The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-19 00:00:00

diminution of the demand. For them remora, thunder., I
am of opinion that when the mew mill once gets into oper-
ation the returns will be such as amply to compensate the
shareholders for their large outlay and repeated disappoint-
ments. The fearful loss of the Orpheus has tAist • gloom
over the whole oolony. It has certainly extended as far as
the Barrier. This sad event, °marries as it did in open day.
(and as it must have appeared to the poor shipwrecked men,
within sight of the assistance they required) must be keenly de-
plored by may true Englishman. The Mariam' is a dan-
gerous bar harbour. Our mails via Sydney arrive there br
steamer, and from thence they take their departure. In the
event of the Panama route being established, and Auckland
made the terminus, the Sydney mails would still hare to be
lent via that route Iday not the loss of the Or be
taken advantage of in urging that the Barrier should be
the principal terminus ratter than Aucklasid?
The W. W. Smith has arrived from China with
769,673 'be. of tea and 39 bales of silk.

MONDAY iIIINTIIO.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 92 to
ex div. for the 9th of June, opened and closed
to-day at the same quotation. For money the
last prioe was 9311 to It with div ' being slightly
better than on Saturday. The official business re-
port is as follows :--Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 934, 4, ; ditto, for account, 92 ;
Three per Gents. Reduced, 914, 4; New Three per
Cents., 914, 4,4 ; Bank Stock, 234, 232 ; India
Stock, 232 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1104 ;
ditto Bonds, lbs. prem. ; Five per Cent. " en-
laced " rupee paper, 107 ; ditto Fivc-and.a-Half
per Cent., 116.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady
at 1094 to 1104. There were some sales of India
Bonds at 15e. prem. Exchequer Bills were quoted
4s. dis. to par.
The foreign stock market was rather quiet in
the morning, but renewed activity became observ-
able in the afternoon. The principal demand was
for Turkish Consolid6s, which have attained a fresh
rise of 14 per cent. The Anglo-Turkish Bonds
were rather flat. Spanish Passive Bonds and Cer-
tificates declined 4.
The shares of the International Financial Society
were in demand for account of a good class of
buyers, and have improved to 54 to 6 prem., at
which price they closed firmly.
The shares of the General Credit and Finance
Company of London (Mr. Laing's project) opened
buoyantly this morning at 4 to 44 prem., but ad-
vantage was taken of this quotation by some of the
speculators to effect sales, causing a decline to 24.
The final quotation was steady, at 24 to 3 prem.
The applications to-day have been very large. The
date for the closing of the list is expected to be
fixed at a meeting of the board to-morrow.
In the market for bank shares there was an
improvement in London and Brazilian, Anglo-
Portuguese, Bank of Queensland, Imperial, Lon-
don and Westminster, London and Buenos Ayres,
Standard Bank of Africa, and Union Bank of Lon-
don. Imperial Ottoman Bank were dull. In miscel-
laneous shares a slight reduction occurred in Royal
Mail Steam, Peninsular and Oriental New, and
Van Dieinen's Land.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 10
to 104 prem. ; Universal Marine, 14 to 04 dis. ;
Thames and Mersey, 21 to 34 prem. ; Commer-
cial Union, .1 to 14 prem. • North British and
Mercantile, 174 to 18 ; London and Provincial
Marine, 4 die. to par ; and Oriental and General
Marine, 1 to 14 prem.
Tke dosing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—British and
Foreign Marine, 1 to 4 prem.; London Bank
of Scotland, to 14 prem. ; Sardinian Railway,
Ito ills. ; Cannes Hotel, 4to 44 prem. ; Medi-
terranean Hotel, to 14 prem. ; on Finn-
! cial Association 4to I prem. ; Empire Marine,
to prem.
; Dartford Creek Paper Mills, to 1
izziaielloglish and Scottish Marine, to 1 prem. ;
HoteL 1 to 14 prem. ; Clarenoe Hotel,
to 1 prem. ; Union Marine, 14 to 14 prem.
Southampton Imperial Hotel, Ito If prem. ; and
Kingstown Hotel, 1 to 14 prem.