The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-02 00:00:00

WEE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1867.

THE FIRE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The public interest in the disaster which has
caused the destruction of • material part of the Palace at
Sydenham is shown by the crowds of people who have
gone to see the ruin. during the last two days, but espe-
cially ye.terilay. on Monday evening a telegram was
received by the authorities there from Osborne to the
effect that the Queen was concerned to bear of the tire,
and wished to have sonic details in reference to it by post.
These were furnished by Mr. Howley, the manager, by
the mail of that evening, and would reach her Majesty
yesterday morning.
Already steps have been taken by the directors towards
reconsulting.:oring the damage caused by the fire. Yesterday Mr.
1 E. a in Clark, the consulting engineer of the company, and
Mr. Rose, the resident engineer, made an official survey of
the ruins, and agreed to recommend to the directors the en.
closure forthwith of a space of about 120 ft. on the northern
side of the screen, separating what was the tropical depart-
ment from the rest of the nave, with the view to the even.
tool restoration of that part of the fabric, if the directors
should so ileteruiine. As the roof and sides of the building
for that distance north of the screen have been saved, the
enclosure of so much of the space is easily effected. and
the rest of the area, extending about 500 feet further
in that direction, and which is now covered with the wreck
occasioned by the fire. may be restored in course of time.
It is currently reported that in the event of the northern
end being rebuilt the cost will be from 50,000/. to 010,0001.
and this n 1.1.46,11 to the expense of reinstating it in
! other respects, should the directors decide upon restoring
the tropical department, with the various courts that have
I been destroyed, us it originally stood. In the meantime
I the onlinary recreations of the Palace go on as usual, and
the effects of the tire cannot be seen from the in.
tenor of the building. They can, however, from the
I grounds, and during yesterday. as on Monday,
crowds of jargons assembled to see the ruins. The havoc
caused in the Alhambra and Assyrian Court is most com-
plete, and scarcely less so in the Byzantine, immediately
oposite. All three are dismantled, and present a de-
orable sight. Of the Alhambra Court, erected and ern-
I Illished under the sup eriutendeoce of Mr. Owen Jones,
and with which thousands must be familiar, little remains
but the gildol wails, oral these are blackened in places by
the action of the fire and otherwise defaced. As will be re-
membered, it was a reproduction on a small scale of the far-
famed Court of Lions, the Tribunal of Justice, the Hall of
the Ahencerrages, and the Divan of the fortress-palace of
the Alhambra, situated on a hill abovethe city of Granada,
in the south of Spain, the capital of the Moorish Kingdom
of that name. l'assing through the central archway a
fountain was seen supported by the lions that gave name
to the court, and through the archway opposite the stalac-
tite not of the Hall of the Abencerrsges, composed in the
original of innumerable pieces. The Court of Lions, in Mr.
Owen Jones's reproduction, was 75ft. long, or
two-thirds of the length of the orignal. The
column. were of the same height and size as those
of which they were restorations, and the arches that
sprang from theui were also of the actual size of the
originals. The Assyrian Court was 120 ft. long, rkft.
wide, and had an elevation of 40 feet. Its chief interest
lay in its illustrating a style of art of which no
ecinien had, it is said, been before presented in
Europe, and it was erected from designs by Mr. James
Fergusson, assisted by Mr. Layard. The Byzantine Court,
on the opposite side of the nave, was a restored copy of a
cloister of the church of Santa Maria at Cologne, of the date of
the close of the 10th century. The roof was beautifully
decorated with Byzantine ornaments, and at one end was a
recumbent figure of Richard Creur de Lion from Rouen,
which has been comparatively little injured by the fire. In
the centre stood a marble fountain, an exact copy of one at
Heisterbach, on the Rhine. That. too, has been hut slightly
damaged, as have also the recumbent effigies of Henry IL
and hi. Queen, laeonora ; Richard 1., and Isabella, wife of
King Jolm, copied from those of Fontevrault Abbey, the
burying-place of the Plantagenets, and which are said to be
the only copies in existence. The greater part of the court
itself, however, with all its characteristic architecture and
elaborate decoration, has been irreparably injured. With
the library and reading-room perished a copy of the New
Testament, printed in lasl for the then King of Prussia,
and said to be unequalled as a specimen of Gothic typo-
graphy. Twenty-five copies only of the book were printed
when the type was broken up. Of these five existed in
England--four now. The magnificent volume was the gift
of the late King to the library of the Palace.

SBABE LIST&-(THIB DAY.)

Osta o'CLOCK.
The railway market is buoyant, and in some
cases a considerable advance has been established'
upon the final quotations of yesterday. Purchasing
orders have been received from the country, more
especially from the north, while others have been
made with the intention of the stock being taken
out of the market at the ordinary settlement.
South Eastern stock has further advanced 1 ; and
a little improvement has taken place in Great
Eastern, while Metropolitan is 14 higher than at
the final close yesterday. London and North
Western has advanced and Great Western, Mid-
land, and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each
improved 4.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1284 to 129 ;
Great Western, 554 to 56 ; London and North
Wester., 122 to ; ; Midland, 124 to A ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 130 to 4; Cafedonian,
123 to 124 ; South Eastern, 70 to 4 ; Great
Eastern, 304 to j ; Great Northern, 114 to 119} ;
ditto A, 12 to I ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
16
to 4; and North Britiah, 37 to

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

Own o'Owow.

The heavy fall of snow with which a consider-
able district round the metropolis has been visited
has not only arrested a great portion of the ordinary
street traffic, but it has hindered very many persons
who live in the more distant suburbs from reaching
the City at all. This casualty, added to the par-
tially holiday character of the season, has thinned
the attendance at all the chief points of business,
and among others at the Stock Exchange. It has
not, however, interposed any check to the improv-
ing character of the stock markets. They are, on
the contrary, better, with advancing tendencies,
though they are not receiving any special stimulus
from public investments. Railway stocks are in
favour upon country orders by telegraph.
There is comparatively little demand for
money and few commercial bills are offered.
Supplies consequently appear to be quietly
enlarging, though rates are without variation,
at about per cent. on first class bills. There is
only a very moderate inquiry on the Stock Ex-
change at the nominal quotations of 2f to 3 per
oent. for short loans.

Consols are now quoted at 94 to }, for money,
and at 90j to I for the February account. The
market is firm with some appearance of a scarcity
of stock.

United States -20 Bonds are firm at 721 to 73g.
3

Most of the foreign speculative stocks are steady
at previous prices. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are
quoted 524 to 534, ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 314
to 32 ; Greek, 140 to ; Spanish Passive, 214 to
; ditto Certificates, 144 to ; Italian of 1861,
53 to 4, ex div. ; Mexican, 171 to 184 ; and
Russian Scrip, to la prem.
International Financial shares are quoted 2EI
to 2,1, dis. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 dia. ;
General Credit, 2to 11 dis., ex all ; Credit Fonder,
5 to 41 dis. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16} to a, ex div.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of Will. 7s. 10d. on account of the dividends
on the Debt of Ecuador.

About 55,000/. in bar gold was bought by the
Bank yesterday, in addition to 15,000 sovereigns
received from abroad. The influx is expected to
continue, there being no demand for abroad.
The Douro, from Brazil, has brought 45,425/. in
specie. . .

The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
mostly unaltered. A trifling reduction occurred
in the rates for bills on Belgium and Vienna.
The list is subjoined :

Amsterdam, 3 months, U.lBl to 11.194 ; ditto, short,
11.154 to 11.10 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.194;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.374 to 26.40; Brussels, 3 months,
25.374 to 25.40 ; Hamburg and Alton*, 3 months, 13.8 to
13.84 ; Berlin, Cologne, &c., 3 months, 8.254 to 6.264
St. Petersburg, 3 mouths, :01 to 304 , Paris, short, 25.15
to 25.25; ditto, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40; Marseilles,
3 months, 21.37 A to 25.424 ; Franki•ort-on.the-Maine,
3 months, 119,: to 120; Vienna, 3 m0nth5,241.341.0 to
13.40 • Trieste, 3 months, 13.30 to 1:3.40 ; • 3
month's, 471 to 471 ; Santander, 3 months, 48 to 471; C •
3 months, 481 t 0484; Seville, 3 months, 48; to 481; Kau,:
3 months, 471 to 471 ; Valeucla, 3 months, 481 to 48; Bar.
eelona, 3 'north*, 481 to 481; Bilbao, 3 months, 471 to
' 474 • Saragossa, 3 months, 48 to 471 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 2..10 to 27.20; Genoa, 3 months, 27.10 to
27.20 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 27.10 to 27.20 ; Palermo, .3
months, 27.10 to 27.20 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.10 to
27.20 ; Lisbon, 90 days date, 611 to Ml; Oporto, 90 days
date, 511 to 514.

The amalgamation of the London and Brazilian
Bank with the Rio Bank of Messrs. Muni, Mac-
gregor and Co. has been abandoned by the Baron
Maui, who, in a letter addressed by him to Mr.
Cater, the chairman of the former, assigns as a
reason for the withdrawal of the latter from the
arrangement for the union of the two institutions,
that the shareholders in his bank decline to com-
mit themselves to shares transferable in London,
which " lie at the mercy of unscrupulous stock-
jobbers, who, operating on the London Stock
Exchange, live by the rapine they may realise by
spreading rumours hurtful to the credit of any
establishment it pleases them to attack, having
previously sold shares to deliver, as the Exchange
regulations permit." The basis of this proposed
amalgamation was, it will be recollected, that the
bank of Maui, Macgregor and Co. should contri-
bute to the common fund good assets to the extent
of 1,500,000/., to be represented by shares in the
new concern. The balance-sheet of )Messrs. Maui,
Macgregor and Co., on the 30th November,
1866, published in Rio, shows assets of
Its. 11,971:472:465, and liabilities of
Its. 14,971:472:465 ; and the Baron estimates
the probable loss from the liquidation to be
entered on at Rs. 4,101:088:901. Baron Mani pro-
poses a new partnership for five years, with " a real
and effective capital of 10,000 eoliths ;" and that he
shall be " the unfettered administrator" of the
new company, with unlimited personal liability for
its debts.

At the half-yearly meeting yesterday of the share-
holders of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank,
a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum
was declared. At a special meeting, held subse-
quently, the resolutions previously passed for the
reduction of the liability on the shares were con-
firmed.

The half-yearly meeting of the Victoria Station
and Pimlico Railway Company is called for the
11th January.

The annual meeting of the proprietors of the
National Bank will be held on the 29th instant.

On behalf of the Royal Company of the Portu-
guese Railways it is notified that the coupons on
the bonds due the Ist of July last, and payment of
which was delayed, will be paid on the Bth inst.
The London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
traffic return shoos this week an increase of 3,8571.
over last year ; the Metropolitan an increase of
7571. (the Finsbury Extension was opened at this
time last year) ; anil the Glasgow and South
Western a decrease of 5931.

The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada traffic return
for the week ending Dec. 8 shows an increase of
7661. compared with the corresponding period of
last year.
The half-year's dividend to the 31st of December,
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, clear of in-
come tax, will be paid to the shareholders of the
South Australian Banking Company on the 15th
of January.
The Northern Assam Tea Company (Limited)
announce the payment this day of the usual
guaranteed dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum, for the past half-year.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange
list of last evening :

Insurance—lmperial Fire, 34 ; Oriental and General
Marine, 20} : Rock Life, 7/.
Gas.—Continental Union (Limited), 91 ; European. 121;
Great Central, 12; Imperial, 68 ex die. ; Surrey Consumers,
13}.
Waterworks.—Berlin, 12, 111.
Docks.—London and St. Katharine, C7l, 81.
. .

The Stock Exchange daily list is now published
in a more complete and extended form. It is en-
titled " The London Daily Stock and Share List,"
and includes in one sheet the following heads, viz. :
—British Funds (in which are comprised those of
the Indian government) ; Colonial Government
Securities ; Foreign Stocks ; Home, Foreign, and
Indian Railway Shares and Obligations ; Railways
of the " British Possessions ; " British, Foreign,
and Colonial Mines, Docks, Banks, and Miscel-
laneous Companies. Information which it has
hitherto been necessary to look for in three distinct
lista is now embraced in one.

TOVIDAT Emirs°.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 90 to or
dlr. for the 10th inst. opened this morning at 90#,
and closed at 90# to #. For money the last price
was likewise 901 to #, and for the February settle-
ment, 90} to . The official business report is as
follows :—Three par Cent Consols, for mousy,
90, 1; ditto, for account, 901, I, ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 891,1, # ; New Three per Cents.,
891, 1, I ; India Four per Cont. Stock, 107, 1 ;

ditto Four per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 84 ;
ditto Five per Cent., 1004, 1 ; ditto Bonds, 264.
rrnLe The closing (3 o'clock) quotation for the
Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. was 8911 to 4.

Indian government securities were quiet. Ea-
chequer Bins remain at ';'s. to Ils. prem.

The amount of business in the foreign stock
market was limited, and the tone, on the whole,
rather dull. Peruvian Bonds of 1865 were °Dared,
and declined 1 per cent. Mexican, Spanish Pas-
sive, the Committee's Certificates, and Turkish of
1835 also deciind.l !, to but Turkish of 1862,
Ita►'an (Mareininaal Railway), and Spanish De-
ferred rose 1, and creek, I.
There was an increased demand for bank shares,
and the general course! of prices was favourable.
1;a1.1: of New Zealand, London and
Rive- Plate, and Union of Ireland rose 11. ; Bank
of Otago, and English and Swedish were also 108.
better, while Consolidated declined be.

Anglo-American Telegraph shares were again in
demand,rnJ e:.perienced a freshriseof ss. to 7s. 6d.,
the last price being 16 to 1. Atlantic Telegrapit
Eight per Cent. Preference were quoted 3, to 1,
and Telegraph Construction 11 to 11 dis., show-
ing no change.

Financial share--; were not much dealt in. The
variations comprised a rise of 2s. 6d. in Credit Fon-
cier, and a redact ion of 2s. 6d. to ss. inlnternational
Financial. Prices closed as follows :—lnternatMnal
Financial, 2$ to 2} dia. ; General Credit, 2to 1
die. ex n. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 dia. ;
Credit Fonder of England, to 4j dig.

Hudson's Ila \ shares closed at 14 to ; National
Discount, at to 10} prem. ; and General Otto-
man, at to 1.;: prom. Miscelaneous shares were
firm. Peninsular and Oriental, both old and new,
were in good demand, and improved 11. and 21.
respectively. Ceylon, City Offices, Rio Improve-
ments, and Fairbairn Engineering, likewise ad-
vanced 10e. ' • City Discount, Company of African
MerchaMs, Land Securities Millwall Land, and
Universal Marine Insurance, se. ; and Fore-street
Warehouse, 2s. Gd. On the other hand, North
British Australasian declined 5/. ; Crystal Palace
preference, 21. 10s. • Italian Irrigation, 10s. ; and
Egyptian Trading, 2s. Gd.
American securities met with some inquiry. The
5-20 Bonds were unaltered, but Virginia Six per
Cents. improved 1 per cent., and Erie and
, Illinois Central Railway shares I. Prices closed
as follos-s :-5-20 Bonds, 72g toi; Erie Railway
shares, 46 to ; Illinois Central, 801 to ,1 ; At-
lantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
150 i to 511 ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
401- to 1.