The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-30 00:00:00

MOW' MARKET.-INIB DAY.

Two oVwci.

The feeds remain dull, elyesterday's rates, with very
little business. Consols are quoted 96 to 1 for money
and 95k to 1 for the 10th Sept. The Three per Cents.
illedsoed have been dealt is at 961 ; the New Three
Iper Cents. at 961 to 98; Bank Stook at 2191; Ex-
cheque Bills at Hs. to lbs. prem.; and India Bonds
at 16e. prem.
The foreiga stook market is also very inactive, and
exhibits scarcely any change in pries. The list of
sales is limited to the following—via., Brazilian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. at 981; Thatch Four per Cent.
Certificates at 98; Portuguese Four per Cents. at
601; ditto, Three per Cents., for account, 18th Sep-
tember, at 481; Rani= Four-sad-a Half per Cutts.
at 981 and 98k; Sardinian Five per Cents. at 92;
and 'Peckish Guaranteed Four per Cents. at 1031.
The demand for gold for exportation to the con-
tinent continues active.

As a consequence of the Chinese demand for Mexi-
can dollare,_ parcels of this coin are now being drawn
from the United States. The 38.0001. in spots
brought in by the Atlantic, from New York, con-
sists almost entirely of Mexican dollars, which will
be despatched to China by the steamer of the 4th
of September.
On 'Change yesterday the rates for bills on
Hamburg, Vienna, and Trieste. were quoted a little
higher, whilst paper on Frankfort was in demand.
The current quotations are subjoined, via :
Amsterdam, 3 meths, 11.181 to 19; ditto, short,
11.16 to 1' Rotterdam', 3 mouths, 11.161 to 191; Aar
weep end menthe, 25.421 to 71 ; euther',
$ months, 13.8 to ; Paris, snort, 26.30 to 5
MN% months, 26.60 to 3; liareellles, 3 smooths. 25 621
6 ; Frankfort. owthe-limiae 3 months, 1191 to 1; Peter'.
hug, 3 months, 871; Vanes. 3 months, 10.19 to 22 ;
Trim's, 3 months, 10.20 to 23; Naples, 3 maths, 44
to 1; Genes, 3 mattes, 26 724 to 6 ; Leghorn, 3
manta, 29.624 to 71; Oporto, 3 maths, 624 to 1; LAW
3 maths, eig to 4.
The wheat market yesterday wee dull, and lower
would have been established had sales been
Entad. r"
No reduction can be reported in old wheat,
but new, being in rather pear condition, was quoted
about 2s. per quarter lower than on Monday. Most
of the country markets report a ries over last week's
rates. The arrivals of foreign wheat and barley in
London are large. Only three grain-laden vessels
arrived yesterday at port of call, and the number
reported since Fnday week amounts to only 14 floating
cargoes, or which 9 consist of wheat, 3 of Indian
cern, 1 of barley, and 1 of rye.
The direetors of the Caledonian Railway have
forwarded a notification to the Stock Exchange in
which they state that "owing to the largely increased
)1 and county rates under the new Lands
Valuationrii Act, to heavy rates of interest, and to ex-
tensive repairs to the plant, the board yesterday
resolved to recommend a dividend for the last half-
year at the rate of Ipr cent. per annum." The
immediate result of One aonouncement has been a
further fall of nearly 3 per cent. in the pries of the
company's stock. Complaints are heard that privi-
leged meet have had early access to authentic
don respecting the company's financial psi.

The Wilts and Somerset branch of the Great Wes-
tern Railway is to be opened to Yeovil on Monday
next, for the conveyance of passengers, parcels, car-
ricarid horses.
meeting of the British Telegraph Company
wee held at Manchester oo There:lay, Sir /emu Car-
michael, But., in the chair. The chairman stated
that the revenue for the put half-year had exceeded
that of the previous half-year by upwards of 2,0001.,
and that liabilities to the extent of 11,0001. had been
paid off during the peat half year. He also mentioned
that extensive improvements and additions to the
wire system of the company are about to be immedi-
ately commenced. A half-yearly dividend at the rate
of 3 per out. per annum wu declared, payable en
the 26th September. Messrs. Joseph Craven and
Wei. Shaw were appointed auditors, and the wiring
directors were re-elected. A sum of 20W. was awarded
to the executive oommittes for their past services.
The revues account from the Ist Jan. to the 30th
Inns lest shows on the debtor side—working ex-
-11,4144 lls.; preference dividends,
339 4 Ba, 4d.; interest on loons and debentures,
1,2711. 134 3d. ; total, 13,0794 12s. 7d. Oa the
creditor side—balance of revenue from last half-year,
7331.65. 10d.; amount received from messages, &0.,
for the half-year, 16,3334 17s. 4d.; total,
17,0671. 4a. 2L The balance of revenue in favour
of the oompany is thus 3,967411 x. 7d.

The anneaseement is made of the epeeist of a
sew line of sorew steamers between London and the
west oast of Atria. The Ida, of 637 tons register,
being the fret venni of this hoe, is advertised to leave
the -West India Docks oa the loth Beptemtar, for
Gorse, Bathurst, Boma Lean, Monrovia. Cape &tut
Castle, Awe, Lagos, Bonny, Old Calabar, C maroons,
and Fernando Po. Other vessels are to be despatched
at least eyes a math. Amongst the cdretualtsoces
which have enooaraged the formation of this enter.
pries is the removal of the African Mail Company's
vessels to Liverpool.

An extraordinary pascal meeting of the Unity
General Assurance Association is called for the 11th
of September, "for the purpose of a!lowing the
Board of Directors the earliest opportunity of submit-
tins to the shareholder the reasons which have
induced the board unanimously to accept Mr. Thomas
H. Bsylirle resignatioo."
A second special meeting of the Maritime Passen-
re%seAsearanas Company is called for the 6th of
bar, to confirm the resolatlons passed at the
last meeting for ineressing the capital and extending
the cempany's Meiners.

We aie iiformed that the letsraaticaal Coasting
Company completed their arrangements for coin-
measles the proposed Rae of roasting service, and
have ammold their general mediae, ia Paris, for
the llith of Best math. By the company's statutes
it biomes aseessary to submit the project to the
Real &probates of the proprietors before the Mi-
ms of the company commeaose. The Antwerp,
Ham, and l3outhampton Rae is to be opened about
the middle of fleptembs I the other Buss host Roll
to the Continent earlier if risible, and by the end of
the year the whole will, it is hoped, be In full work.
The &Ode Railway Company are inviting tinders
for
for the
the supply of a quantity of permanent way
ls.

The Dutch Trading Company have declared for
sale en the 22nd proximo, 41,700 baskets Java
eager, sad haveadvertimed their annual sales d spies
for the 26th proximo, onaisting of 1,188 as
nutmegs. 277 make mane, 998 tasks cloves, 1,186
packages cinnamon, 9,178 bap black pepper, and
492 hap white pepper.
The imigradon Commimiosers will receive benders
en the 4th of September for the hire of ship to
pawed respectively to Melbourne mad Sydney.
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The retain of th. Bank of Ragland ix tie week
ending Saturday, Aug. 23, when compared with the
gamins return, shows the following results :

Cllmallia Owe
Oboehem lathe 19,939,146 Delman 140,026
Pails degaile 4,221,846 164resse 63,628
Odor dispeolie
Chnimasat somuitias is

;:h-iebuilideges &Om:- i : 12,062,022 haws 51,944
dl
14,562,330 Demme 707,866
Oft sal balsa fa both
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aeportasale
lima day sat *that bills 882,906 Deans,* 8.447
The OM
AMR hi morn
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110 salAidaed exhibits the extant of the week's
quietism at ode view :

hails dopsetts
00w &posits darns, . • £638,678
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