The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-29 00:00:00

FERIOEI DENTINE AND INJEZING THEE! CHILDREN.

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Thomas Bisholson, • costannonger, of 8, John s-place,
Old Kent-road, was charged with furiously riding • horse
in Southampton-street Pentonville, to the danger of pas-
sengers, and farther with injuring three children.
Police-constable John Bowles, 78S A reserve, said yester-
terday afternoon, exert twenty minutes to 4, he saw
the defendant coming from the Metropolitan Cattle
Ilarket, riding a horse at • furious pace. He called to
the defendant to stop, but he did not take any notice, and
kept galloping down the Caledonian-road. He
(witness) was mounted, and gave chase, but
could not come up with the defendant, till he got to
Southampton-street, Pentonville, a distance of about half
a mile from where be first saw the defendant. The streets
were crowded with people at the time, and persons were
crossing and re-croesing the streets. He had heard that
the defendant bad knocked down three children, but they
were not in attendance.

Mr. John William Croy, of 73, Cornwall-read, Lambeth,
said he was driving his horse and cart along the Cale-
donian-road, when the defendant rode past him at a very
furious pace. He, thinking that the pace was dangerous,
rode after the defendant in the hope of
him, but before he could come up with him the ,I:ft=11
had knocked down three tittle children who a., e crossing
the road. He met th • mounted officer, and told him what
he had sees, and he went after the defendant. The road
was crowded with people.
The defendant said the horse he was ridir3 could not
go at • furious pace.
The horse was examined by Turner, the gaoler, who
repeated to the magistrate that the horse appeared to be

a spirited ease, and

ftaa in; alo

The magistrate remanded the ease to aeorrtala if the
three children were hart, and soggested to take one
surety in the earn 0 10/. for his appearance at this court
on Friday next.
The master of the defendant having become surety for
him, he was at once liberated.
MAELBOROUGH4ntErr.
ON! RUNDIND AND FIFTY KRUM !0_ PICK POCKETS.

Joh* Aetna and Joh* Pointy, two lads, were chLiiied
before Mr. Knox with loitering in Regent.ateroet, for the
purpose of picking pockets.
Police-constable Henry Dawson, 122 C, said that on
the previous afternoon he was in Regent-street with
Shrives, 82 C, both in plain clothes, when he saw
the prisoners close by Mr. Cremer's toy-shop. Jackson
stood on the kerb looking about, and Poweey went
up to a lady looking in Mr. Cremer's window, and felt her
dress, and then returned to Jackson. Powsey then re-
turned to the window, and made about a dozen attempts
to pick ladies' pockets, and the prisoners then walked down
Regent-street, as far as the London Stereoscopic Company
establishment, making altogether not fewer than 150 at-
tempts to pick persona' pockets, and with the assistance of
Shrives, be then took the prisoner* into custody. He
told Powsey what he had seen when he denied
having attempted to pick any pockets, and said that he
had just come out of the hospital, and was looking round
the houses ; and on searching him a ticket fur King's
College Hospital, but in the name of Smith, was found
upon him, Jackson gave an un•atisfactory account of
where be bad been working.
Philip Shrives, 82 C, rave similar evidenoe. Jackson
said that as Powsey had jest come out of the hospital be
took him for a walk, and while looking at •"a wheel of
Tito" in • shop window, they were taken into custody.
Mr. Shelley, employed in • telegraph office. said
that Jackson had worked on end otf for some time,
and he was surprised to find last night that he had got
into a " little trouble."
Mr. Knox told the witness that it was not a little
trouble, but • very great one, as the officer said he had
seen 1.50 attempts. He should remand the prisoners for
further inquiry.

WANDSWORTE.
11111R0013 1110111111 LIES 07 HOLM AND CARTS.

Robert Plant, Thomas Plan;, iforid 11ant,s1;1 Benja-
min Addison, were charged with being concerned in steal-
ing several horses and carts.
The evidence in four cases was produced to the court.
On the 9th of January lest, Mr. Watson, see., a grocer,
of Upper Tooting, loft bill horse and cart by the side of
the common while he waited upon some customers.
When be returned the horse and cart had disappeared.
On the same day Mr. Bye, the landlord of the
Prince Albert, Claploun, saw the horse and cart at the
Fig's Marsh, Mitcham. The prisoner Thomas Plant was
in the cart with another man, and he was driving. The
horse, cart, and harness were sold by auction at Residing,
and ultimately the whole of the property was res.
The prisoners were not apprehended until a few days
since, when they were charged with the robbery, and
also in three other cases at Peckham. David
said they bad the one from Tooting, but they knew nothing
of those at Peckham. Thomas also mid he went to Read-
where be was left behind, and he had to walk to
London. Robert stated that he went with them, hut be
had none of the money. On David being searched a
bunch of keys was found upon him, and one of the
keys opened • abed at the back of the Monteagle beer.
chop in Walworth New Town. On that abed being
examined the police discovered a quantity of bolta,
screws, tools, and pieces of wood, the Owe presenting all
the appearance of a number of carts having been broken
up there. Some of the pieces of wood proved to be the
remains of carts belonging to Messrs. Acres and Co.,
grocers, of Forest-hill, and Mr. James Press, an
upholsterer, of Peckham-rye. In the case of
Messrs. Acres and Co., their horse and cart
were stolen from Lordship-lane, Dulwich, where
their man had left it, on the and inst., while be
was delivering goods. The horse was afterwards found in a
greenysrd in Lambeth, it having been found strsying. le
the other case, the cart was taken from the premises of
Mr. Press on the night of the 20th inst. It also appeared
that the father of the Planta held a lease of the beershop
and shed. The beershop was in the occupation of
another man, and the shed was used by the father
and his eons. In the fourth ease Mr. Joseph Piper, of
Cotter Farm, Old Kent-road, loot • horse and cart on
the I.,th inst., at Peckhain-rye he having left them out-
side • gate. The harness hail been found pledged in tile
Borough-road.
Mr. Dayman remanded the prisoners with the exeeption
of Addison, whom he discharged, there being no evidence
against him, except that of minpanionship.

I GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

This morning the reFort of the above company
was issued.

The annexed statement of the revenue accounts of the
company, for the half-year ending the 31st Januery last,
when compared with the accounts fur the half-year
ending the 31st January, 18117, presents the follow-
ing results :—Receipts, 1807, 1,940,8037. ; 188 d,
1,986,918/. ; showing ao increase of 46,62.51. Expenditure,
1807, 969,036 f. ; 1868, 965,9061. There in thus an in-
crease in the receipts of 44,1047., while, at the same
time, the traffic expenses have been reduced.
After making provision for all fixed and preference
charges, the balance of 143,6731. 9s. Bd. would, if divided,
be sufficient to admit of the of the following
dividends on the etdsnary
Per cent. Per cent
On Great Western (Wale of Neagh per ann. per ann.
consolidated Mock at the retool ea 0 oas against a:5 o o for
mending half y ea,
On South Wales ditto 36 0 dcorre itto 6 6 do.
On Great Western ditto 1 10 0 ditto 1 0 0 do.
On Wed Midland ,Newport` ditto 016 0 ditto u 7 e do.
On West Midland Worn ditto 0 12 a ditto 05 0 do.
leaving to he 'serried forward • balance of 17,678 r. fie. 4d.
The directors regret that under the present circumstances
of the company it is not yet possible to resume the payment
of dividends in cosh. The anticipations of a restoration of
confidence in railway securities which were indulged in
nearly twelve months ago have not been fully realised,
while the ditliculties of the company have been exoep-
tionally increased by the recent proceedings in Chancery.
These proceedings (continues the report), while they can
be attended with no advantage to the plaintiff or to the
holders of the stock in which be is interested, have Un-
questionably poetponed the period at which the payment
of dividends in cash might otherwise have taken place.
In addition to the doubt and uncertainty which must exist
while a chancery suit of this character is pending, the is•
junction which has been granted has, to • considerable
extent, prevented the acceptance of stock in lieu of divi•
lend by many proprietors who were desirous of taking
the same, and there is thus left outstanding • sum of
165,5. W. in respect of these dividends. The directors
have also het n obliged to use a portion of the revenue
I in redeniption of terminable debenture., and in reduc-
tion of the temporary loan debt, of which • sum of
114,0001. has been paid off during the half-year.
Iln these circumstances the directors have introduced •
bill into parliament to authorise the issue of stock in lieu
of dividend to those proprietors who may be willing to
accept it, and at the same time to set •at rest the doubts
, which have been raised as to the stack which has Deem
already so issued. It is not intended to make the accept-
ance of stock compulsory on any proprietor, and in order
that the power to offer it may not be lightly sanctioned,
land only under circumstances of great emergency, pro-
vision is made that a meeting must be specially convened
for the purpose of authorising its issue, and the course
proposed to be adopted must be then sanctioned by •
majority of three-fourths of the proprietors af-
fected thereby, including the holders of preference
storks and shares, to whom the tight of
voting upon this matter is proposed to be given.
The bill will be pressed forward as rapidly as the forms of
parliament will allow, but some week,. must, under any
circumstances, elapse before it can become law, and the
directors are of opinion that in the meantime no resolution
should be passed in reference to the declaration of divi-
dends, and that, after disposing of the other business, the
meeting should stand adjourned. It is not intended by
this bill to raise additional capital, bat where, ea has
recently been the case, revenue has necessarily been appro-
priated to meet the debts due by capital, and canape
therefore be applied in payment of dividends in cash,
power is sought to enable a proprietor, if he be so disposed,
to accept capital stock to the extent of hie dividend. This
mane has met with the concurrence of the shareholders'
committee of consultation. The expenditure on capital ao-
count during the half.year has amounted to 146,5284 17e. lid.
The final report of the committee of consultation is cir-
culated with the repoet. It shows that the temporary
loan debt, which amounted on the lee July, 1866, to
1,2811,000/. bad been reduced on the :flat January last to
to 17;000f. Concurring entirely in the observations of the
committee as to the necessity of gradually miming the
present Boating debenture debt by the issue of a perms-
nest debenture stock, the directors earnestly urge the
matterupon the attention of the proprietors, and propose to
offer to every etor the opportunity of taking, in pro-
portion to his hoWiug, an allotment of debenture stock
hearing interest in perpetuity at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum. The proprietors will have the option either
to pay up the whole amount, which they may accept
at once, or by instalments extending over • period
of twelve months, as each may prefer. The
directors who retire at this period are Richard Bas-
set, Esq. Lewis L Dillwyn, Esq., M.P., William Charles
King, Esq.. Edward Wiusklyn, &q., who have given the
necessary notices, and being duly qualified, are eligible
for re-election. Charles T. Murdock, Esq., and Charles
Wlietham, Esq., Lamella given notice of their Intention
to become candidates.

An English company is being formed for the
astreetion of a railway along the Moselle from Tri.ree to

Cobboats.

The German re-identa in Paris have resolved
upon founding a German heepital in the French capital.

MIL S,'ZIKB AT THE THEATRE.—OH Thursday
evening the Rev. Mr. Spoke, accompanied by Mr. Mur-
doch, occupied a private bos at Drury-lane Theatre. 'ltie
comedy of The &oel for Scondol he seemed to enjoy
heartily ; and the Pantomime, with its scenery of Ootn-
wall, evidently afforded the distingulahed visitor, Ate was
unconsciously the object of considerable euriodty„ a vast
amount of enjoyment.—Zru.

',SS), SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1868
f --r "7 J 41 • 1 .7* . • 1868.

..4 • . I
^HE GRAND MA 'RS OF ORANGE_
ASSOCIATION 81INTENCKD O DI.
PRISONMENT.

PUBLIC EXCITEMENT.
(sr raxacasre.)
DUBLIN, S►TVIDAT.
Mr. William Johnston, the Grand Master of the
County Down Orangemen, and Grand Secretary
for Ireland, has been sentenced to one month's
imprisonment for attending an Orange pro-
cession, and ordered to End bail for 1,0001., or
be further imprisoned fur one mouth.
The case is causing great excitement in the
north.

BETTING IN LONDON. -(THIS DAY.)

2.30 Z.Y.

A large amount of btuineas was transacted to-day, and
the investments on the horses in the front rank were
extremely heavy. The Lamb, Chimney Sweep, and Moose
were about equal favourites. Fan had some large outlays
made in her favour, sod kept very steady at 100 to 7 ;
Tennyson, on the other hand, retired to 40 to 1. Quota-
tions as follows

LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL
9 to 1 opt The torah (t)
to 1 Chimney Sweep (t)
10 to 1 Moose (4)
11 to 1 Daisy (t and off)
105 to 7 Fan (t & oft)
100 to 7 Tuscalasom (off)
100 to 7 Aleibiade (off)
100 to 6 Pearl Direr (t)
33 to 1 Astrolabe (t)
33 to 1 Huntsman's Daughter (t and off)
33 to 1 The Nan (t)
40 to 1 Gam (t and off)
40 to 1 ffinsurood (off)
50 to 1 Booth* (t)
TO to 1 Hornet (t)
50 to 1 Hall Court (t)
50 to 1 Lawracee (t)
00 to 1 Helmet (t and off)
100 to 1 Bea Sind (0 and off)

`ONi

rARKET.---(THLS PAL)

ONE O'CLOCK.
Public securities have been very little dealt in
to-day, and prices generally show no movement.
Consols are steady, at the alight improvement which
occurred yesterday. Railway stocks are un-
changed with the exception of a moderate reduc-
tion in Metropolitan. Foreign bonds exhibit
dulness. Colonial government debentures, u well
as banking, financial, and miscellaneous shares.
are extremely inactive.

The discount market is quieter to-day, while
the supply of money has increased. The rate for
the best paper, however, is maintained at li per
cent.

Consols are quoted 93 to I for money and the
account (March 5), and the Three per Cents. Re-
duced and New Three per Cents., 934 to 4.
The only change in railway stocks is a
decline of per cent. in Metropolitan,
viz., to 1101 to 1111, ex div. Caledonian
is at 834 to ; ; London and North West-
ern, 116 i to I, ex div. ; Great Western,
434 to 46 ; Midland, 106,1 to 4, ex div. ;
London and South Western, FS to 67, ex div. ;
Great Eastern, 291 to 30; ; Brighton, 46 to 4; South
Eastern, 72; to 734, or div.; Great Northern A, 104
to 4, ex div. ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 1801
to 19 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126 to
ex div.

Foreign stocks are unaltered, apart from
• decline of 1 per cent. in Brazilian of
1865, the present price being 731 to 741;
Chilian, of 1867, are quoted 871 to 881; Russian,
of 1864, 861 to 871 ; Italian, of 1861, 441
to 45/ ; Mexican, 151 to 1; Peruvianof 1865, 76 to 1;
Russian of 1866, 84 to 871 ; Spanish New Three
per Center., 351 to 36 ; Turkish of 1858, 611 to 621;
ditto of 1862, 601 to 611 ; and ditto of 1865, 323
to 1.

Indian government stocks are quiet. The Five
per Cents, are at 112 to A ; the Four, 102 to k ;
the Bonds, 335. to 38s. prem. ; and the Five per
Cent. Debentures, 105 to Bank Stock, 249 to
251, and Exchequer Bills, los. t.. 15s. prem.
The market for bank shares is inanimate.
Anglo-Austrian, 3j to 4k preni. ; Imperial Otto-
man, to dis. ; and Consolidated, too prem.
The shares of the financial companies are quoted
as follows :—Oeneral Credit, 21 to # dia. ; Credit
Fonder, 7 to 61 dis. ; International Financial,
2b to lk dis. ; and London, 25 to 23 dia.

With respect to miscellaneous shares, National
Discount are 2s. Gd. better, at 6 to 4
prem., but Hudson's Bay and Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference have receded 2s. Gd.,
the present prices being 14 to and 51 to g,
respectively. Egyptian Trading, 41 to die. ;
Telegraph Constructicn, 121 to g ; and Anglo-
American, 19,i to I.
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The stock markets remain inactive. Consols and
foreign bonds are unaltered. As regards railway
stocks, South Eastern and Metropolitan have im-
proved I per cent., while Midland and Great
Eastern have receded 1 to R.
United States 5-20 Bonds are 1 per cent. lower,
at 71 to 1. Erie Railway shares are at 441 to 1,
being steady ; and Illinois Central, 88 to showing
a rise of 1 per cent.
In connection with the fortnightly settlement,
the failure is announced of two members of the
Stock Exchange, but the liabilities in each case are
understood to be limited. Their difficulties have
been caused by some extensive speculations in
railway stocks, chiefly Caledonian and Metropo-
litan.

The steamer Bangalore will take to-day
173,1801. in specie, of which 160,1001. is gold for
Alexandria, 12,805/. silver for Shanghai, and 275/.
silver for Point de Galle.

Adrices from Melbourne announce the shipment
of 93,000/. in gold for England, but it is believed
that there is some mistake in these figures, and
that a much larger amount was despatched.

On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Belgium and Hamburg, and for three
months' drafts on Paris, were slightly less favour-
able for this country. The list is subjoined :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.194 to 12.0 ; ditto, short,
11.18 to 11.19; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 f to 1'2.0,
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.324 to 25.374 ; Broneela, 3 months,
95.321 to 25.374 ; Hamburg and Altoita, 3 montim, 13.94 to
13.10 ; Bertha, Cologne, Ask, 3 months, 6.264 to 6.27
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 324 to 32f ; Paris, short, 5.10
to 25.20; ditto, 3 months, 25.274 to 5.324 • Marseilles,
3 months 25.30 to 25.35 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
3 mouths, 1204 to 1204 ; Vienna, 3 months, !LSO to
11.85 • Trieste, 3 months, 11.80 to 11.145 ; Madrid,3
month's, 410 to 48t;llantaudw, 3 months, 484 so 484;
S months, 44 to 4 ; Seville, 3 months, 494 to 4141; Malaga,
3 months, 484 to 414 i ; Valencia, 3 months, 484 be 484 ; Bar.
felons, 5 months, 484 to 4034 ; Bilbao, 3 months, 481 to
484 ; Bongoes% 3 months, 484 to 484 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Goma, 3 months, 29.25 to
20.30 ; Naples, 3 months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Palermo,
months, 29.25 to 29.30 ; Memina, 3 months, 29.25 to
19.30 • 90 days' date, 514 to all ; Oporto, 90 days'
du.. hie to 511.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is now I/ per cent. ; at Hamburg and Brussels, 2 ;
at Frankfort, 2/: at Amsterdam and Berlin, 3 ; at
Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 5 ; and at St. Petersburg, 8
per cent.
Wolverhampton advices report the suspension of
Messrs. Murcott, Wright, and Co., of Lanesfield
Iron Works, Spring Vale. The liabilities are stated
at 27,000!., and the &meta at 11,000 i.
" • •

The annual meeting of the Indiarubber, Gotta
Perch*, and Telegraph Works Company was held
yesterday, when the report of the directors and the
statement of accounts were adopted, and, at the
request of the chairman, three shareholders were
appointed to confer with the board with the view
of re-arranging the capital of the undertaking, and
reducing the number of directors.

The twelfth annual meeting of the British Land
Company was held last evening, when a dividend
of 5 per cent. and a bonus of 10 per oent. were
declared, making, with the interim dividend of 5
per oent. already paid, 20 per cent. for the year.
The half-yearly meeting of the Gas Products Uti-
lizing Company (Limited) was held yesterday, when
a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum, leaving the reserve fund at 2,9811. It
was resolved that the title of the oompany be hence-
forth changed to the Alum and Ammonia Company
(Limited).
At the adjourned meeting yesterday of the Brazi-
lian Land and Mining Company, the report and ac-
counts were received and adopted, and the extra-
ordinary meeting was adjourned sine die.
At a meeting of Grays Chalk Quarries Con
(Limited), held yesterday, a dividend was declared
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of in-
come tax.

A special meeting of shareholders in the New
Quebrada Company (Limited) has been called for
the 10th of March, on the requisition of share-
holders representing 78,1601. stock out of 360,0001.,
the total capital of the company, to consider the
propriety of appointing • committee " to inquire
into the present position and future prospects of
the company."
The Anglo-Austriaa Bank have given notice
that, on and after the 2nd March, the letters of
allotment of shares in the Anglo-Hungarian Bank,
issued in London, accompanied by the bankers
receipt, may be exchanged for provisional share
certificates.

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange lint of last evening:
Instusaos—Allisaos Marla*, 1141 yet 9A ; Com-
inersiel 1:74011. _5l 4; Geardlso, 47 • 1m The ;
Liverpool sad LsWoa Fire sad Life, 1 ; North British
and Mercantile, 181 ; Thanes sad Kersey biariaa(Limited),
acid
t sad Ooko—City of Moscow (ha, 9j f; Coa-
tings Uaisa (Liailtrd), 141 ; Groat Central, 131;