The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

Jots SO, 1661.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 93 to for
the 6th Augnat, were first marked this morning
931, and closed at 93 to 1, both for money and
the account. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 931,
93, 921, 93/ ; ditto for account, 931, 1, 93 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 931, 1; New Three per
Cents., 931, 1 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
771 • Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 151 ; Bank
Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
redeemable in July, 1870, 1081, 1 : ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1863, 1001, 100; ditto 1864 or
1886, 1001; Five per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper,
107 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1161.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady at
1081 to 1, and Exchequer Bills et par to 3s. prem.
The foreign stock market was again better, par-
ticularly as regards the more speculative stocks.
International Financial shares, after slightly
declining, closed 2s. 6d. better than yesterday, at
41 to 41 prem. General Credit were firmer, at Ito
1 prem. and London Financial at 1/ to 11 prem.
Hudson's Ray shares were fiat in the morning,
but recovered in the afternoon to 11 to If dia.
Egyptian Trading were steady at I to le prem.
An advance of about 21. has taken place in
London and County Bank Ishares. Imperial
Ottoman and Metropolitan and Provincial Book
were also fispier. Other bank shares showed
steadiness. Crystal Palace stock continues to meet
with inquiry. Italian Irrigation shares and Bonds,
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, and London and
St. Katharine Dock stocks were quoted lower.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 121 to 13e
prem., being again higher ; Thames and Mersey,
21. to 31 prem. ; Commercial Union, 11 to 2/
prem. ; North British and Mercantile, 17 to 18 ;
and Oriental and General Marine, l* 1 prem.
. .

The nominal closing quotations for iliareeiii new
undertakings to-day were as follows ;—Company
of African Merchants, to # prem. ; Oriental
Hotels} to 1 prem. ; Brazilian and Portu-
guesenk, par to I prem. ; Cannes Hotel, 5 to 6
prem.; Mediterranean Hotel, par to prem..;
Copenhagen Railway, to prem.
A fresh improvement of about I; per cent. took
place to-day in United States Five per Cents. Ame-
rican Railway Securities were generally firmer.

MINES.-(11118 DAY.)

Two o'Czooi.

The fortnightly settlement in the mining
market to-day almost entirely absorbs the
attention of the dealers, and prices gene-
rally are nominally quoted the same as
yesterday. Bast Csmdon climes are in renewed
demand, and have risen to 3lt to Tincroft are
also firmer, at 22 to t. Cln the other hand,
East Basset have declined to 77 to 78, and Kitty
St. Agnes to 84 to 1. Wheal Beton are quoted
2174 to 222 ; Drakewalls, to f ; West Chiverton,
27 to 28 ; Chiverton, 7to t ; and Wheal Ltalcott,
21 to 3.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
Bt. John del Rey and Yudanamutana are dull.
The directors of the Bt. John del Rey Mining
Company (limited) have reoeived, by telegram from
Liabon, the following report, dated Morro Velho,
June, 1863 :—" Produce eleven days of June,
14,448 ottaitAt ; yield, 7.447 oitavas per ton.
Going on steadily.

STOCKWiLL PII.OPIAIZTART ECHOOL, IN UNION
WITH Knio's ColdiuM.—The thirty-brat annual dist& i-
bution of prime at this institution took place last
eventte before a crowded aseemMage of proprietors
and parents. The proceedings °mutat/need, as usual,
with the recitations by the pupils in Greek, Latin,
re Fw*, German, and English; after which the reports
of tbe exambrers. the Rev. C. P. Shepherd. M.A.; the Rer.
F. 13. Berry, M.A., Dead Master of the Mercers' School ,
W. H. Hudson, 8.A.. Feller of St. John's College, Cam-
bridge ; Profess w Cardamum sad others, were read by
the secretary. The prises and oertifinates of merit were
thee distributed by the president, the Rev. 0. B. Daiwa,
M.A., prebendary of St. Paul's, with an appropriate address
to each boy u he was introduced by the Rev. J. K Watson,
M.A., the head master; and the proceedings terminated
with a vote of thanks to thee:minims, the masters, and the
president. The bead boy, who also receiver a muse from
King's College. wee G. A. Marshall, and W. H. Blake wan
declared the successful competitor fur the Mathematical
Scholarship of 301. a year treat the *abaci food. Four ex-
hibitions of 3/. each were also awarded far clissiesl sod
mathematical proficiency.
HAILVILST PRO6PECTII IN THZ MIDLAND COUNTIE:,.
—ln the counties of Nottingham, Derby, lauds, and
Lewes' ter harvest prayed. are exiseediegly good. The
general appearance of the wheat emu is of the moat satis-
factory character. The straw is of good length, and the
ears are huge and well filled. Shout the protect favour-
able weather continue cutting will commence in a few dare,
end there is every probability of an abundant yield.
late rains have wrought • wonderful improvement in barley,
and the plant is doing very well indeed. In the more
forward places oats have fallen to the sickle, and the yield
promises to be fully ao average. Beans vary, but on the
whole • good crop may be looked forward to. Peas are
looking healthy. The frosts of the 18th and 111th of July
have to some extent deranged the potato crop, but at pro.
sent there are no complaints of disease. Turnips are reeking
favourable progrees. sealso is mesgold worzel. Altogether
in the shove named districts the prospect/1 of the farmer
are very good Mcleod.
Drrrett REISMAN Rsnmsv.—The receipts for the
fortnight eliding July 15, 1863, amounted to 11,117/.
On. 24d., and for the oorresponding period of last year to
9,653/. 14s. Old., showing ea me:eau of 1.263/.64. Id. in fit-
tonr of the present year. The receipts since the Lximmeocemeut
of the present book year, on the Int Mey. iocluding the above.
amounted t 047.918/. 11%.3d., shomog an incenses se corn oared
with the oorrespnediug period of last year of 3.16 U.
3e. 10d. The working expenses for the fortnight amouoted
to 4,166/. 18s. &1.,0r 37.47 per cent. of the receipts, and for
the corresponding period of lest year to 3,6041. 12s. Id., or
36.57 per cent., showing an increase of exposers amounting
to 5621. 6s. bri. against the present year. The working ea.
ponies from the Ist of May. 1863, to the 15th of July,
186.3, amounted to 19,0551. 19a. 6d., or 39.76 per ant of the
receipts. The working expenses for the year 1862.1863 were
39.08 per cunt. of the receipts.