The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY , EVENING, PBRUARY

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

NOTTINGHAM MEETING.-(THIS DAT.)

(sir rusoura.)
TRIAL STARR& One mile.

Last Moe of Bummer, lady Diana, Sister to Maid
Marko, and Cotton are here.

STAND PLATE. Ha
Salliet, Nike, Chapel Royal, Sister to Flying Jib, Bas-
soon, Di Vernon, Tightbt t, Retirement, and Workman
are here.
NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. One mile and • quarter.
Indigestion, Lessen, Elinburgb, blaster Willie, Lucifer,
Three per Cent. Grey Stucking, Cauthleen, Noma Potopi-
bus, Kamilla t, Belzoni, Lady Sykes, and Innardale are
heti.

PARK STAKB3. Ralf a mile.
Paradise Moser, Alarmist, Buckingham's dam f, Van
Dienian, mid Lady Diana are here.
INNKBETERS' PLATE. Three-quarters of a mile.
Bismarck, Chapal Royal, Thermometer, Di Vernon, and
Alarmist are here.
M.ACCARONI STAKE. Two miles.
'Whitman, Coxcomb, Wilford, Verdi, and Lora Bagel
are here.

TEE DISCOVERY OF MR. SPEKE.

LATEST PARTICULAR&--(THIS DAY.)

Some doubts were expressed by the readers of
this morning's journals as to the identity of the
person arrested at Padstow, but we have autho-
rity for stating that it was really Mr. Spoke who
fell into the hands of the Cornwall constabulary.
Previous to the intelligence published in our
second edition yesterday the authorities at Scot-
land-yard were in possession of eertain facts relative
to the rev. gentleman's whereabouts, and a letter,
written by Mr. Spoke himself, was received by
Mr. Murdoch yesterday morning gave further
particulars. The letter in question described the
writer to be in a melancholy position, and alluded
to a want of cash. It will thus be seen that the
report of his having " a large sum of money "
in his possession, when taken, is incorrect ; but
iu other respects our yesterday's account of the
circumstances attending the capture is confirmed.
As may be imagined, the recognition of the
handwriting of Mr. Spoke proved a source of much
gratification, and the fact was immediately com-
municated to his friends and relations. Mr.
Murdock, jun.,left town yesterday in company with
a detective officer from Scotland-yard, but they
would not reach Bodin in till late last night. Asfar as
is known they will return to-morrow morning, and
possibly bring Mr. Spoke with them.
The inquiries at Pall-mall East, the residence of
Mr. Murdoch, this morning have been numerous,
and each visitor has evinced great seti►faction at
the result of his call.

"I do not vouch," writes a correspondent of
the ilanchakr Guardian, " for the authority of the joke
which is in everybody's mouth these last two days ; but it
is said that Lord Derby, when asked by some one who
sought to while away the tedium of his sick room, whether
he could tel the answer to the boyish riddle—' Why is •
bald man's hat like heaven r- ' Because there is
not • +dug in it."'

The Jelin Bull says :—" Wo learn with regret
that some of the clergy connected with St. George's Xe-
non, where Mr. Lowder has laboured so zealously for many
years. have joined the church of Rome ; and he will meet
unjustly be blamed for the occurrence. The Revs. G.
Akers and J. Hammond have been named in the papers,
but we have heard (we(we wish it were untrue) that Mr. Map-
cute and ilea. Windham have taken • shadier step."
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. Yea-
terday the annual election of children, and the general
meeting of the governor, of this charity, established in
1827, and now domiciled at Snaresbrook, Essex' was held
at the London Tavern, Bishopogatestrest ; Mr. J. P.
Gandot occupying the chair. The committee of manage-
ment, in their fortieth usual report, gratefully acknow-
ledge the liberal support the institution cooties*. to re-
ceive from the mercantile and shipping interests. The
new dining-hall inaugurated by the Prince and Princess of
Wales in June, 1866, was opened on the snniversery of
the day on which the foundation stone wee laid and the
whole of the liabilities in connection with it have bean dis-
charged. At one period of last year 206 children
were receiving the benefits of the charity, and
although four deaths, referable to no form of
preventible disease, had occurred, the health of the whole
establishment bad been generally excellent. Thirty-two
boys and 12 girls were received into the asylum in 1867,
and 11 boys and 6 girls left It, their term of residence
having expired. There were 198 children in the asylum
at the dare of the report—viz., 12.1 boys end 75 girls, sail
the present election, front • list of 60 candidates, would
admit 12 boys and 8 girls. Four legacies of 101., 2501. (less
duty), 1001. (less duty), and 500/., ware bequeathed to the
charity in the past year, while a sum of 2201, was received
for the purchase of throe children into the asylum.
i Beyond these items the sources of revenue had been of the
MOW description. The efficiency of the schools had again
bean tested and proved by a thorough examination made
by the inspector of the Entish and Foreign School Society.
Tur ROYAL COMMISSION ON JUDICATURC.—A
meeting of the Association for the Promotion of Social
Science (section of Judicature) wee held last evening at
the °Sada, I, Adam-street, Adelphl, to take into conside-
ration the questions submitted to the Royal Commission
on Judicature ; Mr. W. Strickland Cookson io the chair.
Mr. Hastings stated that the standing committee had that
evening authorised the preparation of a bill to amend the
law of evidence by the removal of certain restrictions in
giving civil
testimony us suits, end bad requested him to
introductionobtain its into the Hones of Commons. Mr.
Sheen read a short paper on the " nukes of the Functions
of the Courts of Law and Equity," upon which an inte-
resting though somewhat technical discussion arose, ex-
hibiting, however, a pretty general agreement in the Lead-
ing principle of Mr. Shaen's proposal, which was that
power should be given to the Common Law Courts to
exercise, when neceseary, an equitable jurisdiction, and
that the Equity Court. should have power to deal with
matters of common law, so that the parties should not be
subjected to • denial of Justice in the one court, and re-
ferred to a probably impracticable remedy in the other.
It was mentioned that this state of things already existed
in the colonies and in some foreign countries, including
the United States. It was understood that the enb-com.
mittee should p a report, and that the views of the
t would be communicated to the commissioe.
dirirriii sums AND HIS FOOTMAN.—The Marquis
of Westminster the other day exhibited one of his kindly
and characteristic traits. An old and eolifideatial footman
of the marchioness, • Mr. Prosser, had been superan-
nuated, and enabled to live for the rest of his days' in
Chester, where recently died. It was known that one
of the principal Botha agento, Mr. Allis, of geolertan,
would attend honest old 's teasel. But, to the
=rimprimis and &slush* satiafortioe of the
ef the doomed, the maripth presented Massif
aloag with Mr. Allen, and, as one of the real mouraers,
reverently followed the remains of his faithful servant to
the_grave.— Wilts County Mirror,
FATAL AOCIDRNT AT • FIRE. —Yesterday, between
2 sad 3 o'clock a.m., • great portico of the woollen mill of
Messrs. J. Crawford and Sons, East-street, Leeds, was on
fire from some eines whirl as yet has not been ascertained.
The Corparstien Pim Brigade, with Mr. Wetherell,
thief wadable, at their head, were soon in attendiusce,
and the Same were moaned to that portion of the build-
ing is widish they had broken out. About 4 o'clock the
real fell In, but it wee not until 8 o'clock that she En-
owed playing. In a short time (
remained
one of the
=sae fell, and portion which then remained in •
dangerous state was pilled down purposely. The work-
men little thought that they were adding to • pile of ruins
that led already fallen ups. and killed see of their
fellowcworiemem. About 11 o'clock it berme known that
• man named James Stoolidele was mieiriag, sad after •
search his lifeless and mutilated body was found swing
the rains. Be had been absent from week a fortnight
ty:lhillness. The damage dons at the mill is enti-
at more than 1,000 f., but Maas, Crawford are
insured.
TEN FEVER AT TERLINCI.—Ws regret we Can-
not yet report • oessatiai of the ravages of this fever.
though it is to be hoped that the measures taiga age
praluoing an abidemast of its effects. Siam am psi
tire more deaths have token pines , the of :at
aged twelve and the ea as se slated below,
the total 38. There me six serious mess sonuthr
hag, beads, these al • milder asters ; sad is
the marvalsment brills' for Andrea time ems
between 20 and 30, all of whom are propeedeg Taff
favotury. A he the remptlea e
ast palmatand te an
litlathed to 'math( sal weit
LVIA' ma/ regop *iamb is • few days. It
will esennemaNs abaft 14, end will be wormedthagit-
eat by meth el Memoir' pipe; every pendia, onside-
met AIM made fee the washed of the miff that
we berm it le the iguana is reelein porters that
sesommodadon will mos* be of solisiset weak sad
that ea Iron building weld lave lima more mailable than
• IMAM SOS.—joass Moat
some parti America the imam' k, • fey bearing
a is Wag, damelassiel mid bred ter r mke of its
firitratialem =mg el the ter beseing breeds me domestic
*sod Slaw win alit • asseassehub Aari tins b• ezik.

25, 48482

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'OLOCk.

The treaeactions in the stock markets to-day s e
upon a "my moderate soak, and prices in most in-
stances are quoted the same as yesterday. Specu-
lators are not disposed to enter into fresh opera-
tions at the moment, owing to the circumstance
that the settlement will commence to-morrow. The

arrangement of the aeoonnt, however, will involve
less attention than on the last occasion, the amount
of business during the past fortnight having
been smaller. Consols are inquired for and bare
risen it per edit Railway stocks are unchanged
apart from a fresh advance in Caledo-
nian and Metropolitan. The latter continues to be
favourably affected by rumours that negotiations
are in progress for a settlement of the dispute
between its directors of the line and the Eaten-

A few of the foreign bond. are

lower. American securities exhibit a reduction.
The discount market is very quiet, but the rate
for the best bills is maintained at to per cent.
Short loans are offered in the Stock Exchange at
1 per cent.

Consols are quoted 93 to 1 for money and
the account (March 5), and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents., 931 to t.
With the exception of Caledonian and Metro-
politan, which have improved about per cent.,
viz., to 851 to 861 and 1131 to 1, respectively,
railway stocks are unchanged. Annexed are the
prices :—London and North Western, 1181 to
1191 ; Great Western, 453 to 46 ; Midland, 107}
to 1 ; Great Eastern, 301 to 1 ; Brighton, 46
to 1; South Eastern, 731 to 74 ; Great Northern
A, 1081 to 109/ ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
181 to 19 ; York and North Midland, 98 to 99 ;
Berwick, loaf to 1061 ; North British, 35 to
; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 128 to t.
The transactions in foreign stocks exhibit a pre-
ponderanoe of sales, and prices are dull. Italian
of 1861 have declined 1 per cent., the present
quotation being 43/ to t. The Viceroy of Egypt's
Loan is at 731 to 3, being f lower ; Mexican,
151 to 1, showing a decline of 1 ; Peruvian of 1865,
754 to 76, a reduction of 1. Turkish of 1865,
321 to 33—a fall of 1 ; ditto of 1858, 62} to
631 ; ditto of 1862, 61 to 62 ; Brazilian of 1866,
73} to 74} ; Chilian of 1867, 87} to 881; Egyptian
of 1864, 87 to 88 ; Russian of 1866, 88 to 89 ; and
Spanish New Three per Conte., 36} to t.
The Imlian Five per Cents. are steady, at 112
to ; the Four, at 1011 to 1021 ; the bonds at
355. to 40s. prem. ; and the debentures at 103
to t. Bank Stock, 248 to 230 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 12s. to 17s. prem.

Indian and Canadian lines show no move-
ment of importance. East Indian, 1091 to 3 ;
Great Indian Peninsula, 109 to ; Grand Trunk
of Canada, Ibl to 16 ; and Great Western, 14 to I.

Maoris:tin securities are flatter. The 5-20 Bonds
are at 71i to showings decline of per cent. ;
Erie Railway shares, 4.3 i to 44, being worse;
and Illinois Central, 873 to 883, a decline of I.

Bank shares are without variation. London and
Westminster are quoted 674 to 681 ; Union of
London, 34 to 313; Anglo-Austrian, 31 to 44 prem. ,
London and Brazilian, 33 to 31 dia.; Imporial Ot-
toman, 4 to I dis ; and Consolidated, a to 1 prem.

The market for financial shares is inanimate.
General Credit, 21 to die. ; Credit Foncier,
7i to 61 die. ; International Financial, 21 to
dia. ; and London, 24 to 23 die.

Miscellaneous shares show dolmas. National
Discount, 51 to 61 prem. ; Hudson's Day, 141 to
1 ; Egyptian Trading, 41 top dis. ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 14 to 14 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference, bit to ; and Anglo-American,
19,1 to I.

The directors of the British Land Company
(Limited) have issued the following report, in an-
ticipation of the meeting called for the 28th inst. :

The sales for tke year, including timber and materials,
have amounted to 206,7571. Estates have been
purchased at Acton (two), Ashford, Barnet, Beulah
Spa, Bromley (Kent), Chiswick, Dulwich (" Roes-
bank,"), East Barnet, Enfield-highway, Hadley Common,
Hoddeedon, Leytonstone (two), Lower Tooting, Rein-
ham, Stamford-bill, Tooting, Timelines-green, Upton,
Walthamatow (two), Wimbledon, and Woodford-hall.
The remaining portions of twelve estates hays been sold,
:—Acton No. 3, B•roee No. 2, Chatham No. 2,
Egham (Thorpe Lee), Enfield No. 2, Hitehin No. 4,
Layton No. 3, Lnton (Beds), Maidstone, Herten No. 3,
Tottenham No. 2, and Reigate No. 3. After paying
the interim dividend of 5 per cent., amount
in" to 7,5001., tho balano-sheet shows • profit
of 35,3061., and out of this sum the director,
recommend a farther dividend of 5 per cent., and • bonus
of 10 per cent., free of income tar, making 20 per amt. for
the year, and leaving • balance of 12,8081. lobe carried for-
word. The directors retiring by rotation are Meant John
Poole Bowing, Ebsteser Clarke, and Richard Harris, ell
of whore are eligible for re.aleetion.
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols are steady at the above mentioned
rise. The railway market is firm, and
an advance of I to f per cent. hes
occurred in London and North-Western, Midland,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Brighton stocks.
Foreign bonds are inactive.
The half monthletitlement in shares and
foreign stocks will begin to-morrow (" continua-
tion-day ") and end on *day.
About 15,0001. sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for Alexandria.
The Allemania has arrived from New York, with
37,0001. in specie ; the Siberia, from the same port,
with 18,5001.; and the City of New York, from
Halifax, with 2,0001.
Owing to the recent important rise in cotton here,
and to co uent orders to buy this staple in the
East, the at Bombay and Calcutta have
risen, and a similar movement, adverse to this
country, has takes place here, the rates now quoted
being 2 per cent. above those current a week ago.
None of the banks were yesterday willing to draw
on Bombay below Is. Ild., and this quotation was
nominal. The effect will be to prevent the ex-
pected remittances of aped* from India, and,
should the rise in the exchange go on shipments of
silver from this side maybe resumed.
Messrs. Ricardo are inviting tenders for Nova
Scotia Government Six per Cent. Bonds to the
amount of 22,7001.
Upon the application of Mr. Holyland, the official
liquidator of the Commercial Bank Corporation of
India and the East, the Master of the Rolls has
ordered the payment of a second dividend of 2s. 6d.
in the pound to the creditors. The payment, how-
ever, is stayed, pending the decision of the Lords
indices upon the validity of certain claims con-
tested by the shareholders, which decision will pro-
bablybe obtained sometime in the month of March.
The whole of the fifth Mae of the Scinde Rail-
:ri a;o2mlleacl7::s been taken up.aaPital(26o,oool. , in 12,500 shares
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 281. over last year.
The traffic return of the Great Western Railway
of Canada, for the week ending the 21st MIL,
shows a decrease of 2811., compered with the ear
responding period of 1887.
The report of the directors of the Baliabizy and
Yeovil Railway .Company, to be pretested at the
helf_ -yearly meeting on the 28th insL , resonmends
a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 7
par cent, per answon, alter which a helmets of
5,8441. will remain to be carried forward.
Prom the repent of the directors of the Miffiwall
Freehold Lend mid 'Docks °mammy, to be mob-
' milted at the beNieetty meet* co the Ifth foot.,
we extant the Moving :
iliessises lam dr crlte4haYee of amenerii. le the
• ettedslue thetas dodo no la sonata le Mail we.

' eels, and are Ilk stroking 'tad the aqtrello
hydraulics to os the eposellese of dock
B arid they nay await tat sersery Memo of tbe
Board of leas to sourreo••
tedresee. Tbs
proprietors were inferred et deeis half.yearly
meeting that arrangement' bad been wade he
a referent* to Mr. J. IL Lloyd, to determine the extent et
the contractors' liability to psy interest to the shareholders
since 31st March last. This reference bee been proceeded
with, but has Lot yet been firelight to a oonehreion,
under circumetences which will be explained to the
at their meeting on the 27th indast.
it James H. Elphinstone, Hart, sad Mr. Charles Cds•
vall Tooke have retired from the direction ; sad bfr. Choc.
F. Clements, of 20, Denmsrkierrace Brighton, one
of the principal stockholders, has been elected to a seat at
the board. The directors have not tilled op the Woe
vacancy, as they adhere to the opinion adopted at a toner
meeting—that the appointment of directors should be
dependent upon arrangements advantageous to the com-
pany.

- At the meeting yesterday of the London and
County Laud and Building Company (Limited)
the directors' report, of which the greater portion
is subjoined, was adopted :

In submitting accompanying halanee-sheet to 31st De.
camber, 1857, the directors regret that the continued diffi-
culty in effecting sales bas, notwithstanding every effort,
presented a more extensive realiaation of the company',
assets; they would, however, remind the shareholders.
that carrying out the objects of the company involves the
holding of properties in times of depeamoa, and .ellbas
when fair prices can be obtained. The amount received
from the estates sold has been somewhat lees than the
directors anticipated ; but this has arisen partly from
forcing the sale of property the mortgages on which were
celled in, and partly from the premature realisation of
lesaahold estates, the holding of which would have Decant-
tated further outlay in new buildings to the extent of nearly
100,000/. The directors ausidend it unnecessary to have •
professional valuation of all the company's estates, bat es
considerable difference of opinion has been expressed by
shareholders as to the value of the Lombard street pro.
petty, they have had it valued by one of the first firma in
the city of London ; and their estimate (which is consider-
ably less than that of the company's surveyor) has been
adopted in the balance.sheet. The whole of the share-
holders not assenting to the alteration of the shares from
10f. to 51., as proposed by directors in circular of January
1, via, the contemplated reduction could not be effected
and another plan for Cieeffected,
same purpose, suggested by di-
rectors in circular of August 25 1807, was likewise fru-
tr.ited by the non-cooperation of shareholders. The
amount of calls unpaid is being gradually redo md. The
directors regret, however, that they have been compelled
to take legal proceedings to inf. ree payment in a fee
instances.

Some anxiety prevails with reference to the
safety of the screw steamer Sointreetshire, from
Melbourne for London, which has now been at sea
82 days, with 30,6001. in gold. At Lloyd's to-day
20 guineas premium were paid to effect fresh in.
suranoes. The Somersetshire is a now steamer,
and the present is her first voyage home from Axis-
trails.

MONDAY ETYNING.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 93 to 4
both for money and the sth of March, opened
this morning at the same quotation, and closed at
93, " sellers." The Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents. left off at 931 to g, being
A lower ; IK:chequer Bills, 12s. to 17s. prem. ;
India Five per Cents., 112 to 4, showings rise of
; ditto Four per Cents., 1014 to 1021
ditto Bonds, 335. to 38s. prem. —a reduction of
2s. ; and ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to
4. The official business report is se feilows:—Thvee
per Cent. Consols, for money, 93, 4 21, 3 ; ditto
for account, lA, 24 ; Three pee Cents. Reduced,
934, 4, 1 • New Three per Cents., 93/, A, 1, ;
Bank Stank, 249 ; India Five per Cent. Sbek, 1121,
12 ; ditto Four per Cent., 102, f ; ditto, Five pee
Cent. " enfaced ' rupee paper, 1034 ; ditto, Five.
and-a-Half per Cent., 1081, g; ditto Fire per
Cent. Debentures, 1054 ; ditto Bonds, 40s. prem.
Foreign stocks were dull, and prices gave way in
nearly a dozen cases. Italian Bonds of 1861 were
offered, but the relapse from the important rise of
Saturday was only A per cent. Brazilian of 1860,
1863, and 185', declined 1 per cent.; Egyptian Nine
per Cents, and the Viceroy's Loan, ; Russian of
1822 and 1859, 4 ; Greek, ; and Spanish New
Three per Cents. and Portuguese Scrip, 4. Aus-
trian of 1859 and Moorish, however, ruse 1 per
cont. ; and Turkish of 1905(Five per Cents.), 4.
The allotment lottery of the Orel Vitebsk Rail-
way Loan were received this morning, and the
scrip closed at 1 to .2 prom.

MINES.-(TBIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

There is a moderato amount of business to-day
in British mining shares, and prices generally are
steady. Wheel Grenville are at 1$ to If ; Prince of
Wales, 3 to 31 ; North Crotty, 22 to 3 ; Wheat?
Setoo, 86 to 87 ; North Roskesr, 8 to 91; Clifford,
6,1 to Li ; East Lovell, 81 to 9 ; Great Wheal Vor,
181 to 191 ; West Chiverton, 05 to ;
Wheal Trelawney, 7 to 8; East Rnesell, 25a. to 30a
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quoted
as foliose :—St. John del Rey,l7 to )9; Don Pedro,
2 to prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to i
prem. ; Pastarena, i to i dis ; Chon-
tales, li to die ; Roma Grande, prr to
prem. ; par to I prem. ; United
Mexican, 1 to 2; Frontino and Bolivia, 11-16
to 13-16; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7-16; and
Central American, 1 dm. to par.
The directors of the Chontalos Gold and Silver
Mining Company (Limited) have made a call of 10s.
per share, payable by the 26th March.