The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

MONEY NARKIIT-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoCt.
The funds remain steady at about the closing quo-
tations of yesterday, with a quiet hotlines& Consols
are quoted 961 to / for money, and 95/ to j
for the 7th August. The Three par Cent.
Reduced have been dealt in at 951 to 96; the New
Three per Cents. at 981 to 97 ; Bank Stock. at 218;
India Stock at 234; Exchequer Bills at 20s. to
Ne. pew.; Exchequer Bonds at 1001; and Ina
Bead% at 21e. to 261. prem.
Turkish Stocks are flatter, the Six per Ceuta.
being now quoted 1031 to 104 (after touching 1041),
and the Four per Cents. 106 to I. Spanish securi-
the remain heavy. The sales include Dutch Four
per Cent. Certificates at 971; Mexican at
23; ditto, for the 31st inst., 23; Portuguese
Four per Cents. (ex all overdue Coupons), 45/;
Sardinian, for 31st inst., 92/ to ; Spanisa Old
Three per Cents., for amount, 441 to 43/ ex div.;
ditto, Deferred. 23, ex div.; ditto, for 31st inst.,
231 ex div.
It is the opinion of parties practically engaged in
billion operations that the next return of the Bank
will not exhibit any really unfavourable comparison
as regards the metallic stack, after making allowance
for the withdrawal of coin which always takes place
in the Brat week of the dividend payments.
The next instalment of 20 par cent., or ate
million, will fall payable on the five million loan on
Thursday next, the 24th.
The amount of gold brought in by the Earl of
Sefton, frost Melbourne, is stated at 40,000 or., be-
sides 10,000 or. in the hands of peseengers, mims
a total of about 200,0004 This gold, together with
the 428,0004 ex the Frances Minty, is expected to
be in hand today. The question of immediate
interest is, how much of it will be sent abroad P The
oontinentaldemand wasyesterday more active,andhas
already absorbed some parcels ex the Frances Hefty,
besides the 183,2001, ex the Atlantic, from New
York.
The ship T. A. Cole has arrived from Melbourne,
but it remains to be ascertained whether she has any
gold on board.
The later advices received from Melbourne mention
the sailing from that port, on the 15th of April. for
London, of the ship New Great Britain, with 48,769
ounces of gold on freight; worth about 187,0001. The
Royal Mail ship Oliver Laing was advertised to sail
on the Ist of May for Liverpool, and the steamer
Ronal Charter on the 22nd of May, also for Liver-
At the meeting of proprietors of the London Joint-
Stock Bank yesterday, :the half-year's profits were
stated at 92,5861., enabling the directors to declare a
dividend at the rate of 12/ per cent. per annum,
with a bonus of 10s. per share, and to carry over to
the end of the year the sum of 25.0864 181.6 d. The
amount of deposits, &c., is 7,873,0534 The guarantee
fund stands now at 163,2861.
The advioes from Alexandria mention that Mr.
John Cater, one of the Loudon Directors of the Bank
of Egypt, arrived there on the 3rd instant, and that
the bank was opened for general business under
favourable auspices on the 7th instant.
Another extraordinary meeting of the Nationel
Discount Company is to be held on the 29th instant,
for the formal purpose of confirming the resolutions
passed at the meeting of Tuesday last, relative to in-
creasing the capital. Parties registered as share-
holders on the 29th will be entitled to the new
allotment. The new shares were quoted today Ito

I preen The directors of the Royal Swedish Railway an-
nounce that, the whole of the 83.334 preference seven
per omit. shares not having yet been taken up, they
will continue to receive applications up to the 23rd
in t. One pound per share is to be paid as deposit,
and 11. four months hence. This step re
adopted in consequence of the receipt of
an encoureging report from Mr. Miller, arid because
they think it right that the shareholders should
have another chance given them of rescuing their
property. The directors have already stated that in
the event of the preference capital not being taken up
they will not foal justified in pc weeding with the
undertaking, but will reeige and leave the mmaposaies
affairs in the hands of the shareholders. In the
meantime they have been inclosed by their confidence
in the eahrprise to keep the works gam in Sweden.
The prospectus of the Forest of Dean Cutts! Rail-1
way is twined. The object of this railway is to develop
the coal field and other mineral property in the central
district of the Forest of Dean. The line will be only
about 7 miles long, and the capital is limited to
88,0001. in 101. shares. It is stated that a large pro-
portion of the shares was subscribed for before the act
of parliament was obtained.
Relative to the market for American securities,
Messrs. D. Bell, Bon, and Co., report as follows :
Them is no psalmist champ in the market fee Aste-
rism; securities. There has been daring the put week less
activity ; whilst ths lilted Madame whisk has been done
both in State stocks and railroad bonds has been at gene-
rally improved prices.

TZVUDAT Evunc..

The Bank diluters today confirmed the general
antioipatioa by abstaining from making any altera-
tion In the rats of discount. The further postpone-
ment of a redaction is mainly attributed to the con-
tinued efflux of gold to the Continent. Neverthelers
the various Stock Exchange markets were to-day
better, oonfidense being strengthened by the large
arrivals of the precious metal. In the meanwhile,
the current rate of discount charged for good Mlle by
the great Lombard•street houses is only 4 per cent.,
whilst in the Stock Exchange to-day short loans
were obtainable on stook at 3to 31 per neut. The
advance finally established in the funds was only
per cent., but the market was firm in character.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 961 to t for the
7th August, opened this morning at 951 to :,
advanced to 95i to 96, and were last quoted 951 to
AFor mousy, the latest price wee 951 to t ex div.
large porches for money was made in the morn•
log. AU official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Como* for money, 95/ 1.1, ex div.
ditto, for amount, 7th August, 95f,1, 96, 951 ex dir.
Three per Gots. Reduced, 951. 96/, 96, 961. New
Three per Ceuta., 961, t, 97, 961. Long Annuities
expiring in January, 1860, 3 5.18, 31; Thirty Years
Annuities, October, 1869, 3,1; Thirty Years Annuities,
April, 1885, 181 India Stook, 233. Bank Stock,
2171. Consols Scrip (new loan), 4 prem. Three-
and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling pay-
II able in 1868 and 1869, 1001 1001.
The New Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. were also
marked 791 ex div., and the New Three per Cents.
101 ex die. _ _ .

To-day took place the regular re-opening of the
transfer books for the stocks upon which the divi-
dends are now in course of payment.
Exchequer Bills were well mipported at 20s. to
245. prem., and Exchequer Bonds at 1003 to I.
Turkish securities advanced jj to 3 per eent. to-day,
the Six per Cents. closing at 1043 to I, and the
Onanntsed Four par Cents. at 1063 to 3. Maxima
Bonds were more inquired for. Spanish ace-
rides remain depressed, owing to the threat-
ening aspect of Spanish politics. Other stooks were
quiet.
The shares of the Riga and Dunahorg Railway
were spin subjected to fluctuation to-day. The price
ned at 43 to 43 prem., fell to 3, and closed at
33 to 3_3 prem. The transactions were vary numer-
ous. These violent fluctuations ate believed to have
no further foundation than the circumstance referred
to twevionsly, via, the receipt in the City of a private
communication from Bt. Petersburg stating that the
guarantee had not yet been confirmed. We under-
stand that the directors are upon the point of address-
leg a circular to the shareholders and to the Stock
Exchange, intimating that the various documents
constituting the company are in proper order, and, in
the °Eastland the board, require no further eoefirma-
lion. The direstors an now engaged in framing the
statutes of the company.
The closing quotations for the newly-projected
railways are subjoined, via : Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, 7.16 to 9-16 prem.; Euphrates Valley Rail-
way, 3 to 3 prem. ; Western Railway of Austria, 13
to 21 prem.; New Brunswick and Canada Railway
sad land A shansa to 11 me.; ditto B shares, f

to I prem.; Ceylon Railway, to 14 rem. I Oil-
mitt& and South Eastern Railway, to I prom.; and
Shawnees sad Sittingboorne Railway, to Ig press:
Ottoman Bank shares closed today at Si to Si
rem ; Bank of Egypt at 14 to prom., ba:l
better; National Dwooant at to It prem. ;
General Bank of Switzerland at par to 3 prem.
Other bank as well as land stooks were steady.
North of Europe Steam shares were • little flatter.
The shares of the Marysville Gas and Water
Company were quoted to prom.; Hultedorf Mills,
to 13 prem. (nominally); and West Ham Distillery.
par to peens.
The shares of the London General Omnibus Cos.
patty closed at Ito g prem. ex die. It is urged that
the publication of a financial statement by this com-
pany would be acceptable to the proprietors.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLooz.

Business in British mining stocks is still way in-
active, and the general feeling is one of depression.
Cobra shares continue to tall, owing to reports
that the forthcoming dividend will be lam than
anal. Transactions are recorded to-day in the
Stock Exchange at 69, 602, and 69. Imperial
Brazilian shares are marked 24.
The only transactions reported yeeterday ars is
the Mining Exchange, and are limited to the follow-
ing, viz. : Vibes! Mary Ann, 332, 342 ; Ding•Doage
39, 40 ; Wheal Render, 32.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

DAY.

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The wheat trade wu first is Mark-lano, this monism
without being waive, at the fall rates of Kendal last, km
both Beglkh and &mtgs.
Flom maintalsed its 'alas.
Bart.y coat/saes wory same and dear. '
Ows met a steady eels at prima folly equal to those eat•
rent as the Dressing of tits week.
Beans sad peas saderwsat so ohmage of moseat.
ANNULI INTO LONDO
iah N MON JULT 14 TO JOLT 18.
Isa& ketch. Irlsa. Forsch.
WNW .... _ . 1110 «...... 8131
briar ... 660
OM ....................... I 220 I 1830 13050
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swim. 1470
Mgr. 1,
Lams
By.,
Ws. Id.; 11104483, SW. 6.1. 1 011N1i
Ws. 4d.; -; Dam. 41s. td.; Pew. 445. 114.
lICPRILtL AVIZIOES.
Wass/. away. OW*. Kn. Basas.l Wm.
ins 7 ... ... 474 6dlBs 74 14 104 4114 0.318.144
... 14 ... ... No 14 Ids Id 84 7s 84 43. 64 JIM M
11 «. ... 88. ltd Ws 4d Its 14 Hs 44 48. 114.41. DI
jab s 6
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WV 6 ... ... 74s 7418. 7.1 444 id Hs ltd 441 id 4314 ft
... 11 ... ... Ns 0440. 9d 4s 11 404 11448. MISS, Td
6 swift' An. AVDP. Ils 62 18s lld 23S 7s Id 41. W 40. lid
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LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAT.)

YLAONNTIO TILBORAPIL)

(rhos oars OWN coasituoronsie.)
This day's market was well attended by millers sad
deaden, and had a lively appearance.
Wheat bad a good study trade sod full prier. The
sale of floor was moderate at previous rates. Indian sore
study. Oats and oatmeal a shade dearer.
Others unchanged.
The weather alter being stormy has settled Mine.
MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
BvoLa.—We have rather a dull and an unsteady market
this week. The rude refused on Tuesday to confirm the
advance previously Watered in the private ustred
market, sad the importers pretty generally re-
flood to submit to lower rates, so that a large
part...! the quantity offered was bought is, the result
however is that a reduction of 61. to ls. has been submitted
to in several Instances to effect ear, but the total amour of
boron dose has bees below the usual average. The
refined 'market is a shade lower, brown lamest/li.. exam
60.. to 60s.
Correa.—The quantity brought forward in public sale
has bean limited, sad prices bays bon filly euppored.
Native Ceylon sold at 61s. 61. to 625. Two cargoes of Rio
i ave been sold 'fist for the Mediu:roma.
Tea —The public sales went off heavily, sad the barium
dose by private calumet has not boa large. CORMS
Congos quoted Sid. to
BALTPIRTIII. to damned has eat sided; sea, to effect
sales. rather lower prime hive been swilllPtfri for small
pools.
rice hie bees sold in cargos, for arrival at full prim;
bet there has not bee. Ruh bother dose Ia par eis os the
for has bus in good demand, sad an advance of about
ld. has bees established. Dimness proof sold 2e. 6d.;
proof Leeward., 2. 21. to 2s. 3d.
Brioss have sold to a World cutest at full prices.
COTION.—A. far amount of burner done st fo I prim.
Is other articles no material alteration. Markets gene-
rally have been quiet this week.