The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

that they have already received promisee of supped
from various banks, railways, and insurance eon-
peeks.
The South Eastern Railway tragic return (whict
compares with Easter week last year) shows a
decrease of 1,6631., and the Brighton a decrease
of 5,0721.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 10th of April were
13,5581. sterling, being 2,9451. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
The obligations of the South Italian Railway
Company are to be quoted in the Stock Exchange
official list. _ _

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It is understood that the meeting of the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company, to-morrow, will be
held merely pro formd, owing to the absence
of any announcement from government with
respect to the West India mail contract, tenders for
which were sent in on the 2ad of February.
Mr. James Nugent Daniell, chairman of the
Blackwell Railway Company, and Mr. James
Goodson, director of the Guardian Insurance Com-
pany, have joined the direction of the Bank at
Wales. _ _ _

It appears that the Alliance Bank of London and
Liverpool have taken premises fora branch of thee.
establishment at Birkenhead, in which they will
shortly commence business.
The annual meeting of proprietors of the Pro-
vincial Bank of Ireland is called for the 21st of May.
The half-yearly meeting of the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Railway Company is convened for the 14th
of May.
Messrs. Him Mills, and Co. have notified that
the City of Montreal Corporation Bonds maturing
on the Ist prox. will be paid by them in due oounie.
The William Fairburn has arrived from China
with 37,3331 be. of tea.

MONDAT ByErma.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 921 far
the 7th of May, were first marked this morning
921, and closed at 921 to I,
both for money and
the account. Theo fficial business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for nosey,
Mt I; I ; ditto for account, 921 -
Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1 • New Thee;
per Cents., 911, I • India Stock, 228, 230 ; ditto
Five per Cent. titZok, 1091, ; ; Five-and-a-Half
per Cent. "earned " rupee paper, 1151.
The India Five per Cent. Stock improved it par
cent., closing at 1091 to 1. There was a furt
advance of 2.5. in Exchequer Bills, owing to the
great abundance of money. The closing quotation
was be. to 80. prem.
In the foreign stock market the general business
was to a moderate extent.

The confirmation of the repulse of the Federal
attack upon Charleston has caused a rise of } per
cent. in the Confederate Lnan, which closed at 11
to 2} pm. Italian scrip was last quoted I} to 1} pa
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 9} to
} prem. ; Universal Marine, 1} to 1} dia;
Thames and Mersey, 11-16 to 13-16 prem. ; North
British and Mercantile, 164 to 17} ; Commercial
Union, } to # prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, it dia. to par; and Oriental and General
Marine, 1 to 1} prem.
The dosing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—British and
Foreign Marine, f to # prem., ex the new Wane;
Empire Marine, } to } prem. ; Panonia Leather
Cloth, }to prem. ; Mercantile and Exci
Bank, to } dia.; National Bank of Liverpool,la4
to prem.; Bank of Otago, *to 1} prem. ;
Bank of Scotland, to I} prem. ; English, Bel-
gian, and Netherlands Bank, I to 1} prem. ; Com-
mercial Navigation of India, }to 1} prem. ; and
Anglo-Indian Cotton, } to 3 prem.
The shares of the Consolidated Bank were quoted
4} to prem.