The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-24 00:00:00

5A2,672,766 I
March 23, 1866.

TIMM:IAT ETA
Consols, which closed yesterday at 891 to fee
the 6th April, opened and closed to-day at tie
same quotation. For money the last price wee
89 to /. The official business report is as follows
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89, 1, 89;
ditto for amount, 091 ; Three per OWL
Reduced, 871, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 871.
1, ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 104/, L
105 ; ditto Bonds, 11s. prem. ; Four r
per Cent
" enfaced " rupee paper, 89 ; ditto Five Ea Cent.,

10te India Five per Cent. stock was firm. There
is still no movement in Exchequer Bills, whisk
were quoted 3s. to 6s. prem.
There was an increased demand to-day f
Turkish Consolides, which rose 1 per cent. The
late advance in Spanish Certificates was well main-
tained, while the Passive debt declined / per cent.
Montevidean scrip and Venezuela Bonds of 1861
improved 1 per cent., and Turkish of 1858. }-
Greek Bonds, on the contrary, declined / per cent.;
Peruvian, 1; Confederate, 1 ; and Egyptian script 1..
The shares of the financial companies were quiets
General Credit and Imperial Mercantile Credit
showed dulness. Credit Fonder and Mobilier con-
tinue in demand. The closing quotations are
annexed, viz.:—lnternational Anemia', li:alsit
prem. • General Credit, 21 to Fem. ;
Tmanc:ial, 6 to 61 prem. • Imperial Mincentße
Credit, 11 to 14 prem. ; and Credit Fowler and
Mobilier (old shares), 51 to prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) cetotb-
tions for shares in new undertakings sre subjoined :
—Metropolitan District Railways, 9 to 10_pre14-;
Varna Railway, 41 to 5 prem. • Rio de Janeiro
Gas, Ito 11 prem. ; West London Docks, ter
dia. ; South African Land and Finance, 1 to
11 prem. ; and Rhos Hall Iron, 11 to 11 prem.
United States 5-20 Bonds were Lot quoted 681
to ; and Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debenture scrip, 8 to 10 prem.

Foul o'Ciocz.
Consols are unchanged, at 89i to for money,
and 891 to for the account. 16,0001. in gold has
been purchased by the Bank.
The General Credit Company have announced
the half-yearly dividend due the let April on the
Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan of 1864.
There are conflicting accounts relative to the
negotiations at Constantinople for consolidating the
Turkish home debt—an affair which is watched
with a good deal of interest, because it will pro-
bably involve the issue of a new loan. According
to one version, the plan put forward by Mr. Laing,
on behalf of the General Credit Company, hu been
accepted, while another telegram asserts that the
negotiation has been absolutely suspended. Fur-
ther information must be waited for.
It is persistently rumoured that eminent London
firms are now urging upon the attention of the
Spanish government a project for raising a new
loan in London, embracing the recognition of the
Certificates, steps having already bean taken to
sound the most influential holders of this paper
as to the terms which they would be disposed to
accept. It is presumed that the Spanish govern-
ment will at the same time recognise the adviiabi-
lity of placing upon a more satisfactory and equit-
able footing the application of the sinking fund of
the Passive Debt. It is also said that a proposition
has been made—presumably on behalf of the Spe-
nish government—for the convention of the Certifi-
cates into New Deferred Three per Cent. Stock at
50. This would make the Certificates worth about
20k, which would probably be considered inade-
quate by the holders.
The failure is announced, under unsatisfactory
circumstances, of a member of the Stock Ex-
' change, a foreigner, with liabilities to a rather
considerable amount. The individual in question
ia ostensibly a broker, but seems to have been en-
gaged in numerous speculations on his own
amount.
About 5,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
yesThterday.
e steamer Ripon, which has reached South-
ampton with the heavy portion of the mails from
Calcutta, China, and Australia, is stated to have
brought 129,0001. in specie ; but it is doubted if
the amount is so large.
The amount of bills on India for which tenders
will be received at the Bank of England on the sth
of April will be rupees 30,00,000 (300,0001.)
The annual meeting of proprietors of the Na-
tional Provincial Bank of England will take place
lon the 11th of May, when two vacancies in the
direction are to be filled up.
A general meeting of the shareholders of the
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China is
called for the 12th of April.
The first ordinary general meeting of the Nether-
lands India Steam Navigation Company (Limited)
is called for the 90th inst.
The provisional scrip for the new issue of shares
in the Aaiatio Banking Corporation will be ready
for delivery, in exchange for the bankers receipts
for the first instalment, on the 25th inst.
Creditors of the Bank of Gibraltar and Malta
(Limited), now winding up, are notified that the
31st inst is the day appointed for adjudicating
upon their claims.
Messrs. Henry Ellis and Sons, of Graoechurch
street, have notifiel that they are in treaty for the
purchase and construction of a fleet of powerful
steamers, combining the most recent improvements,
to form a new line between London and the Cape
Colonies.
Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the sixth series of kids sales far tki yeez, the dew
wee rely sad rather barer prises were in sere is- HIDE MAIL 7.
DAY.)
skew seereted. Sit India--O: and One : Celentas netj is ; „Li
with oaly s moderate demand, *ray =et. but pier to 3d. 221117:3-d.v.iii. 21br. to 50tt0730.'7;
upon the whole were fairly main Masse he.
ado 726 ; to 8811 u, mta. to 4d. ; 8811te. to Wm., 4d. to
1'1°98" she" LM nils" Theof fir asrfyis Home Its to 10a. Calf skins, light, 2a. to 4s.
Wdi& see pewee* 19.8811 breeeht fetward from lersee full; 6s. dd.
sales, 9,814 Madre@ Peediedreery, he., to ail 119,2917 el BusissDay
_ftsspeiss od. ids
erbish 78.880 wen meld. leg India : Bell& boons fell _ • ed. ; shissusgs. is. 76.
prises Tanned Mae : Fast India said well ; Awls jar ou ; moms, 01. va.
fitly 8511 ed
Aar, Amortise vas
sold atiler prisesel, a grolecate , BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS
_DAY.)
bedsits wee dew at sheet late rates,The a &nibs is ass* 1 Years ?attendee sea Smith meet a seetnised
lestseses of id. Ter lb.; °ape reallsed Isle rates I deemed fee immediate eameinpeise far both Ileglieh Gni
sad &teed : Meantime Woe wart rid ,• Wing I.="heseida tongs ; lee mugs, utrilmiy Seal" 6.11
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was sn seldms;Rlikiwortl: Ilassibeeriesea""Lell passed Bellar:wid/lissewaarl. "ParlfXle. Weald lasts, Le:t—ts,9lB:2l. 1119PEt UV*: 900."91211L:r"
Mailed tell prime. nye:baser ems all sell. Ms, 140 e.
The return of the Bent of England for the week COAL MARICIFF—(THIS DAY.)
ending Wednendehldsrch 22, com_,Pored with that he Walls sot tutu.. ; Walls sogt ga•••fi. :
the previa'', west, *bows the following changes : era. Bed um*Wad ; Wells Lot Breddie
°Weeklies issue ..... 829.104340 bow* 8166.066 • 114440:1°14 Wens R.,a
Oiroalatise 19,573.495 Deems, 79.098 Walls a.. .•••••' g. 20a. ;
Tebbe depeits 10,198,989 learease mums aeoglity3d. ; Wells Zed Mu& nao
Otherelsonida 13,8517701 DOWN XiB.l/31 lily , 1.5e-45 skips at malort, 48 at sea.