The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-10 00:00:00

The first general meeting of shareholders of the
East Kent Railway is called for the 21th inst. at the
London Tavern, and all scrip is required to be sent
in for immediate registration. The report of the
directors and engineer of the Netherlands Land En-
closure Company, together with the balance-sheet,
is advertised as ready for delivery to the share-
holders on Wednesday next (to-morrow). The scrip
of the Bideford Extension Railway is to be sent in
by the 15th inst.
In the market for foreign exchanges to-day there
was no particular change in rates, but there was a
better supply of bills on all places. Thus paper on
Paris was in less demand than last poet, although
still quoted as low as 24.95 to 25f. for short, and
25.20 for three months. On Amsterdam there were
' money and bills at 11.18 to 1, at three months'
date. Hamburg ruled at 13.61 to 7, and St.
Petersburg at 38 to Drafts on all
Italian places were offered at higher quota-
tions, especially on Leghorn, which was done at
29.85. Vienna and Trieste were rather lower, being
transacted at 10.55 to 57, and 10.58 to 59.
Land shares to-day were steady in price. Aus-
tralian Bank shares were also stationary. Oriental
Bank shares were in demand, and 11. higher. Crys-
tal Palace shares closed 1 13-16 to 1 15-16 prem.
Crystal Palace of France were better. St. Katharine
Dock stock marks 1001.
Insurance shares this week have remained steady.
The stocks of the Guardian and United Kingdom Com-
panies are quoted higher. 'rho present quotations are
subjoined: Albion, 95; Alliance Marine, 50 ; Atlas,
221; Argus Life, 231 24; British Commercial, 7;
Ckirch of England, 31 • ' Clerical, Medical, and
GYneral, 201 • County, 121; Crown, 20 ex div. ;
Eagle, 71 ; Equity anl Law Life, Sa ; English and
Scotch Law Life, 41 ; European Life, 201 ;
Family Endowment, 4 ; General, 51; Guardian, 61
ex div. ; Globe, 150 ex div.; Indemnity Marine,
60, 59, ex div.; Law Fire, 41 ex div. ; Law Life,
56 ; London, 31; Medical, Invalid, and General,
3; Minerva, 6; Monarch, 11; National Loan Fund,
; National Provincial, 11; New Equitable, 11, ex
div.; Palladium Life, 3} exdiv.- Pelican,4s ; Phoenix,
185; Professional Life, a ; Hock Life, 81; Royal
Exchange, 242 ; Sun Life, 65 ; Union, 220 ; United
' Kingdom, al ex div.; Universal Life, 451; Victoria
p Life, 51 • Reversionary Interest Society, 106; Ge-
• neral Reversionary and Investment, 102.

Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota-
tions are subjoined :—Ashton and Oldham, 168;
Brecknock and Abergavenny, 821 ; Birmingham
(guaranteed 4 per cent. by the London and North
Western Railway), 1021 ex div.; Derby, 63 •, Co-
ventry, 200; Grand Junction, 7 ex div.; grand
Union, 12i; Kennet and Avon 71 ex div.; Leeds and
Liverpool, 554; Leicester, 67; Leicester and North-
ampton, 44Z; Loughborough, 550; Macclesfield, 56;
Peak Forest, 97 ; Regent's, 16;,161 ex (lir.; Roch-
dale, 66; Stafford and Worcester, 410; Stourbridge,
290; Severn and Wye Canal and Railway, 24; War-
wick and Birmingham, 41 ; Warwick and Napton,
18; Worcester and Birmingham, 36; Wilts and
Berk', 7.

Shares in bridge associations command the follow.
ing prices :—Hungerford,l2 ; Waterloo, 5; Vauxhall,
231.
Prices of Gas and Coke Companies' shares range
as follows:—British Provincial, 22; Brighton, 16;
City of London, 130; Continental (Third Capital)
671; Equitable, 27 ; Great Central, 141 • Imperial,
85 ex div. ; Independent, 46; London Parliamentary
Preference, 25/ ; Phanix, 281 ' • Ratcliff, 70 ; United
General, 201; Westminster Chartered, 39 38i ex
div. ; ditto new (101. paid), 71 ex div.

Waterworks stocks are thus marked :—Berlin, par ;
Kent, 84i ; Southwark and Vauxhall, 88; West Mid-
dlesex, 1131 ex div.

Other miscellaneous shares are thus quoted in the
official list:—Auction Mart, i 0; Electric Telegraph
(A shares, 201. paid), 21 ; Hudson's Bay Stock, 224;
Price's Patent Candle Company, 28t, i ; ditto New,
(151. paid), 181.

Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's express :
Amsterdam, Monday, closing prices:—Dutch Four
per Cents., 952 ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
63 13-16 ; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents.,
231; the Certifs., 6/ ; Austrian Five per Cent.
Metallic., 82 13-16 ; Mexican New, 26/, Granada
Deferred, 9 3.16; Peruvian New, 81/ ; Equador,
4 1-16; Greek (Blue), 71; Portuguese, new, 391.
All these prices show a great rise. Paris closing
prices of this day :—Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Rentes, 104.40; ditto Three per Cents., 79.76. Bank
shares, 2,835. These prices show that the late rise
is well maintained. Vienna, Thursday :—Five per
Cent. Metallic., 94 5-16; Exchange on London,
10.41; Bank Shares, 1,410.

LONDON COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Aro. 9.

Time. Prices as negotiate* this day
Bills and IL Money.
Amiteraus pro S Short 112. I6lstv ... 1111. 18jetv.
Ditto
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Brussels
flannsurg and *Rosa „ „ !loos. 61eckl.. 13mea. Ts&
Pt. Petersburg per relict , 33 Dense ... 371 pence
Paris per t &ion 24fr. 971 e. ... 23fr. 021 c.
Ditto „ 3 igonths2Sfr. 17tc. ... 23fr. 224 e.
Marseilles ,, ISfr. 170. ... 23fr. 2314.
Prankfort-on-the.Maine per £lO „ I 191 d. kr. ... 19111. kr
...
Vienna (effective) per S „ lOL 35ar. ... 101. S3kr.
Trieste
Madril per dollar It pence ... BO ponce
Cells .. /I RI Peace ••• t 9 pence

.. .. _ .
Bilbao
Barcelona. „ „ 491 pence ... 191 pence
iii wreavir
Gibraltar ir
Leghorn
"., „ 291r.tee. ... 29 r. 890.
Genoa
W..e per Aced ~
„ 41A pence ... 411 pence
per ounce „ 1341 pence ... 124 pence
bleeeina
Whoa per mike' 90 daye date pence .. 631 pence
Ne YOow no pence ... 23A masa
ork