The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-18 00:00:00

DEATH OF TUE VICTIM.

After the lapse of more than a week, Mrs. Gros-
pmith, the poor woman who was so outrageously beaten
by an assistant in her husband's employ, died from the
effects of the frightful injuries she had received. She
began to sink rapidly yesterday morning and died in the
evening.

REPRESENTATION OF EAST CORNWALL.

(NT TZLIORAYM.)
(FROM OOR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
LLSKEARD, MONDAY.
An influential meeting of the liberals has been
held here to-day, Sir Charles Sawle in the chair.
Sir John Trelawny was chosen as the liberal candidate
for the division in the room of Mr. Robartes, who retires.
Confidence was expressed in the strength of the party to
carry two liberals, and Mr. Robartes, jun., son of the
sitting member, was named as the second candidate.

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

[Sale. to-day to 1 p.m.]

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
Canada Government, G per oent., January and J uly, 1877
to 1884, 104.
Do. 5 per cent., Jan. and July, 911.
New South Wale* Government, 5 per cent., 1871 to
1876, January mad July, 1009.
Do., 5 per cent., 1888 to 1896, Jan. and July. 984.
New ZeaLnd 5 per cent., 98Z.
la Queensnd, l per amt., 1891, Jan. and July 1074, 1, 4.
Victoria Government, 6 per cent., 1891, January and
July, 1131.
Ditto, 6 per cent., April and October, 1103.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Western, Original, 531, 4, 31.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 54, 1.
London and North Western, 1131, F.
Metropolitan, 1121.
Midland, 1071, 1.
North British, 331, I.
North Eastern—Leede, 59, 4.
Do., Stockton and Darlington, 131.
North London, 1171, 181.
South Eastern, 76, 1.

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS
Midland, 5 per cant., 91.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
East Indian, guaranteed 5 per tent., 111..
Madras, guar. 5 per cent., 105, I.
/kinds, Delhi, 102 j, 3.

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Great Laxembo2, 114,
Mexican Railway Limited), 31, 1.4.16.
San Paulo (Liao), guaranteed 7 per cent, 184.

FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 pen
cent., 781, 1, 9.

BRIT/BE MINES.
Great Low (Limited), 17, J.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
°hootsleo Gold and Silver Mining (Limited), 21, 5-16.
Don Pedro, North del Rey, 2 1-16, pm.
Port Phillip, li, 9-16 ad.
Roma Grande, 1 pm.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 17A, 161 171.
Yudnamutana of Booth Australia (United), 2.

DOCKS.
East and West India, 121.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Agra (Limited), B, 71.
Alliance (Limited), 124.
English and Rio de Janeiro, Limited, 8.
Imperial Ottoman, 104.
London and County, 524.
London and Westminster Scrip (issued at 101. prem.,
none of which has been paid), 48, 4.
National Provincial of England, 2nd and 3rd issue, 39,
Union of Australia, 48.
lIISOKLLANEOUS.
An4lo-American Telegraph (Limited), 22i, j.
Atlantic Telegraph, 53).
Do., 8 per cent., 100.
Australian Mort. Land and Finance (Limited), 5.
City of Moscow Cu (Limited), 54.
Credit Foncier of England (Waited), 213.16, j.
East India Irrigation and Canal, 174.
Egyptian 9 per cent.
IVioeroy Loan, guaranteed by
Egatriegoill Int:n ,ticnial.Telegraph, 164.
Hudson's Bay, 154, a.
London Financial Association (Limited), 8.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 594.

From a parliamentary return issued this morning,
it appear, that the number of voters on the electoral roll
of the lJnivereitica of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin on
the let of January, 1868, was as talons :—Oxford, 4,190 ;
Cambridge, 5,440 ; Dublin, 1,871.
__ _

Hay harvest has commenced in the neighbour-
hood of Blandford, Dorsetshire. It is expected that the
wheat will be in ear before the end of this month. The
favourableness of the season is already having an effect on
the markets.

The new Bishop of Gibraltar left, Southampton
ea Saturday in the Gibraltar mull packet.
The Bishops Waltham mail cart ran over a ppoooorr
man and killed him on Saturday night, neer Northam.
bridge. which wows the lichen river, near Southampton,

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAP.)

ONZ O'CLOCK.
Owing to the fineness of the weather and the
steady influx of gold to the Bank, the stock
markets are decidedly firmer to-jay, and prices
have improved in many ewes. Consols are in
good demand, and have risen 11 to per cent.
The purchase' are chiefly speculative, to cover
recent sales for • fall, but'an increased number
of bona fide transactions are rep irted. Railway
stocks have improved Ato per cent., and foreign
Bonds 11. Italian of 1861 have advanced
per cent. in response to a similar movement upon
the Paris Bourse. The inquiry extends to Ameri-
can securities. Exchequer Bills, however, exhi-
bit a fresh reduction.

The demand for money is very moderate, and
the best bills are taken at li per cent., or i below
the Bank minimum.

Consols are quoted 944, with div., for money,
and 93* to j, ex div., for the account (June 4), and
the Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Cents., 934 to j.
In the railway market, London and North
Western, Midland, Brighton, South Eastern. Me
tropolitan, and Lancashire and Yorkshire stocks
have risen k to j per cent., while London,
Chatham, and Dover and Great Western
have declined 4 to 4. The latter was in
request this morning, and was dealt in at 54, but
has since relapsed. The present prices are as fol-
low :—Caledonian, 74$ top ; London and North-
Western, 1154 to 2 ; Great Western, 534
Ito 9 ; Midland, 1071 to $ ; London and
South Western, 90 to 22 ; Great Eastern,
33; to 34/ ; Brighton, 534 to 54 ; South
Eastern, 76 to 4 ; Metropolitan, 1124 to ; Great
Northern, 102 to 103 ; ditto A, 961 to 97/ ; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 9 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1274 to 128 j ; York and North
Midland, 944 to 4 ; Berwick, 1024 to 1031 ; and
North British, 339 to 34.
Foreign stocks are in demand, and the general
course of prices is favourable. Italian bonds of
1861 are quoted 494 to 0, showing a rise of 4
per cent. ; Peruvian of 1865, 82; to 834, being
j better ; Turkish of 1858, 60 to 61—an
advance of 9 ; ditto of 1862, 62 to 63, an
improvement of 9 ; ditto of 1865, 344 to 35, a rise
ofd ; Brazilian of 1865, 754 to 76/ ; Chilian of
1867, 959 to 96 ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ;
Mexican, 151 to ; ; Russian of 1866, 869 to 87 ;
and Spanish of 1867, 354 to 4.
The Indian Five per Cent, stock is inquired
for, at 116 to 4, but the Four has declined 4 per
cent., the present price being 1024 to 4. The
Bonds are at 15s. to 203. prem. ; and the Five
per Cent. Debentures, 105 to 9. Exchequer bills,
are 2s. lower, at ss. to 10s. prem. ; Bank Stock,
246 to 248.

Bank shares are without variation. London and
Westminster, 70! to 71f ; Union of London, 341
to 2 ; Oriental, 411 to 424 ; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to
5} prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 25 die. ;
Imperial Ottoman, to 1 prom. ; and Consolidated,
f to it prem.
Apart from a decline of 2s. 6d. in Anglo-Ameri-
can Telegraph, ,viz., to 22} to 1, miscellaneous
shares are unaltered. National Discount,
51 to 6 prem. ; General Credit, 2; to 1
dis. ; Credit Foncier, if to 7 die. ; Inter-
national Financial, 2i to 11 dis.; London, 23 to 21
dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 15f to ; Egyptian Trading,
5 to 44 die. ; Telegraph Construction, 141 to / ;
and Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., preference, 41
to 51.

American securities have improved per cent.
The 5-20 Bonds are at roi to 71i ; Erie
Railway shares, 44 to I ; Illinois Central,
95 to ; Atlantic and Great Western Debentures,
28i to 29 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
32 to

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The English funds are still inquired for, and
have advanced 1-16 per cent. for money since 1
o'clock, viz., to 941 to 4. The price for the ac-
count remains firm, at 93# to 4. In the railway
market, the principal change is arise of # per cent.
in South Eastern Stock, the present price being
7q to 1. Caledonian, Great Western, and Brighton
are to # better. As regards foreign bonds, Italian
of 1861 have improved #, while Turkish of 1865
have declined to the like extent. United Mates
Five-Twenty Bonds are # higher.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols remain firm, at 94,? to f, with div., for
money, and 93/ to 1, ex div., for the account.
Some of the railway stocks are again better.
Caledonian, 74/ to 75/ ; Metropolitan, 112} to 2 ;
Brighton, 53/ to 54/ ; Ssuth Eastern, 761 to 77 ;
Midland, 1071 to ; London and North Western,
114 to 1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to
128/ ; and Great Western, 53/ to 541.
Foreign bonds are inquired hr. Orel Vitebsk,
78/ to 79/ ; N'w Spanish, 351 to 36/ ; Nicholai,
631 to 64 ; Turkish of 1865, 341 to 35 ; and Italian
of 1861, 49/ to 1.
About 71,0001. in bar gold his been sent into the
Bank.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rented'
opened at 69fr. 60c. fur the account, showing no
change of importance.
Though the rise in foreign stocks seems to have
been checked through the evidence afforded at the
recent settlement that the speculative account is
overbought, the reaction is not important, espe-
cially as regards the more solid stocks. There is a
steady absorption of Russian stocks for investment,
notwithstanding the recent issues of the bonds of
the Orel-Vitebsk and Ricolai Railways. The last
named still present a margin of 6 per cent. as com-
pared with the Anglo-Dutch loans, but this dis-
crepancy is explained by the recent date and largo
amount of issue, while, on the other hand, the
Anglo-Dutch have long been absorbed by in-
vestors. Peruvian bonds are in steady demand
owing to the near approach of the half-yearly divi-
dend, and the unusually large amonnt(2B9ooo/.)
to be " drawn " on the Ist July. The sinking
fund will then have extinguished nearly one-fifth
of the loan in three years. Chilian shows little
reaction from the highest prices—the dividends on
the Seven per Cent. Bonds and the Six per Cents.
of 1867 being both payable in July. Italian is
without feature, operations being greatly restricted
pending the passage of further financial measures
in the Chambers. Spanish New Three per Cents.
are also in abeyance, pending the decision of the
Stock Exchange Committee as to their admission
to the official list. Austrian are little dealt in,
but, notwithstanding the flagrant proposal of the
finance committee to impose an income-tax
of 25 per cent. on the State obligations, an
impression prevails in some quarters that following
the worthy example of the Italian government,
who amid their great financial distress are strug-
gling to preserve intact their engagements to the
foreign creditor, the Reichsrath will respect obli-
gations which are clearly understood if not expli-
citly defined.
The amount of bar gold sent into the Bank on
Saturday was 76,000/.
The steamer Atrato, which will leave to-day for
the West Indies, will take only 8251. in specie.
The French steamer St. Navarre has arrived
at Lisbon from Rio, with 23,000/. in specie.
A special meeting of the Caledonian Railway
Company will be held on the 27th inst., for the
purpose of submitting to the proprietors two bills
now pending in parliament, one of which is

entitled :—" An act foe enabling the Caledeedpi
Railway Company to abandon certain authorised
branches ; for extending the periods limited for
the acquisition of lands and construction of works
as respects their Muirkirk Branch ; for raising
additional money, and* for other purposes."
An extraordinary meeting of the Anglo-American
Telegraph Company (Lited) is called for de
22nd inst.. to approve and confirm the articles of
contract between this company and the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, to submit the accounts up to
the 30th tilt., to declare a dividend for the nine
months ending at that date ; and to substitute a
new article empowering the board to declare and
pay a dividend "on account" every three months.
A general meeting of the Buenos Ayres Great
Southern Railway Company (Limited) is convened
for the 29th inst., but the
_proceedings will be
simply pro forma, and will be adjourned to the
12th of June, " owing to the late period at
which the accounts from Buenos Ayres have been
received in Englau.d, the delay in rendering which
was caused mainly by the outbreak of cholera."
The special general meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company is to be held by adjournment on
the 25th inst.

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

ON! O'CLOCK.

The mining market is rather active to-day, with
a good demand for most of the following shares,
at the prices given, viz. : —West Chiverton, 64
to 65 ; Great Vor, 16i to 17 ; Emily
Henrietta, 40 to 42 ; New Lovell, 17s. ed.
to 20s. ; Calbeck Fells, 12s. 6d. to 15e. ; Pr
of Wales, 4Ps. to 51s. ; Great Retallack, 2 to
Chiverton Moor, to i ; Chiverton, 21 to
ITincroft, 14 to 14} ; North Treskerby,
to It's.

11
1/.

Forei,m and colonial mining shares are quoted
as follow :—St. John del Rey, 16i to 1711 ; Don
Pedro, 2 to 4 prem. ; An 10-Brazilian, 3-16 to
5-16 prem. ; Peatarena, # to * die. • Chontalea, 24-
to ; Port Phillip, 11 to I ; Par
prem.• United Mexican, 1 j to # ; and Fron-
tino and Bi'divia, 7-16 to 9-16.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS

MARK -L AN E. —(THIS DAY. )
There was only a moderate supply of English
wheat on sale to-dsy. the condition of which
was generally good. The long-continued fine weather
sod toe eucuunqpng appearance of the growing crops have
had their usual depressing influence in the wain trade,
and the market was of quite a nlminal character ;
scarcely any business was transacted in home•grown wheat
and at the close the hulk of the samples was undisposed
of. To have effected any consideiable sale a reduction
of 2s. to :is. per qr. must have been submitted to.
For foreign wheat—the supply of which was extensive--
there was a very limited inquiry, and prioes were nominally
Is. to 2e. per quarter lower.
Barley was very firm in price for all descriptions, owing
to the smallness of the supply on sale.
The malt trade was very quiet, nevertheless the quota-
tions remain without.
There was a good slicohwaiiir oats, and sound corn changed
bands freely on fully former terms.
Beans met a dull inquiry , at late rate..
Peas sold slowly, at unaltered quotations.
Linseed, owing to excessive importation, was very dull.
There was no animation apparent in the demand for rape.
seed. All English seeds were inactive.
The flour trade was very quiet, but no change took pats
in the quotations for either town or country marks.
The floating grain cargo trade has ruled extremely in-
active, and the quotations have had &downward tendency.
The arrivals of wheat hare been rather extensive, and
much in excess of the demand. Prices have, there-
fore, given way ls. to 2s. fur superior, and 2s.
to 3s. for inferior qualities. In cargoes on pas-
sage • few transactions only have taken place at
reduced values. We quote Ghirka. arrived, 645. rid. so
675. W. per 49211i5. • Polish, Ws. bd. ; &ids, tide. 9d. to
61. per 4801 bit. ; Taganrog hard, to be shipped,
495. 3d. per 49211 x. Barley, being scarce, Ins changed
hands at very full prices ; Kostentlji. arrived, Ms. tiff.
Banat, on passage, 375.; Black New, to be shipped, Me. 3d.
Banat, shipping, 375. per 400lbe. Maize has ruled dull,
but no further reduction has taken place in the quotations.
Mixed American has sold at 395. per 48011 e. Rye remains
nominally unchanged, no transactions having been as.
ported. In beans and peas we have nothing of interest to
notice. Linseed and rapeseed on passage have ruled very
inactive, with a drooping tendency in prices.
ARRIVAL OP SCRlM—English: Linseed, 68 • rapeseed,
98; and sundry, 181 Tv. Foreign linseed,l2,4B6 ; rape.
seed, 9,247 ; maize, 9,489 ; and sundry, 1,020 qre.
Ezeofirs.—Wheat, 100; oats, 193; and nil seed, 5,881

ARRIVALS OP GRAIN. de.. INTO LONDON BY LAND AND
WATER CARRIAGE. PROM MAY II TO MAY 16, 110T7i
INCLUSIVE.
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n.
Whist 'Barley. • Malt rOeta.*B.44l Pawl MIZE
I 4R! SRI ' I qrs. We eels&
31e1.1 168 16576, 466 818 00 1141001
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20163 i 9708 : 19674 I:688 tee ,40 ' 671 1773/8

LION .

LIVERPOOL arrroN MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(11T TILBOILLPH.)
(nos ova OWPI CORRZSPONDINT.)
The general toot of the market is very steady, And Um."
sales foot up about 12,000 bales.

•
MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR.—The market has been inactive since Friday, bet
there are burrs at firm priori. Refined—the market con-
tinues very firm, with • steady demand and moderate
supplies.
Corr eg.—A fair amount of business has been transacted,
including 200 bags of Native Ceylon, at 525.
TILL—The demand is moderate but prices are lino.
About 13,000 packages will be offered in public sale this
week, including some parcels just arrived.
BlLL—About 50 tons middling white Bengal sold at
14a. Gd.

Ron.-250 casks sold, including Jamaica, at 3s. Id.
Corny.—There is a frit demand, chiefly for parcels to
arrive, at steady prices.

TALLOW MARKXT.—(THIB DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow, 41s. 9d. ; Peewee-
burg Y.C. on the spot 44%; April to June 43e. 9d. to
445. ; October to December, 44e. tkl. ; Doom Sec, 45e.
FARTICULAK3 OF TALLOSS.

lees. I met I iee►.

Mt&

Stook on band tide day ..caake 31,988 20,406 41,8113 13,084
Delivery lad week
Ditto from let Jane 92,643 101,606 91,310
Arrival last week I se 711,41

Ditto from lit June
Priem Y. C. au ttWedy
Ditto Town Wit Itridar •

. _
70,:40 95,007 84,867 ; 32,766
B. d. a d.s d. ad. ad.'s. 4. 3.
40 44 3 43 3 4443 ad
41 6 45 0 44 It .

Arrival tor the week wading 27th May hut year, 190 arks
sad doUvery, 800 oaks. The arrival lest week comprised I,M
casks from Australia and 7 trews other places ; total, I,7st awls.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. .
(THIS DAY.)
We have a larger supply of beasts, and trade is
not very brisk, yet choicest qualities are not mutts
lower. It is difficult to dispose of inferior descriptions.
There are not quite so many sheep as on Monday last.
Trade is dull, and ma the average prices are rutin:. lower.
Lamb trade is slow. Good calves are still in demand. Oar
foreign supply consists of 1,25:1 beasts, 5,090 sheep, 176
calves, and 30 pip ; from Scotland, 132 beast. ; Node&
and Suffolk, 2,140 ; sad 373 from the northern and mid-
land **unties.

—Pit 61.00; Wilt& a t a& I Pr stoat of Mt a. 4. a 4.
Bed Soots, Here& N 4 5 0 Ike! Distill-363a 4a4 40
8661 Shon-horm 4 6 410 , Bid Latg•wook.... 00 0 0
mooed qua baisli 2 8 3 6' Do. do. n0m.... 4 4 4 6
Calves
PIP 3 0 4 4 1 Da do. lbws.— 3 11 4 IP
Sad Das&DD-brads 0 0 0 0 Lambs
Darts at
145 "
market, 3,910: 11003 and lambs, 27,340; ..462644
; pi 200.

BOROUGH HOP MARILET.-(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Pattendea and Smith report the dernana.con.
lanais of a retail nasure, and principally confined to Ida
beet descriptions, prices for which rule firm. Adsreoe
from the Continent this morning as well as from the hews-
plantations speak of the appearance of Ay, as marry es
from two to three being found on a leaf.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Hatton, 17s. ; Walls End Haswell, 1714';
Walls End Original Hartlepool, 17s. ; Walls End 11
dyls Hatton, 15s. &L ; Walls End Wharnoliffe, lei.
Walla End Tunstall 14s. &I.; Walla End Heteon Lyo
14s. 3d.; Brea:Lea Cannel, lea. ; Waldottbe Hartley,
14.. dd. ; Ha me, 14s. ; Holywell, ; Buddha
Hartky, 16.. 3c1.-86 di* at market ; 16 at sea.

JIM MAC2ILI THII MONMOUTIIIIIBiBIi
Ilaateritaria.—James 1600 was eitarW before She lifietP.
pars asegistrates, ea Setarday, with Iving engaged 1,416
Jos Go7veArgd cabers, in a prize fight at Petereteue,
on the Bak el h, 1867. Allen, Gess, and others were
bona& the paws shortly alter the fight, boa
Naos vie , said his whereshonts venues kiwi*
Wee rielesti Newport with the Japanese Circus and ti
taken bears the magirtrates by Inspector Shepherd.
was bound in hie own recoplisanoe in the sum et too/.
keep the pesos for six inonibe, and ordered to pay the
cools.—Birtainghent Post. es

DITELLIGENCE FROM ABROAD.

(zwyrn's ru.somits.)
1117NOARY.

MYTH, Mar 15, KVINING.
The Emperor let,. yesterday, but is expected
be* bore an the 23rd
The Hungarian regiment. out of Hungary have been
ordered to return to their native country, and will re-
plies the German regiments at present here, who return to
Austria.
In to-morrow's sitting of tie Lower Horse the Gross-
weradin and Fiume Railway Bill will be brought forward
for a third reading.
General Titer is expected here shortly.

SAXONY.
DRIMKN, MAT le,.

The former minister, Herr OberLander:' is dead.
The majority a! the legislative committee of the Chant-
her of Ihipaties are in favour of the abolition of sapital