The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1867.

Mr. Stephen", from the solicitor's office of the company,
and Inspector Parker, of the South Eastern Railway po-
lice, now attended, and informed the magistrate that pi i-
soner's statement WAS entirely true as to his father being
in the company's employment, and also as to his having
come to town on Tuesday with a pass, of which the up
portion wan now produced.
The pri"oner said if further time were given he should
,1.0 he able to prove that ho was in " the Wells" on the
day of the robbery. It was a case of mistaken identity.
He was again remanded on bail.
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DERBY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

ELVASTON CASTLE STAKES. Two miles and a half.

All hones for this race are trained in the neighbourhood.
GREAT MIDLAND SPRING HANDICAP. One mile.
Queen of Trumpe, Beadle, Confederate, Black Prince,
Caprice, Helen, Knight of Downe, and Vice Versa are
here.

A girl about 11 years of age, named Mary Pmts,
who was charged before Mr. Knox a few weeks ago at this
court with felony, and was committed to the Industrial
Nu. I, Linson-street, for five years, was brought
befotc Mr. Arnold.

HURDLE RACK. One mile and a half.
Helen, Nukuheva, and Fan are here.
DERBY RUNT STEEPLSCHA.SE. Three miles.
All trained in the neighbourhood.

Police-con*table Benjamin Nicholl, N 9 E, stated that the
girl had made her escape from the school by climbing over
the railings, and that on his receiving information that
site lia.leiseepetl, he having had her in custody on the
ellar,:e of felony, he made inquiries, and found her in bed
rat her grandmother's, in hleard'a-court, Ni'ardonr-street,
and that morning he went and took charge of her.
lu answer to Mr. Arnold, the girl stated that the rea-
son why she left the school was because she was punished
fur forgetting one of her lessons.
The constable, in reply to Mr. Arnold, said the girl's
grandmother stated that she was about taking the girl back
to the school.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

HALF-PART Two o'CLoce.

There Wall a small attendance this morning, and
business was rather dull. For the Grand National 100 to 12
was taken about Shakspeare, and 100 to 7 Cortolrin,
For the City and Suburban Wild Agnes ►nd Clarice were
in considerable request. No change in the Two Thous :aid
and the Derby. Prices as follows :

Mr. Arnold said he would remand the girl till Thursday
next, when Mr. Knox, who knew all about the case, would
be sitting.

LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL.
100 to 12 apt Shakspeare (t)
100 to 7 Cortol% (t)
100 to 6 Dermot Mawr* (t)
100 to 6 Columbia (off, t2oto 1)
100 to tt Sbangarry (t)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
100 to 6 apt Wild Agnes (t)
20 to 1 Clarice (t and w)

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 8 A.K.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

(THIS DAY.)

This morning were issued the Board of Trade
returns for December, 1866. The total declared
value of the British and Irish produce and maim-
factures shipped from the United Kingdom during
the month was as follows
December, DM
1865
„ Diti6

C 12,095,437
15,030,088
14,914,563
For the whole year the total exports were as fol-
lows :
154;4
1+165
1866

£160,449,053
16.1,835,72 S
1811,827,785

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

The few samples of Engliil wheat here today were
taken off slowly, at Monday's decline in the quotations.
The general quality of the samples was very middling.
The show of foreign wheat was moderately good. Even
the finest parcels met a dull inquiry, at unaltered
quotations.
Several floating cargoes of wheat remained unsold.
Holders, however, were tolerably firm.
The inquiry for both English and foreign barley was
inactive, but no further decline took place in prices. The
supply was only moderate. Malt changed hands slowly, at
previous rake.
The oat trade was in a sluggish state, although the stands
were by no means heavily supplied with samples.
Beans and peas were in fair average supply, and mode.
rate request, on former tenns.
The sale for four was heavy. There is still a large
quantity of foreign on offer.
No quotable change took place in the value of seeds.
The demand for cakes was somewhat heavy.

CURRENT PRICE.
Per Qr.
WHVAT. I.
limo; Kant, red, old GO to b 4

OM a &
Scotehb=to 39 to 35
2.1 to 30
„ white it to i 6

"„'new 64 to at
„ Uo. wine, old 60 to 68
Norfolit and Eln:lnw 14
67
red, DOW

______
Ifilzegin
Tick 3ll to 45
Herron
Pigeon s6 to 37

Mating ..
Grinding..

33 to 52
39 to 43
39 to 33

...
MALT.
Essex, Norfolk, and
Suffolk 7O to 75
Kingston and Wire 70 to 75
Brown 66 to 66
But

Grey ____.
27 to 311
tdle
WAIto X/
40 to 41
Boners _

FLOOR.

New ll2 to 38
OATS.
English, feed 24 to 30
potato
Serteh, feed
Foal
Per Qr.
WIMP. s
Dantele and Konigs-
berg 69 to 70
Rostock & llecklen-
bur j, M to 65
60 to 61
Russian, hard
soft
Ansekeen, red to
„ white to
Grinding
DiatiOtog
Maltlsg
0833.
Dutch brewing
feeding
ARRSVAL4 OF GRAIN, &e.,
CARRIAGE, FROM FEB. 251

Town made, per ---390
lb5...
Household 65 to 60
Country
Norfolk snd Sao*
as ship 65 to 45

OATS L a
Danish and tnreatish Uto 29
Itundan
Bram.

Danish
EgYPILta
PZii.
_ _ _

.. 36 to 33
. 37 to 19

008.11.
White 26 to IS
Yellow
Rout..
French, per auk.— 45 to 62
Spanish „ 46 to 62
American, per bd 66 to 82
Canadian „ 27 to 22
INTO LONDON BY WATIK
Xi FEB. 66, Boil( INCLUSIVE.

Fria!Tatßarley. Malt. Osta blow
OR qn► gra qra tab. sacks
Mllab sad Scotch 1170 090 2:200 10 .. 1490
laeip 18640 Imo .. 24060 .. MO.
Total

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

. .
(THIS DAY.)
(Wf ILICTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TILZORAPIL)
(PROW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Rather more tone in the wheat trade, and last week's
rate* maintained. Barley the turn cheaper. Beans and
cats steady. -

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR.—There is no improvement to notice in the
demand, the sales being confined to. small Faroe' for
which previous prices are paid, including good browns, to
coloury Demerara, at 325. 6d. to 345. 6d. ; grainy Mau-
ritius, 375. ; and Penang, 30s. to 345. 61. Refined: Brown
lumps are to be had at 42a. Gd. ; and crushed at 325. to
325. Gd., f.o.b.
COFFRZ.—The parcels of plantation Ceylon brought to
public sale have sold without spirit, but at previous prices,
triage, 3.55. to 62.. 61. ; ordinary to low middling grey,
665. to 71s. 6d. ; fine ordinary to good middling coloury,
725. Gl. to 81s.

Tar.—The Indian sales are progressing at about the
opening rates. Pekoes at barely last sales' prices.
Souchong and Pekoe Souchong at &I. per lb. decline.
Rum.—About 50 puncheons of good Demerara sold at
lc 9d.

RICE. —2,000 bags of Rangoon sold at lls. 9d.
llstreeres contmues dull of sale.
Corrog.—There is an improved demand for this article,
at td. per lb. advance.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 435. 6d. ;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 425. 3d. ; March, 4'b. to
425. 3d. ; April to June, 425. to 42a. 3d. ; October to De-
cember, 43a. 3d.

HIDE MARKET.-(THIS

LL.tnE !HALL —Bides : Mb& it, 64160., 21d. ; 641b0. to
72161., 21d. to 3d. ; 721 b.. to 801ba., 3d. to 30. • 801ba. to
881bo., 30. to qd. ; 8811:o. to 961b5., 3ed. to id. Hone
hides, 9.. to 10s. Od. Calf skins, light, 2s. to 4.. ;
Gs. GI.

BlRMONDBZT.—Sheepskins : Polled, 10s. Ga. to ;
balf-beads, Bs. to 10s. 3d. ; downs, 6s. 61. to 7s. 6d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Mews. Pattenden and Smith report that the trade
during the past week has been quiet, and prices un-
changed.

A RELIC. —A lady in the first society was re-
cently obliged to dismiss her nurse on acwount of an
excess of firemen and private soldiers too often repeated.
After choosing as a successor to this criminal a very pretty
girl, the lady, explaining why the first was sent away,
enjoined on the second not to do likewise. She admitted
that she shouldn't. " I can endure a great deal," said the
lady. " but soldiers about the kitchen I won't endure."
After a week or eight days the lady came one morning
into the kitchen, opened a cupboard, and discovered a
youthful military character. " Oh, ma'am !" cried the
girl, frightened, " I Five you my went I never saw that
soldier before in my life—he most have been one of the
old ones left over by the other girl."—New York World.
HRIIREW WORSHIP IN CINR•INNATI. —The Hebrews
of Cincinnati, Ohio, support six places of public worship,
among which the temple is the largest and costliest in the
United States, and a second one in course of erection will
be nearly as magnificent. The attendance at divine
worship on Sabbath and holidays is unusually large. There
are generally from 1,000 to 1,500 persons in the temple,
including all its prominent members ; 700 to 1,000 in the
Broadway synagogue ; between 400 and 500 persons in
each of the Sherith Israel and Ahabath Achim syn...
gogues ; and in the two rented synagogues, we are told,
there are never less than 200 persons in each during divine
•errice.—New York Svc.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Oars o'Cwal.

The amount of business in public securities to-
day is exceedingly small, and very few changes
are observable in prices, notwithstanding the
arrival of upwards of 700,0001. in specie and the
continued strength of the accounts of the Bank
of England. At the same time the spirit
of forbearance shown by all political parties
leads to the hope that the Reform question
may soon meet with a satisfactory settlement. The
funds are supported by moderate investments, and
are steady, at the closing quotations of yesterday.
Some of the foreign bonds are better, especially
Creek and Chilian scrip. British railway stocks,
however, remain flat, Great Western showing chief
depression. In the market for miscellaneous secu-
rities, Imperial Land of Marseilles have been dealt
in at 10 1-16 dia., with 101. paid.
There is a good demand for money to-day, and
the supply has diminished. A large number of bills
will arrive at maturity to-morrow, and a further
considerable amount on Monday, the 4th. A g.sxl
deal of money is also being temporarily absorbed
in the payment of the railway dividends. The
charge for good bills is 21 to 21 per cent., and for
short advances on stock, n.

The steamer Tasmania his arrived from the West
Indies with 673,0001. in specie, and the Arago,
from New York, with 39,0001., making together
712,0001.

Consols are now quoted 91 to i both for
money and the ith inst., and 911 to I for the April
settlement.

Chilian scrip is in good demand, and has im-
proved 1 per cent. Greek Bonds have
also advanced 1, and Turkish of 1865,
Spanish Passive, Russian scrip, and Mexican, /.
Turkish of 1865 are quoted 31 to ; Greek,
161 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 221 to 1 ; ditto
Certificates, Fti to ; Italian of 1861, 531 to 54 ;
Mexican, 171 to / ; Russian Scrip, 21 to 3 prem. ;
Chilian Scrip, 21 to 21 dis. ; and Danubian Scrip,
11 to 01 dis.
United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central
Railway shares have declined 1 to 1 per cent, the
present prices being 73 to 1 and 761 to f respec-
tively, but Erie are unchanged, at 36, to 1.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted
151 to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent. Pre-
ference, 21 to 1 ; showing no variation.
International Financial shares are quoted 2 7-16
to 5-16 dis. ; London Financial, 184 to 171 die. ;
General Credit, 3to 21 dis. ; Credit Foncier,
51 to 1 dis. ; National Discount, 81 to prem.,
ex div.; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 1.
The crown agents for the colonies invite tenders
for 250,000/. of Ceylon Government Six per Cent.
Debentures, at the price of 1081. The debentures
will be issued in sums of 5001., 3001., 200/., and
100/. each, and the interest commences from the
15th inst.
Attention is directed to the state of the
Great Western Railway Company's finances, espe-
cially in view of the issue, just announced, of a
further amount of preference stock, and the effect I
is that the ordinary stock is now quoted lower than
it was some years ago, when the dividend was en-
tirely suspended.
The employment of money in Paris has been an
difficult of late, that a considerable amount has
been sent here for investment in the best three
months' paper, at the low rate of 21 per, cent.
The list of applications for the issue of 4,000,000
of florins of obligations by the Dutch-Indian Rail-
way Company was closed last evening, and we are
informed that the subscriptions exceed the total
amount.

The following relates to the New Granada debt :
Mesas. Baring Brothers and Co. have this day received
a remittance from the Custom•bouse of Santa Martha, for
account of New Granada dividends, of 2,000/. The re-
mittance by this mail would have been larger but for thy
impouibility of obtaining bills either at Santa Martha or
Barauquitta.—London, Feb. 28.
- - - - - - -

A meeting of the bondholders of the Confederate
Cotton Loan is convened by the committee for the
6th of March, at 32, Nicholas-lane.
The half-yearly dividend of 10s. per cent. which
became due on Ecuador Bonds on the lit May,
1865, is advertised as payable on the 15th March.
The steamer Rhone, from Brazil for Southamp-
ton, has arrived at Lisbon, with 44,0041. in specie.
The Great Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 6581. over the correspond-
ing period of 1866 ; the Great Northern an in-
crease of 2,8791. ; the London and South Western
an increase of 1,150/. ; the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire an increase of 1,2151.; the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire an increase of 3,2491.; the
Great Western s decrease of 2821. •, the North
Eastern an increase of 3,7331. ; the North British
an increase of 1,7541. ; the London, Chatham, and
Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and
branches, an increase of 6961. ; the Metropolitan
Extension an increase of 1211. ; and the Kent Coast
a decrease of 201. _ .. - .

At the meeting yesterday of the Imperial Land
Company of Marseilles (Limited), Mr. Albert
Grant, M.P., in the chair, the directors' report was
adopted, an amendment in favour of a committee
of investigation being negatived upon a show of
hands. The discussion occupied about five hours.
The third ordinary general meeting of the India-
rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works
Company (Limited) was held yesterday. The chair-
man, Mr. John Peugh, described very fully the
position and prospects of the undertaking, and,
after some discussion, the accounts submitted
wc•e received and adopted. Before the meeting
separated, the chairman expressed a confident
hope that when they meet next year the directors
will be able toahow a much more satisfactory state-
ment. _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Themeeting of the Leasehold Investment Company
took place yesterday, when the report of the direc-
tors for the past year was adopted, and a dividend
of 5 per cent. declared.
The meeting of the London District Telegraph
Company (Limited) was held yesterday. The state-
ment accompanying the directors report shows a
deficiency, but this result is considered to have
arisen from various exceptional causes. New
I work has been completed, chiefly for the General
Post-office the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and the
London Salvage Corps, representing an income of
nearly 4001. per annum ; and the works now await-
ing completion represent a further income of 700/.
per annum. With regard to the expenditure, the
directors consider that their anticipations as to the
probable decrease in the average cost of mainte-
nance, consequent on the recent renewals, have
been realised. The report was adopted.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Lambeth
Bridge Company, held yesterday, a dividend was
declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,
leaving 9501. to be carried over.
The directors of the Ceylon Company (Limited)
have made a call of 31. per share, on the 12,500 A
shares already issued, payable on the Ist April.
From the report of the directors of the English
and American Bank (Limited), to be presented at
the general meeting on the sth March, we extract
as follows :
•

The annexed balance-sheet shows the result of the busi-
ness of the company for the half-year ending 31st Decem-
ber, 1866—a period characterised by such complete prostra-
tion in the commercial world, and such an extraordinary
degree of discredit and general distrust, that the directors
had to pursue the same conservative policy which regu-
lated their management of the business during the pre-
vious half-year. The result is that the entire capital of the
bank is invested in perfectly sound and easily negotiable
securities,and that a net profit has been realised of 9,14;0/.
13e. Bd., against 5,8421. ga ld. at the 30th of June, 1864,
upon an average capital of 189,6911. as compered with
149,8801. in the pre►ious half-year. The directors consi-
der that this shows a satisfactory degree of progress during
a period of unusual difficulties. Including the sum of
12,032/. 175.13. brought forward from the 30th June, 1866,