The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-12 00:00:00

contempt of court, a further pppplication will be
made to appoint a receiver inaCLanaery, in order
to ensure the fulfilment of the terms of the recent
injunction.
The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern
Railway Company is fixed for the 27th inst., and
will be made special, to confirm the agreement with
Companies.
paes
Brightonpa and London, Chatham, and Dever
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Eastern
Railway Company is called for the 25th inst. ; that
of the East London Railway Company for the 26th
inst. • and that of the London, Tilbury, and South-
end Railway Company for the 25th inst.
The half-yearly meeting of the Hayling Railways
Company is convened for the 28th inst., and will
be made extraordinary to oonsider a " scheme of
arrangement between the company and their credi-
tors, and as to which the directors intend forth-
with to apply for the approval to the Court of Chan-

eery.
The annual meeting of the Grays Chalk Quarries
Company (Limited) is called for the 28th inst.
The annual meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company is convened for the 25th inst., " fur the
purpose of receiving a report from the directors,
and a statement of the company's accounts. and
upon the ordinary business of the company ;" and
immediately afterwards the business of the extraor-
dinary meeting, held on the 24th ult., and ad-
journed to the 25th inst., will be proceeded with.
The general meeting of the shareholders in the
Credit Mubilier of France was to have been held
on the 20th inst., but it has been postponed sine
die, in consequence of a sufficient number of shares
not having been lodged to render the proceedings
legal. Meanwhile the balanoe-sheet up to the 31st
January has been issued. It shows that nt that
date the endorsements of the society were oat to
the amount of 882,0001., and that, compared with
the previous month of December, there was an
increase in the amount of Rentes held b 1 the
society of 90,0001. and of 80,000/. in advances to
companies. On the other hand, there is a decrease
of 160,000/. in the reserve, 90,0001. in bills to re-
ceive 20,0001. in debts on current accounts, and
240,0001. on deposit accounts.
At the second annual meeting of the London and
General Building Society, held at the offices, 337,
Strand, on Monday evening last, Mr. Thomas
Hughes, M.P., chairman of the board of directors,
in the chair, the report, which was read and unani-
mously adopted, showed a very large increase of
business. At the close of tho trst year the shares
issued were 1,141 ; they now number 1,936, repre-
senting a capital of 77,440/. The sum of 18,740/.
has been advanced to members upon mortgage of
freehold or leasehold properties. The subscribing
members have increased from 329 to :4.7. The
dividend apportioned is at the rate of 7i per cent.,
besides which a considerable addition has been
made to the reserve fund, to meet any contingency
which may arise.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gam,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given it the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—Alliance Marine, 27 ; Atlas, W ; Clerical,
Medical, and general Life. ; Imperial Life, 16; In-
demnity Marine, 116 ; London and Provincial Marine,
II ; Ocean Maria:, all, 20, ex die. . • Thames and Mersey
Marino (Limited), 4 7-16 ; Uni% emit Marine (Limited), 4g.
t sad Coke—ContimntAl lLimited), 13.1;
Imperial, 62, 1 ; Imperial Continental, 93, SA, 3 ; Plr-
al: 2'sl, 5; Snrrey Consumer,. 121 A; Westminster
Chk-tere-al, sew, :ti ' • Western, 14 f.
Docks—East and West Indic, 454, 9 ; London and St.
Katharine, 88.
Waterworks—Berlin. 14'. 14 ; ditto new, 764 ; East
London, new, 764 77 , Wm: 3111dleims, 107 k.

TUVIDAT Zymase.

Consols, which closed yesterday at Irji to 1,
both for money am! the sth of March, opened
this morning at 11:3 " buyers," and
closed at 931, "sellers." The Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents, were quoted
at 3 o'clock 03g to A. Thu official business report
is iss !plows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money,3, ,t: ditto, for account, 934, I ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, ; New Three
Per Cents., 93f1, /, A ; Bank Stock, 248, 50;
India Five per Cent. Stock, Mt, 121; ditto Four
per Cent., 1014, 1, ; ditto Four per Cent.
"enlaced" rupee paper, 8712, j ; ditto Five per
Cent., 103 I; ditto Fivemid-a-Half per Cent.,
108.1, g ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee Debentures,
1877, NI% ; ditto, D '2, 104, 1; ditto Five per
Cent. Debentures, 10,E ; ditto Bonds, 38s. prem.
Indian Government securities were steady.

Exchequer Bills remain at 21k. to 25a. prim.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Oira olhoos.
The mining market is active to-day, with a good
amount of business in Prince of Wales, West
Chiverton, Great Vor, anal Wheal Seton shares.
The fortnightly settlement his just commenced, and
will be completed on Friday. Annexed are
the quotations : —West Chiverton, 67 to 69 ; Prince
of Wales, ngs, to 7ips. ; Great Vor, 19* to 20 ;
North Treikerhy, :::is. to :Us. ; West Drakewalls,
10s, to 12s. lid.: New Lovell, ss. to 10s. ; East
Lovell, 8; to : Wheal Grenville, 30s. to 325. Gd.;
Chiverton Moor, to 6 ; West Kitty, 12a. Gd. to
lbs. ; and North Crotty, 2f to 3.
The following are the prices for foreign and colo-
nial mining shares, viz.:—St. John del Rey, 20 to
22 ; Don Pedro, to j prem. ; Angki- Brazilian,
par to * prom. ; Pestaiens, * die. to k prem.
Cliontales, die. to par ; Rossa Grande, par to k
rem. ; Anglo-Italian, par to I prem. ; United
Mexican, 1 to 2 ; Froutino and Bolivia, 13-16
to 15-16 ; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7.16, ex div. ;
Central American, I dia. to par; and Anglo-
Argentine, to prem.
At the meeting yesterday of the Mariquita and
New Granada Mining Company the proposal of the
directors of the Mariquita Mining Company
I (Limited) to pay 7,000!. in full discharge of the
I claims of the former undertskiug was confirmed.

[Per to-day's Share Lille, see page 4.]

WHITEHALL, FEB. B.—The Queen has been
pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the
'Jolted Kingdom to appoint Sir Charles Jaaper Selwyn,
Knight, to bee judge nf ths Court of Appeal LChancery,
in the room of the Right Honourable Sir John Rolt,
Knight, rosigeed.—Ccuerte.
Tim BOCCE MYSTZE.Y.—" C. T. M.," writing
hem 1, Pall-mall, answers a neither of questions which
have been put in the case of the Rev. B. Spoke. There
has, he say., been no ore of iusaaity in the pest
or present generation. GI the family. With re-
spect to the house of his sister in Queen-square,
it is most improbable that he could have gone there,
because be knew that his rater was from home ;
and nobody could have effected en entrance to the garden
without passing through the house. The writer adds
that Mr. Speke's family are not in possession of any infor-
mation whir has not been aide pudic.
A FIUGHT Ott THE AISSISCIPPI
LOUIS, Jan. 30. —About four o'clock this afternoon, while
200 or 300 people, men, women, and children, mainly
pressagers by the Ohio aid Mississippi Railroad train,
ware crossing the river on foot, the ice suddenly broke
loose and floated down the abeam. The people ran
hither and thither in terrible fright. They could not
grassff. at either shore, as the re the floated ths river
and a broad open spar of water intervened be-
hereon them and the land. It seemed as though the loss
of life must have been fearful. Thousands of citizens
gathered oa the levee and watched the erne with intense
szoiraiest. Luckily the immense field did not lurk, and
sitar Sarin the distance of two blocks, it premed against
a lamer on the Missouri shore, from which planks were
pushed oat, and all the terrified people were mord. No
re was isjured.—Res York Tribune.
Befitting' Rica TOE 1001.—A match for the
shire arrant was rowed yesterday from Putney to Mort-
lake, by John Augustine Calls, a waterman of the Old
Swan, Loudon-bridp, and William Sadler, a letterman of
Purr. Sadler was a great favourite, and the betting
opened at 2 to 1 on him, and went to 5 to 2 ; he also won
the chaos Oration and took the Middlesex side, sheltered
from the wind, while Cain was impord to all of it in mid
shear. Hs weighed 12st. 416. , while Railer weighed 2st. ler.
Mr. W. Wilberforce, jun., was referee ; Mr. R Bain umpire
forOthin, and Henry KeUeyhls pilot Joe Sadler stood um-
pire for his brother, and George Hammerer showed him
up. They got off on a had tide, Cain with enlists* lead ; he
was disporered of it, however, in 50 yards, sad at the
Star and Garter Sadler led by one-thirdof a length, both
stewing in shore. Saar irreard the gap as they neared
Ihe Loudon boat-house, hat here Calla drew up, sad half-
way up the Wtilows who was too clop in-shore,
came out, sad they forded; Sadler went on with the lead.
and was seal ahead at Hammersmith, bat spin of Chia-
wlsk ere& hint, sad a mart Armee to the bath-
leg-pros at Br son frail than spin feeling. After that
Serifs mosialaised tie 1•54, aid as Mortlake was Essiond
the miaow as Ow fowl Tia•,l7 mkt. 26 ao.