The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1867.

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
BOAT RACE.-(THIS DAY.)

As members of parliament and patient
" strangers " were returning this morning to their
homes from the great political contest at West-
minster, eager aquatic sportsmen were waking to
the anticipation of another contest of a different
character, but of equally uncertain result. At that
early hour small itinerant traders and street
entertainers were plodding their way to Putney
with a few bold pleasure seeking pedestrians, the
whole motley force having one characteristic in
connnon in the shape of dirty short clay pipes.
When the patrons of the road, rail, and river began
in the early morning light to appear in
the streets an ominous steady rain was
falling ; and by 7 o'clock —when crowds
were thronging the railway stations, and steam-
boats were moving about the river, " going ahead"
and " turning astern," with an indication of busi-
ness too important to be hurriedly rushed into, and
when rowing boats, late in getting off, were strug-
gling frantically to make up for lest time, the wet
had set in in earnest. From 7 till half-past steamers
gradually filled, and one by one laboured with
heavy freight up the river a floating mass of
umbrellas with a funnel in the centre.
At Putney and along the banks to Mortlake, in
spite of the weather, there was the usual crowd
of spectators, looking more numerous even than in
former years from the prevalence of umbrellas, and
both the starting and winning points were thronged
with vehicles in which ladies were conspicuous in
colours of the rival crews. The time of starting
was originally fixed for half-past 9, but as the
event approached, alterations were made first to
9 o'clock, and finally on the evening preceding the
race to 8 o'clock. Late as this was determined upon
the news spread with sufficient rapidity to bring to
the steamboats their complement of passengers, and
prevent disappointment to the large majority of
those who preferred the road or the rail.

After waiting half an hour beyond the time
appointed, in a pouring rain and with a stiff breeze
from the south-west, the spectators were cheered
by seeing the two boats manned and paddled out
into the river; but their patience was destined to
' be further tried, for, owing to the state of the wea-
ther, or to some other unexplained cause, the crews
again landed. A few minutes afterwards the wind
moderated, and the rain became slightly less
heavy, and now the dark blue oars were
seen gliding along the surface of the water,
followed in a few minutes by the Cambridge men.
The Oxford had, as usual, won the toss, and of
course selected the Middlesex shore. The Cam-
bridge men took their place at about the width of
two barges from their opponents, and Mr. E.
Searle, the starter, stood up in a small boat be-
tween the two. The following are the names and
weights of the crew :

OXFORD eitlitr. at In
1. W. P. Bowman, University
2. J. 11. Fish, University l2 1
3. R. R. Carter, Worcester
4. W. W. Wood, University
0. J. C. Towne, University
0. F. Crowder, Brasenose
7. F. Wilton, &seder l2 3
8. R. G. Marsden, Merton
C. It. W. Tottenham (cono, Christ Church 8 8
cementing* atZW.
1. W. H. Anderson, Trinity
2. J. 31. Collard, fit. John's ll 4
3. J. U. Rourke, Trinity
4. How J. Gordon, Trinity l2 3
6. F. E. Cunningham, King's... 12 12
0. J. Stilt Cain,
7. H. Watney, St. John's ll 0
8. W. R. Griffiths, Trinity
A. Forbes (ooe.) St. John's

The excitement on board the steamboats—which
were kept well behind—and on both banks of the
river was now too great for the influence of the
weather to be felt ; umbrellas rapidly disappeared,
and with a heavy rain still pouring down, the
scene was rapidly transformed from • monotonous
view of silk and alpaca to a busy picture, of which
the foreground was occupied by a line of steamers,
ddle-wheel and screw, crowded with human
beings in gay dresses decorated plentifully with
blue ribands, and in the background were ladies and
gentlemen on horseback, in carriage, and on foot,
coatermongers, sporting men, and negro melodists.
Watermen were doing • profitable business in con-
veying anxious passengers to steamboats for which
they had tickets, and jokes were freely passed
when, as constantly occurred, there was a difficulty
in finding the particular vessel wanted.
Two minutes before 9 o'clock the signal was
given by the starter and the boats got well away
at once with a fair start. The pulling was wonder-
fully regular and powerful with both crews, and it
was difficult to say which was the favourite.
They kept together for some time, pulling stroke for
stroke, till passing the first bend of the river
it was evident that Cambridge was steadily gaining.
Cheered from the shore, from the accompanying
boats, and from Hammersmith-bridge, they gra-
dually improved their position and passed through
the bridge nearly a length in front. There was no
spurting and no perceptible alteration in the stroke
of either crew, but a steady, well-sustained move-
ment, exhibiting almost the accuracy of a machine.
Seen from behind, so accurately did the oars rise
and fall that there seemed but one pair in either
boat. The contest continued nearly equal until
Barnes-terrace was reached, when the Oxford men
went to the front and placed a length between
their boat and that of their opponents. At the
bridge Cambridge for the first time changed the
measure of their rowing, and put on a good spurt
which brought them nearly level with the Oxford
men ; but they were unable to improve their advan-
tage, and at the winning post Oxford was declared the
winner by a quarter of a length. Thus ended ono
of the moat closely contested races in the history
of the Oxford and Cambridge matches ; and as the
men rowed leisurely up the river after their labour
was over and back to the Ship, both crews ob-
tained the hearty applause which they had equally
well earned.

Notwithstanding that the water was rough and
a head wind had to be encountered the race was a
quick one, occupying only 23 minutes. There was
a prevalent opinion that if the weather had been
more favourable the Cambridge men would have
been the winners, the greater power of the Oxford
crew serving them best in heavy water ; but it is
only fair to notice that the rowing of Oxford
this year has shown more of that regularity
and steadiness which have always characterised
the light blues. Oxford has now gained
seven successive victories, and in the whole num-
ber of these contests, dating from 1829, fourteen
victories belong to the dark blue against ten to
Cambridge.
The steamers on this occasion, as on the last,
were kept well behind and interfered in no way
with the race. They were crowded, and in
many cases overcrowded, but no accident
of a serious nature occurred. The Camellia
was left entirely behind in consequence of
stopping to pick up a gentleman who fell
overboard, below Hammersnuth-bridge, and a simi-
lar accident occurred on board another steamer after
the race, but in both cases a thorough wetting was
the extent of the misfortune, and that could have
been got as readily and almost as completely on
deck as on shore.

Forhcs's truo course would have been through the little
arch ; instead of this he came deliberately out again, and
the Oxford steerer, in his turn, was forced to give way.
Perhaps great allowances are to be made on such a day as
this, when the rain and thewind were almost blinding, and
a contest was going on perhaps without its parallel ; for
all this time the efforts in both boats have cer-
tainly never been surpassed, and the brilliant spurt of
Mr. Griffiths as they neared the bridge can never be
forgotten, a spurt which was well backed up throughout
the boat, and which gave them a lead of perhaps three feet.
Hammersmith-bridge was shot by them in 7rnin. 49sec.
From this point up to the Doves was nothing but a suc-
cession of bursts in either boat till Oxford became appa-
rently flurried, and the sanguine hopes of their friends
begun somewhat to decline; perhaps the rough water
which they now began to encounter, and to which Oxford
was more exposed, from being the more out in the
centre of the river, may have had something to do
with ' it, but if they had more wind they also had the
greater share of tide, for Mr. Tottenham's course from
the tail of Chiswick Eyot to the finish was quite
faultless,t and contributed 'Vita (share tel ultimate
success. Opposite the Island the Cambridge boat, which
was now leading by nearly', three-parts 'of a length, was
clearly too 'lunch tint the'bight,l for about oppositT773

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Perry Oxford again began to creep up, and off tlTChurch
had roncei more !established' .1 its lead. "'This lead was
moidlkdesperately:tchallenged by the Cambridge boat
in . al' repetition of noble efforts again to effect •
change in their favour, and many • time Lbefore
reaching Barnes R►ilway Bridge it appeared exceedingly
doubtful whether they would not be attended with suc-
cess ; but j oris.Wmaking for the (arch Oxford, putting
on a faster stroke than they had yet rowed, established a
decisive and • financed, pasaing through the bridge in
Main. :Mee. This electric burst made Oxford nearly a
length clear, and everyone, for the first time, was able to
pronounce • correct judgment on the result ; for though
between the White Hart and the Ship Mr. Griffiths again
exhibited to the spectators what the great capabilities and

the magnificent condition of himself and crew were equal to
in such spurts as we do not remember to have seen since Hall
and Risley contended for the final mastery on nearly
the same spot in HMO, and although these desperate efforts
repeatedly decreased the lead of the Oxford boat, they
were met with such determined bravery on the part of the
dark blues that no actual alteration was possible, and Ox-
ford won the greatest race ever rowed by the two Univer-
sities by half a length. The fiagboat was stationed about
a quarter of a mile above the Ship, and was passed by the
winners' boat in 23 min. 22 sec. Mr. J. W. Chitty, of
Exeter College, Oxford, was umpire.

Mr. Edward Whymper, the Matterhorn climber,
and Mr. John Brown, the Rocky Mountain botanist, have
started this week from Copenhagen on a tour through the
interior of Greenland. This expedition has been organised
solely in the interests of science, and the expenses are to
be defrayed from private sources.

A general meeting of the members of the Aero-
nautical Society will be held at the rooms of the Society
of Arts on Wednesday next at 8 p.m. The Duke of
Argyll will preside.

The Cork Kemainer Bays that for many yearn
there has not prevailed more destitution than at present
exists among the numerous poor in the city of Cork ; 700
young men and women left Queenstown on Wednesday for
New York.

At the reception on Thursday of M. Cuvillier-
Fleury, as a member of the French Academy, a somewhat
alarming incident took place. General Changarnier, who
was occupying one of the central benches, suddenly fell
back in his seat, and was carried out of the hall senseless.
Fortunately, M. Nisard was shortly after enabled to an-
nounce that the general had only fainted.
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LENT PREACHERS.—To-morrow (Palm Sunday)
the sermon at the 12 o'clock service in the Chapel Royal,
St. James's Palace, will be delivered by the lUght
Dr. Alford, Bishop of Victoria, in the unavoidable abserce
of the Archbishop of York. At the 11 n.m. service at the
Chapel Royal, Whitehall, the Very Rev. Dr. Goulburn,
the Dean of Norwich, will be the preacher ; and the ,amoua
course of Sunday afternoon sermons will be continued at
Whitehall at 3 p.m., by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan. The Very
Rev. Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, will preach in
Westminster Abbey at the afternoon service commencing
at 3 o'clock. At the 7 p.m. service beneath the dome of
St. Paul's Cathedral, the Right Rev. Dr. Gregg, Bishop of
Cork, will preach the sermon.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MERTINOS FOR THE
IN4CING WEEK.—Tuesday, Engineers, at 8 "The Suez
Canal," Colonel Denison ; Statistical, at 8, Mortality in
London Hospitals, fm.," Dr. Guy. Wednesday, Gaol°.
gical, at 8, "Physdcal Structure of North Devon, ira.,"
Mr. Etheridge ; " Subaerial Denudation, &c.," Mr. Whit-
aker ; Meteorological, at 8. Thursday Zoological, at 4 ;
Numismatic, at 7 ; Linnean, at 8, " to:oft in the Dog,
&c.," Dr. Cti Sa
bbold.—.4 theacreas.

DEATH OF MB. ROBERT BELL.—WO have to
announce the death of Mr. Robert Bell, a gentleman well
known as an author and journalist. He was born in Cork
at the beginning of the present century, and his first lite-
rary employment was the production of two comedies for
the Dublin Theatre, which were well received. He after-
wards settled in London, and became • frequent oontri-
butor to the Monthly Magazine, the Atlas newspaper, and
other publications of the day. He was the author of a
" History of Russia" and the " Lives of the English
Poets," which appeared in " Lardner's Encyclopedia," as
we'l as of several other works, and he wrote Mothers and
Daughters, The Marriage, and some other plays, which
found favour on the metropolitan stage.
SUCCEBBFUL PIIIIBUIT OF A BRADFORD BANKRUPT.
—Mr. W. Sutcliffe, woolstapler, of Bradford, suddenly
absconded last November, taking with him a large sum
of money. He was soon afterwards declared bankrupt,
and it having been ascertained that he had sailed from
Southampton for South America under the assumed
name of Deorge Lamb, and had paid extra freight on
account of having • large amount of gold with him, the
assignees, at the wish of the creditors, despatched Mr.
Welbury Mitten to Buenos Ayres, which was under-
stood to be Sutcliffe's destination. Mr. Mitton sailed
on the 9th of January, armed with proper powers, and
arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 11th February, where he
instituted inquiries, and was so fortunate as to meet
Sutcliffe at the Café Catalan, who, although disguised
with a beard and moustache covering the greater part
of his face, was at once recognised as the bankrupt.
Mr. Mitton dogged Sutcliffe's steps, who fortunately took
up his quarters for the night at the Hotel de lx Psix,
the place where Mr. Mitten was stopping. The next
morning Mr. Mitten had an interview with Sutcliffe,
announced who he was, and told the bankrupt that
if he would give up the money he had taken away
no further proceedings should be instituted. After some
demur Sutcliffe complied, and handed over to his pursuer
two bank books, which showed that 2,0001. was deposited
in the Monte Video Bank, and I,hool. at Buenos Ayres, in
the name of " John Rawson." He also gave up 3i IN. in
gold, and some jewellery. Mr. Mitten, at Sutcliffe's
earnest request, paid the bankrupt's hotel bill, and
returned him about 1701. Mr. Mitten left for the 4th
inst. with money and valuables to the amount of about
4,0001. Sutcliffe appeared very penitent, and expressed
his intention to obtain a situation as a woolsorter, but was
advised by Mr. Mitten to return to England.—Leicester
Chronicle.

THE RECORD-OFFICE, FETTER-LANE.—The cen-
tral tower of the Record-office, which la now nearly com-
pleted, is to have on each of its four sides a statue, under
a c►nopy that stands above the parapet—the Empress
Matilda, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, and Queen Vie-
toria. The execution of these statues has been entrusted
by Mr. Pennethorne to Mr. J. Durham, A.R.A. The
statue of Queen Victoria was the first placed in its nook,
and the Empress Matilda has just now been erected. Queen
Anne will be there before the 20th of April, and Queen
Elizabeth by the 18th of May ; and thus the tower will be
completed, and all scaffolding removed, by June. The
statues, which are admirably executed, are above the size
of life, a fact that would scarcely be guessed from below.—
Builder.

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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECLIPTIL—The traffic re-
ceipts of railways in the United Kingdom amounted, fox
the week ending April 6, on 12,757 miles, to 696,112/.,
and for the nding week of last year, on 12,716
miles, to 696,7 ~ showing an increase of 241
miles and of 1,366/. The gross receipts on the following
14 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,212 miles, to
584,82 A/. and for the corresponding week of 1866, on 9,0)7
miles, to, 584,195/., showing an increase of 155 miles, and
of 6211. The increase on the Great Northern amounted to
1,18 W.• on the Great Southern and Western to 1,5201.; on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to 1101; on the London
and North Western, to 752/. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, to 2221. • on the Midland, to 3,242/.
on the North British, to 2,135/. ; on the North Eastern, to
4,9051.—t0ta1, 14,0661. ; but from this must be deducted
6371., the decrease on the Caledonian, 273!. on the Great
&stern, 4,163/. on the Great Western, 6,820/. on the
London and Brighton, 1,3661. on the London and South
Western, and 1581. on the South Eastern, leaving the in-
crease as above, 62J1. The goods and mineral traffic on
those lines amounted to 347,0881., and for the correspond-
ing week of 1866 to 319,509/., allowing an increase of
27,5791. The receipts for passengers, parcels, Lc.,
amounted to 237,7361., against 264,6861., showing a de-
crease of 26,9501. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,545 miles, to 113,268/. and for the cor-
responding week of last year, on 3,459 miles, to 112,5511.,
showing an increase of 86 miles and of 7371. The total
receipts of the past week show an increase of 25,408/., as
compared with those of the preceding week, ending the
30th of March.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RE EDWARD MMITH.
This was an application on the 'mart of Mr. Murrell, an
auctioneer at Norwich, for the allowance of his charges
in reepect of a valuation made by him of the estate of the
bankrupt, who was a physician in extensive practice at
Norwich.

The application wan resisted by Mr. Miller, the solicitor
to the assignees, upon the ground that the valuation had
been made by direction of the manager of the estate,
without the authority of the assignee. The property had
subsequently realised a much larger amount than it had
been valued at, and it was contended that it was the duty
of the auctioneer, before making the valuations to obtain
his instructions from the assignee or his solicitor, and
that he was not entitled, in the absence of
such instructions, to payment of his charges.
On behalf of Mr. Murrell it was submitted that he had
acted in the belief that he was properly instructed, and
ought to be paid hie charges.
The Commissioner said the question was whether the
manager had a general authority to instruct the auctioneer,
and if so whether the auctioneer before proceeding to value
was bound to ascertain whether his instructions were sufli-
cient. The court would take time to consider before giving
its decision.

F. Zetreme. ,
5 1 . II- T.' W. lto.--.----% W. Iben to
;12 . ; D. 0.
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Nairn
Aberdeen
Leith
Ardroseen - 19.66 46 W. 0 8.8. W. 0 0.101 0
Greencutle 10.70 4411 W.B.W. 3 B.W. ro 0.11 2
Valenti& 19.80 48 B.W. 4 1 W.B.W. to 0.43 4
Cape Clear ,10.95 49 W.B.W. , 4 W. mb 1— 14
29.05 60 &S.W. I 3 W.B.W. to 006, 2
111:17radi _lO.BO 48 &W. 3 8.8. W. co ;0.163
Penzance— .10.16 60 W.A.W. , 6 W. o 4
Brest 30.10 60 W.S.W. 16 LAW. a — 4
Lorieut 30.1441 &W. , 2 N.W. b 2
Haehefort 30.1046 LN.L 3 LICE. be 2
Plymouth 10.0851 B.W. S . &W. bo S
Weymouth 00.0749 W. 4 i &IL oo I 3
Portsmouth 30.05 49 W. W. 1 4 &&W. eo 3
London 30.01 47 W.8.W.4 I N. br 0.07 -
Yarmouth 22.94 DI W. 6 I B. er '— 15
Searborougb 59.7744 W.B.W. ; 1 & 0 0.00 3
Shields 23.73 48 B.W. ; 2 &W. e 2
Helder — ! - _l _ !

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Ups o'Cwas.

The stock markets continue firm, and the
general tendency of prices is upwards. The trans-
actions consist almost entirely of purchases, which
are induced by the more favourable aspect of
political affairs, combined with a comparatively
small supply of stock at the settlement, notwith-
standing the extent of recent sales. The English
funds are in request, and have experienced a fresh
rise of 4 per cent, for the account. Foreign securities
are also firmer, especially Spanish Passive Bonds
and Certificates, owing to an increased belief that
our quarrel with Spain will be settled without any
serious difficulties arising. Home railways still
meet with inquiry, but the advance in ‘!uotations
is not so general as yesterday.
There is a good demand for money for a Satur-
day, and the rate for choice paper is maintained at
21 per cent. The charge for short loans .n the
Stock Exchange is 14 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 90/ to / for money,
and 901 to 1 for the account (May 9).
The foreign stock market is firm, and
a rise of to per cent. is reported in
Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the Com-
mittee's Certificates, and Italian of 1861.
Turkish of 1865 are quoted 27 to 4 ; Greek,
13 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 20 to ; ditto
Certificates, 121 to 4 ; Italian of 1861, 48 to
; Mexican, 154 to ; Russian Scrip, 1 to 1
prem ; Chilian Scrip, 44 to 3/ dis. ; and Danu-
bian Scrip, 61 to 51 di..
United States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for, and
have improved per cent., viz. to 734 to 741.
Erie and Illinois Central railway shares are un-
changed, at 36/ to 371, and 761 to 77 respectively.
Atlantic Cable shares are in request. Anglo-
American are quoted 171 to 1, and Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. Preference 4,1 to 1.
International Financial shares are quoted'
24 to # dis. ; London Financial, 234 to 221
; General Credit, 31 to 21 du. ; Credit Fonder,
61 to l din. ; National Discount, 61 to i prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 151 to 161.
The report of the directors of the Fairbairn En-
gineering Company (Limited) has just been issued.
The net profits for the year amount to 11,2041.,
making, including 3,136/. left unappropriated on the
31st of March, 1866, a total of 14,3391. now avail-
able for distribution. The board propose to declare
a dividend at the meeting on the 17th inst. at the
rate of 74 per cent. per annum, free of income tax.

The steamer Atrato has arrived from the West
Indies with 278,0001. in specie.
The advice' from Australia announce only one
failure of importance—that of Messrs. Strachan
and Cu., of Sydney and Maitland, but the liabili-
ties were almost entirely local.
At the general meeting of the Bank of Victoria
(Australia), held at Melbourne on the Gth of
February last, the balance sheet to the 31st of
December, 1866, then submitted, showed a net
profit of 34,3611. for the half year, out of
which a dividend of 10 per cent. was declared,
25,0001. ; to reduction of bank premises, 5,0001. ;
leaving, with the previous balance, the sum of
18,4261. of undivided profits to be carried forward.
Two o'CwcK.

Consols are quoted 90i to I for money, and 902
for the account, being slightly flatter in the latter
case, compared with the price current at 1 o'clock.
An instalment of 121. 10s., less the half-yearly
coupon, falls due on the 15th inst. on the Russian
Anglo-Dutch loan ; and, on the 18th, an instalment
of 16 per cent. on the Danubian loan.

The demand for gold for exportation not being
strong enough to take the whole of the recent
arrivals, about 20,000/. was sent into the Bank yes-
terday.

Telegranui from Bombay quote the exchanges
2s. O! d., being 2 per cent. below the rate reported
towards the end of last month. This news, com-
bined with political uncertainties, has caused a ces-
sation for the demand for silver for the East, and
the price for bars is flat, at be. 0;d. to be. Old. per
ounce. At this quotation there is a demand for
silver for the Continent, especially as the Dutch
exchange shows a drooping tendency. Mexican
dollars have declined to 4s. 11/d. to 4s. 111 d.
On Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bills
on Holland and Vienna were quoted slightly
higher. Below is the usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.18; to 11.19' ; ditto, short,
11.181 to 11.174 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.181 to 11.19* ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.374 to 25.424 ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.374 to 25.424 Hamburg and Alens, 3 months, 13.8 to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, he., 3 months, 6-254 to 0.1
St. Petersburg 3 months, 304 to 304, Paris, short, 25.1 I
to 25.25; ditto, S months, 25.35 to 25.40; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.33 to 25.40 • Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 120 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.40 to
13.45 • Trieste, 3 months, 13.40 to 13.45 ; Madrid, 3
month's, 48 to 471; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 471; Cadiz,
3 months, 49 to 484; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 481; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 444 i; Valencia, 3 months, 48.', to 484 ; Bar
oelona, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; Bilboa, 3 months 481 to
48 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 484 to 48 ; Istorn, 3
months, 28.35 to 28.155 ; Gonna, is months, 35 to
28.55 • Naples, 3 months, 28.35 to 28.55 ; Palermo, 3
months, 24.3jj to 28.55 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.35 to
28.55; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 524 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 524 to 52.

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At Paris and Berlin the rate of discount in the
open market is 2 per cent. ; at Hamburg and
Frankfort, 2; at Vienna, 5; at Turin, 6; at Amster-
dam, 3 ; at Brussels, 21 ; and at St. Petersburg, Si
per cent.
The Bank of Scotland will open a London office
on Monday next, the 15th inst., at 11, Old Broad-
street, under the charge of Mr. T. F. Sandeman.
The tlaledonian Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 6371. compared with the
corresponding period of last year.
The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 6th inst.,
shows an increase of 1,8371. over last year.
The adjourned general meeting of the Brighton
Railway Company, convened for the 16th inst., is
to be further adjourned till the 30th.
The annual meeting of the Great Southern of
India Railway Company is fixed for the 30th inst.
The annual meeting of the Australian Mortgage
Land and Finance Company (Limited) is to take
place on the 26th inst.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
waterworks, and canal shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
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Insurance—Commercial Union, 4 ; Liverpool and London
Fire and Life, 64 ; London, 45, 44, ex div. ; London and
Provincial Marine, 1/ , ; Marine, 944, 4, 54 ; Univernal
Marine (Limited), 2 7-16.
Gam Light and Coke—lmperial Continental, 94 ;
Western, 131; Ditto C, 7.
Waterworka—Berlin,ll! ; Chelsea, 110; East London, 204.
Canala.—Regent's (or London), 214.

FRIDAY EVMIIIO.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 904 to 1 for
the 9th of May, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and closed at 903, " sellers." For
money the last price was 94 to 1. The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.
dosed at 884 to 89. Tho official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
902, 4,1, 4, ; ditto, for account, xi, if, •
Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, 9 • New Three
per Cents., 88,i, 9, 81, ; Bank Stock, 253, 1,
ex div. •, India Stock 2174.; ditto Five per,
Cent., 1091, ; ditto Five per Cent. "enlaced
rupee paper, 103 • ditto Five per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1031, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 48s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm, espe-
cially in the afternoon.
Exchequer Bills remain at 16s. to 20s. prem.
Most of the speculative foreign stocks expe-
rienced a fresh rise to-day. Spanish Certificates
and Passive Bonds were in good demand, and rose
; and 14 per cent, respectively. Italian of 1861,
Mexican, Russian of 1864 and 1866, and Turkish

of 1858, inv,,row ai ; (;reek and Turkish of IRA,
; and Russian scrip, f ; Riaptian Railway debelb.
tures were 1 per cent. better ; while Italian of 1866,
and Egyptian first issue, declined to the WINO
extent.

MINIA-(T1118 DAY.)

ONI o'Cioci.

In the mining market to-day the dealers are
chiefly engaged in the settlement of the account,
and little other business is going forward. East
Russell shares, however, are in demand, and
have improved, viz., to 3 to I, owing to the
receipt of the following telegram from the
mine :—" 140 East, as far as seen, lode worth
21i1. per fathom.- Great Lazey and West Chive).-
ton are also inquired for at 17} to 18}, and 71}
to 72}, respectively. Prince of Wales are (looted
Ms. to rsis. ; North Chiverton, 41 to ; Bryn
(iwiog, 17 to 20 ; Chiverton Moor, 0} to } and
Great Vor,- 18 to Y.
The subjoined report on the metal market,
I dated yesterday, is from the circular of Messrs.
Von Dadelszen and North :
The panic in the Stock Exchange, and the complicated
affairs of Continental politics. have increased the stagna-
tion in our metal market. Business has been at a com-
plete standstill since our last report, and prices in many
instances are quite nominal. Iron : Welsh bar iron re-
mains unchanged in value, with a very limited demand.
In Staffordshire descriptions prices remain the same.
Scotch pig iron has maintained its position well, closing
at 525. cash. Copper : The market is very dull both for
English and foreign manufactured, from U. to 851. ; best
selected, 801. ; tough cake and ingots, 781. ; Burrs, 821. ;
Wallaroo, alt. ; Chili bars, in Liverpool, 711. 10s. to 721.
Tin : Prices have a downward tendency, still holders are
not pressing sales. We quote Straits 87/. ; hams, front
Olt. to P2l. The Dutch market is quiet, at 5411. English
tin rather easier. Ti plates are dull, with but shunted
demand. Leads very firm. Good soft English pig,
pv. iss. to 201. Speller: Lower prices have been ac-
cepted during the last few days ; the price for ordinary
brands on the spot is 211. ss. Specials, outports, 211. 10a.
to 211. 12s. lid.

With reference to North When/ Chivorton Silver
Lead Mine, we are requested to state that the
share list will he closed on Tuesday next for Lon-
don, and Wednesday for country applications.