The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-01 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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NEWAIARIENT MICETING.-(THIS DAY.)

MATCH.
Levity beet Neptanee by 20 Loeb&
Silketooe HANDICAP PLATE.
Prophet
g 3
10 ram.
HANDICAP PLATE FOR TWO-TSAR OLDS.
Gipsy Oil E
Blanche of Lamas:tee 3
9 teL
HOUGHTON HANDICAP.
Farfalla
13 rae.

ENTRY FOR SELLING STAR ES. R.M.
Benham Lau, Wild Duck, M. Philippe, and Flirtatioa.
ENTRY FOR SWEEPSTAKES. Half a mile.
LYN Ludy Derby, Disdain, Neilgberry, Miss Emma,
Griselte, Ridiceroe, Xurullo, sod Tuba Geis. All are
here.

FIRST MEET OF THE SOUTHDOWN FOXHOUNDS.—
Yesterday (Friday) (says the Sutter Express) the first meet
of the Southdown foxhounds took place under the most
favourable auspices. The first part of the day was wet and
dreary, but fortunately towards the time of the meet it
became much finer, and the rain kept off. The meet took
place at Glyndebourne. There wan a larger field than usual,
at least 150 horsemen, and the scene presented, therefore,
was a very animated one. The Glyndebourne covers were
drawn, and though several foxes were moved, they ran to
earth without breaking cover. At length one was found in
Great Wood, but after a short run up to the Mount, it ran
to earth. The covers 1141111 r Mr. Christie's house were spin :
drawn without Income.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoox.

The Stock Exchange is closed, according to cus-
tom, this being one of the days for striking the
half-yearly balance at the Bank of England, where
the transfer offices are also shut. There has been,
therefore, no business in the stock and share
markets. Scarcely any of the members of the
Stock Exchange have come into the City, and no
prices are quoted.

An instalment of 10 per cent. falls due to-day
(Saturday) on the Turkish Loan, and 24 per cent.
on the second issue of the Egyptian Loan, less the
amounts already paid in full. On Monday a pay-
ment of 5 per cent, has also to be made on the
Portuguese Loan.
The news of the ratification of the new Vene-
zuela Loan has been promptly followed by the ap-
pointment of a settling day in the scrip. The day
fixed by the committee of the Stock Exchange is
Wednesday next, the sth of November, and the
loan is to be quoted in the official list.
Wednesday next is also appointed settling day in
the shares of the London and Colonial Bank
(Limited), Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway
(Limited), and Vancouver Coal Mining Company
(Limited), all of which are to be quoted in the
official list.

Gold to the extent of 20,000/. was bought from
the Bank yesterday for exportation.
There was not much alteration in the foreign ex-
changes yesterday afternoon, but, owing no doubt
to the increase in the value of money here, the
tendency was rather more favourable. The rates
were as follows :

Masterdom, 3 mouths, 11.16 to 17 ; ditto, 3 days,
11.14 to 1; Rotterdam, 3 moo 11.161 to 17 • Ant-
werp, 3 months, 25.379 to 421; Ham , ma. bow:), three
mouths, 13.61 to 7 ; Paris, S days, 25.171 to 221 ; ditto,
3 months, 25.40 to 21 ; Frankl-thirMaine, 3 months,
1181 to 119 ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 341 to 1
Vienna, eff. do., 3 months, 12.45 to 55 ; Trieste, eff. do.,
3 mouths, 12.45 to 55 ; {Madrid, 3 months 491 to 1 ; lad*
3 months, 491 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ;
Genoa, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.55
to 60 ; Naples, 3 months, 391 to 1 ; Palermo, 3 month;
1191 to 1; Mamma, 3 mouths 1191 to 1; Lisbon, 90 days,
521 to 9 °Porto, 90 days, 521 to 53.
•

At Paris the rate of discount in the general
market is 4 per cent. ; Berlin and Amsterdam,
4; Frankfort and Brussels, 3; Vienna and St.
Petersburg, 5} ; Turin, 41 ; and Hamburg, 4} per
cent. At nearly all these places, therefore, the
value of money is, higher than it is here.
To-day is the day appointed by government
for receiving tenders for the conveyance of the
mails between the United Kingdom and the West
Indies, or between New York and the West Indies ;
also the mails between the United Kingdom and
the Brazils and the River Plate.
It is notified that the directors of the Born.
bay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Com-
pany, with the sanction of the Secretary of State
for India in Council, have resolved to issue the
further sum of one million of capital, in 201. shares,
with a 5 per cent, guarantee. The allotment will
be in the proportion of two new shares for each
1001. capital held on the 31st of October. The de-
posit must be paid by the 12th of November. Pay-
ments in full will be received to a limited extent.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 164/.

A further all of 21. making 61. paid, is to be
paid on the shares in the Turin and Savona Railway
Company by the Ist December.
The certificates of shares in the Buenos Ares
Great Southern Railway Company will be ready
for delivery on the 4th November, in exchange for
the letttes of allotment and bankers' receipts.
The ha-yearly meeting of the Madras Railway
Company is convened for the 14th November.
The half-yearly report of the directors of the
West Flanders Railway Company, iasuod yesterday,
recommends a dividend of 4s. per share.
At a meeting of the proprietors of the Western
Gaslight Company, held on Thursday, at the office,
in Argyll-place, a very satisfactory report of its im-
proving position was read, and unanimously
adopted ; a dividend at the rate of 13s. per share
was declared, and the retiring directors were re-
elected.

The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool will
open a branch at No. 2, Southwark-street, Borough,
on Monday, the 17th November, to be ultimately
removed to premises now in course of erection at
the corner of Southwark-street and High-street.

We are informed that 7,000 shares in the Union
Bank of England and France (Limited) have been
paid upon, the first allotment being limited to 5,000.
It is accordingly notified this evening that the list
will be closed on Thursday next.
The Gazette specie statement for the week ending
Wednesday last gives the following totals, viz.:—
Imports of gold, 254,3621. ; exports of gold,
120,3171. ; imports of silver, 305,2231. ; exports of
slyer, 412,065/.

FRIDAY Evzirnts.

Consols, which close.' yesterday at 93 7-16
to for money and the 6th November,
opened this morning at 931 to 4, and closed
at 934 to #. For the 4th December the
last price was 934 to 4, or equal to 994 to 4 ex
div. The "continuation" was #. Tbe official
business report is as follows :—Tbree per Cent.
Consols, for money, 931, 4 ; ditto, for account
(Nov. 6), 934 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, ;
New Three per Ceuta., 911, ; Thirty Years
Annuities, 1885, 15 ; Bank Stock, 236 ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, I, 4, ; ditto Four
per Cent Debentures, 1864, 1001 ; ditto 1864 or
1866, 101 ; ditto Bonds, 32a., Me. prem. ; Four
per Cent.. " enfaced " rupee paper, 94.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was quoted
109# to 4 ; and India Bondi, 30s. to 325. prem.
Exchequer Bills were again offered, owing to the
improved rates obtainable for money in the dis-
count market, and declined Is. ; the March closing
at 15e. to 18s. prem. ; and the June at 17s. to 201.
prem.
In the foreign stock market a considerable
amount of business was done, and prices generally
were firm.

In the market for Bank shares au improvement
occurred iu Bank of Australasia, Bank of Queens-
land, and London and County Bank, while City
Bank and Bank of London were quoted rather
lower. In miscellaneous shares, Berlin Water-
works and Peninsular and Oriental New were
inquired for.
After the regular hours Metropolitan and Pro-
vincial Bank shares were quoted better, at 4 to
prom.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 71 to 8
prem. • Thames and Mersey, 24 to prem. ;
Universal, 14 to 14 die. ; North British and Mercan-
tile, 154 to 16 ; Commercial Union, i-16 die. to 1-16
prem. ; Loudon and Provincial Manna, to dire. ;
London and Colonial Bank, II to It prem. ;
Standard Bank of British South Africa, 24 to
prem. ; Bank of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New
Brunswick, 4 to prem. ; Union Bank of Eng-
land and France, 4 to a prem. ; Buenos Ayres Great
Southern Railway, dis. to par ; Metropolitan Cab,
to 3 prem. ; and Canadian Oil, 1 to 11 prom.