The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1864.

auditors, Messm. G. H. Jay and 11.1*. wooer,
retire, and offer themselves for reeleobes.
" Belammeksat, Jane 30, 1864.—Dr.: To capital paid
up, 682,7254 ; moan! der its amtemen on cone* de.
omit, and other circular salmi, Won of credit,
lcc., 6,065,8891. 151. ;to reserve fund, 54,0001.
rebate soma% 20,7764 19e. 6d. ; to profit and loss, balance
Slat Deoreaber, 1863, 8,9331, 12s. 4d. ; less directors' remu-
neration foe six mouths ending 31st December,
1863, 2,1031. ; leaving 6,9331. 12s. 4d.; te net pradt
for half -year endi 30th Jane, 1864. 623971.
2s. 5d.-69,3301. 14.. fid. ; 4.0022724 L , 64.
Cr.: By oath in hoed at Bask of e.fti and at cell,
55555 2321. 111 ;by iavestment is consols, 54,4891. 10s. ;
bills discounted, loans to &a , 6,,7781. Os.
11d. ;by buildings, furniture. bank 6t kc. 238, in Loudon,
Southwark, Liverpool, Mancheeter,and Birkenhead, 44,5641.
4s. ; bv preliminary exposes, 9,660/. 4e. 841.—total,
6,902,724/. 95.. 6d.

Profit and loss aecount.—Dr. : Te earrent in-
cluding salaries, stationary, provision for bad bts, tic.,
23,4571. Br. sd. ; to directors' remuneration for half-year
ending 30th June, 1864, 2,C101. ; to interest on correct and
deposit accounts, 47,8371. se. 3d. ; to rebate on bills dis-
counted not yet due 20,7781. 19s. ;to dividend account
for payment of dividend of 11. is. per share on 20,0001.
sham, 25,000/. ; to ditto for
_payment of dividend of
12s. 6d. per share on 10.0001. 'Wet, 6,2501. ; to amount
carried to reserve fund, 30,033/. • to amount written off
preliminary expenses and building account, 1.5031. ; to
balance carried to profit and loss new amount. 6,580/. 14a. 9d. •
together, 69,330/. 14s. 9d.; together, 163.4041. Is. 11d. ;
Cr.: By gross profits for half-year soiling 30th June, 1864,
156,4701. 15e. 7d.; by balance, 31st December, 1863,
8,93:11. IN. 4d. ; leer directon' remuneration for half-year
endjirg63 31st D 4041. Is. !fibs 1863, 1863, 2,0001.; leaving, 6,9331.12 a. 4d.;
1,

" Reserve Fund—Dr.: To balance carried down, 84,0001.
Cr.: By balance, 31st December, 1863, 51,0301. ; by amount
tranefeired as above, 30,000/. ; total, 84,0031. ; by bateau
brought down, 84,0301."
The Caantwax, in moving the adoption of the report and
accounts, eaid that was the fourth half yearly meeting of the
company, and he bad great satidactioa in stating that the
bank bad been regularly and steadily progressing ; and,
taking into account the character of the business due. he
had no doubt that its progress would continue. The high
rate of interest of the last half-year could not be expected
to continue, but the accounts were constantly increasing it
number. He believed that the proposed increase of capital
would prove very advantageous. In putting forward the new
issue of shares at 20 prem., the object of the board
was to make a large addition to the reserve fund, and thus
give increased confidence to the public. That fund was now
augmented out of last half-year's profits to an amount equal
to that divided among the shareholders. The opinion of the
public in favour of limited liability was strongly marked
in the case of that bank, and they might take pride to them-
selves in comparing their own bank with the old
banks which were not based on that principle. The
Manchester branch wu most promising. (Cheers.)
The directors were now seventeen in number, but they were
not too numerous for the duties to be performed with the
1 extendoo of business. (Cheers.)
tabs
rata :frrrper&&
per ant,
been
nt!per annum
ptd, and
um declared,a at the
rote a discussion
ensued with regard to the remuneration of the directors,
which ended in the unanimous adoption of &resolution fixing
it at 5,C30/. per annum.
The proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the
board and the managers.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

KA RIE-LAITZ.—(THD3 DAY.)
To-day's market was rather scaetily supplied with home-
grown wheat, but the quality of the samples was remark.
ably good. Although the cutting of wheat has been com-
menced in the forward districts, factors were firm in their
demands. The 'Jade, however, was in a sluggish state, at
Monday's currency.
There was &full average Ripply of foreign wheat on offer.
Selected samples commanded full quotations, with a fair
seta In all other kinds very little business was peening on
former terms.

Floating cargoes of grain realised very fall prices, m pe-
daily barley.
Grinding
.barley supported Monday's advance in the quo-
tations. Other deemptions moved off slowly at late cur-
remiss.
Malt, the supply of which was seasonably good, supported
former terms. The trade, however, was far from active.
There wee a fair, though not to my active, inquiry for
oats at full quotation..
Beans were the turn dearer, owing to the small supply on
offer. The inquiry for peas wu somewhat active, at very
full prices.
Both English and foreign dour realised quite Mon-
day's quotations.
The transactions in seeds were limited. Cakes, however,
ruled steady in prink
CURRENT PRICE,
Plkotnlll.
Pie Gr.
Winter. a
Vs., CNA. rat.l6Bl it to 44
Do.. Ns', Ise4 44 to 50
Norfolk and Lincoln
red. 1863 39 to 44
UNLIT
Notting
DlMillicg
Grinding to 27

Poe gr.

OM. a
Seekh potato
Irish, *tato
block

Yuman - 31 03 34
Tick 33 to 36
Harrow
Plebes B7 to 30

KAM • 1
Sooolitod GIS. and
SO to 65
[baton sad Ware SO to 65
Brows
Am

to 3.5
38 to 38
Whits l6 to 89
hook.
'room toads, per 220
lbs.
Houma.Mt lO to 13
Country
Norfolk oast liaffolk,
or skip 26 to 27

New
116 to 17
eArl.
With, teed
to lB to 13,
esiich. 442 to IS
20 to 83

lOaztelt.
Per Qr.
WRY?. I. S.
Doable sod imago
berg 4l to Si 1
Rostock & Iteckloo I
turf
Da,
41 to 49
ZarliA hard
KO
Am;;lsre, rod .
. whi4 OS to 411

Pa Pr.

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Danish sad alma* 17 to 71
Itoosiso ....... 16 to tl

EOvu..

St t• 49
49 to 83

Maple
Belem

is to is
33 to 34

Issue Coss.

White sow IS
Ydlow

--
&loan. 2l to 27
DuniStag
Malting
Oxia.
DEMI. bray l9 to '4
food
ARRIVALS or GRAIN. aci. I
CARRIAGIL 1110 M JULY U

Pb?ri.

Trench, per It to SS
Pponish, St to is
Americus. per beL .. 19 to 16
lautadlait. .. 13 to 16
INTO LONDON. RY WATER
16 TO JULY 11. INCLUsI YE,

;Wash 1 barley. Man. Osta. flour.
VS. ga qrs. gra bele. man
fuel& and &Molt MO .. 1170 60 .. 1470
tray 3 ,00
foreign ' 8310 I, .. .. 31320 IiAO , 140
Total 9200.

tillatAlt- 1.182714—(T7118 DAL)

Two o'Czoor.

The railway markets decidedly heavy to-day,
in sympathy with the other departments of
the Stock Exchange, and an almost
reduction has °cowed in prices. Loner
and North Western, Midland, and South Eastern
stocks have receded I par, cent., Metropolitan,
Great Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire
Caledonian I, and Great Eastern /. London and
South Western is exceptionally firm, and has risen*.
London and North Western is now quoted at
116 to ; Great Western, 701 to / ; Midland,
1371 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
118 t to I ; South Eastern, 93 to ;
Caledonian, 1241 to 123 ; Great Eastern, 48/ to 9;
London and South Western, 99 to 100 ; Metropoli-
tan, 1121 to 113 ; and Great Northern, 139}
to 1401.
Foreign and colonial railway shares remain
quiet, with little business.

Barai:

10,000 11
I'o.ooo I
14400 I

Agra& Slasternitnis L)
M. New
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w,OOO IR
10.000 it
100,000 1
20,000 1
ANN 1
1 WO I

A"lanosicniALlverpool 2.3
Do, Now lO
Anal° Austrian ,
Anglo Halms ,Malted),
Australasia MI
Do. Now as
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12,662 60 Jaskol' Britisknin;slllla 10
10,000 26 Bank of 1600
6,000 100 flank of Lonfon 6O
26,000 20 Bank of Otago :Limited) 6
10,000 100 Bank of Queensland (L.) 10
10,000 60 /Sauk of Victoria,Austna 21
6,x00100 Bank of Wales (Lim.) l2O
50,000 10 Bank of New Zealand I 7
60.000 20 Braziliannrortasualoll, 10
90,060 60 BnUal I.liliforwan (L)
20,000 20 British N. America
12.200 20 C. Bk. Wdia,Ann, China; all
_7_,000 es,

tii,iiiiii TI
24000 100

2.7,Ziwi KZ

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_4,000 100

11,000 SO
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1.4000 WO
32400 100
.I.IMO 100
10,000 60
115,000 tu
1' 000 ^5

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City
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Consolidated Bank 4
Continental rt.) i a
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Ing.nent.anno/Charttl. t all
Kaglish aml IlmeMah (L, 11
EllrOpraillßankkLimited • f I
111n4nameldnad.lap. jL 126
Dn. Nem
Imperial Bank, Waked to
Lo. "leo t 10
k .01 Clnua..tc.,:l;6
Imperial Ottoman_ _ 10
tuolala .

!01,000 20 Land Mort. Bk. ludm,l. 4
2/.000 64 ion.llk.ofliesico,dc. :LI 6
1,.000 180 London Bank of Scot. 13
fu.ooo 120 London and Brazilian . 40
6.0001(0 Lon. B. Ayres& lk Plate 11 40
20,000 20 Do. New, isa at pm, 6
5,000100 Lou., Bu., et 22
60.000 20 Lon. Ch. Bank of Anita Li
10,000 100 London and Colonial L. 16
10.000 60 London and County 20
6.000 1(10 Lon. Ilasons.Con.E.i.( )1 13
10,0100 60 London Jogai Stuck 10
10,020 100 Lou. and Northern (I- 20
01.000 20 Loudon& South Afrlcaut all
6,000 100 Lea &S. W.Atern Lus, ye
80.00 100 Loa h Westminster ln
10.000 100 Merchant Bank; , 1211
30,000 00 Metsottlem BschaaiL 101
20.000 60 Leo. New
10.000 100 Metro. & Prov. hank a oa
3,000 100 Midland hank
10.000 100 :,lat tonal of Liverpool I 10
'O,OOOlOO N.Pro.efingland 42
30,000 20 Dn. do. New 10 I
20,400 60 National Bank New
25,010 20 New South WM** all
40,000 10 New Zealand (Liaillech 1
60.000 20 North Western_ I 6

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20.000 25
10,000 /6
10.000 100
.0.,460 100

Oriental Bank Corporn.!l all
Trevino.. of Irelarel
Seleds, Peed., et Delhi (LI 10
&*I huntress ' ell
South Eastern (Urn.) 5
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16,100 16 lAndenliea
10,600 16 I AutrallanW.Altrhg
SLOOP 10Waterworks
20.000 6 'Bombay Gas (Lind
11.005 60 i 21r1Yah American Lind
500.700 E le. ID. t L Yen. Tit (1.1
ANA, 10 (Minh Inellan Ten (L )
11.4161 SigiCessda
5000, 10 ,ealiadlal=favg )
111.000; 10 !Ceylon
10003 IS !City of ganZrop.iL
20,000_ 60 'CA, Mess
60.001/ 10 Korn of Atrkstilder.(a )
60,0001 SO lOolonerdalUniesan,
24000 fe) posnolideSed
17,300, 10 Continentil Un.GaitL.
•0,000100 'ContraetCotwation(
1;000, 66 Oop.M.lng.,PreLvep.e
14000, 60Gred16 loonier
10.000. 60 I Do. of Mauritius (L)
10,000, 60 .CrrCredtteial liobUlar
10020264 Si Palmas
100,111111.1 St. Do. Preference
177,000 i 01. Do. 6 ea Peep. Deb
10.0011 100 'Mann owl
10,000' 60 11. 1 dlan FinaneleMll
100.000 20 iloptienConadiTed.(l.l
179,0751-., 80. ,Elearlo Telegraph ..
70,000, 6 Keg and Ana. Copper 1
10,000 100 , Eng.ddicottlekliailu. IL
16,000 100 !Financial Corporailon
6,0001 ISO Ininandal Discount (L).
20,000 In I fore-ea. Warehouse J.
10,004, 110 IGellivera alluded .1. • .
125' Ow 20 I • Credlltrisi.olLea.(
114000, 16 ,Gue. Steam Navigation
20,004 SO lionsedeoloulalAn(L)
100,000' 20 lindeou•s Bar
100,000' 60 ilinpßWer.GltAae.X )'
26,1,001 1 Indian Carrying (Lira
150,000 10 dlneernaf.Fluan.s4.3. (L
100,000, 10 'inter. Land Credit (L.
60,00, 20 ItLLao brig. leen. Car.
1000000 'lOO I Do. Op. e. o.la 1%167
00,0001 153 lolntSfnekDisconnt(L.)l
10.000 60 (And Sneritles (Una.)
25.000 115 , Loud. African Trading
02000 13 I Lond.sedGeladon.M.(l.l
12,004 6 tond.Disariet Teleg.(L)l
10,000, SO Ikeld. 'loan. Aeon (LI
10.0V0t 60 Do. Nen
170000, '1°04.0. Omnibus
lo,Ooo• sO ISallau. Se ens,
60.000 111 I Lond.Provineialidarlue

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60,000. 20 litad(es Irrips. a Canal!
50.000 20 j Do.
10.000 23 Marine luasstaant3,4
12,500 TO itaisritius Lend,au(L)ll
10000' 10 Neat. &ten. TeL (L.),
40,000 60 111111 wall Iron Works.
22,600 10 NatalLendaCoL C. (L)1
00,000 00 s(ar,onsl Ms. Cont. ft.'
10,0.0 60
,National Financial ;L),
20,000 100 NIIIO4OI Steam Nay. (Lii
6,000 20 NerbuddaGoal it I. I);
10.0001 26 :14.7.esland T.4210e•E1 •
187,1751.. St. ,N . Brit Australasian ,L'
40.000 10 114./Ir,LaWercan.la.
35,000, 2 .letwis9ootato.andL L),
110,000 11 Do. do.
40,000 26 iCivean Marine il5ll/111
10,06110 OrieutalGomnaerzlaJiL
10,000 60 0;1en..l Financial JL.)I
100 800 1 Oriental Gas (Lialt4d)l
10,000 1 1 Do. New
44000 10 Orient !nand Stesin(L):
10,000 50 Ottoman Financial (L)
10,001 0 Ottoman Gag (1.1011104 I
11,500 10 j PrinaniaLlL btearia,L)
8,500, 6 , Do.
1100,00011 St. IFealltiv.landa lett (L)
10,000 60 'Peninsular a U. Steam
10,000 50 ' Do. New
17,00 v 10 Quabrada L., R., K.(L
10.000 60 altyainey Iron
10,000 16 , Do. New
4.250' 25 'Rio J, City Improv. (L )
10.750' 111 Ditto ditto
16.000,100 ;Royal liallStaarn. I
200,11501.! Bt. Scot.Austra Invest.
00,0001 60 Saitla, Kaight. atCo.•L
szkoot, to ,soo.riosiLrysejtot,
10,000 50 Atricao M. aDa IL'
1000' 26 ,eouth Australian Inn;
150.0001.' St. ,Subnialine Telearrank '
37,500, 10 Tel.Construe.k Main.
100,0001 ID Mantes& Mersey !R.I. ):
12,140 10 TrastetAgencyaLtm L.
04000 10 T. aL. Lb. of U. Canada
10,000 6 Uultlad K. Take. Co. (11
15,000 i 10
60,000' 10 jtrolaelaYarinelins.(L lUptier Assam Tes(Llzt,
25,000 101 Ditto
10.000 00 Van Diemen*, Land...
10,000 so %karma Flu uice,Lia.
110,0001 50 Wastlndlaaractlie BL.

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MONEY MARKET.,--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cloow.
The stook markets today are heavy, the pro-

specta of the money market being regarded unf a-
vow-ably. The funds have fallen 5 to 1
per cent. Home railway stocks are likewise
generally lower. As regards the speculative
foreign stocks, the reduction does not exceed to}
per cent. The drooping tendency of prices, how-
ever, extends to every department of the Stock
Exchange.
There is a good demand for money to-day, at
6 per cent. Owing to the unfavourable character
of the Bank return, and the probability of further
witbdrawalsof gold, it is thought that the minimum
rate may possibly soon be raised. In the Stock
Exchange there is a smaller supply of money, and
the rate for short loans on English government
securities is 6 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee opened at
66fr. 15c., being sc. lower than yesterday.
Cpnaols are now quoted 905 to 5 for money,
and 901 to 1 for the account (August 9). The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 901, it, ;
ditto for account, 905 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
891, 5,1; New Three per Cents., 89, ; India
Stock, 215 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1041.
Foreign stocks, of the more speculative descrip-
tions, present an average decline of 5 to } per cent.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz.,
Mexican, 284 to 295, "ex all ;" Greek, 245 to ;
Spanish Paedve, 28} to 1 ; Turkish Consolidee, 50}
to 5 ; and Confederate, 77 to 78, being firm.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Chi-
lian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 825 ; Dutch
Certificates, 100 ; Einador New Conso-
lidated, 125 ; ditto Provisional Laud War-
rant, 55; Egyptian, second issue, 1021, 103 ;
Greek, for account, 245, 5, 5 ; Italian, for account,
675, ex dia. ; ditto Mareinmana Railway,
731, ex div. ; Mexican, for account, 815,
ex div. ; Portuguese, 1836, /cc., for account, 485.
ex div. ; Russian, 1859, 555 ; ditto, 1862, 89 ;
ditto, 1864, 895 ; Spanish, for account, 505, 51,
ex div. ; ditto, New Deferred, for account, 44 ;
ditto Passive, for account, 28g, 5 ; Turkish,
1858, 715; ditto Guaranteed, 102.
International Financial shares are now quoted
5 to 5 prem. ; General Credit, 35 to 1 prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 45 to 1 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 175 to 1, ex dia. ; Ebbw Vale,
par to } prem. ; Ottoman Socit4 Geurale, 31
to prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 21 to 31
prem.

The Lady Ann has arrived from Melbourne with
16,0001. in gold.
With reference to the stoppage of the East of Eng-
land Bank, announced on Wednesday, it is notified
that the Provincial BankingCorporatiou have taken
over the business of the former, and have com-
menced operations at Norwich and the various
branehea. It is also intimated that the Provincial
Banking Corporation have arranged to place to the
credit of each customer half the amount due to him
by the East of England Bank. The following is a
copy of the circular which has been sent to the
shareholders of the Provincial Banking Corporation :
23, Poultry, London, July ZL
Sir.—Yon will probably have been informed by the public
prints that the board bag entered into an weeniest for
'parches, of the bosses+ of the East of England Bank, which
was established in 1836, sad has nine branches and three
'agencies, besides a large business at Norwich. On the
treaty foe the ynrchase it became appareet that though
the bank was doing • large and profitable business (the
deposits ammonia% to no leas than COO,OOO/.) the bask bee
coffered great losses from very long continued railway spe-
culaticioa. Under these circumateaces, in the agreeoi,nt
for purchase of the goodwill and hosiers premises, the
directors of this bank omationsly abstained from bias iu any
way mixed up with the liabilities of the Eset of England
' Bank. By far the larger portion of the sum payable toe the
goodwill is dependent upon the actual results of the working
of the business for the first twelve months. Owing to the
public announcements of the fact that the shareholders
of the East of England Bank will have to be called upon to
make up the deficieeey, the board have thought it right to
intimate thus much to their proprietors, in order that they
may feel well assured that is so important • transaction
this bank has incurred so risk whatever ; and that the result
most prove highly beneficial to the Provincial Banking
Corporation (Limited).—l have the hewer, lea,
ROBERT TROTTER, Gees& Manager.
The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 6,675/. over last year ; the
Midland an increase of 5,9141. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 2,480!. ;
and the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of
7,0701.

The annual report of the directors of the Austra-
lian Agricultural Company, to be submitted on the
26th inat., recommends a dividend of 7s. 6d. per
share, payable on the god August, which will
absorb 7,500!., and leave 2,92151. is. 2d. to be carried
forward.
We learn that the directors of the Panama, New
Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company
(Limited) have received from the provincial
government of Canterbury, New Zealand, au offer
to undertake the payment of the stipulated subsidy
for the mail service between Wellington and
Panama in the event of the contract entered into

in December last by the Hon. Croebie Ward, as
Postmaster-Generalof the colony, not being ratified
by the oolouial parliament, to whom the matter will
be referred at the next session.

A special meeting of the Kent Coast Railway
Company is called for the 4th August, " for the
purpose of the creation and issue, in pursuance of
ithe Kent Coast Railway Act, 1884,' of the addl.
tional ordinary capital thereby authorised, and for
authorising the borrowing, on mortgage of the
undertaking of the company, the amount autho-
rised by the said act."
The following is the report of the directors of
the Westminster Palace Hotel Company (Limited),
to be submitted at the fourteenth half-yearly meet-
ing on the 28th instant :

The gross receipts for the hal/•year ended Jane 30, iRr4,
have been 22,079/. be. bd.; the expenditure boa been 13,5114
As. 7d., and there remains as net probe 8,5071. 16e. 10d.,
which, after deducting 7997. 3s. 9,1. interest on debenture
loan, and also after charging the amount of the respective
nacres funds, viz., '4ll. 19a., will, with theamount carried
over after paying the last dividend, leave to the credit of
profit sad loss account as available for dividend 7,0.771.
17s. 2d. Out of this amount the board have resolved to
recommend a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum,
clear of income-tax. end to tarry over to the next balf•yesr
the balsam., viz., 1,857/.175. 91., with the view to equalis-
ing the dividends. The renewal end repairs to the furniture
dare( the past half•year have amounted to 4071. 15.. 9,1.,
i which sum has been charged to the reserve fund. The
directors congratulate the shareholders on the satisfactory
iscreare in the revenue of the company, sod they now ex.
press the hope that, as the Weems develops itself, a per-
manent dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum will
be maintained in each half•yeer. The hoard have the plea.
mire of reporting that the company's new act of parliament
has passed both houses, sod received the royal assent.

The South Eastern Banking Company will re-
move their Load office to 60, Graceehurch-street,
on the 28th inst.

We are requested to state that the share list of
the European and American Finance Corporation
will be closed on Weduesclav, the 27th instant, for
London, and the 90th for the country.

The screw steamer Adria belonging to the
London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Navigation
Company, has made ber first voyage to Genoa in
the short apace of ten days from the Downs.

With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. E. F. ttattertbwaite reports as
follows :

In the Landon market fnr American eroaritire ere have
again to Dote a decline. both in United States government
stooks sad railroad shares. The 5.20 Hoods show a fall of
shoat 2 per eat.. and Erie and Iliinois Central shares folly
5 dollars ; hoist the redoeed quotatioo there is soars loquiry
foe the latter. Atinatie sad Great Wallin' Hoods of the
New York and Poesevlvania motion bare hese ie &mead.
The Baceed llortgroiltovo improved 'boat 1 dollar.

It is understood that a deed of arrangement has
been carried out in the case of Messrs. Lawrence
and Fry, timber merchants, who recently suspended
payment. No creditor can therefore obtain a

preference or make the partners bankrupts. It is
still hoped that the firm will erelong be is &politica
to resume business and pay 20s. in the pound,
through the sale of several important contracts.
The third series of colonial wool sales began yes-
terday. The catalogue comprised Sydney, 261
bales ; Port Phillip, 1,864 bales • Van Diemen's
Land, 966 bales ; Adelaide, 417 bales ; New Zea-
land, 611 bales-:-total, 4,llobales. The attendance
of buyers (observe Messrs. It. Dutton and Son) is
not large, but the price% paid are the same as thaw'
realised at the May and June sales. The quantity
arrived for this series is 139,482 bales, viz., New
South Wales and Queensland, 29,812 bales ; Vic-
toria, 50,489 ; Tasmania, 13,182 ; South Australia,
9,583 ; West Australia, 387 ; New Zealand, 25,159 ;
Cape, 10,870—total, 139,482 bales.
Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :

At the thirteenth series d ales for the year, there was a
good general demand at firm prices. Eat India—Calcutta
of ill descriptions were in good demand, the home trade
andexporters competing freely upon 13w qualities a slight
advance was realised. The analysis ad the sales is 60,387
Calcutta new parcels. 10,372 brought fors:Jr' from former
gala, and 14,432 Madras, &c., in all 83,211 hide'', of which
75,880 were sold. Leather—Mast India hro•ight full prices;
Australian, best sorts were nearly all bought in, the portion
sold realised full prices. Salted bides—Australian—The
ales were large, heavy hides barely topported the rates
obtainable at the last sales, when they were dull ; light
were in good demand at firm prices. Cape sold well—
South American brought fall prices for the icalitr—New-
foundland sold fairly. Dryand dry salted hides—West India.
sold well ; Mauritius at late rates; West Gout and Rio
Grande sold fairly; German were rather. eesier. HOMO
hides—Dry—Sonth American sold well ; German rather
lower. Bark—Mimosa, for the:mall quantity sold late
prices were realised.

The ships Rocklitre and Charlie Palmer have been
engaged for the conveyance of emigrants to Adelaide
and Brisbane respectively.
The return of the Bank of England for tho week
ending Wednesday, July 20, compared with that foe
the previous week, shows the following changes :

Circulation issue
Circulation
Püblic deposits
Other depoeits

Government evxurifiee in

banking department 11,092,125 Demeans 80,000
Otbermotrities u& banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

I departments
Seven day and other bills 607.1:t3 louvres 1.4,517
The nest 3,464,794 locrerra 57,7 n

. .
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin
in banking department) . 6,126,006 Decrease 652,721

The tendency of the Bank accounts is still un-
favourable. The decrease in the coin and bullion,
amounting to 529,1551/. is to be attributed chiefly to
internal causes, including the demand in connexion
with the payment of the divdends, and with agri-
cultural purposes. The heavy decline, amounting
t 0 1674,071&, in the privatedeposits, though partly
counteracted hytbe reduction of 1,086,4241. iu the
private securities, has resulted in a decrease of
652,7211. in the reserve. The gexeral tendency of
the Bank accounts points rather to higher than
lower rates for money.

BANK OF ENGLAND.—An A
and Etb Vic c. S 2, for the week
'boa.

Mr? DTI
Notes tuned t.n,toti,too

crt loctsol

teeonnt purrnant to the 4,4 Ttlt
endh.g on Wednesday, July 0.

'LIMN MIT.
litirentmcut tiebt.. £ll 015,160
Other securities 3,631,9011
(told coin and W-
hoa 12,451,100

aaiinsii DI
Proprietors' Capital Li 4,144,000
Yost 1440311,793
Public Deposita la-
ctating kitbag
Say. banks. Com-
mis a National
Debt. end Div.

cr.• 06. U.

[PAMIR/CT.
Government

- - -
dneladl mg
Dead Weight An -
Bah)
Other deeuritees 19,!•1,996
Notes
WM and Silver
Coln 715,311

Aceonnta,
Other Deposits.— 13.448,676
tic yeti day wad other
Bills

5.36,600,0b1
July 11. IEISI.

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w. Nimes. Cl.loiii.lierr

TWCIIIIILT IVIXING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 902 to 7.; for the
9th of August, opened this morning at the same quo-
tation, and closed at 90} "buyers." For money
the Last price was 90e to 1. The official business
report is as follows :--Teree per Cent. Consols,
; for money, 90i, a ditto for account, 90f. e ; Three
per Ceuta. Reduced, 89k, 1 ; New Three per
Cents., 891, • ditto, Two-mod-a-Half per Cents,
73 ; Hank Stock, 240, 241 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 105, 1041 ; Four per Cent. •• enfaced "
rupee paper, 94i ; ditto Five per Cent., 104 ;
ditto, Five-aud-a• Half per Cent, 114, 115).
The India Five per Cent stock remains firm.
The March Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 94.
to 3e. dia., and the Jane at ss. die. to par.
The foreign stock market was rather dat, espe-
cially in the afternoon, when some of the more
speculative securities experienced a fractional re-
duction.

The closing (but in some eases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings aro
subjoined, viz.:—lnternational Lad Credit, 11 to
24 prem.; Millwall Iron Works, par to ) prem. ;
Ebbw Vale Company, par to prem. ; ItaWn Land,
to f prem. ; Robertafors Iron Works, f to 1
prem. ; Ottoman &clad Giniirale, 3to prem. •
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 34 to f prem., with large
transactions ; London and County Land and
Building, 14 to 24 prem. ; Opera Company, par
to prem. ; and Hudikavall and roma Company,
4tolprem.