The Express. — London, England, 1860-07-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAL) EQUITY COURT. (6rf.r+ Vkv-CUa.agar Stuart.) IoTTTDOZ ACIAMIoNt —JUDG b.....Chaeota4 Stuart thiv own* delivered jndsreut is t►r err, w►wh teas argued w Na 4th, nib, 6th, 7th, ctrl rtt► .4 Jur, Irt. our minim will remember that the snit of '• Nottidge v. Priem" was instituted by the plaintiff as the adminie. Oat., of lM elide of hie deceased sister, Louisa eras Nottidge, whim • declaration by the court that the defendant Henry Jamey Prince held a PAM at 5,724/. 7s. 7.1. New Three per Cent. Bank aumnitiee, which was truneferred to him by Louisa Jane Nottalge. it 1448. apes Most for the bonsai of the persona entitled under the intesteny of that lady, and that it might l.• declared that web buster into the same of the 81,6u1sat Henry Janes Priam was wholly ineffectual es haring blew ebb/bed by the fraudulent miereprreentateus ssi sada* ialleseee of the defendant Henry Janie@ Priom over Wes Leaks Jane Solidi., while she was in. rapshle of in der.t.umliag appreciatieg the effecta at such a tramsetion. The defendant Henry James Priam sins eilu tab.' at laumpeter College, in Wales, with the view of be e••n.in; • minister of the church of England, and he hail been a- .nliugly onlaised deacon and print. In the year 1/40 he Marne the curate of Mr. Starke•, then the rector of Char,- wieh, in . toiriersetshire, and continued such for about two sear., when, in consequence of his interference with neigh ring pandit, he was deprived by lb. bishop of the • • ••es of his licesee. He then obtained • money at Steles. ',• err t lare, in Suffolk, In the neighbourhood of which piece the late Mr. Jowias Nottidge lived. Mr. Priam there be came acquainted with that gentleman and his family, whir h coesisted of hie wile and four daughters, and sue meted in acquiring great influence over the daughters. tuf that curacy likewise Mr. Prince was deprived by the Iti.hop of IJv, at the end of 1842, or early in 1843. Feat Stoke Mr. Pnnce went to Brighton, where be took a chapel which he calle.l .tilullani. Thither he we. followed by the four Mimes Nottidge, Louisa Jane, Harriet, Clara, awl Agnes, with whom he had in the meantime kept up hi influence by means of letters written as well to them as to memento of his own whom he had left at Stoke, the letters t , • hit sensate having been written by him with the express view of their being read to the Mines Nottidge. He re niained at Bri g hton until M.y , 1+43. In Deoember, 1843, Mi.. Lenin Jane Nottidge, who was then about 41 yenrs of age, west to reside in the neightonrhood of Wet. mouth, where Mr. Prince then lived, in order to be WS? . Ws, awl under his influence she then placed her self. After some difficulty her brother and brotherdn law succeeded in inking her to her mother's, and, OA she ap peared to her friend. to betray symptoms of inanity, they v.:Bel in mediml aid, and the result was, that in No veitilier, 1116, she we., upon the usual medical certifi cates, placed is confinement. She remised in confinement until the Lith of May, 1rt1.•8, when she was released by order of the Lorry Conamissionen, those gentlemen being of °Maims that, although she laboured tinder eztreocdinary and irrational notions on the subject of religion, she had tableland no other indications of insanity, and that her bodily health would suffer by her confinement being pro. longed. In the meantime—viz., in 1847, Prince and his fllower. had taken up their abode at the Agapemone, at Nuxton, near Bridgewater. Oa the day of Mime L J. Nottoli,v's Meuse she was met byname's, a member of the Agapenoue, who took her on the same or the following slay to Prinee's broker, with a view of making a transfer to Prince of the stock then standing in her name, about 5,7441. Three per Cent. Anuuities. Not knowing the amount of stock standing in her same she was then unable to make the profaned transfer, and went with Thomas to the Agape moue on the 16th or 17th of May, 1848. About • fortnight after she made the transfer of the above amount to Prince, having in the meantime ascertained the amount of stock to which she was entitled. In July, 183 d, she died intestate at the .tgapereone, when she had continued to reside since her release from the lunatic asylum. Mr. Yaliw , Q C., and Mr. W-nran were for the plaintiff, and Yr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. Swale fur the defendant. The Vice-t:him;ell.; falter stating the facts of the Case) said that the plaintiff alleged Ly his hill that the gift war obtained by Mr. Prince by misreprementatiot and deception, and was made under the influence of a grin Ilehpion incul cated by himseJ for his own purposes, when Miss Nottiage iocapftidu of applying her mind to business. If this era-1.41M0 • ..ul.l ho surliciently proves!, the .lefendant not be allowed to retain the property. When a zift was tua.le huh r the ilatitictr'e of a ikiu•int or deception, it coul.l ta.4 L e valal :1101 at, thee that delusion relates' to matter. spiritual or temporal m a d e no diry er ,,,,. e . There was ample 1 , 1.1,110 e that the defendant exercised en undue dmilinien over the nine' .4 Miss Nottidge and hM slier folhavo.ra Ly ass ttttt ing a false character. The charac ter which Le &mum,' lie hail ale scribed in his en...exami nation, whore he mid that "lion' has developed through me Ha comael and purtsose, which I have made knows soothers." .all reasonable people must he surprised that stay pe'''n stecal.l be fatal of o. weak • mind as to Ise Mavis ail by • all mean% but it appestat( that the four Miss Not. tagas, the daogitters of a roipeetable getalsruan, sehruittod t or/melees to his ulueo.e. Tome of the Miss Nottidges taker they tweeters couneetnl with him flurried somas • oposious were the maw as his, and they so married, be.og toll by Prim.. that it was the wa of Gad that they sLoald so marry, awl they pre him, through their Lss. IssnJus trreu 7401 , U1. awl OW. each. The ITIO le ahowed that by falsely pretending teat lie had • diruct divine mission Mr. Prince impulsed ou these hollea and ohtaincd the whole oldster propetty. That has with regard to the gift 4 M.s Lwus Jane Nettidge were very clear. This lady, it was tree, es, aped the degrade. Vosi of such • starrin:e as hca luster", hut Mr. Pawn obta:ool her property by other useuus than roarnage. The mode in which this was a one was shown hr the fact that Prince on.e obtained 'by. from her by writang her to the effect that " the Lord halt noel of • ?Av. to be used I ••• His iineei.d p.ispows awl for His glory." Vriece assert..! tint Mi. Nonage no.te tare mice re piestol him to accept he, navvy, believing that he pow med sepernaturel nortra That • hi lief 4 the taunt 4 MIS. Nott.dge that he sustained s divine character, sod that was sufficient to vis t.ate the gift. It was not seeessan. to speculate whether Mr. Primo hanorif was ceder this delusion. It wo 14 4 tie moat eliariMlsh• tin suppose that he was. Five If that were so, it would only I. neoemary to show that the gift was nab minter suds a rfelmam. The main part of the encloses.. went st•es the ,phsati4 se to the duties., .4 the most Is rases .1 spiratual indorses, bet the ' , resent ease went r harsoml llsose cater.. Ne puce who 4..1 as • relation *4 .1•4101 c.rolakwe In snorter. On as U. enema 11111M100 is. 0A a r over maul, could serer" any gift (mu him, or if I IcL ha stud in dang. rof hiving the gift set wok. Rat if it could he shown that a start'st prntectioa hal Lyre, loterpmed in favour 4 that person the gift might L. vi•tooest If the relali.o of athwart, ad duct, molests aal ward, or at sad elsill, elistoiL • could not he asrlsimsd, but sews of those ea... wit, :is•trorut WI slow in which spiritual influence %lard. Fortunately the character of mutinies" of this Papal stood so high in this country that few cues like the I•. haul sir.-cavil, and this 141 been alluded to Lord Northiutou au " Norton v. Italy" (2 E.lse. !n Iheimea nalsolic cosintries the law had imposed an ini t. Thtl•• cheek on such gifts. The law al Prams aloolutely ~lubited cot .wry all gifts be a panne to his confessor, • abo all gift. to the en amenity of which the n ufesem• • a wiesinler. It was imisosahle to overlook one r•-malt which would follow (men the .lecree which would be " A le for the plaintiff. The plaintiff sum' as the &deaths. hator of Masa Nottiolge, and the fend wudld be dish :kited the next of his. Two of the next .4 kin were turn.. 4 it, Appenmete ; another was 31m. Thomas. the wife • t another inember of that place. whom marriage was about by lb. dsleudant. When the money mune to 1. .betnbutial there would be ample means to assert I n4lits of all parties. The era:titer of the stork Inuit I ..slated void, aid the defendant must be ordered to I , enter the stock, with the dividend' sing', the ith of hies Xdt the ;Unita. The defendant L of aide pay tie meta of the amt. COURT OF ARCHER. Mann Dr. bushiligtoo. Diu of Arches.) Tyr C.%•11 TUC lirv. ma. O.NWILL.—TIN orrice or Moir ,itn in TUC Lasnor Or LOSDOIII AOAINIiT TI! JAMIN I/MX WILLI. Tai• extraordinary ease, whkh ham repeatedly bees the public, th., pr *tut inquiry "miring eolinieneed •• Friday lad, awl report' in our ealiunas of that day. w.• re•ebed this niorsing. '.r flanlia;„ th.• Queen's advocate, and Dr. Tristram • ' • vl for the Bishop of London ; Mr. Best, of the ford eireait, Instrocted by Mr. Sorra, d Yark•Loe, ap -1..,re.: for Mr. BenwelL 'Tr nest x6l I,f• re the case was proceeded with he had r • perrniwion of the court to appear as r..nosel for Yr. P.-••••••••!I. He was wily a barristereit•law, as..l nut a doctor r • • hut unil , r the act of pH . ..intent under which the t' po.coedings were ioatituted, the judge had the I to alter the practice eif the mart. rJ. Herding sand he had received DO notice of fhis .• • and he floret oujeet. 'There was no precedent • r • &ITU, tti , .o. . . . . . . I.uehogtou sai.l he thought he ha..l power, awl riled THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULT 23, 1860. S:r J. Hording then proceeded to call the attention of the Mali to the evidence, which he contended completely es tablished all the charges preferred against Mr. Bonwell. There had been great sandal caused by Mr. Bet:weirs con duct, and the court was left entirely without any explanation, apology, or defence. Mr. Boowell ap peared to be utterly innennible and indifferent to the scandal be had caused. Mr. Bonwell had ample time and opportunities fur defence, but substantially he offered none, merely saying he was out guilty. The coroner's in quest on the child of Mies Yorath was held in September last, and in the following month the bishop gave notice of his intention to issue a commission. The corn minion was held and the comrniesioners made their report on the 6th of February, and on the 3rd of M a y th e articles were issued. tin the ?end of May Mr. Haswell entered en appearance. awl on the 13th of June the articles were ad mitted, and Mr. Boniest! pot in a negative issue, sal the ewe came on for hearing on Friday Yet. Mr. Bon well had the most ample knowledge e( the charge, Nosiest him. He had certainly shown himself to be • person of considerable ability and present's of mind, but he had contented himself with crow. examining the witnesses merely on the irrelevant matter in the case, without touchier/ the damning part of it. Many of the most important witnesses he never examined at all ; while many of the least importaat were erose-examined on trivial prink There was nothing in the cons-examina• tine bat a general denial of the charge, and an sweeties the' the whole case had been concocted against him for the purpose of extorting money. Some of the witnesses had been asked bow much mosey they had received for coming forward to give evidence. thi the pert of the prosecution no witnesses had been kept beck, and the main facts were entirely untouched by Mr. Boowell. It would appear that at first the association between Mr. Bonwell and Mime Yorath was of the mast veil character, hut more lately it had been con dialed clandestinely. He urged strongly on the court the fact that Mr. Boswell bat stated to Mr. Lewis Yorath that he was engaged to his sister Elisabeth, but that he had imt communiusted the fact to the family, became he thought his position as a clergyman was suM cient guarantee of his goal faith. He (Sir J. Harding) had known many canes in which English clergymen haul been guilty of incontineore, but he had never known a case until the parent in which • clergyman had trade his proration in the church the groundwork of his guilt. Thin position was eonetantly put forth. He (Dr. Harding) contended the whole of the preliminary part of the ewe had been proved materially. The charges, he submitted, had been proved substantia lly, end quite sufficiently for all prac tical purpose. . With rega rd to that part of the case relating to lo radon, he contended that the evidence of Mrs. Gleenie, taken in connection with that of Mrs. Bon well's pupila, Mrs. Gunn, and others, without any doubt conclusively es tablished Mr. Bonwell's guilt of the grave charge sieainst him. Even supposing Mr. Bonwell wee innocent, his conduct was an absolute alsution from the scandal which it had canoed and the elation his conduct had brought upon a revised- e family of • deoessed elerxyman, the brothers awl relations of Miss Yorath. He (Air J. Harding) regretted to say that, looking at the evidence and the nature of the charge, lie felt bound to ask the court to parse a meatuses of deprivation, for thin ease hut been promoted by the bishop of the devisee in support of the dis cipline of the church, without any private motive. and he would venture to express his opinion that the bishop would have failed in his duty to the church if he hail not taken these proceedings. ana asked for this severe sentence. The learned counsel cited a numberof cases in which sentence of deprivation haul been pronounced for for leas offences. Mr. Best thee proceeded to address the court on the part of Mr. Honwell, and nail that the issue of this ease was almost as one of life and death. He contended upon the case of "Homer sad Jones" that adultery committed out of the diocese could not be considered and dealt with as adultery committed within the diocese. The Icarus' counsel then pro ceeded to an analysis of the evidence, and forcibly pointed out the discrepancies as to Mr. Boswell's conduct booth at Newport and Margate. With regard to the evidence as to what took place in Loudon, he urged that Miss Yorath having taken the lodgings in the name of Harvey did not affect Mr. Boswell, but was her own act. The most mote. vial charge was that which had reference to Thornhill. crescent and the principal witness was Mrs. Gunn, whose evidence had been peisitively denied. Mr. Beilby had en gaged her. With regaroltothe prosecution be contended that thee ought toltave put Miss Ynrath in the witness-box. They Yuen perfectly well where to find her, and harevidence would have been conclusive on the point. It bad not been attempted to be shown that it was Miss Yorath who went to the vestry room, or the school room. He complained that Mr. Bonwell had been mat un fairly dealt with by some portions of the press, be hiving been called a poisoner and a murderer, stating that he ought to have been handcuffed, and taken off to prison immediately. While Dr. Smethurst was lying in wane one paper celled for his relearn while it held up Mr. Penwell to reprobation. He cowhides' by urging that the evidence entirely failed to prove the charges spinet hire, and that he ought to be acquitted. Dr. Lushincton raid the C3llO was one of such great im• pittance that he should take time to consider hie judgment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Cocamimi..uer Holroyd.) TN RE INNOCTXT. _ The bankrupt was a grocer and teadealer„ of ruAronl. street, Corent.garden. This was the exiuninatiou meeting. The accounts. prepared by Mr. Puffery, chow unseeurod debts of %WWI/. Of this PUT 2,510. is due to stoek.brokers. The asset. are stated at :Kill. in property, and 3,01 N. in donl.tful debt Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, requiring additional ac counts, an adjourning* was ordered. IN RC lIIRRIKO AND INCCIOTTO. These himkrupea, who were merchants, of New Broad street, had their certify:sites suspended yesterday for twelve months, nn the ground of their harinx . speculatod largely in tallow. His Honour expensed en op inion lb:A the fic titious tallow sales so pre% alentolght to be put down. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. muss OF CO3LMONB.—(THIS DAY.) The Brum took the chair • tew minutes after twelve o'clock. CORONERS HILL On the motion ofSW(I C. 1Z;714" . , the order for the second reading of this bill was discharged. GUNPOWDER, &c. , FALL, On the order of the day for going into committee on this MIL Mr. LIDDELL said there were some clauses in the ball materially affii= , miners, anil lie suggested that the bill should be post to give time for those clauses to be consilered by t. nee who were interested. Sir G. C. LEWIS sod the postponement of the bill would practically be to abandon it. He had been in com munication with the persons who were interested in this branch of manufacture, and he had modified the bill to a considerable extent, in deference to their suggestions. The bill had been in print for some dsva, and had been kept for the purpose of meeting some additional suggestions which had been offered by the trade since the bill was revised and reprinted. The home went into committee, and the clauses were agreed to on the understanding that amendments might be made on bringing up the report. The bill pared through committee. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION, &c., BILL On the enter of the day for going into committee ou this Sir G. C. LEWIS said at that stage of the bill, in order to avoid discussion, he would withdraw clauacs 6,8, 9, and 11, sad also clauses 17, lA, and 19. Mr. SELWYN inquired of the right hon. baronet whether he would agree to withdraw clause 36, to which he replied in the affirmative. Lord J. MANNERS wanted that clauses 5, 15, and 16 should also be withdrawn. He maid those clauses were most objectionable in eonsequenew of the extensive powers they confined on the commission, and also the perpetuity they gave to that body. The clauses to which he referred would give this commis sion, which was an irresponsible body, the mole authority over the episcopal and capitals, property of the country end if his suggestion were not acceded to he would offer every impediment to the further progress of this bill. Mr. Alderman COPELAND opposed the bill, on the ground of the enormous expense of the commission. Mr. E. JAREN hoped that the government, though oath. rally anxious to pass one bill this sesaion—slaughter)—would withdraw that before the house. The spiritual destitution of the parish of St. Pancras bad long horn an opprobium to the church ; yet one effect of passing this bill would be that the sum of 46,000'. derived from the =le of property in that parish would be applied to purposes not connected with it. Mr. MOWBRAY trusted the house would go into cool. mittee, the most objectionable datum having been struck out, and the bill being urgently needed to remedy spiritual destitution in various places. Mr. AYRTON thought the best mode of seeking to re dress grievances was to go into committee. After some remsrlis from Mr. RIDLEY., Mr. WALPOLE defended the conduct of the commission, which had, he conteeded, been very beneficial to the church'. The postponement of legislation, he said, would be the postponement of further ad. vantages. If all local claims were to be admitted on the ground that particular property belonged to the locality, there would be no funds applicable to densely pmulated parishes where the church had no property. (Hew, hear.) He implored the house not to stave off useful legislation, when it had before it all the facia neces sary for its guidance. Mr. INGHAM hoped the house would go into committee, notwithstanding the withdrawal, which he deeply regretted, of the clauses relating to property in the hands of the deans and cl I V e Mr. DUNCOMBE said that was jut the period of the eemnon.when the grossest jobs were always shoved through that house. (Laughter.) The poor incumbents had hitherto pined nothing. Mr. WALPOLE-100,000f. a year. Mr. T. BUNCOMBE—Yes, but the clerks received 120,000 f. (Hear, hoar.) The bishops and everybody else bad a better chance of gaining than the poor. After a few remarks from far G. C. LEWIS, the house went into committee. On clause 5, Sir G. C. LEWLS explained that the object of it mui to fix the income of the bishop, after the avoidance of the see, at a certain amount. It was not his intention to perse vere with it if the noble lord (Lord J. Manners) persisted in his opposition. Lord J. MANNPAS said he objected to the principle of making the income immutable. [Left sitting.] SHARE LISTS.-THIS DAY. Two o'Cioog. The railway share market to-day, though inactive, is better. An improvement, varying from to per cent., has taken place in most of the principal stocks. London and North Western stock is quoted 103 to j ; Great Western, 71 to I ; Midland, 120 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 108 to 4; Cale donian, 944 to 95 ; South Eastern, 85 to ; Great Northern, 1154 to 1184 ; and Eastern Counties, 564 to 57. Bahia Railway shares are in better demand, whilst East Indian Railway stock has slightly de clined. is se Ili 111 4 71 100 106 MI 041 - - .1 7 8 9 16 181 66 67 38 id Si ST 77 78 30 31 104 101 us Ti Mt 134 1116 113 114 70 1 70 7 SD 65 WTI 1071 W 71 111 1114 11 12* 1 101 121 36 66 10 11 42 424 3 3 4 1191 120 96 99 6 dh I ei idle C 4 at a 6 08, 1 0. 61 M. 80 a 104 . 100 7lse -3 3 a 115 117 31 U 86 $ 60 62 6 7 8151 46e 86 67 OD 73 82 6 . I 1031 i; = I ii 56 la 1161 701 1 1061 i 1 0 1 12 1 i 441 - 194 TO I 98f _die air gl i' 10 all DO 100 "i ri 8117'1611 RAILWAYS. laueraosukasarasul ;000000 Do. New Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,.(tOoderleb apse. Bda., Aug. 1. 1872 endorsedbylluif.aL H. Do. Ju1y1,1876, ditto Do. Jane 1, 1874, ditto Calcutta t 8. Eastern Cape T.aDockop.e.Bua Dayton, n =per cent Naster Let Indian Do. lateneion I Do. Jobb%lvor* Do. p. ot.. Debent Do. 6 ng* p. et. do Geelo Melbonrne I Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per et, Prot. Do.SeePret.6p.et.Bc Do. 6 per et. Debent Do. 7 per et. 1802 Do. do. 1667 Do. do. 1872 Great Indian Peninsula - 13;7 lie Gt. 8. of India g. el Gt. West Owed& Do. New Do.B4l4.,perkopt.tllloo Do. do. 73 opt. till OD Do. do. 76 wttboutop. Do.ti p.ct.Bda,pay.77 34adrea Oiler. 41 per oh Do. do. 6 per at. Do. 41 per Cs. ltstou Do. 4th &tea do. Stelb.Corp Op. et. Bends N. Brunswick A Canodo claw A cep. oh. Do. do. Load do. Do. do. B csp. do. Do. do. load do. Dude (Limited) !kinds Do. Do.lod. P ril% b t.d. dp.od. TrUddhollAssitod, Salo IN k JAI/ WW iTROWPON; The inakruptWaTaiOoVedie; i;;lPtiiiisher, of Pater. noster.row, and of New Court, Temple. This was the examination meeting. His amount@ show itusreured debts of 2,3741. ; meets stated at 6871. Avinat pmBte . ke. of 3711. there were expenses of Ntll. : interest, law gds., and iIItOMOON, 430/. The lows were thus stated : Bad debts, 2W. ; lost on Mar paper, 187/. ; on Great Wheal Alfred and other obeassi. 64 8 /. by Hod,ron, 1501. The bankrupt Wta in a delkissey at the co omen...meat of his aeseisants of 32U. Mr. l'hwiley wag hr the &Nekton& The baskrupt pond waoppood. LATEST SPORTING LNTELLIGENOK IST ILECTSIC uzzaaars.) GOODWOOD MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) GOODWOOD STAKES. Two mil's and a half. Starke. Blue JacLet, Gaspar', Magnum. Natellit.. Com forter, itineter, Horner, Royal S.verrian, Claire, Avalanche, SAGhettos% Wallace, L'hoeascake, Pitman, Flitch,E.lmund Kean. I :r•alaron, Neoptolauma, Optioni.t, 'Locher, Philomela, and Volunteer are here. (r)WDIt I.lr HTAICEI. Ris farlma. Billy Banks Lady Harriett a, Wren!, Jesotie Brew*. Parapet. and Parasite are hers. DKAWINO•ROOY !RAKES. One mile and a quarter. Reamers. Comsat, Yak, &chub's. Kettlslamist, St. Jame*, Boomaror, and Troestore are hem. OOODWOOD DERBY. One mile and a hilt. Ebony, A►oukir, Northern Light, Rattlebone, and St. Jame. are here. ENTRY FOR 00 HANDICAP PLATE. Half a mile. Kissel Diassesila, Fain, Laily Peel, Pravda, Eitilyinhas, New Yam* Deer f, Coocertina e, Tondo. Arillo, Julio, General Hems, a to Roreit, Man Friday, Aurseula, Parole. Chelradord„ Golden Pippin, Mum Julia, Spirehos, Bayard. Halt*. Parapet. queen flee, 11. y NA M . ., Little Dromnier. Diadem, Ar e th usa , Tizhtat, Nieholaa, Warr Fiscb f, Narcissi, The It•irer, and Zingari. All ate here. Omen AairreAt.s.—Heliopnlie. Ametbyat, Earle, Queen a *iv, Pnfly, Wombat, Deg Hose, Eastern Princess, sad FP.I. 'WM. Rattleborie lerakbed last night for all engagements here. NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY (LIMITED.) (THIS DAY( This afternoon an extraorausry meeting of pro prietors of this emspany was held at the London Tavern to receive the directors' report, awl declares dividend —Mr. F. W. Rumell, M.P., its the chair. The report he. already appeared in the Express. The CHAlltliVv in moving the adoption of the report, re fined to the limes sustaised by the failure in the leather Wide. hat which he and the reserve fund would, he be &ord. he more than sufficient Memel.. eonsettiently he had no hesitation in rem:name:in/ a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. In rep'.y to question. the chairman stated that the whole amount under discount by the eonipauy for the houses that hail failed was iti.Kll/., and on being premed lie added that the ultimate lois was estimated at not nein than from 20,0001. to 21,000 f. het be distinctly declined to pledge himself to this estimate oven seen approximate statement. The report was ansainaowely attopt , il, and the dividend dischire.l. A vote at Auks to the chairman concluded the proceedings CRICILLT.—THH Minn ELIIIVEN e. THE NETT 70171111111.—This meeriodeh was cominetiowl at Lord's yes terday, the we{ en Meedsy preventieg the stamps (mm being pitched. The mere is re follows first Junkie, 130: second ineifts, 10, with a low of one wicket Fourteen, first innings, M. The !match wtil be resumed this morning. DICRECK OF PATZTIT, 8017TH BT.HaiNOTON. ?hunter of visitors for the week 'giant July 21, 2,300; 10141 number since the opening of the museum free daily (May 12, 18381, 244,0150. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANK-THIS DAY.) The weather the last day or two has been showery at times ; and on Saturday last • large quantity of rain fell throughout the home omitting. To-day the barometer is rising ; and although it is cloudy, the weather is more pro mising. The harvest will be about three weeks later in general. Sunshine is much wanted to ripen the ear. The temperature is generally cold night and morning. To-day it is mild, with the wind at N.W. The supply of home-grown wheat and flour to this market continues particularly short. Barley, malt, and oats also very limited. Scotch or Irish—none reported again this week. The foreign supplies of wheat are liberal, the gmaterportioo Prussian and Russian, from northern portsand Meekßailey :A la arrival, nearly all from the Math Sea, and OM CUTO OWN Another hirerarrival, especially of Bosom, with several cargoes of Swedish and Danish, and two large cargoes of Black Sea. Another eargo of per from Mootreal, and several barrels of Soar from Areseira. sad • large parcel of Spanish in weeks. The wheat trade to-day is firm at Monday's advance for both English and foreign, with very little English on der, the stands having been cleared on Monday last. Barley is without alteration. Oats unsteady at Monday's rates. Flour maintains its advance of Monday, but there is not much doing to-day. In beans them is little doing, bet owing to the scarcity prices keep advancing. Peas are a slow trade, with • large arrival from Canada, which are worth about Ms. An advaaoe is looked for shortly in this article. CVIUL . MIT QUOTATIONS, 1)011 PAID. Witue.—Heighsh white, 50s. to 60s. ; ret, 48s. to Mts. ; Aortic sod Konigsberg, 575. to 80s. ; Rostock, 571. ; French, Ws. to 00a. Ftora.—Town, 49a. to 54..; Norfolk, 395. to 41a ; Prenoli, 375. to 445. ; American, OS. to 28s. BAsurt. —ieb. 38s. to 36a.; foreign, Ns. to 325. OA TU. E0g1 27.. to 39a foreign, 20a. to %a BLUM —Fogli.t, tick. 395. to 41s. ; harrow, Ma. to 465. ; foreign, 37.. to 430. : Egyptian. 35a. to 37.. Pius. —English boilers, At to 41.. ; hog and grey, 37.. to 395. A 111 YAM INTO LONDON 27.011 JULY 23 TO JULY 23 Wheat English to Beak& LOA. Torehea. 4049 Dailey Oat. Malt !DOA Soak raw. ISt: larelza Meer. 170a . ;melca. MID iiiiTala. MINCING-LANE.---(THIS DAY.) STGAIL—The market has been quiet today. There has not been a public vale. COFTEE. --The market i• unaltered ; low middling planta tion Ceylon sold at GAL 6d ; middling, 70s. 6d. to 7G. ; Costa Rica new crop sold, fine ordinary, 635. to G3s. 6d, ; middling, 70s. to 745. TEA remains steady. Rice. -The demand Is limited, hot pried are firm. Rom continues dull of Kale. SALTPETRE has a steady appearance. Smut without alteration. Gonna In limited demand. CucntitAt odd heavily. In other articles no material alteration, but markets gene rally hare a dull appearance. TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steads' to-day. The quotations ax as fol lows : —Towa tallow, hila. 941. ; Y.C. on the spot, 52i. 9d. to 53a ; Oet . to Dos., 53. Id. ; Jan. to March, 1961, 535. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that the market continues active at improving prices. The wet and cold weather is operating seriously against the coming crop of hope, added to which there is daily fresh fly and abundance of lite in many parte of the plantations, with reports of menkL Duty, 120,0001. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls End Anna Clews, 17s. ; Walls End Byron, 17s. 3d. ; Walls End Goodortl", 17a. ; Walls End Taidleld N anr . 13 .. Id. ; W a lls E n d R ou th Hettoa. IA. ; Walls End Raorwell, 19s. ; Walls End Elea Rain. 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Therm 18s. ; Walla End Hilda, l&o. dd. ; Walls End Hence, 1911. • Walla End Belmont. 17s. ; Walls End Whanscliffi, 17s. ; Walla End Frammellgate, 17.. W. ; Walt x i .' C am eo. 18a. Walla End Haugh Hall. 170. Id. ; Beira Pritarose, 13s. ; Wells End Whitworth, 14. ; Tao. Asold Moor Baum, 13s. GG.; Walker Primrose, 13.. 31. ; West Hanks. IGoo. ; Wrlam, lee. ; Hunting's Hartley, Ira ; Romanl's Hartley Isa.; North Holywell Main, IGs. Ships at mask* 117. LANCARNINE AND YORINIIIES RATLWAY. —At • meeting of directotn of this company held yesterday, it wee decided t o recommend to the proprieton at their next meeting to declare a dividend for the half-year ending 30th e el irate hut, a. the rate of 56 per cent. per annum, ler in e tax._ Tam Finn galas. —The mackerel and herring voyages are about being brought to a close, and we regret to state that so lad a mason has sot been known for many year+. After the expenses are deducted we fear very little wall fall to the share of the poor fishermen, while in some err we are informs.' that even the expense, will nut be realbred.—Bar g and Norrias Pug. OADIWAIT SWARMS AWD STOCIOL RAILWATIL • Blna.,WoL afitourVaL ;Blrt..Lea.ACtiassisoc lEyth sad tike.alemerdoltYd.C Waleroalan ICork and Ltandas lasing price yesterday. (Cornwall ~~ Do. A Ano tllv. until 6 Do. 11l pse.tepsidtoß Dublin and Belted inc. Perth. t Vast Anglian r f seteni Counties lasotorn Ualoo, Nock A _ Do. Nock D lia4 . BWifolk — all Ditto LOO Edinburgh and Glasgow 100 Edinhro , Perth, Dundee all Forth and Clyde June 100 Glasgow & & Western all Great North of Scotland 100 Great Northers yKr Do. • litog I t South&Wat. (Aa) 'Greed Welters - - - - Do•su9rv_aL9 o !-!4kl 81. ICO London sad 8 / a ckwall lls. 100 Lon.,Drlgliow,t2.oosat 26 all' Loadoa,Obatlitn.,&Dov. Q. WO London & North Woman 14 all Do. Eighths sa. 100 London& houthiVertarn Loodonderry&Cuterain. dl TZ:74T;;;1111721 DO Dlan. ,shot.d: Lnooloeh • Metropolitan /0 UMW De Ite. Rms.& Derby all Mid. 01. Western tire ) all Newcastle and Carllale A WiSIC - WAVllViiiiri • Newry& ArmaigkeiL all Nowry,Warremp. aLa 100 Mali& 34 Northern Comities Um 4 100 North Biel& M. all :forte Devoe Ball I D M. .02 iif I iiii Eadoro—Dorwtek_ Do. o.N.Lroze. Do. Lomb Do. Tack 191 I 11 12 I 11 - i• I! Ili Bt. RC se ill North&S.Westemloae. North Staffordshire. ... Hp Nottt&GraathasaLte. Istainekweki=el Stockke Ditto &Do M Tat Val* al Maar 11_ 110 Do. Peebles Porteskeetth Shymnep Scottish Central ecottkh N. 6 Aber.aek 'Scottish Midland 'Shropshire Uoi.n Sittingbournedt Sheers South Devon South Easters South Wales I S. Yorksh. & liver Dun is I 11 It Rol, Do. Vale of Noah Victoria DILA Waterford Is Llibray West Cornwall 'West tondo's West Illdland—Oztord it tit 6'25 1 de 1 ra 60 64 in in i II PIIIIII.I2CCI 6LIiS 'DelaL&Mri p. Caledonian. as Dna Porthok Aber. JUL Amealaa. A. i p. et. Do. Do. P. et Do. 0.7p0t. IL Court. Sp.& No.l Do. do._ . No.t K 47 00 101 105. 100 IT; 100 althern Union, 4 p. et. 100 idl2. p. el 100 Zdha.,Pert4,Dan.,4. p.c. 100 Groat Northern, 6p. ct. 100 Do. {and. at 10 p. ct.p rn. 100 Do. ai par cent 00 Do.sp.c.red.at p.e.pin all OL N. Soothed, lat PraL Gt. West (Barks& !biota 100 Do. nadetam. 4i p. cent 100 Do. redo at. 4p. cant 100 Do. lereelsent. {p at 100 Do. Sp. et. redeem Penh all Do. Dim. that Shares an Do.Cheaterll.6lLBp.e. all Do. do. do. 6p. e. 100 Do. Dim. Gus. Stock all Do. Chest. Ona.Bhaves all Do. do. do all _ Do. _ do. 40_ 101 1031 114 Ll 4 106 110 111 114 111 113 127 130 70 41 111 113 77 TS 117 119 11! 114 106 107 06 80 Looc.d Yorksh. 6 p.c. Bt. Loo.dtßright..Sp.c Otto. Bt V*. I Do. 6 p.c. do. No. 2 Do. 6p.c. d 0..... Do. Tc. do. No. 4 Do. 4 p.c. do. .... Do p.e.pe.411. d 0... Do. 7p.c. Prot. Block. Do.llp.c.do. (W. Lae. P IDo i / e.lll.(div. dd. MI loa.diathont sod Dover 10) 102 89 91 91 98 102 109 10 10i 17 IA 109 11 70 78 ri roi 18 !St 11/0 111 117 119 111 119 140 145 117 119 104 100 Lt3.W.7p.e.St.4te Loadoisdrryklinals. Man.Shelitilme.Op.et. -- Do. If per oeuS . 7,:to.re . 4lecanable 6p.et. btddlood Cons.op.c.Stock Do. Coos. &At 8.0p.e. Do. Of p.a. Pref. Stock Do. Lel.klltehln p.c. Norfolk Sp. et. Er. Stook North IWltlab 6 wee= Do. Now Gas. 6p. et. Do.Dordor Union pia P.C.Trf. Do. do. cDI _ _ iie: teecise p.7e. No. I Do. York. H. k Spare. North Staffoolshlro Aoottish Cent New Pref Ineed.N.Z.ll4p.et.Prol.St Do. Aber. in.6p.c Do 7 p. of Prat Stock S. Doves Ilsed ak p. e. Ps. (Riad. An. A. 1.0.1, Do. dk par rest Do. Axed of per cent Wales duo 4 p. cent Do. 41 per cent S. Yorkshire 4 p. e. goo 84oek.ADartinsOm5p.o. IDo. du. 36p.e. Do. do. Cdp.o. Water. et IL Ukenny 6 p. c. !W. Itid-00.1ttgus.st I Do. do. ind do 'Do. Neorp. 6 p. et. Pref Do.do.perp. 6 p.ct. pre 100 100 100 100 100 155 ISU 182 15d 2 7 66 116 1511 127 YID 118 1111 119 1 191 1 n. 141 144 104 106 96 90 111 U 3 103 110 1 Ipo 8 90 i of I dis I pm tAi di z TS TS 322 ITS 1110 MS 114 I! $e t4i 10.1 103 103 105 M 1111 tB 33 1 1 4 13 14 45 GO 148 140 1%3 125 10 101 11 Ifs FOILZION WILT& lID lAsavreep & all 'Ardennes ... Ilißelsia&S.Tna v ie s g;e: aIT inetatan J all , l Darlene t• Oeshisailie all earmaanz Mine & t an p D ▪ rr:taw_ . ass ll ' It iutoh Rhenish ahastens of Tranoe 10d. Inestan gum p. s. all OR Central of Prams all 0t Dezeintg.Consi h all Italian Jetscelon all lots Constance B Rai ▪ .Inerre and Turnhout all Lyons and Geneva all 'Marta Antonia all 'ltssahliege t By the all , Do.elp.e.Prf. f Belg.gee. all Northam of Franca—. 13 : Do. New Shares all 'Norwegian Trtuik Prof. all :Paris, Lyons. and Madit all 'Paris and Orleans 13 Recite and 1. Preesisse (Perumnbuoolip.o. It Rigs and Duna all 'Rotas and Fr all ,Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Do. 7 per cent. all Sambre and Meuse .. • all _ Do. 5i percent. Pref 3 di asaPenlo,Ura.)g.7paret di. id 11 &Ansi A Lono•Vetiellan an flontl.ero of France.— I BO; aD :We..t Flanders I I 6 an I Do. 54 per newt. Pest BS It an West &S.W. of Prawn! 22 23 11 ! 'Western of Austria all Wiesbaden —.- 1 • 4 1 4 1 11 l a at i • I ;i I If 414 dlsl : 3 1, zd tt{ Mk 1 1111 Mk 117 e U 9 I MI W U 14 1 ALI 12 15 Ki I -a:- NUN' Ottiorth4p.e.iondkJ9l7 NMI; 1f0rt01k‘p.c..1192.4999p6. 300 91.431 1 w N.lthat. 0.9. Jaa.gauly r c O o *.IO OELlVortata.4p.et. do. 99 ..... M. 9991114611.11991. 4p. el IS 96 91 94 98 100 - If z 4 Cosing prices yestenW :1# 91 di . l i 1 71 i TS SO 70 TS IS 711 1 dls pat 21 11 Sla 1 Ot .119 1 11 di 99 100 Ldis par as par i 90 2 100 101 rt 22 71 281 90 et 70 76 63 63 60 65 BO SS 60 U ea 161 is are 11 41 di : . 96 96 95 *7 90 96 66 NS 961 9 i 85 91 11 11 dls OOLONLAL 00VIJL2fMIST SBLI7IIII D 0.6 par Do. 6par Do. Spar e. Do. Swot Do.Spor Do. It par on Do. So. Now Inatsw.o S. WaisiGv. Do. 6 p. Do. 6 p. COI Nova Sootla Si Deb. redovia. IS. Amt. Om r Vie. Or. 6p. a. Do. do. SO. r JOINT STOOL I 11.1 116 111 113 111 111 1001 1011 BB - 106 106 99 1 90 1 9B 10 96 96h 106 107 107 109 1i0771 lOgi p.mlamtJalllBo *vent., 1878 —llOO r cent. 1840 iloo r cent., 1862 —llOO .et. YtakatAug. 100 at. llama Sep tlOO r 4OO Lek &rim O O aw.06r.6 met 100 Oiv. bp. a. 1866 100 e.. 127 1 la 1876 100 e., 1828 Us p. et. sq Wm. 1872 canals 100 p. c.JentJuly 100 D. 4 A6r.120& 100 71 1 10 . 0 °91 ii,4101 6,0001 50,000 50,000 SL2OO AuaAva and U. Bar. Bank tralaida Bank of Bunt Bank of London Bank of Turkey British N. Awaits Chart Bank of ladle Australia, and China Chrtrd. Mere. of Inas 03 TO 221 ISO 14 SI 100 6 000 10,000 00,00 23,000 25,000 aTtiehilia— gil said Cola. of Canada COOL of London ftg. BootitAttaLChartd G. Bank of Switzerland Lon. (t. Bank of AUMEL Landon and County Landau Joint Stock Loudon & South African Lou, and Weattninater Nat. Pro,. of Unbind Do. New National Bank INew South Wales !Oriental Dank Corpora ,Ottoman !GO . . 1% %j so ss Is 76 21 12 lei 161 112} IN 60,000 Urn I°ii: . °°°46l l 0,001 00001 10,000 4,000 16,00 40,000 0,000 1,00 - ia 26 U 10 100 i i dig 17 Is lirovinclal of Inland . Do. Wow South Australia Dabs ot Australia Dittos of Loudon Catty Mated am, -64 01 11 1 ,73!; i "p5l iiiio sso,ocoo 12,000 1.002916 100,820 250,000 100,000 Anglo-Mantuan 112 int Australian Apical. Atbuttle Berlin Waterworks Brit. American Land . lilt.lilt.& Irish Msg. Tel. A Do. B 7 par c. till LIM Do.o 14 14 19 31 - 7,120 70,000 20,000 280,000 100,000 12,000 50.000 200,000 50,000 30,000 12.000 80,000 6:0001 11,3101 - 1:714 18a,116 60,000 60,000 10,000 10,000 000,000 10,000 Canada Land Channel lolanda Tel (L', l Oop. Mg of Eng &Smelt. Do. Pref. 7i per cent , Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. 6p. et. Perp. Deb , Electrtc Telegraph Do. New Eng. and Amt. Cop. Gen. Steam Navigation Greet Ship (Limited) Do. In per cent. fret Lon. District unl London Discount (L ICo. Lon. Gan. Omnibus Madras Irvine. st Canal MediterrauessitElec.TeL Mealier. bi. TeL (Lha.) ?tabula Discount Co. NerbuddsCosta Iron;L: Netherlands Land .z 1701 p. l on.d. c7. . , Is — . ail AM. N. Bnms. & N. Scotl.d. N. Brit, AustrshasMa.. l _ lOu _. .. 10,0 . 00] 10,000 16,000 2,000 14 lOC ..... Do. "New Barns ".. Orion. U. Um (Lire.) A Do. do. BI Peel River Mlu. Pada. wed Orlon. Steam: lid Beat Ind. Tel. 4.11 e. [treats. by Br. Gov. 60,0301 10,0011 16 Nine LOU Royal Mall Steam St. Scottish Anat. Inrestm SS South Australian Land 1 Submarine Tel. Soap 1 Do. du. Registered , = d la. Co. Lip. Can. !Van Mimes land.... H 5 30 40 ST SO 21 13 15 116 118 6 8 22 47 24 2 25 2 30 U 97 99 104 106 'lO6 106 I 2} ier 41 ii,.„ II D i u' i 21 3 pas t t 10 If 1 1 IL pit 191 20 19 21 gi 20 62 I Ili as 8. I I 9 le MINES.-THIS DAY. 96, Two ()Twos. id 4 41 zd A 6 6111 d 47 zd PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. Lwritroot, Jen' 14.-Iffirkenhaed, 1111 1111--041edonian Stock, 961—East ent Counties, 11 3-16 11 6-1 rest Northern Stock. 111 110—Great Westerns, 701 701—Lancashire and Yorkshtre, 1071 —London and North Western, 1021 103 Ditto 1-shares, 1111.161!}—Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnahlre,42l 441—Mid land Stook, 119 J—North British Stock. 66 641—North Stafford shire, 31 31 d.—North Eastern, Berwick capital stock, 961 99 Ditto, York capitol stock, 9.3 631—Ditto, Leeds stock, 031 43 South Eastern, 23 7.16 23 9.l6—Wert Midland. Oxford, 46 Dutch Rhenish, 4/ ex d. 4t, d. Great Luxembourg, 0/ -- Grand Trunk of Canada, 61 Great Western of Canada, 11 111—Dttto. new shares, *I 91 d.—Bulfalo and Lake Huron, 41 s—Groat Ship, 10s. Col. IL. 6d.—Thames and Mersey Marine Company, P. The mining market remains quiet In the Stock Exchange Lady Bertha shares are officially marked tf. The other transactions have been chiefly in shares in Sortridge Consols, West Caradon, and Caradon Consols. Prices exhibit little change. . . Foreign and colonial mining shares remain as quiet as for some time past. Imperial Brazilian have been dealt in at lit. An extraordinary meeting of the East India Coal Company (limited) is called for the Ist August, to confirm the resolution for increasing the detectors' qualification from 25 to 100 shares. The directors will also state their views with regard to the re issuing of the forfeited shares. At a meeting of the ehareholdere in Merlin Mine, held yesterday, the amounts showed a balance of 181. 184. 11d. in their favour. A call of 6d. per share was made. At a meeting dike adventurers in Gamer Mine. held yes terday, the accounts showed a balance 011981. Ha. 941. wand the mine. A all of 3s. per share was made. RAY ES FOR GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. —The esti mate of the sum that will he required for the year 1960.1, foe contributions in aid of local assessments for the tidied of the poor, in respect of certain descriptions of government property, amounts to 35,0001. PACKET SERVICE (GALWAY AND AMERICA). — The estimate of the sum required under the contract for the conveyance of mails between Galway and ports in America, amounts to 10,000/. The subsidy is at the sate of 78,0001. a year, the amount required for 1860-1 being for tea months only. CHELSEA New BRIDGE—A parliamentary re turn issued this morning states that the amount of tolls taken on Chelsea Now bridge from the 29th of March, 1869, to the 29th of March, 1800, was 4,3961. 7s. TILE TRALEE POISONING CASES. —A telegram from Tralee announces that no further deaths have taken phtm. The coroner is holding an inquest on the bodies of those who died on Saturday. Six persons still continue in imminent. danger. The verdict of the coroner's jury adds nothing to the details already furnished. It is as follows We find that the deaths of Twomey and others were caused by their having eaten certain fish called mussels, gathered from of the hank of the Tralee Canal, and we are `of opinion, firm medical evidence, that the said mussels were poisonous, and the immediate cause of the death of the said parsons." The Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company's steam sht v ilinee t Albert nailed from Galway =with her y's mails for Si. John's, New sail New ads, a fair earga, and 360 pawners. b 1 pat. ii l i d 2 e miisll 66 48 ial 74 _76 Ilii 14 FRI 3! MONEI MARKET.-7 HIS DAY. Two o'ClAwm. The funds to-day are firmer. It is not doubted that the annuities about to be offered will be taken readily, the amount being limited. Consols have advanced 1 per cent. The share markets are like wise rather stronger. The principal demand is for British railway stocks, which have risen. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter, were quoted 67fr. 80c., eliewin; no change since yesterday. Consols are officially marked 93/, 93, and 931 for money, and 93/ for the account. The present quutatbni are 93j to i for cash, and 931 to / for the 9th of August. The official business report is as follows : Bank Stock, 228:: Three per Cents. Reduced, 934, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 934, 1 ; Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 161 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1839, 104/, 1,4; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 96/ ; ditto Bonds, 7.1., 3e. dia. ; Five per Cent. "enfaced " rupee paper, 974 ; Exchequer Bills, Is. to 3s. prem. The Turkish Loan of 1858 has improved to 60 to 4. The Loan of 1854 is steady at 761 to 77/. Russian scrip is marked. / prem. Other foreign stocks are quiet. Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 88, 87/ ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, for account,444 ; Russian Four-and a-Half per Cents., 1860 (scrip), 1 prem. ; Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 481 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 391, 1 ; ditto Pa.-L.4l'z% 204 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, fur account, 77 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 60,1, 4, 60. _ _ The shares of the Union Bank of London are ra ther flatter, and are last marked 24j, ex div. The Paris Bourse is affected by anxieties of a financial character. The negotiation of the 12,000,000 f. of railway obligations has only just been completed, and the payments remain to be effected, whilst it is generally believed, in spite of all official denials, that a government loan will be brought fon. and in some form before long. France has now two expeditions on foot, one to China and the other to Syria, and our own experience is con clusive that ordinary sources of revenue must be inadequate. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm, bills on 80111 3 places being a little more offered. The rate on Frankfort has advanced. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, ILI6I to ; ditto, short, 11.14} to 15; Rotterdam, 3 months, ILI% to 17 ; Antwerp, 3 months, 25.30 to 5 ; Hamburg (mu bunco), 3 months, 13.51 to 6 ; Paris, 3 days, IZ.IO to 17i ; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 40; Frankfort•omtbe•Maine, 3 months, 117; to ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 341 to 30 ; Vienna (ed. 3 months, 12.05 to 13.00; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 12.96 to 13.00; Madrid, 3 months, 49 1 to a ; Ced;z, 3 months, 491 to a ; Leghorn. 3 months, 39.35 to 40 ;• Genoa. 3 months, 25.40 to 5; Naples, 3 months, 394 to ; Lisbon, 90 days, 52a to 53 ; Oporto, 90 days, 53 to I. A meeting took place yesterday of the creditors of Mr. William Dickins, army boot and shoe con tractor, of Northampton, who recently Mopped payment. The liabilities amount to 20,909.!. and the assets to 3,339/. A resolution wad pais.ed in favour of Mr. Dickins assigning his property, mostly stock in trade, to two creditors, who are to dispose of it at once. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. D. and J. Mackintosh, tanners, of Bermondsey, is called for Friday next. An adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs. }felling and Yeoman, contractors for the southern main high level sewer, was held yesterday, when a statement of their affsin was submitted by Mr. C. F. Kemp, the accountant, showing liabilities to the extent of 15,1321. 17s. Bd., and assets, consist ing chiefly of plant, rather above that amount, in cluding what may be recovered from the Board of Works of the balance of moneys now retained by them, and estimated at 8,0001. It was mentioned that Messrs. Lee and Bowles, the sureties to the board for the completion of the contract, were going on with the works, and bad purchased the plant for that purpose. After some discussion, an offer of a composition of 158. in the pound in three equal instalments, at four, eight, awl twelve months, secured by those gentlemen, was accepted. The following is the report of the directors of the Bank of Egypt, to be submitted at the meeting on the 3rd August : The directors have now to by before the shareholders a statement (annexed), of their accounts for the half-year endum the 30th June. The net profile, after making provi sion for bad and doubtful debta amount toll 113/. 9s. 10d., from which the dir:etou recommend that a thy:dead be de clare: at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, free of income tax. After payment of the above dividend (S,;:io/.), there will remain 2.393 t. Its. 10d., to be carried forward to the text account. The accounts are as follows : Pelance-sheet. June 30, 1860.—Liabilities : Capital paid up, 259,990/. ; loser's* fond, 13,1641. 3s. 3d. ; balls pay able, rurrrut awl other accounts, 311,0111. 9.. ; profit and loss (balance as below), 11,1481. 9s. 1041.-515,344/. :b. 3d. Assets, &c.: t (salt, 30,3731. 10a. 93. bills receivable, advances, and other saturitke, 582,168 1. 10s. 10d. ; ofßos furniture, 802/. Os. Bd—total weeta, 613,3 W. 2s. 3d. ; pre liminary expen.es, 2,003/.-615,314/. 2s. 3d. Profit and Loss, June 30, 1860.—Dr.: To dividend at th e l ate of 7 per rent. per annum for the half-year, payable on the Bth Auxust, 8,7501. ; to balance carried to next aceouut, 2,391 x. 9s. 19d.-11,148/. 9s. 10d. ('r.: By net profits for the lust six months, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, rebate of interest, currant expenses in London end Egypt, and directors remuneration, 11,118/. 9s. IW. The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern. Railway Company is called for the 30th of August ; and that of tie Boated, Sleaford, and Midland Counties Railway Company for the Gtii of August. A special meeting of Clansmen's Patent Flax ' Company is called for the 13th August, when the liquidator will report the progress made in the voluntary winding up of the undertaking. Sailed certificates for shares in the South Eas tern Railway Company of Portugal will be ready for delivery in exchange for the bankers' receipts on Friday next. Certificates for the Deferred shares will be issued at the same time. In a pamphlet entitled A Word or Two about the Easter* Umon Railway (D. Sydeuhani, Edgware road), an anonymous writer addresses an appeal to the Board of Trade. He profe.ses to recite the early history of the Eastern Union Railway, and its amalgamation with the Eastern Counties Com pany, contends that the latter company has failed to work the system, and that it has otherwise broken the agreement, and declares that " the great object which the Eastern Union shareholders must endeavour to itc,:omplish is to get rid of Eastern Counties mismanagement." TUESDAY EM:DICI. Consols, which closed yesterday at 93i to for the 9th of August, opened and closed to-day at the same quotation. For money the last price was 93 to I. The official business report is as follows : Three per Ceut. Consuls, for money, 23 i k r : e 3, 4 ; ditto for account (Ast 9), 93_4 Per Cents. Reduced, 934,4, ; New Three per Coots., 934, ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 771; Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, INS 164 ; Bank Stock, 2281 ; India Stuck, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1869, 1044, 4 ; ditto fur account, ; ditto Four per Cent Debentures, 1858, 97, ; ditto Bonds, Si., 7s. dis. ; Five per Cent. "enlaced" ripee paper, 974 ; ditto Five' and-a-Ralf per Cant., 1024, 4. There was no variatiemof importance in Indian Government securities, with the exception of a slight decline in the Five pee Cent. stock of 1869, which closed at 1014 to 4. India Bonds WINO quoted 7a. to 'Zs. dis., and Exchequer Bills Is. to press. Turkish Bonds were rather fist, and a decline Cl percent. occurred, the Loan of 18 64 closing at 784 to 77, and that of 1658 at 594 to 60t . Mexi can Bonds rein in heavy, The inquiry or Peru vian has subsided. Si } 101 1001 U e 93.11 6- 7 T 7 7 1 71 : I ft 1 lit 101 e 1 gel — Ift II 1