The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-07 00:00:00

REMARKS,

A general increase of atMo43ll7rlcra premiere of considerable
extent has taken place since yesterday at all stations. A decrease
since last night is reported from Yarmouth, where the prenure
is now slic•tenths of an inch lower than at Nairn and Mende.
The report from Helder has not arrived yet, 11 a.m. Tempera-
ture is generally lower except in the north of Scotland ; In the
south-west of Ireland the diminution has been considerable. A
northerly gale Is reported from Yarmouth, where the sea is now
high. Northerly winds blew yesterday very strongly on our
east coast, as noted in our afternoon report, and they it'll con-
tinue. The winds generally are northerly, but force is more
moderate. Hall and snow have fallen at nearly all our stations.

DEATH ON THE FELLS.—An inquest was held at
Haien Bank, Martindale, on Wednesday week, upon
the body of Thomas Jackson, 57 years of age, who
was found dead on the Martindale Fells on the 26th
of November. The deceased had been at Helton on
the 25th to attend a meeting of shepherds, held for
the purpose of exchanging sheep. He left about 4
o'clock in the afternoon, intending to cross the fell to
Martindale, but he never reached home. On the follow-
ing day, as he had not returned, a search was made, and
his body was found dead at the bottom of •• craggy
precipice, about fifteen yards deep, with his face in a pool
of water It appeared from the circumstances that the
unfortunate man had lost his way, and wandering to the
crag, had fallen over and been killed. The jury re-
turned a verdict of "Accidental death."— Iredssoreland.
Surrow.—A Noost. Fox Ht xr.—On Saturday
last, whilst Messrs. Broker, Cawthorn, and Werth were
coursing in Sutton Fen, a fox was started. The four
greyhounds that they had with them were at once set at
liberty, and immediately gave chase. Reynard ran off in
fine style, but the dogs soon came up with him, and kept
him at bay till the gentlemen arrived upon the scene with
• shepherd's dog, which immediately attacked the fox, and
seising him by the brush, held on till both dog and fox fell
into • ditch, which, although quite dry was much over-
grown with rush, &a The gentlemen then quickly lent
their aid, and in a few minutes Reynard had a strap placed
round his neck. and was led away in triumph by his
' captors. Mr. J. Werth, jun., has kept him chained from
that time, and he takes hie food kindly, and behaves very
peacefully. Had he not been taken, Reynard would with-
out doubt have made himself a deal more free than wel-
-1 come with the poultry upon the many farms about the
fens during the coming winter.—Cambridge Independent.
TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending No-
vember 30, amounted on 13,056 miles, to 711,0751., and
for the corresponding week of 1866 on 12,740 miles, to
690,165/., showing an increase of 316 miles and of
28,8901. The gross receipts on 14 of the principal
railways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week
on 9,433 miles to 603,7541., and for the corresponding
week of last year, on 9,151 miles, to 561,11., showing an
increase of 272 miles and of 72,625/. The increase on
the Great Eastern amounted to 2,0711. ; on the Great
Northern to 2,0591.; on the Great Western to 3,0701.; on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire to 1,3641. ; on the London and
North Western to 4,416/. ; on the London and Brighton to
1,3471. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire to
891. •, on the Midland to 4,118/. • on the North British to
I,IIV. ; on the North Eastern to 2,715/, ; on the South
Eastern to 1,678/,—total, 24,0491. ; but from this must
be deducted 775/. the decrease on the Caledonian, 4061.
on the Great Southern and Western, and 2431. on the
London and South Western, leaving the total in-
crease as above, 22,625/. The receipts on :t2 other rail-
ways
in the United Kingdom amounted on 3,6.33 miles to
115,3211., and for the corresponding week of last year on
3,589 miles to 109,056/. showing an increase of 44 miles
and of 6,2651. The goode traffic on the 14 systems of
lines above-mentioned amounted for the week to 375,111/.,
against 355,600 f., showing an increase of 19,798/. The
peat:engem parcels, mails, he., traffic on those lines
amounted to rii,3611., and for the corresponding week of
1866 to 225,5291., showing an increase of 2,M2/. The
total receipts for the past week show a decrease of 1,3351.
as compared with throe of the preceding weck, ending the
23rd November.
ADVICE TO ITALY.—The best friends of Italy
would, we think, address her somewhat as follows :—Keep
your dynasty, in spite of any dissatisfaction that may be
inspired by the King, or any want of confidence in his
successor, but gradually diminish its power, thus obtaining
the advantages of a republic without its agitations. Turn
a deaf ear to the cries of " the heroic Trentino," till it suits
Austria to part with it, and try to forget that Istria exists.
Avoid as far as possible all foreign complications, and
above all beware of interfering with the Eastern question,
except for the purpose of preventing Constantinople falling
to Russia, while that empire has still the aggressive
instincts of • semi-barbarous power. "Seek peace and
ensue it" with all the world, and more especially with
Germany, from which country you may obtain what you
most need, learned men trained to interpret your own past
to yourselves ; trained to reinvigorate your education, sad
thereby indefinitely to extend your power. Restrict the
temporal power of the Pope, as soon as you are able, to
the limits of the Leonine City. Never be satisfied until
the church is supported exclusively by voluntary oontri-
buttons. Diminish your army and navy to the utmost,
but take pride in having both services as perfect as pos-
sible. Spare no expense in keeping up with the latest im-
provements in weapons. Abolish all unnecessary drill,
and recruit your officers, as is already done in Holland, by
competitive examination. As long as the rrs du ra and the
repni ?tarifa. oblige you to keep up your armaments even
at their present diminished rise, comfort yourself by re-
garding them as a school through which your half-civilised
population is passed, and make your period of service as
short as possible. Advance elementary education. Con-
centrate your universities, and train year professors north
of the Alps. Have • few first-rate gymnasia, but above
all direct attention to the class of schools which are known
in Germany as Real-seittilen. Push on roads and railways.
Encourage planting on • scientific method, as well as
irrigation. Protect your works of art sod your libraries,
the last of which hare been of late years not a little
damaged. Give every possible facility to foreigners. Lay
yourself out for a great transit trade, for beteg the
emporium of the Mediterranean and the pleasure-place of
Europe. Continually reduce your Customs duties, with •
view of abolishing them altogstber.—NortAßrinsißeview,
December number.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

On olhooz.

In the Stock Exchange to-day the amount of busi-
ness is not large, but it consists principally of sales,
and prices have experienced a fresh reduction.
The advicea from the Continent with regard to Its
lion affairs are still considered unsatisfactory, while
the increased demand for money and continuous
withdrawals of gold from the Bank, lead to doubts
whether the official mihimunt may not be raised
before very long to 2 per cent. An advance of
per cent in the Bank rate, especially if accompanied
with any increase of mercantile business, should not
however, be looked upon asanunfavourable feature.
Consols have declined A per cent., both for money
and the account. Railway stocks are offered. Metro-
politan fell per cent. at the commencement of
business, but is now partially better. Foreign
bonds exhibit no recovery from the reduction of
yesterday.

The demand for money is moderate, and the
supply rather larger than yesterday. There is no
disposition, however, to take the best three months'
bills below 11 to 2 per cent. A somewhat increased
inquiry (for a Saturday) has consequently been ex-
perienced at the Bank. The charge for loans in
the Stock Exchange is still 14 per cent.
Consols are quoted mg to /, ex div., for money
and 92/ to /, ex div., for the account (January
7). The New Three per Cents. and Three per
Cents. Reduced are called 924 to /.
The railway market is dull, but the reduction in
prices is not general. Metropolitan stock fell this
morning to 1154 and though a partial recovery
has since occurred, the present quotation, 115/ to
116, is / per cent. lower than yesterday. Great
Northern (original) has declined 4, viz. to 1074 to
1084, and some of the other lines I to 4.
Great Western is quoted 444 to / ; London
and North Western, 113/ to 114/ ; Mid-
land, 1124 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
122/ to 123/ ; Caledonian, 751 to 4 ; South
Eastern, 67/ to t ; Great Eastern, 34 to / ; Great
Northern A, 1104 to 111; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 184 to I ; North British, 334 to I ;
Brighton, 524 to ; Berwick, 99/ to 1004 ; and
York and North Midland, 94 to 95.
Foreign stocks are dull, but the only change in
the speculative descriptions is a decline of 4 per
cent. in Turkish of 1865, viz., to 334 to
4. Turkish of 1862 are at 62 to 63 ;
Greek, 12/ to 134 ; Spanish Passive, 25 to 4 ;
ditto New Three per Cents., 35/ to / ; ditto Certi-
ficates, 195 to 4 ; Italian of 1861, 454 to 4 ;
Egyptian of 1864,85 to 86 ; and Mexican, 151 to t.

A few transactions have been recorded in Ameri-
can securities. The 6-20 Bonds are at 70,} to ,
being 1 lower. Erie Railway shares, 47/ to 48 ;
and Illinois Central, 881 to 891, showing no
change.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quiet at
181 to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference at 4 to 41.
Bank shares are without alteration of impor-
tance. London and Westminster are quoted 69 to
71 ; Union of London, 361 to 37, being firm ;
Alliance, 11 to 10 die. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to
1 die. ; London and County, 54/ to 631 ; and
Oriental Corporation, 42 to 44.
Financial shares are inactive, with few dealings.
Loudon Financial, 221 to 211 die. ; International,
n to 21 die. ; General Credit, 21 to 2 dis. ; and
Credit Fonder, 6$ to si die.

The Council of India will receive tenders on the
18th inst. for bills on Calcutta and Madras to the
amount of 200,0001.
The Midland Railway Company have made a call
of 21. per share on the 181. 5 per cent. preference
shares, payable on the 31st inst.
An extraordinary meeting of the Bognor Rail-
way Company will be held on the 23rd instant,
when the draft of an agreement with the Brighton
Company extending the time for payment of the
purchase money for the line, will be taken into
consideration. _

Two o'Ctoes.
The stock markets close with a better tendency.
Consols have improved per cent., viz., to 922
to ex div., for money, and 94 to 93, ex
div., for the account. Caledonian stock baa
risen to 76 to ; but Metropolitan is flatter, at
115 g to t.
We are now drawing near to a time of the
year when the next railway dividends are
anxiously looked for, and when the public
require to be warned against the interested
rumours which are often set afloat. There
were buyers yesterday of the next dividend of
the Metropolitan Company at 62 to Gi per cent.,
and from this it is infested that efforts will be
made to maintain by some means the 7 per cent.
rate hitherto paid, although the traffic falls short
by some 7,0001. or 8,0001. of the amount estimated
by the chairman as necessary to pay 7 per cent.
With regard to our railways, however, it is not a
question of confidence in any mere c.timotes
of dividends which may possibly be put for-
ward for interested purposes. If railway
dividends altogether inspire little or no
trust, such a result is not to be wondered at
when it is borne in mind that so late as the begin-
ning of last year the Brighton Company was paying
a dividend of 6i per cent., and the Caledonian of
71 per cent. With regard to the Metropolitan
Railway, it is generally felt that the transition
stage through which this property is passing is of
a more critical character than would occur to those
who lose sight of the extensions—the old error in
railway policy—to which this company is commit-
ting itself. A company which, with about five and
a half millions of capital actually paid up,
pays as yet interest and dividends out of
revenue on less than one-half (the exact sum, by
the last accounts, was 2,559,0000 of that amount,
and this, too, from what is believed to be the most
paying portion of its line, may in the future take
rank amongst good railway properties, but assu-
redly presents as yet sufficient elements of uncer-
tainty to render it desirable that the official
mania for extensions should be kept in check.

About 30,0001. in bar gold for the Continent, and
6,000 sovereigns for South America, were with-
drawn from the Bank yesterday.
The Rifleman has arrived from Sydney with
57,0001. in gold.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
rather dull, but without change of importance. The
list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.0} to 12.1 ; ditto, short,
11.18} to 11.194 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.0} to 12.1 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.525 to 25.37} ; Brussels, 3 months,
25.324 to 25.374 ; Hamburg and Alton:, 3 months, 13.9} to
13.9} ; Berlin, Oologne, ke., 3 months, 6.264 to 6.27} ;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 311 to 314 ; Paris, abort, 25.10
to 25.20; ditto, 3 months, 25.30 to 25.35 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 15.30 to 25.35 ; Prankfort-omthe-Maine,
S months, 120} to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, 12.25 to
12.32 ; Trieste, 3 months, 12.25 to 12.32 ; Madrid, 3
months, Mil to 48} ; Santander, 3 months, 464 to 484; Cadiz,
3 months, 49 to 481; Seville, 3 months, 49 to 481; Malaga,
3 months, 48} to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 to 481 Bs: -
colons, 3 months, 484 to 481 ; Babas, 3 months, 484 to
484 ; &rigors, 3 months. 484 to 484 ; leorrt, 3
months, 28.50 to 28.60 ; Genoa, 3 months 28.50 to
28.60 ; Naples, 3 mooths, 28.50 to 29.60 ; Palermo, 3
months. 28.50 to 28.60 ; months, 28.50 to
28.60 ; Labatt, 90 days' date, 514 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, 51} to 514.
The Mexican dollars by the steamer Tamar were

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sold yesterday at 4s. lid. per ounce, showing a rime
of 1-16 d.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 7731., compared with the cor-
responding period of last year.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
authorised the 30'. shares of the London Sank of
Mexico and South America (Limited), 201. paid, to
Le quoted in the official list, in lieu of those of WI.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock waterworks, and canal shares, as given in •-.1
the Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—Alliance British and Foreign, 134 ; Com-
mercial Union, 4;., ; Guardian, 454 ; Indemnity
Marine, 116; Marine, 93; Ocean Marine, 211: Thames
and Mersey Marine (Limited), 5, 44, 1346 ; Taiga
Marine Liverpool (Limited), 83, 4.
Gaslight and Coke—Bombayra ad), ; Ditto New,
24 ; City at Moscow Gas, 114, • lls ; Commercial, 3;4 ;
Great Central, 121, ; Imperial tinental, 934, ex dlv.;
Sauey Consumers, sew, 6, 4 ; Western, 131,141
Docks—But and West India, 1271, 84, 74, 8 ; Londca .
and St. Katharine, 50S.
Water Works—Berlin, 124, I.
Canals—Grand Junctioa, 71, 70, 1 ; Regent's (or Lon-
don), 204 ex die.

FRIDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 93 to A, ex
div., for the 7th January, opened this morning at
93, and closed at 94 to 93. For money the last
price was 92/ to 93, ex div. The Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.
were quoted at 3 o'clock 92} to The official
business report is as follows Three:— per Cent.
Consols, for money, 921, 3, ex div. ; ditto foe
account, 93, ex dm. ; Tines per Cents. Reduced,
92;.%, ; Now Three per Cents., 94, 13, 21, A ;
ditto Five per Cent.,lo2 ex div.; Bank Stock, 243;
India Stock, 223; ditto Five per Cent., 1121,13,
ex div. • dittoFourperCent.,lool, 100 ; ditto Four
per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 881 ; ditto Five
per Cent., 103/ • ditto Five-and-s-Half per Cent.,
109/ ; ditto Bonds, 53a., 58s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steaday.
Exchequer Bills remain at 28s. to 31s. prem.
The amount of business in foreign atnrl,s was not
large, but it consisted almost exclusively of sales.
Italian Bonds of 1801 were offered, and declined
per cent.; Mexican and Spanish Passive receded
# ; Spanish New Three per Cents, ; the Com-
mittee's Certificates, ; and Greek and Turkish of
1865, 1 ; Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., and Danu-
bian of 1867, however, rose 1 per cent.; and Rus-
sian of 1822,
The Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loan was last
quoted Ito ll prem. and the Honduras Govern- ;
meat Railway Loan 1# to 1# prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Ow' o'CLoax.

The mining market is quiet to-day, with few
transactions usual on a Saturday. Chiverton Moor,
Great Leroy, Nrueal Seton, and Great South
Tolgus,"shares have been chiefly dealt in. Chives.-
ton Moor are quoted 5I to 6 ; North Tres-
herby, 30s. to 325. ; Prince of Wales, 50s. to 525. ;
Tincroft, 13 to 14 ; Wheal Seton, 94 to 96 ; East
Caradon, 5! to # ; Great Vort 174 to 18 ; Great
South Tolgus, 21 to 23 ; Great Late)", to
Great Fortune, 4} to 51, ; Wart Caradon, 10 to 1 ;
and North Crafty, 214 to
Foreigntand colonial mining shares were quiet.
St. John del Rey, 60} to 64; Dou Pedro, 2 1-16.
to 3-16 prem.; Anglo-Brazilian, par to prem.
Pestarena, dis. to par ; Chontales, 1j to 01 di°.
Rossa Grande, 10s. to 12s. ; Anglo-Italian, to
prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to ; Frontino
Bolivia, 15-16 to 1 1-16; Port Phillip, 14 to 14 ;
and Anglo-Argentine, to prem.
The subjoined report on the metal market is
from the circular of Messrs. von Dadelasen and
North:

We can report no improvement in the metal market,
but in some articles it is even flatter than before. Iron :
Welsh bars have been offered at 5/. 10a. for very good
make. Rails are steady. Staffordshire iron is again
rather in buyers' favour. Scotch pigs are steady at Nis. 6d.
Copper : The tone of the market is hardening. The last
Chili mail advises charters of only 600 tons copper produce.
A sale of ore reported at 14s. 4d., after sales at 14s. :id.
This is far above the parity with English toegh copper,
which is nominally 75/. to 761. India sheets we quote
to 801. Australian quite nominal. Chili bare wild at
601. 10s. and 701. for January delivery. Tin is steady. at
001. cash, at which a moderate a:nount of business has
' been done for consumption and export. Banes nominally
931. to 1141. 10s. English tin is quiet. The Dutch market
is dim at 5441. Tin plates continue very flat. Lead Tay
dulL Good English pig has been offered at EV. 2s. 6d.
Spelter flat and lower; Silesian,2l/. 2s. 6d., sellers ; VS.
nominally, 201. 11a. to 201. 17a. 6d. ; Belgian, 201. 1:4.

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