The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKET&

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.--Sales to-day : Great Eastern, 254 5:
ditto, new account, 251 I—Great Wosteni, new account, 824—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, new account, 1321 4—London and
North Western, 1184 ; ditto, new account. 1174 17—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, new account, 49 84 1 4—Midland,
new account, 1921—North British, new account, 364 64—South
Pest-ern, 824; ditto, new account, 1121 3—Buffalo and Lake Huron,
4—Great Western of Canada, new account, 124—Eastern Ex-
change Bank Limited', 24 7-16 d.—Mercantile and Exchange
Bank Limited , o 4 81 d. —North Western Bank ;Limit-ell', d—
Empire Marine, 1111.—Maritime insurance Limited . 1 d.—ltnyal
Insurance, t 9-16 p.—Anglo American Telegraph, 13 1-16 ; ditto,
new account, 14 15.16—Atlantie Telegraph 8 per cent., 31 ; ditto,
new account, 3 13.16.
NIASCUEsrtat, Nov. ecre fair business was done, but at
prices generally lower. Anglo-American Telegraph ',Limited:,
14 13.16: ditto, next account, 15—Atlantic Telegraph, pref. a per
cent.. next account. 76—District Bank, 18/ p. —Ebbw Vale Com-
pany ;Limited . 114 d.—k.ries, next account, 474 1 7 4—Great
raster'', 251 4 ditto, next account, Trunk of ca.
nada, next account. 131,-4;reat Western of Canada. next account,
124 3.l6—treat Western, 524; ditto, next account, 524 4—Gene-
rd Credit. next account. 2 d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123111
—London tool North Western, 1164 ; ditto, next account. 117
161 -Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 41 4 ; ditto, next
account. 49 s 4 4 2 2 4 !. --Metropolitan, 1234—Midland, next ac-
count, 122 11—Nortii Itritis:l, 361 ; ditto, next account, 354 4 4 4
—South Eastern, 024: ditto. next account, 621 --Thames and Mer-
sey Marine Insurance iLinilted,, 31 p. ; ditto, next account,
31 P. v...., pep
BIRMINGHAM, Not. 25.-11110.ness was dull In this market to-
day, and prices barely maintained. London and North-Western
stock closed, sellers, at 117: dirmingliam Joint Stock Bank, at
32 to 33—Lloyd's Bank shares, at 71 to 74 pm.: Iluntt's Metal
shares, at 14 1115 , buyers ; and Patent Shaft and Axletrce shares,
at 5 pm., buyers.
DiTRLIS, Not. 17.—New Three per Cent. Stock. 87 871—Ditto
for account, 6th December. s7—Bank of Ireland .£lOO paid',
233—Munster Bank ,Limited. 34 paid', 41—National Bank (LSO
paid!, 116-14,(vineial Bank paid , 811--itoyal Bank • £lO
paid .321—Dublin and Dr..glo.da Railway 42100 paid' , So—Dublin,
%Vicklow. and Wexford Hallway ;£lOO paid . at—Great Southern
and Western Hallway ;£lOO paid !al—Midland Great Western
Railway 0110 pabl'. 1.9 DWAIN, Wicklow, and Wexford 6 per
cent. perpetual paid', 110.

MINES.-(TIIIS DAY.)

Ox s o'CLocm.

In the mining market to-day, there is little
business, the dealers being chiefly engaged
in the settlement of the fortnightly account.
Prince of Wales, South Condurrow, and North
Treskerby shares are inquired for, while
Great Vor show flatness. Some of the present
quotations are as follows :—Great Vor, 16i to 17 ;
South Condurrow, Ils. to 13s. ; Prince of Wales,
255. to 265. ; East Caradon, 5 to ; North
Crofty, 21 to 3 ; East Los-ell, 9to 101 ; Wheal
Agar, 30s. to 325. lid. ; and Chontales, 21 to g.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
(THIS DAY.)

This morning were issued the Board of Trade
returns for October. The total declared value of
the British and Irish produce and manufactures
shipped from the United Kingdom during the
month was as follows :
October 15(4
1565

iS4;i3
For the first ten months of the year the total ez.
Ports have been as follows :
Ten months, 1864 £136,25,612
1865
1866

Professor J. Ferguson, of the National Observe,
tory of Washington, V. S., gives the following as the
result of the observations made on the morning of
the 14th instant, between two and half•pelt
four o'clock. On the morning of the 14th there
were observed one hundred and seventy two
meteors, mostly of small size. The number indicates
about the same rate of falling as on the preceding evening.
There was nothing peculiar in colour or motion observed.
The night, except in the interval above mentioned, was
cloudy.

WILL OF THE LATE LORD JUSTICE BRUCE.—
The will, with three codicils, of the Right Hon. Sir
James Lewis Knight Bruce, of Hoehampton Priory,
Surrey, late Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal, has been
proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate, by his son,
Lewis Bruce Knight Bruce, Esq., of Sunbury-on-Thames,
the only acting executor. This will, which is written on
a foolscap sheet of paper, is all in the handwriting of the
late Lord Justice, and is dated July 72, Mil, and wit-
nessed by Henry Reeve (Registrar of the Privy Council,
Whitehall), and C. H. Rothery (Registrar of the Admi-
ralty Court). After leaving certain legacies to his ser-
f vants awl several officers of the Court of Chancery, his
lordship bequeaths all his freehold, copyhold, and lease-
hold estates, and the residue of all his personal estate
whatsoever, to his wife for her life, and after her death
(she died in August last) to his son, Lewis Knight Bruce,
absolutely ; and his reason for not making any further
provision by his will for his daughter and his grandson,
J. \V. K. Bruce, is declared to be that he had provided
for them by a certain settlement made in the year ISA. By
the codicil, dated July 72, le6l, he revokes that portion of
his will relating to his household furniture, plate, Ac., and
gives that sum to his son, Lewis Knight Bruce. He ap-
points his son Lewis Knight Bruce, his son-in-law F. S. D.
Typsen, Esq., to whom he leaves a legacy of 210/. and his
grandson, J. W. K. Bruce, executors of his will. The
will is sworn under 15,0001. In 1859 the Lord Justice
Bruce had executed a deed of trust appointing Vice-Chan-
cellor Sir W. P. Wood, Sir Roundel! Palmer, the Right
Hon. H. A. Bruce, M.P., and Clement Swanton, Esq., of
Lincoln, trustees in favour of his grandson J. W. K. Bruce
for life and his issue, and, in default, in favour of his son
Lewis Knight Bruce.
CHARGE OF TAMPERING WITH SOLDTEP.B. At
the head police-office, Dublin, yesterday, a man, who gave
his name as Michael Dillon, and stated that he was al
blacksmith, was charged before the presiding magistrate
with tampering with the allegiance of soldiers. Two pri-
vates of the Military Train were examined, and their evi-
dence was to the effect that they 'net the prisoner, with
whom they went to Cranipton-court. While there he said
that he was a Fenian, and subsequently, when driving on
an outside car to Portobello Barracks, he said there would
be " a meeting" that night. One of them asked what
meeting, and he replied *meeting of Fenian for drilling."
They brought him to the barracks where they preferred •
charge against him, and afterwards gave bun over to the
police. The magistrate remanded the prisoner.

MONEY MARKEIT.-(THIS DAY.

Oxs o'Cwcs.

The English funds are in request to-day, and
Consols show a recovery of to 3-16 per cent.,
owing to the drooping tendency of the corn market
and the expected arrival this afternoon of the
Mexican packet, with about 800,0001. in specie, ,
chiefly silver. Some of the English railways and I
foreign stocks are likewise better, but the amount
of business .generally is limited, attention being
still directed to the settlement of the fortnightly
account, which will be completed to-morrow.
The directors of the Bank of England, at their
weekly court this morning, made no alteration in

the rate of discount. It Was not anticipated that

any change would be decided upon, the terms in
the general market being about equal to the Bank

minimum, so that that establishment obtains a
fair share of the current business. \e•

vertheless, it is understood that the weekly
return, made up to last night, shows a further
decided improvement under several heads. The
applications for discount in Lombard-street to-
day are upon a moderate scale, but the charge for
good bills is maintained at to 4 per cent. The

demand will probably increase to-morrow, owing

to the payment of 850,0001. on the Victoria
debentures, less the 5 per cent. already paid. Short

advances on English government securities are
obtainable in the Stock Exchange a 3 per cent.

Console are now quoted 89f to i, with div. for
money, and 884 to g, ex div., for the account (Oth

December).

Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates are
offered, and have declined Ito 1 per cent., but
Italian of 1861 are 1 hotter and Mexican A. The I
scrip of the Russian Loan is unchanged, at 14
to 11 prem. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted'
58 to 59 ; ditto 1865, 321 to 33 ; Greek, 131
to 14 ; Spanish Passive, 204 to 1 ; ditto Cer-
tificates, 134 to 3 ; Italian of 1861, 551 to 1 ;
Mexican, 184 to 1.
American securities exhibit no movement. The
5-20 Bonds were quoted 691 to 701 ; Erie Railway
shares, 461 to 471 ; and Illinois Central, 761
to 771. _ _ . . . .

Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference shares are unaltered, at 14;.,4
to and 3i to 4, respectively.
The new Queensland debentures arc firm, at I

to 2 prem.
International Financial shares are quoted 21
to 21 dia. ; London Financial, 17 to 16 die. ;
General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; Credit Fonder,
5g to 5/ dis. ; National Disoount, 9g to a prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 3.
The following circular has been addressed to the
dissentient shareholders in the Russian (Vyk-
sounsky) Iron Works Company (Limited) :
London, Nov. 36, 1866.
Dear Sir,—Communications having been made to us,
on behalf of lithe directors of this company, for the
purpose of bringing about an entire 'settlement of
all questions between the dissentient shareholders
and the company, including the withdrawal of
the contemplated appeal to the House of Lords
by the company, and the giving security for the return of
the deposits to those shareholders who have repu-
diated their shares, we have to inform you that
it is essential, in order to bring about such a
settlement, that we should have the authority of
every dissentient shareholder in the form enclosed.
You will observe that any agreement which we
may enter into with the company is not to be
binding upon you unless it is confirmed by the
votes of a majority of the shareholders (calculated
by the number of their shares) at a meeting to be cen-
vened for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting the agree-
ment when made. It is essential to the treaty of compro
wise proceeding any further, that the committee should be
in a position to represent the whole body of dissentient
shareholders, and that the votes of the majority should
bind the minority. As it must obviously be for the benefit
of us all that the litigation should cease, the appeal be
stopped, and fair terms made for the return of our money,
we hope that you will return the enclosed authority by
Monday next. If the matter be settled, your subscrip-
tion to the guarantee Ound will be returned in full by
Messrs. Harrison, Lewis, and Co , but, if no arrange-
ment be made, we fear that great delay and expense
will be incurred, and the whole of the funds of
the company will probably be exhausted in endless
litigation. As according to the decision of the Vice-
Chancellor we are not able to look to both the directors and
the company for repayment of the money. We remain,
your obedient servants, Hasa PAWLE, J. R. Robb,
T. G. A. PARKINS, A. GOLDSNII..
It is most impel taut that this letter should be answered,
or the committee will be unable to act further in the mat-
ter, and each shareholder will have to protect himself.
HALT-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols are firm, at 892, cunt div., for money,
and 881 to g, ex div., for the account.
About 32,0001. in gold has been sent into the
Bank.
The death is announced of Mr. W. Miller, the
chief cashier of the Bank of England.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Renter* opened at 69fr. 65c., being unaltered.
The Tanjore, from Alexandria, has brought
4,9761. in specie.
The Queensland Government Six per Cent. De-
bentures for 400,0001., just offered for sale at the
Union Bank of Australia, were all disposed of yes-
terday forenoon, by the acceptance of 42 tenders.
As already mentioned, the price of issue is 91 per
cent.; but the interest dates from the Ist of July
last. Considering this circumstance, there is
an impression that the price of issue might have
been fixed higher, and this view seems to be con-
firmed by the rapidity with which the amount has
been taken up.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Ormerod,
Jervis, and Thomson, commission agents, was held
at Manchester on Tuesday, when the liabilities were
stated at 94,3491., against assets representing
43,1441. A committee of investigation was ap-
pointed, to report to an adjourned meeting, to be
held on the 7th of Dec.
A deed of inspectorship, dated the 30thof October,
was registered on the 26th inst. at the office of the
chief registrar of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the
part of Messrs. Charles Morley and Lewin Berried
Nlosley, lately carrying on business as bankers at
Liverpool under the title of I. Barned and Co.
The inspectors are Mr. J. E. Coleman, of
Wal Token-
house-yard, London, and Mr. Harwood cot
Banner, of Liverpool, accountants ; and the short
statement of the nature of the deed shows that the
debtors and each of them covenant to wind up their
joint and separate estates under the direction of the
inspectors, and to distribute the proceeds among
their joint and separate creditors, to assign to them
all their joint and separate estates upon trust for
the joint and separate creditors, and a release on
assignment or distribution.
A meeting of the creditors and contributories of
the Liverpool Borough Bank is convened by the
liquidators for the 13th of December, when they
will submit a statement showing the progress of
the liquidation, as well as a report stating the
reason why the winding up has not yet been com
pleted.
The summary rejection by the debenture holders
at their meeting of the scheme of the directors of
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, to
borrow more money, having priority over existing
debentures, must be accepted as final. It would
have been better for the directors at the outset to
have given the information that was asked for by
the Debenture Committee, instead of refusing it,
and we are glad that even as a necessity they con-
ceded to give it. Certainly explanations are
needed upon the subject of the million-and-a-
quarter of Lloyd's bonds which Sir Morton Peto
says he took up in 1864. The appointing of a con-
ference between the committee and the directors,

with :Tactical ir.ine.s, probably protium some
arrangement which may be acceptable told' parties;
At a meeting yesterday of the creditors and contri-
butories of the 1.-aulor., Italian, and Adriatic Steam
Navigation Company (Limited), a contract provi-
sionally entered into by the liquidators fur the
sale to a firm of shiphrokers in the City of the six
steamers belonging to the undertaking for the
sum of 52,5001., was approved.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of
Hindustan, China and Japan has been called for.
the 10th proximo, pas resolutions for volun-
tarily winding the company, the resolutions to.
that effect which were passed at the meeting on the
19th instant not beim; strictly regular. The pro-
visional official li iimia-ors have appointed 3.lesara.
Ashurst, Morris, and Co., their solicitors, in place
of Messrs. Flux and Arales, who have resigned.
The half-yearly ordiriary meeting of the Imperial
Continental Gas Ass4Qiatitn was held at the London
Tavern yesterday, wl:en a dividend of 21. 103. per
share and a bonus of lf. per share (making together
31. 10s. per sharei, were declared upon the 28,000
shares of the ass,..:iation for the half year ending
30th June last, pav;,,blo free, of income tax, on 15th
of December.

At " Lloyd's- yesterd..y much satisfaction was
expressed at the apprehension by City Detective
Sergeant Webb. of LiLioneloel Holdsworth, for whom a
large reward had been offered. Holdsworth is
charged with otl..!rs now in custody in conspiring
to defraud the tinders ritera of large sums of money,
and also in scuttling the ship Severn. Webb, it
appears, apprehended his prisoner on Monday
night at Bask. Holdsworth will be brought before
the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, on Mon-
day or Tuesday next.
The half-yearly meeting of the Canada Company
is called for the 20th December, to determine on
a dividend. and to elect a governor, in the room el
Sir "A. M. T. Farquhar, Dart., M.P., deceased.
The preparations yesterday for Friday's settle-
ment in the railway market showed generally a very
moderate supply t,i stock, and only a small amount
of outstanding transactions, in consequence of
which the rates I.f " continuation " were mostly
light. The following shows the terms quoted on a
number of the securities chiefly dealt in by the
speculators :
Opening. Closing.
Atlantic 8 per cent. Pref even to 3d. .. 61. to Ca.
Great 11w:tern.. even to 1-16 .. even to 1-16
Great Western even to 1 .. 336 to
Great Northern A..
Loudon and North•Westum 3-10 to 648 . Cto
London. Chat. and IY)% er even to 1-16 .. even to 1-1
Lancashire and Yorkshire . even to I .. 3-16 to 6-16
Stanch, Shoff., and Lineolu. 1.1. i to * .. 1.16 to 8-16
Metropolitan B-16 to 6-16 ..1 to
Midland
Doyen, even to 146 1-16 hack to even.
Luxembourg cL to 9d. to 9d.
Illinois
United States 5.10 Wanda 1 to I • • ito
Grand Trunk of catuida Is.od. Les:cod _teed. to 2s.
Great Western of Camila.. 6.1. to 9d. .. Gd. U. ed. •
As regards some of the foreign stocks the terms
were as under :
Italian 3 per Con' to I cont.
Greek 4 p.c. to 6 p.c.
Mexican -32 to 1-16 cont.
Spanish Passive
Ditto Certific.it.:, . ...... 1-32 to 3-32 ~
Turkish 1863 Loan ...
United States 5-20 Bonds to 1 • •
The subjoined report on the market for American
securities is from the circular of Messrs. Satter-
thwaite and Co. :
We have to report a large amount of business in United
States government bonds in the London market during
the past week. At one pima the 5-20 Bonds of the 11462
issue were quoted to as high as 701 to 71. but from this
point there has been s reaction, owing to higher premium
on gold in New York for the last two or three days, and
they close 691 to 70X. or about a quarter per cent. under
quotations of this day week. The 1865 issue, after touch-
ing 70, remain without alteration, viz., (..9e to A ; they, as
well as the 1864 issue, are now officially quoted iu the
Stock Exchange Daily List. Railroad sham, on lower
quotations from New York, have declined 2 per sent.
Illinois Central have been almost a dead letter, but is
Eries there have been some purchasers at the reduced
rates, to fill " bear " accounts. Atlantic and Greet
Western Debentures are 1 per cent. lower, mid the Conso-
lidated Bonds, after being quoted 41 to 44, close Mpg to 41.

WEDND4DAT_FVIDIING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 884 to 4, ez
div., for the 6th December, opened this morning
at the same quotation, and closed at 88., or
88 1-16 to 3-16. For money the last price was
894 to 1 with div. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 89i; , '4`, 1 ; ditto, for account, 881, A, 8, A •
Three per Cents. Reduced, 871, A ; New Three
per Cents., 87g, , 1 ; Bank Stock, 248, BO ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 106, 6A, # ;
ditto Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper,
101 ; ditto Bonds, •20s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was a little more
offered.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted ls. to ss. prem.
The foreign stock market was flat, and the move-
ments in prices were mostly in an unfavourable
I direction. Venezuelan Bonds of 1862 anti 1864,
as well as Brazilian of 1865, fell 1 per cent. ;
Brazilian of 1852, Xc., and 1863, Turkish of 1858
and 1862, and Creel: Coupons, ; Italian of 1861,
; and Turkish of 1865, 4. On the other hand,
Sardinian advanced 1 per cent. ; Spanish Three
per Cents. and Danubian. ; and Mexican. 1.
Russian Loan Scrip was last quoted 14 to 11
prem.