The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1867.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

EPSOM MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Half a mile.
Lard Abinger, Bossy Dixon, The Spendthrift, MisaWhip
f, Lady Elizabeth, Babrimo, Lady Highthorn, Ninny, Hatch -
meat, Nutriment, Grimston, Mars, King Alfred, and
Wings of a Dove f are here.
Mom GRAND STAND CUP. One mile and a half.
Ostreger, Moulaey, Strathoonan, Sealskin, Knight of the
Crescent, Christmas Carol, The Peer, War, Roquefort,
Flyinl Scud, Fakir, Mandrake, Harpenden, Sweet Home,
Cheltenham, Redbourne, Midwife, Vici, Pyrrhic, Vixen e,
Crosslanes c, and Flutter c are here.
HER MAJESTY'S PLATE. Two and a quarter miles.
Tortuga, Miss Havelock, lona, Endalcigh, Isabella,
Vigorous, and Helice are here.
SHIRLEY STAKES. One mile and a quarter.
Bismarck, Brown Tommy, and Boinbastes are here.
EPSOM FOUR-YEAR OLD STAKES. One mile and

n:u:

Artesian is here.

Ent:ties for other races were not obtainable up to mid-
night.

SHOCKING DEATH IN THE RIVER LEA.

An inquiry was held last evening, by Mr.
Richards, the deputy coroner, respecting the death of
Frederick Bancroft, aged 12 years.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was
the son of the widow of a boot-maker, living at 5, Tavi-
stook-street, lietbnal.green. On last Sunday afternoon a boy
brought his clothes home to his mother and said, " Your
son has been drowned, ma'am."
Frederick J. Hall, a boy aged 11, said that on last
Sunday at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the deceased went
into the River Lea at a part called " No man's friend," at
Hackney, for the purpose of bathing. When he had been
in the water a few minutes he " fell back " and called out,

" Fred, Fred, save me !" He then sank under the water.
He was drowned before assistance came.

---A
labourer proved recovering the body of the deceased on
Youdq morning.

Mrs.'llaneroa, the deceased's mother, said that the
deo:sued was always very fond of the water, and she had
frequently warned him against it.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death by
drowning."

WARR LIEIT&-(THIS DAY.)

Own o'CLoon.
The railway market is inactive to-day, and prices
generally show no variation. Midland, South
Eastern. and Great Eastern stocks have declined
k per cent., while Metropolitan has improved to the
like extent.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1214 to I •
Great Western, 43 to ; London and Nord;
Western, 1134 to 114 k ; Midland, 1097 to 1104
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1264 to 127 ; South
Eastern, 66/ to 67 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 4 ;
Great Northern, 111 to 112 ; ditto A, 113 to
114 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 173 to 184 ;
North British, 34 to 35; and Brighton, 58 to 4.

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100,009 Do. 1570
100,000 Do. 1211
100,00 W Do. 1015
105.5001151.1(lov.8p 0.Ap.&08.
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1,116,800 Now Booth Wake Gov.,
5 p. 05at..1871 to 1870
11,071,1100' Do. 6p. 91888 to 1812
860,000 i D0.5p.0.r,1867 to 1875
150,010 Now Zosload 6 pas oast.
1.11044000 Do. Open oink
500, Do. 6 par east. 1801
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260,000 Non Scotts 6 it. 6..1271
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716,000 B.l.oat.Dov. 5 p. 0,67-77
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MONEY MARKET.-(TIII8 DAY.)

Cu o'Ctoos.

The stock markets are rather quiet t4.-lay, but
the tone generally is favourable. The announce-
ment that the directors of the Bank of England have
made no change in the rate of di sootint has not created
disappointment, no general expectation having
been entertained that a reduction to 2/ per cent.
would be made just now. The tendency of the
money market, however, is in that direction, and
a downward movement of . per cent. is not un-
likely to occur in the course of the next few weeks.
The arrivals of gold continue upon a large scale,
a further sum of 332,5011. having just come
to hand. The amount now awaiting disposal is
consequently about 650,000/., nearly the whole of
which will be taken to the Bank, including, in all
likelihood, a considerable sum this afternoon.
Consols have improved 1 per cent., while the
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. are 1 better. British railways and foreign
stocks show no variation of importance, but
American securities have given way. The at_
tendance of members in the Stock Exchange is
much larger than yesterday, although some of them
are still absent at Epsom.
The discount market is quiet to-day, and the rate
for choice bills is unaltered, at 2k per cent.
Consols are now quoted 931 to 1, with div.,
for money, and 911 to 1, ax div., for the ac-
count (June 6), and the Three per Cents. Reduced
and New Three per Ceuta, 911 to 1.
The foreign stock market is inactive, and the
speculative descriptions exhibit no change, with the
exception of a rise of per cent. in Turkish of
1865, and a reduction of 1 in Italian of 1861.
Turkish Five per Cents, of 1865 are quoted 32
to 1; Greek, 14/ to 15 ; Spanish Passive, 22/ to
; ditto Certificates, 141 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 511
to 52k ; Mexican, 17 to 1.
Bank shares are steady, with a moderate amount
of business. Imperial Ottoman are quoted 1 to
of dis. ; Alliance, 10 to 9 dia. ; and Union of
London, 40 to 41.
Financial shares are quiet. but Credit Foncier
exhibit a recovery of 2s. 6d., viz., to 51 to / dis. ;
International are quoted 2i to 21 dis. ; General
Credit, 21 to 2 dis. ; and London Financial, 22
to 21 dis. Hudson's Bay and National Discount
shares are steady, at lei to 1, and 7j prem.,
respectively.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined to it
per cent., viz., to 711 to 72. Erie Railway shares
are quoted 40} to 41, showing a reduction of 11
per cent., and Illinois Central, 75/ to 76/, being
I lower.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares are 2e. 6d.
better, at 171 to 1, but Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference are unchanged, at 41 to 1.
The arrival of 332,500/. in gold is announced
to-day. The Superb, from Port Phillip, has
brought 16.0001. ; the Kent, from the same port,
158,0001. ; and the Alexandria, from Otago (New
Zealand), 14,5001.
The directors of the Anglo-Mexican Mint Com-
pany notify that a dividend will be payable to the
shareholders on and after the 3rd of June.

The liquidators of the Adelaide Land and Gold
Company announce a sixth instalment of 2s. per
share, payable on the sth of June.
The Great Eastern Railway Company's Bill, for
an extension of their steamboat powers to Harlin-
gen and Geestemunde, passed through committee
of the House of Lords, on Tuesday last, the chair-
man remarking that the committee regretted they
had not the power to include Hamburg also.
The report of the committee of investigation of
the Brighton Railway Company is looked for with
great interest, as being likely to lift the veil which
has too long been aiiowed to hang over railway
administration, and, even should the statements it
contains be of an unsatisfactory character, they
will be received with a sense of relief, it being
universally felt that, as a necessary preliminary to
the restoration of public confidence, the whole
truth must be made known.

Rumours continue to be circulated that a Spanish
loan is in preparation, to embrace a settlement of
the Passive and Certificate claims, and to be
brought forward by a combination of English and
French houses, but nothing has transpired of a
more definite character than usual.

The amount of gold sent into the Bank of Eng-
land yesterday was 32,0001.

It is said that the liabilities of Messrs. Fraser,
Trenholm, and Co., of Liverpool, to whose sus-
pension reference was made in yesterday's journals,
amount to about 159,0001.
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 1,2091., compared with last
year, and the London and North Western a
decrease of 5,8941.

The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway
of Canada for the week ending the 4th instant,
were 23,0813/., being 2,7771. leas than in the corre-
sponding week of last year.

With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mews. E. F. Eatterthwaite and Co. report
as follows :
In the London market for American securities there has
been a fair amount of business transacted during the past
week, especially in United States Government Bonds.
5-20's of the 1862 issue have been freely dealt in at prices
ranging from 724 to 721, the quotation of to-day, 724 to 4,
being the lowest of the week, owing to an advance in the
premium on gold in New York. The 1805 issue of 5-20
Bonds, a precisely similar security to the Bonds of 1802,
are again quite one per cent. cheaper, and advantage is
being taken of this to a considerable extent to exchange
the old for the later Issue. In ncitber Illinois Central nor
Erie shares is there any change of importance to record ;
the former close 764 to 77, or about i per cent. higher than
last week, while Eries show • fractional decline, leaving
off at 414 to 424.

WEDNESDAY /Mortara,

Consols, which closed yesterday at 912 " buyers,"
ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning
at the same quotation, and, after declining to 91
to }, closed at 91} to 4. For money the last price
was 93 to 1, with div. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced and. New Three per Conte. were quoted
at 3 o'clock 91 to 911. The official business re-
port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 931, 24, 3, '2l, with div. ; ditto, for
account, 94, 1, ex 'div. ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 911, 1; New Three per Cents., 911, },l, 1,
1 ; Annuities, 1885, 12/ , Bank Stock, 251, 3 ;
Idia Five per Cent. Stock, 1121, 4, 12, 1 ;
ditto Bonds, 535., 55a. prem.
The India Five per Cent Stock was a little more
offered.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 21s. to 26a. prem.
The foreign stock market was firm, and in
several instances prices improved. ;Turkish Five
per Cents. of 1865 rose 1 per cent. • Spanish
per Cents., both Old and Deferred, 1 ; and
the Passive and Certificates 1 per cent. Greek
also advanced 4, while Italian of 1861 declined 1.
Bank shares were firm, with the exception of
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London
and China, which declined 11. There was an im-
provement of U. in Bank of Australasia, and of
10s. in Imperial, London and County, Union of
London, and London Chartered Bank of Australia.
Imperial Ottoman Bank remain at 1 to 01 dia.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares were fairly
supported, closing at 171 to 4, and Atlantic Tele-
graph 8 per cent. Preference at 0 to 4 ; but Tele-
graph Construction declined 7s. 6d., viz., to 2} to
24 din. Atlantic Telegraph original stock was
unaltered, at 44 to 48.
The shares of the financial companies were
dull, but there was no change of importance.
Prices closed as follows :—lnternational Financial,
2} to 24 dia.; General Credit, 24 to 21 dia.; Lou.