The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1868.

S WON 1 EDITION.

COCRTS.—ams DAY.)

1:•)11* •:•11:1:1. T.
• strf

lately 11,1 ding a comtaii-
,l.l ills...barge of hi. reeogui-
t ha% ing obtained 2U)/. by tato.)

•••*•1 and Mr. Monts:pi Williams
L:, -• ,::.,m, Mr. tieorge &twit% jun.. of
•I, ,t . t,...
• i •tho • arty ;art of January faar. an
II WI. a t•..%• I Mr. N 1 iiiitalsoll, the prosocutor
•. ..Lo is in the habit of advancing
• t: • . t'.. for a loan of 2:iof. to be ad-
•L.•:.dart t•pou two bills of exchange fur
v.. t.%tgy, drawn upon him by Mr.
• •.• I. Mi. \Valiant:3 required further oecu-
„ th.it Mr. Sheridan would, at tho
' • 1.•:).,t• .1. one elittled to the rotate of Frump
• . th,• property of his father, Mr. R.
:I.• • , fur Dorchester. The defendant
.• tt,:t :, -tot •Itory declaration to that effuct.
c,s ls.tioret Mr. Smith, solicitor, and

. : . .„I:: oaths, Harcourt- u tags,
tl was hear to the estate of Frampton
.• i•Her brother (Mr. It. B. Shandan,
•• , .• in tbst property. It was now
• , foul alit was not heir, his brother

• ..se, and al., that it way possible the
men. might have issue, in
would not be the heir. In the
~::-nation It came out that interest at
• i••• vies charged on the loans, and
• :‘• al. to be money and R portion
rt it: llt ;AV.) wlurh last was never sal'.
• It appeal-. d alt.o that the money was paid
• • :to:. Hegel's, and it did not appear that
• r Adied the defendant. It WAS
ad-
• t! ut the warrants an attempt was
nr., Ca, ,a,e.
• . • nee a wu. contended that the declaration
ai..l morally trot.. as it beeame
• withal a month, by the death of his
rother. lit. lather. Mr. li. lt. Sheridan.
• • slid tl.at four yt•ar, illforflUsi the deleu-
- :h tt he lie hi- tier. eendition on
t, and hail duce Ird defend:tut
)..ivve that 1,, adie.reil to that intention. llis
r ...n (aeten.l..lie. brother) hid no interest in
. .

• pr•l•etty at the tune tile declaration was rattle,
sing sold hts lite interest. which the witness hal
tit!. or could Mr. 11. ti.;an. jun.. have been
•••o-ed Uri% to Lase issue. lie had been for aereral
.• -eparateil fr.•m h:s wife—he living in Italy and she
ssion. It ante:a:eat tlutt before the application
mons or warrant at this court. a similar applius-
' I been made at tluildhall and refused. A great
%imperative and wholly irragerant matter was
.i into this ease.

La air, jun.. iaattended that the declaration was
• nue. and certainly not intentionally false. He
• • d the pro-ecution as an attempt to extort money
. teudant's family. who indignantly refused any

• ,w( Tf. thought there wa- n pr;oill facie ease.
• go before a jury, but he should certainly not,
seunistatees adduced in defence, hold Mr.
• te buil. Ile need only give his own recognisance..
.;• tukc his trial.
CLERSEs7WELL.
TUE DOOB AND THE move.
.1! 4(. of 32. Aylcebury-street. Clerkeuwell.
•.t. was brought up on a warrant. charged with
y a.....Aulting and resisting Police-constables Abel
:71 (;. and Thomas Foster. 278 0, in the execu-
• • • :r doT in Woodbridge-strut. Clerkenwell.
-!sted• in the evidence of the two police-con-
about half-past 2 in the afternoon of *minty.
(:.gust. they saw a dog running about Wood-
r. ('lerkenwell. The constable Hibbert caught
‘. 1-t the other constable, who was in plain
a -trap from his pocket for the purpose of
_ .• r. !Intl the dog's neck, when the defendant
•••1 his shop and pushed the constable Foster
e against the wall, saving. " I a. —if
• • c.y dog 7' He was told by the constable
• ;- dog he would have to go to the police-
• lit would be given to him. He refused to go
. tii,d to get the dog away. on which a scuffle en-
• . rowd.which was very great. got in between the
and the constable*, and the defendant ran away.
I.s. • were taken out against the defendant, but he
• appear. and was taken yesterday on a warrant.
; fendant said he tried to get his dog. because it
• r running outside his door, when the con-tables
• au into the road and treated him shamefully.
Lyon. of 1, Albemarle-street. Clerkenwell. said
--jug along Woodbridge-street, when he saw the
.. • and the constables struggling in the road. The
•.. ;. got him down and Hibbert struck him with his

xarained—He could not sac with which hand the
struck the defendant. The constable liibbert
dog in one hand and struck the defendant with
ber. He am that the crowd got the dog away.
•*.• Kirker said it was a groat pity that the defendant
answer to the munmons. He is iii"chargod.
sa,- defendant then left the court with hi, friend,.

THAMES.
F.t ROBBERIES IN TUE DOCKS.

rr,,./. s carman, aged t 9 years, or No. 22,
er ieter-str.-t. Bethnal-men, was brought before Mr.
.7.. t charged with gtealiug 711,g. of tea, the property of
Last and %%i'.t India Doek Company. from thew pre-
- in Poplar.
,ry eonvietiong of arm. n, Isls'eurer,.. and others for
tea. SILBIr. iudi to. and other articles in the
St. Katharine. J:eg••ut's Canal. West India.
•• I and the new Millwall Doeks have
•:a e racrntly. The prisoner Ward adopted
: • I e tpedient. driving a van containing four
•A- of sugar drawn by two horses, and
• Lag rgs•uly in Lb. hand. lie was stopped
mr Simmons, an odiu•r or the WVat lad
..; a.. ►e reached the gate. and asked what
' .- in the bag. ••Only my ►.ores' provender," the
at the game time shaking some chaft
•• I. an., out of the bag. The officer teak the bag
• - • pri-oner, and on opennig it found. beside., h'.rse
r. r. smaller bag. e,aituining 71b. of tea,
'- •an and fresh. The prisoner said he piek.sl op
• . a2:0,112 home timber. The cleanness of the
• .•; r-v,d this assertion. It hail evidently Lien ab-
• ••‘i '.,m.- chest on one of the quays or from a tea
... •I. .1: W a•i;ouse.

I'lo. 1."1- :.;"'aTIL;cI for mtrcy on account of Lia wifa

1' ' ~lv:aed him for haring unlawful po,se,..ion
• . -entenud Lim to two mottle,' imprison-
. . .1, .n,l labour.

ENI4WNTER WITH THILVES.—At the

t • 1.,A, yesterday, berme Mr. T. D. Paal, a
. gave the name of Thomas Dorman, was charged
t• • -•• hog a cwt. value 155.. the property of Mr. T. P.
•F e 1.4 W Librukt-r. The prisoner entered Mr. Cooke's shop
• , 1,,,-dav evening, and asked to be shown some coats.
-hettly after followed by a man and woman, who
• ; 7., 44. ••••rue shirts,. A shopman, named Johnson, was
; .• p.a.- et the parties. and told them they had no shirts to
• ti.• in. Aid the prisoner that they bad no coat that
•• ~,:t him. The boy, who was about to pat the
.7 wway, saw the prisoner take one up and leave the
1,,h LAM I followed the man, who ran towards Barkby-
' • r.• sr to, which is a rendezvous of thieves, and on
• ... ; . up with him Johnson knocked him down and fell
'llo• prisoner by a dexterous movement managed
• .• • uppermovt. and, placing his knees on Johnson's
• st. tried to strangle him. Janson, however, seized
legs and threw him over his head, Dorman' a
• hi ad cowing ontact with the kerb-stones. Fur an
4:tot tin thief seemed stunned, but on recovering him-
• .1. sod finding Johnson kneeling on his chest, he called
• ,t. .10e, th,.y are garotting me." Immediately several
Telloes mine '...t of the Artilleryman, a publichouse close
be, elael, is a known r' sort of thieves, and they at once
~.1 '7• ill- bhns. at with a view to release their
• • 'MIA., .1414 II still held on, and a long struggle fol-
'w"1, m whi• h I.r.son had his face cut and his clothes
•.n. I a• at last reseueol. but only by slipping
' •• •• I. o.•ing his cap, scarf, coat, and one sleeve
• i. • •/•ot in .lohn-on's hands• other ruffians then
• • , 41 Ji.Joisosi, and forcing Lint up against n wall held
'••• *Lc throat until be was utieonscieus. They then
10 fall to the ground, where they left him. lie was
1.14.• to return to Lis master's shop and give a 11CW-tip.
• .f the thief to the p•hic••. The pii,,,ner was appre-
il by Inspector Newell, the borough Folic,. force,
an hour after, at the Artilleryman. 'llse prisoner,
not deli) the charge, was remanded.
• • 7.1.1‘,N ON TILE CALEWNIAN RAILWAY.-- On
• i-rening, while two good, train. from the North
• ,•• •• • i•i ling along the Caledonian Railway, a collision
' • ••• •• .1 the Larbert and Greenhill stations. At
,'• ' the collision took place there is a heavy
' •• - • ~, n,y the line of rails below the bridge which
I It • .:anal; and from the information we have
'' • • , -tamed that the first goods train, being of
• ' • • •.ith, had Leen slowly. ascending the incline
' ••• ••• immodiately following, which was much
•1,,. ,lt unto it. Several trucks were smashed, and the
••• ••;•• Inc line was interrupted. Meanwhile the
• • • ,-;•••+ trkiii from the north, doe in Glasgow at 10.5
••• • J, ci iitto stopped by those in charge of the good*
•• until the line was cleated of the

••• . Hi.i I.i•T;ii;ne asexpeditieu,ly at weeible. The
, • • ;;:•••• truin did not reach thasgew until one o'clock
' morning. Happily no injury to life or limb
'; 6/avow-Herold.
1:- 10 PiErES IN A PIT. —An inquest was
l'hursilay on Jacob Bromley and John I.indop,
who bad been killed by a blasting operation in
• .:.1-pd at Nowthapel, StaffordsLire. Tiny had laid •
1,4 14:eding, but the fume had either gone out or had
unpreperly lighted. The deceased went down the
1•''• t., u,..rtuili the cause of the charge failing to take
aed while they were in the pit the explonion
un..l The peer fellows' were literally blown to piece"
11..1' de:oh waft due to their own incautiousness, awl a
%ride t w ••Areideutal death" was retained.

RE7IRTRATIONS.HTIIIR P.lr.)

1W A HY I .1.: DON N.
The borough of Marylebone IL•vision o.mrt
resumed this morning by Mr. J. N. tloren, at !hi' St.
Pancras Vestry flail. Mr. Tam:din, the returning
was present. Mr. Parson repres •nte.l the oonservitivc in-
tervc4, and Mr. Leonard W. Friswell, of the Id sryleleine
Constitutional Union, was also present. Mr. Dontorni
n•prevented the liberal interest generally, instructed by
Mr. Cooper for Mr. Harvey f. ,wis, M.P.. and Mossrs.
Spencer and F.dge, instructed by Dr. Saudwith, appear to
defend the registration of liber.ds. Upon tho opining of
the court the Revising Barriger sail that finding it
would be impossible, on account of the large number of
claims, to complete the revision of Marylebone and Fins-
bury within the time required by the act of parliament,
he had obtained an interview with Mr. Justice Hanuen on
the subject and laid before him the difficulty of the posi-
tion. The learned judge had promised to consider what
was best to be done, and would very likely appoint a gen-
tleman to amid in the revision.

Person said that, since the rising of the oourt
yesterday, ho had seen several Boman catholic gentlemen,
who considered they had been " done" by the monks
who got on the list yesterday, as although ladies paid
large sums for living in nunneries, A was not at all usual
for monks to pay for their establishments.
The learned barrister said that some mimpprehension
might be caused by what bad appeared in the press on the
subject. He started with the rile that, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, ho should take the form of de-
claration of the lodger and his witness as prune if-N.4
good. The declaration of the priests was that they were
lodgers. and when Mr. Parson objected to them, no evi-
dence was offered as to a joint occupation. Under such
circumstances it was impossible to strike them out, as
the claims were prime facie goad. He would be willing
even now to receive evidence upon the subject.
said ho should not interfere further iu the
matter.

DR. JIILLBR AND MR. GLADSTONE.

The following is the letter of the Vicar of
Greenwich, road at the meeting at Doptford on Wed-
!MALI

`•Tbe Vie&lage.Oreenwicb-park, Sept. 15.

'• ar Sir,— I perceive Unit some of the clergy in various
parts of the kingdom are taking an active part in election
movements. Without wishing to reflect in the sm•dlo.t
measure upon gentlemen as conscientious as myself, to
Niy the least of it, 1 cannot take this view of my duty.
I have decided political opinions, and take a lively in-
terest in the present state of public affairs, both as regards
Church and State. But I feel that direct spiritual usefulness
strain be my aim, and that for this I must ha content to
Jam ince, to some extent, my liberty of speech and action in
political matters. This usefulness would, as I judge, be
materially lessenedamong some of my parishioners were Ito
take any active part in the business of an election. But
no one. I apprehend, will have any just cause of complaint
against me as a minister of Christ if I di what my cons
Felt-110e dictates, namely, record my vote in favour of
31r. Gladstone, thereby doing what I can to remedy the
present anomalous and unjust state of things in Ireland,
and at the same time to protest calmly, but firmly,
against the attack's made upon that great statesman—
attacks which, in some quarters, have exceeded the wide
license of election warfare and party strife, and degene-
ratelinto the most unwarrantable imputations of base
motives, and have not stopped shirt of personal calumny.
—Yours, obediently. •• JOHN C. Mituia.
Alex. Dickson. jun.. Esq..'

NR. J. N. Jill!.. M.P. ON THE RELATION'S BE-
TWEEN MA TER. AND WOREMEN

Mr. John Stuart Mill. M.P.. has addressed the
following letter to the filveraird W ly Nr...., in whose
columns the system of small per tentage partnerships
between masters and men has been advocated as a means
of adjusting the differences at prevent existing between
labour and capital :
'• I am quite of opinion that the various forms of co-
operation (amongst which the one most widely applicable
at present to production, as distinguished from distribu-
tion, is what you term the system of small per tentage
partnerships) are the real and only thorough means of
healing the feud between capitalists and labourers, and
while tending eventually to supersede trade unions, are
meanwhile a natural and gradually increasing corrective
of their operation.
.• 1 look also with hope to the ultimate working of the
foreign combination. Ihe operatives are now fully alive
to this part of the ease, and are beginning to try bow far
the combination principle among labourers for wages
admits of its becoming international, as it has already
become national instead of only locat and general instead
of being confined to each trade without help from other
trades. The final experiment has thus commenced, the
result of which will fix the limits of what the trade union
principle can do. And the larger view of questions which
these considerations open up, and which is already visibly
enlightening the minds of the more advanced
to look for the ust
work-pee le,
will dispose them more and more
improvement of their condition rather in becoming t eir
own capitalists, or allying themselves on fair condif
with the owners of capital, than in their present uncom-
to, table stud often disastrous relations with them.
•• J. S. Mitt."

MIL JOHN BRIGHT, M.P.. ON THE CANDI-
-I,A7kk roll Nownumterox.—Tbe following correspondence
is published in the Northern Meremsy :—" I House,
I Court, Wnolmongyir-street, Northampton, Sept. 7. Deis.
Dear sir,—Forgive me fur trespassing upon your valuable
tine, but I have notice.' a correnpondencebetween yourself
and Mr. Handel Coseliarn. M.l'. for Dewsbury, which bean
some analogy to our present position at Northampton. We
bare atpresent Mr. Charles trilpin and Lord Henley. our
pitting members. asking for re-election. also Mr. Charles
Braillaugh and Dr. Is i.e in the field. Now, sir. this is my
maiden vote, and I, with many others, would like to du
that which would be lest for the furtherance of our com-
mon cause and niten 4. I should iike to get your opinion
whether you think our pre sebt members are worthy of
our vote-., men upon wheel Mr. (Iludstone can depend
when he introduees his measuns. and men who are gene-
rally favourable to the people's cause; or shall we gain
anything if we can reran! the election of either of
the other gentlemen named iu their stead. If you
will oblige me with your matured opinion I should
esteem it a great favour ; for anyone like yourself in
the house has a better (lance than we can possibly have
of knowing your men. A pine at our earliest eonveuience
would be thankfully received.—From Your obedient eel,
vent, THOMAS JAYBB.—John Bright, Esq., M.P." " Roch-
dale, September 17, 1868. Dear sir,—l cannot interfere
in your election matters, but I can answer the question
you put to me. Ido not think you can improve the re-
presentation of your borough by changing your members.
I think Lord Henley and Mr. tlilpin worthy of your con-
fidence and support.—l am truly yours, Joint Bionic.—
Mr. Thomas James, Northampton. '
GALLANT REACrE BY A Boy.—A few even-
ings title* a boy, while bathing in the 011unorgatuthire
Canal, below the bridge near the College Lock, jumped
into deep water, and, not being able to swim, sank.
Thomas Evans, a little boy 11 year of age, eon of
Thomas Evans, College Lock, was dressing on the bank,
but thinking the boy could swim, at first took no notice
of him, until becoming alarmed at his not reappear g,
and, as he nairely remarked, a lot of bubbles were coming
to the top of the water, the little hero, half-dressed as he
was, dived in after him, brought him to the surface, and
got him safely to the bank. What made this more dif-
ficult was, that at the place where he was the wall of the
canal bank is about two feet above the water; but the
gallant little fellow, without any assistance, took the
rescued lad down to a phier where lie (druid get him up on
the shore.
SERIOI'S Al 3AINaT A POILTSMOUTH
TesnmatroY. —At the Portsmouth borough police court,
yesterday, before Messrs. Nance and Chambers, the sitting
magistrates, George Peters, a wholesale tobacconist,
carrying on business in Queen-street, Portaea, was sum-
mered under the Bth Viet., rap. 20, WC. led, for having
unlawfully sent by the South Western Railway two gnats
of Ve.IIViIiIIN without haying previously given notice to
the railway authorities. Mr. Thomas Bent. superintendent
of pollee on the South Western Railway, appeared in slit,-
Fort of the hifonnution, and Mr. It. W. lord, solicitor,
of Portsmouth, appeared for the defence. Several wit-
needs- were called whose evidence tended to show that on
the 14 of the present month a package containing some
cigars and some 11.,IltVIIIS sous scut to Weymouth by the
deitudaut. 11lien at the Doreliesti r station one of the
porters noticed some smoke coming out of the package,
and upon examining it lie found it to be on fire. The
contents of the package wen' not stated on the INllside.
Tim magistrutes. Otto Lasing 111111111 the case. convicted the
defemiaut in the pen.dt of 204, but refused to grant
to.ts. _ .

TIIE DUMB ittmfol:l.ll TO SPEW 11.—The Journal
.Ps ,-ays:—" An incident has just oc.
surreal at La itlatti•re of so extraordinary it nature that we
should hesitate to publish it if we had not beard it related
by the person whom it principally concerns. Some days
bark five young men of the neighbourhood went to bathe
in a pool of small extent. hut nearly twenty feet sleep,
and fed by a mountain torrent. The find to plunge
in. Ilippolyte Sem, swain safely across, and wise
su aka! on the opposite honk %here he sat watching a com-
panion named lull, who had followed him. The latter,
who was deaf and dumb since a very serious illness.
brought on live years bark by a disappointment iu love,
bad misled the ;Mobile of the water, where he was secit
to struggle convulsit ale. and thou slisappear beueatls the
surface. Serra plunged in to his assistance, and, taiiing
him when be rams: up, succeeded in bringing him to the
brink, where he was 'helped out by the others. Cull had
no sooner recovered Isis MCIIMOII than he exclaimed,'Mn,o
Intu! Sainte Vicr,se du Coral ! you have
sayssl lac r The shock had, in fact, rwtored to hint his
Kemal, of which a eonra,nlina haul met Musty deprived
hon."
The me •
_partner in the bunking 1
('outte and Co., Mr. Falward Majonlanks, extAresl ye ,tcr-
day atoraiag at the advising* age of ninety-four.

LATEST SPORTING INTSUJIUNNUN

(ST THL1011APIII.)
MANCHESTER MEETINO. MILS DAY.)

SCURRY STAKES. Half a mile. 1.14.
I.:Crick, Dutch Admiral, Flying Jih, Pantaloon, Lady
Allcash, Torch, Lizzie Ilexham, Mignonotte, Retort,
Marvaretla, Artichoke, ltedbiemt, Dert.. and Little Dell
are hen•.
NODTIIFIIN METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. One
nide and a quarter. 2.30.
Painrind, Darnall°, Kiug of the Fairies, Slap-bang,
and Affection are bore.
STAMFORD PLATE. Half a mile. 3.15.
Lady Zetliutd. Man of Rosa. Ettrick, Elvin, If retina,
Mum, Itetoit, Outlay, Soubrette, Torch, Lord Bothwe/1,
Maggie, Mrs. Power, Liana, and Woeful are hare.

TRAFFORD HANDICAP. One mile. 3.46.
Elvin, Man of Rom, Darnel)°, Rabbit Trap. Dudley.
Pretty John, Ottoman, Affection, and Footlight are here.
SELLING HANDICAP. Three quarters of a mile. 4.45.
Dutch Admiral, Musa, Caciley, Rob Roy, Inoa, Foot-
light, Di Spanker, and Duplicity are here.

LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Omani auvrines Asisin.)
HUNGARY.
PFAITII. Sm. le (Rvairtmo).
. _

A ck.kgation of the Tribunal of Perth will
shortly proceed to fiesnlin, taking with them
Prince Harageorgovich and his alle,7,ed &mom-
phase in the murder of Prince Michael Obreno-
vich, there to be confronted with the witnesses
for the prosecution from Beryls.

MONEY MARKET.—(THIS Aar.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

The attendance on the Stock Exchange is
almost net, and transactions are in propor-
tion to the attendance. In this state of things
the most satisfactory feature is that prices
remain steady at the final quotations of yester-
day. The most importont variation is a little
heaviness in Turkish stocks. In railways Cale-
donian and North British have not further re-
lapsed, but they aro dull at yesterday's prices.
There is rather a better demand for money to-
day ; and the rates are quoted at 11 per cent. The
approaching close of the quarter is beginning to
influence the market.

Consols remain at 94 to k for money and
account. Now and Reduced Three per Cents. are
also without alteration, at 921 to 1. Exchequer
Bills, 15s. to 20s. prom.
In the railway market Caledonian stook is quoted
at 671 to 68; London and North Western, 1121
to 1131; Great Western, 491 to 50; Midland, 1091
to 110} ; Greet Eastern, 381 to 39; Metropolitan,
1074 to 108. Business is little more than nominal.
In the foreign market the firmer prime which
prevailod at the close yesterday for Peruvian
stocks aro maintained, the Bonds of 1865 remain-
ing at 77/ to 781, and those of 1862 at 931 to 961.
Turkish are partially winker. The Five per Cents.
of 1886 are at 381 to 39, and the Six per Cent.
Bonds of 1862 at 67 to 1. Italian of 1861, MI to
; Mexican, 14a to 1; and Honduras Govorn-
mont Railway Loan, 46 to 87.
Indian securities continuo steady at previous
quotations—tho Tin and a Half per Cents. at 214
to 216 ; the F,vo per Cents. at 11 11 to 113 ; and
the Four per Cents. at 1031 to 4. Bonds, 20s. to
25e. prom. Debentures, 105 to 4.
Atlantic and Great Wostorn Railway Deben-
tures, 371 to 38 ; Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
381 to 3.11.
United States 3-20 Bonds, 72 to 1.
The Russian Moscow Jaroslaw Railway is
quoted at 31 to j prom.
The next drawings of India Council Bills are
fixed for the 7th October, when tenders will be re-
ceived, on the usual conditions, for 200,0001. on
Calcutta and Madras.

The half-yearly meeting of the Grand Trnnk
Railway of Canada is called for the 22nd October.
Sir Joseph 111.1Cenna is about to resign the
managing directorship of the National Bank, but
he will retain a seat at the board.

The Lincolnshire, from Melbourne, has arri%ed
with 279,5001. Australian gold.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Comols remain at 94 to 1. Generally prices are
unaltered, but Turkish stocks are still heavy, and
the present quotation of the bonds of 1803 is 38/
to 1, and of those of 1862, 66} to 671. Peruvian
Bonds of 1863 are quoted at rather wider prices-
-77} to 78, but the market is practically unaltered.
Mexican, 111 to j. In railways, Caledonian are
} better, at 68 to 4. Metropolitan, 1071 to 1;
Great Eastern, 381 to 39; South Eastern, 761 to
771 ; Great Western, 494 to 30.

It is rumoured that the issue of the prospectus
of the new Italian loan will not be long deferred.
The Bangalore, from Alexandria, has brought
6,891/. in specie.
The amount of specie en for transmission
to the East by the steamer • • , which will
leave Southampton to-day, is 96,9341., of which
71.194/. is gold, and 25,790/. silver. A further
sum is expected to be shipped.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady. Three months' bills on France were
quoted slightly higher.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is now only 11 per cent. ; at Hamburg, Frankfort,
and Brussels, 2 ;.at Amsterdam, 21; at Berlin, 3 ; at
Vienna, 4 ; at Turin, 91 ; and at St. Petersburg,
per cent.
At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
the London Bank of Mexico and Mouth America
(Limittsl), held yesterday, an interim dividend at
the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income
tax, was declared, as recommended in the direc-
tors' relort, which was adopted.
At a meeting yesterday of the British Colonial
Bank and Loan Company, which is now in liqui-
dation. a distribution of the assets of the under-
taking. amounting, it is anticipated, to Ns. or
RS. 6d. per share, was authorised.
Mr. J. J. Harris. accountant, of the thin of
Addis and Harris, has been appointed liquidator
of the National Standard Plate Glass Insurance
Company (Limited).
The London, Asiatic, and American Company
(Limited) have announeed the payment of the
dividends due the Ist October on the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Six per Cent. Convertible Ster-
ling Bonds, and on the Philadelphia and Erie Rail-
maul Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds issued and
guarantessl by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
INinY•

M Ith 114411111.1. to the bankruptcy of Messrs.
Quarles Harris and Co., Oporto merchants, of
Havage-gardens. a meeting was held yesterday for
choice of assignees. Mr. N. N. Healey, of London-
street, Fenchurch-street, wine merchant, was
chosen trade assignee. Mr. J. G. Bland, the ac-
countant, will investigate the affairs in this matter
on behalf of the creditors. The liabilities are
stated to be about 40.0001., the principal creditors
being in Oporto.