The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY CARRIAO.B.

On Thursday morning, we (Northern Whig)
regret to say, an outrage of a most brutal character was
committed upon a young lady in a first-class carriage of
the I;llster Railway Company, between the towns of Porta-
down and Lisburn. The assault was of a most serious
and violent kindi and what the real extent of the
injuries may eventually be cannot at present be
ascertained, as the young . lady lies at Lisburn
under medical treatment in a very critical state.
The details of the gross outrage which we have re-
ceived are as follow, and we believe they will be
found substantially correct :—The young lady who has.
been the subject of this cruel treatment is a resident of '
Belfast, but for the last few days, had been residing in
an important town upon one of the branch lines worked
by the Ulster Railway Company, her visit to that town
having been caused by the death of a brother, whims
interment took the day previous to that upon which
this young lady left for Belfast. On the departure of
the tram from that town the only other occupant of the
apartment in which the lady happmed to be was a
gentleman whose description we have only par-
tially learned. This person having observed the
melancholy aspect of his female fellow-traveller,
who naturally was much depressed at the death
of her relative, entered into conversation with her. Some
time after this her brutal companion made an at-
tempt to violate her person. This was of course
repelled, but violence was at once resorted to by
this scoundrel, who used every means in his power to ac-
complish his villainous design. With a heroism which did
the lady credit, and a strength which, until that moment,
she thought she did not possess, she resisted—and memo-
fully too—the attacks made so furiously and repeatedly
upon her. Her garments were torn ; her hair dishevelled ;
her watch chain broken, and she also sustained very
severe personal injuries. At one time the lady, in the
maddening desperation of the moment, sought safety
from her tormentor by trying to throw herself out of
the carriage-en act whiFh we are.gliy.4 to say she

did not snaeed in accomplishing, as death must 'have
been the certain result. On the train arriving at the Lis-
burn station, the perpetrator of this detestable offence
speedily left the carriage, in which the young lady was
afterwards discovered in a fainting condition. She was
at once removed to the house of a friend in Railway-
street, where medical aid was procured, and where the
lady so tar recovered that some time after she was enabled
to swear informations against her assailant, for whom the
constabulary are at the present on the look-out, but up
to last night he bad not been arrested.

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

[Closing prises to 1 p.m.)
COLONIAL GOVERMENT 61:0
_ _ _

Canada, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1877 to 1884, 104.
Do. 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 82.
New South Wales, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1888 to
1896, 991,i.
New Zeeland, 6 per cent., Jan., April, July, and Oct.,
983, 73.
Do., 6 per cent., 1891, June and Dec., 110.
Queensland, 6 par cent., 1891, Jan. and July, 104
Victoria, 6 per cent., April and Oct., 114 f.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Caledonian, 761.
Great Eastern, 361,
Great Western, ongtnal, 481, 50, 491.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 621, xn.
London, Chatham, and Dover, 191, 1.
London and North Western, 116, 161, 16k, 151, 161.
Metropolitan Extension (div. lim. to 6percent. till Jan.,
1870), 109, x all.
Metropolitan District, 78, 9.
North Staffordshire, 67, 8, ad.
South Eastern, 761, 61.

PREkEiIENCE SHARES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent., 112.

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
South Eastern, 41 per cent., 1839, 88.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Bombay, Bar. and Cent. India, gun. 5 per ct., 1041.
Demerara, 7 per cent. perpetual reference, 101.
East Indian, gun. 5 per cent., 1071, 1, in.
Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 6 per cent., 108, n.
Scinde, gun. 5 per cent., 1031.
Do., Delhi, 1634.
Do., Punjeub, 1021.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, lc% }.
Buenos Ayres, GL South. (Liar.), gun. 5 per ct., 16.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 161, 1.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Orel Vitebsk, gun, by Rani= Government, 6 per cent.,
i•
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 8, 11-16.

BRITISH MINES.
Great Lazey (Limited), 171.
Marko Valley, 71.
Woe Chiverton, 60i.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
Cape Copper (Lim.)' 121, 12.
Chentalee Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), 2.
Don Pedro, North del Rey f
, 2,1 9-16, pm.
Vancouver Coal (Limited),
Tudanamutana of S. Austinha (Limited), 4s,
DOCKS.
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London and St. Katlia;uie,4 per cent. Debenture Stock,
Sei•

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Agra (Limited), B, 9.
Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited),
London and River Plate (Limited), 431.
London and CounZ, 1, ad.
London Joint Stag' 321.
London and Westnunster, Scrip, issued at 10/. press.,
none of which has been paid, 641, 1.
National Provincial of England, 2nd and 3rd issue, 391.
tnion of Australia, 49-
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 211, 1.
Atlantic Telegraph, 34, /.
City Offices (Limited), 3, .
Credit Fonder of England 21
(Limited), 3, 2 15-16.
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun. by Egyptian govern-
weatt, F2.l* —.- -

Electra and International Telegraph, New, 16f, ad.
Foreign and Colonial Government Trust and Loan Scrip,
issued at 8/5/., 861.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 5 7-16, C
London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 11.
National Discount Company (Limited), 111, 1.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam,63l.
16i,
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited),
ti 16.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 731, y.

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY
—According to the half -yearly report of the London,
Chatham, and Dover RRaaillway, the gross receipts in the
six months ended June 30 were 290,4881., as against
265,747/. last year. The increase was thus at the rate of
more than 9 per cent. The expenses were 207,6351., and
this exceeded by 31 per cent. the expenditure in the corre-
ding period of 1867. The net result is a balance of
82,8521. On the other hand, the accounts show that the
aggregate deficiency on all the sections, exclusive of inte-
rest or dividend on Victoria share-capital, is 135,9941.
There is a passage in the report relative to the recent in-
crease of rates on this system, and which the directors
maintain that the revised fares will bear a favourable
comparison with the rates charged by other companies.
It is further contended that the prevailing discontent is
mainly based on misconception, and illustrates the dan-
ger of companies trying experiments with very low fares,
on account of the difficulty of retracing their steps should
the experiment fall of success.
NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART, AT
Limne.—Return of admissions: Saturday, August 22, by
immix tickets, 779; by payment of Is. each, 4,032; total,
4,811.