The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-16 00:00:00

•
_—
THE FENIAN'S IN NuRFOLK.
A " STRANGE STORY.
ic„),, T.fe,inrph this morning prints in
pe under the heading " Fenian Alarms—A Volun-
A,,,ciry Sacked," the following startling telegram :
Reephatii, Norfolk, Tuesday Night.
‘: rd,lnight on Monday a Fenian mob attacked the
• c of the l'2th Norfolk Ride Volunteers,
• ! at Reephani. Sixty rides and 10,000 ball
were carried away. Pistol shots were ex•
,•i. some policemen wounded, and the arwourer in
mortally wounded. There is great excitement
• I.,tti,t. The Fenian have retired to Foxley Wood,
I I v the police and volunteers, under the command
• Sutton. A troop of cavalry has been sent for
ilsrmig leading article upon the subject, in the
p.p.d. commences :—" At last Fenianism has done
• tic ionnidable ;" and then the writer, enlarging
• :!.,. 4r.isity of the intelligence, adds :—" Fenianism
•L, impired with new hopes, and the at.
.y be quickly followed by others even
desperate. What the rioters wanted was
,• • .0 mul a of success and the possession of
, a .t the authorities strove to du we,. to destroy the
.M.,nee even of momentary triumph, and to place
tie Volunteers' rides beyond the reach of capture; and
.. a •tied our schemes defeated. After this it will not
Lo
,1 • : fancy that our arrangements are complete. Now
tl.- men have obtained rides, and a supply of ball
c ,rtz • which may suffice for a score of bands, they will
-; make onsets elsewhere ; and the only way to
fr their designs is to use tenfold vigilance."
1:•:•_-me one is to blame :—" It is deplorable that the
I: ...ph.on armoury was so weakly guarded ; and serious
iu-t rest on some one. That, after ample warning
hsl he. t. given, the depot should be sacked by a few
!.,,rcldvra is scandalous; and corps throughout the
Altry must be reminded that to lose their arms is to
' • acir honour. The Wu-office, which is officially
--ponsible for the safety of the rifles and the ammuni-
::es, will also see that its arrangements are signally de.
-ctive." However, " with due watchfulness there is
ieth ing to fear."
The r must have all the credit of the above as
• . ieluaive iucelligence," for no other paper has any news
kind. Moreover, though Reepham is but 13 miles
f, a Norwich lit is a village with some 4:,0 inhabitants)
, correspondent at that city on being communicated
•..b this morning sends as his reply, " I know nothing of
story as to the attack on the volunteer armoury at
:„-pliam." So that the Fenians and their pursuers are
:lie: secluded in " Foxley Wood" or the Telegraph has
hoaxel.
CHARTERED RANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA,
AND CHINA.—( THIS DAY.)
An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
..f this company was held at the Landon Tavern
:Los dsy to declare an interim dividend. Mr. J. A.
Mit( :Ica, M.P., the chairman of the directors, presided.
The CHAIRMAN said the anticipations which he ex-
po at the last meeting in April as to the advantages
:o be derived from the position and standing of the bank
:ad been confirmed. The business done in the half-
)ear hdd been as large and the profits equal to
:hose of any previous half year. Mut they could not re-
cormproportionate
eend a dividend. They had made no
had debt. at all during the half.year, but there had been
a further loss upon the old bad debts. Independent of
that there were three firms in London for whom they had
renewed bills, and which at the last meeting were stand-
itg, and one of which was still standing, whose debts hail
Neu reckoned as good assets, but there would be some loss
under that head. The capital of the bank was intact, and
the directors intended to keep it so, and they did not
think it prudent on the present occasion to declare a
dead at a higher rate than 5 per cent. He moved that a
dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. be declared.
Mr. MACNAI'uIITAN seconded, and the motion was
agre.d to without discussion.
Mr. HI GraNS said he understood that the directors came
to a decision a fortnight ago as to the dividend they should
decltre. and he suggested that they should announce it as
soon as they had decided upon it, in order to prevent stock-
jobbing.
Mr. MACNAUCHTAN Said they could announce what
di. Wend they recommended.
The CHAIRMAN said he saw no objection to that.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedlnp.
• OPENING OF THE HOP AND MALT EXCHANGE.
(THIS DAY.)
This morning, at 10 o'clock, the new Hop and
Malt Exchange, Southwark-street, war opened for the
transaction of public business. In the immediate neigh-
bourhood of warehouses and offices, and close to London-
bridge, the site for the exchange was admirably chosen.
Exteriorly an imposing building, the interior is well
adapted for the large baguets connected with the hop
and malt trade, which have been, up to the
present, unprovided with a public exchange. The exchange
room, the chief point of attraction this morning, is a noble
hall SO feet long by 50 feet wide and 75 feet high to the
cornice, from which springs a glazed roof, the crown of
which is 115 feet from the door. The apartment is splen-
' dilly lighted, and the accommodation for carrying on sales
such as to expedite the work of buyer and seller. Around
the walls three tiers of cast.iron galleries extend, and ad-
jacent to each are offices and show-rooms in
abundance. A refreshment-room and a subscription-
room are close to the Exchange-room, and scattered
over the building are upwards of 100 offices and ware-
houses, capable of storing 50,000 bales of hope. The total
cast of the building will be about 50,000/. The stands in
the exchange-room are nearly all engaged by eminent hop
firms, but owing to the continuance of Weyhill Fair but
little, if ant, business will be done to-day. Hops, how-
ever, are being rapidly stored in the warehouses, and con-
signments, the insurances on which amount to about
4i.1.01., are now in store. On Friday next business will
ammence in earnest,
WIATHER REPORT.-(711113 DAT.)
WEDNESDAY, OMR= 10, 0 A.IL
r.l Istrooto. bee,
It r., w.
nix to. W. Z. tie
3strn 29.7642 LW. 1 1 &W. ob 0.28 2
Aberdeen 29.7:1M &S W. 1 4 &W. 0.39 2
Llih '20.50 50 BW. 1 2 E. rm 0.32 -
ArdrosseD Hi 1.79 51 8. 2 2 N. rc 033 1
Greencastle 23;148 S.N.W. 3 1 W.S.W. oe -
Valenti& . '2249 56 S.S.W. 7 1 N. br 0.24 4
ache's P0inf2e.5962 S. 7 7 W.S.W. cr 0.161 5
4= ;51. 28 51 S. Z. 2 5 S.W. rb Cit:a 1
1 29s h 3 &s.E. 3 2 W.S.W. rc 0.391
Peataace .22.92 54 &S.W. 4 3 W. co 0.05 3
Breit ..-10•00 51 N. 3 5 W. 'frc 2
kirlent
Rochefort.— 20.12 50 W. NW. 2 2 4. W, rt 0.28, 2
Plymouth 'D 9,f 53 S. W. 2, 2 W.S.W. c 0.12 3
Weymouth :29 V 7 &W. '3 , 4 S.S.E. 1 c 3
Portsmouth Er. te. W. N. W. 13 3 S. rc 0 111 2
I.oeiloo 211.1r1 W.S.W. 112 S. ro 244' -
2armout.3 TJ ss 54 W. 1 4 S.S.E. rf —I 1
Scarborough I.O.SE 53 '4 11 3 S. or 0.20: 3
Shields 2007:1 .W. , 2 i 2 i no IOL QSI 4
Helder 1 ,-1- _