The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-14 00:00:00

rats on Frankfort was rather lower. Drafts on BL
Petersburg were in request at 37# to td., and than
on all Italian places and Sicily were also inquired
for. The current quotations are subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.0 to 1 ; ditto, short, 11.17 911
18 ; Itivordem, 3 months, 120} to 1 ; Antwerp end Brus-
sel., 3 months, 26.69. to 65; ll•mborg, 3 mooths, 18.10
to 1 : Paris, 3 mouths, 26.4 to 721; ditto, short, 26.371
to 421 ; Marseilles, 3 month", 26 70 ts 76 ; Frankfort
on the-Maine, 3 months, 120 to 1 ; Petersburg, 3 monthly
371 to f ; Vitoria, 3 months, 10.18 to 19 ; Trieste, .3
months, 10.19 to 20; Naples, 8 months, 44; Genes, 3
months, 26 76 to 80 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 30 to 30 06;
Palermo, 3 months, 1311 to 1; Messina, 8 mouths, 1311 to
21 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49f ; Cubs, 3 mouths, 491 to
60; Oporto, 3 months, 638 to 1; Lisbon, 3 months, 651.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares closed to-dsy
at 51 to 61 prem.; Western Railway of Austria, at
2 to 21 prem.; and Euphrates Valley Railway, at
Ito 1 prem. The shares of the Riga and Dunaburg
Railway rose to 31 to 31 prem., and were last
quoted 3 to 31 prem. We understand that a tele-
graphic message, dated St. Petersburg, last Wed-
nesday, has been received from this company's agent,
stating that the decision of the authorities is favour-
able, and that the convention has been accepted
upon acceptable conditions." The convention itself
will be transmitted by ordinary course of post.
Ottoman Bank shares closed at / to 1 prem.;
Bank of Egypt at par to 1 prem.; and General
Back of Switzerland at par to 1 prem. Ci,y Bank
stock advanced 11. Western Bank of London shares
have improved to 3to 2 die. Land stocks were doll;
Australian Agricultural and Peel River showed flat-
ness. General Steam Navigation shares are marked
271, and General Screw Steam 141 and 141.
The Acadian Iron Company's stares were quoted
to 1 prem.; Chartered Colonial Fibre, I to # prem.;
and English Fibre and Paper Manufacturing, 1 to
prem.

MINES.-ISIS DAY.

Two Moor.

Very little business is going forward in home
mining stocks and prices in many cases show a
drooping tendency.
Foreign and Colonial mining shares, of all de-
scriptions, are equally dull, and in the Stock Ex-
change, to-day, not a single transaction has taken
place.
Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in
the Mining Exchange and Stock Exchange:
Mining F. bangs official list :
Drab...rail', 26r. ; Greet Alfrrd, 3; Render. 21, I ; Rose-
terns United, 76; Troweths, 3}; Tribes., 2.
In the Stock Exchange :
Alfred Console, 14, i; Greet Wheel Alfred. 3; Greet
Soe,h Tolgus, 7; Wbeel Trhidy, 21; South Devon COW.
In. I.
the metal market copper continues in fair de-
mand, but the importers of foreign have been obliged
to submit to lower prices is order to rff.ct
Manutsctured iron is very dull (with the exception
of rails), and makers generally have been obliged to
submit to a reduction of 6s. to 10e. per ton. Scotch
pig has also declined considerably in price, the colliers
and miners generally baying returned to work, and
the furnaces which were oat of blast are now
nearly all in again; and as shipments usually fell
off at this period of the year, stocks will probably
quickly increase. Lead continues dull, and prises
are lower. Speller maintains its price, the stocks
being stnalL Tin is flat, and little business doing.

COMMERCIAL AND

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAT.

The sastket is quiet t--lay at the quotatioaa subjoined.
via :—Tnwa tallow, 46e. Batt cash ; Patorebure Y.C. on the
spot, 46s 9d. ; Juno, 46e. 6d.; Oct. to Dec., 46e. 9d.
MARIBT Aviaaosa.—Town tallow, Ols. 6d ; fat
ditto, 2,e. eid.; yellow Ramada, 470. 6d.; aeltad
36a. 6i ; rough ditto, 235.; tallow graves, 16e.;
dregs, 71.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAT.
Mr. E. J. Davis nports trade heavy, and prior
maintained with difficulty. P►ime meadow hay, 96►
to 1065.; superior, 110 e. to 120..; inferior, 601. 111
80s.; new. 70s. to 905.; TOMS. 70s. to 95..; clover,
100 s. to 1365. ; snood cat, 965. to 1.26 e.; straw, 26s to 30..

COVENT GARDEN MARKET.-THIS DAT.

Trade durieg the week has been tolerably t risk. and the
supply of most things good. Grapes mid strawberries us
making their appearance in larger quantities. Eaelirh ap-
ples ITO nearly over. Freeeh ebonite realise hoe. 9d. OD
le. per lb. Nuts me plentiful. Orange. fetch from le. Mt
Is. 6d. per dozen, m from 6s. to 14e. per 100. Large sup-
plies of sew potatoes hays suited during the wsrk ; prime
for than rouge free. 20.. to 245. per cwt. New Labe*
Ntatom fetch St. per dos. lUe. Aspirate. ftoot Corawall
continues to make its appearance. Orton Freneh Per
ars well supplied, as is alto Preach Wading. Cat downs
consist of Helicoropes. Aimless Esphorbias, Miposetto,
Claims Primroses, Cyclantints:Hoiths, and Bases.

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FRUIT.
Pins Apples, per lb., Os to 104 litrawbutles, per on., Id to Is
drapes, p.r lb. is to Is Gooseberries. p bf. atm, At to 46
neat., por dos. Ids to so. tipples, p. sillde..,bed to II
NeetadDle, do., 13s to 10. Oranges, per 100,1 t to 14.
(Aortic., pat lb 1., 64 top. Lamm, pat dos., 64 to Is 6d

rabbadoa, per doses, fd to 1. 6d
Caubtlotrres, ta to Its
Rrootoll, per WWI% la 6d to 26
Preach iteuua.per 100, Is to to
Per, per qrart, Is to ta
POIatOIS, per toe, 30a to Iles
par awt, ta to 6s
lsr
tmprr lb.. ' te64lr6dOs fravar to
Carrots, Dew. u. b la to 29
Tbrulpe. do. do., Id Is ad
Bpleasitator arm la to la 6d
Cuounters, seek, Ild to le Id
Beer, pit dos..
la to k
Rhubarb, pit bundle, Id to Pd
Asparagus, per 100. 2a to /a
Celery, par ban., 6d to la 04
Leak I, par bock 4d to (4

liiael. par Kobel, Ts to Is
bao44 441
Artklarlses, cask. ltd to Id to 4d
!hatless. K Wolk 4d to id

Warn*
11•111%. per as., I. to 4.
p. NOM l.to lead
alto Is Id
do., Id to to
ern p. fd to SO
Nome Bog* pot WI.. to fa
Ilvabroomo.pir pot., to to le ed
Pardon pie Ws* id to 4.1
Mists rens pa batch. 21 to
Marjoram, per knob, 6.1 to 96
29,017. do.. 29 to id
Boa, rem, p. boa* 9d to Is id

Acoording to all appearances (says the Leicester
Mercury of this day) the contest for the representation al
Leicester is already determined. No doubt us *silt as to
the fact that on the Parliamentary Register of the borough
the more advanced liberals power an imposing majority.
The decision of this important section of the community
has bran pronounced In I of Mr. J. Bigp, at a pablia
meeting attended by at least 1,200 electors, among whore
munbei s it ie certain tbat tat st of the active and influential
leach rs sills cause of Ref-.11a, is this town, were included.

The following are the meetings of the Literary
end &triadic Societies for the eneniog week:—Monday—
Statistical, B—Discussion on Mr. Hendrikee parr, on

the Lass sustained by Government in greeting Annuities"—
"Oa the Effects of Overcrowdieg and want of Ventilation
cm Cholera," by Mr. Fenwiek ; British Architects, 8.
Tue•day—Linneen, 8. Wednestlsy—Oeologe .1, 8—" the
the GirJloiy of Varna sad its Vicieity," by Capt. Speen—
" On the Co-relation of the Middle Eocene Tertiaries of
Ragland, France, and Belgium," by Mr. Prestwich. Then-
elay—Bociety of Antiquaries, 8; Royal, 81. Saturday—
Asiatic, 81—" On the Children.," by Bir 11. C. Rawlinson.

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The Seismometer, in the Observatory on Vesuvius,
has reantly shown signs of great internal agitation in the
Wittier of the mountain. Oo the 18th alt. it marked si
points, 8 points according to the dictum of salaatills
men iodicatirg the immediate approach of au eruption.
The comparatively recent date of the inveation of this in-
strument, will not, however. permit us to sneak very
decidedly of its .. teachings," bat as Prof. Palmieri is ma-
divieg a eerie of experiments on the subject, valuable re..
alts may be expected. Daring 'cruel *yardage lately the
saoantaia has prmentei a beilliant appearance, throwiag
up flames to a considerable height ; for the but few days,
however, nothing has issued but a vast body of lurid emote,

BANY OP IRELAND.—A general meeting of the
proprietors of honk stock was he:d on Thutaday, Mr. Joh&
nnio, the go. error of th • back, in the choir. The &No-
tory baying tesd the minutes of the termer meeting, the
chairman read the retort from the court at direct .re, otitis/
that they had resiluid to dui re • dividend of four end
■•bolt per cent., to be paid to the propriet rs of bank stook
for the half year 'iodine a • 24th alt., feels of income tut.
After pan ent of this th ere to slaked a sum of about
23,0001., according Is the estimate, to he added to the rent;
and, ornsidering the rya; city which bed at'eade t the
operations of the bank for the bust fee bait years, t►e di--
rectors oleo reximmeaded the payment of • &lam of five
per cent., feu of income tat, to the pr,peetore. (Ap-
plau•e.) Mr. John Ranter moved, uan amendment, that
they 'aimed give 9i per sect. as • dividend, sad await that
his object was to prevent litigation, because Chancery snits
•rose u•t of the last bonus they gees. Mr. Gregg seconded
the sme ailment. The chairman sold the directors had
followed the usual precedect, and they saw no reason to
change it. The amendosect was pot sod lost, and the ori-
ginal proposition was pausal; after *hell the proe•edLfp
terminated.
Pogue Lisztaiss.—A public meeting of the
ratepeyere of 84. lraaeraa will be held os Monday seat, Is
order to mental' t►e Wilily of the ratepayers upon die
subjoin of adapting the Free Libraries Art, 1855, for this
pariah. The use of the Vestry 11.11 has been granted ter
the purpose by the vs try.

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