The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-19 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1867.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT-OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Term Nisi Prins Sittings at Westmin4er:—(Before
the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury.)
The list to-day in this court only contained one case re-
lative to the obstructions of ancient lights, because it was
understood that it would occupy the whole of one day, if
not of two. On coming into court this morning it was
announced that the parties had come to terms, and the
record was withdrawn. Ilia lordship then took the common
cases in the second court, and as they turned out to
lie undefended, his lordship had to adjourn before half-
past 1 o'clock.

His lordship observed that matters were frequently re-
ferred to the registrars and merchants on questions of
MButt submitted that the court had no jurisdiction
in this case beyond the wages already earned, and to which
they were entitled. The affidavit stated that some of
the men had been wandering about Liverpool ; but all he
could say, they might have been paid.
Mr. Vernon Lushington denied the latter remark, and
on the present occasion proceeded to contend that the
court had jurisdiction to entertain the question for the
wrongful dismissal. They had been discharged just two
months before the time agreed upon, and without the!pay-
nient of one farthing to some 500 men.
His lordship said the question was whether the court
would be permitted—be believed by its patent the power
was given—to entertain the question as to damages.
Mr. Vernon Lushington thought it was whether if the
court exercised the power, the Court of Queen's Bench I
would grant a prohibition.
Dr. Lushington—That's the question.
Mr. V. Lushington contended that it would be a great
hardship to drive some 500 men to bring separate actions
for damages, when all could be decided in this court.
The case proceeded, and the judgment will probably be
reserved.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Commissioner Genii:nun.)
IN RE J. J. SOLOMON.

The bankrupt was a merchant, of Thames-street and
Birmingham, trading at the latter place, in partnership
with Donald Macfarlane. This was an adjourned sitting
for examination and discharge. The aggregate liabilities
are 9,8321., of which 7,000. are due to unsecured cre-
ditors. The assets and property held as security are stated
at 2,0971. ; anticipated surplus from consignments, 3,8361.
Mr. Lawrence opposed fur the assignees. Though the
figures on the credit side of the account were large, there
were virtually no assets. The bankrupt had pursued a
very extraordinary course of trading. The assignees wished
for each, goods, and deficiency accounts extending over two
years ; and when those accounts were filed the bankrupt
would be opposed on his order of discharge.
The bankrupt, in examination, said that a bill of ex-
change for 1401., which he had returned as an meet, was
in reality valueless, as neither the acceptor nor the drawer
could be found.

After li;a7i;ii Mr. Murray for the bankrupt,
His Honour directed an adjournment for the accounts
asked for.

IX RE DAVID BARNETT.,

The bankrupt was • pawnbroker, of Back-road, St.
George'sin-theEnst. Debts 4,4401., of which 872./. is due
to unsecured creditors. The assets, returned at 120/. only,
were stated by the official assignee to have realised 202/.
His Honour expressed surprise at such an unusual occur-
rence.
Mr. Reed, for the assignees, stated that at the last sit-
ting an adjournment had been ordered for the bankrupt
to give up possession of certain premises ; this bad been
done; and there was now no opposition to his order of dis-
charge.
Order granted.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge )

CAUTION TO PIRSONS USING PUBLIC BATHS.
William Hunt, 22, was indicted for stealing a silver
watch, value 2/. 25., the property of George James Hunt,
from his person.
The prosecutor, who said he was a hairdresser, living at
23, North-street, Manchester, was on Sunday, the 2nd of
June, in the waiting-room attached to the Marylebone
Baths, but had not been there long when missed his watch
from his pocket. He gave information of his loss and
a police-constable was sent for, but before he arrived the
prisoner stood up and said, " Here is your watch," and
pointing to a boy who was near said, " He had it."
The boy denied having had it, and the prisoner was given
into custody.
Thomas Smith, the boy alluded to, said he was at the
baths on this day, and the prisoner was sitting neat to
him in the waiting-room. While he was waiting to go
into the bath he felt something drop into his pocket on
the aide where the prisoner was. He put his hand into
his pocket and found a watch. He said to the prisoner
" This does not belong to me. You have put it into my
pocket." 'Witness was taken by the prisoner to the pro-
secutor, but the prisoner was given in charge.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Joseph King, warderjat Coldbath-gelds Prison, put in
three previous convictions against the prisoner.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for seven years.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIB DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.

THE LATE ROBBERY OF THIRTY-TWO LAWEL—comyrrrra...
John Reade, a drover, was charged on remand, before
Mr. Cooke, with stealing 32 Isle of Wight lambs, the pro-
perty of Mr. John Fuller, of 3, Lyons-mews, Maida-hill,
master drover.

The particulars have already appeared in oar columns.
Mr. Cooke committed the pnsoner to the Middlesex
sessions for trial, but he would accept ball—the prisoner
himself in the sum of 801., and two sureties in the sum of
20/. each.

The prisoner was locked up In default.
SOUTHWARK.

THE 1300 FIGHTING AND COCK FIGHTING NUISANCE IN
_ _
SOUTHWARK.
.

Mr. John Colam, the secretary of the Royal Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, attended before Mr.
Woolrych to prefer a complaint against John Brown, the
landlord of the Two Brewers, a low beer-house in Ewer-
street, Gravel-lane, Southwark, for having on his pre-
mises a pit regularly built up for dog and cock fighting,
and allowing such brutal sports to take place therein.
Mr. Colam reminded his worship that in January last
twenty persons were caught in defendant's house in the
act of cockfighting by the officers of the Royal Society and
the police, among whom was the defendant, who was fined
rd. On Monday night, the 10th inst., the police made
another raid on the Louse, headed by Inspector Wise, and
thirteen out of twenty-six were captured in the act of
dogfighting, but the defendant managed to make his escape.
Mr. Burch= convicted all those brought before him, and
granted him (Mr. Colam) • summon' against Brown, the
defendant, for the inure serious offence.
Mr. Woolrych asked if the defendant was in attendance.
Chadland, 216 NI, the warrant officer of the court,
replied in the negative. When he went to serve the sum-
mons the house was shut up. He, however, knocked, and
a person opened the window and received the summons,
promising to give it to the defendant.
Mr. Colon here asked for a remand for his apprehen-
sion, as he was one of that class that set the law at de-
fiance. _ _ _

Mr. Woolrych accordingly granted the warrant.
Shortly afterwards, William Jones, barman; Henry
Hatley, potman ; and John Williaeut,ill-looking men, were
placed at the bar, charged with stealing three of the fight-
ing dogs, the property of the said John Brown.
Mary Brown, the wife of the latter, said that when her
husband left the beer-house there were three white bull-
dogs, which she placed in • shed adjoining the skittle-
ground under the care of the prisoner Jones, with direc-
tions to take care of them until she heard from her hus-
band. On Tuesday morning she missed the three dogs and
they were traced to the prisoner,. One of the dogs was
found in Jones's possession, and the others he had disposed
or, but they were afterwards recovered.
The dogs were here produced. They were small white
bull dogs, and mangled about the face neck, and ears, the
injuries appearing to have been recently inflicted.
Jones, in answer to the charge, said that heacted as bar-
man to Mr. Brown, who on his absconding from the police
left the dogs for him to dispose of. He was, therefore,
justified in what he bad done.
Mrs. Brown denied that. The dogs were taken away
without his or her authority.
Mr. Woolrych here asked her where her husband was
She replied that she did not know. He did not tell her
where be was going to.
Mr. Woolrych told her that the prisoners would be re-
manded until Monday next, and to sustain the prosecution
her husband must be in attendance. As for the dogs, they
would be detained in the possession of the police.

street, Battersea-park. She stated that it formed part of
the property carried away from her master's house.
The prisoner said the cover was found in the room occu-
pied by his brother-in-law. He also said the knife and
barometer belonging to Lord George Paget were found
after he stated on the first examination that he had seen
them in thopomemion of his brother-in-law.
Sergeant Meiklek n explained that he found the knife
and barometer in the chimney of the room occupied by the
prisoner after thefirst examination, but he was aware of
the property being in the house when he made the first
search.

Mr. Ingham then committed the prisoner for trial in the
caeca of Lord George Paget and Mr. W►tson, and in two
cases of housebreaking.

MONEY MARKET.--(T1118 DAY.)

On o'Oracz.

The stock markets are still characterised by dul-
ness of tone, with very few dealings. The public,
who bought the English funds to a large extent
some time ago for investment, at much lower prices
than those at present quoted, are now selling,
while speculators are buying in .the belief
that with a further large increase in the
supply of money on the payment of the
dividends early next month, and with an early
reduction in the Bank rate of discount, a further
improvement will occur. Consols and most of the
foreign stocks are unaltered, but some of the home
railways are better. In Brighton Railway stock
there is a rally of per cent. Banking, financial,
and miscellaneous shares are rather flat. Hudson's
Bay, however, have recovered ss.—viz., to 16 to i
upon the announcement of the dividend.

The discount market is very inactive, and good
three months' bills are freely taken at per cent.
below the Bank minimntn. The applications at
that establishment are accordingly upon a very
limited scale, and the question of a reduction in
the rate to-morrow to 2 per cont. is discussed in
some quarters, though the more general belief
seems to be that an alteration will be deferred until
after the payment of the dividends. Short loans in
the Stock Exchange are not obtainable under 2 to
2} per cent.

Consols are now quoted sq to ex div., for
money, and 941 to A' ex div., for the account
(July 10) ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and
Now Three per Cents., 93§ to
The government broke' has bought to-day
13,000/. New Three per Cents. for the sinking
fund, at 931.
The foreign stock market is inanimate, and the
only changes in the speculative descriptions are a
rise of h per cent. in Italian of 1861 and Mexican,
and a decline to the same extent in Turkish of 1865.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 591 to 60} ;
ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 331 to 34 ; Greek,
141 to 1551; Spanish Passive, 24 to 1 ; ditto
Certificates, 14il to ; Italian of 1861, 52 to ;
and Mexican, 161, to 17i.

Bank shares are inactive. London and West-
minster are quoted 107 to 108; Union of London,
41 to 42; Imperial Ottoman, to die. ; and
Alliance, 81 to 71 die.
The shares of the financial companies have been
little dealt in, and are unaltered. International
Financial are quoted 11 to 15 die. ; General
Credit, 1# to 1# die. ; Credit Fonder, 51 to 5 dia. ;
and London Financial, 90 to 18 die.
United States 5-20 Bonds and Erie Railway
shares aro unaltered, at 724 to 73# and 39 to 40,
respectively, but Illinois Central aro per cent,
better, at 79 to 4.
Atlantic Cable shares are firm ; Anglo-American
are quoted 18# to ; and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent. preference, 4} to R.
At a meeting to-day of the China Steamship and
Labuan Coal Company (Limited), convened by the
directors to afford explanations to the shareholders
with respect to the call just announced by the liqui-
dators of 1/. 10s. per share, reporters for the press
were not allowed by the chairman and the solicitors
to be present, notwithstanding a strongly expressed
wish to the contrary on the part of most of the
proprietors in the room.

- -It is announced that interest warrants at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum will be sent to the
shareholders in the Irrigation Company of France
(Limited), on the 29th instant.

HALF-PAST THYME O'CLOCK.

Consols are fractionally lower, at 94} to ex
div., for money, and 94, ex div., for the account.
No bullion operations havo occurred at the
Bank.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Routes opened at 69fr. 37c., showing no change
of importance.
An instalment of 10 per cent. fell due yesterday
on the last Danubian Principalities Loan.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally steady at Friday's rates. The terms for
bills on Vienna were a trifle lower. The usual
list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 11.191 ; ditto, short,
11.18 to 11.19 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 11.191;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.37} to 25.421; Brussels, 3 months,
25.371 to 25.421; Hamburg and Altona, 3 months, 13.9} to
13.91 ; Berlin, Cologne, &a, 3 months, 6.26 to 6.26};
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 324 to 32 , Paris, short, 2.5.124
to 25.20 ; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.321 to 25.371 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.32} to 25.371 ; Franldort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 120 to 120} ; Vienna, 3 months, P. 65 to
12.70 • Trieste, 3 months, 12.65 to 12.70; Madrid, 3
month's, 494 to 49; Santander 3 months, 494 to 49; Cadiz,
3 months, 49} to 49; Seville, 3 months, 49} to 49; Malaga,
3 months, 49 to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 49 to 481; Bar.
oelona, 3 months, 494 to 49; Bilbao, 3 months, 49 to
481 ; &nicer, 3 months, 49 to 481 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 27.0 to 27.5 ; Genoa, 3 months, 27.0 to
27.5 • Naples, 3 months, 27.0 to 27.5 ; Palermo, 3
months, 27.0 to 27.5 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.0 to
27.5 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 521 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 dap'
date, 52} to 52.
The annexed memorandum from Mr. Leo
Schnster conveys the intimation—satisfactory as
far as it goes—that that gentleman recognises the
necessity of vindicating himself from the serious
charges brought against him in the report of the
Brighton Railway Committee of Investigation :

90, Cannon-street, June 18, 1857.
With reference to the report of the committee of inves-
tigation of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Rail-
way Company, Mr. Leo Schuster is anxious that the judg-
ment of the public should be suspended so far as that
report relates to himself until he has an opportunity of
circulating a reply which is now in preparation.
At the annual meeting of the Ceylon Company
(Limited), held yesterday, the net profits, including
the sum brought forward, were stated at 63,308/.,
and a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per
cent., leaving 3,0161. to be carried forward.
At the meeting yesterday of the South Australian
Banking Company, the directors' report, which re-
commended a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, free of income tax, was adopted.
The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland
notify that a dividend for the half-year ending I
Midsummer next, at the rate of 4 per cent. on the
paid-up stock, and also an extraordinary dividend
of 30e. on each 1001. share, and 12s. on each 101.
share, will be paid to the proprietors on the 15th
of July.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, canal, and waterworks shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—Loudon and Provincial Marine, 11; Uni-
versal Marine (Limited), 81.
Gaslight and Coke—Great Central. 13 ; Imperial Con-
tinental 96, 54 ex div. ; Phicnix, 264 ; ditto New, 244 ;
Westminster Chartered, 54, 5.
Docks—East and West India. 128.
Canals—Grand Junction, 77, 84 div. ; Regent's (or Lon-
don), 221.
Waterworks—Southwark and Vauxhall, 103.

TITISDAT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 944 to 2,
ex div., for the 10th of July, opened and closed
to-day at the same quotation. Fur money the last
prioe was 943 k to 4. The Three per Cests. Reduced
and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock
932 to 4. The otiicial business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 944,
I,h,Le ex div. ; ditto, fur account, 942, If, es div. ;
per Cents. Reduced, 934, 4; New Three per
Cents., 93i, 0, , ; ; Red Sea Telegravh, 202
Bank stock, 2544, 5, 34 ; India Stock, shut ; ditto
Five per Cent.,o94, t, 9, 81, ex div. ; ditto Five
per Cent. " enfeced" rupee paper, 104, 34 ; ditto
Bonds, 58a., prem.
The government broker bought to-day 13,0001.
New Three per Cents. for the Sinking Fund,
at 934.
The Indic government Five per Cent. Stock

was steady. The Five per Cent. rupee paper was
last quoted 1031 to 104} ; the Four per Cent., 86
to 87 ; and the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 100
to 110.

There was little business in foreign stock; but
prices were rather firmer than yesterday. Spanish
Certificates were in request, and rose per cent.
Turkish of 1865 improved I ; Spanish Passive and
Italian of 1861, ; Swedish 44 per Cents., 1 ; and
Russian of 1866, 4. Greek bonds were excep-
tionally fiat, and declined t per cent.
The amount of business in bank shares was
limited, and the tone of the market dull. lonian
were heavy, and fell 31. to 41. Chartered Mer-
cantile of India, London and County, London
Joint Stock, London and Westminster, Metro-
politan, and Union of London, declined 10s., and
Anglo-Austrian and Consolidated, 5.. On the
other hand, Bank of few Zealand and British
North American improved 11. and Chartered of
India, Australia, and China, and Oriental, 10s.
Very few dealings were recorded in the shares
of the financial companies, and prices closed the
sane as yesterday, as follows :—lnternational
Financial, 14 to 14 dis. ; General Credit, 14 to
1 dia. ; London Financial, 20 to 18 dis. ; and
Credit Fonder of England, 54 to 5 dis.
Anglo-American and Telegraph Construction
*bares were in good demand, and rose ss. to 7s. 6d.,
closing at 18 to and 111 to 1 din. respectively.
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference were
slightly bettor, at 4i to

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

01t3 o'Ciooz.

The mining markot is not acti;etz_a;,,.lut
shares in tin mines are inquired for, owing to the
announcement from Cornwall that the standard of
tin ore has been advanced 2/. per ton. The pre.
sent quotations are as follows :—Clifford, to ;
Wheal Scton, 117} to 120 ; East Caradon, 5,/ to
6 ; East Basset, 16 to 17 ; Great Beta Hack, 3to
; Great Vorf 19 to 20 ; East Lovell, 7f to 8 ;
Chiverton, 61 to 7 ; Marke Valley, 41 to 5 ; North
Treskerby, lo to / ; Prince of Wales, 645. to 665.
West Prince of Wales, 11s. to 13s. ; Great North
Downs, 31 to 4 ; Providence, 29 to 30 ; Wheal
Agar, 355. to 40a. ; West Beton, 145 to 155 ;
Wheal Crebor, 10s. to 15a. ; South Frances, 25 to
30 ; North Crotty, to ; and Wheal Buller, 24
to 26.

Foreign and colonial mining shares are firm.
St. John del Rey are quoted 63 to 65 ; Don
Pedro, 31 to 1 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, jto i
it prem. ; diontales, ito prem. ; Pestarena, to
9 rem. ; Anglo-Italian, to i prom ; Port Philip,
to ; Rowse Grande, to I ; and Frontino and
livia, 0-16 to 11-16.
At Wheal Trelawney meeting, held yesterday,
the accounts showed a credit balance of 1,5261.,
and a dividend of 4s. per share was declared.

BAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.)

Oirs oVioat.

The railway market is rather firm to-day, and a
rise of }to per cent. has taken place in Midland,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Great Northern A,
North British, and Brighton stocks. South East-
ern and London, Chatham, and Dover, however,
have declined to }.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
116} to 4; Metropolitan,l27l to ; Great Western,
463 to 47 ; Midland, 114 to j ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1283 to 129} ; South Eastern, 68 to } ;
Great Eastern, 33 to ; Great Northern, 117 to
119 ; ditto A,1151 to 116} ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 18k to I ; North British, at} to f ; and
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 57 to }.
[For to-day's Share List see page 4.1