The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-07 00:00:00

SNIPPING INTBLLIGENCL-ITHIS DAT.)

LuKnox, August 7.—Wind at noon S.W., light breeze and
cloudy.
(3111 AV SOWN august 6.—Arrived: Julia, from Cape Coast Castle ;
Galatea, Jamaica; Macaulay, Baltimore.
Baurroi., August 6.—Arrived: Cart Mathias, from Buenos
Ayres; Gladstone, Savannah; Marshal Keith, Portland; Annan-
dale, Quebec; Sovereign, poilaren. . .

DEAL. August 6.—Arrived : Courage, from Java ; Cruiser,
Rangoon ; Mogul, Singapore ; City of Amoy, Calcutta ; Cla-
rence Demerara ; Lan, Barbie* ; Talavera, St. Sittig ;
Urania. Quebec. August 7.—Maid of Judah, Sydney ; Cavalier,
Madras ; Augusta May, Colombo ; Earl of Houtheak, Natal ;
Balcourb, Grenada ; Moire Bt. John, N.B. ; Andreas, West.
Sailed : Petchlie, for Singapore.:
PONTIMOUTEI, August 6.—Arrived JA N• 00, from Quebec.
CiIDIV7, August B.—Arrived: British Empire, from Quebec.
Ctroa, August 7.—Arrived: Cuthbert, from Quebec; Bon
Henri, Bilbao; Pere Ravine, Bilbao.
Qr MN 'MOW X.—Arrived : Demark, from Liverpool; City of
Boston, Liverpool; and both left for New York.
Dsarnot-rn, August 6.—Arrived: Fanny Fern, from Antigua.
Ptrisorrn, August 6. Arrived : Princess Royal, from Quebec.
FALMOCTR, August 6.—Arrived: Victorirs,from Buenos Ayres.
KINGDOM), August 6.—Arrived: Orchid, from Barbi;
Cr:gon, Quebec.
AMITLITOOL.—Arrived : Julius Renate Cs), from New York.
LIVIIMOOL August 6.—Arrived; Bebington, from Bombay;
FJeanor Miller, Bathurst; R. G. Elliott, Trinidad; Optush, Prince
Edward's Island. Sailed : Rathfern, for Calcutta ; Star of Persia,
Calcutta; Goldtinder, Calcutta; Lamborn, Savannab ; Nova
Scotism (Bc), Quebec.
Porrasocra, August 7.—Arrived : The Lord Warden, from
Calcutta.

.;;;., August 6.--Arrived : Sydney, from Demerara ; Janet
Forbes, Trinidad.
Swasesa, August 6.—Arrived : Dredainn, from Quebec.
CASUALTIM
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LONDOX, August 7.—The Katie, oifinToombe, from Barrow to
Trieste, was spoken July 27, with logs of foretopmast, by the
blyboots, arrived at Ancona.
Alston, August 4.—The Empire Queen, of and for this port,
from Quebec, ran on Arklow bank during a fog lad erening,-luid
remains fixed on the bank. The weather is line, and the sea
smooth, and, if promptly lightened, will probably come of.

E NOTICE.
LIKIWPC, August I.—By an order from the Board of Health of
of 29th July, arrivals from Biala.° are declared suspected of yellow
fever from 10th June.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

FRIDAY, ACKICIIT 7, $ LK.

Nara .41 ca se! B.W.
A'•erdees IWO WI 8.
Leith ,39.47 Vel 67, 8.8. E.
Shields Ism r:43 W.B.W.
&arbors' 29.691'66 641 8.8. E.
Yaralouth W.Ol 489 eei W.B.W.
Helder 39.79169; -2 8.8. W.
Cuxhaven I
Ilkudesaaes • 29.84 67 B.&
Ardrcaran 29.47 f-03 5131 8.
Oreescastls 29.401 57 wi W.
Holyhead :79.67166 6$ as W.
Liverpool _19.59 f 64 B.S.E.
Vakatia • ,29.66 r 68 W.
Cape CSear 19.69 169 N.W.
Roche,' Pt S.a• r 59 Bp W.
Pennon 29.76r 65 W.W.B.W.
Ptraauth 29.761166 64: W.
Weymouth 19.13e SI 434 B.W.
Portaataith '29.74 1:67 66W.8.W.
Landon '29.67 pee eel avr.
C. err Bas 129.691:60 taW.S.W.
Brest 29.85 r. 68 611 W.
Lenient 79.87 464 a W.B .W.
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Biarrita 30.11 e 72 WI W.
Betrada 11211.06:72 8.8. W.
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LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGICNCE

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LXWEB MBETING.-.-(T1118- DAT.)

PRIORY STAKES.
Melody
I &render ..
Earoneen . .
6 ran.
SWEEPSTAKES. Half a mile.
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Beatrice the y, Mitt'Sier Cbimes, Heather Bell, Patti,
Sting. Peninsula, Northern Star. &trick. La
Rose, Little Coatee, John Leech, Louise, Lelia, Scout,
Bouquetii•re, Pearlleather, and Sister to Veda are here.

WELTER CUP. One Rile and a halt.

Cannon Ball, iiia;llratwi7ice,dirppe r, Make-
shift c. Catalina, Rabbit Trap, Rim Gladiateur, Zeloo,
Toy, l'eteasey, fibaairook, Sweat Boy, and hiseillwelt are
bore.

NURSERY PLATE. T.Y.C.

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Parmeaina, Yello;Rooe, Little (bates, and La Rose are
here.

BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. Five furlongs.
Sweet Boy, King Richard, nimble Shamble, John
Leech, Red Riband, Dnnrobin, Practitioner, Verity, Pro-
fessor Anderson, and Scimitar are here.
DE WARRENNE HANDICAP. T.Y.C.
Lennie, Python, Victress, Lily, Reindeer, Kettleholder,
King Victor, Cock-of-the-Walk, Lictor, Haymaker, Free-
=mon, RelliViVlll4 Choral, Vestminster, Lionel, Wale's,
Soffinka, and Provider are here.

A MilVt.D. —Merry Androw, Glengarnock, Indian Star,
Tibtliorps, Ratthsplan, Emigration, Redcap, Historian,
Charles 11., and Narino.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P.Y.

A very few members assembled at the Victoria
Club, and but little betting took place. 4to 1 was the
highest offer against The Spy for the Ebor Handicap, but
that price might have been obtained to 50W. in one bet.
7to 1 was laid against Fervacques. and 2 to 1 was also
betted against the latter for a place. John Scott's and
T. Dawson's lots were backed at 3 to 1 and 4 to 1 respec-
tively. Nothing was done on the Lewes Handicap. Quo-
tations:

LEWES HANDICAP.
4 to 1 on the field (off)
GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.
4 to 1 &get The Spy (off)
7to 1 Pervacques (t and off)
Bto 1 Tabouret (oR)
100 to 8 Fair Wind (off)
100 to 8 Birdaeeker (off)
100 to 6 Taraban (t)
30 to 10 John floott's lot (t)
4 to 1 T. Dawson's lot (t)

PRESENTATION OF CORPORATION ADDRESSES
TO TER PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
(TRIS DAY.)

This afternoon the members of the Corporation
of London waited by appointment on their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Marl-
borough House, for the purpose of presenting the addresses
agreed to by the Court of Common Council in congratula-
tion of her royal highness on the birth of a princess.
_ .

The address to her royal highness was as
follows :—" May it please your royal highness—The
Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the City of
London, m Common Council assembled, very heartily
congratulate your royal highness on the birth of a
princess. Every event calculated to enhance the domestic
happiness of your royal highness gives to the
citizens of London the liveliest satisfaction, and it is their
fervent prayer that the infant princess and her brothers
and sister may long have the inestimable advantage of the
example and instruction of your royal highness, and may
grow up to exhibit virtues worthy of their illustrious
parents."
The address to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
ran thus :—" To his Royal Highness the Prince Wales,—
We, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the City
of London in Common Council assembled, beg to offer
your royal highness our cordial congratulations on the
safe delivery of her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales, and on the birth of a royal princess. We
heartily rejoice in all that conduces to the
domestic happiness of our precious Sovereign, and we
cannot but regard the recent addition to the members of
the royal house as furnishing increased security to her Ma-
jesty's faithful subjects that the virtues of the Queen will
be perpetuated among us in the persons of her Majesty's
descendants. It is our ardent hope that the life of the
infant princess may be long vared, and that she may be
the joy and pride of her royal parents."
Latex in the day addresses were also presented from the
Commissioners of Lieutenancy of the City of London.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—(I'BI3 .b.Ar)
This day the half-yearly meeting of shareholders
was held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, the
Marquis of SALISBURY in the chair.
The report having been taken as read,
The CHAIRXAN, in proposing its adoption, referred to
the efforts which had been made to provide for the debt.
of the company. The preference shareholders had received
debenture stock in satisfaction of their claims for dividend
so far as application had been made for it. The unre-
newed debentures had been paid off, or payment had been
tendered for them, and provision was made for the deben-
tures about to fail due for several months to come. The
bankers' debts were paid, and the ordinary debt. of the
company were being paid off as fast as the amounts could
be settled between the parties and the authority of the
Court of Chancery for payment obtained. There was no
other cause of financial embarrassments, except that the
question of the metropolitan extensions had not yet been
brought to a satisfactory settlement. With regard to the
returns from the half-year's working they were satisfactory.
There was an increase of 52,0001., or 15 per cent., on the
net profits, and this, he was happy to say, had been gained
not only without any increase In the expenditure, but
with a positive diminution. This was in part attribu-
table to the officers of the company, and to the fact that
they paid 15,00 W. mote for accidents last year than they
did this. They aseertainedrobLaereport independent of
their own officers that the stock was insufficient ;
and the increase of traffic tow t h the good relations
between this company and the Great Northern might
be expected to lead rendered it a matter of urgent
necessity that the deficiency in the rolling stock should
be provided for. They therefore proposed to appro-
priate 150,00 W. to this purpose, and as by the
finance act of last year they could not make
such capital outlay without the consent of the preference
stockholders, a meeting of the preference stockholders
was summoned to obtain their assent. With regard to
the future, he would not venture to forecast rt. He
could not promise them that they would have a net
increase of 15 per cent. every half-year. There
was an increase in the rate of fares, but he believed the
increase of profits was not owing to this so much as to the
sound and healthy development of the traffic. They
could not of course expect to see a half-arly
diminution of expenditure. The wheat harvest in the
district through which the line ran was good, and this
was a main source of profit to the company. Under these
circumstances he could not but think the prospects before
them were satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) They required
the confidence of the shareholders, and he believed that
confidence 'would be given to them. (Hear, hear.) He
was sure the board endeavoured to deserve it. (Cheers.)
The motion having been seconded, several questions
were put to the chairman, which were answered satisfac-
torily.
The report was then adopted.

TnEPEurcEen Loris oF HP.ABB.—The accouche-
ment of her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, Princess
Louis of Hesse, is expected in November. Her royal high-
ness has, on previous occasion, availed herself of the
services of Dr. Priestley; but, in consideration ed the in-
creasing engagements of that physician, she has con-
siderately allowed his place to be 911 ed this year by Dr.
Brodie, who will be enabled to stay during the month
with less sacriiice.—Britisii Medical Journal.

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THE ACCIDENT AT CHATHAM.—The non-com-
missioned officers and men of the Royal :U&eery and
Royal Marines injured by the accident at petham on
Monday are progressing very favourably. Prince Arthur,
accompanied by Major-General J. L. A. Simmons, C.B. ;
Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Elphinetoise, C. 8., V.C. ; and
other officers, visited Fort Pitt Hospital on Tuesday
afternoon, and went through the wards occupied by the
men of the Royal Engineers who were injured. The
Prince was conducted over the establishment and through
the wards by Dr. Balfour Cockburn, R.E., the princi-
pal medical officer, to whom he expressed on leaving hie
complete satisfaction with the whole of the hospitalth am
rangements. At the same time he desired Dr.
to supply the injured men with every comfort he con-
sidered advisable. Lieut. L. F. Brown, R.E., who ac-
companied the Royal Marines across the dying-bridge,
was one of the first to fall into the trench on the giving
way of the bridge. This officer bad a very narrow escape,
his cap being pierced and taken oft his head by a bayonet,
against which he fell, while his trousers were cut in two
places by bayonets. Yesterday a board of field officers
assembled at Chatham, by order of Major-General Free-
man Murray, for the purpose of inquiring into the cir-
cumstances connected with the fatal occurrence. The
impend of Private William Merchant, Royal Marines
Light Infantry, who wee accidentally killed during the
rehearsal of the siege operations at Chatham, was con-
ducted yesterday afternoon, with full military honours.
The body of the deceased was preceded to the y
the band of the division playing the .. Dead Marcch" from
" Saul," with muffled drums and the instruments draped
in black. The entire battalion, with Colonel-mmant
G. A. Lambrick, side-de-camp to the Queen, and a large
amber of officer*, attended as mourners.

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MONEY MAiLir.r.-( THIS PAY.)

(pla 0' OLOOK.

General depression is apparent to-day in the
stock markets. and prices have declined in many
instances. The very unfavourable character of
the Bank of England return has led to
an impression that the rate of discount
may be advanced ere bong. especially
if withdrawals of gold from that establishment

continue to be made upon a large scale. It is also
assumed that any upward movement in
the official minimum would cause bankers and
others to show less disposition to snake advances
upon stock. The English funds have been sold to
considerable extent, and have experienced a
fresh fall of 1 per cent. The reduction in several
of the' railway and foreign stocks amounts to to
I, and the tendency at the moment is towards a
further decline.

The applications for discount to-day aro rather
numerous, and the lowest rate for bills is l per
oent. The charge for advanoos in the Stock Ex-
change, on English government securities, is
to 2 per cent.

Consols are quoted 931 to j for money and
931 to 94 for the account (Sept. 8), and the
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 931 to 94.
The railway market is flat, and prices have
given way. Great Northern A stock has declined
per cent. ; Midland, ; Great Eastern and Me-
tropolitan, 1 ; and London and North Western and
Great Western, 1. Prices are quoted as follows:
Caledonian, 771 to 78 ; London and North
Western, 1164 to 1; Great Western, 50 to 1;
Midland, 1061 to ; London and South Western,
92 to 93; Great Eastern, 39 to 1; Brighton,
53} to 1; South Eastern, 77 to 1 ; Metropolitan,
117 to 1; Great Northern, 106 to 107 ; Ditto
A, 1031 to 104 ; London, Chatham, and Dover,
20 to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1301 to 1;
York and North Midland, 93 to 94 ; Berwick,
1034 to 1041 ; and North British, 36 to 1.
As regards foreign stocks, Brazilian of 1863,
Italian of 1861, Peruvian of 1865, Spanish of
1867, and Turkish of 1865 have declined
to per cent. Annexed are the prices :
Brazilian of 1865, 761 to 771 ; Chinon of
1867, 921 to 931; Egyptian of 1864, 844
to 854; Italian of 1861, 521 to 1; Mexican,
151 to 1; Peruvian of 1865, 771 to 781;
Russian of 1886, 921 to 931; Orel, 84 to 1;
Spanish of 1867, 33 to ; Turkish of 1858, 66 to
67 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to 641; and ditto of 1865,
38 to 1.
Indian bonds have receded 3e., the present
price being 20s. to 255. prem. ; the Five Cents. are
at 114/ to 1151 ; the Four, 1041 to 105 ; and the
Debentures, 1051 to 1. Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ;
and Exchequer Bills, 13s. to 18s. prem.
In the market for bank shares Anglo-Austrian
are ss. lower, at 61 to 71 prem. ; London and
Brazilian, 30 to 25 dis. ; Imperial Ottoman,
to 1 prem. ; Consolidated, 1 to I prem.; London
and Westminster, 681 to a ; London and County,
511 to 521; and Union of London, 341 to 351.
Miscellaneous shares are inactive, and prices
generally present no change. Hudson's Bay are
2a. 6d. worse, at 151 to 1. National Discount,
111 to i; General Credit, 21 to 2 dia. ; Credit
Foncier, 21 to 3 per share; International Finan-
cial, 11 to 11 clis. ; London, 24 to 22 die. ; Tele-
graph Construction, 151 to 1 ; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference, 3/ to 4.; and Anglo-
American, 211 to 1.
United States 5-20 bonds exhibit a decline of
per cent., viz., to 701 to 71. Erie Railway
shares are at 371 to 381, being 1 per cent. lower ;
Illinois Central, 921 to 931, showing a rise of It
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures, 391
to ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
401 to I.
The Intercolonial Loan is at 1051 to 1061 ; the
Swedish, 2 to 1 prem. ; the Tamboff-Kozloff, 1
to 1 prem. ; the Egyptian, 1 dis to 1 prem. ; and
the French, 1 to 11 prem.

The traffic return of the Caledonian and North
British Railways allows this week an increase of
1,4151. over last year.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The government funds remain flat, at the
abovementioned quotations. In the railway
market a further almost general fall has
taken place. Caledonian has declined 1} per
cent. ; Great Western, ; Brighton, i ; London
and North-Western and Great Eastern, ; South
Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1 ; and
London, Chatham, and Dover, The only fresh
movement in foreign bonds is a reduction of u per
cent. in Italian of 1861.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols are unaltered, at 931 to j for money
and 931 to 94 for the account.
Home railway stocks show a fresh fall of I
tot per cent. Caledonian, 751 to 761; Metro-
politan, 1161 to 1 ; Brighton, 53 to 1 ; South
Eastern, 76} to 77 ; Midland, 1061 to ; London
and North Western, 1151 to 1161; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 130 to 1 ; and Great Western, 49
to /.

Some of the foreign bonds are slightly better.
Italian of 1861, 631 to ; Orel, 831 to 841;
Nicholai, 661 to 1 ; Spanish of 1867, 331 to 1 ;
and Turkish of 1865, 381 to 1.
About 20,0001. in gold has been withdrawn from
the Bank for the Continent.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 70fr. 27c. for the account, showing
no change.
There can be no doubt that our market is being
acted upon by the universal desire manifested in
France to take part in the new national loan , theresult
of which is that for the time an enormous amount
of money is temporarily locked up in the requisite
deposits, to the great disturbance of the market.
It is believed, however, that the ultimate effect of
the loan will be to render the money market in
Frame easier than ever, because it will draw out a
vast number of small sums which have been held
in reserve in expectation of its issue.
At the meeting yesterd.ay of the Venezuelan bond-
holders of 1862, resolutions were passed in favour
of an amalgamation of the committee with that of
the 1864 bondholders; of a special agent being
sent to Venezuela for the purpose of obtaining a
settlement of the claims of the bondholders ; of
Messrs. Baring Bros. being requested to pay half
the expenses of the agent's mission out of the
bondholder,' funds in their hands; and of her
Majesty's government being asked to invest the
agent to be sent out with powers necessary to en-
force the claims of the bondholder.
The proposed dividend on Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway stook for the half year, is
' officially announced at the rate of 61 per
cent. per annum, against 61 for the correspond-
ing period of 1867 ; and that on Bristol and
Exeter Railway stock at the rate of 31, against 4.
The directors of the Agra Bank (Limited) have
declared an ad interim dividend to the 30th June
last at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the
A capital of the undertaking, payable on and after
the Ist September next. That portion of the
bank's capital which is represented Bor " re-
served" shares will not, in accordance with the
articles of association, participate in the payment
of dividend until after the present 'year
The annual meeting of the British Electric Tele-
graph Company is convened for The 21st inst.,
and the half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Water-
works Company for the 18th inst.

lbe report 0. the'' Sinking and' Ocsnotercial
remanent •Ittiefit Itribring IdocietY," presented'
at the lionday last. recommended As
areal a siUon at the rate of 8 per cent. per
annum, which was accordingly declared, a balance
of 3581. being left to be carried forward.
The half-yearly meeting of the Sittingbonnte
and Sheerness Railway Compaq is ca/led for the
48th inst.

An extraordinary general sealing of the share-
holders of the East India Bank (Limited) is called
for the 13th inst., to confirm the resolutions passed
on the 28th alt., one of which changes the
name of the undertaking to " The London Bank
(Limited"
while the second authorises a reduc-
.
of e company's capital by a diminution of
the amount payable on its shares.
Upon the application of Mr. F. F. Baffin, the
official liquidator of the Enamel Porcelain Com-
pmyreciLimited)' the Master of the Rolls has
o call o 27. per share to be made upon the
contributories, payable on the 28th instant.
The• mails from Calcutta. China, and Australia,
via Marseilles, are expected to be distributed in
London on Monday next.
Subjoined is Messrs. Cuirass% Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the fourteenth series of Hide Si!.. for the year, there
was a fair active demand, and last sales' prices were fully
maintained. East India (ox and cow) : The quantity
brought forward was again small, and prices generally
were well maintained, extra heavy and third clam in some
instances bringing an advance ; there was a good export
and home demaad ; of 73,661 hides offered, 61,336 were
eold, and 2,762 withdrawn. East India (buffalo) : None
offered. Lather: East India was in good request at
higher prices; Australian was not in such active demand ;
holders were arm, and for the portion sold about late rates
were obtained. Salted Rides: Australian were in fair re-
quest at late rates ; Cape realised former prices ; Tangiers
and Gibraltar sold well; Newfoundland were rather
easier ; South American all bought in. Dry and Drysalted
Hides : Tangiers brought late rates ; West India brought
full prices Zanzibar realised fair prices. Bark was
mostly bought ; a paroel of Long brought advanced rates.
_ _

Advioei from Mauritius to the 17th July state
that " the fever was said to be still prevalent when
the mail left."

The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared in the Bankers' Clearing-house
for the week ending Wednesday, August 5 :
_ .

Thursday, July__ 30
Friday, July 31 22,182,000
8s Waal, August I
Woodsy, August 3
Tusiday, Augut 4
Wednesday, August r,

£7,665,
Gao. DZIUTTSB7IZ, Chief Inspoooector.
Bankers' Clearing-house, August 6.
The magnitude of the clearances on Friday, the
31st ultimo, was caused by the settlement ui the
Stock Exchange. For the corresponding period
of last year, when there was no such settlement,
the week's total was only 60,502,000/.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes (the exchange being taken
at 25f. to the pound) :
Coin and bullion
Bills discounted
Noted in circulation Decrease 1,360,000
Private deposits
Treasury balance Decrease 224,000
Advances
The extraordinary increase in the coin and bul-
lion continues, and the total is now no less than
49,813,000!. At the same time there has been a
large falling off in the discounts and note circu-
lation.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, August 5, oompared with that
for the previous week, shows the following
changes :
Circulation issue £35,218,865 Decrease £529,245
Circulation active
Public deposits 3.379,081 Decrease 120,293
Other deposits 20,667,439 Decrease 786,615
Government securities in

banking department 14,790,302 Increase 175,908
Other securities in bank-
Coin
ing
and departmullion in both ent
b

department,' 21,371,989 Decrease 692,662
Seven day and other bills 661,292 Increase 49.831
The Rest

Notes in reserve 10;265;485 Decrease 1,186;820
Totalreserve (notes It coin)
in banking department 11,408,809 Decrease 1,230,237
This return affords evidence of an increased de-
mand for money in the general market, some large
Witbdralve.lo 91 deposits laving taken place, and
the Bank having been applied to to make loans to
an increased extent on securities. The conse-
quence is the large diminution of 1,230,2371. in
the reserve. The decline in the coin and bullion
is as much as 592,6621., and, as this exceeds by
about 392,000 i. the amount known to have been
taken from the Bank for exportation during the
week, it would appear that either the absorption
of coin in harvest payments has been unusually
large or some considerable amounts have been
withdrawn privately for transmission to Paris in
connexion with the new French Loan.

BANK OF
Ax Arcot-we, pursuant to the 1
for the week ending on WI

lake Dir 4

Notes Woad 1365ii,861-

06,1118,865

*LAND.

ist 2th end Mb Victoria, clip. 32,
thiaiday. August 6, lON.
&STUNT.
Government Debt -.A11,014100
Other licaaritim
Gold Contend 8u11i0n.10,231,866
Silver Bullion

RADIUM DI
Itlriatan' offitaLste,a6twoo
1040,401
Public De tta-
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PLITMXII%

-Cie.7.ier—Ta;ent &cur*.

iletealgebt;sal
Dividend Amounts) 3,379,081
Other Deposita
Ileum Day sad atlas,
5611,292
L 42,491,218

£14,710A1e7
Other esearities 18,902,187
Notar 10,286,486
Gold sad Silver Oda 1,161,114

Dated the dth day el August

14%01,198
O. Foisze, Chief Cashier.
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MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

ONB O'CLOCK.
The mining market is rather firmer to-day,
end most of the undermentioned shares are in-

qnired for at the prices given, via.:—
West Chiveston, 601 to 611; Great Betallack,
31 to 31 ; Bedford United, 275. 6d. to 325. 6d. ;
Prince of Wales, 365. to 38s. ; Beat Grenville, 225.
6d. to 275. 6d. ; Marks Valley, 7 to 71; Great
Lacey, 161 to 17; New Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 225-6 d.;
Great Vor, 16 to 181; Wheal Seton, 60 to 821; and
East Caradon, 2Q to;.
Subjoined are the quotations of foreign and
colonial mining share, :-Bt. John del Rey, 19 to
20 ; Don Pedro, 21 to 1 prem. ; Anglo-Brazi-
lian, par to prem. ; Peetarena, to die. ;
Chontalee, 21 to ; Prontino and Bolivia, Ito ;
Anglo-Italian, par to 1 prem. ; United Mexican,
11 to 1; Sao Vicente, 1 to 1 prem. ; Port Phillip,
1 9-16 to 11-16; and Tudanamutana, 61 to 6.

Tim BRormr Amarric Cams.—On Monday
night, Mr. Willoughby Smith, the eminent electrician,
started for Valenti. in pursuance of initnictions
from the joint committee of the Atlantic and Anglo-
American Telegraph Companies. He was followed
on Tuesday morning by Mr. Latimer Clark, who will
verify his tests, which at preterit show that the fault ties
at about 50 miles from Newfoundland, in water not ex-
ceeding, if it reaches, 100 fathoms in depth, and that the
interruption of communication is so complete as to put it
almost beyond doubt that the injurylms been caused by
the grounding of an iceberg. aiiunc &don will, it is
be restored in less than a month ; but mean-
while other cable is fully equal to the work required
of it.—Herald. .

RDi'ALNERSTO N'S LANOVAGE.—On one oc-
tagon Lord Palmerston was himself attacked on the
point of correctness in language. In the last speech
from the throne which he ever dictated,—he was then
above
i=ztTlier Majesty is made to say that she has
on in " recurring again" to her parliament.
triTection was taken by literary men on the ground that
this expression is tautological After an eleven o'clock
dinner the critieisin was mentioned to Lard Palmerston.
He warmly defended the phrase ; and next m , be-
fore ten, the objector received a note in his hand '
with authorities to prove that the word "recur". mar
be used in the sense of "have recourse to," and Oak,
it is correct to say that you have recourse to aria cm
successive ooessions.—St. Paul's Magar:irso for Anima: •
CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE MILLING DAT.-
TEITUDAT, iIIGI7/11. B.—Admissions ratlimeason tickets',
42613; ditto on meant, 2,864 ; total ' 8,910.
NATIONAL BISIEIITON OF WORKS OF ART, AT
Lama, 1888.—Betarn of inionsnday,Ala
--By seams tickets, 698;adm by payment at las., 3,874. 'Fatal,
4,470.

tor beat. i Barley. Malt. lista. glonr.
M I 5& it Seotek M Ina Fitt.
940
Foreign

Tots!

Maize, 1,1

1190 I MOO I 169?
,inn

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.).

(F➢OM OUR 011

Corrow.—The market steady. Sales about 'lO,OOO bales.
Co=n.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in good
demand at 2d. to 3d. per cental advance on red
and white ; Ckibaa dour m moderate demand, at Tues-
day's rates Beans, oats, and oatmeal unchanged. In-
dian corn in good demand, and 3d. per qr. dearer. Mud
American, 36e.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-(11118 DAY.)

(nom oosowx COMIIPOIRMIT.)
Except new white wheat, which, from Bomar=aka@
more money, all articles must be quoted , at led
week's rates.

CORK BUTTER MARKET.--(TRIS DAY.)
(sy erzneksyn.)
(rzois cius ow, ooninanwounzirr.)
Ordinary, 1235., 110 s., 1145., 1083., 971., 775.; 1,999
firkins. Mild cured, 133.., 1215., 116 e.; 170 firkins.

MINCING LANE.—(rins DAY.)
Sross.—The market continues quiet, and previous
prices are with difficulty supported. Jamaica sold at
31.. 6d. to 325. 6d. ; Trinidad and Grenada, 321. ,• An-
tigua, 335. ; Demerara, 30s. to 31s. • orystallind,
afe. ; native Madras yellow, 325. to ths. ; common
Jaggery, 27.. Pd. Refined without change.
Coe's—There is a fair demand for good qualities at
steady prime ; common kinds have again sold ca sesiee-
terms. Plantation Ceylon" good a:na ceding
to 665. 6d. ; low middhng Tzmid, 675. to .Ad
•V 80e. 6d. to tee. ; Ratty* lon, swan. 38s. to 414.6 d.;
d fine , 48e. . to sus. ; bold, 60e. to
64.; mocha, short , 91s. &L to fits.
Taa.—The market motional. quiet.
Rint.,—Seventy puncheons Demerara sold at Is. fo. foe
good quality.
Parrs:D.-600 bags Singapore sold at 3sd.
Rica.—l,ooo tons soft gram sold, Romantic arrived at
Palmoutk at 11s. ; and Moulmein Ils.
Saterwas.—No sales to report.
Comosr.—The market is more active at the previous
currency.
Jurn continues dull of sale.

TALLOW MARICHT.—(TRIS DAY.)
The mast* is quiet. Town tallow, 425. ;
T. 0., on the spot, 445. 6d. ; °debar to DeossaberPe,r6 b 6975.
to 465. 6d. ; Dumber, 465. 6d. to 46a. 9d.

HIDE. MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Launizuu...—Bides.-661bs. to 641ba., 33d. to 30.;
641 be. to TAU., 3id. to Ms. to 1101130. Md. to 4d. ;
80Th.. to 88Th.., 4d. to ;. ; Who. to 9684., 4141. to 414.
Hone hides, 96. 6d. to . 6d.; calf skim, Light, h. to
to. ; h.
Riastomoan.--63teep skine.—Latobs, 26..841. to 3.. 2d.;
&whop, le. 44. to le. Bd.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS Bait
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report a staady
for an descriptions, pima ruling report
at the advance.-
The plantation seeoaabs are very unfavourable for mann
parts al Mid and Ant Marg, het from Übe meter paean!
of Senn tbe moss are geed.

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COAL MAIMET.—(THIS
1:11.4
Walla End Batton, 19s. ; Walls End Hasw 295. ;
Walla End Tees, 18.. 6d. ; Walls End lea;
Walls End Beaddyls Batton, 17a. 6d. ; Walls
nal H 19s. ; Walls End Ye Ilea les. ed.;
End Honk ; Walls End WkanislMlak
Walls -ftd Eden 16s. 6d.; Wylam 16a. id.
at market, 42 ;at sea, .

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The annual meeting of the Sussex Arohlaakigig*
Association is Axed to take plans at Kayfleld mid )114111111•1
tight en the lath inst.