The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1868.

IiFtiIIsTRATTONV. -(77118 DAY.)
MY Or kOMPON.
Nothing of public intemeatMlesirml in ibis roue,
during this siomneg'e sitting.
• ' I.AMBWrIf •
morning tho • Revising Barrister. before
ProteedMg with the eameraation o the Intim the pariah
of Lambeth. took a member 4.111te munet lodger fran-
chise cases from St. IderA lfowinßtoa, sad Oamberwell.
The mutt at its opener; was y filled with the new
clam of claimants. Tile swine legalgentlemen appeared
to watch the progress of the registration for the respective
interestiscarotc h thoy Mpreseated. The cases were
very :ask of, thb majority of claims being ts
the occupation of bedrooms, the tenants in most cases
being joint ocaspiers of aittiarkmomis. Wherever it was
found that a bedroom had • Are-phew and was worth 44.
a week unfurnished, the Revising Barrister at once ad-
mitted the claim. The following is a representative case :
Tho Rev. David Aequith, who described himself as the
minister of the Baptist Chapel. Cornwall-read. Brix-
ton, claimed for the oompatiss of lodgings in one of the
10014ing-houses of Kesnregton-parhmad.
The Iterising Barrister—What reef= have you ?
The claimant—l have the sole use of a bedroom and
joint use of the partner.
The Revising Barrister—What sort of a bedroom is it
Iles it a Araplase
The claimsne—Yes, a very Moe csamisient one.
The Remises Barrister—l west some proof that these
rooms are worth unfurnished IV. a year. Does anybody
who is present Loser what the Wes of sash property is
in Kennington 1'
The Overseer stated that they were large homes with
considerable rentals.

Mr. Whitely, the conservative agent—The fact is that
the eminent of bedrooms in this hale are all joint occu-
piers*/ the parlour.
The claimant—l deny that.
Tho Revising Barrister—lt is of no consequence. The
claim is admitted.

A number et women were present, and wire admitted
to prove that the I their husbands owe** were
worth 10.'. a yier. in monis oseee the Forking
Idarrteter cotutesmidienteptded the prrvalege of giving evi-
dence o( value to women who appeared for *Mr neigh-
bours.

In one ouch ease a woman from Cedar-gem. Vat=
first of all having proved that the lodgings her h
occupied were of the Required v*lus proceeded to state
that she could prove that those occupied by half -a-dosen
claimants were all right.
The Revising Barmier —Why, you are attorney.general
for the whole neighhourhood. (Laughter.) I hope you
geprour °spoons paid.
The woolen shoot her heed. amidst renewed laughter.
The RevirMg Berristen however, admitted the claims, and
asked her whether she bad got all her Meads on. Having
curtseyed an affirmative. she lea the court.
A large number of lodgers, occupying positioes in the
aocl scale from of harriniere and surgeons down to
the humblest chimed under the lodger lean.
chive, and were admitted. Brixton and its neighbourhood
naturally furnished slaw umber of claimants occupy-
ing apartments of NaMareMe value. The whole of the
mornuig was occupied by the reaminetion of the lodger
claims, the claimants being pat on the list at the rate of
!Lomething like a hundred an hour.

The revision of the lists of voters for West-
miwter was proceeded with before Mr. Nassau Senior
in the Lord Justices' Court, Westminster-hall, this morn-
ing. The conscrratives were represented by Mr. Nokes,
Mr. Malcolm., and Captain Armstrong ; the liberals by
Mr. Norman, Mr. Moon, Mr. Gilbert, and Mr. Malleson.
The Revising Barrister said they wonld'go on lint with
the lid for Bt. Anne's, taking the lodger claimants which
had been struck out before by reason of the weekly rent
being less than five shillings a week.
Mr. Malleson asked to have a claim taken which did not
come within the rule dated.

The Revising Barrister said be would take it.
Mr. Notes objected. saving it was understood yesterday
that no cases would be Wien to-day but those who had
been struck out on account of the rent not being deemed
sufficient according to the rule first laid down.
The Revising Barrister said it would be illegal for him
to refuse to bear any claimant who appeared before him
previous to the list being closed.
Mr. Nokes said be had not arranged to have his claim-
ants present, and if the comae propo,ed was persisted in.
the list ought to be again postponed till to-morrow, to
give them the opportunity of making good their claims.
The Revising Barrister said he was quite willing.
Mr. Nokes—But the rerun may be that all the time at
our disposal may be given up to the list for St. Anne's.
The Revising Barrister repeated that he would be acting
illegally if be refused to hear any claimant who preeented
himself before the list was closed.

The list was then proceeded with. In one case in which
the wife appeared, the overseer said the claimant's name
appeared in a return of persons who had received paro-
cival relief during the last twelvemonths. The wife de-
clared that neither she nor her family ever received any
parochial relief at all.
The Revising Barrister said he must take the overseer's
return as conclusive.

The name was accordingly expunged. The names of
four other persons whose claims were allowed yesterday
were also expunged because they appeared on the list of
recipients of parochial relief.
Mr. Nokes again raised the question as to the amount
of rent which a lodger should prove that he paid in order
to make up the " clear annual value " of 10/. lie pointed
out that under the old law a person occupying a part of a
house for business purposes might have a vote, but they
he must pa_y not only 101. a year rent but his proportion
of rates. The new act extended the franchise to persons
who occupied a portion of a house for residential purposes,
and why, 110 asked, should they be in a better position.
The Revising Barrister said all that could be raised on
appeal.
Mr. Nokes said he wished to have a case, in which the
point to be raised before the superior court was. that in
arriving at the value the revising barrister did not take
into consideration the rates.

The Revising Barrister said that point might be raised.
Mr. Malletion asked the revising barrister to reconsider
the rule he had laid down as to the evidence he requires' to
prove a lodger's claim, and he referred to the prietice
adopted by three other revising barrister' in the metro-
polis. who had not required the strict evidence required
this court.

The Revising Barr:ster mil he could not lay it wn a
strict rule, but must judge of the eircemstance• of each
case wit arose.

MARVLEBONE.

- -
Mr. J. N. Goren. revising barrister, opened his
court this court this morning for the revision of the list
voters and lodger claims in the parish of Maryklwine. at
the Court-house, Marylebone-lane. The same agents that
represented the various political interests at Paddington
yesterday were present this morning, with the exception of
Mr. M'Mullen. in the conservative interest, whose plsee
was supplied by Mr. Leonard Friswell and Mr. H. tiood-
win, of the Constitutional Union.
On the opening of the court the Barrister said he was
afraid, on looking at the newspapers, that a wrong im-
pression had been made by a decision of his ye.ter-
day, and as the point was important, he ,Ishwild
like to refer to it. Mr. Bontems bad stated
that be was going to object to the qualifications
of a claimant, and he (the speaker) believing that the
registration in respect of objections which applied to tho
old list also applied to the lodger claims, ruled that the
objection must be made in writing. But be certainly did
not mean to convey an impression that he required Mr.
Bontems to be formally prepared with witnesses.
After the remarks that he made he understood the objec-
tion to be withdrawn.
Mr. Bontems said lie did not wish to object formally.
but he objected under the impresdon that the lodgers were
bound le appear personally or by a representative, to show
the validity of their claim.
Mr. Parsons said that Mr. Bontems and himself had
agreed between themselves that the question as to the
right of a son living with his father to be placed on the
list, was an important one to be settled, but they had also
now agreed that in all cases where they Intended to
object they would give previous notice.
Mr. Henry Cook claimed in respect of two house, in
Acacia-road. . .

The Berriater said the claim. which ought to have been
for succeasive occupation, was for registration fur one
house. .

A second ease of a somewliat P.imilar nature Brae dis-
missed.

Mr. Mark Maybo, of 10, Grove-road. whose qualifica-
tion was "successive occupation" of two houses, was de-
scribed ill the third column as "occupier of dwelling-
house."

The Barrister Mid he must expunge the name, for waut
of proper description. Instead of " occupier of dwelhug-
house, in the third column, the words inserted should
have been " houses in succession."

The collector of the district asked if this was not a greet
injustice. The ruling just laid down was entirely opposed
to the law as interpreted by the revising barrister's prede-
deceseor, especially as there was no objection offered to
Mr. Mayho.
The Revising Barrister, after a few moment's consulta-
tion. said he believed he had been in error in the decision
he had given as to the necessity of the exact description
appearing in the third column.
The consequence of this was that Mr. Mayho and Mr.
Cook (who had been previously expunged) were both re.
instated.
The revision of the old list having been concluded,
Mr. Parsons said there were a number of claims which
were properly sent in by lodgers, hut which had not been
published by the overseers. lie wished to know
these claims would lie considered, as the registration
would last a week.
The Revising Barrister said be would consider these
claims nt the end of the printed list upon the persons
giving proof that they had sent in the claims properly.
Mr. Oreenwell, the vestry clerk, said, if the persons
concerned would make inquiries he believed they would in
most cases discover a good reason for the omission from
the list. Of course, where it was otherwise the claims
would be considered.
Mr. Parsons said, in the caste he referred to he should
prove proper delivery.
In the new claims to be pleased on the borough hit there
were several ladiea, who were struck ollf withoet remark,
Woe et lit* lasgbtot use: be 40 elieloeibed.

BE TENS! l'lf FIRM AT 6HORBDITOIL

A Are invoicing e crocus deedfnetiOnstlfritezt
broke out Late ho m t ght in Church-street,
the premise* of Mr. G. Davey, carpenter and bullion M
commenced in the workshops on the ground leer, and ie
a few minutes six rooms over the workshops end the stock
of timber in the open yard were in dames. The I
heat wsa so meat that the fronts the bowel
on the opposite side of the street"
Some hours elapsed' %
before the drowse '
following is the official report :—No. 163, iamb
eitinthed.
lovvir• .
Mr. Davey, workshops and sit rooms over burned on=
Iwo thirds of roof off ; insured in the County PinroMoe.
104, J. Ode, greengrocer, front windows* and bed had
bedding damaged by tiro ; insured in the Soottidi im-
perial. Mt J. Paul baker roof of dour loft damaged:jay
fro, ht. No. 37, oppoeite, dr. Marling, chemist, and NO.
38, Mr. Berta, the Deiplua Tavern, fronts worched and
Maas broken • insured in the Phoenix and London. Liver-
pool and Globe Frre-odlcee.

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&WA Oak. Maid MantaliA. Narbuird. Wakens,
and Min Kaden* axe been

•ICELBO PLATS. Oito, saw. 3.41.
King's Crow, Irerolood, ilooplts4 Booby% Bioplasord,
Booty, and Stamford fore.
HANDICAP =BBL/ .111A0B. 000 sod-throl
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BErrrtio IN LONDON,-(TIEI3 VV.)

i 3O rit.

Bsoall atteedance, and very little doing. Por
the Croarearitelt 9t. 1 wee altered on the Arid without a
temporise. The cod actual timarneliame woe 600 to 10
opt Ittpanater, 1,000 Ma 16 apt Ilbudbrehe, and 600 to
15 apt Kispbod tor tho Oeserrarfteb, sad 2,000 to 60
apt Green Sleeve forth° Cilaterldgmbiro. Pews :
cam.
6 00
9 toto 1
20 apt Roe Gower
Fripoonier
500 to 15
1000 to 26
CAKBR/DGZSEIRII.
2000 to 50 apt Green Shore (t)

The etmewherirel prewar* over our Wad. to slightly
eteheehee Uwe rwereay, whilst at maker cet et
Timm remakes* an a WU Whet. The Wirt thewest
WU
coatssee i• the with: there le •&I am it between
T=qati
Kelm and Pessawe el Olt imam wurhem
defame bee rhea a little. The vied is wad bigit ea the
Hemetmat, bat fresh la the mouth or Oa ow wag
Nestga Will
,gr metbirty els& prima. Is time 'weather is
eleir,impooted Mat tbeiggst Nay se Gila
fa Iffiliilla es the milk nest et lisimad.

MONEY NAREET.-(THI8 DAT.)

• • •

ONB O'CLOCK.
The final settlement of the fortnightly sconiat
is *Ay eagaging attention, on the Stook Ex-
change ; but. move liminess ,is in prover than
for none time past, and the postal tone of the
niaitets is firm Tl4e abundance of money
he. strengthened the ands, and they are quoted
nt se adtanse; while railwayt are supported by
the same infbiessoe, owing to the excellenoe of
the principal traffics. The ohiot exoeption
to the upward tendencies is in Caledonian stock,
the dividend on which has created disappointment
though it was partially anticipated. Portign
stocks are is demand. especially those on which the
periods for drawings are eipproaohing.
CAXisols, which elated yestiellay firm at et 00 t ,
fee many and amount, here again improved ;
and they are strong in tone at 94 to 1 fee *hooey.
and 941 foe account. New and Reduced Three
per Cents., 921 to 1. Exchequer Bills, tee. to !Ors.
Feen:
The railway market is generally first. iiloath
Vegan stook has advanoed 1 per cent., being
now quoted ,at 87 to B9. Metropolitan
is supported at the geologic& of
107/ to. 1; bat there have been feesnactioas
at 1071; and in the Extension Stook at 105.
Great Welts* 50 to 1, as die and ex , new;
MitNerid; .110/ to 111; 13rightont 621 to 53,1
Bouth-Basfeen, 781 to 771.; Oast Neeltheepo
107/ to mei ;lat. A, 110 to 111 ; Leadon artil
Beet& 'Western, 1151 to ; Caledoniaa stock has
fallen to 701 to 1, being a decline of 11 pee cent.,
is consequence of the redaction in the diVidead.
Tho scrip of the Moscow ,laroelaw Railway Lean
remains at 31 to 31 prem.
In the foreign market there is oonsiderable firm-
now Turkish and Egyptian stooks are chiefly in
demand. In the former the Bonds of 1858 are
now quoted at 041 to Mi. Peruvian, 764 to 771.
Egyptiaa Seven per Cents., 881 to 87. Honduras
Loan. 86 to 86.
The /Masi Railway is quoted at 861 to 1, and
Orel Vitebsk at 831 to 84.
Indian stocks are firm. The Ten-and-a-Half
per Ceuta. remain at 214 to 216, the Five per
Cents. at 114/ to 116; and the Pour-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 1031 to 1. Debentures, 105 to 4.
Bonds, 20e. to 26e. prem.
In American railwaye Atlantic and Great
Western Debentures are quoted at 381 to 371,
and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 38 to 1.
In bank shares Anglo-Austrian remain at 61 to
7, and Imperial Ottoman at 1 to 1 prem.
Mexican, 7to S die. ; Consolidated Bank, Ito
prem.

shares are unaltered. National
Disoount, to I ; General Credit, 21 to die. ;
International Financial, to 11 die. ; Hudson's
Bay. 141 to 15.
United States 5-20 Bonds, which advanced
yesterday, have further improved 1, and they are
now quoted at 721 to 1.
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents. aro still
quoted at 3; to 4, and Anglo-American at 201 to
11, ox div.
The dividends on the Three and the Six per
Cent. Chilian Loans are announced to be paid on
the 30th inst., and on the same day 31,109/.
will be applied to the redemption of 311
special bonds which have been drawn by lot.
It has also been notified that 8,8571. 10s.
set apart in March last has been employed in the
redemption of 92 bonds of the Three per Cent.
Loan; and 11,8241. set apart in June last, under
the operation of the sinking fund, has been ap-
plied to. the purchase of 121 bonds, representing
15,8001. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan.

The Caledonian dividend is announced. It is
at the rate of 1,1 per cent. per annum,
while a balance of 3,7001. only is car-
ried forward, though 14,3021. was brought
into the account. The dividend for the corre-
sponding six months of last year was at the rate
of 51 per cent.; and for the previous half-year at
the rate of 21 per cent.

There is some increase in the demand for
money, and rates are now quoted at about
13 to 11 per cent. ; but the Bank of
England has not yet obtained any par-
ticular accession of business. The final
settlement on tho Stock Exchange is tempo-
rarily adding to the demand in the open market,
but rates for stock advances are not above 1 to 11
per cent.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

The stock markets this afternoon have been ren-
dered sensibly weaker by news of a severe fall on
the Paris Bourse, where the Rentes opened this
morning at 69, being upwards of I per oent. lower
than they closed yesterday afternoon, owing to
heavy speculative subs.
Consols are now quoted 93/ •to 94. both for
money and the 6th*October. Foreign stocks are
all lower. Italian Five per Cents. are quoted 3l
to ); the Orel Railway Loan, 83/ to ; the
Nicolai, 661 to ; Spanish New Bonds, 33: to ;
and Turkish Five per Cents., 38: to /.

There is also a fall in several of the home rail-
ways, Caledonian being quoted 70 to } ; Metro-
politan, 107 to k; and South Eastern, 761 to 77.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 673/. 10s. on account of the dividends on
the debt of Ecuador.
The gold transactions at the Bank were limited
to a withdrawal of 10,000 sovereigns for India.
It will be remembered that at a meeting of the
shareholders in Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Li-
mited), held in March last, a committee of four
gentlemen, who are largely interested, was ap-
pointed for the purpose of carrying on an action
at common law against the directors of that un-
fortunate concern, to recover as much as possible
of the amount they have lost. Shortly after the
formation of this committee they issued a circular,
bring the shareholders to assist them by sub-
scribing at the rate of 3s. per share. The result
of this application is reported to have bootoz that a
considerable sum was speedily collected, which is
still held for the purpose of defraying the necessary
expenses in connection with the proposed actions.
It appears that the committee had hoped to get
the first case disposed of in July last, but found
that utterly impossible, and, as the " long vaca-
tion " is now on, no decision can be obtained
before November next. Independently of these
actions at common law, it appears that a bill was
filed a considerable time back in the Court of
Chancery, in the name of Mr. Dundee, against the
executors of the late Mr. Thomas Augustus Gibb.
The estate of this gentleman—estimated to exceed
800,0001.—is now in the hands of the Court,
awaiting the moult of the proceedings. This
matter has passed through the preliminary stages
iniChanoery, and is now ripe for hearing.
A further dividend of 2d. in the pound, payable
to the creditors of the Northumberland and
Durham District Bank, on the 6th and 7th of
October next, is announced by Mr. J. E. Coleman
and Mr. W. Bainbridge, the liquidators. This
payment, with former dividends, will make a
total return of 19s. Bd. in the pound to the
creditors. _ _ _

-11;.-"Irighten Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 8701. over last year; the South
Eastern an increase of 1,7241 ; and the Metropo-
litan an increased 7061. _ _ _

—An extreordisuff - meeting f the Caty
Oakes Company g fithd) is celled for the 26th
instead, to maim the resolutions passed on the
4ik instant,

The ball-yearly lauding of the Rail Godes
Waterworks Company is called for the Lit oe-
tober ; and the adjourned half-yearly t= of
the Phoenix Gas Company for the 14th
The intereet-dtte on 10th instant of the Y per
ceni. Wadi of Bobsoota Ray
United Railway Company is advertised for pay-
ment In due nurse bribe Coloilial Bank of Aus-
trellaise • • •
Annexed see the quotations of fosurembs.
gas, dock, sad waterwoehe Arne, esgam ia _
&o& Rtokarralist of last evening:
tassisrise.— DRAW aginsitai, 114,015;
ow 140 ;sedtaveraml %nova
Mika
.gyp, 3.
), 15i; l tatOf, ;
Phenix
tan Dosl—Loodea sad Bt. 64; floultailipp.
. le.
Works—Bsrlbs, Up Past Lout* 114*. '‘. •
The Conpons of the ll
Loan of 1884, due the Ist October, and the
drawn for are advertised for permaeh
by Mean. lP sad Gosebea.
•
117711*-071.18 Dilt?

cretoKit.
Owing to this being the setalisi day tsEio
not numb general business ; and ow),
ia a demand for Priam of alas;
NM', Great Laney, elfoor=
pet Consols, and West' Porten.
soma* of -"tlis prompt* 41=441448C
Nat ttiverton, 60 to, 621 • eitluoil of WOl4
370. to. ss. • prook.appx, 11.4.4 to so; ac:
Trumpet Co;sols, 19 to lss. GroakLarey, 18e to
Chisartailfesor, 111 to ; Rost los*
; East Caradon. 21 to 1 ; West Caraclon; I' to
3; Wiled Grenville, 20s. to 28s. ; Wheal Betas.
474,8 d. to 50s. ; West Beton. 156 to 160.
In foreign 'mines a partial relapse has °coursed
in Rt. ;am del Rey, which are a lower, at 1111/
to 29 j. Don Pedro are stated at 31 to e prom
ex div,; Anglo-Bramban, per to pro
;
Perstarena, to 1 din ; Choodales, 1 2
Roma Grande, 1-10 to 3-16 prom_ • Angle-
Italian, par to prim. ; United MeMrati, lt
to 2; Pronlino and Bsliria, j} #; Part Philip.
1 to f ; Central Anissioam dm. to par ; 800
Vi
21 to centa
, }par to prom; Y remain
at.

RAILWAY, MINING. AND OTHER
SHARES.-(THIS DAY.)

[Closing pnees to 1 pan. J
COLONIAL GOVERNXIINT SECURITIII9.
Canada, 6 per cent, Jae. and July, 9lk.
/daunting, 6 per cent, Feb. and August, 1896.96, Ir. '
New South Wales, 6 per cent, Jan. and July, 181$ to
996, 991, 9.
New Zealand, 6 per cent., Jan.. April. July and Oct., O.
Nova Bootie., 6 per cent., Jan. July, 1976, 1011.
Quiseualana. 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1812-6, 1061.
Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct., 1131, 14.

ORDINARY SHARES AND groan.
Caledonian, 701, 70, I, 701, 1.
Great Eastern, 391, 9, 1.
Great Northern A (A receives no dividend until 6 per
cent. has been paid to B), 111, 101, 1.
Do., B, 125
Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 94.
Great Western, original, 601 ad and mLancashire and Yorkshire, I
London, Chatham, and Dover, Isl.
London and North Western, 1131, 1.
London and South Western., 87/.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 461.
mecrotan, 1071, 1, I. Si.
De. EMmkon (div. lim. to 6 per cent. URAL, 161110
103.
Midland, 110 j, 1, 11.
Do. riiitt:gham and Derby). 731.
Nerth
Northp:: rtaff"k2rdshi: 8814'7"ncre% WI.
South Thsatern, 77, 1.

LIMBO LIABED AT FIXED gracrtu.
Birkenhead, 921.
Mid. Bradford pref. stock, 92i, 2.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
East Indian, gus. 5 per cent., 1071, 8.
Oland Trunk of Canada, Ist preference bonds, 11.
Do., 2nd preference bonds, 401, 1.
Do., 4th preference stock, 201, 20.
Great Indian Peninsula, gun. 6 roar cent., 108, Is.
Great Western of Canada. 141, f.
Do., 51 per cent. bonds, payable 1077-70.
Brindle, gua. 6 par cent., 1031.
Do., Delhi, 1031.

FOREIGN RAILWAY&
Denaborg and Witespk gus. 5 per mt., 64.