The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-24 00:00:00

wise well supported, but little improvement is

observable in this department.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Relates opened
at 67fr. 46c., showing a fresh rise of rather more
than 4 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 921 to 93 both for money
and the account (August 6). The official business
report is as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 921, 93 ; ditto for account, 921 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 93, 921, 931; New Three
per Cents., 93, 921, 931, 921, 931 ; Bank Stock,
239, 2371 ; India Stock, 225; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1081, 108 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1864, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 19s. prem. ; Exchequer
Bills, March, 3c, Is. prem. ; ditto June, 3c, 4s.
prem.
In the foreign stock market there has been only
a moderate amount of business. Spanish Passive
Bonds are dull, and flatness prevails as regards
Egyptian and the Russian and Venezuelan
Loans of 1862. Italian securities are firmer.
Greek Bonds have risen per cent.,
being quoted 33/ to 341. The Turkish
Loan of 1854 has risen* per cent, and that of 186&
; the present quotations being respectively 93 to
94 and 70/ to 1, while the Loan of 1862 remains
steady at 67 to;, and the Consolidds at 491 to 50.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1839 and 1859, 101 ; ditto 1852, 1858, 1860, 93 ;
Buenos Ayres, for account, 93 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 65, ex div. ; Egyptian, 1031 ;
ditto second issue, 103 ; Greek, for account, 34, 331 ;
ditto Coupons, 15C 4 ; Italian, for account,
701, 1, ex div. ; ditto scrip, 1 prem, ex div. ; ditto
Maremmana Railway, 79, ex div. ; New Granada,
151 ; Portuguese, 1863, for account, 47C ex div. ;
ditto 1856, 1857, 1859,1860, and 1882, for account,
48, ex div. ; Russian, 1862, 93, 921 ; Sardinian,
for acoonnt, 901 ; Spanish New Deferred, for account,
48, ex div. ; ditto Passive, for account, 321,1 ; ditto
Certificates, 121 ; Turkish, 1864, for account,
94, 93 ; ditto 1858, for account, 70, 1 ; ditto,
1862, for account, 674, 1, ex div. ; ditto Guaran-
teed, 1031 • Venezuela, 1862, for account, 561.
The Confederate Loan has again risen 1 per
cent, the present quotation being 31 to 24 dis.
Italian scrip is also firmer, at Ito prem.
International Financial shame are rather firmer,
at 44 to 44 prem. ; and General Credit and Finance,
at 3 to 1 prem. On the other hand, London
Financial have reoeded to 11 to 11 prem.

Hudson's Bay shares are quoted I to I dim.,
being somewhat firmer, and Egyptian Trading, 1
to 1k prem.
It appears that the Bank of France, in consideration
of the continued loss of their bullion, are restrict.
ing their advances. Those on the Recites are now
limited to 60 per cent. The effect has been that a
large amount of securities held in speculative hands
has been thrown upon the market. The recent
fall in prices at Paris, which has caused much
anxiety throughout Europe, is thus, it would
appear, attributable to financial in quite an equal
degree with political considerations.
The North America, from Quebec, bar brought
only 1,1001. in specie.
The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week au increase of 2,8101. over last year;
the Midland, an increase of 1,6181. ; the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of
78/. ; and the Lancashire and Yorkshire, an
increase of 4,2051.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 10th inert were
8,2021., being 2001. leas than in the corresponding
week of hat year.
The London agency of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway have published the numbers of
certain bonds of the New York Section, purchased
for redemption under the operations of the sinking
fund. This receipts of this company for the month
of June were 104,727 dollars, against 67,627 dollars
in the previous month, when the mileage was the
same as that now open, viz. 227 miles.
An extraordinary meeting of the Eastern Bengal
Railway Company is called for the Bth August, " to
consider whether they will accept or decline the
proposal of the secretary of State for India in
Council, laid before the last general meeting—viz.,
to sanction on the part of the government of India
the immediate extension of the Eastern Bengal
Railway from the Ganges as far as the Jurnoons,
and to guarantee interest at the rate of 4j per oent.
per annum on the requisite capital."
The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank have
given notice of a call of 51. per share on the 3,000
reserved shares, which were originally issued at 31
premium.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Consolidated Bank (formerly the Beek of Man-
chester, and Heywood, Kenuarde and Co.) was held
on Wednesday at the office in Manchester, when a
dividend at the rate of 10 per cent- per annum,
free of income tax, was declared, and a sum of
7,3001. was carried to the next amount.
i The directors of the Oriental Inland Steam Com-
pany (Limited) have issued their report to be
i submitted at the special meeting on the 30th inst.
It appears that though the chairman has returned
from India, Mr. Bourne has not yet come home.
The report is almost exclusively occupied with a
statement of some of the principal grounds of com-
plaint made by the directors against Mr. Bourne's
conduct. In consideration of these matters the
directors state that they will with great pain submit
to the meeting the question of Mr. Bourne 's conti-
nuance in the office of managing director.
A call of 11. is to be paid on the shares in the
Snburban Hotel Company (Limited) by the 14th
August.
The half-yearly meeting of the Midland Railway
Company is convened for the 18th August.
The annual meeting of the British Electric Tele-
graph Company is called for the 7th August
Vice. Chancellor Kindersley proposes on the 3rd
August to Blake a call of Si. per share ou the con-
tributories of the Great Western Coal Company.
The Commissioner in Bankruptcy proposes on
the sth August to make a call on the contributories
of the Anglo-French Agricultural Trading Com-
pany (Limited).
Formal notice is given that a petition for the
winding up of the New Theatre Company (Limited)
is to be heard before the Master of the Rolls on the
25th inst.
The following is Messrs. Culverwell, Brook; and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the 14th series of bids sales for the year, the quantity,
both of E. I. kips and salted hides offered, was large, sad •
fair inquiry prevailei, Recently at about previous rates. East
India—Ox and Cow: Calcutta of good quality sold readily,
but common descriptioes were dull of isle ; previous to ex-
treme prices were however generally realised for those sold.
Madrrei brought late rates. The analysis of the sales is
1.12,6,16 Calcutta, new weals, 24,916 brought forward from
former sales, sod 2.103 madras. Pondicherry, ha., io all
179.649 hides. of which 117,000 were sold. East India—
Buffalo realised late ratee. Leather—Australian was in
fair demand. Salted flides—Auetralise were in fair request,
at about fulmar prices. Cape also realised former prices.
Dry Hides— South American were almost entirely neglected.
Afi ices brought fair prices for the quality. West Indian
realised former rates. Home Hides—Salted nib Arne.
rime were is limited request Irish all bought in. Dry
South Americas were all sold. Bark—Mimosa met with a
fair demand.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, July 22, compared with that foe
the previous week, shows the following changes :

Cruanktion Wu 08,418,020 Deeresse E 118,075
Circulation active ...
Public deposit' ... 5,3136,948 Increase 438,490
Other deposits 14,675,625 Decrease 1,706,20
Government securities in
banking department
Othersecurittes in banking
departmeat
Coin and bullion in both
departments 14,620,872 Decree's 129,004
Seven day and other bills 627,307 DINTISIS 28,674
The Rest
3,03,461 lgareloll 26.432
6,814,715 Demon 182,365

Notes in renew ...

Total ftfterVll (Dotes k coin
be leaking aseartmmt). 7,667,567 Deereses .193,294
The withdrawals of private deposits have ex-
ceeded the amount of the decrease in the private
securities and of the increase in the government
deposits, and this is the principal cause of the
further decline in the reserve. The coin and bul-
lion have also decreased, but not to any important
extent.

DAN[ OF INGLAND.—Aa Ancount pursuant to Ike Act 411,
sod Mk Vic., C. 34, Cr the work span( on Wialnalday. July
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