The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-17 00:00:00

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MONEY MARIERT.-(THI6 DAY.)

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The Stock Exchange remains dull. The funds
ate flat, owing partly to the rapid creation of new
foreign securities, and partly to the demand
for money in connexion with the settlement,
fixed for this day, in shares and foreign stocks.
Consols have declined 1-16 to i per cent. English
railways are rather heavy, with a reduction vary-
from Ito per cent. in several of the principal lime.
In the foreign stock market the chief movement is a
decline in Greek Bonds, consequent upon the
remarks made by Lord Palmerston in the House of
Commons last night.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Bente' were
quoted 68fr. 85c., ex div., being i per cent. better
than yesterday.

The scrip of the new Italian Loan is now quoted
to prem., being dull.

Consols are now quoted 92 to 1 for mo-
ney, and 921, " sellers," for the account
(April 8). The official business report is
as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 921, 92 ; ditto, for account, 921 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 901, 4,1; New Three per Cents.,
901, 4, ;30 years' Anna., 1885, 141 ; Bank Stock,
237 ; India stock, 227, 229 ; do. Five per Cent. stock,
1081, 1,1, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
100, 1 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "entered "
rupee paper, 112 ; and F.:chequer Bills, Is. dia.
Greek Bonds have fallen 1 per cent., being
quoted 201 to f. Mexican Bonds are rather better.
Italian stock is firm, Spanish Certificates steady, and
the last Russian Loan dulL Some of the present quo-
tations are annexed :-Turkiab, 1854, Loan, 90 to
91; ditto, 1858, 68 to ; ditto, 1862, 69
to 1 ; the Conaolid4s, 431 to 1, being strong ; and
Venezuelan Six per Cents., 58 to 59, being firm.
Transactions are recorded as follows : - Bra-
zilian, 1852, 1858, 1880, 931 ; Danish Scrip, 1, 1
preen ; Egyptian,96l, ex div. ; ditto, second issue,96,
ex div. ; Greek, 204, 4 ; ditto, Coupons, 84 ;
Italian, for account, 691 ; Mexican, for account,
311, 1 ; Russian, 1862, 911, 931; Spanish Certifi-
cates, 91, 1 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 901 ; ditto
1858, for account, 681, ex die. ; ditto, 1862, 681 ;
ditto, for account, 89 ; Venezuela, 231; ditto, 1862,
581, 59 ; ditto One-and-a-Half per Cents., 121.
The steamer La Plata, from the West Indies, has
brought 362,0001. in specie.

It is officially notified that the departure of
the mail for India, dm., viA Marseilles, which
in due course should be despatched from London
on the evening of the 18th inst., is postponed until
the evening of Thursday, the 19th inst.

Taw limns PAar Two o'CiocK.

Consols are now quoted 92i, "buyers," for
money, and 92 5-16 to 7-18, or 9211, for the account
(April 8).

A Confederate governi..ent loan for 3,000,000/.
of stock is to be put before the public by one
of the principal London houses in the course of the
nextfew days. It appearsthatsome officialdocuments
have yet to reach the firm in question, but as they
are now on the way to this country litt:e delay will
probably occur, the more especially as the Confede-
rates are in such great need of money. The loan
will be in a 7 per cent. stook, and will be based
upon the security of cotton now in possession of
the Confederate government, and which is valued
for this purpose at 6d. per lb. It is affirmed that
subscriptions for a considerable amount of the
capital required have already been obtained at
Manchester and Liverpool.
The amount of gold purchased by the Bank yes-
terday was 8,0001.
The Canada has arrived frotu Boston with
44,0001. in specie ; and the Mary Ann Wilson, from
Melbourne, with 16,0001.
The steamer Shannon will convey to-day 5,2001.
in silver sod 1,4001. in gold for the West ladies.
The amount of gold now on the way to England
from Australia is 529,0001. Subjoined are the par-
ticulars :
Gold oa Board.
Shipp. Sailed. Out. Value.
Koonaitooria Dec. 15 91 days 029,000
Result Jae. 5 70 days 167,500
Accriugtoia Jar. b 70 days 136,000
Nelson
Dalliance
Suffolk

Total 2529,000

Only 29,0001., the amount by the Hoarier Mooria,
is yet due.
The extraordinary fall which has just taken place
in the price of gold at New York corroborates
the opinion that the high quotation previously cur-
rent was to a considerable extent occasioned by
speculative action. The telegrams last week quoted
the price 711 prem. It has since been se low as 50,
in consequence of the legislation by Congres
directed against the speculation in this commodity.
The latest quotation appears to have been 55 per
cent. prem. The exchange on London, which by
last week's advioes was quoted 184 to 189, has
fallen to 173 to 175. Here the effect of to-day's
news has been an almost general recovery in the
prices of American securities.
The government have not yet given their decision
respecting the West India mail contract, although
the new tenders were sent in on the 2nd of Fe-
bruary last. The shares of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company have latterly experienced a con-
siderable improvement, apparently on the assump-
tion that any fresh contract for the service will be
awarded to this company, in whose hands all the
arrangements have hitherto been.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed special settling days in the shares of the
following undertakings—viz :

W ednesday, March IS.
Union Marioe Insurance Company (Lintitad).
To be marked.
Friday, March 20.
London, Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Beak
(Liamitadt.
To bs marked.

Nova Bootie Lad and Gold Crushing, he., Company
(Limited).
Not to be marked at present.

From the half-yearly report of the directors of
the Crystal Palm District Gas Company, to lit
submitted on the 19th instant, we extract II
follows :
. . . .

The wart* duriog the half-year being is every way
satisfactory, the directors have thought it but just, and is
strict accordance with the pneciples always supported by
the shareholders, that the consumers should participate is
the success of the company ; they have therefore made a
reduction in the price of gas throughout the district, the
reduction commencing from the Ist of January, 1863.
The balance•ebeet for the half-year, made up to the 31st
of December, Rod appended to this 'sport, @bows the limn-
cid position of the company. The prollte for the half year
are 3,1801. 18a. 10,1., which, together with 4671. 7.. 0.1., the
balance brought forward from last inmost, makes the
available balance 3,648/. 6a. 7d. Out of tele sum the
directors recommend the declaration of a dividend after the
rate of sir per cent. per annum on the prefersoos capital ;
and a dividend lifter the rate of tee per cent. per annum on
the ordinary capital of the company, both free of income.
tax ; the balance of 4281. 16s. IL to be canied forward to
the profit of the succeedleg half-year.
The London Dock Company commenced to house
silk at their new premises in Lime-street on Satur-
day last.
A call of 31., making 51. paid, is to be paid by
the 15th of April on the shares in the East India
Irrigation and Cansl Company.
The Antwerp and Rotterdam Railway Company
announce the issue of 7,000 bonds of 500 franca
each, bearing an annual interest of 15 franca, and
offered at 294 francs per bond. The proceeds will
be specially applicable for the rolling stock and
works at Antwerp in cAnexion with the line from
that city to lissnalt, • distance of 74 kilometres,
which shorten. the route between Antwerp and
Cologne by twenty miles. It also gives the Antwerp
and Rotterdam Company access to the Antwerp
Docks.

The directors of the Mercantile and Zzohanp