The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(T.11,105 DAY.)

Two o'CLorsz.
The funds to-day are firm. Consols are quoted
} per cent. higher than they closed yesterday. This
is settling day in shares and foreign stocks. English
railway stocks are generally firm, Midland and

Lanaishire and Yorkshire being in chief favour,
owing to the idea that some tangible advantage may

possibly result from the proposed mediation in
America. Foreign stocks are likewise strong, with

a good demand.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
70fr. Mc., being ft per cent, lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 991 to ft, cum div.,
for money, and 921 to 1, ex div., for the account.

The official business report is as follows :—Three

per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, i, f, cum div. ;

ditto for account (Dec. 921,1, ex div. ;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 911, f, 92 ;
New Three per Cents., 91. f, 92 ; Red Sea

Telegraph, 21f ; Bank Stock, 234, 235 ; India
Stock, 228 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1091,
i ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1883 and

1864, 100} ; Exchequer BiUa, March, 10s. prem.
The demand for Greek and New Granada Bonds

continues ; the former are last marked 17i, and
the latter 12}, after having been dealt in
at'l3. Italian are also rather firmer. Mexican

and Spanish securities are steady. The Turkish
Loan of 1854 is quiet at 824 to 834 ;
while that of 1858 is firm at 69 to 4 ; and
the scrip of 1862 at 4 to f prem. Turkish
Consolidds have improved 4 per cent., being
now quoted 371 to 4. Venezuelan scrip is quoted
2 to 14 die., ex div. ; Portuguese, 24 to
34 premium ; and Peruvian, 2 to 14 die. ;
ITransactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,

891 ; ditto, second issue, 884 ; Greek, 174, 4,4,
17, 4 ; ditto Coupons, 8, 74 ; Italian, 714, 4 ;
Mexican, for account, 334 ; New Granada
land Warrants, 4, 31 ; ditto ex overdue Coupons
and Hectares, 124, 4, 13, 124 ; Russian Five per
Ceuta., 96 ; ditto scrip, 4 die., ex div. ;
ditto paid up, 934, ex div. ; Sardinian,
844 ; Spanish Passive, 23 ; Turkish, 1858, for
account, 694 ; ditto, 1862, paid-up scrip, 684, I ;
Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 28, 274,
ex div. ; ditto scrip, 14 dia., ex div.

The Bank of England transacted only a limited
amount of discount business yesterday, but in
the general market a good demand was experienced,
and, the supply of money having apparently di-
minished during the last few days, the rates for
choice paper were supported at 21 to 21 per cent.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is easier, at 31 per cent., or I below the minimum
of the 3ank of France. At Hamburg the market
is also lees firm, at 4. At Vienna and St. Peters-
burg the terms are 5} per cent. ; at Turin, 5 ; at
Frankfort, aft ; at Amsterdam, 4 ; at Berlin, 3} ;
and at Brussels, 3 per cent.

The following notice has been issued from the
India-office.
The Secretary of State for India in Council hereby gives
notice that, with reference to the advertisement issued
from this office under date the 27th ultimo, the amount
for which tenders for bills of exchange will be received at
the Bank of England, on Wednesday, the 19th instant, ou
the terms stated in that advertisement, will be rupees
20,70,000, of which not more than rupees 5,20,000 will be
drawn on the government of Bombay, and rupees 1,50,001
on that of Madras.
A very influential and crowded meeting of mer-
chants, corn factors, shipowners, and brokers en-
gaged in trade with the porta of the Mediterranean
and Black Sea, took place yesterday in the sale-room
of the Baltic Coffeehouse, Mr. W. S. Lindsay,
M. P., in the chair. The objet waa to adopt measures
for altering the present system of paying freight
oa grain by measure to that of paying on weight.
After an address by the chairman, an amendment
Wab put forward by Mr. John Glover, seconded by
Mr. Norman, of HulL Mr. Stephen rtalli and
others addressed the meeting in reply, and the
amendment was subsequently withdrawn, the fol-
lowing, together with some other merely formal
resolutions, being unanimously agreed to :
Moved by Mr. Major Cabana, firm Cabanas sad Sons ;
mosseled by Mr. D. P. Scaramanga, firm Barn Brothers:—
"That this meeting is of opinion that the present mode of
chmtering ships to load gram and seed lists to many Acme
and eaght to be altered. Moved by Mr. M. E. Relocanacii,
ire iodocasactii, Sons, mid Co. ; seconded by Mr. Yining*,
Gm Emmet, Lander, sad Co. :—"That the following gen-
Monsen, with power to add to their number, be eequested to
act es • committee to consider the matter hilly, and to
propose a form of idsartorparty which shall be equitable
:med./air to shipowners and merchants, and to repent the
mine to soother meetiegto be called for an date; and
ghat Mr. Tient', of the km of J. Hersey SdiMsr sod Co.,
and Mr. Albert Kahl, Grim Kahl Brothers, set as henermy
and joint 'ureteric, :—Proposed Committee—D. P. Soars.
mop, firm ltalli Brothers ; A. P. Petreisochins, Arm
Redocanachi, Sons. ander,. • Hoary Your, Ira Tian"
Lender, sada,. ; M. Ushone, Inn Mhos« and Sea ; A.
Mongrelise, firm H. sad J. Johnston and Ca. ; J. Beatty,
film Edwarsis and Emits ; E. Pembroke. Irma W. S. Lind-
say and Cs. ; L. Serena, firm L. Seems sod Co. ; John
Clover, firm Clover Brothers ; Leen Benham drum H. Clark.
em and Ca. ; John Drydea, shipowner, Meet& Shields;
lister Dale, shipowsee, Meath Shields; Jobe Clay, ship-
owner, Somieriang ; John Maywood, shipowner, Lemke."
The Gwat Northern Railway traffic return shows
..this weeks decrease of I,ION. ; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire a decrease of 1,0t34. • the Midland an
increase of 5921.; the Great Western as iuc-ease of
.9861. ; the North Mestere an lacrosse of WV. ; and
the bssichester, Sheffield, and Liacolnakire, a de-
imam el 4151.
It appears that Mr. Charles Bell has retired from
the deputy chairmaashio, aid also from the board,
of the Oman Manse Insurance Company. The
psocise cease of this step bas not transpired, but
may be divined, Mr. Bell having formed part of
the large minority at the bowl who disseated from
the directors' recommerdation, made at the last
visual meeting, to continue the business of the
company without registering under the limited
liability principle.
A meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of
Upper Canada is convened fur the 28th lust., to
declare a dividend.
The half-yearly meeting of the Danube and
Black Sea Railway and Kustendjie Harbour Com-
pany is called for the 29th inst.
We are requested to state that, the share list of
the London Cab and Conveyance Company
(Limited) will be closed on Thursday next, the 20th
last.

The Emigration Commissioners have taken up
the ship Fairlie for the conveyance of passengers to
Sydney. No vessel has been engaged for Brisbane.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Nov. 12, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue
Circulation active , 20,454,345 Deeresee 645,300
Public deposits 6,928,047 Increase 656,942
Other deposits
Government securities is
banking department
Othersecuritim in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
departments 15,389,523 Decrease 36,287
Seven day and other balk 780,715 Increase 1,308
The Rest
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes tooth
In banking department). 9,585,278 Increase 609,013
These changes are more favourable than could
have been expected, the decline in the coin and
bullion being to only a trivial extent, while the
reserve has largely increased, in consequence of the
influx of Treasury deposits and the decrease in the
Bank's loan and discount business.

BANK OF iNGLAND.—As
and Bth Vic., c. 88, for the i
12, 1802.
-

mt pntraant to the Act 7th
ending on Wednesday, Nov.

neon DUMMER.
Notes toned 429,171,006 I Government debt.. 111.015,100
Other 'entitles.... 1t,t04,904
Gold cola and but.

14,521,995
Bliver bullion

429.171,905

f2),171,10