The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00

RODS STAKES. One mile.

The Palmer, Lord Ronald, King Victor, Wrc ughten,
Porter's Knot,Clemence,Vortigern, Landscape, TLe Eiun,
and Warlike are here.
HEATHCOTE PLATE. Half a mile.

Heather Bell, Ironrmuiter, ileetwing, Sister to Hermit,
Leonie, Prince Paul, Ampleforth, Bonnie Katie, Alabama,
Pearl Mosque, Herennianus, Athena,' Grimston, Adven-
turess, and Vanbrugh are here.
RESERVED LAWN STAKES. Three-quarters of a
mile.

Whitby, Naiveté, Clu;peTßoyal, Peril, Belpbegor,
Harebell, Lady Rosebill, Breach of Pienaise, Chm►', Pro-
fessor Anderson, President Lincoln, Pompeii, and Beatrice
Grey are here.
ARIUTEI).—Lady Elizabeth, Earl, Paul Jones, Tumbler,
Cap-I.Pie, Hatchruent, Vixen, and Grand Turk.

DERBY.
Even aget L.dy Elizabeth (t)
to 1 Blue Gown (t)
100 to 0 Paul Jona. (t)
1000 to 30 Cap-a-Pie (t)

CRICKET.-(THIS DAT.)

THE OVAL.
GUNTLFMEN OF THE BURT= CLUB V. AB3RIGINAL
_ BLACK ELEVEN.

The weather this morning was again delightful,
and again waa there a large assemblage of spectators to wit-
Leis the batting of the Aborigines. Mullagh and Peter
appeared at the respective wickets at 5 minutes past 12.
Messrs. Frere and I. D. Walker started the bowling.
Twa wickets were quickly disposed of, and then Mullagh
and King Cole made a stand, and when our despatch left
the ground at 1 o'clock, the score was as under :

sUßßlT'eLus.—Ftrit Innings.
0. H. Tapp, Leg., at Bullocky, b Lyre. ce .
C. Noble, Egg., c and b Lawrence
W. Baggillay, Eq., at Bullocky, b Lawrence
I. D. Walker, Faq., c King Cole, b MuHagh
G. Greenfield, Kul., c Baocky, b Lawrence .
C. Calvert, Ken., b Mullagh
St. J. Boultbee, Esq., b Lawrence
R. Barton, Rag , not out
H. Frere, EN , b Mullagh
F. P. %filler, Fiq., c Red Cap, b Lawrence
H. Bibbert, Esq., c King Cole, b Lawrence
Bye

Total
11 AllrlitALlA/111.—Fled Innings
Rnlloiky, maroon, c Walker b Furs
Tiger, pink, b I. D. Walker
1111Ranh, dark blue, at Illbbert b Walker
Red Cap, black, b Were,
Lawrence. c Calvert b Walker
K ing '2ole, mar., b I. D. Walker
Dick.a.Dick, yellow, b Yrere
Twopenny. drab, c. klUler, b hens
R,l; w,2

Total.

... 24

FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION AT A FIRE-
WORK MANUFACTORY.-(THIS DAY.)

(BY TELEGRAPH.)
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, Ti ESDA).

This morning a frightful explosion took place
at the firework manufactory Kensington, LiverpooL
Five workmen were inside the building at the time, and
two of them rushed out and escaped without sustaining
any material injury. Two others, however, named Parker
and Elope, and a boy were killed, and their bodies pre-
sented a horrible spectacle, being literally calcined.

EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.
(THIS DAY.)

(DT =LIGE/PRA
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DROITWICH, TCESDAT.

The nomination of candidates for the represen-
tation of the Eastern Diriaionof Worcestershire took place
this morning 'at Droitwich. The candidates were the
Hon. G. C. Lyttelton, liberal, and Mr. W. Laalett, eon-
serratire.

The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr.
Laslett, and a poll was demanded for the other candidate.
The election was fixed for Friday.

CHURCH ELTLIISION AT WIMBLIDON. —A tem-
porary iron church is being erected at Wimbledon, and
will be completed in a few weeka. It is proposed to make
one-third of the seats free snd the rest to be pew rented.
Lord Portman intends to move in the event of A meeting on the subject has been held in the pariah, and
the Artisans and Labourers' Dwellings Bill being read a and unappropriated a memorial praying that the church may be entirely free
with a weekly offertory has been
second time that it be referred to a select committee. extensively signed by the small tradespeople and
The London Free and Open Church Aasoeia-
MACK glm—The Cornish n.acherel fishery con- poor.th has been busy, and cootemplatee holding
times to be attended with extraordiniu7 sum's, and the ay, "
public meeting on the matter. The following
grant majority of the fishermen are realising large sums of is the copy of a latter which hail been sent to the
money. The season IF the best on record. In the put t of thia-zz
week upwards of 320 tons of mackerel were despatched by i elationresid bees to understand '''""""'
that • new church,
rail out of the county, the bulk of the supply being Dent wich you are interested, is in course of erection at
to London.
I Wimbledon, I am directed to ask you kindly to use your
SOUTH KENSINGTON Muagun.—Visitors during influence towards making it entirely free and unappro.
the week ending May 23--On Monday, Tuesday, and ' prlate4l, so that the poor of the parish, equally with
Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., ,rid ;on Wed- the rich and well to do, may have the privilege of joining in
nesday, Thursday and Friday, admission ~ from 10 the services of the church, The council believe that in •
a.m. till 6 p.m., 1,678 ; National Portrait Rxhibition
.by all the three existing churches at Wimbledon the seats
Paymant..2,3s9 ; 11.786 average of verreaPendl are either let or appropriated save a very small proportion
week in former yens, 9,673: rout from the opening ' caged tees' for the working claws, who aro thus pray
the museum, 7.397.969. I Wally excluded from the WNW of grace ; and they ear-
TH Z ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR DISEASILS OF THI neatly hope that the free and open system with a weekly
CHLeT, CITY-10AD.—Tbs number of patients under treat- offertory will have a fair trial allowed in the temperer,
meet at this hospital during the put week amounted to church.—l am, he., R. TOW/ISHIRD llsvga." The porn-
-891, of which 73 were new eases. tidies of Wimbledon is about b,OOO.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'OLOOk.

I In the Stock Exchange to-day attention is again
chiefly directed to the English funds, which have
been bought to a large extent, and have
experienced a fresh rise ofd per cent. Foreign
bonds are also in good demand, and better prices •
were current for Italian, Peruvian of 1866, and
Turkish of 1858 and 1862. Railway stocks, how-
ever, are comparatively neglected. The dealers are
partly engaged with the fortnightly settlement.
The applications for discount are upon a very
limited scale, while the supply of money is ex-
tremely large. The yiotation for choice bills is
1} to 1A per cent., or g to i below the Bank mini-
mum.

Consols are quoted 951 to I, with div., for
money, and 931 to 1, ex div., for the acoaunt (June
4), and the Three per Cents. Reduced and New
Three per Cents., 931 to 4.
As regards railway stocks, Caledonian and Great
Northern A have declined 1 to 1 per cent., viz.,
to 741 to 751 and tit;i to 971, respectively,
but the other leading lines are unchanged.
London and North-Western, 1151 to a ; Great ,
Western, 53 to 1 ; Midland, 107 to 1 ; London
and South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern,
331 to 31 ; Brighton, 311 to 1 ; South Eastern,
76j to 3 ; Metropolitan, 1111 to 1121 ; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 19 to 1 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1271 to 1281 ; York and North Mid-
land, 941 to 3 ; Berwick, 103 to 1; and North
British, 331 to 34. •
Most of the speculative foreign stocks have risen
1 to 1 per cent. Brazilian of 1865, 764 to 1;
Chilian of 1867, 95 to 96 ; Eoptian of 1864, 81
to 82 ; Italian of 1861, 511 to ; Mexican, 15f
to 16 ; Peruvian of 1865, 84 to 1 ; Russian of
1866, 87 to 88 ; ditto, Nicolai, 641 to ; Spanish
of 1867, 361 to 3 ; Turkish of 1858, 62 to 1;
ditto of 1862, 631 to 641 ; and ditto Five per
Cents. of 1865, 364 to 371.
The Indian Four per Cent. stock is in demand,
and 1 per cent. better, at 103 to 4. The Five per
ICents. are quoted 116 to 1 ; the Bonds, 18s. to
23e. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 4. Bank
Stock, 247 to 249 ; and Exchequer Bills, ss. to
10s. prem.
No alteration is apparent in Bank shares. Lon-
don and Westminster, 711 to 1; Union of London,
341 to 351 ; London and County, 521 to 1 ; Antlo-
Austrian, 41 to 51 prem. ; London and Brazilian,
30 to 25 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 1 pre:n. ;
Consolidated, 1 to 3 prem. ; and Mexican, 9to
7 dis.

A few transactions have occurred in miacella-
neous shares, at yesterday's prices. National Dis-
count, 5/ to 6/ prem.; General Credit, to die. ;
Credit FoncMr, 21 to 3 per share ; International
Financial, 2 to If dis. ; London, 22 to 21 dis. ;
Hudson's Bay, 151 to I ; Egyptian Trading,
5 to 41 dis. ; Telegraph Construction, 144 to
; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Pre-
ference, 5 to / ; and Angio American, 221 to /.
Unit. ..d States 5-20 Bonds are without varieties,
at 71/ to I.

The accounts from Manchester report the failt.re
of Messrs. Nichols and Monk, manufacturers, of
Halshaw Moor, with moderate l abilities.
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols are unaltered for money, at 951 to
with div., but exhibit a fresh rise of 4 per cent.
for the account, at 93; to 94, ex div.
South Eastern Railway Stock is in demand,
and has improved / per cent., viz., to 774 to
g. Metropolitan is 1 better, while Caledonian haw
declined 4. In the foreign stock market, Spanish
bonds of 1867 have advanced 1 per cent., bat
Turkish of 1865 have relapsed 1.

It is alleged in some of the continental advice('
that a small Russian loan of 1,20',/,000/. was nego-
tiated in Amsterdam at the close of last week.

. The syndicate of the agents de change of Paris
have, it is said, informed the Austrian Finanon
Minister that if the Austrian legislature persists in
the proposed tax on Austrian securities, all Austrian
stnrlCs, without exception, will cease to be dealt in,
or quoted on the Paris Bourse.

The following satisfactory notices, relating to
the New Granada debt, were posted in the Stock
Exchange yesterday. These remittances arc the
largest that have come to hand for along time past.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. bare this day received,
on account of New Granada dividends, remittance. frees
the Custom-house at Santa Marta, for 16,6751. 10e..4.,
equal to 84,033.60 dole. This includes 1,137.30 dohs.
from the Custom-house at Rio Bache. The receipts foe
the mouth of April at Santa Marta were as follows:
From Rio Beebe, 1,137.50 dole. ; from Santa Made, ea
account of ni per cent. eisigned, 25,240.50 dole. ; ea
secount of sums retained last year, :i,007 dole. ; tctd
32,375 dohs.
London, May 25.

Mews. Baring Brothers and Co. have this Jay recc.red.
in addition to the amount already posted, 70til. lc lid.
from the Cnetom•hovae of Burranquitta, for account of
New Granada dividends.

Mt, 25.

About 76,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday. A large amount is expected to be sent in
during the week, there being, including yester-
day's arrivals, about 550,0001. awaiting disposal.
About 250,000/. in gold was shipped from Mel-
bourne for England during the month of April,
making the total known to be on the way hither
from that quarter nearly 000,0001. The total in
course of transmission from New York for Europe,
including 380,0001. mentioned in the telegrams pub-'
lished this morning, is no less than 1,200,0001.,th•
bulk of which is doubtless for this country.
The annexed is from the report of the direetoat
of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, to be
submitted at the general meeting on the sth of
June:
The accounts for the past year are annexed, as cus-
tomary, to this report, from which it appears that after
making full allowance for bad and doubtful debts, there
remains to the credit of profit end loss the sum of 51,0961,
19s ; out of which the directors recommend that II
dividend be declared,for the half•year, at the rate of /4 per
cent. per annum free of income tax, amounting to 40,06 ft.
leaving to be carried to next amount a balance of
11,096 f. 9s. 3d. The directors and auditors now go out of
office; but, being eligible for re-election, they offer them-
selves accordingly.

It is announced that the subscription list of the
Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company has been
closed, the whole of the capital having been sub-
scribed. We are informed that the order for the
manufacture of the cable was given yesterday.