The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKBY.-TRIS DAY

Two o'Cioot.

The funds are rather firma to-day, but the
advance upon the &ming quotations of yew

talky does not exceed pee ant. The

transietions continue limited. - Console are
quoted 951 to I for money, and 951 to 1 for the
10th September. The Three per Cents. Reduced
have been dealt in at 961 to 1 ; the New Three
per Cents. at 98 to 1; Bank Stook at 2181; India
Stock at 235; Exchequer Bills at Be. to 12e.
peen.; and India Bonds at 10s. to 14s. prem.
Turkish Six per Cents. are quiet at 1031 to I;
sad the Guaranteed Four per Cents. at 1031 to 1041
ex div. Other foreign securities exhibit little varia-
tion. The sales include Belgian Four-and.a.Half
per Cents. at 991 (exch. 25fr.); Brazilian Old Five
per Cents.,lo2l; ditto, Small Bonds, 102 j; Dutch
Two-and.a.Half per Cents., 851 (exch. 129.); Mexi-
can, foe 15th August, 221; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1869, 481; Sardinian, 921 to 92; Spanish
Old Three per Cents., 461; ditto, for 16th Aug., 441.
The steamer Royal Charter, arrived to-day off
Holyhead from Australia, is believed to have a very
larp amount of gold on freight.

The amount of spode brought in by the Niagara,
from the United States, is reported at only about
74,2001. A much larger remittance seems to have
been expected. It is anticipated that this small
supply will be immediately forwarded to the oon-
driest, the demand for that quarter continuing.
The corn market yesterday was firmer than on Mon-
day week, sales being more readily effected; but a
recovery ofai:ter quarter, though generally asked,
was only y oonorded. Flour was Is. to 2s.
per sack . The arrivals of foreign grain in
London last week were large. Sinop last Friday
twenty-two floating (=goes of grain have also arrived
at port of call—vie., 13 of wheat, 8 of Indian corn,
2of barley, and lof rye. At most of the country
markets held at the aloes of last week a fall of 4.. to
is. per qr. was established. In the southern districts
new corn has made its appearance in the markets,
and the quality and weight are highly spoken of. Yee-
teeday's reports from French markets also mention
a fall of 41. to Bs. per qr. in wheat. The new wheat
sold in the markets is doodled as remarkably fine in
quality.
The half-yearly dividend on the Foor-and-a-Half
pee Cent. Rents, will be detached at Paris on the 7th
of next month.
To-menow will be "making-up day "in the share
market.
The Riga and Dunaburgßailway question yesterday
seam engaged the earnest attention of the Meek Ex-
oUngs Osnonittes, who have had the diresters of the
company before them. No tissidie bee yet hem arrived
at, the further oomideenties lie disk losing ad-
journed until to-inerewn. It is pensemsd that the
committee will make stem recommended= with re-
ference to the call of 41. which the Mentors require
to be paid by the 20th intent. It is suggested that
pealing the completions: the anangements between
the esospany and the Radian gemenment, the per.
seeds of this call, whisk en inteaded as " caution
mosey " foe the eonssides, should be deposited in
the bands of trusters teminated se behalf of the
sompany. The shersisiders, however, will probably
require a positive seserenee that ddemeney shall not
be parted with mails the tams einliMed is the
original proposing of the undertaking be finally
sanstimasi.
The report jest issued by the directors of the
London and Blaskwall Railway Company contains
thl following pump :
t has bees suggesiod that it would be desirable to mato-
lideto the elm aphid of this railway tate stook, sad a
elates woe imperials& tats the est pawed In the asealoa of
MA to arable the inarmiplisi this object. The
itreeton have gives Missiles to this matter, sad they
aessmareal for the esaidereties of the prepetsion, that the
enimise shams, whisk are of the mewled vein* of WI, but
the mamma spa whisk, owtei to the several hours of
shares ate disesaat, avengee lll. is. Bd. rely, should be
eeaverad UM stark at 101. for sash share. The effect of
this will be te melte rho sowJael *soiree of espial ups
width dieldieade will be payable 1,111.9001, whoa the
shares are ail telly wild up sad rammed late mesh, the se-
tae& MOW aloha the Ames sow repro at, at the average
bsibmomeed. 14111.111 M.
The proposed ervangsment does not seem at all
=, and is condemned as radically unsound in
ls. It is oostended that to capitalise shame at
a rate below that at whisk were actually issued
would be unfair to the skeembeidse and delusive to
the pablic, who would be led to infer that the com-
pany pays a higher per rootage of dividend than is
re-
cog 0.... It is hoped that the board will re-
the justice of times representations, and effect
the capitalisation upon a more natural and more
equitable basie.
The first all of 21. is to be paid on the Barking
Extension share of the London, Tilbury, and South-
end Extension Railway by the 30th lest
The official manager of the Tring, Reading, and
Basingstoke Railway Company advertises a second
and final dividend to the shareholders of 3s, 80. per
share.
The Spanish financial agents advertise another
auction of the foreign redeemable debt, to take place
at Madrid on the 30th inst. The sum appropriated
to this purpose is 2.076.112 reale.
Accounts from Paris state that the arrangements
In coanexion with the laseshWg of the Paris and
Salmons Railway papa, in which the Northern
Ream Company of France is interested, are ex-
pected to be shortly officially announced.
The concession of the Transatl=tip lines of steam

coniauWieatioa, so long expected from the French
govwnment, appears to have been definitively ad-
journed. Many persons are of opinion that a decision
would have been arrived at ere now had the three
competing companies been willing to amalgamate ;
but it must not be overlooked that the state of the
money market compels the French government to
act with increased egad= in respect of new con.
esesions.
It is reported at Paris that the French Austrian
Railway Company isr =Wing with the Austrian
government for the et the railway from
Vienna to Trieste. tis farther stated that the mines
of the Banat are to be shortly banded over to this
company.
A meeting of shareholders in the Departmental
Railways Company of Pianos was to have been held
on the Bth Wit. at Paris, bet was adjourned until the
98th, swift to the attendance being insufficient.
The fellowlag meetings ere newly announced, vie.:
Portsmouth Railway Company, for the 30th inst.;
Kent Mutual Fire Ineoranee Society, for the 28th
last.; and Metropolitan Railway Company, for the
28th inst.

—'lba;lUre certificates of the Acadian Charcoal Iron
dCompany (limited) are advertised as now ready for
At the ball-yearly meeting of the London Moos.
tart' Advance and Life Assurance Company, held
yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per
annum was declared. The directors' report is sub-
joined :
The half-yeatlrbilance shoot, which the directors have
am the pleasure to lay before the proprietary, happily
readers ay isagthesed observations us their part quite as.
oegossary. A emperi.ms with the pleading oars will
satisfactorily show the progress and imeseing prosperity of
the sompeny. The net profits of the half year would, m-
ama, bees jatified a tape Manua in the dividtne ; hat
with a cosecant view to the firm establishment of the
safety, cud to the animas advantage of all ecearned la it,
the dimetses reetemead that foe the mew it be at the
rate of eight per per man. The sass of 20.0001. la
shares of the trompaay hales been absorbed by the public,
with nay aroma of a oostinuel domed for them, it bit
war naccemary to sib for authority for a farther bone of
6,0004 ea also for pewee to restive as additional tuns of
2.0110 ea loss. Capisia Doff bating retired from the
dimities, the board have 'hoses in his place H H. For,
Toe., a gestlemsa likely to reader valuable stratus to the
myesd aireedy
sMMies wier Of
me:Serl.42ll:l:bpperettlo7..iTdl2
eanalear *maimed. The ditestote tamest olose.their
I pm wahine abasktei the shanitolders for the unvarying
48114411111111 reposed la them, sad for the aopmrt elfish, at
' washing tisk Mak wee easy, laciest's inseam.
The Leedom wool sales continue to be well et-
' leads& and the bidding, are spirited. About 50,000
bales have been sold up to yesterday, and prices are
fully supported. There remain about 25,000 bales to
be sold, sod the trade seem fully prepared to take
every beg.

MOXDAT reurnio.
The funds tollay wire firmer in obarsoter, owing
chicly to the highly favourabls hariest reports. Au