The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Croca.
The mining market is firm to-day, with a goof
amount of business. East Caradon shares have
been dealt in at 291 and 29/, ex div. ; Herochfoot,
at 391; North Downs, at 51 ; North Wheal Basset,
at 21 ; and Wheal Edward, at 2. Market Valley
shares are quoted 10 to ; Wheal Seton, 122 to
124 ; West Beton, 286 to N 5 ; Providence, 43 to
45; and Wendron Consols, 11 to 12.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet.
Dun Mountain ars officially marked prem., and
Great Northern Copper (South Australia) prem.,
being firmer.
The following is from the circular issued yodel.-
day by Messrs. Watson and Cu ell :
The market has bees peetiesisrly saliva ahem our last.
sad we are obliged to have weal segos anexemated
throogh the la pigmy isms, particularly is
dividend mines. Mary al the spsealaUve shame, mho,
which have bees moiety owis4 to
haveaopus-
shares hem
tier" sod the lej=ismerewria wide&
=st_blo: wale—ameag those Belellask sad Clara Cam.
beet is goad rogues% sal se senses. eves at
advanced rases. South Flamm ban hem very largely dealt
is ; sad an active demead also for Weal Setce, South Con-
don, Rosman Hire sad &mem. Ewe, heat Oaradoa,
klarke Valley. West Berm Dews, Wheel Harpist, Totem-
say, Wheal Uay. sod soma ether shares Altogether.
with the prospect of ea advance is metals. the market may
be regarded se is a very satisteekry position.
Formal notice is given that the St. Dennis Con-
sols Mining Company (Limited), has been ordered
by the StamParies Court to be wound up.
At the Lady Bertha Mine meeting, yesterday, the
account* showed a debit balsams of 4091. A call of
2*. per share was made.

Pr' MMI POI Maooe. —On Monday the grand
harry osreemay despatehleg the imperialpreemie to
in company with the great ifsdj, took ppatie at the
Old Seraglio. Hie )(sleety the Sultan proceeded thither
from Dolma-Ukiah( eked' after mos, and, after
a short red upstairs, te the pikes garde°,
where wee the emend aid ipriese sat
male eamel which is popularly appesed to Clary
the gifts all the way to Ketim. bat which mall
heeds the string of mules that bears them to the lauding-
' Pam at Baktche-mpou for tramped to &MA After
the accustomed raver' had been rend. Norms Pecia,
the impend muter of the home, been
aod kilned the
right foot of the camel. after which Bernet Veffik
Pauli, as Bidder of the Brod, took hold el the embed-
Bl-
brklle and led the sacred brute three times past the
Dalian. This ended the ceremony, shortly after which the
embeds wee Scented, the camel ladies tee way, preceded
by • party dMama sod troop of Demeans@ with
lames Mod dap, and followed by the gift-laden mules.
The preseste were peeked in boxes, and consisted. be-
sides 10.000 sew liras, of valuable shawls, caps* and
ether seedy fabrics for the odor:meat d of the Prophet's
11imh. The fkard.lodny of the year. Mehemet Bey,
hed Amp
_ad the mead oonvoy an emberked with
psalm Bri4ht as board a goverameut steamer at Baktin
-
ell-emprou Wars for gated. a Wats of three pas beim
deed es the vessel mored off. bodement es wee the day.
inmesnme crowd" of the " faithful • amoinpanied the pea
medee frees the Old Pulses to the steamer. The Inn&
Many will swab banana pilgrims for a balite:
fienteri. ad tbs. proem% te joie the =seas at
Dammems. whmesealter alining We piens
all posted the Zatik SNIP Ilia Pad". the Iforir-Medj of
the ymr, wffi MIMI with the @theism We keg lanes! is
the %aired Min vast* Mem la thee for the Deinen—
Ism* Serail, Jas. )d.

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MOITBY aptiffamr.—(THls DAL)

Two o'Ctooz.
The funds today are firm at yesterday's closing
quotations, with very little business. The other
markets are likewise extremely quiet, and scarcely
any change has occurred in pricea.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Ren-
ter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were
quoted 70fr. 35c., being rather more than 4 per
cent. better than yesterday.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan has risen to
64 to 4 Prem.
Consols are officially marked 93, 922, and 921 for
money, and 93 and 921 for the account. The present
quotation is 921 to 93, both for cash and
the 6th Feb. The official business report
is as follows :—Bank Stock, 243, 242 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921, 1; New Three per Cents.,
924, ; India Five per Cent Stock, 106 ;
ditto Bonds, 265. prem. ; Five per Cent. " en-
faced" rupee paper, 1004 ; ditto Five-and-
s-Half per Cent., 1064, 4 ; Exchequer Bills,
March, 17s. prem.; ditto, June, 23e., 20s. prem.
There is a slight improvement in Mexican
Bonds, which are last marked 294. Venezuela
are steady, and Buenos Ayres firm. Spanish
Passive are inquired for. Turkish have improved
to 1 per cent., the loan of 1864 being quoted 831
to 84, and that of 1858, 74 to 4. Sales are
recorded as follows ..—Brazilian Old Five per
Cents., 102 ; ditto, Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1862, 914; Buenos Ayres Six per
Cents., for amount, 911, ex div. ; Dutch Four
per Cent. Certificates, 1021 ; Mexican Three per
Cents., for account, 291,1, i ; Peruvian Uribarren
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 944, ex div. ; Portu-
guese Three per Cents., 1853, for account, 464, ex
div. ; Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 521,
ex div. ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., for
account, 421, ex div. ; ditto Passive, 174, ¢ ; the
Committee's Certificates, 64, 1 ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1858, for account, 744, 731, 744 ; Vene-
zuela Three per Cents, for account, 244, 24.
Foos o'Cloox.
Consols are fractionally lower, at 921 to / for
money, and 921 for the account.
At the Discount-office at the Bank of England
business yesterday was slack. In the open market
the rates for good bills were 21 to 21 per cent.
The lotto% of allotment of the Morocco Loan
were received yesterday. Owing to the enor-
mous extent of the applications from the public
and the Stock Exchange, there have necessarily
been numerous cases of individual disappointment
A loan which on the first morning of its being ad-
vertised was in demand at 4 per cent prem. was
naturally sought after on all sides, the Stock Ex-
change alone subscribing between three and four
times the total required. It is stated, much to the
credit of the contractors, that, to satisfy this pres-
sure, nearly the whole of the loan has been divided
among the multitude who applied for it.
About 4,0001. in foreign gold coin was taken
from the Bank yesterday for exportation. The influx
of specie from the United States continues. The
Etna has brought 76,0001. from New York, and
the Boruasia 27,0001. The latter vessel has also

500001. for Prince.
.By an official notice, the Secretary of State
for India in Council invites sealed tenders,
deliverable at the Bank of England up to
1 o'clock on the Ist February, March, and April
next, for bills payable on demand at the Treasuries
at Calcutta, Madras, or Bombay. The total is
"not to exceed" Ra. 40,00,000 (4M,0001.) in each
month, but power is reserved to issue any smaller
amount in each month.
All hopes of the safety of the screw steamer,
Nicholas Wood, bound from Trieste to London,
are now given up. This vessel left Gibraltar, in
continuation other homeward voyage, on the 16th
December, and has not since been heard of. She
was owned by the General Iron Screw Collier

Compa.
Mr. John Masterman, head of the well-known
firm of bankers, diedthia morning at Lis residence
at Layton. Mr. Madames), who was in his 81st
year, repressatei the City of London in parliament
for upwards of twenty years, and resigned at the
last general election on account of his advanced age.
His health continued good until last Saturday
week, when he was struck with paralysis.
The Great Northern Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 1,7601. ; the Great Western
'
an increase of 4981. • the ondon and South
Western an increase of 1,3131. • the Midland a
decrease of 1,6641. ; the North Eastern a decrease
of '2,0191. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire an increase of 3931. ; and the Eastern
Counties an increase of 1,2461.
The committee of bondholders of the city of
Hamilton, Canada West, have issued an advertise-
ment requesting holders who are desirous of co-
operating to enforce the payment of the overdue
'Lamest by the oorporation to forward their
°Mum at once. The memorial to the legislature
of Canada is likewise lying for signature.
The annexed circular has been issued by
Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co., the accountants
in the case of Messrs.G. J. Calvert cud Co., of
York, whore stoppage was mentioned yesterday
Re (3. J. Gaya' sad Co.
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We tarot Rest this samithais6 as* yam alas-
sasses ; sad ,your mat
resseer al law sidaamase, re-
asis, geadsresn, your meet obediallanmals.
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13, Georgeareet, Manamerbeeme, Linea, Jam. 23.
The Wynsud has arrived from China with
536,1001ba. of tea and 478 bales of silk.
The Boanerges has been taken up for the convey-
once of government emigrants to Melbourne.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
=drug Jan. 22, compared with that for the pre-
vious week, shows the following changes :
arealsides boos £30.199,500 therein £5,080
Girenatisa wars
rut= 6,467,340 beeresse 883,987
15,366,081 Demme 1,114,371
Gemasimsth esesrities in
oeirlars=rithat 12400.618 We GUM,
maser
dilthatheat 1;099,102 Deena* 45,144
Osla sad billion ia both
ilspadasals 14350,939 Lenses 59,313
limo day sod ether b 6 768.768 Damao 18,J87
The Rid
Name in nerve 9,178,330 Damao 246,990
Total reserve (notes k coin)
in banking depieent 10,019,769 Decrease 193,757
The decrease in the private deposits is to a great
extent oompensated for by the addition to the
government balance, but the reserve has exp.-
rimmed a decline of moderate amount. The bullion
continues to increase.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 to lbth
for money and the 6th February, opened is
morning at the same quotation, and, after being
alternately buyers and sellers at 92k, closed
" buyers," at that, fraction. The official business
report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 921, 93, 92f ; ditto for account (Feb. 6),
921, f ; -Bank Stock, 2424 243 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 924, 1, ; New Three per Cents.,
924, f, ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 100 ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 106, 1051, 106 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 99f,100 ; ditto
Bonds, 255. prem.; Five per Cent., " enfaced
rupee paper, 1004, f ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 106, 4,
The British government Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. were marked 100.
The India Five per Cent, stock closed higher
than yesterday, at 1031 to 106. The rupee paper
continues iu demand.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 20s. to 23a. prem.
Foreign stocks continue to attract a good deal of
attention.
The shares of the Bank of London were again in
demand to-day, and rose 21. Other bank shares
were steady. National Discount were inquired for.
In miscellaneous shares there was no alteration.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 5f to f prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 14 to if prem. ; Universal Marine Insur-
ance, 14 to la ; London and Provincial Mn-
rine,4 dia. to prem. ; MeniantileFire, 7-16 to 9-16
prem. ; Commercial Union Fire, dim. to par ;
London and South of Ireland Direct Telegraph,
to 1 Prem.
There was an advance of 1 per cent. in Crpe of
Good Hope Government Bonds.