The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

THE EXIIIEEA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1865;

NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders took
Ow" at soon at the London Tavern; Mr. F. W. &maw,
Y. P., in the *hair.
The report, having been hatted and published tome time
before, wee take. as read.
The Gammen, la moving the adoption of the report,
said the board were delighted at being enabled to
amities' to preens such good results. Notwithstanding
the trying circumstances of the last few months, the amount
of bad debts was exceedingly small, and ha had no doubt
that under the able ni nt of that oriticera the
affairs of the company wou still be tarried oa In a satin.
faatory manner.
Mr. SAIRIIIL Baran thought great credit we. due to the
board, for having not only avoided heavy Moms, bet actually
obtained loorossed profits. Ho the. adverted to rumours of
a negotiation for a union with another roarer*, and said he
ooneedered that the directors had acted wisely vs letting well
alma _ _ _ _ .

lereply to a question, the Chinni.); said so itorease of
capital had been under the consideration of the board, but at
prompt they did not think it desirable. The board believed
they obtained as large as amount of deposits now as
they would with an augmented capital, while they avoided
the burden of having to pay dividends on additional capitol.
(Hear, hear.)
The report having been adopted, a dividend at the ruts of
20 par cent. per annum was declared, leaving a balance of
10,0924 to be carried forward in the current half-year.

SAN PAULO BRAZILIAN RAILWAY.

(THIS DAY.)

This day the half-yearly meeting of shareholders
was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. Jansen in the chair.
The report, which was takes aa read, stated that the line
would be completed by the oommeozement of next year,
thus anticipating the contract by nearly two years.
The CRLIRICAN, in proposing the adoption of the report,
oongratulated the shareholders on the satisfactory nature of
the statement It oostained, and anticipated that when com-
pleted the traffic would yield • grass return of
142,7491., sod suet profit of £0.6994 The chairman spoke
in high terms of the conduct of the Brazilian government.
Mr. NICHOLSON &wooded the report, which was adopted.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

Very moderato supplies of wheat were reoeived fresh up
to our market to-day, both from Essex and Kent. Nearly
the whole of the supply, however, came to hand in good
condition. The trade foe both red and white paresis was
in a sluggish state, at about Monde 's currency.
The market was moderately,supplied with foreign vrheat.
The demand for all descriptions was inactive, slid the value
of inferior produce had a drooping tendency. Good and
Ilse samples, however, changed hands at quite lets rates.
There was • fair inquiry for Boating cargoes of grain
on former terms. _ _

Idaderate pplies of barley were on sale, the greeter
part of which was of foreign growth. The trade was dull ;
nevertheless, prices rernaioad turaltered.
In welt, sales progressed slowly, but no change took
place in prices.
Lugo 'applies of foreign oats wore oa offer, but the
show of home-grown produce was trifliog. Is all deserip-
tions the transactions were on a limited scale, on rather
easier terms.

Beene mai a glow sale, at about previous quotations.
Peas were in short supply mid slow request, and late
rates were barely supported.
A moderate business was passing in flour, on former
terms.

In agnmiltnrsl seeds next to nothing was doing, and
prices ruled almost nominal. Linseed and rapeseed were
dull. The inquiry for cakes was somewhat restricted.

SILRIVAIB OF MARIN. AB.. INTO LONDON, BY WATER
CARRIAGX, FROM JULY 11 TO JULY SO INCLUSIVE.

Wltati. Darby. Milt. OM& now.
Ors. qrs. QI. qrs. Wis. meta
Irishfoe& antacid& MO 30 1400 200 .. 240
lorefin I IMO 23 .. I
new .. 11100
———
'Mal MO . 20) 1.640 tt4)-122 .. 370

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(11118 DAY.)
(sT ZllO7llO AID lIITZIZIATIONAL TILIIIRAPIL

(FROM 0011 OW COLZESPONDINT.)
The market quiet. Bales about 5,000 belie.

MINCING-LANK-(THIS DAY.)

Buoan.--There is a good demand for strong quilities of
British West India, sod prises of the better sort of Jamaica
are rather dearer, other sorts remain firm except soft qua-
lities rift, of which an barely maintained. Refined a lair
business is doing at prices which show no material change.
Corral—The public sales of colonial contioue to go off
well at the valuations. Native Ceylon, small, 66e. 6d. ;
bold, 68e. ; fine ordinary, 70e. to TOL 6d. • peaberry, 73e. ;
Nei'sherry, good sod fine, Ms. 6d. to 88s. Bd.
TEA. —The public sales of Indian tees went off well, sod
except common quality, which told st low prices, previous
rates were paid privately. The China market continues
quiet.
RICL—The market is firm, but quiet. A small parcel of
Nu:nasals Arnow sold at 10s. _

EVIL —l5O puns. of Demerara sold at 181 d. to la 9d.;
Bov, Is. IX; 120 pins. of Cuba at Is. 01.; and 30 pans. of
Leewards at la. Bd.

Oorrou.—Ths market oonthance doll, and without ales
of importaaae.
IsOloo.—The quarterly sales, of 1,700 woos of Guate-
mala, a considerable portion old good., base stns off at
priest about on a per with those paid at the East lodic
ales, viz., the few Goo goods sold with good competition
at 6d. to Bd. advance ; good quality at about the former
eurreecy, and inferior goods at 3d. to 4d, and undesirable
at 6d. per lb. decline.
13namsts.—The market continues inactive.

TALLOW MARIERT.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady, et the following prises :
Town tallow, 41s. 6d. ; Petersburg 1'.0., Co the
spot, 41s. 6d. ; Ootobst to Deeember, 424. Gd. ; December,
4Pa. 9d. to 435.; Jan. to Muth, 43e. to 43e. 3d.; March,
435. 6d. to 435. 9d.

BOROUGH HOP MARIERT.-(THIS DAY.,

Maws. Patteeden and Smith report little or no altern.:
tioa iu the m►rket since last week. The reports from the
plantstlons continue favourable for a good average atop.

SMALL-PDX IN THE lIETROPOLIS.—For some days
past, io consequence of the excessive beat of the weather,
small-pox has been rapidly spreading is various parts of the
metropolis. The parochial authorities of St. Panama, St.
Slarylebone, St. Margaret's and St. Jolla's, Weeteliester,
&c., have issued whom to tho inbabiteets, calling upon
them to have their children immediately vaccinated, stating
that io case of their not doing so they would be liable to
penalties.
DROWNED IN ONE FOOT OF WATER.—On Thurs-
day evening hat Joshes Wlntosis MIAod, a fine boy aged
15 months, and only son of Mr. James M'Leoci. ehaereaker,
Tomdhe Met his death by drowning is
He had not been over three minutes out of the house, and
from under the eye of his mother, when she went to look
for him. For about 10 minutes the mother, assisted by
several others, searched in vain, but at last hood the little
fellow in • pert of the mill-dam where the water was only
one foot deep, head downwards, and quite dead. It is
supposed that he had been chasing some ducks, and had
ventured after them into the dam, where bad met bin east
fate. Dr. Creyk, hveravon, was speedily is Wendel:me,
but the vital spark bed fled. —Blain Courant.
REVIEW OF VOLUNTEERS IN YORKSHIRE.
Yesterday, Lord Londesboreeet invited the volunteers from
the East Riding, sod also other forces, to assemble in hie
park at Loodesboroogh, near Market Weightee on the
occasion of the annual *seem* of his tenantry. lbe
weather was beautiful, and the park looked magnificent.
It was originally purchased by Mr. George Hudson, the
railway king, and when be collapsed it was bought by
the Londesborough family. The grounds were arranged
In the best possible form for a fete cJiampare. The
lower portion of the estate presented the at misreport of •
fair ' • not only were there booths in abundance, but there
were also numerous represect dives of the game of " Auot
Sally." The sham fight occupied a cousiderable time,
the corps taking part in it including the East Riding Ar-
tillery and Yorkshire Riflemen. After a mooed had been cap-
tured by the riflemen, the whole body of volunteers ad-
journed to dinner, at which entertainment had been provided
for near 3,000 panoes, in an extensive shed erected for the
perpoos. Load Loodesborough occupied the chair. and
amongst the distinguished company present were Lord
Wenlock, Mr. C. L. Fox, Captain Egerton sod the Hon.
Mrs. Feerton,Lord and lAdylhocaster,Admiral Duocimobs,
Mr. Cristopher Sykes. M.P., and numerous other gentle-
men of position in the county. The Mesta after dinner
were purely of a formal character, but the entartainmest in
the pars lasted long after the noonday repast.
JEALOUSY AND ATTFZEPTED MURDER AT PRESTON.
—At the Frahm police-court yesterday • labourer, mused
lobo Scups, was charged with attempting to murder •
widow woman named Rachel Teberner, livieg at No. 14,
Stanley-street, Preston. Snipe is about 45 years of age,
and he has been in prison 22 times sines November, 1843.
for various offences He has a wife and four &Urea in
Blackburo, but he has not lived with them for several years.
Latterly he has been cohabiting in Prestos with the noses
above-named, and his pasaion for her appears to have run to
a mad end ridiculous extreme. In his defence the I
primmer said :—" I have never bees my own self shoo I
commenced with bey (Mrs. Talserem) in May last, when I
mom up to join the militia. We talked together for a fort-
sight, sad then we stayed together at her house. I
sever had say pliesure since thee I took up se Emelt
with bar that I had no pleasure—l weld neither work nor
play, nee met eight nor day. People said I was out of my
reason In thinking so much about her, end she was the .
cattle of it. She would gemming ether men." He was than
committed to take his trial at Lascastfir assieaa, Wise the
misuser left the court room he had to pass the worm'
whose throat le had attempted to cut. In pasidog her he
halal oat his bead, and she slightly smiled and then shook
.
it, to the astooishment of all present.