The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-23 00:00:00

increase of 2,800/. ; and the North Eastern, an in-
crease of 3,7981.
The Mediterranean Hotel Company (Nice/ hays
given notice that the hotel is now open for the
reception of visitors.
A call of 21. 10a. is to be paid upon the shares in the
Lai_igham Hotel Company by the 30th November.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Bois de Boulogne Hotel and Land Company
will be closed on Monday next for London, and as
Tuesday for the country.
The colonial wool sales are fixed to commence oa
Thursday, the sth November. The fresh importa-
tions up to the present date, since the beginning of
last sales, comprise 54,850 bales, viz. : New South
Wales and Queensland, 10,207 ; Victoria, 4,282
Tasmania, 1,302 ; South Australia, 808 ; West
Australia, 970 ; New Zealand, 14,933 ; total Aus-
tralasian, 32,392 ; Cape of Good Hope, 22,468 ; total
colonial, 54,850 bales. In addition to the above, it
is estimated (observes Messrs. R. Dutton and Son)
that there are about 8,000 bales Australian wool
I held over from the last sales.
Subjoined is Means. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's bide sales :
At the twentieth series of hide sales for the yearLW
demand was experienced, and full priors were n
East and Cow : Calcutta were in good request,
both the hems trod, and exporters operating freely, sad
fall prices were obtained for all ducriptioos; heavy ave-
rages selling, in some flirtatious, at higher prices. Mediu.
Bombay, &a, sold well. The analysis of the sales is 109,182
Calcutta sew parcels, 44,496 brought forward from former
sales, and 12,429 Madras, Bombay. to., in all 168,684 hider,
of which 131,569 were sold. East India.—Buffalo were Well
competed for, and realised full prices. loather.—East
Indian was in limited request. Australian sold well.
Belted Hides.—Australian were in good demand, and realised
'late rater. Caps sold well. South American bmaght fair
frices. Dry and Drysalted Bids..—West Coast brought
ate rates. Mauritius sold at fair prices. Bone Hideo.—
South American Dry were ia fair request, and all sold.
iliscellaneous.—Burk : Mimosa was in good demand, sad
realised improved rates. Wows was all sold. Skies:
Kangaroo are dull of sale.
The following report of the public sales of silk is
from the circular of Messrs. Durant and Co., dated
yesterday
The psi kidical public galas commenced yesterday, and are
concluded. The quantity offered was 2,290 Wei. Bengal,
4,500 bales China. 1,000 bales Japan, and 400 bales Cantor
silk. The whole, or nearly so, was allowed to pass wittiest
bidding, but some few scull parcels have been taken by
private contract. In the general market the demand is
comparatively limited—the advance in prices reported is
our circular of the Bth instant and the extreme firmness a
holders having materially checked business. The deliveries
are_proosedieg at about the rate of last month.
The ship Filaileer has been engaged for the con-
veyance of government emigrants from Plymouth
to Adelaide.

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Thereturn of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Oct. 21, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation tome 08,577,245 Increase 1:39,310
Circulation active ... 22,077,365 Diereses ra,uss
Public deposit' 4,437,835 Decrease 178,217
Other deposits ' 15,271,262 Decrease 1,084556
Government securities in

booking Tepartle t 7 10,94.5,363 No eltar.p
Othersecurities in booking
department
Coin sod bullion is both

departments 14,645,269 ISCIVIII• 74,666
Seven day and other bills 747,101 Increase 22,964
The Rest

Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes &coin
in banking &nutmeat). 7,217,904 Increase 133,843
As usual upon the payment of the dividends, a
large amount of advances has been repaid to the
Bank, but, on the other hand, there have been some
heavy withdrawals of deposits bybankers and othess.
Nevertheless, the reserve presents, on balanoe, a
small increase. The addition to the coin and bul-
lion is much below what might have been koked for
considering that during the week under notice the
imported gold purchased by the Bank exceeded by
upwards of 300,0001. tho ascertained withdrawals
for exportation. It is to be inferred that a portion
of the large deficiency has been carried away by As
receivers of the dividends.

BANK OF KNGLAND.—As ACCOIESS pennant to tba Ad Me
and 6{h Vie, 0. ta. toe the wed ending oe W e.ineou,y, Od It.
WM

Notes lamed. L46,5i7,416 Governiiebt debt.. 111,0143 N
lOther eseerlties LUUS
Ocdd coin and bul-

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lion
Invez bunion

£48.577.443
WILDS DI
Proprietors' Capital 5_14,663,000
tart
Public Depodts (In-
cluding Ezcheq
Say. Bank; Com-
mis. 01 National
Debt, and Div.
Aida.) 4,437,836
Other Deposita. 18,271,204
Seven do) andothor
/Sills 747,101

5.26,577,111