The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGRNCE.-(THIEI DAY.)

ZQVITY COURT.
Mks* Visrellms•ll.l92llllM)
rif is 1111 01103 D AND CJUITOISIMT HALL COM?AHT,

This was • shareholdsn' petition for the wisidinspup el
the eoinksuy. It stated that the dithaultise of the eon-
pay, miming originally from the high pries the had to
c oay=a their proptety were very much by the
the width took place at tie Oxford Mamie Hell
some months ego.
Mr. Kay, Q.C., and Mr. J. N. Higgins. for the peg-
Meows, asked that the petition raijhi stead fix a fort-
aiiot, in order to enable a meeting of shareholden to be
bell to pass • resolution for a wioding op ender super-
widen.

Mr. Ince, for the holders of several thousand shares in
the company, asked the court to direct a meeting antler
the 149th section of the Companies Act—which, in order
to ascertain the wishes of creditors or contributories,
enables meetings of creditors or contributories to be head—
man/I meetings to be regulated as the oourt should direct.
It appears that ► call hae been rands, but there has not yet
been time to pay it, and many of the creditors are anxious
that the concern shall still go on.
Mr. Swan/ton Q.C., for other shareholders, supported
the same sontenkon.

for-;;;, QC., for the company, said he could offer no
oposition to the application.
Mr. W. F. Robinson, for some shareholders, also sup-
ported the proposition.
The Vice-Chancellor thought the proposal to hold •
meeting under the 149th seen= very reasonablee and the
petition wee ordered to stand over till the first petition day
of next term, te scads • meeting to be summoned under the
149th section, at which all the shareholders and creditors
should be entitled to vote, • diatinction being made as to
the votes of those shareholders who had not paid the
Thenmmunity order, under the rules, would have to be
obtained in &ambers.
Mr. _ Ines said that some disestisfaction had been ex-

wowed with the present chairman, and asked for the bp-
paintmeat of a new chairman, or of an sainspor to sit with
the chairman.

rid he thought 614 an order

would be unnecessary. If the &simian did not do hie
duty, and the meetings were not properly conducted, it
would be time then to interfere.

IN RE TIM STAFFORD AND ITITOIRTKR RAILWAT.

On the application of Mr. F. C. T. Mills,, an order
wee made under the Railways Act, 1887, for the appoint.
ment of a manager of this undertaking, and of a receiver of
the tolls,rente, calls, and arrearsof calls, due, or from time to
time become due, of the railway. This was the flirt order
that has been made under the section.

Mr. Winterbotham, for the company, did not appose.

THE VACANT BIRHOPRIC. —The Manchester
Guardian of to-day remarks :—" Mr. Disraeli has now •
bishopric at his disposal. Of coarse no ritualist seed apply
for the vacant mitre. If, however, we may trust rumour,
the Premier will meek to conciliate the high church party
in this his first essay as bishop maker. The dignity, it
is said, is likely to be conferred upon the Dean of York—
e high churchman, and a member of the great Tory family
of Dunoombe."

The Bishop of Oxford entertained at dinner last
night, at Caddeedon Palace, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and /Cue Longley, the Right Hon. Claiborne and
Mims Hardy, Sir W. Heathcote, the Bishop of Lichfield
and New Zealand and Mrs. Selwyn, the Vice-Chancellor,
and the Heads of Houses at Oxford.

On the motion for the second reading of the
Government Education Bin, in the Lords, on Monday, the
Earl of Airlie will more that the bill be read a second
time that day three months.

Lord Shaftesbury intends to ask the government
in the House of Lords on Monday at what time the report
of the oommisidonerson ritualism will be presented.

In the House of Lords, next Friday, the Mar-
quis of Townahead will move an addrese to her Majesty,
asking for a royal commission to inquire into the adminis-
tration of the Poor-lawn.

Sir Thomas Lloyd, M.P. for Cardiganshire,
taints to And that his vote in favour of Mr. Gladstone's
resolutions on the Irish Church has displeased
some of his supporters and alarmed his brother
churchmen. He justifies his vote by the opi-
nions expressed by Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley,
and the late Sr G. C. Lewis, in reference to the position
of the Irish church. Hewes actuated by a desire to do justice
to the Irish people, but under no conceivable circumstances

would he txMasnt to the severance of church and state in
Greet Britain. He does not believe in universal free
churches, and therefore he advisee his countrymen to
banish the thought of them ; but Le urges both church-
men and nonconformists to sink minor differences,
and " boldly confront the common danger arising from in-
fidelity on the one hand, and Popery on the other."

The next exhibition of the National Tulip
Society is appointed to take place in the Mancheater
Botanical Gardens, in conjunction with the Great National
Horticultural Exhibition, on the 29th of May.

The private view of the Exhibition of the Insti-
tute of Painters in Water-colours took place to-day (Bator-
day) at the gallery in Pall-man. The Exhibition opens
to the public on Monday next.
Mr. Howard Glover, one of the confraternity of
our musical journalists, has, we (Atheviwinn) are told,
emigrated, to set up his pen in America, and, possibly,
there to produce his Cantata, "Tam o' Shooter."
Sir Roderick Murchiaon, President of the Royal
Geographical Society, has issued cards for an evening re-
ception on Monday, May 4, at Willis's Rooms.
Mr. Bercaford Hope, President of the Architec-
tural Exhibition, has issued cards for an evening recep-
tion, on Tuesday, May 5, in Conduit-street.

Maclaine Joachim will sing at the Whitsuntide
Festival at Cologne.

" No Thoroughfare," the story in the Christmas
number of All 0 e Year Round, is to be dramatised, it is
said, for Paris, under the title of L'.4l4m.

It is said in the Orchestra that Her Majesty's
Theatre will be forthwith rebuilt by Mr. Lee. On the
same authority we may announce ea coming • new play,
written expressly for Herr Bandmann, by Lord Lytton.
M. Forcade is at Trouville. Whenever the sun
shines out with any degree of warmth, the keeper of the
hotel where he is staying takes him out to drive in a pony
basket carriage in the direction of Deauville, which ex-
ercise the invalid scarcely appears to enjoy.
EXTRAORDINARY ENCOVNTHR WITH • SALMON.—
The Field prints the following letter freer Peter M'Phersoo,
the keeper of T. Bass, ~ Y.P., at Olen Takhan,
by Gmntown, N. 8., on the Spey. " Honoured Sir —I
beg leave to inform you what took place here on Saturday,
last, the 11th init. The Hon. Major Anson, with Bandy
Grant, having been out fishing, were so be home to dinner
at eight o'clock. I looked out every way, and could not
get any trace of them. I then started in search, and at
about 10 o'clock found them at Spasm*, hooked in •
monster of a salmon, and they told me they bad had him
on for four hours. The night being pitch dark, we had to
get lights, never doubtinc that we should have
him landed in • few minutes. Bendy got • torch
of straw, and went in the river to pR him. Up
he went up the stream of Spinach at the rate of no allow-
ance. The fish left Sandy far behind, and bolted down
again. We then bad to get a light on the south side of
the Spey. We then went after him with • boat, when
the people of the glen, seeing the lights, got
alarmed; and Sandy's wife and sister, thinking be
had been drowned, made for the scene of action, and,
finding all hands at work, went hoots again, in the hopes
that the salmon would be landed soon. But the monster
began to make hard for life. We had to cross the river
more than a dozen times as hard as we eould row. One of
these times the line got round me and the oar, and got
twisted round the rod. The major thought
all was up, and said he was gone, when I
called out to him he was still on. The salmon continued
to fight till it was after 6 o'clock in the morning, when the
fish was giving way a little. I then lot within • foot of
him with the gaff. They might think I ought to have
clipped him then, but I aunt not run the risk, when
he rushed like a stroke of light across the river, and the
fly came out of him, to the mortificition of
every one. The major's endurance wee wonderful. He
played this hard-mouthed creature for twelve hours, and
in places where few men could have stood. He has killed
six fins minion since Thursday."

THE QUORN. —A meeting to decide the future
of the Quorn Hunt was held it the Bell Inn, Leicester,
on Thursday. No one came freak Melton Mowbray. The
warmest satisfaction was expressed at the sport shown
by Lord Hastings, and the kind, conciliatory way
in which he had moducted matters in the &Id
—punctuality alone exeepled. lffr. Musters% letter
was read by the secretary, Mr. Chaplin. In it he offered
to hunt the entire Qoorn country four days a week, at his
own expense, if the country would pay the cover rents, I
cover drainage, earatimunt and of course his offer
was unanimously . limners intends to take a
house at Loughboro , and rent the Qeorn kennels, and
his present pack and huntsman (Frank Dillard) will come
with him—Sporting We.
BLOOD STOCK SALES AT I'iIIWIIARKET. —Maws.
Tattersall will hold their smug sales next week at New-
market, when drafts of the Cake of Newcastle'. and Mr.
Z. 0. Claytobroon'd s studs, endd
k • varietyeens is of other blood Moth,
mann en training, will be
breimilaniihilet hammy.

ATTEMPT

TO

PAIRLIIIIINTARY JUMBO MR rAgfi
ENISUIIIO WEEK.

NONVAAUFIR2'.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'OLOOIL
The stock markets are generally firm to-day,
and the tendency of prices is upwards. Consols
have been purchaeed to a somaiderable extent by
recent speculators for a fall, and exhibit a fresh
rise of 1 per neat. A similar movement has taken
place in the New Three per Cents.
and the Three per Cents. Reduced. Home
railway stooks have advanced in two or three
CAM. Foreign securities are in goal demand,
both speculatively and for investment. United
States 5-20 bonds are slightly firmer. Attention
will be partly directed next week to the fortnightly
settlement in shares and foreign stocks.
The rate for bills in the discount market is 2 per
cent., with a moderate demand. Loans are offered
in the Stock Exchange at 1 to le.
Consols are quoted 931 to •, both for
money and the amount (May 6) ; and the
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 921 toe.

Railway stocks are in request, but the only
change is a rise of } to } per cent. in Caledonian
and Great Eastern, viz., to 751 to 1 and 33} to 4,
respectively. London and North Western, 116 to
; Great Western, 52} to 1 ; Midland, 108 to };
London and South Western, 89 to 91 ; Brighton,
524 to I ; South Eastern, 74 to }; Metropo-
litan, 1114 to 112} ; Great Northern A, 98} to
99} ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 181 to /.
The foreign stock market is firm, with a good
amount of business, consisting chiefly of pur-
chases. Chinon Bonds of 1867 are 1 per cent.
higher, at 94 to 95. Brazilian of 1865 are at
73} to 74, showing a rise of }. Italian of
1861, 481 to I, being better ; Spanish
of 1867, 35} to I—an advance of } ; Turkish
of 1865, 34} to 4—an improvement of } ;
Egyptian of 1864, 79 to 80 ; Mexican, 1541
to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 81} to ; Russian of
1866, 854 to 86} ; Turkish of 1858, 59} to 60} ;
ditto of 1862, 63} to 64.

The market for Indian stocks is steady. The
Five per Cents. are quoted 1151 to ; the Four,
1001 to 101 ; the Bonds, 255. to 30s. prem. ; and
the Five per Cent. Debentures, 105 to 1. Ex-
chequer Bills are 3s. lower, at 12a. to 17a. prem.
Bank Stock, 243 to 245.
Bank shares are inactive. London and
Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Oriental, 421 to
431 ; Anglo-Australian, to 1 prem. ; London
and Brazilian, 30 to 25 dia. ; Imperial Ottoman,
1 tot prem. ; and Consolidated, 1 to 1 prem.
With the exception of a rise of 10s. in London
Financial, viz., to 23 to 22 dia., financial
shares are unchanged. General Credit, 21 to
dis. ; Credit Foncier, 71 to 7 dia. ; and Inter-
national Financial, 2 to 11 dia.
United States 5-20 Bonds are inquired for,
and have risen / per cent., the present price being
701 to 1.
The Spanish Financial Commission in London
has advertised the conditions of the re-opened con-
version of the Passive Debt.
It is stated that Senor Gonzales Bravo has
undertaken the task of forming a cabinet at
Madrid.

The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will begin on Monday (" continuation day")
and end on Wednesday.
The Albion, from Brazil, has brought 11,9571. in
specie, and the Briton, from the Cape of Good
Hope, 2,7001.
Thesteamer Masailia will take to-day
150,0001. in gold for Alexandria. This amount, it
will be remembered, was withdrawn from the Bank
on Wednesday.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
dull, and the rates were somewhat less favourable
for this oountry as regards bills on Vienna and
Hamburg, and throe months' drafts on Paris and
Amsterdam. The list is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.0 ; ditto, short,
11.171 to 11.181 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.19 A to 12.0 ,
Antwerp, 3 mon 25.371 to 25.421; Broasels,-3 months,
26.371 to 25.421; H arbors and Altoea,S month', 13.91 to
13.10; Batik, Cologne, ha., 3 months, 6.28 j to 6.271 ;
St. VeterebN months, 321 to 321 ; Parts, short, 26.121
to 16.22 j ; 3 months, 25.30 to 26.35 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.. 1 to 26.371 ; Prealdert-on•thielfabit,
3 months, 1201 to 1201 ; Morena, 3 months, 11.80 to
11.85 • Trieste, 3 months, 11.80 to 11.85 ; 3
csontgs, 481 to 481• Santander, S months, 481 to 481•
3 months, 4N to 41118ey01e,3 months, 481 16481 ;
3 months, 481 to 1 ; Valencia, S months, 481 to
Bartelona, months, 491 to 49 ; Bilbao, 3 month',
to 481 ; 81/111401111 3 months, 481 to 481 ; Leghorn,
3 months, 28.3 D to 28.35 ; Gene% 3 moni 2830 to
28.35 ; Naples, 3 months, 28.30 to 28.35 ; Palermo, 3
months, 18.30 to 28.35 ; 281E16114 S swathe, 28.30 to
x. 36; Lisbon, 110 days' dab, 109 to 51i ; Operb, 90
days' date, 511 to 511.
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At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is 14 per oent. ; at Hamburg, Frankfort, and
Brume* 2 ; at Amsterdam, 24 ; at Berlin, 3 ; at
Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, b ; at Bt. Petersburg, 8 per
oent.

At a meeting yasterdayof the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany the Earl of Kimberley was elected Governor
in the room of Sir Edmund Head, Bart, deceased
At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of the
Ebbw Vale Company (Limited), the resolutions
passed at a previous meeting, in favonr of a reduc-
tion of the nominal capital of the undertaking,
were confirmed.

A special general meeting of the proprietors of
the Royal Bank of Ireland will be held on the 13th
of May, for the purpose of confirming the following
resolution, viz. :—" That the Royal Bank of Ire-
land shall register itself and be registered as an
unlimited company under the Companies Act, 1882,
in pursuance of part 7 of the earns act."
The Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Com-
pany (Limited) announce the payment of the 1886
Interest

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
Instwanos.—Alliance British sad Foreign, 131 ex div. ;
Oommemisl Ualoa, 6 ; Law Pb'., 31; Mere Edna and
Mercantile, 161 ex div. ; Royal humranee, 8 ; Thames
and Mersey Marino (United), 415.16 ; Universal Marine
(Limited), 5.
Gas Light and Wm.—Bombay (Limited), 4 11-18 0 ;
ditto, new, 89.16, ; British Provincial, 281 ex die. ; City
of Moscow Ors, 7 ,• Great Central 131 ; Imperial, 63 ;
Imperial Coatissafal, let 91.
Doeks.—Rest and West India,_ ,122 • London and Bt.
Katherina 47, 1,8; Miltwall Priebe/41 Land sad Desk,
321,4 g, f.
Watenrerits.—Brefin, 14; Ben Leaden, 117, 116.
With regard to the Foreign and Colonial Go-
vernment Trust it is notified that scrip certificates
in respect of subscriptions not fully paid up will
be ready to be delivered in exchange for the bankers'
receipts at the offices of Messrs. Baxter, Rose,
Norton, and Co., on and after the sth of May.
Definitive certificates in exchange for the bankers'
receipts for subscription@ fully paid up, as well as
for the scrip can:ficates issued in the meantime,
will be deliverable immediately after the period
fixed for payment of the last instalment on the
15th June.

It is notified that the loan of the Indiana
Southern Railway has been withdrawn from public
subscription for the preset.
We are requested to state that the Commercial
Banking Company of Sydney will this day
(Saturday) remove their offices to No. 99, Lombard.
street.

FIESDAY 1,1217.41.
Console, which closed yesterday at 931 to t,
both kr money and the sth et Kay, opened this
morning at the gems quotation, and dosed at 934
to The Three per Cents. Reduced and New
Three per Cents. were last quoted 921 to 11, I, being
it better; Bank Stook, 243 to 246 ;Exchequer Bills,
igg. to 20s. prem. ; Five per Cent. Stock,
116} toot, showing a rise of *; ditto Four per
c„.,1 to 101 ; ditto Bonds, 25e. to 30n1wro.,
being 2e. 01rOr and ditto Five /mr Oast. Lisftu.
tares, 106 to }. The axial bamboo mart la as

follows :—Tbres per Cent. Console, for money,
93i, 1, 11, ; diet°, for amount, 114, . • Three
per ents. Reduoed, 92, I— New Th'ree per
Cents.,C 92, f ; Annuities, 1886 12 9-18 ; Beak
. Stook, ZiSe, 1 ; India Five per °sat. Stock, 118 e,
1,1; ditto Four par Cent, 101 ; ditto Five put
°mt. " minced" rupee paper, 102 i.
The foreign stook market was fiat,ancl, with a
few exceptions, the movements in prices were in
an adverse direction. Braailian Bonds of 1865 wen
offered, and fell 1 per cent, upon a vague rwnone •
that unsatisfactory news has been received from
Rio. Some of the Egyptian Seven Cents.ir
de-
dined 4to 1 ; the Viceroy's Loan, Spanish De-
tarred, } ; Nicola& Railway Bonds, f and Turkish
of 1858 and 1866, as well as Greek nds and Cou-
pons, Ito 4. On the other hand, Chilian of 1886
and 1867 rose 4 to 1 ; Peruvian of 1866, f ; and
Spanish of 1867 and Mexican, 4.1

MINEB.-(THI8 DAY.)

-ONE O'CLOCK.

The mining market is quiti;oriihFesrdeel-
Chiverton Moor, Bast Caradon, Best
Grenville, Great Vor, Henrietta, Prince
of Wales, West eiverton, and Wheal Gren-
ville shares have been chiefly dealt in.
The subjoined report on the metal market is
from the circular of Moms. Von Dadeluen and
North:

A quieter tone prevails in the metal market. In same
articles there has been a slight reaseicei in pries, whisk
may, however, prove reseely temporary. bon—The take
in Welch iron is Indian notable range ; there are as
avenge amount of or in the hands of maken. Th•
Staffordshire trade continues unsatisfactory, the
between the masters and their men being still n
Scotch pig iron remains at 525. 3d. cash. Capper early is
the week kept its position well, with a further &demo
in price, but abases Sat. Chili bars have been done at
771. cash in Liverpool. Barn here is held for 841., and
Wallsroo has changed hands at 831., with two months
prompt. English tough realises 801. Best is held for IL
to 841. Sheets and sheathing M. 1,0871 nominally. Tit
has been quieter; sales in Straits reported at 93/. t093/.loe.
Banes nominally 961. In Holland, the market is quiet at
560. English tin is firm. Tin plates continue in fair de-
mand. Lead is a shade seder, geed soft Engtrills.h.A
191. 10s. to 191. 15e. Speller rmis dull, one
reported at 201. We quote London epee, U. ss. Specials
in outposts, 201. lb. 6d. Common, Ilk 71. 6d. V. and
S., SOL 2s. 6d.

OOMMEROIAR AND MARKET&

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quite. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Peters.
burg Y.C. on the spot, 44c. ; April to June, 44e.;
Jane, 44a. 3d. ; October to December, 44e. 3d. ; December.
445. 6d.
Kumar Avmage.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; fat by
ditto, 2s. 2d. ; yellow Damian new, 45e. ; melted Muff, 325. Od. ; rough ditto, 174. 3d. ; greityce, 18e. ;
good drop, 6e. Impale for the week amount to 481 casks.

CO VENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Prices have altered but little since our last report,.
French cherries have been offered for atie this week be
remarkably good condition. New peas from the neigh-
bourhood of Paris are also good, sad they are suphed
moreover in tolerably large quantities. New potatoes_ 'root
Lisbon bare tetcliedjr= 31. so lis. per 121 b. Cornish broccoli
CollthlUell good. Flowers chiedy consist of orchids, wyekw
mew, lily of the valley, chines* primulas, pelargonium%
Itineraries, deuttias, mignonette, early tulips, hyacinths,
and roses.

lapiT.

Apples, per tasbel, M to lbe
Cob nate, per lb., Od to Is
Filberts, per lb., is
Grapes, per lb., Its to Ire
Imams, per 100, de to 101
VDDZ
Artichokes, per dos., la to Ss
Asparagus, perbundle, let* la
Beasealrldaer, p 100, le to be
best, per dos., le to 2s
Cabbages, per d 0,., Is to Is 6d
Carrots, per booth, le to Is Id
new. do., Is to is
Osier', per bundle, la to 15 id
Cucumbers, each, 0d to Is ad
Wadies, per score, 1s 6d to Pe
Week and Elhallote, per Ile,
Herbs, per bunch, ted to al
Hone Radish, p. band., 3e to fee
leeks, per bunch, 14 to 6d
111]

Winces, per 100, 3.1 to be
Pear; per dos., Os to 10.
Ms Apples, per lb., Se to 111 e
Strawberries, per lb., le to Me
Welnete, per bushel, 19. to NB
ABLE&
Lettuce', pr dos
Mat, per busmen, 6d
Iliahrocus, p. pott., Is MUSA
Onions, per bush, Ss to be
Parsnips, per dos., 9d to Is
Parsley, per bunch, Id toed
I Potatoes, York Regents, p Sas
Me to 160 s
looks, do., 1006 to 1109
/lakes, 1306 to 1430.
Other sorts, 75s to 808
Peakale,p. punnet, 1.04 to Is Oa .
bach, per bosh., ts to be
, Turnips, per bunch. 44 to 04

HAY MARKET.—(Tms DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade as follow :
Finn cut cloven in demand. Inferior fodder slow trader
Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 87s. 6d. ; inferior ditto, 6134.
to 755. ; clover, old, 90a. to 106.. ; wood out, 706. to 90e.;
straw 30s. to 365.