The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1864;

WARR G1878.-(THIS DAY.)

Two dOtaaw.

The transactions in the railway market to-day
are upon a restricted scale, and prices generally
are unaltered. There is a demand, however,
for South Eastern stock, which has risen
per cent. Metropolitan continues buoyant.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
Ift to I, ex div. ; Great Western, 65i to 138* ;
Midland, 1271 to 124, ex div. ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 109} to 110, ex div. ; Caledonian, 118}
to 1191 ; South Eastern, 90f to 91f, ex div. ; Great
Beaten; 471 to 3, ex div. ; Great Northern,
127 to 128, ex div. ; London and South Wes-
tern, 98 to 99 ; and Metropolitan, 113 to 114.
Foreign railway shame are dull, especially Great
Luxembourg, Sambre and Meuse, and San Paulo.
East Indian and Scinde stocks are firm. Canadian
lines show no variation.

121 124 id
25 26 pm
25 26 pm
Par Pm
Par firm,
74 76
;77!
106 167

29,000 100 Agra sod U. Ser. Bank . 60-
10,000 100 AWanosLonat lAverpooi 25
10,010 100 Do. New lO
100,000 tO Anglo Austrian
to,ooo 20 Anglo Italian (Limited!' 6
22,400 40 Australasia all
7,500 40 Du. New 2O
10,000 25 Bank of I.cypt
6,000 100 'Bank of London 5O
2.9800 20 Bank of tfunro ,Lintited;: 3
10,000 100 ,
•Itank of Queensland ' 20
20,000 50 !Bank of Vletoria.Austrla, 25
6,000 100 Bank of Wales :Um.)
50,000 10 'Bank of New Zealand
60.000 20 !Rmzilian&Postuguesei 5
15,000 60 ;Knit. & American ExaLi 15
20.000 60 British N. Amelia
12.500 20 Char. Mk. Brit. Colurn6l 4 10
V.,200 20 V. Isk. Inilia,Aits., China all _ .
7,890 00 Do. New •10 - -
20,000 25 Chrtrd. M. of Ind* &c l all ca 71
8,000 100 :City
20,000 100 Colonial
800,000 10 ,Consolidated Bank (L; 4 t et cipm
5,000 100 ,Continental jLI lO , 1 Oipm;
12,000 50 .rant London ,Llmitcclll 6 2 2lpm
10,090 10e'English and Irish 'Lim. 'l5 par 1 pm'
25.000 2t AusLChartd., all .1120
49,00 60 English and Swedish ;IA 10 l 2 pm!
40,000 60 European Bankl.insitecQ 10 ; 14k par
10,000 100 Ilindusn.Chlns&Jap.,,L 25 Si 1111901
10,000 100 Do. New
19000 100 'lmperial Rank, Limited 20 13 IS pm
13.5,090 21 Imperial Ottoman lO ; 9
109,000 10 I.sad Mort. Bk. India ,L . 2 . 14 Ilpm
10,040 100 ;London Bank of Scot. IU 13 ; 14pm
10,006 100 London and Brazilian
6,000 100 lak.B.Apres&B.Plate L 40 I 10 12 pm
20,0)0 25 Do. do. New 24 24 3 pm'
6,0)0 100 Lou., flnr,. AS. Staff. 'L .02 3 I dis
50,000 20 Lou, Ch. Bank at AustrLi all 26 264
30,000 100 'Lon4on and Conrail ;,L 10 14 Ildis
30,000 50 London and County •20 69 90
5.00) 100 Lon. flamlo.Con. 1 8 2 3 pm;
00.000 50 tondo:, Joint Stock lO I 40 41
16,000 100 Lon. nod Northern ;L ,15 '4 elk pin,
20,000 20 London& Sunth African; all 27 Is
6.009 20 Do. Do. New ; all 26 284
10,000 100 london&S.AmericazilLl 7 1 2 peal
5,000 100 Lon. it S. Western L. 16 bilis par
59000 10' Lou. & Westminster 29 eO4 814
10,04 100 -11erch4u1 Bank Lim ; I 74 44 6 pm,
21,019 60 'Mercantile & Zschan. Li 10 1 6 pin
190.0 100 Metro. & Proc. hank j 1 90 64 (Wpm
5,000 100 !Midland Rank "Lim.' 15 1.14 par t
10,000 100 , National of Liverpool :fs 10 • 7 Bpm
14,000 100 ' Do. New
25,000 25 iN.Pro.of England, New 12 • - -
35,010 kr New South Widen all SO 61
8,000100 New Zealand iLhuitedr., lO Idis par
69409 25 oriental Corpora; all ; 62 64
20,000100 Proving. of Ireland
26,000' 20 .Scin,le, Pun) ..t Deihl 74, 34 •pm
12,600 20 , Do. New I 74 -
16,000 23 ?oath Australia ; all' eta 41
10,000 100 ;Stand. of 11. S. Africa
4,460 100 Do. do.
40,000 IS Union of Australia all t 63 Sib '
10,000 25 Do. New - '
10,000 100 Union of Ireland . 3 2 dial
0,000 60 Union of London
POILEIGN OBLIGATIONS.
AIL I rd. 1 RaltwAr9 I 010010 prl46B. 1

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41 43

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47_ 99

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40 :all !Antwerp& MT. bp. ct.
all CapeTowaßl..lo.6p.ci. I
:all Do Sp. cLi
to all Coate= of France 6p.cL—
-4 ;all G.Luzombourssp.cent.l Sf 31
00 all Do. I 1p Illy
100 'all Flavana and Ntatouran 97 100
100 !all I.aosanue and Frlhottnr! 97 99
100 all hat tn./ utalsaltauilla 97 16.1
100 all Do. Scrotal Issue , 97 10.)
20 iall North of Franco 3 pct 11 121
20 all Do. lateeltarl.3lp.ct '
100 'all Ottoraan ,Sroyrua, etc ; 90 Di
40 all Parla.L2o.4.&lln4p.et
20 all Do. New .. 3p.ct ; 111 12
100 'all .Raclfs &A. If. ( Pere.: I
4 all "loyal Awethah bp. ct 41 21
100 all Sava La Grande 7p ct 93 94
20 all R. Atta.ttLoni:Ven 9p 7 soz Int
I°o all Aouth resat 0 Port.7p.e 10e 10t
99 all Southernof France3p.e 111 111
20 all south Italian. 3 per rt !
10 all )1".&N.W.al Fr& tp. 111 111

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Aikantictel lawroaeo IS
Do. New
Boonßer. &C.1a4.19.6
Do. Nara
Buffalo & lake 11
o. Prodereaeo
Ma Ihrsatot
69. c. Bda.ing.l, 1
Do. do. J 1
Do. do. Jawuly 1,, NU
Cal. II &Lawn 69.0. g, 16!
;Cope T. et Dock Op. a. 102
DDenNlN,7p.c.por.
en Bowl g 0.6
ilaot ladna go. I do
I DD
0 tziondon
Do. do
Oland Truk of 19
DDo.o. so
lit rd. Bends 72
Do. 2ad pref. Bonds N
Do. do. deterred 61
Do. ad wet Nock
Do. do. deferred 60
Do. 6th prof. Nook
Do. do. deterred
'Great Wien Penland" Nit
IDo. g Formal . ,
On& of India". I p.. 4312 1M
IDo Do 41 For Nal
Gt. Western of Coaadi
Do. New
Dolc.Pria pay. 1872!
D 0.14 do. do. 187741
Indian Broach, linked
Do. Now
Madras guar. 5 p. caddi
I Do. do.
Do. do. do.—
Do. PIM
Neb. Corp. II per a. 94
• Moab. &Ballots:es
'N.Bron./ana.clo.A
N. I.oCon.6p.c.Ntp.B.
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2.165,8 W St Bast sad West Talc .100 160 142
12.3
St. 10
b Octet Wasting Jock . 2
1,93 k
2.028.31 Bt. eadon
M. Katharine lOO 0 71
WOW iS, St Southampton OO
80Q000. St. Victoria
BILITISII WIN N&

Na IM.

iCsasbrlsa Co.. Gold, L,
Mystics
Clifford natal
Der. G. Coo. (TAMAIE4I
Brakeman/
1= Basset !Mogan) ,
Condon
Inapt Cara Brea
2t. W. handl (Tavistk )
Orarabler & Mt. Aubya,
;Great loath Taigas
Orenville
W. Vor (Halloo)
,
I listed'. Foot
,ltingion Down.
iLsdy Bertha
,U;y Lislaati
Yarke Valle
Itwyndy Iron On
.Natsgeles
,New Iletos
Worth Dowse
'North Rosksor
66001 .. N. Wh. Basset (Moon),
6640, .. North Wheal Crotty 1
0.000 .. ' Prosper United
3.176 20 Providence (U. Indent,
700 .. Boskear Nows4h
612 . S. Caradon ;St. Meer)
400 .. e. W. Prances (111 opus)
920 .. Stray Park
6000 .. Tin Omit
6,000 .. West Basset (Magma)
1,0211 .. Camden (Unkeerd),
5,000 .West Chlrestoa
600 .. West Seton
Wh. Basset (Mciaa)
266 .. Wh. Buller (Redrath)
4.000 .. Wheal Ledcott

74,0001 I
LSO?! ..
12,
4021
8% ..
1111
4144. ..
4000..
4,00

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1,024.
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Ste .. .Wheal Bete
1,000 Wh. Trelenity (Wk ),
&WO Wheel Vales
FOREIGN
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33 35
19 20
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20 21
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34 87
12 14
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35,000 2 Alanallos Ungtoed) 4 I
1 1 pa,
10,0001 10 Australia& 1 7 4 1
_
76,000 1 Don Accord Cop.(11m.)1 all 4
10,000' 6 Braell.L&M.Co.(Ll44 all 1 1
14.0001 10 Cape Copper (I.dialtad 7' 4 44444
25,000 2 CapulaNlver(amlied I'4 dim par
120001 40 'Cobra Copper 1 all ; 33 36
_
10.4001 21 'Ooplapo Jisnllad) II6 t 5 4
_
100.600 1 ,Don Pedro, N. Del Ray 4, 1 # pea
75,000 1 Duo Monnt.Cop(Um•L all
...
25,000' 3 '14141 Del Bey; Llulladr II tes
—, 23,0004 2 ;Fortuna (Walled, .. • • all 34 4
20,000. 20 General I all ,20 12
*ool 14 Kapanda (Walled) I 1 I 4 # pas
16,0001 3 I all 1 6 7 l
-.
10,0001 6 tutansitanlan llinalted; 1 2 a 1
Mai
103,614' 1 Mariquita all ; '
100,000, 2 IL Aureoe Brat.G.lL j ' all 2 1
60,000' 4 I ranolclllo Copper (L 1 1 14500
10,000 20 I,lontelbau4Sllver all' ee 7
100,000* 6 'Port 1111111 p I 1 I 1 11
. 1 Manta Barb. Gold 31.(L), * 4 d-a par
110.,000 1 Scottish AusiraL ;Urn.), 1 dla par
• 11,040 20 ,St. John del Rey LlnL , 15 60 62
...
{3,17a 30 rafted Mealcan Lim; 234 61 71
60,000 1 ,VallansaacsGold:Llm.' 4 1 1101
10,000 10 Vancouver Coal (Lim!' 6 par 1 pea
10,000 1 'Worthing (Limited)
46,000 3 IYudanametana i Llna 1 all. 34 $1
14D3CILLLANIOUt1
No. I 6n. 1 o36ruG/3. I Pd. I CI. prices.

511 1

11,6641 10 Augto-Yealcan Mint sll
00,000 15 Australian Asricul... 19
90,000 16 Australiaull.L4S7l.if: 1
47,006 10 BerlinWetterworks ) all
90,000 6 Bombay Gam 'Limited all
6,000 60 British American Land 44
694.7801. St. B. tt 1. Wt Tat (1..) 1011
11,500 5:1 lletisb ladian Tea (L) 6
8,915 IM4 Canada Company all I
50,001.1 10 EanadiaoLoaretlov,L) t
16,000 20 Ceylon Company I 7
40,000 10 Coot. olAfricanSfer.(L).
60,000 60 CoutuaerclalUtdon(les.)' 6 ,
20,000 60 Cooaolidatol (El 8 I
40,600 100 ContractCorporatloWL
11000 15 C0p.51.10e.,Pref.74p.c. all
10019354 St. Crystal Palace
1110,8201. St. Do. Preference lOO
177,0001. 81. Do. 6p. at. Perp. Deb 100 '
10.000 100 DlscountCorporatlonl
60.000 10 E. India irrig. rt Canal 8
100.000 10 IgyptlitaCout& 15.4.(L t
1179.9741. St. Electric Telegraph lOO
70.000: 6 Eng. sod Ant Copper all
110,000 100 INDIUM' rPorslloo • 3
115,000 10 0, Cred'..4 'Iwo( Lon.ll 4
20,000. 1% Gen. Steam Navigation 14
100,000. 10 Radial's Bay all
150,00' 20 lotenoa.Etuau.Soc. (L 1 b

12:500 10 luter.li.illatiSteasn.L.:
.11.510 S Do. d0..._

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334 34
112 116
112 114
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41 4490,
20 23 I
19 10*
61 71
Me pm 3 id
144 se
If Ilmn;
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1 2pm •
II 12 pm,
1 Ppm'
21 4d
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11 llpm

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00,000 20 Italian !trig. ',l.ks. Car.: 8
1000000! 100 Do, 4p. C. Qle. r Ino all
40.000 25 JointSteck DiscountL) 6
20,000 50 1,4114 d Securities Um.) S
10.000 55 Load.andCaledoe. 614 5
12,000 5 Loud. District Teleg..l ) all
20,00.1 60 Loud. Ftoeo. Al6O. (L ~ 16
20,000 50 Do. New
175,000 4 Loud. G. Omnibus 1.1.(L ) all
10,000 50 Lood..ltalit Adriatic-St 3 I
5,00, 50 Lon e reset le DI 3
Keep: &40 Lond.Prorincial Blanes
60.000 20 Madras Irriga. & Canal all
12,500 20 016er:ties Loul,gc. J ; 2
12.000 10 Medit. Erten. TeL (LS W
20 000. 50 110rcan Creo itAswi.iL I 6
22,500 10 Neal Lauda CoL C. IL;
80,000 25 National LMs.Com. (L)
4 ,000 2.S Do. do. New.,' 24
20000 100 National Steam NA.r.,L 6 •
11,00 u 20 Nerbudoa Coal dt L, 6
100674 1 N. Rrlllan Australis. (L;. all •
40.000 60 N.Br.t.t 11 ercan
30,000 2 NovnBcotta(LandL (I.' 1 '
40,00 15 Ocean Marius Insure) 6 I
10,000 20 Oriental Commer.3.l I 7 1
100 000 I Oriental Gas ,Llmited, all
60,000 1 Do. New
40,000 10 Orient. I eland steam L I
,all
10,000 5 Ottoman Gas (Linuted) 4
1100,040 SL Poelßir.Land.t Lin 4.) 100
20,000 BO Poitusular Sr 0. steam all
20,000 60 Do. New 3O
17,0 m 10 Quebrada L, R., 114..1 41'
10,000 60 Rhyanney Iron
10,000 15 Do. New
&Liu 25 .Itio J. City limpror. (L all
29.750 25 Ditto ditto
1500 100 Royal
200.0000. St. Scottish Aust. Inc. 100
30,0 N, 20 BOe. 1.1.1.0...11:4yp.c11., 6
10,000 60 8. African 11. g In.
14,00 26 south Austnillan Land all
380,0001., SL Submarine Telegraph lOO
1 Do. Scrip all
100.000 20 Tbamentßfersey Is.'L)
12,60 10 Trust itAgencyofAus. L 1
10,000 20 I'. k L Co. of C. Canada 6
110,000 6 United Telew Co. (L) 3
60,00 20 I.nlven. Rutile 10110 ).
25
1100 I.llLier AssAmTeL,LiuL;
'
10,000 30 Van fnewien's Land... tll4
WON. 60 WeetlndintramBcB L 6 I
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great FAstera Counties Estee. 6 pm Cent. pref., 123.
Great West.—Original (B. It H. Ea.) 5 per Coat rodeos.
Prot, 101 t.
lffidLtod Coos., Leicester and Ifitehin 4 per Cent, 92.
North Eastern (Stock. k B 6 per Coat., 324.21.
Ditto IC 6 per Coot.). 32t.
North Staffordshire, 22i.

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( LIMITBD ).-( THIS DAY.)

td

This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the 23rd annual
meeting of this oorapacy w held at the Load°. Tama ;
Mr. E. ANDERSON is the chair.

Oo the motion of Mr. S. S. Etas, the report. which
from • divtaible balance of revenue of 11,2111. 11a. 2d..
proposed &dividend at the rate of 5 per omit., free of teems
t•z, wee adopted.

911 sd

THE NORTH BRITISH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'OLoaL

The stock markets to-day are steady, there
being no news of sufficient importance to influ-
ence prices, and the amount of business being
only moderate. The funds and other securities are
quoted in nearly all instances about the same as
they were yesterday afternoon.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee were quoted
66fr., 06c., being per cent. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 94 to 1 for money, and
911 to 1 for the account (April 8). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 911, 1,1, ; ditto,
for account, 911; Three per Cents. educed,
891, 1; NewiThree per Cents., 891, 1, ft ; India
Five per Cent. Stock, 104/, ; ditto Four per
Cents., 99 ; ditto Bonds, Ba., 4s. dis. ; and Exche-
quer Bills, Ba., 9s. die.

Spanish Passive Bonds oxen per cent. worse, at
353 to 3, and Turkish Consolides # lower, at 533
to 544, but most other foreign stocks remain
very steady. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are
arm at 714 to ; and Greek at 24 to 4.
Mexican Bonds are steady at 454 to 3 ; and
Confederate 1 per cent. higher, at 53 to 55.
Transactions are recorded as follow% :--Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 89, 88/ ; ditto 1863, 894 ; Egyp-
tian, second issue, 100, 4, ex dir.; Italian (Marem-
MIMS Railway), 744 ; Mexican, foraocount, 464, 453,
48, 451, 3 ; Portuguese, 1853, 484 ; Russian, 1862,
91 ; Spaniah, for account, 531 ; ditto Passive,
for account, 351, 36; Turkish, 1854, for ac-
count, 931 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 711,
1; ditto 1001. Bonds, 714 ; ditto Guaranteed,
1004 ; Venezuela, for account, 24, ex div. ; ditto
1862, for account, 604.

The scrip of the Bolivian Loan is quoted to
2 prem. _ _

International Financial shares are now quoted 61
to 7 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 4k tog prem. ;
London Financial, 111 to 12, ex div. and ex new ;
Mercantile Credit, 71 to alt prem. ; Hudson's
Bay, 19 to 1 ; Egyptian Trading, 21 to 3k
prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 11 to 21 prem. ;
Imperial Financial, 51 to 6 prem. ; Credit
Fonder (Great Britain and Ireland), 41 to 1
prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 1 to 1 prem. ;
Londor and Liverpool Hotel, 1 to 2 prem. ; City
Offices Company, 4to prem. ; Queensland Sheep,
par to 1 prem. ; and North Australian Company,
1 to 1 prem.

At the Bank Discount Office the demand yesterday
was moderate. In the general market good bills
were taken at 5; per cent., with exceptional tram..
actions at sf. There is as yet no sign of the pr e-
nure usually experienced daring the closing days of
the quarter.

A great variety of rumours continue to be circu-
lated with regard to the coming Mexican Loan, and
affect the price of the existing Mexican stock almost
from hour to hour. As the real facts will transpire
very shortly, it will be beat if we abstain from re-
producing the rumours which are in circulation,
and the whole of which are more or leas inaccurate,
and confine ourselves to what can be substantiated.
We may state, then, that the loan will be of mode-
rate amount, not exceeding 6,000,0001. sterling,
and that one of its essential features is that it will
be issued are commission. It will be brought out by a
powerful Anglo-French combination, and the pro-
spectus will appear simultaneously in London and
Paris. It will in addition, as we are assured, com-
prise liberal arrangements for the old bondholders.
It must beobvious, however, that no financial opera-
tion affecting the new government of Mexico can be
brought forward until after the formal acceptance
of the crown by the Archduke Maximilian. This
will take place on Sunday next, at Miramar.
To show the rapidity of the fluctuations in
Mexican Bonds, it may be mentioned that prior to
the commencement of regular business yesterday
100,0001. stock is said to have been sold at 44,
and a few minutes afterwards the price was 4.5}.
Gold to the amount of 24,0001. was sent into the
Bank yesterday. The influx to that establishment
will probably continue, though there is a slight
revival in the demand for abroad.
The Asia, from New York, has brought 12,0001.
in specie on English account.
Telegrams from Shanghae just to hand report a'
decline or movement in favour of England of no lees
than Bd., or about 10 per cent. in the exchange.
The important rise previously announced was caused
by the unsatisfactory state of the money markets at
Bombay and Calcutta, combined with a vague
feeling of distrust in bankiiik circles. The expected
reaction has now taken place. At Hong Kong and
Calcutta the exchanges were slightly higher. Sub-
joined is Mr. Reuter's telegram :
BOMBAY, ler IKABCll.—Ezebauge on London, 2.. lid.
CALCUTTA, IST MASCH.—EACIAOTe 00 Loodoe, 2s. IV.
CA:cros, 15vs FraIIUAIT. Exchaoge on Luodos,
4s. 10fd.
SHANGRAT, era FTERTART. —Exebsags on Loudon,
Ge. 64d. Mousy panic blown over.

The silver market was quiet yesterday, at ss.
per ounce. Mexican dollars owing to the absence
of supplies here, were not affected in price by the
telegrams from China.
The decision of the Stock Exchange Com-
mittee upon the question of the settlement
in the shares of the Australian and Easteru
Navigation Company, which has been awaited
with great anxiety, has at last been given : the
committee, as we stated yesterday, have decided
that there shall be 710 settlement, and the fact
that this resolution has been adopted unani-
+sooty gives it additional significance. The
resolution has not yet been formally posted np
in the Stock Exchange, but it may be as well to
state that it does not require confirmation. Yes-
terday's decision, according to the law of the Stock
Exchange' cancels all past dealings, and as it is
probable, from the extreme unpopularity which
the company has acquired iu the market, that the
shares will no longer be negotiable, the advisability I
of &dissolution of the present undertaking, and its
reorganisation [if deemed necessary] (le noso, is
strongly insisted upon by many of the parties in-
termite& The case of those persons who
subscribed to the project without intend- I
iug to remain in it permanently, is one
of peculiar hardship ; for, while any sale which
they may Lave made of their shares in the market j
counts for nothing, they remain nevertheless bound
by their act of subscription to the undertaking.
Considering the additional and peculiar feature
involved in the fact that the amalgamation of the
several lined of vessels which was regarded from the
outsetaa the very basis of the project has not been
carried out—at least, to the extent originally set
forth—it would appear that any attempt on the
part of the board to fix the original subscribers to
their bargain under the present altered circuit's-
stances of the affair would have the effect of plun-
ging the company into a sea of litigation. Au indi-
cation of the intentions of the board is, therefore, I
looked for with great interest, and persona
whose interests are not involved, and who are
therefore able to keep themselves free from the
contagion of the excitement caused by the recent
investigation, express a hope that the course
adopted will be worthy of the high mercantile stand-
ing of many of the directors, against whom there
has been uo insinuation of personal complicity iu
the practices cotdemned by yesterday's decision of
the Stock Exchange committee.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 823/. over last year, and the
South Eastern an increase of 1,1401.
The prospectus of the Sablonniere Foreign Hotel
Company (Limited) is issued. It is proposed to
establish a foreign hotel on the site of the present
well-known hotel in Leicester-square, and to pur-
chase the lease, business, and freehold of that

building, together with freehold property adjoin-
ing. It is stated that the acoommaistiea
afforded by the present hotel is not conumnan-
rate with its connexion, and that, with
a suitable building and proper modern applitakess,
the business may be very greatly extended. The
establishment contemplated is to be organised span
a large plan, comprising 200 bedrooms, and a table
note to dine from 200 to 300 persons. The late
proprietor,who hashed twenty-live years'experience,
gives for a period his services as manager, and has
agreed to take the larger portion of the purchase
money in shares. Five per cent. interest is to be
allowed upon all payments until the completion of
the new hotel, pending which tusiness is to be car-
ried on in part of the establishment. The capital
is 100,0001., in 5,000 shares of 20/. each.
A meeting of the Great Luxembourg Company
is called for the 29th inst., at the London Tavern,
preparatory to the general meeting convened few
the 13th April at Brussels.
The annual meeting of the Oriental Baok Cor-
' poration is called for the 21st April.
The International Financial Society have notified
that all scrip certificates of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany must be lodged at the office for registration
and conversion into nominative share certificates
on or before Tuesday, the 3rd May next, after
which date all scrip certificates will be considered
as cancelled.

The half-yearly dividends on Boston City Ster-
ling Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds and New
Brunswick Six per Cent. Bonds aro advertised by
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
The same firm have notified that the coupons
due the Ist April on the Bonds of the Italian
Southern Railways Company will be paid by then
at ets. each coupon.
With reference to Turkish finance, the Levant
Herold of the 9th inst. has the following :

We await with interest the appearance of the promised
budget. The receipts from new taxes and the auginente-
boo of particular breaches of revenue will, we trust, leave
such a surplus in the Exchequer uto *sable the (oven"-
meat to pay the interest on the Oe•K/IfliLa and to liquidate
the arrears of pay due to the civil and other functionerise
of the empire. We trust the government tell also be in e
position to carry out its promise of withdrawing health
money from circulation.

MONDAY EVIZIIIO.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 911 to
for the Bth of April, were marked to-day 911,
and closed at 911 to For money the last price
was 91,1. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914,
1 ; ditto, fur account, 911 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 891, 1, ; New Three per Cents, 891, 1, I ;
Bank Stock, shut; Judia Five per Cent. Stock,
1041, 4, 1 ; ditto for account, 104 g ; ditto Four per
Cent. Certificates, 100 ; Five per Cent. " en-
faced" rupee paper, 108.
The India Five per Cont. stock was more in-
quired for. Exchequer Bills were list Bs. to Se. die.
In the foreign stock market the course of prices
was favourable.

The scrip of the Bolivian Loan has risen to 24
to 3 prem.
In the market for bank shares there was an im-
provement in Agra, Alliance, Chartered Bank of
India, Australia and China, Imperial, London,
Birmingham, and South Staffordshire, London
Joint Stock, London and Ndrthern, and Merchant
Bank. Anglo-Austrian Bank and Anglo-Italian
Bank shares were steady at par to 1 prem. Bank
of Wales and Union Bank of London were quoted
slightly lower. Hudson's Bay shares have im-
proved 19 to I. Commercial Union Assurance,
Contract Corporation, Copper Miners of England
preference, National Discount, and North British
and Mercantile Insurance shares were all inquired
for, and were quoted rather better. London and
Mercantile Discount, Royal Mail Steam, and
United Kingdom Telegraph were flatter. Victoria
Dock stock Unproved 1 per cent. The new shares
of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal
Mail Company were quoted lj to 1 prem.
International Financial shares have risen this
afternoon to 6/ to prem., while General Credit
were 2s. 6cl. lower, at 44 to prem. ; Londe.
Financial remain steady at llf to 12 prem. • and
Mercantile Credit at 74 to 84 prom. ; Imperial
Financial have risen to 41 to 5 prem.
The closing (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Credit Foncier of Mauritius, dinto prem. • Land Securities, If to 2 prem.
Contract Corporation, 4 to 4f prem. ; Credit'
Fonder (Great Britain), 41 to 1 prem. •, Con-
solidated Discount, 1 din. to par ; Financial Dis-
count, 1 to 2 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 11 to 2k
prem.; National Provincial Marine, sto 1 prem. ;
Central Argentine Railway, to lii prem. ; Mexican
Bank, to 4 prem. ; West of England Woollen,
to If prem.: Warrant Banking, to 1 prem. ;
Fore-street Warehouse, 5 to 6 prem. •, London
Commercial Hotel, to 1 prem. ; Dutch Tramway,
1 to 1# prem. ; City OffiCtil, 4 to 45 prem. ; British
Columbia and Vancouver Investment, to I
prem. ; and Silver's Indiarubber Works, 14 to 24
prem...

United States Government Securities, as well as
Canada Fire per Cents., were more offered.

MINES.-(THIS DAYJ

Two o'CuYx.
The mining market is inactive to-day, with
fewer transactions. Great Wheal Vor shares
upeued rather dud, but subsequently improved ;
the present quotation is 381 to 39k, being the
same as at the close yesterlay. Great Fortune
continue in request, at 19 to 20. Wheal Settles
are quoted 1924 to 1974, being somewhat lower;
East Lovell, 10 to I ; and St. Day United, 375. to
38s. East Caradon shares are officially marked
30
toreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
Tudanaunitaua are tirm, and East del Rey flat.

A call of 10 is to 'be paid on the shares of
El Chico Silver Mining and Reduction Company
(Limited) by the 17th April.
The nuuual meeting of the Scottish Australia's
Mining Company is called for the 30th inst.
Prosper toiled is reported to be looking well. The trims
sinking below the 70 on the new lode is worth 10 tom et
copper ore per fathom, but the east esd of the level is asS
neer so good. The rumpling to-day will be over 300
tons of good quality copper ore. This is irrespective of the
tin ; b,th for the month.