The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

MONEY mAinurt—(Tms DAY.)

Two o'CLoox.
The stock markets to-day are rather better,
owing to the satisfactory character of the debate,
and of Lord Palmerston's remarks on American
questions in tin House of Commons last night. The
prospects of the money market are also regarded hope-
fully. The government broker has bought 20,0001.
New, and 10,0001. Reduced Three per Cent stock.
The funds have risen ft per cent. Home railways
are generally better, especially London and North
Western, and Great Eastern ; and the improvement
extends to some of the speculative foreign stocks.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stooks has commenced to-day.
The demand for money to-day is moderate, but
au increased inquiry is expected during the next
few days, in connexion with the settlement in the
Stock Exchange, and with the maturing on Satur-
day of a large amount of Australian bills. The rate
for first-class paper is 44 per cent. The charge in
the Stock Exchange for loans from day to day on
English government securities is 4 per cent.
At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
67fr. 76c., showing no change.
Consols kre now quoted 884 to 1 for money, II
and 884 W 1 for the account (April 6). The OffiCia
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for mossy, 884, 4,4, ; ditto for swoons%
881, ; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 864,1, f ; New
Three per Cent., 864, ; Bank Stock, 246, 2474 ;
India Stock, 217 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 104,
1034 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 994 ;
Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 100.
Foreign stocks are rather firmer. Confederatti
Bonds have risen 1 per cent., Mexican, Turkish
Bonds of 1862, and the Consolidds 4, and Greek 1.
Some of the present quotations are annexed, viz.:—
Greek Bonds, 204 to 1 ; Mexican, 26 to f ;
Confederate, 36 to 38, ex div. and drawing ;
Spanish Passive, 324 to 1 ; the Certificates, 164
to I ; Turkish, of 1858. 691 to 704, ex div. ; ditto
1862, 72 to 4 ; and the Consolidis, 524 to 53.
Transactions are recorded as follows :--Braziliano
Old Five pair Cents., 99 ; ditto 1852, 1858, 1860,
81; Buenos Ayres, 92 ; Egyptian, second issue,
934, ex div. ; ditto 1864, 951; French Three
per Cent. Relates, 67fr. 6c. ; Italian scrip, 24, 4,
die. ; Mexican, for account, 26 ; ditto II
1864, 254 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., 474 ; Russian.
1862, 89 ; ditto, 1864, 914 ; Sardinian, 74
Spanish Certificates, 161 ; Turkish, 1854, 931, 93 ;
ditto 1858. 701, ex div. ; ditto 1862, 1001. Bonds,
724 ; Venezuela, 1862, 42.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to 11 prem., ex div. ; General Credit,
21 to 1 prem., ex div. • London Financial, 51 to
pron., div. ; IN:pedal Mercantile, 14 to f
prom., ex div. ; Hudson's Bay, 144 to 151 ; Otto-
man flociAti °imitate, 2 to f prem.
The quotations for the shares of some of
the new companies are subjoined i—Llty
Milan Improvements, 41 W 5 prem. ; Metropoli-
tan District Railways, 61 to 1 prem. ; China
Steamship and Labium Coal, 2 to If die. ; Rio
Janeiro Gas, 1 to 1 prem. ; West London Docks
and Warehouses, 1 to 01 die. ; Varna Railway,
84 to 1 pram. ; South African Land and Finance,
Ito 1 prem. ; Atlantic Railway Debenture scrip,
8 to 9 prem.
It is evident that the old idea that Consols
were always worth buying below 90 bas ceased
to influence investors and speculators alike. The
ancient prestige of the funds, as being the only secure
investment, is steadily on the wane, the experience
of the last fifteen or twenty years having now suffi-
ciently demonstrated that entire safety may be
found elsewhere, especially in the prefyrence and
guaranteed stools of well-accredited British rail-
ways. It is recognised that our railways, forming
almost the sole means of internal transport, have
become so interwoven with the commerce and vital
interests of the country that the security of the
best classes of preferential and guaranteed stooks
cannot be jeopardised by anything short of a
national bankruptcy, or by such other convulsion
as would affect very seriously Consols themselves.
The increased oust of living has also of late years
taught many fuldholders the necessity of radiant
their long and firmly held Three per Cent. stock,
with a view to reinvest the proceeds in securities
yielding a larger return.
No bullion operations occurred at the Bank yes-
terday. There is no inquiry for abroad, and accord-
ing to present appearances the incoming supplies
will los rettinal bore.
The Kent has arrived from Melbourne with
39,0001. in gold ; the Calabar, from the West Coast
of Africa, with 6,5001.; and the Europa, from
Bostacanth 3,0001.
Telegrams from Egypt, four dme old, state that
the e cob sage had risen to 974. an d that gold was being
shipped back to this country. The cause of this is
the state .of the cotton market here, which has
paralysed transactions in that staple in Egypt,
where holders are indisposed to sußmit to the re-
duced' prices oalP quoted.
Melbourne telegrams announce that the ship-
ments of gold for England during a period of one
month reached 41,125 ounces, worth 164,5001.,
but some doubt is expressed as to the accuracy
of these figures.
The silver market is very flat, with an absence of
demand either for the East or the Continent, and
the quotation for bars is lower, at ss. lid. to 5
a. Id.
per ounce. Mexican dollars remain quoted os. per

ounce.
The quotations of exchange from China show an
important reduction, so that the demand for
Mexican dollars for that country—which had some-
what increased within the last few days, owing to
the receipt, about a week ago, of higher rates from
Shanghai—will probably subside. At Shanghai,
the decline amounts to lid., and at Canton to Id.
The Calcutta and Bombay exchanges aro unaltered.
The Brighton Railway traffic returns shows this
week, an increase of 1,1331. over last year ; and the
South Eastern an increase of 2,1801.
A call of 51., making 101. paid, is to be paid on
the shares of the Madre.' Irrigation and Canal
Company by the 15th of April.
The subjoined circular, announcing a dividend at
the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, has been issued
to the shareholders in the Continental Union Gas
Company (Limited):
The directors have the *more to Worm tbe Aar&
hoden that, lime the date of their last report, 111 Await,
1P64, the operatiose of this oompeny hare bees enasieshilly
owned oe at all their establishes's* both is Franse tad
Daly. As the sereasta are only made up and wowed se- I
'many as Jim 30, the board ere ambit' to precept, at this
period of the year. say detailed statement of receipts '
oxpeeffintre ; bat, from the pascal resales of the wed-
* et the various statices, they feel instilled is de-
aler/se as Warm dividend es the amoaste paid up ea es&
sham at the rate of 8 per east. per easum, free of isseme
tan, for the six months eadMg ce the 31st December leak
Various improvements sod additions ore sow being an*
eat at several of the works, with the view el .satins 1Y
poste( dewed for gas ; arid the direstars look forweed,
with erahlones to the woody is of veils which must
result hem the farther tresroot of mai stades mid the
Improved mica spenakes .hick is being gradielly
is-
Modem& Tbe set ei werliserest maeirem that a miens' of
the shareholders shell take ;dace Were He Mk April
next, bell es es bakresearret can be prenatal tal the ae-
mute see made up *the 30th Jame. the Merlin ea-
senesed by the aMeilli advertisement will only be bold
rerriizfer the purses edjosnessat to the swath at
the report of the directors of the London
and County Land and Building Company for the
yearog ending tha3lst Decev3ber we Luke the follow-
It caws. :
it is very satisterkey to the directory to be etas is report
that the iebele dlite prepersies, on ebich • profit was mei-
mated
Wlie:Xlinseaes bidancrikiins. hare ( with the exceplies
of anapied by this company ia Cleeseas.

lease) gees Ism meld sad yielded a sundae cesidAmier
beread the estimate then made. The balance at weaself
Wel, sad low easiest is 30.8441. IL. 2d.. eat a 'Wattle
direellses reeneweed that • &Mcleod at the vete of lOper
met. per maw be declined, list 10,0001. be .1
IS
• reserve feed, sad that the surplus be canted WIWI 11/
mat yesr.
At the first half-yearly meeting of the share-
holders of the Oxford and Canterbury Ball COM-
pany (limited), held yesterday (Mr. Evan B. Jose,"
chairman of the company, is the chair), a di
at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, with a hoses
of 2s. per share, free of income tax, was declared.
which is equivalent to nearly 17 per cent. per
annum, leaving 2,4331. 19s. 9d. to be carried for-
ward to the next half-year.
The annual meeting of the British Americas
Land Company is called for the 30th inst.
An extraordinary general meeting of the London,
and Westminster Assure's°, Corporation (Limited)
is called for the 22nd inst., to confirm en agree-
ment for the transfer of the existing policiesto the
British Prudential AIIIMIDOCI Company.
The Coupons of the second Mortgage Bonds
(I!ew York Division) of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway and thaw' of the First Mortgage
Bonds (Penasylvania Division) of the same rail-
way will be paid on the 7th April, at the Consoli-
dated Bank, at the rate of ts. to the dollar.
• The Mexican (a. a.) has arrived at Liverppol with.
3,000 bales of Venezuelan cotton, and brings dates
from Riled* Cabello as tete as February 18.

X01170•If ETIIIIIIO.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 84 to for
the 6th of April, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and, after improving to 864 to 4, closed
at 884 to 4. For money the last price was 884
to 4. The official business report is as follows::
—Three per Cent. Console, for money,
1,1, ; ditto for account, 884 ; Three per Cents.
Rduced, 861, ; New Three per Cents.. 824
1 ; Bank Stock, 246 ; India Five per Cent.
1003: ; Five per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper,
1 ; ditto Five-and-a-BaN per Cents., 108.
e India Five pee Omit steak was steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were quoted 4s. to 7a. prem.
Foreign stocks were rather heavy. There was a
reduction of about 1 per sent. in Brazilian Four and
a Ralf per Cents. and Turkish Guaranteed Four
per Ceuta., to lin Baptise, as much as 5 per
cent. in Guatemala Bonds, iin Russian Throels
Cents. and Equador, and 4 in Italian scrip,
Deferred Three per Cents. and Passive, and Turkish
of 1862. New Granada Two per Cents. were eiv.
ceptionally quoted rather better. Turkish Congo-
lid6s receded in the morning, but afterwards re-
covered.
wholes
The market for Bank shares, on the
remains fiat. Alliance Bank shares were last qu
opd
71 to 8 prem. being dull ; Chartered Mercantile
Bank of India', London and China, Consolidates
English and Swedish, Bank of Hindustan, Imperial
Ottoman, London Bank of Mexico and uth
America, London and Venezuela, London and
Westminster, Metropolitan and Provincial, Made,
Ptinjaub and Delhi, and Union Bank of London
shares have all receded. Bank of Wales, Euro-
pean Bank, and Bank of New Zealand have slightly
improved.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to-day
144 to 154, being slightly firmer ; Tyyptiaa Trading,
to prem. ; National Dimwit, 91 to 4 prem. ;
Joint Stook Discount, 14 te 14 dia, being fiat
Ottoman Socititii Chinas/a, 2 se 24 prem. ; and
City of Milan Improvements, 41 to; prem. Oar
tinental Union Gas, English and Scottish Amiss
Insurance Peninsular and Oriental Steam, Plumbic
Iron Works, and Marine Investment shares were all
quoted lower. Mineral' Ironworks shares bevels-
proved tol to prem. There were inquiries for
Telegraph Constructive and Maintenance. Lomita
and St. Katharine Dock stock declined 1 per .e t.
There were more inquiries today for General
Credit and Imperial Mercantile Credit shares, whisk
improved 2s. 6d. The shares of the other financial
companies were unaltered. The closing frinatione
are annexed, viz. :—lnternational Irmancsal, to le
rem • General Credit, 21 to 3-18 rem. • Les-
don Financial, 44 to 5i prem. ; Imperial Me:cantle
Credit, 14 to 1 prem. • ' and Credit Fonder sad
IMobilier (old shares), 34 to 41 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) tkusita•
tient' for shares in new undertakings are subiosned :
—Metropolitan District Railways, 6 to 64 pees. ;
IVarna Railway, 34 to 31 prem. ; General Irrigation
of Brawn, ilia to par ; Rio de Janeiro Gas,
to prem. ; China Steam and Lebrun Coal, 31 to
11 dm. ; South African Land and Finance, Ito
11 prem. ; Sea and River Marine, to 11 prem. ;
and Continental Gas and Water, f to 11 prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds closed at 53 to 4,
showing a fall of 1 per cent. since Saturday after-
noon, owing to a supply of stook by the present
packet. Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debenture scrip has risen to 74 to 84 prem.
's INova Scotia Government Debentures declined
about 2 per cent. to-day.

. MINBB.-(THIS DAL)

Two °Tung.
In the mining market today the transactions
are chiefly confined to the settlement, and, with
two or three etoeptions, pries exhibit no alteration.
Great Vor shares are flatter at 121 to 34 and
Great Laxey, at 194 to 20, while East Lovell are /a
request, at 101 to 11}. East Grenville are quoted
31 to 4 ; Great North Leroy, to ; Wheal Union,
Ils. to 18e. ; Meet Rumen, to ; last Cordon,
141 to 15 ; and Wheal Beton, at 1974 to 2024.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quid.
Fortuna have been dealt in at 21, being steady.
Petitions for the winding-up of the West Par
Consols Mining Company sod the Norma
Mining Company are to be beard in the &annelids
Court on the 20th inst. and 18th inst. respectively.

OOMMBROIAL AND MARKET!".
LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKEL
(111113 DAY.)
(nmacros° AND DITIOLIATIONAL reraigßATl.)
Inunt ono owir comeroltaiorr.)
Oarrox.—Market steady,and pekes mations to Wpm%
Salsa MOO or 10.000 bale.
Com—Good attoodanes vaarket. Wisest is mob.
Ma demand at an ,draws of Id. to tol. per motel rem
lo far ieoniry at fall prime. Wan corn steady. OMAN
126 a. 3d. to 26e. 6d. Beam co* and oatmeal nozbaaral.

MIN OING-L ANlL—cram DAY.)
sows.—The market has otoold titedaj. but wittiest
Important salsa by private system* ;saltiest( a pastel et
asolayed Basins at 245. Raised mations* in good m-
onist, sad pricoallave as upward weigiscl.
Corns—A. Isle bonsait is doing at full prioes ; 300 bap
of *mills said at 7211.
Tsa. - The market *optimum quiaL
Ron.—No sales sported. end
Ron —OOO bags al NN pis sold at 9a. lid. ;
1.000 bap el obits Bengal, good middling, 12.. ; Gas.
14aPNPF ihL
ZIL —Then era buyers at Arm prises, bat so (ankle
mho ars
13 reported.
•LTPILTRIL The market it inactive.
Carom—TM improved demand costitaes ; prises saw
sew Id. to per lb. above the juts Wield Paint.=
said Chinsd to Burrs:bee. to
8•14. sod Javan, 94. to 10111. ; Oosoasda. 901. to
!Ad.' ; Tlasivslly, 9td. to 11d.

TALLOW MA RIEST.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Toes tallow to (rioted 4to X ;
Petenborg Y.C. oo the spot. 40a.:14. ; Kink 40e. ; JOON
40.. 9d. ; Ja17 to September, 410 64. ; October to
Namibian 42a.

SKITHFULD HAT mAiticirr.—ern TR n ky.)
Mama. Harvey awl Haslet repertivelie dew Albs
lowing Priem :—Prose boy from Vbs. so LOto.
elem. eld,lloa. to 116.. Straw. 280. to 33.. elk*

TIN LATE LAKINTARLI BOAT Aco omtw
iscrm—Aa 'atomised isqmot alma ths body of Henry
Newsom Demise who was drowsed, wit% mks Abaft
ratleta of the Wormsnar balsimgabip, off the Beier
OMNI Sewer Worts ow Fels 28, was heal at tee Nor
Hotel, YAM, yesterday aftersooa, before Xr. Cutter, lbw
tormer for the district. A good deal of salutes wow
takes, which estirsly estroborattd the accenst si lbw
...;deaf whieli we gave at the time of tts ocearaisca lebe
jary, without riptides, gave s isemehossus verdict tbat Om
Newman Bamboo died assidestal desteldair h 2,
wide' at s boat. Dr. Hoerr arms. sad wrist a Ise
Warcertes committos, with Dr. Dankest. 1,8"
sod it ire. osalsised that miry effort had Use min Se
mom *abeam
PORT ELIZABILTR.—A chamber of coalmen* boli
boo established at Piet Elisabeth, in Sosib Allies. Dialog
kat year 91,548 Wee al weal, world 1,686,7961., Iwo am,,
period from that port.