire to encourage and facilitate colonisation, by the prolongation of the terms for purchase in their new public land law. In Buenos Ayres money is abundant, the market is easy, and it is said that the government will have little diffi- ! culty in raising at home what it requires from i the private banks. National Bonds, which have so ; rapidly risen of late, continue to fluctuate in price between 62 and 65. In the commercial houses there is little of importance doing, on account of the ple thora of gold, all seeming to prefer to ship gold to taking exchange at 4S. Ounces, 400 ; sovereigns, 22} ; pataeons, 26. A general meeting of the Merchant Banking Company of London (Limited) will be held on the sth September. The transfer books will be closed from the 22nd inst. to the sth September next. Subjoined are the quotations of insuranoe, gay dock, waterworks, and canal shares, as given in the:Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance—Alliance British and Foreign Marine, 24; Law Life, 8t34, 98 ; North British and Mercantile, 154 ; Ocean Marine, 191, i ; Bock Life, Hl ; Universal Marino (Limited), 4. Gaelight and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 4, I British , 29 ; Commercial, 32; Continental Union (Li- 36,0001 11 100,005 1 10,000 10 16,04 10 16, 2 10,000 5 10,000 10 - ii:iii l !6,oCei Wiiii iF,OOII fo 0,000 64.000 7,017 5 14,044 4 40,000. 10,000 10 100,000 4 15.000 4 w 11i,000. 1 11,0005 10 4,1,1'a DO 110 11,000 10 10,0001 5 50,000 1 15,000 1 um. ' 110 0 5 TS 74 xn, 421 431 84 88 47 49 38 40 NOREIGN OBLIGATIONS. RAILWAYS. 10.Lasciaboars6p. oent. De. Havana and Matanzas Lausanne and Fribourg Matrons and Zabangla North. of Trews B p et Do (Ltd MIA p et ,Ottoessa (Strayena, 4he.) Do. do. herded at 72 =. 1 17. 1 0 ( M P p e r. Royal Swedish 6 p. Ler.ad.7 p. et aka ItLoes-Ves. Sp .°. leedhlealotTert.7po. doethersothanoelp.o. South tiara, 6 per et. WAIN. W. dimity. e. Closing vr► I balm 4 17 1 97 90 98 100 97 90 12} 191 90 BO 19 16 11 12i 93 9$ le I 04 1111 IN IN 12 Ilk II II U U _ld tl ad 73 zn 100,001 21,000 01.000 MAO Ascangun Anglo-AzoorlaanTeL (L. Aasio.lladess Atlantis TdograPh • • • • =en& .. .. A IL A T IG A s kii: Braspershiss UAW/a 161 171 14 14; 2712 68 72 17 19 ial ii 6 o 12i 181 1 9 I izresiz:= 69Y oB2.lo.7 atarwoairo (L.' Do. Now Woken Vaughan. (1 ; Domain, Gas ilavidlool) Do Now. .—.—. British Asioricon Lad B. & I. Msg. Tol. (L.) di Isiv(k) CannilltlidpiLdinii: ClagenAmo&Dairosa laPro. t ; ClgatillonLiyrnik ( City of Moscow fiao (L.) City Mon (Liza.)-- Colonial (Malted) i ..._ tin Is a SS TO 4 it 134 ild4. Ile 3 tio II 13 16 18 17 6 3 Doe. el Afrialaltar.g.. , Oastlstria UD.Cias (L. TOKk.i. — .....rciN' 11 Pm 01 i 6 4 Sc ; rai 51.14;ftel.firaa. C. et L0.04.1877,e1p.e. Do. do. 1879 do. e=laad (L) De.otM am (L) Cr g al Pretenam Do. 0 .el Peep. Deb (Limited) aeman Tea (L Indlaaa4C.& Pin( L' I. India . t Canal I i 103 104 is 18 6 100 $ 4 " 42 26 27 944 1014 106 107 I 4 416 i. i.,T.1 lies 16 14.44 a rD t iT:bi a; Witi.:(l ) Do. Dow Iniat.AvaCopper Ihst. sod larsixs ..zwa R ..18ecottlidlarta(L foris•st (Warshaw . Credit& Dis.(L • Newt Rs o , ass *Colonial As.(L Hodsase IlesgEoacOttlits Ow s IsajaadOo. Arsdllas L ; 137 149 id 11 4pin id / lid 51 ilerlo 10 BMs 144 par 2 1 4 ?) rs - 4 - clls 2 10 12 16 12f 1101, 2 I 416 2 1144 a 4 4 If 1 di. 2 2 35 40 T} 201. 6 Ms 4 Ms 2 1 at 1 14 t 3 tl dl 24 SI 19 17 di. Ws Per E. Letteenif d: Disuic /lama tTaii. Soe.(L In s ROMA WM. (CmaClay.‘ sU No Ilanriti I iii:intiraatlmlaa.Us&itanall O adrup° : :63 .. i c alcar:AfriPmeG t Cal l irrig."": 7 ll.lll2.lllAad . visaial7 b e l L y lixttka("L l L. ndlanilo Trad : C:LinL i Malftell:Lluudt .. .. :lll : l l : ! o: ) ) ! I llia:" 00 1111 I StIiil 10 punt. Beton. Tot (L) ail tid 16 Marelumt Shipping (L' all Bt 11111 wall F.Ld./Dook(L) 100 Si MillwallLronWorka. IS 10 Natal Lad dtCol.C. (L) I Ili National Dia Com. (L, 5 M NationalProv.M 11 IM National Steam Nov.( I, N N NarboddaCoalilrow(L 1 I 14 NawConaolldat.= 8 6 New Quebrada. II N.LealandL&M.Ao.i.) fil SS N.Zoslandtt Lou 5 10 ortbsen Imam Tea 4 10 Do. B * Illa .BriaAaatralmisa (L) US SO .Brittliaremo.ln.(L) 14 15 roma Marine (Imam) 6 10 OrleataltinandallLba.) 11 I OrNmalGas(l/101164) all 1 Do. New 1 10 OrientlnlandßMem(LN ell 10 Otago & Othlitod Limit I 6 !Ottoman Ou (116611401 NI 10 'Panama B.IL Moam(L) as 1 I Do. d , IN. P6O/916.L5a 0. d&Mla.(L),100 60 Peastalar&O.Btomp 1 all i M Do. do. New 1866, MI 10 Do. do. do. 1I 1 ' B. Y 15 l ai r " . N iro ew n —— — en all ID 10 ;1110.7.CItlmprwr.(L) 6ll Rio Jane i ro Gm (Linn ), all I a itilizil 11611816601 IN M. Amara. Invest. (L ),160 10 . Man. d'Emypte (L)' 10 60 E . Africau IL dtLa.(L) i I Ili thAnstrall an Land 1 all la twaseine Telegraph i 1 Do ilerip an loa s i Mil.Cl Do. D onetrao&llM(L). all o le. j ,Iltainea*Marmy 1n.(14 I 110 Irrinldad Petroleum (L 4 . a l'ltuat&AmerotAas.(t 1 N IT. & L Co. ed IT. Cambd 5 84 6.llartne of Leer. (L 11 15 United DiscoaatCorp(L 6 6 UllllOlll. Telef. Co.(L 1 all 5 Do. 10 per cent. pre., A 10 Dalven.Mmtnoloa(L.). I N *an DlMllea'S Lad ROI 111 D viisero", 10 1 01 1 0/ 16 46 In N Moreau{ risawas I (1 6 / 6 1 n is WNll6lll•NPuNsekly 16 pliZ7 - - 2 ; 1-11 Se 101 14 0,41. 11 I} zd 33 38 46 60 di, 0 s di. ei film 4 3db II 18 db Ws Om 11 at id's }pm 4 3IL it I InD 4 &edit 40 46 16 16 14 16 pet 10 . 8 di. °* It fl e r lf 83 86 •7 49 47 49 11 9as 94 16 7 8 181 191 91e t2s 90 91 115 120 7 6Ms Se •{6L 84 36 65 75 1 i I 1411 1} 1 2 al I I I 2 I IWO 1= WM KM au Ot T 119 11 9 19 • Z 3 19 mil PREFERENCE SHARES. Western Original irredeemable 4 per cent., 70. beater, Sheffield, and Lincoln., 6 per et. (6/.), id. ad dla ..- -- dh , I In in ao ad w lle li AY I par i lt 5750 mited), 121,13 ; Great Central, 13 ; Imperial Continental, $6 Western C, 7. bocka—London and St. Katherine, 56, 5,6, e, ex div. Waterworks—Berlin, 13, t ; Grand Junction, 75. Canals—Kennet and Avon (guaranteed by Great Wes tern Railway), 54. The following, with reference to the wool sales, is extracted from the circular, dated Monday, of Mr. Helmuth Schwartz* : The third series of London public isles of colonial wool opened on the 11th inst , since when the following quan tities have been catalogued .-3,134 bales Sydney 4 = , 2 Port Phillip, 727 Van Diemen's Land, 1,225 A. 5,350 New Zealand, 2,652 Cape, and 158 sundries ; total, 18,418 bales. English buyers attend in good numbers; the continent, hosever, is as yet but thinly represented. The spirit is fair, and prices on a par with the clueing rates of the preceding series. In regard to the position of the trade it remains much the Nene as it bas been for the last ix months ; some improvement is expected from a good harvest, for which the weather at the present moment is faiourable. and should it continue, and no fresh political complications arise, we may hope to see prices well main tained to the end of the series. The following are the arrivals in time for these sales, which will last till the Zth September :—'lr4,Blo bales Sydney, 2A ,796 Port 4,866 Van Diemen's Land, 7,142 Adelaide, 31,91.1 New Zealand. 433 Swan River, and 21,886 Cape ; total, 126,846 bales. To this quantity about 20,000 bales held over from last sale: must be *aided, bringing the total to be offered to about 150,000 balsa. TUESDAY Evans°. Consols, which closed yesterday at 34g to for the 10th of September, opened this morning at the same quotation, and so closed. For money the last price was 941 to . The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Centa. were quoted at 3 o'clock 941 to k. The official busi ness report is as follows :—Thrise per Cent. Con sols, for money, 94+, 4 • ditto, for account, 94g ; Three per Cents. Rediniki, •, New Three per Cents., 94; t; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 77+ ; India Five per Cent. Stock,ll3l,+, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enfaceir rupee paper, 107+, 81; ditto Bonds, 70s. prem. The Indian Five per Cent. Stock was in renewed demand, and was officially marked as high as 1132. Exchequer Bills were also ls. to 2s. better, at 25e. to 30s. prem. In the foreign stock market Sani sh Passive Bonds declined g per cent., Greek , and Mexican and Spanish Certificates ; while Russian of 1866 improved I, and Turkish of 1866 1. The amount of business was very limited. Financial shares showed no movement worthy of notice. Prices closed as follows :—inter national Financial, 21 to 11 die. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dia. • London Financial, 23 to 21 dis. ; and Credit ioncier, 5/ to 54 dis. American securities were rather flat, and a re ductionof A toe per cent. occurred in the 5-20 Bonds and Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares. Prices were quoted as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 73a to I ; Erie Railway shares, 45 to + ; Illinois Cental, 771 to 2 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, 23 to 25 ; and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 21 to 22. A moderate amount of business was reported in Atlantic Cable shares, at about the quotations of y•estertlay. Anglo-American left off at 16; to 17k ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent. Preference, at 3+ to 3 ; and Telegraph Construction, at 2+ to 2 dia. MINE&-(THIS DAT.) On o'Cioet. The mining market is extremely quiet to-day, but West Chiverton, North Retallack, Great Laxey, South Caradon, and North Treskerby shares are inquired for. Some of the present quotations are as follows :—West Chiverton, 67 to 69 ; Chiverton Moor, 43 to 5 ; Chiverton, 7 to 1 ; North Retallack, 41 to 6} ; North Treakerby, 11 to ; Prince of Wales, 475. to 495. ; Great Re tallack, 41 to 3 ; Clifford, 61 to 71 ; East Basset, 17 to 18 ; South Caradon, 360 to 360 ; Great Laxey, 18 to 19 ; and Great Vor, 16i to 171. Foreign and colonial mining shares are firm at the following prices :—St. John Del Rey, 58 to 60; Don Pedro, 11 to 11 prem. ;Anglo-Brazilian, 1-16 to 3-16 prem. ; Chontales, 1 to 11 prem.; Pestareila, par to 1 prem. ; Rossa Grande, to 1 ; United Mexican, 11 to 2 ; Frontino and Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; Anglo-Itilian,l to prem.; and Port Phillip, 1 1-16 to 3-16. FLAX cumrtrros IN IMILAILND. A public meeting has been held in Belfast to discuss tho desirability of forming an association for the extension of the growth of flax in Ireland. Various com remind:ions from persons qualified to offends opinion upon the subject were read at the opening of the proceedings. A nobleman in the county of Gslway said—" So entirely has the d.ix movement failed in this district that I have disposed of my flax mill. Had the manufacturers in the north made inquiries for the flax grown in the west and thus instituted a market, the result of this movement might have been different ; but such was not the case. Flax brought to the local markets found no purchasers ; and flax transmitted to the north was, if not undervalued, at all events disposed of at a decided loss to the grower. A nobleman in Leitrim, who has for sonic years de. voted his efforts to the spread of fax culture among his tountry, wrote :—" The farmer will pow the plant if he finds a ready market for his produce, but he should bo able to sell the plant as he would sell his cattle or his corn. If the cultivation of flax is to be extended it can be effected in one way—viz., buy the plant from the farmer, and pay him fur it. Let the association confine them selves to the manufacture of the fibre from the straw and to the parches* of the straw or the fibre in distant parts of the country, so that the grower shall obtain ready and fair payment for his produce. The association can, if they think proper, obtain land with an abundant water supply fit for watering the straw and manufacturing the fibre. In @catching paid for by weight the scutcher leaves as many shoves as he can in the fibre to make weight ; and thus the farmer loses in every way, and the market is supplied with an inferior article." The following resolutions were unanimously passed:- 1. " That the formation of an association in Belted for the purpose of improving the quality of the flax grown in Ulster, and extending the cultivation of the crop else where, is calculated to be productive of much benefit, not only to the trade in general, but also to the agricultural community." 2. " That for the promotion of the genera/ aims of this association, it should co-operate as much as possible with landlords, agricultural societies, and all organisations which have taken, or may hereafter take, practical steps for the extension and improvement of flax culture . 3. " That, as one of the chief obstacles to the growth of flax has hitherto been the difficulty of sate in outlying districts, this association should take such steps as would enable the femurs in those districts to dis pose of their crept, thnbast advantage." 4. "That in order to facilitate the preparation of the flax for sale, this asso ciation should afford inch eucouragement as might be in its power for the erection of scotching machinery in new dis tricts." 5. " That while encouraging the saving of home grown seed, chiefly for feeding purposes, the association should afford all possible assistance to landlords and farmers in procuring a supply of the best description of foreign seeds far sowing on the most favourable terms." Various details were agreed twat, and the meeting broke up with strong anticipations of future success. PROVINCIAL slum MARNSPR. LiwitaroOL, A rot's? 40.—Bales to-day : Caledonian. 114 — Groat Eastern, Sol 504 130 i 1 I—London, Milton. and South (knit, sn—Lonthel and North Western, 111 1 111— Manchester, Sheffield and lincohtshire,ll7l .—Metropolitan, rilll / 6 1 i id and n.—Mldland, 120 i 101 20—North , 31—liouth Eastern, 68 71 I—Orend Trunk of Caned; 171—Great Luger:burg Shama, 1017-16 —National Bank et Liverpool . Litti.teaf , 2 d—British and Forehru Marine #s a.—Union Marine 'Limited Of p.—British and Irish Magnetic Teleyraph A. 05—Meney Steel and Iron !Limited;. 61d.—Metro. pottage New. 5-16 1 5-16 p. MAnCBMWEr., Actwer 20.—A good hushes was cleric, hu with Fewer pi ices. Anglo-American Telegraph (LimitedL 17— C. Calomel and Co. (Limited), 554.--!Neat Eastern. 301 1 80 29 4 i3O II I 1 i—Eires s Luxembourg, 104 —Brest Northern A, 116 • --Great Western, 444 I—lanessliire and York shire. 1211—Lootion and Noe* Western, 1161 I—Manchester, bitadleid, andLineolnallim. 471 7 7—Metrupnbtan, 12 5 it 5,16 64 44 so rl—ditto new pref., Ip. 546 1 p.—Midland, In o r —ditto new t threes. 1 1-16 p.—North British. 314 tk Eastern. 68—linited States 541 Bonds, 731 4 I—Lo and Brighton. 50144 60450 6010 4 i 1 Beton A, 101.1 1. Att: tat' 20.—BUlgura done Redditch Rail way, at : Birtninglaszn New Union Mill, at 2 15-16 Birming ham Wtgon i Limited . Breterence 6 per cent., at 91 ; and Metro. politest Railway Carriage and Wagon ; Limited . at 11 per share. Closing prices ; Severn Valley Railway, 16. 'oilers: Birmingham sis, bore.; Birmingham Joint-Mod' Bank 39 to 311; Suitor lihire FiliaaCia (Limited); 21 too dis. ; Birming ham AiUsu.z Fire li 'anion klArnited i Ws., serer- . GI-u -cr.ter Wagon .Lien t iet , Inlth lame, 7a. pin., se;lers ; and Monaca Metal (L.iutteet, 3 to ri Mato, Acot:ar 19.—Three per Cent. Consols, 641—New Three per Omit. Stock, 031—Ditto, for new ac.ount, 10th September, 93j India 5 per Cent. Stock I:transferable at the Bank of Ireland,. 1121—Bank ut Ireland (6100 paid , Bls—Hibcr- Wan BaulLing company 05 puld). 37—National Bank azo tit ell—Natinal of Liverpool ,Limited' , .115 paid . and Barad .turetinti :6100 paid. 76 Dublin. Wicklow, and Wexford (Elan paid . 66—Midland Gnat Western is:7oo paid). Mt—Dubin and Drogheda S per cent. vonvertitile, naleemahls hots tall 231—flublin. Wicklow. and Wexford, r. per 01311 t (1860), re4ll4lllllbie 1566 (ell paid), 48—Dublu and Xing& town, 98. THZ FORRATZRS AT TH CRYSTAL PALACZ. —The returns of visitors yes.enisy are :—Admissioos psy =tut, 56,578 ; ditto by man U0:1018,2044 ; total, 59,15t2, I N 17 40 Oil in - _ld iiiiil 46 1 0 011°1 N,OOO 160,000 skew 10,000 11,6011 21,4110 6,000 10,000 119,000 11,000 io;000 14000 /111*,000 10.000 fo,ooo 14.200 111189,000 WAS MON /AGO Si" Crest - 1 11 1 1 1 16 16 1 01 4 141 4 I Ok 1 11 4Par 4 1614 II *-16 [PM 111 dia l 4 Ida 1.