The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-27 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

!Minn, MAY 25.-Bates to-day: Greet lantern. MI 34—
Great Northern, 126--Oreat Western, 674 —Lancaanire snd York-
stdre, 1 1 1 Loudon and North Western,
Manchestloe6 r, She Meld, and Lincolnshire, Mt—Metropolitan,
1143—Ditto new shares, 6 p.-111tUand stock, 1286 4—North
British, 621—North Bartern, B rwick capital stock, 104—North
Staffordshire, 164--South Radars, 921—South York and Other
Dun, 100—Oreat Eastern Five per Cent. pret., led—Ditto Four
andm-Halt per Cent. prat., Melon Railway and Canal
nee per Cent., B, 111 Ditto Six per Cent., C, 1334—Buffalo
and Lake Huron, 6 11-16 4 11-16 4—lllinois Central, 364 d.—
British and American Exchange Banking Company (Limited),
44 p.—Nstional Bank of Liverpool (Waited), 414.166 p.
Seven per Cent., 119—
l 6
Marine Unit ;I.—British and
Foreign Marine (Limited), p.—Liverpool a Gan 210.

FALL MOM Tux Tor or TEE Neanow Mown-
=NT, Yameourii.—On Tuesday afternoon • fatal accident
occurred from the top of the Nelson Monument erected on
the Dora, Great Yarmouth. It appears that • professional
acrobat, named Charles Marsh, accompanied by another
professional named Wharton, both of whom perform
at • singing saloon in the town, went up the
monument to get • view from the top. When they
reached the platform near the summit, Marsh got outside,
and succeeded in clambering up the caryatides, and from
thence to the image of Britannia, which stands nearly
14 feet high on the summit. On the image he mounted
to the helmet and began to perform there some of his
gambols, in the course of which he missed his hold and fell
headlong from the trident to the ground, a distance
of 140 feet, and was of course killed on the
spot. His companion had not seen him go on the
top outside, and supposing he had descended the steps
within by way of a joke, hastened down to overtake him ;
but when he arrived at the bottom he found the lifeless
body of his friend on the footpath. The accident was wit-
peeved by several spectators on the Downs, who my it all
occurred in the coarse of • couple of minutes. The de-
ceased was a young man of 36 years, and leaves a wife and
family to mourn the rash effects of his foolhardiness.
SHOCKING FATALITY AT CLEATOH
Great excitement prevailed in Whitehaven yesterday, owing
toe rumour, which turned out to be too true, that three
men and • boy had been suffocated in No. 2 pit, Clatter
Moor. Information reached Superintendent Little early
yesterday morning, and a messenger was sent at once to
Cockermouth, to acquaint Dr. Bell, coroner for the
district, of the sad catastrophe. It seems that on
Sunday, about 9 o'clock, three brothers, timed Wil-
liam Weir (aged 32), John Weir (aged 36), Alexander Weir
(aged 30), together with William (aged 10). • son of
Alexander Weir all went down to work in No. 2 lit,
Chaim Moor, loelonging to the Hematite Iron Com-
pany. Their lamps were duly examined by Hugh
Bmmersoo, deputy steward, bat it appears that they
had travelled into a part of the pit where there was
foul air, and at lull peat 6 yesterday morning Thomas
Taylor, the pit steward, found the boy lying in the
stone drift, dead, the three men lying • little further
on also dead. It is conjectured that the first man
went into the drift for the purpose of getting • saw,
and that, not returning, another mac went in search of him,
and afterwards • third, and, hat of all, the boy. The de-
emed were found shoot 12 or 14 yards from the place where
they were working. It further transpires that the first
man erect in without his lamp, ae it was found hanging by
the side of the pit. it seems that this was the first time
the boy had ever gone to work in the pit, sad. u it um
fortunately happeoed, it was the poor boy's last descent also.
—Camber/and Parquet.
MALICIOUS Drsraucriort or VoLuarrasßs' Rum.
—On Friday last some evil-disposed wens entered the
armoury of the 12th Stirlingahire Rifle Volunteers, situated
behind Canon Inn. Falkirk, and maliciously bent and des-
troyed 15 of the government rifles in possession of the corn-
paay. It would appear that after having obtained aooess
to the armoury, the offenders accomplished the work
of destruction by inserting the mottles of the rifles in the
strong iron handlas of an ammunition chest, and having
thus obtained • leverage, bad forcibly pressed down the
stocks till the barrels were bent. Captain Sheriff, of Cor-
nmeal., has offered a reward of 501. to any pare= giving
such information as will lead to the °amid= of the per-
petrators of this wanton outrage.—Edinburgh Content.
In 1852 there were only 168 miles of railway in
Illinois sad Wisooosio, and the grain receipts of that year
at Maw were six million bushels. In 1861 there were
3,872 miles of railway in the two states, sod the grain re-
ceipts at Chicago were 48 million bushels. In 1811 the first
steam beat was put on the western Waal, and the stem
tonnage there now is 293,000 tees. Fifty years ego the
trtMe ea the Mississippi was canted es in flat boats, and it
took 120 days to rio from St. Louts to New Orlean This
traffic is now carried on in steamers, and the same
is performed ia three days.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

TWO o's+

The stock markets to-day are firmer in character.
Consols have recovered the trifling reduction,
about 1-16 per cent., which took place
yesterday. English railways are firm, and in
some instances rather higher. Foreign stocks
have likewise been favourably influenced within
the last two hours, the commencement of the set-
tlement ineicating a probability of lees pressure than
had at one time been apprehended.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental; were quoted
69fr. 60c., being I per cent. better than yesterday.
Confederate Loan scrip is better, at 1 to Of dis.,
and Turkish at If to If prem. On the other hand,
Italian has declined to 11 to 2 prem.

Consols are now quoted 934 to 1, cunt div., for
money, and 924 to }, ex div., for the account (June
9). The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 935, 1 ; ditto
for account, 92} ;Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 ;
New Three per Cents., 911, 4 ; Bank Stock, 235 ;
India Stock, 2311 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1101, 1091 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
100 ; ditto Bonds, 15e., 12s. prem. ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, ls., ss. die.
Foreign stocks are firmer. Spanish Passive
Bonds, after showing heaviness, have risen. Spanish
Certificates and Mexican Bonds are also higher,
while Buenos Agree, Italian, and Egyptian exhibit
firmness. Greek Bonds have improved 1, and
Turkish Consolid4s } per cent. On the other hand,
Venezuela Six per Cents. and the last
Russian Loan continue to decline. Some
of the present quotations are annexed:-
Turkish, 1854 Loan, 89 to 4 ; ditto, 1858,
70} to 4 ; ditto, 1892, 71} to 4; the
Consolidds, 501 to 51 ; Greek, 32} to 4 ;
and Venezuela Six per Cents., 544 to 55.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1852, 1856, 1860, 95 ; Buenos Ayres, 951, } ; Dutch
Certificates, 1001 ; Egyptian, 100 ; ditto, se-
cend issue, 100 ; Greek, 324, } ; ditto, for ac-
count, 321 ; Italian, 72, 711 ; Mexican, for
account, 36 ; New Granada Deferred, 94, ex
div. ; Peruvian, 1862, 881 ; Portuguese, 1856,
1857, 1859, 1860, and 1862, 494, 50,
491 ; Russian, 1859, 59, ex div. ; ditto,
1862, 914, 91, 4, ex div. ; Spanish, 541, 4 ;
ditto New Deferred, 484, 1 ; ditto Pas-
sive, 331, 1, 341 ; ditto Certificate., 111 ;
ditto for account, 121 ; Turkish, 1868, 704, 5 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 73} ; ditto, 1862, 711, 4, 4 ;
Venezuela, 1862, 55, 544, ex div.
International Financial shares are better, at 5
to 5} prem. ; and London Financial at 14 to 11
prem. ; General Credit and Finance are steady.
I at 21 to 21 prem.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

Omenls are without change, at 93i to , cum
die., for money, and 92i to 1, ex div., for the
account _ .

The rumour of =impending armistice in America
continues to be vaguely circulated, and some of the
speculators professed themselves as disposed to
attach importance to the fact that Mr. Mason, the
agent of the Confederate Government, has been
summoned from London to Paris. _

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The Mud instalment of 26 per cent. falls due
to-day (Wednesday) on the Danish Loan, brought
forward in February last by Messrs. Hambro and
Son. An instalment of 10 per cent. becomes
payable on Monday on the Confederate Loan,
and one of 15 per cent. on the Italian Irriga-
tion Company's LOOM On the following day 4 per
cent. has to be met on the Portuguese Loan.

About 50,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for Constantinople.
The steamer Delta will take to-day 7,0001. in
gold for Alexandria, 601. in gold for Suez, and
15,3001, in gold, and 170,0001. in silver for Bombay,
making in all 192,3601.
Although there was some inquiry for silver yes-
terday for the outgoing Bombay steamer, the price
was a shade flatter. The demand for the next
Calcutta and China packet, which is expected to
take a considerable amount, does not appear to be
felt at the moment
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firmer, and the tendency was in favour of this
country. Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.171 to 18 ; ditto, 3 days,
ILIS to 16; Rotterdam, 3 months, ILI7I tolB4 ; Antwerp,
3 months, 25.45 to 50 ; Hamburg, ma. bum, three months,
13.74 to ; Paris, 3 days, 25.17 to 25 ; ditto, 3 months,
25.40 to 50 ; Frankfort-on-the-Mane, 3 mouths, 1194 to
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 351 to 1 ; Vienna,
off. fio., 3 months, 11.30 to 40 ; Trieste, *IL flo., 3 months,
11.30 to 40 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to 1 ; Cadiz, 3 month',
481 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 month; 25.50 to 55 ; Genoa, 3
months, 25.50 to 55 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.50 to 55 ;
Naples, 3 months, 25.50 Palermo, 3 months, 25.591
to 71 ; Manna, 3 months, 25.521 to 71.; Lisbon, 90 days,
52j to ; Oporto, 90 days, ni to 59.
The half-yearly report of the directors of the
Peninsular and Oriental Company will recommend
the usual dividend of 3} per cent, and an additional
payment of I} per cent.
The South 'Esstwn Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 2,0641. compared with last
year.
With reference to the London and Colonial
Bank, the following is from the Montreal Herald :
We are requested to mention that Mr. Charles Francis
Bmithen, so long and favourably known to the mercantile
community of Montreal, formerly of the Bank of British
North America, for some years inspector of branches of the
Bank of Montreal, and at present representing that bank in
New York, has been appointed general manager in Canada
of the London and Colonial Bank. The accountant of the
bank, Mr. Thomas Caldwell, who is one of then saved from
the Anglo Saxon, was selected, we usdentead. in Loadoo,
from some hundreds of applicsate. and is • gentleman of
great experience in banking and accounts: but it will be
epee from our advertising columns that the tellers and
other subordinate officers of the bank are to be appointed in
Montreal. The bank office is being put in order, with a
view to business being commenced towards the end et the
month.
A special meeting of the Bahia Gas Company is
called for the 2nd of June, to alter the company's
regulations.
A general meeting of the Channel Islands Tele-
graph Company will be held on the 12th of June,
and a meeting of the Londonebridge Railways Ter-
minus Hotel Company (Limited), on the 30th inst.,
when it will be propoeed to authorise an increase in
the company's borrowing powers.
The Illinois Central Railway Company have
issued the following financial statement for the
month of April :
Lana DEPARTMENT.—Acres construction lands sold,
7,828.78 saes, for 87,319.47 dols. ; ditto*: interest fund,
3,689.60, for 33,880.00 dols. ; ditto free, 2,997.54, for
35,945.71 dole. ; total ages daring the month of April,
1863, 14,515.92 sores, for 157,125.18 dolt. ; to which add
town lot sales, 1,744.30 dots. ; total of all, 158,869.48 dole.
Acres told sioceJan. 1,1863, 63,298.70, for 671,768 97 dole.;
acres sold previously (nett sales). 1,198,326.00, for
15,139,473.89 dole. ; total, 1,261,624.70, for 15,811,262.86
dole. Construetioo bonds cancelled previous to March
1963. 2,354,500.00 doles ; cash collected in April,
122,385.41 dole.
Tasrrio DWPARIVIIIIT.—Receipts from
Pea
105,153.61 dela ; from freight, 146,131.00 dolafren
mails, 6,353.33 doles ; from rest of road, 4,000.00 dole. ;
from other warm, 6,000.00 doh- ; total receipts in mouth
of April, 1863. 267.64294 doh. ; total receipts in month of
Apr% 1862, 191,647.85 dols.