The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LlTiltrOoL, DSc. 3.—Sales to day: Caledonian, 74 44 I 3}—
Great Eastern, nni # 4—lancashire and Yorkshire, 191.4—Lon-
don and North Western, 1144 14—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 474—Hero 1184 19#—Midland. 1123 M—
hos.. h British, 83—North Staifordahlre, 614—South Listens, 071
41# 4—Birkenhead, 91—ffiee-twenties, 714—Ditto, 1865, 704
--Great Luxembourg SI 7-16 }—Spanish Passives, 254—
Bank of Liverpool, 211—National Bank, 3 d.—Liverpool and
London and Globe, 14 ix—Thames and Mersey Marine, Sp.
Atlantic Telegraph it per cent., 4 Mt
itantnilffrga, Dlr. A—Market strong, with a large Imminent
doing. Atlantic Telegraph Pref., Bp. et.. 824—Caledonian, 731
„t 41 31 431 31 1 4—Eries, 48—Great Eastern, 304—Great
Luxembourg, 94 7-16—Great Northern A, 1104 11 104 Wit.
Great Weetern, Oft 90—Lancesldre and Yo
1231—London and North Western, 114—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 474 4—Metropolitan, 1181 191 19 181
—Mktland, 112 1 111 1 12 114—North British. 331—North
Eastern " Berwick," 100—Smith Eastern, 674—Thames and
Mersey Marine Insurance (Limited), 3 1-10 p.-11111ted Mates
5-20 Years' Bonds, 711 I—Mancheister and Salford Bank, 21 p.
London, Chatham, and Dover, 191—Metropolitan Extension, 104
—Great Northern New 6 per Cent. (all paid), 1004—Union Bank,
2i D.
BIRKINottAx, Dec. 3.—The rates to-day included Gloomier
Wagon Shares (Limited), at 12/. Closing prices:—Midland
Railway Stock, buyers, at 1111—London and North Western
Coventry and Nuneaton 5 per cent stock, buyers, at 1104—
Droitwich Canal Shares, sellers, at 158—Land Mortgage Bank of
India shares, buyers, at 3 dls.—Stourbridire and Kidderminster
Banks, buyers, at 141—Birmingham Gas New Ordinary shares,
sellers, at 48}—Birmingham Alliance Life Insurance shares, at
dim., selkrs—Brltaruila 11111 s, 11 to 1 dies—Midland Wagon
shares, sellers, at 92-11tudes Metal shares, at 21, buyers.
DOMar, Dec. 2.—New Three per Cent. Stock, 921 }—
Ditto, for account. Stk Dee., en 3—Ditto, for new account. 7th
Jan., 921 1 B—lndm Your per Cent. Stock, 1588, 1001—United
States live:Twenties. 1802, 71—Bank of Ireland (glOO paid),
2361—Hibernian Bank (gulkaid), 38}—National Bank (g3O
paid", 59—National Bank of renmol (Limited) (Lit paid,,
Ac ,121—Union Bank ( (g 22 paid), 164—Ditto, for
account, 1311—Great Southern and Western (glOO paid), 903.

The English actress, Miss Amy Sedgwick, con-
cluded a short but brilliant engagement in the Theatre
Royal, Dublin, on Saturday night.

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" The Marquise de Botany," says the Gazette de
France, "is about to publish the memoirs of her IMe
husband, who, for upwards of thirty years, was, in the
Chamber of Peers end in the Senate, the enfant terrible of
parliamentary government."

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 4.—The Royal Mail steam-
ship Shannon has arrived in the Sound. The mails from
Brazil and the River Plate are now being landed here.

SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 4.—The Hamburg and
American Company's steamer Hemmonia, from New York,
has arrived here with 52 passengers for this port, Havre,
and Hamburg, and the usual mails, 11,630 dole. in specie
for England, and 66,200 dole. in specie for France. Since
the 30th ult. she has experienced strong plea from the
N.N.E., and high seas.
THE BISHOPRIC OF NEW ZEALAND.—It is be-
lieved that the bishopric of New Zealand, vacant by the
resignation of Dr. Selwyn, will be conferred upon the
Right Rev. 3. C. Patteson, D.D., Bishop of the Melane-
sian, or South Pacific Isles. Dr. Patteson, who is a son
of the late Mr. Justice Patteson, is a Fellow of Merton
College, and graduated in 1848. He was consecrated in
1861, and has since that time acted as one of Bishop Sel-
wyn's suffragans.
COURT OF ALDER/SEN.—A court of aldermen VMS
held yesterday in the Long Parlour of the Mansion-house,
at which the Lord Mayor presided. A number of gentle.
men took the usual oath and were admitted aa brokers,
but the business was principally of a formal character, and
the court adjourned after a short sitting.
Tho Farnham Workhouse inquiry was resumed
yesterday, and the case for the guardians proceeded with.
After the letter of the medical officer had been taken
into consideration, the chairman intimated that the
suits of clothing were ordered on the previous board day,
and would shortly be furnished by the contractor, and
that the construction of the baths would be altered under
the tection of the visiting committee. The inquiry
was adjourned.
Tue MANSION-HOUSE NEST INDIA HURRICANE
RELIEF FUND.—During the week which has now elapsed
since the commencement of this fund, the subscriptions
have amounted to 15,4501.

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FENIAN PURCHASES OP ARMS.—We reported on
Monday the examination of a man who gave his name as
"Pherson," and who was arrested last week, in Manchester.
with a quantity of revolvers in his possession, supposed to
be intended for Fenian conspirators. Previously to
the attack on the Manchester prison van, and
the murder of Sergeant Brett, a number of
pistols were bought in Birmingham, by strangeis, and
some of throe weapons were identified with those found
on the spot after the rescue of Kelly and Delay. The Mains
persons have since been in Birmingham, making fresh pup.
cha see, and yesterday, we believe, the man now in msto4 at
Manchester was identified as one of the purchasers of the
arms bought here both before and subsequent to the Man-
chesteroutrage. Thereis, consequently, reason for 'opposing
that an important capture has been made by the Blanches-
ter pollee. The prisoner stands reManded until Friday,
when he will again be brought up at the Manchester police
court, and witnesses from Birmingham will be in attend-
ance.—Bientinoham Poet.
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ADMIRALTY' Dec. 3. ArporrnmEr
ee rs. —Lieu-
teneots CbarlAlder, to the Cumberland, for service in
Naval Barracks; and Charlie J. Soholefield, to the
Serapis.
ARRIVAL OP ABYSSINIAN TRANSPORTS. The
Abyssinian transports screw-steamers City of Manchester
end Kangaroo, two fine steamers of the Inman line,
arrived at Bombay on the 18th November, having made
the passage from the Mersey in 61 days.

IMPORTATION OF SIIEEP INTO IRELAND. —By an
Order in Council, dated Dublin Castle Nov. 28, the restric-
tions prohibiting the importation of sheep into Ireland
have been removed, and every description of sheep may
now be imported from all parts of her Majesty's dominions
and from the United States. The privilege 11 granted sub-
ject to certain restrictions.—Dublin Arpreu.
A woman named Ambraze, the wife of an inn-
keeper at Avalleur (Aube), has just committed suicide, by
charcoal, with her three children, aged respectively five,
seven, and ten years. The motives for this act are said to
be domestic ill-treatment. She had prepared beforehand
the grave clothes for her children.

LORD MACATTLAY'N A MIXDOTS Or THIIRLOW.
I remember his (Lord Macaulay) once describing to us the
character and sayings of Lord Thttrlow ; and he told a
story of that large-eye-browed personage which I never
heard before, and each of you ought to give me half-a-
crown at least, if I agree to tell you. Are the half-crowns
forthcoming? (We nodded assent.) Well, those were
days when we had not the infliction of railways, and when
barristers, even on the Northern circuit, travelled in post-
chaise*. It fell to the lot of a very saintly good man, to
have to travel with Thnrlow, who was then Attorney-
General. A journey to the North was a serious thing in
those times, and my saintly friend dreaded the long jour-
ney, with the blustering Attorney-General, who he was
sure would utter many naughty words before they arrived
at York. They had hardly left London before the good
man remarked, "We shall have a long journey, Mr. At-
torney, and so I thomicht I would bring some books to
amuse us. I daresay it is a long time since you have read
Milton's ' Paradise Lost.' Shall I read some of it to you
It will remind us of our younger days." (In those days
men read great works ; for there were not so many books
of rnbbishing fiction, to which the reading energies of the
present day are directed.) " Oh, by all means !" said
Thurlow, " I have not read a word of Milton for years."
The good man began to readout his Milton : presently he
came to the passage where Satan exclaim, • Better to
reiv in hell than serve in Heaven." Upon which Thurlow
eximed, " A d—d fine fellow, and I hope he may
win." My saintly friend in horror shut up his " Paradise
Lost," and felt that it would be no good mding to the
Attorney-O•neral, if he was to be interrupted by such
wicked exprensions of sentiment.—Mamillan's Magazine
for December.

Tan 13oY~r HOSPITAL nos Disraara or THE
CHRIST, Crrr-noan.—The number al patient' under treat-
ment at this hospital daring the past week aroeunted to
918, of which 75 were new alum.
CRYSTAL PALACR. ONE SHILLING DAY.
TrzsDAY, Die. 3. Admissions co payment, 308 ; ditto
bt team tickets, 879; total visitors, 1,187.

MONEY MARIET.-(THIfi DAY.)

011 o'Oseca.

In the Stock Exchange the speculative transac-
tions are upon a limited scale, but there is a steady
demand to-day :for some securities for investment,
and prices, on the whole, are well maintained. Con-
sols, in which the monthly settlement is now in
progress, are dull, at a reduction of 1-16 per cent.
Railway stocks, however, are steady, and some of
the foreign bonds have improved. Most of the
Spanish securities have experienced a alight ad-
vance. The enquiry extends to colonial govern-
ment debentures and some of the banking shares.
The applications for discount to-day are not
numerous, and the supply of money has slightly
increased. Nevertheless, the quotation for the
best paper is firm, at 11 per cent., or only } below
the Bank rate. Short loans on English government
securities are offered in the Stock Exchange at 1
to 1} per cent.

Console are quoted 93 to 2, ex div., both for
money and to-morrow's settlement. The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. are
flat, at 928 to 4.
There is little demand for British railway stocks,
and prices present no alteration. Metropolitan
is quoted 1188 to ; ; Great Western, 448 to 2;
London and North Western, 1138 to 114 ; Mid-
land, 1114 to 112 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1224 to 123 k ; Caledonian, 738 to 744 ; South
Eastern, 674 to 8 ; Great Eastern, 304 to 3 ;
Great Northern, 1068 to 1074 ; ditto A, 110 to
; London, Chatham, and Dover, 19 to 3 ;
North British, 334 to 2 ; Brighton, 52 to 3 ;
Berwick, 998 to 1008 ; and York and North
Midland, 94 to 95.
Spanish securities have advanced 8 per cent., but
Italian Bonds of 1861 have declined 4, viz., to 46
to 4. The other descriptions are unaltered. Annexed
are the prices :—Turkish of 1862, 62 to 63 ;
ditto of 1865, 338 to 8 ; Greek, 13 to 3 ; Spanish
Passive, 251 to ; ditto New Three per Cents.,
352 to 36 ; ditto Certificates, 198 to 8 ; Italian
of 1861, 46 to 3 ; Egyptian, 858 to 864 ; and
Mexican, 16 to 4.
United States 5-20 Bonds opened this morning
at the improvement of yesterday, but have since
relapsed 4 per cent., the present prise being 718 to
8. Erie Railway shares are called 488 to 4, show
ing a rise of ; and Illinois Central, 89/ to 904,
being unaltered.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are without
change atlB4to 4 ;but Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
I Cent. Preference exhibit a trifling decline, viz.,
to 315-16 to 4 1-16.

A steady inquiry for some of the bank shares is
observable, but prices exhibit no important varia-
tion. London and Westminster are at 66+ to 70+ ;
Union of London, 34+ to 35+ ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dis. ;
Imperial Ottoman, f to + dia. ; Oriental Corpora-
tion, 43i to 44+; and London and County, 53 to 55.
The shares of the financial companies are inactive.
General Credit, 21 to 2+ din. ; International Finan-
cial, 2i to 2+ din. ; London, 24 to 23 dis. ; and
Credit Foncier, 6 to 6+ dia.
The liabilities of Mr. John Baynes, manufac-
turer of Blackburn, whose failure is referred to
from Manchester, reach about 80,0001., while the
assets are expected to show a surplus of at least
8,0001.
A meeting of the China Steam Ship and Labuan
Coal Company (Limited) will be held to-morrow
(Thursday), " to consider the 'present position of
the company, and determine what shall be done to
protect the interests of the shareholders.
An extraordinary meeting of the National
Provincial Marine Insurance Company (Limited) is
convened for the 18th inst., when a resolution will
be proposed in favour of the undertaking being
wound up voluntarily, under the supervision of the
court.

The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 4,118.1. over last year.

HALT-PAST ORE O'CLOCK.

Consols have receded 4 per cent., viz., to 92i
to 93, ex div., both for money and to-morrow's
settlement. Foreign bonds have also declined 4to
4, but English railway stocks are in demand at an
improvement. Caledonian has risen to 75 to 4,
being 14 per cent. above the quotation current at
1 o'clock.

HALT-PANT TtiRIE O'CLOCK.

The markets for public securities are rather
better, although the American President's speech
is regarded as unfavourable. Consols have im-
proved i per cent., viz., to 93 to it, ex div., both
for money and to-morrow's settlement. Foreign
bonds and English railway stocks are firm.
About 100,0001. in bar gold has been withdrawn
from the Bank for the Continent.

At Psis this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened st 69.22, being be. better.

Owing to the small supply of short bills on Paris
and to the absence of supplies of bullion from
Australia or elsewhere, about 200,0001. in bar gold
was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for the
continent. At the present rate of exchange there
is a slight profit on the exportation of gold to
Paris, and further withdrawals from the Bank are
' therefore expected.
The Deutschland, from New York, has brought
20,0001. in specie, and the City of Baltimore
1,0001. The Nyanza takes to-day only 2,0001. in
gold for Alexandria.
On change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Hamburg and Italy were quoted some-
what less favourably for this country; otherwise
little change occurred. Tho rates are subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months,l2.o4 to 12.1 ; ditto, short,
11.184 to 11.104 ; am, 3 months, 12.04 to 12.1 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.35 to 26.40; Brume's, 3 months,
26.35 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.01 to
13.91; Berlin, Cologne, he., 3 months, 0.261 to 6.271 ;
84. Petenburg, 3 months, 32 to 311 ; Paris, short, 25.10
to 25.20; ditto, 3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 • Marseilles,
3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 1201 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 12.20 to
12.30 • Trieste, 3 months, 12.20 to 12.30 ; 3
months, 49t0 481 ; Santander, 3 months, 48/ to 44 ; Cedia,
3 months, 49 to 481; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 481; Malaga,
3 months, 481 to 484 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 481 ; Bar.
colons, 3 months, 49 to 481 ; Bilks', 3 months, 484 to
484 ; glwaicsaa, 3 mouths, 481 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3
mouths, 28.40 to 28.45 ; Gene*, 3 months, 28.40 to
28.45 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.40 to 28.45 ; Palermo, 3
months, 28.40 to 28.45 ; Messina, 3 months, 28.40 to
28.45 • Lisbon, 90 days' date, 511 to 514 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, Isla to 514.
Messrs. Otto Hoz and Co., chiefly in the silk
trade, have stopped payment, owing to heavy losses
and the stagnation of business. Their liabilities
represent a moderate sum, and the assets are ex-
to show about 10s. in the pound. The
Ccotal have been placed in the hands of Messrs.
Smart and Snell, the accountants.
Telegrams received communicate the satisfao-
tory intelligence that the government of New
Zealand has extended its guarantee to all the pro-
vincial loans.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return showy
this week an increase of 2051. over last year ; and
the Glasgow and South Western an increase of
764/.
The traffic return of the Great Western Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the 15th ult.,
exhibits an increase of 2,307/. over last year.
At the half-yearly meeting yesterday of the pro-
prietors of the London Chartered Bank of Australia
a dividend was declared at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum. This will absorb about 40,0001., and
rt was decided to place 5,0001. to the reserve fund
and 2,0001. to the colonial building fund, leaving
10,5701. to becarried forward. The deposits amount
to 973,456!., being 127,0001. beyond the total at the
corresponding period of last year, while the new
acoonnta have increased by 466.

The ordinary general meeting of the Crystal
Palace Company will be held on the 18th inst.
A general meeting of the Rajawelle Coffee Estate
Company (Limited) is fixed for the 19th inst.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
laser nee—Commercial Union, 41 ; North British and
Mercantile, 154 ; Thames and kiersey Marine (Limited),
s,ctath
t and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 4 1-16, ;
City o Moscow Gee, 12i, 12; Continental Union
(Limited), I.li, 11; Imperial Continental, 94, 2f,sa div. ;
Para (Limited), 9,8), 9; Phoenix, 70) ; Ditto New, :4S;
South Metropolitan, ; Westminster Chartered, 52 ;
ditto New, 381.
Backe—London and St. Katharine, 511, 504, 50).
Water Works, East London, New, 22f, I.
Messrs. Fruhling and Goechen have given notice
that the coupons of the United Danubian Princi-
palities Eight per Cent. Loan of 1867, duo the let
January, and the bonds drawn for redemption,
will be paid on that date.

TUESDAY EVINSIPG.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 931, ex
div., for next Thursday's settlement, opened this
morning at the same quotation, and closed at 931.
For money the last price was 93 to 1, ex div. The
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 92/ to 93. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 931, 1, ex div. ; ditto
for account, 931, 5, ex div. ; 'Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 93 2 , 31, 4; New Three per Cents., 94,
31, 3, 2 Bank Stock, 2441 ; India Stock, 223,
5 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1121, 13, ex div. ; ditto
Four per Cent., 1001, ; ditto Four per Cent.
" enfaced " rupee paper, 895; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 1095 ; ditto Bonds, 55e. prem.
The " continuation" on Consols till the next
settlement on the 7th January is only about per
cent., indicating only a moderate supply of stock.
The India Five per Cent. Stock, which, like
Consols, is now quoted ex the January dividend,
was rather flat.

Exchequer Bills remain at 28.. to 31A. prem.

MINE&-{THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
The transactions in the British mining market
to-day are upon a moderate scale. West Caradon,
Chiverton Moor, and East Russell are inquired
for, while North Treakerby and Clifford show a
decline. The prices are as follows:—West Caradon,
9/ to 10%; East Russell, 30s. to 355. ; North
Traikerby, 30s. to 325. 6d. ; Prince of Wales, 495.
to 51s. • Clifford, 5, to / ; Chiverton Moor, 51 to
; Rani Caro Bros, 2 to 21 ; Great Vor, 173 to 18 ;
and Great Limey, 17% to 18.
Foreign and colonial mining shares have been
little dealt in, but Chontalea have improved 2s. 6d.,
viz., to 1/ to 0 dia. Don Pedro are quoted 2to
prem.; St. John del Rey, 60/ to 61%; Pests-
rena, is. to par ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to 1-16
prem. ; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7-16 ; and Anglo-
Argentine, to prem.
At the annual meeting of the Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Mining and Smelting Company, held at Paris
on the 30th November the dividend for the year
1866-67 was fixed at 40 francs per share. Fifteen
francs per share having been piud ' , on account" in
June last, the balance, which is 25 francs, or
19s. Bd. per share, will be payable on the sth inst.

[For to-day's Share Lista see page 4.J