The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

41 43
51 52

quoted 18 to 20 ; and the Deferred, 6; to 71 ; Turkish
is rather lower, at 90 tot; Mexican is quoted 211 to
22 ; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 18; to 19 ;
and Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102. Dutch
Two-and-Half per Cents. have been dealt in at 64 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates at 961; Russian
Four-and-Half per Cents. at 901; Belgian Four-and-
Half per Cents. at 931 to 941 (etch. 25fr.); Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 801; ditto Three per
Cents., at 591 ; and Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at
1001.

The Sir Edward Paget has arrived from Sydney,
and the Mary Holland from Moreton Bay, but neither
of these vessels is known to have any gold oa freight.
We understand that Col. Facio has been relieved
of his post as financial agent of Mexico in London,
and that Don N. B. Ferias has been temporarily ap-
pointed his successor. Only 28,5001. more requires
to be remitted from Mexico to make up a half year's
dividend on the bonds.

Mr. J. W. Brett has issued a report to the share-
holders of the Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Com-
pany, upon the entire capital of which (300,0001.) the
French government has just raised the guaranteed in-
terest to 5 percent. per annum for fifty years. The cable,
160 miles in length, weighing 1,260 tons, is now on
board the ship Result, at Blackwell. It is proposed
that the branch from this main line to Malta shall be
of three independentelectric wires ; thence to Corfuand
Constantinople of one wire enclosed in an iron cable ;
whilst a cable containing two wires is proposed to be
carried to Alexandria, and another from Suez to

Bombay.
The following half-yearly meetings are newly an-
nounced, viz.: Oxford,Woroester, and Wolverhamp-
ton Railway Company, for the 28th of August ;
Worcester and Hereford Railway Company, for the
15th of August; Buckinghamshire Railway Com-
pany, for the 15th of August ; North of Europe
Steam Navigation Company, for the 9th of August;
London and North Western Railway Company, for
the 15th of August; Royston and Hitchin Railway
Company, for the 16th of August ; North and South
Western Junction Railway Company, for the 14th
of August ; Northern and Eastern Railway Company,
for the 16th of August ; North London Railway Com-
pany, for the 15th of August ; Brighton Gas Com-
pany, for the 23rd of August, at which a dividend is
to be declared; Southampton Dock Company, for
the 29th of August; Scottish Australian Investment
Company (special), for the 17th of August, to extend
the contract of coparteery for 15 years; and General
Iron Screw Collier Company (annual), for tke 7th of
August.
Annexed are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange List :—lnsurance shares: At-
las, 171 ex div. ; Albion, 83 ; Alliance, British and Fo-
reign, 181,18 ; Church of England, 31; Clerical, Me-
dical, and General Life, 21; City of London, 21 ;
Crown, 171, 1; Eagle, 61; English and Scottish
Law Life,4l, 1; General, 51; Globe, 108; Guardian,
53, 521 ex div. ; Indemnity Marine,7s; Law Fire,
41; Law Life, 57; London and Provincial Law, 21;
Legal and General Life, 51; London, 291 ; Medical,
Invalid, and General Life, 31 ; Minerva, 6 ; National
Provincial Life, 11; do, Fire, 11; New Equitable, 1;
Provident Life, 381; Professional Life, 1; Palladium
Life, 3} ; Rock Life, 81; Union, 250 to 255 ; United
Kingdom, 51 ; Victoria Life, sa.
Canal shares : Ashton and Oldham,l39; Binning-
ham,93 ; Derby, 84 ; Coventry, 209; Grand Junction
Guaranteed 6 per cent., 121; Kennett and Avon, 6a
ex div. ; Leicester, 491; Leicester and Northamp-
ton, 281; Loughborough, 575; Macclesfield, 511;
Neath, 150; Oxford, 110; Stafford and Worcester,
425; Stourbridge, 285 ; Peak Forest, 86; Regent's,
14', ex div. ; Rochdale, 60; Severn and Wye Canal
and Railway, 28; Warwick and Birmingham, 20;
Warwick and Napton, 11 ; Worcester and Birming-
ham, 231.
Gas and Coke Companies: British Provincial,
20; Brighton, 151; City of London, 90; Equitable,
36 ; Great Central, 111; Imperial, 90 ex all ; ditto
New, 231,1; Pbcenix, 301; Ratcliff, 70; Surrey Con-
sumers, 11 ; United General, 20; Westminster Char-
tered, 44 ; do. new, 71.
Waterworks stocks : Berlin,6 ; East London, 1051 ;
Grand Junction, 681; Southwark and Vauxhall,
891; West Middlesex, 91; ditto ditto (51. Is. paid),
prem.
Bridge Companies: Hungerford, 12; Vauxhall,
211 ; Waterloo, 31; ditto Old Anna of 81., 321; ditto
new ditto of 71., 28.

WZDNUDAM EVENINO.

The English stock market ;throughout the day has
experienced scarcely the slightest variation, and closed
the same as yesterday. Business was extremely
iimited.
The scrip of the new French loan was last quoted
21 to 21 prem. From the expressions made use of in
the report of the Minister of Finance, who states,
after severally referring to the Paris, departmental,
and foreign subscriptions, that "everyone will have
his share," it is now considered almost certain that
English subscribers will receive their due proportion
of the allotment.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes closed
at an unfavourable reaction of about 1 per cent., but
the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. show a further rise.
Foreign stocks were generally steady. Turkish
closed a shade better than yesterday, at 90: to
Veneznela Active Bonds improved about 1 per cent.,
closing at 30 to 32, whilst Buenos Ayres stock was
cheaper, at 55 to 57. Spanish stocks were rather
firmer, and Mexican flatter. Rather more disposition
was evinced to sell Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents.