The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-12 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARK MARKETS.

L1Y11,2001. FIX 11.—Sales today: Caledonian, 105—Glasgow
end south Western, 102 21 4—Oreat Western, 70 701 70 701—
Lancs•hire and Yorkshire, 1071 1 - London and North Western,
941—Midland, 112—South Eastern, 241 1616—Dutch Shenk&
p. I—tirand Trunk of Canada, I 1616—Great Luxembourg,
101.16, 1.
M LK"! ESTIOI. rm. 11.—There was • steady market, with •
moderate amount of business doing. Caledoni_tu, 1051—Grand
Trunk of Canada, 6—Great Western of Canada, 12 616--Great
Western, 61/4 Central, 431 d.—Lantsubleis and York-
shire, 10711—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 411 }6-
-
Midland, 122 11—North Staffordshire, 4sd.—South Ertel%
U 1616 t—
_Thames and Mersey Marine insurance, 11 1610 2 p.
—talon Bank, 6-171verstos Lancaster, Of.

Di= ico.—A batch of correspondence respect-
ing the affairs of Mexico hoe been published in the form
of • parliamentary paper. It occupies 155 pages, and
comes down to last month. On the 19th Janvery Lord
Russell wrote to Sir J. Crampton in relation be .the
promsture departure of the Spanish expedition for Vera
Cris; NA the tone of the presirmatiee boned by the Scsaisli
govensmeot, which, he said, ve relesdatett M m4et erase
1100111120• L " Yon will point *ea,* s lee. writes,
" that the allied forms am not to be used for the
of depriving the Miriam of their amloolstell 472°80;
aosslas emir ors hem of govesamsot."

MONEY M4liiiiiT.-(211118 DAL)

Two °Twat.

An improvement of I per cent. has taken place
to-day in the funds, owing to the withdrawal of
the proposed French loan, and to the consequent
return of Ilse in the money market. In the other
markets business is limited, and there is no change
of importance in prices. The tone generally is firm.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
were quoted 711 r. 25c., showing no change.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan is quoted sto 5i
prem., being slightly lower.

- - - Consols are officially marked 921 and 931
for money, and 93 and 931 for the account. The
present quotation is 93 to it, both for cash and
the 6th of March. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 931, ;
New Three per Cents., 931, ; India Stock, 226 ;
ditto Five per Cent. stock, 1061, # ; ditto for
account, 106# ; ditto Four per Cent. De-
bentures, 1863, 991 ; ditto 1864, 991; ditto
Bonds, 23a, 26e. prem.; Four per Cent. " eufaced
rupee paper, 88} ; Exchequer Bills, March, Hs.,
13s. prem. ; ditto June, 18a., 14a. prem.
Mexican Bonds are rather more inquired for to-
day, and are marked 341. Spanish Passive Bonds
have again advanced, having been purchased as
high as 201 ; the Certificates have been last
dealt in at 8, showing likewise an improvement.
The Italian Loan is dull. The Turkish
Loan of 1858 shows a recovery of #, being
quoted 75# to 76. Sales are recorded as fol-
lows :—Brazilian Four-end-a-Half per Ceuta., 1858,
911 ; Equador New Consolidated, 181 ; Italian
Five per Cents., 67# (exchange, 25fr.) ; Mexican
Three per Cents., 341, h; ditto for account, ;
Russian Five per Cents., 99# ; ditto Three
per Conte., 1859, 00# ; Spanish Three per Cents.,
531 ; ditto Passive, 20}, #, 1 ; the Committee's
Certificates, 71, 8 ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, 85 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, 75# ; ditto
for account, 76, 75/ ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 77#.
About 10,0001. iu gold was taken from the Bank
yesterday for abroad.
The advices from France and Belgium yesterday
bring improved quotations of exchange. The 20-
franc pieces lately withdrawn from the Bank of
England have mostly gone to the latter country,
but these remittances will be stopped by the pre-
sent movement in the exchange, which shows a
loss upon them. The tendency of the exchanges
generally appears to be in favour of this country.
In the case of France, a satisfactory influ-
ence is exercised by the fact that some quantity
of corn is again being shipped from English ports.
Accordingly, the demand for gold for the conti-
nent has partially subsided, and it is not unlikely
that some parcels may be taken to the Bank. Only
a portion of the 44,5001. by the Saxonia, from New
York, consisting of American eagles, has been
taken for the continent. The 51,0001. by the
Arabia has yet to come to hand.
Ou 'Change, yesterday afternoon, the principal
feature was a considerable fall in the rates for bills
on Austria, owing to the revival of confidence re-
ported from Vienna. The other exchanges were
firm. Subjoined is our usual list :
Ameterslum 3 menthe, ILIB ditto, 3 das,
ILIS/ to 16 ; Rotterilans, 3 menthe, ILIB to v
6;
lateen', S meatballs 25.35 to 40 ; Hamburg, ma. bane°,
mouths, 13.71 ; Paris, 3 days, 35.121 to 171 ; ditto
3 make, 25.40 to ; Frankfort-on-the-liaias, 3 mouths,
1181 to ; Petenbarg (per rouble), 3 mouths, 3:11 to ;
Vienna, floes
~3 enoatia 13.85 to 13.95 ; Tries* eff.ao.,
3 seciatbs, 13.83 to 13.95 ; Madrid, 3 months, 481 to 1; Gals,
3 =oaths, 481 to i ; Leghorn, 3 months, 26.521 to 571;
Gomm 3 menMs, 95.521 to 571 ; Mike, 3 months, 25.521
to 876 ; Naples, 3 mouths, 40 to 1 ; Palermo, 3 mouths,
123 to 1; Messina, 3 months, 120 to 1; Lisboa, 90 days,
511 to 52 ; Oporto, 90 days, 52 to 1.

. .
Subjoined is a complete list of the Australian
gold ships known to be on the way hither :
The Kooria Mooria, withl4B,oool. ; Scottish Chief,
18,0001. ; Netherhy, 22,0001. ; Southampton,
199,5001. ; Queen of Nations, 133,000/. ; Marian
Moore, 33,0001. ; Result, 158,0001. • Indemnity,
50,0001. ; Monarch, 170,0001. ; Clutha, 91,0001. ;
and the Lightning with 96,0001. The total is
1,018,0001., of which 407,0001., by the four last-
mentioned ship! (the sailing of which was reported
last month), is about due. The shipment of
82,5001. by the Empress of the Seas is announced
but this vowel, as before mentioned, was destroyed
by fire off Port Philip Heads. The gold, however,
was saved. . .

--Atjegram, dated Constantinople yesterday,
mentions a very satisfactory and creditable act on
the part of the Sultan. His Majesty has sent to
the Treasury twenty millions of piastres (say
100,0001.), which he has economised from the civil
list, in order to facilitate the payment of the poorer
class of government eutpksjis before the Rsmazan
commences. _ _

—An auction of the Foreign Redeemable Debt of
Spain is to take place at Madrid on the 27th inst.
The sum assigned for the purpose is 5,171,072
reales.

The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was firm,
but the sales were limited to 5,000 bales.
The dividend on Caledonian Railway stock was
officially announced yesterday at the rate of 54 per
cect. per annum, with a surplus of about 3,0001.,
being the sane as that declared at the correspond-
ing period of last year.
The London and Blackvrall Railway Company's
dividend is likewise announced at the rate of per
cent, per annum.
A general meeting of tho Great Ship Company
is called for the 28th inst.

An extraordinary meeting of the Manchester and
London Life Assurance Association is called for the
20th inst. at Manchester, fur the purpose of con-
firming "an arrangement for the union and incor-
poration of the association with an old-established
life assurance society."
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
gas, dock, and other shares, as given in the
Stuck Exchange list of last evening, viz :
..• - -

Insomnia —ldliance Marine, 961; Commercial Union, 3;
Basle, 7 ,• Guardian, 491 ; Imperial Fire, 3M 2 ; indemnity
=164, ex die. • Law Fire, 41 ; London, 43/ ; Loa-
Provincial 'ilium, 2I ; Marine, 100; Mercantile
Fire, 31 ; Coati Marine, 121 1 113 121 131 m ; Thames
and Morley Marine, 31 41 4 ; Universal Marine, 21 1.
Cis Light and Cote.—City of London, A, 23 ;
Equitable, New, 19; Great Central, 111 ; Imperial, Si,
ex tie. • New ditto, 63, ax die. ; Injerial Contimental, ;
Lima, 69; Surrey Couiumirs, 14 • United General, 241.
Canils.—Regent's (or London),
W Merl/mtg.—Lambeth, 1041.
Docks—Fast sod West India, 1241 ; London, ssl.
The half-yearly interest is advertised on Panama
Railroad Bonds of 1872.

The indigo sales commenced yesterday, consisting
of 4,853 chests. The following report is from
Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co. :
Theis was a full attendance, and the sales opened
steadily, but quietly. Prices ruled very unevenly fur
Bengal, the advance upon last October rates being from
18. 3d. to la Gd. per lb., the feeling being evidently in
favour of the finer qualities. Kurpah sold also at le. 3d.
to le. 63. per lb. advance, and Oudes at ls. to le. 3d. per lb.
higher. Dry leaf Madras was neglected, and the advance
was only 3d. to Gd. per lb. The Manilla was all withdrawn.
The demand for Bengal and Kurpah wra fair. The qualities
of the new goods are in proportion, viz.: the Bengal about
half good and fin*, and half middling and ordinary ; the
Madras one-fifth good and fine, and four-fifths middling and
ordinary (11 chests Velore extra fine) ; the Kurpah one-
third good and fine, and two.thirde middling and ordinary;
the llama' middling and ordinary, but chiefly ordinary ;
the °ads' one-fourth good and fine, and three-fourths mid.
dling and ordinary. Other sorts are low to ordinary. 1,943
chests have passed today, of which 933 were withdrawn,
495 bought in, and 515 soW.

TUEIDAY &num.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 94 to lb-16
for the 6th of March, opened this morning at
94 to 93, rose to 93, "buyers„" and closed at 93,
"sellers." For money the last price was 92} to
93. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 92k, 93, 921,
93 ; ditto, for account (March 6), 94, 93 ; Bank
Stock 240, 242 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 93, f,
93 ; New Three per Cents., 93, A, 92f, 931, 93, ;
New Two-and-s-Half per Omits., 771 ; Thirty
Years Annuities, 1885, lbf ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1081, f , 1, ; ditto, Four per Cent. Do-

botiturea, 1863, 99/, 100 ; dittu 1804, 100, 90} ;
Four per Cent. " eufaced" rupee paper 88 ; ditto
Five per Cent, 101 ii
, ; ditto, Fire-and-e-
Half per Cent., 107, 100.

The French news has likewise caused an immedi-
ate rally of Ss. or 4s. in Exchequer Bills, which are
quoted 11s. to 16e. prem. the March, and 14s. to
18.. prem. the June.
The India Five per Cent. Stock rue }, closing
at 106,1 to j. The Five per Cent, rupee paper wee
firmer, at 1011 to 3 ; and the Five-and-a-Half, at
106} to 107.
Thu animation which lately prevailed in the
foreign stook market has not returned, yet a fair
amount of business was done to-day.
The transactions in bank shares were again
numerous. Prices remain very firm. Bank of
Australasia and Agra Bank, amongst others, were
inquired for. Scottish Australian Investment stock
rose 2 per cent. Peel River Land land London
General Omnibus shares were likewise in demand.

The closing quotations for share* in new under-
takings were as follows :--Ocean Marine, 7g to
prem.; Thames and Mersey Marine, 2 1.16 to
3-16 prem. • Universal Marine, 1# to lf dia. ; Lon-
don and prem.
Marine, 1-16 dis. to 1-16
prem. ; Mercantile Fire, # to f prem.; Commer-
cial Union, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; and City of
Rio Improvements Company, #to prem.
East Indian Railway "G" Extension shares
were officially marked to-day # prem. (2f. paid.)
The new Victoria Loan was rather better, closing
at 10.31 to M.