The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-15 00:00:00

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOLTHCOAST
RAILWAY.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.—(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned special meeting was held at noon
in the International Hotel, London bridge, for the purpose
of announcing the result of the poll which was demanded
by Mr. Adams at the meeting held on Friday last. Sir
CHARLES JACICRON occupied the chair in the absence of
Mr. LMNo, M.P., who was detained with the Duke of Rich-
mond, the President of the Board of Trade, on the business
of the railway.
The following are the figures:
For the amendment : %rotes in person representing
170,10/. of stock and 2,880 votes ; by proxy, 3,2101. and
108 votes, making a total for the amendment of 173,3691.
stock and 2,888 votes.
Against the amendment :—Votes in person representing
190,1131. stock and 3,702 votes; by proxy, 1,763,930/.
stock, and 48,954 votes—making a total against the
amendment of 1,954,043/. stock and 52,656 votes. Majo-
rity against the amendment, 1,780,6741. stock, and 49,668
votes.

For the motion in person:-183,430f. stock, and 3,555
votes ; by proxy, 1,703,9.101. stock, and 48,954 votes.
Total, 1,947,360/. stock, representing 52,509 votes.
Against the motion in person :-11,0991. stock and 18,048/.
votes ; by proxy, 2,310/ stock and 108 votes, making •
total of 115,3091. stock and 1,936 votes.
Majority for the motion in favour of the amalgamation
agreement, 1,832,0311. stock and 50 553 votes.

The select committee to whom the Factory
Acts Extension Bill was referred, have agreed to the fol.
lowing special report:—" Your committee report that they
have not complied with the request of the petitioners,
who ask that the print works, bleaching, and dyeing works,
should be included in the Factory Acts Extension Bill,
inasmuch as no investigation into the operation of the
acts regulating those trades has taken pl►ce ; but they
recommend that a royal commission should issue for the
purpose of inquiring into and reporting upon the operation
of those acts."

The select committee to whom the Factory Acta
Extension Bill was referred, hare gone through the bill
and made amendments.

Mr. Daniel M`Dermott, one of the Dublin police
magistrates, has been compelled to resign from ill-health.
The vacant office is worth 8001. a year.

Signor Rattazzi is expected to visit Paris at the
end of the present month to arrange for the loan of
24,000,0001. on the church properties, which, it is believed,
is to be raised by redeemable bonds, and not, as first con-
templated, in the form of renter.

At Shinrone on Saturday evening 43 lambs were
killed by lightning out of a flock of 53, belonging to Mr.
Smith, of Ballymona•bouse. They were lying in a knot
under a tree.

THE REPRESENTATION OF WEST GLOUCESTER-
REHM. —ln consequence of Sir John Bolt becoming Lord
Justice, a vacancy occurs in the representation of West
Gloucestershire. There is but little doubt that Mr.
Charles Berkeley, formerly member for Gloucester, will be
returned. The liberals are exceedingly strong in the
neighbourhood of Berkeley and in the Forest of Dean, and
although Sir John Rolt's great popularity would have
given him oonaiderable support from amongst the free-
holders in the Forest, no other conservative candidate will
have our fair chance of success. Mr. Berkeley received •
requisition some months ago, signed by nearly 2,500 eloc-
tors—a number sufficient to decide the contest. Sir
George Jeukinson will probably be the conservative candi-
date if the division be contested, but his estates are prin-
cipally in Wiltshire, and his popularity even in his own
neighbourhood is not great—Sunday Gazette.
THE REPRESENTATION OF BIRII MOHAN. —MT.
George
Dixon, the 'candidate in the liberal interest, has
his address. On Saturday a requisition was pre-
sented to Mr. Sampson Lloyd, inviting him to stand in the
conservative interest • he acceded to the request, aad late
the evening also issuedi an address.
REPRE9 ENTAT lON OF COVENTRY.—Mr. Macon
Jones is in the field for Coventry in the liberal interest. At
the last election he ran • close race with Mr. Treherne.
whose death creates the present vacancy.
ENRAGED Bass.—A few days since a hive of
bees was being conveyed through the high street at Vrm-
cheater, in a South-Westerndelivery cart, when the cover
of the hive was by accident shifted. The bees in escaping
became enraged and stung the driver of the cart, and he,
being earned in turn, turned the hive into the street
where the bees stung • number of pumas by who tied in
all directions.

The railway market is quiet. Soon after the
opening Brighton stock fell to 50 to 4, being 11
decline ; then it recovered to 51 to 4, and it has
since relapsed a little, the quotation being 501 to 511.
Metropolitan Stock, 1211 to ; Great Western,
421 to 1 ; London and North Western, 112
to 1 ; Midland, 114 to ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 127 4 to 128 ; Caledonian, 110 to 111 ;
South Eastern, 631 to 64 ; Great Eastern, 261 to 1 ;
Great Northern, 1134 to 1141 ; ditto A, 1124 to
113 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to ;
and North British, 30 to 31.
India Five per Cent. Stock 111 steady at 1101 to
1114.
The shares of the financial companies are unaltered.
International Financial are quoted 2to 11 dia. ;
London Financial, 22 to 20 die. ; General Credit,
2 to 11 dia. ; and Credit Foncier, 54 to 51 dis.
Foreign stocks are perfectly inactive. In Turkish
the only change is a decline of b in the 1865 Bonds,
which are quoted at 311 to 1 ; those of 1862 remain
at 561 to 571. Greek are 1 lower, at 141 to 1 ; and
Mexican are fiat at 161 to 1. Spanish stocks are a
shade firmer ; Passives at 22 to 1, and Certificates
at 151 to /.

Altintic Cable shares are unaltered. American
securities are heavy. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted
at 721 to 73#, being lower. Erie Railroad,
lower, at 43 to 56 ; Illinois Central remains at 80}
to ; Anglo-AmericanTelegraph, 18# tot ; Atlantic
Telegraph 8 percent. Preference, 4i tot ; and Hud-
son's Bay, 15 to f.
The following is from a half-yearly report just
issued by the directors of the National Bank :

The directors of the National Bank have much pleasure
in presenting to the proprietors their report of the state of
the society, made up to the 30th June, 1867. The follow-
ing accounts, in the usual form, will supply the share-
holders with the actual results of the half-year's opera-
tions. Bina) these accounts were made up, the usual
dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid
up capital of the bank, and the usual extra dividend of
16e. per share, have been declared ; and the san.e will be
payable at the bead office and branches of the company,
on and after the 15th July instant. With the exception
of a recurrence of the Fenian excitement in Ireland, in the
early part of the year, there has been nothing to disturb
the ordinary course of business, and the direc-
tors are happy to state that for the last three
months the gold withdrawn during that excitement
has been flowing steadily back ; greater confidence
being restored, the directors have been enabled,
notwithstanding the moderate rates which prevail
on discount, as well as on deposit, to employ the resources
of the bank with advantage on good security. Referring
to the paragraph in the last report, relating to the account
of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan, the directors
have the pleasure to state that the liquidation of that
company proceeds satisfactorily, and a reduction of nearly
half a million sterling has been made on its liability to
the National Bank in the course of the half-year, its total
engagements to this bank on the 30th June, including
interest, being reduced to 381,8531. 9s. 4d., which confirms
the opinion expressed by the directors respecting this
account in the report presented to the shareholders at the
annual meeting in January last.

The Bomb.l,Baroda, and Central India Railway
Company are inviting applications for a balance of
about 20,0001. of debentures, having three and a
half years to run from the 15th instant., bearing
interest at the rate of 4} per cent. per annum.
Payment of interest and principal is guaranteed by
the Secretary of State for India in Council.
The Indf-yearly dividend, at the rate of 0 per
cent., declared on the 10th inst., on the shares of
the General Life and Fire Assurance Company, is
now payable.
The preparations on Saturday for to-morrow's
settlement in the railway market showed again only
a limited supply of stock, in consequence of which
a " backwardation " was in several instances given
for the loan of it. The following shows the terms
quoted on a number of the principal securities :