The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-18 00:00:00

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MONEY MABIBT.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ciocz..

The stock markets to-day are again prejudiced
by the heaviness of the continental bourses. The
funds show a fresh decline of I per cent. English
railways, in most instances, have experienced a re-
duction varying from f to 1 per cent. Foreign
stocks are likewise rather dull.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Banta; opened at
70fr. 15c., being 50. lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to f for money,
and 921 to f for the account (March 5).
The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
921, 1, } ; ditto for account, 92}; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921, 3 ; New Three per Cents., 921,
; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 751 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 108*, 108 ; ditto Four per Cent.
Debentures, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 125., 10s. prem. ;
Five per Cent. " enlaced„ rupee paper, 105} ;
ditto Five-and-s-Half per Cent., 112} ; and Ex-
chequer Bills, Is. dig., 3s. prem.
Business in the foreign stock market is leas active,
and the tone generally is dull. Greek Bonda have
given way ; Turkish are slightly flatter ; and Italian
and Spanish Passive present no recovery. On the
other hand, all classes of New Grenadian securi-
ties have unproved, and there is a recovery in the
new Russian Loan: Some of the present quo-
tations are subjoined :—Tarkish, 1854 Loan, 89f
to 90} ; ditto, 1858, 731 to 3 ; ditto, 1862, 70 to f ;
the Consolidis, 411 to I ; Greek, 201 to f ; and
Venezuelan Six per Cents., 601 to 61}.
The New Peruvian Loan is flatter, at 88} to f
Transactions are recorded as follows : Bra-
zilian, 1843, 100} ; Chain, 84 ; Egyptian,
100 f, 100 ; ditto, second issue, 991, 100 ;
Greek, 201, 211, 20} ; ditto Coupons, 9},
; Italian, for account, 69 ; Moorish,
94, ex div. ; New Granada, 13f, 14 ; ditto
Two per Cents., 31, 32 ; ditto, Deferred,
71, 8 ; ditto Land Warrants (Hectares),
7} ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 88 ; Portuguese,
1862, 47} ; Russian, 1822, 97* ; ditto 1850, 92 ;
ditto 1862, 93f, I, 1, 3 ; ditto scrip, par ; Spanish
New Deferred, for account, 46} ; ditto Passive,
261, 26; Turkish, 1854, 90 ; ditto, for account, 901,
; ditto, 1858, for account, 731, f ; ditto 100/.
Bonds, 761'; ditto, 1862, 701 ; ditto, for 1909(mts
701, } ; Venezuela, for account, 24.
Ottoman Bank shares are firm, at 42 to 43.
Point o'Ciocz.
Consols are rather firmer, at 923 for money, and
921 for the account.
About 50,000/. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady. The rates for bills on Holland were slightly
more in favour of this country, while paper on
Italy was in demand. Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.17} to 184 ; ditto, 3 days
11.15 to 16 ; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 11.18 to I ; Antwerp,
Smooths, 25.45 to 50 ; Hamburg, sea bane*, three months,
13.74 to 4 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.17 ttmuoirs! ; ditto. 3 months,
25.50 to 5 ; Frsaktort-on-the- 3 months, 1194 to
; Petersburg (per rouble). 3 mon 35 to 1 ; Vienna,
eft. do., 3 months, 11.80 to 90 ; Trieste, if. do., 3 months,
ILBO to 90 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to 4; Ostia, 3 months,
484 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.121 to 60 ; Genoa. 3
months, 25.55 to 60 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ,-
Naples, 3 mouths, 25.55 to 6C ; Palermo, 3 months, 25.60
to 5; Mowina. 3 months, 25.60 to 5 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 521
to Opieto. 90 days, 524 to 53.
Tae dividend to be officially proposed at the
forthcoming meeting of the Caledonian Railway
Company, will be at the rate of 6 per cent per
annum, against a for the corresponding period
of 11161.

The following circular, dated the 12th instant,
has been issued to the shareholders in the London,
Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Bank
(Limited) :
Head Office, 110, Cheapside, London.
The director have the pleasure te report that they have
secured the senior of Mr. Richard Price as manager of the
Makin London, and those of Mr. Edwin Wiwi&ll in the mine
capacity for Birmingham. For the Burton breach also they
hope to mike an equally eligible appointment. Mr. Price
has been for nearly twenty year in the chief deco of the
London and County Bank, Lombard-street, where he at
present bolds a responsible position; and Mr. Wigmll's
connexion for about the same period with the Birmingham
town and District Bank has scoured to him a valuable expe-
rience and the confidence of those amongst whom it will
still be exercised. Mr. Stephen Tucker, formerly of Wol-
verhampton, has been appointed semetery to the Utak.
The directors are negotiating for suitable premises at Bir-
mingham. The premises for the London and
Burton branchcs have been obtained. Most en-

°enraging promises of business have been made,
and great hopes are consequently entertained of
the success of the bank. From Burton-upon• Trent espe-
cially the directors have received offers of support from the
most influential residents. The day on which the directors
will commence business will be notified in a future circular,

and in the meantime they rely on the co-operation of the
shareholders and others interested to secure customers to
the bank, so as to open it with a good list of accounts.
- - - - - - -•

It is notified that Mr. George A. Addison, one
of the inspectors of the London and County hank,
has been appointed the manager of the London and
South Western Bank.
It is stated that the allotment of the shares of

the Cannes Hotel Company will take plam on Friday
or Saturday next. We are informed that the whole
of the capital has been subscribed, with a consi-
derable excess.

~yA
call of
31. is to be paid on the 8 per cent. pre-
ference shares of the Danube and Black Sea Rail-
way and Kustendjie Harbour Company by the bth
of March.
The annual meeting of the North British and
Mercantile Insurance Company is called for the
2nd of March.
The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine Tele-
graph Company is called for the 3rd of March.
Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood proposes on the
21st inst. to make a call of 14s. per share on the
contributories of the Saxon Life Assurance Society.

ToTapAy_Evtsum,

Consols, which closed yesterday at 924t093 for
the sth March, opened'and closed to-dayfat the same
quotation. For money the last price was 921 to 1.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 1 • ditto for
account, ; Three per Ceuta. }seduced, 92k, 1,
93, 921, 7 ; New Three per Cents., 93, 921 ; Bank
Stock, 239, 237, 239 ; Thirty Years Annuities,
1885, 151 ; India Stock, 227, 229 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stock, 1081, 108 • ditto Four per Cent. De-
bentures, 100 • ditto BOnde, 10s. prem. ; Five per
Cent. enfaced" rupee paper, 105 k.
The India Five per Cent, stook remains quoted
108 k to 1, and Exchequer Bills ls. dis. to 3e. prem.
There were some sales of India Bonds at 10s. pm.
The foreign stock market was moderately active.
Victoria Government Debentures continue in
demand.

EITHLORDINABY CASK OF SOMNANBULIBII.—A
somewhat singular and alarming occurrence happened on
Friday, reeu:ting in the seriona injury of Private John
Williams, of the iiith King's Own Regiment, now stationed
at Sheffield. The unfortunate young man was out of the
barracks on a seven da pans and had been staving •
short time at his parents' house connected with the Ragged
School, in Peacreft. He retired to rest about his usual
hour on Thursday night, and soon after one o'clock on the
following morning, while dreaming that he was in the
battlefield, and that his comrade had been slain by
his side, he jumped out of bed in a state of
somno-
leocy, under the imprtesion of slaying the supposed
antagonist, and rushed heed first through the clam-
' ber window, an altitude from the ground of nine
or ten Tads. Luckily, however, by some mom he
managed to lay bold of the windowsill in his descent, and
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house,
with no little difficulty, in assisting him back into the
;chamber from his dangerous position. He wan bleeding
very profusely from two severe lacerated wounds on both
I his thighs, as well as from the wrist of his right arm, one of
• the tendons of which had bees Dearly cut asunder by the
broken glass. Medical aid was shortly afterwards procured
from the dispensary, and hie wooeds were dressed • since
which time, at the request of Colonel Hinds, he ha's been
removed to the barrack hospital, where be is sow progrees.
iog as far curably as could be expected from the serious
character of the Injuries be sustained,—Lads Mercury.