The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-20 00:00:00

.Y EVENING, MAY 20, 1868.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

;MOM MARKET.-(TEIM DAY.)

(1111 r 1112401 LAP NJ
BATH MESZING.-(THIS DAY.)

ONK O'CLOCK.
There is less business in the Stock Exchange
te-day, and the tone of most of the markets is
rather dull. The recent rise in prices appears to
have led to some bond
fide sales, especially
of railway securities. The dulness of the weather
has probably also induced a few realisations,
although rain for a few days would be
of great benefit to the growing crops. Consols
and railway stocks are without variation,
apart from a slight decline in Brighton, South
Eastern, and London and Chatham and Dover,
which has been sold to a moderate extent, upon a
belief that the further progress of the Amal-
gamation Bill in parliament will meet with
the most strenuous opposition. Some of the foreign
bonds are better, while others have given way.
Exchequer Bills are again lower.
The applications for disconnt are upon a very
limited scale, and the rate for the best paper is 11
to 2 per cent.

DODINOTON STAKES. T.Y.C.
Ganymede, Cromwell, Professor Aramaean, Yea de Vie,
and Betlow Leas are here.

WESTON STAKES. Half-mils.
Hilda, Littleton, Amazons, Etadaworth, Athenian f,
Sister to Veda, Sister to Hermit, Juanita, De Vero, Una,
Carolina, Toby, Blucher, and Sundew are here.
SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. Two miles and a distance.

Gowen, Vixen g, Ploughboy , end Vortigern are here.

KNISTON STAKES. Halt • mil..

Sundew, Valenta, Rau de Vie, Vulture e, Hagar, Risler
to Veda, Lord Falmouth, Perm, and Defender are bore.

BADMINTON STAKES. T.Y O._

Mita Evelyn, Amnions, Sister to Hermit, Idddington,
Electricity, and Athena are here.

DYRHA2I PARK HANDICAP,

Niddardalo, De&woo, Demonstration, ?demo, hngßah-
man mid Bahia are here.
WELTER STAKES. Ones round a dia.

Needleiu;, Cork le; kel, hiezico-rn-ii3;ivre-a-re here.

BELTING 125 LONDON. -(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P.Y.
Small attendance, comparatively little doing, and no par-
ticular change. Prioes :

Consols are quoted 941 to 4, with div., for
money, and 931 to 1, ex &v., for the account (June
4), and the Three per Cents. Reduoed and New
Three per Cents., 931 to 4.
The railway market is dull, but the reduction in
a few of the leading stocks does not exceed 4 per
cent. Caledonian, 741 to 75 ; London and North-
Western, 1154 to 1 ; Great Western, 64
to 1 ; Midland, 1071 to 5 ; London and
South Western, 90 to 92 ; Great Eastern,
3 to 1 ; Brighton, 531 to 541 ; South
Eastern, 76/ to 4 ; Metropolitan, 112 to 1 ; Great
Northern, 1021 to 1 ; ditto A, 961 to 971; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to 19 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; York and North
Midland, 941 to ; Berwick, 1021 to 1031 ; and
North British, 334 to 34.
With respect to foreign stocks, Peruvian of
1865, Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865 have
improved 4 to / per cent., while Turkish of 1868
and 1862 have declined 4. Subjoined are the
prices :—Brazilian of 1865, 761 to 1 ; Chilian of
1867, 961 to 961; Egyptian of 1864, 814 to
821 ; Italian of 1861, 494 to 4 ; Mexican, 151
to 161 ; Peruvian of 1865, 831 to 1 ; Russian of
1866, 871 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 361 to ; Turkish
of 1858, 60 to 61 ; ditto of 1862, 621 to 631 ; and
ditto of 1866, 351 to 5.
Indian stocks are steady. The Five per Cents.
are at 116 to 4, ; the Four, 102/ to 1 ; the Bonds,
15a. to 20s. prem. ; and the Debentures, 106 to 4.
Exchequer Bills are ls. lower, at 4s. to 9s. prem.
Bank Stock, 246 to 248.
Bank shares are in moderate demand. London and
Westminster, 701 to 711 ; London and County,
521 to 3 ; Union of London, 341 to 351 ; Anglo-
Austrian, 4/ to 5/ prem. ; London and Brazilian,
30 to 25 dia. ; Imperial Ottoman, g to 1 prem. ;
and Consolidated, 1 to 1 prem.
Very few dealings has been recorded in miscel-
laneous shares. National Discount, 51 to 61 prem. ;
General Credit, 21 to 1 din. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to
7 dis. ; International Financial, 2/ to 11 din. ;
London, 23 to 22 din. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to I ;
Egyptian Trading, 5 to 41 din. ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 141 to 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per
cent. preference, 5 to 4 ; and Anglo-American,
221 to 234.
United States 5-20 Bonds are without alters
tion at 711 to 4 ; Erie Railway shares are
quoted 45 to 4 ; Illinois Central, 941 to 954 ;
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 281 to 1 ;
and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 311 to 32.
The annual meeting of the African Steamship
Company will be held on the 3rd of June.
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The market for English government securities is
flat. Consols have declined 4 per cent., viz., to
941 to I,with div.,for money, and 931 to 1, ex div.,
for the account. Several of the home rail way stocks,
including Great Eastern, Brighton, Metropolitan,
and South-Eastern have receded 1 to 1. As re-
gards foreign bonds, Italian of 1861, Mexican,
and Turkish of 1865 are 1 lower.
In connection with the withdrawal of the Spanish
Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan, which continues to
provoke comment, it is currently stated that less
than half a million of the proposed issue was ori-
ginally subscribed by the public, and that, in fact,
the loan was not taken sufficiently to entitle it to
recognition by the Stock Exchange. Upon what
plea the Spanish government can, under the cir-
cumstances, honourably retain the caution money
it is difficult to imagine, but it is certain that the
affair remains in an unsatisfactory position both for
the Spanish government and the contractors,
though the Latter have redeemed their position by
giving notice to the subscribers that their deposits
are now repayable in full, with interest at the Bank
Irate.

DERBY.
9 to 4 apt Lady Elizabeth (off, tsto 2)
100 to 15 Bluellown(t)
15 to 2 Roeiernoian (off)
10 to 1 Orion (off)
10 to 1 Paul Jones (off)
100 to 8 Speculum (I)
100 to 8 -- Tom Bowline a(t and off)
100 to 6 Suffolk (off, t2oto 1)
100 to 3 Tbs Bari (of f, 130 to 1)

NEW. Yak I Oaks
hollow. .
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1-
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1 1080 1 1810 11760 .. I 1400

LIVERPOOL COTTON MAR&ET.
(THIS DAY.).

(1110 N oda owa colasalowDaso.)
The market remains quiet, and the males loot op about
5,000 bales.

LEEDS CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
(Ily TZLZORAPH.)

(PROW 001 OWN 001

Market put off yesterday, in consequence of royal visit.
To-day the market thinly attended, and prices nominally
the same.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
St cts.—The market continues quiet. Only limited
sales are reported, at about previous prices. Refined is
dull of sale, and prices of all kinds rule in buyers' favour.
Brown lumps, 465. to 465. 6d.
0011.2 L—The parcels of Ceylon brought to public sale
are light and have gone off steadily at the valuation ; fine
and fine ordinary, 66a. 6d. to 695.• low middling to
middling. 70s. to 77.. 6d.; bold, 80a. 6d. to 83e. Bd. . • pea-
berry, 81s. 6d. to 87s. 6d. Native Ceylon, bold, 545. 6d.
COCOA.—About 1,000 bags Trinidad have been disposed
of at fall prices for home trade qualities ; other kitreal
about the previous value. Orey and mixed red, 535. to
565. ; middling to good red, 57.. to 70s. ; fine, 735. 6d.
to 80s. 6d.

Tr.A.—The public sides are progressing etesdilj at full
FRVlT.—There is more business doing in currents, but
without improvement in prices.
RICE AND Ssurrwrils.—No sales to report.
Rl:ht.—Only smell parcels have been disposed of. Ja-
maica at steady prices. Serbia., Is. 9jd. ; Demerara,
ls. 10d.

icaco.-1,200 boxes have recently been disposed of at
fall prices.

TALLOW MARKET.---(THIS DAY.)

The market is flat. Town tallow, 41a. 9d. ; -Pe4ess,
burg Y.O. on the spot, 43a. 6d. • April to June, 43e. 6d. ;
October to December, 445. ; Deix;raber, 445. 3d.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mears Pattenden sad Smith report ineremed firm-
ness for good samples, stocks being greatly reduced. Ad-
vices from some parts of the plantations speak of Ay hav-
ing made their appearance to a considerable extent.

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Walla End Hatton, 17a. 3d. ; Walla End South Hat-
ton, 16.. 6d. ; Walls End Original Hartlepool, 17.. 3d. ,•
Walla End Braddyls Helton, 15.. 6d. ; Walla End
South Hartlepool, 14.. 9d.; Walla End South Kelloe,
14e. 9d. ; Walla End K.lloe, 14.. 9d. ; Walls End Hatton
Lyons, 14a. 3d. ; Holywell, 15e. ; Wylam, 15e. 3d. ;
Hawthorne, 14e. ; Wallsottle Hartley, 14a. 3d.-25 ships
at market; 25 at an..

With reference to the Spanish New Three per
Cent. Bonds of 1867, the Stock Exchange Com-
Her Majesty's ministers have accepted the invi. mittee yesterday passed the following resolution s—
tation of the Muter and Company of the Merchant Tay-
"That, in the absence of any opposition, the co=-
lors to a grand entertainment on Wednesday, the 17th of
...mittee . do not consider it advisable to withhold
June, official quotation from the New Spanish Three per
The soil of Rome, ever fertile in archaeological Cent. Bonds, 1867, but record their dissatisfaction
at the conversion of Passive Bonds having been ac-
traurures, has just yielded a fresh and very complete companied by a compulsory payment of money."
specimen of ancient mosaic art, being the pavement of a The Stock Ea,„..,...., Committee have
ordered
teem excavated last week in the Vie°l° Stenato, a lane be- the 234,000/. General Six per Cent.
tween the Barberini gardens and the new Constanxi Hotel.
Sterling Bonds (2001. each), redeemable let July,
Other rooms belonging to the same Roman house oe villa
would be revealed, it is supposed, by excavating in the 1910, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to
adjoining garden belonging to the nuns of Swats Susanna be quoted in the official list.
Bar gold to the amount of 19,0001. was sent into
The importance and beauty of the pavement now found ~,._ ,
.....,__.
leads to the "'keen" that the building containing " ‘nyTh"-"k Ce Ttc.''''''of 6.ork, being from Halifax, has
termed part of Sallust's 'ills, which, it is known, occupied brought
oily 1,5001. in
specie.
this locality.
, Aice. from Mexico state that some large ship-
WINDSOR CASTLZ, MAY 14. —The Queen was than, merits of dollars will be made to this country in
day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on George
Markham Gifford, Req., a vice-ehancellor ; on James Han•
the course of the next few weeks.
sun, Esq., one of the justices of bee Majesty's Court of The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
Queen's Bench ; and on the Right Honourable William without alteration.
Carroll, M.D., Lord Mayor of Dublin.—Garette. Mews. J. S. Morgan and Co. have issued a pro •
IurROVIWINTS ON EPSON Race Coultas. —The spectus offering for public subscription an issue of
Lord of the Manor of Epsom, Mr. John 'vett Ed's.. 411,000/. First Mortgage Sterling Six per Cent.
M.P. has, on the repeseutation of the clerk of the course. Bonds
of the Sato
pri e lO feet in width on the lower side 01
the
running
ga
grouned,
extending
along the whole of the last way Company. This undertaking was incorporated
half-mile, to be enclosed for the gratuitous asoommoda- by the Legislative Council and Assembly of New
tics of footpeople, who previously had no plies to retire Brunswick for the purpose of constructing a line
to when the course was cleared in consequence of carriages from Saint John to the frontier of the State of
being placed close to the rails. The ,passla calculated to Maine there to connect with the railway system
hold nearly 7,000 people. Transverse opaninp two feet wide
have also been made across the carnage ground at inter. of the United States. The length of the line is
vale of every hundred yards. Thies improvements will 88 miles, of which 65 are stated to be completed,
reeteriellY resist the Pollee in clearing the course, and also and ready for laying the rails. It is specially
permit greater freedom of circulation for all classes of mentioned that these bonds" are the first charge upon
pawns who attend the great Isthmian pines on Epsom
the net earnings, of which one-tenth part(after pay-
downs.
v
TRIAL Tare or AN litowcian.—The 5.....
trip of meat of the interest on the bonds) is to be annually
.•1—
the Victoria, iron-clad frigate, built by the Thames Iron. set aside towards a sinking fund." The prioeof issue
works Company for the Spanish government, engined by is 1501. per 2007. bond, but the actual subscription
MOWS. John Penn and Son, was made yesterday at the price(exclusive of the advantage from the delay of
Koplin measured mile. The dummies@ of the @kV We : the instalments, and from the repayment of the
Length, 316 ft. ; breadth, 57ft. ; depth, 38ft. ; burden, bonds at par within 30 years) is at the rate of
4,862 tons. She is completely armour•plated from stem to
stern with siin. plates and 10in. teak • the engines, of athlier cent.
.. _
1.000-bone power, nominal, are of the same type as those e Metropolitan Railway traffic return shown
at the Warrior and Minotaur. The frigate left Gravesend this week an increase of 408/. over the corre-
at 11.30 a.m., arriving at the Maplin at 1 p.m., where the sponding week of last year.
trial at once commenced. The mean of the foux runs was
The traffic of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
14.1 knots ; revolutions of engines, 65 ; mowers of steam,
231 k. The enures worked is s most 00,00k0r7 mow, for the week ending the 2nd instant was 26,3621.,
Indicating 4100 horsepower. The weather was all that being 3,2941. more than in the corresponding week
could be wished, but the tide being half ebb was =favour• of last year.
able to the trial. A meeting of the proprietors of the Chartered Mar-
THVWDILIMVORM AT Erinrarreon. —The weather , =utile Bank of India, London and China was held.
still contlnues exosedingly variable. A great deal of rain yesterday. The am profits for the
past
air
fell on Friday, while on fiaiturday and Sunday the sun
shoos brightly and the temperature was very high. Barly amounted to 1.06,33151. i di which 45100. i. has b
ea Illeadar morning Isis came es Lad continued te fall in paid in two half-yearfy dividends, ando,BB2l. appro.
torrents till about three o'clock. About kaltput dam petaled to meet losses arising out of the transact-
o'clock • severe thunderstorm Peened ever the etV.. The ! Lions of the previous twelve months. The balance
night was very dark, and the forked and jagged rechining is 13,4521., which the directors have laced as a
was NMI with great distinctness in the streets end squares . ._
_,. the
remaining 0 d
accounts.
of the city. There was a heavy fall of rain during the special reserve +Wool
storm which lasted more thee two hours.—Scotsmen, Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,

dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Los uniesc—Atlimg, 101; Oonmeroial Union, 4j ;
Eire, Wei; Universal Marina (Limited), 6 1-16.
Gaslight and Goke.-0117 al Moscow Gas, sj, 5, j, 5 ;
Continental Uaion (Limited), 141; Europesn, 134; Great
Central, 12j, 11j, : Imperial Continantal,lool rho-nis,
26 Reoldf, 2.1,1; Wrstaninster Chartered., 47j, 8 ; ditto
New, 36j, 7 ; Western, 134.
Deeks.—But and West ladla, 121 ; Landes. and 85.
Katharine, 46, 51 ; Minivan Freehold Land and Dock, 31.
Waterworks.—West Middlesex, 109.

MINES.--(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

The mining market is quiet,withfewtrinsac
Emily Henrietta, 41 to 43 ; East Grenville, 345.
to 365. ; Wheal Grenville, 325. Gil. to 3.15. ; Calbeck
Fells, I`2s. to 14s. ; New Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 20s. ;
East Lovell, 8 to 8i ; Great Retallack, 2k to 2k
Trelawney, 8} to 9 ; Chiverton, 2to 21 ; Prince of
Wales, 48s. to 30a. ; and West Chiverton, 64 to 65.
Foreign and colonial mining shares have been
little dealt in. St. John del Rey, 161 to 17*;
Don Pedro, 2 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Anglo-Bra-
zilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Pestarens, f to k dis. ;
Chontales, 2 to I ; Roesa Grande, 3-16 to 5-16 ;
Anglo-Italian, par to ,', prem. ; United Mexican,
lk to I ; Frontino and Bolivia, k to ; Port
Phillip, lk to ; and Central American,
dis. to par.
At the Wheal Kitty (St. Agnes) meeting, yester-
day, the accounts showed a profit upon the three
months of 4061. A dividend of 2s. per share was
declared.

At the North Downs Minn meeting, yesterday,
the accounts showed a credit balance of 1781.

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

[Sales to-day to 1 p.m.]

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Cando Government, 6 per cent., January and J uly, 1877
to 1884, 103 f, 41.
Do., 5 per cent., Jan. and July, 92.
New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1888 to
1896, January and July, 981, 1.
New Zealand, 5 per cent., 99.
Do., 5 per cent., Jan., April, July, and Oat., 10i.
Do., 6 per cent., 1891, June and December, 1111.
Queensland, 6 per mint., 1884 to 1885, Jan. and July,
_ _ _

Do.. 6 per cent., 1891, Jan. and July. 108.
Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 18)1. January and
July, 113.4.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS.
Bristol and Exeter, 1424.
Great Eastern, 34, j.
Great Northern, 103, 24.
Do. A(A receives no dividend until 6 rev cent. has
been paid to B), 964.
Great Western, Original, 54.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 54, 3,i, 44.
London, Chatham, and Dover, 184, 4.
Metropolitan, 112, 114.
Do. Extension (dir. Sm. to 6 per cent. till Jaaaary,
1870, 107, 61.
Midland, 1071.
North Eastern—Berwick, 1024.
South Eastern, 764, 6, 4.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per cont., 90.
North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway,
844.
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Midland, 5 per cent., optional to convert to ordinary
stock, Sept. 1, 1869, 17.
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
East Lincoln, pm. 6 per cent., 133, 4.
London and Blackwell, 41 per neat. stock, 90.
Victoria Station and Pimlico, 1754.

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