The Express. — London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

LLW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) juDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. noomelY—Lerd Chelmsford mid Lerde Justices Kellett "- BMA and Terser, mid Sir Lammas Peel.) DEUTTACHALIi f. GANGOOLY AND M 11& Task lordships delivered lodgment in this osee dirints ig i t:Ar i as song aita ht by Om:m a :t a t% be T mypesl T: el 8.4141 whom z w isdsr •Ddst • mortgage. Thu establishing the right from a ths &Under to the land. g o a ppeal of " Godfrey e. Godfrey " (from Jersey) wee os ooled, end their lordships allourneil Tee haus' Committee of the Privy Conseil will not o ceruNt till after Michaelmas Term. EQUITY COURT. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) sx ?AM OIDDON&-1111 0111110218 . BANWEIMICT. 1. Oil ease aa application had been made to a commis jeerr ie beakruptey by a debtor who had executed a trust. bi d fur the hued{ of his creditors for an allowance ed o f the estate. The apation wu founded Salt section of the Bankruptcy Act of ▪ hy which it m provided that any bankrupt who had ;joiaml his certificate and paid a dividend of 10s. in the m od &cid receive en allowance of 5 per cent. on the Wed pmts. Is this case the debtor bad paid 12s. 6d. o p, re p& The application was refused on the ground • su promote of the act in references to allowances set to debtor' under trust deeds, but to weans r b i d ea s technically bankrupts . Hence the appeal. ix De Oex for flue appeal, Mr. &mood on the other The Lad Chancellor maid that in this OW he should have b mig iad if be could hers seen his way to granting the icbaberance, but it was clear that the provialoa of the pre an allowance to a bankrupt, who had b ▪ ps, in the pound, contained • stipulation that he a jbased hie esrtifieste, and so a distinction exisWd between &lbw iseattiod a trust deed and bankrupts proper. Is epics the legislature intended that all questions of this bad Auld be left to the parties to Must deeds to settle for themsdrem Be did not think that the appellant was en- Weil to the benefit given by the 195th section of the l a ad the appeal must he demisted, but without Mtg. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. Loshingke.) Tl l MOOT OF iozwics V. TEI THOMAS BZWIT.— ALLOOKD MISCONDUCT OF A CLIIOTMAN. %I I was • suit instituted by the Bishop of Norwich retied the Rev. Thomas Barmy, rector of Breen Ash, A t ka, far alleged misconduct to the wife of the Rev. W. pause eed bee sister. The ease was before the court on ty lOU July, when the bishop was ordered to bring in his issue to the allegations of the defendant within three mks. Y• DAMN Q. 0., en the part of the Bishop of Norwich, Bpi applied to get rid of the order made on the 6th jaly. The time for the answers had not expired. The ps us en extremely painful one. The question wee u **Weis improprieties committed, as alleged, by a clerggyy. us towards two ladies, one being the wife of • neigh. b l aring clergyman and the other her sister. The Bishop if Norwich bad testitated the suit, but it was evident let the sowers of hie lordship could be of uo earthly es, sad the object of the application was to get a waiver if the wive se made, u it was impossible that his lordship said know uything of the ease further than that the sites were clergymen, and that oar:plaints had been neds le his lordship. Dr. TUN, en the part of the Her. gr. Bossy, core. flied that no notice bad been given of the motion end it IMO OW SO which he could not give his consent. It was criminal prosecution and the defendant's mouth was L td ; he had made en allegation which it was apply boded Mil a complete answer to the case, and as to the velicatioe to get rid of the order, it was known that saws might be to the benefit of the defendants in such /be Dean of kraus held that as there was oo consent to the be could not grant it. He bed not seen the &canoe, and the eviler, se made, must stand. The application was accordingly refused. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Peron the dodge Ordinary.) ABOWE IP. ARGENT. —JUDGMENT. This was a probate cam, raising the question whether din &divorce at the Cape of Good Hope • mooed marriage entracted is that oolooy was to be held valid, although the tenter might not have acquired • Cape domicile? Sar J. Wilde granted letters of administration to the mid wife sr the testator's lawful widow. BINGHAM V. BINGHAM. MB was a nit relating to the will of Mr. Baring Bing hue, late of Brooms Pa*, Kent ; but a compromise haviog Men effected, former proof war merely given of the execu tes of the isateneneat, sad the court decreed probate. Dr Tritest°, Dr. Dow, Q.C., Dr. Spinke, Dr. Swabey, mad Yr. Woodroffe appeared for the various parties con certed. GRIFFITH F. GRIFFITH AND SLATER. Dt 'pub for the petitiooor ; Dr. Witarb;y for the re- The *Wooer was formerly a bookseller Is Heaver amt. Some years ego, dimity. Cohen took to coming to I. asp a & customer. Her visits were frequent, and she led to make them very long. At {meth she fascinated the petikeir, sod in Sept., 1854, he married her. Immediately iihmards she !sepia to develops sa intolerable tamper. the mod to go into the shop, tease her husband, sod throw this. about. In short, as am of the witticisms deposed, de mused hat " row lag," to • system. Her *widget had a mot diet upon the petitioner's health sad unfitted him he Mimes. He was at last compelled to give up his shop, sad Moe was • separation is December, 1880. There had km two children.. The petitioner afterwards procured a MINN of 1004 • year, out of which he paid ker s 11. per week, but sh e went to the plass end smiled io much anooyanee that be was obliged to Mace. The efienesace was continued, nevertheless, to the Nepal is's by the petitioner's brother, the petitioner hawing no roe whatever. In 1863 she filed a petition for a restite tw d her oocjugal rights. After this, but also in wow mace of her continually incurring debts, the *Hawser* Ism stepped. Utterly she had cohabited with the eo enpeadest, Stenhopostreet, Hampetoodroed. bat time me ft proof that Neter knew of her marled statue. Dome MO, without mtg. MaIDMIN V. BOARDMAN AND FIELDING. Dr. Wasibm, for the petitiouter : a carpenter, at Oldham. Bs 64 monied the reepoodent in 1846 bid she was a evokes woman, sad she was proved to have committed 'Will with a rod carrier. Dome lie with costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Wen Mr. Bagistrar Winslow, so Commis - IN RI DANCHZLI. TM bankrupt was a merchant, of Mincing-lase. This ma the sitting for examination and discharge. The debts vs OM. ; assets sad propeity held as security about 2.0001. After some discussion as to the admission of task sa adjourameot was ordered pending some proem& IP shish may affect the reslisatios of the assets. IN AL WIIiALEIL The Mal - rapt, a stilt manufacturar, of Fonsotreet, woe Waft the court ou accounts showing habdities of 4,1001. yea amen el about An adjournment was ordered to addilitioa a l amounts. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. PORGING A MONET ORDZI. Adept& Ramall wee charged with forging • post-offic• We for It. grow the evidence produced by Mr. Peacock, the post alimmlieitor, it appeared that on the 1011 i of July a letter sa delivered at 17, P r i eoso omart. Gibraltar-walk, Beth' LaiMeee, addressed lap perm tlyto a man named " Edwards." 4- "Lindlady of the bowie • Mrs. Reynolds, thought it was teethe lodger, J ames Heidford, and cocasqueotly put it 'Wet the door of hie bedroom, after koooking to call his attention to it. Headford got out of bed. Put the letter on his drawers, and being unable to rood to mite, left it impend and got into bed again. Shortly afterward s the prisoner called, and asked to see a man bused Peaks, who had been firing awe ; but h• was in terned that Peak, had gone away. Hem:Hord then asked the per if he could read wri ting , mad finding that he aa Nrequested him to open the letter sad see if it was for am. The prisoner did so, and asked him if he had got a lister Darned " Sarah Edwards," He said " No." " Theo. ,_ 11 • 61 the prisoner," this letter is not for you, and it bad mkt be sealed up and returned to the poet-ollios." He !time* to do this himself, so he was going near • poet lad lloadford saw oo more of him. The prisoner _tea mat to the office at which the order was made pop "I% mil presented it. He was told that it was not pro. ° i d/ Wawa, and that he had come before office home, rwhich he took away the order and altered , 14 11eatere, saying "it was the Welsh way of 1 1 1 71 the minia," sod eventually obtained the sewerage. h i , * *anis trasupired that the order was really intended Mail lamed Edwards, living at 17, Priories -court, Vic. io the same mighbourbood, bet that the letter 7, 4• Masiniedslivened, owing to the bedew of the writing in,76% 414 7 of the postman. The prisooer. Wog is Soitelfields, where be worked, maid, " All rifat. 1 • • will see how the Cale goes before I make any state "'"i• Ifs afterwards said, " Poverty drives a mat to do inky *i v. . C4 artutioct for trial. WOFtSHIP-STRERT. BURGLARS SURCIIBID. • Prim, a moray -built equomfestured and dark a_worrioesd young fellow of twoety. was charged with R thseenovi in breaking into end 'Mahon frees the oie ut public-ho . 'toast ma the Marsh of Haelesey, 'VIII known as Teniele u llills. 4: William Win Word, landlord of tho house, said— I He wed 10 1 Promises so usual, leaving a small 6 . -• —• Miaow through which I should have ociesidsred It " 4 "tibls he any person to force kimsslf, rawly pushed tightly into the framework. About 4 o'clock this morning I was awakened by a loud noise below stairs, and hastening there found the priseeer being held by two men in the hitches'. He is a Amager to me, bat has been sese &bola the place Were. Some trousers and boots bad been re moved from where they laid when I went to bed, and beneath the swing window some large stones were placed as steps, it being above six feet in height. Pearce, 352 N-1 was on duty about the Kush, and at the time spoken of wee surprised le see a man onteide the swing window, through which preeeetly cam* a pair of boots, then some clothes, and a third lot was evidently following, when he who received the things caught sight of me, and instantly rushed away towards the Lea River. I followed 'Fiesta; my rattle, but he got to the bask grit and without stopping to look behind dashed in sad swam across. I thee ran beck to the nubile-beam and listened, the street door was being cautiously unlocked. I stood aside, prisoner came out and I laid bold of him. In his pockets were Inciter matches and a knife. Further evidence showed that a milkman named Goldin, and Polioe-conetable Tureen, 57 N, hosting the rattle, hastened to the spot and rendered assistawm, the prisoner being somewhat rebellions. Not any defence was offered, and Mr. Cooke directed a remand, there being some hope of getting the socomplice. THE EXIIIEEA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1865; NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders took Ow" at soon at the London Tavern; Mr. F. W. &maw, Y. P., in the *hair. The report, having been hatted and published tome time before, wee take. as read. The Gammen, la moving the adoption of the report, said the board were delighted at being enabled to amities' to preens such good results. Notwithstanding the trying circumstances of the last few months, the amount of bad debts was exceedingly small, and ha had no doubt that under the able ni nt of that oriticera the affairs of the company wou still be tarried oa In a satin. faatory manner. Mr. SAIRIIIL Baran thought great credit we. due to the board, for having not only avoided heavy Moms, bet actually obtained loorossed profits. Ho the. adverted to rumours of a negotiation for a union with another roarer*, and said he ooneedered that the directors had acted wisely vs letting well alma _ _ _ _ . lereply to a question, the Chinni.); said so itorease of capital had been under the consideration of the board, but at prompt they did not think it desirable. The board believed they obtained as large as amount of deposits now as they would with an augmented capital, while they avoided the burden of having to pay dividends on additional capitol. (Hear, hear.) The report having been adopted, a dividend at the ruts of 20 par cent. per annum was declared, leaving a balance of 10,0924 to be carried forward in the current half-year. SAN PAULO BRAZILIAN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) This day the half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. Jansen in the chair. The report, which was takes aa read, stated that the line would be completed by the oommeozement of next year, thus anticipating the contract by nearly two years. The CRLIRICAN, in proposing the adoption of the report, oongratulated the shareholders on the satisfactory nature of the statement It oostained, and anticipated that when com pleted the traffic would yield • grass return of 142,7491., sod suet profit of £0.6994 The chairman spoke in high terms of the conduct of the Brazilian government. Mr. NICHOLSON &wooded the report, which was adopted. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) Very moderato supplies of wheat were reoeived fresh up to our market to-day, both from Essex and Kent. Nearly the whole of the supply, however, came to hand in good condition. The trade foe both red and white paresis was in a sluggish state, at about Monde 's currency. The market was moderately,supplied with foreign vrheat. The demand for all descriptions was inactive, slid the value of inferior produce had a drooping tendency. Good and Ilse samples, however, changed hands at quite lets rates. There was • fair inquiry for Boating cargoes of grain on former terms. _ _ Idaderate pplies of barley were on sale, the greeter part of which was of foreign growth. The trade was dull ; nevertheless, prices rernaioad turaltered. In welt, sales progressed slowly, but no change took place in prices. Lugo 'applies of foreign oats wore oa offer, but the show of home-grown produce was trifliog. Is all deserip tions the transactions were on a limited scale, on rather easier terms. Beene mai a glow sale, at about previous quotations. Peas were in short supply mid slow request, and late rates were barely supported. A moderate business was passing in flour, on former terms. In agnmiltnrsl seeds next to nothing was doing, and prices ruled almost nominal. Linseed and rapeseed were dull. The inquiry for cakes was somewhat restricted. SILRIVAIB OF MARIN. AB.. INTO LONDON, BY WATER CARRIAGX, FROM JULY 11 TO JULY SO INCLUSIVE. Wltati. Darby. Milt. OM& now. Ors. qrs. QI. qrs. Wis. meta Irish foe& antacid& MO 30 1400 200 .. 240 lorefin I IMO 23 .. I new .. 1110 0 ——— 'Mal MO . 20) 1.640 tt4) - 122 .. 370 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (11118 DAY.) (sT ZllO7llO AID lIITZIZIATIONAL TILIIIRAPIL (FROM 0011 OW COLZESPONDINT.) The market quiet. Bales about 5,000 belie. MINCING-LANK-(THIS DAY.) Buoan.--There is a good demand for strong quilities of British West India, sod prises of the better sort of Jamaica are rather dearer, other sorts remain firm except soft qua lities rift, of which an barely maintained. Refined a lair business is doing at prices which show no material change. Corral—The public sales of colonial contioue to go off well at the valuations. Native Ceylon, small, 66e. 6d. ; bold, 68e. ; fine ordinary, 70e. to TOL 6d. • peaberry, 73e. ; Nei'sherry, good sod fine, Ms. 6d. to 88s. Bd. TEA. —The public sales of Indian tees went off well, sod except common quality, which told st low prices, previous rates were paid privately. The China market continues quiet. RICL—The market is firm, but quiet. A small parcel of Nu:nasals Arnow sold at 10s. _ EVIL —l5O puns. of Demerara sold at 181 d. to la 9d.; Bov, Is. IX; 120 pins. of Cuba at Is. 01.; and 30 pans. of Leewards at la. Bd. Oorrou.—Ths market oonthance doll, and without ales of importaaae. IsOloo.—The quarterly sales, of 1,700 woos of Guate mala, a considerable portion old good., base stns off at priest about on a per with those paid at the East lodic ales, viz., the few Goo goods sold with good competition at 6d. to Bd. advance ; good quality at about the former eurreecy, and inferior goods at 3d. to 4d, and undesirable at 6d. per lb. decline. 13namsts.—The market continues inactive. TALLOW MARIERT.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady, et the following prises : Town tallow, 41s. 6d. ; Petersburg 1'.0., Co the spot, 41s. 6d. ; Ootobst to Deeember, 424. Gd. ; December, 4Pa. 9d. to 435.; Jan. to Muth, 43e. to 43e. 3d.; March, 435. 6d. to 435. 9d. BOROUGH HOP MARIERT.-(THIS DAY., Maws. Patteeden and Smith report little or no altern . : tioa iu the m►rket since last week. The reports from the plantstlons continue favourable for a good average atop. SMALL-PDX IN THE lIETROPOLIS.—For some days past, io consequence of the excessive beat of the weather, small-pox has been rapidly spreading is various parts of the metropolis. The parochial authorities of St. Panama, St. Slarylebone, St. Margaret's and St. Jolla's, Weeteliester, &c., have issued whom to tho inbabiteets, calling upon them to have their children immediately vaccinated, stating that io case of their not doing so they would be liable to penalties. DROWNED IN ONE FOOT OF WATER.—On Thurs day evening hat Joshes Wlntosis MIAod, a fine boy aged 15 months, and only son of Mr. James M'Leoci. ehaereaker , Tomdhe Met his death by drowning is He had not been over three minutes out of the house, and from under the eye of his mother, when she went to look for him. For about 10 minutes the mother, assisted by several others, searched in vain, but at last hood the little fellow in • pert of the mill-dam where the water was only one foot deep, head downwards, and quite dead. It is supposed that he had been chasing some ducks, and had ventured after them into the dam, where bad met bin east fate. Dr. Creyk, hveravon, was speedily is Wendel:me, but the vital spark bed fled. —Blain Courant. REVIEW OF VOLUNTEERS IN YORKSHIRE. Yesterday, Lord Londesboreeet invited the volunteers from the East Riding, sod also other forces, to assemble in hie park at Loodesboroogh, near Market Weightee on the occasion of the annual *seem* of his tenantry. lbe weather was beautiful, and the park looked magnificent. It was originally purchased by Mr. George Hudson, the railway king, and when be collapsed it was bought by the Londesborough family. The grounds were arranged In the best possible form for a fete cJiampare. The lower portion of the estate presented the at misreport of • fair ' • not only were there booths in abundance, but there were also numerous represect dives of the game of " Auot Sally." The sham fight occupied a cousiderable time, the corps taking part in it including the East Riding Ar tillery and Yorkshire Riflemen. After a mooed had been cap tured by the riflemen, the whole body of volunteers ad journed to dinner, at which entertainment had been provided for near 3,000 panoes, in an extensive shed erected for the perpoos. Load Loodesborough occupied the chair. and amongst the distinguished company present were Lord Wenlock, Mr. C. L. Fox, Captain Egerton sod the Hon. Mrs. Feerton,Lord and lAdylhocaster,Admiral Duocimobs, Mr. Cristopher Sykes. M.P., and numerous other gentle men of position in the county. The Mesta after dinner were purely of a formal character, but the entartainmest in the pars lasted long after the noonday repast. JEALOUSY AND ATTFZEPTED MURDER AT PRESTON. —At the Frahm police-court yesterday • labourer, mused lobo Scups, was charged with attempting to murder • widow woman named Rachel Teberner, livieg at No. 14, Stanley-street, Preston. Snipe is about 45 years of age, and he has been in prison 22 times sines November, 1843. for various offences He has a wife and four &Urea in Blackburo, but he has not lived with them for several years. Latterly he has been cohabiting in Prestos with the noses above-named, and his pasaion for her appears to have run to a mad end ridiculous extreme. In his defence the I primmer said :—" I have never bees my own self shoo I commenced with bey (Mrs. Talserem) in May last, when I mom up to join the militia. We talked together for a fort- sight, sad then we stayed together at her house. I sever had say pliesure since thee I took up se Emelt with bar that I had no pleasure—l weld neither work nor play, nee met eight nor day. People said I was out of my reason In thinking so much about her, end she was the . cattle of it. She would gemming ether men." He was than committed to take his trial at Lascastfir assieaa, Wise the misuser left the court room he had to pass the worm' whose throat le had attempted to cut. In pasidog her he halal oat his bead, and she slightly smiled and then shook . it, to the astooishment of all present. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE tit unarm Tamura.) GOODWOOD MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) DRAWING ROOK STAKES._ Craven Con7a. Itsinfrid, Norms, Primus of Wales, &mimeo, (Nadia tour, Lo Fortune, and Loogdowa aro bore. SFESPSTAIESS OF 300 SOV& Craven Coarse.. Todlelace, Temayeon, Ocaneotion, Zambezi, Archimedes, and Gay Deceiver are hero. 900DFOQD_ STAKES. Two miles sad a ball. Union 71:6031;000;trui:rMaitOati,... ;27nde;,floll y. fox, Clarsonoat, Lady Hilda, Ethelred, Raglan, Breda- =mats, John Davis, Hopper, Moose, Alabama, Clanton, Saspioioo, Sr to the Drake, Rail Jam, Radium, Ashes's, Socha, and Fame are bare. PINDON STAKES. T.Y.C. Dispatch c, M". phlstopheles, Auguste, Primate, Salim, Student, Wild Brim, and Lucifer are hare. HANDICAP PLATE OF 50 SONS. T.Y.O. May Queeo, Clem of the Soo, Elie to Amber, Orytheia, Lord Ronald, Juliet, Doonybrook, Belle of the Bel, Mad cap, Ulphus, Grey Mock*, Quint Mary, sad Lord Doug las ars oss GOODWOOD DEBBY. One mils four furloop. FanonU, Bodin a. Lowdown, and Harold are ham LATEST BETTLNO. GOODWOOD STAKE& 9 to 2 apt Buspicioo (t) 9 to 2 Claremont (t) 11 to 2 BodmiroS) . 6to 1 Alabama t) 10 9 to to 1 1 ac Ladykd l4 wn (t) (t) 1310 16 to 1 Sprite 100 to 3 Baal Jam (t) (t) 1000 to 15 Hopper (t) THZ MAD-HOUSE TRAGEDY. DECISION OF THE HOME-OFFICE IN THE CASE OF CONSTANCE KENT.-(THIS DAY.) The case of Constance Emilie Kent was to-day taken into the consideration of Sir George Grey, who decided upon recommending to the Queen that the sentence should be commuted into one of penal servitude for life. Her Majesty boa been graciously pleased to act upon the recommendation, and Constance Kent will there fore not be executed. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WIDAT. JOLT 26, $ I.N. B. T. W. F. 114 D. 1. M. zi. NY= 30.3 1.53 W. I W. a 1 Abodes& 30.31,111 N.W. I N.N.W. be 2 LOB . . 30.3410 W.N.W. I W.N.W. 3 1 Ardrcm;el_ _.. 36.37 03 LB. W. 1 W. e 1 111.9606661.16 30.1664 &W. 1 N. co 1 Fellsits 53.4163 N. N.V. 1 N. W. 43 2 Cape Jlear SO 33 64 W. 1 N.& b 1 Liverpool 8.0.10 06 N.W. 1 N. W. co 1 Ha4vbead 30.37 62 W. 1 W.N.W. c 2 Femme.. WU U 3.8. 1 N.W. cb 2 Broil 50.366/ N. 6 W. co 4 L'OrMmt so 33 64 N. N. W. 3 N.N.W. co I Reoltetcal 36.126/1 N.& I N.W. 3 2 rieth ems:atts 30.33 66 Z. 0 W. bm 1 Fmtimosiat 30.37 64 &LW. I N. tt 0.17 1 tandem TermosUi Ilearboreeib. 3..36 66 N. 1 A. bt 1 Melds . astwoisiii glom es N.H.& s N. N.& 3 3 Mama. THURSDAY. as Nominal! FRIDAY. W.S.W. to N.N.W., 00.1■15. Variable, moderate to moderato, fine. heat. floe generally. As above, and In planes lINNMML Aa above. to N.E. N.L to N.W. and W., Ilaninnia. moderato Is fresh. N.L to 11.11. sod EL W., ZAIIIMIL variable, moderate, Illas. NI N.W. to N X and B.L, moderate to fmh. Venable, moderate to fresh, flue. Wadden=lnland, Wain, and *Ms Mena Boatbanscangllan Channel sad Bay of Amy. Ineiseninistwatd Ininand and Nod It Bea. TEE STRUM IN THE BUILDING TEA DE. —This morning, in pursuance of the resolutions carried at the meeting of the luster Builders itesociatiao in reference to the movement on the part of the workmen to obtain an advance of wages to 7fd. per hour, Donee was gives by the different employers at their several works and shops, that in consequence of the agitation and strikes that haws taken place amen the building workmen of London for an advance of wages, and in ceder to avoid the in festing and kw oosselooed to both muter, and men by the question »maiming unsettled, and in order if possible to prevent the evil of a general suspension of hominess by a strike or lock-out, the muter* have come to the fieel determination that U the strike at Mews. Cubitt's is with drawn by Saturday next, the 29th instant, they will on and after the 28th of August next, instead of the let of Jaws», 1886, edvance the workmen's wages to 7gol. per hour. A meeting of the delegates from the different whops and firms was held at the Black Prince Tavern, Chat:alas-street, Covent-garden, to smolder the above proposition. Several were in favour of holding out for the entire dewed, whilst others consi dered the meet prudent course would be to accept the con cession offered by the masters. Ultimately it was deter mined to all an aggregate meeting of the trade to deter mine the qiustioe, and there is no doubt the men will act sensibly sad meet their employers half way. SUDDEN DEATH FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. (THIS morning Mr. Edward Relit, of Trevor square, wee walking along the Westminster-road, when he was observed to Winger and fall ; several persons, including police-coestable L 189, west to his assistasce. He was quite i ible, end a esb having beau procured he was taken to Westminster Hospital. On ex►mination by the surgeons of that institution, he was found to be dead, death having been caused by coogestion of the brain from exposure to Use excessive heat. ------- ThEORACEFOL Pm:nu/mu Eircorrirran. This morniegi: i so Covent-garden porters named John Baker and Hoary wall, mat for a regular pugilistic escouemr, accompanied by seconds and bottlabolders, under the dark arches of the Adelphi, leading from the Stroud to the Tharnm In the course of the fight both combatants were so injured that they had to be taken to Obaring.cross Hospital, Baker with • broken leg, aid Dingwall with dreadful cuts aid injuries about the heed. A BARON AND • POLICEMAN. —The Gazette de isrance La the following :—" A simple inspector of polioe has just died in England in whose veins ran the purest blood of the united islands—the noblest and the most ancient ; and yet he was but • simple commoner. He had no fortune and no position. He bore a title, the handle to his name' (which the Gazette, quoting the English words, mime to think is really the title itself), thanks to his father, who had been Lieutenant-General of the Indian Company and Platipoteotaary in China ii 1840. He was • baron. The father was celled Sir Henry Fottinger, and was desemsdad in • direct line from Egbert the Great, King of Wessex, first King of all England, descendant of the Saxon Cedric, and grandfather of Alfred the Great. Them Pottiogers were remarked as public fuoctionaries. More than once they allied themselves with the illustrious families of Englan d, the Montrose'. the Doodonalds. sod many others. But they were poor, aid their name did not acquire asi aristocratic accent. He who has just died, Sir Frederick William, was the thirty locoed descendant of King Egbart, and in his quality as inspector of polio" be caused the laws and taatitutious of his anesetor, Alfred the Great, to he respected." SUDDEN DEATH OF THE PRIEHDENT OF THE Msscsirrus Masers Aseocurros.—Yesterday, • lam . e Abele of pareces interested is the welfare of the insmantds marine was thrown into gloom by the sononnoemeot of the sodden death, from apoplexy, of Captain Benjamin Sproule, President of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, member of the Liverpool Local Marine Board, One of the committee of the school frigate Conway, and aenior= of the firm of Sproule and Pormonby, shipetore The Lowed had been with the pilotage committee em their emoreim ce ilimardey, sad oe Monday be was present at • meeting of the sesonstiou all which be was t, sad had been one of the principal promoters. latex ii the day he notarised to his Luis, Rosamosust, Oztosi, sad mum loin upstairs shoat 01111 o'clock in the miming, with the retention of goiag to bed, he fell ins fit of apoplexy, and after lingering about au boar be died. Mrs. Sproule sad her daughter ware from home. The event will prom • severe potation loss to the lastituiloas with which t ape is Sproule was ocassoted. BHARR LIsT&—(THIB DAL) Two dOwat. The railway market to-day is inactive, tions for Friday's settlement forming the chief business. There is a decline off per oent. in Me tropolitan stook, in South Eastern and London and South Western, and in Midland. London, Chatham, and Dover Railway stock is likewise heavy. Great Northern A stock is rather firmer. London and North Western stack is now quoted 122/ to 1; Great Western, 651 to 66 ; Midland, 132 to ; Lancashire and Yorkalirs, 1201 to 1211 ; South Esatern, 831 to 841 ; Metropolitan, 1361 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1301 to 134 ; ditto A, 1421 to 1431 ; and London and South Western, 981 toloo4. Great Western of Canada Railway shares are dull. Indian are unaltered. There has been scarcely any business in foreign railway shares. %DINA 'V BRAINS AND MIA, eaThrt. I unaware. t ry k . 4s I a ro :Pi 4“,reilaastti IN NINA NI NsMt.— IM Cambrian 01 Oak aad al Oceansll Bandon all 80. • J • sodiv pa ld mila 1 ea Do. 114. anba B. VA Deft satlb hoe ml • 10 Baal:web NO NIS= IN 'Man Otd. M. 10 Do. I. Ang.Nk, la • IN Gnat Ndellidloollaad Mt Onantonbser 10 Do.L J • ran soar. ma IN Do.II 1 BMA.ters a. is paid B ore Groat W Gt. South as a Welt (kw) 10 Do. Noar VsLiNaNk IN Do. South Walla 101 Do. W. Md.—Oxford I/O Do. Do. Newport 100 _ Do. Do. Ilarrd 98 v 8 111 131 90 98 gi N U 11 91 93 100 lu 48 49 zaiiimattiiit 1( Loudon mad 111 _ j ies. — Brigio,llF.GisTre eu. Dov Leedom& !lank Wow.. !•Padotiq°'l474,lP lian..lllkot.ft Ltoodesb Illottopolltaa Do. Now Do. Eztonolou Motro.Dlo4Px a. &alp C Do. Li) Share... itiaTi Mid lasi Naga &Nab ***** Do. lao.,Partkavad. Ri7s. M q Do. Ledo • Do. Gun& Do. edook•Dottog IS Do. do. 1814411 !O „Do t do._ 180041 North Lawton N. & B. 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I &des. 47,000 SO ripe & lledermiiWit 16 66 67 1 $6l 4-- 10,400 60 Albion lO 6 OMe - 30,600 101 AlliaseeLea.bLiverposi IS Se 419 m 191 # # 16,0001100 I De. Imbed et 10 ina 100,000 1 20 Anglo Ananias - 6 0 , 000 i be 1 1 41 10 1 671 141111 (1 111 4 , 111 id 11 41 •-• 10,000 60 Anglo batten (Lmiited, 15 4 3 die WM 10 AbanellanLeor.newels 6 - 11,600 eb Australad TS a 6/1 70 -- MOO M I Do. New all 72 74 - I;600 119 Illeakatnettieleiminialia all 21# 124 - 10,000 El , beak ol= ..... 6,000 100 Bank of - 16,N0 IS :Bonk ii Otago (Limbed) 8 1 1 die - 141100,100 I Bank of Queensland (L.) U 6 4Me 17# 10,800 SO Bankafficioria,Austrla 46 63 66 - 00,000 10 Bank a New Zeeland ,10 81 Woe - 640 N SO Illiminem&PoilemamML 10 16 , Iledla - 00,000 SO lintlab A Calnentlan (1. 21 3 $ 444 ... $l,OOO SO BMWs N. Ainielos en 08 48 - 64000 10 O. Bk. Indle,Acia..l2ili; all 25 11 - 10,000 II NUM Mer.ot lad Men en 16 48 47 MOS 100 lefty 90,000 10010010•1•1 10.0110 191 Omailimilicle:,:;SW all - ... - 4C.000 fe Co.a Beak al imals.M all 15 18 - 100,000 10 Coaeolidated Beek (1 4 6 6 11#146 - 6,000 100 'Oombinentel l6 - - .lie - 6,000 100 Do. New - 11,0 N 14 but Leedom (Lisetted) 0 4 f pee - 10,000 10 Eastern lisolianse(Lhe) I lob par -. 10,000 28 English Joint Stack (L.) 10 1 3pm - SIAN 10 limg.lieol&MOLUMarid. an 10 II - 00,000 60 English and !Weft& (L 10 6 11 lb - 16,000 0 inropeso Ilsok(leMbed lb 31 1 Me 12 14,000 WO Illiadnat.MnaWap.(24 16 9 7db -. MOOS 140 Do. lamed et 2 pin U 9 7 die - 10,000 100 Do. New l9 9 7Si - 10,000 NO beporlal Bank. UMW 10 9 llO pin 24 106,000, 10 Zomba 001amm lO 4 him 151 16 6090 26 iloalan.. 60001 16 , Do. New ll Ws -. 100,410 /* land UMW billa(L) 4 4 trill . -• 14010 SO Ilimßk.oille_ ~ _moo &c.a. 1 1 4 1 Ilb 10 0 1.,000 100 Lim Bank olamalindlL 1$ - .. dl. .. 10,000/00 ,Ldailme sad Breallim 4000 100 ILea.B.kgrai&ILPIMML 40 8 10 pm .- MOOO U Do. New, lea ei 4NI 10 2 2 ipin - 00,001 74 Laa. Clelleak of AageL all $4 23 16 4 11 , ,01* si Leedom end Oonaly lO 75 76 -- 1,1600 lie IL*. IlantemOmis.(7 ) 15 -. -Ms -• 71 000 60 Imam Jobb NUM l6 47 49 cf 26,0401 SO ,lasilms& lona /Maas ail 111 19 - 140001001Loa. &8. Western (Llaa. 10 1 1 1 pm .- 8,0001100 Do. de. New l7# Idla Opm -. 6,000 SO Loadoa&Veriesnela (1.4 12# 0 4Me - 00,000'100 Lea. & WesiaMnetar MOM 110 I Illeskint Mikk(Lkm.) l6 1 2pm - 640 N ebildemnibla& Bmamall l6 4 IMe .... AIN 10 WM& &Plow. beak (L 110 04.11a 14 4,166 tie D.. de. , a 8 4 die - MOSSlie liblasd Beak (Llin.) 101 National of Liverpool 111,016 Pe N.Pre.6lllllll l ami 4l - - - 26,000 10 Da. And Mae - 90.0011 10 Do. Ind Moe ll .. -.- 64 7 ID 64 Nanciaal Bank 3O 111 101 0,000 - Do. New - 97,600 10 New lloati Wale 69,010 10 New Zealand (Limbed) 1 idle 10 7 - 14600 isi :;North Weirs Tj 6 24 4#6us .. It 2 64 - 14 OS Flavin. beakimeorp.(l. 74 $ Uclb ... 1.11.0 60 D ). do. - LIMO la Pemba of Itebad - li,ooo 10 Do. do. New all -- -, 41,50 e SI mad& teul...t Delhi (L 10 4 3as - 21.000, U bath Australia a6338 I - 17, IN ' litt lbad. of B. IL Melee - 10. 000 ; 101 De. 4'.. be. Mom' 10 6 4 di, .. MOM 26 172106 at Amandle 1 all BE 14 281 .- ad 16,M01100 Mika el Lied (lade) ft 6 4 4i• - 60,0 060 Oahe at Leadoo z: . „.I U m Si ad 611 lid FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Ithocish (161. Mid). 24. 3d. #tecptLizisodssassiskt. Mama° Tslapsilk, van; atosd 8;;;;Lat., 51, I. I. Credit r oacifisr sad Mobilise of Eliessid (Thaitad), 88. Crysttral Um* Prefersass, U 3. Elecic Tslmpapk, 125. Gomel Credit aed Flames of Loadoe be. loperial MsraustilsCradilLassooislisa iLkskodl. 6 4.l. lll . Loudon Gossral Ocasibus Compasy . (7dasiald). 3if 1. Mares Irrigalioa sad Ossal (all paid% 181- Nosioasl Dissaant Coalman, (1 , 401•03). 16 1- figr o uler sad Orisatal &sap, 78. sad Massy Maria* lasarsac• (Limited), 71. MONEY MARKET.-(71118 DAY.) Two &Mom. The stock markets to-day are very quiet, the principal business consisting of preparations for the half-moutbly settlement in shares and foreign stocks, fixed for Friday. The funds are unchanged in price. Foreign stocks present scarcely even a frac tional variation. Rome railway stocks in some cases are rather lower, especially Metropolitan. There is also a decline in the shares of the Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England. The discount market is unsettled, owing to the uncertainty which prevails as to whether the Bank of England will raise the rate of discount at the weekly court to-morrow. Meanwhile, few bills, however good, are taken below 3} per cent., or above the present Bank minimum. In the Stock Exchange, nevertheless, short loans on English government securities can be obtained at 1 to I} per cent., the supply of money being large. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 67fr. 60c., being sc. lower than yesterday after noon. Consols are now quoted 891 to 90, both for money and the Bth of August. The official busi ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con sols for money, 90, 891 ; ditto for account, 90 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, ; New Throe per Cents., 891, 1 ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 714 ; Exchequer Bills, 4a. pram. ; Bank of England Stock, 248, 246. Foreign stocks are very quiet. Mexican Bonds have again declined 1 per cent. As regards other stocks there is no change. Some of the present quotations are subjoined, viz :—Greek, 201 to 213 ; Turkish 1858 Bonds, 73 to 74 ; ditto 1862, 724 to 731 ; ditto ConsoLidea, 491 to ; Spanish Passive, 284 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 134 to 1; Confederate, 7to 9 ; and Mexican, 231 to 1. Tr:new:dors au recorded as follows r—Equador New Consoli dated, 111 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., Second Issue 1001. Bonds, 98 ; ditto 1864, 941, 4, 94 ; Greek Five per Canto., 201; Italian Five per Cents., 1861, 641, ex div. ; Mexican Three per Ceuta., for account, 231, ex div. ; ditto 1864, 231, ex div. ; Russian Five per Cents., 1822, 931 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 281; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, 941; ditto, 11858, 731 ; ditto, 1862, 721, ex div. ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 734, 1, ex div.; ditto Five per Cents., 1865, 441, ex div. International Financial shares are now quoted 4 tot pin., ex div.; General Credit, 14 toll prem.; London Financial, 61 to 7 prem. ; Imperial Mar. cantile, 11 to 11 prem., ex div. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 31 to 31 prem., being lower, ex div.; Ottoman Socidt4 G6n6rale, 24 to 3 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 154 to 1. The nominal quotations for the shares of some of the new companies are subjoined :—Atlantic Telegraph preference, 3to prem. ; Peruvian Rail ways, 4 to 4 prem. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 2 to 3 prem. ; Hodges' Distillery, 21 to 31 prem. ; Anglo-Greek Steam, 2to 3 prem. ; General Ex change Bank, 11 to 21 prem.; London-bridge Land, to 1 prem. ; Massa-Carrara Marble, 14 to 21 prem. ; and Marseilles Extension Railway, 11 to 2 prem. _ Metropolis Sewage shares are quoted 7 to 8 prem. ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., 2k to 21 prem. The subjoined notification, relating to the conver sion of the internal debts of the Ottoman Empire, has been issued by the General Credit and Finance Company : Cos:veridon sod unification of the intend debts of the Ottomsn Empire into bonds of the Oatmeal Debt, bearing interest at 5 per cent. per annum. The prevaleace of cholera and the ceasequent quarantine regulations heviog delayed thearrithl of the official verificators from Cnoitantinopls, solies is thereby given that, by authorthation of the Otto man Oilmen:eat, the 15th instead of the Ist of Angst is fired as the day on which the conversion will cominthos, simultaosously in London, Paris, and Constantinople, before which full details of the operation, with the neces sary inform:shoo for the bondholders, will be published. The Nimrod has arrived from Melbourne with 1,160 ounces of gold, valued at 4,644 L The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were firm, and in some cases rather higher than on Friday. There was a good supply of bills on Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Italy. As regards Spanish places, some flatness prevailed. The usual list is subjoined : Amsterdam, 3 months, 12 to 12.01 ; ditto, 3days, 11.18 to 19; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12 to 1201; Antwerp, 3 nomilia, 36.40 to 45 • ithatharg, ma banal. 3 .:oaths, 13.94 to 10 ; Paris, '3 days, 25.121 to clitta i 3 mouths, 25.371 to 40; Frankfort-m:4hr months, 1291 to ; St. Petersburg (per rouble). 301 ta 31; 115•311&, eft. 60.. 3 caositits, 11.171 to 221; Trieste, eB. fix, S mouth., ILI7I to 224 ; Madrid, 3 months, 474 Cadia,s3 months, 474 to 8; Leghorn, 3 mthabs, 35.521 to 575 • Oruro, 3 mosths, 25.623 to 571; Milan. 3 mouths, 2.6.521 . t0 571; Naples, 3 mouths. 25.521 to 571; 3 swathe, 25.521 to 571 • Messina, 3 mths. 25.52410575; Lisboa, 110 days, 511109 ; Oporto, 90 days, 611 to 1. ' The Committee of the Stock Exchange yester day appointed Monday, July 31, a special settling day in the shares of the Waterloo and Whitehall Railway Company, which are to be marked in the official list, and in the shares of the Blakely Ord nano. Company (Limited), which, however, are not Ito be marked. The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1164 over the correspond ing week of last year. A special meeting of the Indian Carrying Com pany (Limited) was held yesterday, to confirm the resolution increasing the capital. The prospectus of the Insurance Corporation of Great Britain (Limited) is issued. This company is organised upon a large scale, the capital being fixed at 4,000,0001., in 80,000 shares of 601. each, on which If. per share is to be paid on application, 11. on allotment, and 31. in three months, the pro spectus adding that "no further call is contem plated." It is farther mentioned that 20,000 shares are reserved for the public, "of which 10,000 shares are now offered at par ; the remaining 60,000 shares being reserved for the transfer of the capital and business of several first class fire, life, and marine insurance companies." It is especially with a view to these amalgamations that this com pany has been formed, marine, fire, and life busi ness being alike contemplated The board is com posed of a number of mercantile meu connected with London and LiverpooL The half-yearly meeting of the City of London Brewery Company (Limited) is convened for the 2nd of August ? when it will be proposed to declare an interns, dividend. At a meeting of the directors of the Illinois Cen tral Railway Company, held at New York on the 11th inst., the following resolutions were adopted, Ma. : Ilatiolved—"That a dirideed of 5 per met. Is cash, free of governmeet hut, be paid oe the les day of August mat, to the holders of full-paid shares regietered oa the 15th day of July ; and that the transfer books he closed oe the said 15th day of July, sad opened cm the 3rd day of August.* Resolved—" That in pursuance of the engagers moons. sesaded by the shareholders' meeting, held lay 31, 1866, sad in order that the hods sold may be represested to imam of capital stock, in scooolones with the " po i l l icy "P l c Ztore punned by the optimally la the issue of ameelled hoods Kelp, the ontstandiog shares of this com pany he Mermaid by the issue of one altars for every ton sow outstanding; sad the same be distributed to she bottlers of awes membered oe the company's books ca the lot day of August next, M the proportion of wee share for *very ton held by them.* Resolved—•• That whim io the distribution of each &hares, & stockholder would be retitled to a fraction els share, the company will retain the right to such fraetiossl put, at par.* The report of the directors of the Metropolitan I:tension Telegraph Company (limited), to be submitted at the general meeting oa the 4th of August, recommends the payment of the usual diri dead of Bs. per share, equal to 8 per cent. per an num, on the preference capital ; and 3a. per share, squid to 3 par cent. par annum, on the osigapal shares, the former subject to, and the latter free of, Z income tax. This will enable the directors to place 4001. to the credit of the reserve fund, and terry over to the next half-year's account the sum of 411. 13s. fid. The first ordinary general meetings of the Eastern Amain Tea Company (Limited) and the Nowgoag Tea Company of Amain (Limited) are milled fee the 31st instant , An extraordinary meeting of the Atlantic Tele graph Company is called for the 9th of August, when it will be proposed to convert the Eight per Cent. Preference Shares into Preference stook, and the ordinary shares into ordinary con solidated stook. It will also be proposed "to issue either in ordinary stock or in shares, as mal be most convenient, the sum of 137,1401. of ordinary capital, authorised at the extraordinary general meeting of March 31, 1864, and agreed to be issued in instalments fully paid up to the Con tractors from time to time after the successful com pletion of their contract ; and if issued in shares it is intended to take power at any time hereafter to convert the said shares into ordinary stock of the company." The directors also intend to "seek authority from the shareholders to issue inch amounts of new capital as may be required for the construction and laying of a second Atlantic tele graph cable under powers of their act of parlia ment, and to attach to such capital such privileges and such advantages and conditions as may then and there be determined." We are requested to state that applications for extension shares iu the Brighton Hotel Compiny (Limited) will not be received after to-day (Wed nesday). _ . Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas, docks, and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange list of last evening : Insurance.—Alliasee British and Foreign Marine. 36, 6 ; Argos Life, 32 ; Clerical, Medial, and Gummi Life, 964 ; County, 85 ; Guardian, 49, t es div. ; Indemnity Miribe. 131; t London sad rrovioMia Marine, 21, 3 ; Marie*, 90, div. and ; Proyidest Life. 38 ; Moak Lile, 8; Bun Fite, 205, ex di,. ; ditto, Life, 7 1; ljaiyarsal *trim. Kt, I. Gaslight and Coles—Bombay (Limited), ; European. 131, az dly. ; ditto, Nay, 6f Imperial, ; Isepairiel Costineatal, 93, 2; London, 71 ; 4 ; Phoenix. 33i, Bum? Consumers, 16 ; United Geseral, 351 ; Waters, 4. Doelet.—Zest and West lodes 136 ; Leedos and St. Malaria% 721, 3, 21, 3j, 3. Southamptoa, 59. Wereavorks —Berlin, MI ; Chelsea, 28 ; Bast London, Casale.—Regent's (or Landon), 23t, en din. The annual general meeting of members of the General Shipowners Society took place yesterday, when the committee enumerated the several subjects to which during the past year their attention has been directed, and the course of action taken re specting them. With reference to the proving and sale of chain cables and anchors, the oommitteere ported as follows : Beteg of opinion that the object of the set passed last sendeo, for "regulating the proving and sale of chain stables and asehors," mast in a riot mamma be frustrated if mama fastarers of, or dealers In the article are homed to to* their own work and grant artificial/0 of same—year soot mites* promoted to the House of Commons • wattles in support of a motion on the subj.° t by the honourable member for Birkenhead ; but, owing to the early termina tion of the session, no delimite action wm takes. This ise portantmatter will, however, be again agitated, and it is hoped that her Majesty's government will be induced to amend the sot, and that the Board of Trade, la mereasiag In power of granting Booms under nettles 2 of the sot, will refuse to grant Hermes to inantifseturers, 1111144111 upon the condition that the licensee so greeted should not anima to proving their own work, or dazing the palate proof-mark ea their own wares. Tomas STEROL Consols, which closed yesterday at 90, "sellers," for the Bth of August, opened and closed to-day at 894 to 90. For money the last price was 894 to 90, and for the September settlement 904 to 4. The official business report is as follows :—Thres per Cent. Consols, foe money, 90, 894, 90 ; ditto, for account, 90 ; Three per Ceuta. Be duped, 891, 4, * ; New Three per Cents., 894, 4,4, 4' • Annuities, lab ; Exchequer Bills, 4s. prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 248, 7 ; India Ten-and-a-Half per Cent. Stock, 215 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stook, 1044, ; ditto Four per Cent. , Oct., 1888, 994 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, LlO, 9}. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady. Ex chequer Bills remain quoted par to 4s. prem. In the foreign stock market business was limited. There was a decline of 2 per cent. in Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 1 per cent. in Moorish, 4in Equador and Spanish Three per Cents., in Turkish. scrip and Greek Bonds, and 4in Mexican. Rus sian Five per Cents. of 1822 and 1864 were inquired for, and improved per cent. Sank shares were heavy, and a rather general reduction, avering ss. to 10e. per share, took place. Bank of Hindustan and Agra and Masterman's Bank declined 11. National Discount shares were last quoted to day 10ji to 4 prem. ; Joint-Stock Discount, 2 to 1 dia., being again lower ; Egypt an Trading, 1 to 14 dia. • Ottoman Socidni Gdndrsle, 24 to rem. • Hudson's Bay, 154 to 4, ex div. ; and Lion Brewery, 2to I prem. City of Milan Improvements paid-up shares were quoted lower. The Nowgong Tea Company's shares were also flatter. The shares of the financial companies were flat, and in some eases, including International FiDall dal, there was a fresh decline of 2s. 6d. The closing quotations are annexed, via :—lnternational Financial, to 1 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 14 to 11 prem. ; London Financial, 61 to 7 prem. ; Imperial lidera:milli, Credit, 14 to 11 pram., ex div.; Credit Fonder and Mobilise, 3j to 34 prem. The closing (but in many eases nominal) quota tions for .hares in new undertakings are sub joined :—Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre ference, to # prem. ; Metropolis Sewage, 64 to 74 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 24 to # prem. ; Hop and Malt Exchange, 2to 31 prem. ; Parkfield Iron, 1 to 2 prem. ; General 2 to 24 prem. ; Genwal Exchange Bank, 11 to 21 prem. ; London and Mediterranean Beak, 3 to 4 prem. ; Peruvian Railways, 44 to 5 prem. ; Samuel Bestow and Ca, to 14 prem.; Acci dental and Marine Insurance, 14 to 24 prem. Hodges' Distillery, 24 to 34 prem. ; Anglo-Greek Steam, 2 to 3 prem. ; London Bridge Land, * to 1 prom. ; Railway Credit, 4to 14 prem. ; and Mar seilles Extension Railway, 14 to 24 prem. ORDINARY BHA RIS AND COMA MINEB.-(17118 DAY) Two o'CLocs. The mining market to-day is firm. There is a good demand for Groat Wheal Vor, Wheal. Clifford, Frank Mills, Great North Laxey, Wheal Rose, and Wheal Seton shares. Some of the prtsent priors are subjoined : Groat Vor, 33 to 34 ; Wheal Clifford, 20* to f ; Wheal Rose, 22 to 23 ; Wheal Seton, 202} to 203 ; Frank Mills, 7 to n ; East Lovell, 10 to ; Great North Law, 11 to 2 ; South Grenville, t to 3 ; South Condurrow, 31 to ; East Rose warn., 34 to t. Foreign an colonial mining shares are quiet, at former prices. PROVINCIAL WARE MARKETS. UTUILPOCN. JILT 46.-111 Am Inds" :—Groat Litton, 4854 11 —laartakhe and Yorkalnk 11145 to—Lodi. and Norsk Weston, Itte—ilaachenkor, 11101641 d, sad Llsoahrldre. HI II —Midland, 1121—North Brltlakiti—Loadon and North Wwa Ns per Cent. C. 194—Nortk Illagcod Bra. No. 1 106—Bsalle and Lake BIM, 4 7-16 1-11thada Oikasl,ll64—C6tad States BB) Boa* 401 —Dutch ltasalsl. If 16 p.—Crest Minna alswes, 14 11-16 4—Alllanat Bask of London and Ur Wnlkdi, 4 446 p —Coauaaradal (1 id). 175 Id.— Bank (Waked), 11-46 Narkpan Bank a lad 4. 44-1144ansati4 and Madames Beak (Limited), 44 a.— North Wasters Bank (Waliad 746 5 p.—Albke Marina ;United), I-111 1 d.—Qoant laaasaa, i 44—Atlintie Tole trap h MOB per Oink, 6.111-14orary Niel and Iron ,Litattod B. —National Pea= (Walked), 7-16 d. THE NATIONAL ARTILLIZT, r. This ese;eb - tia;..rhidh bas been established leder the ego her Majesty aid sb. preldesey el ibe Duke carad e i: brides M encourage tbe emit gen minim el minetom totality corm, will boll its fret mend prise meeting seta decampment seat week et alaseberynesi. The prises be be ocespeied fat Wanda a prise by bee Majesty of 11101, a prize of 501. by the Prism et Wm. the ma MOM by the Duke et Oembridgw am mm it 401. by Tinsel Palmer. atm, aid warless prism ems by the momistism Them are to be " Ques's Prise Ba d es" for the de wtentee her Majesty's prier, en this bees* oat slo t Mid to the feet siss-wianers i a iinshandoen whist' is Mb* arid en die Ilhb and all Met. eel Me Id oredine. The gimp will be tear the 03111111104 et Wesel neer, ft A.. amid of Muse, ho Is ei slipgage leas: military regaled's.