The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-16 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 14.---Bales to-day: Great Zestern, 40140
London and North Western, 1201 1 I—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 6211 I—Metropolitan, 134—South Latent stock,
731—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln al pref., 6 per cent ,
1 1.16 p.—Birkenhead Stock, 87—Grand Trunk of Canada,
90 901 I—Great Western of Canada, 16 xd.—Erie, 521 2 21—
United States 5-20 Bonds 68 a coupons—Great Luxembourg,
14 13 5-16, 14 ad.—Barneds Banking Company (Limited% 14 2 d
Commercial (Limited', 181—Eastern Exchange Bank ;Limited',
2 d —Mercantile and Exchange ,Limited), p. —Overend, Gurney
and Company (limited,. 1 1 d.—National Steam Navigation
,Limited;, 31 d.—West India and Pacific Steam (Limited), 1 d.
MARCHRSTRIL APRIL It —The market has been qui. with
.11
with
but little alteration in prices. Alliance Bank ;Limited), 1 04
Bolekow, Vaughan and Co. (Limited), 6 p —Buffalo Lake
Huron, 51—Files, 511—Great Eastern, 40/—Great Lniembourg,
14—Greet Northern A, 1361—Great Western, 581 8-111inola, 784
—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1201—London and North Western,
1201—Manchester and County Bank (Limited), 4 p.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 611 1 1 4—Ditto, E 6 Pref., / R—Metro-
politan, 133 2/—Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited; 1 d. 01
111 d —&nith Eastern, 731—Thames and Metier Marine In-
surance Limited', Si R —United States 5-20 Years' Bonds, 671 xe
—Manchester Commercial Buildings, 1 p.

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BIRMINGHAM, Mall 14.—BUilnedi done : Worcester and Bir-
mingham Canal, at 134 ; Lloyd Bank shares, at 104 prom.: end
Staffordshire Financial kLimited;, at dia. Closing prices : Lon-
don and North Western Railway, 120 i to 121 ; North Stafford-
shire Railway, 74, buyers ; Birmingham Banking Company
shares, 274, sellers : Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, 98 to 99 ;
Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon, second issue, 9-16
to : Mantes Metal :Limited , to dia ; Steam Cooperage
and Cask ;Limited:, j dia., sellers ; and Thomas, Adams, and
Co. (Limited;, 14 prem., buyers.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'CLoca.

The dealings in the mining market continue ex-
tremely moderate, and prices generally show dull-
ness. Some of the present quotations are as fol-
lows :—West Chiverton, 74 to 76 ; Chiverton Moor,
6# to i; West Caradon, 7i to 8 ; East Caradon,
Bto ; Great North Laxey, 1 to 2# ; Wheal
Seton, 200 to 205 ; West Seton, 135 to 140 ;
Tincroft, 1311 to 14 ; East Lovell, ei to 91 ; South
Darren, 3 tot ; and East Grenville, 3 to I.
Chontales old shares have declined to 1# to
1# prem., upon the announcement of a call of 10s.
per share. Mineral Rights are steady at # to
prem. •, and Frontino and Bolivia, at 1-16 to
3-16 prem.
A call of ls. is to be paid on the shares of the
Anglo-Brazilian Gold Company (Limited) by the
18th of May.

At a grand dinner given at Vefour's by the
homoeopathic doctors of Paris, it was announced that •
universal congress of all the followers of Hahnemann will
take place in 11367, and that all works bearing on his sys-
tem of therapeutics will be exhibited at the Grande Expo-
sition of the Champ de Mars.
Count Arose left Paris for Florence on Friday
after having had several interviews with the Emperor and
the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
BURNT TO DEATH. —A destructive fire, accom-
panied with loss of life, occurred on Friday morning on
the premises of Mr. Jenkins, tailor and outfitter, of West-
street, Bristol. From the statement of Mr. Jenkins it
appears that he got up as usual about 6 o'clock, and,
having lighted a fire in the kitchen, he laid the coals in
the fire-grate of the front shop. Finding that some coals
left in this grate on the previous night were still burning,
he threw some water over the whole, and then went out for
• walk. The other occupants of the house were Mr. Jen-
kins's wife, son, and daughter, and an aunt of Mrs. Jen-
kins, named Mary Coombe, 63 years of age. The three women
were in bed in their respective rooms when Mr. Jenkins left
the house at half-past 6, but his son had got up and was at
work. About 7 o'clock some of the neighbours saw smoke
issuing from the shop and an alarm was at once given. Mr.
Jenkins, jun., ran downstairs, and was able to escape ; but
be immediately attempted to return to rescue his mother,
sister, and aunt. The smoke, however, was so intense that
it was impossible for him to get back. Mrs. Jenkins's bed-
room, for.unately opened to a rird, and a ladder having
been procured she was got out in safety. Miss Jenkins,
who is about 22 years of age, threw herself from the
window of her room on the second floor, and fell heavily
on the pavement beneath, sustaining very severe injuries.
The old woman, Miss Coombe, slept in a back attic, and
all the efforts made to save her life proved in vain. After
raging for two hours the fire was subdued, and then the
charred rem ins of the deceased were discovered. The
body was in a crouching position in the corner of the
room. with the hands extended.
DEsenucrive FIRE.—We regret to have to state
that the modelling rooms of Baron Marochetti, the emi-
nent sculptor, situate in the Fulham-road, were almost
wholly destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. It is ua.
derstood that the workmen were then engaged in casting
part of one of the colossal lions in bronze, intended to
ornament the base of the Nelson column in Trafalgar-
square, when a part of the building caught fire from the
overheating or from sparks from a furnace flue, and before
the fire could be extinguished the roofs of the modelling
rooms were in great part destroyed, and the movable pro-
perty within the building seriously damaged by water and
fire together.
SAD CASE of HYDROPHOBIA.—Another distressing
case of hydrophobia is reported. The deceased was named
Elizabeth Ellen Kayley, 12 years of age, the daughter of a
printer living in Pete-street, Piercy-street. Hulme, and
about a month ago was a servant with Mrs. Pool, of
Stretford-road. There was in the house a Scotch terrier
of which she was very fond, and one day it disa peared,
but returned again in a day or two afterwards.
began fondling the dog, when it snapped at her and bit her
thumb. She was taken to the doctor's immediately, and
the wound was cauterised. Mrs. Pool stated at the inquest,
held by Mr. Herford, that she noticed the dug looking
" strange " on the 24th of March ; the animal had taken a
piece out of the carpet with his teeth, and she suspected
the dog was mad, having heard of so many cases of
hydrophobia. She went to two druggists to have it poisoned,
but they refused to do it. The deceased never complained
till Tuesday, when she felt a pain in the shoulder, and she
went home, afterwards going to the doctor. The following
morning she drank a cup of tea with great difficulty, the
pain in her throat being so intense, and afterwards she
- refused water. The deceased, when interrogated by her
. mother, said she did not think the wound was so bad, and
never thought anything about it ; she had not much pain,
but it bled agood deal. About a week before the bite was
given the dog had been run over. The deceased died in
fearful agony, on Thursday afternoon, and early in the
morning she was like some one wild. The doctor who
attended her gave her chlorodyne to give her ease. She
seemed, said one of the witnesses, to get weaker after each
dose of medicine, and she rambled very much. The jury
returned a verdict of " death from hydrophobia, caused by
the bite of a dog."
MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON A POLICE-OFFICER
AT Yom—Between 10 and 11 o'clock, on Saturday
evening, a cowardly assault was committed upon • police-
officer at York. Police-constable Charles Markham, with
other two officers, named Brooks and Varley, were
on duty in Water-lane, one of the lowest parts of
the city, when they noticed three men—one named
John Hughes, the other Thomas Hanson, and the third,
so far as his name is concerned, unknown. These
men flowed the officers down the lane, and one of them,
Hughes (a watchman) who was in a state of drunkenness,
began to behave disorderly ; the other men were sober.
Brooks, one of the constables, remonstrated with him,
and ordered him home. Ho taunted the officers by
retiring a few yards and renewing the disturbance. Mark-
ham then went up, and told him if he did not desist
he would take him into custody. The man then took off
his smock and threatened to assault the officer, and the
latter tried to apprehend him. Hughes, however, ran on
- board his keel on the river and dared the officer to follow
_ him. In the meantime Hanson had been up Water-lane and
brought back a vessel's wooden pump handle. With this he
rushed at Markham, and dealt him a blow over the head,
knocking his hat off. Markham turned his head round to
see where the blow came from, when he received another
blow over the left temple, inflicting • deep and serious
injury, with the murderous weapon in Hanson's bands.
The officer cried, "Oh !" and then fell to the ground in-
sensible, and in this state he has continued up to yesterday
evening, great doubt. being entertained of his recovery.
The three men are in custody.
THE ROYAL CHARTER.—During the late spring
tides 140 sovereigns were extracted from the wreck, and it
is credibly reported that as the divers are enabled to get at
the part of the vessel still under the sand thousands of
Marare yet to be recovered. The sovereigns are as
mit they had been newly coined.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Own o'CLocE.

The English funds are dull to-day, upon a large
sale of New Three per Cents., but the present quo-

tations are not worse than those last current on

Saturday. In the railway market, the principal

Feature is an advance in South Eastern and Lon-

don, Chatham, and Dover stocks, owing to the
announcement of a proposed fusion of the interests
of the two undertakings. The variations in foreign
bonds and financial shares are not important, but
those of Overend, Gurney, and Co. have fallen
nearly It. Alliance Bank have also experienced a
fresh reduction of 15s. upon rumours of embarrass-
ments in the cotton trade at Liverpool.
The rate for the best paper in the discount
market remains at 5i to 6 per cent., but the
transactions are not very numerous. Short ad-
vances in the Stock Exchange on English govern-
ment securities are obtainable at 4 to 41 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 86 to f for money, and
86} to f for the account (May 9).
The foreign stock market is inactive, but there

is a slight demand for Brazilian scrip and
Mexican, which have advanced 1 to 1 per cent.
On the other hand, Spanish Passive and Certificates
have declined The prices are as follows :
Greek, In to ; Mexican, 19i to 201 ; Spanish
Passive, 2N to , ditto Certificates, 151 to ;
Turkish, 1862, 62 to 63 ; ditto, 1865, 331 to ;
Brazilian scrip, 3 to 2} del., ex div. ; and Italian,
1861, 53} to 547.
United States 5-20 bonds, and Erie Railway
shares are steady at 68/ to 1 and 527 to 53, re-
spectively, but Illinois Central have declined 7 per
cent., viz., to 79 to If.
International Financial shares are now quoted
Ito dis. ; General Credit, 1 dis. to 1 prem. ;
London Financial, sto 47 dis.; Imperial Mercan-
tile, 3 to 21 dia. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier,
11 to 1 prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company,
11 to 17 die. ; and National Discount, 121 to 131
prem.

A further sum of 120,0001. in bar gold was with,
drawn from the Bank on Saturday for the Con-
tinent. On the other hand, 20,000 sovereigns from
Lisbon were sent in.
The Norfolk has arrived from Port Phillip with
75,5001. in gold. The Australasian, from New York,
has brought only about 2,0001.
A large amount of Mexican dollars was sold
on Saturday for shipment to China at ss. Oid. per
ounce.
It appears that the surplus of revenue over ex-
penditure of the United Kingdom for the year
1865 having been 2,680,2131., the exact sum to be
applied under the provisions of the act towards the
reduction of the national debt between the 6th
inst. and the 30th June next is 672,0531. ss. Bd.,
being one fourth id that surplus.
The Secretary of State for India in Council has
directed the republication of a notification issued
by the Governor-General of India in Council on
the 18th November, 1864, and giving the holders
of the Four per Cent. Sicca Rupee Loans the option
of converting them into four per cent. securities of
a loan in the government rupee, at the intrinsic
rate of Ba. 106.10.8 current government rupees for
every 100 vices rupees.
We are informed on good authority that the
directors delegated by the boards of the South
Eastern, and London, Chatham and Dover Rail-
way Companies have determined, to recommend an
arrangement for a fusion of the interests of the two
companies. This arrangement cannot fail to be
beneficial to the shareholders.
The City of Milan Improvements Company have
received advices from Milan to the following satis-
factory effect :—" His Majesty King Victor Em-
manuel arrived in the city on the evening of the
3rd inst., and, accompanied by his suite, drove
through the Gallery on his way to the Palace. On
the next morning the King visited the works, in
which he appears greatly interested, and promised
that he would return in October to open the
Gallery. During his stay at Milan he repeatedly
spoke about the works, and on leaving told the
syndic that Milan was a city of miracles, and that
he would never have believed that so much could
have been done in so short a time. His Majesty
also gave orders that 1,000 lire should be distn-
buted among the workmen employed on Cie
Gallery. Private advices state that the King's ad-
miration of the energy with which these
works have been carried on is shared by the local
authorities and by visitors to Milan. " There
appears," says a correspondent, " every prospect,
allowing for the eventuality of war, that by the end
of the year Milan will be able to boast of the finest
Gallery in the world."
The directors of the Commercial Bank Corpora-
tion of India and the East, in anticipation of the
general meeting convened for the 25th inst., have
issued a singularly unfavourable report, which
shows how completely this establishment has been
in the hands of unworthy or neglectful agents
abroad. The result has been heavy losses at
various points of the bank's operations. From the
following profit and loss account it appears that the
reserve fund of 169,3011. has been entirely swept
away, and that, moreover, the bank starts afresh
with a balance of 65,757/. on the wrong side of the
profit and loss account.
To written off for estimated loss on past due sterling
bills, 1Z3,000/4 to written off for lasses incurred at the
various branches and agencies, '252,000/.; total, 375,000/.
By balance brought forward from 31st December, 1864,
69,501/. lls. 4d. ; by net profit at head office and branches
for the year 1865, after deducting rent, salaries, current
expenses, k.c., 70,439/, 15s. 61-1; by reserve fund,
169,301/4 by balance to debit of profit and loss (new ac-
count), 65,757/. 13s. 2d.; total, 375,0001.
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Indian
Peninsula Railway Company is called for the 4th
of May, and the annual meeting of the Great
Southern of India Railway Company for the
30th inst.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 30th ult. were
13,1751., being 2,437/ more than in the corres-
ponding week of last year. Those of the Grand
Trunk Railway, for the week ending the 24th ult.,
were 25,5051. sterling, being 8051. leas than last

year.
The Union Bank of Australia have announced
the interest due the let prox. on the City of Mel-
bourne Loan.
With reference to the Argentine Six per Cent.
Loan, Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have issued
the following notification :
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. beg to remind the
holders of scrip receipts of the first issue of the Argentine
Loan, that the option to take an equal amount of the
second issue at the subscription price of 75 per cent. ex-
pires on the 17th instant. Holders of scrip receipts may
avail themselves of this option by paying, on or before the
17th inst., the instalments then due, amounting to 45 per
oent. The remaining instalments of 10 per cent., due on
29th May, and 20 per cent., due on 10th July, may be paid
at the respective dates, or may be paid up on the 17th
instant, under discount at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
The Argentine Bonds will be ready for delivery on the lit
May, against the full paid scrip receipts.
Travers' Circular gives the following comparison
of the present position of the Bank of England and
the price of Consols with the corresponding date of
last year :

At present. Samedatelsat year.
Bank coin and bullion 214,734,118 ... £14,937,379
Bank reserve of notes 6,317,785 ... 7,478,425
Rate of discount
Price of Consols

SATURDAY
_IKVprIfO;

Consols, which closed yesterLYaiB6* to 1 for
the 9th of May, opened this morning at 861, and
closed at 861 to 3-8. For money the last price was
86 to *. The official business report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 86, *, 5 7-8,
61 ; ditto, for account, 861, h, 3-8 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 84 3-8 ; New Three per Cents.,
841, 3-8, ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 103 3-8,
*, 3-8 ; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced " rupee
PaPer, 1024:
I Dal= tiovernment securities, especially the
Five per Cent. Stock, remain firm. Exchequer

Bills show scarcely any change, the March being
quoted Bs. to 4s, dia., and the Jane 6s. dia. to par.
Foreign Stocks were better, owing to the rise in
the French funds. Italian Bonds of 1861, and
Turkish of 1865 were in chief request, and ad-
vanced Iji to per cent. respectively. Egyptian
(with the exception of the first issue, which gave
way) and Brazilian Old Bonds, also rose 1 percent.;
Greek (including the Coupons) and Turkish of
1862. ; Spanish Passive and Certificates, On
the other hand, Turkish of 1863—according to the
official list—were 6 per cent. worse ; Venezuelan
of 1862 declined 1 ; Spanish New Deferred and
Mexican of 1864, 4; and Mexican Old Bonds,