The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

"r-(THIS DAY).

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Two o'CLooe.
The directors of the Bank of Eugland, at their
weekly court to-day, have raised the minimum
rate of discount from 4 to 41 per cent.
This step is apparently caused by
the active demand for money lately ex-
perienced at that establishment To-night's
Bank return is awaited before decided opi-
nions are expressed with regard to the pro-
priety of the measure. Meanwhile the change,
being unexpected, has given a further check
to speculation in the stock markets, and
prices in some cases, have given 'way.
The reduction in Consols is limited to 1-16 to per
cent. As regards home railways there is no general
fall, but Metropodtan and a few other stocks have
suffered somewhat in prioe. Foreign ds
bon and
most other securities are comparatively little
affected.
The discount establishments have advanced their
terms for deposits 1 per cent., their present rates
being 31 per cent. for money at call; 31 at 7 days'
notice, and 4 at 14 days' notice.
There is a good demand for 'money to-day, an;
the rate for the best short-dated paper is firm, at 41
per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rentesi opened at
68fr. 27c.
Consols are now quoted 894 to Offer money,
and 89 7-16 to 9-16 or 891, for the ac-
count (October 10). The official business
report is as follows : Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 894, 4, ; ditto, for
account, 891 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
871, 1 ; New Three pee Cents.,
India Five per Cent. Stock,' 105196;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 100 ; Four
per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 89 ; ditto Five
per Cent., 1021 ; and Exchequer Bills, 4s. dia.
Foreign stocks are quiet, and scarcely any change
has taken place in prices. Some of the present
quotations are subjoined, viz. :—Greek, 201
to 21; Turkish Consolid6s, 494 to 1 ; Spanish
Passive, 291 to 11194 ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 15 ;
Confederate, 7 to 8 ; and Mexican, 26 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazffian
1863, 711 ; Egyptian, 95 ; ditto 1864,
95/ ; Greek, for account, 201 ; Mexican,
251 ; ditto for account, 284, k ; 251 ;
ditto 1864, 241 ; New Grenada, 131, ;
Portuguese, 1856, &c., 461, 1 ; Russian 1822, 91;
ditto 1862, 92/ ; Sardinian, 761; Turkish,
1854, 944 ; ditto, 1858, 72 ; ditto, 1862, 741, 4, 4 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 741 ; ditto, 1865, 444 ; ditto
Guaranteed, 100.
The Brazilian Loan allotments have been
delivered within the last hour, and
the price is quoted 31 to 1 prem.
The average distribution appears to have been at
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United States 5-23 Bonds are quoted 70/ to / ;
being again rather higher.
International Financial shares are now quoted
lf to I/ prem. ; General Credit, 2 to / prem.;
London Financial, 8} to i prem. ; Imperial
Mercantile, 2/ to I prem. ; Credit Fonder and
Mobilier of England, 4/ to i prem. ; Hud-
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Fous o'Cuten.
Consols are flat, at 801 to i for money, and 89i
to ji for the account. About 45,0001. in gold has
been sent into the Bank.
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,1191. over last year •, the
London and North-Western, an increase of 6,5781.;
the Great Eastern, an increase of 3231. ; the Great
Western, an increase of 1,2361. ; and the Great
Northern, an increase of 2,0421.
A meeting of the South African Land and Finance
Company (Limited) took piaoe yesterday, but the
representatives of the prose were refused admission.
We learn that it was agreed that the deposits shall
be returned to the shareholders, but without in-
terest. A suggestion was thrown out that a sum
of 2s. 6d. a share shall be subscribed towards de-
____—.....—.. fraying expenses, but it does not appear that this
The iron-cased fleet of France at present afloat is in the nature of an agreement binding on the
shareholders.
condsta of 22 vessels, exclusive of four floating batteries,
built to meet the ezigescies of the Killeen war, and five It is notified that the extraordinary general
smaller batteries, built in section., for special lake ear meeting of the Turin and Savona Railway Com-
vice during the Italian war with Austria. This force may patty, called for the 4th October at Turn, "will
be thus divided t—l, seagoing vowels ;2, are
only not be held until further notice."
serviceable for the attack or defence of coasts, roadstead", The London and South Western Bank (Limited)
harbours, &a have made a call of 21. 10s. on the new shares,
DREADFUL OUTRAGE ON A TRADIMMAN'S WIFE.— making 201- paid.
At the Town-hall, on Tuesday morning, a young man named We have received a copy of the prospectus of
Robert Pork. a sawyer, wits remanded on the charge of steal-
ing a shawl, a gold watch and chain, a gold brooch, and other Allan's Transatlantic Telegraph Company (Limited).
articles, from Mrs. Turner, the wife of Mr. Gemge Turner, The object is to bring into operation the cable and
Kroner, at the head of Botchergate ; and alao with commit- system of deap-sea telegraphy patented by Mr.
tine a rape upon the person of Mrs. Tamer. No evklsooe Allan. On behalf of this cable it IS affirmed that
was tendered ; but we can supply the chief particulars. It it "effects a saving of about 33 per cent on first
is It moo of birawar robbery, io which Robert Park al" coat, with about 50 per cent. extra working powers
another ruffian named Coulthard brat stripped Mn.s Turner
of all her most valuable apparel, and then perpetrated the as compared with others." It is further stated that
other dreadful outrage in suconsion. The complainant and "the cable, from its peculiar principles of construe-
her husband, after closing the shop late co Saturday tion, smallness of bulk and weight, renders the car-
night, were going towards their home in Brooketrest, ring and submerging it a simple mechanical opera-
ted, as lontl readers will be aware, part of the way is rather
lonely. Before reaching this part, Mr. Turner went on lion
.comparatively without risk of injury to its
before his wife, to get the door opened and all things electrical integrity, for ocean depths and distances."
ready ; and the scoundrels, who had no doubt It is explained that the object is to establish a tele-
been do trier them behind some of the neighbouring graphic line fromFalmouth to Halifax,Nova Scotia,
hedges, assailed the unfortunate woman, and, with almost and thus to connect the telegraphic systems of
inconceivable brutality, accomplished the '4°6U" the old and new world. In the first instance, how-
-1 tid to their charge. Her shawl was torn off. pen-
the brooch was pocketed, her gold watch and ever, the directors propose, "as a measure of
chant were stripped,and when nothing more was duenee," to establish the communication by a less
left worth the taking, she was thrown down direct route. They intend, therefore, to construct,
and ravished by the two villains one after the other. Sueh,we first, a section of about 600 miles of cable from
believe, are the facts. Mrs. Turner's cries brought imme- England to Oporto. A provisional contract has
diate assistance, and so prompt were the police that
Sergeant Watson laid his hands upon the meals with been made for the construction and submerging of
theboot
booty npon them. They were taken to the police office, this first section, including preliminary expenses
and while the brooch and the shawl were being taken out for 130,000/ , of which 15,0001. wtil be
of Parka pocket, Coulthard, who was standing weer the
door, bolted out, got deer off, and has not since bees heard taken in paid-up shares. The company's first
of. A warrant hag, however, been lamed for his apprehen- capital is accordingly fixed at 150,0001., in 15,000
rice.—Carlisle Examiner. upon the
shares of 101. each, and is to be increase
subsequent extension of the system from Oporto to
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT SCARBOROUGH. On
Tuseday evening the premenaders on the nods at Scar- one of the Azores, regaining a cable of 900 miles, I
borough were greatly slicked to the the dead body of a and thence to Halifax, which would require about
gentleman landed from one of the small pleasure irate or 1,400 miles more. For the completion of the whole 1
ebbe that ply on the beach. It appeared that the de- system to Halifax the estimate is 600,000/. The
teased had been out with a friend shooting sea-fowl ; that clause relating to compensation to the patentee is
he had laid his on in the bottom of the boat ; and that in
drawing it towards him by the muzzle, both hammers being as follows :—" The payments for the lieense are
down, the pieee suddenly went off. and a strong charge of , 10,0001. out of the capital for the first section, and
No. 5' shot entered his right breast, passing through the I 5 per cent. in fully paid-up shares on the future
tangoed principal vessels, and lodging In the back, where
the shot c,n1,1 be. felt through the unbroken skin. Death i capitel as raised, together with • royalty of 10 per
was almost inotsntaneous. The unfortunate gentleman I
proved to be Mr. W. Crowther, a member of a highly cent. on the net profits. Said royalty not to take
effect untilthe net pro exceed 10 per cent.
fits "
respectable family at Huddersfield. Recent decisions of the Stock Exchange Committee
Great Britain has consumed during the last ten I have induced the promoters to give a distinct
years upwards of two millions sterling worth of gum" assurance that "especial care has been taken that
every year. This is a practical learns for the American the articles of association agree with the prospectus
farmer, and teaches him to bower* of that cultivation i in every particular."
which 'weevil-Mee the land.—New York paper.
Mr. Sothern, who has been playing at the Prince The second 10 per cent. is to be paid on the scrip
of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, was unable to appear 0. I certificates of the Metropolis Sewage and Essex
Tuesday evening, and in a note to the local paper' he Reclamation Company by the 2nd October, and the
announces that, 'owing to severe indisposition he is totally . scrip certificates upon which the above instalment
I unable to continue his engagement."
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I has been plaid must be left at the offices of the
We (Guardian) understand that it is intended to
company to be exchanged for registered shares.
hold a meeting at ter the Norwich Church Common on
Friday morning. in reference to the present condition of ' The preparationspaterd ay for Friday's settlement
the South African Meth, and the general retailers be- I showed a somewhat increased outstanding specula-
tweets the mother church in England mad the church in tion for a rise in oertain of the home railway stocks,
the colonies. The Lord Bishop of Grahamstown has Pro- , yet the rates of "continuation" were generally
mimed to he present light light. On foreign stocks the rates for loans were
Tim Coors me Airemet.—The corn crop ex- 4to 7 per cent, per annum, but there was no " con-
hibits the greatest prorates. It is everywhere goad. t The • • si h • mik• bßodi of 18624 the
has two dupes to threaten it. the rot, aid • too raPid
potato crop is almost as premixing as that of earn, but it tuluatwil w atevor m lii °
floating supply of which is scanty. On United
growth of the tem. It leas overcome the depredation@ of States 5.20 Bonds, in which there is now in exist-
the bur. The other mops harvested will kw ample for an
demotic purposes, and that of oats will be very large. The ence a considerable amount of speculation for a
rise, the charges ruled from 5 to 8 per cent. per
tobacco crop is the eel, ens that exhibits a genial faille( '
at in the agurms pligaia_onamplot (Amrksio Art, annum. The following shows the terms on which
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