The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

larsaanon. Juan 11.—Lancarlare and Yorkshire, 107i—Tan•
caster and Carlisle, 1084—London and North Western,
Grand Trunk of Canada. ell—Great Luxembourg shares, is
Great Western of Canada, 11 5-18 ex din.—Erfe (ex ameasnient),
nl—Birkenhead, ggli.
Britsunoeut Juan 11.—BusIneat was quiet In thls market
to-day, bat priers were firm. Britannia Mill Company sham
were dealt io at par—Metropolitan Waggon Company shares. at
U. tea. ed. p.—Birmingham Waggon Company shares, at 131-
11hrogaldre Bank, at 4 —Birmingham and Stour Valley guru
won dein la at 84: and Smith 8t affords at 101.
Illanunnwna, Jean IL —There was a good ansekst, bat prior
were rather lower. Eastern Counties, Wl—Grand Trunk of
Canada, for amount. 23 —lllinois Central, 46 d.—lanemhire and
Yorkshire, for moonlit. 1071—M1dknd. ifq—Nortbern Counties
Bank, 4 p. par—Link.' Bank, fj t p.—?fro nasurance, 4 d.

ov Waxman's Cipani, TOTTENHAM-
COUBT-10AD.—ti freehold paoporty, euveriffiirle at the
circular bundles ea the west side of Tottenham-court-
and abutting on the seat side of John-street, liltzroy•
square, known as Whitfield's Chapel, and the adjoining
burial ground, was yesterday disposed of by auction, under
a decree of the High Court of Chancery. The foundation
storm of the church was laid in the beginning of Jugs,
1756, and it was opened far public worship by the Rev.
George Whitfield on the 7th ef November in the same year.
The chapel, with the boo' end girls' schools, formed the
first lot, and realised, after a brisk competition, 4,4001.
The burial-ground, with froetagee to the Tottenham-apart-
reed and Jobs-street, was divided into six lots, and brought
altogether 1,5651. It was rumoured at the conclusion of
the sale that the purchaser of the property prepense to
erect a Rais.hall on an extensive scale on the site el the
chapel.

MONBY MABIEBT.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Csocw.

The weekly Court at the Bank of England has
broken up without raising the rate of discount,
yet, although an alteration seems to have been
rather generally anticipated, there is no im-
provement in the funds. Console are quoted the
same as they closed yesterday. The other markets
are steady, but there is still a general deficiency of
business. The arrangement of the fortnightly ac-
count in shares and foreign stocks continues to en-
gage attention. English railway stocks, in some
instances, are a little firmer.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 68fr. 82c., being about the same as yes-
terday.

Turkish Loan scrip is quoted 21 to 3 prem. ;
Egyptian, lit to 11 prem. ; and Russian, I to 1
prem•

Consols are officially marked 914 and 4, ex
div., for money, and 911 ex div., for the account.
The present quotations are 914 to for cub, and
911 to 4 for July 10. The official business report
is as follows :—Bank Stock, 236 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 914, 4, ; New Three per Cents., 914, 4,
; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 15 5-16 ; India
Stock, 231; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1074,
; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1883, 991 ;
ditto 1864,994 ; ditto Bonds, 20e. prem. ; Five per
Cent. " enfued " rupee paper, 1034 ; ditto Five-
and-a-Half per Cent., 1091 ; Exchequer Bills, 55.,
23. prem.
There is little change in foreign stocks. Mexican
and Italian bonds and the Spanish Certificates are
all dull, at the late decline. The Turkish Loan
of 1864 is quoted 824 to 4, and that of
1858, 70 to 4. The tone of this department is not
favourable. Transactions are reoorded as fol-
lows :—Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 1001 ; Egyp-
tian Seven per Cents. (scrip), 14 prem. ; ditto paid-
up Scrip, 844, 834 ; Italian Five per Cents.,
711, 1 (exchange 25fru) ; Mexican Three per
Cents., 31, ; ditto, for account, 311 ;
Por-
tuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 464 ; Russian
Five per Cents., 1862 paid-up scrip, 931 ; Spanish
Three per Cents., 541 ; the Committee's Certificates,
9, 81 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1868, 70 ; ditto for
account, 70, 4 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1862 (scrip),
21, 3 prem. ; ditto paid-up Scrip, 704, 1, 4.
The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies,
with 215,0001. in specie ; and the Latona, from
Melbourne, with 30,0001.

The course of the Vienna exchaage continues to
indicate a decided improvement in the Austrian
currency. The quotation has fallen to 127.80.
_ _

The issue of coupons has been considered a great
improvement on the old practice of making holders
apply at the Exchequer for the half-yearly interest
on Exchequer Bills : those on the last issue of June
bills fell due yesterday. The new mode saves the
time of both the borrowers and the lenders. It is
urged, however, that an additional improvement
would be gained if the amount of interest were
stated on the coupons, as is customary with those
on railway debentures, &c., from which govern-
ment have evidently taken the new arrangement.

Theundermentioitedgold ships are now on theway
from Australia to this country, viz. :—The Imtona
(oat 110 days), with 30,0001. ; Agincourt (87 days),
with 125,0091. ; Dover Castle (75 days), with
84,5001. ; Suffolk (62 days), with 142,0 ML ; For-
mosa (60 days), with 52,0001. ; Marco Polo (53
days), with 43,500/. • the SWUM (153 days),
with 112,0001. The aggregate is 689,0001., of which
only about 150,0001. is yet due.
Some excitement prevailed at Lloyd's yesterday
upon the receipt of intelligence that the Federal
war ships have captured the steamers Stettin, Fox,
and Swan, and the ships Agnes, 11. Ward, Governor
Morton, and Magnolia. Of these vessels the only
one from England is the Stettin, which was cap-
tared off Charleston bar. It being understood
that an attempt would be made to enter one of the
Confederate porta, the premium of insurance upon
the Stettin previous to her departure from this
country ranged from 15 to 25 guineas per
oent. With regard to the steamer Circas-
sian, news of whose capture was received a
short time back, we are informed that the premium
on the cargo varied from 20 to 40 guineas per cent,
and was to cover transhipments and risk of break-
ing the blockade in any port in America. This
risk—namely, that of breaking the blockade—has
been insured against in so many instances in this
country, that some persons apprehend difficulties
between our government and that of America.
Probably about 20 ships and cargoes have been
insured at Lloyd's. The difficulty of putting
a stop to this illegal kind of business
would be considerable, since such transactions
are entered into as private speculations, and
government could have no information respecting
them through the Stamp-office, or otherwise. The
policies are of course stamped, but, as they would
be clearly illegal and the stamps useless did they
apply simply to breaking the blockade, evasions are
resorted to. The destination of a ship to any block-
aded port in particular is not specially expressed,
although that possible contingency is named in the
policy. It cannot be made too widely known that
all persons who, whether openly or secretly, violate
the rights of neutrality and her Majesty's proclama-
tion, forfeit all claim to the protection of their
government under any contingency that may arise.
Telegrams received last night announce a terrible
fire at St. Petersburg. Large warehouses and shops
covering several acres have been destroyed. The
loss, according to some accounts, is little less than
a million sterling, but it is to be hoped that this
will prove to be over-estimated.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows an increase of 9,048/., the receipts
this year including those of Whit Sunday ; the
Lancashire and Yorkshire, a decrease of 4,2311. ;
the Great Northern, an increase of 3,1441. ; and
the Great Western, an increase of 7,7911.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 30th ult. were
8,606/. sterling, being 1,6531. more than in the
corresponding week of last year.
At the meeting yesterday of the African Steam-ship
Company, a dividend for the half-year ending April
last at the rate of seven per cent per annum, free
of income tax, was declared, the directors' report
being adopted.
The preparations yesterday for Friday's settlement
in the British railway market showed only a very
moderate supply of stock. Lancashire and York-
shire and Great Northern stocks were scarce, while
Caledonian and Great Western were comparatively
well supplied. The following were the terms at
the close of business :
London and North Western I to t per cent. " con-
stock Mulattos."
Great Western
nuation."
Midland

Lancashire and Yorkahire i per cent. " backwards-
tion."
Caledonian
-percent. "continuation."

Gnat Northern i6 to i per Vest " bask-
wardation."
Sorstla Eastern ... i to } per cent. " °nations-
tion."
Subjoined are the quotations of ins Pa.
dock, and other shares, as given in the last
Exchange list :

lnamance. —Albert Yadkin Life and Family Endow.
ment, 2i ;animas British and Forams, 14 ; Commercial
Union, 20 • Crown, 24; Magla, 74 ; Guarasa, 524 ; Is-
demnity darine, 166 Lorna% 44 ; London arid Provincial
Marine, 2 ; 106 to 106 ; Mereastile Fire, 34 One..
Manse, 134 to 133 ; Pbcenix. 140 ex div. ; Book Life, 8 ;
Manus and Mereff Marine, 34.
Ges Light and —City of London A,274 ; ditto New,
7 ; Equiteble, 84 ; Imperial, 83; ditto New, 68 ; Loader.,
714 ; United General, 26.
Balm—Fiat and West WI., 133 ; London, 67 ; 81.
Est/arise, 574 to 564 to 564.
Waterworks. ; Grad Junction, 734 ; Lam-
bent, 10B; Southwark and Vauxhall, 12.7 y.
Oman.— Walla and Barks, 4 ex div.

With reference to the market for American Se-
curities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as fol-
lows :

Bow our but of this day week, the market is Leaden
for American Securities remained very heavy, and low rates
ware in Many instances submitted to. Erie Thirds toothed
81, and New York Central 7 per Cent., 1864, 821. Illinois
Shares declined to 474 discount_ and Erie Shares to 31,
whilst Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds were done as low as 47.
On Monday, on receipt of telegrams from New York to
the 29th ult., some important purchases were made, and
the character of the market decidedly improved. Today
the improvement has made further progress, the market
closing firm at the quotations, with an active inquiry for
almost all dame of securities. The demand is chiefly as
heretofore, for shipment to America ; there are, however,
some buyers of Illinois and Erie Shares, for home account.
Itis somewhat singular that the purchases by the English
public should almost be exclusively coughed to these two
stocks, paying DO dividends, whilst such stocks as the
Pennsylvania Central sod New York Central Railroads,
paying apparently a minimum dividend of 6 to 8 per cent.
on the stock at per, and whose returns exhibit a vast increase
over those of last year, are comparatively neglected.
The advises from Victoria speak in enconragmg
terms of the project for a lino of steamers to Eng-
land. The active support of the colonial govern-
ment seems to be fully anticipated.
The Hasty has arrived from China with
161,400 the. of tea.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Console, which cloitiesterday at 914, ex div.,
for the 10th July e,
and closed at 911, ' sellers." For money the last
price was 911 to 1 The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
914, 4,4, ex div. ; ditto for account (July 10), 914,
t, I, ex div. • Bank Stuck, 234, 235 ; Three per
Cents. ReduCed, 914, 4, 4 ; New Three per Cents.
914, ; India Five per Cent. stock. 1074, 4,
ditto Four per Cent. debentures, 1864, 100,
ditto 18,141 or 1866, 100, 994 ; Five per Omit.,
"refaced" rupee paper, 1034 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cent., 1091, 4.
_ . _

The India Five per beat. Stock remains at 1.071
to }, as div. The rupee paper wee again inquired
for.

Increased business prevailed in the market for
Exchequer Bills, owing to the rise in the value of
money. Bales were made as low as par, and the
closing quotation was 2s. to 7s. prem.
The *woad general meeting of the Babia Gas
Company is called for the 24th inst.