The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Great Northern 5 per cent., reclean. at 10 per cent. pui.,
[O6 d.

--London and Brighton, 5 per cent. guaranteed stack
108.

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MONEY MAR,Md-70a101 part)

REDUCTION 113011,14A7K DIMS 0?
Two o'Cizoos.
The directors of the Rank of England, at their
weekly court to-day, have reduced the minimum
rate of discount from sto per mg.

This marine, aided by a purchase of 30,0001.
New Three per Cent. Stook by the government
broker, has caused an improvement of 1-16 to I per
cent. in the funds, and bas induced, perhaps, a
somewhat steadier feeling in other depart-
ments of the Stock Exchange, but there is
no general movement of any importance in prices.
Foreign stocks are steady, but home railways con-
tinue dull, and in one or two cases are again rather
lower to-day. Alliance Bank shares, however,
are improving in price.

There is no increase in the demand for discounts
to-day, although the Bank rate has been
lowered and the supply of money is smaller, in
consequence of loans to a large extent having been
supplied to the Stock Exchange, at 44 per cent.
The best three months' bills are taken at 44 per
cent., the !educed minimum at the Bank.
The joint stock banks have reduced their terms
for money on deposit from 4to 34 per cent. The
discount establishments now allow 34 per cent. for
money at call, 34 at seven days' notice, and 4 at
fourteen days' notice, showing a decline of 4 per
cent. in Mah case.
At Paths to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rents opened at
67fr. 80c.,,being Sc. better than yesterday.
Consols ire now quoted 884 to 89 for money, and
89 for the account (March 9). The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 88i, 4, 89, 884 ; ditto for account, 89, 884 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 87, 864, 874, ex div.
New Three per Cents., 87, 4, 864, 874, ex div. ; New
Two-m(l4'4la, per Cents., 71; Bank Stock, 246,
248 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1034, 4, 4 ; Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper,
1024, 1014, 1024 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent.,
109 ; and Exchequer Bills, 35., Bs., 6a. prem.
Foreign stocks are steady. Turkish Bonds of
1862 and the Coneolidis have improved 4 per
cent. There is also a recovery in Ve-
nezuela Bonds, especially those of 1864.
Some of the present quotations are annexed,
viz.:-Greek Bonds, 204 to 214 ; Mexican, 264 to
; Confederate, 48 to 50, ex div. and drawing ;
Spanish Passive, 324 to 4 ; the Certificates,
154 to 4 ; Turkish, of 1858, 70 to 704, ex div.; ditto
1862, 714 to 4 ; and the Consolid4s, 524 to 63.

Transactions are recorded as follows :—Belgian Four ,
and-a-Half per Cents. ,100/. ; Equador, 114; do. Provi•
sional Land Warrants, 21; Rgyptian,lB64, 95 ; Greek,
204, 21 ; Italian, 1865, 751; Mexican, 1862, 251;
New Granada, 121, 114 ; ditto Deferred, 61 ; ditto
Land Warrants (Hectares), 21 ; Portuguese, 1856,
kc., 474 ; ditto for hoot., 471 ; Russian, 1864, 901,
91 ; Sardinian, for account, 76 ; Spanish,
for account, 471 ; ditto Passive, for ac-
count, 321 ; ditto, Certificates, for account,
151; Turkish, 1858, for account, 701, ex div. ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 73, ex div. ; ditto 1862, for ac-
count, 711; ditto 100/. Bonds, 711 ; Venezuela, for
account, 181 ; ditto 1864, 40f, 414.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to 11 prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 1/
to 21 prem., ex div. ; London Financial, 61 to
prem., ex div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 11 to 2 prem.,
ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 164 to 1 ; Ottoman Soci6t4
Gebnirale, 2 to I prem., ex div.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined :--City of
Milan Improvements, 34 to 41 prem. ; Metropoli-
tan District Railways, 3f to 4 prem. ; China
Steamship and Labuan Coal, 11 to 01 dis. ; Rio
Janeiro Goa, par to 1 prem. ; West London Docks
and Warehouses, 4to 1 prem. ; and Varna Rail-
way, 24 to 1 prem.

Foos o'CLoce..
Consols are unchanged, at 88i to 89 for money,
and 89 for the account. No gold operations are
reported at the Bank.
The City of London, from New York, has
brought 12,0001. in specie.
The steamer La Plata, for the West Indies, will

take to-day 19,8001. in gad and 4801. in silver:
The bidding. for 30,00,000 rupees (300,0000 in
bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of
England. The proportions allotted were—To Cal-
cutta, 17.26,000 rupees ; to Bombay, 12,00,000
rupees ; and to Madrsa, 74,000 rupees. The
minimum price was as before, viz., ls. lid. on
Calcutta and Madras, and la. llid. on Bombay.
Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. I.lld. will
receive about 17 per cent., and on Bombay at
ls. about 41 per cent. ; above these prices in
The tendency of the silver market was rather
firmer yesterday, owing to the increased demand for
the government bills on India, combined with the
unsatisfactory character of the financial advioes
from Calcutta. It is thought by some that there is
some prospect of the goverment drawings on India
being diminished or altogether stopped ; this would
probably omission larger shipments of silver from
England.
Another great scientific triumph has jtud been
accomplished. The telegraph between India and
Europe has been completed. As early as 8.25 a.m.
yesterday, a telegram dated Kumasi, (India),
Tuesday, reached London, announcing that the line
has been opened throughout. One of the first an-
nouncements is to the effect that the ship Warrior
sailed from Kurrachee on Tuesday for Liverpool.

It is to be hoped there will be no impediment in
the communication, and that commerce will derive
uninterrupted advantage from this latest and most
remarkable achievement of the present age of pro-
gress.
The Great Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 7921. over last year ;
the London and South Western an increase of
1,6591.; the Great Northern an increase of 3,0031. ;
the London and North Western an increase of
1,9611.; the GrestWestern an iocresseof 2,8781. ; and

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Consols, which closed yesterday at ssi to 89
for the 9th instant, opened and closed to-day
at this quotation' after being temporarily offered
in the interval at 881. For money the last price
was aq toj. f. The official business report is m
follows :—hree per Cent. Consola, for money,
8111,80, 884, 4, f ditto for amount, 881;
Three per Centil:' /Reduced, 884, 3, ; New
Three per Cents.,. 884, 4,1, ; Annuitie, 1885,
14 7-16 ' • Bank 'Stook, 248, Rl6 ; India Five
w• Cent Stock, 1031 ; ditto Four per Cent., 981,
091 ; Four per Cent " enlaced " rupee paper, 894 ;
ditto Five-ard-spHalf per Cent., 109.
Foreign stocks were heavy. Venezuelan showed
extreme depression, owing to the very unsatisfactory
character of the advioss by the present packet The
loans of 1862 and 1864 fell 3 per cent. ; the latter
—a Six per Cent. stock—now commands only 39
per cent The fall in the Old Bonds was 1 per
cent. There was also a reduction of t in Greek, I
in 18rezican, 1 in Peruvian, and 1 in Spanish
Passive.

Alliiin re Bank sham were again inquired for,
and rose 10s., closing at S to 9t prem. Other
bank shares were dull. A reduction was quoted
in East London, Bank of Hindustan, Eugliak,
Scottish and Australian Chartered, Midland, and
South Australian Bank.

Hudson's 13ey shares were last quoted 151 to *;
Egyptian Trading, * to f prem. ; National Dis-
count, 9* to f prem. ; Joint Stock Diacouni
to ; Ottoman SocieStal Widest., 2 to
prem. ; and City of Milan Improvements, 4 to
prem. There were inquiries for the shares of the
Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company ;
but Fairbairn Engineering, Oriental Financial, and
Bawd Mail Steam were quoted lower.
The shares of the financial companies remain
without recovery. International Financial were
again rather flatter. Credit Foncier and hfobiliar,
however were firm, it being rumoured that the next
report and dividend will be satisfactory. The closing
quotations are annexed, via :—lnternational
lif to If prem. • General Credit, 1 15-16
to 2 1-16 prem. ; London Hinsarcial, 61 to
prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 11 to
prem. ; and Credit Fonder and Mobilise (old
shares), si to 4 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined :
—Metropolitan District Railways, to 4 prem. •
General Irrigation of France, *to prem. ; Rio
de Janeiro Gas,vlhtaor! pram ; Chum Steam and
Labuan Coal, 1 to Of dia. ; West London
Warehouses and es, 1.1 to prem. ; Dagen-
ham Docks, per to 1 prem. ; and Regent's-park
Estate, par to 1 prem.
A considerable rise took place this afternoon in
the shares of the Varna Railway Company, in con-
sequence of its being understood that the co-opera-
tion of a powerful financial company has been ob-
tained for the launching of this undertaking. The
price, which closed yesterday at f to* prem., had
risen at 4 o'clock to-day to 2 to 2* prem., and after-
wards advanced to 21 to 21 prem.
The preparations for to-morrow's settlement in
the shares of the City of Milan Improvements Com-
pany has made satisfactory progress to-day. Trans-
actions were carried over on " even" terms—that is
to say there was neither " backwardation" nor
" continuation." The dealings now to be brought
to an adjustment represent a very large total.
United States 5.20 Bonds declined * per cent.,
closing at 51* to f . Atlantic and Great Wester° Rail-
way scrip was firmer, at 31 to 34 prem., being
wanted for the settlement, which will take place
to-morrow. The "baokwardatioa"—or bonus for

the loan of these Oertitioatee—was * to i per amt.

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BBITD3H ICAFFILABIA BILL.
This bill vet amaitied pro fame.
COMMON LAW COURTS (FIMB) BILL.
This bill pined Nosh mambas.

FELONY AND KUIDIDIMANOUR(EVIDENCIE AND

• awnor.) BELL:
'Dais bill was read a Wed time and pima
CHURCH ATTENDANCE ON SUNDAY.
Mr. CLIFFORD rose to m y., in committee of the whole
home, that the @batmen to direetad to mom the hams
that lean be g~iivs to bring in a MR for the abolition el
lass for non-suismeet • Paco of Divine wanhip on
dy.San-
After datpurite various memeree whir& bad been
passed by the ca this subbed, he observed that
nada the Oa Relief Act there masa express narration
algal pains sad pamilies which wen labeled by the Act of
Elisabeth for MS Minding penile waship as Sunday.
Now, this sonnet bed been reeently brouot before the
Public by the mosorreme al two oasm la wMak some very
nevem and striagast measures bad been ed oat against
worlds' people far not gond to churc en Suaday. He
meld deal fairly with the home, and at cam admit that
these persons were not convicted and punished nadir the
ad which be wished to repeaL Ons kappesed at a plan
celled Les, in Imemhire. Sane labouren bad been die-
*veered to have saved their by on Sunday, and • Eno was
imposed upon them which it appeared could very ill
demi to pay, and indeed, ss me of thate, it would
hare been mash better if the magistrates bad a-
lined them out of p 'rate charity than Reed them.
The conviction was afterwards quashed in Use Court of
44111111114 Beech, he believed oa the pound that as the
people wen farming is their own bad. Ilse, did not COMO
natter the deseriplise of lacunas. The other ahasunstance
accocred at a plass sidled Drifilski, in Yorkshire. A mac
named lama Watson was flood for *aliening gene to church,
sad it was at first imposed that he was punished under the
Act of Elizabeth ; built tuned cot afterwards, as the result
of as iavestigation by the Hormonice, that the conviction
was seder an set of Om. IT., and was bombed on • con-
tact between the man and his Menem (who
was the tenant and manager of a farm) that he
should attend public worship at church an Sunday.
The Home-office were of opinion that if the.. was my
modal contract between OM parties, the man was
liable to be punished for hay* infringed it. It might
pond* be objected to his adios that upon neither of time
amnions did my &nese warrant lam ander the set he
iMidto repeat nor was any me fined under that act.
his answer was that in either case that course
might have been adopted bad the pasties been • little more
deeply read in the law. There was no security that the act
mists not be put in force any day by a malicious or in-
disposed person ; sad he (lir. Clifford) must coder
he should deem it a very unfortunate thing if such
an event were to happen, as it would naturally had the un-
educated
to suppose there was one law for the rich and
another for the poor. He trusted that for them Imams
the house would meat to the motion. (Hear, bear.)
Lord ROWAN mid that as he understood the hoc
gentleman had enastioned a can which had occurred in his
district, he would by to state that although the offer**
committed was noaMteadance at church on Sunday yet it
was for the breach al the private contact that se was
punished, and Dot of the public law. la that part of Me
country there was a practioe of hiring semen by the year ;
and on. of the conditions upon which this lady hired her
merman was that they should attend church on Sunday.
This condition he (Lord Statham) imagined was neither
illegal nor naressonable. At any rate the magistrates
found no objection to it. He believed that the man had
no pennant predileation for any place of worship,
the lady had expand her madams to be satisfied
with his attendance at my place of worship he pleased.
Mr. NEATE said the sable lord seemed to suppose that
migistratas had jurisdiction in criminal matters. He al-
=lave heard the noble lord offer some excuse for
to
Mon of the magistrates, instead of justifying their

GREY proceedi
Sir G. GREY maid he believed the noble lord's statement
of the case was wend. He oleo believed that this statute
d Geo. IY. did give the power which had been exercised
in the prawn inetaaae. He alao thought, speaking from re-
collection, that the lady did se express herself as had been
stated. _ . .

Mr. LOCKE supported the motion.
The motion was this agreed to; the hones went into
committee to sires to the romilation ; sad, the hones bay-
ing resumed, lam was given to being in the bill.