The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(BT TILEONAPH.)
(13011 Ova OWN 00111181ONDIrl.)
The market very strong. Saes about 20,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Prices are quoted as follows :
Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
4.35. lid. ; June, 435. 3d, to 43s 6d. ; October to December,
44.. 3d. ; December, 445. 9d.
MARE= AVERAGES.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; fat by do.,
2s. 2d.; yellow Russia, 44a. 9d.; melted stuff, 345. ; rough
do., 18a. 3d.; greaves, 18a. ; good dregs, 61.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at last day's
prices, vit. :—Prime clover from 100 a. to 110 s. ; ul-
terior ditto, 80s. to 90s. ; prime seoond cut, 90a. to 100 a. ;
inferior ditto, 365. to 60a. ; prime meadow hay, 80s. to
85s. ; inferior ditto, 60s. to 70a. ; straw, 401. to 461.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
The return of fine weather has brought us a plentiful
supply of everything, end price, have receded accordingly.
Peaches and nectarines, French cherries, and apricots may
still be obtained at moderate prices, and grapes are plenti-
ful. There is also an abundance of French strawberries,
which are of very inferior quality. Forced vegetables com-
prise French beans, potatoes, and rhubarb. Apples consist
of nonpareils, Cockle pippin, Sam Young, Sturmer pippin,
aid one or two others. A few Kent cob. may still be
bad. Green peas from Kent have made their appearance,
and realised 10s, per sieve. New potatoes are arriving
from the Continent in large quantities, and meet with •
ready sale at moderate prices. Flowers chiefly consist of
orchids, pelargoniums, cuierarias, cytians, mignonette, and
TOMS.

Apples, per bushel, is to 91 Lemons, per 100, Ti to 9s
Grapes, per lb., 44 to Bs Oranges, per 100, le to 125
Nuts, Kent („N:vbit, per 100 lbs., Pine Apples, per lb., 54 to es
76s to We Strawberries, per lb ds to 12s

VEGETs
Artichokes, per doe., ts to 4s
AlParogus.perbundle, lied tot.
Beet, per dos.' is to ta
Cabbages, per doz., Is 3d to 26
Carrots, per bunch, led to
Cauliflowers, p. dos., 3a to 6s
Celery, per bundle, Is 6d to IM
Cucumbers, each, Id to Is Id
Endive, per score, 25 to 3a
Garlic and Shallots, per lb., led
Herbs, per bunch, 2d to 44
Horse Radish, p. band., 411t0 Oa
Leeks, per bunch, 2d to 4d

Mint, Per bunch. 44 to 6d
Mushrooms, p. pott., Is 64 to Es
Mustard I Cress, p. pum., 2d
Onions, per bush. 4s to Is
Parsley, per bunch, Od to lid
Potatoes, York Regents, p. ton
WM to ltes
Rocks, do., 100. to 140.
Makes, 150 s to lials
Other sorts, 75s to 901
Spinach, per husk., b to is
Turnips, per bunels, 6d
new, do., is ed to Es

Lettuee's, per Kole, Is to is

On Wednesday the venerable Auber traversed
the whole of the Paris Exhibition on foot. As soon as the
presence of the distinguished composer became known in
the vicinity of musical instrument*, whether in Prussia,
England, America, or France, the piano. gave forth either
an air from the Muerte, or the overture to the Domino, or
the prayer in Fra Diavoio, or a chorus from Lestorq,
so that M. Haber might almost have supposed that no
other music but his own was played at the Exhibition.
The Times is authorised to state that there is
no truth in the report that Sir William Heathoote intends
to retire from the representation of the University of
Oxford at the next election.
No less than six mail steamers have left British
porta this week for America, viz., the Persia, Bremen,
Allem:lna, and City of Paris, for New York, the Wor-
cester for Baltimore, and the North A merit= for Quebec.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
, KNEUING Wm.—Monday—Royal Institution, at 2, gene-
ral monthly meeting ; Entomological, at 7 ; Architects, at
8 ; Geographical, at 84, "Dr. Livingstone's Last Journey
and the Sources of the Nile," Mr. Findlay. Tuesday—
Institution, at 3, "Spectrum Analysts," Professor
Wednesday--Geological, at 8, " Slaty laminae,
W. Somerset," Mr. Mackintosh ; " Alps and Himalayas, a
Comparison," Professor Medlicott ; " Post-Glacial Struc-
ture of KB. of England," Mr. Wood. Thursday—Royal
Institution, at 3, " Ethnology," Professor Huxley ; Royal,
lat 4 election of fellows ; Linnean, at 8 " Thysenura, Part 3," Sir J. Lubbock; " Mechanical APplianoes for Flight in
Animal Kingdom," Dr. Pettigrew ; lnsect Migrations, S.
America," Mr. Spruce ; Chemical, at 8, " Representation
by Chemical Calculus," Sir R. Brodie ; Antiquaries at Bj.
Fridaßoyal Institution, at 8, " Modern Art," Mr. Rus-
kin ; Philological— at 84, "Excrescent Consonants,"" Latin
Disyllabic Perfect Participles," Professor Key. Saturday
-R
yal Institution, at 3, Ethnology," Professor Huxley.
kescrum.

Bun WILLIAM Lawaircz.—We are happy to say
that Sir William is gradually improving. He is able to
walk with less assistance •, but his power of articula•
tion has not yet returned—Medical Tinte.s and Gazette.
SHOCKING CABE OF STABBING BY • SCHOOL BOY.
—At the Nottingham pollee court yesterday, • boy, the
son of respectable parents, named William Graves, was
charged with stabbing John Rogers, • schoolmate. Rogersl
was not able to attend, owing to the injuries inflicted
upon him. It appeared that on the previous day the boys
were going to school together, when • dispute arose
between them, and immediately after the prisoner drew •
large knife from his pocket and deliberately stabbed the
poor little fellow in the shoulder, inflicting a most serious
wound, from which the blood flowed freely. He was
taken from the ground, and was afterwards seen by a sur-
geon, but he still keeps hie bed. The case was remanded.
No blues SCORES.—In a certain tavern in a
certain nook not far from Rotten-row, where thirsty
strollers are sometimes seen to enter, there meets the
eye of him who drinks, the dial of • clock without hands,
on which a wag has written, "No Tick." When
choked by dust, many have been glad to refresh them-
selves in that cool arbour. and often have we wished
sll publicans would adopt the maxim written on
that face of a clock. It is not for one moment supposed
that the Lord Chancellor of England could ever have seen
the dial, but we are glad to find him duly sensible of the
need of the injunction so aptly written there. Which
of our readers has never seen, beard, or read of the suffer-
ings inflicted upon the families of labouring men by the
iniquitous system of "scores" in public-houses. To
anyone familiar with its operation upon the working
classes of our country town,, it will be a great relief to
know that an attempt is being made to break it down.
Small debts for intoxicating liquors arein future not to be
recoverable at law, so that an additional risk must be
run by ell beersellers who may be foolish enough or wicked
enough to encourage drunkenness upon credit. We fear
the provisions of the Lord Chancellor's bill will be far
from effectual in putting • stop to the system ; but none
the lets do we rejoice that the law will in future frown
upon it. —Examiner.
THE Barn or LONDON.—The committee on the
affairs of the Bank of London, appointed by the share-
holders on the 22nd of January last, have betted their
report. They state that after payment of the next
dividend already announced by the official liquidator
of 2s. 6d. (making up les. Gd.) in the pound, the out-
standing liabilities will be reduced to about 346,0001., ex-
clusive of interest, and that ea regards the assets they
are satisfied that, if sufficient time can be procured for
their realisation, there will be a considerable surplus for
division among the shareholders' in addition to whatever
may be realised from the large unsecured claim of the
bank on the Atlantic end Great Western Railway, esti-
mated to amount to upwards of 500,0001. With re-
gard to the question of a reconstruction of the bank,
they cannot advise that it should be attempted, but
in order to accomplish the double object of preserving the
surplus for the shareholders and avoiding • call they
have succeeded in making a provisional arrangement with
a bank of high standing for • cash advance on the security
of the assets, which will enable the committee to offer
to the creditors the following alternative proposal:—
" 1. The immediate payment in cash of the balance of
their claims, with interest from the date of the stoppage
at the rate of 25 per oent. per annum: or, 2. Payment
thereof with interest at fit. per cent. per annum from
the date of the stoppage, by three equal instalments of
6, 12, and 16 months, with provision that the whole shall
become due in case of default in payment of any instal-
went. and each instalment to be represented by the
promissory note of the liquidators. The cash advance so
arranged for will not be repayable until the expiration of
18 months, except in case of default in meeting the instal-
ments to the creditors." The committee are of opinion
that the assets of the bank will be sufficient to meet the
above instalments to the creditors and to provide for the
repayment of the cash advance without the necessity for
any call ; if, contrary to their calculations, a call should
hereafter become necessary, it can, they state, only be for
a comparatively small amount. Finally, they recommend
that to save expense an application be made to the court
to convert the liquidation into • voluntary one, under the
supervision of the court, to be carried out by three liqui-
dators appointed by the shareholders.
Tun Mamma JOSISPHINZ.B Rsymtv.—One of the
pleasantest incidents of the French court stage, however,
occurred when the Emperor Napoleon jokingly hissed the
Empress Josephine, who was acting a little operatic part
in the theatre in the palace at St. Cloud. She demurely
stepped forward and remarked, that any one of the Ludt-
ence who was dissatisfied with the performance might re- •
tire, and have his money returned to him at the doors.
The consequent laughter was uproar ious.—Curnhill Maga-
zine for June.

MDLLE. CHAUMONT OF THE VAHIETES.—The
other night only, at the Variestes, the slipping of Mdlle.
Chaumont's petticoat produced an amusing unrehearsed
effect. She was playing a rouhrette in Nos demo, and was
engaged running to and fro to collect and burn the presents
of various old lovers. In the very middle of her action
she was impeded by her petticoat suddenly falling about
her legs. Of course it was a very pretty article of its sort,
sad she got out of it, and of the embarrassment which
had come with it, by describing it as a tribute of admira-
tion from one of her old admirers, which must be sacri-
ficed like all the rest ; and she thrust it into the stage fire
accordingly, with a merry laugh, and amid the general
hilarity of the house.—Cornhiff Magainc far June.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

Own o'Otooz.

The stock markets have experienced several
fluctuations to-day, bat the general tendency of
quotations is still remarkably favourable. The deal-
ings continue upon a very large scale,the recent specu-
lators for lower prices still showing a strong desire
to close their accounts, while the purchases of the
public for investment are increasing. The low
value of money now current seems thus far
to have caused no real revival of mercantile
business, and until such takes place the
transactions in public securities will, doubt-
less, be extremely numerous. It is probable
that new loans will soon be brought forward, but
lit is questioned whether they will receive much
support. The introduction of several new com-
panies within the next week or two is
also anticipated. Consols are in active demand,
and exhibit a fresh rise of 4to per cent. The
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents, are 1 higher. Many of the English rail-
ways and foreign stocks have also improved, as well
as banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares.
The discount market is freely supplied with
money to-day, and the demand is moderate. The
rate for the best paper is 2} per cent., with ex-
ceptional transactions at 2/. Short loans on Eng-
lish government securities are obtainable in the
Stock Exchange at 14 to 2 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 96/ to 1, with div.,
for money, and 94/ to 4, ex div., for the ac-
count (June 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced
and New Three per Cents., 94/ to 1.
Foreign stocks are extremely firm. Chilian
scrip has risen' per cent.; Turkish Bonds of 1862,
11 ; ditto of 1865, G ; Greek, J, ; Italian of 1861, 1 ;
Spanish Passive and Certificates, 1 ; and Mexican, /,
&c. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 61 to 62 ;
ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 34/ to 3 ; Greek, 15
to ; Spanish Passive, 25 to 1; ditto Certificates,
15/ to 16' ; Italian of 1861, 531 to 1; Mexican,
174 to 4 ; and Chilian scrip, 11 to 21 prem.
The market' for bank shares) is buoyant, and
( prices have again improved. Alliance are in active
demand, and have risen 2/. 10s., viz., to 7 to 6 dis.
Union of London are 2!. better, at 43 to 45, and
Imperial Ottoman 2s. 6d., at / to 1 prem. London
and Westminster, however, have experienced a
relapse of 41., owing to sales to realise profits ; the
present price is 110 to 114.
In the market for financial shares, London Fi-
nancial have improved 10s., viz. to 21 to 20 dis.
Credit Foncier are quoted 5 to 41 die., being
ss. better ; International Financial, 11 to 14
dis. ; and General Credit, 11 to 1/ die. Hud-
son's Bay are firm, at 161 to 4 ; and National Dis-
count, at 84 to 4 prem.
United States 5-20 bonds are inquired for, and
have improved per cent., viz., to 721 to 73 ; Erie
Railway shares are quoted 391 to 401, showing no
change; and Illinois Central, 77 to 4, being fr per
cent. better.

Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent. preference shares are firm, at 14 to it and
4} to } respectively.
The Imperial Land Company of Marseilles have
made a call of V. per share, payable on the 10th
inst.

The China, from Boston, has brought 56,0001. in
specie, and the Shannon, from Brazil, 17,0131.

Two o'CLocx.

The stock and share markets exhibit a decided
reaction upon speculative realisationr. Compared
with the quotations current at 1 o'clock, the Eng-
lish funds are per cent. lower ; home railways 1
to ; and foreign bonds to 1. Consols are now
quoted 98,/, with div., for money, and 94, ex div.,
for the account.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rentes opened at 70fr. 60c., for the end of June,
showing a afresh rise of I per cent.
The Treasury notify that the interest on the
June Exchequer Bills between June and December
next will be reduced from 4 to 2A per cent. per
annum.

The government broker bought yesterday 13,000/.
New Three per Cents. for the sinking fund, at 93k,
making the total taken this week on that account
62,0001.
The failure of three members of the Stock Ex-
change—two dealers and one broker—was an-
nounced yesterday ; but the liabilities in each case
are understood to be only moderate. They were
speculators for a fall in Consols, English railway
stock, and other securities. One of them is under-
stood to have gained a considerable sum last year
by speculative sales of financial and miscellaneous
shares.

About 69,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday.
The Erin, from New York, has brought 16,0001.
in specie.
- - • •

Theforeign exchangesyesterday afternoon showed
scarcely any variation, notwithstanding the fall in
the value of money. The rates on Austria and
Italy were slightly lower. The list is subjoined .
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.01 : ditto, abort,
11.18 to 11.19; Rotterdam, 3 meths, 19.0 to 12.0 k ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.40 to 7.5.45; Brussels, 3 months
95.40 to 25.45; Hamburg and Alton*, 3 months, 13.9'. to
13.10; Berlin, Cologne, ie. 3 months, 6.26 to 6.261;
St. Petersburg, 3 mantis, 31i to 311; Paris, short, 25.15
to 95.25 ; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.371 to_ 25.421 ; Marseilles,
3 months, Z. 371 to 25.42,.' ; Prendert-on-theelisine,
3 months, 120 to 1201; Vienna. 3 mouths, 12.85 to
12.90 ; Trieste, 3 months, 12.85 to 12.90; Madrid, 3
months, 49 to 481; Santander, 3 months, 49 to 481; Cadiz,
3 months, 49i to 49• Seville, 3 months, 494 to 49; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 481; Vahan* 3 months, 481 to 481; Ban
pekoe, b months, 491 to 49 ; Bilboa, 3 mouths, 4Bl to
481; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Leghon., 3
months, 96.95 to 27.5 ; Genes, 3 months, •.6.9.5 to
27.5 ; Naples, 3 months, 5195 to 27.5 ; Palermo, 3
months, 26.95 to 27.5 • Helaine, 3 months, 26.97. to
27.5 ; Lisbon, 90 days' Bite, 52 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 52 to 511.
The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis-
count from 3 to * per cent., being equal to the
minimum of the Bank of England.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is* per cent. ; Hamburg, 14 ; Vienna and Turin,
5 ; Frankfort, 2 ; Amsterdam, 3 ; Berlin and Brus-
sels, 2} ; and St. Petersburg, S per cent.
The directors of the Bank of Ireland met yester-
day in Dublin, but decided to make no alteration
in their rates of discount for the present, notwith-
standing the reduction at the Bank of England.
It is understood that the clearance of cheques
yesterday through the clearing house represented a
very large total, owing chiefly to the heavy pay-
ments in connexion with the Stock Exchange settle-
ment.
The crown agents for the colonies disposed of
200,0001. Cape of Good Hope Government Six per
Cent. Debentures.yesterdayat their offices by public
tender. The applications amounted altogether to
473,7001., varying from 90 to 106. All st and
above 104 will receive in full, and one offer at
1031. 18s. in part. The minimum was fixed
at 1021.
In the matter of Overend, Gurney, and Co., the
adjourned application to Vice-Chancellor Malin'
to make a call of 101 per share, or 1,000,0001. ster-
ling, was brought on for discussion yesterday. Mr.
Linklater pointed out to the Vice-Chancellor that
the order made by his Honour a month ago was
abortive, inasmuch as, the liquidation being volun-
tary, the liquidators alone have power to make
such calls as they may deem desirable. The
liquidators had, therefore, taken out the present
summons. The Vice-Chancellor, notwithstanding
the arguments put forward by Mr. Linklater on
behalf of the Defence Association, expressed him-
self as determined that the call should be made, as
he had originally ordered. During the argu-
ments it transpired that the expenses in
connexion with the winding-up have already
amounted to about 20,0001., and that this fact

had not been mentioned in Mr. Oppenheim's
affidavit. Mr. Link later intimated his intention
to appeal to the Lords Justices, in order to get the
call stopped until after the liability of the alleged
shareholders shall have been established. Much
surprise was created when Mr. Linklater stated
that the liquidators had, so late as last month
(April), made payments to a considerable amount
to Mr. Henry Edmund Gurney and Mr. Robert
Birkbeck from the funds of the company. The
money in question was alleged to have been paid
to them for services in connection with the manage-
ment of the limited company prior to its surpen-
sion. Independent of the enormous amount owing
by these two gentlemen to the limited company on
the notorious "suspense and guarantee account,"
they were alro indebted to the company to the ex-
tent of over 53,0001. in respect of unpaid calls ; and
it certainl• does seem strange that money wrung
out of the shareholders in this concern should be
appropriated to payments to the authors of the
catastrophe.
The report of the directors of the Anglo-Aus-
trian Bank on the operations of the bank during
1864 recommends a dividend of Ss. 9d. per share,
free of income-tax, which, with the payment on
account already made to the shareholders, will
make a total dividend of 9 per cent. for the year.
With reference to the Commercial Bank Corpora-
tion of India and the East, a telegram has been
received from Mr. Chauntrell, of Bombay, stating
that meetings of the shareholders and creditors
have been held, and resolutions unanimously
passed, approving of the project by Messrs.
Chadwick M'Kennard for the reconstruction of the
bank, and for the payment of the creditors by in-
stalments.

A meeting of the proprietors of the lonian Bank
was held yesterday. The net profit for the year
amounted to 18,7061., and two dividends with
bonuses were paid in 1866, amounting to 17,7361.
The directors' report was adopted.
At the meeting yesterday of the Trust and Loan
Company of Upper Canada the directors' report was
adopted, a•Icl a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum. less income tax, declared for the six
months ending the 31st of blank last.
A call of 9/. is to be paid by the 26th of June on
the shares of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Company, upon which 41. per share have been
already called.
The twelfth annual general meeting of the pro-
prietors of the Scinde Railway Company (Indus
Steam Flotilla, Punjaub and Delhi Railways) is
convened for the 25th of June.

We are informed that some of the shareholders
of the London and Mediterranean Bank (Limited)
are taking measures to secure a searching investi-
gation of the dealings of the bank, particularly
with regard to its amalgamation with the Con-
tinental Banking Corporation, and with the
"London and Bombay Bank and General Finan-
cial Insurance Agency Corporation (Liniitetl)."
A petition for the winding-up of the Artificial
Leather Company (Limited) was beard yesterday
before Vic-:.-Cluincellor Melina, when an order
was made to continue the voluntary liquidation
under the supervision of the court, and the ap-
pointment of Mr. F. B. Smart, with Dr. Bishop
(a shareholder), as liquidators, was confirmed.

FRIDAY EVEYING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 93•1 to
ex div., for the 6th orJune, opened this morning
at 93i to 2, and closed at 941 to A. For money
the last price was 951 to 1, with thy. The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. rose
11 to 11 per cent., closing at 93i1 to I. The official
' business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
IConsols, for money, 95, 5, g, with div. -
ditto, for account, 93k, 41, 31, A, 4, ex div. ; Three
per Conte. Reduced, 93, f , t.;,1 New Three
per Cents., 93, 13, j, 3, ; Bank Stock,
254, 2 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto .ve per Cent.
112, 11i' 121, 12 ; ditto Four per Cent., 98,
ex div. ; ditto Certificates, 99il ; ditto, Five per
Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 1034, 4 ; ditto
Bonds, 555., 565., bOs. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was in renewed
demand. Exchequer Bills were quoted ls. lower,
st 21s. to 265. prem.
Foreign stock, were again in very strong re-
quest to-day, and a further important and almost
general advance took place in prices. The amount
of business was very extensive, and comprised a
large number of transactions to close recent sales
for a fall, as well as numerous bona fide pur-
chases. The rise in some descriptions, including
Greek, Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certifi-
cates, Chaim Scrip, Italian of 1861, and Mexican,
did not exceed f to I per cent., but in other cases
it was more important. Turkish Bonds cf 1862
improved 2 per cent. • ditto of 1858 and Egyptian
Railway Debentures, ; Buenos Ayrean Six per
Cents. and Deferred Russian of 1866, Vene-
zuelan of 1862 and 1864, Brazilian of 1852, do.,
and Russian of 1862, 1 ; Turkish of 1865, 1 ; Rus-
sian scrip, g ; and Portuguese, the Viceroy or
Egypt's Loan, Spanish Three per Cents., Turkish
Guaranteed, Brazilian of 1865, and Egyptian of
1864, 4.
RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

Owl o'CLocti.

The rail-vay market continues very tirm, and
prices have further improved in several cases.
Metropolitan stuck has advanced 1 per cent. ;
South Eastern, y ; Midland, ; and Eastern
and London, Chatham, and Dover, 1.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1271 to 1281;
Great Western, 46 to I • London and North
Western, 1161 to I ; Midland, 115 to
th ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 1294 to 130 ; Son Eastern,
691 to 704 ; Great Eastern, 33/ to 34 ; Great North-
ern, 113 to 116 ; ditto A, 1144 to 1154 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 191 ;
Brighton, /15 to 62i ; and North British, 34/ to
334.
[For to-day's Share List see page 4.1

MINE&-(11818 DAY.)

Owi o'CLocm.

In the mining market to-day there is an active
den.and for shares in the following mines, at the
quotations given, via. :—West Chiverton, 65 to
'67 • Great Vor, 17f to 18 ; Prince of Wales, 57a.
to 591. ; West Kitty, 18s. to 20s. ; North Crony,
4* to I ; Devon Great Consols, 410 to 420 ; Wheal
Satan, 115 to 120 ; Wheal Basset, 67A to 70 ; and
North Chiverton, 4 to
There is a large amount of business in gold
mining shares, which exhibit an upward tendency.
Don Pedro are quoted 31 to prem. ; Anglo-
Brazilian, A to prem. ; Rossa Grande, 7-16 to
9-16 ; Pestarena, g to 11 prem. ; Chontales, pat
to f prem. ; Frontino and Bolivia, 7-16 to 9-18;
St. John eld Rey, 61* to 62* ; and Port Philip,
11-16 to 13-16.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Don
Pedro North del Rey Mining Company was hold
yesterday, when an interim dividend of ls. 6d. per
share (being at the rate of 42 per cent. per annum)
for the quarter ending March 31st was declared.
The chairmin gave a most encouraging account of
the future prospects of the undertaking, and said
that he hoped and believed that at the next meet-
ing the directors would be able to pay a dividend
of 2s. 6d. per share.
The subjoined report on the metal market is
from the circular of Messrs. Von Dadelaaen and
North :
A fair amount of business has been done in the metal
market since our last report. Prices have been fully main-
tained. and there is every prospect of a steady demand at
the present comparatively low quotAtions. The reduction
in the rate of discount will doubtless impart increased con-
fidence. Iron—The reports from Staffordshire and Wales
are more hopeful, though prices remain unaltered foe
manufactured iron. Scotch pig iron keeps its position
well at s:ls. 6.1., and the shipments are remarkably good.
Copper—The last mail from Chili having brought advice'
of smaller shipments ( 1,300 tone copper), the market is rather
better. and there has been some inquiry for Australian
copper. Wallaroo, which was offering last week at
is now in demand at 84.4 10a. to St!. Burrs has been done
at 37/. English copper is unaltered in value, with •
steady market. Tin—No change to report ; a good business
has been done the last few days in Straits. at ted. nub and
&W. 10s. to 8111. to arrive. Basta. 911. The Dutch market
has given way to 5'41. to :13f. }blush t:0 steady. T,it
plates contir ue neglected, makers wanting orders. Lead
unchanged ir. value. Spelter in steady demand at 21,. to
211. 55., spot and foe forward delis cry ; special brands, out-
ports, 211. 2s. ad. to 111. To.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

•.f proposals. Last night a distinguished member
of the house brought furs and a scheme for the
representation of minorities. Another plan was,
when a place returned three members, to enable
a voter to give three votes to one candidate. He
thought that the house, before it sanctioned any
of these schemes, should consider whether the
business of that house was not to represent the
majority, and that all those schemes for the repre-
sentation of minorities would only tend to
form a feeble executive. It was said that agita-
tion would follow unless there was a more exten-
sive scheme of redistribution, but where was it to
come from 1 The dissatisfaction now was in the
communities that were not represented ; but by
this bill they would he represented.
Mr. GLADSTONE said the argument of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer was based on an assump-
tion which was not well founded, namely, that
if they were to have a large system of redistribu-
tion there was no method of applying these
seats, but by having what was called the unicorn
system of representation. But that was not the
general desire. He had that morning been told by
a deputation from Birmingham that if that town
had three members assigned to it, they would
wish that the town should be divided—one portion
returning two members, and the other returning
one. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the
government plan was based on the principle of
meeting existing wants and necessities ; but was
that altogether true 1 He thought that in the
grouping, but very few members weregiven to satisfy
the claimsof a large population. He did notdeny the
claims of the county constituencies. On the cen-
tral", one of the objects he had in view in voting
for this amendment was that they might be able to
increase the number of members given to counties.
In conclusion, he suggested to the Scotch members
that it was a more easy way to obtain the increased
representation for Scotland they desired by sup-
porting this motion than by depending on the
house resolving to increase the number of 658
members.

HOUSE OF LORDS. -FRIDAY, MAY 31.

In the Iluesy. of Lome= yesterday, the Earl of
Dawn stated, in reply to a question, that the aupe-
iior court in Spain had adjudged the proceedings
in the ease of the Tornado to be void, there
would, therefore, be a fresh trial.

Lord Wat.aitmaam put some questions with re-
ved to the fresh outbreak of the cattle ?lave in
the metropolis, and strongly urged the necessity of
slaughtering foreign cattle at the ports of entry.
The Duke of MARLBOROUCH said the cattle
plague had no doubt broken out again in the me-
tropolis, but it wax confined to a murow locality
in Islington. Prompt measures had bee:a taken to
prevent the extension of the plague, and he was
happy to say that only two tames had becu reported
this week.
The Earl of KIMBZRLEY moved the sezond read-
ing of the Offices and Oaths Lill, the object of
which is to enable Roman catholics to hold the
office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He expressed
Lis regret that in the 0.111r110113 ILO cause had
en struck out which opened the office of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland also to Roman catholies.

The Earl of ConwrowN moved that the bill be
read a sucoud time that day three months.
Toe Earl of Darer hoped the noble earl would
not persevere in his amendment. The bill carried
out the spirit of recent legislation, and he had no
objection whatever to it.

- After some diacussion the Earl t.f K,MCERLEY
ssaauted to a verbal alterati. al in the preamble,
on which the amendment was withdrawn, and the
Dill read a second time.
Transubstantiation Declaration Bill, the
Army Enlistment Bill, and the Cininty Courts
Acts Amendment Bill, were also read a second
time ; and sonic other bills ha:•ing been f.,rwanled a
stage, the house adjourned at twenty minutes part
seven o'clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.—Fui VAT, May 31.

The Housx of CWIMONS yesterday et the
mourning aitting again went into committee
Cm the Representation of the People Bill, re-
suming the diecusaion at clause 9, which enacts
that certain boroughs which now return two mem-
bers shall in future return only one.

Mr. B. Jontrarosit hoped that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, having set his hand to the
plough, would not now go back. Having gone
so far with regard to the distribution of seats, now
was the time to settle the question of distribution
of seats, which must necessarily be au integral
portion of reform.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR moved, as an amendment on the
amendment, to take the population as it was on the
last January, 1867.
Sir T. BAYAMON asked Mr. Laing, if members on
the conservative sidewould support him, whether he
would give way on the grouping system.
Mr. Lanvo said he had endeavoured to make it
clear that he looked upon the grouping system as a
mere accessory, and he was not disposed to insist
on it.

Mr. LAING moved an amendment that no town
with a population of less than 10,000 shall in future
return more than one member. This amendment
was one of a series in the paper embracing an
entire new plan for the distribution of seats. He
said that when they were dealing with the ques-
tion of the representation of the people, the redis-
tribution of seats was a matter that must not be
omitted from their consideration. In his opinion the
scheme of the government did not go far enough
to give a reasonable hope of a permanent
settlement. It proposed to go no further
than to take the second member from boroughs
having a population of less than 7,000, and it left
uncorrected great anomalies. Take, for instance,
hadthe borough of Cockermouth. It a population
of 7,075, and it was to continue to return two
anembeis ; being the same share in the representa-
tion as Liverpool, with a population of 442,000.
The present bill made a much smaller proposal than
the bill of last year, or the bill of 1654. The first
proposal which he made was that every borough
with a population of ten thousand persons, which
now returns two members, shall in future return
only one. There were 38 boroughs in that condi-
tion, and theref'.re by this means he should obtain
38 seats. He further proposed to introduce the
principle of grouping some of the smaller boroughs,
by which he would gain seven seats, and seven
seats inure were gained by the disfranchisement of
the corrupt boroughs which was agreed upon last
night, making an entire gain of 52 seats. In dis-
tributing thew seats, he assumed that the demand
of Scotland for an addition to its representation,
to which he thought it was fairly entitled, was to
be met, not by talking away from the representation
of England or of Ireland, but by the only other
possible alternative, namely, a small addition to
the number of members. He proposed that six
towns, with a population of more than 150,000
each ,should have their representatives in creased from
two to three. Next, he proposed that large towns
with a population exceeding 50,000, and which had
now one member, should have two. Of these
towns there were four. Then with regard to new
boroughs, lie proposed to adopt the proposal of the
government, giving 12 members to those boroughs,
and he also adopted the proposal to give two
additional members to the Tower Hamlets ; that
made a total of 24 seats applied to cities and
boroughs, and one to the London University made
25 ; then he applied the same principle to counties
that he applied to boroughs, by giving to counties
with a population of 150,000 a third member ; that
would require 26 seats, which, added to the 25
given to boroughs, made 51, leaving a small margin
to be dealt with hereafter.

Mr. H. SZYMOUR then withdrew his amendment,
and on a division Mr. Laing's was carried by 306
to 179.

The C EIA RNA:I was then ordered toreport progress,
and one or two bills which were on the paper
having been forwarded a stage the sitting was
suspended shortly before 7 o'clock until 9.

At the evening sitting, on the motion for going
into supply,
Mr. C. Foarescus called attention to the pre-
sent position of the Queen's University in Ireland.
A supplemental charter had been granted, opening
the university to other educational institutions be-
sides the Queen colleges, the object being to enable
Roman catholic* to take advantage of it. Parties
opposed to the charter applied to the Master of the
Rolls in Ireland for an injunction to prohibit the
carrying the charter into effect. That injunction
had since been dissolved, but other parties having
obtained the fiat of the Attorney-General had since
instituted proceedings, which at present he could
not see the end of. He asked if the government
intended that the Queen's University should remain
for an indefinite time in this position.
Lord Nuke defended the conduct of the govern-
ment, who had taken no steps but of a ministerial
character.

The discussion was continued at some length by
Mr. REILLY ; the O'DoNoowuz, who demanded for
the catholic& of Ireland the charter for a catholic
university ; Mr. T. D. acLuco' who considered
that • catholic university would be a great evil to
Ireland, but that Irishmen had a right to access to
university degrees without being driven to the god-
less colleges ; and by Mr. Lows, who defended the
Queen's colleges, which, denounced by the Roman
catholic hierarchy, had gradually won their way,
and attained • success far beyond that of the
catholic university which was set up against
them, and who complained that the supplemental
charter was granted without the house having the
opportunity to consider the subject, thongh a pro-
mise had been made that full opportunity should
be given.
Mr. Gcs.torrows energetically defended the late
government from the aspersions which had been
cast upon it, and denied that it had adopted a
course opposed to the Queen's colleges, or the prin-
ciples on which they were founded. The Queen's
University was intended to give degrees to the eons
of persons of all creeds in Ireland. If the Roman
catholic laity were precluded by terror of the
Roman catholic clergy from sending their sons
to the Queen's colleges he was sorry for them, but
they ought not to attempt to prevent that by ct of
parliament.

Mr. B. COCHRANE complained that in all reform
bills the borough he represented, Moulton, was
always put in the list to be disfranchised, and that
he and other members similarly situated were
called upon to perform the Japanese ceremony of
"happy dispatch." He read a list of boroughs
that were left untouched by the bill which were
under the influence of one or two persons.
Mr. lierjeant Gaam.its created consider►ble
amusement by stating that he rose to support not
Mr. Laing's but his own proposition, which Mr.
Laing had taken from him. He gave notice of it
first, but Mr. Laing had " jockeyed" him out of it.
The part of his proposition which he was most
anxious about was that every borough with a popu-
lation of less than five thousand should be disfran-
chised, and he objected entirely to the system of
grouping.
Mr. GomiNsv remarked that if they were right
in 1832 in taking 5,000 as the amount of popula-
tion above which a borough should retain its se-
cond member, the government were right now in
taking it at 7,000.

After a few observations from Mr. Prm the sub-
ject dropped.

The house then went into committee of supply,
and 15,005/. was voted for the adaptation of Bur-
lington-house for the use of various learned bodies.
25,0001. was also voted for the erection of a building
for the University of London ; but Mr. LAITAID
moved, and by a majority of 52 to 46 carried, a
motion that it is not desirable that the building
at the back of Burlington-house should be erected
according to either of the designs now exhibited in
the library.
The other orders were disposed of, and the house
adjourned at a quarter past 2.

Mr. SAMUDA considered that Mr. Laing had not
made out a sufficient case for disturbing the repre-
sentation in the way he proposed, and he should
oppose his proposition.
Mr. NEWDZi/ATI was of opinion that small
boroughs would be more liable to corrupt influence
under household suffrage, but a counterpoise might
be provided by increasing the county representa-
tion, to which, as he contended, they were entitled.
Sir G. GUY thought no one could look on the
scheme of distribution proposed by this bill and
say it was a settlement of this question. He
thought they must necessarily hoar of it again next
session. Mr. Laing had laid before them a scheme
of redistribution, but the immediate proposition
before them was that boroughs with a population
of less than 10,000 should return only one mem-
ber, and he could not hesitate to vote for it. Other
reasons for adopting it were that it would furnish
the sources from which additional representation
could be given to Scotland and to counties in Eng-
land. He also thought that the boroughs with a
population under 4,000, now returning one mem-
ber, should be dealt with.

REFORM LEAOUI CONFERENCE AT MANCHESTER
—Yesterday morning a conference of delegates from the
various blanches of the Reform League took place in the
Mayor's Parlour, Town-hall, Manchester, at which there
were about 60 persons present, including delegates from
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bolton, Brighouse, Brighton,
Bradford, Castleford, Dublin, Derby, Huddersfield, Hali-
fax, Hulme, London Leeds, Middleton, Nottingham,
Oswestry, Pudaey, Pendleton, Seacombe, &Ware, Tod-
morden, Worcester, Northampton, and Walsall. The
National Reform Union, the London Reform League,
and the Yorkshire Reform League were represented. Mr.
Alderman Carter presided. The morning sitting was de-
voted to eliciting generally the sentiments of the delegates
present, and concluded with appointing a committee to
draw up resolutions to be submitted to an evening ge=
of the conferenoe. Between 20 and 30 gentlemen ad
the morning meeting, among whom were Mr. Jacob Bright
and Mr. Alderman Heywood, candidates at the
last election for Manchester. The opinions appeared
almost unanimously to coincide that it was undesirable
to stay the of the National Reform League.
Not only was it u that the present bill was not yet
safe to pass the Commons, but that it was liable to great
peril in the Lords, and that the ballot was a question
which would yet have to be striven for. The delegates
from Dublin said that extension of the suffrage would be
worth nothing in Ireland unless they had the ballot, and
most of the speakers dwelt upon it as absolutely necessary
in England to protect the voter. Mr. Jacob Bright could
see no reason why there should be a difference between
the county and the borough franchise, observing that in
many large towns meetings had bean held at which it was
declared that not a person present would get the franchise
under this bill. Mr. Stokes (secretary of the Peace
Society) contended that the suffrage would be found in-
adequate in both boroughs and counties. They had yet
to teach certain classes that intelligence and not wealth—
the men who created the wealth—ought to be represented.
CRYSTAL PALACE. —The season tickets issued this
day date from the let June, and consequently include the
entire year. The great festival benefit concert, under the
patronage of her Majesty the queen and his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales, is appointed for Wednesday,
2fith June. The committee of the Sacred Harmonic So-
ciety undertakelthe arrangements, which will be sustained
by the principal artistes of bath operas, including Millie.
Patti and Mane. Titiens, and the most eminent English
vocalists, including Mr. Sims Reeves, Madame Swinton
Dolby, Mr. Santley, Re., with a Handel festival orchestra
and chorus conducted by Mr. Costa, presenting an array of
musical talent without parallel. The ticket offiom will
open at mid-day on Wednesday.

The CHAN,ILLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
should not argue the case upon anomalies. It was
♦ery likely that by sudden changes they might pro-
(Luce anomalies as flagrant as those which now
existed. Besides, anomalies would still remain ;
there would still be towns with a population of a
little more than ten thousand returning as many
members as another town with a population of half
a million. In a question of this kind they must go
on some principle, and the principle that had guided
the government was to supply representation to
those communities that had sprung up or greatly
increased since the bill of 1832, and which were not
represented. But he thought they should not have
a mere knot of towns enfranchised in one portion
of the kingdom. With the exception of giving one
seat to the London University that was the prin-
ciple on which the government had proceeded. It
was a practical principle which met the exigencies
of the moment, and he advised the committee to
pause before they passed that line. It was easy to
disfranchise, but when they came to apply the
seats at their disposal they would find themselves
in a great difficulty. They were perfectly safe as
long as they confined themselves to giving repre li
-
sentation to places that were not represented. If
they departed from that, they %%Quid have all kinds

Yesterday was the closing day of the Horse Show,
and something like 20,000 poisons were in the building
to witness the jumping and the trotting for prizes.

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1867.

lab, Intelligente.

EQUITY COURTS.—MAY 31.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir .7. Stuart.)

THE NEW NANTYNWTN MINING EXTENSION COMPANY.

This was a petition praying the usual winding•up order
as to this concern, which had its offices in Batavia-build-
ings, Liverpool. The petitioner was a creditor who had
sued the company, and having issued a 8. fa. on his judg-
ment, the sheriff returned nulls bona.
Mr. Fischer appeared on the petition.
His Honour made the order as prayed.

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RE THE ST. NAZAIRE COMPART (LIMITEO.

In this case two petitions were presented, one for a com-
pulsory winding up, and the other to continue the
voluntary winding-up now in progress under the super-
vision of the court. The company was formed for the
purpose of carrying out improvements in the French town
of St. Nature, but was afterwards sold to another corn-
Kany, which had since failed, and the liquidator of the
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Mr. Bally, Mr. Ghisse, Mr. Roxburgh, Mr. C. L. Webb,
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Rio de Janeiro Gas (Limited), 204.
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