The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-17 00:00:00

MONEY M4RZET.-TiflB DAY.

Two o'CLoac.

The funds showed &mums M the commenoement
of business this morning, but subsequently tape-
rienced a decline of 1 per cent., from which there has
been no recovery up to the protest hoer.
Consols were first marked 921 for the 10th April,
and ere now quoted 921 to k For money
. .

Itraneastious acs recorded st 92 to 92#, and the pm-
mat price is 92 to 4. India Bonds are marked Be.,
die.; Exchequer Bills mark le. dis. to la. promo
and Exchequer Bards, 984 to 4.
The New Console Scrip is quoted 14 to 2 prem. ;
and the Exchequer &rip 11 to prem.

Turkish Si; per Cents. are either tatter, at
974 to 98, and the Four per Cents. at 1004
to 1. Spanish Bonds continue in request; the De-
ferred Three per Cents. us marked 26 to 4; the
Passive Bonds 74 to 74; and the Commit-
tee's Certificates 64 to 54 per cent. Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates have been dealt in at
964; Mexican at 201 to;; Banos Aires at 684;
FAjoador New Consolidated at 14/1 Granada Active
at 214; Basilian Five per Omits. at 104 ex div.;
ditto Four.and-a-Half par. Cents. at 934; and Sar-
dinian at 91 to 924.

The imports of the perilous metals last week were
trifling, in the &Woos of fresh supplies horn
Australia and the United States. The total mire's
represent only • few thomand pounds, comprising
1,9001, in gad by the Tamar, from the Brazils;
1,3401. by the Madrid, from the Peninsula; and •
few parcels of gold ham Paris, Amsterdam, &a.
Silver also continue to be drawn from the Continent
for shipment to India. The liavenabourne has
brought in this week 22 oases from Antwerp.
The exports have also been small. Direct front
London, according to the Custom-house statement,
they oompriae 60 oz. of gold to Belgium i 2,600 oz.
of silver to Belgium ; and 185 or. of silver to Bon-
s.
e only other shipment officiallT reported con-
sists of 77,9401. by the Avon, chiefly in doubloons, for
the River Plate. The total export. of the week are
thus scarcely 80,0001. Of remittances on govern-
ment account, however, no details are ordinarily pub-
lished. _ . _

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of
the Bank of Asia is called for the 28th inst., when
will be communicated the resit of the negotiations
with the Mercantile Bank of India, London, and
China, and the steps proposed for completing the
amamation. It is proposed to apply for a substi-
tuted charter. A half-yearly payment, in the chap
of interest, of 21. Bd. per share, will also be proposed.
A general court of the London Assumes Corpora.
don is to be held to-morrow, to authorise a half-yearly
dividend of Ws. per sham.

The following meetings are also newly annonnoed:
National Patent Steam Fuel Company, for the 22nd
inst., at which it will be proposed to transfer the
undertaking to a new company formed under the
Limited Liability Aot ; the Patent Foal Company,
for the 20th inst.; Foreign Vineyard Maculation
(extraordinary), for the 22nd inst., to bring the
undertaking under the Limited Liability Ant;
Oroux's Improved Soap Company for the 19th inst.,
for the same purpose; South Wales Mineral Rail-
way Company for the With inst.; British Provident
Life and Fire Anuranes Society (extraordinary) for
the 20th inst., to sanction • proposal for increasing
the capital; and Palladium Life Assurance toe fee
the 27th inst.

The balf:yearly dividends upon the undermen•
tinned foreign stooks are advertised, via Aoglc
Peruvian Three per Cents.; Danish Three per
Cents.; Brazilian Five per Cent. Loans of 1825.
1829, and 1839 (to be raM by Maws. Rothschild and
Bone); Brazilian Five per Cent& of 1824 and 1829
(to be paid by Mews, Alassaikr. Fletcher and Co.);
and Chills& Biz and Three per Cents The particu-
lars are also published of 149 bond., representing
14,8851., of the Milieu Six per Cent. Loan, which
are to be paid off on the 31st inst.; eland 78Chilian
Three per Cent Bonds just cancelled.
A call of 21. is to be paid an the Cie's A shares of
the Bt. Andrews and Quinn) Railway by tbe 7th of
April.

The deed of settlement of the National Discount
Company is to lie for signature on and after te nor.
row. The directors announce their intuition of
commencing brunets forthwith.
The provisional share certificates of the Alliance
(France and Reglad) Bank an advertised as to be
ready for delivery on the Net iset.
Subjoined is a copy of the eiredar sent to the
shareholders of the Great Winters Railway of
Quads. with rehrones Ito en blew el the espied.
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Md.

The hinds showed booyany at the ammesseemat
et bonne this am nia& owing to distant anima-
tion given to the belief that peam is an► neered. A
rise oil per oat., banns, Innen ease, wei, after a
fall of 1 per cent. from the highest pent d the day,
prima finally closed the woe es paling. The
market is staady in amen, owing to the antleipa.
tioa that the sorielmion at peace will sfissolate the
desire for levestment oats part of the public.

Chas* which closed yesterday at 92i to kr the
10th of April, touched 93 this rearnieg, fell to 92/
to 4, and cloned at 92 to f. TIN qmtatioa atter
the closing of the Stink was 9411.10 to f.
For moos, the last price was 921 to 1. The official
betimes report is se follows t—Three per Ont.
Coos* for amity, 921, 1. p Mtn for amonat,
10th April, 92/, L L
m. ThQmeols Scrip,
_2/ prem.
Ersinquer Smip, 2/ preree.aadm-lialf per
Cast. Exchequer Bootie, Mlles payable in 1868, 964,
4. India Bonds, to. prem.
The Cresols Sorip of the new loan was finally
quoted
tor 2/ to 24 prem., and the Exchequer Scrip 11
Exchequer Bills (Jane) maths gusted is. dim. to
prem., and Exchequer Bonds 984 to 4.
The new March Exchequer Bale are to be baud
en Tuesday amt.
The foreign stock market was quiet, but lima.
Turkish Six per Cents. toadied 903/ is the morsing,
receded to 971, and closed the came as yesterday, at
984 to 1. The guaranteed Fear per Coate. were
steady, sod were Sadly quoted 100/ to /. Spaeth
Deferred Three per Cents. advanced / per
sent., and Remiss Flue per Coate., 1 per amt.
Sardinian Beads elso met with some inquiry.
teak of Egypt shares wave quoted this afternoon
1 to 11 pram; Ottoman Barely 4 to 1 prem.; Nip
tinsel Discount Company, Ito die.; and Western
Beak et Londe., seminally, 4 to! dia. Olisatal
Bank stock rose 11. That of tie London mad County
Bank is marked 33 to 33/.. Land shares were quiet.
Vittoria Doek shares wee* more inquired fen The Do-
tterel Steam Navigation Company's shame were desk
in at 27 to I; General Screw Steam at 164t0161;1
sad Peninsula:mad Oriental at 66.

MINER-THIS DAY.

Two olkoss.,

Th. gold aluing shares mils so attention.
Sertadge Omsk shares have been dealt in at 3f
to 31; Liearte at 7; and those of the British Iron
Crospaey at 3f to 3f.
Anuszsd is an adiaial list of Saturday% business is
the Milting
AMA OSS0111..11"11:11.4 Clliak and Wentworth, 16i;
DIMS Groat Ossiol., 400; Batt Soso, 621, 66; Hawk-
swan 13... ISt.; Bestrldp COWIN, Vats of Tesy,
331.6 d., Us.; WattGrosTille, lbs. ; Wheal adverd, 6,