The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-15 00:00:00

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LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TURF NOTES AND TUE CAMBRI

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We (Raiders Comfit* Sorsa) have hem favoured
by the captain with the following statinint of the hi
of the ship Tom Fakes, of Liverpool, Hoary Wells maim
with • cargo of rectified naphtha, °misting.' 770 binge.
from Hamburg, bound toetareburg:—Tbe ambit
says shortly alter he oommenced to take ia the cargo
ther°aPPremiBiatthHialimburilthetvw.
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no smell below or on deck only when the ship wee
pumped out, then be could perceive • small quantity of
naphtha on the water, and a strong smell arising there-
from ; nothing more to warn him of say danger. The vessel
was quite sueicieutly ventilated by the hatchways fere
and aft, so as to guard against fire from the &sob lie
tacked the ship at 2 o'clock on the morning of the exploe
Ilion, said had a candle on the cabin table looking at his
°hart, which was put out after being lighted about four
or five minutes. There also was • light burning in the
cabin, so as the man at the wheel could see to steer by the
camper. That was put out about half-past 6in the
morning, and as the crew lived on deck in a house, and
also cook therein, there were only the captain and mate
below, the mate being in bed, and no 4ht or Are below sit
the time. About ball-gast 8 o'clock ca the morning
of the 6th September, about 48 miles N. by W. of Heligo-
lead, the captain teas in the cabin, whit he heard a load
laming and crackling of planks, and dug, as lie I,t,
flying en his ey_es, and he was instantaneously beenb for
some time. came to himself he found himself
on the cabin floor. When he get up he locked amend for
one moment, and perceived_ his shutoff by the essa-
pazaon to the deck, the bulloth all being Mllapeed
atherr. On looking up he perceived that . there was
sufficient room in the water ways for him, so that he and
the mate got on deck through Sim. The captain did not
feel that he was burnt by the vapour until hart on deck,
then he maw the blood on deck coming from his hands, and
the skin off bare to the flesh. So much burnt about his
face that he was almost blind. All the skin that was
burnt and not off was as white as snow, but noes of the
clothes were scorched. The hair of the captain's heed
and face was not singed as with fire, only
together, and when touched came off in lumps. lighet
was no flash nor any report. The ship did not take
fire immediately, if so, he says be was suMeiently long
enough insensible to have been burnt to death in the cabin.
if there had been any flash, he thinks, the ship would
have been in flames all through her in one moment. As
aeon as be got on deck the crow cried, " What shall we do
to MVO our lives, captain 7" He immediately said, " tiet
out the boat ;" but on looking forward at the boat, he said,
"Oh, what destruction." Ire saw the ship looked as if
she had an electric shock, for there was not a piece of
wood in or about the decks, neither yards, gaffs, nor booms,
but what had felt the explosion. There the boat lay on
the port aide of the deck, blown out of her chocks, sad
split in two from stem to stern, with her stern out. The
ship was also split fore and aft, in her waterways, all the
hatches blown inflames, decks up, yards, gaffs, and booms
all down, hanging over the side • the poop up a foot from
the main deck, the windlass and of the bowsprit up
about two feet, the nightheads had left the bowsprit
about a foot, the ship open down to the water edge. But
of all this destruction he could nut see one ;pea of the
ship blown out of her into the sea, He saw the ship had
completely but st, and was shivered to pieces. He did not
perceive that the ship was on fire as yet, when he ordered
the mainmast to be cut away to save life as he thought
the ship would soon founder. But when they had got
some of the shroud, cut away they peroeived a light-
coloured smoke coining out of the fore-end of the ship, and
shortly afterwards flames with • dark volume of smoke
rising up and consuming all the sails on the foremast in-
stantly, when he ordered the men to cease cutting away
the mainmast and to clear away the main boom from the
mast, as there was no other escape. The captain ooeld
not swim, on looking round he saw the crew stripped
naked flinging themselves over the stern into the sea with
anything they could pick up. The captain was now left
with one young man, IVilliam Mellor (who had been in bed
in the house and was not burnt) ; they had to exert
themselves es the flames were now raging aft with great
rupdity thug feet above the foremast head the fore-end
of the boeni awl mainmast were in the flames before they
succeeded in getting the after end cleared of the ropes.
When about 100 yards from the burning ship the captain
called out to the crew to come on the boom, but they did
not *CUM willing to do so. Only one young man, William
Newton, swam to the boom, making three of them. The
ship was now about 150 yards off, aril burning like a vol-
cano out of the sea, the flames reaching about 2.t10 feet high.
on looking round he perceived the other four men nearing
the ship, when he saw the ship go down in the centre of
the flames, leaving all the naphtha on the surface of the
sea like a mountain of fire. The whirlpool she left in
foundering caused the fire to spread with great rapidity,
so that they bad to swim with the boom to keep clear col
the fire as it spread over the sea to leeward and covered a
space of half a mile, with the assistance of the wind, in a
yes y short time. From the time of the explosion to the
ship going down was about thirty minutes. When they
had got clear of the flames they heard the others cry out
" it's coming, it's coming," and on looking round, the
captain says be shall never forget it ; there was only one
poor fellow left, the other three had gone where no man
knoweth. The weather now became foga, and they could
not see more than half a mile, and they then bet sight of
the flames, and they cannot tell how king they burntwna
succeededthis time they had in getting a piece of
and making it fast across the boom to keep it from turning
round, then all three got across it. The captain told them
to call out along with him, "Ship ahoy! slap ahoy all
the day, in the hope of some one h them. It now
became very foggy. The other man (Alfred Nichols) not
with them, answered them until 10 o'clock that night by
the rising of the moon, when his voice was heard no more.
The weather now became quite clear, the night was Ike,
but very cold, with a light wind, from the S.E. They
still continued singing out all night; the captain per-
ceived that their voices were becoming very weak, and
they bad commenced to get the cold shivers ; the captain
being much troubled with the cramp in his legs. He knew
that one hour more would be as long as they could hold
out, but Providence ordained otherwise, for about 1 or 2
o'clock in the morning the captain saw • vessel to leeward,
when he sung out there was &vessel. He then ordered them
to sing out all together, but the other two men had a doubt
as they bad imagined to have seen many vessels during the
night, but when she came is the moon's rays they acted upon
the sails, they then saw the vessel and sung out together,
never ceasing for one moment until they perceived
that they had heard them by shortening sail and tacking.
When abreast of them they sung out together, "Send a
boat, send • boat." when they put out their boat and
succeeded in finding thens,..and took thin on board of
their vessel, which proved to be the German schooner
Von 7.edlitz, Captain C. D. Scheer, of Rendsburg, from
Hamburg, bound to Drammen. He lent the
clothing, and dressed their burns and wounds, ande eirie=
theta with the greatest kindness. The captain was
burnt very much about the face and hands; the other
man, William Newton, was burnt about the arms and
face. William Mellow, being in bed at the time of the
explosion, had received no material injury, only by expo-
sure in the water. When the captain landed them at
Drammen, they received the liveliest kindness from Mr.
Hutchinson, the British consul, and great attention from
Dr. Holt. When they got sufficiently recovered they were
sent home. Captain C. D. Shaer told Captain Wells that
be left Cuxhaven Roads at the same time that he did,
and came up in time to save three poor sufferers from as
untimely end, after being blown up, burnt out of the ship,
and having to cling to a boom for • day and a night.
This is the most wonderful and miraculous escape that
has been heard of for some tam—The foregoing state-
ment is signed by Captain Henry Wells, 9, Durham-
street, Hol&rness-road.

TIIE REITNION AND ILAIIRMITS MAILS.—MAR-
MLLES, Ocr. 14.—The Menageries Imperials steamer
Nil arrived here to-day at 11 p.m. with the above mails.
It is said that the Rev. Mr. Randall, eon of
Archdeacon Randall, and one of the Oxford ultra-church
school, is to be the new Bishop of New Zealand whenever
lir. Selwyn thinks fit to resign his plurality as Bishop of
Lichfield and New Zealand. Another son of Archdeacon
Randall has been appointed to a new church in Clifton,
where, in the language of the ritualists, he has met up "the
daily sacrifice."—Reserd.
Esoman ORATORIO rn GERMANY.—A German
adaptation of Costa's oratorio Eli will be performed for
the first time in Germany on the 3rd of November at
Stuttgart. The Committee of the Winter Subscription
Concerts given annually in aid of the Artists' Charitable
Fund, under the special patronage of the King of Wur-
tenherg, have invited the composer to conduct his work.
Mr. Costa left the Island of IseLia, Naples, on the 11th,
on way to the Swabian capital, Minna accepted the
flattering invitation. The libretto of Eli, written by the
late Mr. Bartholomew, who was also the author of
Naaman, Mr. Costa's second oratorio, and of Mandela-
sohn's El(jah, has been translated by Praulein Gruneisen
and her father, Dr. Grunsisen, the Lutheran Prelate and
court chaplain at Stuttgart.
MONUMEWT TO BISHOP BLOMFIELD IN ST.
Paul.'s.—A memorial tomb and window have been erected
in the south aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral to the memory
of the late Right Rev. Dr. C. J. Blomfield, Bishop of
London. The former is a low altar tomb of Caen stone,
relieved with insertions of coloured marbles and mosaics.
Thereon is placed a bed of pure polished marble and a
raised pillar diapered, and on if the full-length figure of
the bishop in full episcopal habit, one hand lying across
the Mart and the other at his side, on a book, which ap-
pears to be a bible, and by its aide the crozier. The
window is above it.
CAUTION TO BOYS.—Last evening Mr. W. I.
Payne, City coroner, held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, touching the death of Moe. Cakebread, owed 11,
of No. 16, Cornwell-street, fthoreditch. Edward Groom,
residing at 21, Bruton-street, City, said that on Saturday
afternoon last Maras iu the Old-road, and saw the
declassed Longing on to the back of a four-wheel cab. Some
people called out to the driver, "Put the whip behind."
The boy became excited and whilst attempting to reach
the pavement • Great Western Railway van came along,
knocked him down, and before the driver had time to
pull up his hones, the wheels of the vehicle, which was
heavily laden with iron, pared over his body, crushed
him in a fearful manner, and killed him on the spot No
fault appeared to be attached to the driver of the van, and
the Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

RAILWAFAMITING,'iIIa OTHSI
EIHAIXBATetri D4YJ

gleshie poie4 pm.,
COLONIAL toIMINOURIT2III
Canoda, 6 pee J. mad July, 1877-84, 108.
I 8 N,
09, f iSouti W I pet MI., Jae. eadl Jay, 1838
94.
Quomolowl. I par 4.44., Jen, usil July, 1882-5, 1071.
Tommie.,S per mist, Ja mss July, 1806, 107.
Vick:el& 4 we emit, Apia and Oat., 1101,
OVIDINARY MAXIM AND NMI=
Cologicadie, 72, 1.
Ores! leellees, 501, I.
Orel. Neelhers A(A receives no dividmi mill 6 per
maLo leo beensad Y
pold taoatkle,OU
aceelem
Louden, Doightaa, sad Soutit.7oest,
Loaders.* Werth Woolons, 1121, 12.
Loudon sad Booth Wailers, 881.
Itebro 1 , 81, I.
Do. WO4 71
e. to 8 per cent. till 1870),

--iiidlandt=all24, 12.
Mirt
Do.h
and Darby), 791.
• ,
North Eiesiern (Derwisk), 961.
PRIPERENOZ =ABM
Great Northam 6 per eat., 111 g.
PRZEIBMIKM SHARES AND 87'0013.
Midland. 6 per optional to convict to ordinary
stock, Sept. 1, 100, 191, I.
BRUM
Oa. pat POSSESSIONS.
Eastern Bengal, cent, 100,
East Indian, var. 6 per oat., 110, 1.
Great Indian Peninj. 6 per sent., 110 h 1.
Great Southern of boa. 41 per toot., 100.
Great Western of 14
Madiss,_rne.. 6 par cent., 106,
Sande, gut 6 per ant., 1021.
Do., Pinijanb, 10t.

INDIAN RAILWAY
Madras, 1870-71-72..108.

FOREIGN RAILWAY&
Bahia and San Francisco, 151, ad.
Butesoa Ayres, Gt. South. (Um.), gait. 7 p. ot, 17.
Dunabsrg- and Witepek (Limited) guaranteed 6 per
cent, 861.
Great Luxembourg, 6 per cent, 101, 1, ad.
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 6-16.
Recife and San Francisco (Lim.), gun. 7 p. et., 12.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 16f.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS,
Orel Vitebsk, gun. by Bunion Government, 6 per ant.,
BRITISH MINES.
Chivertcri, 6, 1.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN HEM.
Chontales Gold and Silver Yining (Limited), R.
Vancouver Coal (Limited), 9.
JOINT STOCK BANES.
"D 0.,(
B, 61gra (Limited), A, 12.
i•
Imperial Ottoman,
London Chartered of Australia, 231.
London Joint Stock, 311.
London and Westminster, 651.
National Provincial of England, 100/. shares, 1341.
Do., 20/. shares, 391.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43/, ad.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Credit Fowler of England (Limited), 21.
Crystal Pabion, 24
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, gun. by Egyptian govern.
meat, 91.
Hudson's Bay, 151, I.
London Provincial Telegraph (Limited)}.
Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Hail
(Limited), 11, 1.
Royal Mail Stearn, 52, 31, 21.
United Kingdom Telegraph Com (Lim., 51.
Universal Marine Insurance (Limit
ed),)B.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 75.

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each. Samoa fans wik >Y direstkin dab" ha It house.
L—osia. Wootton : D.--tdos sky; 4.—sfonds (detailed)
f.—fog ; IL-1111111 I.—babaft
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(salted), daring lea It Muni Oka ditorbara
UNARM
The decrease in pressure noticed yesterday aftsrawa has eat-
laded to all stations during the night, and has become
as-
riau at northern and western stations. Th• ma againss at again
0+ in. lower than that repotted yesterday, and fibs dillinnos
between readings at Nairn and Bocisfort es 01 lasi Tamara
taw ha risen very quickly in listland ; little demo fa pwsisai
in the south In the huh Bea a widdia
up last night, and still ocatirsa 1s fair mike
is nay free bat awe annul,, and fa +. Dogfish
amid a inodssede asti-walsoly awns Is rsperewil. lan hr
fallas albs use& ad
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ansettled. Atwein sad sea Is Wilt
Waning, bawd to al aria this If

An organised body of men recently set out in
the State of Mobile, to disoover a gang of ruffian, who
bad been concerned In the murder of Captain Mason, a
superintendent of registration. Four of them were cap-
tured, tried, and hung by sentence of a vigilance com-
mittee.

VOTES OF OFFICERS IN TIIE CIVIL Simms.—
Some doubt has been entertained in various quarters as
to the restoration of the political franchise to the officers
in the different departments of the customs, came.
and Mr. Aria, the distributor of stamps for this county, in
order to set the matter entirely at rest, put himself into
communication with the chief authorities at Somerset.
house upon the subject, and yesterday received the
following letter in answer : "Inland Revenue
Office, Somerset-house, 13th October, 1868. Sir,—ln
reply to your letter of the 7th inst., I am directed
by the board to acquaint you that distributors and
sub-distributors of stamps are precluded from interfering
in an election of member to serve in parliament, other-
wise than by voting. the Act 10 Anne, c. 19, s. 184, still
remaining in foroe.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
WY. Louth." Thus it will be seen that in freeing all
the officers of the civil service from the penalties for
voting, under the New Reform Bill, the Act. of Anne,
which imposes severe penalties and loss of office if any
servant of the mown in those capacities should attempt to
thaws or take a position as one of the committee for •
conslidato, remains stillin town—KW Soma

Zorn MAMBA—(TIai DILL)

oine O'CLOCK.
The tone of the stook markeis, on the whole, is
:we farouralie to-day, the recent advance in
prime having led to realisations. Consols had
receded per oast. for money, but are unchanged
for 'the asoment. Railway stocks have deolined in a
few oases, though not to an important extent.
Metropolitan is ohisly offered. Foreign bonds,
however, are stall in request, and a rise is apparent
in Italian of 1881, Peruvian of 1885, Turbid' of
1882 and 1888, and the Oriel Vitebsk Railway Loan.
Royal Mail Steam shares are decidedly heavy, and
have ezperienoed a fresh fell of 21. 10s., transactions
being recorded at 52. The announotenent that the
company is not in a position to pay any dividend
for the half year has led to numerous sides, both
spectilativ•and ions Ads. The fortnightly settle-
ment will be Iniast afternoon.

Including a eenellimabbaimatwe of bilis received
from the county, egad* from the manufactur-
ing (Untried., the applications foe &mount to-day
are to a fair extent, but the rate for choke paper
does not exceed If to per cent., owing to the
superabundant supply of money seeking employ-
ment. The charge for loans in the Stook Ex-
change is 1 per oent., but there are few takers.

Consols are quoted 941 to for money, and
941 to 1 for the amount (Nov. 5) ; and the Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
981 to 1.
The railway market is rather dull, and a decline
of Ito 1 per cent. has occurred in Midland, Me-
tropolitan, and Great Northern A stocks. An-
nexed are the quotations :—Caledoniau, 71; to 721;
London and North Western, 1121 to 1 ; Great
Western, 481 to 491; Midland, 112 to a ;
London and South Western, 871 to 881; Great
Eastern, 401 to ; Brighton, 52; to 1 ; South
Eastern, 771 to 1 ; Metropolitan, 106/ to 71;
Great Northern, 1071 to 108 ; ditto A, 1061 to
; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 1; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 171 to 1; and Manches-
ter, Sheffield, and Linoolnahire, 474 to 48/.
The foreign stock market is firm, and the
general course of prices is favourable. Italian of
1861, Peruvian of 186.5, Turkish of 1862 and
1866, and the Orel Vitebsk Railway Loan, have
advanced 4 per cent., but Mexican bonds have
receded 1 per cent. Prices are quoted as follows :
—Brazilian of 1866, 771 to ; Chili= of 1867,
94 to 95 ; Egyptian of 1864, 821 to 4, ex div. ;
Italian of 1861, 62 to 4 ; Mexican, 15/ to 16 ;
Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 791; Russian of 1866,
901 to 1; Nioolai Railway Loan, 674 to 4; ditto
Orel, 841 to 1 ; ditto Moscow-Jaroslaw, 82 to 1;
Spanish of 1867, 331 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858, 661
to 67 ; ditto of 1862, 681 to 691 ; and ditto of
1865, 40; to 411.

Indian stocks are inquired for, but the only
change is a rise of 1 por cent. in the debentures,
viz., to 1051 to 106. The Ten and a Half per
Cents. are at 214 to 217 ; the Five, 1141 to 115;
the Four, 1031 to 104 ; and the bonds, 203. to
255. prem. Bank Stock, 242 to 244; and Ex-
chequer Bills, 17s. to 225. prem.
A few dealings have been recorded in Bank
shares, at steady quotations. Anglo-Austrian, 6
to i prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to 2,5
din. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1, to 11 prem. ; Con-
solidated, e to 1 prem.; London and Westminster,
651 to! ; London and County, 481 to 491; and
Union of London, 331 to 341.

The market for miscellaneous shares is inactive.
National Discount, 111 to 1; General Credit, 21 to
1 dis. ; International Financial, le to 11 die. ;
Hudson's Bay, 14/ to ISt; Telegraph Construc-
tion, 151 to 16 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference, 31 to 4 ; and Anglo-American,
21 to 1.
There is still an inquiry for United States 5-20
bonds, which show a fresh rise of 1 per
cent., the present price being 72 to 1., ex div. ;
Erie Railway Shares, 92 to 1; Illinois
Central, 93 to 1 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Debentures, 371 to 38 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds, 391 to 40.
The Italian Tobacuo Loan is steady, at 1 to 11
prem•

TWO O'CLOCK.

Home railway stocks remain flat, and a reduc-
tion of to j per cent. is observable in Great
Western, South Eastern, Metropolitan, and
Great Northern A, compared with the prices
above given. The only additional change in
foreign bonds is a reduction of A in Italian of 1861
and Spanish of 1867. The English funds exhibit
no further movement.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
The government funds are dull, at 941 to 1,
for money, and 941 for the account.
Railway stocks are rather flat, and show a re-
duction of to t per cent. in some cases. Cale-
donian, 711 to ; Brighton, 621 to 1; Metro-
politan, 1061 to ; South Eastern, 77 to 1 ;
Midland, 112 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1281 to 1 ; London and North Western, 112 to t ;
and Great Western, 481 to 49.
The foreign stock market shows dulness.
Italian of 1861, 511 to 521 ; Orel, 841 to 1;
Nitholai, 671 to # ; Turkish of 186.5, 40/ to 41;
Spanish of 1867, 331 to 1; and Italian Tobacco
Loan, to 11 prem.
About 20,0001. in bar gold has been sont into
the Bank.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Routes
opened at 69fr. 82c. for the account, being 1-16
per cent. better than yesterday.
About 20,0001. sovereigns from South America
and 6,0001. in bar gold were sent into the Bank
y, while 27,000 sovereigns were taken out
Tr.eirltetandria. The import end export opera-
tions of the week comprise, on balance, a with-
drawal of 10,0001. from the Bank.

The Seine, from the West Indies, has brought
479,5001., of which 23,6001. is gold, and 454,0001.
silver. The latter consists chiefly of Mexican
dollars. The Hermann, from New York, has also
1,194/. on English account.

Telegrams from New York announce an ad-
vance in the exchange on London to 1091. As the
dividends on the 5.20 Bonds fall due on the Ist of
November, a further rise, pointing to considerable
shipments of gold to this side, is not unlikely.
With reference to the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company, it is officially notified that, in conse-
quence of the large falling off in the treble remipte
of the undertaking for the half year ended the
30th June last, the directors will be unable at the
meeting of the proprietors to be held on the 28th
instant to recommend the payment of a dividend.
A circular has boon issued by the directors of
the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, in which
those gentlemen, as colleagues of Sir Edward
Watkin, convey to the bond and stock holders
" their emphatic protest against the continued and
violent personal attacks (hitherto unnoticed), by
circular and otherwise, made upon Sir Edward by
Mr. Hoseltine, chairman of the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Company." This circular remarks that
" for the policy of the Grand Trunk Company,
whatever may be its faults or merits, the directors
us a body are equally responsible," and says:

It is fact, and it should be known to the prop 'etors,
that for the last three years Sir Edward Wstkfa has been
not only ready, but desirous of rsigning the dans of pre.
admit of the company, and has as his pad at
the earnest request of his colleagues, in order to carry out
incepuree of the greatest importance to the undertaking
—measures now on the ere of scoomplishment.
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Finally, the holders are warned' against allowing

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lennogslatint of tho company to fall "into the
of a section whom interests are opposed to
of the general body of the Orand Trunk
reortnotottn."

With regard to the aseethig of the Lemberg
Caernowits Railway Company, to be held at
to-daY (ThuludaY), for the purpose of
aa to the adoption of the proposed pro-
longation to Jassy, in the Danubian Principalities,
we are informed that the number of shares de-
posited in favour of the resolution is 22,000, and
against it only 206. It is of rare 000urrenoe,
ni the ease of an Austrian un ng, that so
large a number of shares are represented at a
general meeting.