The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

MOTTISFONT STAKES. T.Y.C.

Leonia, Painshill, Ben. to Ariel, Firebrand, Tabican,
Belfast, Prince Louie, Monkey Island, Mortemer, Wild
Blood, The Fawn, Roll Call, and Norna a are here.

HASTINGS PLATE. Half a mile.

Pantaloon, Fancies, Thermometer, Dick Turpin, Hu-
tori.m, The Masson, Lady Rester, Wild Moor, Charles 11.,
Ulnas, Koreas, Titnolans, Traviata, Spitfire, Kaffir's Land,
Papillon, Roll Call, and Belfast are here.

SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SON'S. Half a mile.

Lily(aeldic;;l6ols, Macdu4 (100/.1,"--I;alni Suit,
Slim, Adjutant, Paris, and Spitfire are here.

GENTLEMEN'S DERBY. Two miles.

Comers, John Davis, Miss Havelock, Lozenge, Redcap,
Musketeer, Lucifer, Nally, Master Willie, Black Prince,
Annie Laurie c, and Harpenden are here.

THE REPRESENTATION Or LEEDS.—LIEDR, WED-
NESDAY EVIVING.—A lirgily attended meeting of in-
habitants of this borough was held toalight in the
Town-hall for the purpose of considering the propriety
of petitioning parliament in favour of granting a third
member to Leeds. The chair was occupied by Mr. Al•ler•
man Tatham. Resolutions were unanimously adopted
expressing the opinion of the meeting that the town of
Leeds is entitled, by its population, wealth, and commer-
cial importance, to additional representation in parliament,
and that the redistribution of seats which is now taking
place affords a proper opportunity for giving it and other
towns of similar magnitude and importance each an
additional member. A petition, to be forwarded to Mr.
Baines, M.P., for presentation to the House of Commons,
was also approved of.
Tire REPRESENTATION OF SCOTLAND. —E DIN-
BURGH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—At a meeting held to-night
of all parties, the Lord Provost presiding, it was resolved
to agitate in favour of increased representation for Scot-
land.

NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.—On the lat July next,
and thenceforth, postage stamps of the value of 101., 2a.,
and Is., will be issued for sale to the public.

The Honolulu Commercial Advertiser, speaking
of the decrease of the native Hawaiian population, says :
"The decrease among the natives hes been going on for a
great number of years, but the ratio seems to be accele-
rated of late. During the last six years there has been a
decrease of over 9,000. The death rate among the natives
is now about 1,500 a year over the births; and with an in-
creasing ratio this decimation will work the extinction of
the race in a quarter of a century."

Jews Fees SCHOOL.—The jubilee festival of the
Jews' Free School was held at the London Tavern last
evening, when about 150 gentlemen assembled, under the
presidency of Sir Anthony Rothschild, Bart. Amongst
those present were the Rev. Dr. Adler, Rev. Dr. Brad-
shaw, Rev. B. Ascher, Rev. E. W. Marks, Rev. Mr. Lyons,
Rev. Mr. Green, Sir John Lubbock, Sir F. 11. Goldsmid,
M.P., Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, Mr. L. M. Rothschild,
Mr. Alderman Salomon,, M.P. the Mayor ot Southampton,
M Mr. Serjeant Simon, r. D. Mocatta, dtc. In. pro-
posing " Success to the Jews' Free School," the
President remarked that on this the fiftieth an-
niversary of the charity, they felt grateful to their
forefathers who established the institution. That it hail
done immense good to their community would be evident
when it was remembered that the charity commenced
with 250 boys and 100 girls, and within fifty years
had given education to 17,000 children—(applauae)—
while of the 2,:,00 children on the list there was
a daily attendance at the school of 2,000. (Ap-
plause.) At the beginning they had but one small school-
room, whereas now they had a school-room for boys
which would contain 900 children, and 10 class-rooms
for facilitating superior education. They had also a
school-room which would cont.in 800 girls, and nine
class rooms for them. There were also attached to the
establishment rooms for the masters and mistresses, and
for pupil teachers, and there was • gymnasium and •
washing establishment. There were 40 pupil teachers in
the school, and of these 20 have obtained degrees.
WHIPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED •ND EPILEPTIC.
—On Tuesday and yesterday • grand fancy sale took place
at the Hanover-square Rooms in aid of the extension of
the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic,
Queen-square, Bloomsbury. The large concert room
was tastefully fitted up with stalls, which were pre-
sided over by the Marchioness of Thomond, Lady
Taunton, Lady Edward Cavendish, Mrs. Goschen Mrs.
Stephen ROIL Mrs. R. C. Barton, the Misses Barton, Mrs.
Bniidwood, Mrs. R. Burnand, Mrs. Charles Lamb Kenney,
Mrs. Thomas Laroche, Miss Neale, Miss M. Parker, Mrs-
Octaiviiis Phillips Mrs. Radcliffe, Mrs. Russell Reynolds,
Miss Smith, and 'Mies Williams. The p itients' stall was
presided over by the Mimes Chandler and Revington, and
the refreshment stall by Miss Radcliffe and Mrs. Robert
Hardwick. Great success attended the sale.
GALLANT Rescue FROM DROWNING.—On Tues-
day morning last, between 8 and 9 o'clock, an accident
occurred at the Solent Baths, Cowes, Isle of Wight, which
would have been attended with the latent two lives but for
the gallantry displayd by Mr. Barton, the proprietor of the
baths. The children of Colonel Markham had been bathing
attended by a French governess, who remained in the
water practising floating after the children had left. It
was an ebb tide, and the governess was carried out • short
distance beyond her depth. Dyer, the man in attendance,
hearing • cry of alarm, went to her assistance, but wee
only able to keep her head above water. Mr. Barton seeing
that two lives were in danger, swam out to them and nearly
lent his own life, for Dyer seised him by the back of the
waistcoat, and partly dragged him under the water.
Recovering himself, however, he struck out for the shore,
but being encumbered with his clothes, and having to
drag two persons against an ebb tide, he could not get
ahead, and all three were in imminent peril. In affright
Mr. Barton said, " Dyer, we shall be drowned." Dyer
called out to the female attendants to let down a mainline,
which was dons after some delay, and being within • few
feet of the struggler., Mr. Bsrton put on a spurt, and
succeeded in making headway towards the shore, and
grasping the awning of the machine, the bottom was
found only just in time, as all three were very much
exhausted and in a fainting condition. Mr. Barton has
been the means of saving at different times five persons
from drowning.

California hens beat the world. An ambitious
biddy owned by Adam Myers, at the Cincinnati Brewery,
laid an egg reoently measuring lin inches around one way,
and a the other way. It must weigh at least half •
pound, and ought to be sent to Paris to show the puny
efforts of the conned despotisms" of the Old World.—
San Francisco Blaittillw

COLONIAL COMPANY (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.)

The second ordinary general meeting of the
shareholders was held at ww.n, at the company's offices, IG,
Leadenhall-street ; the Right Hon. E. P. Mou v Ems., M.P.,
in the chair ; for the reception of a report of the directors
and for the declaration of s dividend.

The report, which appeared in the Express of Monday
last, having been taken as read,
The Cuainuarr moved its adoption. He observed that the
year had been a trying and disadvantageous one, rum:6l.lly
to any company engaged as that was in the production end
sale of sugar. What took place a year ago was unpre-
cedented in the commercial history of this country, and
that company suffered from the prevailing depression.
Undue discredit was thrown upon joint stock enterprise.
There were joint stock companies of different kinds ; but
he had a strong conviction that joint enterprise was the
proper mode re, conducting many undertakings provided
they were under the management of proper persons.
The company had, like all others, been @abject
to attacks arising from the feelings produced by losses ;
but, gentlemen who made attacks ought to take
pains to ascertain the facts of the case. The foundation
of that company's bw-iness was real property, and not
such an evanescent thing as the goodwill of a business.
Its basis was valuable landed estate, producing valuable
crops in the West Indies, and not liable to be affected as other
things were. He would not have been a party to the esta-
blishment of the company if that had not been the basis
on which it started. That company had been subject to
special dinadvantazes in consequence of the extraordimuy
depression of the sugar market, caused by the extraordinary
production of sugar all over the world. The price of sugar
was lower last year than it bad almost ever been known
to be previously. In the eight previous years, including
18411, the average price of clayed Manilla sugar, which wear
sort of standard of value in the trade, was xis, 3d. per
cwt. in bond, and the average price of unclayed Manilla
sugar during the same period was 21s. The price of
clayed Manilla sugar in 1866, was 19s. 2d., being a diCer-
ence of no less than4s. to the disadvantage of the oompany
as compared with eight years before. Had the price last year
been 3s. per cwt. higher the company would hays received
for sugar produced on their Demerara, Berbice, and Tri-
nidad estates, no less than 31,600/. in addition to what
they actually received. The report presented was, how-
ever, satisfactory, as showing what could be done under
the most unfavourable circumstances. He then entered
into details with regard to the accounts and the amount of
produce on the company's estates during the last year, the
total being 19,651 hogsheads, being 800 in excess of the
estimates, the total imports of the year being 38,812 hogs.
heads. As regarded the future, he alluded to the im-
provement in the sugar market and said all persons
well acquainted with the subject seemed to anticipate a
much better price than that of last year. The general pro-
duction of the world showed a considerable diminution, and
the object of the board was to ensure a larger production in
the company's estates. There was a large margin for improved
management in Trinidad, and Mr. Bernard was going out
to reside there with a view to the development of the
company's property. A. friend of his (the chairman's) who
had some property there had told him that when estates
were well managed they yielded an extraordinaly return.
Referring to some machinery invented by Mr. Fryer for im-
proved sugar production, be said it was used in Antigua
very successfully, and the board contemplated adopting it.
Efforts were, he added, being made to improve the condi-
tion of the labourers, 6,000/. having been devoted during
the last year to the providing of better dwellings ; and he
hoped that company would be a model, not merely as re-
garded profit, but also as regarded the tees ment of the
labourers. (Cheers.) He concluded by stating that it was
not intended to call up more than was mentioned in the
prospectus.
In reply to a question,
The CHAIRMAN said he had understood that the fall of
the shares in the market on the previous day was caused
by a forced sale. . . . .

The report was adopted without any previous discussion,
and a dividend of sa. per share declared, in addition to :is.
distributed previously, making a dividend of 8 per cent.
for the year. . . . . . .

The CHAIRMAN announced that it was intended to
declare an ad interim dividend of to. per share on account
of the current half-year.
on the motion of Mr. SIMPSON, thanks were voted to
the directors.

The inauguration of the Albert Orphan Asylum
at Collingwood Court, Bagshot, Surrey, and the laying the
foundation stone of a dining-hall and chapel by her
Majesty the Queen, will take place on Saturday, the 29th
ins ant, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE CZAR.—At a
common council holden this morning at Guildhall, Mr. H.
Harris brought forward the following motion, " That an
address be presented to his imperial Majesty the Emperor
of Russia, expressing the horror and indignation felt by
th's court at the recent attempt upon his life, and con-
gratulating him upon his providential escape. That an
address be also presented to his imperial Majesty the Em-
peror of the French, expressive of the feeling of satisfac-
tion felt by this court at his providential escape from the
imminent danger in which he was placed by the attempt
to assassinate the Czar." Mr. Hams, in propos-
ing the motions, said it would be unnecessary
to go into any of the details connected with the
recent horrible attempt upon the life of the Czar, as the
court was well aware of all the facts. The present Emperor
of Russia bad shown himself far in advance of any of his
predecessors, and be had abolished slavery throughout the
whole of his dominions. As to the Emperor of the French,
he was aware it was not necessary to say a single word as to
the manner in which he conducted the duties of his impor-
tant station. He should, therefore, at once propose the
motion for which he had given notice. Alderman Copeland
seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

LORD WEST BURT AND THE LONDON AND BRIGH-
TON RAILWAY.—The following letter has been addressed by
Lord Westbury to Mr. Laing in relation to the views of
the Brighton Committee of Investigation with regard to
their recommendations for the formation of a new board :
—" Hinton St. George, Taunton, June 17.—Dear Mr.
Icing,—An explanation is due to you of the circum-
stances under which the Brighton Investigation Commit-
tee has (without your concurrence or knowledge) in-
eluded your name in the list of persons whom they
recommend as new directors of the company. At the
does of our labours on Friday last, and at the conclu-
sion of settling the report, my attention was drawn to
the form of the resolution of the shareholders on the
111th May ult., and particularly to the last resolution, viz.,
' That the directors be requested to place their seats at the
disposal of the shareholders, with a view to the reconstitu-
tion of the board at the adjourned meeting.' On consider-
ing this resolution it appeared to me to be necessary that
the committee should suggest in their report the names of
six directors as • now board, and should give notice of a
motion for their appointment, otherwise there might be
some embarrassment, and would certainly be much delay,
in the choice and appointment of • new board. The com-
mittee concurred with this opinion, and were desirous
that you should be one of the persons named in the list,
with a view to your being appointed chairman of the new
board. There was no time for communication with you. I
was myself under the necessity of leaving London home-
diately, and (as I then expected) of being absent on the Con-
tinent for some days, and we were compelled to use your
name in the manner we have done without the ordinary
courtesy of a previous communication. I feel that an
apology is due to you, but I also feel even more strongly
that it is necessary to state most distinctly that in the
communications between yourself and the committee, or
(as I believe) any of its members, nothing whatever was
said or done by you from which any inference could be
drawn that you either desired or would be willing to
accept the office of chairman or director, and that the
suggestion of your name was the unauthorised act of the
committee alone. I beg of you to excuse the manner of
doing it, and to accept it as the expression of our opinion
that your judgment, administrative talent, and energy
would be invaluable in restoring prosperity to the affairs
of this fallen company.—Believe me, with cinch respect,
yours very faithfully, Wiitrrisenr.-8. Laing, Esq., M.P."

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DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT BAK EW ELL.—THREE
MEN KILLED. —A very shocking accident happened at
Bekewell, on Monday afternoon, by which three men
were instantaneously killed. The men were in the employ
of Mr. J. Winaor, quarry owner, and on Monday they, with
others, were let down into the quarry and proceeded with
their work. On one side of a mass of rock the deceased,
William Wildgoose, John Melland, and Samuel Evans
were working, andon the other side blasting ...‘e going on,
conducted by Samuel Howley, and a quantity of loose
stones were falling. Deceased were cautioned to put up
proper support. About three o'clock a mama of rock,
weighing about some :30 or 40 tons, suddenly came
away, rolled over upon the three men and crushed them to
death instantaneously. Assistance was obtained from a
neighbouring quarry, and after great labour the bodies,
which were shockingly mangled, were recovered. Wm.
Wildgoose, aged 52, has left • wife and four children ;
Samuel Evans, 24, a wife and three children John
Midland, 2.5, single. The bodies were removed to the
King's Arms.

" TURF, FORTUNR, TURN THY WllRRL."—Cuulnt,
Andrassy, whom his royal master pronounced to be the
most suitable and agreeable representative of the feelings
of Hungary that could be selected, cannot be as indifferent
to the changes as the singer of Vie words of Tennyson's
song, for he was once in exile, living in England,
or in any land but Hungary, poor and hope-
leas, and unconsidered. There was a sentence of
death recorded against him. He would probably
have been banged had he been caught when the Aus-
trians were in the hanging mood. Now he is officially th
foremost man in Hungary, and stands next to Desk in the
affections of his country. He is so without any
abatement of principle or subserviency of pur-
pose. As honest • patriot, as 6nn in maintain-
ing the right as Desk, be is far more capable as
• politician and leader than that rugged rock
of • man, who is content with enunciating a principle,
and scarcely takes any pains to win men over who oppose
it. Count Andrassy has a charm of manner, which is an
able auxiliary to his subtle power of persuasion and to his
dexterity of management. So many yearn of exile and
misfortune, began while he was still very young, have not
failed to leave the impress of their sadness on the serenity
which characterises him.—Letter from Pettit tAe
Alma.

MONEY MARKET.-(THI8 DAY.)

Oxa o'OLucia.

There is still very little demand for pubic securi-
ties, and the few variations which have occurred
in (rices are mostly in an unfavourable direction.
The English funds have experienced a fresh de-
cline of k to 1 per cent., upon additional bond
fide sales. The supply of stock now in the hands
of the dealers is very large, and, in the absence
of extensive purchases on account of bankers and
others, it is thought that prices will further recede.
The speculators for a rise, however, be-
lieve
that, with a reduction in the Bank
rate to 2 per cent., a large amount of money will
be withdrawn from the joint-stock banks and dis-
count establishments, since their rate then will be
only 1 per cent. per annum. Some of
the English railways are rather lower. The
changes in foreign stocks are about evenly balanced.
Greek Bonds are inquired for, owing to a belief
that the action of most of the great powers may
lead to the cession of the island of Candia to that
country.
The directors of the Bank of England have made
no alteration to-day in the rate of discount.
The demand for money is moderate, but
the supply has somewhat diminished, owing
chiefly to preparations for meeting the large
payments due at the end of the half-year.
The rate for good bills is 2/ to 21 per cent. In the
Stock Exchange there is a good demand for loans
for a few days on English government securities,
and the quotation is firm at 2 to 2/ per cent.
Consols are now quoted 941, ex div., for
money, and 941 to 1, ex div., for the account
(July 10) ; and the Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents., 931 to 1.
The government broke' has bought to-day
16,0001. New Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents. for the
sinking fund, at 761.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are flat, and have de-
clined 1 per cent. Those of 1865 have receded 1,
while Greek have improved 1, and Italian of 1861, /.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 591 to 601 ;
ditto Five per Cents. of 1865, 331 to 1 ; Greek,
IN to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 231 to 24/ ; ditto
Certificates, 141 to ; Italian of 1861, 52 to 1 ;
and Mexican, 161 to 17.
Ronk shares are inactive. London and West-
minster are quoted 107 to 108; Union of London,
41 to 42; Alliance, 81 to 8 dis. ; and Imperial
Ottoman, to 1 dia.
Financial shares exhibit a drooping tendency.
International Financial are quoted 11 to 11 di.
London Financial, 21 to 20 die. ; General Credit,
11 to la dis. ; and Credit Fonder, N to 64 dis.
United States 6-20 Bonds have receded 1 per
cent., the present price being 721 to 731. Erie
Railway shares are quoted 39k to 40, and Illinois
Central 79 to /, showing no change.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent. preference shares are firm, at 181 to 19 and
41 to a respectively.
Tenders are invited for 13,0001. of Six per Cent.
Debentures of the Corporation of the city of
Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The principal and in-
terest are made payable at the London and
Westminster Bank.

The half-yearly meeting of the Anglo-Egyptian
Banking Company (Limited) will be held on the
28th inst.

A meeting of the Hudson's Bay Company is con-
vened for the 4th of July, to declare a dividend.
The third ordinary general meeting of the Palace
and Burlington Hotels Company (Limited) will be
held on the 3rd of July.
It is notified that the interest payable by the
contractors on the shares and scrip of the East
London Railway Company will be paid on and
after the sth July.
A meeting of the Belgian Eastern Junction
Railway Company will be held on the 9th July.

An extraordinary meeting of the Antwerp and
Rotterdam Railway Company is called for the 4th
of July, when the shareholders " will have to
deliberate on the propriety of working the lines
from Aix-la-Chapelle to Hasselt, and from Hasselt
to lAnden."

With reference to the Royal Swedish Railway
Company, it is announced that " the directors will
be prepared, on and after the Ist July next, to
pay the sum of 2s. per obligation on account of
interest due thereon."

There were no bullion operations at the Bank yes-
terday. The amount of gold sent in from abroad
since the date of the last return is 238,000/., while
no withdrawals for export have been announced.
The foreign demand for gold has somewhat in-
creased within the last 24 hours, owing to the dul-
ness of the exchanges.

The City of London has arrived from New York
with 189,0001. in specie.

The steamer Ceylon will take to-day 11,6541.
in specie for the East, of which 10,330/. is for
Shanghai.
•

The biddings for billion India took place yester-
day at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted
were—To Calcutta, 15,60,000 rs. • to Madras,
140,000 n. ; and to Bombay, 9,95,000 ra. The
minimum price was fixed at Is. Ild. on all the
Presidencies. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras
will receive about seven per cent., and those above
in full. Tenders on Bombay at and above the
minimum will receive in full. In consequence of
the continued sluggish demand for remittance to
India, these terms show a fresh movement of 1 per
cent. in favour of this country.
We are glad to be enabled to announce that the
Atlantic cable of 1866 has been successfully re-
paired. The ship Chiltern sailed from Greenwich
on the sth inst. with an experienced staff from the
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany, and in thirteen days after she left, the repair
was accomplished. The injury proved to be at
the very place indicated by the electricians testing
from Valenti.i, viz.., two miles and a half from the
station at Heart's Content.
Mr. Leeman's bill, relating to transactions in
Bank shares, having received the royal assent, the
requisite regulations, it is understood, will be con-
sidered by the committee of the Stock Exchange at
an early date.
With reference to the affairs of the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover Railway Company, it appears that
in committee of the House of Commons both Mr.
Price's and Mr. Turner's bills have 'been thrown
out, while those promoted respectively by the de-
benture holders and the directors have been amal-
gamated, and are passing in this form. Under this
new bill it is provided that four directors shall be
appointed by the debenture holders and a like
number by the shareholders. Any point on which
agreement cannot be come to is to be carried before
the Board of Trade, whose decision is to be final.
The creditors power of sale over the line is to be
extended to ten years. An improvement of about
per cent. took place in the stock this afternoon
upon this latest phase of the company's affairs.
Most of the railway traffic returns published this
week include the Whit week receipts of 1867, and
consequently show a large increase over last year.
The London and North-Western Railway return
shows an increase of 11,373/. over last year ' • the
Midland an increase of 10,7621. ; and the North
London an increase of 7521.
The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the Ist inst. shows an
increase of 1,2321. over the corresponding period of
1866.
The liquidators of the English and Swedish Bank
' (Limited) announce that the first instalment of
10/. per share of the net assets of the undertaking
will be paid to the shareholders on the 4th of July.

The annual meeting of the South Australian
Company was held yesterday, when a dividend was
declared at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, or
40s. per share, free of income tax, payable in two
half•yearly instalments--viz., on the sth of July
and 15th of January next.
The official liquidator of the Joint Stock Dis-
count Company (Limited) has announced that a
further dividend of Is. in the pound will be pay-
able to the creditors on Monday next, the 24th
inst., at the office of Messrs. harding, Whinney,
Gibbons, and Co.
At a meeting yesterday of the China Steamithip
and Labuan Coal Company (Limited), a resolution
was unanimously passed— 'That this meeting ton-
eider it for the interests of the shareholders that
a call of 30s. be now made, and those pretent
earnestly appeal to all the shareholders to ;pay
up the call forthwith, including the arrears."

WIDNESDAT EVENING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 944 to 1,
ex div., for the 10th of July, opened this MPI !l-
ing at 941, and closed at 94 to 1. For money tho
last price was 94g to 4. The Three per Cents. 'Re-
duced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at
3 o'clock, 934 to 4. The official business re-
port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, fur
money, 944, 4,1, ex div. • ditto, for account,
84i;' 4, ex div. • Three per Cents. Reduced, 931,
, 4,4; New Three per Cents., 934, 1,1 ; Bank
Stock, 255; India Stock, shut; ditto Five per Cent.,
1084, ex div.; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "en-
laced" rupee paper, 1081 ; ditto Bonds, 545. to
52s..prem.

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The government broker bought to-day 13,0101..
New Three per Cents. for the Sinking Fund,
at 934.
Indian government securities were flatter. •
The March Exchequer Bills were dealt in at
18e. to 225. prem.
The foreign stock market was characterised by
dulness of tone. Venezuelan Bonds of 1862 and
1864 fell 1 per cent. ; Spanish New Deferred, 1 ;
and the Committee's Certificates and Passive, as
well as Turkish of 1866, 1 ; Greek bonds, however,
met with a slight inquiry, and improved 1 ,per
cent., owing to the notification that a collective
note from France, Russia, Prussia, and Italy vas
presented to the Porte on Saturday, urging the
susoension of hostilities in Crete, and an inquiry
into the grievances of the islanders by commis-
sioners appointed jointly by the great powers and
the Porte." Turkish Bonds of 1858 and 1662
we'u better, an opinion prevailing in some
quarters that it will be an advantage to the Porte
to get rid of Crete.
Financial shares were offered, especially London
Financial and Credit Forcier, which fell 11. and
7s. 6d. respectively. Prices closed as follows :
International Financial, 11 to 11 die. • General
Credit, 11 to 11 du. ; London Financial, 21 to
19 dia. ; and Credit Fonder of England, N to ryi

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK-

There is a fair amount of business in the mining
market to-day, and prices show firmness. Shares
in the following mines have been chiefly dealt in,
at the quotations given :—Great Vor, 19 to 1f
West Chiverton, eki to ; Great Retallack,
to 1 ; Prince of Wales, 634. to 655. ; East Caradon,
6 to 1 ; West Kitty, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ; North
Chiverton, 4to ; Clifford, 6} to 711 ; hiverton
Moor, 5 to 1 ; and Wheal Seton, 118 to 120.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are in-
quired for. St. John del Rey are quoted 64
to 66 ; Don Pedro, 31 to / prem. ; Anglo- Bra-
zilian, to prem. ; %Asa Grande, 9-16 to
11-16 ; Yeatarena, to prem. ; An to Italian, }
to prem; Choutales, Ito fjprem. ; Port Phillip,
1 to 11 ; and Frontino and Bolivia, 9-16 to 11-16.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

OMI o'o7.omr.

The transactions in British railway stocks show
a preponderance of sales, and the market is rather
Hat. London and North- Western stock has declined
per cent. ; Brighton, I ; and Midland, 4 ;
Great Northern A has improved 4.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
1151 to i; Metropolitan, 1274 to 4; Great Western,
461 to 47; Midland, /161 to 4; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 129 to lj ; South &astern, tie;, to g ;
Great Eastern, 33 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1111 to
114 ; ditto A,1151 to 1161 ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 19 to ; North British, 34 to 1 • and
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 574 to 68,
',For to-day's Share List see pace 4.1