The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-25 00:00:00

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ciellsiantaa being. The sameenglith te •the them Weed
is aid all the earth gtseMMwMye }ere
It he a Ithei to thy that say &ether et et
the cempoty received anything out al the shares.
He had se idea el sash • thing. He slipalated that
there thenli be eethein directors on the beard. bat not in
his helmet. It wee newresery that this shield be dose.
In a letter written in Sept., 1858, he etlpa that his
lbw's intend in the ewhildng should be rignenthei
at the beard by three or four directors. They were teed-
naiad by him. One we Sir Cusack Ropey. weether Mr.
Till, and a third, nominated by Overend, Gassy. and
Co., was Mr. Edwards, a gentleman of where le bee'w
nothing. It was Dot to be supposed that theme /1111611=116
of high standing would do anything veeegto reptheinting
his firm's interest at the board. They were this indebted to
°reread, Gurney, and Co. Two of the gentlemen quali-
fied. the third did not. Mr. Till had Ninth died. By the
promptest= of the C shares the whole amennt was to be
paid up by the 20th of October, but the thewnente eon.-
panying it offered the shares at 871. 10a. Both were
waned by the brokers, Knight, Coleman, and Co. He the
not aware on the 30th August, 1866, that one-half of the
C shares had not been taken up, although • certificate had
been given that they had all been taken. He left Eng-
land for Denmark on the 26th August, and did not
return till November. Daring his absence • loan
of 150,0001. was negotiated by the brokers with
Overlaid Gurney, and Ce., on the deposit of 400,0001.
of shires. Their °entreat of October 1860 had been
exceeded, in consequence of four lines being required
instead a two. The contract was originally for four lima
on • portion of the railway from Blacarfriais and for two
lines on the remainder. The difference in the cost el land
for two lines or four was very considerable. In April,
1863, 686858/. 15e. was paid ripen 0 shares. That was the
amount shown by the company's books. On the C deben-
tures 345,000 L was paid up at the end of 1862, and the re-
mainder hy March, 1863, so that the whole amount had
been received by the 9th ApriL
Mr. Whistle—By the public
Sir H. Peto said the prospectus bad not been advertised
in the public papers, only circulated by the brokers. All
the debentures had been taken by the path' ; he could
not say whether the whole of the 0 shares had. In
Auguat, 1862, when the C shares were issued he wee aware
of the delay occasioned by the City authorities objecting
to the plan of the bridge over the river. He
bad given notice of this to Mr. Cabitt, the engineer, and
continually urged on Mr. Newman to do something to for-
ward the negoti•tien with the City. He gave notice. but
not in writing, that he should hold the company respon-
sible far the delay, and for the extra interest which he was
bound to pay on the shares, and which amounted to
206,0001. Had not heard, before he went abrosd, that the
company complained of delay on the part of the con-
tractors. _ _

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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GRAND JURY ORBS (DRIAND) SILL.
Mr. EITACPOOLD OSTIA the woad reading of this bilL
U. said that under the present syslieni the
who spent the nimatiled had tie pleasure'? sped-'
tag the by ecienty ONO withal&
paying it, milminge object of the blll lees to pion power in
the hands of repreststatlves of those who paid the emu,
and to lay the burden upon both laadlord sad teem&
While the property of the landowners was greatly im-
proved by the reads they did nolhiae towards defray*
the expanse all the sees was by the cocupirs.
When a noir read was through a barony
the owner received eemparsilien, and yet eentinued to
have the same rant as Were. Re believed the masers
would be bailed with (Mande in Ireland.
The Earl of MAYO hoped the hon. gentleman
would not press the MU to a seeond reeding,
as the whole question bad be referred
to a select committee which met yesterday.
the whole

There was, be meat remark, • fallacy pervading --
of the hoe. member's speech. County ems was • charge
on the lead, and es each the landlord paid it. It might,
he thought, be desirable to piece this harden in the same
position as poor rates. The noble lead sceeloded by
moving that the bill be read • second time that. day six
month'.
The O'OONOR DON speed with the noble lard that
under the eirimmitances it wee not desirable to preen the
sassed reading. The effect of the bill would, he air
be that the landlord would pay his share directly
lastrd of indirectly. The fact that the landlord already
virtually paid the tax was • strong argument in favour of
this prepeo
Hir IL BR thUCE hoped the bill would be withdrawn, but
was not opposed to some each alteration as was now per
pared.
Kr. BAGWELL thought that the bill ought to be read
a second time, with the understanding that it should ass
be farther proceeded with till the select committee had
TIVIJRPHY contended that the bill, besides being
read • second time, should be referred to the select com-
mittee.

Yr. ELLICE hoped that if the noble lord (the Earl of
Mayo) did not yield, the second reading would be pressed
to s division.

—Colonel FRENCH opposed the bill on the ground that I
it would unsettle the relations between landlord end
tenant. He denied that the ors was at present levied
by the landlords, sad the sole result of passing the bill
would be to create difficulty sad disturbance where
matters now worked eatidastorily.
Mr. O'BICIRNB supported the second 'lading.
The ATTORNEY•GENEHAL for IRELAND thought
it would be mischievous to accept the bill as the beide of
legislation. The result would be at once to excite dis-
union between landlords and temente. He did not admit
that then was any grievance, or that it was desirable that
ems should be apportioned between landlord and tenant ;
and it was against the practice of the house to affirm the
principle of the bill when the question at issue was under
the consideration of a committee. . . .

-iii-Taitii-oi,:er;(4-ZWevery existing *patriot wu
excerpted from the operations of the bilL He maw no
reason to suppose that the bill would create disunion. As
to the committee, nothing was more eommon than to give
instructions to committees to consider the provisions of a
particular bill, and if this measure were not read • second
time, the committee now sitting could not take cognisance
of it.

M. SULLIVAN maintained that it was a MIMI
grievance that a tax should be paid by • temporary oc-
cupier end not by • permanent owner. (Hear, beer.)
County cars was now levied substantially for the improve-
meat of the property of landowners.
Lord C. HAMILTON remarked that the principle laid
down in favour of the bill was before the committee. It
wee • mistake to suppose that the committee would not
inquire into the whole question without having thim Dill
before it. His long acquaintance with • large body of
termite bad not led him to the conclusion that they were
strongly in favour of the proposed chance.
Sir P. O'BRIEN maid that in the county which he repro-
, seated be had never been celled upon to serve on the grand
jr
Mr. MAOUIRE said the Attarney-Getrerel for Ireland
wee greatly mistaken in assuming that there was no real
grievance. Even in the noble lord's (Lord C. Hamilton's)
own county ten persons out of every thousand felt the pre-
sent system to be a grievance ; and he (11r. Maguire)
could testify that throughout the south of Ireland them
war; a general feeling in favour of apportioning the cas be-
tween landlord and tenant.

The house then divided :
For the second reading sr
Against
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS (IRELAND) BILL

The O'CONOR DON baying moved the order of the day
for going into committee on this bill,

Mr. PEEL DAWBON said that if the bill
in its present shape it would immediately mLnfliet
• disastivnis blow on the united system of ecluation.
It would also add greatly to the burden of local taxation,
and that, too, at • period when Ireland could least bear
it, and on this ground petitions against it had been
presented from several counties in the north It was
said in deform) that the principle of it was voluntary, but
he believed that if it were pared it would soon be made
comptdoory.
Mr. VANCE moved that the house go into committee
that day six months. The object was to extend English
legislation to Ireland. without taking into account the
difference between the position of the two countries.
Under this bill the children of vagrants in Ireland, who
were exceedingly numerous, would get • better education
than the children of the industrial classes. The
rates in Dublin were already e' ht or nine shillings in the
pound, and he deprecated any Inners. Moreover, there
was no wain of provision for the education of the poorest
clue of children already.

Mr. REARDEN was satonished at the oppovition to the
introduction in Ireland of a system which had worked so
well in England.
The OVONOR DON referred to letters which he had
received from magistrates and beads of reformatories in
Ireland, in favour of the object of the bill. It wan in his
opinion quite enough in the way of defence that the
system had worked satisfactorily in this country.
[Left sitting.]

COVENTRY ELECTION.

NOMINATION.-(TH/S DAY.)

The nomination for the borough of Coventry
took place this morning, end the show of bands was de-
eared to be in favour of the oseserwative esadidate, Mr.
Hill.

PREVENTION OF RAILWAY AOCIDINTIL—III com-
mittee on the " Regulation of Railways Bill," LordSoiner-
hill will muve the introdootion of • douse to the offset
that whaler*: death or personal lojery to pasoengers, ser-
vants, or other persona doll have happened epos any rail-
way in oonsequenes of collision or scariest arising from
any muse whatever which may have formed the alibied of
• report to the Board of Trade, and when that report shall
contain • recommendation of mesas to be adopted to pre-

vent a recurreon of II filliike widest, the Board of Tilde
shall be empowered to lam as order to the clinician »-
Tibias them to carry the reccommeadattew into effect.
Sir Roderick Murchison his been elected by the
Amelmay of Soleness in Paris fendgn member, is place of
the late Professor Faraday.

Several of the jourials state that Madame Rat-
Mad, wife of the fanner Italian ininirder, has arrived la
Paris.

A splendid porcelain vase from the royal manu-
factory at Berlin his been that by the Sing of hook to
Dr. Nekton as a nark of kis Majesty's mstafiation at the
snosestal opention to which Count &Gate, the Nooks
ambassador, owes the re-establishment of kis health.

A meeting of the Trades Unions Commissioners
was held yesterday, et 1, Park-prospect, Great 9sess-
street, Weslaidaster. Prison RaOt Bee. Sir William
Erie. Chairmen ; Earl at Lord Mao, M.P., Sir
Daniel Gooch, Bert., MY., Mr. Marini', C. 8.,
Mr. James Booth. C. 8., Mr. J. A. Bashed', Q.C., 3LP.,
Mr. Thomas Hughes, 3LP., Mr. Frederis and
Mr. William Mathews. Mr. J. C. Train, marotary to the
Commission, was also Finnan

WAS-OPTICS, PALL-MALL, MALCM 2& 154th
Regiment of Foot—bisjar-dersl Stedbobste John Hogg-
ma to be eolosel, vice GINIONSI Miklmay Fame, demesed.—
Dated 13th Mama, 1868.-6arette.

Fonzune-orricz, like 23.—The Queen has
bye: urea to approve of Somber Pedro Aflame di
o as Vies-(1• sul at Newcastle for his Majesty
the King of Portugal sad the Algarrea.—Gazette.

TEM HZ&LTII OF LONDON. —lt appears from
the TOUTS tweed by anther* of be Begietrar-
Beam' that in the week that Mimi an Sitar-
day, the 21i Karel, 4,743 birdie and 2,984 deaths
were rendered in Loaded and le 13 oder Ism
towns of the United Kingdom. The anneal ride of mor-
tality was 24 pm 1,000 panted tiring. The annual rate of
mortality ids week was_22 per thessead in Lends., 28 in
Bilinbargb, and 24 in Dahlia • 19 in Bridal, 23 In Bir-
mingham, 25 in Liverpool, 38' in llandreder, 31 in Sal-
ford, 21 In ISholaeld, 25 in Leeds, 27 in Hall. 27 in New-
autle-opon•Tyme, and 31 in Glasgow. The rate in
Vienna was 37 per 1,000 daring the week aiding the 144 k
instant, whew the moan tompirairare was 2.1 deg.
Fahrenheit lower than in the same weak in London,
where the rate was 22. In Leader the births of 1,182
boys and 1,111 girls, in all Kt* eldidnm, were
registered in the week.

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EI'SOM SPRING XZEnNo.—(ratii DAY.)

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METROPOLITAN STAKES.

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Montsguard 3
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HEATHOOTE PLAT&

Bismarck
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WALTON STAMM. Threa-quarkas of a one.
Slater to Veda, De Var., Neistays, lIIIINIkaIN Ilaaaa.
SiIIISOWSI 1, Amass. Lan, Ostloa, Dude, e, and Lyttle•
tot ars ban.

SPOOR SPRING CUP. One mile.

Rabbit
Trap, Ramekin. fireseay, Powderhamm, Mires, Oariom,
doors, add L Rata ars here.

DIIEDANS STAYER. Half a Wk.
ROM", Woodbine, Brow, Bantatonar, LtDingbant
Olin Parma, Captains Ally, Marry Lam, Tarragona Al Sir
Bouquatiore, and ihningapatam anhana.
NEW TWO-YEAR-OLD ETAXYZ. Throe-gnortors al
a intln,

KM. de Finny, Sister to Veda, De Vert, Clara,
Lifeboat. Fenian, Trempette, MissalsHo, Robespierre,
Electricity, Olen Stuart, Moak, Soffinka, Rajah, Hom-
elier, Royalty, and Lyttliton ue bore.

MONEY mAitirir.-mnis DAP.),
ONZ O'CLOMIL
In the Stock Zschange to-day the transactions
are (natured to a few securities, and the
variathras in prices are unimportant A
few dealings have taken place in the ler
bah funds, at the closing prima of yesterday.
In the railway market, Caledonian stock is etill
offered, and has experienced a fresh reduction, owing
to the prospect of serious differences arisingbetween
a section of the sharahidders and the board with
regard to the payment of future dividends. Most
of the foreign bonds aro unchanged. Banking,
financial, and miscellaneous shares are still
neglected.
In the discount market the lowest rate is still
2 per cent. The charge for short loans in the Stock
Exchange is I* to 2 per cent
Consols are quoted 93 to for money and
931 to for the account (April 2), and Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents., 91i
to 92.

Railway stooks are quiet, with few transactions.
Caledonian has declined } per cent., and London
and North Western, } ; while South Eastern has
improved }. Subjoined are the prices :—Cale-
donian, 79} to 1 ; London and North Western,
114 to 115; Great Western, 461 to } ; Midland,
106} to } ; London and South Western, 85 to 86 ;
Great Eastern, 32 to } ; Brighton, 48} to 49} ;
South Eastern, 724 to 4 ; Metropolitan. 114} to 1;
Great Northern, 104} to 106 ; ditto A, 100 to };
London, Chatham, and Dover, 18} to } ; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 125} to } ; York and North
Midland, 93 to 94 ; Berwick, 100} to 101; and
North British, 334 to 34}.
A moderate amount of business is reported in
foreign stocks. Egyptian of 1864 have improved
} per cent, vis. , to 87 to 88, and Turkish of 1865
are } better, at 33} to 4. Brazilian of 1865, 72
to 73 ; Chilian of 1867, 89 to } ; Egyptian of 1864,
87 to } ; the Vioeroy's Loon, 73} to 74 ; Italian
of 1861, 47} to 3 ; Mexican, 15} to 1 ; Peruvian
of 1865, 78} to 79 ; Russian of 1868, 87 to } ;
Spanish New, 35} to ; Turkish of 1858, 59} to
60 ; and ditto of 1862, 63 to 64.
The only change in securities is a rise of 2s. in
the Four per Cent. Bonds, viz., to 30s. to 35e.
prem. The Five per Cents. are at 1131 to 114} ;
the Four, 1001 to 101, ex di►. ; and the Five
per Cent. Debentures, 106 to }. Exchequer Bills
are is. lower, at 9s. to 14s. prem.
Bank shares are unaltered. London and West-
minster, 67} to 68} ; Australasia, 59} to 60} ;
Oriental, 42} to } ; Anglo-Austrian, 3} to prem.;
London and Brazilian, 34 to 32 dis. ; and Im-
perial Ottoman, } die. to par.
Very few

have been recorded in
financial shares. General Credit, 21 to dia. ;
Credit Fonder, 7* to 61 dis. ; International
Financial, 11 to # dis. ; and London, 26 to 24 dia.
Miscellaneous shares show no alteration of im-
portance. National Discount, 51 to 64 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 14 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 44 to #
dia. ; Telegraph Construction, 131 to 1 ; Atlantic
Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference, 6 to 1 ; and
Anglo-American, 211 to 22.
Upon the application of Mr. Lewis H. Evans,
the official liquidator of the Financial Corporation
(Limited), the Master of the Rolls has ordered •
call of 101. per share upon the contributories, pay-
able Ist April next.
The directors of the lonian Bank have declared
• dividend at the rate of 6, and a bonus at the rate
of 4 per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending
December last.
It is notified that the tranider books of the Rio
de Janeiro City Improvements Company (Limited)
will be closed from the 31st instant to
the 14th of April, both inclusive, " for the
preparation and issue of warrants for the
payment of such dividend as may be declared
at the annual. meeting, to be held on the said
31st day of March instant, in respect of revenue
for the half-year ended 31st December, 1867."
The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 2,0131. over last year.
American securities are steady. The 5-20 Bonds
are quoted 721 to # ; Erie Railway shares, 461
to 47 ; and Illinois Central, 891 to 90.
The Certificates of the Foreign and Colonial
Trust are at 1 to If prem., sad Metropolitan Dis-
trict Railway Debentures, now Woe, as 14 to
prem.

HALF-PAST ONZ O'CLOCK.

Consols are unaltered, but foreign bonds are
rather firmer, and a rise of to f per
cent. has occurred in Mexican, Peruvian of
1866, and Turkish of 1866. As regards railways,
Metropolitan stock has declined per cent.,
while Brighton has risen I.
Some speculative attention has lately been di-
rected to the bonds of the Confederate Cotton
Loan, which are now quoted 6to 6f, and at this
price are apparently regarded as a good " lottery
ticket" Purchases of this paper seem to have been
promoted by a statement that the United States
government have in their hands cotton formerly pas-
seemed by the Confederate government to the value of
about 3,000,000 dots., and that the proceeds have
been ordered to be paid into the United States
treasury, to await any claims which may be made
spinet it. It is remarked with eatidaction that
the American peas has responded in a very friendly
manner to the conciliatory speech Lord Stanley
with regard to the Alabama alai
About 64,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank yesterday for Alexandria. Owing to the
firmness of the Paris Rxchange, there is now
very little demand for gold for exportation, and
it is therefore anticipated that a large portion of
the million sterling now on the way from Australia
will be retained here.

The Weser, from New York. has brought SAO&
in specie. On the other hand, the Hansa has taken
out 63,0001. for that port, but the whole of this
sum is understood to be for Havana.

The fo "reignesobangeeyeaterdity afternoon showed
a tendency to improvement, and an advanoe occurred
as regards bills on Belgium, Hamburg, and three
months drafts on Holland. On the other hand,
the exohaa with Austria and Italy were quoted
somewhat better for those countries. The liat:is
subjoined:
S wee; 11.19( 1101 ; short,
11.11111:111 ; 3 11.19} to 1204 ,
Aldo' s% 3 sissths. 38.28 to S5O; 3 maths,
2135 M 11.40 ; lissabori 3 mos 13.10 to
13.10 i ; Gawk ko.. 3 8.311 to 6.271 ;
Si. PobursiVissaisis3k to 32 ; Paris. Amt. 10.12 i
16.111 i ; orma KW to ;
11. ; Prsaiistios.thollsiss.
• awatis. I•44.Viims. I mates, 11.70 to
11.80 ; Trio* 3 11.70 to 11.80 ; iiiidd4 3
steatika,4Bl7ll;; lira .3 ameatbs, 4811448A*
mots, 104114;Bovillo,3stostbs,401 to 48; ;
3 stoslis. to 48; 141110•111. $ soistiks, 481 is •
liscosims,, osisAbs. 40 to 48i ; Moo. 3
to illiscaylorsitoss, mouths. 481 to 4478644 m,
3 IVO to 28.80 ; Grey 3 assailis. 28. 0 to
18.90 ; oltalli 3 souttlio. 28.70 to 28.80; Palm"
3 otontito. *lO to 28.80 ; 18ain3.,3 atoults. KM to
28.80; ladtak (UP' Bsls. boat °Pries a dote
dais. 312 to us.

TL* Loads., Brighton, and llouthilosa Bail-
way trails is shows this week an ineresas of
2,9e9L ovae last year ; the Metropolitan an in-
seam of SOOT. ; and the Glasgow and Beath
Wakes as increase of 7311.
eobioined are the quotstiews of insures.% gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, sa givta in the Stook
&change lien of hat arenas :

IsioneTeeo—Allliamee ;ad Pervilis, 12( 13 ; ditto
Marilee, 16 ; Cenireeroiel Union, I ; Limped sad Lea-
d= mod Glebe (U. sasuit), ; Liverpool and Liebe

Me sad Life, I, ex dlr. North Raid& sad Maras SU,
115; name lad Mews; Marine (lianied), 41; Univeiresl
aliziztvrat o"ah=m Unita). 41.1 ; Cif! ai
Loudest ,22 , ; 6 ; City ef isesmsr (ley
7i ; ; Cestlasenal, 611 ; Lee-
dom, 63 4 ; 261 ; mien IL 6 346, en Mv. '
Hooka—Fast sad West ladia, 124 j 3 4'; leads. and
S. Liberia., BO 49 8 ; dill. Debsatare sleek, 67.
Waterworks—Balla, 131; ditto, new, 61; Rut Loa:
dm, 116.
Subjoined is a report of yesterday's sale at the
" Open Stook Exchange (Limited) :"
Redraw Kim, IL 6d. ; Consolidated Lead Company of
Frame, 18a. to 110 a. ; Remake lasaranes, 4s. to ss. ; Coe.
fedelate 600 del. biz per that. Beads, 1854, ss. 6d. ;
ilastern Amass Company. 64. ; Alhambra Oass=
41. 16e.. ex div. ; Vaasa Railway, 21. les. Bd. ;
Rep. of Virginia, 50L Beads, nt. ; Ceyloa °Wee
&WM, 14e. 6d. ; Landes aad Liverpool Hotel 20/. Deb.;
lit