The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-28 00:00:00

T 'MARS

to alai= the pranced to declare a dividend of 16
per mat for the half-,year ending at Midsummer.
The Metropolitan Ice Company (Limited) is to
be wound up, and the Master of the Rolls has ap-
pointed Mr. J. F. Lovering, accountant, of King-
street, Cheapside, official liquidator.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Steam Biscuit and Flour Company (limited)
will be closed at 4 o'clock on Monday next for town
applications, and at 4 o'clock on Tuesday next for
those from the country.
The A stock of the Metropolitan Extension Rail-
ways of the London,Chatbam, and Dover Company
was quoted 58 to 60 per 1001. stook, shonag a
decline.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening
Issersam—Allisese British and Foreign, 16 ;
491 es d ; Imperial Life, 201 LK% 8 t:17.7S
sad Omar Life, 7f ; Lenora sad ledoalaa M
(Limited), 6‘
.; Load= mad Provisciel Law 4 ; Loren
sad Proviariel Manses 3f ; Marine, 90 to f, div. sad be.;
Orr Marine, 24 ; Meer, 140 f ; Provider Life, 36f ;
Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 71 Its to f ; Usi.
viral Maras fLintitill, 6 to
Clashed sad Ooke.—Ownammaisl,lo3 to ; Coatiosatal
Union (lAmited), 10* ; Karoper, 14; ditto, new, 7 to f ;
Great Central. 17 to IN to 17f ; Imperial, NI to
pedal Costiseetal, 93 to fto2, ax div.; Maar. 39 South
Metropolitan. 83* ; Surrey Consumers, 18 ; Westminster
Chared, 79f Worm. 17f
Doterrs.—L=4r sad Bt. Katherine, 67.
Waterworka.—Berlin, Ulf ; Chelsea, 27f ; West Mid-
dieser, 116.
The half-yearly interest is advertised on the
Canadian Consolidated Five per Cent. stock ; on
the debentures of the Melbourne and Robson's
Bay Railway Company ; on the First Preference
Six per Cent. Bonds of the Northern Railway of
Canada ; and on the Seven per Cent. Obligations
of the Yarns. Railway Company.
The following letter relates to the unsatisfactory
ition of the Estates Investment Company
position of the F.etaies Investment Company
(Limited). It is here broadly stated that persons who
ad applied for a total of 1,360 shares in this un-
dertaking were permitted to withdraw their appli-
cations, and as it is suggested that the shares in ques-
tion formed a portion of the 2,600 winch were al-
leged to have been subscribed for prior to the issue of
the prospectus, an explanation is naturally called
for. Pending this it seems to be a question with
many of the shareholders w bather they will meet
the payment which is being peremptwily called for
by the directors.
TO TNT ZDTTOB OT.TBI urine.
Sir,—Being as Where in the Prates lershoest Orme-
pany, but sot having paid the instalment due es ellehart,
owing to certain usfavemble ohmmeter= w Id*
, the Matements made M the respecter vertive led prise
anbacriptioa for 2,500 oat at the 6,000 shares is the wer
play. I have received • letter from Mere. Wilidusa and
CO, the well-knows solicitor, of 4, Nicholaa-laae, LOOM
hard-reek requesting me to pay the deposit al
41. per share overdue is or before the 39th
Judea% failing which proesediap would be taloa
far the recovery thereof. I ham, therefore, term
the trouble to inspect the list of shareholder', sad is
answer to my queers' was informed by the riscrotary that
a total of 7,199 Ghana wee applied for, but is retro'
_et the
deter I found that applecasts for moor oe =oak,
100, 200. 100, 190. 100, 200. and 50. brag 1,380 shores I.
all, had withdrawn their appliaiticas Detwithstandisg that
the pries of the sham rood at 3 pram. up to the imolai
previous to the delivery of the Orient igen. I ales
found that some of the earls etmected with the company
had been allotted lees shares them they applied
for, whereas all the respectable portion of the ap-
plicants had received allotment@ la fall, a retail
balsams being made up of those questiosabis arm
often to be found on the reran of new companies, bet
who would tad it strangely reouvereat to root tells. I
also applied to the swats ry for the list at tree arm-
holders who bed saberbed for the 2,500 shores white the
prospects. stated in large red letters had be= " sakeeriber
for prior to the issue of the prospectr, bet which informa-
tion the erresAvay was unable to afford. I likewise asked
for a list of shareholders to be f =tithed me forthwith am
the usual payment of 6d. per 100 wards, but was informed
it would take some time to do so se the secretary bad
sot his proper form I may also state that a rug=
has been made to the committee of the
Exchange to great a settlement in the arra, bat that
though Mr. Slaughter has some time sire applied for
arra information connected withthe orearay it has ad
yet bees afforded him. In the meantime streeg messatee
are being hastily takes by the directors to ems* the
abareholdwe to pay up their balance of deposit oa or before
the 29th bit., but as it is very doubtful from the foreriag
eiremairmatees if the statement in the prospects that ;OW
dimes had Ines snimerilred fee prior to its polkatios
eared, sad as wassaem for 1,380 arras have been so
suapiticrily witwa, a mastic of disorient share-
holders will bs called forthwith to take the most decided
action in tits matter, so I tram no shareholders will be inti-
midated by the threats held out by the direr that legal
proceedings will be token egret them, but give their base
mistenee is have this matter thoroughly sifted, r if the
statements the prespertas be incorrect, the &osiers will
have to Mara the shareholders their depoite.—l
A. B. O.

TUZSDAT Emma.
Consols, which clamed yesterday at 891 to 1 ex
div. for the 6th of July, opened this morning at
891 to 90, and closed at 891, " sellers." Itat
money the last pries was 89t_ to /, and for the
August settlement 90 to /. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 89f, 90, 89k, ; ditto for account, 891 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 89, 1, 881, 891 ; New
Three per Cents., 89,1, WI, 89 ; Bank Stook, 249 ;
India Five per Osut. Stock, 104 j, I ; ditto Bonds,
225. prem.
The closing (but is some mace nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertaking, are sub-
joined :—Peruvian Railways, 3to prem. ;
Cheshire Salt Works, 1 to 2 tress.; Loudon-bridge
Land, 1 to 1 prim. ; Rieman Iron Works, 8 to
9 prem. ; an and Mediterranean Bank,
3to 1 prem. ; Blakely Ordnance, 31 to prem. ;
Glamorgan Iron and Coal, S to 31 prem.;
Waterloo and Whitehall Railway, par to lii
Grange Town Iron, 11 to 2 prem. ; Rut =
Railway scrip, 2to 3 prem. ; Atlantic Telegraph, 8
per cent. preference, 11<i11! prem.; London Mer-
chants, to prem. ; ve Mansions, 11 to 2
prem. ; British India Colonial Trust, 11 to
prem. ; Railway Credit, Ito prem. ; Phos-
phate of Lime, to prem. ; Northern Amain
Tea, par to 1 prem. ; Enamelled Iron, 2 to 3
prem. ; Parkfield Iron, 1 to 2 prem. ; London
Quays, 1 to 2 prem.; Barned'e Bank, 21 to S prem. ;
Stearn Biscuit, 1 to 2
United States 6-20 r=e closed at 691 to 70,
showing a relapse of Ito 1 per cent. Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Debentures were quoted
't to 88.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Otoow!

The railway market is inactive today attention
being partl diverted to the fortnightly
settlement. The tone, however, is rather firmer.
Metropolitan and Great Eastern stocks have
improved 1 per mint., Caledonian 4, and
London and North Western 4. Undo&
and North Western stock is now quoted
1234 to ; Great Western, 681 to 69 ; Midland,
134 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121 to
; Caledonian, 1324 to 133* ; South Eratern,
84 to ; Great Nesters, 491 to j; London
and South Western, 914 to 9914 ; Metropolitan,
1421 to 1431.
Foreign and colonial railway securities are in-
active.
gor to-day's Share Una sass. 8.)