The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

BATH MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

TRIAL STAKES. One mile.

Ostzeger (not to be ,old), Cros7;lchMe, Black Prince
(4001. each). All are here.
FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL. One mile and a half.
Wroogiaton, Van Amburgh, Whirligig, Man of Ross, and
Flying need are here.

BATH HANDICAP. One mile.
Jack o'L‘ntern, Bradamante, Goo Brat, Knight Errant,
Vixen, Pevensey, Red Riband, end Chevalier d'Esprit are
here.

SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL Half a mile.
Grhnston, Thoruaby, Bt. Valentine, Pleasure Boat, Lord
Palmerston, l'antine c, and Herennianue are here.

BEAUFORT CUP. Two and a half miles.
Lecturer. Motility, Black Prince, Flying Scud, Steam.
boat, John Davis, Knight Errant, Pintail, and Balpinctes
are here.
COUNTY MEMBERS' PLATE. One mile.
Jack o' Lantern, Bradamante, Red Riband, Whirligig,
Cromwell, Libertine, Rhymer, Opposition, Millie, and
Flying Spanker are here.

CRICKET.

LORD'S GROUND.(THIS DAY.)
KARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. THE

COLTS OF ENGLAND.

Play in this match, which had assumed a most interest-
ing phase when the stumps were drawn last night, "Colts"
being 20 runs in arrear upon the first innings, was
resumed this morning at a few minutes after noon, Mr.
Wilkinson and Grundy being, as before, the first pair of
batamen, to face the bowling of Scott and Correll (the
latter from the Pavilion end). The weather being again
cold, and the north-east wind still prevailing, there were
not fifty spectators present when play commenced.
Grandy did the most part of the hitting, which
included a good 3 to leg. Mr. Wilkinson was
the first to retire after making a couple, he being neatly
caught st the wicket by Odams (1 for 91. He was followed
by Mr. Hone, whose stay MU again very abort, as, after
finking 2 in the slips, he was bowled by a " shooter " from
Scott 12 for 13). Mr. R. D. Walker followed, and, with
Grundy (whose off-hitting was very fine), they soon raised
the score to 30, when Cowell gave up the ball to Mum-
ford, and at 1 o'clock the score stood as under :

M.O C. AND GROUND.
&wood Innings.
Mr. A. J. Wilkinson, c °dams b Soon
J. Grundy. not out
Mr. Hone, b Scott
Mr. It. D. Walker, not out

Total

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Oxi o'Owat.

There is little general business in the Stock
Exchange to-day, and the course of prices is in
most cases unfavourable, notwithstanding the
signature of the Luxemburg treaty, the drooping
tendency of the value of money, and the cessa-
tion of withdrawals of gold from the Bank for ex-
port. Consols are unaltered for money, but are
1-16 per cent. better for the account. British
railway stocks, however, are still offered, and have
again given way. Midland is prominently heavy,
being further prejudiced by the publication of an
official advertisement convening a meeting of the
proprietors for the 29th inst., for the purpose of
asking them to authorise the construction of new
railways and other works. The chief movement in
foreign bonds is in Italian of 1861, which have de-
clined. The settlement of the account still occu-
pies the attention of the dealers.
The demand for discount to-day is upon a mode-
rate scale, and the rate for choice bills is unaltered,
at 22 per cent. Loans for a few days, on English
government securities, are obtainable in the Stock
Exchange at 15 to 2 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 911 to 1, with div.,
for money, and 90j to 4, ex div., for the account
(June 6); and the Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents., 891 to 90.
The Indian Five per Cent. stock remains firm ;
the present quotation is 1101 to 1111.
Italian Bonds of 1861 are fiat, and have de-
clined 5 per cent. ; but Turkish of 1865, Spanish
Certificates, and Mexican have improved 5.
Turkish Bonds of 1865 are quoted 305 to 5 ; Greek,
135t05 ; Spanish Paige*, 215 to ; ditto Certifi-
cates, 135 to 145; Italian of 1861, 515 to 4 ;
Mexican, 165 to 5.
Bank shares are quiet, with very few dealings.
Imperial Ottoman, however, are 2s. 6d. better, at
14 to 15 dia. Union of London are quoted 38 to 40,
and Alliance, 11 to 10 dia.

Financial and miscellaneous shares show no move-
ment. International Financial are quoted2f to # dia. ;

London Financial, 23i to 22} die. ; General Credit,
2i to dis. ; Credit Fonder, 61 to dia. ; National
Discount, 61 to 7} prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16
to I.
American securities exhibit no change of import-
ance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 71i to K ; Erie
Railway shares, 42} to ; and Illinois Central,
76 to
Atlantic Cable shares are steady, at the improve-
ment of yesterday. Anglo-American are called 14
to I, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, to;.

The New South Wales Government Five per
Cent. Bonds, just introduced by the Oriental
Bank Corporation, are quoted Ito prem.
It would appear that many persons have clung to a
hope that the report of the royal commission on rail-
ways would have contained some recommendation
tending to a restoration of confidence in this great
interest, the decline in which has now assumed de-
plorable proportions. There is one point in which
government might certainly extend an important
degree of assistance, and that is by instituting a
government audit in such a manner that, without
the State being mixed up with or made responsible
for the management of railway companies, the
great gain of a government supervision of railway
accounts might be attained. By this means the
debenture and other issues would be satisfactorily
verified, and means might be easily devised
for preventing railway companies in the
future from having recourse to those disgraceful
financial expedients which have frequently excited
so much scandal. In the case of the Indian rail-
ways, for example, implicit confidence is always
felt in the securities issued, and in the periodical
financial statements, supervised as they are by
government officers.
The small amount of Mexican dollars by the
French mail packet were sold yesterday at 4a.,111d.
per ounce, showing no change.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Hudson
and Co., woollen merchants, held at Leeds on
Saturday, the liabilities were estimated at 16,0001.,
and the assets as 11,0001.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 3,0451. over last year.
We have received the following from Mr. W.
Coningham, one of the directors of the Brighton
Railway Company :