The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

TO TO IDITOS or TER .rasa.

tint,—l gm desired by the director, of this company to
notify to ten that aa arrangement bat been mitered into
helmets this company sad the Grind Trunk Railway Com.
piny of Carla, which will result in more intimate rela-
tions beiag eatabliehed between the two ecenpaidea
I am, AA , THOMAS SHORT, &lavatory.
80, Lorahudotreet, April 20.

The annual meeting of the Madras Railway
Company will be held on the Bth of May.
A general meeting of the Eastern Bengal Tea
Company (Limited) sa called for the sth of May.
The annual meeting of proprietors of the Pro-
vincial Bank of Ireland will be bald on the 19th May.
A branch of the London and Northern Bank
(Limited) is to be opened at Sheffield on Monday,
the 2nd of May, under the management of Mr.
Thomas Chambers, late of the Sheffield and Rother-
ham Bank.

The Master of the Rolls proposes on the 2nd of
May to appoint an official liquidator of the
Northern Bengal Tea Company (Limited).
The business of the Anglo-Austrian Bank will,
from and after Monday next, be conducted at No.
7, St. Mildred'a•oourt, Poultry.
The Ottoman Railway Company have announced
the interest due the lst of May upon their deben-
tures.

We are informed that about 50,000 shares in the
East India Financial Association were applied for
up to yesterday afternoon, while the total number
to be allotted is only 20,000. The share list will
be closed to-day (Friday).
We are requested to state that the City Offices
Company (Limited) have taken temporary offices at
70, Coruhill, E.C.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :

The badness in the London market in AIDOZiODD sesurities
has since our lest been exceedingly restricted. The conti-
nental demand has entirely ceased, and there is no home
demand. hewn Quotations are rather lower, bat bays not
bon isfishatly derailed to Weis barn ki caw forward.

! Subjoined is Messrs. Calverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report od yesterday's bide sales
At_ths itts NAM al hide sales for the year, although a
fairdesesM was szporissimid, the inquiry was sot so amiss
as at the previous sales ; which in some measure may he
attributed to the advance of the Beak rate of discount on
the 16th instant to 7 par cent.
East Ladia.—Oa and Cow.—Calcutta were in fair request,
although the demand wee not so satire as at the previous
Wan Prices were, for the most part, unaltered, but the
tendency was is favour of buyers. The home trade operated
freely, but exporters bought sparingly. Madras and Pondi-
cherry, kn., brought previous rates, The analysis of the
sate is 107,620 Calcutta sew parcels, 9,884 brought forward
from envious sales, and 1,876 Madras, Pondicherry, Ste., in
all 119,280 hides, of which 88,670 were sold.
East India.—Baffalo were to fair request.
Leather.—Fist India was in steady demand. Australian is
mi od mow.. Oporto and Belgian. bought in.
Salted ilides.—Auatralia a were to fur demand, at about
lrte rates. Cape—Toe few offered were all sold,
Morse Bides.—South American : Dry, were mostly
bought in.
Miscoallaseous.—Skise, Russian calf, were bought in.
Glue pieces and hide cuitisp wet • all sold. Bark.—Mimosa
brought full prices.
The colonial wool sales are szed to commence on
Thursday, sth May. The fresh importations up to
present date, since the beginning of last sales, com-
prise 82,534 bales, viz :—New South Wales and
Queensland, 12,131; Victoria, 40,890; Tasmania,
1,588 ; South Australia, 11,015 ; West Australia,
2,079 ; New Zealand, 3,203 ; Cape, 11,608 ; total
oolonial, 82,534 bales. Further arrivals are daily
ex
ileettie.turn of the Bank of England for the week
eadingWedneeday,April 20, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following chauges :
circulation issue
Circulatioa active..
Public deposits Decrowie 142,703
Other deposits
Government securities in

banking department 11,=,%7 No change
Othersecuritisein banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
depaitmente
Seven day and other bills 531.:08 lerreses 1,731
The Rest 3.195,300 !nem", 31,14:4
Notes is reserve
Total reserve (notes k cola
in bsokiug department) . 6,251,627 Drcrease 222,7,53
The private securities having increased, awl the
deposits having somewhat declined, a further
diminif.iuu of 222,5531. has taken place iu the
reserve. The coin and bullion likewise pre-kent
f,"ther falling off to the extent of 337,0981.
Alt:,ough the tendency of the Bank accounts
continues unfavourable, however the alteration is
not of sufficient importance to necessitate any
further restrictive action on the part of the directors.

BANK OF ISNOLAND —As Account puntuust to the Act 7th
sod Alt U, Inc the week ending on Wolasulay,Apnt 20,

Notes Used 44:1;0:5-20

4%706.620
IiAILLIO Di
=dam' Capital 014,653,000
Pub& Deposits (In-
410.300
eluding licheq..
Bay. Banks,

Government debt 411,015,130
Other woollies— 31.40
Oold coin and ha-
llos
&Ives Mahon

L 54706,520

PA2llO7f.
(iovertument

titles (locludlos
Dead Weight An-
nutty)
Other ttecurittoe
Notes
0•14 end 811ven
Coln

Z37,7/4,806
r. MARSHALL. add Cashier.

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