The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1867.

dentally with his elbow. The witness added that her
daughter had nut been well since the prisoner ill-treated
her live weeks ago. She then had a black eye, and she
complained of her side and head.
The prisoner put several questions to show that his wife
was of intemperate habits, and had fallen out of bed two
or three times.

Mr. David Loslie, surgeon, said he was called in on the
Wednesday when he found her insensible. Her left eye
was frightfully contused, and she could not swallow. He
could not see that she had received any injury except that
of the eye. The prisoner told him that in trying to take
the child away his wife struck her eye against his elbow.
His opinion of the cause of death from external l
anoes was a rupture of the gall bladder, which mu'iitPC:e.
resulted from a blow or pressure.
Mr. Ingham said he did not believe he had power to
order a poet mortem examination. The coroner had the
power.
_ _

a Mr. Leslie added that he saw the landlady drinking with
the coroner's officer.

Mr. Ingham said be could not try the officer.
It having been stated that the deceased was buried
yesterday,
Mr. Ingham expressed surprise, as he understood that a
body could not be buried without a medical certificate.
Mr. Leslie said he believed the coroner had the power.
The prisoner explained that be received the certificate
of burial from the registrar of deaths.
Mr. Ingham said there must be further inquiry, as be
could not go on with the case vrithoutapoet-mortem exarni•
nation of the body, which would have to be exhumed.
In reply to the magistrate Mr. Leslie said the coroner
personally to him refused to hold an inquest.
Mr. Ingham then instructed the clerk to lay the whole
case before the Secretary ofilitate,and inform him that the
coroner refused to bold an inquest. He remanded the
prisoner, but said he would accept bail.
The prisoner, on being removed, said he had never
ill-
used his wife.

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL.-
AMENDMENTS TO BE PROPOSED.

Notice has been given of the following amend-
ments to be made in this bill during its passage through
the House of Lords :

Lord Halifax, on the motion for going into committee:—
" That, for the purpose of effecting a settlement of the
question of the re-distribution of seats, the proposed scheme
is inadequate, and that it is expedient to provide the
means of giving more representatives to large and impor-
tant constituencies than are given by this bill."
Clauses to be moved in committee by Lord Lyttelton :
To follow clause 8: " And be it enacted, that from and
after the expiration of six months after the passing of this
act no one shall be entitled to vote at any election of a
member of parliament who cannot write a legible hand."
" And be it enacted, that the Lords of her Majesty's Privy
Council are hereby authorised and required to frame and
issue regulations within three months after the passing of
this act to cariy the last preceding enactment into
effect."

Amendment to be mov ed in committee by the Mar-
quis of Bristol :—Omit clause 9.
Amendments to be moved in committee by Lord Den-
man :—To in sect between clauses 9 and 10 :—" When any
elector shall have been convicted of drunkenness three
times in one year he shall not be entitled to exercise the
franchise until one year after the last conviction." To
omit clause 16, and to transfer all or any of the new seats
which may be taken from the city of Manchester or the
boroughs of Liverpool, Birmingham, or Leeds, to such
places as may be agreed upon in committee.
Clause in lien of clause 16:—" In the event of returns
or a return of any member to serve in parliament by a less
number than one-fourth of the registered electors, whe.
ther such deficiency of votes be caused by a too great
number of candidates or by the indifference of the electors
as to the we of their votes, it shall be lawful for the House
of Commons to order a fresh election or elections until
(what they may consider) a substantial representation of
the electors be arrived at."

THE TRAGEDY AT LIMEHOUSE.

LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.)

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The man John Wiggins, who us at present in the
London Hospital under the surveillance of the police, is now
out of danger, but Mr. Dove, the surgeon, who bas him
under his etre, will not allow him to be closely ques-
tioned. He has become somewhat weak in consequence of
the loss of blood which he sustained on the morning of the
occurrence. He is a man of about 3 years of age, and he
made the acquaintance of the deceased woman when she
was_2o.

The scene on the morning of the occurrence was a most
exciting one. Wiggins kept going up and down the street
brandishing the knife, which was covered with blood,
shouting out, " This is the knifo she cut my throat with."
He then went to a cousin's house and awoke him up to
show him the knife.

Temperance-cottage, the scene of the tragedy, faces the
Regent's Canal, and it has been visited by large crowds of
persons, who were anxious to be let see the fatal room, but
of course their curiosity was not gratified.
This afternoon Mr. Richards, the deputy coroner for East
Middlesex, ordered the police to arrest John Wiggins and
take him before a magistrate in the event of bis attempting
to leave the London Hospital. The inquest will be held
to-day.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BT TELIIOIW.H.)

SOUTHAMPTON MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

STONEHAM PARK STAKES. T.Y.C.

See Saw, Cuckoo, Belphegor, Ninny, and The Demon
are here.
SOUTHAMPTON STAKFI3. One mile and a halt._

Challenge, Ambition, Little Wideewake, and Chevalier
d'Esprit are here.

ALL AGED SELLING PLATE. Half a mile.

Rob Kq (to eTTaili;rlE6Kr, Riiae;r. 11pine,
(IM. each), Flying Spanker, Wild Dove, Miss Alice, Snow-
drift, Sunnyaide, Thorn, ruikle, War Camerine, Odd
Fellow, and Spiteful (501. each). All are hem!

STAND PLATE. T.Y.C.
Duchess, Vampire, Che%alier d'Esprit, Pevenscy, Tina,
Rinaldo, The Masson, Canard, Evergreen, St. Char, and
Distaff. All are here.
STEWARD'S PLATE. Halfe-mile.

Chivalry (not to be sold), Rob Roy, Adjutant (200/.),
Venomous (100/.) All •re here.
SCURRY HANDICAP. T.Y.C.

Nu, gat 101 b ; Tumbler, Bet 10lb ; Vampire, Bet :ilb ;
Duleibella f, let nb ; Mountain Maid, 7st ; Gentian, Get
10Ib ; and Miss Elizabeth, Cat 71b. All are here.

BOULOGNE RACES YESTERDAY.

More carriages and better attendance than for
the last two years.

The Emperor's prise I,ooofr. and 150 fr. entry, was not
contested. Captain Fitzroy's Rabelais walked over the
course.

The Maras prize (selling race), 4,000 fr. prize. Entry,
250 fr. Five started. M. Baresse's Trusty won by two
lengths—good ram.

MOM NABIBT.-(THIS DAY.)

Oars o'Oraos.

The heavy fall of rain which took place last
night, and a consequent advance this morning of
about 2s. in the price of wheat, combined
with the prospect of a quarrel between
France and Prussia, caused the stock markets to
open this morning with a fiat appearance, and
prices have since given way in numerous cases.
Consols are prominently heavy, and have fallen
to d per cent. Some of the foreign securities have
declined to }, but British railway stocks are,
with two or three exceptions, quoted the same
as yesterday. Banking and financial shares are
neglected, but London Financial show a recovery.
The discount market is still freely supplied with
money, and choice bills are taken at per cent.
below the Bank minimum. The charge for short
loans in the Stock Exchange is per cent.
Consols are now quoted 94 to 4 for money, and
94i to for the account, and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents., 93} to f.
Indian Five per Cent, stock is firm at 111} to
. .

There is little business in the railway market,
and the only changes in the principal stocks are a
rise of 1 to 1 per cent. in Great Western and Mid-
land, and a reduction of /in Metropolitan. Lon-
don and North Western stock is quoted no to
1111 ; Great Western, 41 to 1 ; Midland; 1141 to
1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1 ; Great
Northern' 111 to 112 ; ditto A, 1101 to 111 ;
Great Eastern, 261 to ; South Eastern, 631 to 1;
Caledonian, 108 to 109 ; North British, 271 to 281 ;
Metropolitan, 1191 to 120; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 161 to I ; and London, Brighton, and South
Coast, 541 to 51.
Foreign stocks are offered, and thegeneral course
of prices is unfavourable. Turkish of 1865 and
Italian of 1861 have declined per cent., viz., to
30/ to 1 and 481 to }, respectively. Spanish Passive
are 1 lower, at 211 to r, but Turkish of 1862 have
improved J, to 561 to 571. Greek are quoted 131
to 141, Spanish Certificates, 161 to 1; and Mexican,
151 to 1, showing no change.
Financial shares have been little dealt in, but
London Financial have improved 11., the present
price being 24 to 22 dia. The other descriptions are
unaltered. International Financial are quoted 2/
to 11 dis. ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dia. ; and
Credit Foncier, 6 to 51 die.
American securities are steady, at the annexed
prices :—The 5-20 Bonds, 72:.; to / ; Erie Railway
shares, 47} to 48 ; and Illinois Central, 761 to 77.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares have risen
2s. 6d., viz., to 171 to 181, but Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference are unchanged, at 31
to 1.
The report of the directors of the United King-
dom Telegraph Company states the balance
standing to the credit of profit and loss
account, on the last half-year's working,
at 8,6361., as compared with 6,5091. for
the corresponding period of 1866. Al-
though the accounts do not as yet show a
balance available for dividend on the ordinary
shares, the directors hope that an improvement of
business and a reduction of working expenses will
ere long produce a more favourable result.
The fourth annual meeting of the British Indian
Tea Company (Limited) will be held on the
30th instant.

Two per cent. is the lowest rate that has ever pre-
vailed at the Bank, and it has prevailed on only
two previous occasions. A 2 per cent. rate was
fixed on the 22nd April, 1852, and again on the
24th July, 1862, exactly five years ago. On the
former occasion it remained at this point for 37
weeks ; but on the second occasion its duration was
limited to fourteen weeks. How long the existing
rate will continuo before confidence will return,
and trade and enterprise revive, it is impossible to
say, the indications of distrust being still rife on
every side. Meanwhile, it is obvious from even a
cursory glance at the Bank returns that the
directors are perfectly justified in the step now
adopted. . . .

All the joint-stock banks have reduced the rates
for deposits from 1i to 1 per cent. The discount
establishments have likewise notified a reduction
of i, the present terms being 1 per cent. for
money at call, and 1k at seven and fourteen days'
notice.

A meeting of the holders of Spanish Certificates
was held yesterday at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of considering the proposal of the Spanish
government for the settlement of theirclaime. The
chair was occupied by Mr. David Robertson,
M.P., the chairman of the Committee
of Spanish Certificate holders, who warmly
congratulated the certificate-holders on the
satisfactory settlement which they had at
last obtained from the Spanish government. The
terms of the settlement were as follows :—each
holder for every 1001. certificate will get
55/. 11s. Id. External Spanish Three per Cents.
(better known as the Spanish Three per Cents.),
which were negotiable in this country, and on
which a dividend had been paid regularly for 30
years. Resolutions were passed approving of the
terms of settlement, and a telegram to that effect
was ordered to be at once sent to Madrid. A
cordial vote of thanks was passed to the chair-
man and committee for their great exertions on
behalf of the certificate-holders.

The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointed Monday, the 29th inst., a settling day in
the scrip of the Chilian Seven per Cent. Loan of
1866, which is to be quoted in the official list.
Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. have given notice
that the scrip will be deliverable (in exchange for
the bankers' receipts) on the 27th.

The Mooltan has arrived from Alexandria with
81,7861. in gold ; and the City of London from
New York with 276,613/.

The influx of gold from New York continues.
The steamers which left that port on Wednesday
for Europe are bringing 350,0001.
The amount of Government Bills on India for
which tenders will be received at the Bank of
England on the 7th August will be 27,00,000 ru-
pees (270,000/.)
A meeting of railway directors and shareholders
was held at the London Tavern yesterday, to adopt
measures in reference to the Railway Companies
Bill. Mr. J. Delahunty, who was in the chair,
congratulated those present upon the fact that the
objectionable clauses had been withdrawn, and
that the bill in its amended form would work ad-
vantageously for railway shareholders. A resolu-
tion embodying the feeling of the meeting on the
subject was proposed by the chairman seconded by
Mr Herapath, and unanimously carried.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 6211. over
the corresponding week of last year ; the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of
591/. ; the North British an increase of 5281. ; the
Great Western a decrease of 2,3371. • the North
Eastern an increase of 2,766/. • the London,
Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan
Extension and branches, an increase of 1,794/. ; and
the Metropolitan Extension an increase of 541.
At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of share-
holders of the London Joint Stock Bank, the pro-
posal for increasing the capital by an issue of
8,000 shares, as before described, was foilially
confirmed. 1.
.

At the meeting of the Eastern District Freehold
Estates Company (Limited), held yesterday, the
directors' report was adopted.
Meetings of the Netherlands Lani Enclosure
Company and the London and St. Katharine
Docks Company likewise took place yesterday, the

report of the directors being in each instance
adopted.
From a report just issued by the liquidators of
the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan
(Limited), we extract some of the chief passages as
follows:

We deem it desirable at this stage of the liquidation,
Ctbout entering minutely into the causes which necessi-
tated the stoppage of the bank, to remind you of the state
of the assets and liabilities of the hank on 30th June, 1866,
up to which time the accounts were brought by the report
presented to you by the directors, in November, 1866 ; also
of their condition on the 15th November, 1866, when the
bank stopped payment ; and to inform you the results to
the present time of the liquidation entrusted to cu. The
following results are extracted from the books at the head
othoe and statements from the branches, and refer only
to assets and liabilities, excluding capital. The total lia-
bilities of the bank on 30th June, 1866, were ~7.53,1 hi/. 9s.
6d. ; and on 15th November, 1866, when the bank stopped
payment, the total liabilities were 1,409,456/. Isis. 11d.
We have examined all the items of which the present
au pla are composed, and after the most careful considera-
tion we value the total now to be collected (amounting to
1,596,0041. 10a.) to be worth,exclutive of interest, 595,2841.;
while the ascertained liabilities of the bank exclusive of
interest and liquidation expenses, are 572,1271., leaving an
estimated balance of wets over liabilities of 23,157/. In
the estimated assets now remaining we have thought it
right to include the sum of 15,529/. 4s. 3d. as the amount
which will probably be collected from arrears of calls,
made before the liquidation commenced. The estimated
loss in the value of the assets is chiefly attributable
to exceptional circumstances, which have prevailed both
at home and in the East daring the past twelve months,
causing not only a very large deficiency in the realisable
' value of the securities hypothecated to the bank, but also
considerable loss in consequence of the failure and insol-
vency of so large a number of the debtors of the bank, on
open accounts, or on bills without security, and from the
heavy expenses of the bank at the different branches.
After careful inquiry, the list of contributories has been
duly settled, and 1,052 persons, holding 36,404 shares,
I have been placed thereon. The arrears of-calls from which
the above-mentioned estimate of 15,5291. 4s. 3d. is ex-
pected to be realised, have been placed in the hands of our
solicitors, Mesas. Ashurst, Morris, and Co., who are
taking the necessary proceedings to obtain payment, and
las the banks obliged to pay interest on its debts, it is
only just to those members who have paid their calls that
interest should be charged on all arrears. These proceed-
ings will be continued, and the payment thereof enforced
in all prrcticable eases, as we have not felt justified, in
the interest of the shareholders who have paid their calls.
and are still liable to further demands, to exercise that
leniency and consideration which under other circum-
stances would have afforded us so much satisfaction.

The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared at the Bankers' Clearing-house for
the week ending Wednesday, July 24. The total
is the smallest announced since the 26th of June :
Thursday, 18th
Friday, 19th
Saturday, 20th
Monday, 22nd 9,926,000
Tuesday, 23rd 10,146,000
Wednesday, 24th

Total E 58,130,000
E. DiEBTEMIRZ, Chief Inspector.
The weekly return of the Bank of Franco shows
the following changes :

Coin and bullion
Bills discounted Decreaae 'noi,6oo
Notes in circulation
Private deposits Decrease .:2,000
Advances Decrease 20,000
Government deposits No change
The coin and bullion are still rising, and now re-
present a total of no leas than 35,143,000'. The

Movement in the discounts indicatei a further fall-
ing off in the demand for money.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, July 24, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue 836,557,895 Decree's 01,790
Circulation active 24,102,715 Decrease 9G,715
Public deposits 4,697,247 Increase 78,874
Other deposits
Government securities in

banking department 12,03,773 No change.
Other securities in banking
department 17,248,489 Decrease 328.018
Coin and bullion in both _ _

departments
Seven day and other bins ♦61,102 Demses 12,253
The heat
.8,:19,210 ?wean 6,926

Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department 13,769,149 Increase 281,853
In consequence of the continued falling off in the
Bank's discount business, as shown by the further
decline in the advances on private securities, the
reserve has again increased 281,8531. The amount
of gold sent into the Bank during the week
was 202,0001., but the increase in the coin and bill-
Fon shown above isonlyBls,l3Bl.

BANK OF 1
An Account pursuant to the Act
week ending on Wednesday,
ISSUE DIP,
Notes issued

£36.657,806
3AIIIIIO DI
Proprietors' Cspital £146611,000
Bast
Public Deposita (in-
cluding Ificheq
Bar. Banks, Can-
ada. at National
Debt. and Div
Acc)unts) 4.097,247
Other Deposits
Soren day and other
Bllh

ENGLAND.
1 7th and Bth Vic., e. 32. for the
~ the 24th day of July, 1&7.
PARTMENT.
Government debt 011,016,100
Other securities— 3,9e4,1000
Gold coin and bul-
lion 21,357,895
Sliver bullion —

Seen-

£43,848,411
July 24, 111$7.

436,567,Z95

tif.,,sso.rra
Other Securities 17,545,485
Notes
Gold awl &ker

T. MAY. Deputyl:Wiltlir:

TH URSDAT EVZNI3IO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 341 to for
the Bth of August, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 94 7-16 to 9-16,
or 941. For money the last price was 946 to d.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, I, 1, f 1 ; ditto,
for account, 941, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
930, I, ; New Three per Cents., 9n, I, t, I;
India Stock, 217, 18, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent.,
111 g, 1, n ; ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee
paper, 1021 ; ditto Bonds, 665. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was Erin, but
the Five per Cent. rupee paper was a little more
offered

KINES.-(THIS DAY.)

this o'CLocra.

The mining market is quiet to-day, but Prince
of Wales, Great Rota Hack, and Wheal Basset
shares are in good demand. The present quota-
tions are as follows :—Prince of Wales, 535. to
555. ; Chiverton Moor, 5/ to d ; West Chiverton,
66 to 67 • Chiverton, 7 to ; Clifford, 7to
Great Retallack, 41 to ; Wheal Basset, 70 to
; Marke Valley, 41 to ; Wheal Grenville,
158. to 17s. 6d. ; East Grenville, 11 to 2 ; Provi-1
dence, 27 to 28 ; East Basset, 15 to 17 ; Tincroft,
12 to 13 ; and Wheal Trelawney, 8 to 9.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are rather
firmer. St. John del Rey are quoted 55 to ;
Don Pedro, 11 to 2t, prem. ; Anglo Brazilian, par
to 4. pram. ; Anglo-Italian, to 1 prem. ; Chontalea
2
to 1 prem. ; Pestarena, to lo prem. ; United
exican, 1 to 2 ; Frontino and Bolivia, N. to
lls. ; and Port Phillip, b to 11.

[For to-clay's Share List see page 4.1

WRATH= REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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