The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

THE BENTINCIE STAKES.
The Swede ..
Bushranger ..
Bosworth

THE AUTUMN HANDICAP.
Kissaway
Maid of Mamba=
Mounnorr
Eleven ran. Won by a bead.

DEATH OP MR, W. WALKER, STOCKBROKER,
ram CHoutka.—Before Mr. Baker, at tat Horne,
Hacksay-r ad, on view of the body of Mr. W Walker, aged
60, who died of Asiatic cholera, at No. 46,Curtaia-road.
Deceased was by profeseion a 'toe kbroker, and was a fre-
quenter of the Stub Exchange. He was of the moat
penurious habit, end lived wi h his brother, who was also of
an eccentric disposition. They would
fru any one, and the rivm which they occupied had not
been enter. d for m irks by any one except themselves. It
was in a m et filthy state, and there wore boxes is it piled
one above ►mother. D-ceased was In the coarse of the last
lortnigl•t twice attacked with Asiatic chi len. Ho was
attended by Mr. Bowen, who stated that the room occupied
by the deceased wee in such • revoling condition ea was
quite sufficient to lead to an stack of the dimes*. Deceased
was stared to hi in possession of property. Verdict —" Dea:h
from Asiatic cholera."

EASTERN BORDER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. -
The autumn show ot al. society was held on Wednesday,
and the weather being highly favourable, the exhibition took
place in the enclosure of the late Corn Exchange. The, e
long tables running parallel to each other, and extending
nearly the whole length ot the Each mg', were well filled
with a choice e• lection of the t orticultural productions of
the season ; end the exhibition at a whole was net 'lmpulsed
on say peed tns notation. The attendance of visitors shortly
after the gates were opened was unusually large, attr.eud,
perhapt, by the exhilarating strains ot the band of the 33rd
Regitnert the attendance of which had been kindly granted
by the officers, and which during the exhibition played
several favourite pieces in admirable style. he five o'clock
a niarareus and respectable party sat down to en exeellent
dinner in the Red Lion Hotel, A. R. Lowrey, B q., in the
chair, and spent a very Lir...able evening.—llersoick and
Awe Wtw•ies.

SUPPOSED INCENDIARY FIRE AT RAYNE, NEAR
Baotrevasz —About hal past 9 o'clock on Tuesday night
the orensi-es of Mr. Edward U a, farmer and ironfour.der,
at knyne, were discovered to be on fire. A mew niter
Itz.ving been despatched for the Braintree engin, s. they were
soon on the spot of cif vacation, with some handl.s de of the
inhaLitants of the latter Pim.; but, before they arrived, six
stacks of corn, a ecw-house, shed, and a barn filled with or rn,
together wit the farming implements, were enveloped in
flames ; lortunately the live stock escaped, It was feared at
one time that the dwelling-hous- would have been included
in the general ruin, a thatched shed immediately behind it
having ignited, Mr through the exertions of the neighbours,
the progress of the destructive element was stopped by
speedily pulling down the roof. The engin. s continued play-
ing on the burning cab rs till nine o'clock the next morn-
ing. The damage done is erimatt d b tween 4001. and 6001
and we undentaad that Mr. Goes is insured in the Norwich
Fire•ofl'ae. No sooldental cause, for the calamity can, it ap-
pears, be suggested.—Cheansford Chronicle.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY EVINING,

There was rather more animation observable on the
Stock Exchange to-day, and notwirhs'anding a few
alight fluctuations in the English funds from
millers to buyers, and spin friAn buyers to
sellers at the same quotation, the home funds
closed at the opening prices of the morning, which
were, for Corsets, 92; to for money; and 921 to ;
for account. The Three-and-a-Quarter p.r Cents.
were done at 93g.

Exchequer Bills were done at 375. and 33t, atd
small ditto at 335. to 381. prem. India Bonds at
71e. prem.

More activity prevailed in the foreign house, and a
fair amount of business was transacted, the prices of
almost all descriptions of stock being fully main-
tained. Peruvian, owing to the payment of the divi-
dend being announetd, was dons at 55.
Danish Five • per Cents. were again done
at 100. Altogether a much better tone
Pervaded the market. Actual priors were :
Brazilian Bonds at 86 and t ; ditto, New Bonds, 1829
and '39, at 85 foe money, and 88 for account. Buenos
Ayres, at 48. Dinish Three per Cents., at 731, 74,
and 1; ditto, Five per Cents., at 100. Equ dor. at
3t. Mexican ex coupons, for account, at 271 and
281. Peruvian Foor per Cents., 1849, at 641 and
65. Portuguese Five per Cent. Convertral, 1841, at
271. Spanish Five per Cents., at 18, 171, and 18 ;
ditto Coupons, at 81 ; ditto Passive, at 31. Spanish
Three per Onto. at 34/ and 1. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., at 541; ditto Four per Cent. Cer-
tificates, at 85 and 1.
The stammer Canada, which has arrived at Liver-
pool from the United States, left the Hibernia at
Halifax, to which place she was compelled to return
in camequenee &having got on shore.

The Dutch But India Company (Maatachappy's)
annum, for public sale on the 10th OcWheerr the fol-
lowing quantities of Java tea stored in Amsterdam :
8177-4, M 37-12, chests blaek-2426-4, e9l-12, 40-16,
18-32 chests 'men tea--stored in Rotte►dam, 3794-4,
20-8, 168012, 816 Ousts black-774 4, 386-12,
90-46, 18-32 cheats green tea. The above are of the
seasons 1847,1848, and 1849, of which samples will
be exposed in due time.
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The commercial intelligence received from Ham-
burg of the 14th fully cesarean the recent accounts of
a continued progresuve improvement in coffee, and
Rio and Domingo sorts come quoted rather higher.
The entire sales of the week amounted to 30,000 bags,
and the stocks in importers' bands had become very
much reduced. All the parcels of sugar offered for
sale found buyers at full prime. Cotton had given
way in price. A cam of Laguna )(Tweed of inferior
quality.bad realised 3} marks, equal to 51. fa. Cassia
was in good demand, at improving prices.
Rice had been disposed of at lower rates.
Whalebone was much inquired for. Speller
had been sold at 9 518 marks bunco. The
accounts from England continued to exercire a de-
livering influence on the ;nice of Grain, which bad
again given way. Lower prices however hal contri-
buted to attract buyer. and mixed parcels bad been
disposed of. Wheat of 128 to 130 lbs. weight at 112
to 116 current dollars per last. Rye wile without
demand. Barley realised former quotation's. Oats,
74 to 78 lbs. weight, fell in price to 34 to 37 dol-

ler- egrirest Read! end Peas we re firm; For rape'.
.1
wet Me Afilowing ffers were refits d —West Covet
144 to 140; dollers, banoo ; Fait Cots, 140 dollars ,
hence. "The. exchange on London was 13.10 for 3 ,
tie *the and 13.111 far short ; with &the business
dot e. Fiddle securities were in better request:
The sdvices from Gottenberg of the 11th give a
favourable teport of the state of the weather for the
gathering in lithe/um st Good wheat waa quote d
at baneo dollars, 12; heavy rye,, at 7.32; light ditto,
at 7.16. Tar had been disposed of at bane* dollar* '
8 32. Several parcels of iron bad been die-
pored of at the current ra'es. Cotton had b. en
disposed of at fourteen 'chilling banco, and
subeequently another parcel at the improved
pr oe of 14.8 r. Coffee had found buyers at 12 'chil-
ling 10 r. bane° per lb. Sugar direct from Java had
exchanged hands, but the price had not transpired.
A small parcel of tobacco from New Orleans had been
dispose d of for export at 12 'chilling 6r. bauco.
The exchange on London was 12 dollars 14 ecbilltsg
to 12 13 for 90 days; on Famburg 129 for 90 days.
At Stockholm the exchanges were, on letudnit
12.11 to 12.10 for 90 days ; on Hambarg, 1281 to 128
fur 90 days.
Lentils of the stb, from Odes, state that the
accounts received from grain consuming countries
had mode an unfavourable impression on that market,
and that the prices generally, but more especially of
wheat, were considerably lower. The tint qualities of
wetat were quoted at 211 r. to 221 r., and superior
Bandomitka at 22r. to 224 r. per tsehetu ; inferior sorts
were freely offered at 16r. to 17r. The stock on the spot
was estimated at 450,000 tesheta of soft, and 7,000
ditto of hard wheat. live was quoted R. 114 to R. 13.
Bart y, R.lOl to R. 11. Oa's, R. It to R. 16. For
xport nothing was doing in these latter descriptiot s,
end the prices quoted were for local consumption.
Linseed was only in small Week, and prices rult d
high ; various sales for delivery had been made at
R. 264 to R. 27. Wool was in good demand at R. 55
to R. 59 for merinos ; R. (0 to R. 54 for Merle; R. 30
for Zicay; R.. 164 to 17 for Danube per pood. Tallow
was not in demand, and also not in stock.
From Si. Übe@ we have intelligence that the col-
lection of salt has so far progressed, that, with the
existing at. ck, 30,000 moyeo might be calculated on
to supply the demand until then. it collection. The
salt of this year was of excellent quality, and the
usual fixed price of 1 dol. 500 re. per moyo would nut
be altered.

Papers and correspondence received this morning
from Adelaide are rather interesting. At Port Fairy,
on the opposite side of the river to Belfast, the snivel
of the laLd had been completed for the porter-se of a
township. The crops were most luxurian., and that
of wheat was expected to yield 100,000 bushels,
against 87,000 bwthele last year. There was a great
demind for labouters and 20s. to 25e. per acre was
green for reaping.
The Barra Burrs mires had delivered 100 tone of
ore during the week. The competition for the It ttir g
or the pitches of this mire was spirited, era 80 were
let. These would a mploy 800 men below and 500 above.
This mine was reported to look exc edingly promis-
ing. The proprie'ory of the Enteiprise Mining Com-
pany continued to receive very cheering accounts
from the mines situate in Lyndock Valley. The lode
eight feet writ was turning out seiner of ore varying
from 10 to 60 lbs. The Yatela Smelting Work. were
in Lc ive operation and were very sucerastne. It
estimated that 1 ton of fuel would smelt 4 tons of 25
per cent ore, which was a great improvement on the
old 53 stem as far as economy is concerned. The ope-
rations of the Apoinga Smelting Works confirmed to
be carried on with the utmost success. The directors
of the North Kepunda had determined to sell section
1401 in quarter acre allotments with a reservation of
mineral rights.
According to official intimation which bad been re-
ceived at Adelaide, the Union Bank of Australia bad
Jett rmined on the immediate opening of • branch of
their establishment in Adel&de. This announcement,

it appears, had given much satisfaction.
From the Mauritius there are dates to the 21st
July. The old sugar cr..p was completely exham.ted.
The export.; amounted to 103,600,0009 m. Several
estates had not Tet commenced cutting the growing
cares. The advice; received from this country had
afforded nitre% satisfaction to the plat.ters. Freights
to England were 31. 10e. per ton. Exchange 3 to 5
per cent. pri m. for three months' sight private bills.
Local documents, 9to 12 percent Sovereigns, 61 to
7j per ce. t. prem. Silver, lj to 21 per cent. pram.
The nee(.uuts from the Cape of Cii.od Hope are to
the 3rd August, bring three weeks later that, rur in-
telligence given lest week. In business there was
nothing new to report ; the exchange and freights
continued without any variation in the rates. Tt.e
excitement occasiontd by the convict importation
(pillion still cw.tinued. The governur's reply, how.
ever, to the addri se tithe colonistr, which was ligned
by 1,300 persona, had done much to relieve tLe public
mind.

From the offs i al account which hasjust been issued
of the operations of the National Diacouut Bank of
Paris from the 30th of September, 1848, to tie 30
of June, 1849, we extract the following particular.,
which will be found interesting, both as allowing the
position of that book, and as throwing some lit,ht on
the le esent state of banking affairs in France
generally. It appears that bills bearing not
less that two signatures, on Paris and the
depar'ment, had been discounted during the
period above-mentioned, to the amount of 73 millions
of franca. During the lint period of the opening of
the bank it had amounted to 80 millions, and the dif-
ference is accounted for by the absence ~t commercial
paper. Tbc amount of bills, accompanied with re-
ceipt. fur goods depoeited, remains at about seven
millions. In the bills presented by the brooch
establishments there had been an increase, the
amount having risen from 5 to 17 million.. If to
this be added 12 Millions of bills received from the
province., and 1,000,000 from abroad, the total opera-
tions of the Bank will .mount to 112,000,000 francs.
The assistance given to the National Di count Bank
by the Bank of France may be judged of fran the
fact that the latter establishment re•discoun ed to
the amount of 47,000,000. The amount of securities
in hand on the 30th of June was 11 millions ;
in addition to this amount, about seven millions are
now remarng, which have been re-discounted, either
by the bank or in other quarters, making together 18
Milling. The customers of the back have the faculty
of paving in same and opening accounts current, re-
payable at the will of the depositors, the amount of
which produces 4 per rent. per annum interest; the
sums thus paid in exceeded three millions. Out of
1,400,000 f. of overdue bills which were in the
hands of the bank on the 31st August last,
there now remain only 323,000 f.; the amount of
bills not paid at maturity from the Ist September,
1848, to the 30th June, 1849, was 424,000 f., making
the total amount unpaid 747,000 f. Of this amount
only 177,000 E are considered doubtful or bad. To
provide for this eventuality the profit and loss ao-
oount has a reserve of 348,000 f. According to the
report the net profit resulting from the operation• of
the bank amounts to 281,000 f., of which sum 124,000 E

will be divided among the shareholders, leaving
156,000 f. to be carried over to the rererve fund. This
diet iibution of 124,000 f. is Equal to a div dead of 3
rer rest. on a paid-up capital of 4,123,000 f. The
National Discount Bank will thus have divided 6 per
cent. aiming its shareholders in the fifteen months
which have elapsed mince the institution was esta-
blished.

Foniox-orrlcs, SEPT. 13, 1849.—Sir,—I am
directed by Viscount Palmerston to acknowledge the receipt
of you letters of the 23rd of August and Bth of September,
on the subject of the arrest and imprisonment of Mr. Warii
by the Venezuelan antharities at Caracas, on suspicion of his
having been implicated in the lust revolutionary attempt of
General Pars; and I am to state to you in reply that Lord
Palmerston has consulted the proper law officer of the crown
upon Mr. Ward's ease, and that his lordship intends to 'end
by the sun of the 17th instant ea instruction to her Majesty's
eating eoessigeneral at Caracas, directing him to afford Mr.
Ward every support end all the protection is his power, and
to demand redeem from the government of Venezuela fcr the
injury sustained by Mr. Ward at the hands of the Venezue-
lan authoritlek—l am, iir, year meet obedient humble ser-
vant (signed) H. W. ADDIKOTON.—J. 1). Fowles, Big ,
Chairman of the South American and Mexican Association.

COLOMBIAN BONDS.
TO NDITOR 0! TEI =PRIM,

am an unfortunate owner of Colombian Bonds
now divided into the Venezuela, New °recede. and the
Equator republics. I pardoned near 30 of the 1001. bonds,
neer 27 years ego; from that time till now I have received
lees than Mk of interest on them. One state of the Sqns.-
dor has saver paid any interest, and the others only one and
two per sent. I paid near 2.5001. for them. Supposing ,
that I could place confldesos In the strength and power of
England to obtain redress for me in cue those foreigners
°used papist nt, bow hays I been deceived ? Ly country
has looked on with unconcern and hu seen me and my
family robbed of my little all, whilst the British government
have contented themselves with inning en unmeaning anal-

feet°, which stlsne feetiensn here of course only hug' ed et.
What d'd thr •Osihe ock aud the &tripes aud stars d.r
They forced the Mexicans, as the WIDOW/ mouth, to do jui•
!ice t- the eitiseas of throe roue ; the well pall British
ofiLials leave thew le the sut, Se , H.

THIS DAY.
Two o'Cuicx.
In the Stock Exchange this morning there is not
much doing, and the English funds rem tin p.r-
feetly quiet. Cutsols have continued sin e the
opening without any variation, at 921 to
for Al ,ney, and 9234 to 1 for Account. The Thret -
and-a-glitter per Cents. &redone at 93t. Exchequer
Bills at Me. premium.
The foreiAn securities have not attracted mush at-
tention, and the quotations present no material va-
riation. Tne utmost prices of the mouth g are :
Buenos Ayres, 482.. Daniell Three per Crap., 76.
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents., 54 ; ditto Fur
per Cents 851. Grenada B.,nrts, Wt. M. xi-an,
27t to t. Peruvian, 661 to 56. Portuguese Con-
verted, 28t.
Tree Fr rub funds exhibited an improving ten-
dency at Paris yesterday, and clo-ed, the Three
pt r Cent', at 66.40, and the Fives at 88.65.

IN 081811 FUNDS.
Moak Store. Slut 3 per Ct. Con— Ace., tai I
3 per Ct. Red. Mina. shut 3d per Old rout
per Ct. Coo. Anne.. 921 f Igieberptir MK 85d to 38a.
FOREIOI4 FUNDS.
I per Cl. AuNtrira Bonds. 1 per Cl. Oneesda M. 161 174
44 per Ct. M.D. hoods 87 0 Orem& Deferred B.at 1
Id pow Oddt. ditto. 48 60 6 per Ca 4u..
t par Ct. bralligui hd...85 7 6 par Cl Inlao Bd. St
14 8 Fondly—, Ooo!,.,

per Ct. TILT. Arm, 47 9
1/44t0 Wag Bd. 9, 9
Ditto Colomb. , Bda,
Ostombhut 3.quadoe Bds.,
3 per Ct. Daturb WK. 73 6
per Ct. Dutch Eds.. 64
4 Srp Dutch Corts..9ll 69

per Ct. Ku*. lid... 106 6
Nye Spanish 'kis.. 14 lie
I pat CO. 23pialmb lids 34;
trD.f.imd
okh Panive 31
2 per Vacesusla D
V ... 34 6
aitiet. rla Deferred BAL. 6

THE PRODUCE MARKET.

llltucixo-Laxs, Sarr. 17.
Suoka.—The public sales declared err In morrow (Tues.
day) are ample Ste the demand, and we can namely ext ect that high r
prom will rule. Foreign for exportation WAY! an improved appear.
anon The transactions by private contract In the colonial markets
generally have been eery limited to-day.
Correa. —We are without transactions to-day.
Tea. —The trade bas been occupied in examining .he large public
sales which will ernurience to-morrow.

quoted at 37a 6d. on the spot ; town, ins. ;
rough tat, le. I d. Arrived during the week, 1,353 casks ; delivered.
Ler coats. The gement sleek on hand i• 26,636 casks; at the same
period Let year it was 14,316 cases.
PAUTPIONI.— gutter : The demand has been good. and prices have
"deemed is. to 2s. Du eb has advanced the qu .lity of the tenet
import has prowl dto be line. g.con of g quality has advanecii Is.
to b., other descriptions out of demand, and pric a partly nominal.
Ilarnaccr tint* in fair demand. Lard, in fine bbulders, at a limited
basin-s hue ben done; but in other sorts nothing done.
Msrma.—Speller bee slightly declined, and quoted 141. 13e. to
131. Copper advanced d per lb. last week. East India tin dull M
sole-pelt s partly nominal. Straits offered in public auction, and
withortiwn fur want of buyers. British tin no al.eration in pi tees.
thus have been in fair deman and prices ful y supported
e'ed, p •le, 371 ; straw, 3'?. to 34/.; brown and yellow, 301. to
32f.; sperm, Sit. to 821.; headmatter, 34/.; cod, 281.; South
sea, 2W. to 33f.; olive G.illip3ll, 424. to 131. ; Spanish and Sicily,
42f. to palm, 34.1. to 3,l ; c, coa nut, 32i. to 33f.; seed rape
plle, 3W. to 401. ; linseed, 271. Ioe.