The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-16 00:00:00

Of the 250,0001. by the steamer Tasresidien, from
the West Indies, 171,0001. is silver, and 79,0001.
gold.
The third call of 51. is to be 104 on the Ilataa•
sion shares of the East Indian Railway Company by
the 7th of February.
The prospectus of the Docks and Warehouses
Company of Calcutta (Limited) is lamed, with a
capital of 800,0001., in 111000 shares of
eldi. The object is to form docks in the Port
of Calcutta, the want of which has been illustrated
by the disastrous effects of the recent cyclone, It is
urged that, had adequate dock protection been is
existence, hundreds of lives and millions of property
would have been saved. It is further stated that
"the time at present occupied in discharging and
loading a cargo, according to the estimate of the
Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, averages forty-
five days, whilst with efficient dock **commode-
tion the work might be effected in a fortnight"
The Government of Bengal, it is mentioned,
"admits the necessity of the docks, and expresses its
readiness to give them legal and official support."
The chairman is Sir John P. Grant, K. 0.8. late
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ; the deputy-chair-
man Mr. Charles Capper, of the Victoria Docks ;
and she direction is otherwise respectably consti-
tuted. 21. per share is to be paid on application,
and W. on allotment.
Creesey's London and Burton Steam Cooperage
Company (Limited) has likewise Mimed its pro-
The first object is to purchase and work
Cressey's patents for manufacturing casks, irc., by
machinery, without the aid of skilled labour. It is
stated that at least 3,000,0001. worth of teaks are
used annually in this °pantry. Mr. Creamy takes
four-fifths of the purchase money in paid-up shares.
It is proposed to construct factories on a large scale
at Burton-upon-Trent and in London. The capital
is fixed at 100,0001., in 10,000 shares of 101. each,,
with a first issue of 5,000 shares, mine than half of
which are stated to be already applied for.
The British Slate Company (limited), having a
nominal capital of 100,0001. in 101. shares, of
which nearly 40,9001 is subscribed, Is now in-
viting applications for a further issue. This com-
pany is working three extedirive slate quarries is
Carnarvonshire, which are at the present time pro-
clueing at the rate of about 3,000 ions of manufac-
tured slates per annum. The prospectus states that
"the slate from these quarries can be delivered at
such a cost on board ship as to leave a net profit of
from 20s. to 26e. porton."
The general meeting of the General Oredit and
Finance Company of London (Limited) will be held
on Monday, the Bth February. The transfer books
will be closed from the 21Ird instant to the 6th
February.
The second ordinary general meeting of the
London Tavern Company will be held on the 6th
February.
The transfer books of the Oriental Financial
Corporation will be closed from the lath to the 27th
instant, preparatory to the general meeting.
The half-yearly meeting of the Australian Trait
Company is to take place on the 31st inst.
A petition for the winding up of the Madrid Bask
(Limited) is to be heard before the Master of the
Rolls on the 21st inst.
" An extraordinary meeting of the Littlebampton,
' Havre, and Houfieur Steamship Conspsay (Limited),
is called for the 20th inst., when it will be proposed
to wind up the company voluntarily. Formal
notice is given that a petition for the winding up of
this company is to be beard before Vice-Chancellor
Wood on the 21st inst.
The half-yearly interest is announced on the
shares of the Riga and Dunabarg Railway Company.
The Newcastle Courant of Friday gives an account
of the successful !mulch of two stemma of the Tyne
Iron Ship-building Company (Limited). A third
vessel is nearly ready.
The subjoined report on the bullion market is
from the circular of Messrs. Shupe and Wilkins :
The general defame which for smarties pest has abases-
%wised the Mime markat still soatlaies, esswitisteading •
farther redaction is the Hoak rate of dimmest TIM ainvals
of Wow from California and &alb America ban bass
sadlaisat for tin very limited Imam demand, sad bat few
=aon the °softest have ceassgasedy takes plass.
caamedoilms \mewls &slimed la vales, a essmidsralis
amount to the Sanwa bevies boss disposed te at Is. Odd.
per or. The advises by the last mail with remora to the
demand for those colas in China are again extremely sa-
satisfactory, and buyers re scarce MD th• 11110,11 IMF
tiolled Machete. stook is this mat is dill term
sad in gsatanfartberaosidsiall.seassstssreshal ly
expected. inquiry for geld for taped has bola by ail
mesas extesaive, with the esasptise of Amoriesa eaele•
whisk toe large extent hays buss persbased for Prance.
Ilse ban and sovereigns ars, however, being daily sold to
tba Bank of England In the abases of rehear deemed.
The Sydney circular of Messrs. George A. Lloyd
and Co., dated the 22nd Nov. says :
We have been for so leg a time i:esoisemed to the bur-
den of heavy mocha Is this oda, that we bight to despair
el ever sods; them brought dons r repot hods. Easy
articles at impoeied iserehaadis are main in this market
below first rest I. Imadoa, sad we hardly know of any thin
which is selling shove oast sad all themes.
BATMAN Ewen.
COllOOlll, which closed yesterday at 90 to
for the 9th February, opened and closed
to-day at the same quotation. For money
the last price was 891 to k. The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 89k, 90, 891 ; ditto
for account, 901 ; Three per Cents. Reduce, 89k,
89 ; New Three per Ceuta., 991, 89 ; Bank Stock,
242 ; and Lodi* Stock, 212.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at par to Si.
prem.
Foreign stocks were generally firm. Mexi-
can scrip and Russian old Five per Cents.
improved 1 per cent. ; Russian of 1864, and
the Three per Ceuta., as well as Confederate, and
Turkish of 1854, k ; Turkish of 1858 rod 1802, and
Portuguese, ; and Greek Bonds end Turkiak
Consolidis, /t per cent. Spanish Certifiattes, on
the contrary, declined kto per amt.
Egyptian Loan scrip was last quoted 11 to if
prem., being again better ; Danubian Principali-
, ties Loan, die. to par ; Montevideen Lean,
to 21 prem. being lower ; and Atlantic and Great
Western Railway scrip, to prem.
In the market for bank shares an improvement
was quoted in Eastern Exchange, London and Bra-
zilian, South Eastern, National Bank of •Liverpool,
and Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. The ad-
vance in the latter amounted to 91. per share. Al-
liance Back, City, and Oriental Bank, ou the eon-

Crary, declined.
There were again large transactions in the shares
of the City of Milan Improvements Company
(Limited), which have risen to 21 to 3 prem. The
applications are already so numerous that it is ex-
pected the hat will be closed almost immediately.
Hodson's Bay shares were last quoted 18 to 1 ;
Egyptian Trading, 17-16 to 1/ prem. ; National
Discount, 101 to 11 prem. ; and Joint Stock
Discount, to die. Crystal Palate Preference
land Debenture stocks have again unproved. Lon-
' don Mercantile Discount and Warrant Finance
were also quoted rather better, while National
Steam slightly receded. Ottoman Sociite Grnerale
shares were quoted 1/ to 2/ prem. ex div.
The shares of the finaucial oampaniee were
steady at yesterday's prima. The closing quo-
tations are annexed, via :—lnternational Finan-
cial, 21 to . prem._ ; General Credit, 3/ to 3} prem.;
London irinancial, 8/ to 9 prem. Imperial
Mercantile Credit, Si to II prem. ; 'and Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 31 to / rem.
Natal, New Zealand, Victoria, and Queensland
Government Debentures, were inquired for sad
better.
United States 6.20 Bonds were quoted 45. to 4151;
Maryland Pin per Cents. declined 2 per cent.

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