The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1863.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(IT EICTI 211331PAPE.)
YORK MEETING.-(T lii 18 DAY.)

KNAVESMIRE STAKES.
Cistercian beat Beauvais.
COLT SAPLLVG STAKES.
Prince Arthur
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GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. One mile .red three

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quarters.
Early Purl, Santorolls, The Old Orsnp Girl, Michael Scott,
Beauvais, Rapid Rhone. Brown Boa I, Miss Whip c, Boon),
Bell, Frisco Lie 800, Fontaron, The Monger, and Now-
church are hero

GIMCRACK STAKES. One mile.

East:ander. Syreu, Garotter, Coastguard. Greville, Lady
Lareoall f, Vamps. e, Ysocootrerg, Nahornetsa, sod Y)n
tilos are here.

ENTRY FOR CONSOLATION HANDICAP. Five for-

Bertha
Cellarlua..
Entremet
Marigold
Newehurch
Sauterella
Topsy
Merry Hart

loop forty-four yards. ......_
Atm et lb AS* 42 lb
6 90 I Paddy O'Rourke .... $ 12
4 8 2 Fluke
68 2 1 C.Jllepe eon 3 7
$ 7 10 Cryikla
3 7 4 Midas' Scot 4
3 72 1 Rosebud 3 0
4 7 0 Cariboo filly 2 7
3 6 12
NURSERY PLATE. T.Y.C. _
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Tarlatan, ICa3ella, Prescription,
Baidersteee,T lavansam, Ghillie Callum, Myste-
rious Lady, Harvest Mall, Ea, Bouquet, Fauconberg, Ore.
villa, Calaway, I f, Dawdle, Bangle, Jane Shore,
and Froadaur an 6sn.

ASHE PRODUCE STAKES. T.Y.C.
Prescription, Lady Lamm°ll f, Lord Adolphus, Dr.
Rooke, and Revival are here.

CRICKET.

COUNIT or SURREY V. &MIL/M.—This match,
which hu occupied three days at the Surrey-ground. Ken-
n Oval, terminated yesierday evening. In their fiest
inps Surrey obtained 184 runs, aad in their second 198.
Ragland in its first innings got 218 runs, and ia its mooed
67, with only two players out. Time was then called, and
the match was left drawn.

EXECUTIONS AT MAIDSTONB.-(THIS DAY.)

(Br u.sraio rumaxtre.)
The last sentence of the kw was carried into
affect this morning upon Alfred Eldridp and Alfred
Holden, who were convicted at the late Maidstone maises
of the crime of wilful murder.

The circumstances of the mimes for which the prisoners
suffered will be fresh in the recollection of the pub.
lie. The prisoner Alfred Eldridge was convicted of •
most brutal murder committed upon an old
man used Richard Steed, with whom he had
formerly lodged, and the are•dful act wu no doubt com-
mitted under the influence of . revengeful feeling arising in
consequence of Steed having summoned ths prisoner to the
County Court for • trifling debt of • few shillings. The cue
of the other prisoner, Alfred Holden, wee a different one.
Re was • private in the Royal Artillery, and, while suf-
fering under an attack of de2iriuns treissens, he mur-
dered his child, eleven months old, by cutting its
throat with • r•sor, and then gave himself up to the police.
Although some ides was entertained that this prisoner was
not of sound mind at the time be committed the offence,
his conduct since he has been in custody does not appear to
have confirmed th►t impression, and he has frequently
expressed hie regret for the act.

Mr. C. Palmer, the acting sheriff of the county of Kent,
went on Tuesday to the Home-office, in order to ascer-
tain whether the government intended to interfere with
regard to either of the privoners, but he was informed
that the evidence and all the circumstances connected
with the ease of both the prisoners had been carefully con-
sidered, and that the advisers of the crown were un►ble to
dimover any facts that would warrant them in recommend-
* either of them to the clemency of her Majesty, and that,
consequently, the law meet take its course.
The death warrant —t►at is to my, the usual formal
order from the sheriff for the carrying out of the sentence
—was received at the gaol last week, and the fact was im-
mediately communicated to the prisoners, wbo heard it
with the utmost unconcern, as they were evidently quite
prepared for this result.
The culprit. were engaged from an early boar this morn-
ing in prayer, and precisely at 12 o'clock they came upon the
scaffold. They shook hands together before the ropes were
adjusted, and when the drop fell they appeared to die
almost instantaneously.
There were about six floured poisons present.

SPECIAL MEETING OP THE IRON TRADE.
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OP IRON.
Yesterday afternoon, a special meeting of the
Ironmasterie Association of South Staffordshire and East
Worcestenhire was held in Wolverhamptoo. The meeting
was walled by circular from the chairman of the association
(Mr. Phillip Williams), who had received an intimation
from Messrs. Brown and Freer that the effects of the
strike were working consequences of so serious a nature
that some definite action applicable to the whole trade
must he taken by the association. It was evident from
the tome of the masters whose men were " out* that they
were prepared to give the rim which the men demanded,
utilises the trade should determine upon a lock-oat,
but they preferred that iron should be advanced IL per ton,
and the Ia per too advance which the men were asking coo-
ended. By the chairman, by Mr. Foster, M.P., and by other
leading members of the trade it was contended that the
market was not in that condition which would justify so
large a rise. They, however, conceded that through the
openlog of new works and emigration, the puddles had
become scarcer, and that se compared with some otheedis-
tricts they were underpaid in South Staffordshire and East
Worcestershire. Ultimately it was resolved that finished
iron should be advanced lOs. a tea, and that paddlers'
wages should be advanced Is. This rim is 6d. more
per toe than is usually given to the men when
woe is advanced Ifs., and it will make their wages Ba. fkl.
a ton, or about sa. &L a week more than they are now
earning. The other daises of men engaged in the ma-
nufacture of iron were to be dealt with as the masters
were able; and the question of colliers' wages, which
usually advance with the price of iron, was deferred till it
should be necessary to discuss it, which, however, there is
little doubt will not be long. It is expected that a rise of
wages will now have to be given also in North Staffordshire,
in Wales (North and South), and is Middlesborough. In
most other districts than those maritime.* the puddler, re-
ceive more than they do in South Staffordshire and Feat
Worcestershire. The opinion is pretty general that the ad-
mace of price cannot be maintained, and that wages have
now goes up not soda to be brought down.—Leeds Mer-
cury.

TII3 MurroottsaYsHise Eutenorc —The follow-
ieor wee the result of the polling yesterday :—Tracey (libe•
sal), 439; Pugh (aresermitivei, 330; majority for Tracey,
100.

---THE SUICIDE OF THE ALLEGED OLDHAM MOR-
DIEM —AD fisplftt was held yesterday at the Kirkdale Gaol,
Name Mr. Drifilekt the county coroner, oe the body of
George Wright. who committed suicide on Monday morn-
ing is nos of the *ells of that prison. It apnistred that the
prisoner was transferred from Oldham to Kirkdale on the
19th of Jane. About half-past seven o'clock on the
morning of the 17th lest be was locked up is the cell as
usual, sod on the following morning he was found sun-
vended from the gas bracket by floe of the hammock
Aram Re bad first placed • towel around his throat, to
prevent it was unposed, the strap from lacerating his neck.
He bad placed the bedclothes on the mound to prevent
the stool upon which be stood from makings noise when
he kicked it from slater him. Noes of the officials of the
gaol led heard anything to had them to suppose that hs
premeditated such an net. Before deetroyieg himself he
wrote a letter to a friend. asking for forgivenere, and saying
it was " early to clue the book—barely 21." Witnesses
were called to show that inanity was hereditary in the !
family ; and the jam returned a verdict that the deceased
hug himself while in a fit of ternPorery inanity. The de-
ceased was of studious habits.—Manekeifer Overdid*.
WEST YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —A special general I
meeting of the shareholders to this company (late the Brad-
ford, Wakefield, and I..eds) was held on Tuesday, at Brad- 'I
ford, for the purpose of imovertieg borrowed capital Into
debenture shares or stock, and also for raising, by the
creation of new stock, 75,0001., required for the Methley
branch. Mr. William Firth occupied the chair. Hess-
lotions were poised, or. authorising the conversion of
53,000!. into 20!. shares, to bear a fixed and perpetual
interest of Si. per ult per annum, and another aotho-
✓iming the directors to raise the entire capital of 75,023/. on
the Methley branch in shares of 20!. each. Eminent counsel
bad advised "That the company could not prudently or
islet create or true a less amount of shires than the
whole 75,0001. There was no certainty that either of the
eouspisaiss fthe North Eastern sod the Lancashire sal York-
shire) would raise capital for the purpose of coetributiog
to ilia cost of the railway ; and under no eircumatanose
efuld the necessary contributions be made by them in time
fee the diligent execution and ommiletioo of the line." The
chairman estimated that the claims of the North Eastern
and Lancashire and Yorkshire to participate would, so
doubt, form matter for negotiation prior to the settlement
of a bill in parliament.

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The railway market is firm to-day, although
there is not much business. Great Western and
South Eastern stocks have risen I per cent.,
and London and North Western and Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, I. Great Northern
has receded ; and Great Eastern, I.
London and North Western stock is now quoted 1
to I ; Great Western, 614 to 1 ; Midland, 129.
to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1131 to 114 ; Great
Eastern, 51 tot, ex div. ; Caledonian, 119 to 120 ;
South Eastern, 941 to 96; Great Northern, 124 to
125} ; Metropolitan, 111 to ; and London and South
Western, 103 to A.
Cape Town Railway and Dock stock and Grand
Trunk of Canada First Preference Bonds have im-
proved, and Great Indian Peninsular stock is in.
quired for. Great Western of Canada shares are
rather dull. Lombardo-Venetian, Bahia, and Great
Luxembourg exhibit a favourable tendency.
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Sours EARThalt RAILWAY.—The directors of thin
company have reeolved to recommend the proprietors
at the miming half-yearly meeting. on the 27th inst.,
to order payment of a dividend of 13a. 6d. on each 30/.
stock, bang at the rate of 44 per cent per annum.
A Yasit'it RAILWAY WORIC.—In the year 1862
the enormous number of 180 429,071 passengers travelled on
the railways of the United Kingdom, besides 56,656 season-
ticket holders, who of course all travelled very many times ;
and besides. also, 262,334 horses, 386,864 dogs. 3,094,183
cattle, 7,800.928 sheep. aced 1,989,892 pigs. The passengers
were more than in 1861 by about 7.000,000. They paid
12,215.2731. for their fares. The first-class passenger'.
paid 3,332,3 M. • the second-clam, 4,018,221/. ; the third-
class, 4,639.2501. 12•80 in every hundred went
first claw, 2815 seosod.class, 58'45 third-class The pro-
portion of third-chue paessegen is rather increasing, and
of second•class rather diminishing. Thirty-five
were killed (nine of them owing to their own oirti osoeMent
or want of caution), and 536 were injured. This is leas than
half the number who lad their lives in 1861 by railway acci-
dents. The passenger trains travelled 57,542.831 miles, and
the goods trains nearly u ma more. The passenger
traffic supplied 47'76 per cent. tithe total receipts of the
campus* and the goods trafile the larger half, 52'24 per
cent. The receipts from all the traffic amounted to
29,128,5684, being nearly 3,000,0001. more than the interest
of the National Debt, and an increee of 563,0004 over the
receipts of 1861- but the length of line open increased from
10,865 miles at Ae end of 1861 to 11,551 miles at the end of
1862. The working expenditure amounted to 49 per cent.,
and left the net receipts 14.820,6914, nearly 130,000/. more
than in 1861. In the year 1862 the companies paid
=0,9704 for law and parliamentary expenses, 158,1691. as
compensation for personal injuries, 68,5404 for damage and
Ines of goods, 375,067/. for government duty, and 596,4104
for rates and taxes. It took 2,708,6384 to maintain the
way and works, and 1,242,7141. to maintain the carriages
and wantons, 3,988,0054 to provide locomotive power, and
3,987,637 1. to conduct the traffic. The total sum raised by
Meru and loans reached 385,218,4384 at the close of the
year 1862.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ckoai.

The amount of business going forward in the
Stock Exchange is still very limited. The English
funds remain steady, at previous quotations. The
tendency of the market for British railway shares
is still favourable. Foreign stocks are remarkably
inactive, and the fluctuations in prima are few, and
quite unimportant.

No alteration has taken place to day in the Bank
of England rate of discount.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renton
were quoted 67fr. 77c., being 1-16 to per oent.
worse than yesterday.

Consols are now quoted 93k to I for money,
and 93} to for the account (Sept. 9). The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, ; ditto
for account, 93k, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
93f, k ; New Three per Cents., 93k, k, k, ;
Thirty Years' Annuities, 1885, 15 3-16 ; Red Sea
Telegraph, 21 1-18 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
loss, ft ; ditto Bonds, 19s. prem. ; and Bank
Stock, 238.

The foreign stock market is very inactive to-
day, and prices generally are quoted the same
as yesterday. Turkish Bonds of 1854 are
rather better, and Greek and Spanish Certi-
ficates firm ; Mexican have slightly receded.
Turkish securities are without variation.
Subjoined are some of the present quotations, viz. :
—Turkish, 1864, 92} to 934 ; ditto, 1858, 72 to 4;
ditto, 1862, 684 to 69 ; ditto Consolides, 484 to 49;
Danish, 91 to 92 ; Greek, 334 to ; and Peruvian, 86
to 4. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Bra-
zilian, 1862, 1858, and 1860, 931 ; Egyptian, 106,
1041 ; Greek, for account, 334 ; ditto Con.
pons, for account, 154 ; Italian, for ac-
count, 714 ; ditto, Maremmana Railway, 79 ;
Mexican, for account, 382, ; Peruvian, 1862,
for account, 864 ; Portuguese, 1863. for ac-
count, 484 ; ditto, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1860,
and 1862, for account, 484 ; Russian,
1862, 93, 924 ; Spanish, for account, 644 ;
ditto, Passive, for account, 34 ; ditto Certificates,
for account, 124, 4 ; Turkish, 1868, 721 ; ditto, for
account, 72 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 75, 76 ; ditto,
1862, 684 ; ditto, for aocomit, 664, 4, 4.

The Confederate Loan remains dull, at 29 to 27
discount. Italian scrip is firmer, at I/ to li
prem.

International Financial shares are rather lower,
at 31 to 4 prem. General Credit and Finance
are quoted If to If prem., being firm, and
London and Financial, to If prem. Hudson's
Bay and Egyptian Trading are without variation
—the former at 21 to 2} dis., and the bitter at f to
Prem.
About 10,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday. Nearly the whole of the recent supply of
Australian and Californian is expected to be re-
tained here, in the absence of demand for the
continent.

The Ripon has arrived from Alexandria with
50,4521. in gold, principally Australian sovereigns.
The bar silver by the last West India packet was
sold yesterday for India at ss. la. per ounce,
showing no change.
The bidding' for 30,00,000 rupees in bills on
India took place yesterday at the Bank of England.
The proportions allotted were—to Calcutta,
16,80,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rupees ;
to Madras, 2,00,000 rupees. The declared minimum
price was, as before, viz., Is. 114 d. per rupee on
Calcutta, and Ia )ltd. on Bombay and Madras.
The applications within the limits amounted to 254
laos. Tenders on Calcutta above the minimum will
receive in full ; to those at the minimum there will
be no allotment ; on Bombay at minimum, about
16 per cent., and on Madras about 80 per cent.
will be allotted.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 3,898/. over
last year ; and the London and South Western a
I decrease of 1,3011.
Accounts from Oporto state that the excessive
heat and want of rain, generally felt in Europe, has
seriously affected many of the vineyards, and it is
feared that the quantity will be much reduced and
the quality inferior.
From Spain we learn, on the contrary, that the
growing crop generally appears satisfactory, al-
though from many districts great complaints are
made regarding the excessive heat and want of
moisture, which had deteriorated both the quality
and quantity of the grapes.
Regarding the wine and spirit trades here Mr.
F. W. in his monthly circular, issued yea-
terday, says :

The great feature of our spirit market has been the " Rum
Metbylatiog Act." Should the sanguine anticipations of its
promoters be realised, a very extensive trade may be ex-
pected in this spirit for ',slating and other purpose., and for
which turpentine has hitherto been used—the effect upon
priors has been about one penny per Olen advance. Brandy
showing age continues lu fair demand for home use, but
transactions are of quite a retail character; prices, however,
are well maiatained, and it is generally expected that 1860
sod older vintages will sot be lower, even if the present
vintage thould result as favourably as soros prognosticate.
1862 is slow of sale, bet no reduction of price is reported.
In wines Nothing beyond the average retail demand exists.
and no bothers of magnitude is likely to be induced until
the resoled the owning vintage in the various European wine
growing countries is realised. The home consumption for
the mouth of June is unusually favourable, in comparison
with the same math of 1862, as well as the exceptional
period of 1861 (when the low rate of duty ban been only a
short time in operation)—the tigers, are 850,336 gallons.
766,656, and 788,020 respectively.
The prospect of the harvest is at all times a sub-
ject of the deepeit interest, and of great importance
to the country at large. This year there is the
promise of one of the largest and finest crops/ of
grain ever gathered. The Agricultural Gazttk on
this subject has the following :
-

We make no excuse for filling one columns with an ite-
count of oue of the finest harvest, we have ever knows. It
is needless to number up the returns in the following
pages, as in past years we have dodo, in order to de-
termine the proportion between those which declare
the crop to be over average, and those which de-
clare it to be older average. So far as the wheat crop
is concerned, the returns may be said to be all " over
average." The barley crop is somewhat various—all late
sown spnog corn having suffered from the prolonged
drought of early summer. Oats too have thus partly
suffered, but both of these crops nevertheless will proved
average productiveness. Beans and peas, excepting the
former io the southern and southeastern counties, are good.
Root crop, when planted early, have cum* well, end now
only wait rain to yield a goad returo. The hay crop has
been light but well got. Harvest is out earlier than usual,
but is coming rapidly on io the later districts. The potato
disease is this year in great measure in abeyance, though
from Docietalaire and Cornwall we hear that it has again
suddenly appeared. On the whole, we have to be grateful
for the unwind productivebees of our cunt fields, and for
glorious weather for the safe gathering in of the produce.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the last Stock
Exchange list:
lesuranos.—British and Foreign Marine (Limited). 34;
t;ornmercial Union, 71, 4; Globe, 112 t ; Guardiau. II 4,
1; Imperial Life. 21 ex ; Indemnity Maria*. 1401 ex
div. ; iww Fir*, 5 es div. ; North British and Mercantile
(Limited), 171 ; Omen Mario* (Limited). 184. LI; Rock
Life, 51 ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 44, 5
EIS di,. Uuiversal Maria* (limited). 41, 4.
caught and Goke.--Clty of London New, 151 ; Equita-
ble, 93; European New, 64 ; 54. 4, ex div. ;
Imperial Coatineotal, 81f. 4, 11 2ex div. ; Loodou
854, 5, 6 ; United General. 47 ; Westminster Chartered,
8
6, ex ; Ditto New, 44 ex div. ; Western, IS, 174 ;
84.
Ditto B,
Ducks. —East and West India, 142 ; Londoe, 63 ; St.
Estharioe. 62.
Waterworks.—Berlin, 84, 9, 54 ; East London, 1291 ;
Ditto New, 10, 94.
Canada—Regent's (or Leedom), Z).
With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. K. F. fiattertlawaite reports as
follows .
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We have to report a continued firm market in Loudon
since our last in Americas securities, prices being further
stimulated by the advancing quotatiors received from New
York. Monis have touched 114 die.. and Eris 79, being PR
advance in each case of 4 dole. during the week. Illisois
close steady, but Erie" have given way '2 dole. The very
s►tiatactory character of the thane returns on the Atlantic

nod Grest Western indoors investments in that company's
boucle. The Pennsylvania wets= are most inquired for,
from the cireamstaeoe of the Lt of October coupes
Awning to the buyer.

WEDNESDAY ETERS,.

The demand for money continues active, but
business is transacted in the open market in first-
class bills at 31 per cent. At the Bank of England
the inquiry continues moderate. The demand ap-
pears to arise principally in connexion with harvest
operations, combined with the requirements for new
railways, the bills for which were passed last ses-
sion in the House of Commons.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 934 tot for
the 9th September, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and so closed. For money the last
price was 931 to 4. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
931, 3,1; ditto, for account, 934 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 93/, # ; New Three per Cents.,
934, 4 ; Bank Stock, 2381 ; 30 Years Annuities,
18n5, 15 1-16 ; India Ave per Cent. Stock, 1081 A
The India Five per Cent. stock closed at 108}
to;; I ; India Bonds at 16e. to 19s. prem. ;
Exchequer Bills at Is. din to 2.4. prem.
The market for bank shares was quiet, and few
variations took place in quotations. The principal
feature was a decline of 21. in Agra Bank shares.
Loudon and Westminster were rather flatter.
Chartered Bank of British Columbia improved 15s.
London General Omnibus shares and Submarine
Telegraph scrip were inquired for.
Colonial government securities were generally
steady. Cape Five per Cents. receded 4 per cent.
General Credit and Finance shares were is
demand, and closed at 14 to 14 prem., being 31. 6d.
to ss. better than yesterday. International Finan-
cial were without alteration, at 31 to 41 prem. ;
and London Financ4.l rather lower, at 14 to 14
prem. Hudson's Bay shares were quiet, at 21 to
2/ dia. ; and Egyptian Trading declined to to 1

There was some inquiry to-day for Brazilian rail-
way shares, more especially for Bahia. The half-
yearly interest will be payable on these securities is
October next, and meanwhile the desire of the
public to invest in them is increased by a belief
that the questions in dispute between this country
and Brazil will ere long be satisfactorily settled.
Ocean Marine Insurance shares were last quoted
13/ to 131 prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 2f to 3
if= Universal,} to die; North British andtile, 17 to f ; Commercial Union, 21 to
2} prem. ; London and Provincial, dis. to par ;
and Oriental and General, lf to If prem.
The nominal closing quotations for ahem in new
undertakings to-day were as follows :—Brasiliaa
and Portuguese Bank, to 1 prem. ; Oriental
Hotels, #to 1 prem. ; Marine Investment, to
prem. ; Portugal Iron and Coal, to 1 prem. ;ad
Richmond Castle Hotel, to 1 prem.