The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1863.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOITSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The BPlaara took the ebair et 12 o'clock.
The following bilk yam reed • second time :—Hayling
Railways (Abandonment), North Staffordshire Railway
(liadeley
et. and Drayton Branches), sad South London
Mark

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SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'OLooz.

The railway market is dull to-day, and the ten-
dency of prices is downwards. Great Northern
stock has declined 1 per cent, and Great West-
ern, Caledonian, and South Eastern I. Metropo-
I Titan shares are rather leas firm, at 14 to f, ex the new.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
99} to 1. ex div. ' • Great Western, 651 to 661,
ex div. ; Midland, 125 to if, ex div. and n. ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 109 to 4, ex div. ;
South Eastern, 9SI to 1, ex div. ; Great
Eastern, 491 to 1, ex div. ; Caledonian, 1161 to
117 ; Great Northern, 122 to 123, ex div. ; and
London and South Western, 100} to 1011, ex div.
Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway securi-
ties are generally without change.
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HONEY MARKET.--(THLS. DAY.) :

Two o'Ouxa.
The [undo to-day are flatter, owing chiefly
to the arrangements in connexion with the ad-

justment of the monthly account, to-
morrow being settling day. Consols are quoted
for money I per cent. lower than they closed yes-
terday. The share markets are dull, and prices in
some oases are rather lower. The amount of busi-
ness in foreign securities has been only moderate.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at
70fr. 10c., showing no change.
. _ _

The scrip of the new Danish Loan is quoted
14 to 2 prem., being less firm, the allotment made
this morning having led to the usual realisations.
Consols are now quoted 924 to 4 both for money
and the sth inst., and 924, " buyers" for the new
account. The official business report is as fol-
lows : -Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 924, 4, 4 ;
ditto, for account, 924; Three per Cents. Reduced,
914, 4, 91, ex div. ; New Three per Cents., 914,
91, 4, 91, ex div. ; Red Sea Telegraph, 21 7-16 ;
India Stock, 227 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1084, 4, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1004, 100 ; and Exchequer Bills, advertised, par.
With the exception of a fresh decline in Mexi-
can Bonds, which are last marked 32
and 324, and a reduction of 4 per cent
in Greek, which are now quoted 194 to
4, there is little change in foreign stocks. The new
Peruvian Loan is dull, at 874 to 884, while the
New Venezuelan Loan is rather firmer, at 594
to 60. Turkish securities are steady. The present
quotation for the Consolithis, is 414 to 4.
Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates are likewise
well supported. New Granada Deferred Bonds
are inquired for. Transactions are recorded as fol-
lows :-Egyptian, 97, 1, 964, ex div. ; ditto, second
issue, 964 ex div. ; Greek Coupons, 84 ; Mexican, for
account, 324, 32, 4 ; New Granada, 144 ; ditto
Deferred, 74, 4 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account,
874 ; Portuguese, 1853, for account, 474 ; ditto,
1862, 474, 47 ; Russian, 1822, 94, ex div. ; ditto,
1860, 92, 4, ex div. ; ditto, 1862, 941 ; Spanish,
for account, 534 ; ditto, Passive, 274, 4 ; ditto
Certificates, 10 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 904 ;
ditto 1858, for account, 694, ex div ; ditto 1862,
694, I ; ditto for account, 70 ; Venezuela, for ac-
count, 244 ; ditto 1862, 60.

The subscription list of the new Danish Loan was
closed yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It is said
that the total applied for is 4,000,0001. of stock,
while the amount of the first issue is only 600,000/.
The Donald M`Kay has arrived from Melbourne,
with 41,0001. in gold.
The 611,0001. in silver and 323,0001. in gold, by
the Shannon, from the West Indies, reached the
Bank of England warehouses yesterday, and will be
delivered to the bullion brokers in about a week.
The advices from Melbourne announce the
shipment for England, during the month, of about
500,0001. in gold. This makes the total on the way
about 760,0001., including 260,000/. reported by
the previous mail, and still at sea

The amount of specie engaged for transmission
to-day, to the East? by the Ripon, is only 38,882 L,
of which 24,786/. is gold, and the rest silver.

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally firm at Friday's rates. Subjoined is our
usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.174 to ; ditto, 3 days,
1115 to 16 ; Rottrdam, Smooths, 11.174 to 18; Antwerp,
3 mooths,t 25.45
oto 50 ; Hamburg, ins. Lento. three mouths,
13.71 to ; Paris, 3 days, 26.174 to 25 ; ditto, 3 months,
25.45 to • Frankfort-oa-thallaine, 3 mouths, 1194 to
; Petsraug (per rouble), 3 months., 35 to ; Vienna,
di. go., 3 months, ILBS to 95 ; Trieste, eff. flo , 3 months,
11.85 to 95 ; Madrid, 3 mcatha, 49 to 4 ; Cadiz, 3 months,
484 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.524 to 60 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.524 to 60 ; Milan, 3 morMA 25.524 to 60 ,•
Nooks, 3 months, 25.524 to 60; Palermo, 3 months, 25.60
to 5; If 3 months, 25.60 to 5 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 524
to ; Oporto,~`
90 days., 521 to 53.
_ .

Business in the foreign exchanges will be trans-
acted on Monday next, the 9th inst., instead of
Tuesday, the 10th, the day fixed for the Royal
marriage•

The prospectus of the British Honduras Cotton
Company (Limited) is in circulation. This company
is formed under unusually respectable auspices, for
the purchase of land and cultivation of cotton and
other produce in British Honduras. With this
view arrangements have been made for the purchase
direct from the owners of 100,000 acres of land, de-
scribed as the most suitable in the colony for cotton
growing. The price is 10s. per acre, of which one-
third is to be in cash within six months, and the
rest in paid up shares. Honduras is capable cf
producing cotton of expellent quality, and'especial
stress is laid upon the opportunity presented by the
existing state of affairs in America of obtaining an
abundant supply of labourers accustomed to the
cultivation of this plant. The capital is to be
200,0001., in 20,000 shares of 101. each.
We are informed that the returns received by
the London and South African Bank from their
branches are, notwithstanding the long-continued
drought in the colony, viewed by the directors as
very favourable.
The annual meeting of the Van Diemen's Land
Company will be held on the 19th inst.
The Court of Chancery has appointed Mr. R. P.
Harding official liquidator of the Llanharry Hema-
tite Iron Ore Company (Limited), now winding up.
It appears that the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Bombay reached Point de Galle
on the 15th of February with the mails from
Australia, or two days before due. The mails were
awaiting there the arrival of the company's
steamer with the advicai from Calcutta and China,
and which would bring on the whole of the mails
—Calcutta, China, and Australian—to Suez. The
substance of the Australian news was consequently
carried to Suez by the French mail steamer from
Calcutta and China, which had touched at
Point de Galle on the 15th of Feb The mails
by the French packet are expectediron about
the 13th inst., and by the English boat about the
15th idem.

The particulars are published of bonds, repre-
senting 2,0001., of the Danish Four per Cent. Loan
of 1860-61, which have been cancelled.

TUBISDAT EVEIO3IO.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921t0 1, both
for money and next Thursday's settlement, touched
this morning 921 to 1, but closed at 924 to 1. For
the April settlement the last price was 921 to 1,
the "continuation" being about 1 per cent. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 924, 1,4; ditto, for
account, 921 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911,
1, ex div. ; New Three re Cents., 911, 4, ex
div. ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 14 13-16, ex
div. ;
,Bank Stock, 239, 237 ; India Five per Cent.
stock, losg, i; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
10
, ditto Bonds, 14e. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was quoted
1081 to f, and Exchequer Bills 2s. dis. to 25.
prem. India Bonds were marked 14.. prem.
Foreign stocks in some cases were rather buoyant
in the morning, but became comparatively dull in
the afternoon.
Formal notice was posted up in the Stock Ex-
change to-day of the intention on the part of the
buyers to " buy in" against parties failing to de-
liver them between one and two thousand shares
in the Auglo-Portuguese Bank, and about 600
shares is the St. Cuthbert Lead Smelting Company.
In the former instance, however, the "buying in"
seems to have been postponed.

In the market for shares, Bank of London,
Alliance, Bank of British Columbia, London and
County, and Oriental were quoted better, while
London and Brazilian, and Metropolitan and Pro-
vincial were slightly flatter. Than was a relapse of
about 10s. in Italian Irrigation shares. London
District Telegraph were heavy.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—British and Foreign
Marine, 2} to prem. ; Cannes Hotel, lj to 21

prem.; Oil Well. of Canada, 3 to 4 prem. ; Bank
of Wales, par to prem. ; City of Loudon Fire
and Life, 3to 5 prem. ; City Discount, to l prem.;
Petroleum Trading, to j prem. ; Bristol and
South Wales Zinc, If to 2 prem. ; Union Marine,
2to 24 prem. ; Empire Marine, to f prem.; Mer-
cantile and Exchange Bank, Ito 2 prem.; London
and South American Bank, 14 to 2 prem. ; Inter-
colonial Bank of Australia and New Zealand, to
2 prem. ; and Bank of Gibraltar and Malta, If to
2 prem.
The shares of the Imperial Bank of Turkey were
quoted 81 to 91 prem.

MINEB.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocl.

In the mining market to-day, the principal
feature is a decline of about 121. in Rant Bassett
shares, which are now quoted 75 to 77+.
Tincroft, Cook's Kitchen and Wheal Beton
are also rather flatter. Kart Caradon are
in demand, and have risen 1/. The usual monthly
inspection of this mine was made to-day,
and the report is considered favourable. Great
Fortune are firm, at 34 to 36+ • Illogan at
30e. to 355. ; and Wheal LudcOtt at 8 to
81. East Caradon are quoted 47 to I ;
Cook's Kitchen, 28+ to 29+ ; East Caro Brea,
Llto ; East Russell, sto ; North Roekear,
to 61+, being steady ; Tincroft, 191 to 24 ;
W eal Seton, 242+ to 245 ; Wheal Harriett, 3+ to
f ; East Roeewarne, SI to 4 ; and Kelly Bray,
17s. 6d. to 20s.

Cape Copper shares are flat ; transactions are
recorded at 21, 3, and 21. Bon Accord have been
dealt in at t, and Yudanamntana at 4, being straily.
The annual meeting of the Scottish Australian
Mining Company is called for the 13th inet.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MA Rit-1-Crliiit3 DAY.)

The quantity of English wheat received feed; up to-day,
coastwise and by land- carriage, was very limited, but there
were several of Monday's unsold samples on offer, in
condition. All kinds met a dull inquiry, at a decline
in the quotation compared with last week of from Is. to
3. per quarter, without a clearance being effected.
We were somewhat heavily iniWied with foreign wheat,
which moved off heavily at Mon&y't decline in value, viz.
Is. per qr. Floating cargoee of pain off Falmouth were
very dull, and rather cheaper.
The show of barley was very moderate. Melting and
distilling sorts sold steadily at full currencies, but grinding
and &mailbag sorts were very dull.
We have to report a fair inquiry for malt, Oa former
terms.

CoOd sound oats were held at full prices. Low and damp
qualities were rather cheaper.
h beans sod peas very little was doing, at We rates.
The flour trade woo heavy at Monday's
Clover seed woo in fair request, on former terms. Mort
other seeds supported previous rates. Cakes were in slow
*WU.

CUILZINT PIIICIS.

Per Qr.

WIIXAT. S.
Lae; tent, red .... 40 to 48
Ditto, white.. 4t to Al
Nortonand Lincoln
red

Bully.

Malting .
Distthiag
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28 to 42
. 31 to MI
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Suffolk lO to BB
Kinpron snd Ware Mto OS
Brown

OATS.
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BEAns
Manion
Tick
Harrow
Pigeon

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34 to 36

English, feed ll to 211
potato 2ll So IS
Balkh, feed

Grey
Mavis
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Far Qr.
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17 to U
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17 to 4$

St to 16
XI to 46
87 to 61

Per-(ii.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tvp.e.ty, MARCH 3.
noir lordahipa mot at Ave o'clock.
METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from
several inhabitant• of the south-western districts of London
praying that their lordships might sot pan a railway bill
imams as the London Railway, Victoria Section, and
coocluded by moving that the petition to referred to the
committee oo the bill.

Akreed b.
R:AOVAL OF JI.:I::GES IN THE lONIAN ISLANDS.

-1; the ebnence of the Earl of Derby, Lord Ctiiuslti.;il)
postponed hi,' motion on this subject.
PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES' ANNUITY
BILL.
This bill WU reed a third time, end passed.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND NOTES (METROPOLIS)
BILL.
This bill was reed a second time.
NAVAL COAST VOLUNTEERS ACT AMENDMENT

BILL.
This bill west through committee.
Their lordships adjourned at 2.5 minutes put five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Trca DAY, 3IARCH 3.
The Smarm took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Drayton Junction Railway Bill. Great Northern
Railway (Spalding to March) Bill, Inverness and Perth
Junction Railway Bill, and West Shropshire Mineral Rail.
way Bill were reed a second time.
On the motion for the second reading of the Regent's-
circus Railway Bill.
Mr. H. LEWIS moved that it be read a second time that
day six months. He had no desire to obstruct any measure
that would have the effect of relievinc the traffic of the
metropolitan streets, but be considered that the present bill
would have a diametrically opposite effect, that it would
destroy tie appearance of the streets over which the
railway was proposed to be carried, and that it
would seriously damage a vast amount of property
In the metropolis. It was proposed to block up streets
and to r.lise the Euston-road 11 feet, thereby impeding the
traffic of a leading and crowded thoroughfare. and creating
a worse nuisanos than that which already existed at Hol-
born-hill He thought that in the caw of all the numerous
bills before parliament this session affecting the metropolis
it would be better to wait till an inquiry had been instituted
with regard to them by some competent tribunal than to
sanction hasty, ill-comiderod, and injurious schemes.
After much discussion the motion for the second reading
was negatived without a division amidst cheen.
NOTICE OF NOTION.
LANDLORD AND TENANT IN IRELAND.-Mr. MAGURI
gave notice that after Easter he would ask leave to intro-
duce a bill to amend the relations between landlord and
tenant in Ireland.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS
Viscount ENFIELD asked the President of the Board of
Trade whether, considering the numerous schemes that ere
proposed for intersecting the metropolis and its suburbs
with various hoes of railway, he would take into considera-
tion the propriety of recommending the appointment of a
special committee or commission to investigate and report
upon the mime
Mi. M. GIBSON said it had not seemed expedient to the
government to appoint a royal commission to inquire into
the schemes sow before parlament for metropolitan railway
communication. Some years ago • 0011101316011 inquired
into the subject, and made a very elaborate report, and it
was the custom of tho Board of Trade for many years to
call the attention of committees on railway bills affecting
the metropolis to that report ; bat in certain important par.
titulars parliament had overruled the advice of the royal
commission. Thee was one area of the metropolis which
the commission recommended should never be permitted to
be invaded by any railway company. That sacred area had
been invaded, and railway bridges were in mum of
Construction across the Thames. In many particu-
lars the recommendations of the commission had been
overruled, though they had been attended to in regard to
some points. Although it wee not the intention of the go.
vernmeot to appoint a royal commission, yet, knowing the
great interest which was taken in the subject, he had given
mstructioos to au officer of the Board of Trade to inquire
into the general character of the railway schemes affecting
the metropolis, and to make a report on a certain number
of points of great public importance which he could deal with
in a short time. When that report was made he would
lay it before the holies ; and if it were the wish of the horns,
it could be referred to the committee' on groups of metro-
politao railways. (Haar, hear.) He had felt it his duty
to provide them with all information in his power in regard
to those undertakings. (Hear, hear.)
PROMOTION LN DOCKYARDS.
In lamer to Mr. FERIUND,
Lord C. PAGET said that Sir Frederick Grey, when can.
vassieg Devonport, very properly refund to receive any
deputation, or to promise the redress of any grievances.
(Cheers.) After the election of Mr. Ferrand Sir Frederick
Grey received a deputation front certain dockyard men,
who complained of the restriction in regard to promotioe.
He brought the matter before the Admiralty, sod the
Admiralty caused
the la no owe did the dockyard
raerso. to be sert from the dockyard
with regard to
officers object to, or to rewind that regulation. With
respect to the publication of these report', it was not usual
that oonfidental reports between the department and its
officers should be pub/eked, and he must therefore decline
to agree to their publication.
JOURNEYMEN BAKERS.
Mr. DAWSON asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department whether the attention of the government had
been given to the report furnished by Mr. Tremeuheere, at
the close of last seems, upon the grievances of journeymen
bakers ; and if so, whether any course would be adopted to
carry out the recommendations therein contained!
Sir G. GREY said that the government had carefully
considered Mr. Tremenheere's report, and that a bill had
been prepared on the whack which would be introduced by
the Uader•Secretary
PRINCE AND PRIMES Or WALES' ANNUITY
BILL.

Mr. Justice Yankee Williams sod Mr. Justice Blackburn.
in their ermine robe' and fall dress wigs, brought op a re-
port from the House of Lords, stating that their lordship
bad agreed to this bill without thy amendments. In ad-
vaociog from the bar to the table, accompanied by the
Serjeant.at-Arms with the moos, the courtesy is exacted
from them of stopping at intervals on the way
and simultaneously bowing to the Speaker. The
learned dignitaries, who seemed ill at ewe ia
this ceremonial, kept time neither in their steps
nor obeisances, and retired backwards to the bar
with an evident feeling of apprehension. The appearaoes
of their lordships excited considerable merriment in the
house, which indulged in ose of its heartiest laughs.
SEIZURE OF GROWING CROPS IN IRELAND.
Sir E. GROGAN salted the Chief Secretary for Ireland if
he intended to introduce any bill during the present
session to prevent the seizure sad sale of growing crops in
Imbed. •
Sir IL PEEL said the subject was under the consideration
of the government, and a bill would be shortly introduced
iu regard to it.
FOREST RIGHTS AND INCLOSIIRES.
Mr. TOSRENS rose to call attention to the reports of
the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues,
reporting the sale of rights of the crown in Waltham,
Epping. ad other forests in Earn, and to the fact that in
consequence of those sales numerous lockouts++ have been
made in the foretts by the purchasers of crown rights ; and
moved for a select committee to inquire into the legality of
those and other recent lockout's ; alto to ascertain what
stops ought to be taken to preserve the rights of the
public, of the poorer foresters, rod the inhabitants
of the metropolis. within the forests, as well es to inquire
into their general management.
Afr. COX, in seconding the motion, said be claimed for
she people a right to go into these forests when they
pleased, and he believed it could be shown
that they bail exercised that right for more than
200 years. He believed that until lately there
was annually a kind of prommion from Mile. end to a place
called Pair Oth, in the Epping Forest ; and he was told
that custom bad existed for 200 man. Lately the parish of
Chigwell had been enclosed. and last year the commissioners
came for ao act to legalise what they had done. Their act
only related to 650 nni.Vll, there being 751 in the parish ; the
remaining 101 bad bran closed by some individual in de-
fiance of the law. A Mr. SLUM* who took a greet interest
iu the matter, wrote to the Woods and Forests about it,
but the only answer he got was that the crown had no rights
of commonage over the land in question, and that they
could do nothing.
Mr. P. WATLINOTON said be must protest against
the assumption os which this resolution was founded,
namely, that the public, and the ishabitants of the metro-
polis generally, had say legal right whatever over the
wastes which were now under consideration,
The AITORNEY•OF.NERAL was ready to agree to the
following amendment, if the hoc. gentleman would accept it
io lieu of his motion :—" That a committee be appointed to
inquire into the management of the royal forest in Essex,
and intosay inchoate that may have taken place since the
report ef the commission of IN.iO ; and to consider whether
it may be expedient to take any steps to preserve the open
sprees In the said forest."
Mr. TORRENS agreed to this amendment, which was
then carried unanimously.
METROPOLIS TURNPIKE ROADS ACTS AMEND-
MENT.
Mr. HARDY. In the absence of his right bon. friend (Sir
W. Joll ills), the mum of which they must all regret—(bar,
Ilearl—moved for leave to brier in • bill to amend the acts
relating to the turnpike reeds in the neighbourhood of the
metropolis north of the Thames. The boo. gentleman said
the r.bject of the bill was to relieve 51 miles of road of its
tollgate', of which 26 would be abolished, besides 56 side-
ben. (Hem, hear.) He hoped the home would reed the bill
a mead time before Fester, and be should then move that
it be seat before a committee, to be named by the com-
mittee of selectioo. All the perishes that hail any objection
to allege against the bill might then be bard, sod it would
afterwards come beck to the house ft r discussion upon its
&owe. IHat, bin.))
Sir O. GRIT presakei the cordial support of the govern.

trent to the introduction of the bill, and mid he had no doubt
he should I* able to do the new at its second reading. He
hoped, however, that the course proposed to be taken
would obt :ate every objection that might be entertained to
so thimble a measure.
Viscount ENFIELD was glad to, hear that the parishes
which would be affected by the bill would bare an oppor.
tunity of stating their case before a select committee ; for
there could be little doubt that it would senously add to
their local Maidens.
lASI'S was then given.
BRAZIL

Mr. BRAMLEY•MOORE said that in consequence of the
incompleteness of the papers before the house be bad been
requested to put off bas motion on this subject till Friday
evening.
The subject was, therefore, postponed.