The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

PIOTINOIALL MARI MARKSTS.

LIVIIPOOI. OCT. 111-Great Waders, 711-lancsaktre snd
Torkelthe, 1141 L-London sad North Western, 1131 I
IS 15/ 1--hartb Western. frlf a 3--Orest, Western Blrmin yo
Guaranteed, 71f-fireat Lusenthoarg shares, 9 11.19 to-
donde Lean. 96 a- United States 666 per cents, 66 el ',upon
-Alliance Bank, London and Liverpool (Limited), erl.- *arena-
We and Itching. Bank ;Linsitedy / 1 / I Li d.-Nation 49 goat
of Liverpool (Lkoited), al p-Nerth Western Bank (' Amt.:lh
39 p. -Albion Marine Pinked), 11.16 e. sa. Ijr orsign
Maine :Waked', tl p.-Liverpool and London and G lobe Pit.
and Life, 10 p -Liverpool United Ow, 169-National at eft &Nevi.
gown Gowpany, Si 9 d.-West India and Paelfic fit ears, 1l p.

.19)(41Y MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Clocz.

The stock. markets opened this morning with
a heavy appearance, and especial agitation
prevailed in the market for bank and finan-
cial shares, nearly all classes of which
experienced a fresh fall. International Financial
declined to I to 1 prem., General Credit were
I offered at prem., Imperial Mercantile Credit at
prem., and Alliance Bank shares at 4
prem. sensible recovery has since taken
place, but the present quotations are still, in many
cases, below those of yesterday afternoon. The
English funds are steady, at yesterday's prices.
Home railway stocks in most instances have de-,
clined to per cent., and the speculative foreign
bonds toa.
There is a fair demand for money to-day at 9
per cent. for the best three months' bills. The
supply of money in the Stook Exchange is supera-
bundant, and the rate for short loans on English
government securities has declined to 3 to 4 per
cent.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
65fr. 10c., showing no change.
Consols are now quoted 884 to 1 for money,
and 884 to / for the account (Nov. 10). The offi-
da business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 881, 4; ditto, for account, 881, 1 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 861, ; New Three
per Cents., 861, 1 ; India Stock, 211 ; ditto, Five
per Cent. Stock, 1041 ; Exchequer Bills, March,
9s. die. ; ditto, June, 18s. dia.
Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates have de-
clined 4 per cent., Mexican /, and Greek and
Turkish Consolidis 4. Other foreign stocks are dull.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz. :
Greek, 22 to ; Mexican, 251 to 4 ; Confederate,
64 to 66 ; Spanish Passive, 291 to 1 ; tbe Certi-
ficates, 13 to 4 ; Turkish, 1858 Bonds, G 8 to 1;
ditto, 1862, 691 to 70; and the Consolidda, 491 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Equador,
111 ; Egyptian, seoond issue, 951 ; Greek, for
account, 224, 214, 22 ; Mexican, for account. 26,
254 ; ditto 1864, 24 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account,
80 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for account, 463: Rus-
sian, 1862, 871, 4, f ; ditto 1864, 864, ex div. ;
Spanish Passive, for account, 291, ; ditto Certificates,
for account, 131 ; Turkish, 1854, for account,
1881, ex div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 70, 4 ; ditto
1001. Bonds, 691, 704 ; Venezuela, for account,
551 ; ditto 18f,4, 44.

International Financial shares are now quoted
Ito 1 prem. ; London Financial, to 6
pram. ; fieneral Credit, 11 to 2 prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit., 1 to 1 prem. ;
Hudson's, Bay, 141 to 15 ; Ottoman Sociit4 Gene-
rale, ‘i<l / prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, 11
to 1 die.

The discount market, like the stock market, is
stronly acted upon at !present by the doubts felt
with regard to the condition of mercantile credit.
Oocasiottal failures continue to be announced from
day to ( lay, and no confidence can be felt that they
are yet at an end, in face of the condition of the
mark 'As for cotton and other produce, and of the
advi eel from some of the foreign markets. The
new a of the commercial disasters in Brazil has
ten sled to increase the disposition to caution, as it is
no t improbable that bills drawn from this country
it . full confidence that they would be met on the
c Aber side, may yet have to be provided for here.
The amount of geld sent into the Bank yester-
day was 23,0001.
The silver market is extremely flat, and the quo-
L • tations for bars and Mexican dollars are lower, at
13e. M. and 4s. llfd. per ounce respectively.
There is no demand for the East, any small amounts
that are now being transmitted thither being in
execution of old contracts. At a further slight re-
duction in price bar silver will be exported from
this market to the Continent
The quotations of foreign exchange yesterday after-
noon were very unsettled, owing to the prevailing
distrust. In some cases the rates were little more
than nominal. On the whole they may be consi-
dered about the same as on Friday. The Dutch
exchanges ruled rather higher. Subjoined is our
usual list :
Amairdank 3 months, 12.21 to ; ditto, 3 days,
11.18 to 19 ; Rotterdam, 3 maths, 12.21 to 3 ; Ant-
warp, 3 months, 25.821 to 71; Hamburg, ma. hear% 3
maths, 13.10 to 1 ; Pena, 3 days, 26.30 to 40 ; ditto, 3
ninths, 25.85 to 90 ; Fankfort-cia-the•Maine, 3 months,
1211 to 1: St. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 281 to 29;
Yana, sit. do.. 3 months, 12.20 to 25 ; Tricots. ed. do.,
3 months, 12.20 to 25; Madrid, 3 months, 461 to 7;
Oaths, 3 months, 47 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 26.10 to
29 ; Gleam, 3 months, 26.10 to 20 • Mllan, 3 months, 26.10
to 20 ; Banta 3 months, 28.10 1;20 ; Palermo, 3 months,
26.10 to 20 • liessusa, 3 months, 28.10 to 20 ; Lisboa. 90
den, 611 b l ; Oporto, 90 days, 511 to 1.
The following circular announces the suspension
of the respectable, house of Messrs. Budge, Moreira,
Brothers, and CO., Brazilian merchants, owing to
the stoppage of their correspondents at Rio, Messrs.
Moreira, Brothers and Campbell. The liabilities of
the firm here represent about, 100,000&, and the
estate is expected to show a surplus.
34, Great St. Helena, Oct. 18, 1864.
Gentlemen,—We yesterday received by telegraph intima-
tion of the emporia of our correspondents, Messrs.
Moreira, Brothers end Campbell, of Rio de Janeiro, coma
qitent on the stoppage of the lank of A. J. A. Scioto and I
disc., of that town ; and although we believe *napalm to be
sot only solvent bat powered of a considerable ssusrrpplus, we
have darned it best, in the interest of all aooeaeued, to sus-
pend our psymente also. Our books, which are.written up
to within a few days, ere in the bands of Messrs. Coleman,
Torquand, Youngs and Co., with instructions to prepare sad
at ace lay before our creditors a statement of our affairs.
°carload that ell Haim will be paid is fell, we request
with confidence the indulgence of our creditors in the mean-
time. —We are, teatime°, yours faithfully,
Roan, Mouths BSOTHEBS, AID CO.
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Messrs. Paul Joske and Co., Australian mer-
chants, of Mark-lane, have also failed, with liabi-
lities to the amount of about 40,0001. The
liquidation, it is thought, will show a favourable
result. The partners have an interest in the Mel-
bourne house of Joske Brothers, who, however,
will not be affected by the present stoppage. The
assets consist of stock in London and Marseilles.
The books have been placed in the hands of
Messrs. Kemp, Ford, and Co., the accountants.
We alluded yesterday to the reported stoppage of
Messrs. Bingle and Co., of Newcastle, N. 8. W., the
authority for the statement being the following
explicit intimation in the Sydney Homing Herald :
—"Mews. Dingle and Co. of Newcastle, engaged
in the ahioping and coal trade, have suspended pey-
ment. Their liabilities are estimated at over
30,0001. An offer of 58. in the pound was made
and refused." We have to-day, however, seen a
letter received by • London firm from Messrs.
Bingle and Co., who, referring to the report of
their failure circulated in Sydney, desire that, in
the event of it reaching home, it may be contra-
dicted. Messrs. Bingle and Co. say that they have
been "severe losers by some heavy failures, but
that they are making arrangements for the settle-
ment of all claims upon them."

A very lamentable affair has transpired. Mr.
Robert Henry Williams, the London manager
of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited),
has died by his own band. Some slight losses,
arising from the pressure of the times, which have
been incurred by the bank, appear to have preyed
upon the mind of Mr. Williams, who was a person
of nervous and susceptible temperament. It ought
to be stated, however, that, as we are positively
assured, there is nothing either in the private pe-
cuniary accounts of the unfortunate deceased, or
in his accounts with the bank, that can reflect any
discredit upon his memory. The responsibility of
his position is believed to have affected his brain.
We have received the following communication on
behalf of the board of this bank :

TO TAO mama OF THIIIITTIOS.
fir,—ltofterlog to the sodden death of our mincer, Mr.
William. lon iasketted by the directors to state that

&Ike an inveidiption of the accounts and the ..amities of
the bank they have every TOMO to belie,. that the Maces
of the bank are not thereby in any way ompreaised.—
I am, U., NATHAN= Coat, Int, Kampf.
The liereantslo and Eathsage Bank (Limited),
4, Lombard-etteet, Leaden, Oet. to
A second cell of 21, is to be paid on the irredeem-
able 5 per cent preference shares of the Hammer-
smith and City Railway Company by the 11th
November.
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An ordinary general meeting of the Quebrada
Land, Railway, and Mining Company will be held
on the 31st inst.

A special meeting of the Foreign Vineyard Asso-
ciation (Limited) is called for the 27th inst.
The directors of the " Grand Internationil
Alliance Hotels Company (Limited)" have declared,
" out of the profits for the half-year ending 16th
September, 1864, a dividend at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum, being calculated at 25e. per share
on every paid-up share to bearer, and 12s. per share
on each ordinary share." This dividend is now
payable.
It appears that the next special meeting of the
South Eastern of Portugal Railway Company
(Limited) is tobe held on the 2nd November, and
not on the 23rd, as originally advertised.
The City of Manchester, for New York, will call
at Queenstown to-morrow, Oct. 20, and messages
will be received at any of the Electric and Inter-
national Telegraph Company's offices in London up
to 3.30 p.m., and in the provinces up to 3 p.m.
The Persia, for New York, will call at Queenstown
on Oct. 23, and messages will be received until the
same hours.

TGLISDAT EMIING.

Consols, which closed yesterdayat 881 w Ror the
10th Nov., opened this morning at the same quo-
tation, and closed at "buyers." For money
the last price was 884 to #. The official baro-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 884, #, 4, ; ditto for account, 881,
f ; Three per Cents. Seduced, 861, g ; New Three
per Cents., 86f, & ; Bank Stock, 237, 236 ; Indis
Stock, 211, 2124 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
104, ; ditto Four per Cents., 97# ; ditto Bonds,
Be. dm. ; Five per Cent. " enlaced rupee rupee paper,
101.

There were inquiries for the India Five per Cent.
stock. India Bonds were marked 85. dis. The
Much Exchequer Bills were rather firmer at 10s: to
6s. dia and the June at 18s. to 10s. die.
The foreign stock market was weaker, in sym-
pathy with the hetviness of the other departments
of the Stock Exchange. Brazilian Bonds of all
doses declined 1 per cent. ; Egyptian, New Gra-
nada, and Spanish Three per Cents., ; Spanish
Passive, • and Greek, Italian, and Mexican,
percent. Turkish securities of all kinds were firm,
and the Consolitles improved it per cent. There
was also an advance of 1 to 2 per cent. in Confede-
rate Bonds, lin Buenos Ayres, and in Russian
of 1862. _ . _

Much depression prevailed in the market for
bank shares. Alliance Bank fell 21. to 3/., closing
at 6to 7 prem. London and Brazilian Bank show
little recovery from yesterday's fall, closing at 6 to
4 die. Mercantile and Exchange Bank have de-
clined to 2} to li dia. Chartered Mercantile
Bank of India, Loildon, and China fell 4/.,
Standard Bank of Africa and Imperial Bank 21.„
and many other stocks 10s. to 11. per share. The
shares of the Union Bank of Irelan,l, however, were
firm. . .

Hudson's Bay shares were rather lower, closing
at 141 to 151 ; 7:,aptiau Trading, at / to 1 prem.;
Joint-Stock Discount at to 1 dis. ; and National
Discount, at 74 to prem. ; Continental Union
Gas and Universal Marine Insurance shares were
also flat. Royal Mail Steam, Peninsular and
Oriental and Anglo-Mexican Mint shares have Un-
proved. East and West India Dock stock was
quoted 1 per cent. lower.
Anglo-Egyptian Bank shares closed at 2 to 1
dis. ; and Ottoman Socidt6 Gen4rale, at to
prem.
The shares of the financial companies were de-
cidedly heavy. International fell 74. 6d. ; and the
other companies 2s. 6d. to ss. per share. Tbe clos-
ing quotations are annexed, viz. :—lnternational,
fto rem. ; General Credit, 11 to 2/ prem. ; Lon-
don Financial, 6,1 to G prem. ; Imperial Mercantile
Credit (amalgamated), 1 to 11 prem. ; and Credit
Foncier and Molsilier of England (amalgamated),
13 to 21 prem. .

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, ray
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of this evening :

Instuanoe.—Allianee British and Foreign, 13 1; Alliance
Marine, 43; Atlas, 131; Commercial Unioa. 71 si 8;
Eagle, 61 7 ; Liverpool and London and Globe (6 per cent.
anonitke), 120 19 ; Marine, 901 ; North British and Mer-
cantile. 161 ; Oman Marine, 21j; Pelican, 33 ; Thames
and Mersey Marine (Limited), 61 ; Universal Marisa (Li-
-1 1.
Gulight and Coke.— Commends'. new. 36 ex div. ;
Continental Union (Limited), 9ex div. ; European. new.
7 g ; Great Central, 171; Imperial, 861 6 ; Ditto Deben-
tures, 204 ; Laporte' Continental, 841 5 ; United Genessl.
394 ex die. ; Westminster Chartered, 82; Ditto, new, 64;
Western, 161 1 ex div. ; ditto B, 9 u div.
Waterworks.—Berlin, 8 ; Chases, 261.
Dritk!.—Loadu!nd qt. 6717.

CanaJr.—Grand Junction, 69. .
Miacellanaoos.—Natiooal Provincial Aerated Bread. 4 i ;
Manua ironworks, &c., 14 j. .