The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-25 00:00:00

MONEY JURICET,-(TRIS DA V.

Two o'Csooi.
The stock markets are quiet today, and the
funds, English railways, and foreign securities show
no variation of importance compared with the last
quotations of Saturday. Financial shares are
unaltered, with the exception of a rise in Imperial
Mercantile. The scrip of the New Brazilian Loan
continues in demand, and has advanced to 21 to S
prem.
The discount market is quiet to-day, but
the supply of money being limited, the rate for
choice bills is firm, at 4 per cent. A large
portion of the current business is consequently di-
verted to the Bank. The charge for short loans in
the Stock Exchange is 3 to 3; per cent.

New Three per Cents., 871, ; Bank Stock
for account, 260 • India Stock, 217 -
ditto Five per Cent. stock, 1051 ; ditto Bonds, 21$:
prem. ; Eve per Cent. " mimd " rupee paper, ,
101 i.
Indian government securities were quiet,.
Ind a Bonds were marked 225. prem. Ex-
chequer Bills were unaltered at 3e. dia. to ls. prem.
Few changes occurred in foreign stocks. Turkish
Consolidiis improved per cent., and Mexican
Bonds of 1864, ; while- Turkish Bonds of 1862.
declined 1, and Greek 1. Other stocks left off the
same as yesterday.
Bank shares in some cases showed • little fiat-.
nees. City Bank, Agra and Masterman's, Alliaowy
and London and South Western Bank were quoted
lower. Bank of Otago and Bank of Queensland.
shares, however, have slightly improved.
The shares of financial companies were quiet.
Credit Foncier and Mobilier were a little more
offered. The closing qnotations were as follows:—
International Financial, 11 to I} prem. ; General
Credit, 2 to 4 prem.; London Financial, 81 to
prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 1/ to 2 prem. ;
Credit Foncier and Mobilier, 4 5-16 to 7-16 prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 104
to 4 prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, to dia.;
Overend, Gurney, and Co.. 4 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ;
Egyptian Trading, to dia. ; Ottoman Soci4t6
GOntirale, 21 to 1 prem.; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 t
Lion Brewery, 11 to 21 prem. ; and Atlantic
Telegraph Preference, 11 to 2. Royal Mail
Steam and Land Securities shares were quoted
lower. Transatlantic Steam shares were quoted 14
' to 21 prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds closed at 584 to 1, being
higher than yesterday. Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Debentures were steady at In
to 88.

At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Renter opened at
68fr. 350., being 1-16 per oent. lower.
Consols are now quoted 894 to 1 for money, and
891 for the amount (October 10). The
official business report is as follows : - Three
per Cent. Console, for money, 894, 1 ;
ditto, for account, 891 ; Three per Ceuta.
Reduced, 891, 1, ; New Three per Ceuta., 894,
4, ; Bank Stock, shut ; India Five per Cent.
Stook, 1054, 105, ; and Exchequer Bills, 3e. din.
In the foreign stock market, Greek and Spanish
Passive Bonds are in demand, and have risen
per cent. Confederate are also firmer. Con-
solidi/4 have declined 4. Some of the present
quotations are subjoined, viz.. : -Greek, 21
to ; Turkish Consolidds, 494 to ; Spanish
Passive, 30 to ; ditto Certificates, 141 to 4 ;
Confederate, 7 to 8 ; and Mexican, 25 to 4.
Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazilian,
1852,1858,1860, 71; dittolB,s3, 711; Buenos Ayres,
87; Egyptian, 1864, 964, ; ditto 100/. Bonds,
964 ; Italian, 1861, for account, 641, 1 ;
ditto, 1865, 804 ; Mexican, for account,
254 ; Moorish, 97 ; New Grenada, 141 ;
Russian, 1822, 911, ex div. ; ditto,
1850, 90, 88/ ; ditto 1882, 924 ; ditto, 1864, '
954 ; Sardinian, for account, 741 ; Spanish Passive,
for account, 291, 301 ; ditto Certificates, for ac-
Ilcount, 141 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 941 ; ditto,
1862, for account, 741 ; ditto, 1865, 454 ; Vene-
zuela, 1864, 421.
American securities are firmer. 5-20 bonds are
now quoted 681 to 694 ; Erie Railway shares, 571
to 584 ; lllioois, 811 to 82 ; and Atlantic and Great
Western debentures, 874 to 88.
International Financial shares are now quoted
14 to prem. ; General Credit, 2to pram.,
ex div. ; London Financial, 84 to 1 prem., ex
div. ; Imperial Mercantile, 24 to 1 prem. ; Credit
Fonoier and Mobilise of England, 44 to 1
prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 16 ; and °reread,
Gurney, and Ca, 41 to 1 prem.
The directors of the Bank of British Columbia
have issued the following report, in anticipation of
the general meeting, to be held on the 3rd.,of Octo-
ber :-" The directors have the pleasure to submit
to the proprietors the accompanying statement
of accounts, for the half-year ended Seaton; ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, CHATOOOtt
30th June last, and have satisfaction in AorthisDlZiptotsweliTLlliin evortih7 ea
.rad7wi'ay, whoa
stating, that after paying all charges, deducting re- the passengers had a very narrow temps of being injured.
bate of interest on bills not due, and making ample Zhhee Canterbar Ljaincti,onwlsersietxi:ed enstort elitittnotehefromez.
provision for bad and doubtful debts, the undivided teesios, arid from some unexplaised came a poetic,n of the
profits amount to 20,078/. 13s. &I, which the direc- o'clock trefa from Victoria to Ludgate-hill ran off the
„,, line and became imbedded, but fortunately no damage bee
tore Pr°Ptwe aPPropriate as follows, via- yond a few bumps soil the shock were sustained by the
in payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. passengers. Greet alarm was felt fore time on the arrival
per annum ; 710001' t° reserve fund, which will grtheep ari15.33:71n Viet:Zs:ll"a Irlds'tPliine.dwhaetießroifitt:
then amount to 20,0001., leaving 3,7031. 13a. Bd. to metropolitan trsios up to helf-rest 10 bad to go to Ludgate-
be carried forward to the current half-year." bill and rim rerro, rid Hem-hill.
A Senesce Oyez-sem-We understand that Ann
It is notified that the subscription lista of the Day, a housemaid at Balqaharn, Tullyneule. is at pelmet
Erie Railway loan of 800,0001. will be closed to- in custody of the police there on a charge of conoasheset
morrow, the 26th instant, at 4 o'clock, for London of pregnancy.-4bereken Herald.
and the country, and on Wednesday, at 4 o'clock, THE Law or COPYRIGHT.-Ae stated on Bator- •
for the Continent. day an applicatim wits made to Mr. Joshes Hostages
About 15,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from Smithn at the Judges.' Chaimbets:rastrin the case of
.•' Bradley
v. Davey," for SO lerlDei SO one 'porting DOW.
the Bank on Saturday for Alexandria, while 4,0001. paper from extracting key numbers of racing "tips' of
in bar gold was sent in. alleged erionieg horses from mother sporting paper. fl
The amount of government bills on India for application was made pending an onion for damages an the
which tenders will be received at the Bank of Eng- Foiled that if the piracy was permitted it would do serious
land on the 4th of October will be 20 wen
,00,000 rupees 1147ordertb:hPeignumfro'npittcat=dgn,TheAlcitTlati°°. fin
(200,0001.). part of the defendant it was contended that there was no
The second ordinary general meeting of the peed of the application, sad that the Copyright Ant weld
Queensland Sheep Investment Company (Limited) not be celled is aid of the application. Mr. JO•SiSS
is called for the sth Oct., when a dividend is to be Montague Smith was inclined not to grant the application,
declared. hut on being pressed Ned he would consider the matter.
On Saturday ft was announced that hie lordship had f
ur
doped general meeting of the aharebolders of the domed the gunman. "ao order.' and the application far
Bank of British Columbia is convened for the 3rd an injunction wee accordingly refused.
Oct., when a dividend is to be recommended. RAILWAY Cneass.-On Friday night between
The half-yearly meeting of the Grand Trunk Rail- 300 end 400 alerts of the various metropolitan railways met
way Company of Canada is called for the 26th Oct., at the Camden Arum, Camden-town, for the rupees ef
e ti their position as a clue, ad is
at the London Tavern, and will be made special,
otlisr"itlarisecilavinasitergbeeot means for its improyemeat. It
" for the purpose of considering, and, if so deter- wee mesetioned in the mums ef the proceedings that see
mined, of authorising and approving all or any only was their pay very inadeqnste. but their hours el
of the agreements undermentioned, which will be labour were en excessive as to be injurious to their befall.
submitted to the meeting, being an agreement with It was finally determined that an association should be
the International Bridge Company for the use of for:hie:win order to proamoootemilthe beet maenpnpoef. ttik:
°lett '
that company's bridge on its completion, and agree- spot, who pro:ol sad
ed an adjouroment to Friday, October 6,
meats with the Erie and Niagara Railway Com- 'rhea the whole matter will be mom fully discussed.
Bee
piny, and with the Atlantic and Great Western fore the does of the meeting subscriptions to a considerable
Railway Company respectively, for the user of their amount were handed in.
respective lines of railway." The Mayor of Southampton will shortly give a
ton of the Tramatleatic Steam
The directors of the Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin) y. is company is about to build et
Railway Company have issued the following re oneenla fleet of Pronater steamers to rue between death.
firred benquit to the dime
port, to be presented at the half-yearly meeting on areptee sad New York.
the 29th inst. : THE RULING KING OF Slahl.-During the reign
The directors have to report the progress of the work' as of the usurping sovereign. the legitimate heir (let him be
satisfactory, notwithstanding the isterreption occasioned honoured with all his titles). Phra Bird 1409148V-1i Plus
by cholera, which ha happily sow nearly subsided. They Penimendr Malta Moegkut Phra Chun Klau Chan Ta Hue,
confidently anticipate the realization of the contractor's provided for the safety of hie person. seriously menaced. by
assumes that the through communication over the moon- widirdrawiog from the sphere of public observation, giving
taro will he effected within the next few months. The to himself the sacred character of a Buddhist priest, sad
reports of the engineers confirm this view, while that of the Midair possession of apartments in one of the Wet or
traffic manager indicates improvement in the traffic and temple*, which form the moat prominent objects in all the
reduction in working expenses upon the year'e operatiorn tows, of Siam, and especially in the city of Bangkok. He
The heavy repairs of the engines have prevented the elect there devoted himself to profound study. He sot only ex.
of this economy being experienced upon the half-year's ;Acted such 'Aerators es the ancient Siamese records pre-
workiog, which has also been affected by the renewal of seated to him, but mastered the Sanskrit sad the Pali Ise.
sleepers upon a considerable portion of the opened line. games; of Latin he had acquired such a mastery, mainly
Although the board are advised by the traffic manager that by the aid of the catholic bishop. that be was imaged while
from the motivate he has made he ontiMpatas a large in- I DWI in Siam In writing his autobiography is that language,
crease in his goods Waffle, the directors do not think that sad paid greet attention to the English issois, is which he
any very important result...mu be expected until the through was assisted be hie intersourse with the Anivrieen wisdom-
line is opened and the whole Waffle of emeseity diverted to arias. who had maintained their ground in Bangkok sod He
the railway, and their utmost mettles, have been and will neighbourhood. notwithstanding the peresentiona and se-
continue to be directed to this object, now so near attainment. nommen of the court. But his primipal source of Metres.
lite shares which the directors at the special general meet- tion was found in diatimaries, and his coavenation was
ing on the 21st April were authorised to issue have all therefore much combieed with weeds little used in maser,
been appropriated. I colloquies. For example, he would me smith and nadir is
With reference to the present peculiarly rapid Preemies to Borth and math his collocation of words is
absorption of the currency, Travers Circular re-
ante‘hidaZarithog:agr g
set m rammatical, Immo"! baylv:richenbeen,"„Trilliedi:
marks as under :- tinctly conveyed his meaning. He reminded one at a Era
The unusually large absorption of noses and gold for the talking through the medium of a dead humane', trueslating
home parpoess of the country continues observable. his thoughts from a language more familiar, hat not think-
Although more than a quarter of a million of foreign I lag is she Liana." which ha spare. On ass se.
bullion wee sent into the Bank last week, the amount was ,
mostly all taken away by the public is erne. As similar ! cation whim I reed as English address to him 041
the time of my formal official reception, he sent for me to
results have occurred for several weeks past, the queenly
of sovereigns at present in circulation may be supposed to 1 the interior of the palace, said he had nederatood perfectly
word but one, and of that word he asked an explo-
its in mesa of any former period, while at the same time
cation. And this remised. me of me of them
there has also been a great demand for notes ; the tits! 1 "touches of *store which make the whole world lie."
in the hands of the public being nearly L 200,0001. Os my first public audience we pseud through the afters
in exams of that of the average of the same lof a lugs hail in which all the principal nobles of the lead,
period daring the past ten years. The only memos clad in garmente of gold, lay ea all fours prostrate with
of accounting ter this seem to coatis% in the extraordinary ! their fame Dearly beehive the greeoil, wheel a certain we.
activity of the industry of the country, and the cmsequent drawls, &ad from • raised tribunate at the end of the hail
requirements for weekly wages, coupled with the =prem. I appeared the king seated on his slime, clad in gorges,'
dented outlay which is admitted to have been made this apparel, a sceptre in hie hand, a richly jewelled erown ea
&atoms for pleasure travel at home and ea the coatieenk hie head, surrettoded by " all the wealth of °anus and el
The manage in which it has affected the position of the fee' The ceremony over, be desired to see me in the
Bank appears to have been chiefly by reducing its reserve interior of the palace. in Gee of hie private apartnienta He
of notea,that reserve at the present moment beteg 1,857,367 i. sat there divested of every ornament, with no other gu-
ises thee the average of the last ten years-a difference =pi than a shirt ;ha held nee his knees a little girl &bee-
egad to 22 per amt. Indeed, the *germ sow actually lately naked, and with no &deeming bat a chaplet of flag
leas than at this time last 'sari when the rate of "main' mat white dowers round her heed. He asked me to ad.
was 9 per oeet., sod it has not been so low at this date min her heanty_ehe was hie "ingest born ; sad hire I '-
during the pest ten years, except on two ocessioes. Under nay
add that I moseyed a law ant cagy beg awe ee..
the eireurnatincee. however, the matter excites, of cestreat forming me that since my departure from Biala five r'
DO iIIeaDOSIS, Ned u.c.eeitetea SO restrictive measures, bus dna had haws added Is the ma sass. •• Nola
it wead be unreasonable, until a ohmage shall have set ie. malty.. was n„ of his wimp/. cur...kw& la
astieipate the possibility of a return to lower rates. rejoiced in the newaseina three hundred elves
I tionembines, which he said was a very moderate numwria
his father bad seven husdred for his portion.
Sarni)" 'MM.& loudly on ems measles whim I told him that in Eagle*esb
°acacia, which closed yesterday at 82fr " buyers, " wife was found d auffle.t. He had a drama got up jeg
for the 10th October, opened thin morning at the our amusement, in which no Ism them a bandied ladies 4,
same quotations, and closed at 891, or 89 11-16 to the 00014 War. engaged Ise thirlierne, 'Roder the 41810,
of as ugly old peemptreee, togs DVSS SOUP
13-16. For money the last price was 894 to 1. The times loader than the made id tha ;um The „um,
offieial business report is ea follows :-Three pee was ateras haa. from the seamy tha wW, and 4
Cent. Coquets, for mosey, 89, • ditto, for every oriental race.-Sir Jobe Bowrisg, in the llortaig/41,
account, 891, ; Three per Cents. Red4eed, 6,1,1 ; ' Review.

MINES.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cioow.

The mining market is rather active to-day, with
transactions to a good extent. East Lovell shares
are quoted 151 to 161 ; Great Vor, 34 to 1 ;
ex div. ; Lady Bertha, 124.6 d. to 15e.; East Rummell,
21 to ; South Condurrow, 2k to 31; West Carr
don, 9to ; and Chiverton Moor, sto
Foreign and colonial mining shares are without
change. Don Pedro have been dealt in at
pram ; Froutino and Bolivia at 4/ prem., being
firm ; and St. John del Rey at 40.