The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

The stock markets are again quiet to-day. Prices
generally are fairly supported, except as regards
some of the more speculative foreign stocks, such
as Mexican and Greek, which have given way.
The latter stock is especially depressed. The Eng-
lish funds and home railway stocks are unaltered.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
67fr. 57c., being 1 per cent higher than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 93 to for money, and
934 to for the account (Nov. 5). The official
business report is as follows :-Three per Cent
Console, for money, 931, 93 ; ditto foe account,
931 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 914, 4;
New Three per Cents., 914, f ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1870, 108/, 109; ditto for account,
1081 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "enfaced " rupee
paper, 116 k ; and Exchequer Bills, par, 3s. prem.
Greek Bonds have fallen If per cent, being
quoted 304 to 31 ; Mexican are worse at 421 to 4,
and Spanish Passive steady at 35 to ; Turkish
Bonds of 1834 are quoted 92 to 4, ex div. ;
ditto, 1858, 701 to 1 ; ditto, 1862, 71 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Bra-
Lilian, 1839 and 1869, 1004, ex div. ; ditto,
1852, 1858, 1860, 914 ; Equador New Con-
solidated, 15 ; Egyptian, 1001, 4, ; Greek,
for account, 32, 304, ; ditto Coupons, for
account, 15 ; Italian, for amount, 724 ; ditto
Maremmana Railway, 811, 81 ; Mexican, fur
account, 434, 4, 424 ; Moorish, 954 ;
Portuguese, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1860, and 1862, for
account, 491 ; Russian, 1862, 934, 4, ; Spanish,
for account, 35, 1; ditto Certificates, for ac-
caunt, 14, ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 92, 4,
ex div. ; ditto, 1868, for account, 704 ; ditto
1001. Bonds, 734, I ; ditto 1862, for account, 714,
; ditto Guaranteed, 1024 ; Venezuela, 1862, 62,
611.
The Brazilian Loan has risen to 14 to 2 prem.,
and Discount Corporation shares to 84 to 9 prem.
The shares of the Mortgage Bank of India are
now quoted 34 to 11 prem. ; International, 54 to
prem.; London Financial, 44 to prem. ; and
General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. . .

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The heavy settlement has been completed without
the announcement of a single disaster—a circum-
stance very creditable to the Stock Exchange as a
body.
The business at the Bank of England Discount-
office, though to a good extent, was yesterday less
active than during the last two or three days, thus
confirming the view that the recent demand was
dictated rather by the apprehension of a rise in
the rate than by actual necessity. In the general
market there was an absence of pressure, but
good bills are not generally taken below 4 per
cent. The relief usually experienced by the market
on the payment of the dividends is as yet neutralised
by the falling dae at the Bank of a large amount
of quarterly advances.
The commissioners of the Swedish National Debt
Office at Stockholm invite tenders on the sth No-
vember in that city for a funded State Railway
Loan of 35,000,000 riks dollars.
The amount of gold purchased by the Bank
yesterday was 125,0001.
The gold ships known to be now at sea from
Melbourne are the Wellesley (out 91 days), with
131,000/. ; the Yorkshire (out 76 days), with
227,0001. ; and the True Briton (out 57 days), with
138,000/. The total is 495,0001., and 131,0001.
—the amount by the Wellesley—is now due.
The bar silver by the West India packet was sold
yesterday at ss. led. per ounce, showing a rise of
ed., compared with the price obtained for the previous
supply. The advance is caused by an increased
demand for India, chiefly to pay for cotton.
Cape of Good Rope Six per Cent. Government
Debentures to the extent of 160,0001. were dispused
of yesterday by " the crown agents for the colonies."
The number of tenders received was 73, amounting
in the aggregate to 234,0001., and varying in price
from par to 14 per cent. premium. All tenders
above 1081. 3a. were accepted in full, while those
at 108/ 3s. will participate pro rata. The minimum
price, fixed before the allotment took place, was
108. The crown agents advertise another small
loan of 24,0001. for the same government, for which
they invite tenders until one o'clock ou Monday
next.
The accounts from Sydney, New South Wales,
announce the failure of Messrs. G. S. Leathes and
Co., wholesale grocers, with liabilities to the amount
of 60,000 L
A prospectus has been published in Sydney of a
new joint stuck bank, to be called the City Bank,
with a capital of 200,0001. in 20,000 shares of 101.
each, with power to increase to 500,0001.
A very respectable undertaking is announced
under the title of the British Indian Tea Company
(Limited). The board is exclusive'y composed of
gentlemen practically acquainted with India or
engaged in the tea trade. One of its members is
Sir John P. Grant, K .C. 8., late lieutenant-
governor of Bengal, and who is also a director of
the Indian Land Mortgage Bank. A large propor-
tion of the capital of 250,0001.—divided into 12,600
shares of 201. each—has been privately subscribed,
prior to the issue of the prospectus. The object of
the company is to conduct tea-planting on au
extensive scale on eight valuable estates in the tea-
produciug districts of Assam, Camber Sylhet, and
Darjeeling. The estates comprise 40,000 acres of
uncleared lands adapted fur tea plantations, in
addition to 2,000 acres now in plant, the latter
being guaranteed to produce for the current year
160,00011 a. of tea, and next year 220,00011 m. There
are also 500 inaunds of tea seed, valued at 81. to 101
per maund. The price of the estates is 155,0001.,
of which one half is to be paid iu shares. It is
estimated iu the prospectus that the profit on the
current year's operations will suffice to pay a divi-
deul of at least 8 per cent. on the paid-up capital.
The agents for the company in India, under the
direction of the board in London, will be Messrs.
Gordon, Stuart, and Co., of Calcutta.
The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 3,8311. over last year ;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire au
increase of 1,972/. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire
an increase of 2,0241. ; and the Midland an in-
crease of 1,9211.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 2nd iusk were
12,8121., being 271. more than in the correspond-
ing week of last year.
A call of W. is to be paid on the new shares in
the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered
hank by the 2nd of November.
The second call of 2/. is to be paid on the C
shares of tie Oriental Inland Steam Company by
the 10th November.

A call of 1/. is to be paid on the shares in the
Royal Alliarnhra Palace Company by the Rth Nov.
The directors of the European Assurance Society
have .opened city offices at No. 36, Cannot-street,
E. C.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Oct. 14, compared with that fur
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Otrenlstien Mine
eirtmLition active ..
Public deposits 4.616,052 Deena.. 4.894,036
Other deposits
Goverment securities is
banking department
Othermeunties in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
departments 14,570.611 Demeans 285,426
Eleven day and other bills 724,145 Demean, 53.367
The Host
Notes in reserve
Total reserve Motes keen
in banking department). 7,464,061 Deere es 653,601
The changes in this return am chiefly attributable
to the payment of the divblentk, which commenced
on Wednesday, the 14th, the last day to which thin
return extends. The drain on the Bank, through
the heavy draughts on the public deposits, has tree
only partially counteracted by the large addition