The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1864.

SHAER 1413T13.-MBIS DAY.)

Two oVsoot.

The railway market is quiet to-day, and prices
in most instances are quoted the same as yes-
terday. As regards the leading stocks, the only
variations are a rise of 1 per cent. in Great
Eastern, and a decline of 1 in Metropolitan.
Loudon and North Western stock is now
quoted 1114 to 112 ; Great Western, 85} to f ;
Midland, 1301 to 1311 ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 110 to ; Caledonian, 118 to 119 ; South
Eastern, 901 to 911 ; Great Eastern, 401 to ;
Great Northern, 130 to 131 ; London and South
Western, 981 to 991 ; and Metropolitan, 1151
to 1161.
With the exception of Sambre and Meuse, which
hare declined, foreign railway shares present no
alteration. Eastern Bengal and Great Western of
Canada are inquired for.
01.DIMULY ARUM AND srxr.
mid K I RAILWAYS. I Crea.gr I 3411 Ra

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10 W IDo. AI A nodly. waled
10 S Ip. O.IOW/1108.,
60 I asl Oublo. and LsollootJuiscs
00 a Vondoo,Perth,&Abillul
St. 100 Edinburgh ad Otoogow
St. 100 Olaszow sod &Wooten.'
Si 100 onsos lootorn Oni. SO
Sc. .100 I Do. A Stort I
100 Do. R. Ano. oat., N 0.2,
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81. 100 ' South & West. jrte.':
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St. 100 - Uo. south Wales.
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SR 1001 Do. Do. Newport
St, 'lOO , Do. Do. Hereford
St. 100 Lomb/re& Yorkshire
St. ;100 L0u,)....; cud Steelman.
St. ,100 Luit.Srlellto.tt s.cohlt
St. 100 Loodon,Chathis. .t Due.
SR 1100 London& North Weitz.,
St. 100 11.eurloo&SouthWeetera'
St. 1100 Llneolush
10 al Maryport and Carlisle'
14 all . Do. Do. Shares
St. 100 Iletrupoutlia
81. 'lOO I Do New
St. 100 Midland

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St. 100 Do Dim & Derby
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13 all Do. ; Shares
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81. 100 N. liatteru—Beralek
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88 100 Auotush Central
88 tuo Scottish \.E Aber. Stk I
St. 100 Scottish 111.11an.1
10 all Shrewsbury & WelenpL
St. 100 Shropshire Union
St. 100 South Devon

St 100 South Eastern
St. 100 S. Ewan. @ Ricer Dun
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50 all Ulster
25 . 20 Do.
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St. 100 Victoria Inn. & Pleßeo
St. 100 Waterford & Kilkenny.'
St. _ 100 West Cornwall
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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.

Two oPCt&ocm

The stock markets to-day are firm, although
business is limited, owing partly to the Jewish
holidays. The funds and home railway stocks
remain at yesterday's prices. Foreign bonds are
firmer, especially Mexican.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three par Cent. Rentes opened at
67fr. 50c., being the same as yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 911 to # for money, and
911 to 1 for the account (May s'. The official bus'-
nese report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 911, ; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 894, 1;
New Three per Cents., 891, 1; Bank Stock, 238, 240 ;
India Stock,2lB ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1051;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 991 ; ditto
Bonds, 7 die. ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "enlaced"
rupee paper, 1121 ; and Exchequer Bills, 4 dis.
Mexican Bonds are in renewed demand, and have
risen # per cent., being now quoted 46 to 1.
Spanish Passive are I better, at 351 to
#, and Greek 1 better, at 241 to
251. There is also au improvement of 1 per cent.
in Turkish Bonds of 1868, and the Consolidtia,
which are quoted respectively 68/ to 691, end 521, to
1. Transactions are recorded as follows:—Brazilian,
1832, 1858, 1860, 901 ; ditto, 1863, 874, ex div. ;
Egyptian, 101; ditto, second issue, 1001 ; Greek,
for account, 251 ; Italian, for account, 681; Mexican,
for account, 451, 1, 46 ; Portuguese, 1856, itc., for
account, 485, 49 ; Russian, 1862, 871,1 ; Spanish
Passive, for account, 35, # ; Turkish, 1854, for ac-
count, 891. ex div. ; do. 1858, for account, 69, G3l ;
ditto, 1862, for account, 711, 1, 3 ; ditto, 1001.
Bonds, 711, 1, 1 ; ditto, Guaranteed, Ic3l ;
Venezuela, for account, 22/ ; ditto 1862, fur ac-
count, 571, 5.

Mexican scrip ix quoted * to g prem. ; Russian,
to * prem. ; Swedish, I di,. to * prem. ; and
Venezuelan. 1* to 1 die.

International Financial shares are now
quoted, 6i to prem. ; General Credit, 5
to 6 prem. ; London Financial, 111 to 12 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 191 to ; Mercantile Credit, 11
to 12 prem. ; Egyptian Trading, 3 to
prom. ; Credit Mobilier, 41 to} prem. ; Imperial
Fivaucial, 31 to 41 prem. ; Credit Fouchr
(Great Britain and Ireland), oi to 61 prem. ;
City Offices Company, 2 to 1 prem. ;
Fore-street Warehouse, 31 to 4 prom. ; Lem-
berg Railway, / to # prem. ; International
Land Credit Company, 2 to 2} prem. ; Tele-
graph Construction and Maintenance, 1 to 11
prem. ; Millwall Ironworks, 21 t, # prem. ;
Imperial Bank of China, 31 to 41 prem. ; and
Smith, Knight, and Co., 21 to 21 prem.
The demand at the Bank of England Discount-
office yesterday was only moderate. The general
market has assumed a quieter appearance, and,
though bills were not generally taken below 7 per
cent., the supply of money was decidedly larger.
In the Stock Exchange there was A good supply at
4 to 3 per cent for short loans on English govern-
ment securities.

The steamer Armenian, from the West Coast of
Africa, has brought about 5,5001. in gold dust and
specie.
The silver market continues extremely flat, and
it is expected that the bars by the West India
packet will be disposed of at a considerable reduc-
tion fro.n the price obtained for the supply by the
previous vessel.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange has ap-
pointed Monday next a special settling day in the
shares of the Thames Iron Works, &c., Company,
which are to be marked in the twice a week list. •
The directors of the Agra and United Service
Bank (Limited) have convened a special meet-
ing of the shareholders for the 7th of May,
to confirm the agreement for the amalgama-
tion with Messrs. Masterman and Co. ; to change
Ithe company's name to the Agra and Mastermans
Bank (Limited) ; to appoint Mr. Edward Master-
man' Mr. William Peters, and Mr. Frederick Mil-
dred directors ; to increase the number of the board
to not more than 18 • and to increase the Com-
Ipany's capital to 3,000,000/. by the issue of 20,000
new shares of 501. each, It is proposed

That 10,000 of such new shares shall be offered to the
holders of the origioal lOW. shame in the propeetioe of MI
new 501. share to every two original 100/. a art held by
them respectively on the 15th May, 1864, at a premium of
301. per sWa, to be paid, together with 25/. per share,
within six calendar months, by such instalments as the
directors shall appoint, with liberty to the shareholders to
pay up the 301. and 251. per share in advance. That the
residue of the 20,000 new abuse, together with such of the
10,000 as shall not be applied for by the holders of the
origical shams, may be disposed of by the directors as they
think moat hesitated to the company. That the capital
created by the new shame shall be considered as part of the
original capital, and two of the new shares shall be equi-
valent to one original share.

A special meeting of the London, Hamburg, and
Continental Exchange Bank took place yesterday,
when the directors were authorised to issue the re-
maining 5,000 shares of the present capital of the
company. The chairman announced that impor-
tant negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily.
At a special meeting of the Mexican Bank, held
yesterday, it was agreed to alter the title of the un-
dertaking, now that it bas been amalgamated with
the London and South American Bank, to that of
"The London Bank of Mexico and South America
(Limited)." It was also decided to cancel the ar-
ticles of association so far as they allowed the
directors to traffic in the company's shares. The
company have secured as their manager in Mexico
a gentleman trained in the house of C. de Marietta
and Co.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,087/. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 3,9981. ; the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an in-
crease of 1,0111. ; and the North Eastern an in-
crease of 5,886/.
The subjoined communication has been received
from theßuffaloand Lake Huron Railwayeompany