The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

Pw" - IMPERIAL AND MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION.-( THIS DAY.) An extraordinary general meeting of the share wain was held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern, to „ o dder the propriety of a voluntary liquidation of the aegis of the company. The room was densely crowded. Sir W. CLAY having moved that Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., t a p the chair, there were loud cries of " Where are the o o p o tors?" To which Mr. Jackson replied, "They K+ not h ere ." (Rims, and cries of " Where's Mr. Chrt ) CKSON then took the chair. The following report was presented : "At a meeting of between thirty and forty of the principal A ere holders, hastily called together immediately on the *we e, and held at the office of the association, on f usi d a y , the 15th of May, the undersigned were ap pointed • committee to look into the affairs, and report to meeting of the shareholders as to the beet mode i ll es qn i t i dation. The committee have devoted a large anount of time and attention to this matter, and with the id of the provisional liquidator and the officers of the sama iation, have obtained a fall insight into its affairs. the committee have gone carefully over the meets, and 01 that there are comparatively few positive losses, i nbough a large amount of money has been locked up in sesurities not realisable in time like the present, except at paw, sacrifices ; but, with very few exceptions, the secu rities.; they believe to be substantially good. A large pro portion of the securities have been deposited with creditors from whom advances have been obtained, and the main object to be kept in view is, if possible, to protect these so white from being sacri fi ced by reali sations at the present lime, whereby the margins of valve which the creditors hold would be lost. With reference to pending transac tions, it would be impossible to point out the obligations which the associationare under without go into the par ticulars of each separate matter, but generally the corn softiee may observe that the association is under engage ments to find money to complete works in course of execu tion, and which in some cases cannot be abandoned or sus pended without serious damage. In other cases, the association has engaged to renew bills and to carry over credits for certain fixed periods, and if default be made damages will, no doubt, be claimed against the association. In one case, which occurred only a few days since it was necessary to arrange for the Immediate renewal of bills for 20,000/, which were in the hands of third parties, other wise a guarantee held by the association for 100,0001. would have been forfeite d The committee mention these matters to show the class of transactions requiring prompt and energetic attention for some time, in order to protect the asso cia tion from serious risks and losses. The com mittee consider that if the arrangement recommended by them is carried out, and the securities in the hands of the creditors are protected from being sacrificed, the share holders will eventually get back their capital less the posi tive loam, and these, after allowing for recent failures, would not, in their opinion, exceed 21. 10e. a share. If the securities could be nursed, even this loss might be con siderably modified. The committee think it will be im possible to avoid making a further call of 51. a share. It has not been possible, for want of time, to call any general meeting of creditors as yet, but the committee invited the principal creditors to a conference, and submitted to them • proposal of which they expressed their approval, as fol lows, via.:—To pay the creditors 7s. 6d. in the pound by Instalments extending over periods of three, six and nine months respectively, interest to be paid at the rate of one percent. above the present Bank rate. The secured creditors to surrender securities to the association of the value pro tante of the payments made ; the creditors further to agree to the principle of protecting the securities bold, and in no case to effect an immediate realisation without the concurrence of the liquidator, but to be at liberty to sell on giving ono month's notice. The balance, after payment of the 7s. 6d. in the pound, is proposed to be paid or arranged for within the twelve months, as to which the committee anticipate no difficulty with the re leased securities which will then be available. The credi tors present at the conference expressed their strong ap proval of a voluntary liquidation, being convinced, as the committee are, that a winding up in court would, having regard to the nature of the assets and of the outstanding engagements of the association, be almost impracticable without the most serious delays, obstructions, and losses. It will of course be part of the duty of the liquidator, even under a voluntary winding up, to Investigate all the transactions of the association, and to bring before the shareholders any matters which he may find open to exception, and it will then be for the share holders to determine for themselves what action shall be taken on any such matters ; for, as the committee under stand the Companies Act, the main difference between a winding-up in court and a voluntary winding-up is this, that in the former case all matters are carried out under the direction of a judge in Chancery, while in the latter vise all matters of importance may be submitted to a meeting of the shareholders ; and the committee submit that all experience shows that administrative matters can be far better carried out by the parties interested than by any tribunal however well constituted, and it is hardly necessary to add that at the present time the Court of Chancery is, and for some time to come will in all probe bilitybe, more than ordinarily full of winding-up business, and so much is that the case now that the committee are secured that in the chambers of one of the judges appointments cannot be obtained at less than a month's Interval. The committee are advised that if after the voluntary liquidation has been tried for a time it should be found necessary or desirable to have the whole matter brought into court, it will be open to any party interested to apply to the court for that purpose, and upon a proper case being made out the court would have power to order it without disturbing any of the administrative matters, which may in the mean time have been properly worked out or narrowed into a small compass, and there would cer tainly be less objection to finishing the winding-up in court, if difficult or contested questions should hereafter arise to render that course necessary, than if the whole matter were now forced into court, while there are so many purely business matters requiring prompt and energetic attention, in dealing with which the ma chinery of the court might rather impede than assist. The committee are advised that it is coma potent for any parties interested, even under a voluntary winding-up, to bring before the court for decision, in a summary and inexpensive mode, any question which may arise, and thereby the decisions of all legal questions can be speedily obtained, while the actual liquidation (viz., the administrative portion of it) is going on in the hands of parties appointed by the shareholders and approved of by the creditors. It will be for the shareholders, if they determine on a voluntary liquidation and the creditors concur therein, to appoint a liquidator or liquidators to act either alone or in conjunction with a committee of the principal shareholders. (Signed) " W. Jaceene, W. MCANDREW, 4. G. H. JAY. " 27, Lombard-street, London, May 25, Isd6." The CHAIRMAN said he had left a bed of sickness to at tend that meeting, and having been asked to assume that position, be had done so with great reluctance. At the request of the committee, of whom he was one, the di rectors were absent. Having gone through the accounts he was prepared to lay his views before the meeting ; but he and the other mem bers of the committee were not there to be insulted, and If they were they would quit the meeting. He held 250 shares. He deprecated discussion ; what was wanted was simply a voluntary winding-up, and he believed that if that was done properly it would tarn out that there was a property that ought to be worth in the pound. (Cheers) Let the meeting pass the resolution which would be submitted, and within a twelve month he believed everything would be settled and the company would yet be one of the best in the kingdom. (Cheers.) The great cause of all this mischief was that bankers had done the business of finance companies, and finance companies had done the bueiness'of bankers. He had himself been a great sufferer from that confusion. They had a million and a half paid up. [A Voice —" Why don't you iunalga- meter] It was impossible to amalgamate or sell till a resolution had been passed for a voluntary winding en. Having again deprecated discussion, he concluded by tiering that the report of the committee be received and aleptel. Mr. Eames seconded the motion. He hoped the CUTII - would not get into Chancery, as that would involve greet expenses. He then proceeded to comment on the conduct of the directors in proposing such large dividends, and representing the company as having been in such great prosperity. Such conduct was discreditable to the twenty one gentlemen who formed the board. Though he con curred in the report of the committee, he maintained that they had a right to protest against these repeated failures, brought about by mismanagement, which had ruined many a poor shareholder and many a poorwidow. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion the directors ought to be brought to book. Mr Bores denied that Mr. Jackson had a right to pre vent the shareholders from expressing their opinion. In his opinion the directors had shown a want of moral cowardice by not attending on that occasion—(cheers) — and he would all that he believed some of the transac tions showed great mismanagement. In the case of the Great Western Bank of Scotland, the directors were We'lted and had to refund 170,0001. (Hear, hear.) l:id suggest that Mr. Ball should be associated with Kr. Young as auditor, Mr. Young and Mr. Coleman being Connected with sonic of the director. and with the winding np of Pete, Betts, and Co. The CHAIRMAN begg ed to say that the directors were on Ds premises and di not shrink from inquiry. The motion was then put from the chair and carried letanimously. The Cemance said within a fortnight there must be another meeting to confirm what was done on that wee- Igoe. He fully agreed with Mr. Hoyes respecting Mr. Ball. The report having been adopted unanimously, The Ctfatausu then moved a resolution for a voluntary lending-up, which was seconded, and carried unanimously. A diaensaion haring ensued as to the legal position of kr. Young as provisional liquidator, Mr. MORRIS (Ashurst, Kerrie, and Co.) the company's solicitor united that Mr. Toting having been appointed provisional liquidator by the Court of Chancery, Mr. Ball's name could not Is added without the consent of the court. He added that the creditors would have to be elon gated on that point, and all that could be done al behalf of the shareholders was to any that Minch a mummeeting such a resolution was pared. The beat course would be to leave the liquidator under a voluntary winding-up, to apply to the court if be deemed it Deennary. He then read the following resolution as that I of the chairman, and said he (Mr. Morris) ream mended the meeting to adopt it : That if from any cause it should be neoessary or desirable to have the aid of the court proper app lioaMen be made to have a volun tary liquidation carried out under supervimou of the court as distinguished from a winding-up in court." The resolution baring been seconded was put and car ried unanimously. WARN LISTS-(THIS' DAY.) On o'Caooa. Th, 3 railway market is firm to-day, and a fresh r i m I, a occurred in prices. London and North w es t ei n, and Great Northern A stooks are in 2. 1 evec i a l request, and have risen 1 per cent. Mid- L an d ant I Great Northern have a&o improved 4, and Meta opolitan and Great Western, i• London and North-Western stock may be quoted 116} to ; Metropolitan, 124 f to ; Great w es t ern , 53 }to } • Midland, 121} to } ; lAnoa- 2,( shire and Yc 'rkslure, 118} to 119} ; Sout h-Eastern, 69/ to 70} ; Great Northern, 1214 to 12 ; ditto A, 131 t o 132 ; Caledonian 124} to 1 • London, Chath& um and Dover, 244 to 25} ; and Great Eastern, :)13} to 37. Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock, and Great Western of .fianacla shares are steady at 184 to 194, and 144 t o respectively. 2,i ORDINARY CLARA. AND STOCKS. 211. I Yd. I RAILWAY& I CbM Saturday. to ing P ee 4 I 841" on 1 p.nt- r 0 . 0 % Driliat o Oolm. Op. eL,1872 ... am Gov.. p. e., 1877-86. • • • Do. eperekleb. &Aug. Do. Iperct.ltor. i:sos Do. 6 per ct.Jan.&J i,806 Do. li per ct. Los. Stec ). Coped 0 Hoped per. 1873 • • • Do. d 0.18004 •• • Do. do. 1190-90 ...:.__ Do. do. 151:0PA1 _ In reply to • gUestion, The Cumaiciii stated that Mr. Jay and Hr. Young had both reported that the securities of Hewn. Pete and Betts portaged by the company exceeded the amount which they had borrowed by nearly a quarter of a million. (Loud cheers.) It was then resolved that Mr. John Ball's name should be added to that of Kr. Young, for the purpose of volnn tag liquidation. The CHAIRMAN, after observing that the liabilities amounted to 2,700,0001, said it was his firm belief that with the 51. • share, which must be paid, the emialuknY would be released keen its difficulties. With that they would have abundance of assets within their coffers. But it should be remembered that there were two sides to • bargain. They had entered, through their agents, into solemn compacts with men to lead them thousands on thousands spread over a certain period ; on the faithof them oompacts those men had made contracts and they now found themselves at the wrong end of the balance; and he would ask the shareholders whether they were not bound se honest men to perform their hart of the agree- at meat. As the firm of Pete and Betts had bete m entioned, he : must say he wished every account had beenasprofitable and 64 am safe am theirs. (Cheers.) He had always found Sir M. Pato 9 the soul of truth and honour, and, looking at the large amount 9 of profits which the comp bad derived from his firm, he * thought they could not y let them sustain any further ri loss through their defa t. (Hear, hear.) In reply to a question, The CHAIRILUt added that all the company wanted to enable it to meet its engagements was 151. a share including the 101. already called up. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the proceedings, which occupied only three-quarters of an hour, terminated. Ceslon,Nov. 1868, 6p. a ~ ODO Do. 1878, d 0... ,000 Do. 1871 d 0... ~ 000 Hewitt= 6 per 4., 1876 Do. 187 Do. 1 1,000 Do. 1886 ,800 Natal. Gov. 6 per cent.. 1,000 New Enms.Gov.6perct. • • New South Wales G 00,.. 6p. cent., 1171 to 1876 Do. 6 p. • 18118 to :6611 New Zealand *per coat. ,000 Do. 6por cent ,000 Nova Scotia 6p. c.,1 .000 Queensland Goy. 6p. et. .. 8./anal:lov. 6 p..et.,1 .. Do. 1878 and wpwda. S. Jan. July .. Do. 6p. ct. Aprl6,o Oe. l iristol and Beeler ,Caledonlan ;Cambrian iCork azid Bandon W 91 lad.l 129 Go' 06 1S If 6 07 70 70 71 YORICIGN lanrawall ,Dublinand BelfaalJuno ;Dnudee,PerthotAndJn lEut London Scrip Cert Do - I Glasgow And S. Western, 'Great BAstern Ord. Sr' M. E. Ang. Stk., No.g I grestNerth of Scotland! 21 32 112 114 SS ST I 7 Great Northern Do.A i A ree. no dlr. un- IDo.II 1 tillip. e. In pain Do. New tea. a' ZS pm. Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stoat' Ot. South & Moot. (Ire.) 120 122 1141 173 yat Water¢ COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. Do. South Wal Do. W. MI& Do. Do. die Lanesehire & Yor Loa , Brightn, & S. Coast Loadon,ChathanketDov Do. 11 et. Exton. A 6 p. c. London & North Westn. Loadon&Son&Weetorn Man. Shef ,& Lincoln& Metropolitan Do. New Do. Exteation MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.) Fresh up to our market to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were rather limited, bat in full average condition. The demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and sales could only be effected at a decline in the quotations of Is. par 8j qr., at which, however, very little progress was made. Si We Tare fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The trans- e t actions were on a restricted sale, at late currencies. la The quantity of English barley on the stands was limited If -of foreign, moderate. The demand was chiefly confined it to retail parcels, on former terms. Malt moved off slowly. In prices no change took place. 8 1 The supply was seasonably extensive. There was a large quantity of foreign oats on offer, and at the demand was heavy, at 6 d . per qr. less money. The few beans on sale were disposed of at full prices. 81 Peas were quite as dear as last week, but the sale for et them was by no means active. ta The flour trade was somewhat heavy, at late rates. et The arrivals of grain and seed-laden vessels off coast sr were very moderate. In wheat the transactions were at on a limited scale, and the tendencey of prices Sr was in favour of buyers. Ghirka, arrived, 445. ; Banat, 425. 3d. to 445. per 4921b5. The few fine cargoes of N maize, on offer, changed hands at prices quite equal to the 10 previous use week ; but inferior produce was with difficulty at of at a decline of 6d. per qr. Wallachian, St arrived, 30s. 3d. ; mixed New York, 21s. 3d. to 81 31s. 3d. ; Nuetendje 273. to 275. 3d . ; Bulgarian, 2! 27e. 6d. ; Lagos, 30e. 6d. per 480Ibs. Foxaniau, ; I ; on passage, 31s. per 4921 be. Barley was in sluggish st request ; but, owing to the shortness of the supply no change took place in the currencies. Berdianiki, So arrived, 24a. ; Danubian, 265. per 4001135. Nothing II of interest was reported in rye. Enos, 28s. per IC I 4801 be. No sales took place in beano. Barbary Em 51s. to 423. per 4801bs. Milletseed was held at 225. to 235. u per 4801 be. In linseed next to nothing was doing, and the B, quotations were fully le. lower ; Odessa, May ship ment, 61e. per 4241b5. Bombay, in warehouse, 663. ; Calcutta and Mirzapore, 64e. to 65a. ; Black Sea or Azoff, 643. ; St. Petersburg, 595. to 61s. I per qr. Linseed cakes were dull, at, in some instances, ss. per ton less money. London made 111. to 111. se. ; New ' York in barrels, 101. 10s. to 101. 15e. ; ditto in bags , 101. ss. to 101. 10e. ; Western, 9/. 15a. to 101. ' • and Marseilles, 81. 15a. per ton. Cottonseed cakes, 41. 10s. per ton. The trade for rapeseed was very quiet, at about late rates. Ouzerat, on the spot, 655. to 663. • Ferozepore, 58s. ; Calcutta, 565. ; Wild Black Sea and Azoff, 30 .. to 31s. per qr. Cottonseed i commanded scarcely any attention. Seed, on the spot, 71. ss. per ton. AERI ELL OF SEEDS. - English --Sundry 100 Ors. Foreign-Tares, 17 ; linseed, ; rapeseed, 4,632 ; mane, 1,490; and sundry, 70 quarters. EXPORTS. -Oats, 184 ; tares, 15 ; oil seed, 2,518 qrs. ; and flour, 254 cwts. CURRENT PRIM ENMESH. Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. &St. John's-wood Midland Do. E 9 Shares_ .. Da. Bins. a D•rby Mid Kent North British ii;7Ettin ,Perth.Dund. N. Eastern—Berwick Do. G. N. E. Pure Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock &Darling Do. do., 1860-61 North London Do. do., 1864 Do. do., 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S Western June. Scottish Central Scottish N. E. Aber. Stk ' Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern itarnes,Wokingham.ic Taff V►le Do. C Vale of Leath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo dc Whitehall West Cornwall Per Qr. ♦w 0. Amen, /Lent, red, :old 44 ew to 62 1)0. while, old 6t to : , new 3il to CI Nor(ofic sad lineolt red, old BARLIT OATS s. s. Scotch potato Irish, white „ black Batas. lissagan (145• —• 33 to 37 Tick 37 to 42 Harrow Pigeon 44 to 48 Malting Distilling Grinding l5 to n MALT. PlAl. Grey 33 to 35 11 solo white Boilers _ ___ Essex. Norfolk, Suffolk 66 to 65 Kingston and Ware 53 to 67 Brown 46 to 53 /lowa. Town mane, per ISO ETIL New...... .. 10 to !IS OATS. lbs. ' Household Country N.rfolk and Suffolk ex skip English, teed --- 2O to 25! „ potato SCOC•11, feed W I Foal Per Qr. WIFIAT. a. a. Danish, and Koniga berg 4B to 58 Rostock & Markle's- OATS. & I. Danish and Swedish 22 to Bassi= Mums. —____ burg- 4$ to 55 i , Danish Russian, bard son Amsrlean, red „ white Banat _ __ Danish .... EgYPtiah . . . St to 90 ... 35 to 39 PIA S. .. IT tO 41 .. le to 40 C.R.a White 3l to 34 Yellow Ofind ng Distilling Malting . 29 to id 33 to LS id to 40 FLOUR iiin. French, petsaei.... 13 to 36 Spanish „ 33 to 36 American, par brl .. 36 to 30 Canadian t 6 to 30 NTO LONDON, BY LAND AND d MAY 19 TO MAY '25, LN- Dash brewing 22 to 261 feeding ARRIVALS OF GRAIN. 3C, WATER CARRIAGE, FROS CLUAIVE. Wheat.. Barley. mat. trat3 .Beans' Feu Flour. qrs. qrs. qrs. qra I qrs. qrs. I brls.. mks. 4721 160 16838, 343 7 680 75 '18364 , .. Irish Foreign Total LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) RLECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) (PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The cotton market continues quiet, but prices of American are steady ; sales about 6,000 bales. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) SUGAR. —The market is quiet, and there is little business doing either on the spot or afloat. Corrux is only iu moderate request ; fair Western Madras, 9d. ; fair Scinde, SAiL ; fair Bengal, now landing, Sid. JurE.—A. few hundred bales have been sold at 15:. 10s. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is steady :—Town tallow is quoted 40s. 6d, net cash ; Petersburg stead -` on the spot, 40e Gd. ; Jame 40s. to 40s. 6d. ; July to September, 41e.; October, 445. bd: PARTICULARS OF TALLOW. TEE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1866. COUINIAL 007111111021? 92 94 90 92 90 96 76 72 76 79 102 104 102 104 102 104 102 104 26 89 100 102 xd 104 106 xd AlamUto Limited) lAnglo -Brae.CioidLlm..3l Australian _ Brasil. L & H. Co. 'Cape Copper (Limited) , Capnis Silver tLimiked) Chontsiceo.&l3.llim.,L iCobre Copper 'Copiapo ~Limited) Don Pedro, N. Del Rey 'East Del Rey (Limited; Fortuna (Limited) Frontino BolivtaGold 'a; ire Tel - - IC a p u n d a (Limited) Linarea (Limited) Lusitanlan (Limited I I Mariquita Panulcillo Copper (L ) ,Pontiribaud Silver Leal I Port Phillip Santa Barb. Gold IL. 4'l !Scottish Austral. ;Lim. ) ,St. John del Rey' Lim.), !United Mexican Lim. )I Vii Aatigoria Gold (ValbinsascaGold, Lint ) Vancouver Coal (Lim )1 Val Swam 'Limited I Waahoe Gold :Limited). Worthing (Limited) ! Yorke Peninsula (Lim ) I I Yudanamutana (Lim )1 102 100 103 106 101 101 id 106 106 97 100:6 1 90 96 91 94 U 87 94 96 70 73 96 99 97 99 ... U THE PRINCIPALITIES. (asurn's Trixotair.) BUCHAREST, MAT 27. M. Demetrius Ghika has left Bucharest for Vienna, the bearer of a letter for the Emperor from Prince Charles of Hohenzollern.. The Chamber of Deputies has voted the Prince a civil list of 100,000 ducats, but he only consented to accept the sum necessary for the maintenance of his household. The Prince leaves to-morrow for Moldavia. MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) 0113 o'Qr.oox. With the exception of bank shares, which have given way, the stock markets show steadiness to-day, notwithstanding the failure of the Conso lidated Bank (Limited). It is hoped that war may be averted by the conference,while it is known that a large amount of gold, out of the recent arrivals, will be taken to the Bank this week. Consols have declined per cent. for money, but are unchanged for the account. British railways continue in demand, and are again better in several canes. Some of the foreign bonds have also improved, as welt as American securities. Italian bonds of 1861 are in especial request. Financial shares are unchanged, with the eicep- tion of a reduction in Credit toucier and Mobilier. Agra and Maaterrnan's and Alliance Bonk share! have receded 21. 10e. The shares of the Consolidated Bank (Limited), which closed on Saturday at 3f to I pnim., have to-day declined to 2 dis. to par, with 4/. paid, owing to the announcement of the stoppage of the undertaking. This company waa established in 1863, and has taken up the business of two private bank ing firms, viz., Messrs. Heywood, Kennard, and Co., and Hankey and Co. The paid-up capital is 600,0001., and the reserve fund, 70,0651. There are 150,000 shares of 101. each, and two branches and agencies. The last dividend declared was at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, in addi- Lion to a bonus of 2s. per share. It was known last week that many of the holders of the acceptances of the Bank of London were determined to test the legality of the arrangement with the Consolidated Bank, but the official announcement of the closing of the doors of the latter establishment has created much surprise in City circles, and, it is feared, will tend to retard the improvement in commercial affairs. A large number of deposit and current accounts have been withdrawn from the Consolidated Bank during the last few days, but its failure will cause much inconvenience in many quarters, especially in the neighbourhood of Mincing-lane. The demand for money to-day is quiet, but the rate is maintained at 10 per cent. Consols are now quoted 86i to 87i, with div., for money, and 851 to ex div., for the account (Juno 6). _ _ . In the foreign stock market there is a strong de mand for Italian Bonds of 1861, which have im proved 11 per cent. Mexican have also advanced 4, while Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and the Committee's Certificates have declined 1 to 4. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are now quoted 571 to 58 ; ditto of 1865, 34 to 1 ; Greek, 91 to 101 ; Spanish Passive, 191 to ; ditto Certificates, 14 to ; Italian of 1861, 421 to 431 ; Brael.ian scrip, 81 to 71 dia. ; and Mexican, 171 to 1. United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced per cent., and Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares, 14. The present quotations are as follows :-5-20 Donde, lint to MI , Erie Railway, 43 to 4t ; end Illinois Central 77 to 78. International Financial shares are now quoted 2to 11 dis. ; London Financial, 16 to 14 dia. ; General Credit, 3 to 21 ills. ; Imperial Mercantile, 10} to 94 dia. ; Credit Foncier, 3to 21 dia.; Overend, Gurney, and Co., 15 to 13 dia. ; and National Discount, 51 to 6k prem. HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK. Consols are quoted 81; to 87., with div., for money, and 85,;; to 1, cx div., for the account. About 76,0001. in gold has been sent into the Bank. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 65.20, showing a reduction of about if per cent. It is stated that the three steamers due here this week from America, may be expected to bring a further total of about a million sterling in gold. Moreover, a considerable sum in gold is now on the way to this country from Australia, Turkey, and Egypt, and a further large amount of treasure will reach us by the West India packet early this week. Of Saturday's remittance from America, the amount by the Scotia-618,5001.—wi1l reach London to-day or to-morrow, and it is expected that in the course of the week not less than half a million will find its way into the Bank of England. It, is scarcely necessary to point out that this will involve relief to the money market in the most tangible and acceptable form. There is consequently every prospect that the crisis which has inflicted such frightful losses will steadily subside. About 20,0(X) sovereigns from Alexandria were sent into the Bank on Saturday, while 10,0001. in bar gold was withdrawn for the Continent. The steamer Scotia has brought 618,5001. in specie from New York ; the Arago, 91,000/. ; and the Borussia, 24,5001.; making a total of no less than 735,000/. The magnitude of these remit tances is understood to be partly caused by the sales of American securities made in New York on English account. It is said that some of the speculators for a fall in bank shares have latterly resorted to the das tardly and defamatory device of sending private, and of course anonymous, circulars to shareholders and customers, recommending them to sell out of, and to withdraw their accounts from, certain estab lishments. If this be true, it is to ie hoped that no time will be lost in tracing the perpetrators, and putting the criminal law in force against them. With reference to outstanding transactions in the shares of Overend, Gurney, and Co., and other companies in a similar position, the following was posted in the Stock Exchange on Saturday, by order of the Committee : Committee-room, May 2Z, 1866. At a meeting specially summoned this day to consider a memorial from several brokers in reference to the settle ' meat of transactMns in shares of " Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited)," and other companies in course of winding up, it was resolved unanimously—" That members, havui bought shares in such companies, are bound to settle and pay for the same, in accordance with the rules and regu lations, and with the established practice of the Stock Exchange." Confirmed. By order, FaaNcia Livrza, Be- ezetary: Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the month of June : Amount per Share. Due Alre ' sdy Number Due in June, 1966. Data Paid. Call. of Shares. MnO. last and West Junction 81 50 0 Not known. London, Chatham, and Dover Ordlnanr dock, leaned at £l7 10e. 8 London sad 6uthWast ern 5 per cent. Pref. Stock. 1806 Midland New 5 per cent Convertible, 618 Prof 30 171 10 0 0 Not latwa. 50 5000 Not knows. 1863. I 1864. I 1864. INC. Stock on baud this day ..osakil Deliverylast week "-"--- e 7,744 tat June Arri ea] last week Ditto from lat J unto TrletT.C. on spot this day . Ditto Town last Friday . 79,068 178,533 I• I. d. 43 0 44 48. E 999 74,258 31,731 17,771 1.369 579 93,912 102,173 1,113 1,355 10.623 97,462 d.. d...d. d. 406 406 41 6 43 0 86,296 a 4. 40 9 41 6 arrival for the week ending 6th June last year 43 tasks, and delivery 1,215 casks. The arrival last week comprised 404 casks Petersburg, and 1,455 casks Odessa—total, 1,655. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. (THIS DAY.) The number of beasts on offer is rather smaller than on Monday Lat. The dema.‘d is active, and prices in some instances have advanced. We have a fair supply of sheep and lambs. Trade is not very brisk for them, yet prices are not lower. Middling quality lambs are not very saleable. Good calves are still scarce and dear. From France and other countries there are 1,410 beasts, 6,590 sheep, 94 calves, and 75 pigs. Spain, 110 beasts ; Scotland, 56 ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 1,700 ; and 294 from the Northern and Midland counties. Per stone of 814 e s, d. sd. I Per stone of 81b5 d. d. Beet Scott, Herefda. 6 2 5 4 Best Dna& lit-bdiSh 6 8 6 0 Bat Short-horns 4lO 6 2 Best Long-w 0015.... 0 0 0 0 Second qua beasts 4 0 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 5 4 6 8 Came 506 8 I Ewes it second gm/ • Beets 4 6 0 Do. do. Shorn.... 4 4 5 0 Beet Das*Blf -bred' 0 0 0 0 Lambs ..... . 6 8 7 I Beads al meat* 15,670 ; sheep and lambs, 10,480; mink 106; 91" 460. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Years. naiad= and Smith report that the demand continues healthy for all descriptions of English and foreign et late prices. The reports from the plantationi sp decidedly unfavourably of the present aspect of the caning crop. 106 106 100 102 99 91 fill iti • 38 40 M 88 1189 118 83 95 34 181 116 1161 91} 62 60 1,24 1 It 93 not 121 le 11 90 92 53 65 U It 105 107 CS 76 105 107 35; 11411 10 11 pm 1111 12 1 2pm 1 2pm 72 74 108 112 140 150 66 67 46 49 6?.1 TO} 7_ $ 140 143 1. 3 pzol 100 103 n n FORBIGN OBLIOAfI ELMWAYS. 4 jail 20 lall 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 all IG. Luxembourg 5 p. cent I Do _ _ ;Havana and Matanzas ILatubmine and Fribourg Matsu/as and Sabatini', I Do. Second bane.... 20 it North of France 3 p et. 20 I Do natal:hart Sip, et. 1 100 all Ottoman 'Smyrna, &c.) 40 I Paris,Lyonsoftlanlsp.ct. VI I Do. New 3p. ct. 100 all 11.eelte & S. F. (Fern. , .. 4 11 !Royal Swedish sp. et.. 100 Sequa La Grande 7 p. ct. 20 all S. Aus. et Lom•Ven.3p.e. 100 South East.of Fort. 7p. e. fe all routhernot France3p.c. 20 I South Italian. S per et. 10 W.& N. W.td Fra. 3p. e. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 'Atlantic &St Lawronee 'Bora. Bar. &C. In. gSp.c. Do. F Shares !Buffalo cfc Lake Burma 5-6 I 99 101 dis par: 4 71 :1 I Do. Preference ' Buff. ,Brant.,&Goderich I 4 per eento 1117244 Cat &i. Easternsp. c.g 'Cape T. & Dock B p. c. g Demerara, 7R perpref. East Bengal gu. 5 do East Indian gu. 5 do Grand Trunk of Canada ' Do. Equip. B.6p.ct. Do. Ist pref. Bongs Do. do. deferred Do. end pret Bonds. De. de. deferred De. and pref. Mock Do. do. deferred 76 110 as 66 100 102 99 101 99 101 18 TO 96 ST 60 63 55 40 66 67 60 66 42 45 I Do. 4th pref. Stock. . 1 • DO. do. nererroci iGreat Indian Peninnalni Do. gun. 5 per cent Do. New do. Do. New Gt. s. of India. g. 5 p. ct De. 41 per cent. Do. Gt. Western of Canada, _ g g 103 105 i llpm 1 p. 1 1 pin 99 191 i 91 93 — Do. Now Do 6p.c. Bid pay ls",'S Do.si do. do. 1877.8. 1 , Indianßranch . Limited ; Madras guar. 5 P. cent , Do. du. di do Do. do. di Do. Fifth Extension ISelb• Corp d per c. • Melt,. and Dolma's Bay Do. 6 p. ct., pay. 16$0 Do. 5 p. ct , pay. leff N. R. of Can tfp. c. Istp. B. ficinde, gua. 6 per cant. Do. Delhi do Do. de. do Do. Funjaub do Do. Luaus St. not. do. 14 15 1 Si oldie" 91 93 13: 83 85 I If Ofar 99 101 91 93 86 SS 60 et 100 10t 83 85 00 83 97 W 96 08 N I ge itit JOINT STOOL BANKS._ BIIIILEI. 1 Pd-rerpi .... 1001 100 I lit I SI 104 • • 00.000, 60 'Agra & klasterman's ,L ,' 25 21 Si 21 10,000' 50 Albion - 40,000 100 AllianceLon.&Liverpool 25 I 9 7 Ms dis 161 111 1.6 100,000 20 'Anglo Austrian 6 2 1 - 40,000' 60 Anglo Egyptian 'Llen.! l2 l. 13 11 dis - 20,000. 60 • Anglo Italian; Limited, 2O 13 11 Ms - 11,300 SO ;Asiatic Bank Cer.new sh 10 j 2 4 - 30,000 40 ,Australasia I all, 87 80 80 1 12,560 . 20 Bankof BritishColumbi all 12 13 - 12,500 201 Do. New, issued 2pm. 5 I - - - 10,000 25 Bank of Egypt 1 all 25 10 - 40,000 20 Bank of London 26,006' 20 Bank of Otago Limited :10 6 4 dis 6 10,000 100 ;Bank of Queentlond ;L. ; Ij 25 l6 13 dis - 30,000' 50 BankotV ictoria,Austrai i 25 j4l 41 - 60.000' 10 !Bank of New Zoolond lO ; 7 Bpm - 40,600' 50 Barned's Bank Limited .10 10 10 dis - dis 50,000 20 :Brazilian&Portuguese 14 10 j 3 2 dis - 20,000 so I British & Californion:L . 1 7h; 5 4 dis - 90,000 1 50 i British N. America . I all; 47 49 - 75,500 20 .CharlesLaftltte& Co. A , 5 I - - - 40,000 20 :C. Bk. India, Aus., Chins] all 14 10 14 30,000 25 .Chart. Her. of India, &el all ' 94 36 - 60,000 20 'City ;10 14 17 - 10,000 100 ; Colonial , 25 ; 46 47 - 40,00 201. Corn Bank of Canada 1 all' - - - 40,0110, 25 ;Coin. Bank of India, &c.: all - - - rll 200,009 10 .Comiolidated Bank (L.: 4 I 3 4pm 524 2 31 10,000 50 ' Delhi and London l5 30 SS - 10.000 50 , East London ;Llnsited;! 5 2.4 11dis - 60.000; 20 :Eastern Exchanges,Lim.), 1 4 2 dial .--• 30,000 90 'English and American ~ 6 3 1 dis - 20,000 25 English Joint Stock •L' 10 i 15 12 die - 30,000 20 Eng Scot.& Ausl.Chirtd all • IS 20 119 20,000 50 , Enalishand Swedish .L.;' 20 li 11 Ls - 45,000 50 'European Puink'Llmited 15 14 12 dis - 10,000'100 'llinduen.Chins&Jap.,l,;; 25 6 7 6 10,010,100 I Do. Mined at 2pmj 25 6 7 - 20,600,100 Do. New 125 5 7 - 90,000100 Imperial Bank ,I.lmited 20 6 7pm IS 135,000; 20 I Imperial Ottoman IIO 11 Oldis - 67,500. 20 Do. New llO 2 11dio - 6,000' 25 lonian - 6,0001 251 Do. New - 100,010, SO ILand Mort. Bk. India:L 1 4 14 I ilia - ' 600,000,100 I Do.sp. is. 1>eb.,1264, 30 yri a ll 83 U --• 20,0001 50 ,Lon.Bk.oflitenco.&c.(L: 15 9 7 dis - • 11000'10 ;London and Brazilian.] 45 7 gdis par - 12,0001 20 1 Do. New - • 6,000 100 I,olidon&RlverPlatel 2, 40 1 10 pm - 20,0001 25 I Do. New, iss. at lapm; 10 11 2,lpus - 60,000 20 Loa Ch. Bank of Austrl. l all , 211 t2} 211 80,000' 60 ;Loudon and County.. c j !20 65 es 00 331 SI 72,0001 50 ,London Joint Stock l5 144 46 43 4 25,060 20 London ' & SonthAbri all i 13 11 - 10,000a00 1 Lon &8. Western ,LAm.), 20 i 6 4Ms ::3 15 6,1100 50 , London &Venezuela L;1 124 6 4 dls - 10,000100 London & Westminster. 2$ . n 01 HBO 1 10,000'100 'Merchan4 Bank ;Lim.) .25 16 lit - 6,000106 Do. New - 2 50,100; 50 Mercantile&Exchan•L )lej 13 9 die - 11,156'i00 j Metro. & Prov. Bank,L; 201 10 9 dis - 1,000 100 Midland Bank (Llm.l - 10,000, 6 lotions] of Australasia 4 11 Mpin - 10,000.100 • National of Liverpool.. le 2 4pm - 10,000 100 ; N. Pro. of England .... 42 - - - n 40,000 60 'National Bank - n 37,564 20 ;New South Wales all 40 43 - ';r 60,000, 10 , New Zealand ;Limited) 1 141$ par y 60,000 20 ,North Western .., 60,000 25 :Oriental Bank Corpora all 40 43 - 'i , 20,000 10 jOrient.Com_l3.Ltateo.C 7 7 6Me - * 25,000 lel Do. do. lakN.F 4 1 11 dls - vs 21,000 Ile 1 Do. do. lateF.C 4 - -Ma 1, I 27,11 tii.) ;Provin.Bankingeorp.(L) 10 7 6 dig - 4 20, 100 1 Vrovinc. of Ireland 125 1111 66 - 87,600 20 lacinde,Puni.,&Delhi(L) le - - -- 0 . 12, 20 Do. Minted at 9pm I 6 - - ilia - O pp, 25 South Anstralla all 28 U 0 - 17,061 leo 'Stand. of B. S. Africa 125 16 IS dis •-• 8 10,000 100 I Do. do. iso at 6 pm. 10 7 4Ms -- 8 40,600 25 Illnion of Australia - 8 10,000 100 Union of Ireland (Um )22 7 6Ms - 8 00, 60 ; Union of London l6 4.5 47 44 41 4 0; DOM& ) Efo. 1 Sh. I DOCK& IPd I 13. print lasm i d 11,004,410 1 118. float and West India . 100 110 ISS - ad 11,00 le 'General Floating Dock I - --, .- '''' 1711,11 et. London Wit taihartn. 01 0 70 4 k l / 4, __ , _ ni I,OOS, 100 Do. Deb. IL 4p. emit MI 87 1/6 ......... UP In, St. uthampton 100 - - 107,0 100. array Cnamindal OOl -r! ...I 8 80 0 114,722 £280,444 Total In Juno Total In alz months at 18e6 Creditors of the Bank of Turkey (Limited) are to 431 to 46 $7 to $0 33 to 37 St te 34 Per Qr . Maple . Boilers 100 100 100 100 100 100 It. 100 It. 100 IR 1100 10$ It. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 -.. Di _ 104 .... 101/1014 .15 12 14 ft 4 2t P dh ' 3 ii ll4 11 Olds lfpul l 6_ 6_ 1 il}'i 63 1121 1 ais Par' par 1 pm 3 2 diai i i i i 4u. i i Closing prises. 11 14 1151 11 95 9d SS 90 la 12 28 98 14 12 at 96 1} 2 8$ 86 74 8 SO al 11} 11 91 62 114 12 LSCIILLILII7,OIIS. 20,000 10 An I' -Mexican Mint all 152 110 ; 000 6 ttuitle Tetatia. 8 p.c . t all to ' 2l 10,000 25 nstralian Agricul 2O 13 22 40,000 25 ustrallan lI.L.&Fn.IL 5 1 Oiiils 10.000 10 ugparahTea Estates 4 $ 2 dis 47,0001 10 rlin Waterworks ,L. all, 9 10 15,000;100 lckow Vaughan L 1721 4 6 p 30,090 1 4 nibay Gas 'Limited *III 42 6 10,000 1 0 Di 3rd Issue 4 dis par. 10,0001 6 I/o New 1 2 1 dis pa , $ 6,000 00 ritiih American Land 44 ' 22 27 534,780. St. .& L. Meg. Tel. (L.) 'lOO 1 80 8 5 12,5001 20 ritish Indian Tea (L.).: 16 I - 8,9151 32;, Canada Company all ' 60,0001 10 .Canadian Loan & Inv,L JI 2 25,000 20 Ceylon Company 12.000! 20 I Ditto A shares I 2 27,0001 20 ! Cllina.it.Ship& L.Coal Li 9 20,040' 25 iCityof Loadonit.liro.( L.' 5 16,041' 30 ICity of Milan Impro.lL.; 10 4,950 36 1 Do. 1 al 35,000 25 i City of MOSCOW GU (L 11 12 MOW 60 !City Mikes. Lim. i lt 30,000 60 Colonial ;Limited; 50,0001 50 IContmercial I nion:lns I 40,000 10 ;Com. of AfricanMer.(L I zo,wee as , Couiuilielaira 10. 11.1 11 17,500 1 20 Continental Un.Gas ,L. ' 11 10,0001100 'ContractCorration,L . 11 12,000 25 Cop.M.Eng. ,Pref .7i p.c.; al 200,0001 20 C. Four. k Mob. of KM , I 10,000 60 lio.of Mauritius ,L.) Ili 1005/2511 Bt. ICryatal Palace llO 6160,8201 SS. I Do. Preference £277,0430 St. I Do. el p. ct Perp. Deb 110 7,5001 20 Darjeeling - Limited: I 1 10,000 •100 DiscountCorporatiolXL 2 18,0001 10 • Eastern A 50.11112 Tea - L. 20,000 60 E ludiaLawl,C.& lin,L! 1 (0,0001 20 .E. India Irrig. & Canal 1 00,0001 50 -Ebbw Vale I 2 100,0001 20 'EgyptisuCom &Trd.L I 1 £870,976' St. .F.lvetric Telegraph -10 70.0001 3 Eng. & Aus.Copper 'Urn'. 20,000; 50 'Eng. and Foreign Credit 10,000 100 , Eng & beottishMarin. L. 25,000 IS !EairbalrnErigineering 1 30,000 20 )Fore -et ~ Warehouse ;L 1 1 1 10,000 50 ,Gellivara 'Limited; I I 150,000 20 . G.Credit&Fin.of Lon. L 20,000 15 ;Gen. Steam Navigatio 1 20,000 60 ;Home &Colonial As.• L. 6,000 10 'Hongkong & China Gas, I 100,000 20 Hudson's Bay I , 20,000 60 Humber IronWorks,L : 80,000 20 lin. Landeo. Marseilles LI 100,000 60 „Imp & Mer Cit. ASS. 'IA 60,000 2 indian Carrying. Lim .- 40,090 SU .International Contract .1 150,000 10 internat. Finan.Soc.' L 360,140 20 ,InternatLand Credit L y 30,000 50 Italian Land 60,000 20 Italian Irrig. -Can.Cay 11 1,000000 100 ' Do. Bp.c. MD r. 1570, 20,0001 SO 'Land Securities Lim,l.,. 4,0001 25 , Lund. African Trading 20,0001 25 , Lou. & Caledon. M. , L '- 50,000 , 10 L. in.CountyLand &IS. , L i 12,0001 5 'Load. DlstriitTeleg. •L. • 40,000 50 Loud. Moan_ Also. L. 148,523 4 ,Lund. G DmnibusC. L.' 5,0001 50 Lonitk Glasg Eng Co •I/ 10,000 SO ; Land.. Italian, &c. Stm ' 6,0001 60 ,Lond.Mer. Discount :L.; 64,500 20 •Lond. Provincial Marine' 50,0001 20 ,M6draslrrigw&Canal. 75 15 2 1 dls psi' 1 pet 84 9 kits 1 pm' 9 6 di,! 11 1 die! 31 6 1 dis 6 II dl 6 4di 9 7di 6 3di 1 pm' Kis pv 9 7 dis p 5 10 6 4 21.1Is dLs 21 k 2 35 37 108 112 106 112 6 4814 14 12 die 4 di6 II 8 did 6 4 7 6 dim b dik 5 1 6 dil 130 125 1 41 skills -- 3 2 ells lalis kpm 14 2 1 3 0 14 21dis 111 26 LS 21 lldis die psr 15 151 l 5l 20 19 ills 8 6 dilo dis 101 918 is: 9 Cs diel 9 7 dis 2 11dis" 2 1 14 181' 6 8 64 69 8 S d 7 6 3 Idi 11 11 16 15 dis 311,dial. 11 — 16 14 dis 11 9d it i 1 t, 19 20 3 d 11 Oidis 4 1 6 4 dill • 10 8 dis' 7 Sills 8 1 2 ndi i i 64 7 . $ 1. 4 4 - 114 2 li p dis 1 It le did 3 2 die; 21 11d1s, 11 8 i 14 11 1 dlsi - 4 3 Ws' 40 50 16 18 I 3 tdie 16 17 61 peal 10 1 8 I 1 614 Part 12 t I 12.5001 12.0001 10,000 2.5,000 40,000 _. _.... .. .... 25 'Marine Investment: L. 64 20 ;Mauritius Land, &e. ,L. ). 2 10 ' Medit. I.:sten Tel L '..' all 50 Merchant Shipping ,L . 15 20 .Millwall P.l/1. &Dock: L 121' 50 - Millwall I ronWorks . ..1 5 1 10 .Natal Land & Col.C. L. 61 /5 • Nati ,, nal Dis. Corn. 'L. II 15 15 Do. N ew,iss.sp.3ltobepd li 15 National Prov. Marine 14 2 )0 i National Steam Nay. L. 10 10 •NerbuddaCoal&lron,Lll " 10l Do. New 15 N. Zea land L &M. Ag. 15 'N. Zealand T.& Loan ' 10 Northern Assam Tea ,_ 10 i Do. B it. IN.Bris Australasian T. 100 SO N. Brit&Stercan. In :L.' 61 , 10 Nowgong Tea (limited' S IS 'Ocean Marine , Insura ' 5 SO lOrientalFinanclak Lim. - i 11 6 Oriental Gas • Llmited) ' • all' 5I Do. New 1 10 ' Orient Inland Steam' L all LO Imago & Sthland Invest 1 2 10 {Ottoman oomp:.ny L) 1 2 )0 ;Ottoman Pinancal: L ) •_. I 20 5 , ( Ottoman Gam .Limited : all 10 10vereud,Gurney,Co..L 15 10 ;Panama BM. Steam,L all 6 I Do. do. I al ; it. ; Peelßiv. Land& Min. 'L ;'lOO SO !Peninaular& o.Steant . • al SO ' Do. do. Few 'Si 10 Quebrsda L., IL, M. (I ' ' SO Rhymney Iron 1 a 15 Do. New 15 .11in J. City Improv.(L ) I 0 ,I„iii 15 Do. do 10 Rio Janeiro Oaa 'Llm N. 10 Royal Mail Steam.... It. Scot. Amara. Invest. SO Smith, Knlght,&Ce. 10 Soc. Finan. &Egypte SO S. African M. & In. ',l 15 uthAustralian Lan It. Submarine Telegraph .. 1 1 1 Do Scrip lli i TeLeonstruc.&ain,L, I s ' i Do. Do 1 10 Thames&Mersey In.. L.' 10 (dad Petroleum (L.'. 10 Trust&Agency of Aus , 1., 10 T.& L. Co. of U. Canada 10 lln.Marine of Liver. (L.l 6 United K. Teleg. Co.(L. a tO Univers. Marine Ins.; LI 10 Upper AasiamTea (Lim.: I Do. 1 Van Dieraen's Land 2 Viceroyotrapttlft ';La 11 Warrant Finance ' Lim. l 11 Weatlndla&PaclAeS.(L, ' 120,000' 46,000 20,000, 20,000, 6,600, 6,600 to:Goo 2),000 iY,Ooo £187,1751 st 60,066 i 64 10°4 ? i 11 40,000' io;eoo ' ii:O,i' I so,ooo 40,003 11 45,i~901 11 12. 500 111,000 10,000 100.0001 60,600 10,214 it,000,000 Si 20,000 54 40.000 54 17,000 14 10,000 64 10,000 11 ii:iii ii;i:4l 1 30,000, 1 15,00011 £BOO,OOOl 40,000, 20,00?1 L. =.I L. 1 idis pasi Idle pm. 16 16 &el II 4 18 16 die' 7 11 It •6 45 70 71 11 . 14".1111 ii:ocoo ii:ibe 4MAX* •} -101 14 Ji. 1 SWM 106 109 120 126 18 16 oth 10 S did Wiz so• St 37,500 20 100.000 21 7,500 2, 27,500 la 1000 2 100,000 2 20,000 60,000 2 26,000 1, 23,000 1 , 10,000 3 16930401 10 20,000 5 MAO 6 ii7l /03 I iii Ti I s II 4 i 6}p4 -die xd Ilk limns& }dl. 2t dls S al.' 3 dim 7 S I li 9 d e l. 7 dill PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western—Newport 5 per cent. pref., red. at 5 per cent. prem., 98. London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gnar. dock, No. 4,150. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and Ban Frame:ism (Limited) guar. 7 per ant., 14, 4,14. South Austrian and LombardaVonstian, 121, I. I Ii D,OOOl 1),000l 111 f l ol l: let - 1- 11 1181 191 1141 i 16 ltl 4: 91} 1 11 59 60 163} 3 101 9 61 Si i 11 - 0 4, 1 11 •1121 141 i! ei ,0001 20 ,0001 1 :661 : 666 1 -1 4 „000, ~ 0001 6 1,616 1 1,000; 4 I,ooo' 20 1,000, 5 ,000 1 ,000, 20 c 17 4. ~000! 2 ~ 000 1 ,000, 10 000 10 1,0001 5 1,0001 1 i.OOO. 1 'oo' 107 i 107 s;7 gsi - "- Pa 3 -; required to send the particulars of their claims to the liquidators by the 30th of June. It is notified that arrangements have been made with the Union Bank of London to accept without expenses, or to pay under discount at the Bank rate, all drafts drawn by Megan. Ballin and San der, of New York, on the Bank of London. Travers' circular gives the following comparison of the present position of the Bank and the price of Consols with the corresponding date of last year : Al present. Same data lest year. Bank ooin and bullion . £11,857,786 ... £15,299,268 Bank reserve of notes 830,865 ... 8,147,440 Notes in circulation 25,469,570 ... 20,861,915 Rate of discount Price of Consols 9l f3ATITIUDLT EVINING. Crawls, which closed yesterday at 855 to a, ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning at 852 to is and closed at 851 to 5. For money the last price was 87 to I, with div. The official businesa re port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 86f, 75, 61, 7t • ditto, for account, Bt r it Three per Cents. - Redhead, 855, 65 ; New per Cents., 852, 5 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1055, I ; ditto Five per Cent. enlaced" rupee paper, 101 ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 25e. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock was likewise in demand for investment, arid improved. Exchequer Bills were steady, the March being quoted 15e. tc sa. dia., and the June, 10e. to 3s. dis. The foreign stock market was buoyant, and a decided advance occurred in prices. Italian Bonds of 1861 rose 15 per cent. ; Turkish, Egyptian, and Russian, 1 ; Spanish Passive and Certificates, 1; Mexican, ato 1 ; Greek., ; and Brazilian scrip,. There was a trona demand for bank shares, which generally unproved. London and County and Agra and Masterman's were in especial request and rose 31. and 21. respectively. London Joint Stock and London and Brazilian also advanced 2/. ; English and Swedish, 11. 10e. ; Alliance, Imperial, South Australian, and Union of London, 1/. ; Bri tish and Californian, City, and Consolidated, 10s. ; and Anglo-Austrian and Imperial Ottoman, se. On the other hand, North Western declined 21.; English and American, 1/. ; and Land Mortgage of India, 10s. Alliance left off at Bto 7 dis. ' • An glo-Austrian, at It to Of dis. ; and Imperial Otto man, at 15 to Of dia. In the market for financial shares Credit Foncier and Mobilier aad International Financial were in good demand, and rose 7s. 6d- and be. respectively. General Credit also improved 2s. 6d., while Lon don Financial and Imperial Mercantile were unal tered. Prices were last quoted as follows :—lnter national Financial, 2 to If dis. ; General Credit, 3 to 2f die. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 dia. • Im perial Mercantile Credit, 14 to 95 dia. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier, 2f to 25 die. National Dis c ount horse were last quoted 64 to 7 prem., being firm • Overend, Gurney, and Co., 18 to 16 dis. ; Gene ral Ottoman, par to 2 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 15 to t, showing a rise of se. In the market for miscellaneous shares, Berlin Waterworks, Egyptian Trading, Fairbairn En gineering, and Italian Land advanced, while Ceylon (A), Copper Miners of England, Home and Colonial Assurance, National Steam, Royal Mail Steam, West India and Pacific Steam, and Soci6t4 FinaneiCre d'Egypte declined. The reductioa in the latter was as much as 41. 10.. American securities were purchased to a }erg's extent, and closed at a decided advance. 5.20 Bonds improved per cent. ; Erie Railway shares, • and Illinois Central, Prices closed as follows :-5.20 Bonds, 65i to ; Erie Railway shares, 42 to /, ; Illinois Central, 76 to MINES.- 7 (THIS DAY.) Owe o'Cwci. There is not ranch business in the mining mar ket, but Great Vor, CMrerton Moor, and Prinoo of Wales shares show firmness. Great Vor are now quoted 16 to 17 ; Clifford Amalgamated, 9 to 10 ; Chiverton Moor, ri to j ; Prince of Wales, Bs. to 9s. ; Great North Laxey, 355. to 40s. ; Wheal Seton, 195 to 200 ; and East Caradon, to et. COAL MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) Walls End Helton, 18a. Gd. ; Walls End Haswell, 18s. ; Walls End South Flatten, lea. 3d.; Walls End. Tees, 18s. 3d. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 17s. 91.; Walls End South Kelloe, 17s. G.I. ; Walls End Heugh Hall, 17s. Gd.; Walls End Tunstal, 168. 61.; Walls End Harton, 16s. Gd.; Walls End Hatton Lyons, 16s. 64. ; TanSehl Moor Butes, 14s. 6.1.; noddles Hartley, 17s. 3d.; Rebside Hartley, 17s. 34. ; Halting' Hartley, 171. 3d.—Ships at market, t. 4; at aCii, 35. A destructive fire was discovered at an early hour on Saturday in the woollen extract mill at Holbeck, Leeds, occupied by Messrs. Emanuel. The pre mises are situate near the People's Co-operative Mill and the extensive flax mills of Messrs. Marshall, and at one time apprehensions were entertained that the fire would extend to some of the adjoining buildings, bet fortunately the flames were confined to the mill in which they first broke out. The damage is variously estimated at from 15,000/. to 20,000 i. The origin of the fire is un known. THE. TRINITY CORPORATION.--(THIS DAY.)-The corporation of the Trinity-house, of which his Royal Highness Prince Alfred has recently been elected master in the room of Lord Palmerston deceased, attended Divine service at St. (Nave's, Hart-street, this morning, according to a custom which has long prevailed on Trinity Monday. Formerly the master and corporation used to go in state to St. N icholaa Church, Woolwich. A large nuniher of persons assembled to catch a glimpse of the distinguished visitors this morning. Prayers were read by the Rev. Alfred l'ovah, M.A., the rector ; after which a sermon was preached by the Rev. Charles Kingsley, M.A., Professor of Modern History to the University of Cambridge. His Royal Highness l'rince Alfred will preside at the dinner of the corporation, which will be given this evening at the Trinity-house, Towerhill. Yesterday morning the Bishop of London held his Trinity Sunday ordination in the parish church of Ful ham. Mr. Raffles has recommended the appointment of Mr. Horace Mansfield, of the northern circuit, to the supernumerary stipendiaryihip vacated by Mr. Preston, now stipendiary for Birkenhead —Liverpool Album. SIR FRANCIA CROSSLEY, M.P.—Between 500 and GOO persons partook of tea on Sir F. Crossley's estate, at Somerleyton, Suffolk, one evening last week. The Hon. baronet threw open his grounds and winter gardens to the party. A public meeting was held in the chapel, at which Mr. Barnes, M.P., presided. The chairman, Sir F. Crossley, and several dissenting ministers addressed the meeting. SCOTTISH BAPTISM AT STAFFORD HOUSE.—An interesting rite was performed on Saturday last at Stafford House in presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, and a number of noble persons, relatives of the family. It was the baptism of the infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, of the Scotch National Church, Crown-oonrt, Covent garden, according to the rites of the Established Church of Scotland. After reading Holy Scrip ture and requiring of the sponsors their confession of faith in the words of the Apostles' Creed, and receiving their promise to train up the child in the knowledge and practice of divine truth, the Princess of Wales, according to Scottish custom, holding the infant in her arms, pre sented her for baptism. The officiating minister then sprinkled water on the baby's brow, saying, " Alexandra, 1 baptise thee in the name of the F ather and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen." He then prayed for the infant, for her parents, for the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the rest of the royal family, ending with the Lord's Prayer and the apostolic benediction. The cere monial was severely simple, and yet most impressive. THE DUKEDOM or EDINBUROH.—As the public seems to be in some little doubt as to the history of this title, bestowed on the 24th inst. by her Majesty on her second son, Prince Alfred, it may not be out of place to mention the connexion of the royal family with the peer inme question. His Royal Highness Prince William Hen ry, eo so 1 n of Frederick Prince of Wales, and brother of King Grge 111., was created, Nov.o, 1764, Dukeof Glou cester and Edinburgh. The latter title was not used, though both were British peerages—the crown having had no power to create a Scottish peerage since the suing of the Act of Union on the Lt May, 1707. The elder Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh died in 1805, and was suc ceeded by his son, Prince William Frederick, at whose death, without Sane on the 30th November, 1 834 , the two peerages became extinct. The title of Duke of Edinburgh as therefore a new creation in favour of his Royal Mistimes Prince Alfred, and will be borne as his first title. —Pat. 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