The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

110.1VNY HABIL. ET.—(THIS DA) !
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The news by the Europa is variant" Woe-
preted, but in the Stock Exchange its inaseisine
character, which involves continued suggenee an
the great question of ream or war, hes sanest a
feeling of disappointment to predominate. Ilm
funds have fallen 4 per cent., and 'nougat the prin-
cipal English railways f to 4. Business is very
dull. The heavy arrival of gold from Australia ion
attracted very little attention.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Ben-
ter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opens&
at 671 r. 60c., showing no change.
Consols are officially marked 924, 4, 92, 4, ea&
4, ex div., for money, and 924, 92, and f ex die,
for the account. The present quotation is 92 to
both for cash and next Thursday's eettlemewt.
The official business report is as follows :—Beak
Stock, 238 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 914, &
92 ; New Three per Cents., 914, 4, 92 ; India The
per Cent. Stock, 1054, 4, ex div.; ditto for acoonneb
1064, ex div. ; ditto, Four per Cent. Debentures,
1863, 994 ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee pap%
99 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1054; Ea-
chequer Bills, March, 125., 15s. ; prem. ; ditto
June, 12s. prem.
Foreign stocks are dull. There a not meek
change in prices, but the inquiries are limited_
Mexican Bonds are marked 274 to 284. The
Turkish Loan of 1858 is rather flatter, at 70 to j.
Sales are recorded as follows :--Italian Ave paw
Cents., 624, ex div. (exchange 25fr.) ; Maxima
Three per Cents., for account, 274, 284 ;
the Spanish Committee's Certificates, 84;
Sardinian Five per Cents., 77 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1854, for account, 794 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, 704 ; ditto, for account, 704, 70, i;
Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 224.
The Kent has arrived from Melbourne, in St
days, with 422,0001. in gold. The Europe, from.
Boston, has brought 21,4201.
The dividends will be payable at the Bank to-
morrow.
The Jura is expected to-morrow with news from
America, the Teutonia and City of Washington ea
the 9th, and the America on the 13th inst.
About 46,0001. in tine gold was bought by the
Bank yesterday. The recent supplies from the
West Indies and Brazil remain here, as well as the
bulk of those from New York.
The Mexican dollars by the last packet vice sold-
yesterday at 4s. 114 d. per ounce, being 4d. shove
the price obtained for the previous supply, but the
same as that current in the intervaL The bar silver
has not yet been disposed
.of.
A great deal of surprise has been excited by
the announcement by telegraph from Madrid that
Messrs. O'Shea and Co., one of the most eminent
and oldest banking firma in that city, have RIF
pended payment. For some time the report was
scarcely credited, but the receipt of other telegrams
placed the news beyond doubt. The house which,
as maa be inferred from its name, was founded by
an Irishman, has long enjoyed great political es
well as financial influence. Its embarrassments
- will probably be felt at Paris and other coutineetel
. cities. How they have arisen is at present merely
matter of conjecture. It is known, how-
ever that about a twelvemonth ago • senior
portlier died, and this may have caused the
withdrawal of a considerable amount of capital
from the firm. It is hoped, from the high position
enjoyed by the house, that the result of the liquida-
tion will be favourable, but no doubt is entertains&
that the liabilities reach a very large amount
The failure is aunounoed of Moms. C. Ogleby
and Co., oil-merchants, dio.. of the Bathe
Coffee Howe, and Lambeth, with liabilities com-
puted at about 60,0001. A favourable dividend
is expected. In some guarters it is estimated at
lbs. in the pound. This may be modified, how-
ever, particularly as there are some questions
requiring investigation in relation to large credits
having been asked and granted within the last few
weeks. The house has been established about Lai
a century. The books are in the hands of Miens.
Honey, Humpbrys, and Honey, the aooountanta.
Mr. Thomas Manabridgo, warehouesinau, of
Wood-street, has also stopped payment The lia-
bilities in this case are about 25,0001., and the
&mete about 20,0001. The accountants employe&
are Messrs. Honey and Co.
Very full prices were paid yesterday in the Liver-
Wasoutton market. The &ales comprised 12,00 S
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,6701. ; and the South
Eastern a decrease of 1,5091.
By &deices received from Rome we learn
that a train has paused over the line of railway
from Rome to Cepumi, the Neapolitan frontier,
and under the extraordinary energy. displayed by
M. Salamauca, the eminent Spanish contractor,
there appears to be no doubt that the whole line
between Roma and Naples will very shortly be
completed. It was feared that some delay sight
have been caused by the non-completion of the via-
duct over a large valley at Velletri ; but, although
on the Ist of December this bridge, which is almost
a reproduction of the Crunilin viaduct, of nearly
500 feet in length, and 170 feet in height, was
scantly commenced, by the exertions of the caw
tractors for this work, Meters. Kennard Brothers,
of London, a train passed over it on the 30th. The
unprecedented speed with which this bridge boa
been erected shows the great advantage of ire&
over other materials for works of this description.
A call of 101. is to be paid on the shares is the
Danube and Black Sea Railway Company by the
let February.
A general meeting of the shareholders of tie
Eastern Archipelago Company (Limited) is called
by the liquidators for the 4th Feb., the «Napery%
affairs being now fully wound up.
A petition for the winding up of the Englidi
Widows' Fund and General Life Assurance Anse-
eisitiou is expected to be heard before Vice-Chan-
cellor Wood on the 18th Jan.
A petition for the winding up of the Folkestone
West Cliff Hotel Company (Limited) is to be beard
in the Bankruptcy Court on the 16th inst.
The Calcutta, China, and Australian mails bow
reached Alexandria, and are expected in Landow
about the 15th inst.
The steamer Colombn, with the London mall of
Nov. 10, left Madras Deo. 11, en route to Cab
cotta. The Columbian sailed from Point de Gallo
Dec. 7, for Singapore and China, with the Undon
mail of Nov. 10. The Bengal (at.) left Suez Dec.
20, for Ceylon, Madras, and China.

MOSDAY Emma.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 921 to 1
ex div., both for money and next Thursday's
settlement, opened this morning at 911 to 92, sad
closed at 92f, "louvers" For the 6th of February
the lad price was 92f to if. The official basins,
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, fir
money, 92, f , f,ex div. ; ditto, for account (Jas.!).
92, 1, f, ex thy. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 9l;.
921 ; New Three per Ceuta., 91f, f , f, I,
Thirty Years Annuities, 1886, 15 9-16, 7-16 ;
India Stock, for amount, 224 ; ditto Aye per
Cent. Stock, 106, f, I, ex div.; dittoing. saaareak
106 f, f, ex div.; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1863, 99 ; ditto, 1864, 961 ; ditto, 1866, 991 ;
ditto Bond" 17s. prem. ; Five per Cent " es-
faced" rupee paper, 9611 ; ditto Five-and-a-Ball
pee Cest., 1.
The Five per Cent. rupee paper was (Mt.& tlei
to 99, and the Five-and-s-Half, 104 to 105.
Bschequer Bills, both March sod June, were
steady at the uniform prior, of 111. to 15s. prim
There were some purchases of India Bonds at Ma.

prem.
In the foreign stock market business was urine s
moderate scale.
Bank shares remain very firm. • farther &-
vanes Was quoted to-day in Loathe and Wig
minster and London and Conaby Bask. Red is
Telegraph and Royal Mail steam shares wens
quired for, as was aho Crystal Paha Peepokeol.
Debenture stook.