The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-15 00:00:00

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liitTElEff SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

READING YEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Two miles.
Balloon, Itedwag (SW. each), Ganymede, Warwick
Lama, Over the Sea ()01. isehl. All are has.
INNKEEPERS PLATE. Two mike and a half.
Guide, Spatehowsk, Biala, Poetise, Fits Mina, Chains,
and Puebla ate hen.
BERKSHIRE OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Throe miles
and a half.
Lazrzia Arlescatt, Marengo, W
Farn Imogene, and Snowstorm =
Exricrso.-Cap Creestree.
HANDICAP SELLING STEEPLECI'' -
and a half.
Love in the Yid, 120 ; Aliee Mary, llist 2lb ; Miss
Franklin, lOot 10lb ; Belle el Kars, 10s1 71), All are bow,
HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Two miles and a half.
Sir William, 12et 711) ; Patience, ; Sinite, ;
Arlesoott, 121 b; Swindler, ; Min Emma,
list 41b ; Pine Appb, llst 2lb ; Wee, 21b. All are
here.

Two maw

THE EDUCATIOIPEEnENCE
Y.)A T MANCBES.
COmi DA
(PT 221.1GLAPIO
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WIDATSDAT.

The Education Conference was opened here this
morning. Among those present were Earl de Grey, Mr.
Punter, M.P., Mr. lleinnaloon, M.P., Mr. Barley, M.P.,
Mr. Hibberd, ILP., Mr. Jiwob Bright, ILP., Mr. DiXOll,
M.P., Hoe. Lralpa !Bosley, sad erainsat educationalists

of all
The Hon. A. Bruce delivered the opening epecoh, and
dealt, in commencing, with the subject of penoiseire or
compulsory rating•

MONEY—MARKET:—MILW DA y.)
auwife;-, • ITII Wlit

On the Stock Exchange Itmehiythe;4 -ii little
fresh business' the fielders Uing almMt exclu-
sively engaged With the completion of the fort-
nightly settlement. Nevertheless, the tone
of moat of the departments is rather
firm, the absence of any unfavourable
features having induced some purchases. Home
railway stocks have experienced a fresh rise, the
small supply of stock in the market, and a fear
that the Midland Company's meeting at Derby
to-day may pass off satisfactorily having
caused many of the recent speculators fur a
fall to close their accounts. Some consider-
able fluctuations are expected to take place shortly
in theme securities, in connectiouwith the announce-
ment of the half-yearly dividends. Foreign bonds
show no change of importance, but Turkish an
dull, it being understood that the government is
again in want of financial assistance. Whether this
requirement will be met by the introduction of a
loan here or by an operation in Constantinople has
not yet been decided. Consols are steady, at the
cluing price of yesterday.
The demand for money is very moderate, but
a somewhat increased inquiry is expected during
the afternoon, in connexion with the settlement
of the fortnightly account in the Stock Exchange.
The rate for bills is 11 to 11 per cent., and for short
loans 1 to 11 per cent.
Consols are quoted 921 to 1, ex die., for money
and the new account (6th February). The
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents. are firm, at 921 to 1.
Railway stocks are in request, at an improve-
ment. Caledonian, Metropolitan, Midland, and Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire are in especial demand, and
have risen 1 to 1 per cent. The advance in otherlines
ranges from to}. Subjoined are the quotations :
Metropolitan, 1161 to 1 ; Great Western, 451
to ; London and North Western, 1141 to 1 ;
Midland, 104/ to 1051 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1231 to 1241 ; Caledonian, 74 to 1 ; South
Eastern, 671 to 1; Great Eastern, 291 to 1 ; Great
Northern, 106 to 107 ; ditto A, 1061 to 1071 ;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to / ; North
British, 331 to 341 ; Brighton, 48g to 1 ;
Berwick, 99 to ; and York and North Midland,
911 to 921.
With the exception of a decline of 1 per cent. in
Spanish New Three per Cents., viz., to 35 to 1,
the speculative foreign stocks are unchanged.
Turkish of 1862 are at 36 to 57 : ditto of 1865,
301 to ; Greek, 12 to} ; Portuguese Scrip, 11 to
11 prem. ; Italian of 1861, 42 to ; and Mexican,
161 to f.
United States 5.20 Bonds have receded 7 per
cent., the present price being 71 to 1 ; Erie Rail-
way shares are quoted 481 to 49 ; and Illinois
Central, 871 to 86, showing no change.
Anglo-American Telegraph shares ore steady, at
201 to 1, and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference at 4? to 5.
Very few dealings have been recorded in Bank
shares, and prices generally are quoted the same
as yesterday.
Financial shares are inactive, at the following
prices, viz.:—lnternational Financial, 25 to 141
die., London, at 231 to 221 die. ; General Credit, '1
24 to 21 dia. ; and Credit Fonder, 3 to 1 per share.
In connexion a ith the settlement of the fort.l
nightly account, the failure is announced of a
" jobber" in the Stock Exchange. His transactions
have been c.hietly in Midland Railway steel:, which
he sold to a large extent for a fall. The recovery
in this security from the recent lowest point has
been upwards of 5 per cent.
A petition for the winding-up of the National
Standard Fire Insurance Company (Limited) is to
be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the
25th inst.
About 12,000 sovereigns from Lisbon were sent
into the Bank yesterday. The demand for gold far
the Continent is lessactive, but nearly the whole
of the 600,0001. which arrived on Monday and
yesterday will be sent abroad.
The City of London has arrived from New York
with 236,5001. in specie ; the Chicago, fleet the
same port, with 60,000!. ; the Atrato, from the
West -Indies, with 89,500/. (of which 78,0001. is
silver and 11,5001. gold) ; and the Strathdon,
from Sydney, with 13,0011. The total is 399,0001.
The steamer France, which has reached St. Nazaire
from Vera Crux, has brought 120,000 L, of which
80,0001. is for London.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
dull, and bills on Hamburg and Italy, as well as,
short drafts on Holland, were quoted somewhat
less favourably for this country. The list is sub-

joined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.0 to 12.01 ; ditto, short,
11.18 to 11.19 ; Rotteolam, 3 months, 12.0 to 12.01 ;
antweap,3 months, 23.35 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 menthe,
15.35 to M.• 40 ; Ramberg and Altana, 3 months, 13.91 to
13.93 ; Rodin, Cologne,ths, ke., 3 months, 6.24 to 6.274 ;
▪ tstersholl, 3 m0n321 to 32 ; Paris, short, 25.121
to 95.221; ditto, 3 maths, 25.30 to 25.33 ; Marseines,
3 mantis, 21.30 to 25.35 ; FraniderooconLohlaine,
$ months, ISA to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 12.25 to I
12.30 ; Trieste, 3 months, 12.25 to 12.30; Madrid, 31
le oaths,
4t to 481 ; Santander, 3 months, 484 to 481;
.3 months, 481 to 481 ; Benne, 3 months, 41i to 491; Malaga,
menthe. 48i to 481 ; Valencia, 3 months, 481 to 4el ; Bar.
micas, months, 4441 to 481 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 Is
481 noollotto, 3 mouths, 481 to 431 ; locAorn, 3
months, 29.35 to 29.40. 0110048 mostbs„ 29.35 to
19.40 ; Meeks, 3 months, 29.33 to 29.40 ; Palermo, 3
months, 2935 to 29.40 ; Measiea, 3 months, 29.33 to
19.40 • Lisbon, 90 days' data, 511 to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days'
date, ble to mg.
Tenders were received yesterday by the Oriental
Bank Corporation for 758,0001. of New South
Wales Government Five per Cent. debentures, in
sums of 1,0001., 5001., and 1001. each. The total
amount applied for was 1,125,000'.., and the mini-
mum was fixed at 941. Tenders at and above
941. 3s. will receive allotments in full. This ope-
ration has thus been successful.
At the meeting yesterday of the North British
AustraidionCompany some discussion took place, in
the course of which an amendment was moved to
the effect that the accounts should be referred
back to Australia for a re-valuation ; but the
directors' report was ultimately adopted, and a di-
vidend of 2 per cent. declared.
A meeting of the Debenture Holders' Association
of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway was held
yesterday ; Mr. Ridsdale, the chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, in the chair, when the report
of the committee, which has already appeared, was
submitted to the meetine, and the following resolu-
tions pedal : First - "That the report now read be,
and the same is hereby, approved and adopted,and
that the committee be requested to continue their
labours, and that they be empowered to add to their
number." Second- *That the committee be, and
they are hereby, empowered to take all such steps
and make all such arrangements as they may eon-
eider best calculated to establish the rights and
priorities of the certificates of debentures, with the
view to facilitate an adjustment of the affairs of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway on a basis con-
instant with the relative positions of the several
cases of securities." Thad-" That the committee
be, and they are hereby, authorised to take inch I
steps as they may be advised, with reference to the
suit in Chancery of ` Rdeell v. Gurney, with the
view of detecting the bed fide interests of the de-
ben how lders."
idad is the twenty-third report of the direr-1.
tors of the National Discount Company (Limited)!
to be predated at the general meeting en the Md
:
The sosewate whialt the Abodes new bed the edesemie
Ito sued te the sharebohless show he do be+yeas end-
' Z3to Doesnaher las.t.tret 11.410 M 41./ it
asittne a""nriTaL Bs. Bd. towards