The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'OLoow.

There is not much business in the stock and
share markets to-day, but the general tendency
of prices is favourable. Consols and several
of the speculative foreign securities have
advanced per cent., and English railways
South Eastern stock has risen 1 per cent. A rather
severe fall has taken place in Confederate Bonds,
on the confirmation of the intelligence previously
received of the capture of Atlanta by the Federals.
There is a fair demand for money for a Saturday,
at 81 to 9 per cent. for good bills. The rate in the
Stock Exchange for short loans is 5 to 6 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 65fr. 85c.,
being sc. lower than yesterday.

Consols are now quoted 884 to for money,
and 841 to for the account (Oct. 11). The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 88, 4,4; ditto
for aocount, 88f, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
864, 4, / ; New Three per Cents., 864, 4,4;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1034, 1044 ; ditto
Bonds, 28a. die. ; Five per Cent. " enfaced"
rupee paper, 101, 1024 I and Exchequer Bills,
March, 12s. die.

The foreign stock market is firm. Turkish
Bonds of 1862, Consolid6a, Greek, Spanish Passive,
and Certificates have all risen 1 to 1 per cent. On the
other hand, the Confederate Loan is heavy, and has
declined 2 per cent. Some of the present quota-
tions are as follows :—Turkish, 1858, 691
to 69; ditto 1862, 691 to 701; Consolidds, 501
to a ; Greek, 24 to 241 ; Spanish Passive,
32 to ; ditto Certificates, 14 to ; Con-
federate, 80 to 81 ; and Mexican, 274 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows:—Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 854 ; Egyptian, 964, 4;
ex div. ; ditto, second issue, 961, 1, ex div. ;
Italian, for account, 64 ; Mexican, for
acct., 271, ft; Russian, 1822, 891, ex d'v. ; ditto,
1862, 874 ; Spanish Pasaive, for acct., 32„' ;
ditto Certificates, for account, 14, 1; Turk-
ish, 1858, 69 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 74, ex div. ;
ditto, 1862, for account, 691 ; Venezuela, 1862,
864,56.

International Financial shares are now quoted
3/ to prem. ; General Credit, to prem. ;
London Financial, 74 to 8 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 24 to prem. ; Hudson's Bay, IN to 161 ;
Anglo-Egyptian Bank, to 14 prem. ; Imperial
Mexican Railway, I to prem. ; and Ottoman
SocieSt4i Gindrale, If to prom.

HALF-PAST Two o'CLocx.
Consols remain steady, at 88k to for money,
and 814 to for the 11th October.
With reference to the Russian Anglo-Dutch Fire
per Cent. Loan of 1884, Meow Baring Brothers
and Co. announce that they will be prepared, on
and after Monday, the 19th inst., to deliver bonds
in exchange for the full paid-up scrip receipts of
this loan issued by themselves, or by Messrs. Hope
and Co. of Amsterdam. Messrs. Hope and Co.
will also be prepared to deliver bonds in Amster-
dam for any of the full paid scrip receipts issued in
London by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
The failure of a member of the Stock Exchange,
a speculator for a rise, was announced yesterday,
but the liabilities are not heavy.
. . .

A further sum of 65,000/. in gold was bought by
the Bank yesterday, making a total of 240,0001.
since the date of the last return.

The Etna, from New York, has brought 26,0001.
inspecie.
The steamer Shannon will take to-day 6,6011.
in gold and 1,2001. in silver for the West Indies.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
generally firm at former rates.
With the exception of Turin, where the charge
is 7} to 8 per cent, the rates of discount on the
Continent are still considerably below those current
here. At Pails the rate for good bills in the open
market is 61 per cent. ; Vienna, Berlin, and
Brussels, 6 ; Hamburg, 7 ; St. Petersburg, 13,1 to
7 ; Frankfort, ; and Amsterdam, 5 per cent.
At Berlin the demand is strong, but the usury
laws in force there prevent the quotation from
being carried higher than it is now.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :

Coin and bullion
Ms disoounted
Government deposits
Notes in circulation lncrease 380,000
Priest* deposits
Advanoes No mannisl change.

The general position of the Bank of France for
some time past has shown a gradual improvement,
but a change is now indicated by a decline in the
coin and bullion, and increase in the discounts and
note circulation.

The Bank of New South Wales, as the agents for
the government of New South Wales, have been
authorised to negotiate in London Treasury Bills
for 100,0001. due Ist January, 1868, at 6 per cent.
Tenders will be received at 'the offices of the bank
up to the 26th inst. The bills will be receivable by
the government in payment of tax, revenue, or pur-
chase money for land any time after the Ist April,
1866.

At the meeting of the Unity Joint Stock Mutual
Banking Association, held yesterday, the report of
the liquidators was adopted, and a resolution passed
authorising • return to the shareholders of 31. per
share. The liquidators were also requested to call
upon
the directors to return the money which it is
aged they had received illegally as directors' fees.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,9971. over last year.
Another well known and eminent private esta-
blishment is about to be transformed into • joint
stock company, under the limited liability system.
The prospectus of " John Crossley and Sons
(Limited)" is issued. This company is founded by
the firm of that name, who own the great carpet
manufacturing works (the largest in this country)
at Halifax and Kidderminster. The works employ
about 4,400 bands. The basis of the purchase is
a valuation of the real estate, stock in trade, patent
property, goodwill, &a Thepresent firm, vu., the
first three directors on the board, retain, it ap-
pears, four-fifths of the share capital in their own
hands, and are also to retain the supreme control
iu the management, but without salary. The other
directors "will give tbeir whole time to the
went of the various departmeits, and receirlX-
ries as they have hitherto dote." In allotting the
sharer a decided preference is to be given to applica-
tions from managers and operatives employed on
the premises. The capital is fixed at 1,030,0001,
in 110,000 shares of lb& each.

FRIDAY panto,

Consols, which closed yesterday at 884 to / for the
11th October, opened and closed to-day at 881 to 4.
For money the last price was 87/ to 881. The
official business report is as follows Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 88k, 871, 88 ;
ditto for account, 881, 4 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 861 ; New Three per Cents., 861,
4,4, ; India Stuck, 212 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stook, 1041, 1031.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was firm.
The March Exchequer Bills remain at lbs. to
ss. die., and the June at Mato lbs. die.
The foreign stock market was likewise heavy.
Egyptian Bonds present a further decline of 1 per
cent. Confederate felt 4, Spanish Passive a, Greek
and Turkish Bonds of 1862, ; and Mexican Bonds
and Spanish Certificates 1 per cent.
Bank shares were dull, and in some cases, includ-
I big Eastern Exchange Bank, Imperial Bank of
China, London and County, London, Hamburg, and
Continental, London and Northern, Midland, and
Provincial Banking Corporation, prices were quoted
rather lower. The reduction, however, scarcely
exceeded 10e. per share. Imperial Ottoman Bank
and Loudon Bank of Scotland were exceptionally
' firmer.

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Greenosatle 29.2102 &W.
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Liverpool 22.37 A 3, Z.
Holyhead 22 el lbs. && W.
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Jolne FROST, THu CHARTISM—Mr. John Frost,
the well-known Chartist leader of Monzeorithshire, bee
lately reappeared in public. Since his return to this country
through the Queen's clemency he has lived in retirement at
Stapleton, near Bristol. le his 84th year (se he tolls us), a
hale and hearty man, he is now engaged in wining a series
of letters to a Newport contemporary, the Star of Graeae ;
and it is anions to eee how the opinions of this once formid-
able leader of the mob have hese toned down by time and
circumstances. Adversity has so doubt deco much, and it is
not presuming to believe that the gradual, safe, and setie-
progress of our political ardent hie not left
:terror Chartism, at least in its formidable guise, a leg
to stand upon. la one of his letter Frost giver interesting
details of his life after he wag convicted. On his way
to Van Diemen 's Landis the Mandarin convict ship, be was
asked to join in a mutiny. "When we were within • few
days sail of the Cape of Good Hops a primer brought me
a letter. The writer was a prisoner, &smart little man. He
had been a mate of a ship, and was pretty well educated.
It was handed over to me with great emetics, as if it °De-
tained sometlaieg to be known to me only. I read it. In
this letter I wasinformed 'that it was the determisation of
the far greeter pert of the penmen to take porosity of the
ship ; that, having peat ceelidenee in me, they begged me
to join in the plan ; and the writer wand me that my
admit should be obeyed.' This letter put me into an awkward
poeitioo. To conceal it from the superintendent, should the
fact come to his knowledge, would have hien deemed a minas.,
and of the worst Rod. Os the other hand I did not like to
betray the writer. I showed the letter to Mr. Williams.
Be seemed to favour the experiment ' Let as look at the
matter carefully,' said I. ' appose this should be a trap.
We have made one mistake ; do not let us make another.
Suppose we should attempt and be killed ; it would Not be •
very honourable death ! &appose we should succeed ; do you
think that we should exercise authority over the primmer, ?
I will have nothing to do with it.' I destroyed the letter.*
On artiviog at their destioatioa the superintendent inter-
cedes with the governor, but without success :—" When
the superintendent returned as board he repeated to as
the conversation which ha bed had with the go-
vernor, and he assured tta—and I believe sincerely—that
he was sorry be had not succeeded. ' Frost,' raid he, we
are about to part in all probability for ever. lam happy
to tell you that since you have been nester my command
you have sated the part of a gentleman ; and mark,' mid
be, looking at me very significantly, ' nothing that you said,
nothing that you did. was unknown to me ; and with this
knowledge I again repeat that you have sated the part of a
gentleman. 'address the same language to you, William.'
This language art me thinkiug, mad it confirmed repining
which I had previously formed. 'Nothing that you said,
nothing that you did, wee unkaown to me.' Then be
must have been acquainted with the affair of the letter. No
doubt of it."
hl usausxus. —Enormous and almost unprece-
dented quantities of mushrooms have been gathered is
Devonshire this season, which is accounted (or by the long
drought and the rains following upon
TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
' ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending
the 10th of Ssptismber. on 11,628 milee,to 701,728/.. and far
the corresponding week of lass year, ma 11.146 miles, to
635,960 i, showing an increase of 482 mils, sod of 65.7661.
in the receipt.. The pose receipts on the following 14 rail-
ways amounted in the aggregate on 8,203 miles, to 569,3311,
and for the cerreepondiag week of 1963, on 7,981 miles,
to 519,046/., showing au Increase of 222 mike sod 50,2851.
in the receipts. The increase on the Caledocian unmated to
1.996/. ; on the Great Eastern to 2060/. ; on the Great
Northern to 3.21 V. ; on the Great Southern end Western
to 6/01. ; on the Great Western to 5,5651.; en the ialh•
°whim and Yorkshire to 4,013/. ; on the London and North-
Western to 10.3301. ; on the London sad Brightest to
2.3811.; on the London and South-Western to 2,7591. ; ea
the Manchester. Sheffield. end Lincolnshire to 2,051. ;
on the Midland to 1,448/.; on the North British to 1,9011. ;
oa the North Eatern to 7.1161. ; and on the South-
Eastern to 7971. —total, 50,285/. The goads and mitieral
traffic on these lines amounted to 273.7811.. and for
the corresponding week of 1863 to 250,2781., show-
ing so increase of 23,506/. The receipt. for pesesagere,
Term's, &c., amounted to 296547/. stalest 266,7061. show-
ing an increase of 26,779/. The traffic receipts en 62 other
lines amounted, on 3,446 lathe, to 132,3071., sad for the
corresponding week of last year, on 3,165 team, n. 116,9144
*bowies an increase of 280 miles and of 15,4831. in the
receipts. The total receipts of the past week show • de-
crease of 8,7171. Re compared with those of the orstedlng
week ending the 3rd islet., and, as compared with Iles ter
responding week of last year, a very considerable 11K211611) hs
Irside al the roestry.