The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, Ttitf itSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1867.

The prisoncr pleaded guilty, and said ho was sorry for
whit ha had done.
The prosecutor said, on account of the prisoner's parent.
he would like to recommend him to mercy.
The magistnite observed that robbery by servants was very
',lions. mid sentenced the prisoner to three months' hard
labour in the House of Correction.

M ARLBOROI IGH.STREET.
SoN CHARGID NY HIM FATHIR.

rs, described as " • sebooltnaster—no home,"
wo charged before Mr. Knox, by his father, Mr. Jacob
War-, tailor, of No. 0;3, King-street, Soho, with creating a
disturistrice, and wilfully damaging a door.
The complainant said that the prisoner, who was his son,
and who had been a peat trouble to him, came to his
yesterday, and tweeted a disturbance, and smashed
the p.m, I of the door.
A brother of the prisoner, after giving similar evidence
to los father, said the prisoner was in the habit of carrying
a wor and a knife about with him, and had threatened
r.. roarder him. The prisoner was St years of age, and
hol in,eelled nearly all over the globe, but would not
we; i.. and all he thought of doing was drinking and

N•rge.int Appleton, 2 C, said that on being called to
tb•,• hou.e of the complainant, he found the panels of •
.I.or broken in. and in consequence of the family slating
OA they apprehended danger from the prisoner he took
bun into custody, and found upon him a knife and •

In answer to Mr. Knot, the brother stated that he was
afr..i,l of the prisoner, as he knew he always carried a knife
~a,lr.izor about with him.

The prisoner said he had never cost his father a penny.
He was apprenticed by the hospital where he had been
brought up and received a good education, and as he was
dl- pointed in getting work at his trade he went out to
lo•lia in the :ird Dragoon Guards, and while there he fell
frau his horse through sunstroke. and was afterwards in-
valided. On his return home his family told him that he
dol not belong to them. lie had been to Africa, and while
there was a schoolmaster.
In answer to Mr. Knox. the sergeant mid, living in the
neighbourhood, he thought from what be had seen, there
was danger to be expected from the prisoner, whose mind
be believed was affected.
The prisoner said it was his familv's unkindness to him
tint affected hire.
- . .

The• brother said his father would have the prisoner
house hut for his bad conduct and language.
Ur. Knox said he would deal with the case before him
a. use of wilful damage, and order the prisoner to pay the
awount of damage, or go to prison for 14 days. If he an-
noyed has family again they could come to the court.

WORSHIP-STREET.

THE " EXCESS TICKETS;WiTIII:TORTHLONDON RAILWAY.

Mr. William Bird, of 7, Alberteterraoe, Victoria-road,
Stoke Newington, answered a summons obtained against
him by George Wilson, on behalf of the North London
Railway Company, for having, on the 31st ult., knowingly
and unlawfully travelled without permission on the com-
bany's line in a carriage of superior class to that for which
e had obtained a ticket, contrary to one of the bye-laws
of such company, and whereby he had subjected himself to
apenalty not exceeding 40s.
blears. Paine and Layton appeared for the company; and
George Lamb, one of its constables, deposed that on the
evening of the date named he noticed defendant enter on
the platform of the Broad-street station of the North
London Railway, in company with a gentleman having a
first-class ticket. They passed two second-class carriages
and entered a first-class. Witnees followed them in the
sone carriage, alighted close behind them at the Dalston
station, and when defendant tendered his second-class
ticket at the usual place his name and address were de-
minded, he having travelled in a first-class carriage.
The gentleman with the first-class ticket had weed out,
and, finding that his friend was delayed, returned, saying,
" pay the excess fare," but was told it was then too late
so to do, as defendant was manifestly leaving without
any such intention.
Mr. Ellison—At any rate it appears that be did not
tender the "excess" when he put down his own ticket.
In cross examination, the witness said that on the
Broad-street platform there were authorised persons with
books of excess tickets which could be obtained by any
gentleman on payment of the extra coin. He did not see
defendant with such extra coin, or hear any remark about
extra fare or excess.

For the defence it was put that this " excess ticket
was, if not invariably practised, at least very customary
and Mr. Clark, defendant's Mend, swore that he proposed
riding in the same carriage with himself and paying the
excess afterwards ; also that defendant actually held the
money in his hand to pay, but that it was clearly for-
gotten.
Mr. Ellison remarked that the evidence of there being
excess tickets in such use as to be furnished bound toge-
ther as books, showed It to be a system—be should con-
ceive rather a slack one—and probably the sooner it was
done away with the better. The carriages were marked
according to their close.
One of the company's servants here remarked that at
times the influx of the passengers was so great that it
would be impossible to examine even a sixteenth part of
the tickets.

Mr. Ellison said finally that ho felt it imperative on
him to fine the defendant, although in the trifling amount
of 2s. and Goats.

Er. J. E. LlNierter, of 13, Frampton-park-villu, Well-
'Meet, Hackney, was lined for a 'huller offence, committed
on the let Instant.

THE FATAL FIDE AT MILE-END NEW TOWN-

INQUE4T.—(THI4 DAY.)
Last night Mr. Richards, the deputy-coroner,
held an investigation at the London Hospital respecting
the fire at No. 13, Collingwood-terrsoe, Mile-end New
Town, by which Elisabeth Radcliffe, aged 65 years, lost
her life.
The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the
body of the deceased. It presented • horrible spectacle.
The whole of the body was entirely charred, and the fea-
tures were undistingnishable.
The first witness tidied was

Martha White, of 13, Coßingwood-terrace, who said that
the deceased w.is the widow of the captain of the Albion,
a merchant vessel. She hat a pension from the Mer-
chant Seamen's Society, and the Sons of Commerce. She
got drunk occasionally, only twice a week. She made •
rule never to become intoxicated on a Sunday. She kept
sober becauae she s iid she wished to hear the preacher on
that day. The Me occurred on Monday, at half-peat 12
o'clock in the day.
William Daniel Jones, a young man, said that on the
day in queedea he saw smoke coming oat of the house,
and he broke the door in. He then saw a naked woman
lying on the floor of the burning house, He got • pail of
water and threw 11 over her. The smoke then became
very dense.
Mrs. White, recalled, proved hearing a woman all out
in the street, on the day of the occurrence, "Size has done
it at last." That remark was an allusion to the fact that
the deceased had while intoxicated, set fire to the house
six weeks ago. Alter that fire was put out, her landlord
remonstrated with her, and she said, " I intend to set fire
to the house and barn you in it"
The Coroner having summed up.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

SERIOUS AND ALARMING BOAT ACCIDENT TO
Mimes AT BCARBRostouGH.—On Tuesday eve an
alarming, yet happily not fatal, accident occurred off
Scarborough. The pleasure noble Lady Havelock,
John Dalton, boatman, was making an excursion
to sea with • small party, consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Gent and Miss Hint, of Brompton, near
Carlton. When about two miles off the Castle Foot they
Pane near a large fishing lugger, with whose course the
coble was sailing at nearly right angles. Thinking to pass
by the lugger's bow, Dalton kept straight on ; but he had,
unfortunately, gauged the distance so closely that the
bowsprit of the lugger struck the coble's mast while
passing. The coble was instantly upset. Her occupants
providentially seized hold of a chain forming part of the
logger's bow rigging, and to this they clung for life,
immersed in the water. They could not be effectually
reached from the logger, whose one boat was on shore
with fish at the market. In this perilous position the
party remained for over a quarter of an hour, when the
pleasure coble Crown, George Warren, bore down to their
rescue—Warren having seen the accident. He succeeded
in taking the party into his boat, and rescued them from
imminent danger.—Leeds Mercury.
AFFRAY BETWEEN POLICEMEN AND POACHERS.
At the Warrington Polloe-court, yesterday, two men
named William Hargreaves and Thomas Bat, were
charged with having been found with game, and nets for
the purpose of taking game, in their possession, that
morning. It appeared from the evidence adduced, that
as Police-constable Robert Mayer was going home along
Oxfordavenue, about midnight on Tuesday night, he was
suddenly attacked by a party of five men, who beat him
with sticks and threw him into the ditch on the road-
side. The attack was so sudden and unexpected that
the officer was unable to identify any of his assailants.
They ran off after throwing him into the ditch, and the
officer returned as soon as possible to the police station,
and reported the circumstance to the chief constable, who
deputed Sergeant Cowdell and six officers to go in search
of the party. The officers proceeded in the direction of
Oxford and Winwick, and concealed themselves in the
fields until daybreak, when they observed a party of five
Dieu coining down • lane, and carrying bags, stakes, and
bludgeons. As soon as they approached the ambush, the
officers rushed upon them, and a regular fight ensued.
The poachers, who were getting the worst in the fight,
took to flight, but were followed by the police, who
succeeded in capturing the two prisoners, a number of
rabbits, and • quantity of netting and poachers' mate-
rials, which were thrown away during the chase. The
charge of assaulting Police-constable Mayer was not gone
into, for the reason stated, and the prisoner were each
fined 51. and costs for poaching, with the alternative of
three months' imprisonment.—Manchester Guardian.
Beamineter, Dorsetahire, was polled last week
for a church-rate, and the rate was rejected by 16 votes.
Last year the rate was affirmed by • majority of 78. It is
believed that the ritualistic tendencies of the vicar have
lad much to do in effecting such a change in the minds of
the parishioners,

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(DT TILZOILUM:)
STOCKTON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

WYNYARD HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.
Declaration, Repulse, Holstein, Kirke, The Dean, Frost,
Meta, Policy, The Gleaner, and Shibboleth are here.

HARDWICKE STAKES. T.Y.C.
The Roe f, Snider,Rro. to AHel, The Nymph e, Proctor,
Timaru, Miss Osborne, Kingsland, Le Mousee, Blysotis,
Jenny Mills, Thundentonn, and Hermosa are here.
GREAT NORTHERN ST. LEGER. One mile and a half.
Tomball, Guinan., Policy, Tyndale, and Honeatish are
here.

LAKETON PLATE. Seven furlongs.
Lais, Merry and Wise, Nymph c, Tide's, Mercury, Proc-
tor, Thunderstorm, Shibboleth, and Mysotis are here.

EATON JUVENILE STAKES. Five furlongs.
Russian Bear, Timaru, Paleface, Brother to Ariel, Black-
lock, Thankful, Miss Flom, Merry and Wise, Bias Osborne,
Bingen, Camillo, Caprera, and Pop Gun are here.

OXFORD MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

PORT MEADOW PLATE Five furlongs. .
Salliet, Knight of St. Michael, Her Ladyship, Rustic
Reality, Catherine Hayes f, Calot c, Lillie, Gipsy Queen.
Musa, Miss Frances, Cromwell, General Sherman, and
Gaiety are here.

OXFORDSHIRE STAKES. Two miles.
Cedric, Eyesore, Pepper's Ghost, and Rupert e are here.
COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. Three quarters of a mile.
Indian Star, Gordian Knot, Diamond, Venturer, Crom-
well, and Phemy o are here.

PRINCE OF WALT 'S STAKES. Half a mile.
EngHeiman, Maeaderwen, Pyrenees, and Coup d'Eclat
are here.

FREEMAN'S PLATE. One mile.
Amour Propre, Rally, Catherine Hayes f, Phemy c, and
Demonstration are here.

HANDICAP PLATE. Half a mile.
V enterer, Flying Jib, Ada, Veal, and Peggy are here.

GREAT EASTBRE RAILWAY.-(THIS DA Y.)

This afternoon the ordinary half-yearly meeting
of proprietors was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. C. H.
Ttlarela in the chAir.

The report, which has already appeared, having been
read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that in
February last Mr. Lain entered the board in the confident
hope that be would be able to place their securities.
He bad failed in that, or had been successful only to a small
extent. Upon that failure the directors applied to parlia-
ment to enable them to raise 1,500,0007. That amount
was considered too small. They afterwards applied for
3,000,0001., and received permission to raise that
sum, which would relieve them of all their diffi-
culties. Out of this 3,000,0001. very little was to
be raised out of the ordinary revenue of the
company, for the paid interest on temporary loans
would represent nearly 1.000,0001. of the 3,000,000/.,
while if the metropolitan extensions were made
a separate undertaking under the provisions con-
tained in the company's additional powers act
of the present session, but a small proportion only
of the new capital would become an additional
charge against the general undertaking. They were all
aware on what understanding Mr. Laing h►d joined the
company, and in order to prevent any unpleasantness
the matter of his remuneration had been referred to
arbitration. Having gone over the accounts, the
Chairman explained how the company got into its present
difficulty, and expressed his belief that the prospects of
the Gre..t Eastern Company were brighter than they ever
had been since he was connected with the company. The
traffic during the last few weeks had increased, the pros-
pect of the harvest was good, the price of money was low,
and therefore the future was brighter than ordinary.
Negotiations were going on with the directors of the
Great Northern Company, which he hoped would lead to
arrangements mutually satisfactory to both companies.
The motion having been seconded,
Mr. Wood, Mr. Parkes andi others proceeded to address
the meeting, which had not concluded when we went to
press.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at 1 (*lock at the Waterloo terminus, Captain
MANGLFA in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
expressed regret at the reduction of the dividend, but
held out a confident hope that the current half year
would exhibit a great improvement in the receipts.
After some discussion the report was adopted and a
dividend at the rate of per cent. per annum declared.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.—This morning was issued
the first Report from the Committee of the House of Corn.
mons on Public Accounts, together with the proceedings,
minutes of evidence, ha. The report is as follows:—" Your
committee have had under their consideration the plan
recommended by Mr. Vine and Mr. Forster (who have been
appointed by the Treasury to consider the various
questions of classification and arrangement arising from
the application to the Civil Service estimate, of the prin-
ciple of appropriation and audit) for subdividing each vote
of the estimates under sub-beads, agreeing with the divi-
sions in the departmental ledgers ; and they are of opinion
that it will be desirable to adopt this recommendation both
with reference to the civil and revenue votes and to those
for army and naval services."

LORD linoutinAm.—The Carli Jon mid, re-
porting Lord Brougham's arrival at Brougham Hall,
says:—" His lordship appeared to be in very feeble con-
dition, considerably more so than on his visit last year,
and it seemed to require all his exerthns, with the
assistance of his valet, to get out of the carriage. Having
descended to the platform be sat down in a chair until
the train passed on his only inquiry being as to the stile
of the weather, and he w.ui then carried across the line on
another chair brought for the purpose. With the moist-
ante of his valet he walked the short diatanee to his
carriage, which was in waiting for him, and having been
assisted inside he was driven to Brougham Hall. We are
informed that his lordship was in as good health as could
be expected, but be was suffering from the fatigue occa-
sioned by his journey from London. Lord Brougham will
attain his 90th year on the 19th of Sept. next."

SIR HEW CRAWFORD OF POLLOK.—Authentic
tidings have arrived as to the eddy of young Sir Hew
Crawford of Pollak. A letter, it is said, has been received
by the family agent direct from the young gentleman him.
self from Texas, where he has been sojourning for some
time past, having but recently heard of the death of his
father. It is also said that be is on his way home, and
that he ma be expected at Pollok Castle at an early date.
—Realer Independent.

DEMOLITION OF HERALDS' COLLEOE.—The old
Elizabethan red brick building in Docton'commons,
known as Heralda' College, or the College of Anne, follow-
ing the fate of the oedema:aim" courts, is now in course
of demolition, to make way for the new street between
the Mansion House and Slackfriars. Here was the Earl
Marshal's office, once an important wart, but latterly of
little consequence. It was some time celled the Court of
Honour, and took cognisance of words supposed to reflect
on the nobility.
Tue SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST.—We under-
stand that the annual feast of the Cutlers' Company,
which has always been held on the first Thursday in Sep-
tember, will be postponed this year until the second
Thursday in October. It is probable that that day
willbe established for the future as the heat day. There are
various reasons for this step, among which may be chiefly
mentioned the inconvenience guests have felt in attending
so early as September, and the consequent difficult there
has been in getting acceptances from distingumen,
who are usually just beginning to enjoy their rest from
the fatigues of the session. Then October is a better
month than September in the matter of gams and other
luxuries which the worshipful Master Cutler likes to
place before his guests. Last year, it will be remembered,
the feast was omitted altogether, the " forfeit feast=
given on an unusually extensive scale instead.—
Independent.
EXTENSION OF THE SHEFFIELD COMMISSION
Ace.—Yesterday the Trades' Union Aot was extended be-
yond Sheffield, and persons indemnified for publishing true
re rts of the proceedings.
THE PROSSLANS AT DARMSTADT. —Prussian music
does not appear to be effectual in soothing angry feelings,
for a Pmssian military band, which had gone to Darm-
stadt to play at a concert, has been badly used. The pow
lace followed the men and pelted them with stones they
reached the station.
The EMPEROR'S Fermi. —Last evening several
hundreds of excursionists, a large number of whom were
of the respectable artisan class, left the metropolis for
Paris, for the double purpose of - -
fetes and visiting the Exhiloition.
The Wilts Mirror states t:
Oliver, for many years curate of tn.. ,
been presented to the living rendered v..
death of the Rev. Prebendary Chernside.
The nuns of the Carisbrooke
built in the Isle of Wight, have -
lands of Whitcombe farm.
Some of the bakers at V(
Wight have been fined for not
weigh the bread they sold.
°anew. Psksee.—then

YriaDAY, Atmore 14.—Adminkes
ditto by isms tickets, 4,8412 ; -

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

COLONIAL

___ -- . -.- -__
No. I Smut I rd. CIL prism I Ulm.
aikeee Ditiiiiitite.eme.isil 1" , -•- -
N.OOO Do. IMO I 1410 - -..
..- Oais.GovAlp.e.„ =AL ' 101 90 101 99
-... Do.•perekleb.9lLes. 100 96 100 :d - ad
- - Do.6peroLllar.3 IN 101 101 •-•
;aegis, Do.seieeeJee.ia 10 St 35 844
846.11,61
culi,lo.sm. ba
Jen 1•0
iri 9 -
-- -EZ-teee 111 146 107 ..7.
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Do. In. 180049 IN 194 IN -
„_ Do. do, 161041 109 106 106 -
guni Do.s..e.y.aocuste 100 91 90
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IN. Cerlon,Nov.lNl,6o.et 109 101 104 -
318900 De. Ism die- IN lie US MI
1.0.0...r0i Do. 1871 60.- 110 104 1011
Ilk -
waim I per 06,18 M 1 101 102 104 -
"w 1879 I 101 104 US -.
100,0 en De. /S
Ds. 1101 NO 106 107 -
Ns. De. um I
110,1100NeSeleov.6p.e.Ap.i0o. .IN 101 N IN -
10008 New Bessi.GovAlperet. ', MO 97 99 -
LWOW Nem Boat! Waal Gov
Ip. oust.,lllll to 111111 'MI IN N -
1,671,909 Do. 6p. 4.188 to 166. 105 904 914 071 4
864,000 D0.5p.0.r,11167 to 18711, 100 97 NI -
MAIO New ZonlenA Spar mon 1116 - - -
1.100,000 Do. Spir mak i 109 91 94 -
600,0001 Do. 6 per emit. UM 101 1074 1064 -
1000,000. Do.de.l.BlllliloaDee , 100 106 107 1084
100,000, Noes Bootle op. 0,1676' IN 97 90 074
1.860,100; Queimiland Goy. Op.N. ' 1441 96 97 -
1,177,460 Do. Do. 1801 .... i 100 96 97 97
726,000 8./Imetliov.ll p.a.,117-17 MN - - -
I Do. 111711 ind weds. 100 106 107 -
810,000 Vlo.4lov.6p.e.Jan.lap lee toe no um
1.000.0011 Do. Op. et Asel /611 e 100 Ul 112 111
11111711111 111N113.
No. 1 eh. I Ilirst. I Pd. I(. prime I Isles.
S. - IChivertne st 64 74 -
1,900 Clifford AmN 3ll 6 7 ••••
1,024 .. IDev.o. Con. (Tavidek) 1 400 420 -,
12,800 .. Drakewalls -
111
8144 _•• ZeotillisCarodßusta(l:ll°6la._ .) • 1.3114.6 1441 lilt E
6,900 .. UM Cara Brea.
*6.0 114 2 _.
0,000 - lAN Grenville
1,M6 .. Bart Lovell -
490 . Grambler a lit. A 06711 IN 4 6 -
18600 4 Greet Inzey (Melted) 111 164 171 -
6,0000
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6,908 .. G. W. Vor (Heli) -
6,000 .. Grenville I 9.0.6 1 -
1,024 .. Herod's loot I 81.10.. 84 se -
6,000 .. Hingston Downs i IL 10.6 1
806 .... °MmargarT:ut th(UNTaiguaLelaa ;). U14..1744.6 6 $
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9,000 „ Narks Vas: 1 4.10.6 n 6 __
40,009 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore
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60 :las -
5,440101 ..:: NillFretrill"lumWheal Crotty ll
117113.0 334 9 Z
6,000 - i Prosper UMW , 8.14.0 lf 2 -1,110 .. ISIDdi (C. Lelent)' 10.6.7 24 % •-•
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3,1240 840 360 -
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5...:79; (Mogan).
1111
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3,000 -'West Chlverton
474 140415014
611 - Wh. Boller =II lB 24 IS -
1,014 - W M Ann (Neigten ) 8 IS 16 -
11,040°34 ...• .1111. W. Carld"Trolemne:(l.lol 12141) tillll.o 1:6180 1:190
POSIMOB WINN&
No. I Mi. I Munn. I Pd. I CI. prime. I Wee.
6,000 2 rillamMos Limited) - all , 111
100,000 1 Anglo-BranGolo.lzo ) I par 49m I
10,000 M Austral= - - -
16,000 19 Caps Copper (Limtted) 7 per 1 -
16,000. 2 Camila Silver (Limited) Sle. 1
000 6 Cliontalteo.9B.llln.,L, 4 pin -
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10,000, M Coptspo (Limited) .1 104 1 -
MON 1 Don Pedro, N. Del 14y, 14a. 1 Ipm 111-164 1
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26000 3 East Del 1467 (Untliod/' ,
70, I". - (pm
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25,000 2 Fortuna (united) , all I -
60,000 1 Prontino&Boliviallield' If 7-16 9- 6 -
20,000 10 General ell 16 16 -
NON 14 ICaptinda (Limited) -
66,000,, 3 Mures (United)
..1 1 i -
7,927 6 LuNtanian (Limited) 4 111 1 •-•
10,000 4 Papal:1110 Copper (L) II 1 els -
80,000 3 Peetarena Gold (Um.). ii par pil -
10,000 97 Ponteband 311w/ebbed ell ft -
100,000 5 Port Phillip . 1 111
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11,000 00 Royal Cobra Copper
I .. Zona Grande
110;003 1 Scottish Analral.(Lim )
11,000 f 110 84 John 41101 Bay Lino )
43,174 DO United Madam Unal
30,000; I IVallnalgorla d(L
10,000 10 17ansouvar Coal (La
6,000, 10 ,761 Oman fUndtod
10,000; 0 iWerse 6010(111221W
80,000 1 'Worthing (Wafted)
741% 1 Tarkerenlopula(llaal
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MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

On Mom

The wet weather has led to additional specu
lative sales for a fall in the Stock Exchange, and
prices of most securities are lower. It is stated by
practical authorities, however, that rain for a day
or two will be rather beneficial than other-
wise to the wheat crop after the recent
heat. Consols have declined >S per cent. British
railways are decidedly heavy, and exhibit a fresh
reduction. The most important movement is in
Metropolitan, Great Western, London and North-
Western, Midland, South Eastern, and Great
Northern A stocks. Foreign bonds and banking and
financial shares are inactive. Attention is prin-
cipally directed to the fortnightly settlement,
which will be completed this afternoon.
The demand for money has somewhat increased,
in connexion with the Stock Exchange settlement.
The supply, however, is very large, and good bills
are still taken at I to t per cent, below the Bank
minimum.

Consols are now quoted 94k to for money,
and 9.4 f to for the account ; and the Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
94k to I.

The railway market is heavy, and a fall, ranging
from to 1 per cent., has occurred in the leading
lines. The present quotations are as follows :-1
Metropolitan, 123 f to 1244, ex all ; Great Western,
423 to g ; London and North Western, 1141 to
; Midland, 118} to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1291- to ; South Eastern, 653 to 66 ; Great
Eastern, 281 to 29 ; Great Northern, 1134 to 1144 ;
ditto A, 1134 to 1144 ; London, Chatham. and
Dover, 17 to 4 ; North British, 31 to 32 ; Brighton,
49 to 4.

The purchase by the government broker to-day
for the Sinking Fund comprises 21,000/. Reduced,
at 94i.

Foreign stocks are quiet, with few transactions.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 have improved k per cent.,
viz., to 574 to 58k, while those of 1865 are I lower,
at 311 to 32. Mexican are quoted 14i to k, show-
ing a rise of k ; Greek, 13k to I ; Spanish Passive,
21k to * ; ditto Certificates, 16* to >E ; and Italian
of 1861, 49k to I.

Financial aharea are unchanged, apart from a re-
duction of 2s. 6d. in General Credit, the present
price being 2jl to n dis. ; International Financial
are called 21 to 2 die. ; London, 24 to 23 dia. ; and
Credit Foncier, 5} to 51 dii.
_ _ _

Bank shares exhibit no movement worthy of
notice, but Chartered Mercantile of India are
inquired for at 281 to 2911. London and West-
minster are quoted 68 to 70, ex new ; Union of
London, 30 to 40 ; Imperial Ottoman, II to 1 dis.;
and Alliance, 12} to Ili die.

American securities and Atlantic cable shares
are steady. Subjoined are the prices:—The
5-20 Bonds, 731 to 74 ; Erie Railway share', 45j.r
to 46 ; Illinois Central, 771 to 781 ; Anglo-
American Telegraph, 16 to 17, ex div. ; and
Atlantic Telegraph S per cent, preference, 31 to
The appeal of the shareholders in Overend,
Gurney, and Co. (Limited), in the House of Lords,
has been dismissed, with costa.

No transactions in gold were reported at the
Bank yesterday. About 111,0001. has been sent in
since the date of the last return, while there have
been no withdrawals for exportation. It is pro-
bable, however, that sovereigns have been de-
spatched to the provinces in connexion with the
harvest.

Tho City of Boston, from New York, has
brought 26,0001. in specie.
The London and North-Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 8,0371. over
last year ; and the Midland an increase of 7,2831.
The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the 27th ult., shows
a decrease of 2,3331., compared with the corre-
sponding period of 1866.
The first dividend of 3s. 4d. in the pound is now
being paid to the creditors of Harper Twelvetrees
(Limited) by the liquidators, Messrs. Kelly and
Andrew.

An extraordinary general meeting of the proprie-
tors of the Anglo-italian Bank was held yesterday.
The accounts showed a net profit up to 30th June
of 10,2991. 3a. Bd., out of which the directors pro-
posed to pay a dividend of ss. per share, and to
write off 500/. from the furniture and office account,
leaving a balance of 4,7991. 3e. Bd. to be carried to
the new account. They further proposed to narrow
the operations of the bank and to return 50,0001.,
being 21. 10s. per share, of the capital to the pro-
prietors immediately, and as much more during the
autumn. The report was adopted, and a resolu-
tion passed empowering the directors to return any
amount not exceeding 101. per share.
The subjoined report on the market for American
securities is from Messrs. Satterthwaite and CO. :

We have had a strung and active market in London dur-
ing the past week in American securities, United States
5-20 Bonds of 1862 have been in good demand for invest-
ment, and close strong at 731 to 74. The 1865 issue on
importations from New York, notwithstanding large buy-
ing both on home and continental account, close without
alteration from the price of this day week ; at one time
they were taken as high sa 724, but have reacted to 724 to
721. Illinois Central shares have been in good demand,
and at 771 to 784 show an advance of one-half per cent.
/Cries, after touching 47, have declined to 45 to 46, the
public appearing at last to be alive to the fact that the
market in New York is controlled entirely by speculators,
and that as an investment the shares, under the existing
state of affairs, have little real value. First-elan railroad
bond., such as Michigan Central and Minas Construction
have been inquired for, and full quotations are maintained:
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have declined to
24 to 25, and the Consolidated Bonds to 21 to 22.
With reference to the bullion market, Messrs.
Sharps and Wilkins report as follows, under date
yesterday :
Since our last the silver market has been exceedingly
quiet, with a gradually weakening tendency as the conti-
nental is- -dinned to rise. The quotation to-day