The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-25 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

IrriMVO; A NUL Lt.—Mlles today:—Lando and North
Western. 771 ? --Metropolitan, 114—Routh Baster', 91 901—
North Union It. 159-471 eat Luxembourg. 101 ad —Neut.:4llTbm.
per Ceuta. 431—A1118nm Bank, 3. p.—British and American
I:change !tank, 61 1 13481 r.—Mervantße awl Exchange Bank.
9 8 13.1 n 1 1 11.10 {.l6t 11.1.1 117 10 p —DUN D.vr shsrest
haled at 9 prem.. 81 1 71 1 p.—National Bank. 71 11 —1.77•73.0 m
and London, 111 p —London and lAncaahlre Insurance. 1
Maritime. s p. - Meru:dile. 11 p.—Bsdal lusaranoe, 7 1.16 9.
sellatkital Mean Cempsal, 1-16 4„ d.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Owoz.

The stock markets to-day are firm, no foreign
political news of an unfavonnble character having
come forward, and the apprehension of a further
advance in the Bank rate of discount having been
dissipated. The funds and home railway stocks are
well supported, at Saturday's quotations, while
some of the speculative foreign stocks have im-
proved. Bank shares are strong.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
66fr. 90c. showing a fresh fall of fully 1 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 914 to 4 for money, and
911 to 4 for the aooount (May 6). The official busi-
ness report is as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 911, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891,
i; New Three per Cents., 891, ; ditto, Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., 741 ; Annuities, 1885,
144, tl; India Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stock, 105 ; ditto Bonds, 7s. dia. ;
Four per Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 931; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 113 ; Exchequer Bills,
March, 4.1. dis. ; ditto June, 45., 9s. dis.
There is a rise of 4 to 1 per cent. in Mexican
and Spanish Passive Bonds, and 4 in Turkish
Consolid4s. Other foreign stocks are very
steady. Some of the present quotations are
annexed :-Turkish Bonds of 1858, 681 to
694 ; ditto 1862, 714 to 1 ; the Consolid4s, 521
to i; Mexican, 46 to 4 ; Spanish Passive, 351
to 1 ; Confederate, 55 to 68, being firmer
and Greek, 244 to 25, being dull. Trans-
actions are recorded as follows:-Brazilian, 1852,
1868, 1860, 891 ; ditto, 1863, 871, ex div. ;
Buenos Ayres, for account, 95, 944 ; Egyptian,
1011, 1001 ; Greek, for account, 241 ; Italian,
for account, 671 ; Mexican, for account, 46, 45/ ;
New Granada, 131 ; ditto Two per Ceuta., 291 ;
Portuguese, 1856, dm, for account, 481 ;
Russian, 1862, 88+, 88 ; Sardinian, for
account, 854, 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, for
account, 451 ; ditto Passive, 351, i; Turkish,
1854, for account, 891, 1, ex div. ; ditto 1858,
for account, 681, 694 ; ditto 1862, 711 ; ditto, for
account, 71/, 4, 3 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 72, 714
Venezuela, for account, 221 ; ditto, 1862, for
account, 58, 571.
Mexican Loan scrip is quoted 1 to 4 prem. ;
Russian, 4 to 1 prem. ; Venezuelan, 14 to 0/ die. ;
and Swedish, &di& to 4 prem.

International Financial shares are now
quoted 61 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 51
to G prem. ; London Financial, 12 to 1 prem. ;
Hudson's Bay, 191 to 3 ; Mercantile Credit, 11
to prem. ; Egyptian Trading, 21 to 3
prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 4to prem. ; Imperial
Financial, 4/ to 1 prem. ; Credit Foucier
(Great Britain and Ireland), 51 to 61 prem. ;
City Whoa' Company, 1.4 to 2 prem. ;
Fore-street Warehouse, 31 to 4 prem. ; Lem-
berg Railway, par to prem. ; International
Land Credit Company, 1/ to 2 prem. ; Tele-
graph Construction and Maintenance, 11 to 2
prem. ; 31illwall Ironworks, 21 t 3 1 prem. ; and
Imperial Bank of China (amended prospectus),
2/ to 31 prem.
Business at the Bank of England discount-office on
Saturday was very quiet. The general market was
easier, the supply of money having largely increased,
but, although it is very evident that many persons
oversupplied themselves during the recent pressure,
the position of the Bank's accounts is notsufficieutly
favourable to induce discounters to do business
below 7 per cent. In the Stock Exchange the
supply of money was superabundant, and the rates
for short loans on English government securities
were only 3 to 4 per cent.
The numbers are published of 21 bonds, repre-
senting 3,0001., of the Swedish Provincial Mortgage
Loan of 1852, which have been drawn, and are to
be paid off at par on the Ist of June.
About 20,0001. iu gold was withdrawn from the
Bank on Saturday fur exportation.
The City of Manchester, from New York, has
brought 55,0001. in specie.
It will be remembered that the recent resolu-
tion of the Stock Exchange committee, directed
against transactions in the sham of new companies
prior to allotment, has provided explicitly that
"no differences arising out of such bargains shall,
under any circumstances, be allowed as claims
against a defaulter's estate." It appears, however,
that this enactment is not generally approved of by
the members, and that a petition, requesting the
committee to reconsider this portion of their
has been numerously signed by the
dealers.

It has been notified by the Stock Exchange
Committee that " continuations " shall be arranged
tO-ILIUITMV as well as on Wednesday next,. the
extension of time being allowed on account of the
Hebrew holidays.
The National Financial Company (Limited) have
issued the prospectus of the Albert Insurance
Company (Limited). This undertaking is formed
iu connexion with the Albert Life Assurance Com-
pany, eight of whose directors are upon the board,
and the object is stated to be to afford to the agents
and connexions of the Albert Life Assurance Com-
pany, founded in 1838, an opportunity to combine
the transaction of fire and marine insurance with
that of life assurance. It is mentioned that " the
Albert Life Company has a share capital of 600,0001.
fully subscribed, and has an income from premiums
cf upwards of 260,0001. per annum, and during
the last three years has issued now policies of
assurance to the amount of 2,573,9791., the pre-
miums upon which amount to 108,5581." Stress is laid
upon the acquisition by the new company of the
co-operation of a well-organi.ed system of agents.
The capital is 1,000,0001., in 20,000 shares of 60/.
each, with a first issue of 10,000 shares, a large
number of which are stated to have been already
subscribed.

The prospectus is also issued of the Netherlands
India Steno 'Navigation Company (Limited). The
object of this undertaking is to work a ten years'
contract recently granted by the Governor-General
of the Netherlands East Indies at Batavia to Mr.
H. Oliver Robinson, for the performance of the
wail steam packet service of the Dutch possessions
in the Eastern Archipelago, and tot the navigation
generally of those seas It is mentioned that "the
steam service under the contract will consist of four
principal and three secondary lines of steam navi-
gation to and front the principal ports and islands
of the Eastern Archipelago, centering at Batavia,
and including the connexion with the Peninsular
and Oriental and French Mail lines at Singapore ;"
mud that "the subsidy on the mileage will amount
to 27,000/. per annum as a minimum." Various
other advantages are recited in the prospectus,
which also describes the consideration to be assigned
to Mr. Robinson. The capital is 300,0001., in 201.
shares. The direction is respectably constituted.
The Burmese Oil Distillery Company (Limited)
is likewise announced, with a proposed capital of
100,0001., in 10,000 shares of 101. each, but with a
first issue of 5,000 shares, one-fourth of which have
been privately subscribed by the directors and
their friends. This company proposes to embark in
the Burmese petroleum or earth oil trade, by taking
a suitable factory and works at Rangoon, which is
on offer in consequence of the .death of the resident
proprietor. The present owner is to receive 20,0001.,
one-third of which he will take in fully paid shares,
but he guarantees a minimum dividend of 71 per
cent. per annum on the paid up capital for the first
three Tears.

A special meeting of the London and Provincial
Marine Insurance Company will be held on the
4th of May, to confirm the resolution passel at the
special meeting on the 18th inst.
A special meeting of the Buenos Ayres Great
Southern Railway Company (Limited) is called for
the 6th of May, to alter the time of giving notice
fur calls on the shares from four calendar mouth■
to twenty•une days. The arraugemaLts are also Doti-

lied in connection with the payment of the half-
yearly interest due the 30t1 inst.
A half-yearly dividend of Be. per share will be
payable to the shareholders of the Great Luxem-
bourg Company on the 9th of May.
The share certificates of the Thames Ironworks,
,Company, will be ready for delivery on Monday,
the 25th instant.

SATURDAY Iv= pia.

Consols, which closed yesterd7iTiiictrilor
money, and 911 to for the sth of May, were last
quoted to-day respectively 911 to 1 and 911 to 1.
The official business report is as follows
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 914, 1 ;
ditto for account, 911; Three per Cents. &aced,
891, 1; New Three per Cents., 89/, 1 ; Bank Stock,
240, 238 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 1051, 101/ ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 994 ; ditto Bonds, 12a. dia.
The Five per Cent. stock was steady. India
Bonds were sold at 12s. dis. Exchequer Bills were
steady at 9s. to 4s. die.
The foreign stock market was quiet.