The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

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N. il to N.V.Ltd W., bourn Comm N. to E. and ii.E , light,
moderate. tine. tine.
N. II to S. E. and S. W., SooTo-Saar. SAW. to W.N.W., oDo.
light, toe. deride, fine.

Great Eastern.-123. 6d. per 1001. ordinary stock, being
at the rate of 11 per cent. per annum.
Great Northern.-2/. 2s. 6d. per 100/. stock, being at the
retool 41 per cent, per annum. The dividend for the oorre-
speeding half-year of 1862 was at the rate of 41 per ant
per annum.
per Great Southern and Western (Ireland).-21. 2a. 61. BLONDIN ON HIOR ROPE PERFORNANCED.—M,
100/. stock, being at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum. Elondin, in a letter to the Tine*, written from Seville on
The dividend for the corresponding half-year of 1862 was at the 3rd lost., after expreming his deep regret at the fatal
the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. accident at Aston Park, says :—" Every accident which has
Lancashire and Yorkshire.—'2r. 2s. Gd. per 1001. stork, befallen rope-walkers is attributable entirely to their own
being at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum. The dividend want of knowledge and experience of the profession they
for the corresponding haß.year of 1862 was at the rate of 31 were engaged in. Over a period of thirty-three years 1 have
per cent. per annum. never met with a solitary accident worth recounting, and I
London and Blackwell.-11. 15s. per 100/. stock, being attribute this fact solely to the personal care which I have
equal to 3t per cent. per annum. The dividend for the cot- always exercised in the security of my ropes, and a con-
responding half-year of 1862 was at the rate of 3 per cent victim of their strength and the material of whit's they
per annum. were composed being in every way sound axd properly tested
London and South Western.-2r. re. per 100/. stock, being before ascending. Messrs. Frost Brothers, of Lor.d.in, are
at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum. The, dividend for the manufacturers of all the ropes which I have in use, and
the corresponding half-year of 1862 was at the rate of 4 per they have always been tested by steam lower before de-
cent. per annum. livery to me, so that from the ropes breaking in my case
Midland.—'2l.l7s. (id. per 1001. stock, being at the rate of I there would be little or no chance of acilent." M. 810,
54 per tent. per =num. The dividend for the corresponding ; din, after remarking that managers of public places :I
half year of 1862 was at the rate of 01 per coot perannom. ! amusement have engaged upon low terms imitators of him-
North Eastern.— Berwick Stock at 4 percent. per annum. self, who " were certain, sooner or later, to meet with fatal
York Stock at 3 per cent. per annum. Leeds Stock at 1,4 , amides*" adds. "It is not MY intention to remain Inn&
per cent per annum. Carlisle Stock at 6 per cent. per ; looser hi public life, and were Itodo so I should willingly.
annum. The dividends for the correspooding half year of , and without a murmur, yield to the public feeling to do
1662 were in each case at the same rates. I away with ' higheope ascensions' in England."
North Staffordshire.—At the rate of .I per cent. per A YOCNO MAN SMoTuErtPu IN MALT.--Ott
annum. The dividend for the corresponding half year of • Thursday last a sad accident occurred at Prestonpass is the
16112 was at the rate of 3 percent. per annum. I malting premises of ilesers. Fowler and Co. In these pre-
Stockton and Darlington.-31. lfia. per 1001. stock, being : wises the malt is usually stored in large separate cormart•
at the rate of 74 per cent. per annum. The dividend for , meota of wood, which reach to a height of several storeys,
the corresponding half year of 1862 was at Hie seine rata i and have their outlet below in various funnil.shaped open-
The following are the principal portions of a logs by which the malt is removed in bags as require/
circular recently issued by the West Hartlepool h.
Ts
u illi-cli°vlr s Iptiiwstinuttralty "e tth levilliffaeretihte 'er"rartte coop's manta,
is Railway Company. The meeting referred to
fixed for the 24th inst. : ' and while allowingto the melt pies downwards
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of its own weight between the joists, prevents
Theoorupeoy intend, as aeon as the sanction of the general i the MU from resting so heavily as it would other.
meeting of shareholders has been obtained, to take up gra. , wise do upon the funeelahaped outlets beneath.
dually their authorised loan of one million, for tho purpose Oo the oecasiou of the accident a number of workpeopls
of discharging the primary charges and meeting the other were busily occupied in drawing off into bags, on the base-
purposes sanctioned by their act of parliament of the pre- • meat storey, the contents of one of these compartments ;
sent session. The director have resolved for a limited • when owing. it is supposed, to the malt gettirg coved oat
amount—viz., 3110.0001.—t0 give 41 ler cent. for a term of beneath, and ceasing to run so freely into the lags as was
three years, and lam authorised to receive applications for wished, a young luau of the name of Thomas Forbes, who
loans to that extent ; preference will be given to parth.s in . was employed about the works, went up Into one of the
the order that I receive their application It will be • upper divisions of the compartment, and either looping
readily perceived that the new debentures which the coin- ' down upon the malt or falling through between the open
paoy are empowered to issue under their present act are a joistiog, wen immediately engulphed in the falling pile of
first elms railway security. Tice paid-up share raniiel of stilling grain. A person io the oeighbourbood who heard •
the company exceeds three millions, and these debutiiree, midden shriek tortlivrith ran to the poor fellow's assistance,
to the extent of one million, will be the only charges upon . but before ho could be extricated life was quite extinct.
the undertaking. The revenue of the emulous, is Lie has left a widowed mother.—Edinbiteib Ceuraat.
upwards of 2'.Aki.iool.. the net revenue will not be leas . Fintriei: IN THE NORTH SEA.—There has been a
than 110.0001. per annum. very considerable improvement this week in the prospects
The Royal Insurance Company held their annual of the large ae.ifairing population copped off the north-
meeting on Friday, when the report and stateinents . eastern coast is the herring fishing. The „takes" bare
read to the sharehOlders dischwed the t.llowing been e" goal. At Hartlepool the 700 perms, employed
in this fishing had the most successful catch on Triadsy
satisfactory results during the year 1882. The lmorning, the quality being excellent. The highest number
fire revenue shows a further great advance, the ; caught was about 7,000; the average about 2,000, inile-
total sum received in the year having exceeded pendently of mackerel and other fish. The larger propor-
-300,0001. As a point of interest it was stated in , lion of the fish landed has barn *old by auction to deale rs.
the report that the fire premiums have increased i TH3 Haayssr.—Cousiderable progress has been sod d'instched into the interior by rail.
nearly threefold in the last nine years, showings
made with ending wheat during the week at Hertford, sod
rate of progress undoubtedly more rapid than that '
some quantity has already been carted. We have bad re-
of any other company, except where amalgamation ' treating showers, en two moreings early and on Tuesday
has been resorted to. The entire net profit on the afternoca sea 'Teeing, which hey. greatly benefited both
fire branch was stated to be 86,200/. 7e. 3d., from root crops and growing grain, and hart nothing; the tern-
whichthe last ws.4l, but the air is
&dividend of 3s. a share, and a henna of ds.: psl
still dry and ripening. and the weather all that can be
a share, free of income tax, wore declared. In the i
eature has been rather lower
dasired
life branch the new business of the year has attained .—Herfs Guardian.
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. CRYSTAL PALACE.—R A r.r-A-CRovrt PAY. —.
the almost unexampled amount of '''o- I. - 417/- 0,1 , Brreansr, AVMS? 8. —Aelmil.irns on payment, 037 ;
1,498 new polices issued. This coustitutes an in- • ditto by season tickets. 2,017 ; total, ::,10!,-4.

North.Emt=ealthness to Norfolk. Went. Donegal to Cora.
South-,Channel anti Bay Coaata. Scith.East= ',trait of
Dover to Norfolk.