The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-01 00:00:00

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Messrs. BariOiliroii:r;1111;d Co. hn;;;seeived by tbis
mail, on aoconot of New Granada Dividends, from the
Castan-bouse of Santa Marta. MI. 70. 7d. ; ditto Carts-
gam, MU. ; ditto Sabanilla, 3054 9s. ; total, 1,603/. 16s. 7d.

lizzicur D.

MINIM &rims Brotit;;;;od iio7bave roceived by this
mail, on sooonat of Mexican dividends, 138,133.26 dole.

Dzr.

Moan. Baring Brothers sod Co.'s meets is Vesesuela
advise that they have received for 53 per mut. of the impost
duties for about two weeks, from Custom-house of La
Goayra, 42.087.75 dole. ; ditto Puerto Cabello, 16,471.86
dole. ; total, 58,559.61 dole.
Loudon, Deseralww 31.
The sum of 55,000/. in gold was taken to the
Bank yesterday.
Of the 660,5001. by the Shannon, from the West
Indies, 418,5001. is silver and 242,0001. gold.
The English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered
Bank will receive tenders up to 1 o'clock on Friday,
the 15th Jan., for 18,500/. Tasmanian bonds,
ranging from 1866 to 1884, and 14,0001. Canter-
bury, N. Z., bonds, terminable in 1913, all bearing
interest at 6 per cent. per annum, payable in
London.

The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week au increase of 5,1341. over last year ; the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase
of 2,5221. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire an in-
crease of 5,607/. ; and the Midland au increase of
4,900/. _ - .

Mr. Spiro Mavrojani, of the firm of Ralli and
Mavrojani, and Mr. E. Reslocanachi, of the firm
of Rodocauachi' hone, and Co., have joined the
board of the Batik of II industau. The capital of
this bank is about to be increased by an issue of
10,000 new shares at 21. prem.
The Oriental Commercial Company (Limited)
are inviting applications until the 15th Jan. for an
issue of 2,000 reserved shares of 101. each, which
are offered at 31. per share premium. Ibis under-
taking—the operations of which are of a purely
mercantile character. comprising the receiving of
consignments, the shipment of merchandise, and
the negotiation of exchanges, kc., all upon com-
mission—commenced business at ie close of Sep-
tember, 1862, awl at the 30th June last the direc-
tors were enabled to recommend, as the resulted nine
mouths' working, the payment of a dividend of 15
per cent. It is mentioned that the company's business
has since largely increased, and that the operations
of the first six months of the current financial year
will afford a clear i.rofit at the rate of 26 per cent.
per annum. The directors state that the money to
be derived from the new issue can be very profit-
ably employed.
The third ordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Alliance Bank of London and Liver-
pool is to take place at the London Tavern on the
22nd of January, and in addition to the declaration
of a dividend and other matters it is intended to
take power to change its name to that of " The
Alliance Bank (Limited)."
_

The report of the directors of the London and
Brazilian Bank has been issued, in anticipation of
the meeting convened for the 11th of January.
The net profit on the operations of the bank from
the commencement of business to the 30th of
June, exclusive of the RUM realised on the issue of
the new shares, is 13,5561., out of which a dividend

is recommended of 17s. 6d. per bhare, or at the
rate of 6 per (sent. per annum, free of income tax ;
8101. is to be added to the reserve fund, raising it
to 20,0001. ; and the balance-1,3711.--ii to be
carried forward to the next account. 19,1891. of
the reserve fund has been obtained by the issue cd
3,000 new shares, nearly all to the shareholders in
the Anglo-Portuguese Bank, which was amalga-
mated with this undertaking. The pre.ent divi-
dend is payable, therefore, on 13,000 /hares. It is 4
.
a *very satisfactory feature that all the preliminary
expenses (6,548'.) have been cleared oft' out of the
profits.
It is understood that the capital of tie Mauri-
tius Land Mortgage and Agency Company (the
list fur which closed to-day at 12 o'Llock) has
already been applied for two or three times ~ver.
The Master of the Rolls proposes on the 11th
January to appoint au ofacial liquidator of the
Roodee Iron Ship-building Company (Limited).
The traffic receipts of the Copiapo Extension
Railway for October, 1863, were 8,168.40 dole.,
and working expenses, 4,676.27 dole. ; showing a
surplus of 3,492.13 dole. This is an increase over
the preceding mouth of 768.38 dole., and over the
corresponding period of 1862 of 1,881.46 dole.
As regards the Copiapo Gas Company, the profit
for the mouth of October was 1,803.97 dole., and the
operations were being prosecuted with satisfactory
results.

Amongst the notices of modifications of partner-
ship at the commencement of the year we have re-
ceired the following circular from Mr. “eorge E.
Seymour, the stockozoker of Throgmorton-street :

Sir.—l beg to inform yoa thee I bare today takm ioto
partnenhip my brother, Mr. Henry Wilson Seymour and
Mr. Ranier William Elwyn, who bare for many years as-
mimed io the managers:eat of my bosioem. It will b-ncrforth
be conducted antler the style of Seymour And Conmany.—
I am. ke., G. E. :..4.lwous.
33, Toromwortoe-street, Jaa. L
The annexed notification is from Messrt Layton
and Co. (late Layton, Hulbert, and Co.) of Minc-
ing-lane :

Sir,—We bog to inform you that Mr. C.. 1. Hulbert
ones to be • partaer in our boom from tbi• day. The
blames will be conducted in future by Mr. Jam., Laytoo,
Mr. It. B. Grithtba, *ad Mr. J. Norman Laytoo, Yoder the
firm of Layton mud Co.—We remain, &e.,
17, Mmaag-lane, Jun. 1. LAYTON and Co.

We are requested to mention that Mr. George
Walter Constable, late of the firm of Henderson
and Constable, and Mr. Joseph Wykes have this
day commenced bn-iness at 21, Mincing-lane, as
colonial produce brokers, under the style of Con-
stable and Wykes.
It is notified that the half-yearly div!desil on
Alabama Five per Cent. Sterling Bonds, due in
London in January, with Messrs. Reid, Irving,
and Co., will be paid by the Union Batik of
London.

The return of the Dank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dec. 30, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes:

Circulation issue
Circulation active ...
Public deposits 10,841,991 Increase 575.445
Other deposit.
Government securities is

I;:ijaa74l,p.rum;ot 10,957,330 Increase 196,000
Othersecuritan in banking
depurtinent
Coin and bullion in both

—elepartinenta — 14,362.606 Inercase 146,538
seen day and other bills 560.506 Decree's 56,476
The Rent
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes coin
in booking department). 8,286,575 Decrease =3,677
This return shows that the commercial demand for
accommodation (as denoted by the inerr.vie in the
private securities) has been sufficiently heavy to
absorb the whole of the additional government and
private deposits lodged during the week, and has,
beeales, caused the reserve in the banking depart-
ment to be trenched upon to the extent of 323,6771.
There is a further increase of 145,5381. in the coin
and bullion—a sum which accords pretty nearly
with the amount of imported gold known to bare
been sent into the Bank during the period under
notice.

MAN[ OF ZNOLAND.—As AC
slid lab Wk.. C. 14 for the week
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Koko Issued L25,3,42,240

meant pursuant te the AA TS 1
ending ea Wc.lueeday, D.c. SO,

OJeTru-Lent debt.. C 11.01.5410
Other aecurstleir 404400

126.332.210
SAAILIDO LI
hopeteton' Capital £14..314000
■alo 4131.016
Public Deposits (Is-
eluding Nacho'.
Bev. bulks, Cour
of National

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Bilver

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nuit)
Other Securities
!iota,

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Other Deposita— 13,0'.1.214
levee day eadether
1100,608

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Dee. 31. 1561. M. MAJISEALL. Chief Casimir.

THURSDAY Evriona.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 914 to ex
div. fur January 7, were first marked to-day gq,
and closed at 911 to 4. For money the last price
was 91i to 4. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
914, g, I, • ditto, f.r account, 914, lj ; Three per
Cents. Itsdu'oed, 914, 91, 4 ; New Three per Cents.,
91k, 4, 91, 1, ; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1885, 144 ;
Red Sea Telegraph, 20 15-16 ; Bank Stock, 2334,
236 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1064, 4, a ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864 or 1866, 99 ; ditto
Bonds, par ; Four per Cent. " enlaced " rupee
paper, 95.
For the 3rd February the last quotation of Con-
sols was 91 9-16 to b ex dir.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was fain. Ex-
chequer Bills remain at 9s. to 44. dia.
In the foreign stock market heaviness has pre-
vailed as regards wale of the speculative descrip-
tions.

Batik shares continue to advance. An improve-
ment of ss. to 10s. per share has taken place to-day
in many descriptions. City Bank rose about 6/. •
Agra 3/. to 41.; and Alliance. 305.; Anglo Austrian
Bank shares have declined top to * prem.; Joint
Stock Diacount, British Indian Tea, Crystal Palace,
English and Australian Copper,aud Peninsular and
Oriental Steam shares, were all in demand. Royal
Mail Steam rose 21.; Natal Land were flat.
The shares of the financial companies remain
firm. International closed at 41 to 5 prowl. ;
General Credit, at 2 13-16 to 2i prem. ; London
Financial, at 81 to prem. ; and Mercantile
Credit, at 45 to 5 I rem. Hudson's Bay were
last quoted 170 to cx die., being better ; and
Egyptian Trading, lj to 2 prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
145 tols prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 54
to 5"; prem. ; Universal Marine, * to 4 prem. ;
Commercial Union Assurance, 35 to 4 prem. ;
North British awl Mercantile Insurance, 18 to 5.

English and Swedish Bank shares were last quoted
12 to 21 prem. ; Laud Mortgage Bank of India,
2jto 2i prem. ; We.t India and Pacific Steen',
1 to 2 prem. ; Contract Corporation, 31 to 1 prem. ;
erchant Bank, 31 to 41 prem. ; Discount Corpo-
ration, 31 to 41 prem. • Littlehampton Steam, 5 to
iretu 5 p. ; Cousolida;ed Disoount, re to 1 pm. ;
Gouce.tershire Smelting, 11 to 21 prem. ; and
Mauritius Land Credit. 1 to 1 prem.
There were inure inti.tiries for Victoria Covern-
went Debentures.