The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-03 00:00:00

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The remittance freak Beata Maria would have been larger
bat for a araraity of bills of exchange.
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The mail from Guayaquil bas brought a remit-
tance of 1,4881. 18e. 3d. on account of the dividends
on, the Debt of Ecuador.

With reference to the Venezuela Mx per Cent.
Loan of 1884, the General Credit and Finance
Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of ad-
vice from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and
Co. dated La Guaira, 9th February, of duties
col-
lected (and remitted) on account of the above loan
as follows :—Per statement No. 77, from Porto
Cabello, 18,917 dole. 94e. ; per statement 78, from
Porto Cabello, 7,227 dole. Mc. ; per statement 64,
from Ls Guam, 15,802 dole. 62c. ; per statement
65, from La Guaira, 6,819 dolt. 14c. Total,
48,767 dola. 24c.
The Imperial Ottoman Bank have received ad-
'toes from their Bucharest agents of the usual
monthly payment by the government (since the
recent events in the Principalities) of 5,3001. on
account of interest, and 1,400/. on account of sink-
ing fond, of the Danubian Loan of 1864. This
notification, under the circumstances, will be re-
ceived with satisfaction by the bondholders.
Telegrams from St. Petersburg mention that the
price at which the new Russian 5 per cent. loan
is to be sold to the public is 105, being a consider-
able advance upon the pries of the last loan.
A small amount of gold-4,oool.—was withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday for export, being appa-
rently an exceptional operation.
The steamer La Plata, from the West Indies,
has brought 225,0001. in specie.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
quoted about the same as on Tuesday, but the in-
quiries for bills indicated more demand for the
means of remituince to the continent. The rates
were as follows :

Tan CAMBRIDGE HNION.—The subject for debate
at the Union ors Tuesday night, was, "That in the epithets
of this bola the generous Oder of Mr. Thompson to easy
an American lectureship in this university is deserving of its
approbation." This wae mead by Mr. Mather, Trinity Cel-
bac and opposed by Mr. Tipping, also of Trinity. After a
good debate in a vary full mooting, cre the motion of Lard
Fite-Maurice the debater's adjourned till Wednesday eves-
ing at 7, when the able lord re-opened the debate. The
principal speakers for the motion were the opener, Mr. Rim,
and Mr. Rum; against it, Mr. Vine's'. Upon • din iolon bete(
taken the motion was carried by a majority of 100 to 60. The
subject for next Tuesday Is the propriety of adopting
Olty's proposal foe anedneatioal Dentition.
Tel CATTLE PLAGUE ON THE DIME OF DEVON.,
euthe'a ESTATL—The rinderpest has made its app-anumo
at Hattingtoe, near Bextea, on the estate of the Duke at
Devonshire, Mrs. Clarke, landlady of the Boll's Head Ins,
having bad sine cows shot, owing to the disease attack.
hog her herd. Cattle on other farms en the same Make
have become suddenly infeasol and the groateat sheen
prevails is the neighbourhood la ooesegageos. The disease
has ban at the tiraffoidehire side of the district for moo
weeks past, and the contagion in generally believed to have
been conveyed by dogs being 'ironed to rani shunt. In
other parte of Derbyshire, both north ad south. the molar
matinees it. ravages, Sotton-on-therHill,
Frith, New Mills, and other districts 60,44 become
infected.—Derbyshire Courier.
CHAILLOTTZ WINBOR. —The governor of the county
gaol (Mr. Rose) ban received a farther respite of this no-
torious entprit to May 14. She has been cautioned *pima
entertaining any hope that her life will be spared in the
east of the sent decision of the Court of Error being ad-
vent, to her. Oa bearing of the farther respito she a.
premed indignation at the "law's delay."—W..ri.raTissue.
RAILWAY!! AND THE LABOURING CLAWEs. —Mr.
T. Hughes, the member for Lambeth,. te about to move
series of sew standing orders, under which, should they be
sanctioned t y the house, weekly. anent' or lodgers—all of
whom are to be deemed as beloogrog to the labrinrin ; clews,
will be entitled to enmpeneatioo under the Leeds Claw
Camolidation Act. Where twenty of them are displaoselloy
the construction of a railway, the railway company .ball be
required to build them, on a site and ins manner to be ap.
proved of by the Chief Commissioner of Wake, dwellhept
provided with all sanitary appliances. The poems dos-
, plead will have the option of taking such tenement' at the
compay's rents, or of having their claim suldnitted to
legal assesamoot. The bop. member appears wave abate-
. dared his crude notions with meant to the sates
st Mamas to which we referred last week. —Rolla.
Newt
TRAFEIC RECEIPTS. -- The. traffic+ receipts a
endways is the United Kingdo onstel for the west
ending the 24th of Febrary, cm 12,329 miles, to C1n,070/.„
and for the corresponding week of last year, en 11,897
miles, to 281.452/., showing en literate of 432 ale" and et
53,6181. The gross receipts at the following 14 railways
I amounted, is the aggregate, on 8,830 miles, to 517.239/.. and
for the corresponding week of 1865,a 8,489 mi leo, t 0474.3461.,
showing an increase of 341 wiles, and an increase of 42,9131'.
The increase on the Caleanian amnent.d to 2,5711. ; a
the Great Eastern to 2,1541. ; on the Gnat Northern I.
1,2241. ; on the Great Southern sod Western to 5301. ' • as
the Great Western to 3,0471. ; a the Lancashire ad
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Yorkshire to 5,0771. • oe the London and North Wasters
to 6.9341. • on the London and Brighton to 2,2514 t
on the LoOden and South Western to 2,6521- ; on the
! Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, to 2 4361.4
en the Midland to 3,3491. • the North Britia
Ito 1,268/. •on the North Eistern 7.3031. ;on OM
.
South Eaters to 2,4921. ; total, 42,9134 The verde
• and mineral traffic a those lines amounted to 321,4874
and for the corresponding week of 1863 to 361,1.13/., show-
ing an increase of 9/13541. The receipts for morseegerse
' parcels, de, onmented to 195,7721., against 173,2141.. suave
hug an beam." of 21,7111. The trade receipts on 52 other
lines amouoted. on 3,499 miles, to 100.8111.. add fa
the arrearondieg week of Iset year. on 3,4014 T.:":1•5,
90,1061 , sharing an increase of 89 mike ant of 10,705/. la
the receipts. The total reneipts of the pat week show •
leaease of 4.5341. an eninpaved with those of the wee&
leg week, ending the 17th February.
Ten Concise Mims' Durum —Pistiorrs,
XARCE 2.—A trade union society, formed among the Dean
and Cornwall miners, is the Takao& Red Liskeard
tricts, have 'randy adopted a resolution that 'impetus
. about the prices paid for muting work shall be decided by
ecrenutitteee of arisen. In opposition to this arrangement;
the minim; managers of the dark's have given notice that
at the next taking on of work the miners beloegisg to
this society shall be Yawed employment. The Keay
promises to guarantee twelve shillings. Te-morrow thin
•, diecharint of miners Is likely to be ear ied oat by some Of
1 the mines in the neighbourhood of Taistock. if the
THE HEAD CENTRES!! OF THE ilarilLX SISTERHOOD. men omtiene ref,se leave the so,,i.ty..
—The Chicago Republican say. that Miss Ellen O'Mabooo7, The Tartstock magistrates have taken alarm lest rioting
bead centre's of the Fenian Sisterhood, is not, as is gess- should ensue, and have .were in 200 special eatable", esti
rally supposed, the wife, daughter, or sister of the Molt obtained 110 constables from the counties eciestaboluye
chief, Jobe O'llaboney. For mangles's she was prtoap d and applied to the military alter titles here to-eight for
of the High School at Quincy and added to her reputation assistaace. Colonel Mann, the tows major,
_has been an.
as a teacher by her essay. amid other predating,' preaseted ranging that large minter; fortes shall be held in medium
to the Teachers' State Cooventioa In 1863 she ant to overnight to proceed te, Teeteteeit by the 10.30 train he.
Chicago, and was made on Parent of the Kinzie School. marrow if ereotod., Meetings of miners him bees him.
NEw ItIETRoTOLITAN R
atSo many of tbe tomighi at Tavistock, where their le ,den have been On,
bills have been withdrawn th the few which remain eau nes ly nrgleg them to be ray 'metal that no preteens be
this session easily be distorted of by a single committee.— given to-morrow from their coodat to justify such preplan,
Herapeth. tions.—lteeler's rchrgrana.

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Amsterdam, 3 months, 19.2 to j ; ditto. 3 dais. 11.18 to
; Rottordam, 3 smooths, 12.2 to 1 ; Antosrp. 3 mouths, I
25.50 to 65 ; Hamburg, ms. banoo, 3 months, 13.91 to 104 ;
Paris, 3 days, 25.23 to 274; ditto, S months. rto to 56 ;
Frankfort-on.thmMeino. 3 months, 121 to ; Petersburg,
rouble, 3 months, 294 to 3 ; Vienna, elf. do.. 3 months,
10.574 to 60; Trierte, ditto, 3 m0nth5,10.574 to 00; Madrid,
3 months, 464 to 3; I %di', 3 months, 47 to Leghorn,
3 mouths, 25.624 to 674 : °epos, 3 months, 25.624 to 674 ;
Milan 3 months, 25.624 to 671: Naples. 3 months,
25.64 to 674: Palermo, 3 months. 25.624 to 674: Messina,
3 swaths, 25.624 to 674 ;Lisbon, 90 days, 514 to I ; Oporto,
1,0 days, 514 to 4.
The rates of discount now current in the various
continental cities are as follows:—Paris, Hamburg,
and Brussels,y 31 per cent.; Turin and Amsterdam,
51; Berlin and Vienna, 5 ; Frankfort, 4; and St.
Petersburg, 6 per cent. All over the continent the
rates are below those current here.
Mr. Alderman Luek, M.P., Mr. H. Fawcett,
M. P., and Colonel George Crnikshank have become
trustees to the Suburban Village and General
Dwellings Company (Limited).
The shares of the Imperial Land Company of
Marseilles were quoted yesterday 3to n prem. It
is aononnoed that the lists of applications for shares
will be closed on Wednesday next, the ith inst., at
4 o'clock, for London, and on Thursday, the Bth
inst., at 12 o'clock, for the country.

FILTDAT Evismra.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 87 to 4 for
the Bth inst., opened and closed to-day at the same
quotation. For money the last price was 861 to
87. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 861, 7, 4 ;
ditto, for account, 871, 7; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 85/, 4,4, ex div. ; New Three par
Gents., 854, 4,1, ex div. ; Bank Stock, 250, 248;
India Stock, 208, 11 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1021,
1, ; ditto Four per Cent., 951 ; ditto Five per
Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 10If, 4, 21; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 108; ditto Four per
Cent. Bonds, 15s. prem.
The government broker bought to-day 15,0001.
Three per Cents. Reduced for the Sinking Fund.
Indian Government Securities were in fair de-
mand. Exchequer Bills remain at 6s. to 2s. die.
The foreign stock market was dull to-day, and
the variations were chiefly unfavourable. Peruvian
bonds of 1865 declined 1 per cent. ; Mexican and
Russian of 1822 and 1862, 1 ; New Grenadian (ex
all), ; and Italian of 1861, Turkish of 1865, and
Brazilian Scrip, 4. Egyptian scrip was also dulL
On the other hand, Greek and New Grenadian Two
per Cents. rose 4; Egyptian of 1864, t ; Spanish
Passive and Certificates, 4. Turkish Bonded 1858
were firm.
The scrip of the New Chilian Loan was last
quoted 34 to 4 prem. At 3 prem., the average du-
ration of the loan being 18 months, the return,
iocludirg repayment, is 10 per cent. per annum.
The letters of allotment are to be issued, possible,
on Monday, and in any case not later than Tuesday.
The total applications for this loan of 450,0001.
I have reached three and a half millions.