The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

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HONEY MAEKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Otoce.
The stock markets to-day are quiet. There is
no change worth mentioning in the funds. Eng-
lish railway stocks are steady, at the closing quota-
tions of yesterday, with the exception of London
and North Western, which is slightly Batter.
There is a heavy fall in Greek Bonds, and foreign
stocks generally are fiat.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
70fr. 70c., being sc. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to f for money, and
921 to 1 for the account (March 5). The official
business report is as follows : - Three per
Cent. Console, for money, 921, 1,1,
; ditto for account, 921, I ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921, 1,1, 1 ; New Three per
Cents., 921, ; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1885,
151 ; Bank Stock, 238 ; India Stock, 229, 227 ;
ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, 108 ; ditto, for
account, 1081 ; Four per Cent. "enlaced" rupee
paper, 941 ; ditto Five-and-Half per Cent., 1121 ;
and Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem.' U. die.
The foreign stock market is flat. Greek Bonds
are especially heavy, and have fallen considerably,
being last marked 19. The New Russian
Loan, and Spanish Passive Bonds and Cer-
tificates, are all lower, and Mexican
dull. The Turkish Loan of 1854 has declined 1 per
I cent, and the Consolidis 1. Other foreign stocks
are little affected. Egyptian remain firm.
Some of the present quotations are sub-
joined :-Turkish 1854 Loan, 89 to 90; ditto,
1858, 721 to 1 ; ditto, 1882, 681 to 1 ; the Conso-
lidif, 401 to 41 ; Venezuelan Six per Cents., 601
to l ; and the new Peruvian Loan, 88 to 89.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Austrian,
66 ; Brazilian, 1852, 1858, 1860, 921 ; Dutch, 651 ;
Egyptian, 100 ; ditto second issue, 100 ; Greek.
191, 1, 19 ; ditto Coupons, 81, 1 ; Mexican, for
account, 321; Moorish, 941, ex div. ; New
Granada, 131 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 88 ;
Portuguese, 1862, 47 ; Russian, 1822, 98, k
ditto, 1862, 941, 931 ; Spanish, for account,
631; ditto, Passive, 261, 1,1, 1 ; ditto
Certificates, 10, 91; Turkish, 1854, for account,
891, ; ditto 1858, 721; ditto 1862, for account,
681, 1, ; ditto Guaranteed, 1011, en div.
The discount market continues decidedly easy,
and the rates show a downward tendency. Good
three months bills were taken yesterday at 41 per
cent, and in exceptional cases transactions occurred
at and even below 41. Under these circumstances
business at the Bank of England is sleek.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation
day")and terminate on Friday.
An instalment of 10 per cent, falls due to-day
on the last Russian Loan.
The bar silver by the Tasmanian has been sold
for India at ss. 11d. per ounce, showing a decline
of Id. compared with the price obtained for the
previous supply. In the interval, however, the
pent quotation has been current. The Mexican
dollars (only about 5,0001.) have also been disposed
of for China at bs. 6d.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
fixed Monday next as a special settling day in the
shares of the British and American Exchange
Banking Corporation, which are to be marked in
the official daily list. Owing to a pressure of busi-
ness the committee did not to-day take into consi-
deration the appointment of a settling day in the
shares of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance
Company, but no doubt isentertained that a similar
decision will be arrived at in this case either on
Wednesday or in the course of the next few days.
The complaint urged against this company was the
same as that against the British and
American Exchange Bank-viz., that the
• directors notified the emission of additional
I shares previous to a settlement occurring in the first
issue. It is difficult to see, however, how the com-
' mittee could, in justice, have withheld either the
settlement or the " marking," seeing that the rules
instituted by themselves have been fully complied
with. What they have now to do is to frame such
; additional regulations as shall, in the future, pre-
vent the practices complained of in the present in-
' stenos.
In view of the meeting of the Great Western Rail-
, way Company on Friday next, it appearsthat the coin-
. mittee of shareholders have deposited the large num-
ber of 2,374 proxies, which represents aboutone-third
of the entire share capital of the company. This re-
' atilt serves to show what maybe accomplished, even
in face of a powerful board, when shareholders
are in earnest.

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Metropolitan Railway shares have not been
affected in price by the publication of the directors'
report, which states that it is proposed to raise im-
mediately the 500,0001. of capital required for the
Finsbury extersion, by the creation of 50,0001.
ordinary shares of 101. each, to be offered at par to
the present holders.
Advioes from Paris state that the shares of the
projected State Bank of Turkey have been inquired
for at a premium of 250 f., or 101.
The following memorandum relates to the Vic-
toria Hotel Company of Pan :
A deputation of the directors of the Victoria Hotel Com-
pany of Pan have returned from that place, bowleg com-
pleted arrangements with an eminent contractor for the
building of the hotel for 50,000 i. The directors do not
intend erecting a building on gait* so large • male sa
originally proposed. The new hotel will contain 300
apartments, diniug, drawing, and ball, rooms, billiard-
room, bath rooms. &a. With a very moderate scale et
charges the directors feel satialed they will be able to give
very handsome dividends. The unallotted shame are being
rapidly taken up.
It m stated that a new bank, representing firms
engaged in trade between London and Scotland,
will shortly be announced.
The annual meeting of the Berlin Waterworks
Company is called for the 19th inst.
A general meeting of the English and Australian
Copper Company is convened for the 19th instant.
The Bankruptcy Court proposes on the 25th
instant to make a call of 501. per share on the
contributories in class A of the Patent Bittimenized
Water, Gas, and Drainage Pipe Company (Limited).
Notice is given that the directors of the Angler
Parisian Brewery Company have made further ar-
rangements with the vendor of the property, and
have reduced the payment on allotment from 41.
to 11. per share. We are requested to mention that
the share list will be closed in Loudon on Tues-
day, the 17th, and in Paris on the 20th inst.
New South Wales and Victoria Government
Debentures were inquired for. There were also
inquiries for United States Five per Cents for the
Continent, and the clueing quotation-56 to 57

was about.} per cent. aboiaLthat of Saturday.
The Sappho has arrived from China with
479,0111b5. of tea, and 269 bales of silk ; and the
Weymouth with 1,072,0001ba of tea.

MONDAY Evrinvc.

Cowards, which cloned on Saturday at 924,
mthoisn
emyotrohei nglastinpni!ceawndas c9210e et!.
Th92efoiatola.
"sellers,' for the sth of Meech, were first marked
buFsior-
nese report is as follows :—Thi ree per Cent. Consols,
for money, 021, 1; ditto, for account, 92f, 1; Three
per Ceuta. Reduced, 921, 1,1, ; New Three per
Cents., 921, 1 ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
77 ; Bank Stook, 238 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
108 f, e, 108 ; ditto for amount, 108 ; ditto Four
per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 100,} • ditto Bowls,
10s., 14s. prem. ; Five per Cent "•;11faeol" rupee
paper, 106.
Ocean Marine sharee doled to-doy et 8 to Bf..
prem., being again higher; Thames and Mandy,
1 to S rem.; Voivetsal, If to 1 dia. ; it„th
British and Me resettle, 171 to 181; Commercial
Union, Ito i iie. ; and London and Provincial
par to Prem.
A oonsiderable amount of business was done to-
day in the .b.r. Of the new Joint Stock Discount
Company, and the price, after touching 2 prem.,
slaw at 1 11 pram