The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-17 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARE'S'S&

UNIIII4I DZIPAMIIMPE
hogeystale Cligaid Lit. 363,009 Govermneet Been-
lest 3,197,70 Mies (including
opily Deponia (In Dead Weight Alb-
r tinning lacing,
Bay. Banks, COm- Ott .:
ersitreenntita
Ws. of National Notee
Debt, and Div. Gold and Olivet
Amounts) .... 603,148 Coin
Otte? Deposita.— 11,5/5 int
Breen day and other
Ms (09,000

417.1118

./36.!!.4.114

(80,n4.914i

w. 3uuza,

N0v.16. IYS.

THURSDAY Vanua.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 88 ex div. for
the 7th December, opened this morning at 88 1-16
to 3-16, and closed at 871 to 88.
For money the last price was 891 to 4, with
div. official business report is as follows:
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 894,
1, ,4; ditto, for account, 884, exdiv. ; Three pee
Cents. Reduced, 871, 0 ; New Three per Cents.,
871, 4 ; Bank Stock, 245, 250 ; India Stock, 216,
219 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1051 ; ditto Four
per Cent., 971 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " ea-
hiced " rupee paper, 108.
About 20,0001. Reduced Three per Cent. stock
was bought to-day for the Sinking Fund, and
10,7001. for other government accounts.
India government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were unaltered—the March at 6s. to
Stp. die., and the June at Bs. to 44. dis.
In the fore,gn stock market the tendency of
prices was unfavourable. The confirmation of the
news of the declaration of war between Spaia and
Chili has caused a fall of 4 per cent. in Spanish
Prolive Bonds, and lin the Certificates. There
was also e. decline of 1 per cent. in Buenos Ayres
Deferred and Sardiuian Bonds, in Greek Bonds
and Coupons, Brazilian of 1863, and Venezuela
Old Bonds, * to 4 in Russian of 1822 and 1850,
f in Brazilian scrip, Egyptian Bonds of 1864,
and Turkish ConsolichSs and in Italian stock.
Mexican Bonds were in exceptional demand in the
morning, and experienced a slight improvement,
but left off scarcely better than yesterday.
Metropolitan Railway stock has fallen 1 per cent.
to-day. The last settlement in this stock showed
that there is a rather weak speculation open for a
rise, and, in addition, the market has been pre-
judiced to-day by the account of the proceedings at
the meeting of the Regent's Canal proprietors, held
yesterday, when it was resolved to apply to parlia-
ment in the ensuing session for power to construct
a railway from King's-cross to Limehonse.
The share; of the Imperial Ottoman Bank were
steadier to-day, and closed at 50 to 4 prem., show-
ing a recovery of 2i. 6d. to ss. from yesterday's fall.
There was also a rise of 2t. in National Rank of
Liverpool, and about 10s. in British and Califor-
nian Bank. Otherwise, bank shares remain at yes-
terday's quotations.
The shares of the financial companies were dull.
International Financial were prominently heavy,
and fell ss. London Financial receded 2s. 6d.
General Credit shares, however, were firm. The
closing quotations were as follows :—lnternational
Financial, 4 to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to
prem. ; London Financial, 64 to 7 prem. Im-
perial Mercantile Credit, 21 to prem. ; Credit
Fourier and Blobilier, 3 5-16 to 7-16 prem., ex div.
and new ; and ditto New, 31 to 4 prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 11
to prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 14 to 11 dia. ;
Hudson's Bay, 15k to i ; Egyptian Trading, 1 to
01 dia., ex div. ; Ottoman Socidtil Geindrale, 21 to
prem. ; aid Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent.
Preference, 21 to 1. The shares of Overend,
Gurney, nod Co. were steady during the earlier
part of the day at 74 prem., but closed at 71 to
being 23. 6d. lower than yesterday. Australian
Agricultural, Millwall Land and Docks, Londoa
and Glasgow Engineering, South African Mortgage
and Investment, and the third issue of shares of the
Bombay Gas Company Lave improved. and there
were inquiries for Contract Corporation, English
and Australian Copper, and Van Diemen's Land.
Italian Irrigation and lands Securities shares have
declined.
The closing (but in some cases nominal) quota-
tions for shares in new undertakings are as follow:
—Leeds Woollen Company, 1 to 2 prem. ;
Pennsylvania Oil Lamle, 3to prem. ; Alhambra
Company, to 14 prem. Transatlantic Steam,
Fdia. to 1 prem. ; Ismit Forest, 1 to 11 prem. ;
rederick Symons and Co., 1 to 11 prem. ; St. Sa-
viour's Wharf, 1 to 2 prem. ; Tyne Engineering,
2to 3 prem. ; Real Estate, 3 to 4 prom. ; Lees-
wood Main Coal, &c., par to 1 prem. ; and
.Import
and Export Provision, Ito 1 prem.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the Leeswood Main Coal, Cannel, and Oil Company
(Limited) will be closed to-morrow (Friday).
American Railway securities were dull and Erie
and Illinois Central shares declined}. There was
an improvement of to f per cent., however,
in United States 5-20 Bonds. The 5-20 Bonds
closed at 630 to 4, ex div. ; Erie Railway shares, at
530 to 4 ; Illinois Central, at 811 to ; Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Debentures, at 811 to
821 ex div. ; and the Erie Railway Loan, at par to
prem.

MINER-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Clocx.
The mining market continues active, with aa
extensive amount of business. Shares in the fol-
lowing mines are in good demand, at the quotations
given :—Clifford Amalgamated, 244 to 25t; Nor*
Roakear, 151 to 164 ; East Caradon, 9 to 101 ;
Great North Downs, 21 to ; North Tres erby, 34
to I ; Wheal Kitty (St. Agnes), 41 to 51 ; Devon
Great Consols, 580 to 590 ; South Condurrow, 2 in
; Tresavean, 54 to 6 ; and East Lovell, 15 to 16.
St. John del Rey shares are in strong request,
and show an important rise, owing to the
favourable tenor of the accounts just to hand,
as given below. Transactions are recorded
at 50, 54, 501, 531, and 5L Coke Copper have
been dealt fn at 28 and 284, being again better ;
Cape Copper at 14 and 141, showing firmness ;
Frontino and Bolivia at 21, 24, and 21 and Linsres
at 3.
The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received tbe following
report, dated Morro Velho, 17th October, 1865
Produce for September, 31 days, 54,020 oitavas ;
cost for September, 9,7201. ; profit for ditto,
11,1061. Produce nine days of October, 14,627
oitavas ; yield, 9,684 ottevas per ton.

SEItIolTh STEAMBOAT COLLINGS ON THE RIVE%
Yesterday &Mumma an alarming steamboat collision took
place on the river, Dearly abroad of St. Kithsrism
Steam wharf, between the Geseral Steam Nevin,-
tion 'Company's StOUDIR Oceneordia, from Boulogne.
and the new iroo aCillW steamer Esther, for Pane.
It appears that the Concordia was coming tip dm
pool, when the Either, which was going door., was in
lawful contest with Fer, entails ow
theyfa isto the etarbord
fore 'pone= of the Coaccedia that verde could not be
separated for more than an boor, they so haus together,
until the tide turned when the vessels cleared. As may bei
imagined the shock wee very severe, and the passengers be
board the C,neordia were mueh %lamed. Moot 0.0•;
deatially the Cascades was fitted with iron spacious whisk
in some way resisted the force of the Esther. The Om-
cordia bas sturaiiied cooektorable deuinge, WA • 1...m00r
who was in a closet neer the paddle-box had a 'novella's
°aegis. The stem of the Esther was completely rent open,
and it is irsmowb•t gurnrising that ahn Aid
there and then. She brought up in the pool, and tke
Concordia west on to groeb.warer, Losetua.bri.te, IMO
landed her passengers.
Sir Morton Peon is the railroad gof the
world. 100,000 persons are employed la the works he on-
trols. The capital that he and those with him possess sad
remanent ia ssorzcons. They come here to isvest mosey Is
a legitimate Wiliam way, to build sad improve mikes&
with it, mil to pay themselves through the earnings of seek
roads. One or them projects is to build a mogoifiesee
brood page railroad to maw* with the Atlantic and
Great Western that will &rotes the disbars= from New
York to the west 140 mike. They are about closing an
arraugemest with the Norris sad Lease railroad. by waist
they will construct their limo through New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, sad which will pose tbreegli the and
agricultural end nebseral logjams of the wonky. Ths
moseyed bond, of them works falling iato Foglia end
French hands will be additions' bee4s of
their goversynentAnd ours. We look for a sew inaisligm•
Nos into this constry not mains& to labels* pmsg le
of Ireland ape Gernamiy, but moo the
Lase' osismor
of European Genital in great railway. , sad Gahm
enterprisea —American paper.