The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1864.

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do with the female or the funature.
next The magistrate remanded the primers until Tuesday

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

(BY £LYCTBIC TILYOBAPH.)
CHELMSFORD MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

ENTRY FOR STAND HANDICAP PLATE, Hall a

mile.
Viol, 9st ; Le Marietta, Set 121 b ; Dorainie Summon,
Sit 121 E ; Amu, Bst 91b ; Auornia, Rat Rlb ; Miss Somerville,
Sat 71b ; Feufreluche, Set 31b ; Usher, Set; Salvioni, 7st 91b ;
Wee Aggie, 7st 61b ; Musk, let 61b ; Telscombe, ist .11b ;
Romula, sst 101 b ; Vicksburg, Set 101 b; Wubeck, Sot 71b.
All ire here.

MOOR HALL STEEPLECHASE. About three miles.
Emperor. Little John, Forester, Colonel, Peep o'Day, end
Kettledrum. All are here.

GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-4THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at 1 o'elodr, at the London Tavern, Mr. GOODSON in
the ehair.

The report, which had been previously published in the
E.rpresa, Isaias been taken as read,
The Cal IMILN moved the adoption of the report and ac-
counts. He commenced by adverting to the fact that the
meeting was, in compliance with the wish of the share-
holders, convened earlier than had been usual. The report
was, he trusted, satisfactory to the proprietors, and
showed that the directors had not been unmindful of
the interests of the proprietors. In the passengers'
department there was scarcely any difference between
last half-year and the corresponding period of the Exhibi-
tion year. He hoped that that branch of traffic would con-
tinue to increase ; and he grounded that hope partly on the
fact that during the last six weelos there had been an increase
at the rate of 2,00 f. per week. (Cheers.) There were now
ninety engines under construction, and those would enable
the board to provide all the accommodation that was re-
quired by it, extensive district The dividend for the last
half-year, namely, 21 per cent. per annum, he considered
very favourable under the circumstances. They were
still struggling with difficulties ; but he had no
doubt they would be surmounted. The deferred
permanent way aooonist was a debt which had long hung
over the company, and it was now proposed to place that
and some other items in the capital account ; thus doing at
length what ought to have been done when the
amalgamation took place. The aggregate amount which
the proprietors would be asked to write off in that way was
130,003/. A large portion of this amount arose, it would
be recollected, from the re-construction of the bridges ; it
was not all to be regarded as bad debt. He then referred to
the vessels employed in the Antwerp and Rotterdam trade ;
observing that they had now some excellent reseals, and
that three new oats were being built for the passenger
traffic. As regarded .the company's bills for the present
stenos, he observed that nose of them ware of
a very doubtful character. One result of the legislation
sought for would, he hoped, be the erection of an excellent
station in Wormwood-street, which would greatly add to
the traffic. The bills to which he alluded would make the
line a much bitter one as a whole than it had been
hitherto. In respect to the Great Eastern Northern Junction
project, to which the company were to subscribe one half of
the capital, be contended that the access which would be
thus opened to the north of England would be highly bene-
ficial to the Great Eastern proprietors. The Eastern Union
"A" stock had hers latterly the only dark point in the
horizon, and he believed it was now on the point of being
brought to a satisfactory settlement. It was arranged
that that stock should be commuted at 98. He concluded by
acknowledging the great insistence which the company had
in a recent emergenny received from the London and North
Western Company withgard to it. traffic.
Mr. G. SMITH ex his entire confidence in the
chairman, whom he wtobe a man of the highest honour
—(eheeri()—and likely to prove most useful to the pro-
prietors.
After considerable discussion the report was adopted.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THIMIDAT, I72ICART is. 8 ILL

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Aberdeen 30.34 34, 1 N.W. 3 ts re '— , 3
Leith 3033 38, 3 B.R. 1 32 cl— , 1
Azdromen 30.33154, 2 E. 2 8 b —, 1
GreemeeMle 30.3134:1 N.I. 2 4 1).-1 1
Galway 30.11232 2 IL N.& 2 b en i— 12
Valentie 30.0442, 2 8.8.. 2 112 1) —l S
Cape Ow JO.OI 44, 2 N.W. 4 26 c —i 5
Queenstown 30.04 44, 1 LS.E 2 '26 be 1— 1 1
Liverpool 3O ft^N.N.E.3 N.N. 1 '53 c I
Melybead ... - 80.26151 0 Z. N. L 1 I 4 eb ,—. 1
Pembroke 30.24 33 2 E. 1 32 1,113 , I I
PIIIII&OCIS . —130.19140 2 Z. 4 ' 4 el : 3
Breit .30.16 JO 1 LILL 4 30 el, 6
L'Orisist .12112 0 N.E.30 b . 2
Rochefort iLQ E.
.1236 1 N. 4 30 b -- 2
Plymouth 20.211; 3
Z. I. 2 32 b— I
th Weymou 010.211 2 0 26 18— I 1
Portsmouth 130.1 116. 1 &NIL 8 '32 c 1— , 2
Loudon '30.19,33, 1 N.Z. 4 32 Ise Mot -
Dover .30.1923 1 N.IL 4 32 Ihe. , 3
rannotith., 130.2148 2 E.N.Y.
Z. 3 32 ro '— , 3
en:borough. '3324.3 , 1 N.N. 4 ec ' 2 0.53 4
Welds *130.30137, 1 N. 2 1 /6nl a
lieligolind 130.10429. - N.& 6 1 ' 21 oe 6

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'olool.

The railway market is steady to-day, with a fair
amount of bnainess. The principal feature is a rise
of 1 per cent. in London and North Western stock.
Great Northern has also improved f, and South
Eastern, f. On the other hand, Metropolitan
has experienced a further reduction of If per cent.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
110 f to ; Great Western, 65 to ; Midland,
130 i to 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 111 to f ;
Caledonian, 120 i, to 124 ; South Eastern, 951 to
96f ; Great Eastern, 491 to f ; Great Northern, 130
to 131 ; London and South Western, 1001 to 1 ;
and Metropolitan, 104 f to 105.
With the exception of an improvement in San
Paulo, foreign railway shares exhibit no alteration.
Indian lines are still inquired for, and prices exhibit
an upward tendency. Great Western of Canada
&hares are firm.

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82009,8. I Pd. I CL prlosa. I Sales.
£60,000 ..1011411100110.111.46.,1872 100 162 104
.1 Do. do. 1899,100 -- _
:::: ;. , Can. Oov, Spa., 1377411100 100 101 103 1014
.... .:, D 0.6 par et Feb.ttAug. 'lOO 90 101
•.'• .' Do.4lperct.Mar.oBei 1001 102 104
241008, .. I D 0.6 per ct. Jan ..1J 100, 89 91 801
685,808, .. Do. 6 per et.. Ins. Stoc 'lOO 89 91
100,000 .. 'Caveof alloneOn.c6lB73 100 106 107
••• • • •
.... 1..1 ilo),. -t.-- 188.1
100,0
10: 11?
. 1.. Do. do. 1381 IGO' 107 109
10408 Ceylon,Nov.lBBB, 6 p.ct. 100 106 107
260,000 .., Do. 1878, do.. 100, 110 112
200,000 .. ' Mauritius elper ct., 1873 IWO 106 107
100,000' .. I Do. 1878 100, 107 109
100,000'„ Do. 1882 100 109 111
186,600 .. Natoli Gov.o per cent.. 100 107 109 ..-
106,0001.. New Brun. 004.69.49. 100 101 10 —,
.... !...N.S.Waleal34. 6 p.c.1886 1001 99 100 —.
.... , Do. sp. c. 1371 to 1476 100 93 100
_.. 1.. :,, Do. sp. c. 1888 to 1891 1001 99 100
160,000 .. New Zealand 0 per cent. 100 107 100
260,000 ... Nova Scotts 6 p c., 1876 600 108 106
76,0001-IQeseealand Gov.. p. ct. 100
.... ~.; 8. Au5t.0.4.6 p. c. Bonds 100. 108 110
.... ic .. V•Gov.op.c.lan.d.July 100 -
.... ;.. Do. do. 8 p.c.Aprlldoc. 100 1001 1101 1101
BRITISH MINES.
No. 18h. 1 Mnizit I Pd. ICL prices I Sales.
75,000, 2 Cambrian Con. Gold, I. 1 1 1 din
2
2,,000 .. '
tlffrord Ainal 37 Chiverton
LOSS' .. Dev. O. Con. (Tavistk.: 1 ' 675 686
12,800 .. ' Drakewalla I 2.1.0 11 11 --
612 .. ran Bunt Illogan) 2O 70 73
60,000 1 East Clogau hold (Lbw; ea. IWm par
0144, .. East Caradon
0,000 .. Wan Cara Brea
4,000. .. F.. W. Rniaell ~Tavistk) 81.13.. 41 61 .
480. .. °rambler dt Kt. Aubyn' 601 10 11 —•
8,000 .. Greet South Tolgus I 17e. 4 441
6,908 .. CI. W. Vas (Holston) 1 40 19 10
0,000. .. Grenville , 4.166 ' 6 64
1,024. .. 'Herod'. Yoot • Si. 13.1 15 37
0.000 .. liintiston Downs 4119404 41 61
0,000 .. Lady Bertha IEIIO
896 .. Margaret ',City Leiant, 90 17 19
9,000 .. Marks Valley • 41. 30 171
60,4000 4 Hwyndy Iron Ore 1 0 101 Oh
.. , New Beton
0,030 .. North Downs , 11 11
700, .. !North Roakear
6C,810'0% N. Wh. Bawl allogand 3.6.0 I 2 61 —.. 'North Wheal Crotty , 169 , 61
1,110 .. ;Providence (U. Wald); 10.417 ' 44 46
700, .. ;Rcekaar Noweth ! 1/100 14 34
611 . iB. Caradon (St. Clear) .' 11 640 NW
496 .. S. W. Trances illogon;' 18.18.9' 671 624
603' .. Stray Park 3917.6 29 31 —•
9.400' 6 TainerfUldLendMn.C; 41 4 1
8,000 .. Tin r:rott
0,0004 .. !Wee& Based (Mogan) . 11 11 12
1,0241 .. W. C4radou ,Uskeard) 6 , 21 23
3,000 .. , West Chlvertoo ' 19 ' es 66
409 .. West Seton I 477, ( 190 200
812. .. , Wh. Bawd I Illogan) 64 80 06
296 .. !Wh. Boller (kedra4h) 1 10 40 43 —.
4.800 .. ,Wheal Ludeoit • 3.63 1 21, 3 8
1,024 .. I W.MoryAnn(Menhen.) 8 , 131 141 —316 .. Wheel Seton 6Bl 170 :80 ad —zd
I,ooo' .. 'Wh. Trelawney (Usk ) 7 '23 24
o,ooo' .. Wheal Union

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLociL

The stock markets are again buoyant to-day.
The funds have risen to I per cent., and where
any alteration is observable iu the prices of other
classes of secnrities, it is in an upward direction,
except as regards Metropolitan Railway stock,
which has declined. Foreign stocks are
generally better, but the great feature in the Stock
Exchange is the continued excitement in Mexican
Bonds, which have attracted the great bulk of the
day's speculative dealings. The rise since yester-
day afternoon is no less than 21 per cent., and a
still higher point was attained in the morning.
Consols are now quoted 911 to g for money, and
911 to itt for the account (March 8). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Ceut. Con•
sole, for money, 911, 91, ; ditto for account, 91i, 1 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 91 ; New Th ree per Cents.,
91, I ; Bank Stock, 239 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1041, 1031, 1041; ditto Four per Cents.,
100 ; ditto Bonds, 10s. die., par ; and Exchequer
3s. die.

There has been great excitement in the market
for Mexican Bonds, which have been in most
animated demand. This morning transactions
took place as high as 421 ; there was then a
relapse to 411, and the present quotation-
-42 to I—is 24 per cent. above that
of yesterday afternoon. Turkish Bonds of
1858 are a better, at 71 to 1 ; those of
1862 1 better, at 682 to 694 ; the Consolidge
1 to 1 better, at 484 to 49 ; Spanish
Passive 1 better, at 334 to 1 ; and Greek
comparatively dull, at 211 to 1. Trans-
actions are recorded as follows :—Greek, for ac•
count, 214, 4; ditto Coupons, for account, 104;
Mexican, for account, 404, 394, 404, 391, 41,7„
a, 421, 411 ; Moorish, 94, ex div. ; New Gra-
nada Land Warrants (Hectares), 7 ; Portuguese,
1856, &c., for account, 471, 1; Russian, 1862, 891,
4, 89; Spanish, for account, 521; ditto Passive,
331, ; ditto, for account, 334, r ; ditto Certifi-
cates, for account, 134, 144 ; Turkish 1854, for
account, 911 ; ditto 1858, for account, 711 ; ditto
1862, 1001. bonds, 691, 681 ; Venezuela, 1862,
for account, 581.
_ . .

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
06fr. 67c., showing no change of importance.
International Financial shares are now quoted 7f
to g prem.; General Credit, 2i to 3} prem.:
London Financial, 11 to f, ex div. and ex new ;
Hudson's Bay, 17 to I ; Egyptian Trading, 21 to f
prem.; Mercantile Credit, 411 to 51f prem. ; Land Se-
curities, 11 to II prem. ; Anglo-Italian Bank, I to g
prem. ; Australian and Eastern Steam, 7 to f
prem. ; Credit Fonder, 1 to lf prem. ; Mexican
Bank, lf to 2 prem. ; Mauritius Credit Fonder,
par to prem.; Ottoman Financial, Ito lf prem.;
British and Californian Bank, If to lf prem. ;
and South Eastern Bank, 1 to 2 prem.
A fair demand was experienced yesterday at the
Bank of England Discount-office, but the general
market was rather easier. Little business occurred
below 61 to 7 per cent, but an indication of the
more hopeful feeling which now prevails with re-
gard to the prospects of the money market is pre-
sented in the relatively lower rates-6e to 61 per
cent.—quoted for six months bills, as well as in the
fact that little of this description of paper is now
to be met with iu the market, merchants appa-
rently preferring, under present circumstances, to
get advances upon six months bills from their
bankers, instead of offering them for discount.
About 57,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesterday. This makes the total daring the week
135,0001., while 55,0001, has been withdrawn.
The Germania has brought 18,000/. in specie
from New York on English account.
The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees (300,0001.) in
bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were :—To
Calcutta, 16,00,000 rupees; to Bombay, 12,00,000
rupees ; and to Madras, 2,00,000 rupees. The
minimum price declared waa as before, viz., ls. 11 id.
per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and L. Ilid. on
Bombay. The applications within the limits
amounted to 187 lace (1,870,0001.). Tenders ou
Calcutta, at is. 111 d., will receive about 80 per
cent. ; on Bombay, at 2s. Ofd., about 21 per cent. ;
on adras, at 25., about 63 per cent. ; and all
above these prices in full. On the last occasion
the applications within the limits amounted to
1,400,0001.
The dividend on Glasgow and South Western
Railway stock is officially announced at the rate of 5
per cent, per annum, against 6 for the corresponding
period of 1861
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 8,7671. over
last year ; the London and South Western a de-
crease of 1611.; the Great Northern an increase
of 3,1141. • the Great Eastern an increase of
1,4621.; and the Great Western an increase of
3,0391.
A call of 51. is to be paid on the shares of the
Bank of Wales by the 11th of March.
The annual general meeting of the Commercial'
Union Assurance Company will be held on Tues-
day, the Bth March, for the purpose of receiving
the report of the directors for the past year, and the
declaration of a dividend. _

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At • meeting of the Thames Tunnel Company,
held yesterday, the resolution previously passed, in
favour of a sale of the property to the Bast London
Railway Company, was confirmed.

• - •
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :
In the Loodoe market there has been a fair amount of
bailors transacted in Antenna issamities dating the pest
week. The continued high rate of =cheep um Lefties
has induced many operators in New York to make large
shipments of trotted States New
bonds to this
country, • °untamable amount of which have been taken
on continental account, but the amply is 'till in same of
demand, as bat few English buyers come forward at pre-
test, though investors an beginnieg to make inquiry about
the 5.20 bond,. The ffal belief that the United
&atm government had upon a farther issue of paper
currency had stimulated prime in New York. and upon the
arrival of the City of New York, with later quotations, the
price of railroad shares bare advanced is preportioa, though
bonds seaman, have not improved with them. Ithaca are
last quoted 214 to I9i and Fries 63 to 64. *bowie( an
improvement on last week of quite 2 dole. Fall ream eon.
tines to be asked for the hoods of the New York and Penn-
sylvania metions of the Atlantic and Great Weenies Rail.
way, sad those of the Ohio section am attracties increased
attention.

WinasenaT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 91} to f for
the Bth March, were flrst marked to-day 91} and
91f, and closed at 911 to f. For money the
bust price was 91 to The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 94, I, 91, I ' • ditto for account, 914, f, f ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 91f, 91, ; New Three pea
Cents., 91f, 91, f, I, •, New Two-and-a-Ralf per
Cents., 78 ; Ar.nutties, 1885, 141, I ; Red Sea Tele-
grapb,2of, i ; Bank Stock, 239,287 ; India Stock,
218, 217 ; ditto Ere per Cent. Stock, 100, 104 ;
ditto for account, 1.04 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Certifica 98f ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures,tes, 1888, 964 ; ditto Bonds, es., ls., se. dis.
The India Five per Cent. Stook was in better
demand, and the rupee paper firm. India Bonds
were dealt ia at a& to Is. die. Exchequer Bills