The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Groat Laxoaibaarg (t 1 pad), 11.
South Auotriaa aad Loolardo-Voirdisa (all paid), 21.

MI. KIMIIIDT Al,tl) nig BwnNTne Cain—Mr.
Charles Bane Bennedy, the well-known barrister of the
Midland Circuit, has, we understand, found kilos& com-
pelled to file a petition in the Bankruptcy Court. The only
debt scheduled, we are told, is the bill of costs in his late
law setts against Mts. Brors, formerly Ma fiwiefee, for
which execution has been issued.—Binititudistai Daily Pod.
DISTRUCTIM FMB AT BM W. HATTER'S. —Yee-
troy morning at an early boar pest alarm was used is
the neighbourhood of Linside, about two miles from Leigh.
toe Buzzard, in cossumeaos of a flre taking plain upon testate belonging to Sir W. Haytar, Bark , Y.Y. The fire
when teat discovered vu aping aware seam ricks of
corn, sad from these* it exteeded to arum hayricks, and
it threatened with demote... the adjoining farm
buildings and the dwelling-bones. Expresses were sent
off to Leighton Berard far the engines, sad forthwith Mr.
Buperintendeot Young with his light engines reached the
some. Mr. Young directed his men to putter the water
is such directioes ea to proves:it, if possible, the flames from
reaching the essay ocrotignotia ricks and the dwelling-house.
Fortunately hie effort. wore to • great extent crowned with
SWOON ; but • vast amount of mischief was dime, as several
ricks of wheat and hay were destroyed ; the Faster portion
of the rickyard, the barna, sad dwellieg wore nerd, owing
to the indomitable perseveres/at of Mr. Young and his brave
arm of &mem Thornlike et the lire is unknown. The
right hoe. baronet was Insured in the Bin Fire-ones.
TICE FATAL OCTRAOII IN TIM BLACK CIOUNTRY.—
Yesterday theliequest wee coseinded before Mr. W. H.
Phillips, depatr-eixoner, es the body of the old man Thomism
Ceddith, who, when interposing to protect two of his
daughters from the violsece of Hoary Quinine, a collier,
and the husband of one of the women, was clutched by the
throat by Christie' and killed. Dr. Balleadee, phyakise
and surge." who bed made the poet mortem encarematioe,
deposed that en &sect* of the skim right mend the
neck he found marks of great viruses on each side of the
throat, many of the outlier vessels beneath the thin beim
ruptured. All the marks were confined to the treat and
aide of the sack, mid each side of the windpipe. Deceased
expired from the compreesion of the throat, producing •
stoppage of the circulation, and effusion of the
left ventricle. a sudden spasm of the heart, aid the maw
quoit incapacity of the longs to do their work. Bach vie.
lean ea that spoken to se having taken piano jest before
death would be most likely to produce those remelts. The
jury found a verdict of " Masslaughter" against Betsy
Christie'', who on that chugs was thereupon amareitted
for Mist for nmealaughter at the seat Beaffordeldre assists.
Pursolituir. —The quantity of petroleum im-
ported is the ant eta swaths of this year exhibits a eon-
sideralde decease as wowed grit! the
period of 1863. Thus, in the first six meatits°74lBB74lM
teas ware imported, whist 31,061 tape is the bit hall of
1863, and 9,30: tame is the int half of 1862. Is fuse the
hewn were only 883 tans, against 6,391 tuns in June,
1863, sod 2,614 twee in fee% 1862. The dessert disown.
Psi in this year's tiepins is attributable I. the diminished
sepals@ ham the Celled Shims, rely 4,316 teas levies
hoes seseived bees thee goer yam 'pipet 20,066
thee fa the senespesabg paid of 1863. 'llte value tithe
is the int
thus mouths of 1884 was
=4"11.7=d11114,8381. lathe sonespeading period el
1•1114 rol 91,111iL in the seemepesing wind 111

The Lancsil;ire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,3831. over
last year • the North Eastern an increase of
6,639/. ; and the Midland an increase of 3,6801.

The prospectus of the "Peninsular, West Indian
and Southern Bank (Limited)," is in circulation.
The field of operations proposed is the trade of the
West Indies and the Southern States of America.
Especial reference is made to the deficiency of
banking accommodation at St. Thomas, Nassau,
Bermuda, and Havana, at the three ormer of
which places, as well as at Liverpool, it is proposed
to commence business immediately. One of the
principal objects of the company is "the ultimate
establishment of branches in the large cities and
towns of the Southern States," after the
termination of the civil war. The capital
is fixed at 2,000,0001. (subject to increase)
in 20,000 shares of 1001. each, of which 10,00 D
shares are stated to be already subscribed.
The prospectus mentions that " the directors re-
tain the right of reserving 5,000 shares for foreign
or continental issue, should they deem it desirable"
The half-yearly meeting of the London and
North Western Railway Company is convened for
the 19th inst.

The directors of the British and Netherlands
India Bank have appointed as their general
manager Mr. Samuel Gray, the late manager of
the Oriental Bank Corporation in China.

The share certificates of the Land Credit Com-
pany of Ireland (Limited) are now ready for de-
livery, in exchange for the bankers' receipts.

A cell of If. is to be paid on the shares in the
Bedford Hotel Company (Limited) of Brighton by
the 18th inst.

The letters of allotment and " regret " of the
Anglo• Egyptian Bank will be issued to-day.

The letter of allotment of the Locomotive
Cotton Press Company were posted on Wednesday
night.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the London Engineering and Iron Ship Building
Company will be closed on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
for London, and on Wednesday for the country.
We are semi-officially informed that applications
to the extent of over 60,000 shares have been re-
ceived for the new issue of the London and County
Lead and Building Company.

- - -
With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. E. F. Satterth wait* reports as
follows :
Sinn our last there has been a fair business is the Loa-
doe market for some descriptions of America' securities.
At the latter end of last week both government bonds and
railroad drama were depressed about 2 dole., bat curies the
last three days, oe a good demand, they have rallied, United
Slates Bonds clodng at previous quotations, sad Illinois
shares at as advsnos of two per cent. There have bees
weeserousiequiries for Atlantic and Great Wester. Ueda of
the Ohio metros, but none ere brought to market. The
Pint Yortpge bonds of the Peonsylvania section Wee&
74 to-day.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Aug. 3, compared with that foe
the previous week, shows the following changes :

Obeislation isms
Circulation 21,928.940 Increase 293,396
Puddle deposits ........ 5,155,704 lisersaas 194,668
Other deposits 89996
Grarnanant sseuritim

11,047,093 Naas. 20,030
Otbsresceritista Makin
ispartatest
Cala aal banks both 20,765,898 lamas' 383,166
la
departments
asses day sad ittkar bale 580.770 Isamu, 37,748
The East 302,186 lacrosse 118,068
Notes is reserve I 4,682,786 Nooses 06,195
Teta reserve (notes to win
is bulking dreattraset) . 5,500,493 Deoreme 413,647
It is apparently to the fresh broom of 583,1651.
(following the increase of 900,5721. shown in the
previous return), in the private securities that the
advance io the Bank rate of discount is to be
chiefly attributed, seeing that this increase has
been attended with • further decline of 412,6471.
is the reserve. The diminution in the coin sod
bullion does nos exceed 119,2521„ but the fast that
the movement under this bead is also still unfavour-
able has doubtless had something to do with
yesterday's decision of the Bank director,.

BANK INGLAND.—Aa Accosat pursuant to the AAi
aud alp Vie c. S 3, fur the wee► sulfas ouYoedussala), AV/WM

IZ♦D[ DIP
Notes Issued

ne,sti,ns I

DAIMON DI
Traprietan' Capital £14.51440
Rest ,
Public Depodta (ti-
s.atise
ducting Itzeheq.,
Bay. Busks. Oom-
ads. of National
P•Dt. rid Div.

ii.;olent7)- 6,156,704
Other Deposits 13,619,626
Seem day sad other
MIL

PARIMPT.

Government debt.. LII.OIIOEI
Other securities .. SAKAI
Gold coin and bub
Hon
Silver bolLloir 1"141111

Government ti•co-

£37,4t1,L90
August 4 1841.

C2S.M.IU

tithe (Includieg
Deed Weight An-
nuity) . . L 1 X:J.6
Other **tektite . 2o.7yAis
Notes
Gold and Myer
Cola

.07.411.111
W. IFILLIZ, Chief Cashier.

THURSDAY Burma
Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to / fat
next Tuesday's settlement, were first marked to-dar
891 to 891, and closed at 89i to /. For money
the last price was 89k to /. The official busies
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. CODSOille
for money, 89/, j, ; ditto for account, 89j j:
Three per Cents. Reuced, 89/, 881, ; 2"W
Three per Cents., 89, 88/, 891, 881 1 I ; Bask
Stock, 240, 243 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1041
1.. i.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was dull ;
Exchequer Bills fell ss. owing to the state of the
money market, both the March and the June inns
being quoted 20e. to 10s. dia.

Foreign stocks, espeoially the more speculative
descriptions' have fallen in consequence of the rise
in the Bank rate of discount.

The shares of the London and County Bank were
largely dealt in to-day, and closed at the improved
quotation of 774 to 784, in conseqnenoe of the
favourable statements made at to-day's meeting.
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Continental, and
Bank of Hindustan new shares, were also quoted
better, but, with these exceptions, the tendency of
the market for bank shares was rather unfavour-
able. Bank of Queensland, Imperial Bank of
China, London Bank of Scotland, London and Bra-
zilian, Provincial Banking Corporation, Soutk
Eastern, Union Bank of London, and Imperial Otto-
man Bank, have all given way. The latter closed
at 64 to 7 prem.
Hudson's Bay shares were again rather lower,
at 164 to 3 ; and Egyptian Trading flat, at If to
14 prem. City Offices, African Merchants, Na-
tional Discount, Joint Stock Discount, Oriental
Financial, and Socidti Financiers d'Egypte shares
have all receded. Fore-street Warehouse sad
Smith, Knight, and Co. were inquired for.
The shares of the financial companies were flat,
but the reduction in prices scarcely exceeded 2n. 6d.
per share. The closing quotations are an-
nexed, viz. :—lnternational, 44 to prem. ;
General Credit, 21 to 34 prem.: London Financial,
102 to 11 prem. ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit (amalgamated), 31 to 44 prem. ; Credit
Mobilier, 5 to 6 prem. ; Credit Foncier, 8 to 1/
prom.
The closing (but in some eases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings see
subjoined, viz. :—Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 24 to 34
prem. ; Ebbw Vale Company, die. to 3 prem. -
Humber Iron Works, 24 to 2 die. ; Freeman's°
Tavern, toy prem.