The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-04 00:00:00

dends averaging 10 per cent. shall have been
earned on the remainder of the shares for five suc-
cessive years." The board is composed of gentle-
men practically connected with gas enterprise.)
A call of V. making 52. paid, is to be paid on the
shares of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company
(Limited) by the 15th of August.
A call of IL is to be paid on the share+ of the
Lower Assam Company (Limited) by the Ist ei
August.
The third call of 51. is to be paid on the shares is
the National Steam Navigation Con.. any (Li...ited)
by the 9th of August.
A special meeting of the West Flanders Railway
Company is convened for the 19th inst. in London,
and the 28th at Bruges, "to consider an agreement
provisionally made with the Soei4t4 Anebyme de
Construction de Tubize for the leasing of this com-
pany's lines, and also for raising fresh capital for
the construction of the lines from Roulers to Yprhs,
and from Poperinghe to Hanebrouck."
The Home and Colonial Assurance Company
(Limited) have appointed Mr. Thomas Miller,. of
the Scottish Union Assurance Company, London
manager of their fire and life departments, and Mr.
Morrice A. Black secretary and actuary to the
company.
The Maritime Credit Company will commence
business at their new offices, No. 157, Feuchurch-
street, B.C. to-morrow.

,
The Great Northern Railway Company are invia
ing tenders for the construction and equipment et
the Spaldingto March line-19/ miles long.
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley proposes on the I.lll`
inst. to make a further call of lbl. per share on the
contributories of the British Provident Life and
Fire Assurance Society.

SATURDAY STUDIO.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 90} to 4, ex
div., for the Bth of July, opened and closed to-day
at the same quotation. For money the last price was
90 to The official business report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 90, ;
ditto, for account, 904 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 894, 89 9 • New Three per Cents., 89, LI
Z. 3 Bank Stock, 8 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1044, ; Exchequer Ma, June, be.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were also unaltered—the March being
quoted Bs. to 3a die., and the June be. dia. to par.
In the foreign stock market the principal feature
was a rise of 4 per cent. in Turkish Consoliiiire.
Bank shares were firm, with an upward tendency.
Improved prices were quoted for Anglo-Italia&
Bank, Bank of Otago, European, Imperial Bank of
China, Loudon and County, London and Hamburg,
London Joint Stock, London and Westminster,
Union Bank of Ireland, Union Bank of London,
and London and South African. The shares of the
Bank of London were also in request. Midland
Bank were exceptionally lat.
The conversation in the House of Commons lAA
night with reference to the present oonditioe of the
territories of the Hudson's Bay Company, has been
followed by a decline of 5.. in the price of this com-
pany's shares, which closed at 174 to I ex div. Eygp-
tian Trading shares were steady at 24 to 2i prem.
Fore-street Warehouse were well supported at 54 to
54 prem. Commercial Union Insurance, Contract
Corporation, Electric Telegraph, and Financial
Corporation shares were firmer, while National
Discount, Peel River Land, and Crystal Palace
Preference stocks were flat.

The shares of the financial companies ex-
perienced no alteration of importance. The
closingquotations are annexed, viz. :—lnternational,
IS to prem. ; General Credit, 2i to 33 pram. ;
London Financial, 13 to 1. prem. ; Impenal and
Mercantile Credit (amalgamated), 2 to b prem.;
Credit Mobilier, 2j to 3 prem. ; and Credit Foncter,
si to 9 prem.
The closing (but in some oases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertaking. aro
sutred, vi z. : International Land Credit,
to prem.; Millwall Iron Works, to 3 dia. ;
I • Land, par to ) prem. ; Ebbw Vale Com-
pany, 1 to 2 prem.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 14th
inst. for the supply of 50,000 gallons of ram.
The Council of India invite tenders for the con-
veyance from the United Kingdom of 751 troops to
Bombay and Calcutta.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cwci.

There is little business going forward to-day ia
the mining market, and prime in moat instances
present no change. Great Vor shares are is
demand, at 30 to 31, being 104. better
than on Saturday. East Lovell are quoted 16}
to 17 ; Wheal Beton, 220 to 225 ; East Grenville,
51 to ; Wheal Grenville, 7to ; East thwacks,
29 to 4 ; and South Lovell, 21 to }. North Bee-
set shares are officially marked 11.
United Mexican Mining shares are inquired for,
other foreign as well as colonial mines, being quiet

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

MOWDLT, Jai 4, 8 &IL

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Noble
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Oarless
Leith
Ardmore— Pen N.H.
Oreasesetle Med 67, W.N.W.
Galway llllO6 412, W.B.W.
Vandal 30.06 WI W.
Cape 52.a2 20.07 66, NW.
Qumaehevia 29.90 00 S.W.
Liverpool 29.97 67 W.
Holyhead
Pembroke— 10.61 66 W. N.W.
Pearanee 60.13 671 N.M.
!Meat 61.14 60 N. W.
L'Orieai 20.12 SO N.N.W.
techefort 3O. it SO N.
Plymouth 11609 601 W.
Weymouth 90.116 69 W.N.W.
Portsmouth 30.00 W.N.W.
Loadou 20.96 66 W.
Dover .. . 30.00 NI W.
Yarmouth 29.93 06 N.W.
erarboroodb HSU KI N.N.W.
Welds . lOW 111, N. W.
Beligemai SAW ill &W.

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