The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1866.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

Ors o'CLooc.
There is a demand to-day for British railway
securities, and prices are firmer. Metropolitan,
London and North Western, Lancashire and York-
shire, South Eastern, and Great Northern A stocks
are in chief request, and exhibit an advance
ranging from t to f per cent.
London and North-Western stock is quoted
117 to ; Great Western, 62 to t ; Mid-
land, 121 to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1234 to 124 ; Caledonian, 1204 to 1214 ; South
Eastern 664 to 67 ; Great Eastern, 29 to t ;
Great Northern, 11G to 117 ; ditto A, 1234 to
124 ; Metropolitan, 129 to 130; and London,
Chatham, and Dover, 19* tof.
Foreign railway shares are dull ; Lombardo-Vene-
tian are quoted 144 to 115 t, being 2s. M. lower than
yesterday. Colonial lines are quiet.
AIM Nl' TIC 06.
U. I Pd. I RAILWAY/ aides toes,"
to p.m.

GROWS DESERTION OF A WWI AND FAMILY.
William Stocker, aged about 36, a cooper, was charged
on a warrant before Mr. D'Eyncourt with deserting his
wife and three children, whereby they became chargeable
to the pariah of St. Parise. Mr. Joseph Stevens, ELISIS-
teat settlement clerk, attended on behalf of the parish to
prosecute, and Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, defended.
From the evidence of John Riley, warrant Officer of the
parish, it appeared that the prisoner was apprehended by
turn at the King's-cross railway station, just as he was
about to proceed to Burton-on-Trent, from which
place he had come to town on a pleasure excursion. The
prisoner, when apprehended, was in a state of in-
toxication, and when told the charge he treated
the matter as a joke, and told Riley that be
could do as he pleased, for the magistrate could not do any-
' thing in the matter, as the parish had only done its duty
in keeping his children. Riley, with some difficulty, got
the prisoner to the station, and kept him there till he was
sober enough to be brought to this court. The prisoner
was a very unkind husband and father, for he had left his
children since March last totally unprovided for, although
he had been in full work and earning liberal wages. He
turned his wife and children into the streets and sold the
home. The children were taken to the workhouse, but the al
wife would not go, and her whereabouts is not at present
known.
For the defence it was stated that the prisoner was a 8
t.
willing to reimburse the parish the expenses they had been 100
put to, and would take his family back with him into the Su
country.
Mr. D'Eyncourt inquired what sort of a character the et
c.
prisoner bore. eL
Riley replied that from all he had heard the prisoner et
was frequently in the habit of getting drunk. at.
Mr. D'Eyncourt told the prisoner that he considered this as
• very bad use, and said if the parish were at once re- at.
Unburied the expenses they had been put to, he should
not then send him to so long a term of imprisonment as 84.

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he otherwise should. St
The prisoner said that he had money in the bank at Si.
Barton-on-Trent, but he had not got any here. He would Si.
pay if time was given him to do so. at.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said the case bad been fully proved, and ate,
it was one of the moat shameful he had ever beard.. He a,
should not be ddng his duty if he did not inflict the gt.
fullest penalt7 the law allowed, viz., three months' im- St.
prisonment with hard labour in the House of Correction. 61
GREENWICH. 11.
TEI RIVAL LOVOR3.—ILITFLAORDIIIAHT CHARGE OF ARSAULT. 10
80000141 Wil/iOOl Sackett, a stylishly dressed young man, 10
residing at 2, bill, Greenwich, appeared to a sum- SO
mons, before Mr. Train, charged with assaulting Daniel lir
Cahill, of 2, Wellington-street, Blackhiars-road. at.
The complainant said that he accompanied the mother a
of a young woman, to wham he had been previously en- St.
to the house of the defendant, where she Si
ftlerir4daughter) was staying, and sent word to her Its
her mother wished to speak to her. While rt
he was standing opposite defendant's house, the defend- u
ant came out, crossed the road, and addressing the mother at,
said, " Well, what do you want 1" He (complainant) SR
was about explaining, when the defendant struck at him ; B<
• fight took place between them, and he had his finger 11
severely injured in defending himself. (Laughter.) it
Mrs. Annie Goldsmith, of 4, Windsor-terrace, Lindsay- ta
street, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, confirmed the 10
complainant's statement. St.
The defendant, in answer to the magistrate, said he 81
bad been on terms of courtship with the daughter of Mrs. IlL„,
Goldsmith for some time before, and that notwithstanding
the daughter had broken off the match between herself u
and the complainant (to whom she had been previously at.
engagedl, and returned his presents, he (defendant) found St
that she was constantly being visited by complainant, and Si
was about to be married to him on Monday morning next. et"
(Loud laughter. ) to
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Mr. Trail said it was no part of his duty to consider at,
anything relating to the complainant and defendant as 10
rival lovers, but he thought it would be well for de- Bs.
fondant to consider whether it was prudent for him
to continue a match with a young lady who seemed to be
so strangely inclined. When be found that a breach of the
peace had been committed on both sides, he felt it his is
duty to require both parties to be bound in reoognisances 101
of 201 each, on condition of keeping the peace for three di.
months.
The required recognisance, having been entered into,
and the court fees paid, the rivals left the court with looks l
of mutual hatred towards each other.

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100,000 Montana 6 par 0t.,1871
100,000 Do. 1878
900.000 Do. 1
800,000 Do. 1815
166,500 Natal. Oere. 6 per cent..
106,000, New Bruns.Gov.6peret.
New South Wales Gov..
5 p. 0ent.,1671 to 1876
.... Do. 6 p. 0.1888 to 1892
160,000 New Zealand 6pez cent.
1,000,000 Do. 6 per cent
150,000 Nora Scotia 6p. c.,1875
768,000 Queensland Goe. 6p. et.
.... &Aust. Gov. 6 p.ct.,1868
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100 ell 'Havana and Matanzas
100 all ,Lanasnue and Fribourg
100 all Iliatanzat and nabsaills
100 all I Do. Second Issue
10 all 'North of France S p 44.
10 all I Do ,latethari. 111 p, et.
100 all .Ottoman (Smyrna. lke.)
40 all 'Parla,liona,alln sp.et.
10 all I Do. New Sp.et.
100 all Recite dz. S. F. (Feral..
4 all 'Royal Swedish sp. et..
100 all paiwus La Grande': p. et.
le I 18. Am. &Lom-Ven.Sp.o.
100 'pall ISouthEaat.ort Port.7p.e.
10 lall ISouthernot FranceSp.s.
10 1611 South Italian, 11 per at.
SO .all I W.drN. W. of Fra. Sp.*.

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102 106
102 104
100 103
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There is more inquiry to-day for public securi-
ties, and the general course of prices is rather fa-
vourable. The announcement of only one case of
mercantile embarrassment yesterday, in connexion
with the arrival at maturity of an enormous
amount of Indian bills, is viewed as very encourag-
ing, while it is hoped that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer will this afternoon authorise the
retention by the Bank of England of the letter
of license, in the event of the directors reducing
the rate of discount. The funds are unchanged,
but an advance is observable in several of the
British railways and foreign stocks. Banking and
financial shares are quiet.
The heavy engagements of the Indian trade
having been met there is less demand for money
to-day, and the general tendency of the discount
market is easier. The rate for three months
paper is 9 per cent. with transactions at much
lower quotations in exceptional cases. The charge
for short loans in the Stock Exchange on English
Government securities is about 7 per cent.

Consols are now quoted 87a to for money,
and 881 to for the account (September 6).
There is a slightly increased demand for foreign
stocks, and a rise of Ito per cent. has occurred
in Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, the Com-
mittee's Certificates, and Italian of 1861.
Mexican Bonds, on the other hand, have receded 1.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 48 to 50 ;
ditto of 1865, 261 to 27 ; Greek, 11 to ; Spanish
Passive, 191 to ; ditto Certificates, 141 to g ;
Italian of 1861, 511 to 1 ; Brazilian scrip, 4 to
4 dis. ; and Mexican, 161 to 17.
United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central

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60 Alm Vale 2l
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60 :Log. and Foreign Credit
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Railway shares have declined 1 per cent., the pre-
sent quotations being 681 to tr, and 761 to 1, re-
spectively. Erie, however, are steady, at 401 to 1.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted
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Sambre and Meuse, 7t.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 15.
Western and North Western of Fromm, 211.

MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DAY.) Foreign stocks were flat, with $ preponderance cif
I Baca. Danubikn, Nowa', Peruvian, Egyptian
- Railway Debentures, and Venezuelan of 1864 de-
clined 1 per cent. ; Spanish 'kw Deferred and
Venezuelan of 1862, ; Brazilian &ripl
; and
Spanish Passive and Certificates, I. talian of
1861, Mexican, and Turkish of 1886, however,
were inquired for, and improved ito per cent.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Oss o'CLocra.

There is very little business in the mining
market to-day, and prices are unaltered. There is
an inquiry, however, for Prince of Wales
shares, which exhibit an upward tendency,
consequent upon the satisfactory tenor of the
advices from the mine. A few transactions have
occurred in Chiverton Moor, Clifford Amalgamated,
East Caradon, East Grenville, and Great Vor.
The subjoined weekly report on the metal
market is extracted from the circular of Messrs.
von Dadelizen tusa North :

There is no change of importance in the position of the
metal market since our last report ; prices on the whole
have been well maintained, and an average amount of
business has been done. Monetary affairs are still very
unsatisfactory. Iron :—The position of Welsh and Staf-
fordshire iron remains the same ; orders are very scarce,
' and most makers willing to make coneemion in price.
Scotch pig iron has been neglected, price 51s. Pd. cash.
Copper : The improvement reported in our last has been
fairly maintained. English tough is in stead y demand at
about smelters' quotations. Buns has changed hands at 841.
to 841. 10s. Walleroo, 841. Bapunda, 861. Chili, in Liver-
pool, The market is more willing
end business
Liver-
would be larger if holders were more willing to supply the
demand. Stntits has changed hands at 761., 761. 10s., and
771., and at a proportionate higher price with prompt.
Bence, 801. English tin remains dull. The Dutch market
is quiet at 468. Tin plates command full prices, and an
in good demand. Lead : A steady market, but not quite
so much doing. Spelter has further declined in value, with
a very limited amount of business. The last sales repotted
have been at 101. 10s. spot here, and at 20/. for special
brands in outports.

- _
1, showing a rise of 2s. 6d.
International Financial shares are quoted 2 to
12 dia. ; London Financial, 15 to 1471 dis. ;
General Credit, 2; to 1; die. ; Credit Fonder,
3; to 1 die. ; and National Discount, 7 to
prem.

Two o'CLocit.
Consols are without variation, at 871 to for
money, and 88} to for the account.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank yester-
day was 52,0001.
The shipments of gold from Melbourne to Eng-
land during the month of June amounted to
161,5001., while those to Galls and India reached
292,0001.

The bills were returned yesterday of Messrs.
Bomanjee Framjee Came and Co., East India mer
chants. The liabilities are estimated at about
250,0001., and the cause assigned has been a failure
to receive remittances. It is thought that the
difficulty may perhaps prove only temporary.
Large losses are stated to have been made both
to
cotton and share speculations.
The Birmingham Banking Company (Limited)
commenced business on Thursday morning under
satisfactory auspices.
The foreign exchanges yesterday were generally
firm, the rates on Paris especially showing an ad-
vance. The Italian quotations are also higher,
a movement unfavourable under existing circum-
stances to the currency of that country. Annexed
is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.14 to 12.2 ; ditto, short,
11.174 to 11.184 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.14 to 12.2 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.55 to 25.60 ; Druwels, 3
months, 25.55 to 25.60; Hamburg and Aliens, 3 months,
13.10 to 13.104 ; Berlin. Cologne, &c., 3 months. 8.22
to 6.29 ; St. Petersburg, 3 months, 221 to 28 ; Paris, short,
25.224 to 215.274 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.45 to 25.50 ; Mar-
seilles, 3 months, 25.45 to 25.50 ; Frankfurt-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 1191 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.80 to
13.80; Trieste, 3 months, 13.60 to 13.80; Madrid, 3 months,
44 to 431 ; Santander, 3 months, 45 to 446 ; Cadiz, 3
months, 46 to 454 ; Seville, 3 months, 464 to 46 ; Malaga,
3 months. 46 to 454 ; Valencia, 3 months, 464 to 46 ; Bar-
celona, 3 months, 471 to 474 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 46 to
45 ; Valladolid, 3 months, 0 ; Saragossa, 3 months,
454 to 45 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Genoa,
3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Naples. 3 months, 27.80 to
28.0 ; Palermo, 3 months, 27.80 to 28.0 ; Messina,
3 months. 27.80 to 28.0 ; Lisbon, 90 days' date, 514
to 514 ; Oporto, 90 days' date, 511 to 511.
The return of the Bank of France for the week
presents the following changes :
Coin and bullion lncrease £744,000
Notes in circulation
Dec
Bills discounted Decrease 410,000
Advances
Private deposits
Government deposits Decrease 4,000
The steady influx of bullion continues without a
check, and the total now held amounts to the
enormous sum of 29,025,0001. It is evident, how-
ever, that trade in France is comparatively stag-
nant, as shown by the large decrease in the bills

disoOnnted.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is 31 per cent. ; Vienna, 5 ; Hamburg, 3 ; Turin,
6 ; -Frankfort, Berlin, and Brussels,; Amster-
dam, ; and St. Petersburg, bi per cent. The
marked contrast between the above rates and those
of 9 to 10 per cent. prevailing here, shows how com-
pletely the credit of England has suffered by the
protraction of the existing monetary pressure.
At the Royal Insurance Company's annual meeting
held yesterday it was shown that the fire premiums
of the year 1865 amounted to 414,733/., and the
new life policies issued were for 886,6631. exclusive
of proposals for 189,9471., which were found to he
below the standard required by the Royal. The
satisfactory result was also declared that notwith-
standing the adverse fire experience of all the coin.
psnies during the last two or three years, the usual
dividend of 17} per cent. was payable, leaving
62,0761. to the aetht of the profit and loss account,
besides a reserve fund of 116,9131.
At the meeting yesterday of the Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph Company, the usual dividend
of 8 per cent. per annum was declared upon the
preferential shares, in addition to a distribution of
3s. per share on the original issue.
The meeting of the Gas Products Utilising Com-
pany (Limited) was held yesterday. The profit for
the six months ending on the 30th of June last
was 4,7251., and the usual dividend at the rae of
10 per cent. per annum was declared, free at
in-
come tax. It was also decided to increase the ca-
pital by the issue of 2,500/. of the 7,500 shares in re-
serve, to be offered in the first instance at par, pro
rats, amongst the present shareholders.
The meeting of the Telegraph to India Company
took place yesterday, when a dividend was decd
for the half-year at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum.
At a meeting of the London and Mediterranean
Bank (Limited), held by order of the Master of the
Rolls on the Bth inst., Mr. George Whiffin, of 3,
Birchin-lane, with Messrs. Baker and Davies, share-
holders, were elected liquidators of this bank, which
is now being wound up under the supervision of
the Court of Chancery.
The debtors of the Breechloading Armoury Com-
pany (Limited) are required to pay all sums due to
the official liquidator, Mr. E. Hart, on or before
the 16th inst.
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company is appointed for the 29th inst.

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FRIDAY EVENING.
Consols, which dosed yesterday at 88/ to for
the 6th of September, opened this morning at 88
to /, and closed at 881 to 1. For money the
last price was 87/ to 1. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
874, ; ditto, for account, 88, / ; Three per Cents I
Reduced, 861, I, 1, I ; New Three per Cents , 861,
Bank stock, 247 ; India Stock, 209, 11; ditto
Five per Cent., 103, 21; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 100 f, ; ditto Bonds, 12s. prem.
Indian government securities were steady. The
March Exchequer Bills were quoted 5.. dis. to
par ; and the June, 3s. to Bs. prem., being dull.