The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-28 00:00:00

missed with costs. In the bill filed by
Mr. E. Pinchbeck Stringer, the purchaser in
December last of 25 new shares, represent-
ing 501. of the paid-up capital of the
Ottoman Bank, the Vice-Chancellor refused
to grant the injunction prayed, the directors, with-
on. prejudice, undertaking to take steps to dis-
solve the Ottoman Bank only in the manner
pointed out in the affidavit which they had made.
The directors of the British and American Ex-
change Banking Corporation have made a call of
31. per share, payable on the 24th March.
The Joint Stock Discount Coy (Limited)
have notified that their business will commence at
the offices, in Nicholas-lane, on Monday next, the
2nd of March. -

At the meetingyesterday of the Thames and Mersey
Marine Insurance Company, the directors' report,
recommending the payment of interest for the half.
year, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, was
adopted. The remarks of the chairman with re-
ference to the result of the operations of Ithe under-
taking were received with satisfaction. He men-
tioned that the business showed an increase in 1862
of 50 per cent. compared with 1860-61, and that
the results so far of the present year are very
favourable. .

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 7031•

Mr. Henry Lloyd Morgan and Mr. Cornelius
Walford have been appointed auditors of the West
Africa Company (Limited).
The following reply has been received to the
communication already mentioned as having been
addressed to the Home-office, in which it was sug-
gested that Sir George Grey would do well to ex-
tend to the 10th instant the suspension of banking
business, authorised on the 7th inst in the bill pro-
moted by him and now before parliament. Go-
vernment, it appears, refuse to aid in making the
10th a general holiday, although there has rarely
been an occasion on which this indulgence has been
claimed on more fair or more reasonable grounds :

Home-office, Feb. 26, 1863.
Sir,—l am desired by Sir George Grey to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of yesterday, and in reply to state
that the grounds on which the bill has been proposed for
the suspension of business on the 7th is the difficulty of
carrying on the busierr of bankers amidst the great con-
course of people who will probably be in the streets on that
day. This will not be the ease during the ordinary hones
of business on the 10th ; and as there will be nothing pecu-
liar to honour on that day, it would be to extend
the suspension of business to the whole of the nited King-
dom, which might produce great inooneenience.-1 era, ho.,
GllOlOl WALDEGRAVE LESIAL

It is notified that the Jerusalem Coffee-house
will be closed after 11 o'clock on Saturday, the 7th,
and Tuesday, the 10th of March. The Stock Ex-
change is also expected to be shut on both of those
days.

FRIDAY Eva.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 920 to 4,
both for money and the 6th of March, opened and
closed to-day at the same quotation. The official
business report is u follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 924, 4; ditto, for account,
924, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 920, 4, ;
New Three per Cents., 924, k, k ; Bank Stock, 239,
2374 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 108; ditto Four
per Cent. Debentures, 1004, 4.
The India Five per Cent, stock remains at
1084 to 4, and Exchequer Bills at 2s. die, to 2s.
prem.
Business in the foreign stock market was less
active, owing partly, perhaps, to the settlement,
which is now complete& The tone of the market
was strong, and the course of priors favourable.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follows :—British and Foreign
Marine, 24 to I prem. ; Cannes Hotel, 14 to 14
prem.; Oil Wells of Canada, 3to 31 ; Ban
of Wales, par to 4 prem. ; Empire Marine, 4 to 1
prem. ; City of London Fire and Life, 3 to 4 prem. ;
City Discount, Ito !prem. ; Joint Stock Discount'
to prem. ; rcantile and Exchange Bank, 21
to 3 pram.; Petroleum Trading, 1 to 1 prem. ; an
Factage Parisian, I dis. to par.
The shares of the Imperial Bank of Turkey were
quoted 9 to 94 prem.