The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-01 00:00:00

part of the public in a concern which recently de-
clared a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per
annum, and whose last dividend was 10 per oat.
It behoves the shareholders in this and similar
°unpaid/le to make strict inquiry, with
a view to disabuse the public mind of the
prejudice which now exists. The dividends de-
slued have been either timid fads or unwarranted
by the position of the company. If the former, it
may well be eked—why are the shares at such a
discount ? If the latte-, the sooner the company's
affairs are thoroughly probed the better.
The subjoined report on the bullion market is
from the circular of Messrs. Sharp. and Wilkins :
The silver market academe exeredingty quiet, and we
have no 'miasma from oar last prise of be. 00. per mem
steamed to report. An Menem{ inquiry for Holland se
Gee time tamed a Miele; adman. bat the demand was eel,
tomparery, and bat now again subsided. No abipmests
whatever are bswg of eeW to India. Mexican dollars ere
again rather lower, the neared quotations being 4*. 110.
per cones. Is the abuses of ter purelasees for China, the
large amount jut arrived per Shannon will io all probe.
batty be sold for refining, se they sow closely approximate
to their intriasic value as silver. Gold is arriving in very
ocassidashis quantities from America, sad net tiesimprei
gulped tar export is chiefly sold to the Bank of
About 75,0004 in bar gold has also hem returned from India,

Winnwir EVILIMM.

Dona°la, which dosed yesterday at 891, "sellers,"
ex div., for the Bth of June, opened this worms(
at 891 to /, and closed at 89 13-16 to 15-16, or.
891. For money the last price was 911 to 1,
with dividend. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911,
I, 4, *; ditto for account, 81a ; Three per
heats. Reduced, 891, 1 ; New Three per Cents.,
891, L ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1?61 ;
ditto Four per Cent., 99/ ; Five per Cent. as-
hore' rupee paper, 101.
The government broker bought to-day 15,000 L
Reduced Three par Cents. for the sinking fund.
Indian government securities were steady.
Exchequer Bills remain flat, owing to the disposi-
tion evinced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
reduce the rate of interest at every available
opportunity. The closing quotation was par to 4e.
prem., being ls. lower than yesterday.
In the foreign stook market firmness prevailed.
The principal feature was a rise of per cent. in
Spanish Passive, the Certificates, however, remain-
ing unaltered. Greek Bonds and Coupons, as well
as Turkish of 1858 and 1862, improved I per osnt. ;
and Russian Three per Cents., together with the
Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta. of 1850, and the Five
per Ceuta. of 1862, Turkish Consolides were
r-m. Italian stock, however, deellued j per oint.,
and Venezuela Bonds of 1862 were also quoted
lower.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to-day 151
to ; National Discount, 101 to prem. ;
Joint Stook Discount, 14 to 11 dia. ;
Egyptian Trading, 11 to 1 dia. ; Ottoman Socifti
Gdnorale, 21 to 3 prem. ; and Milan Im-
provements, 5 to 51 prem.
There was a reduction in London Mercantile
Discount share', but those of the Ceylon Cowpany,
as well as Ebbw Vale and Ottoman GAS, were in-
quired for.
The shares of the Imperial Mercantile Credit
Association were again in active demand to-day, and
rose 10a. Those of the other financial companies were
steady. The clueing quotations are anuexed. vie. ;
—lnternational Burr vial, Ito 11 prem.; Genital
Credit, 11 to 11 prem.; London Financial, 61 to
74 prem. • Imperial Mercantile Credit, 21 to
prem. • Credit Fouoier and Mobilier (both old and
new dimes), 31 to prem., ex div.
The closing (but in some eases nominal) quota.
dons for shares in new undertakings are sub-
joined :—Rio de Janeiro Gas, par to press. ;
Anglo-Egyptian Navigation, 4/ to em. ; Liao
Brewery, 3 to 34 prem.; Peruvian )ways, 11 to
21 prem. ; Ottoman Couipany, Ito 11 Deem. ; Rus-
sian Iron Works, 8 to 9 prem. • Dublin Connect-
ing Railways, 3 to 34 prem. • kampton Estates,
1 to 2 prem. ; Loudon Steam &lbw, 1 to 1 prem. -
Plymouth Shipbuilding, 7 to 9 preen. ; Estates
Investment, 2 to 1 dia. • Cheshire Salt Works, 1
to 2 prem. ; Northern Assam Tea, old shares, par
to prem. ; ditto B, part* 4 prem.
We are requested to state that to-morrow (the
let of June) is the last day for sending in applioe-
Bons for the unissued shares of the Ottoman [tail-
way Company.

MINEB.-(THIS DAY.;

Two o'Cwoic.

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In the mining market to-day there is a good
demand for Nast Grenville, and Wheal Grenville
shares at rather better quotations, and Clovertoo,
Chiverton Moor West Chivertoo, and New Lovell
are firm. Subjoined are some of tue premed
prices Wheal Noes, 34 to 35 ; South
Condurrow, 3k to k ; Obiverton, 8 to tk
Cbiverton Moor, si to k ; East Grenville, 2(
to 4 ; Wheal Grenville, 3 to k ; West Chiverton,
70 to 75 : New Lovell, 25a. to 30a. •, Great North
Laxey, 2to ; and Kest I.oveU, 12 to 4.
Very few transactions have occurred in foreign
and colonial ruining shares, and prices are
unchanged.