The Express. — London, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

the art of war which it is possible to conceive. The whole of its apparatus is carried in two light wa ggons; one contains the batteries and needles, and is mad as • small room in which the telegraphist works ; the second waggon carries the poles and wires, with the implements for putting them up. The wires are coiled round revolving dims, which are fitted in the waggon, so that the wires can be passed as the waggon pea sl ang , or the disc can be transferred to a stretcher carried between two men, so that it may be laid off the road in places where it is desirable to cut off corners. The detachment who lay the lines are all instructed in repairing damage done to the permanent wires. When it is remembered that yesterday morning the Austrians were aloes up to the frontier, and that at midday the Castle of Grafenstein, fire miles from the nearest permanent station,was in direct telegraphic communication with Berlin, some idea can be formed of the advantages which this apparatus gives to an army in the field. THE HUSTON ELECTION COMMITTEE. ( THIS DAY.) The select oommittee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the petitions complaining of an undue election and return for the borough of Heston commenced their investigation this morning, the Right Hon. R. Lowe in the chair. The other members of the committee were Lord Edward Howard, Colonel Barttelot, the Hon. G. Denman, and the Right Hon. Russell Gurney, The counsel for the petitioners were Mr. W. H. Cooke, Q.C., Mr. J. Clerk, and Mt. W. M. St. Aubyn • and for the sitting member, Mr. Harding, Gi ff ord, Q.C., and Mr. Hoary Juan. Theta were two petitions. The first was from Mr. WM. Bohol Brett, the unsuccessful candidate at the last elec tion, who alleged that he was a candidate at the last abla tion, and that an equal number of votes—namely, 153 were recorded for himself and for Mr. Robert Campbell, when the returning officer (the mayor) declared that, although he had alreatly voted for Mr. Campbell, before 4 o'clock, and although it was then past 4 o'clock, he had asreturning o ffi cer, a casting vote, and would give such vote for Mr. Campbell, whereopon, at half-past 4 o'clock, without entering the vote in the poll-book the returning officer, by word of mouth, gave a casting vote for Mr. Campbell, and illegally , wilfully, improperly, and wrong fully declared Mr. Campbell duly elected, whereas both the petitioner and Mr. L'Xinpbell ought to have been re turned, as equally entitled to represent the borough. The petitioner claimed the seat The wooed peti tion was presented by two electors, who, in addition to complaining of the casting vote of the returning officer, alleged that bribery, treating, and corrupt prack , ces were resorted to, and prayed that the return might be amended by erasing the name of Mr. Campbell, and substituting that of Mr. Brett. _ _ Before the case was gone into Mr. Cooke stated that he had been in communication with the counsel for the sitting member, and had carefully gone through the lists tendered on each aide with regard to the votes of persons who were improperly qualified. Mr. Gifford now informed him that he thought it unnecessary to put Mr. Brett to further ex pense, and would consent, on one vote being struck off Mr. Campbell's poll to retire from any further contest in the matter. . _ _ Giffard said that course might have been pursued long ago if Mr. Brett's petition, which did not allege bri. bery, had alone been proceeded with. The second petition, however, alleged personal bribery against Mr. Campbell, end Mr. Campbell could not consent to retire from the ease with inch a charge hanging over him. Mr. Cooke said it would be necessary to strike off two votes as Mr. Campbell had an apparent majority of one whereas there was in reality a double return. Mr. Giffard said that was not quite the fact. All the mayor said was, that if he had a casting vote he would give it for Mr. Campbell, but he did not record a casting vote, as would be seen by examining the poll book. Mr. Naylor, chief clerk in the o ffi ce of clerk of the crown, was then called, and produced the welt and return for the last election. Mr. Thomas Rogers, the mayor, was returning officer, and the numbers were 153 each for Mr. Campbell and Mr. Brett. . . . . The Rev. Isaac Rogers was next examined. He stated that at the last election he voted for Mr. Campbell, although previously to the election he had removed from Helston to Hinckley. The name was expunged from the poll book, and Mr. Brett remained in a majority of one. At the request of Mr. Gitfard Mr. Campbell was called. He stated that he was a candidate at the last election. It was not the fact that either he or any other person with his knowledge or consent, bribed any voter or practised treating or intimidation. Mr. Denman complained that a charge of personal bri bery, which was only calculated to pain, worry and harraas an honourable man, should have been so recklessly and needlessly inserted in the petition. He thought it was necessary that a check should bo put upon such a practice. Mr. Cooke said the petition had been drawn up in the usual form, as prescribed by the Corrupt Practices Preven. tion Act. The Chairman—Then it is high time that that form should cease to be adopted. Mr. Russell Gurney—You might have used the words, " Mr. Campbell, by his agents. " Mr. Cooke—Perhaps the petition, in point of form, is somewhat improperly worded. Mr. Clerk said that during the twenty years he had practised before election committees it had always been the custom to follow the words of the act, " That Su-and-so, by himself and hisagents hail been guiltyof bribery." Itmight be a bail form, but it was the form usually adopted. In the list of persons alleged to have been oribed there was no charge of personal bribery against Mr. Campbell. The Chairman slid there was another question to be considered before the committee concluded their delibe rations, namely, how it arose that the number of votes for each candidate being equal the returning officer declared Mr. Campbell duly elected. As the case stood at present the returning officer appeared to have been guilty of great misconduct. Mr. rooko said the matter was one for the committee themselves to consider. He did not propose to interfere in it. The Chairman—We think we ought to hear what the other side have to say. Mr. Giff.,rd remarked that he was not counsel for the re turning officer, but he believed that that gentleman had acted upon a theory that as the number of votes were equal he had the right to give a casting vote. Mr. Russell Gurney asked if the mayor was present. It was explained that the mayor had been served with a Speaker's warrant, but was subsequently informed by the agents for the petitioners that if he would give the register to the town clerk he need not attend personally. The Chairman—lt is a very serious matter as it stands at present, and the returning officer ought to be here to purge his apparent contempt of the house by returning a member when the votes were equal. Mr. Giffartl said he was told that the mayor quoted a passage from a work on election law, which stated that in the case of a double return the returning-officer might de clare which candidate he chose duly elected. The committee-room was then cleared. On the re-admission of the public the chairman an nounced the resolutions agreed to. They found that Mr. Campbell was not duly elected, and that Mr. Brett was duly elected. ARRIVAL OF PRINCE CHRISTIAN.—Prince Chris tian of Schleswig-Holstein, attended by Count lbentzall, disembarked at Dover at ten minutes before 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and was received by Major-General Francis Seymour, C. 8., who had been commissioned by her Majesty to meet him at Dover. Ilia royal highness arrived on boanl her Majesty's ship Helicon, in which he had em barked at Hamburg. He landed under a salute from the heights, and was received by Major Ellis, the commandant of the garrison, and a guard of honour of the 44th Regi ment, with the band of the corps. Colonel Elwin, of the Royal Artillery, and Captain Gaskell were also present. After partaking of breakfast at the Lord Wanien Hotel, the prince left Dover in a saloon carriage attached to the 12 o'clock train for London, and arrived at Buckingham Palace at 3 o'clock. He afterwards paid visits to the King and Queen of the Bekjians at Claridge's Hotel, to the Duke of Cambridge at Gloucester House, and to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Kai and Countess of Malmeabury with her comp my at dinner hut evening at their residence in Strat font-plare. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary and his Highness Prince de Teck have passed through Paris on their way to Vienna. Miss Ryo issonkling 100 working women to Australia in August next. On the arrival of the girls in Victoria they will be received into excellent barracks, and kept there free of expense until situations are provided for them. The reopening of the Consolidated Bank took place yesterday, and all the arrangements were regarded with satisfaction both at the City office in Threadneedle street and the West-end branch. - - The arrival is announced by special telegram of the screw steamer Kaikonra at Melbourne on the sth of May, the passage from Plymouth having been accom plished in fifty-one days, the quickest ever made. The Kaikoura was to leave Sydney on the 15th of Jane, and Wellington (New Zealand) on the Tara, with the first malls for this country, rid Panama. ILLNESS OF THE BISHOP OF HEZEFORD.—The Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Hampden) is so seriously ill that be is unable to proceed with the confirmations be an nounced for the present month. The duty will accord ingly be taken by the Bishop of Worcester, who will be waisted by the Bishop of Lichfield. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1866. BOITTHWARI. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT IBA BAILWAT CARRIAGE. &ÜBE LISTS.-(THIS DAY:) George Temple, a well-dressedyounix7;n, was;d at the bar before MkWoolrych, charged with Interfering with the comfort of the passengers on the North Kent Railway, also with assaulting Mr. W. H. Williamson, and committing damage to the amount of lye. Mr. Williamson said that on the previous night he was a passenger in a second-class carriage from Woolwich. There were at the time the prisoner, • companion of his, both of whom were drunk, witness, two friends, and two ladies. Soon after the train started the prisoner acted like a madman, shouting, and making use of ex traordinary language, and the ladies became so frightened that they left the carriage at New-cross, where two old gentlemen exchanged seats with them. The prisoner then became more violent than ever, and because witness remonstrated with him he struck him several blows on the face. They then had a struggle, during which the prisoner spoilt his hat, and he lest his necktie and cameo pin. Another gentleman in the carriage assisted in holding him until the train arrived at London bridge, when he was given into custody. In answer to Mr. Woolrych, witness said that the prisoner persisted in taking one aide of the carriage by lying at full length, and when he was remonstrated with he said he was a Seotahman, and could fight any six Englishmen. He was very much under the ;uiluence of liquor. Mr. William Heath said he was in the same carriage, and at first he suspected the prisoner was an escaped lunatic, but afterwards he saw that he was in liquor. As soon as he attacked last witness he reaserted to prevent him from committing any serious injury. The prisoner in his violence tore witness's waistcoat, and spoiled his hat. In answer to the charge the prisoner said that the wit nesses commenced sharing as soon as the train left Wool wich, and he chaffed them in return. Being exasperated they quarrelled with him, and he was struck by one of them, and the result was • little bit of a fight. He admitted being a little the worse for liquor, but one was as bad the other. Olri o'CLoor. The railway market continues flat, and prices have again given way in a few cases. South Eastern and Great Northern stocks are especially heavy, and have declined 1 per cent. Great Eastern has also receded k, and Midland k. The transactions generally are unimportant. London and North-Western stock is now quoted 115) to 116 ; Great Western, 491 to 504 ; Midland, 123 to 124; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121 to ; outh-Eastern, 67 to k ;Great Eastern, 32f to 33; Caledonian, 125} to 126 i; Metropolitan, 131 to ; Great Northern, 119 to 120; ditto A, 129 to k ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 14 to 19k. Foreign railway shares are quiet, bnt there is a demand for Lombardo-Venetian, which have im proved to 11k to I, being ss. higher than day. Grand Trunk of Canada and East yes stocks have been dealt in at steady quotations. Mr. Woolrych told him that his conduct had been dis graceful, actually compelling two females to leave the carriage, and then because he wu remonstrated with by the two gentlemen, he attacked them in a ruffianly man. ner. He tined him 408. under the Railway Act, L. for the assault, and Ira. damage ; or one month's imprisonment. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Bindersley.) RE THE EI!RoPILW BANG—IIPARTE 8t1f1.14. An order having been obtained for tie voluntary wind ing-up of the bank under the supervision of the court, Mr. Baylis as a petitioning creditor applied for his costs out of the estate. It appeared that Mr. Baylis had on deposit with the company at the time it stopped par meat, but an action bad been brought against him in the Lord Mayor's Coart by the Financial Discount Company for a sum of &if., and the money due to Wm from the bank had been attached. Mr. Hadden supported the application. Mr. Glues (with whom was Mr. Roxburgh), on the part of the company, oppos ed, cu and contended that as six peti tions for the win ' -up were presented on the 19th of May, this petition, wh i ch' was not presented till the 22nd, was wholly unneoessa7, even if Mr. Baylis were not pre cluded from petitioning by reason of the attachment. Mr. Roberts, for a number of shareholders, and Mr. G. N. Higgins for the first petitioner, at whose instance the interim liquidators were appointed, also objected to the motion. The Vice-Chancellor said the question was whether sup posing this had been the only petition, the court would upon it have granted the winding-up order. The order would certainly have been refused on the ground of the un certainty of the applicant's interest, and therefore he must refuse Ws motion with costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY . . (Before Mr. Registrar Pews.) IN RI W. JEFFS. The bankrupt was a foreign bookseller, of the Burling ton Arcade, residing in Avenue-road, Regent's-park. He ascribes his failure to want of capital to carry on his heal ness—eerere illness, pressure of creditors, and law ex penses. This was the first sitting. The proceedings were of the usual formal character. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. A NEW CABE UNDER THE TICIII , OF-LICAVE RTEITKM. Eliza Taal, a ticket-of-leave woman, was brought before Mr. Vaughan, charged with a breach of the conditions of her license. Pohoe-constable F 71 statedßiat on the 31st May, the prisoner came to the station-hotise, in Bow-street, and re ported herself as having been liberated from prison that day. She stated that she was going to live with her sister at No. 10, Chancery-lane. Subsequently it was ascer tained that the house No. 10, was empty, and had not been inhabited for nine years. On Ilaturday last she came again, and applied for her conduct money, of which she had V. 9a. to receive. Acting upon instruc tions he had received, he then took her into custody for not reporting herself accenting to law, inasmuch as she had given a false address. She said she found her sister had left Chancery-lane, but must have moved after she (prisoner) was sent to prison, which was in 1861. She added that she was living in Bed ford-street, Brighton, and was getting her living honestly, but her friends would have nothing to do with her because she had turned Roman catholic. She added that she was under the protection of Father Stiles, a Roman catholic priest at Brighton. Upon this she was brought before the magistrate, by whose orders witness took her to a respect able lodging, where she remained till Monday. Further inquiries had been suede, and it was found that these statements also were false. Mr. Vaughan asked if the printed form, setting the conditions to be observed by license-holders, was given to her on the find occasion. Sergeant Hill, 1 , IS, who was duty as acting-Inspector at the station-house on the 31st, and to whom she reported herself, stated that there were no such forms for women, as they were not subject to the same restrictions as men. But they were bound to report themselves every time they changed their resi dence. He told them that at the time. On Saturday, when she said her sister had removed from Chancery-lane, he asked her why, upon discovering the fact, and deter mining to go to Brighton, she did not give notice of her new address to the police. The address she gave him was not Bedford-street, but Warwick-street. The prisoner repeated the statement she had made to the constable. She did not know the present address of her sister, whose name was Wilson. Then, correcting herself, she said it was Williams. Mr. Vaughan said she must surely know the name of her own sister. Sergeant Hill said Williams was the name she had given him. Mr. Vaughan committed her to Millbank, to undergo the remainder of her sentence, but told her if she could urge any mitigating circumstance to memorialise the Home Secretory. CLERK ENIVP.I.L. TA RAW ING VITRIOL. ...-...- Mar9nrrt AturpAy, aged tt, who described herself as a domestic servant, residing at 23, Eden's-buildings, Brent ford, Middlesex, was charged before Mr. IYEyncourt, on remand, with throwing a quantity of vitriol over the per son of Maurice Murphy, alabourer, of 2, Suifolk.place, Ber mondsey, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. H. Allen, from the Associate Institute for Iniprov• ing and Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women, watched the case. The facts of the previous examination have been already reported, and the prosecutor, whose head was still en veloped in surgical bandnes, having deposed to the fact that he was coining out of the House of Correction when the vitriol was thrown over him, and signed his deposition, additional evidence was received. Mr. D'Eyncourt asked the prisoner if she hail anything to say in answer to the charge, at the aune time caution ing her that what she did say would be taken down in writing, and might be used as evidence against her at her trial. The prisoner, who had a well-dressed and clean infant in her arms, said—On the day he left me, he had come to see me on the Sunday night; he said " We will soon marry. Being cousins we will go to America as soon as we can get money enough, for it will not do for cousins to marry in this country." He asked me if I had no way of getting rid of the child, as it would make a gentleman of him, and a lady of myself. That was about the let of March last. He has been married about two months. I asked him how he could think I should do such a thing, as I would as soon make away with myself as the child. He answered me and said, " How did Fanny do it !" Fanny is the name of the wife he has got now. I answered him back, " If she did it, she could not expect any luck for doing it." It was reported that she had done an, but I cannot say whether truly or not. He drew a knife out of his pocket and kept edging it, or sharpening it, on an iron trough. His colour changed, but he did not make any attempt with the' knife. We parted on that night, and on the following Thursday he came and said he had assaulted the police, that I was to do the best I could, and that in a month he should return. He told me that I should have a letter on the Sunday, but I did not get it till the Monday. The girl he is now living with wrote it, telling me in three places that he had gone to Ireland, and it begged me ;.o write to him and he would let me know what to do. I, having no money, went into Stepney union, and I gave a woman my supper for a whole week for three-halfpence and went very hungry, and wrote to him in Ireland hut never got an answer. I also wrote to my sister in Ireland but could hear no tidings of him. I came out of the workhouse but could not go after him because I was in the family way. Three weeks after the child was born I went to Bermondsey and saw him talking to his wife. He left her and came out to me, and said, "If lam married lam not married to her for ever. What shall I do!" I said "You had better go away with your wife or I shall do something that you will not like." Upon that I said, " What shall Ido with my child !" And he said, I might eat it, or iloas I pleased with it. After that he said "If I had 9s. I would not go home." He then walked with me as far as Hammersmith, seeing me part of my way home to Brentford. He went home and accounted for being out all night by saying that be had been to a wake. When I got home I dressed my baby and brought it where he reaided at Bermondsey. He was not in and his wife told me to go away with my bastard in my arms, for I had enough to do now to carry that about. Mr. D'Eyncourt here asked the prosecutor if he was married about the same time as the prisoner was confined, and was answered in the affirmative. The prisoner continued -I stopped and saw the com plainant come home, and then spoke to him about the chill, and ho, with an oath ,said it did not belong to him. He got in doors, and would not see me. I asked him to come out, but he would not at first, but when he did come out he took hold of the child and endeavoured to throw both it and me down the stairs. After that be hit me two violent blows on the head. He was then sent away, and all his people came out and assaulted and ab use d roe, and I could only compare them to a lot of dogs in a kennel —(a laugh)—calling my child a bastard and other bad names. I then took out a summons against him, and his address was found, and he was locked up and sent to prison for assaulting the police. His a :fe very much abused me, and I did make use of languale that I should be ashamed to repeat before the gentlemen in this court, but my temper was up because they called my child a bastard. I told her she bad worked hard to get him, but I was afraid he would turn out • rogue to her as be had done to me. I went to speak to him when he came out of prison, but ho would not, and his friends would not let him. If they had allowed him to speak to me or had he even looked kindly at me I should not have thrown it upon him. That is all I have to say. Mr. D'Eyncourt (to the prisoner)—When was your child born The prisoner—On the 18th of April last. Mr. D'Eyncourt (to the prosecutor)—And when were you married The prosecutor—About two months since. The prisoner—He married, the cur, when he found that I would not go after him. Mr. D'ilymourt then committed the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court for trial LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (BY Etscrwe yzirows.) NEWMARKET MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) A PLATE OF 50 SOUS. FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS. T.Y.C. Mavotirneen, Red Shoes, Aaaineboine, Primrose, St. Clair, Prairie Flower, Jaime, Magpie, Marmite, Norma, Araba, Thermometer, Montagnard, May Belle, Pantaloon, Swur de Charlie, Numa Pompilius, and Annie Laurie c. All are here. A PLATE OF 50 SOVS. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS. B. M. Jolly Jack, Clachan, C;i 7 iCe, Mazurka, Norma, Nip, Begum, to be cold for 1001.; and Hacketon Maid, to be cold for 2001. All are here. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Chester field Course. Prodigal, fiat 121 b ; Pirate Chief , Sat 101 b ; Primrose, Sat 71b ; Stewardess, Sat 41b ; Phantom Sail, Bst 41b ; Molly f, 7st 131 b ; Water Cure, Tat 12Ib ; Prima Donna, 7at 115 ; Maria f, ist 715 ; Verdi , 7st 71b ; Needle c, 7stilb; Musa, Tat; Vedette c, Tat. All are here. JULY STAKES. T.Y.C. Vauban, Stolen Ki;se;,itlinlthooli;,}firmit, Redshoes, Charles IL, Montgoubert, Tempest, Achievement, Ailes bury. Janus, and D'Estournell are here. fAll) FOR;ElT.—Artesia, Wild Moor, Delium, Caucasus, Roanlle, Araba, Sunnylocks, Alcasar, King Charles, Duchess, Ines, F.tkir, Cauthleen, Cerf Volant, Flamingo, Falkenstein, Aerolite, Walton, Pericles, Julius, Spurgeon, and Harlequin f. SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOVS. Half s mile. Rinderpeat, Hatty, Blinkhoolie, Captain, and Maid Marian are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOWS. FOR TWO AND THREE YEAR OLDS. T.Y.C. Nightshade, War Cloud, Vedette c, to be .old for 100/. All are here. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SON'S. EACH FOR TWO Y EAR OLDS. Half a mile. Perdition, Princess Thyra, Cromwell, Miss Fanny, Dun dee, Whirligig, Verdi, Stewardess, and Cannon Ball. All are here. To be sold for 100/. ADDITIONAL SCRATCHINW4 FOR JULY STAKF.S.—Arundel, Feodor, Celhue, Kidderminster, Sir Oliver, Libertine, Rake, Verulum, and Van Amburgb. CARLISLE MEETING.--(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. T.T.C. Grafton, Breeze f, Louisa, Honesty, and Minna aro here. MAIDEN PLATE. T.Y.C. Miaaile, to be gold for 401. Soda Water, Little John, Ward in ('hancety, Maggie, Yarrow, and Rater, all to be cold for 30/. each. All are here. CORBY CASTLE STAKES. T.Y.C. Coleraine f, Maggie, Prelate, lona, llonebty, and Slap Bang. All are here. CUMBERLAND PLATE. Two miles and a quarter. Lady Durham, Privateer, Holstein, Selim, ntzroy, Flat. catcher, Elpha, and Dart are here. PAID FORFZIT.—Dark Apra. GRAND STAND HANDICAP. One mile. Lozenge, Gayous, Madras, Buccleuch, Yarrow, and Shamrock are here. AN ADROIT THIEF.-THE MASTER OF THE SITU- Arum —At half-past 10 o'clock last Friday evening, Police-constable Croon, 819, while on duty in King Wil liam-street, saw a stranger coming out of the premises of the London Anuoury Company, and at once walked up to him, placed his hand on his shoulder, and said, as an intimation of arrest, " What did you want in here ?" The stranger, gravely turning his spectacles upon the officer replied in a tone of mild surprise, , ' I am the master !" The constable who was in the act of turning the " p.O 4" towards the police-statiou re-examined his capture more critically, and found him to he a staid, respectable look ing personage, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles— evidently he was not a burglar, but a commercial gentle man of position—and a serious mistake had been all but consummated. The policeman therefore let the stranger go, and asked him Ito show concum for his interests) "Is all right within ?" "Beautiful." answered the mtranger, slowly walking down King William-street. The next morning it was found that the London Armoury Company's premises had been rubbed of various silver and other articles, and money, to the value, fortunately trifling, of 10/., and beyond all doubt the individual who had got out of the clutch of the policeman by his adroit ruse of passing himself off as the " master" had then the stolen property in his pocket. The police are still engaged in searching for him. DEATH FROM LIGHTNINO.—During the after noon of Thursday last a thunderstorm passed over Oran brook. At Hightilt Farm a man named Thomas Relf was killed by an electric explosion, and a lad named Wheeler was for a time completely pant lysetl. It appears that the deceased had been cutting grass for Mr. Honess, at Hightilt, when he went into the oast at the back of the farmhouse for shelter, in company with several other men and the lad above alluded to. While there the storm raged with much fury, and Relf, who has always been timid about thunder and lightning, sat down against the wall on a sack, and close by him sat the lad ; the other men were sitting down in the laace some distance away. Opposite where Relf and the d sat was an open window, and a flash of lightning appears to have been attracted to the window by come pitchforks which stood close under. and passing into the building struck Hell on the back of the head, and then 'soiling down his body, killed him instan taneously. The lad screamed out that his anus and legs were broken, but he was merely paralysed for a time by_ the shock, and is now better. The build ing on the roof was slightly injured, end one of the oak rafters was shivered in pieces. The hair on the head of the deceased was much singed, his body fearfully dis coloured, and a strong smell of sulphur pervaded the place at the time of the occurrence. The deceased is bl years of age, and has left a wife, but no children to mourn his loss. Two sheep at ('hittenden Farm, belonging to Mr. Judge, were killed by the lightning at the same time.-- , Sussex Adrertimr. CHILDREN ASLEEP AND AWAKE.—How wonder fully similar are all children to one another when asleep The same rounded half.formed features, the same gently closed eyelids, the same slightly parted mouth, are com mon alike to high and low, to good and bad, before passion or education has begun to draw those harder and more decided lines which sleep cannot obliterate, and which only pass away when once the first calm look of death is gone, and dust returns to dust. No such lines mar or alter the face of a sleeping child, or give a clue to the daily history of the soul within. Look from young Seymour the lord to young Dickson the shepherd boy. Look at the mendacious and fierce-tempered Johnny, destined to break your heart and ruin you, lying with his arm round the neck of his gentle, high- ouled brother Georgy. They are all rely nearly alike. Rut awake them ; see how the soul, still off its guard, betrays he truth in eye, in mouth, nay even in gesture. Well was the wise Mrs. Chisholm accustomed to say that the time to judge of a girl's character was when she 'was first awake. Cannot we conceive of these four ideal children, that they would betray something to a close observer as their oonscionsne-s of the real world returned to them? Would not the Fttle nobleman have a mdm look upon his face—a look careless, because he had never known care? Would not some signs of weariness and dissatisfaction show themselves on the face of the shep herd boy, when be first found that his pleasant dreams of the sake and of the fine new clothes were unreal, but that the bleak, wild morning, the hard, cold boot to be thrust I on stockingless feet, and the poor dry bread were most un mistakeably real' while .Tohnny will wake with a scowl, and Ggrgy with a smile.—Mr. Henry Kingaley:s New Story, Siloote of &looter," ia Mamma' lases Mapattose. ORDINARY BEA= AND STOCK& Bk. I red Liman I el m °4b4 ter d s P6 r . I "les t. t"" p .m. as. 100 Bristol and Exeter B9 91 91 81. ISO 'Caledonian St 100 Canahrian 60 all 'Cork 'Cork and Bandon 90 all Cornwall 4 8 St. 100 Dublin and Bellsothrec 67 TO 8t 100 Ilundee,rerth,&AbdJai 79 72 100 all East London Serie Oert. -- 81. 100 Do Afa . St. 100 .Glaarow and 8. Western, 112 114 St. 100 Great Eastern Ord. St 1 33 114 33 2} St. 100 Do. E. Ang. Stk., N 0.21 6 6 St. 100 Groat North of Soxitland' St 100 'Great Northern fit 100 • Do. Aj A rec. no div. un- 128} 129} SR 100 ! Do. B 1 til 6p.e. is paldli 8t 100 Do. New Lis. e 25 pm. St. 80 Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock St. 100 Gt South & West (Ire.) St. 100 • Great Western 6O goi 50 } 45 3 St. 100 I Do.StourValOna. ink St. 100 1 Do. Beath Wales . St. 100 I Do. W. Mkt --Oxford -- St. 100 Do. Do. N ewp ort 34 N 84. 100 Lancashire & Yoiltro 121 121} 111 } N. 100 I Lon. ,Briglite, & &Coast • 90 92 8t 100 London,Chatham,&Dor 1 20 22 19} 20 19} } St 100 1 Do. 51 et. Exten.A6p.e.l ' 24. 140 'London & North Westn.l 115 11:1 114 116 St 100 iLondon&SouthWeaterni 91 1 52 82 St 100 !Man. She( ~ & !lamina& 57 58} St. 100 Metropolitan 1 130 131 1314 1 10 8} Do. New 2 } 2 4 pm 10 8 I Do. Extension 100 all Metropolitan District B4 8 5 uS xd 100 101 Do do. do. _ —pm 10 all Do. &St. John's-Wood 84. 140 Midland 1 1234 1244 124 34 9. 6 1 Do. .C 9 Shares St. 100 Do. Biros. & Der by. 93 96 f 6 all .Mid Kent 81. 100 INorth British St. . 100 Do. Min ,Perth,Duud., 24 88 St. ' 100 N. Eastern —Berwtek Pur — St. 100 Do. Iced/ H .1 , 69 71 St. • 100 Do. York 1 108 107 8t :100 Do. thrlisle — 26 , all Do. titock..4 Darling. ' 65 86 IS ,18 Do. do., 1800-61 1 94 10 pm St t 100 ,North London 10 7 1 Do. do., 1864 1 2pm 10 . 7 Do. do., 1665 1 2pm St 100 North Staffordshtro 74 76 'St 100 IN. &S. Western June. , 108 112 -- fit. 1100 'Scottish Central_ St. 100 Scottish N. E. Aber. Stk. 65 67 8t , 100 .Scottish Midland — ' sit • 100 othruptbiro Union - St. 100 South Devon 45 48 St 100 'South Eastern 80 . all &sines, Woklitighant&e 7} 6 3 St. ' 100 Tatf Vale le ' 3 I Do. C 2 3 pm St 1100 'Vale of Neath St 100 !Waterford & Kilkenny 10 I 6 Waterloo & Whitehall 60. 100 'Won Cornwall 63 66 BRITISH lESSIONS. RA/LVIA Yl. • . Atlantic & St. Lawrence! Born. liar. &C. In. Do. P Shares Buffalo & Lake Huron I Do Preference Buff., Brant.,&thidericli 1104ing prime. I Bales_ 52 64 foui 100 i 'hi Ipni sin 71 1081 1 100 nn ' U per cent . I 07-a-4 Cal. ,k S. naeternsp.c.g. Cape T. Ik,ck Up. r. I einerara.7p porprof. Euut Ikngal gu. 5 40 Emit Indian gu. 5 do 1 Urauti Trunk of Canada; Do. Equip. M.l,'.6p.et I Do. lat pref. Bonds Du. do. deferred, ' Do. 2nd pref. Bonds . Du. do. deferred Do. 3rd pref. Stock ' Do. do. deterred Do. ath pref. Stuck Do. do. ocfcrrol Great Indian Peuinaula Do. gna. 5 per cent • Do. New do. Do. New Gt S. ut India. g sp. ct Do. 4 per cent. Do. 70 00 55 60 i 100 102 ' 99} 99itin 99} lvo 101 zin 1001 1 . ..1 20 19} 85 la — 67 60 I 50 65 50 65 60 — 46 •0 43 ' 42 VT 41 . 24 20 I 23 25 _ 105 106 tin 105} ; } Ilpmtin - f I}pmiln It I}pmxin 97} 1/3}iin 91 93 iit, It. Western of Catittia I}. Do. New .... 5} • Do 6p.c Ikla.pay 1N73 91' do. do. 1A77.9. b 3 Brinell 'Limited 14 Iladiraa attar. bp. cent. 99 Ibi 5 cUs. 91 I 115 I dls ysn 100 :In 99 VI sin 67 :in' LW. do. Do. do. .4i . d 0.... 8.5 Filth Melt,. Corp. G per c. Bd. liolb. and II oleaor's Bay; Lk). 6p. cc., pay. Is3o 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 00! 2 Si 100 Si. 1100 lko. sj, ct pay. 1 , 95 N.lt. of Can Op c.lstp. glut 5 per cent Do. Dahl do Du. do. do Do. Punjaub do. ; Du. Indus St. Hot. do ' 8i 80 96} 96 1 4511 81 102 sa 82 11n1 87 :fn; 110 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Pd I I prltie IWes: a~~~:~. 00,000, 50 10,050' 50 I 40,000 100 110,000 20 40,000 50 20,00. 60 11,300 20 30,000 4U ' 12,500: so 12,600 20 10,000 2n 40,000 20 25,000 20 10,000100 , 20,002 60 60,000 10 40,000. 50 50.000 . 20 20.000' 50 20,000 60 15,7.11 20 60,000 20 50,000 25 60,000 20 20,000 100 Agra& Mastcnuan's ,L Albion Alliance Lon.A Liverpool' Anglo Außtrian Anglo Egiptlan Anglo Italian Aziatic Haug Cur. new sh Australasia Bankof Do. New. auued !tau!: of f..;:n!t Bank of London Bank of Otago ,Limited Haul: of QUeCligiAlld L. liankof Victorla,Austrai• latak of New ZUlland..l itartied'e Batik Limited firazillan&Portugocie L' ltritish fi taallbornlan , L • British N. America .._..1 ltarlesLatitte A. Co L C. Ilk India, Aus Chart. Yor. of Ind* Ow City Colonial 40,000 204 t'um. Bank of Canada 40,00 u 25 I Com. Bank of India, &c 100,1o0' 10 , Consolidated Rank 10,000 50 , Irelhi And 14,000 60 Kan London Limited,. 50,000 . 20 ; Eastern Exchange Lim. - 30,000' 30 I Enidish and American 20,000, 25 'English Joint, Stock 30,000 20 ; Eug Scot.& Ansi. Cliartd 10,000 50 • English and Sweil ish , L: 45,000 50 • Etn , mean Bank Limited, 40,000 100 11 indium.china.t.tap L 20,000 100 Imperial Bank 'Limited') 135,000 20 ; Lnwerial (Minoan 07,500 20 1 100 New 0,006 i 26 j lonian 1 6,000 151 Do. New 10J,000, 20 I Land Slort. Bk. India'L 500,000.100 Do.sp.c Deb.,1801,30) - rt: 20,000. 50' Lon. 8k.0L51 ex ien,ote. L 10,000 100'1 London and Brazilian ) 22,000: 201 Do. New 5,000;100 ; London& airerllate Lll 20,000, 25 Du. New, km at 14 20,000 25 Do. do. do 50,000 20 , Lon. Ch. Bank of Austzt , 111,000' SO London and County.. I /2,000: 50 London Joint Stock 1 25,000' SO London & South African: 11,000:1001 Lou. & S. Western 6,000 50 Loudon &Venezuela L;, 00,000 100 London & Westminster. 10,000,10 Merchant Bank (Limo; .1 6,000,100 Do. New 60,000 , 00 Mercantile &ExchanfL , ! 17,1561100 , Metro. & Pros*. Bank/L ) , 6,000100 1 Midland Bank ,Lim. 1 20,000' 5 , National of Australasia 20000 100 , National of Liverpool 10,000 100 I N. Pro. of England 55,0001 20 / Do. 2nd & Srd isaue • 40,000; 60 National Bank 57,500 1 20' New South Wales ao,owi 10 • New Zealand ,Limited) 50,0001 20 ' North Western 00,0001 25' Oriental Bank Corpora I 20,000 20 I Orient.Com.B.Llateo.C 25,000 90 Do. do. lateN.F 21,0001 20 1 Do. do. IsteF.O 1 27,210 60 ProvlELßanlnlnenirp.A• 20,000 100 Proviuc. of Ireland 27,500 20 Scinde,Ptud.,& Delhi kir.) 12,5001 20 I Do. issued at 2pm 1 20,0001 16 Smith Australia 17,051;100 ; Stand. of B. S. Africa 10,000;100 , Do. do. isa. at 6 pin ; 40,000. 25 , Union of Australia 10,000100 Union of Ireland ,Lim ; 90.000. 60 .17cdon of London DOCKS. LOOCIIBB Eta Nan an/ West India .1 , 1 1 00 1 129 132 1%000 10 OmieralFloating Doak 6 ' 6,678,110' St. 'Lmidnnit:44.ltatbarin 00 OD 71 1,062,600 100 !Da. Deb. 81. 4 P. gent all 86 88 180,8661 84. 'Southampton lOO 881.040 81.18iteray eugagurdal 'lBo .... —• 20 18 klis I ♦ din' 4 2 Sim 2 1 die id; 14 10 dis id• LS 10 die xdi 2 64 86 16 16 26 30 8 6 db. 6 3 dial 2o 17 dial 38 41 I - i - 5 pml 20 10 di. 2 1 dfs, 5 8 di' , 40 48 id la 18 n 31 id 18 18 41 43 I ipm in: 4 2 2 1 a df i s s 4 241 s 15 It (ILI IC IS 13 11 dui 12 lu t:14 1 7 9 I 4 6 pm' 21 *lie xd 2i 114141 23 24 3 I dlei I 01,114 _B3_ 88 J 75 alis id! ile 5 Ws ids 1} I etii 4 6 ptill par le pm 2pal, I 20 Tl 65 67 I 43 45 1! 14 6 2 dis 10 7,1991.6 21 93 14 16 6 4 10 841. 7 5 the 4 2 diss , 1 2 4Prn ' S 4 pm! 70 78 40 42 id, las par' IMs 1 pm' 40 42 7 6 dial 6 S dia Of sfdis' 79 81 20 28 id' 14 12 dim 7 5 dis 45 47 7 5 dts 44 46 No. -sk7 47i 7 ul - 171, - *1 17 41 in 78 bi 8 xd - 4 xd ILDNIAL onvf:RNmarrr Szcuarrms. 111\44:,:. 0.4...cida. £6 00 DrikisbOolm.Op.oc.,lou 100,000 Do. 1895 .... can. Gov 6p. c.,1877-Bt. .... Do. 6perct,Feb.&Aug. Da.6perct.Mar 2,114.808 Do. 6 parallel:L.2July 686,80:19 Do.' perct.lns.stock 100,000 CaPeotOldope6Per.ll473 .... Do. do. Ll7O-1900 .... Do. do. 18s, 90 Do. do. 1890.91 MAP Do.sp.e.Ap.isOct.l9oo 106,000 Ceglon,Nov. 1%8, 6p. et. 150,0001 Do. 1878, d 0... 1.000,000 Do. 1872 d 0... 200,6001llnusitint 6 per et., 1873 200,000 Do. 1878 200,0001 Do. 1885 200,1100 Do. 1896 146,500 i Natal. Gov. 6 per cent.. 106,000 New Brans.Gov.6perct. New South Wales tine_ p. cent.,lB7l to 1676 Do. 6 p. 0.1888 to 1 New Zeeland 6per cent. Do. 6per cent Nova Soatla 6 p. c.,1875 Queensland On.. a p. et. B.AualOov. 6 p.ct,l Do. 1878 awl upwds. Vlc.Gov.6p. c. Jan. J , Do. Op. a AprilitOr. 100 I He 100 ! 100 1 92 94 xd 100 93 97 100 96 07 100 76 78 id 100 76 78 id 100 99 101 100 109 104 100 102 104 100 100 106 xd 100 . 86 GO 100 101 103 100 ' 104 106 100 100 100 102 xd 100 100 102 id 100 191 103 100 103 106 100 97 100 100 90 92 xd 100 160,000 1,000,000 230,000 160,000 Roo 100 100 100 100 90 92 id 83 85 sd 92 IK xd 74 76 93 96 xd, 94 96 ull 93 i xd id - 14 100 110000 101 103 id id 74 5 95 104 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San 'honcho° (Lira.), coo. 7 per oent., 13j to 14. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Eastern Counties Extension, No. 2, 93. North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway, 781. MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, guar. S per cent. (Lim.), 31, 1. Credit Fonder and Mobiliar of England (Limit.), 3, 1. Ebbw Vale, 111, A, 11. Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 3 ;i. General Credit and Finance of London (Lim.), J 4. General Steam Navigation, 275. Hong Kong and China Gas, 9s. International Financial Society (Limited). 24 8. National Discount Comp an y (Limited), 120, . Rio de Janeiro City Imp. (Li m .) ( a ll paid), 1 84, id. Royal Mail Steam, 101. Trust and Loan Company of Upper Caes.l , , 41. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LtITIPOOL, JVLT Y-Sales to-day : Great Eastern, 311 131 1 1 -London. Chatham, and Dover, 201-London and North Western, 116-Manclonter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,' 651 5-Midland, 124-North Easteni, Berwick Capital Stock, los -94 outh Eastern. 081 }--Grand Trunk Three per Cent. 1:h Preference stock, 24- Mrla. 37}-Unite.! 7itates 5.40 Bof 65e.-Great Luxembourg, Elf --North Western Bunk (Limited , 9.16 c. d.-Liverpool and I,ondon and (lithe Fire and Life, 5/ p. -Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent_ 31--West ludia and Pacific (team, 4/ d. wrimane , ria, JULY 2.-The market was quiet, and p - rices eider. consolidated )tank ,Liunted), 'Mr - Erica. 37 1_1 - t}_rest Eastern, 331 11} f I 1t 1 ,/--Great Northern A, I*.--4(reat Western. bO3-General Credit ;Limited), 2 71 i 4-- Maw-heater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 5$ .Ditto C 6 Pref.. p.-Metropolitan, 1.:O1 1-North Eastern " West Hartlepool," South Eastern, 051 -United States 5.20 Years' Bonds, 651- Turkish Five per Cent., 28-Sheffield 'intim., p.-AUsuflc Telegraph !brut., 3114i---Credit louder, 11 d.-South York shire, 100. BiRIIIINGHAN, JULY B.—The sales to-day were:—Birmingham and Stafforilthire Shut, k.ho 'lures, at 1,15 ; ditto a2B Owes, at prent ; !thalami Wagon, ut U",* , British and Foreign ltailway Plant 'Limited', at Cy .11 5 Ilendrlol Slate and Slab Company ,Limited ,at 1.16 die., ex interest. The closing prices rem : Great Western Hui'linty, at 1'1)1, buyers—South Staffordshire Railway, at S3i, sellers Birmingham Canal, 87 to BS—Birming ham Ranking Company, at 24 sellers—Lloyd's Banking Com pany ; Limited., sti to ul prent—dlizopadre Ranking Compauy, 5 to 51 per Shure. DUbLII4, JUNIC no.—Three per Cent. Consols, BC--New Three per Cent. St4s..k. Ml—Ditto for now account, 854--National Rank ,sawpaid., 11l Ditto fur account, 72—Ulster Ranking Coini.ity "42105. paid , u— Union Bank Limited' ,E2O paid', 16 Iniblin antiKingatown 'glue paid , 1814—Dublin, Wicklow. and Wex ford kkiou Southern and Yr astern Atli) paid., Wt. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Oxs o'Csoca. The mining market continues inanimate. The few transactions reported are confined to Prince (4 Wales, East Grenville, Chiverton Moor, West Chiverton, and Great Via. shares. Until there is some improvement in metals no important increase of business in British mining securities can well be looked fur. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) Sl'OAß.—The market has opened quietly at about last week's vices. the sales being confined to moderate parcels of British West India. Refined goods ready for delivery still being scarce, prices are fully supported. OiFFEE. -Loth Plantation aml ?Native Ceylon continue in demand at firm prices. About 1,000 bags of the latter sold. Native good ordinary, nets. ; rather inferior. :Zs. TEA.—The market privately continues quiet. The public sales have commenced, and at present no material change in prices has taken place. Iticg.—.l. small parcel of Bassein add at las. 4 CorroN.—The sales are confined to small parcels, at rather eaaier prices. HEMP.—St. l'etersburg clean, finn, at 33/. to Mt. 101.; 300 bales Manila soil at 431. to 431. 10e. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is stewly. Town tallow is quoted 445. 341. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 455. ; .Tuly, 4 s. ; August to September, 4ns. to 465. 6d. ; October to Decem ber, 47a. ; December, 475. 9d. SMITHFIELD HAY MAHKET.-(THIS DAY) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol lowing prices: Prime old hay, from 10.1 s. to 1151.. ; inferior ditto, from 90s. to 100 s. ; new hay, from 6(M. to 90s. ; prime old clover, from 1:1(hi. to 110 s. ; inferior ditto, from 110.. to 120 s. : prime old second ret clover, from 105 e. to 1261.; new clover, from 80s. to 100 s. ; straw, from 365. to 445. Mrs. Disraeli is nearly recovered from her recent indisposition, and is now• able to resume Ler carriage drives. THE LAWFULNESS OF HIGH CHURCH PRACTICES. —Three or four weeks since, it will be remembered, an "opinion' of Sir Roundell I.:diner, Sir Hugh Cairns, and others, founded on a case which had been submitted to them, " at the request of several bishops," was published. The learned gentlemen condemned as illegal most of the High church practices which have recently occasioned so much alarm. The English Church Union forthwith pre pared another case, and in order that the opinion upon it might be is strong one, submitted it to Sir Robert Philli more, the Queen's Advocate, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. J. D. Coleridge, Q.C., Dr. Deane, Q.(., Mr. G. C. Prideaux, Mr. Hannen and \ f r. J. Cutler. The opinion of this long list of legal luminiarini has been pre- Yared, and is said to be indirect antagonism to that of their arned brethren who were consulted by "several bishops," affirntiug the legality of vestutents, and must of the pecu liar practices for which the high church party contend. ANECDOTE OF HER hIA.TESTY. —Our Kirriemuir correspondent write Among the many traits of kindness and condescension in her Majesty's character, the following in not unworthy of a place. One day last week, while taking a drive in her carriage, she noticed a man on the road with a pretty large bundle, apparently very much fatigued. With her usual condescension sheentered into conversation with him, by inquiring where he crone from, and whither he was going ; in answer to which he told her that he bad come from 'romarty, and was on his way to Dundee, in tending to cross the Cape!, as being the nearest road. Her Majesty then remarked that, as lie appeared to be much fatigued, and his bundle was apparently heavy, if he would put it in the carriage, perhaps her coachman, who was also a Highlander., would take him up. The weary wanderer was thus taken a few miles on hie way, and, as was to be expected, was greatly affected by the considerate kindness and condescension shown by her Majesty.—Dundee .AdEtr flAtr. THE Firer or JULY TN BELFAST. —lt affords us great pleasure to state that no disturbances have taken place regarding the July anniversaries for so far, and it is to be hoped that no breach of the peace will be com mitted during the present month.—Northera 11'40. A SNAKE KILLED BY A RAT. —A curious instance of the power of a rat occurre 1 on the evening of Tuesday. Between i and 8 o'clock one of the Kent County Consta bulary was passing the farm of Mr. Matcham, at Ospringe, , when he saw something plunging about on a dung-mixen. He watched it, and presently observed • large barn rat and a snake at combat with each other. The rat proved the victor. It first bit the snake, which was about two feet in length, on the tail, then in the centre of his back, and ultimately on the bead. With the last bite it succeeded in killing the reptile, and then dragged it into its hole. — Kentish Gazette. WOOL AND WORST ED. —BRA DFORD, JULY 2. Comparatively little wool has changed hands since last week, and the market to-day has been again very quiet. Spinners are keeping aloof as far as possible from buying, in the hope that prices will still further fall. The worsted yarn trade is decidedly fiat. Export mer chants are not buying at all, and the orders for home consumption, though rather better than of late, are only of • limited description. Prices are very irregular. There is • slight improvement in the piece trade. Both the American and the home merchants have been placing some orders in fancy goods, and the business in the warehouses 01 the home houses is pretty good. Stocks throughout the oountry are decreasing. The suspension of • manu facturer in the neighbourhood, with liabilities amounting to *boat 20,000/., is announced. The lose, we understand, will fall mostly upon this tows. the week before that. • MARKET. —{THIS A MONEY M H • Oars o'CLOok. The English funds opened this morning at the dosing prices of yesterday, but have since improved per cent., owin; to some moderate investmextts on account of the public, combined with specula- tive operation] for a rise. On the other halide some of the Dritith railways have again declined, aril foreign stLeke are dull. Banking and financial shares are quiet, but General Credit show e recovery of 2s. 6cl. t., ss. American securities at 4 without chang e o f i m portance. Th e amoun t Of business generally is limited, fresh tranaactians being still checked by the 10 per cent. rate of di*: count. To-morrow being the 4th of the month, the der mend for discount to-day is to a fair extent, but there is a good supply of money, and transactions continue to be effected in choice three months' paper at 5 to 1 per cent. below the Bank mini/nem. Consols are now quoted 884 to 0, ex thy., for money, and 861 to for the account (July 10). There is very little business in foreign stocks, and prices generally are unchanged. Spanish Cer- tificates have risen 1 per cent., while Italian bonds of 1861 have declined 1. Turkish of 1866, Spanish Passive, and Mexican are steady. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are now quoted 50 to 5 ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 271 to 1,; Greek, 1011 to 115 ; Spanish Passive, 19 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 115 to 1 ; Italian, 1861, 391 to ; Brazilian scrip, 4to 31 die. ; and Mexican, 14 to 1. American securities are steady. 5-20 Bonds are quoted 65 to I ; Erie Railway shares, 37 to I ; and Illinois Central, 73. ! to 74 1 . International Financial shares are now quoted 21 to: die. ; London Financial, 15 to 13 General Credit, 25 to 21 die. ; Credit Foncier, 21 to 11 die. ; and National Discount, 71 to prem. An instalment of 10 per cent., less per oent. dividend, fell due yesterday on the Egyptian GO- verument Railway loan for 3,000,0001. sterlini but a considerable portion had previously been paid in full. The steamer Malta has brought 40,0001. in specie front New York, and the City of Paris 27,500/. The annexed circular has been issued the directors of the International Financial Society (Limited). Though necessarily somewhat dia- ainsiinting to the shareholders it accords with the prudent course which has been followed by this company from the commencement. l'o), Threadneedle-street, June 30. Sir,—The directors having had under consideration the payment of a sum by way of interest fur the half-year now , clued. lam tle:dred to inform you that they hove decided upon postponing any division of profit until the close of the year's operations. While on the one brad the soft- psny has been enabled during a period of stroll; commer- cial pressure to meet, and even to anticipate its engage- ments without difficulty, and without the remotest idea sf making any call upon its shareholders, on the other hand isttaiattend be the re rerZetion ed o t} f la t,Zi lin es at suc ary d h an a ce : h iine sa vl i ri enea- n the narrowest possible limits, and that securities, how- ever good, are at the moment unduly depressed. While therefore the directors are enabled to assure the share- holders of the soundness of the company's position, they hope to meet with their concurrence in the reaolution to which they have come. —I remain, ko., W. A. MICHAEL, Secretary. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway traffic return shows iis week an increase of 4011., and the South Eastern a decrease of 7001. , The receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 22nd of June were 1'2,1221., being 41 .31. more than in the correspond- ing week of lust veer. The weekly tannic return of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, just received, shows an increase of 1,1201. over last year. The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway for the first week in June amounted to dols., against 87,704 dole in the 4:erre- sponiling period of last year, showing an increase of 11,135 dole. At the meeting yesterday of the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited), the directors' report, which has already been published, was adopted. At the meetini , the Alhambra Company (Limi- ted), held yesterday, the net profits for the half- year were dated at 5,1351., out of which a divi- i dead was declared at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum for that period. This will absorb 4,7001., and the balance IA to he carried forward. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the D . count Corporation will be held on the 20th instant. The Caledonian Railway Company have issued ; notice that " the interest warrants attached to the • mortgages of this company will, as they periodi- cally fall due, he cashed at the Commercial Blink of Scotland, Edinburgh, and branches, or at the I London and Webtauhater Bank, Lothbury, Lon- ' don." The annual meeting of the British Indian Tea Company (Limited) is called for the 20th instant. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley has appointed Mr. Frederick Maynard to be official liquidator of the Cork and Youghal Railway Company. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have adver- tised the dividends due 12th inst. on Buenos Ayres Six per Cent. Bonds, and also on the Three per Cent. Deferred Bonds, at the increased rate of s 2 in j i a zi ir ng ee fl u in t. d j a ie r r e a a t m t i h u Messrs. Baring have also advertised the interest, e le sm Th e t e im P e art pu i l c il e i l sred. of the amounting to 10i. per sha.'e, due the 13th inst., ou Grand Russian Railroad shares. 1 The arrival i.; announced of the screw-steamer Kaikinia at Melbourne on the sth May, the voyage from Plymouth, exclusive of stoppages of seven. days at fit. Vincent and the Cave of Gael Hope, 1 having been made in 51 days. '1 his is believed to be the quickest passage on record. The Kaikinia is the first of the line of steamers to be employed in the conveyance of the mails across the Pacific Ocean under the contract entered into by the New Zealand government with the Panama, New Zea- -1 land, and Australian Royal Mail Company (Limited). Travers's circular gives the following comparison the price of C.J.d3o • ls with the corresponding date of the present position of the Bank of England , and of last year : At present. Same date last year. Bank bullion Date of dißcour.t Price of Consuls 864 ... 1.101 N Rank otes r i2 le c rv ire e ele .. : 24 4 ;n 344 3 ; :et r 10 5 2 8 1: 94 12;i:8 1 g MoirDAT EVENING. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 861 to 1 ex div. for the 10th inst., opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 865 to M. For money the last price was 86} to 4. The official f re or Pe m rt on is ey, " B6f fe , li f ews s • :—Three per Cents. Reduced, MS, f, ; New mco bus a in nso eises, ;Three Three per Cents., 85 ; Bank Stock, 2405, 3 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 3, 5 ; ditto Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 100; ditto, bett. p S re to in ek was steady. The im lo . ar , Th ur ceh pe lE r nxd Oe ciha n e t. il‘l iti rp n iei d iusr s remain quoted Ba. steady. to par. and the June 3s. die. to ss. prem. The transactions in foreign stocks were limited, and few changes occurred in prices. Turkish Bonds of 1858 and 1862, as well as Russian of 1862, rose 1 per cent., and Italian of 1861, 1 ; while Greek and Mexican declined 1 to 4, and Spanish Passive, 1. Dr snow FLlTrilt PROCESSION. —We are informed that there are five happy couples, claimants for the Dun- mow flitch. It ii an old adage that it never rains but it eF .. ant A pplica t ions will ns are still pouring in, arid Messrs. Fitch soon empty their warehouse if all are I supplied. Three of the happy couples reside in London, one at Worthing, and one at Greenwiali.—.-ZIWZ Hl nad. THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN THE WEST RIDING.— Yesterday at the West Riding' Midsummer Quarter See- aces at B radford , Colonel Cobbe, the chief constable orthe Riding, reported that there had not been a single case of the rattle plague reported in the Riding during lutist week. There were four cases the week before last, the week before that • • 18 dig di, 17 12} ... 12 tOf 1 3 / - _'4 45 44