The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

MONEY MAREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoos.
Business in the stock markets to-day is again
dull. The English funds and foreign bonds re-
main in most cases at yesterday's prices. Rome
railway stocks are fur► with a rather favourable
tendency. Great and increased heaviness, how-
ever, has prevailed in the market for the shares of
the financial companies and new banks. Inter-
national Financial shares have been as low as a to
a prem., and Alliance Bank shares have been sold
as low as 5 prem.
The discount market is rather more active to-
day ; the rate for good three months' bills is 9 per
cent. In the Stock Exchange short loans on Eng-
lish government securities are obtainable at 4 to 5
per cent.

At Pula to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Bentee opened at
65fr. 15c., being sc. lower than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 881 to $ for money, and
881 to i for the account (Nov. 10). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 88,), ft ; ditto for account, 881,
; Three per Conte. Reduced, 801, ; New Three
per Cents., 861, $ ; Bank Stock, 237, 235 ; India
Stock, 211 ; ditto Five per Cent, Stock, 104, ;
Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 101 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, March, 65., 10a, die. ; ditto June,
18s. dia

Turkish Consolid& have improved = per cent.,
while Mexican and Spanish Passive Bonds have im-
proved 1. Other foreign stocks have scarcely moved.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz. :
Greek, 221 to 1 ; Mexican, 261 to ; Confederate,
63 to 65; Spanish Passive, 301 to 1 ; the Certi-
ficates, 134 to f ; Turkish, 1858 Bonds, 68 to 69 ;
ditto, 1862, 691 to 70 ; and the Consolid6s, 491 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 85 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 601 ; ditto, Certificates, 951, ex div. :
Egyptian, 951, 961 ; ditto second issue, 96 ;
Mexican, for account. 261, # ; New Granada Two
per Cents., 27 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 801 ;
Portuguese, 1856, &c., 461, 1, 1 : Russian, 1822,
881, 1 ; ditto 1850, 331, 841 ; ditto 1859, 50 ;
ditto 1862, 871, 1, f ; ditto 1864, 86, ex div. ;
Sardinian, for account, 814 ; Spanish New Deferred,
for account, 411 ; ditto Passive, 304 ; ditto for ac-
count, 301, 1 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 89
88, ex div. ; ditto 1862, for account, 70, 691, 704 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 704 ; Venezuela, 1862, for ac-
count, 551 ; ditto, 1864, 44.

. .
International Financial shares are now quoted
Ito 1 prem. ; London Financial, 4 to 6
prem. ; General Credit, 2 to f prem. ;
Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 1 to f prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 142 to 151 ; Ottoman Soci4t4 Gini-
rale, f to f prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, If
to Of dia.

Fong o'Cria..x.
Consols are unchanged, at 887 to for money,
and 88t to for the account. 23,000/. in gold has
been taken to the Bank.
The following satisfactory announcement has
been sent to the Stock Exchange by Messrs. Baring
Brothers and Co. It notifies the restoration of the
75,000 doh& belonging to the bondholders of
Venezuela, which were seized some months back by
an officer of the government. Metter s. Baring are
consequently enabled to pay the dividend in arrear
on the old bonds. It is to be hoped that the
govern-
went of 'Venezuela will persevere iu the creditable
policy indicated by this act of restitution, and thus
encourage the influx of European capital, of which
that country stands so much is need :
Vaisa.cLuDent. --Meson. Baring Brothers sad Ca bays
the ptsseure to assesses that cads the dieseling el General
Gansu Bluer) there has hem paid over the theta the awn
el 11,11.151. 9s. U., being the tall equivalent of the 75,000
dolt some time since Ulm under temporary premium in
reneraela from the duties serigued to tie bondholders.
/wears. Bar* Brothers sad Ca are now enabled to pay
the-dividesda diarist Jtdv bed sa the Vassar& tires and
Greenedn.Belf per Cent. Bonds, at the ease of 2 per cent.
per sauna at the former, mid 1 per cent. per annum on the
latter, as speed to by the bondholders at a sleeting held ra
die Stith Jane, 11162.—Leadoe, t 7 Oct., 1811.
The Australian mail announces the departure of
oslyone geld ship for England, viz., *he Clyde, with
42;0001. MAL E. previous* /reported. is still,
however, st sea with 44,0001. lrhescrew steauier
Great Britain, which wee to leave Melbourne &beet'
two days after the denpasoli of the.preseut adviose,,
will probably bang a eossidecable amonot. ler
intelligenee is oxpeeted.to anticipate that next due
Via .811.7.

Tthe failnreis aanouneed of Maws. 13,1 e Cuadra'
sod Co., Spanish snerebants, of St.:Switkin's-kee,
witk liabilities toile amtw ut of about 44,0001.
Messrs. Messinger asdiDesaiugitoff,.eammission
IllektiChallt4, of Mask.; alai, .base also euspended ;pay-
smut. Their trams :Sens wen chiefly Su Um oil
trade.

IY addition to tlse . itgppage.at Ria of 31. Souto,
mentioned in the pick es.of larborday mcning, the
private telegrams rep( ftlim-eurpensionin theaame
city of Mesars. Gomez awl ,Co., Oliveira:and Bello,
and Moutenegro and Cc. The liai►ilitita in•each
care are understood to I maonsiderablo.

The advioes from S) -day .report the failure of
Messrs. Frau cisG iles and GU, mewl] anisionsing totbat
of Masan. Ferenc, Gwyi um, mod Co., of Laudon. At
a meeting of the credit°. w•cif the former house, the
liabilities were stated at 1 611,...11E., of vi a& 73)f ,0/.
is due to English and 07,', 7h2/. to local coeditors. Of
the latter amount 21,926. asicured. the assets
were estimated by Mr. ( Hiesat about 1124,00111.,
and he attributed the st visage to the home ship-
ments made by Pavane G a Tome. and Co. For in-
stance, indents bad been 8 sat home for goods to
the amount of 169,0001., wht ear the total ',hipped
had reached 263,0001. A cot see was srpolossd
to investigate the estate an d asport to a kluge
meeting.

Measrs. Biagio suit Co., in t 'ieaiiippiog rid eeei
trade, had also suspended p vsneut at Sydney.
with liabilities for 30,0001. An .gor to the creditors
of ss. in the 11. was made and re, `ased• '

A meeting Of tht; creditors of D le. J. IL Creasy.
railway contractor (trading as 4, Irwskey and Co.),
who stopped payment 01 the Bt. wit:, took place
yesterday. The following uufav, *sable approxi-
mate statement, prepared by M, bore. Harding,
Pullein, Whinuey, and Gibbous, th. • mootintanta,
was submitted :

Allesol 1 17 2
1,1911 Is 9

To creditors unsecured
To creditors .41 underwrltlngaccounts
To creditors partially secured C13,070 16 4
&Instated valued socstritise WHO 19 b
4.449 16 11

To creditors fully secured—Esti-
mated value of securities
Claims

47,453 9 0
46,031 7 9

Surplus !see rostra)

862 1 10

To liabilities on bills receivable and
pay
To lial.iliable ty on bond for performance 16.9,110 11 3
of contract

10,00010 0

Lees amount not expected to rank
against the estate

Deduct property deposited or re.
tlin" arn security Wiest habil!.
batik.,

By bUts receivable... .

Natimated at
By Debtors considered good
O underwriting accounts
Doubtful

Estimated to realize
Had

60,CS 10 1

£197,04 17 11

11,000 0 0
13,168 0 4
100 19 11 ,