The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-08 00:00:00

way stock for the half-year is announced at the
rate of 6 per mat. per annum,
_against 4 in 1663
sad that on leatßi Dental Railway stock at the
rat* of 7 pageant. per amuse, agates 61 in 1863.
The directors of the Bank of Australasia have
notified that a dividend, at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, and a bonus at the rate of 8 per cent
per annum, both free of income tax, babg toge-
ther at the rate of 14 per cant. per annum, or
21. 16s. a share for the half•year, bs.paid on
the old capital of 900,0001. on the 11th April
and that a dividend and bonus, at the mane ratan,
being together It Bs. a share, will likewise 'be paid
on 130,0001., the amount of the first and second in-
stalments of 101. each upon the new share.
A call of W. is to be paid oa the 10,000 new
shares, numbered from 10,001 to 90,000, iu the
Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan limited),
by the 3rd of April.
The report of the directors of the Van Diemen's
Land Company, to be presented on the 16th inst.,
describes a gradual tendency to improvement in the
company's property The remittent*. from the
colony during the year have very much exceeded
those in the preceding year, and the financial
position of the forepaw m eot?,equently improved.
The directors state that they oonfsdentip expect,
at the usual period, a dividend at least equal to last

year." -
An extraordinary meeting of the /aqunazo
Sulphur and Copper Company (limited) is called
for the 16th inst., to confirm the reeolutices passed
on the 28th tilt for a " voluntary winding up."
The interest on the shares of the Freemasons'
Tavern Company, at the guaranteed rats of 8 per
cent, per annum, is now in course of payment
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening •
bassesece.—Omesedidlielie. 81 9 81 ; Cloardiaa, 50i ;
Ueda% 46; Losdea sad Umiak* 141,4,21 ; London
sod Provincial 3 1 3 • North I~L sad Yet-
°tuft 174 ; Oman ;=.189; disc.o
270; Themes and Weseery 71 iv. ;
Universal Karim (Limited) 54 6.
Gesbeht sad Coln.—Bombay (Lhalied2
i1ep1.4._4 ;
Ditto Nen, 441; Mask Provieeial. 301 i Enre-
peas, New, 74 tz. div. ; Greet Oestral. 17 ; I De-
iteentree, 199, ex div. • Imperial Oantinoalati, 86 51. az
di,. ; Leads. 801 ; Paceeizi 89, ex cliv.;
_Barmy boa-
sassis, DI ; ditto New, ; United General. 381 8;
wasminsise 1 Clariared, 784 4, ex di,. ; Western, 61;1
ditto,
0, 41
Doeis.-1.4 1. aid Watt Ind* 1334; Leaden lad St.
Esther's* 1.
Waterwerks674.—Berlia, 9; I, ex die. ; Stet Le;0108, 123-
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TUESDAY livainec.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 881. to k both
for money sad next Thursday's settlement, opened
this morning at the same quotation, sad closed at
88} to 1. For the 6th of April the last price was
884, "sellers." The "continuation" was to 5-16
per mut. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
881, 4, ; ditto for account, 864, k, ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, NM 87, 4, 87 ;
New Three per Cents.. 87 4, 861 • New Three-
and-&-Half per Ceuta., 93 ; Bank Stock, 948 ; India
Stock, 2111 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 104 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures 1866, 98k ;
ditto Bonds, 155., 11e., 19e. prem.per
Cent. " eufatied " rupee paper, 90.
Indian Government securities remain steady.
India Bonds were dealt in at 10e. to 15a. prem.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 3s. to 7s. rem.
The foreign stock market was likewise heavy.
The Confederate Loan has experienced a fresh fall
of 2to 3 per cent. Turkish Complicit% show a re-
lapse of 1, the late rise having occasioned realisa-
tions. Brazilian Bonds were a little more offered.
A reduction of 1 per cent also occurred in Chili=
Four-and-a-Ralt per Cents. and Peruvian Bonds,
in Spanish Three per Cents., and kis Spanish
Certificates and Pensive, as well as in Maxima and
Greek Bonds. There were some inquiries for Ve-
nezuela Bonds of 1864. The scrip of the Italian
Loan shows little recovery.
Bask shares were rather flat. A decline was
quoted in Agra and Masternian's Bank, City,
Aught-Italian, Merchant, and Metropolitan and
Provincial. Alliance Bank shares were dull, sad
closed at Bto Se prem. Mouth Eastern Bank and
Provincial Banking Corporation shares, however,
have improved.
' Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 15 to 4,
being lower Egyptian Trading, 11-16 to 13-16
prem. • National Disoonst, 91 to 1 veil.
'' • Joint
Stook Discount, 14 to 14 dis. • Women flooliftd
Odedraie, 21 to 24 prem. ; and Oity of Milan
Improvements, 44 to prem. Peninsular and
Oriental new shares were quoted rather lower.
There were inquiries for Quebrada Laid and Mining.
The shares of the financial companies showed
increased heaviness, and closed at an almost ge-
neral decline. London Mamie' foil 7s. 6d., In-
ternational and Imperial Mercantile 2s. 6d. to ss. ;
said General Credit 2e. 64., being comparatively
steady. Credit Foneier and Mobilier shares
were in demand, and have exceptionally ripen 75.6 d.
The closing quotations areas :_—lnte-
rnational Financial, 14 to 14 pre,. ; General Credit,
21 to 4 prem. ; London Financial, ri to ISt prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 14 to If peon. ; and
Credit Fourier and Mobilise (old shares), 41 to 1

prem.
The cloning (but in some cases nosainid) quota-
tions fez shares in new nudertakinp us subjoined :
—Metropolitaa District Railways, 41 to 5 rem. ;
General Irrigation of France, k to k prem. ;
Rio de Janeiro Gas, I toe prem. ; Varna Rail-
way 2k to 24 prem. ; China Steam and Labuan
Coel,will:e.s.o 1 ; West London Warehouses
and 1 to If prem. ; Daltant Dock',
par to 1 prem. ; Sea aed River Marisa, 1 to 2
prem. ; and Regent's Park Estate, par to 1 prem.
17nitesi States 5-20 Bonds were firmer, at 53k to
and Atlantic and Great Western Railway Scrip
at 4 to 44 prem.
A fresh fall of 14 per cent. took place in Canada
Government Debentures of all classes.