The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NO` EMB.ER SO, 1965.

Mr. Thomson said his worship would see that he spelled
hie name without a " p."
The magistrate observed that he did not see why both
pawns should not carry on business, so long as they did
not infringe the law.
Mr. Thomson addressed the magistrate at some length,
and spoke of Mr. Thompson in ter from complimentary
tams He add he was the first in the street. Serranw
left his aloe if be could not suit them, DO fee being taken
but it wee not ea with Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson also
°
his bills. V, Thompson mid his wife had carried on the business
at 264 for years, the business keying previously been
°anted on in the name of Kills So far from what Sir.
I Thomson had stated being true Beverd persons went to
bath offices and he had suited nearly a dozen persons
that morning with situations acid 'eructs. Kr. Thom-
eon wu in the habit of sending four or five persons
with bills in front of his house, and also himself coming
I down to Ina, which was 20 doors from his owe, and telling
people to go to his offioe and otherwise annoying and
insulting him.
The magistrate said it wee a very foolish thing, and
against the law, to carry such a board in Orford-street.
The whole affair wee like a wane in a pen,tomime, where
rival tradaemen each placed in his widow.• No oonnezion
with next door." Mr. Thomson eould not prevent another
person of the same name carrying on bushier in the sam
street as himself.
Mr. Thompson said a tenant of his, residing next door to Ilte
him, could not carry on his business owing to the annoyance
caused by Mr. Thomson's men.
The defendants were fined bs. each, the fines being paid es.
by their employers. 100
WORSHIP.STRMET.
ILLTRAORDINAILY DMA or WILFUL Down.
James Child March, described as a cabinet maker, living et.
in Swamstreet, Bethod-gresce, was charged with wilful 00.
at.
damage to the amount of above WI. Si
Mr. W. Kees, watchmaker, of 152, Churoh-strut, 84.
Shorediteh mid—Last evening at 6 o'clock while in u.
my shop, 1 saw the primmer raise both arms at.
as he stood outside, and smash the windows ' • he IL
then ran off • he was Tanning when I caught him. He said, Bt.
" Here's a lark," and then observed, 'Oh you are Mr. BR
Moore, let me go. I'll pay you the worth of the glue." On a:
getting back to my shop, I found a quantity of jewel- se,
hey
lying cc the pavement. took him into the IL
shop. He asked me to lot him sit. I did. He
eft.
shop. e' overeign and said, " me go." I refused. es.
I sent for police and pee him into custody. Not ear per-
son but prisoner wee near the window when be broke the st.
glum. He was a witness yesterday against me at this court. at.
I knew nothing of him before yesterday. I have lost articles It.
of jewellery, in value 25/., which must hive fallen en the 54.
pevement.
By Mr. Beard—l hive no doubt of prisoner being the 1,.
man who did it. The trays inside the window ere on the
tO
slant, and when the window was broken they shot to the No
100

SHARE LISTS.—(THIS DAY.
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Two °Khoo&

The railway market is inactive to-day, and the
principal stocks show no alteration, with the excep-
tion of a rise of in South Eastern,l and a decline
of kin Great Eastern. The fortnightly settlement
will be concluded this afternoon.
London and North Western stock is *ow
quoted 1261 to f ; Great Western, 621 to
631 • Midland, I%f to 1 • Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 123 to f ; Smith isatern, 79} to 80 ;
Great Eastern 461 to 46} ; Caledonian, 126 to
; Metropolitan, 136 to f ; London and
South Western, 90 to 974 •, Great Northern, 128
to 129 ; ditto A, 1494 to MO.
Lombardo-Venetian and Sambre and Meuse
railway shares have advanced, and Namur and
Liege are firm. Canadian lines also meet with
inquiry.

MONEY MARICHT,:fRIB VAN.)

Two o'Cwcz.
This is the half-monthly settling-day in shares
and foreign stocks, and not much general business
has consequently taken place this morning in the
Stock Exchange. The funds have been strengthened
by a few purchases, including one of more than the
usual amount bytbe government broker,yet Consols
remain at the closing quotations of yesterday. As
regards other securities, the variations have been
little more than fractional.
There is a good demand for money to-day, but
chiefly for loans to the Stook Exchange, in con-
nexion with the fortnightly settlement. The rate
for good bills is 51 to 6 per cent, and for advances
till to-morrow on English government securities 51
to 6.
The government broker has bought to-day
40,000/. New Three per Cents., viz., 20,0001. for the
sinking fund, and 20,0001. for other government
accounts.
Consols are now quoted 891 to a, with div., for
money, and 87/ to 88, ex div., for the account
(December 7). The official business report is
as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 891, 1, 1 ; ditto for account, 88;
Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 871, 1, a ; New
Three per Cents., 871, 1 ; Bank Stock, 247, 249 ;
India Stock, 219 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, MI ;
Exchequer Bills, June, 95., 4s. dis.
Foreign stocks are quiet. The changes con-
sist of a relapse of 1 to 1 per cent.
in Spanish Passive Bonds and Certifi-
cates, and an improvement of 1 in Mexican.
Some of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz. :-Greek, 171 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 281 to
1 ; ditto Certificates, 151 to a ; Confederate,
8 to 9 ; Brazilian scrip, 21 to 3 prem. ; Turkish
Consolid4s, 481 to a ; and Mexican, 251 to 261.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazdlian,
941 ; ditto 1852, 1858, 1860, 71 ; ditto
1865, 761 ; ditto scrip, 3, 21 prem. ;
Egyptian, second issue, 1001. Bonds, 931 ;
ditto 1864, 921 ; Italian, 1865, 771 ; ditto
(filaremmana Railway), 661, / ; Mexican, for ac-
count, 251, 1 ; ditto 1864, 241 ; New Granada,
151 ; Peruvian, 1862, 73 ; Russian, 1850, 881,
91 ; ditto, 1869, 541 ; ditto. 1862, 891, a ; ditto,
1864, 93, 2 ; Sardinian, 76 ; Spanish, for account,
441 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 151, 1 ; Turkish,
11868, 75 ; ditto account, 751,1, 6 ; ditto 1001.
Bonds, 78 ; ditto 1862, for account, 741, 1 ; ditto,
1001. Bonds, 75, 41, 1; ditto, 1865, for account,
43/, 4 ; ditto, 1001. bonds, 441, 1 ; Venezuela,

1864, 374.
United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1 per
cent., while Atlantic and Great Western deben-
tares have declined 4. The present quotations are
as follows :-5-20 Bonds, 641 to ; Erie Railway,
574 to / ; Illinois, 83 to ; and Atlantic and
Great Western Debentures, 83 to 84.
International Financial shares are now quoted
1 to 14 prem. ; General Credit, 2 5-16 to 7-16
prem. ; London Financial, 64 to prem. ; Imperial
Mercantile, 213-16 to 15-16 prem. ; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier of England, 44 to prem.,
ex all;? ditto New, 4to prem. ; Overeni,
Gurney, and Company, 64 to 74 prem. ; and Hud-
son's Bay, 151 to 16.
The shares of the St. Saviour's Wharf Company
are quoted 1 to 14 prem. ; Bank of Turkey, 2
to prem. ; American Oil Wells Trading, 24 to
1 prem. ; Anglo-Swedish Steel and Iron, 21 to 3
prem. ; and Naples Public Works, 34 to 4 prem.
The following memorandum, relating to the Vene-
zuela Loan of 1864, is from the General Credit
Company :
Tie General Credit and Finance Company of London
(Limited) are is receipt of arias from their agents, Messrs.
H. L. Botalton and Co. dated La Guaira, 9th November,
1865, of duties oollimad (sad remitted) on account of the
above loss, as follows :—•• Pee statement No. 53, from
Ls Guaira, 2,050.50 dole. ; ditto. No. 54, from Ls Guaira,
7,195.17 dole.; ditto, No. 65, from Puerto Cabello,
127.21 dots. ; total. 9,272.98 dole."
The subjoined, ralating to New Granada Bonds,
was forwarded to the Stock Exchange yesterday by
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. :
NIWGRANADA Divinznis.—Yens. Baring Brothers and
Co. have received by this mail on aocotiat of New Granada
dividendathe following remittancee. viz. :—Frorn Custom-
house of Panto Marta, 5,0001. ; from Sabanilla, 1,394/.
12a. 3d. ; from Bsn Jose dew ts, 621/. 16s. 91
.; from
Cartagena, 6911. ; total, 7,9a—Loadoo, Nov. 29,
1865.
A further sum of 42,000 i. in gold was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday, making a total of 130,000/.
for the week, while the amount sent in has been

92,0001.
The Shannon, from the West Indies, has brought
372,500/, in specie (31,5001. gold and 341,0001.
silver); and the Delta, from Alexandria, 4,7881.
The Mon., which has reached Lisbon from Brazil,
has 6,1561. on freight.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 3,7111. over
the corresponding week of last year ; the Great
Western, an increase of 2,105/. ; the Great Nor-
thern, au increase of 1,2031. • the Great Eastern,
an increase of 252/. ; the Midland, an increase of
2,7181. ; and the London, Chatham, and Dover (in-
cluding the Metropolitan Extension and branches),
an increase of 1,1221.
The International Contract Company (Limited)
have declared an interim dividend for the half-
year ending the 30th of September at the rate of
' 10 per oeut. per annum.
The half-yearly meeting of the Imperial Con-
tinental Gas Association was held at the London
Tavern yesterday, when a resolution was passed, ex-
pressing the regret of the meeting at the recent
death of Mr. Matthias Wolverley Attwood, one of
the presidents of the association, and recording its
high appreciation of the services rendered to the
company by him. A dividend of 21. 10s. per share,'
and a bonus of it. per share, were declared upon
1he28,000 shares of the association for the half year'
ending 30th June last, payable, free of income tax,
lon the 15th December.
Mr. Spencer Price, manager of the late China
and Japan Steam Navigation Company, and now
connected with the China Steam and Labuan Coal
Company, has returned to this country from a
lengthened visit in China and Japan, as well asi
India, and we believe he brings home some &dna-
tageons proposals for extending the operations of
the undertaking. The experience which Mr. Price
will bring to bear in the management of the affairs
of the new company ought to be valuable.
The half-yearly meeting of the Canada (Land)
Company is called for the 21st December, to deter-
mine on a dividend.
Formal notice is given that a petition for the
winding up of the General Floating Dock Company
(Limited) is to be heard before the Master of the
Rolls on the 9th December.
Creditors of the Land Credit Company of Ireland
(Limited) are required to send the particulars of
their claims to the official liquidator by the Ist
January, the Muter of the Rolls having appointed
the 22nd January for adjudicating upon them.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Naples Public Works Company will be osed
on Tuesday next, the sth December, botclh for
London and the country.