The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA i.) The Steamer Bombay left Poiut 410 (hale on the
2:4"th Jaututry, with the Englirli mail for Anat.:Aim.
of December.

Two o'Cuxit.
There is still no movement in the funds, ' WEDNESDAT Eyesore.
which remain at the prices that have prevailed for Consuls, which closed yesterday at 9n to 93
several days past, with very little buiduess. Eng- both for money and the 6th Mara), opened and
fish railway stocks have experienced a further de- cloeed to-day at the MHO quotation. The official busi-
cline. In other respects there is no feature of mmuchness report is as follows:—Threc per Cent. Consols,
interest in the Stock Exchange.
for motley, 93, 921 ; ditto, for account (March 6),
•93 ; Bank Stock, 2411 ; 242 i, 241 ; 'Three per
At Paris this morning, acconling to Mr. cents Reduced, 93k, ; New Three per Crate,
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Ceut. Reutes 9.31, ; Five per Cent. Annuities, 109 ; India
opened at 70fr. 05e., fell to 69fr. 55c., but moo- Steck, 224, 226 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
vored to 69fr. 90c., being sc. lower than yesterday. 106 k, 1 ; ditto fur account, 106/ ; ditto Four per
Ceut. Debentures', 181i4 or 1866, Ti; dittt:,ltouds,
The telegram states that " great agitation " pre-
I 26e. prem. ,• Four per Cent. enfisool rupee
veils on the Bourse. paper, 89 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1011, 102 ; ditto
Consols are officially marked 928 and 93 for rive-and-a-Half per Cent., 1071.
motley, and 921 for the account. The present British Goverumeut Five per Cents. were dealt
quotation is 92/ to 93, both for cash and the oth in to-day at 109.
of March. The official business report is as fol- The India Five per Cent. Stock remains steady,
at wog to 1. The rupee paper is firm.
lows :—Bank Stock, 2421, 242 ; Three per Ceuta. The March Excleatiner Bills were quoted 13s. to
Reduced, 931, ; New Three per Cents., 931, f 16s. prem., and the June, 16s. to 19e. prem.
Thirty Yearn' Annuities, 1885, 15a; India Five per India Bonds were purchased at 26e. prem.
Cent. Stock, 106/, ; ditto Four per Cent. De- Numerous transactions have moan occurred in
benturee, 1863, 991 ; ditto, 1864 or 1866, 991- foreign stocks, but prices iu several instances were
ditto Bonds, 28s. prem. ; Five per Cent. " enlaced"' lower.
rupee paper, 1011 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per cent.,
1071 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 16e. prem. ; ditto
June, 19s. prem.
Foreign stocks are dull ; the Turkish Loan of
1854 is quoted 84 to 1, and that of
1858, 74 to 1; Mexican Bonds are fairly supported.
Venezuela are rather more offered. Italian
Five per Cents. have not recovered from
the fall which took place yesterday afternoon.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Ceuta., 641 (exchange 12fl); ditto Four
per Cent. Certificates, 102} ; Italian Five per Cents.,
671,1 (exchange 25fr.); Moorish scrip, 51, / prem. ;
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 341,
331, 341, 34 ; New Granada Two per Cents.,
261 ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for ac-
count, 991 ; ditto Three per Ceuta., for ac-
count, 831 ; Portuguese Three per Cents,
1853, 47, ; ditto for account, 461 ;
Russian Five per Cents., 102 ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1860, 931 ; Sardinian Five
per Cents., for account, 81 ; Spanish Three
per Cents., for account, 531, ; ditto New De-
ferred Three per Cents., for account, 431 ;
ditto Passive, 191, 20 ; Turkish Six per
Ceuta., 1854, for account, 841, 1 ; ditto Six
per Ceuta, 1858, for account, 741, 1, }; Vene-
zuela Three per Cents., for account, 251.
Except in peculiarly well informed quarters,
some surprise has been excited this afternoon by
the announcement of a new Italian 5 per cent. loan
for 1,338,0001. at 74 per cent.
The money is stated to be wanted for the con-
struction of the Maremmana Railway, which is to
be executed by means of a "Royal Loan," without
the intervention of a public company. The holders
of the bonds now offered are to be entitled (in addi-
tion to their 5 per cent. guaranteed interest) to one
moiety of any surplus of net profits that may be
derived from the railway, after payment of all
charges and of the interest on the bonds. Whether
the present issue will attract subscribers at 74,
while the last Italian Five per Cent. Loan is to be
bought below 68, remains to be seen. If the loan
is taken up, it will be through the connexions of
the respectable agents. There seems to have been
anxiety on the part of the government to keep the
new bonds distinct from their last Five per Cent.
Loan.
It is believed that authentic intelligence has
really reached Europe to the effect that the Spanish
forces, after a hard battle, have sustained a decided
defeat by the Mexicans. It seems probable that
the force despatched to Mexico by the allied powers
will have to be considerably increased.
About 50,0001 in gold, chiefly bar, was bought
from the Bank yesterday for the Continent.
The Ceylon, from Alexandria, has brought about
11,0001. in Australian gold.'
Of the 1,018,0001. in Australian gold known to
be on the way to England, about 473,000/. is
now due.
The balance of the Cape of Good Hope Govern-
ment 6 per cent. Loan authorised by act No. 26 of
1861, amounting to 145,0001., was disposed of yester-
day by public tender at the office of the agents-
general for crown and colonies. The number of
tenders received was 88, and the total sum offered
376,5001. The bidding* ranged from 1021. ss. 6d.
to 1091. 15s. The whole loan was disposed of at
and above 1071. 11s. 6d., which, considenug that
the bonds have but 12 years to run, is a very good
price for the colony. The minimum fixed before
the opening of the tenders was 106. The negotia-
don seems to have been conducted with judgment.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very
firm. The sales comprised 10,000 bales.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of 2,2191., and
the Lancashire and Yorkshire a decrease of 4,7001.
The dividends on the Scottish North Eastern
Railway Company's stocks are officially an-
nounced as follows:—On the Aberdeen stock,
at the rate of 11 per cent. per annum ; and
on the Scottish Midland, at the rate of 51 per cent.
per annum. The dividend in the former MAO in
the corresponding period of lest year was at the
rate of I per cent. per annum ; and iu the latter
at 41 per cent. per annum.
One of the agents of the India Freehold Land
Company has forwarded samples of gold from
South-Western India. These, with specimens front
other parts of India, as well as other minerals, are
on view at the company's offices, New Broad-street-
buildiugs. The specimens are very flue, being in
the form of grains, mutes, and nuggets. Mr.
Philip Anstrutber, late secretary to the govern-
ment of Ceylon, has joined the board of this cum-

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLooi.

The mining market is not active to-day. east
Caradon shares are quoted 30 to it ; South
Camden, 3171 to 3221 ; North Downs, 5 to 1 ;
Cook's Kitchen, 30 to ; Wheal Beton, 121 to
122 ; Wheal Ludcott, 3 to 1 ; Wheal Margaret,
41 to 42 ; Great Wheal Fia-tune, 141 to 15 ;
and East Devon Great Console, 11 to 2.
Foreign and colonial mining shares exhibit no
alteration of striking importance, but St. John
del Rey and United Mexican are flat.
At North Dolcoath Mine meeting yesterday the
accoants showed a debit balance of 3841. A call of
3s. per share was made.
At Long Rake Mine meeting yesterday the ac-
counts showed a debit balance of 3111. Os. Bd. A
call of 1/. per share was made.
At Wheal Cupid meeting yesterday the accounts
showed a debit balance of 401. 13s. 4d. A call of
is. per share was made.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

PanY•
Messrs. Seymour, Peacock, and Co., have re-
toived instructions to procure tonnage for guano
from the Chiuchsa to the United Kingdom. This
important ouaineaa has been iu abeyance for more
Vow a year.
With roferenoe to the market for American semi-
ritits§, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :
The market for American securities in London since our
last has been steady, and the quotations ruling at that deo
have beau fully tuaiutained up to yesterday, wheu, us
receipt of telegraphic advises from New York to the 6th
lust., a strong desire to effect sales at a small decline on
previous rates was inauffested, but buyers hold aloof. Illi-
nois shares have been chießy depressed, having touched to-
' day 47 discount. Erie preferred are steady at 4,41, and
onlivary shares at Fur railroad bowls the quotation
remaiu unaltered, there being but few offering, There con-
tinues a daunted fur Atlantic and Great Weatoiu Bonds
(New York section), they having been done at U. At
anything like this price they appear a very cheap bond,
considering the large indhc the rued may anticipate on the
opeuing of the branch to the centre of the oil spring
region. Detroit and Milwaukee Bonds are in good demend
from 43 to 44.
The annexed table shows at a glance the divi-
dends declared by must of the principal English
, railways for the past year.