The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

Stook Company of Ireland andlittroto IP lte )200&
Wore Vice-thoLocellor Wood, ow the 11311 t loot.
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We ere requested to state Mot so
for 'bores in the Telegraphie lowa • •
(Limited) will be received rater Osaortow, do
lOtli inst.

With reference to the market for Americas sera-
riles, Mr. E. F. Batterthersite reports en Moos :
Slaw our last there has been • larger amossat of bedlam
tranmeted is the London market for American mossities
thee denims Rey week foe • coesideeeld• time port. Called
States 5.20 Bonds improved at one time to Whet ea
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rate of exchange reported from New Yolk, die per
declined to 50, from which Oat there bee been • slight re-
action, viz., to 50; to 51d. Erie shame have remised
steady, but Illinois hove rivet way 2 dole. There has has
an improved demand for Atlantic end Cheat Welters Beads
el the Peousylvania section, which quoted 1 dol. lecher fir
both Phut and Second Mortgages.
Mews. Frithling and Gamins have announced
the dividend due the Ist of March on the Egyptiaa
Government Loan of 1862.
The sudden death is announced of Mr. idssenel
Grepon, M.P. for Laneestsr, at the age 13.
Mr. Gregson was for many years the head of de
well-known house of Greven and Co., East India
and China merchants, of Anstinfriars, but retired
about four years ago, although he continued subse-
quently to take great interest in the conduct of its
affairs. He was also a director of the East cad
West India Docks, the London Amirante Corpora-
tion, and some other undertakings. The deceased
gentleman attended the House of Commons Tests!.-
day afternoon, and died this morning at ha resi-
dence in Harley-street, through, it is stated, LM
rupture of a blood vessel.
The following is from the month/ y hide cinnabar
of Mears. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co., dated yes-
terday
The hide market bee ben steady throughout the
mouth, the easier state of the money mariet having
to impeciveleade ; and, exempt ire Smith Americas,
have beau well supported. Hides. Salted Os oislOssr.—
Booth Atomise, have met with mere Inquiry, prison
receded to fd. Amatralisa how hese la Mr rsquett
late rates. Cape have met with • fair domed at late rata
Hone hides, wilted, have bees is steady deanad, at lower
prior. Hag Laa kips were in aced request at the id
public melee on the 12th ultimo, and improved rates wens ia
seas iastioicr realised ; but at the lest sales hooey hides
woes nestleoted, and sold at easier prima Nimbi =AO
hides have given way, the tandem Wag Is farmerdel
buyers. The leather market aseallemes quiet,
change hay* takes place daring the pad meamt.hr.csir=
sod South American Munn and Elke.—The missal Wee d
heaver/ and moaquash. held as rag lad moinh, met
with • good demand, and high rates were realised. For
seal said freely, sod prices deemed. Osatentals deeress-
Uses la naives repent, part °sly Wag sold at shad
fame. rates. Salted hair sag, way pad meld, the large
aims in fair demand at about former prism Small sad white
seats were mostly takes it. The ming fur males will cos-
, memos with ours on the 9th proximo.
With reference to the silk market, the monthly
circular of Messrs. Durant and Co., dated yester-
day, contains the following :
We have to report • quiet market is milk. Daring the
first three weeks of the year we had motive busing= mad
large purchases at improving prime • but all this mama
about the 19th January, and mime ;ham we have merely
had moderate business. Coussamere both here sad to the
matinent apparently determined tones% the advisee in
prices, looking upon its very much the moult of specula-
tive movemeete. We fear, too, they are especially infla-
me'd by the inability to establish any appeoximis• advance
upon their manufactured goods. The deliveries during
January were fairly up to previous mouths, but sow show
I • diminution. Chios silk maintains the full *drawn of la.
upon the prices of the Ist January ; but Japan silk, which
at one moment was sold at an advises of is. 6d. to 2a upon
the prior of Danaher, bas rseebed shoot Is. saber the
influence of the large swivels premet and immediately pro-
spective. is Board silk there immeshing especial to mottee.
This class shares in the general gelato& after • month of
good busioess. The mixt peddled public sales are fixed to
on the 220 d best

WIDIIMIDAT
Consols, which closed yesterday at 891," buyers."
both for money and to-morrow's settlement,
opened this morning at 891 to 4, and closed at 89
to 1. For money the last price was 891. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Console, for money, 891, 1, 89 ; ditto for
account. 891, 89 ; Three pen Cents. Reduced, 881,
4, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 4,4, 4 ; Bank
I Stock, 248, 246 ; India Stook, 215, 218 ; ditto Five
per Cent. Stock, 1031, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent.,
981, 1 ; ditto Bona!, 165., 10e. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was steady.
India Bouds were dealt in at 10e. to lbs. prem.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at par to 4.. prem.
The foreign stock market was dull. Confederate
Bonds and Mexican scrip declined 1 per cent.;
Braziaan of 1863 and Russian of 1850, ; Italian,
scrip, ; Egyptian Bonds of 1864, ; and Greek,
Mexican, and Spanish Passive Boucle and Certifi-
cates, 4 per ant. On the other hand Chills&
Four-ma-a-Half per Ceuta. and Colombian Bonds
improved 1 per cent., and Venezuela Old Bands, 4.
Turkish Consolidis were fiat, but a reduction
which took place in the morning was subsequently
recovered.

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Bank shares were heavy, and as regards many
stocks prioea showed a downward tendency. A.
reduction took place in Alliance, Bank of British
Columbia, Bank of QueenaLiud, English and
Swedish, Bank of Hindustan new London, Bir-
mingham and South Staffordshire, London, Buenos
Ayres, and River Plate, Imperial Ottoman' and
National Bank of Liverpool. City Bank andldsm•
cantile and Exchange Bank shares, however, were
firmer.

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Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 1151 to
being again 2s. Gd. lower ; Egyptian Trading, I
to prem., showing • recovery of 2s. ed. •
National Discount, 94 to lok prem. • Joint Star
Discount, to dui. ; and Ottoman Socidt6
Dadra's, nto prem. The shares of the Ceylon
Company, as well as Consolidated Discount, Laud
Securities, and National Steam, have given way.
There was also a fall of about 2/. 10a. in London
Mercantile Discount shates,owing to the statements
made at to-day's meeting. Commercial Union In-
surance and Peninsular and Oriental Steam shares
were better.

The shares of the financial companies 01lw no
recovery. International and London Financial
closed a trifle lower than yesterday. The closing
quotations are annexed. via, :—lnternational Finan-
cial, If to 2 prem., ex div..; General Credit, 21 to3l
prem. ; London Financial, 7f to f prem., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 9f to 24 prem., ex
div. ; an d Credit Fonder and Mobilier (old shares),
3f to f prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings are subjoined :—City of Milan Improve-
ments, nto prem. ; Metropolitan District
Railways, if to 2 prem. ; Manchester Warehouses
and Office, A to f prem. ; London and Provincial
Mortgage Bank, to le prem. ; Registered Land,
to I prem. ; and " Simpson's," to I.} prem.
The shares of the General Irrigation Company of
France (Limited) were dealt in to some extent, and
closed at 2f to 2! prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds have experienced a
fresh decline off per cent, closing at 50 to 50f.
Canada Government Sin per Cents. were also
heavy.