The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-18 00:00:00

NONE! NAIMAT.-(TRI8 DAL)

Two o'Cuxm.
Tile stock markets are firm to-day, the favour-
able returns just twined by the Banks of England
and France, and the upward tendency of the

foreign exchanges, exercising a satisfactory in-
fluence. As usual, however, on . a Saturday,

there is not mush Liminess. Consols improved 1

per cent. in the morning, but have since relapsed
to the closing quotations of yesterday. Foreign
bonds and British railway stocks have advanced in
some instances. Financial shares are steady.

There is a good demand for discounts for a Sa-
turday, but exceptional transactions are reported
in choice three months' bills at 41 per cent. In

the Stook Exchange the supply of money is very
large, and the rate for short loans on English go-
vernment securities has declined to 3 to i per cent.,

the inquiry being very limited.
The government broker has made no purchase
to-day on account of the sinking fund, it not being
customary for him to do so either on Saturday or
Monday. This operation will doubtless be resumed
on Tuesday next.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the Three par Cent. Renter opened at

67tr. 500., showing no change.
Consols are now quoted 891 to for money, and
89/ to # for the account (Merck. 9). The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 891, 1 ; ditto, for account,
891, 1; Three per Cents. Reduced, 881,
89 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 89 ;
Annuities, 1886, 14 5-16 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 105 i, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1866, 981 ; ditto Bonds, 10s. prem. ; Five per Cent.
" enfaced" rupee paper, 1011 ; and Exchequer
Bills, 4a. prem.
Turkish Bonds of 1858, Consolid(Ss, and Spanish

Pamirs have advanced it to j per cent., and
Peruvian are inquired for. On the other hand,

Mexican have receded /. The Confederate Loan
is steady, at the improvement of yesterday.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz
Greek
Greek Bonds, 22 to } ; Mexican, 27 to f ; Con-
federate, 57 to 59 ; Spanish Passive, 321 to i ; the
Certificates, 141 to 15 ; Turkish, of 1858, 74 to 73 ;
ditto 1982, 74 to 71; and the Consolidds, 52 to I.
.

Transactions are recorded as follows :--Egyptian,
1864, 951 ; ditto scrip, for account, 11, / prom. ;
Italian, for account, 641, 1 ; ditto 1865, scrip,
11, ; Mexican, for account, 271, 1 ; ditto
1864, 261 ; Peruvian, 1862, for account, 85, 841 ;
Portuguese, 1856, izo., for account, 471, 1 ;
Russian' 1822, 813 ; ditto 1850, 861 ;
ditto 1859, 531 ; ditto 1862, 89/, 1, 1 ;
Spanish, for account, 471; ditto Passive, for ac-
count, 321 ; ditto Certificates, for account, 144 ;
Turkish, 1868, for account, 722 ; ditto 1862,
1001. Bonds, 701; Venezuela, 1864, 423.

InternatiOnalFsnenatal shims are now quoted
11 to 3 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 2/ to* prem.,
ez div. ; London Financial, 61 to prem., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile, 2to I prem., ex div.; Hud-
son's Bay, 15i to ; Ottoman Socidti Ginirale,
11 to prem., ex div.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :—City of
Milan Improvements, to prem. ; Metropoli-
tan District Railways, nto prem., being better ;
General Irrigation of Irranoe, prom. ; and
China Steamship and Labnan Coal, LI to 1; prem.

HALT-rAer Two o'Ctocx.
Commis are still quoted 89} to }, for money, and
89} to }, for the account.
An instalment of 15 per cent, making 25 per
cent. paid, falls due on the Italian Five per Cent.
State Domain Loan on the Ist prom. The succeed-
ing instalment, amounting to 17} per cent., is pay-
able on the 3rd of April, lees the half-yearly divi-
dend of 2} per cent.
The Moravian has arrived from Melbourne with
66,0001, in gold. The French mail steamer Tampico.
which has reached St. Nazaire, from Vera Cruz, has
brought 80,0001. in silver.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
' firm, with a favourable tendency, especially as re-
gards bills en Holland, Hamburg, and Frankfort.
The Paris exchange, however, remains flat. Sub-
joined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 somas, 11.181 to g ; Miro, 3 iv"
11.15 to 16 ; s:ottoman; 3 months, 11.181 tog, AO.
=2 months, 25.42 i to 471; Hamburg, ma. bases, 3
13.7; to f ; Paris, 3 days, 25.10 to 171 ;
&Hos'? months. 25.40 to 45; Pranktort-as..therhfahis,
123 to g ; St. Petersham (pee noble), 3 menthe;
31+Iiinim, aft. 55.. 3 months. 11.60 to 65 ; Trim*
off. So., S months, 11.60 to 65 ; Madrid, 3 months,
465 to 7 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 461 to 7 : Leghorn, 3 mouths,
25.55 to SO; Oman. 3 mouths, 25.55 to 60; Wan, 3
months, 25.55 to 60 ; Naples. 3 months, 25.55 to
60 ; Palsame, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Morriss, 3
months, 25.55 to 60; Lisboa. 90 days, 511 to g ; Oporto,
90 days, 511.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :
Coin and bullion ............ bosun 2615,000
Bills discounted
Closeramsot deposits No 'hangs.
Notes Is circulation Demme 175,000
Private deposits
Advances
The large increase in the coin and bullion, and the
still heavier decrease in the discounts, indicate an
important addition to the immediate resources of
the Bank.
Mr. Richard Baker, colonial and drug broker, of
Mincing-lane, trading under the title of Richard
Baker and Co., has stopped payment, in conse-
quence, it is stated, of the non-payment of a large
debt due to him, which, if paid, would have proved
more than sufficient to satisfy all his creditors.
The dividends on Scottish North Eastern Rail-

way stocks were officially 11321101111 Ced yesterday, an
follows, viz.:—Aberdeen, 11 per cent per annum,
against 1 for the corresponding period of 1803 ;
and Scottish Midland, 5} per cent. per annum,
against 41.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 1,758/. over last year.
The report of the directors of the Agricultural
Hall Company (Limited), to be submitted on the
28th ind., recommends a dividend of 10 pee cent.
for the teelve months, clear of income tax.
The directors of the Trinidad Petroleum Com-
pany (Limited) have issued a citcular to the share-
holden, from which we make the following extracta
The dhedors of this company, in eoettau►tioa of their
circular of the 23rd Nov►mber lest, hen the matisfactios et
%forming the shareholders that the proviened *monad
With the vendor has now been completed, sad with endives&
advantage, that the purchase of the leads sad estates of
the seeder in the island of Trinidad has been redwood to
lees than see-third of the orginal amount. The mown
tine to be paid, by inanimate 'stealing over a perked of
two years, includes sot only the coon d the leads and
estates of Ohs seeder, bat also all preliminary 'barges la-
mmed to the formation ci the company. The property
bang new vaned in the onepasy.the sale cl aelleeltesa I.
the noisy for pavan and other pepar., is Pans sad else-
where, whisk has hitherto been 4,000 and 8.000
tees per asanm, yieldng a pewit el 7s. dd. per toe, will
heeesferth he wert•W ea for the sale Wenn of the mempasy.
Thu diviners have the farther gratifiesties of anassrarcleg
that they ben resolved sense by this mall, that tie sole-
mn! goversiment hen coded to the company all the an-
panted mews portiess of the Pitch Lake. By the arrange-
noels mew estendinto the tUreolon believe that they will
be =Add to any eat the o►jects_ of the company with
ma& yam working espital than was ceiginally eostemplated.
The obiesters coomider that they have noes to cougratalate
the alserehellers apse the meditlas end prospects of the
semposey ; sad believe that with their *media cooperation,
the seensay, r 4.IIIIIIWWWEiII 1104111Shalg. will peeve ea&
meetly suoemsfid.

The directors of the " Telegraphic News Asso-
ciation (Limited)" have determined not to proceed
with the undertaking.
The prospectus of the Dagenham (Thames) Dock
Company is mined, with a respectable direction.
This company pommies limited Lability through its
incorporation wader spaniel acts of parliament.
It is reseeded to purekess Dagenham Lake, situate
below Barking, on the Num shore, and to convert
ft into docks, wharves, Ac. It is mentioned 'that

the only works necessary are the partial excavation
and exabanthent of the lake, and the construction
of a tidal basis, enthuses "stay kc. The dock is
to be one of the largest in this port. It is tug-
g•ested that it may be made very useful by seems-
modeling the colliers which now impede the navi-
gation of the river ; and that fn cattle
may be landed with advantage and turned into the
manila to gran until wanted for the consumption
of the metropolis. The capital is 300,0001., in 101.
Awes, and the prospectus states that, owing to the
company's small capital, it can make an average
reduction in the rates of tonnage of about 30 per
cent. Interest at 61. per amt. per annum is to be
paid half-yearly until the opening of the cloaks.
Another new undertaking is the Regent's-park
Rotate and Pantechnicon Company (Limited).
This company proposes to purchase the site, build-
ings, and contents of the Royal Colosseum, R‘gent's-
park, also other property in the same neighbourhood.
It is mentioned that the ground included in the pur-
chase is nearly two acres, held from the crown on a
lease to be extended to ninety years for the pur-
poses of this company, while the ground rent
remains at about one-fifth of its present market
value. On the ground fronting Regent's-park
first-class residences are to be erected, while the
buildings in Albany-street are to be converted bite
• great warehousing depot. The capital is 200,0001.,
in 20,000 shares of 101. each, with a tint issue of
10,000 shares. Interest at the rate of six per ant.
par annum is to be allowed during the construction
of the buildings. The first name on the bond is
that of Viscount Malden.

FRIDAT EVI2IIIO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to / for
the 9th of March, opened and closed to-day at 891
to 1. For mosey the last price was 891 to 1. The
official busbies; report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 881, 894, ; ditto, for
account, 891 ; Three per Conte. Reduced,
881, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 1 ;
Bank Stook, 246 ; India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1031,1 ; ditto Four per Cent, 981, 99 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 981 ; Five per
Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 101; ditto Five-and-
a-Ralf per Cent., 110.
Indian government securities remain steady.
Exchequer Bills were well supported, at their im-
proved quotation of 4s. to Sc. prem.
The Foreign Stock Market was better. Confe-
derate Bonds and Turkish of 1863 rose 1 per cent.,
Venezuela of 1864, 1 Turkish ConsoWtis, 1 ;
Turkish Bonds of 1862, Egyptian Scrip, and
Spanish Certificates,
.1 ; and Spanish naive,
Italian Scrip, and Mexican Bonds, per amt.
In the market for bank shares the variations
were not important. They comprised a slight im-
provement in Alliance, Albion, London and South
African, Merchant, and South Eastern Bank,
while Bank of Otago, Imperial, and Scinde, Pun-
jamb and Delhi, were fiat.
andson's Bay shares were last quoted 161 tg 1 ;
Egyptian Trading, Ito 1 prem. • National Pe-
asant, 94 to pram ; Joint Stock Discount, 14 tot
dia. • and Ottoman Societ4 Generale, 2to 21 prem.
Bombay Gas, Discount Corporation, Fore-street
Warehouse, National Steam, Universal Marine
and Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance share:
were inquired for. Rio Improvements and Socidt4
Financibre d'Egypte were heavy.
The shares of the financial companies were quiet,
at former prima. Credit Foncier and Mobilier
declined se. The closing quotations are annexed,
viz. :—lnternational Financial, 1 11-16 to 13-16
prem. • General Credit, 2 3-16 to 5-16 prem., ex
div. ; London Financial, 61 to 7 prem. • Imperial
Credit, 2 to 21 prem. ; and Credit
Foncier and Mobiller (old shares), 31 to 4 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined :
—City of Milan Improvements, 34 to 1 prem.
Metropolitan District Railways, 21 to 3 prem. ; Gene-
ral Irrigation of France,l to prem. ; London and
Provincial Mortgage Bank, to I prem. ; China
Steam and Labuan Coal, 11 to 2 prem. ; ltegistered
Land, par to 1 prem. ; Drill's Brighton Baths, par
to 1 pram. • Reuter's Telegram Company, 1 to 11
prem. and "Simpson's," Ito 11 prem.
United States 6-20 Bonds recovered 1 per amt.,
closing at MI to 524.
Canada Government Five per Cents. declined 1
- cent.