The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE7'.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocx.

The stock markets to-day are quiet. The
American news has excited great attention,
but bee had no effect on the funds,• which
are quoted the same 'as they closed yesterday.
English railways are inanimate and rather flat. The
foreign stock market is calmer than for some days
past.

At Paris to-day, 'wording to Mr. Renter's
elegram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
69Er. 60e., being be. better than at the clam
yesterday. _ .

The scrip of the Confederate Loan is quoted k
dis. to k prem. ; and Italian, 11 to 21 prem.
Consols are now quoted 931 to with div.,
for money, and 92 to it, ex div., for the 9th
June. Transactions are recorded as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 931, k, I, with
div. ; ditto for account, 921, 92, ex div. ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 911; New Three per Cents.,
91k, j ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 110, I, ;
India Bonds, 20e., lie. prem. ; Exchequer Bills,
4s. die. •

The foreign stock market is quiet. Spanish Pas-
give Bonds, after slightly improving, are now a
trifle lower than yesterday. The Certificates are
also dull. New Grenadian securities continue to
meet with attention. Egyptian Bonds are in
steady request. Turkish Consolidea have de-
clined per cent., and Greek 1. Some
of the present quotations are annexed :
Turkish 1864 Loan, 881 to 891 ; ditto 1868,
701 to ; ditto 1862, 711 to 1 ; the Consolid4s, 491
to 501, ex div. ; Greek, 321 to ; and Venezuela
Six per Cents., 54 to 65, being rather firmer.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Cbilian
Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta., 871, 81 ; Danish Four
per Cents., 1863, 911; ditto scrip, 661. paid,
prem. ; Egyptian Seven per Cents.,
1001 ; ditto second issue, 1001 ; Greek,
ex Coupons, 321 ; ditto, for account, 321,
; ditto, Coupons, 151 P • Mexican Three per
Ceuta, for account, 361 ; New Granada,
"ex all," 17 ; ditto Two per Cents.,
331; ditto Deferred, 104, 1, 1 ; ditto land War-
rants, 81, 4,8; Peruvian Four-and-a-lialf per
Cents., 1862, for aooount, 881 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents-08624491 ; Russian Five perOents.,lB62, 93,
; Spanish Passive, for account, 351, 41, 51 ;
the Committee's Certificates, 131, 121, 13 ;
Turkish Six per Ceuta., 1868, for account,
701; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 731 ; ditto, Six
per Copts., 1862, 711, 2 ; ditto, for account,
711, 1 ; Venezuela Three per Cents., for account,
231 ; ditto, Six per Cents., 541, ex div.
The shares of the International Financial Society
have receded to 5 to BS prem.
The shares of the English and Scottish Marine
Insurance Company are quoted to 1 prem.

ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE OF
DISCOUNT.
BALI-PART Two o'Ci.oci.

The directors of the Bank of England have to-
day quite unexpectedly raised the rate of dis-
count from Sto 3; per cent. Their sole motive for
this step appears to be the steady demand for
money at the Bank.
Consols remain at 931t0 with div., for money,
and 92 to f, ex div., for the 9th June.
The bar silver by the La Plata was sold yester-
day at fe. lid. per ounce, being an advance of one
farthing on the previous sales.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm at Tuesday's rates, the downward movement
having apparently received a check. Subjoined is
our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 11.17} to ; ditto, 3 days,
ILIS to 10; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 11.174 to 4 ; Ant uerP,
3 months, 25.40 to 5 ; Homburg, ma. boom., three months,
13.71 to j ; Paris, 3 days, 25.174 to 221 ; ditto, 3 months,
25.44 a to 74 ; Froaldort-owtheMace, 3 mouths, 1194 to
a ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 mouths, 35a to 4 ;
es. So.. 3 months, IL2O to 25 ; Trims* *M. 50., 3 months,
11.20 to 25 ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 49 to a ; Cadiz, 3 moothr,
434 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.50 to 55; Gomm, 3
mouths, 26.50 to 55 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.60 to 55
Naples, 3 months. 25.50 to 55 ; Palermo, 3 mouths, 25.50
to 55; Messina, 3 months, 25.50 to 55; Lisboa, 90 days,
524 to 53; Oporto, 90 days, 63 to 4.
Subjoined are the rates of discount now current
on the Continent, viz. :—Paris, si per cent. •
Vienna, 5 ; Hamburg, ; Turin, 41 ; Frankfort,
Amsterdam, 31 ; Berlin, 3} ; Brussels, 3 ;
and St. Petersburg, 5 per cent.
The work in connexion with the allotment of
the International Financial Society (Limited) is in
full progress, but, owing to the enormous pressure
of the applications, it is believed that the letters
cannot be issued before Thursday next, at the
earliest.

It is believed that the prospectus of the General
Company of Credit and Finance of London (the
immolation with whicb Molars. Devaux and Laing
are connected) will be issued on Monday at the
latest. . .

A new hotel company is announced under the
title of the Clarence Hotel Company of Dover
(Limited). It is intended to erect • fint-elaas
family hotel on a very eligible site, exceeding one
aere in extent, near the Marine Parade, in the
best part of the town, and facing the sea. It is
promised that the building and ita interior ar-
rangements shall be of a very complete character,
and the directors, having regard to thellsrge influx
of traffic, which bids fair rather to increase than
diminish, express confidence in a very remunerative
result Until the hotel is opened, 5 per cent. inte-
, rest is to be allowed on all calla The direction is
respectable, and there are no promoters' fees. The
capital is fixed at 75,0001., in 10/. shares.
The annexed memorandum is from the Madras
Railway Company :
The traffics receipt' on this company's South Want line
1 for the mouths of January and February last amounted to
22,5161., or 731. per mile, on 406 miles open, against
90,2481., or 751. per mile, on 271 miles open for the same
period of last year, showing au increased 135 miles in the
length, and 9,2681. in the receipts for the two months.
We are requested by Sir R. W. Carden and Son
and Messrs. Woolley and Coates to state that they
have withdrawn their names as brokers from the
Mercantile Union Assurance Company.
The share list of the Mediterranean Hotel Com-
pany will be closed on the 21st inst. Messrs. Mar-
cuard and Co., bankers, will receive applications for
shares in Paris.

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We are informed that the applications for shares
in the London Bank of Scotland are considerably in
excess of the number to be allotted.

FRIDAY EVIIIING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 924 to 4 ex
div. for the 9th of June, were first marked this
morning 924, and closed at 92 to 4. For money
the last price was 934 to with div. The °Arial
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 934, 4,1., *, 4, with div. ;
ditto for account, 924, ex div. • Three per Cents.
Reduced,j9ll, ; New Three per Cent& , 911, I;
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1004 • Bank
Stook, 2324, 4 ; India Five per Ceot. Stock, 110,
4, 94 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " aniseed"
rupee paper, 116 ; ditto Bonds, 16s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was slightly
better, at 1094 to 1104. Exchequer Bills were
quoted 3s. dis. to par.
Much excitement prevailed to-day in the market
for Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates, but,
afterbeing marked respectively as high as 364 and
14, prices fell materially in the afternoon, finally
closing and 4 per cant. lower than yesterday.
Many other securities in this department ware
weaker this afternoon. . _ _

Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 10
to 101 prem. : Universal Marine, 11 to 01 din •
Thames and Mersey, 21 to 3 prem. ; Comm:
(dal Union, Ito lir prem. • North British and
Mercantile, 171 to 18 ; LOndon and Provincial
Marine, 1 die to par. ; and Oriental and Gemara
Marine, 1 to 11 prem.
The osing quotations for shares in new antler-