The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-25 00:00:00

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the river, below the @Mime el the docks at Edaakwall, sad
opposite to the ',tomtit Deck matuaulating vary fut. A
few dap dace the wow steamer Hydeapse, fleaOaleatla.
in =wag up to be docked got is it. and remained there a
whole tide, iostanately without sustaining any damage.
A young ratan was sent to prison by the Dudley
magistrates yeelsrday for a diabelied atesmpt to injure the
woo works where be WY employed. He pissed e bar el
iron is the peieeipal wheel el the miteldeary, sad Nie said
that thedsiaep to Meant propszty woad km hese fear-
ful lied it ban mitered to remain then. Fattnistely he
was gemenled pattiagidetrisind protest lade eammlion.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY)

Two oVzoox.

The stock markets to-day are inactive. Specula-
tire foreign bonds and home railway stooks have
suffered in some instances, though to only a slight
extent, from the dulness of business, the state of
the money market and of foreign politics still ope-
rating as a strong discouragement to speculation.
The 'English funds, however, remain at the closing
quotations of yesterday.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
67fr. 12c., showing no change of importance, as
compared with the last price of yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 921 to 1, cum div., for
money, and 91* to 1, ex div., for the account
(Dec. 3). The official business report is as follows :
-Three per Cent. Consols, for mousy, 921, 1, 1 ;
ditto for account, 911 ; Three per Cents Reduced,
190/, 1 ; New Three per Ceuta., 901, 1, ; Thirty
Years Annuities, 1886, 141; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1081, 109 ; ditto, Four per Cent., 1001 ;
and Exchequer Bills, 55., 25., 6s. din
The foreign stock market is inanimate, and
little change has occurred in prices. The
Turkish Loan of 1862 has improved * per cent.,
while Greek and Spanish Passive Bonds
and Turkish Consolidis have declined 1.
Mexican Bonds are dulL Some of the present
quotations are annexed :-Turkish Loan of 1858,
70 to 1; ditto 1862, 70 to /1; the Consolidis,
461 to 471 ; Greek, 302 to 31 ; Mexican, 371
to ; and Spanish Passive' 341 to 1.
sTransactions aro recorded as follows
: Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 99* ; ditto 1852, 1858, 1860,
891, ; ditto 1863, scrip, 1, die. ; Buenos Ayres,
for account, 92 ; ditto One per Cents. (Deferred 3),
371 ; Dutch Two-anda-Half per Cents., 63* ; ditto
Certificates, 991; Egyptian, 99; ditto, second issue,
981,991 ; Greek,for amount, 301 a, 31 ; ditto Coups.
for account, 141, 1 ; Mexican, for account, 38,
371; Portuguese, 1853, for account, 481, 49 ; ditto
1858, etc., for account, 481; ditto 1863, 481 ;
ditto scrip, 11, 1 prem. ; Russian, 1862, 871, 862,
ex div.; Sardinian, for amount, 891 ; Spanish, for
account, 531 ; ditto New Deferred, for account,
471; ditto Paraive, for account, 341 ; ditto Cer-
tificates, 14, 131; Turkish, 1868, 1001. bonds, 76,
74 ; ditto 1862, for account, 701, I, 70,
International Financial shares are quoted 41
to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ;
London Financial, Si to 1 prem.; Mercantile Credit,
31 to 1 prem.; Hudson's Boy, 1j to 11 dis.; rap.
tiara Trading, 11 to 21 prem. ; Discount Corporation,
Bto * prem. ; Merchant Banking, 6to prem. ;
Australian Land and Mortgage, to 1 prem. ;
Mortgage Bank of India, 21 to sit prem. ;
National Steam, 4,1 to prem ; English and
Swedish Bank, 31 to 1 preen ; and East London
Bank, 21 to 3* prem.
. . .

The demand for money in commercial quarters
yesterday was rather quiet, and transactions took
place in choice bills at fie to 6 per cent There
was, however, an active demand for account of the
Stock Etch&Uge, at 3 to 4} per oent. on government
securities. The applications at the Bank of Eng-
land were only moderate.
The particulars are published of a number of
Peru Dollar Bonds which have been drawn, and
will be paid off at New York on presentation.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced
the dividend due the Lit December on the Russian
Fourend-a-Malf per Cent. Loan of 1860.
About 50,000 sovereigns were taken from the
Bank yesterday for transmission to Alexandria by
ithe steamer which will leave Southampton on the
127th inst Further amounts may be required for
that quarter during the next day or two.
The Monarch, with 247,5001., is the only Aus-
tralian gold ship known to be now at sea.
There was a somewhat increased demand yes-
terday afternoon for bills on the Continent, and
Ithe tendency of the rates was less favourable to
this country. The quotations were as follows :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19/ to • ditto, 3 days,
1L1:51 to 171 : Rotterdsin.3 swaths, 11.11 9a to ; Antwerp,
months, 23.65 to 70 ; Ramberg, am. bamboo, three months,
13.81 to ; Faris, 3 days, 25.271 So 327 ; ditto, 3 months,
31.65 to 70 ; Frankfortwa-therlthine, 3 months, 11n to
; 84. Petersburg (par rouble), Smooths, 331 to ; Vienna,
eft do., 3 m00tit5,12.45 to 55 ; Triads, a& So., 3 months,
1145 to 55 ; Madrid, 3 months, 481 to ; Osdis, 3 month,
481 to 1 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.85 to 90 ; Nem, 3
math; 96.85 to 98 ; leen, 3 months, 26.85 to 90 ;
Naples, 3 months, 25.85 to 90 Memo, Naples, months, 25.16
to 90; Mill6llll, 3 mouths, 25.85 to 90; Lisboa, MI days,
521 to ; Oporto, 90 data, 521 to 1.
_ _ _

The meeting of the Hudson's Bay Company, fixed
for yesterday, bad been looked forward to with
considerable interest, but mesas to have produced a
little disappointment For this, however the direc-
tors are scarcely to blame. Yesterday's meeting
has in fact been nothing more than a formal affair,
for the purpose of complying with the stipulations
of the old charter under which this company, not-
withstanding its recent reorganiaation, holds its
rights. The charter stipulates that no shareholder
shall be entitled to vote or otherwise take part in
the company's meetings unless be shall have been
registered for a period of at least six months prior
to the meeting. Now, no person can be registered
unless be has paid up his shares in full, which very
few of the existing proprietors have as yet done.
Even hail the done so, however ,they would palmy°
been entitled to vote at yesterday'irieetz, inas-
much as they would not have been • for six
months previously. The effect is that only about
half a dozen persons had power to take part in yes-
terday's proceedings. The business was conse-
quently limited to the mere receipt of the report
(already published), and to the re-election of the
directors. It may be pointed out that those share-
holders who do not pay the final instalment of 6/.
per share until January--the date when it is due—
will in like manner be precluded from voting at the
meeting in May next, because they will not be
registered for six months prior to that date.
It is rumoured that the Merchant Banking Com-
pany is about to purchase the business of an old
established and respectable mercantile firm in
London. The present is the first instance—but
will probably be by no means the last —in which
the joint-stock principle, with limited liability, is
applied to ordinary mercantile business.
At the meeting yesterday of the Inns of Court
Hotel Company some strong remarks were made with
regard to the accounts, several items of expenditure
being considered excessive. It was explained that
these expenses were incurred by the promoters of
the company, and not by the directors, who were,
nevertheltas, bound by the articles of association
to pay them. A very favourable opinion was
expressed with regard to the eligibility of the site
selected for the hotel, and to the prospects of the
undertaking generally. The report was adopted.
The share certificates of the Lind Mortgage Bank
of India will be ready for delivery on the 90th
inst., in exchange for the bankers' receipts.
The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railray for the month of October were 164,611
dollars, with 252mi1es open, against 24,7z8 dollars in
October, 1862, when the number of miles open
was 60.

A special meeting of the Lagunano Sulphur and
Copper Company (Limited) is called for the 30th
instant, with reference to the bone of 10 per cent.
preference shares.
Mr. C. F. Kemp, the accountant, has been
appointed by the Master of the Rolls official
liquid►tor of the London and Westminster Wine
Company (Limited).
The Anglo-Mexican Mint Company have an-
nounced a dividend as payable on the 2nd Dec.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stair
Exchange list of last evening :

•
lasanutoa —Animas British and Foreiria.2 to • ;
Atlas, 13 ; C,ommercial raice, 84 to to ; laity sad Law,
8 ; Globe, 113 to ; Gowillsa.sol to 1 • 4Rit ;
akeloo, 96 ; Gore Marine, IR to ; Meals. 149, ox div. ;
Peoeldwat Life, 40 ; Rook Life, % .
Oland% sad Coke.—lmperial. 31eve 74 ; Imperial Conti-
nental.% to 6 to 4 to 5 ; Loam, 87. to 61; Surrey Coo.

NNW% 25 to IX die. ; thdia 0•••44 B 1; 68 168 I
Westminster Chartered, 87 to 6; do. New, 46 log I;
WI/441114 17 to 4.
70Doelca—Fmetthse and69l to
to Wert ledis, 143 to I; Loyd" 70( le
et. Haar 70 Thiele* 101 i.
Waterverica—Feet Leedom, 142.
ateel.-Itagettra (or Landes), 96.

ToinAT Evoruia.

Consols, which closed yesterday a! 911 to I ex
div. for the 3rd December, opened this morning at
the same quotation, and closed at 91} to g. For
money the last price was fffif to with
dividend. The official business report is
as follows :—Thres per Cent. Console, for
money, 92/, I ; ditto, for 'account, 911, / •
Three per Cents. Reduced, 901, 91 ; New Three
per Cents., 901, f, 91, 90f ; New Two-end-
a-Half per Cents., 76k ; Bask Stock, 235,
237 • India Stock, 224 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1081, 109 ; ditto Four per Cent.,
100/, I ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864 or
1866 99/ ; ditto Benda, 94., 3s. prem. ; Five
per *Cent. " enfaosd " rupee paper, 104 ; ditto
Five.and.a-Half per Cent, 114.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was is
better demand. The rupee paper remains dulL
India Bonds were dealt in at 3s. to 9s. prem., being
rather firmer. Owing to the somewhat easier ap-
pearance of the money market there was a recovery
of Is. to 24. in Exchequer Bills, which closed at 6s.
to 24. die.
The tendency of the foreign stock market was
unfavourable, particularly in the afternoon, when
most of the speculative securities experienced a
decline.

Bank shares generally were firm. A rise of about
lOs. has taken place in London and Brazilian
Bank. Alliance Bank, Continental, Brazilian and
Portuguese, London and Buenos Ayres, London
and Northern, &nude and Punjaub, and Anglo-
Austrian Bank have all improved • the latter closed
at ft to prem. City Bank, London and South
American Bank, and Union Bank of Ireland shares
were quoted rather lower. As regards miscel-
laneous undertakings, Discount Corporation and
English and Australian Copper were firmer, while
British India Tea and Peel River Land showed
flatness. _ .

The shares of the financial companies were flatter.
International closed at 41 to 1 prom. ; General
Credit at 21 to ; prem. ; London yinancial at 81 to
prem. ; and Mercantile Credit at Se to 3} prem.
Hudson's Bay shares have deelined to 1 11-16 to
1 9-16 din., speculative holders having pressed sales
u n the negative result of to-day'e meeting.
Egyptian Trading were also rather lower, at lihto
2 prem.
The West India and Pacific Steam Ship Company
has been favourably received, sad the shares were
quoted this afternoon, n to 34 prem.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted to-day
14 to 14 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine,
11 to ; prem. ; Oriental and General Marine,
4 to 2 prem. ; London and Provincial Marine,
ear to } prem. ; Univeceal Marine, ii dia. to
inD
prem. ; Commercial Union Assurance, 4 to
prem., being higher ; and English and Hoottish
e, } to I prom.
Land Mortgage Bank of India shares were last
quoted 24 to 3 prem. ; English and Swedish
Bank, 3} to I prem. ' • Muntz's Metal Company,
4 die/ to par ; Gloucestershire Smeltimhtt4
14 prem. ; Constantinople and Alexandria oe
2to 2i prem. ; National Steam, 44te ti prem. ;
Merchant Bank, 6to 64 prem. ; Australian ,Lsad
and Mortgage, 4 din to par ; Discount Corpora-
tion, 8 to i prem. • Littlebamptcn Steam, 3} to 4
prem.; (Bedford (Brighton) Hotel, i to 1 prow;
and London and Caledonian Marme,i to 1 prem.
Victoria, South Australis, and United States
Bonds were inquired for, and rather better.