The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1863.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE :

(IT =norm TELMOILAPIL)
GOODWOOD MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS.
Calvin' beat Jaroiooton.

TWELFTH BENTINCK STAKE& One mile and a half.
The Old Orange Girl and Almaek are here.
THIRTEENTH BENTINOK STAKES. T.Y.C.
Lady Hylda, Lady Bohan, La Belle Eerronniere, Goldy-
looks, and Narboaoe are here.

RACING STAKES. One mile.

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GOODWOOD CUP. Two miles and a halt.
Itockatone, bolls*, La Tonequee, Atherstone, Fairwater,
Zetland, Myrtle, Carnival, and Mazagan are here.
ELEVENTH BENTINCK STAKES. About three mike
five (orlon"
Freeholder, Lord Clyde, be to Houk, sod lone Han ate
here.

OLEOOMB STASES. T.Y.C.
Faperance, Outlaw, Idler, Haight of Snowdon, Sardinia,
Alpheus, Alliance, FMe de l'Air, S...vttish Chief, Llangollen,
and La Sale FerronniCre are here.

ENTILYIIAT/1121.C.BESTER STAKES. T.T.C.
P=anihis dioketosa, Birdhtz' Queso
Sympboayot, Bohemia,
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Queen of Spain. AWL Black /Twee. Kew. Brien Been,
Dirt Cheep, Kmpwood, Jack of Hearts. Almack. Ken.
woo, &abet Erythia, Murano, Jae., Sammenida, Dol.
phi; and Pelgoow.

SUSSEX STAKES. T.Y.C.
Sonchamp and Le Belle Ferrooniere are here.
LATEST BETTING.
GOODWOOD CUP.
5 to 2 ant Bookatooe (t)
3 to 1 Ls Touoques (t)
6 to 1 belie* (t)
9to 1 Feirwater (t)
8 to 1 Myrtle (t)
Atberstooe serstehed.

Fiatratu. anetza.—Tomato gets the beta sod the stake&

THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER AT (SLINOTON.

SHAGS LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two dewy'.

The railway market is firm to-day, and most
of the principal stocks have advanced. Midland has
risen 1 per cent., Great Western and Caledonian },
and London and North Western, Lancashire and
Yorkshire, South Eastern, and Great Eastern, 1.
Great Northern and London and South Western
are steady. The settlement occupies attention.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
101 to 102/ ; Great Western, 67 to } ;
128} to 129 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1131
to 1141 ; Caledonian, 121} to 122 ; South Eastern,
921 to 1 ; Great Eastern, 63} to 64 ; Great
Northern, 127} to 1281 ; and London and South
Western, UM to 107.
Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway securities
are inactive, and prices generally exhibit no move-
ment of importance. Grand Trunk of Canada
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Tai Boar RAC' 111TWIGIN CHAXII2IIB AND
Coors—This race, which was for 1001. • side, wee rowed
upon the Tyns on Tuesday, between Robert Chambers, of
Bt. Anthony's, and the champion of the world, and Robert
Cooper, of Redheogh. The distance was one mile, the
starting point being the High Level. bridge and the wiunior
post opposite Waterson's quay. Both men seemed in
egoellent condition. The champion had been under the
training of the veteran Harry Clasper, and Cooper had been
under the are of Mr. Jewitt, of Dundee. After one false
start they both got pretty evenly away. When they had
gone • very short distance the " excitement of the po-
pulace was evinced by load shouts of " Gan on Bob,"
who, however, at that time was behind his opponent,
Cooper's strokes were very rapid, and he pulled very swiftly,
bet the favourite with his long powerful stroke soon short-
ened the gap between them, and opposite Davidson'. flour
mill the champion wee leading by above half a boat's length.
This enviable position was not long maintained ; for on
reaching the Skimmer's Buro, amidst immense excitement,
Cooper was visibly • few feet in advance. In poising
Walker Parker's factory, Chambers was nearly two lengths
in the rear. As they neared Waternon's Qua y tbe champion
seafood to get too far south, whilst Cooper kept skimming
along close to the north ahore, by which means he wee pos-
sibly
sheltered from a slight head wind, which wu causing
• little swell on the surface of the water. Each man
appeared to do his but as be approached the signal for the ,
winning post, • flag firing in • small boat moored in the .
middle of the river, but Cooper reached it first, leaving
Chambers nearly a boat's length behind.—Leeds Mercury.
A LITZ STCILGION AT THZ ZOOLOGICAL GAKDENS.
—A letter from Mr. Prank Buckland, in the nines, says :
" Although we are well accustomed to the sight of Mar-
oons on the slabs of fishmongers' shops, it is not often we
have an opportunity of seeing them alive. A few days sines ,
One of these fish, about three feet long, wee aught in •
whitebait net near the mouth of the Thames, and brought
alive to Billingsgate. It was bought by Mr. Charles, fisti•
monger, of Pimlico, who kept it some three days in • took,
and then sent it to the Zoologicatgardeos, where it now is.
The fish seems in good health, all but • wound which has
been made by a rope just above his tail. Ile looks not unlike
• large jack in the water, but he swims in a very different
way, the lower half of his body swaying about in the water
with an almost serpentine action, implying swiftness in
swimming and great power to hold his own in • rapid
stream. As he swims along the bottom of the water he
keeps his head close to the ground, and every now
and then shoots out his great toothless telescopic
mouth as if in search for food. The beard-like feelers
underneath his pig-shaped nose are also perpetually at
work, and no doubt they are of great useto him when
•
groping his way among the rocks several fathoms under
water. Mr. Bartlett and myself have had • coaaulta.
Moo as to what to give him to eat, for he will not touch
earth worms or small fish, and we have agreed to try him
with water shells of various kinds, for having lately dis-
sected the stomachs of several sturgeons, especially maths
property of Mr. Hack, of Portmen-strset, which was 9 feet
2 inches Iciag, weighed nearly 4 owt., and contained no Isms
than three large buckets full of cavil,. or roe, I have found
the contents of the stomachs of sturgeons to be principally
comminuted portioas of shells, and occasionally sand worms.
The live sturgeon is in a pond in front of the new Antelope
house, where be seems quite at home ; he frequently comes
into the shoal water of the margin of the pond, takes a pest
ecittair4,,,derestirtle again. into the deep, while he keeps
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ye zed with suspicion on the •

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HEAT AND DROUGHT IN NAPLRII.—The cor-
respoodeat of the Time, at Naples, writing on the 26th
inst., says :—" The ►eat is intenow than we have felt for
:many years ; the sus goes down every sight as red as blood
and nuo, which has sot visited us for four months, still
keeps off. Every blade of gram is parched op. sod the
opisoosis is likely to come la aid of she church to establish •
perpetual fent.'

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Clocz.

The tendency of the stook markets to-day is again
favourable. The funds are decidedly firm, and
although a fresh advent* of per cent., which was
quoted in the morning, has not been maintained,
the present prices are fully equal to those of yes-
terday afternoon. An improvement has taken
place in several of the principal home railways ; and
foreign stocks are buoyant and generally higher,
especially Mexican. The fortnightly settlement
will be completed to-morrow. _ _

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
67fr. 10c., and improved to 67fr. 15c., being Sc.
above the last price of yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 93 to 1 both for money
and the account (August 6). The of business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 931, 93 ; ditto for account, 931, 1 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 931, 1 ; New Three per
Cents., 931, 1 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
771 ; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1885, 151 ; Bank
Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stook,
1081, 1 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863,
1001, 100 ; ditto 1864 or 1866, 1001; Five per
Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 107 ; and Exchequer
Bills, March, par.

Foreign stocks are generally higher, including
Greek, Turkish, Mexican, and Spanish Passive Bonds
and Certificates. Mexican Bonds were in great
request in the morning, and were purchased as high
as 374, but are last marked 361. The inquiries
extend to Portuguese, Mooridis, and Russian
Bonds of 1862. Greek Bonds are r higher, at 32
to 4. The Turkish Loan of 1864 is quoted
92 to 93 ; 1868, 704 to 1 ; 1862, 67 to 4 ; and the
Consolid6s, 484 to 494-these stocks showing
severally an advance of to 4 per cent.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Austrian,
8214 ex div. ; Brazilian, 103 ; Chili= Three per
Cents., 76 ; Egyptian Seven per Cents., 1024 ;
Greek, 311, 32 ; ditto, for account, 324, 4 ; ditto
Coupons, 141, 15, 144 ; Italian (Maremmana Rail-
way), 79, ex div.; Mexican, 361, 4; ditto, foracoount,
371, 4, 36/ ; Moorish, 98; New Granada, 144 ; Peru-
vian, for account, 974 ; Portuguese, 1856, 1857,
1859, 1860, and 1862, 474, 1, ez div. ; Russian,
1862, 924; Sardinian, 891, 89; Spanish Three per
Cents., 54, ex div. ; ditto New Deferred, 471, 4&
ex div. ; ditto Passive, 32, 4, 311, 324 ; ditto for
account, 324, 4,1, 32 ; ditto Certificates, 12, 4;
ditto for account, 124, 4 ; Turkish, 1854, 921 ;
ditto 1858, 704 ; ditto 1862, 671, 661, 674, ex
div. ; ditto for account, 674, ex div. ; Venezuela,
234, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 654. _ _ _

The Confederate Loan remains heavy. at 18 to
14 discount. Italian scrip is again firmer, at to
Prem.

International Financial shares have receded to
4 to 41 prem. General Credit and Finance are
steady at to I prem. ; and London Financial,
at 1 to 11. prem.

Hudson's Bay shams are flatter, at 11 to lit dia. ;
and Egyptian Trading at Ito 1 prem.
There was only a moderate demand for money at
the Bank of England yesterday. In the general
market not much business appears to have been
done below Si per cent.
About 10,0001. in gold was bought by the Ba'ik
yesterday. A large amount is expected to be taken
to that establishment during the next few days.

The amount of governiant bills on India for
which tenders will be received at the Bank of
England on the sth August is rupees 40,00,000
(400,0000
At the pending settlement the rates of "conti-
nuation " on English railway stocks are generally
moderate, except on London and North Western
and Midland, on which I per cent. was current yes-
terday. As regards Lancashire and Yorkshire, the
terms were "even." In the foreign stock market
the rates for loans ranged in moat cease from 6 to
10 per cent per annum, being decidedly below
those required at recent settlements. The redue-
tiou is a consequence of the extent to which the
settlement has been prepared for by sales on the
part of the weaker speculators, who hitherto
have been made to give high rates of
"continuation." The character of the specu-
lative account has now undergone a change in
a sense favourable to the stability of the market,
the amount of the outstanding transactions having I
been greatly reduced.
The numbers are published of bonds representing
247,7001. of the Peruvian Loan of 1862, which
have been purchased under the half-yearly sinking
fund and cancelled ; also of bonds representing
36,700/. of the Peruvian Uribarren Debt, which
have been similarly dealt with.
It is stated that the present packet has brought
3,000 dollars on account of the dividends on
Mexican Bonds. The sum is small, but interest
attaches to the resumption of the remittances for
the bondholders.

Applications are invited through Messrs. Cavan,
Lubbock, and Co., of Finsbury-circus, and Mr.
Edward Routh, of Throgmorton-street, for 160,000/.
(forming the first issue of a loan of 300,0001.) of
first mortgage 7 per cent. Bonds of the Sagna la
Grande Railway Company of Cuba. It appears
that the total length of the line oompleted and in
working order is about 70 miles. It runs through
fertile sugar districts, and enjoys a ouucession in
perpetuity. It is explained that
The amount expended on the railroad in the purchase of
land, rolling stock, and plant, and all appurtenances. amounts
to about 2,200,000 dollars; of this about 2,000000 dollars
has been realised by the issue of shares in the island, and
the boluses has been furnished by individuals., for reim-
bursement of which, and to increase the rolling stock and
plant, the present loan is proposed to be raised is London.

The subscription price is 971. per cent., with
interest from the let of May last. The payments
are to be made as follows on application, 121.
on allotment, 201. on the let September, 1863 ;
M. on the let October, 1863 ; 201. (leas 3:. 10a. for
six mouths' interest) on the 2nd November, 1863 •
151. on the Ist December, 1863 ; and 101. On the I
bit January, 1864. Ou payments in advance 7 per l
cent. interest will be allowed. A sinking fund of
4,8001. per annum will be formed, commencing on
the Ist of May, 1866. One-half of the present issue,
has already been subscribed.
The forthcoming report of the directors of the!
Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company'
will, it is said, be of a very favourable character. '
It is understood to announce a dividend and bonus
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, with a
surplus of 100,0001. on the underwriting account to
be carried forward.
_ _ .

The report of the directors of the Mid-Rent
Railway Company announces a dividend of 2! per
cent. for the past half-year.
At a msating of the directors of the Electric and
International Telegraph Company, held yesterday,
it was resolved to recommend at the meeting on the
7th August a dividend of 3} per cent. for the last
half-year.
The Great Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 2,5951. compared with last
year ; the London and North Western, a decrease
of 5821. ; the Great Northern, a decrease of 2,0271.;
the Great Western, an increase of 5111. ; and the
London and South Western, a decrease of 4891.
• At the meeting to-day of the Oriental Commer-
cial Company (Limited) the report of the directors
was unanimously adopted, and a dividend declared
at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum on the paid-
up capital, from the date of payment, 10 per cent.
was charged to preliminary expenses, and 1,0001.
set maids. for a reserve fund. Satisfactory explana-
tions were given with respect to the prospects and
position of the undertaking. With reference to the
new issue of shares it was arranged that before
they are off-red to the public at a premium the
original shareholders shall have time to consider
whether they will take them up or not. It was
explained by the chairman that theisaue is made, not
from any want of capital (although from the in-

creased capital he expected an increased return), but
to place the company is the position of having the
shares quoted on the Stock Exchange. Whew the
accounts were made up, the balances on accounts
current due from the agents abroad amounted to
' 51,8401. 14a. 11d., but since then there has been
received in remittances 17,0034 L. 7d., reducing
the amount to 34,8371. 13a. 4d., against which the
company bold security in bills of lading, charts,-
parties, he.. to the extent of 28,3461. 9s. 9d., so
that the total sum apparently uncovered is 6,4911.
3e. 7d. Other consignments, however, will reduce
this liability to nil.
The directors of the Portugal iron and Coal Com-
pany are to give a dinner to the Duke of Saldanhe
at the Star and Garter, Richmond, to-day, at 6
o'clock.

The fourth call of 101., making 401. called, is is
be p.id on the shares of the London, Buenos Ayres,
and River Plate Bank by the 21st August.
A call of 10s. is to be paid on the shares of the
East India Cotton Agency Company (Limited) by
the bit September.
An extraordinary meeting of the Northern As..
snranoe Company is called for the 14th August, at
Aberdeen, to consider a proposal for increasing Ps*
company's capital to the full amount autboriaed'by
the act of parliament, namely 2,000,0001, sterling,
by the creation of 37,012 additional shares.
. . .

The adjourned general meeting of the Atlantic
Royal Mail Steam Company will be held on the
3r4 August
We are requested to state that the share list of
the South Essex Waterworks Company will be
closed on the 4th August.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance gas,
and other shares, as given in the last Stock
Exchange list :

Inannacia.—Allimme British sad Foreign, 151 ; Atlas,
131 ; smenatersial Uoion„ 7, 61, az Dew ; Guardian, 511,
ex div. ; Imperial Fine, 3119, Me • Indemnity Maths', 1U;
' hl7 64, ex div. ; Cara limbs., 164, 171; Pherniz,
1511 ; and Mersey Marine, 41 ; Universal Ma-
riert.,2l.
t and Coke.—Oast Central, 171, 17. ; Imperial,
874, es ; Imperial Coatineutal, 81, ex &v. ; Pncenia,
99, 100, ex div ; Surrey Camomen, 94, 90 ; Wastosies-
der Chartered (nen), 44, ex div. ; Wsteea 8,81.
Cassia —Grated Junetioa, 76, ex dlr. ; Regent% (at Loa
dem), 261, ex div.
War months. —Bevlia, 81,i ; Cheissa, 26, ex div. • Ere
Loudon, 128, 1, ex div. ; ditto Nen, 91, 4, adiv. ; 'Omni
Junction, 80, ex div. • Weal Middlimex, 1111, 11, ex die.

New Brunswick, Nova Boot* and Victoria
Government Debentures were rather fiat.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. K. F. Eatterthwaite reports as
follows :

The London market for American seenritiee ban shown
renewed activity during the put week, the lower rate of
exchange reported by the China having enhanced values.
There hu been so active demand for Ene and Minnie
Central Shrum for export, and prices have advanced to 70
for the former, and 22 die. for the latter, closing with IA
upward tendency. There have been sursuous inquiries fen
the bonds of the Pennsylvania Section of the Atlantic sal
Great Western Railroad; they aloes 72 to 721. Virginia
saee are more freely offered at a decline of about I gross&

Mr. John Labouchere, a partnet in the Conking
firm of Williams, Deacon, and Co., died yesterday
morning, at the age of 65. The deceased was the
only brother of Lord Taunton.

WEDINIZDAT EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 94 to 93 for
the 6th August, were first marked this morning
921, and closed at 93 to For money the last
price was 921 to 931. The official businew
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 93, 921, 1; ditto, for account, 921;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 931, 93, 1.; New
Three per Cents., 93, 1, 93 ; Bank Stock,
2371, 237, 239; India Five per Cent Stock,
1081, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1:3,01 ;
ditto Bonds, 16e. prem. ; Five per Cent. en-
heed" rupee paper, 107* ; ditto Five-and-a-Half
per Cent., 116.
The India Five per Cent. Week has again risen
w cent, closing at 1081 to }. There were some
of India Bonds at 15s. prem. Exchequer
Bills remain et par to 3s. prem.
The foreign stock market was decidedly better.
The recovery continued to progress waylay through-
out the day, and was especially observable in the
more speculative descriptions, which have latterly
been so much depressed.
International Financial shares are apparently
somewhat scarce for the present settlement, and
have accordingly risen 12s. 13d. to-day, closing at
4/ to 411 prem. General Credit have risen to tto
prem., while London Financial were steady at I to
11 prem.
Hudson's Bay shares were steady in the morning
at to 11 dia., but declined in the afternoon to
11 to 11 dig. Egyptian Trading were rather better,
at 1 to 11 prem.
In the market for bank shares the tendency of
prices to-day hes again been rather unfavourable.
A reduction has taken place in City Bank, Bank of
Egypt, English and Irish, London and Colonial,
Metropolitan and Provincial, and Union Bank of
London. As regards Imperial Ottoman Bank,
London and County, London and Westminster,
and Oriental Bank, however the tendency of prices
was favourable. The miscellaneous share market
was quiet. . . -

Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 121 to I
prem., being again higher ; Thames and Mersey,
21 to 3i pram. ; Commercial Union, to 21
prem. ; North British and Mercantile, 171. to I ;
and Oriental and General Marine, 11. to 17j prem.
The nominal closing quotations for sham in new
undertakings to-day were as follows :—Company
of African Merchants, to prem. • Oriental
Hotels, Ili to 1 prem. ; Brazilian and Portu-
guese Bank, par to prem.; and Marine Invest-
ment, prem.

MINES.-(71118 DAY.)

Two o'Cloot.

There is not much business doing in the mining
market to-day, and prices generally have not
varied. East Caradon shares have declined 11., the
present quotation being 314 to ; Kitty St.
Agnes are also flatter, at 84 to 4. East Basset are
quoted 77 to 79, being firmer • and Tincroft, 214
to 22. Attention is partly directed to the fort-
nightly settlement.
Yudanamutana shares are heavy, and have de-
clined. Transactions are recorded at 3i, 3f, and
Sk. St. John del Rey are dull, and United
Mexican firm.

It is notified that the share certificates of the
Anglo-Brazilian Gold Mining Company will be
ready for delivery in exchange for the bankers'
receipts to-morrow.
At the Prosper United Dine meeting yesterday,
the accounts showed a dcbit balance of 1,322!. It
was agreed to offer, pro rata, the 943 trust shares
to the present shareholders, at 2b per share. The
purser undertook to subscribe for any number that
were not taken up. Those present at the meeting
signed for their proportions, which would absorb
about one-fourth of the number.

ANOTHER VOI* IN TO CRINOLINE. —The town of
Southampton yesterday contributed an addition to the keg
list of unhappy women whose lives have been sacrificed to
the prevailing extravagant fashion of expanded dress. The
unfortunate victim is this instance au a are young womaa
named Esther Spencer, about 20 years of age, who has lived
as a domestic servant for some three years in the family of
Mr. James Bishop. bootmaker, of Bernard.street A little
after six o'clock yesterday morning she had lighted the
kitchen are, and was passing across the room by the grate,
when bee dieter, expended by crinoline, ignited, and be-
fore assistance was at bored every particle of her anth-
ill( was burnt away. and the poor creature was lite-
rally roasted to a cinder in the steel cage in
which, in common with thousands of her sex, she RI 1 mi-
med herself. Her piteous screams for help awoke Mr. sod
Mrs. Bishop, the latter of whom, thinking the house was
on are, and alarmed for the safety ef her children, caught
op two of them and rushed out on to the roof of the house,
where she was seen by several neighbours in a position of
great danger, making her way with the children along the
open parapet to the next home, which she happily reached
in safety. Mr. Bishop, on going down, found the poor girl
lying on the leading at the top of the kitchen stairs, to
all appsaeaes nothing but a heap of smouldering ashes.
Neig ham were called in and medical aid procured, sad
the unfortunate sufferer was taken to the Royal South
Bards leen:nary, but she was beyond human help, and her
excruciating agonies terminated in death about four bourn
after the accident. The deceased was much respected by
her master and matron.