The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1867.

ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO MURDER A
POLICEMAN.

About 11 o'clock last night Police-constable
Thomas O'Brien, number 752 of the A Reserve, and
mounted, was proceeding along Smeeton-lane, near Friern
Barnet, when his attention was drawn to a match being
struck close by a hay-stack, in the corner of a field. The
stack was surrounded by railings. O'Brien dismounted
and tied his horse to a gate. He then got over into
the field, and approaching the stack be met
two men and asked them what their business
was there. They aid they were minding the haystack.
O'Brien knowing this to be an unusual thing, requested
them to get over the rails and let him see if he knew
them. After some little hesitation they came over the
rails and he noticed that one had a black leather
portmanteau. The constable told them he should
like to see what it contained. The man who
was carrying it, said " There is the key (hold-
ing one out) for you, you can look for yourself."
O'Brien said that would not do for him. They must open
it, and then he would look. The man with the bag said he
would see him in -- first, and would not be interfered
with, and that he (O'Brien) had better do his own dirty wort.
The constable said, then he must take him and
his companion for being there for some unlaw-
ful purpose. He took hold of him, when his hat,
as well as a wig, fell to the ground. His companion
at this instant presented a pistol at, the officer, who
let go of the first man and seized hold of the pistol
with his left hand. He had no sooner done so
than it went off and wounded the officer. He fell and
could not see for some time. When he recovered his
consciousness he could not see anything of the man.
Ho went to the gate where be had left bis horse, and he
found that had been taken. O'Brien went on
along the road, screaming and shouting, but could make
no one hear at a farmhouse close by. The place
where the occurrence took place is a very lonely
spot, and O'Brien, with much exertion, managed
to get to some cottages about a quarter of a mile
away. His shouts and cries awoke a carpenter named
Simpson, residing in Tatterdown-cottages at Priem Barnet.
Simpson at once took the wounded officer in, and with the
assistance of Mr. Harvey, his landlord, as well as his wife,
they bound up his left hand, which was in a shattered
state and bleeding copiously. By this time the
constable was in a very exhausted condition, and they
gave him water and bathed his head. Stevenson then
obtained a fly and took the poor fellow to Highgate police-
station, where Dr. Forshall was sent foi, and was at once
in attendance. He found the officer exceedingly low,
and his left hand in a shattered state, so much so as to
necessitate the immediate removAl of the fore-finger and
the metacarpal bone.
Mr. Forshall deemed the injury so severe, and the shock
to the system so great, as to endanger the life of the officer.

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

On o'Owm.

This being the day fixed for striking the half-
yearly balance at the Bank of England, the transfer
offices at that establishment are closed, and the
Stock Exchange is also shut, according to custom.
The discount market is very quiet, and the rate
for the best paper does not exceed If per cent. It
is understood that the bills falling due on the 4th
represent a moderate total.
The Sussex has arrived from Melbourne with
121),000/. in gold, making, including the 283,0001.
by the Blackwell and Atrato, a total of 412,00)1.
now awaiting disposal. The whole, however, is
expected to be sent abroad. About 628,0001. is
still on the way from Australia to England.
It is notified that the agency of the undermen-
tioned branches of the Provincial Banking Corpora-
tion (Limited) has been transferred to Messrs.
Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. :—Eaat Dereham,
Fakenham, Gravesend, Great Yarmouth, Hales-
worth, Harleston, King's Lynn, North Walshatn,
Norwich, Portsea, Wells, Edgware-road, and Kings-
land.

Bills on the Panama Railway Company to the
amount of 8,6001. have arrived for the payment of
the interest and sinking fund of the Colombian
Losn of 1863. As the dividend due the Ist April
only amounts to about 5,0001., there will thus
remain a large surplus for the sinking fund, to
which will be added all remittances that may
arrive before the Ist April next.

About 78,0001. in bar gold for the Continent,
and 20,000 sovereigns for Egypt, were withdrawn
from the Bank yesterday.

The Blackwell hes strived from Melbourne with
189,500 i. in gold.
. . .

The 101,000' 1. in gold and 387,0001. in silver by
the steamer Atrato, from the West Indies, re..ched
London this morning, and are expected to be de-
livered to the bullion brokers on Monday next.
The Anglo-American Telegraph Company have
notified a reduction of the tarifffor the transmission
of messages to America from the Ist December
next. The basis of the new scale ie--" Between
any Telegraph Station in Great Britain or Ireland
and New York, for ten words, not exceeding fifty
letters, 51. ss. For every additional word not ex-
ceeding the average of five letters 10s."

The Agra Bank-(Limited) is prepared on behalf
of the late Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited),
to anticipate payment of its promissory notes
falling due on the 15th March, 1868, under rebate
of the same rate of interest which the notes carry.
This instalment will complete 17s. 6d. in the pound,
with interest thereon in full.

The Great Western Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,5201. over last year ; the
London and South Western, an increase of 754/. •
the London, Chatham, and Dover, including
the Metropolitan Extension and branches, an in-
crease of 2,281/. ; the Metropolitan Extension
separately, an increase of 468/. ; the Lancashire
and Yorkshire, an increase of 1,549/. ' • the North
Eastern, an increase of 5,3101. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 3161. ;
and the North British, an increase of 1,757/.

At the meeting of the proprietors of the Land
Mortgage Bank of India held yesterday, the directors'
report, announcing an interim payment on account
of dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum
free of income tax, was adopted. It was mentioned
that in Madras and Calcutta the affairs of the
undertaking are progressing moat satisfactorily, but
in Bombay little business has been done in conse-
quence of the commercial depression, and the
directors will avoid operations there until affairs
are in a more healthy condition.
A meeting was held yesterday of the shareholders
of the English and American Bank (Limited),
when the resolution previously passed, in favour
of the undertakingbeing wound up voluntarily, was
confirmed.

The newly elected directors of the Clerks' Dining
Company (Limited) have taken offices in Clement's-
lane, and appointed the firm of Clarke, Son, and
Rawlins, solicitors to the company, and Mr. B. F.
Killerby, secretary. Fresh prospectuses are being
issued, and it is intimated that, as soon as half the
capitaljis subscribed, the first dining establishment
will be opened.

The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared in the Bankers Clearing-house
for the week ending Wednesday, October 30 :

Return of Paid Clearing for the week ending Oct. 30, 1867.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Friday, Oct. 23
Saturday, Oct. 26
Monday, Oct. 28
Tuesday, Oct 29 8,973,000
Wednesday, Oot. 30

269,9 P,"

CZOBGE DERBTSHIEZ, Cluef Inspector.
Bankers' Clearing-house.
The general average continues very low, especially
if allowance be made for the exceptional movement
in connexion with the Stock Exchange settlement
on Wednesday ; and it may be remarked, as de-
monstrating the slackness of business in that esta-
blishment as in nearly all other quarters, that the
corresponding settling day in 1865 gave a total of
26,000,0001., as against 16,745,0001. now.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Oct. 30, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue E36,570,115 Decrease 2112,450
Circulation active 24,654,855 Decrease 110,400
Public deposits 4,921,096 Increase 51'1,311
Other deposits
Government securities in

banking departmentl2,B9l,2o3 No change.
Other securities in banking
department 16,835,079 Increase 27,955
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Seven day and other Wk G37,768 Increase 23,724
The Rest
_.3,972,i123 Increase 2,700

Notes in reserve
Total swerve (note & coin)
in banking department 13,042,533 Increase 21,222
The movements in the government and private de-
posits, though of considerable amount, nearly
balance each other, and, as the variation in the
advances on private 'securities is but slight, the
reserve remains almost stationary. The decrease
in the coin and bullion is 89,1781., which accords
pretty closely with the amount of gold known to
have been withdrawn for exportation during the
week.

BANS OF:
An Account pursuant to the Act
week ending on Wednesday, t

ENGLAND.
7th and Bth Vle., e. 3; for the
he 30th
.day of October. 1887.

-
mos DIPA
Notes Issued L58,570,115

'l67'yYK7.

6.18,670,116

7C;VeTtiinent debt £11,015,100
Other securities 11,984,110 C
Gold coin and btd-
non 21,570,115
fillyer

BARIUM.) DI
=etore Capital E.14.6r.3.000
3,072,32.1
Public Deno,Ha (in-
cluding Kitbag.,
Sat. Banks, Cont-
eds. of National
Debt, and Dir
ateaunta) 4.0-21,006
Other Deposita
Seven day and other
Blth

06,670,115

o;:ernsueut Secu-
rities 212,891,303
Other Secunties 16,835.079
Notes
Gold slid Saver
Cola - 1,197,373

642,7d5.5ts I $.44,708,515
Oct St. 1867. F. MAY, Deputy Cashier.

THORSI)AT Evcifixa.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 944 to },
both for money and next Thursday's settlement,
opened this morning at the same quotation, and
closed at 941 to 4. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at
3 o'clock 921 to 1. Theiofficial bulimia report is as
follows : —Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94,
; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 94, 3, 21 ;
New Three per Ceuta., 3}, 21, 3 ; ditto,
Two and a Half per Cent., 76 ; Bank Stock, 247,
6, 8 ; India Stool, 223 ; ditto Five per Cent., 114 i,
14, 13} ; ditto Four per Cent., 100 i, ; ditto
' Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 104, ;
ditto Bonds, 605., 645., 605., 645. prem.
Indian government securities remain steady.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 2:s. to 30a. prem.
The foreign stock market was steady, and the
variations in prices were about evenly balanced.

Brazilian of 1865, Danubian, and Peruvian of 1865
wore inquired for, and advanced 5 to 1 per eent.
Greek rose f ; and Spanish Passive, 5. Italian of
1861 were I better in the morning, but closed
worse than yesterday, owing to to day's news.
Egyptian, first issue, declined 1 per cent. ; and
Spanish New Three per Cents., Mexican, and
Turkish of 1865 (Five per Cents.), 5.
Bank shares were very little dealt in, but London
and Venezuela met with inquiry, and rose 1/.
The amount of business in financial shares was
limited, but General Credit rose 2s. 6d., and Inter-
national Financial met with inquiry. Prices
closed as follows :—lnternational Financial, 211 to
25 dia. ; General Credit, 25 to 2 dia. ; London
Financial, 24 to 23 dia. ; and Credit Foncier, 65 to
65 dis.
Atlantic Cable shares were quiet, with few trans-
actions. Anglo-American left off at 175 to 1 ; At-
lantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, at 34
to 5 ; and Telegraph Construction, at 151 to 16}.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 141 to 15,
and National Discount 6to 65 prem. Miscel-
laneous shares showed few changes. Ocean Marine
Insurance were in request, at an advance of U.
City Discount improved 10s., and Commercial
Union Insurance 2s. 6d. ; but Peninsular and
Oriental (new, 1867) declined 10s.
. .

The only variation in colonial government de-
bentures was a rise of per cent. in Queensland.
United States 5-20 Bonds were in good demand
in the morning, and rose per cent. A relapse
afterwards occurred, yet the closing quotation was
higher than yesterday. Erie Railway shares im-
proved ; Blinois Central, 1 ; and Panama and
Philadelphia and Erie, 1. Atlantic and Great
Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, however,
declined 4. Prices closedas follows :-5-20 Bonds,
1882, 70 to 1, ex div. ; Erie Railway shares, 47 to
; Central 801 to 1 ; Atlantic and Great
NVestern Railway Debentures, 254 to 264 ; and
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 20 to 21.

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

thirs o'Or.osz.

The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, but there
is a fair amount of business in the Mining Ex-
change. West Chiverton, Prince of Wales, Korth
Treskerby, and Wheal Grenville shares are in chief
request. Annexed are the prices :—Prince of
Wales, 535. to 54a. ; West Chiverton, 70 to 71 ;
Wheal Seton, 100 to 105 ; Wheal Bassett, 87}
to 921 ; Wheal Grenville, 31e. 6d. to 33e. ; Marks
Valley, 61 to ; Chiverton, 5} to I ; Chiverton
Moor, 5 to I ; Great Laxy, 171 to 18k ; Great Vor,
17k to 181; and North Treskerby, 3bs. to 38a.
Subjoined is a copy of a letter received by the
Don Pedro North Del Rey Mining Company from
their agents in Liverpool, Messrs. Bramley Moore
and Co. :—" Oct. 30, 1867. We have just received
our telegram from Lisbon, by which we understand
that the steamer brings 25,000 oitavas of gold
from Don Pedro North Company."
A general meeting of the Cape Copper Mining
Company (Limited) is called for the 13th Novem-
ber, to receive the report and accounts for the
year 1856.