The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-29 00:00:00

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The failure is annonnord of Meirata. John sad
Bdward Corder*, and Co., provision inerehaats,
of Tooley-street, with liabilities estimated at about
30,000 i. _ _

Therdirectors of the British sad Irish Msgnstie
Telegraph Company have announced a dividend
for the past half-year at the rate of 9# per cent.,
per annum, payable on the 20th August.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 3441. over last year, and
the Glasgow and South Western an increase of
2701.

At the meeting yesterday of the London and St
Katharine Docks Company the directors' report
was adopted, and a dividend of 1 i per cent. de-
clared for the half year, after some discussion
with reference to the management of the undee-
taking.
At the meeting of the Australian Agricultural
Company held yesterday a dividend of 10s. per
share, free of income tax, was declared.

A meeting of the Hop and Malt Exchange as&
Warehouse Company (Limited) was held yesterday.
when the directors' report was adopted. It stated
that the building has been completed at a coat of
66,8571., and that the profit over the working ex-
penses since Oct. last has amounted to 37g.

At a meeting of the Albion Bask-(litaited),
held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 4 per
sent. wee deckled.

An extraordinary general assisting of the Tele-
graph to India Company (Limited) is convened for
the 9th August, to oordlrm thirproceedings at tie
meeting on the 12th instant, with reference to the
agreement between this company and the Tole-
ph Conetruction and Maintenance Company
'milted); also for the purpose of declaring a dirt-
for the half year ending the Seth June.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stook
Exchange list of 'last evening :
Insurance.-Allisame Marine, 261 ex di ,v. • Commercial
Union, 61 ; Guardian, 624 ex dir.; Omen Marine, 20;
Universal Marine (Inoue;), 6 346 ex div.
Gas Light and Coke.-City of: Moscow Gas, 51 ; Com-
mercial, 34 ; Continental Union (limited), 151; European,
11.4, lb, ex div.; Surrey Consumer" New, 8, e.
Docks.-London and St. Katherina 49 es div.
Waterworks-llerlin, 161; East London, 1141, ex div
Annexed is a report of
_yesterda,nl y,'s sales at the
" Open Stock Exchange (I-i *ted): '
Hercules Insurance Company, V. paid, 9s. 6d. to 10s.;
Worthing Royal Sea Rouse Hotel Company, 31. 10s. paid,
12a. ; Jarch Company Dividend Warrant, 111. bc,
31. 16e. ;S. Austrian and Lombardo-Verdian, 201. fully
paid, 1613-16; Belgian Pubeic Works, A shares, 101. fully
Paid, 7 7-16; New Quebrada Company, 41. paid, le, ai.
to la. 9d. • ditto, 41. 4s. paid, Si. M. to 65..; Lacy
Vresionald.
Phillips Gold Mine, 61. tally 265. ; Cimeolidated
Land Company of Prance, 101. 16c, 17s. • ditto,
201. Bonds, 1872, 4 11-16; ditto, 201. 1874, '4.9-18 ;
Royal Swedish Railway, 2s. 9d. to 2a. 1 • Hodges'
Distillery, 261. fully paw, 101; John King and Company,
71. paid. 2 16-16; Confederate States Loan, 8 par cent.,
due 1873, 7s. 6d. to 84. per 1,000 dole. ; Ceylon Coffee
Estates, 101. fully paid, 4s. 3d. • Royal Swedish Railway,
7 per cent. preference, 41. paid, 12s. 6d. to 12s. 9d.;
Alhambra Company, 10/. fully paid, 63-16; City of Milan.
Improvements, 301. fully paid, 9i ; Spanish New 3 per
Cents., 1867, 35 1-16.

The coupons due the Ist August on the Marietta
and Cincinnati Railroad Company's sterling bonds
are advertised for payment in due course.

MINEB.-(27118 DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

Home mining shares are stallegliitd:Viert
Chiverton, 601 to 611; Great Rata ,33t0 1;
Prince of Wales, 37e. 6d. to 405.; Chiverton,
20e. to 265, ; Chiverton Moer, 61 to 6j; New
Lovell, 17e. Bd. to 225. 6d. ; Wheal &tom, 67i
to ;624 ; Emily Henrietta, 313 to 321; East
Lovell, 7 to 71; Trumpet Consols, 12 to 13 ;
and Clifford, 2 to 24.
F3reign and colonial mining shares are quoted
as follows :—Yudanamutana, 61 to t; St. John
del Rey, 181 to 191 ; Don Pedro, 21 to 3 prem.
Anglo-Brazilian, par to f prem.; Pestarsma, to
dis. ; Chontales, 2 to j ; Roma Grande." to
prem. ; Anglo-Italian, par to 3
_prem. ; Uni
Mexican, 11 tot ; Frontino and Bolivia, to ;
and Port Phillip, 1 9-16 to 11-16.

RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
SHARES.-(THLS DAY.)

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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Canada, Jan. and July, 1877 to 1884 (6 per cent.),
1041, 4.
Do, Jan. and July (6 per cent.), 92.
New South Wales, Jan. and July, 1888 to 1886 (6 par
owq..), 100.

Ns; Zealand, Jan., April, July, and Oct. (5 per cent.).
953, 741-

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 744.
Great Eastern, 404, 40.
Great Northern A (A receives no dividend until 4- par
mint. has been paid to B), Ith 14, m.
Great Western, original, .
London, Brighton, and Son Coast, 637.
London and North Western, 1154.
Manchester, Slellield, and Lincolnshire, 421, 4.
metropolitan, 1134, 124, ex 16e. balance of dividend.
Midland, 1044, 64, ma.
North British, aq.
North Eastern (Berwick), 1034, 4.
South Eastern, 764, 4, 4.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, Eastern Counties Extension, 6 per cent.,
104.

Great Northern, 6 per cent. redeemable at 10 per etelL.
prem., 109.

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, new, 6 pet sent., 1863, 83.
Midland, inconvertible new shares, 161.
Do., 6 per cent., 91.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
East Indian, gua. 6 par cent., 1084, a, 1.
Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 6 per cent., 108.
Do., new, 91.
Great Western of Canada, 131,
Madras, gun. 6 per east., 1061, 1..
Do., 41 per cent., 951.
Oude and liohilcund, gua. 6 per cent., 1061.
Bcinde, Delhi, gua. 6 per cent., 1024, +.
Do., Panjaub, 1011.
INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES.
East Indian, 1869-70-71, 109.
Great Indian Peninsula, 1870-71-72-73, 1021, 1.
- FOREIGN RAILWAY&
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...
Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per mt.,
151.
Great Luxembourg, 124.

FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
OM Vitebsk, ran. b Russian Government, 6 per tent,
881, 4.
BRITISH NINES.
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Great laxey

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
Alanuilce (Limited), 11.
Chontales Gold and Slyery Mi2lning (Limited), 21.
Don Pedro, North del Re, pm.
St. John del Bey (Limited), 19, 1.
United Mexican, 1 11-16.
Yndaramntana of S. Australia (United), S 3, t.
JOINT STOCK BANNS.
Agra (Limited), A, 11/.
Anglo.Anstrian, 141.
Australasia, 62/ /.
Bank of Otaeb4rmited),
.41. S.
Chartered of Anemia, and China, 19.
Imperial Ottoman, 19.
Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), I.
Oriental Bank Corporation. 49.
Union of Australia, 49, xd.

Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 21f, 4.
City 011iees tLimited),
Commercial Union4Aaminrancoa ), 61, .
Credit Fonder of • 2 16-16.
Meet:tie and International 228.
Foreign and Colonial Government andLoasßorip,
issued at 861., 864.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 6 9-16.
Hudson's Bay, 161, itd.
Panama, NeerZeou.,A, and Australian Mail (Limited).
31.
Peninsular and Oriental Stearn, 66f.
Reuter?. Telegram, 47.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (United).
15,),
Universal Marine Insurance (Limited), 64, en div.

DESTRUCTION ON GROWING CROPS ET FlR'
On Friday Mat at 3 o'clock p.m., • fire wart discovered in
some standing barley belonging to Yrs. Isaac Strait, and
growing in a field adjoining the railway embankment at
Benton End, Hadleigh. There is no doubt that the ere
was occasioned by sparks from an engine, as the gram
and furze on the embankment leading up to the field are
also entirely consumed. There was plenty of help at
band, and by mowing the field at different parts, and
beating out the fire branches, the flames were arrested
before the entire produce of the field was consumed. As it
was, about nine acres were entirely destroyed.—Barry and
s\orw,ch l'ust.