The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-23 00:00:00

MONEY HARKBT.-(THI6 DAY.)

Two o'Cuoas.

The funds remain heavy, a vague feeling of
uneasiness being still kept up with regard to the
Polish question. Console havessain declined 1413 to
I per cent., though the Paris bourse retains the ten-
dency to improvement presented yesterday. Sty-
lish railway stocks are mostly unaltered in price.
The foreign stock market, upon the whole is

rather steadier, but the only important recovery in
prices is in Greek bonds.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
681. 62c., being 1-16 per cent. better than yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 911 to I, ex div., for

money, and 92 "sellers," ex div., for the account
(July 9). The official business report is as follows :-
Three per Cent. Consols, for money. 914, 92, 911 ;
ditto for account, 92, 4, 92 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 911, 4, 3 ; New Three per Cents.,
914, 4, 4 ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885,
15 ; India Stock, for account, 226 ; ditto, Five
per Cent. Stock, 1084, 108 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1004, 4 ; ditto, Bonds, Ils.,
' 135., 10s. prem. ; Five per Cent. " eufaced" rupee
paper, 1061 ; ditto, Five-and-a-Half per Cent.,
115, 1141 ; Bank Stock, 2334, 234.
Greek Bonds show a recovery of 4 per cent., being
now quoted 36} to 374. The coupons, however,
are again weaker. Mexican Bonds are unaltered
at 374 to 4. Spanish securities of all
descriptions, including the Passive Bonds and Cer-
tificates, are in fair demand. A slight improvement
has likewise occurred in the old Venezuela Bonds,
while the Six per Cents. of 1862 are steady at 68 to 4.
The Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted 92 to
93 ; that of 1858, 701 to 71 ; that of 1862,
71} to 1 ; and the Consolidds, 504 to
4, being 4 better than yesterday afternoon.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1852, 1858, 1860, 904. ex div. ; Buenoe
Ayres, for account, 96 ; Danish, 1863,
89 ex div. ; Dutch Certificates, 1011 ;
Egyptian, 1004, 4 ; ditto second issue, 1004 ;
Greek for account, 364, 37} ; ditto Coupons, 174,
}, 161, 174 ; Mexican, for account, 374,
; New Granada Land Warrants (Hectares),
7} ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 90/, 4 ; Portu-
guese, 1856, 1857, 1859, 1860, and 1862, for ac-
count, 494, 4 ; Russian, 1862, 93/, 92} ; Sardinian,
for account, 89, 874, ex div.; Spanish,
for account, 554, 55 ; ditto, New Deferred,
for account, 491, 49 ; ditto, Passive,
for account, 341, 4 ; ditto Certificates, 124 ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 924 ;
ditto, 1858, for account, 704, 1, ; ditto, 1862,
for account, 714, 1, 1 ; Venezuela Three per Cents.,
for account, 254, 4, ; ditto Six per Cents.,
1862, for account, 58, 584.
Confederate Loan scrip is lower, at 2 to 1 dis. ;
and Turkish at 4to 1 prem. Venezuelan is quoted

to 1 dia., and Italian, 24 to 3 prem.
International Financial shares are without change,
at 5 to 5 pram., and General Credit and Finance
to 2 prem. London Financial are rather lower,

at 11 to 2 prem.
The discount market was perhaps a trifle easier
yesterday, but the terms for choice bills were not
below 3k to 4 per cent. At the Bank of England
the applications were to a fair extent.
About 5,0001. in gold was bought by the Bank
yesterday.
The Moravian has arrived off Portland from
Melbourne with 201,000/. in gold, and the Swift-
sure, from the same port, has reached the East
India Docks with 53,0001. Including the 108,0001.
by the Dover Castle, previously reported, there is
a total of 362,0001. in Australian gold to be dis-
posed of, the bulk of which, in the absence of de-
mand for the Continent, is expected to be sent into
the Bank.
The Lincolnshire, with 43,0001., and the Glen-
dower, with 31,0001., are the only gold ships known
to be on the way from Melbourne. Some consi-
derable remittances, however, are expected from
Otago, New Zealand.
Advices have been received of the arrival at
Panama, from Mexico, of her Majesty's steamer
Tribune, with 500,0001. in silver, and of the Orizaba,
from Sau Francisco, with 210,0001. in gold. These
remittances are expected to reach Southampton by
the steamer due on the 29th inst., which will pro-
bably bring in all the heavy sum of about 850,0001.
Thursday, the 2nd of July, has been appointed
by the Committee of the Stock Exchange a special
settling day in the shares of the General Credit and
Finance Company of London, which are to be
marked in the official daily Hat. Thursday next,
June 25, has been fixed as a special settling day in
the shares of the Indian Tea Company of Cachar,
which are not to be officially quoted.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week a decrease of 4468/. compared with last year.
The prospectus of the Bank of Westminster
(Limited) is issued. This undertaking has
been formed by a fusion with a project
introduced some time back, under the title
of the Westminster and Southwark Bank
(Limited), and the bulk of the capital has
already been subscribed. It is pointed out that,
though the City of London possesses ten joint-
stock banks, several of which have established
' branches westwards, there is not a single local
institution of the sort in Westminster, and iu the
western districts of London generally. Considering
that the population of these districts exceeds a
million, and that they include the government and
other public departments, as well as important mer-
cantile and trading interests, it is urged that there
is ample room for the establishment of a new
bank. The directors state that, from the
- numerous promisee of support which they
a have already received, they are justified in
anticipating a large measure of success. Allusion
is also made to the desire of the director', to make
arrangements with any private banks which may be
desirous of terminating their separate existence by
amalgamation. The capital is fixed at 1,000,0001.,
of which 600,0001. is to be issued in the first in-
stance. The shares are of 1001. each, with a de-
posit of 21., of which 11. is payable ou application,
and U. on allotment. It is not intended to call up
more than 251. per share.
It is notified that the Bank of Hindustan, China,
and Japan have appointed the London and Ham-
burg Exchange Bank (Limited) their agents for the
Continent, and that the last named bank have ap-
pointed the former their agents iu India and China.
The half-yearly interest is notified on the Turkish
Loans of 1862 and 1863, in the latter instance by
the deduction of lls. 11d. interest per 1001. bond.
The net amount of the instalment to be paid on the
Ist of July will thus be Si. 7a 3d. per bond.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have advertised
the dividends due the Ist July ou the Russian
Sterling Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan of 1850 ;
also on Canada Sterling Debentures, Nova Scotia
Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds, New Bruuswicic Six
per Cent. Sterling Bonds, Maryland State Sterling
Five per Cent. Bonds, Boston City Stirling Four-
and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds, Eastern Railroad of
Massachusetts Six per Cent. Bonds, South Carolina
State Sterling Five per Cent. Bonds, and Havana
Railroad Seven per Cent. Bonds.
The same firm have likewise announced that the
dividend warrants falling due on the Ist of July
next on the Venezuela Six per Cent. Bonds, issued
for arrears of interest on the Three and One-and-a-I
Half per Cent. Bonds, will be paid on that day ;
and the dividends due on the Venezuela Three and
One-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds on the same day
will also be paid at the rate of 2 per cent. on the
former and 1 per cent. on the latter, as agreed to
by the bondholders at the meeting held at the
London Tavern on the 20th June, 1862.
Thehalf-yearly interest is advertised on Victoria
(Waterworks Loan) Cape of Good Hope and British
Columbia Government Debentures.