The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

'SHIPPING INTELLIGANCIL-(THIS DAY.)

Losoor, August 97.—Wind at soca, 8.8. W., strong breese and
cloudy at times.
All4llllll 24.--Arrivect ProSrom Honduras ;
JUDO, Daridaon, New York ; Anna Qaebee; Stacy,
Quebec; Hama, Quebec. IMAM: John ter eydasy.
August —Arrived; Theca, from New Yak; Hawk,
Malta; H. 31.8.
' Hasciffoo, Black See ydra, Westward. AU
for Norway.rah Darwentwatar,
from Madras • Pr Put back,
Adam Lodge, and all the outward bound that sailed yesterday.
Burro', Atari 18.—Arrived : invents., from Rao Grande ;

: Mairizet, Newcastle for Dub-
lin, with damage to rigging and port-quarter, baring been in
collision. _ .

—LIVIIIPOOL, August 98.—Arrived: Acme, from Demerara.
Sailed: City of London (w.), for New York; Pennsylvania (us.),
New York.

his;vrcTirr, August : Architect, for Quebec; Ga-
t:vele, Quebec.
Hutt, Almost In.—Arrived : Brunelle, from Quebec.
Quvevorrovrs' August SA—Arrived : Constance, from Dense-
rant ; Ricardo, Bavannah ; Relief, Trinidad de Cuba Albert,
Quebec

mini Burnt a—Arrived : Brill, from Demerara ; City of
Glasgow, Trinidad; Caledonian, Trinidad; Balaklava,
nu ; Death, Matanzas; Nagar*, Quebec ; almonds, Quebec ;
Standen, BontreaL August PS: Magic, from Bt. John's, New-
foundland.
CASUALTrEI3.
BAIDOZWATEN, August 26.—A bag with some clothingin it, and
a Naval Beaver, book, numbered 10,718, name "
vier bee been picked up about two mat.* to the westward of
Porto& Weir. _ _

j'Auto;:rrpi,Angust 26.—The Ilen Dyer, from Cardenas, which
arrived here on the 23rd August, has been surveyed, and can pro-
ceed to London in tow,_ _ _ _ _

-I;v7teroo August ie.—The vessel in distress oil Bardsey, the
mew of which were taken on board the Victoria, arrived here, was
the Ina of Dublin, not the Ann, as reported yesterday.
Nevis, August IS.—The Ina (brigantine), of and from Dublin.
for Wexford, we. brought to Pwilhell, August 24, by the ramie and
three men of the Victoria. When boarded she had about 14
inches of water in bre, which was pumped out, and was making
about 9 inches in 24 hours.

WEATHER REEORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, II A.m.

Barometrical pr wigs lower than they were
yesterday ; • diderenee of two- the of an inch is shown on our
north and east comes, bat in the south of Ireland, where
has recovered Seel: mince last evening, readings are mgner than
they were yesterday by about one-tenth. Pressures are low in
Scotland, and the manor at Nairn is eight-tenths lees that that
at Rochefort. Temperature has fallen in the north and west,
but has risen in the south and east ; at Greencastle it in tea de-
lem, but at Yarmouth seven degrees greater than yesterday.
extreme winds have blown fronithe south and west in the
Irish discs yesterday, and a high north-westerly wind
prevailed at Shields. Fresh south-westerly winds now prevail on
our west coast. At Cope Grin-Ns • wart wind-form at gis
reported Sabi has been general over these islands. The
weather in the north is now Ape, but it is generally cloudy on
other maga.

GRAND TRUNK COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)—A
special meeting of. the shareholders was held this after-
noon, at the City Terminus Hotel, Mr. T. Baring, M.P.,
in the chair, the object being to consider and determine
whether a list of the shareholders and bondholders should
be published for the use of the company. A resolution
was passed to the effect that a list should be furnished for
the payment of half-a-crown, and further that one should
be sent round once a Tear appended to the report.
At the last meeting of the executive committee
of the Cotton Supply Association (says the Maaeltester
Ecreetitter) it was amounted that Mille Burdett Coutte
had expressed a wish, through Mr. Barley, to forward
the objects of the association, and to this end is desirous
of offering primes to encourage the cultivation of cotton.
The generous appreciation displayed by Miss Coats was
warmly acknowledged by the committee, and a day has
been set apart to take the subject specially into con-
siderstion.

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THE TIMMER? Ht YORKSHIRE. The harvest
was almost at a stand during last week, farmers tie=
been much bothered with three rainy days, which
the corn so much that the succeeding sunshine did not dry
it sufficiently before rain again fell. Leading haa oonee-
quently been stopped, and nearly one-fourth the crop
still remains in .took.—Boater Counties Herold. _ _

_ .....
Tax PENALTY or lainzato.—Two lade and
three girls have been sentenced to 24 hours' imprisonment
each for gleaning barley, value 2d., attar being ordered
off the field by a farmer.—Sisrbortw .Tosoritaf.
THE ATTEMPTED DOUBLY MURDER AT STOUR-
namom—The magisterial inquiry into this case took place
at Bton:bridge yesterday. The wounded man, George
Ketley, was quite unfit to be present, and his deposition
was taken at his own house. The prisoner, William
Poyser, was charged with shooting Ketley with a pistol,
loaded with powder and shot, with intent to marder him,
but there was no charge preferred against him with refe-
rence to his attempt to shoot his wife. After hearing the
evidence of the witnesses, an outline of which we pub-
lished yesterday, the prisoner was committed for trial at
Worcester Anises, bad being refused.
CLOBING A FOOTWAY AT HAMPTON COURT.—
The Head of the Board of Works seems determined to
have his way, or rather to indulge the caprice of one resi-
dent in the royal apartments, in respect of the paved path
which runs along the garden front of the palace. On
August 1 wenoticed that a policeman was on duty from 2
o'clock till six to keep visitors off the pavement, but now,
in addition to that, notice boards have been put up, one at
either end, and one in the centre, requesting the public to
abstain from walking on the pavement in front of the
palace windows. As the boards at the end are flied into the
ground, it would seem that this path is to Ds tabooed con-
tinually. The first order was that it was to be kept private
for four hours only each day. Now, because one lady com-
plains that she is annoyed by persons paring so close to
her windows, the path is to be no longer open to the
public. What will be the next move it is hard to ry, bat
if this can be done so easily, we may soon expect to hear
of the closing of some of the picture rooms at holiday
times, because the noise of the people passing through is
a nuisance to the occupiers of apartments adjoining, or
under the rooms Perhaps, to smooth the way to that
step; the public will Past be excluded from some of the
corridors, courts, or walks because their presence there
annoys tome other whimsical lady. We believe we are
correct in saying that this order is viewed not at all
favourably by many of the residents in the palace.—
, Serrep Come.

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• lnarerettplt. "
ste Apr* markets as dull. • hib withealmii
material verietion prises. Tile leper in IMltny,
donee, wtdidt was a feature dosini, the fshrikgrie I
of iefforthr, eat hill recovered ; wed isamibe
uses a , farther what' decline hartairwillifok•
irhe aiiiamaran=
able, are la isara•
Ennecry,' thiell=FaTortg7 Aar
0/4.014 tica.*:*)..enteitiw • supplies dab**
Foreign steel* atvotesdr' with. the indeption!
.It, ' yrbible7h ,Tbs. twarlsale 4:ikeidf)
able the deal ipaotatiose sf Yeeteedat anteteedy,
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but perfectly initotive. ,

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Tiers istrithic a ..gesidaMind for snowy this
worn*, vaulty in connezioa with tho eettlenient
on the Stock Exchange, and piety
,the an-
guggetneWta motoring at the end et thimon.th.
The supplies, however, are aropleenduillii meet
the inquiry without 'sliming the rates ;'dad the
best bills are dome at to per ant. • •
- Minx& are quiet- at St to ft, for money and
ateount„ New and lieduoed Tkxee per Cants‘. 941
ICC Bank BOA. i 94 t 0.51411 ; Exchequer Biles
IWW SOL pre& ; -Indian. Rio 'pai Net; 114
Co 116; ditto IPoste•pee Omsk, iOt ,to 41111 a
Bonds, • SOL to SU. pecan: ; aadditte babentares,.
106 i to f.

English railway shares, abhorrer little dealt in,
are tolerably well supported, except London and
South Western, which as # lower at 88 to 90, and
Great Western, I, at 481 to 494; while Metropoli-
tan is better at 1104 to 11l ; and an improve-
ment of 4 has been established in Great Eastern,
at 364 to # ; London, Brighton, and South Coast,
at 511 to it} ; and South Eastern, tort 754 to 76t.
Midland unaltered, at 107 to 4 ; (}rest Northern
(A), 103 j to 1044 ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
184 to 19.

Foreign stocks are little altered, and business
is principally confined to the settlement. Turkish
Six per Ceuta. are I lower, at 661 to 671 ;
Italian, at 511 to ; and Spanish New
Three per Cents. also at 341 to 1
but Mexican is better, at 141 to 154; Brazilian
is steady, at 761 to 774 ; Chilisa Six per Cents.,
931 to 941; Egyptian (1864), 8.5 to 86 ; Peruvian
Five per. Cents., 79 to ; BussianFive per Cents.,
93 to 94.; Turkish Five per Cents., 381 to 39.
Bank shares are without movement. Anglo-
Austrian is inquired for, at 61 to 7 ; Brazilian, 20
to 25 ; Imperial, to 4 ; Consolidated, to ;
Mexican Bank, 7 to 5.

In misoellaneons shares not a single variation has
taken place, and the transactions are few
and unimportant. National Discount is quoted
at 111 to 1 ; General Credit, 21 to 1 ;
Credit Fonder, 21 to 3 ; International
Financial, lf to 1 die. ; London Finance, 24 to 22
die. ; Hudson's Bay, 15 to 1 ; Egyptian Traders,
41 to 51 ; Telegraph Construction, 161 to ;
Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 31 to 4 ;
Anglo-American Telegraph, 21 to 1 ; French
Cable, to 1 dis.
The receipts of the Madras Railway for the week

ending July 4, show an increase of 8721. as com-
pared with the corresponding period in 1867.
The ordinary general meeting of the Surrey
Commercial Dock Company is called for the 17th
inst.

The Maria Theresa dollars, returned front Abys-
sinia by the Pera, amounting to 250,0001., were
sold yesterday at 54d. per ounce.

POUR O'CLOCK.
The stock markets close with a moderate degree
of firmness, owing to the fact that a large amount
of gold has been sent into the Bank. The Paris
Bourse is rather lower, but it has produced no
effect.

The demand for money is good, and rates are
firm at 11 to li per cent.

Console are quoted at 94 for money and at 941
for account; New and Reduced, 94f. Bank Stock,
244 to 246.

Italian stock is quoted at 511 to 52 ; Orel
Vitebsk, 84 to 1; Nicholai, 66j to 67 ; New
Spanish, 341 to 1 ; Turkish Five per Cents., 39 to
; Sardinian, 73 to 75; Maremmana, 531 to 541 ;
and State Domain, 74 to 791.
About 39,0001., a portion of the Australian gold
from Melbourne brought by the Essex, has been
sent into the Bank, and the remainder will follow
in a day or two. The purchases of the Bank
during the week have amounted to 86,000/., and
there have been no withdrawals.

The ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-
American Telegraph Company is called for the
7th September, in compliance with the articles of
association. As the current financial year will
not terminate until the 30th April, 1869, and the
position of the company has been reported up to
the 30th April last, no accounts will be submitted.
Meanwhile the directors have issued a report in
anticipation, of which the following are the prin-
VePassagdirecters have decided to pay a dividend on account
of 103. per share, free of income-tax, to be declared out of
the receipts for the three month/ ending the 31st of July,
pursuant to article 187 of the articles of association as
altered at the last meeting of the shareholders. The re-
ceipts accruing to the Anglo-American and Atlantic Tele-
graph Companies from the cables from Ist Nay to 31st
July, have averaged 4961. 10s. per day ; one of the
cables only being occupied in earning this amount from
four to six hours per day. The working of the
traffic is now in charge of the joint committee
of directors of this company and the Atlantic C0mp7.174
appointed under the agreement of the 29th May.
have just resolved, with the consent of the New York,
Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company, to
reduce the tariff on the let September next to 31., plus the
land charges at each ro4 for a message .of ten wrote not
exceeding fifty letters,
_dress, date, and signature=
exceeding five words, • this will make the
31.75. Bd. between Ores MUM and Ireland and New
York. The directors hoped to have been stile to ecogra-
late the shareholders on the present aerernOon upon the
summer of 1888 having peered over without an accident to
either of their cables, but they regret to have to inform them
that the cable of 1868 suddenly ceased to work at 12.36
p.m. on the 3rd of August. Teets were immediately
by the superintendent: at Valentin and Heart's
stations, and they located the breek between 86 and 99
miles from Heart's Content, meowed along the cable
(being about the spot where the second accident occurred
to the same cable lad .) These toots have since been
oonfirmed by the • • sent from Louden for the
purpose. The joint committee of both comg=oherne
entered Into a embed with the Telegraph
and Maintenance Camp= to despatch the steamer
Hawk, under the oo of Captain Halpin, with an
experienced staff of engineers and ateetricisas on board,
to pick up and repair the broken cable.

. . .
Advicee from Otago, New Zealand, mention the
sailing of the ship E. P. Bonverie, for London,
with 32,0002. gold on freight.
Subjoined are some of the rates of continua-
tion which were current yesterday in the Stock
Exchange, in connection with the half-monthly
settlement :

..-- —-- .
Cakdceian
346 to 146 ... 146 back to even.
Cheat Easters .
Great Western -16t0546 ass. ... Ito 6-16 eon.
Great Northern A MIL 1-16 to 845 eon.
London and Driginen -16 to 346 oca. ... 646t0 5-16 ma.
Landon aadWcaahlWatern eve to I con. even.
London. that. as 6 Dew laid. to la 94. eon. la.;to la. 6d. eon.
Laninabtre and Tanadre 9 te 1 sea I to l eoa.
llianek,lsbef., 1-16 to 346 oon 1-16 to 546 con.
Metropolitan
Midland — 146 te 8-16 ass.... l to }non.
Doves 9 to I eon -16 to 746 eon.
letembounr 65. to ed. em ad. toll eon.
United 6tateas-90Dteda.. 8 to& p. a p. a. eon 5 p. a p. a. eon.
Wood Trunk al:Canoso, ... ed. to ls. eon.
Geist Western at Sr aria Id. to 9d. cos ad. to 9d. eon.
Atlantic and 13. W. Bork ito con. l eon.
Ditto ditto Debentures lto l oats. lsoll eon.
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The traffic return of the Londoi; and North
Western Railway for the week ending the 23rd
inst. amounted to mew., against 136,6361. in
the corresponding week of last year, being a de-
crease of 4,7821. The decrease on the eight weeks
of the current half-year is, however, onlT-6051.
On the Midland the decrease in the same week is