The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-23 00:00:00

ORDINARY IRAs AND nom.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) TOMMY Dwane
Consols, which closed yesterthgr atilt to
_O-14
Two o'Curcer. [die., for the 7th January, were marled lrelay 114.
The stock markets to-day are better, owing to 914, and 914, and closed at 914, "sellers." Fen
mousy the last
the continued influx of gold to the Bank, and to . Price was 911 t°l' The Pik"'
Dimness report m as follows :-Thres per Cent
the hope of a decline in the value of money. i consols, for money, ; ditto, for &some,
Coasola have recovered the decline of 1.16 to ' 4, g ; Three per Cents. 'Reduced, 911 I:
4 per oent which took place yesterday. I New Three per Ceuta., 914, 4,4, r; India Five per
Home railway stocks and foreign bonds are rely Cent. Stock, 1064, ; ditto Four per Cent. De-
tively more buoyant than the English funds, and belltures, 1864 or 1866, 994, 4, 4 ; ditto Bonds,
have experienced a general advance. Mexican Four per Cent. " enticed" rupee paper,
Bonds are in especial request
95 ; ditio Flee per Cent, 1033 ; ditto Five-and-a-
. Half per Gent., 1131.
Consols are quoted 914 to lex div., for The India nee per Cent Stock was steady. The
money, and 914, "buyers," ex div., for the account I rupee paper does not recover. Exchequer Bala
(January 7). The official business report is remain at 9s. to 4s. die.
In the foreign stock market attention was chiefly
as follows :-Three per Cent, Console, for money,
914, ; ditto for account, 91i, ; Three air. directed to Mexican Bonds, which opened with a
rather dull appearance, but came into demand in
(lents. Reduoed,9l4, ; New Three per Cents., 911 the afternoon, and closed firmly at 364 to 4, being
; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 97 ; Bank to 4 higher than yesurday.
Stock, 2344 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1064, 4; The demand for Bank shares has increased. AA
ditto Bonds, par ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. improvement has taken fdaeLtdo-clacgi Vlkerteretil
of India, Au
" =faced " rupee paper, 1134, 3 ; and Exche-
Mercantile Bank of Itritah,a7London an:thins, Lan-
guor Bills, 45., 9a, die. don and Brazilian, London and Colonial, London
Foreign stocks are better. Mexican Bonds are Joint Stock, London and Westminster, Scinde and
in prominent 'demand, and have risen 4to 4 per I Punjaub, South Australian, Union Bank of los-
mat There is also an advance of in Greek and land, and Beak of Hindustan. The latter eland at
Turkish Bonds of 1858, the Consolidis, and Bra- fie tnliktrdlai Bank of
orthern kWabales, City
ares Bank, and
Allan Scrip. Venezuela Six per Ceuta. are likewise
lin Waterworks and English and Australiaaoopper
Satter. Bee-
more inquired for, and are last marked 55. Some shares were inquired for. Joint-Stock Disooont
dtbe present quotations are annexed. Turkish were a little more offered.
1564 Loan, 884 to 894 ; ditto 1858, 69} to I ; ditto, The shares of the Financial Companies Magi'
14162, 704 to I ; the Consolidds, 461 to 474 ; Greek, firm. International closed at 4} to if Prem. Lon-
-964 don at 9 to 94 prem. ; General, as 2 11-16 to
t°l BrazilianMexicaa3t° i.t.ASPanisub P,theasiovie',ll3 1346 prem. ; and Mercantile, at 44 to 54 prem.
to a ; and - for the account. Hudson's Bay shares were firm, at
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian ato 24 dia. ; and Egyptian Trading steady, at
' 1863, 874 ; Dutch Certificates, 1004 ; Egyptian, 11 to 14 prem.
100 ; ditto second issue, 994, 4 ; Greek, for account, Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
254, ; Italian, 704 ; ditto for account, 701 ; 144 to 15 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 44
to 5 prem. • Universal Marine, per. to 1 prem.
Mexican, for account, MI, 37, 364, 374 Pcetli. Commercial Union Assurance, 300 1 prem
game, 1853, 484 ; ditto 1856, de., for account, North British and Mercantile Insurance, 18 to
49 ; ditto scrip, 1, 01, 14 prem. ; Russian, 1862, 894 ; 184; and Oriental and General Marine, 13 to 24
Spanish, Certificates foracconnt, 13; Turkish, 1858, prem.
693 ; ditto for account, 694, 4, 4 ; ditto 1862, 703 ; English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted
ditto for account, 71, 703, 71 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 2to 2} rem. ; Land Mortgage Bank
ia and Pacific Steam, 14 to of Ind
i
714 ; Venezuela, 1882, for account, 54/ 55. 24 to prem. • Contract Corporon, 3to
International Financial shares are quoted 44 prem. ; West Indprem. ; National Steam, 1 to 14 prem. • Merchant
to Prem. ; General Credit, 24 to prem. ; Lou- Bank, 34 to 44 prem. • Discount Corp Oration 34
don Financial, 83 to 94 prem. ; Hudson's Bay, to 34 prem. ; Mentz's 'Metal Company, Ito 'dia;
21 to 24 die. ; Egyptian Trading, 14 to 14 Littlehampton Steam, 44 to 5 prem.; Consolidated
prem. ; Merchant Banking, 34 to 44 ; prem. ' : Discount, to 2 prem. • ' Floating Dock Company,
to 14 prem.and Gloucestershire Smelting,
Land Mortgage Bank of India, 24 to 24 prem. ; 1
to to 2 into.
English and Swedish Bank, 2to prem. ; *An improvement has taken place today in
East London Bank, 24 to 3 prem. ; Discount Cor- Canada Government Debentures.
poration, 33 to 41 prem. ; Floating Dock, 1 to 14
prem. ; Contract Corporation, 23 to 34 prem. ;
Consolidated Discount Company, 14 to 14 prem. ;
and West India and Pacific Steam, 11 to 21 prem.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
66&. 40c., showing no change.
The discount market presents no signs of the
stringency which is usually experienoed at this
season. Most of the mercantile houses having over-
supplied themselves with money, the market yester-
day was easy, and choice bills were discounted at
74 to 73 per cent, while six months' paper was
taken at 74, with exceptional transactions as low as
7. The applications at the Bank of England were
upon a very moderate scale.
About 117,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday, making a total of 344,0001. since the
date of the last return, while the ascertained with-
drawals have been only 42,000/.
The imports of gold continue on a large scale.
The Monarch, from Melbourne, has brought
1147,0001., and the City of New York, from New
York, 219,5001., making together 466,6001., the
bulk of which is expectedto be taken to the Bank.
The only gold ships known to be on the way to
England are the Prince of Wales and Transatlantic ;
the former has 142,0001., and the latter 15,0001.
The tendency of the exchanges yesterday after-
noon was again rather unfavourable to this couutry,
bills on the Continent being in good demand.
The rates were as follows :
Amsterdam, 3 months, Li to •. tto, 3 days
1L1'.4 to 18; Botteadara, 3 months, 124 to 4 ; Antwerp,,
Smooths, 25.70 M 75; Hamblin, me. lance. three moody,
IAB to 4 ; Paris, 3 days., 2525 to 35 ; ditto, 3 mouths.
1170 to 75 ; Frankfort-on4be-Mszra, 3 mouths, 1194 to
i; 8t eetashare (per rouble), 3 month*, 33 to 4 ; Vienne,
sf. 80., 3 incethe,l2.2s to 35 • Trieste, AL do., 3 months,
12.25 to 35 ; Madrid, 3 month, 474 to 48; Cadis, 3 mostly,
474 to 48 ; Leghorn, 3 mouths, 25.921 to 96 ; Oman. 3
months, 25.924 to 95 , Milan, 3 months, 25.924 to 95,•
Naples, 3 mouths, 25.924 to 95; Palermo, 3 months, 25.924
to 95 ; Messina, 3 month; 25.924 to 95 ; Lisbon, 90 days.
nj I ; °pato, 90 clam 521 to I.
Advioes from Bradford refer to the embarrass-
ments of Mr. Joseph Jowett, spinner, whose lia-
bilities are stated at 100,0001.
Mr. Robert Whitworth, of the late firm of Whit-
worth and SOON bankers, of Northampton, has
joined the direction of the Midland Banking Com-
pany (Limited), and Mr. Henry A. Sankey,
of the firm of Lane. Hankey, and Co., of Old
Broad-street, has been elected chairman of the
board.
Notice has been given that the Metropolitan and
Provincial Bank (Limited) will hold their fourth
ordinary general meeting on Tuesday, the 26th of
January, to declare a dividend, receive the direc-
tors' report, arc. Au extraordinary meeting will
be held on the same day, for the purpose of repeal-
ing certain of the articles of association.
The share certificates of the National Steam Na-
vigation Company are now ready for delivery, in
exchange for the bankers' receipts and letters of
allotment.
The Ottoman Railway Company have notified
that the half-yearly interest, at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum, to the 31st inst., will be paid on
the Ist January on all shares upon which the calls
are
Triichnion Bank of Australia have notified that
on the Ist proximo they will be ready to pay the
half-yearly interest then due on various colonial
goverument securities.
The half-year's dividend, at the rate of 7 per
cent. per annum, will be payable on the shares of
the South Australian Company, on the 15th Jan.
The interest due the let of January. on Northern
Railway of Canada first preference Bonds, is an-
nounced for payment in due course.

marEs.--(THis DAYJ
Two &Orig.
There is little business going forward in the
mining market to-day, and prices generally have
experienced no alteration. East Caradon shares
are firmer, at 27 to 4, and East Russell
at 51- to 4, while Wheal Seton have declined
to 140 to 150. Chiverton are quoted 9to 4.
West Seton shares have changed hands in the
Stock Exchange at 191 and 190.
Foreign and oolonial mining shares aro inactive.
United Mexican have been dealt in at 6 and 51.
At the meeting yesterday of the Cambrian Conso-
lidated Gold Mining Company the directors' report
was adopted. The accounts, made up to the 31st
of August, showed a balance in hand of 18,226 E.,
and the expenditure since has been at the rate of
about SON. per month. The directors express a
favourable opinion with respect tofuture operations.
Captain Martin, the manager, states that the quartz
is similar to that obtained in gold-producing
countries.

At East Providence meeting yesterday the ao-
counts showed a debit balance of 165/. A call of
10s. per share was made.
We are informed that 141 ounces 2 dwts. and
8 grs. of gold have been received by the Vigra and
Clogan Mining Company from their mines since the
sth inst., being the produce from 24 tone 11 cwta.
3 qrs. and 28 lbs. of quartz.
_ _ _ _ .

From Fest Wheal Rosen the following telegram win re.
oeivedtgesterday:—" East Russell-120 esal,lede lreprimeri„
worth from 121. to 121. per fathom, sad promisiog farther
improvement."
At Fast Corn Brea anew lode has been cut in the' VS
crosscut south. It bas been cut into 18 Whoa, and, so fir
u seen, is producing good ore.

Some of the report.' of the proceedings at the
meeting of the London Financial Association on
Monday (when the chair was occupied by Mr.
John Hackblock), state that the accounts to be
submitted at the next meeting in January, will be
made up to the 31st January—the 31st December is
meant.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and other shares, as given in the Stock Exchange
list of last evening :
losnrance.—Alhert Medical Life and Family Endowment,
21 ; Alliance British and Foreign, 151 ; Atlas, 13) ; British
and Foreign Marine (Limited), 41; Commercial Union,
81 tot ; Eagle, 71 to ; Guardian, 5110 1 ; Imperial Fire.
360 • Indemnity Mann., 1411 ; Law Fire. 41; London, 48 ;
London' and Lancashire Fire, 3 to 1 ; Marine, 961 ; North
British and Mercantile (Limited), 18 ; Owen Marine, 20 ;
Plume's, 151 to 1 ; Ronk UN 81 to 8.
C Gaslight and Colts.—Koropesa, New, 51 to jj ; Imperial,
New, 73 ; Imperial Continental, 89 to 8, ex die. ; London,
86 ; Malta and Mediterranean!Limited), 41 ; Surrey Con-
sumers, 19 to;, ex all ; Westminster Chartered, New, 461
to 1 ; Western, 161.
Waterworka.—Berlin, 81 to / ; East London, 133.

The amount of government bill/ drawn on India
from England during the year now closing, has
been, on Calcutta, 8,412,7031 12s. Ild. ; Bombay,
4,013,9981. 13s. 7d. ; Madras, 378,4141. 4s. Bd. ;
total, 9,805,1141. Ha 2(1. _ _

The death is announoed, at the age of 76. of Sir
Richard Plumtree Glyn, Bart., the nominal head
of the banking house of Glyn, Mills, and Co. Sir
Richard had suffered from ill health for a con-
siderable period.
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It appears that the subscription which is in pro-
gress in the Stock Exchange, through the agency
of Mr. W. N. Rudge, on behalf of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution, has now reached about
5001.