The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

,?,,LITA-Y BOARD OF WORKS. THIS DAY.) meeting of the Metropolitan Board • . 1.., 0 4 this day, at the office in Spring-gardens ; in the chair. st.tement showed the total cash balances in ...fate treasurer to be 163,855/. 7.. 9d. ; .reties, P 0,732/. Be. 7d. LEMOVAL OF MIDDLE-ROW, HOLBORN. “ai....itiOL was received from Mr. Hopwood, •, .• Holborn District Board, in ref erence t o th e \.2(p Improvement Bill at present deposited • -idemtion of parliament. The subject had been :-r the notice of a special meeting of the % , •orlis for the Holborn district, and me to the following resolution :—" That 1 -ire to express an earnest hope that ••• • :Aso Board of Works who have pre ., against the Holborn Valley Improvement .. I the twat Ataadi thereby gained, use their ~nd ititineoce to obtain the insertion of the . • . for the removal of the houses on the north . .r.iw, obstructing the thoroughfare of High M improvement out which the sought to be • .•c proposed viaduct will be incomplete." lvoised upon this as a most essential improve ...aye,' that the subject of this communication be :he 'treets Committee. VAN said that this was tot a matter of detail j•le. and therefore in the first instance that chimed by the board itself. • the City of London were about spending a . the proposed viaduct, and they intended to ,tern approach to it ; but this great improvement ....o:plete unless it was accompanied by the re side of Middle-row, Holborn. Were it to re .tau: block would take place there, as at present. ..:isms said the better course for Mr. Hall to be to give notice of motion, and then the t could be brought properly before them. tither discussion, A he would adopt the suggestion of the Chair ao Al give notice to bring the entire subject spl on a future occasion. . • -lie, and the subject for the present dropped. SOUTHWARK PARK. • .: or announced that the bill promoted by this • formation of a park for the recreation of the • • •I southwark had been read a first time by the . • k ou.O2OKR. and he had no doubt that the bill through all its stages without opposition. F:NSBERY PARK. • c,s brought up from the Streets Committee re .: tor approval a deed of security to the Clergy . t •,.v.,oce Society for a loan of 30,000, 1 . for the put. • : tee Finsbury Park Act. THE .ALARIES OF THE OFFICIRA. • rt was brought up from the Streets Committee, re .o advance in the salaries of some of the .•. : the board, which was under discussion when this ~.,s despatched. 7.•11 AND AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK • LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.) .:raorainary meeting of the shareholders ..! I o'clock. at the Bank No. 1, Bank-bnildinn. Mr. HARRY Genica thianor in the chair, 'for of receiving a report of the dinetors and of the business to 31st December, 1863." . . rt and accounts were as follows : - `,rectors have now to submit to the shareholder, a -• of tae mention as they appear in the books of the onu the 31st of December. 1863. These accounts : rrr a period scarcely exceeding four mouths (the :.• • .-action not having been entered into until the 24th ,• sod they show a net profit of 2,9271. sa. 9d., .s proposed to carry forward to the current year. 4.llowever.fxhibit a complete view of the affairs of t, :ovation. as the commissions that will be earned upon •• credits, issued for use in India, China, and else ?:are not been taken into account, and cannot • aseenained until the several transactions shall to a close ; while on the other hand, L .rs of three establishments intended for the -cat of an extensive busing.' have bees The times have ben most unpropitious. , ostant tluctuations in the rates of exchange I ,dered operations in America unusually ma lt the directors believe that, with the aid of their and influential executive in New York. they -Aid in laying the foundation of a valuable buil i placing the corporation in a tint clan position. lerelopment of the business cannot of course be r until the cessatioa of the present deplorable .r la America, but even under present ..ircurnstaxicee and character of the transactions justify the an of a sati,factory result from the operations of the ear. : Capital paid up, 224,985/. ' • bills deposit and other accounts (exclusive of credits .1 use in India. China, and elsewhere). 448,6591. . together, 673,1441. Is. 1 ld. ; balance of profit and '27 . ss. 911. ; total, 676,5711. 7s. Bd. Assts.— at bankers and at call, 3.'i,1721. Is. 1011.; securities at 14 days notice. 77.4841. IL 3d. ; • • exchange purchased and discounted, and amounts . branch and other accounts, 546,7181. 16s. Ad.; pre. expenses in England and America. including sale ~tors' allowance, legal expenses. brokerage, rent, commencement of business on 24th August, 1863, s. sd,; hank premises, office fittings and furniture in n. Liverpool, and New York, 8,041!. Os. 3d.—total, "I /. 7s. Bd." and lose.— Dr. : To charges at head office and hes including salaries, directors' allowance, interest a current accounts, rent, &c.. from the commence c; of business on 24th August, 1863, 7,2031. 13. To . ; 427/. 17e. ; balance carried to new WOWS, 2,9271. l'•1 total, 10,3rlif. 13e. 2d. Cr.: Br green profits for .1 ending 31st December, 1862, 10,564!. 15s. 2d. :te eiialuwair, in moving the adoption of the report r: 3::oucts, entered into a brief history of the company, 11 explained the cause of delay in commencing active h•rations. A connerioa had, he said, already been ob. 13ed in New York, which must prove very profitable, :1 the credit of the bank wag well established America. The net profit of 2,971. might cause disap lament ; but the hank had been in operation only four t7Mi. The amount of profit reported was equal to about tr cent. per annum., and the commissions on India and credits,which were not included in the report, would r.,iwd the profit to tt per cent. motion was then agreed to, end the meeting r£.r HARTLEPOOL HARBOUR AND RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) T.- i:alf•yearly meeting of the shareholders was t own, at the Loodoo Tani= ; Mr. H. R. SANDBACH chair. - rep,.rt and &neonate having been taken u rued, I: 4. A oasts, in moving their adoption, congratulated ..etior on the steady gradual improvement in the busi- H. • f the company—an improvement arising from the o.,rAy of every department of trade, and especially of .1 and the foreign trades. The result tree an in the revenue of the half•year of 10,0.:Y., had also bees a decrease of expenditure. While the r, , ,oue increased from 63,519/. in 1861 to 116,x881. in . go., expendit ure di m i n i s h e d f rom 151 , 000/. •. • 1 to 11 9 .0tAY. in 1868. As stated Is the _ _ the halenos available for dividend. after All used charges, was 37,5951. Ida. Id. -..r :Alsace on the half-year available for dividend • •- 2 ....or for interest on all the primary charges, and debenture loans, is 37,593/. Ilts. Id. ; out h proprietors of class A stock were entitled in the • • to re,:eive • dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per . . IS would absorb 37,479/. Ids. 84., and the remaui - '•. 7 .1 was too small to be distributed tea prescribed • act • between the holders of class B stock and sire sh a r e h o ld ers, b a t wou ld b e carr i e d forward to . of these stocks in the company's ammo& The . "r• Prnlytked to pay the dividend on the Clam A stock on • M +TA. Arrangements had beea made for ear ' • ` 4 ' the Chilton Colliery, which had been r f to the °messy, and two other collieries ..n Arert.sed forsale. Respecting the war in Denmark, erre. a bore that it would sot continue Ice& • .h as its c..oti n wince must affect tbe interests of the Last portion of the Cleveland Railway, in t ..t company was largely interested, would, it was !• be completed neat November. They were • !Le I•ts, terms with all their neighbours, and t was, in the opinion of the board, far lire. eczaging in expensive perliameatam coated.. • of the report referred to offers made by •is W..rd Jackson to the board to co-operate with them in the development of the undertaking. .1.-linesl to accept them. hsiog roavieced that may ••• eould give to them would be worthless. • ' i . a •I eater into a history of the company for the last • in support of that view,but would conclude • oe followi n g additi on to the ordi ' ••. ti for fire adoption of the report and accounts meeting fully approree of the conduct of the .I,::tna ng the advice, assistance, or co-operation of •—a m any form, hie conduct as a director of this •e.• 10.: an insuperable bar to his being ever allowed with the management of its affairs." T • tNEND Dieu, deputy chairman, seconded the to a , juestioo. • that out of the deb.° tore debt of 2,500,000 f. Lvd been disposed of at a discount. `' , N entered into a defames of his conduct, and '• Lying a large stake in the company, his sole • t.. zive the directors, in some form or other, the ' advice as his local position enabled him to • development of the concern. •-' of the adoption of the report, with the fors• to the usual words, had not been put to the •hen our report left. • T COMMITTEE oN RAILWAYS IN THE - Yesterday this committee of the House of •1 sat from 12 &dock until put 3, coon settling the terms of their tirit report, but .nrec-ver trazispired publicly relative to the coo ,N .t. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1564. LiTRST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE Ist surnue Tarours.) HUNGERFORD MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) TRIAL STAKES. One mile sad a distance. \iindicts. Wo/thous& Burlesque, and Glenda& an here. LADIES' PLATE. Three•quarters of a mile. Peignoir, Reindeer, Rabini, King Cotton, Miss Emma, %Boerne. Deception, and Kennett are here. HIINCERFORD STAKES. Three quarters of a mile. &netts, Mrs. Carter's f, Black Strap, Monmouth, Quiz, Love Letter, Lady Alice f, and Bingos are here. BERKS ANI) WILTS STAKES. Two miles and a distance. Earl of %Trey, Turn of Luck, Lavender, Glowworm, Evenhand, Violet sued Verbena ars here. CRAVEN HANDICAP. One mile and a distance. Le Marechal, Baliverne, Mir Emma, Victoria Cross, De ception, Cervix, Fast Runner, and Surbiton are here. Several others are in the neighbourhood. ARRIVED. —Qttickstiod, Ross, Butterfly, Remedy filly, Rh.ebus, Doubtless colt COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MA RIE-LAN 6.—(THIB DAY.) The arrival', of English wheat fresh up, to-day, were very moderate. and the show of samples was small The de mand, however, for both red and white qualities ruled some what heavy ; nevertheless. Monday's =Teary was sup. ported. The general condition of the supply was good. With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary, we were well supplied. Fine dry parcels weredisposed of to a moderate extent on former terms, but inferior kinds were very dull, at late rates. Very little change took place in the value of floating car goes. The inquiry for them was somewhat restricted. Fine barley was rather scarce. sad in fair request, at full currencies. In grioding and distilling aorta the transactions were on a limited scale, at Monday's prices. Malt, the show of which was moderate. moved off slowly, yet the quotations were supported. Good sound oats were quite as dear as last week. Other kinds ruled somewhat firmer than of late. Beans realised full prices, with a fair inquiry. A moderate business was doing in peas, at late rates. Both English and foreign float was tolerably firm in value. The seed market was inactive, but without change' in price. The inquiry for cakes was somewhat restricted. CI7II2ENT PRICII/1, Iset.tall. Per Qr. , P Qr. WHIAT. a. a I 03111. O. a. Lamm Lent, red ... 40 to 43 Scotch potato Ditto, white.. 40 to 47: kith, white NOkolk to 43 Bum and Ilucoin I „ black rod __ ' Masa.= % to 31 Tick so to 35 Harrow Avon Pim BAUM }lslam DlAUllas Grindlas ........... - 28 to 3111 27 to $0 23 to LSD MALT. Inez, Norfolk, and Sulfolk OO to ; Kingston and Wars 14 to IS Brown a.r. Naomi /toga. Town made, per 200 37 to 40 Grim 4t: 30 to 31 36 to 38 83 to 38 $2 10 33 SHARE GISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Two Mom. The railway market is firm to-day, with a good amount of business, notwithstanding the intervention of the fortnightly settlement, and the variations in prices are mostly favourable. Metropolitan stock is in strong demand, and hss advanced If per cent. Caledonian has also improved f, Loudon and North Western and Lancashire and York shire f, Great Western 1, and South Eastern f . London and South Western has declined f per cent., and Great Eastern *. London and North Western stock is now quoted 1101 to 3; Great Western, 643 to 651 ; Midland 130 to f ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1111 to 112 ; Caledonian, 1204 to 121} ; South Eastern, 95 to 1 ; Great Eastern, 48f to 3 ; Great Northern, 129 to 130 ; London and South Western, 99 to 100 ; and Metropolitan, 109 to 110. Very few transactions have occurred in foreign railway shares, and prices exhibit no change. lu clian and Canadian lines are steady. -NARY SHARES AND BTOC h• l Pd. I ItarwAyd. C 1,1247". I ateVpPda,. zd 111: i a ad 40 1 1101 10 I I 100 ad 10.4 } 9 a} 194 314 ➢w -- (Ili Yd. eh. Wee to4ss be I p.n. 104 i i _l?f 1044 SI 4 in 1031 1611 MONEY MARKET.-(THIS Air.) Two o'CLoca. The funds are rather flatter to-day, and Consols have declined i per cent., but the other markets are generally steady. One of the chief movements has been a rise in Metropolitan Railway stock. The principal business to-day consists of preparations for the settlement in shares and foreign stocks, which have not been attended with any bad effect on prices. At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted 66fr. 57c., showing no movement of importance. Consols are now quoted 911 tol for money, and 911 to 1 for the account (March 8). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, 1; ditto, for account, 911 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1, 4 ; New Three per Ceuta., 911, 1,1, 1 ; Atnnities, 1885, 14 13-16 ; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. stock, 1041, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent., 1001; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, ; ditto Bonds, is., Os. dia. ; and Ex chequer Bills, 4e., 58. dig., par. There is a fall in Turkish Bonds of 1862, but moat other foreign securities are steady. Mexican Bonds, after reoeding, have recovered to 431 to 1, being / higher than yesterday afternoon. Greek are 1 better, at 221 to 23 ; Turkish Consolidds steady at 50 to 1, and Spanish Passive steady at 34 to 1. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian, Old Five per Cents, 101, 102 ; ditto 1863, 874 ; ditto scrip, 1 dis. ; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 994 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 631 ; Greek, 221, 4 ; Italian, 661 ; Mexican, 431, 421, 431; ditto for account, 434, 421, 431, 1, 1 ; New Granada, 94 ; Portuguese, 1856, dm., for account, 48 ; Sardinian, for account, 834 ; Spanish, for account, 521 ; ditto Passive, 34/ ; ditto, for account. 344, 1; ditto Cer tificates, for account, 131 ; Turkish, 1858, 7 1 4, 7 0 1, 714 ; ditto 1862, 694, 681 ; ditto lOW. Bonds, 691, 1 ; Venezuela, 241 ; ditto 1862. 334 ; ditto for account, 591. International Financial shares are now quoted 71 to 4 prem.; General Credit, 31 to 1 prem. London Financial, 11 to 1, ex div. and ex new ; Mercantile Credit, 6 to 7 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 181 to 1; Egyptian Trading, 21 to 1 prem. ; Land Securities, 14 to 11 prem. ; Credit Foncier of Mau ritius, 4 to 1 prem. ; Credit Fonder of Great Britain and Ireland, 14 to 24 prem. ; Austra lian and Eastern Steam, 8 to 9 prem. ; Ottoman Financial, par to 1 prem. ; South Eastern Bank, 1 to 14 prem. ; London Gas Meter, 1 to 11 prem. ; and Imperial Financial, 21 to 24 prem. 10 all Antwerp & Rotterdam 91 91 , 20 all Bahla&lLTra..L4.7p.c 161 175 6 all Belgian E. Junciiou 1 11 20 3 B.AyreaD.Sonthern - r 0 21 Copenhagen .lAinltecE par 105 all Coplapo — 10 all lso Eztendon 100 10 Dunaburg&Witepaki,L; - TO 16 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Do 20 all Eastern of Prance M all Gd Russian gnu. sp. c — 20 all Gred Losemboarg lin 11 20 all Italian Junction... . 20 all \am.&faagel Dr the 81 20 all po.op. c.Prf. 1 Belg. gov 1 20 le ell Northern of Prance_ 16 • 15 Do. NewSh.ileaat2lZ 10 all N. Ball &Ayres g. 7 p.c lO4 101 10 21 Do. do. do 10 all Norwegian 'Fronk Fret 6 9 00 all Ottoman latyrnaJUMW 11 12 20 all Putt, I.yone,andllelit 361 371 20 all Paris mid Orleans 3B 41 20 all Recife &8. trawls. ,L 17 13 20 all Royal Danish . _ ... 10 16 20 3 Royal Sardinian 6 all Boyal Swedish. all Do. 7 per cent. ll 11 20 ' all Sambre and Meuse . 74 7 10 all Do. 61 per cent. Pref. 9 20 8 San Paulo ,L) g.7pu et 1 dig pm 90 all Da do 2Ol 21 21 20 all S.Auet. &Loot. Venetia!' 201 i pm 4 i I la 11 pm 1 , 1 IP} iti ii •if<;ilitiiiii. Wiciiiiiii L - di. 10 all Soother° of France 24 17 10 8 Twin and Savona. 5l 41 dla en 31 20 all Do. do l4 16 in al all West Flanders 7l. 71 10 all Do. Se per cent. Prat 101 1 01 . 20 ill West. & N.W.cd France 20 21 JOINT STOCK BANK& NO. I Bk. I 95138. I F.l i CL pilau I _ 10,000 100 Agra and U. Sir Rani. fa 125 130 1 10,000 100 AllianceLonA Liverpool 25 11 apa 10,040 100 Do. New lO 116 114 pm 100,000 20 Anuto Austrian 12,100 40 Australasia all . 71 77 • 7,600 40 Dd. New lO 26 53 pr 10,000 2.1 Bank of Mr . all 174 194 ad 6,000 5.5.1 Bank of 26,000 ta Bank of tn,..7.0 Limited, 3 6 1 pm ( 10.000 100 Bank of Queenaind (I , 15 ' 14 Wil t 20 , 000 60 itenkoplictora,Austria 15 . 41 41 6,000 100 Bank of Wales 'Las) 60,000 10 Bank of New Zealand 60.000 5/ Braziliana3ortagnesaL 6 ' 11 sloe 15,000 50 Brit. a American 1i5..1. 16 3 4 pni. 90,000 60 British N. Anienes .. _ all 43 60 . 10,500 20 Char.tlk. Brit. Colturats 10 ' 16 lbw. 52.100 20 C. Ilk. India. Ada, China all 44 45 7.800 20 Do. New 20.000 33 Chard. 11. of India, au al ' a 70 &coo too City 20000 100 •Colcnial 100.000 10 Consaidated Bank )L' 4 60 Opm 6.000100 Continental 1.1 lO 1 06as i 11000 50 Vast London Limited S • 2 31000 10,010 100 English and Irish iLins l3 , 21 lidisi 26.000 A Eng.kok&Ausl.Chand. all a It I 40,000 60 Eng l ish and Swedodi ,L 6 2 +a! 46,000 67 European [auk United 10 , 14 . 10000 100 Hlndtom.ChinsaJap 23 6 6 pre, 10,000 100 Imperial Bsuk, Maned 20 ' 9 10 inn 736.000 20 Imperial Ottoman lO 01 apes 100.000 20 land Martini. India (Ls 2 11 limn 10,000 100 London Bank of Scot. (I. 13 4 adts 10.006 100 London and Brazilian 6,000 100 Lon.B.Ayrest2llP7ate L 40 10 1! pm' 10,000 15 Do. do. New 24 24 tips 5,0'0 100 Lou., Dir.. &S. Start. L l7 5 3 as, 40,000 20 lon. Ch. Bank of AnstrL all 161 246 1 10.000 100 London and COlOOl.l A. 10 1. lid's' ' 110,000 6 0 Loudon and County 2O Cl 40 alkyl 5,000 100 Lon. IlainsuoCon.6.s.l 3 par ;pm 60.000 50 !Auden Joint Stock lO 37 39 . .. —.. . 100 Lon. and Northern '1 16 Cala 20.000 0) London k South African all 27 fy 6.000 20 Do. Dn. New.... all 26 261 10,000 100 Londo*k S.Amerlesn'L 7 la 71pen 6,01:00 100 L , tl et Western Urn. 11 oidls 10,000 10 . inn k We.trnmster .. Z 9 70 in 10,000 100 Merchant hank Lint 1 20,000 60 Mercantile 4t Eachau'L 10 10.000 100 Metro. & Prov. Hank ,I. 20 6,000 100 Midland Bank Lim., l6 1. 10,000 Ino National of Liverpool. 1 Is 26,000 20 N. Pro. of &Wan% New 12 • 30,000 SO • lm. do 20.000 60 National Bank 2O 25,000 30 New South Wales all' SO 12 0,000 100 New Zealand .Llsalled. 10 2 1 dl. 10,600 25 Oriental Hank Corpora. all 153 5% 20,000 100 Procinc. of Ireland . . 90 WS 26,000 20 Scio.le, P1ut1.,4 Delhi (L. 6 11 gra 12,500 20 Do. New 10.000 20 'Month Australia all i 119 10.000 100 Stand. of B. S. Alden 17 101 111 pas, x,650100 Do. do. 40,000 25 Titian of Anttralla 36 66 10.000 26 Do. New 10.000 100 Union of Ireland (Lim 22 I 2Ma 40,000 60 Onion of Loudon - 4 pm Pm •ipm ldia par 7 8 pm, DEBENTURE STOCK& a. price& i I 911 99 1 97 1190 Stoats. 1 P 4 I Ne. I Slt• 1 101.011 81. ,5it.10.10.4 p.c. Nbtr.dtsesp. 190 1098816 88. 10. N tba.,4pe Jout.&,/al7 100 _ _ 110,000 St. o.Witn. W.ll. x.,4, • Ip. et.. Jae. & Julr 00 100 104 811000 St. lane.kYk.4p.e.lan&Jl7loo 911 100 680,000 St. 149,11righ.4p.e.Jan&1108 9/ 00 1028112 St. ,1.&N.W.4p.c..780.&J 100 94 180 1111.890 et. , Do. 3,1 100 05 87 110,720 84 , • L&S.W.,4p.e.Jan.&Julploo 91 100 .... St. Illdlan.l,4l...e.Jan.Llttly.loo 93 :90 St. iN. Brltlab. E.. P. D. 8.,' sp. et., Feb. &Aog... 100 10N 11039 12,4,81 St. ,N.F.etrte.,4p.c-Jan&July 109 • 00 97 Bt. ,SeoLN.E.,4p.e.Ap.,toet. 100 BRITISH POBll/11510108. &Mifflin. I ar=s 100 all Atlantic& 8l lawrener as al Bt. 100 Boat Bar. &C.1n4.69.a 1108 1•0 SI 11 Do. New gs 29 71 Do. Bileret 204 all Buffalo & take Hums 10 all Do. Preference 100 100 Buff., Brank&Clederlob' Bp. c. Ms. Aug. 1, 1972 101 100 Do. do. July 1, 1878 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1376 St. 100 Cal. & S.Eastern3p.r...g. 100 102 St. 100 Cape T. & Dockflp. e.g. 101 103 lad all Denserara.7p.c.pie.prel St. 100 Saw Bengal gu. sdo lO5 106 81. 100 Bast Indian gu. sdo lOO 106 , 20 15 Do. G Extension I t 20 15 Da. B do St. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 14 100 all Do. tat pref. Bonds IS 100 all Do. do. deferred 67 100 all Do. Sal prof. Booth ll6 100 all Do. do. deferred 50 100 au Do. Srd pref. Stock 100 all Do. do. deferred 38 100 all Do. 4th pref. Stock 100 all Do. do. deferred 92 St. 100 Great Indian Peninsula 1034 20 12 Do. g. 6 per cent 20 12 • Do. January, lea St. 100 Gt. 8. of India g. p. ct lO3 St. St. 1002 Do Do 41 par cent. 201 all Gt. Western of Canada 94 201 18 Do. New ll 100 aU Do.llp.c.ilda pay. 1673 91 100 all D 0.61 do. do. 1877-8 86 10 1 Indian Branch, Limited 10 1 Do. New . . .... . . St. 100 Madras guar. 6p. ce nt laza at.. 100 Do do. 41 do 97 St. 100 De. do. 41 do.— 92 20 2 Do. Fifth Irteusion St. 100 Melt, Corp. 6 per c. Bd 60 all Ilelb. ana Robson's Bey In 20 all N.Brun.&Can.da•&l3 St. 100 N.B.ofCan.6p.c. Ist p.B. St. 100 delude. gun 5 pkW cent. 108 St. 100 Do. Delhi de. 1 20 2 Do. do. do. St 100 Do. Punjab do 1:1 St. 100 Do. Indus St. Yid. do 9O ml pun ID pm mllol loots r_o. 1 104 1034 ' 4 Dm 1014 100 DOCKS. No. I SA. 1 Na . 1.065,66$ St. rut and West India. 100 . 11.000 10 Great Floating Dock . I I I 8,M:10 St. London 1,980,000 St. St. Katharine lOO 70 72 WON gt 'Southampton lOO 800,800 St. 'Victoria 'loo 140 14 100 10! BLITISII KIN No. 18h. I MAW. I Pd. 10. rides 75,000 2 Qunbrian Ooi. Gold, 1,, 1 1 4as two .. .Ctiivertou 2 134 :41 2,900 .. Clifford Awl. 654 Me 1,014 .. Der. 0. Coo. ‘ Tavistk.) ; 1 670 990 12.800 .. Drakewalls 512 . East Baaest fllopii: 6,144 .. .F. 66 Cared= 6,000 .. 'East Caro Brea 4,000 .. B. W. Rowell Cravisilt ) 91.13.. 44 44 496 .. Grumbler & 64. Aublit. ble 10 11 6,000 .. Great /loath Ulnae 6,908 .. G. W. Vor ,ilelatoo 4O 22 96 6,000 .. Granville 1,024 .. Herod's root 6,000 .. Kingston Downe 4418904 4 44 6,000 .. Lady Bertha 2.12.0 4 896 .. Margaret 'Gay talent, 94 17 19 9,009 .. Marks Valley 10,000 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore 1,014 .. iNangelea 400 .. New Seen 6,000 .. North Down. ... _... . 2 4 94 - 700' .. North Rooker 6.000 .. N. Wh. Boma Miasmal, 3.6.0 6,640 North Wheel Crotty 6000 .. Prosper United 7.1.6 q 7j 1,120 .. Providence U. Leisnt 10.6.7 , 66 46 700• .. Rashest Noveth . 11.101. 611 . & Carsdon St. dicer 11 440 400 696 .. S. W. Trances 411opur 16169 66 06 660 .. Stray Park 66 17.6 NI $1 4060 .. Tin , Bales. 1,000 .. West Basset (Meow lO 11 12' 1,024. .. W. Carsdoa 'Llskeerd; 5 ' 21 M 6,000: West nth - erten 400 West %too lit Wh. Basset inlottaa) : lok Pli 256 Wb. Buller ,ihidmth) lO I Si 38 4,850 .. Wheal Lodeo44 • &&8 14 3 1,024 W.MaryAnn(Menhen ) 8 13i 144 806 .. Wheal MeSon 684 275 :85 WI 1,000 Wk. Trelahney 11021 7 6,000 .. Wheal %Idea Na I Ni. I 1111,110 I 20,000 9? IN 32 34 3 zd Should the fall in the value of money in this market be attended with a revival of the at present dormant demand in gold for exportation, it will then be time enough for the directors of the Bank of England to consider of the requisite correctives. At present, however, the general position of the exchanges, both with near and distant countries, is satisfactory. The last alteration in the Bank rate was made on the 11th instant, when a reduction from 8 to 7 per cent. was announced. The coin and bullion were then 13,472,2711., and are now 13,819,4121.—a difference of 347,1411. ; while the CI Lim advance in the reserve of notes and coin is 834,1461. IN I prices. I —viz., from 7,960,351 f. to 8,794,497 f. The joint stock banks have reduced their rate for money on deposit from 5 to 44 per cent. The discount establishments now allow 44 per cent. (instead of 5) for money atcall, and 5 (instead of 54) at seven days' notice. The amount of gold purchased by the Bank yester day was 31,000/. The reduction in the rate of dis count has not yet caused any revival in the demand for gold for exportation, but the minimum of the Bank of France is now 1 per oent above that of the Bank of England. The Edinburgh, from New York, is bringing about 106,000/. in specie. The amount of Government Bills on India for which tenders will be received at the Bank of England on the 2nd March is rupees 40.00.000 (400,000(.) An advertisement has appeared from the direc tors of the National Bank, calling two special general meetings of their shareholders, to sanction the issue of 20,000 new shares, at a premium of 251. per share, to be in the first instance offered to existing shareholders at that prim (which would carry 500,0001. to the reserve fund of the bank), and to sanction the issue at 30/. premium per share of those shares declined by the shareholders, the additional 5/. to be paid over to the shareholders who decline to take up their new shares. 51. per share deposit on account of capital, in addition to the 231. premium, will be required ou issuing the new shares, and further calls of 51. will be made at intervals to be hereafter fixed, of not less, however, than three months, as the extension of the business requires. We are informed that Mr. T. Fraser Sandeman has this day been appointed manager of the Impe rial Financial Company (Limited). The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 3,0631. over last year ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 2,015/. ; the Lancashire sum! Yorkshire, an increase of 3,6201.; and the Midland, an increase of 3,355/. At the meeting yesterday of the Oriental and General Marine Insurance Company, the recom mendation of the directors that interest should be paid on the capital at the rate of 5 per cent was agreed to. The twenty-eighth annual report of the Liver pool and London Fire and Life Insurance Com pany, presented at the meeting held yesterday in Liverpool, stated that during the past year the fire premiums were 522,1021. Is. 9d., whilst those of 1862 were 436,065/. 9s. Ild. ; the increase iu the year is therefore 86,036/. Ili. 101 The losses paid and provided for have been 298,9181. 9s. Od. In Use life department 768 policies were issued, in suring 443,400/., and producing iu premium 14,7241. 6s. 1.1. The total receipts from this source were 143,9401. 13s. Od., and 10,580/. 13s. 2J. were paid in claims under policies and the bonuses that had accrued thereon. The profit and loss account shows abalanee of 287,133/. 17s. &L Of this amount the directors divide the sum of 76,5001. 165., which will yield a dividend for the year of 40 per cent., free of income tax ; 10 per cent•haii already been distributed, and the warrants for the remaining 30 per cent. will Unissued immediately, payable on the sth proximo. The balance of undivided profit will then be 210,6331. la. dd. The invested funds of the company will by the result of the year's operations be increased to 1,566,434!. 4.. 3.1. No portion of the business of the Globe office is included in this statement, the bill for confirming the amalgamation being before parlisineut. A call of 21. 10s. is to be paid on the shares of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Com pany by the 25th June. A call of 21. is to be paid on the Preference 5 per cent shares of the Great Luxembourg Company by the Ist of ApriL The half-yearly meeting of the Ottoman Railway Company is called for the 30th of Mareb. A general meeting of the Ottoman GAS Company (Limited) is convened for the 4th March. With reference to the market for American secs- Titles Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows : Since our Let there has been considerable activity is the market in London for American securities, mid some large transactioss base takes place. Virginia Six per Cents. hams bees taken freely from 30 up to 34, and Federal Bonds, per tlealarly the Six per Coot. Bonds of 11462. known as 5.50'5, have been taken in large Boas up to 631. 'Stook shares have tonehed ltd dice ; they have bees largely purchased in anticipation of the annual report. which is expected to show very favourable results ; they elate about 20 dia. with little stock offering. Atlantic and Great Western B onds (Penn. JOIXIGN MINIM. - Kaa: Mantillas ;Limited) I . par t pas , Australian rd -no t 76,000 1 Bon Accord Cop. (Lbs.) all 10,000 6 Breen. L&M.Co.(Lim.) an . 1 1 -. 16,000 10 Cape Copper ;Limited) 3 st 3 pee 61 2.5,000 2 CapuleSUver)Litolled) 156. 1 die per —. 12,000 60 Cobre Copper an St SS I 10,000 20 Coplapo ,Limlted) l6 ft 4 1 100,000 1 Doe Pedro, N. DO Rey 1 1 pm at, x 76,000 1 Du.. lloant.Cop.,Lire.` an 1 1 2:000 S Kest Del Rey , Limited 11 1 1 i die 25,000 2 Fortuna Mai/te..l) all 1141 : 20,000 20 General all 110 IS ; .... 06,000 11 Kaptinda (Limited, 15,000 1 Unarm) ' all 6 7 ad' —ad 10,000 6 Lusitentas (Llsalted) I ' I dim 103,103.411 1 Marlquita ell 1 100,000 2 11..Aureee Itraell.M.(l all i St 1 I ---. 60,000 4 Penult:UM Copper (L) 1 1 1 10,000 20 l'outgibandBllverLead• an to fp I .- 100,000 6 Port Phillip 1 1.. 4 i 1 Aerate Harb,Gold IL L. 1 / dti Ipm 120,000 1 rioottasb Au tra/(/1m) j 1 die par 11,000 20 4t. John del Rey, Lim.) 11 60 II 0,174 SO Cuited Sleeken Um. 2111 iii 7 50,000 1 Venal:tees:loold, Um.). 1 1 111 0 1 . 10,000 10 Vanconver Coal ',Lim.) 6 • per Ipm = 1 Worthing (Limited 65.000 1 Yudastuseteaa (Lim ) all , 2 1 S ,II j misenuogious. No. I BY. I 001 OA2OIIIL IN. 1 12. FEW& 1 Pala& 10,000 10 Anslo-Iliallaan Mai an . u U 20,000 23 Anstrallin /Wird— 19 ' 19 90 zdl 20,000 65 Australtanli.L &Ot . r pal 47,000 10 BertinWatenrorka ! all ! 20,000 6 Bombay Om .Llmltod 4 pea, 0,000 60 Brittalt Amnia= Land 40 , 6114,7804 Bt. B. I. Mat Tat 100 67 116 12,600 20 Brltlah Indian Tea (LI I a pm. . e,915 RN Canada Company all 76 29 5,,000 to 'Cularliantimnalov:L) 21 Idls kno• 25,000 20 Ceylon Company I a apm. 40,000 10 Com otAlriranllar.(l 1 OW paw , 60,000 50 CocurnerolalCalonana 6 41 20,000 50 ConaollJoted DM.. (L) S , 40,600160 ContraetCorporatloniL 12,000 IS . Cop.M.lg .. .TratTip.e.' an It 10023261 81. 180,820 L 19, . C r i Pratawasoe lOO 112 116 277,009. Bt. Do. 11 p. wt. Perp. Dab ll9 ,111 112 10,000 100 DlaommtCorpowatlon..L 71' 3 Sim . 104 60.000 60 ,11. India Irrlg. m Canal 6 11 1 100.000 20 loptlanCam.9 Prd.il. 2 21 2/pm 41 679,9751 St 'lllectrie Telegraph lOO. 104 10i ad. 70,000 5 Eng. and An.. Copper all le 2/ 134000 10 O credit& Fin.ofLon. , l 4 3e slpin ad 71 1 ad 20,000 IS Geo. Swam N 11446 9 106 14 37 39 100,000 20 HudisoaSillay all . 181 121 1 91 1 150,0u0 20 Internal 91aan.flue. (L , 34 71pira 111 50,000 90 halm' Irrig. 11 6 3.Us. 16000001 100 Do. ap. 0. 141 s. r 1070 ! all 81 83 40,0(0 26 JoultBtockDtscowst:Lj 6. 11 /:216, al 10.000 26 Lund.andCale.lou. 9. , ,L S Ipm . 31 12,000 5 Load. Dialect Teler..l all 1 2 . (km 28,049 60 Load. Puma. Amo. IL 16 11 111mnd —ad 175,000 4 Load.o.omuilba•C.(L, all 21 61 6(.0t0 19 Load.ProwinclalMarme 2 1 lepot Ed 31 ad 60,000 20 Iladraa Drips. Canal 1 1 2pm 12,500 IP Ilaur.tina lanil,&c. L.) 2 1 Isar ILO.) 10 Medit . eaten TeL iL; all , 111 44, • so 000 so Sloroan.CrodltAsan. , ,L 5 6 7pm 24600 10 Natal Land&Col.C. . lm 60,000 26 National DI: Cons. , L ilpin en 111 za 110.000 100 National Stxam Nay. L b par i pm 6,000 20 N rbudda Coal 1L.,, 6 1 1 ma 61 6,900 20 Do. New 148.670 1 N. MUM Australa. IL; an 40.000 2 N.Dr.LAllereats.lo.'L 61 19 21 _HI 40,000 IS Ocean Itarine fauns) II 14 16pin 14 19; Id 10,000 ID OrientalCommerziAlas. 7 2 4 pas —• 140 000 1 Oriental U 44 (Wilted, ell. li 1 , '— 50,000 1 Do. New t PM, 40,000 10 Onentltiland Stuns L) 411 2 . 7 4 10,000 6 Ottoman Gu 'limited S 6 die pa 200,0101 It Peel MT. Land& Ulu (L 100 44 4 10,000 60 Peninsular &0. noun 411 77 74 10,000' 50 Do. New llO . 17 Wpm 10,00 u ISO 11465015e7 leo& 10 . .001) la fio. :Sew 4.j50 IS Rio J. City haprov. (L ` all We " • '— 20.750 IS Ditto ditto - . 4 4 lint 15,0 W 100 Royal Malleloant de M F 6 81 200,0001. at. Mottlsh Aust. lay. 11 ' 100 136 142 tol 30.0:A, te Foe. Cluas..tngyptal L I 14 0404. 10.000 60 S. African Y. a Lo. L 6 . I It pm 16,200 IS South Australian Land an $1 3.3 ad INMAN& St. Submarine Telegraph. 100 46 66 , 1 Do. Fcrlp all 4 4 . - .. 108,000 20 Mamma Mersey In. L.' 2 44 61 pail t d. 12,400 10 TrtustetAgenep..l664.L 1 4 204 , —, 60,000 10 T. et LCo 011.T.Cans.10 6 4 pail 10.000 6 Cultedli. Tailed Co. ,L , 2 Ida par 1 60,000 04 U111•411.11•ALNIIIII. L 10 Upper AssamTes,Llm.',, 6 pu . 14 1 t 2 pin 26 ' 10 Do. 10,010 30 can Munrii's Land lit, 10 11 , 50,00. 60 Westlisdlateseilke L 2 ' i ... PREFERENCE SHARES. North Staffordshire, tn. Yesterday before the examiners the standing orders were declared to have bees complied with in the cue of the Stokes Bay Railway and Pier The case of the Oaford•stnat and City Railway, which is opposed, has been for two days before them, and steeds adjourned, an doe: also the North and South London I High Level) Junc tion Railway. The Crystal Palace New Railways BiU is declared not to have complied with the standing order in ease particulars. kit - Nt FICENT GIFT .—Sir F. Croesley, Bark,M. P., oa behalf of Messrs. Jobs Crossley sod Sons, of Halifax. has promised the National Lifeboat Institution to defra the cost. aruountmg to 3001., of a new lifeboat, to be s ta at Itedcer, Vorksb4e. The present lifeboat on that station is the oldest io the kingdom, and in going off the other day over some rooks to the rescue of the crew of seven men of the brig Brothers, of South Shields, she was stove is, and subsequently discovered to be affected with dry rot. OEM Household Rea* feed l3 to 13 Country sooZon, ore 11 to so Norfolk sad linfolk, 19 to 33 eaahlp 27 to 30 New . WlllO2. Ditiaste obi ii—asip." Per Qr. OSTI S. S. Danish and Swedish 13 to !I Ruadaa FOREIGN. Per Qr. S. a. i _ 47 to 116 berg Rostock & Redden = lariask. hard soft „ white .. 44 to 48 .. 62 to 46 18 to 64 .. 27 to 42 4! to 4S .. 47 to SO Dania .. 33 to 34 .. 34 to SI Grinding. Igniting . OATS. 12 to 24 . 26 to 29 ... 27 sou liceßoiler34 to 38 B to 57 Limn Coax. Dutch, brow l7 to st food 112111VALS Of OWN, &c.. 1: CARJUAGN. 711011 YEW ID white Yellow .. ~,; 4 71 Froockpor 34 to 37 Veal*, 34 to 37 Amotteati, per teL 111 to rr Canotlias. It to St INTO LONDON. BY WATER 1 TO ?KB. 111. INCLUSIVE. ilrbest. Bosky. Ma& Otte. Mbar. arl. gm. am gin brie. soft English and Boob* 220 01 MO 3720 .. insh . 2410 foreign 8330 1030 ..13010. --- - - - Tats*l7S) I 2350 1 18100: 910 13111 et term.. We & Stour Vs/ , Si M. 100 Inyth and Tyne — 10 all Boatoe,Sleerel,& II&C B4 9 St. 100 Bristol and Exeter..., 86 87 St. 100 Caledonian llO al; 60 all leek and Bandon — 10 all Cornwall 64 74 10 all Do. Af A noddy. until 6 10 all Do. Bj p. a. loped to H 60 all Dublin and Belfast June 37 30 25 all Ditedee,Perth,&Ab&ln 10 17 St. 100 Kiluiburghand Glaagow 944 954 St. 144 Cay and &Weston) lit. 100 Great mp Eastern ON 1 484 1 . St.t 494 Bt. lOU Do. A Stock_ ' 47 49 SI. 100 Do. K. Ang. Stk., No.l' 7 3 St. 100 Great North of Scotland —•— Bt. 103 Greet Northern ll9 130 Bt. 100 Do.A A rec. no air. on 1354 1361 St 100 Do.B 11116 p. e. Is paid B 134 1311 ft 100 Gt. Smith & Welt. s lro ) 1 , 95 97 ad St 100 Great Western 6 41 66 VA. 100 Do. Saar YaLGua.Stk I St. 100 Do. South Wake. Bt. 100 Do. W. 1114.—Oxford 38 40 St 100 ' Do. Do. lieort 36 37 St. 100 Do. Do. Haeonl 101 104 Bt. 100 Guided:. & Yorkshire 1111 111! M. 100 London end Blackwall 72 74 dt. 100 Lon Brighta:e . B.Coast 104 106 ad 80. 100 London,C64 & Doe. 39 41 In. 100 Londos&North West' 110 1101 St. 1 00 LonionitnouthWestern 904 1004 al l St. 100 Man„Shed.,& Lineolosh 61 03 60 all Maaport and Carlisle If 4 all Do. Do. 1 Shares • 100 Metropolitan lO7 108 10 8 Do. New par St. 100 Midland • 130 1304 6441 all Do. New 100 Do Bina. & Derby, - 99 101 60 all Mid. Gt. Wn. ,Ire., — 15 all Do. Shares 15 all Mid Kent 10 ' Mel Kent (Cray Line Bt. 100 North &Saab R. 100 Do. Edln„Parth,Dund 24 63 St. 1011 N. laidern—Bawlek flillll Do. O. N. L Purr— ▪ 103 Do. Leeds 6B 69 St. 100 Do. York 914 82 St. .100 Do. Callas — Lb all Do. BlockADarlbsg 3B 39 16 1 17 Do. do. 1865-58 O4 164 pin fs 'lO ' Do. do. 11030.61 74 be pm el 100 North London 10 6 Do. New .. 14 24 pin, St 100 North Staffordshire 774 786 ad' 10 all N. &S. Western June. 11 114 St. 100 Scottish Central se. 100 Scottish N. IL Aber. Stk : 42 44 St. 100 Scottish Midland Ol 100 10 all Shrewsbury & Welehpl — St. 100 Shropshire Union 6 ll 644 St. 100 South Devon St. 100 south Eastern St. 100 S. Yorimh. A Hirer Dun 100 102 10 all Staines, Wokinghm.&e. 94 94 dt. 100 Taff Val* 10 8 Do. It 6} 64 pin 10 50 all Ulster Do. C 3} 4 1 pm 15 20 Do. 104 44 Do. St. 100 Yale of Neeth St. 100 Victor& Stn & Pimlico ad at. 100 Waterford & Kilkenny. St. 14)0 Wool Cornwall O4 St. 100 W.Hartipl. Bab. &RI — FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Pd. I RAILWAYS. I MISR* WICK LPTERPOOL COTTON az CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (IT ZLICTRIO LID LTITIVIATIONAL TZLZ06,1,1.) 4 mom ocra Owl cosaviroiromer.) Corrox. —Muket quiet, but steady; ULM probably 6,000 bake. Cora.—Market cestinues in the ruse dull state ss of late, and prices of most articles are dightly easier. Wheat ld. lower. Italian eons 3d. lower. Flow unchanged ; prices uoininsl _ _ MINCING LAN E. —(THIS DAY.) SUGAR—There is • maw active and general demand at very firm prices. The sales include crystallised Demerar► in bap, at 471. 6d. ; Cabe Muscovado. low Wow* to good yellow, 435. 6d. to 45ii. 61.; Havannalt, No. 11}, at 451. 6d.; Mauritius. 40s. to 42a.; sod grainy Jaggery Madras, at 375. lid. Refined firm, at 53e. for low brown lumps. and other goods in proportion. l'orrgs.—The market is firm for all desirable qualities of colonial, but owing to the supply being limited no important sake are recorded. Tu.—The public sales of Assam are progressing steadily. Privately, the market is quiet. but steady. Run and SILTPILTRE continue in limited request. Rtes.—The demand is not active. A parcel of white Ben• gal of good quality sold at 13s. I•mtso.—There is a limited demand at the rates paid at the last quarterly sales. OocanntAL has sold at higher prices ; in some oases at 2d. advance for small lots. OorroN.—Ooly few transactions ►re reported et neal tared rates. _ — JIriL-for arrival hominy's has beau dam at 241. 15a. And 264 no. HEXP.—The demand for Ranian austinuan TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) The market is steady at the followieg prior :—Towe tallow. 40e. 6d. net cash ; Petersburg T.O. as the spot, 404 9d. ; March, 404. 9,L ; April to June, 41s. HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) - - LiADixtutt.—Hidas : Prices : 561ba. to (Albs.. 21d. to ; 641b0. to 7211*., 3d. to ap ; 7211t0. to 8011 A., 3d. to ; Sollio. to 881bs.. 3 to 4d.; 88Ibo. to 0. 961b0., 3to 41d. - 961bs. to Utt t 1., 4d. to 4id. Homo bids,. 9e. 6d. to 10i. 6d. Calf skins, light, 24. 6d. to 44. ; fall. h. Bunionisrr.—Sheep skies, polled, 12.. to 14s. ; half bre& 10a. Od. to 12.. Od. ; downs, 7s. Gd. to 9a, W. BOROIJOH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Pattendes and Smith report a somewhat im proved demand for the few descriptions of last year's growth now remaining ; late prior being fully maintained. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Wane End Hamra, 196. ; Walls End Tees, 184, 6d. ; Walls End South Kenos, 16a. ; Walls Hod Ma.; Walls End Kenos, 16a. 3d.; Walls Bed Hama. l e = Buddha Hartley, 15a. ; Beheld* Hartley, 15s. ; wee Hartley, 15e.; Haugh Hall, 18..-52 ships at market. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LrriarOoL. Fri. 25.-Bales today: Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1111-London and North Western, 1104 3-Manchesier. Shefflekl, and Lurnoinshire. 51,-South Eanern, 9.511 I-Buffalo and Lake Huron. 6 ills-Dutch Rh. nick, 1: 1 7.16 p.-Groat Luxem• boar:, lot 1116-Illinois Central, paid up. 74 -Sambre and Meuse. 71 --51exican 3 per Cent., tsi t / 4 31 I-Spanish Pas sive. 34/ : Ditto Ceraarates, 14-British and American Ex change Bank. >K p. - Mercantile and Exchange Bank. ssyy p.-Nallonal Batik, 71 p.-itoyal Bank, 20/. shares, 14-AINou MVIDe, 15-14 p. -13ritisli and Foreign Marine. 2 1514 s p.- Empire Marine. 2) p.-London and Lancashire Insurance, 5 p. -Mercantile Marine, 16-16 p.-Queen Insurance. 13-16 p - Union Marine. 2 / p.-Liverpool Exchange Buildings, 20- Atnean Merchants' Company, / d-National Steam Navigation Company. 4 p. Btitunionalf, Fen. 21.-The market was steady to-day, and business gad: Gloucester Wagon Company share., were dealt in at lit-Staffordshire Joint-Stock Bank, at 4 prem.-Metropolitan Wagc.n Compant new shares were quoted at Si to 41 prem. - Birmingham Financial. at 4 to 14 prem.-Monte Metal. 1.16 dla to 1.14 preen.-Imperial Continental Gas, at 374 to est-Dudley and West Bromwich Bank, at 7 to 74-S oath Staffordshire Rail way shares, at 11 to 111-London and North Western 'loch, aellms, at 1104. AUSCRESTeII, FEB. 26.-A pretty good business and prices arm. Great Eastern, 475-Greeks, 2 2 -1:1-Great Western. 65- Illinois Central, .1.-Lancashire and Yorkshire.lll) 1-London and North Western, 1101 1 1 I-Manchester. Sheffield, and Lin colnshire. 520 4 5-New ditto live per Cent. Preference, 1 d.- Metropolitan, 1074 1 7 I ; C-Meticans, 11.31 5 430 1-North British, 54-South Eastern. Ist! 1 1-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance. t 15-16 p. sp. 15.16-London and Caltennlaa Marls., 11-16 9. -Hudson's Bay, IN-Southport Hotel. I/ U. - District Bank, 21 1 p. -San Paulo, 1-1 u p. -Ditto, paid up, 21-Unloa Bank. 4 j p.-Montas Mime, Ognale, Yea. 24.-Three per Cent. Consols, 901 j -New Three per Cent. Stock, 901-Ditto for account, 9th March , 901- Indian Five perCeaL Stock transferable at Bank of Ireland'. 1041 -Beak of Ireland 100 L paid . 221-Hlbernian Banking Com pany 'SI. paid. 404-NatWest Beak Inf. paid . 42/4-Provincial Beak (251. paid,. 910 -Royal Bank klui. paid„ . Great Western Halves (all paid,. 241-Cork and Bandon. Four per Cent. Perp., from Jan. '64 All paid x all-Dublin, Wit*. I low, and Wexford. Mx per Cent. Perpil Classl paid', 13 xd.--Great Southernand Western, Four Cent , ?erp , d'. 96-Iriab North Western, Five per Cent. Pimp.,A t paid), 41 The Bath cla:ette says that iu the event of the retirement of Mr. Way, the present member for that city, Colonel Row, a conservative, will be brought forward, Rod he will Dot be opposed by the liberals on condition that Mr. Tile's re-election at the next general election is not resisted by the Uprise. 10 to 73 17 to 70 ORDINARY MARRS AND stems. sylvania Section) lanle been bought up to 81, by partim wishing to secur, the coupon due Ist April, sad hoods of Ur Oblo section continue to be takes in exchange for New Ye& Coated Bonds, due Ist June, 1864, holders preferring this to being paid off in curvercy. The mails from Calcutta and China will be die. tributed to-night or to-morrow morning. Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales : At the fourth scrim( bide sales forthe year& good demand was experienced, and fall prior were realised. East mho. —Ox and cow.—Calcutta were in good request. nearly the whole of the quantity offered being sold at full prior. The exporters were the principal buyers. There were no Madras or Pondicherry Sc., offered. The analysis of the sales is 99,481 Calcutta sew parade, sod 5.176 brought forward from former isles, in all 104,657 hides, of which 103.748 were sold. East India.—Buffalo brought previous rates. Leather.—Australiau sold well. Salted bider.— Australiaa were in good request at full prices. Cape brought late rates. Horse hides.—Dry brought fair prices. Salted realised full rates. Dry bides.—South American were only part sold. With reference to the silk sales the following is from the circular of Messrs. Durant and Co., dated yesterday : The periodical public sales commenced Lesterdeb and are concluded. rho quantal, offend we. 2,64" bales us= silk. 5,000 bales Chia., 1,500 bales Japan, and 600 Canton silk. The whole was allowed to par without bid ding., except some few damaged bales, and about 260 halm printed " to be sold without reserve r these were generally in small breaks and of common quality, and were sold at apparently low prices. The general market has been very quiet for the last fortaight, with continually heavy priers, the repeated accounts of short settlements and shorter ship ments from China and Japan having failed to roue. &item tion. The continental markets seem to have been equally dull and depressed. It remains to be seen if the reductioa in the Beak rate of discount producer any beneficial effect. The case of John Sewell, iron merchant, of Nicholas-lane, who failed some months moo, with unsecured debts of 31,0001., came before the Court of Bankruptcy yesterday, and was very fully dis cussed ; but Mr. Commissioner Pane reserved his judgment. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday, Feb. 24, compared with that for the previous week, shows the following changes : Circulation issue Circulation active 19,674,915 Decrease 473,066 Public deposits 8,153,601 lacrosse 1,073,812 Other deposits Government securities in banking departmwr. . 11,174,584 Inman* 50,000 Othersecuritiee in bankMi department Coin and bullion in both - - - - - departments Seven da• and other bills ii,;ke,' 13,819,412 Jacrease 213,717 332,956 Decrease 15,234 3,536,094 Decrease 43,752 8,028,165 iIICIOIIO 143,030 Notes in reserve Total re.eree (notes k coin iubankingdepartiueut) . 8,i94,497 Increase _708,812 The changes shown in this return, including an increase of 235,777'. in the coin and bullion, and of 708,842'. in the reg,rve in the banking depart ment—are highly fAvourable, and fully explain the reduction made this day in the Bank ra...0 of discount. The increase in the government deposits has been very large, and though this has been in a great measure neutra:ised by the heavy withdrawals of private deposit., t'.4e Bank's resources have been largely added to by the running-off of " other secu rities.' JUNK 07 ENGLAND.—A■ Ac sod Mk Vic.. C. d 2. to the week 1114. mount puma% to the Act 7tl ending on Wedneada). Feb.: IN/171 1 , 11 Noise lamed ra.UrJ,O,34 - Cideseuilient debt.. 411,0141 N Other securities... .a... 31.910 Gold coin and bul lion Slicer bullion cc:. s.oao L.:,703,0* 1t31134 DI Proprietors' appal £14..i3,000 Iteet Public Deposits (in cluding Nov. banks, Com mie. of Neeonal Debt. and Div. Werlll3rn. Government emu- Titles (lachatum Bead Weight An muty) Other Securities Notes %Midi Geld and Mime OMB 1,4332 Acetil Mbar Deposits 1 1 ,08473 Ra►en day aud othar Balls Feb. 5. 1861 M. MARSHALL. Cbkt Cashier. THWISDAY.EVENI3IO. Consols. which closed yesterday at 911' to for the Bth March , were fi rst marked to-day 91} and 91e, and closed at 91g to For money the last price was 91} to F. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for I money, 91i, }, 1, ii, ; ditto, for account, 91t } • Three per C«nta. Reduced, : 'tow Three per Cents., 91+, I. 1, t 3 ; New Five per Cents., 106} • Red Sea Teraph, 201 ; Bank Stock, 239 ; india Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1044, }, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben tures, 1868, 981 ; ditto Bonds, par., 7s. dia. ; Four per Cent. 'enlaced " rupee paper, 944 ; ditto Five per Cent., 104-1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 113, 114. The India Five per Cent. Stock continues to meet with inquiry. There is also more business in the rupee paper. India Bonds were dealt i:1 at 7s. dia. to par. Exchequer Bills were steady at Ss. dia. to par. The foreign stock market was quieter, and the tendency of prices mat downwards, especially iu the afternoon. In the market for bank shares there was an im provement in Rink of New Zealand, Colo nial, Eurlish and Swedish, London and Buenos Ayres, London and Colonial, and Union Bauk of Linden, but a reduction in Alliance, British and American Exchange, Imperial Ottoman, Imperial, and Metropolitan and Provin cial. Commercial Union Assurance abates were flat. Oriental Inland Steam shares and Italian Irrigation Bonds met with inquiry. Hudson's Bay • shares were rather lower, at 18} to g and Egyptian Trading at 2} tog prem. East an d West India Dock Stuck was inquired for. International Financial shares have relapsed to 71 to g prem., and Loudon Financial to 11 to } prem., "ex aIL" General Credit were dull at 7-16 to 9-16 prem., ex div. ; and Mercantile Credit firm at 6} to 7i prem. _ . The shares of the Credit Fonder of Mauritius were last quoted } to 1 prem. ; Land Securities Company, to 11 preui. • Anglo-Italian Bank, }to prem. ; Mercantile Credit, 61 to 71 prem. _.• Con tract Corporation, 11 to 2 prem. ; * Credit Fonder (Great Britain), If to 2 prem., being higher ; Isms don Mercantile Discount, 21 to 31 prem. ; Austra lian and Eastern Navigation, 81 to 91 prem. ; Ottoman Financial Association ' } to f prem. ; Consolidated Discount, 1 dis. to par • Mexican Bank, par to , prem. ; Littlehampton St eam. 74 to 81 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 2to 21 prem. ; Iniperia: Financial Cotapany, 2 to 21 prem. ; Gel- Hears Company, 14 to 14 prem. ; London Gas Meter, f to 11 prem. ; Buenos Ayres Bonded Wharf, par to 1 prem. ; South Eastern Bank, 1 to If prem. ; British Colonial Steamship, 1 to 14 prem. ; Naval and Military Bank, 1 to 11 prem. ; and English, Irish, and Foreign Rolling stock, 1 to 11 prem. • It )FINES.-'THIS DAY.) Two o'CLo.n. The principal feature in the wining market to day is a strong demand for East Caradou shares, which have been dealt in to a large extent. The pre sent .inotstion-33 toe —is 21. above that last quoted yesterday. On the other hand, East Basset are flatter at 02 to 64, and Chiverton at 13e to 14. Great Fortune are quoted 14 so lb ; Great Vor, 22e to 25 ; West Chiverton, 83 to 845; and Chiver ton Valley, 51 to;. Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive, and prices without variation. Cape Copper have changed bands at 81, and Yuclanamutana at 21 and 2e. At the Kelly Bray Mine meeting yesterday the amounts showed a debit balance of 7001. A call of 4s. per share was made. At Hiugaton Downs two-monthly general meet ing, held yeaterday, the accounts showed a balsam in hand of 129/. lls. 11d., and an estimated balance in favour of the mine, before the meeting in April next, of 4131. Os. Bd. PHILHARMONIC 11 Isuwarow. —Mr. George Aliso, the popular base end musical director of tie ails tiiihment, took his manual benefit last eight, wbee the thin • was crowded. A *election from Verdi'. opera, La Traverses r was produced, the principal parts bide; reedered by X Marie Lute, a soprano singer of prom* Mr. Vague Williams, and Mr. Boma, who nag the music of the elder Gement. ; I! ' PARTIINT. 3,055,00 3ii - li:,1, ad Islas. salm - 51 to - II 71 $ll 71 - ti 9 Si - 261 517,1= t7l '23j - 08 • ,