The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

TO TBB I.DffoB OF Till BIPREBB.

the eitiliapapers reosTved this Morning, it is
reported that oar native Shred at Shanghai, was a de-
faulter, and that the corporation will be • loser thereby to
the extent of 12:000 Male, or about 40,00 W.
I am happy to any %bat the amount of probable loss is
greatly exaggerated, as by our agent's 'Awes we bays rea•
son to believe that the ultimate loss, if any, will be Locos-
siderable.—l am, Am..
CHARLIR J. F. STUART, Chief Manager.

We are informed that the applications for shares
in the British Colonial Steam Ship Company
(Limited) have been of so satisfactory a character,
that the establishment of the enterprise is secured,
and that the closing of the list will be anuounced
early next week. The project has received much
support not only from the influential firms who
brought it forward, but from an important class of
the mercantile community who are interested in
supplying the want of direct and regular Colllll3Uoi-
cation between London and British North America.

The Mauritius Land Credit and Agency Corn-
pany announce that, having secured suitable pre-
mises for their London business at 24 and 23, Fen-
church-street, they are ready to commence opera-
tions, and the necessary instructions have been sent
to the Mauritius board.

It is intimated that the directors of the Mexican
Bank have secured the services, as their manager
in Mexico, of Mr. William Newbold, a gentleman
of considerable experience in the Spanish American
trade, having been in the house of Messrs. C. de
Murriette and Co. for the last IL years.
A all of 51. is to be paid on the shares in the
London, Birmingham, and South Staffordshire
Bank (Limited), by the 21st March, and a call of
51. on those in the London and Colonial Bank
(Limited), by the 31st March.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of March. The total is considerably be-
low the average :
Ammaat per Share.

Due Already Number
Due In March. 1864. Dais. Paid. Call. of shares. Amount.
Crystal Palace and
Routh Loudon June-
- - - -•- •

400
Great Western 44 per
mot Peet, 4.10 there 29 4 2 0 0 122,756 245,512
Indian Breath second
lane)
South Dalian

Total la Starch

Amount called to 1961

V 4181.07

The certificates for shares in the Fairbaiiii En-
gineering Company (Limited), will be ready for de-
livery on Monday, the 29th.
A petition fur the winding up of the Life Asso-
ciation of England (Limited) is to be heard before
the Muter of the Rolls on the 6th March.
It is notified that the share list of the Imperial
Financial Company (Limited) will be closed on
Wednesday next, the applications being largely in
excess of the company's capital.
The letters of allotment and " regret " were
issued on Saturday evening to applicants for shares
in the Ottoman Financial Association.

It is proposed that a public meeting of persons in
favour of an equalisation of the sugar duties shall
be held at the London Tavern, on Tuesday, the Bth
of March, at which members of the House of Com-
mons will be invited to attend.

SATOSDAT EVZIII.O.
Consols. which closed yesterday at 91/ to 1 for
the Bth March, were marked to-day 91/, sod closed
at 94 to tl. For money the last prioe was 911 to 1.
The official business report is as follows:—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 911, /, 1, 1 ; ditto,
for account, 91/ ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911,
; New Three per Cents., 911,1, ; Annuitiea,
M 5, 14 15-16 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 20 15-16 •
India Five per Cent. stock, 1041, 1 ; ditto Bonds,
4s. dis.
The India Five per Cent. stock remains steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at sa. dis. to per.
In the morning some of the speculative foreign
stocks were slightly flatter, but an improvement
subsequently occurred, and closing quotations
in several instances were somewhat above those of
yesterday.
The changes in the market for bank shares com-
prised an improvement in Alliance, Queensland,
British and American Exchange, Bank of Hindus-
tan, Metropolitan and ProvinciiWand Union Bank
of London, but a reduction in Bank of Wales and
Imperial. imperial Ottoman Bank shares ware
rather better, closing at 81 to 91 prem. Anglo-
Mexican Mint and London and Caledonian Marine

shares were inquired for. Hudson's Bay hare rim.
to 19 to j for the new account. Eaptian Trading
were firm at 2# to 2j prem. Muntz's Metal shares
were inquired for ; par was bid for them to-day.
The demand for the shares of the financial 0021 r
pales continues, and prices retain an upward
tendency. International closed at 74 to # vein,
for the new account ; General Credit at 3 to 4
prem., ex dir.' and London Financial at 114 to
prem. "ex all," while Mercantile Credit have
advanced to 7 to 8 prem., and Imperial Financial
to 3 to 34 prem.
The closing (but, in some cases, merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Credit Fonder of Mauritius,
to 1 preth. ,• Land Securities Company 1 to 2
prem. • Anglo-Italian Bank, par to I prem. ;
Contract: Corporation, 14 to 11 prem.; Credit
Foncier (Great Britain), 14 to 2 prem. ; Lon-
don Mercantile Discount, 3to 4 prem. ; Austra-
lian and Eastern Navigation, fl to 10 prem. ;
Ottoman Financial Association, to # prem. ;
Consolidated Discount, 1 dis. to par ; Mexican
Bank, j to 14 prem. ; Littlehamptou Ste4,m, 7i to
8 4 ' prem. • Financia Corporation, 14 to 2# prem. ;
Gallivan Company, 14 to 11 prem. • Loudon Gas
Meter, 1 to 2 prem. ; Buenos prem.
Bonded
Wharf, 4 to 1 prem. ; South Eastern Bank, 1 to
11 prem. ; Britu,h Colonial Steamship, 4 to If
pm. • Naval and Military Bank, 4 to 14 prem. ;
Lisbon Oil Min.., to j prem. ; and English, Irish
and Foreign Rolling Stock, to 14 prem.