The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-20 00:00:00

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members. The great principle is here virtually
once more affirmed that a bargun once entered into
must be fulfilled ; and the conduct of the committee,
in abandoning a false position as between one claim ,
of speculator. and another, will onquestionalily
regarded with approbation by all disinterested
persons.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,9371. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 5,7591. ; the
Great Western an increase of 3,2871. ; the Great
Northern an increase of 2,7011.; and the Great
Eastern an increase of 3,2291.
It may be useful to mention that most of the
traffic returns in course of publication this week
include the receipts of Good Friday, against an
ordinary week last year.
At the meeting yesterday of the Land Mortgage
Bank of India a dividend of 5 per cent. was
declared.
The directors of the Australian Agricultural
Company have made a call of 10s. per share,
payable by the let of June.
At a special meeting of the South Eastern
Banking Company, to be held on the 21st hsh,
it will be proposed that the name of the coma
shall be changed to the " English Joint
Bank (limited)," the directors considering it desir-
able to take a name which will be more general is
its application than in their present one,andhi
ascertained that the Board of Trade will be prepared
to approve the change now proposed.
The Central Argentine Railway Company have
just issued their interest warrants for the half-year
ended the 25th March.
The third ordinary general meeting of the
Eastern Bengal Tea Company will be held on Fri-
day, May 5.
An order has been made for winding up the
" Universal Mercantile Association," and Mr.
George Scott, of Bond-court, Walbrook, appointed
the official liquidator.
The first ordinary general meeting of the
Hydraulic Tube Drawing and Steel Ordnance
Company will be held on Friday, April 28.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as fol-
lows :
The important news of the fall of Richmond and declama-
tion of General Lee's army has caused groat excitement to
the market in London for American securities, prima
having a strong upward tendenclry, aad evidencing the great
disposition which exists {obey Maoris= governmeat and rail-
road securities, so soon ea pesos shall be maablished. Avery
Life Waists' has been dose, United States 5.20 Bolds
touching at one time &I ; Illfnatr, 683 ; and Bile,
from thesepoMts there has bean a slight reaction of not
1 per cent.

WIDWISDAT EVI2IIIIO.
Console, which closed yesterday at 914 to 4 far
the 9th of May, opened this morning at the same
quotation, and closed at 901 to 91k. For
money the last price was 90i to 91. The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Console, for money, 91, 4, 904, 91 ; ditto,
for amount, 91k, 4, 91 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 894, g, 89 ; New Three per Cents.,
894, 1,4, 4; Annuities, 1885,14 ; Bank Stock, 242,
240 ; India Stock, 216 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
107, ; ditto Four per Cent., 991 ; Five per Cent.
"enfaced " rupee paper, 1014 102.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills remain at 4s. to 7s. prem.
The foreign stock market was heavy. The chief
decline was again in Confederate Bonds, which,
after descending to 17, closed 2 per cent.
lower than yesterday. Turkish Consolichis have
maintained yesterday's quotation, but there was a
fall of 14 per cent. in the Turkish Six per Cent.
Loan of 1858, and 1 per cent in th tof 11362.
There was also a reduction of 4 per cent. in Danu-
bian Bonds and Egyptian of 1864 ;4 in Greek,
Mexican, Italian scrip, and Spanish Certificates ;
and k in Spanish Passive.
Bank shares have been rather firmer during the last
few days. An improvement has taken place to-day
in London Joint Stock Bank, Provincial Bank of
Ireland, and Continental Bank. There were also
inquiries for London and County Bank. Imperial
Bank, Imperial Ottoman, Bank of Hindustan new,
and London Bank of Mexico shares, however, were
flat.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted to-day
154 to 4, being flat ; Egyptian Trading, 4 to 4 dia.;
National Discount, 104 to prem. ; Joint-Stock
Discount, 2i to 24 dia showing a fresh fall ;
Ottoman Socidt6 thinirile, 24 to 4 prem. ; and
Milan Improvements, 6 to 64 pram. Fairbairn
Engineering, Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
London and Caledonian Marine Insurance, Oriental
Financial, and 50c"414 Financier* d'Egypte shards
were all heavy. Berlin Waterworks shares, how-
ever, met with inquiry. East and West India
Dock stock improved 1 per cent.
The shares of the financial companies were steady.
The closing quotations are annexed, viz.:—ln-
ternational Financial, 14 to 34 prem. • General
Credit, 24 to prem. ; London Financial, 74 to
4 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 14 to If
prem. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier (old shares),
44 to 54 prem. ; ditto New, 44 to 4 prem.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota.
tions for shares in new undertakings are subjoined :
—Metropolitan District Railways, 8 to 9 prem. ;
Varna Railway, 6 to 7 prem., showing a fresh rise ;
Riode Janeiro Gas, 1 to 14 prem. ; South African
Land and Finance, 1 to 14 prem. • Russian Iron-
works, 24 to 24 prem. ; and Anglo:Egyptian Navi-
gation, 3 to 34 prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds have experienced a
fresh rise of fully 1 per cent., closing at 64 to 4.
The highest price touched to-day was 65. Virginia
, Dollar Six per Cent. Bonds were also in request,
and rose Ito li• per cent. The quotation of 30 to
35 for these bonds includes, we believe, 27 per
cent. of over-due dividends.
, Canada Government Five per Cents. were heavy,
, but New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Natal, Ceylon,
and Cape of Good Hope, met with inquiry.

MINE 8.--(THIS DA Y.)

Two o'CLocki..

The mining market is rather quiet to-day, and
prices generally are quoted the same as yesterday.
The only transaction officially reported in the
Stock Exchange is in South Frances shares, which
are marked 17.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are un-
changed. Cobre Copper have been dealt in at 27.
The following mine meetings were held yester-
day, viz.:—At Wheal Grylls the accounts showed a
balance of liabilities over assets of 7941. A call of
17a. per share was made. At Great Grylls the
accounts showed a debit balance of 2091. 18e. Bd.
A call of 3s. per share was made. At Nast Grylls
the accounts showed a debit balance of 283/. No
call was made.