The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-14 00:00:00

10111741T0C1 JANIS.
British North Assistioas. ; Ottesas Boik, 19.

Gamed &rev 6brpola Coupes— lie; Loaded Chadral
Chaalbes Camrserr. df ; Netbulaah Loud, $ NUL pew
hteaso, lismad el 1 dh a 31.

M 01137 MARERT.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Cioci.

The fonds today have followed the same course
as yesterday, the extreme variation being limited to }
per cent. Consols are now rather firmer, at 95} to 1
for money, end obi to for the 10th September.
The Three per Cents. Redaced have been dealt in
at 951 to 1; the New Three per Cents. at 98 to
On New Two-and-o-Half per Cents. at 803; India
Stook at 234 Exchequer Bills at 9s. to 13s. prem.;
India Bonds at 11.. prem.; and Consol Scrip at 31
prem.
Foreign stone are steady, with only a limited
borings. The complete—Ain of the morning's
sales is sebjoined—vis.: Buenos Ayres Bonds,
at 84; Ditch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,Bf /; French
Three per Cent. Rents', 70fr. 750. (exch. 25fr. 25c.).
Mexican, 221; ditto, for 29th Aug., 221. Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar Bonds 801. Portu-
guese Three per Cent5.,1853,481 ; Rusrian Four-and-o-
Half per Cents., 981 to f; Sardinian, 921 to 1;
Spanish Old Three per Cents., 441; ditto, Deferred
Three per Cents., 241; Turkish Guaranteed Four
per Cents. (for money), 1031 to 103/ ex die.

It la believed that the whole of 724,0001. is
gold brought in by the steamer Royal Charter will
be absorbed by the continent. This heavy supply 1
will not be in hand until to-day, but 100,0001
ounces, representing 400,0001., were yesterday sold for
exportation to Parts. The residue is expected to be
taken foe the continent today.
The ship Weimer Castle sailed from Melbourne on
the 18th of May, for London, with 43,000 ounces of
gold on freight, worth about 172,0001. This vessel
has consequently been at sea 87 days. The Kent
has also been at ass 89 days, assuming that she
sailed on the day exed, via., the Bth of June. The
Joseph Tarred was to leave for Liverpool on the
10th of June. _ _ _

The corn market yesterday was rather fiat. Good
qualities of wheat fetched list Monday's prices, but
inferior descriptions were only saleable at a reduce
don. The arrivals of foreign gram in London are
very largo. The number of floating cargoes which
have arrived at port of call dace last Friday is 43
vie., 21 of wheat, 17 et Indian corn, lof rye, 3of
barley, and lof eats. At some of the country markets
held on Tuesday a slight recovery was established
in the pries of wheat. Mist of the French markets,
however, report a farther dedine.
The Riga mid Danaher, Railway question came
again before the Committee of the Stook Exchange
yesterday, and was Nether adjourned until Monday
tam. Meanwhile. in meardence with the wishes of
many of the shareholders, the directors have extended
the period for payment of the call of 41. from the
20th inst. until the lit of September. These funds are
to be plated in the hands of the trustees of the com-
pany, and are not to be parted with unless the terms
coatidned in the original prospectus shall be suo
alentially shitted. A period of en weeks, dating
hes do lot el July, was allowul to the company
Si the freak* etd preseatatio• of its statutes
sad for the spathe dike motion messy. The pad-
dle' of the sotaw•
_b heeded with the more
WaR immures lib is wet the body line sow
lespisted fa that pit et loofa. The asorries
• sew Has box Darks& to Inter* 1I deed to be
sow la the pommies et parties hanks. This
railway would of aura forma Goodwill= of the
Riga and Danaher, line. The pardon interested,
however, are awaiting the result of surveys by an
Eftlish *veneer.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South
Wales wee held at Sydney on the 30th April last,
when the report of the directors presented to the
shareholders showed that during the half-year ending
the 31st March the net profits of the bank, after pro-
viding for all expenses, bad debts, &a, amounted to
83,3781. Os. &L, making, with the balance undivided
from the previous half-yesr, of 8,2821. 13s. Id., a total
of 81,8801. 14e. ld. available for dividend. The
directors thoommended a dividend at the rate of 20 per

omit. pee mein' !lilt weal& ahem! 60,0001., at the
same time ever 9,1111111. lls. 7d. to the re-
serve hail, 20. IL to the equalisation of
Mare dlellistla The addition than made to the
semen Merman' this fund tu 110,0001. The directors
=lv• certain amount of profits (varyieg
to 4,0001. each half ear) towards the
isiketien of the cost of the bull's premises. The
smart and accounts, which also showed a great
to k the business of the London branch, were
CMadopted, the dividend declared, and R.
elected a director in the place of W.
Maw, Req., who resigned on leaving for Ragland.
The following meetings are newly announced,
161. Sesame Counties Union Railway Company
Ihr 11th inst.; Boston, &Word and Midland
Railway Company for the With inst. ; Wins-
F{
Ind Croydon Railway Company for the 29th
and Bognor Railway Company for the 28th

The meeting of theCleas A shareholders of the St.
Andrew's and Qnsbect Railroad Company, called for
the 28th inst., is to be made 'pedal, to consider the
11:::t for transferring the company's under.
the New Brunswick and Oena Railway
and Land Company.
The Admiralty have aceepted the undermentioned
ships for the conveyance of stores, viz., the Stirling-
shirt, for Berhadose; Coral Queen, for Cope Town;
Billow, for Corfu; fair George Anderson, for Maori.
ties ; Plower of Yarrow, for Natal; lediun Chief,
foe Algot Bay; Oty of Ramat" for Qaeheo; and
the Lord Waniston, for Sydney, New South Wales.
WIDNINDAT ETZNIXO.

The fends remain without variation of importance.
The extreme decteation to-day did not exceed per
emit. The government broker continues his purchases
from day to day for mount of the twinge banks, but
the amount ethane operatics' is not important.

Mosey wee is tale isresad as the litoik Ezohaege,
at 4 to 4i per ant. epee govereseet esswitise, bat
them was so pressure. In the discount market the
supply of nosey was rather eon abundant, bat late
rate' seem to be maintaieed.

Comola for the 10th Sept., which left off yesterday
at 961 to I, were quoted at the sloes of the tstock Ex-
change today 961 to 1, but after the regular hours
the prise relapsed to 96 7-16 to #. For mosey the
price may be considered t per cent below these rates.
The official business report Las follows:—Three per
Cent. Corneas, for money, 961, 96, 951; ditto, for
aceout, 10th Sept., 96}; Three per Cent. Redmond,
96a, 1; New Three per Cantu, 961, 96. 961; Thirty
Years Anne., expiring in April, 1865, 181; India
5t00k.236#: Bask Stook, 2171.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted Be. to 12s. prem. ;
Exchequer Bondi, 1001 to 1; and India Bonds, 10s.
to 14e. prem.
In the /wets stock market the thief feature was
an improvement la Turkish Six per Cents. The
"oontango" on this stock was 1 tot per sent., and
oo the Four per Cents., 3-16 to 6.16 per cent. Other
foreign enmities were steady.
Ottoman Bank shares showed renewed heaviness
today, but closed rather above the lowest point of the
day, at to prem. Bank of Egypt left off at to
a prom; National Diem:ant at 11 to 11 prem.; ditto
new shares at la to 11 prem. ; and General Bank of
Switzerland, at tto 1 die. Western Bank of Losdos
shares were weaker. Australian Agricultural and
General Screw Steam shares were firmer, and Vie-
toria Dock Batter. London Dock stook is marked
1041; and Bt. Katharine Dock, 89.
Tba closing quotations for the newly projected
railways are subjoined, viz.: Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, f to a prem. ; Euphrates Valley Railway, 1
tot prem.; Western Railway of Austria, It to
21 prem.; Ceylon Railway, 1/ to 13 prem. ; Oat-
setts sad South Buten Railway, a to 1 pram ;
Metropolitan Railway Guaranteed shares, par to 1
prom.; Sittingbonne and Sheerness Railwataa dia.
to par; Copiapo Extension Railway, tto prem.
New Brunswick and Canada Railway and ad A
shares, # to tel prem.; ditto, B sharesa die. to per.
The nominal quotations for a number of other new
pleats are u follow :—Earopean and Indian Jana
tics Telegraph Company, par to 1 prem. ; London
Discount Company, f to 1 peso.; London Cork Cosa
luny (may), par to a prom.; modus Boot and
EMa (!'pry, 1 dia. to par; West Ham Die.
Whey Gutpeey. par to # prem.; Hungarian Land
001.1111, par to prem. ; St. Jamee's Hall Company,
rtenglsw