The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

August, 951, 1; Three per Cent. Reduced, 98, 951,
96; New Three! per Cents., flflir I. 5, I. Long
Annuities, expiring in Issuary, 1860. 3 7-16, 3I;
Thirty Year, Annuities, April, 1886, 181; Beek
Stook, 2171, 2181; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Ex-
chequer Bonds, falling payable in 1868 and,
1859, 1001,
The New Two-and-seHe'
marked 601.
The unfunded Neuritiss have declined in price,
being pressed for este by bankers and others, in eon-
sequence of the increased demand for money.
Exchequer Bills closed at Ire. to 225. prem.; India
Bonds at 19s. to 225. prem.; and Exchequer Bond.
at 1001 to 1.
Turkish Six per Cents. roes I per cent. to-day on
farther purchases to cover the late speculative sales:
the closing quotation wee 104 to 1 for the 18th
Baguet. The Guaranteed Pour per Cents. left off
=
higher than yesterday, at 1061 to 1.
Bonds meet with more inquiry, and
Spaahh remain very firm, despite the civil
war.
The explanations given at the meeting of the Loce:
des and South-Western Railway Company yesterday
appear to have afforded general satisfaction, and have
bees followed to-day by a further ries of one per cone
in the essapeofs stock. As was announced in the
Zweite of the Bth July, a distribution of um.
allotted *gluey stock to the amount of 6 per cent.
is their respective holdings is to be made amongst
the proprietors. On this allotment a payment of
26 per cent. is to be made at once.
Sambre and Meese Railway shares were in mini.
derable request to-day, and after touchieg 131, closed
at 121 to 131, or nearly 265. per share higher than
lyesterday. The rise is attributed to renewed reports
of negotiations between this company and parties in
Bream
Ottoman Bank shares fell this morning to 2 prem.
bat had reoovered at the close to 21 to 21 prem. The
decline was partly attributed to the settlement, fol-
lowing the recent speculative purchases of this stock;
bat the market is chiefly prejudiced by a report
that a number of shares which bad been re-
served foe Turkey are in course of realisatioe. Bink
of Egypt shares were last quoted 1 to 1 prem.;
National Discount. to 1 prem. ex the new shares;
ditto, new, at 13-16 to 15-18 prem.; and General
Bank of Switzerland, 1 die. to par. Bank of London
stook declined 11., bat that of the London Chartered
Bank of Australia was better. Canada Land shares
showed flatness. Loudon
.General Omnibus shares
had advanced at the clops to 1 to 1 pram. But
and West India Dock stock is officially marked
1241 and 12t, and Southampton Dock, 49.
The closing quotations for the newly projected
railways are subjoined, viz.: Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; Euphrates Valley Railway,
7-16 to 9.16 prim.; Western Itailway of Austria, lice
21 prem. New Brunswick and Canada Railway ma
Land A shares, Ito la prem.; ditto B shares, 4to
11 prem.; Ceylon Railway, 11 to 11 prem. ;
ants and South Eastern Railway, to 1 prem.;
Metropolitan Railway Guaranteed shares, 1 to
prem.; Sittingbourne and Sheerness Railway, 1 to
rent. The shares of the Copiapo Railway have
declined to 1 to 1 prem., owing to some realisations of
the shares allotted in the Stock Exchange and
elsewhere.
The nominal quotations for a number of other ne*
projects are as follows :—Buropean and Indian Juno-
tion Telegraph Company, Ito prom. ; City Dis-
count Company, 1 to / prem.; West Ram Distillery
Company, 1 to 1 prem. ; Marysville Gas Company,
par to I prem. ; London Cork Company, / to

per Cent& are also

MINES-THIS 114 Y.

Two o'CLooz.

Business in British mining stocks remain. quiet.
There is a demand for good dividend shares, bat
holders are reluctant to sell at present prices.
As regards foreign mines, the chief feature le s
rise in National Brazilian (Gooses) shares, which
are marked 4 and 41. The shares of the
Company of Copper Miners of England have been
dealt in at 32; do., Preference, at 27 ; Mariguits, at
12a. 6d.; and Santiago at 21 and 21.
Subjoined is the ofacial list of yesterday's trans
actions in the Mining Exchange :
Chanorilenville, 131. 6d., 14s. ed. ; Bast Russell, 30n;
Greet Alfred, 21, 1 ; Parkellie, 101; Bosswarae United,
671, 70, 69, 70; dortridse and Bedford, 2s 66., 3.., 2e. 3d.,
3s. • Suzy Park, 61; Tlaeroft, 31, 4; Trewstes 2f, j;
Whealßseset,3oo; Wheal Edward, 21, 1,1; Wheal Orem-
vine, 21e., 22e. ; Wheal Kitty (Lela's.), 21.
In the Stock Exchange :
Alfred Console, 131, 14 ; Bortsidge Console, 21, I ; Per
Carob, 905.; Chaaeollenville, 13s. 9d.

TER ROYAL BRITISH BANIL—(THIS DAY.)
The thirteenth half-yearly meeting of the share-
heldere et thaltoyal British Bank wu held at the London
Tavern, to-day. EDWARD ESDAILIII. Fag., the governor, is
the chair. . .

Teen was a large &Madura of shareholderr. la their
report, the directors state that they have deter-
mined, "with due regard to the permanent istereets
of the shareholdem, to declare a &v,dend of 4 per mat.,
which will enable them to make more than ordi-
nary provision for bad sad doubtful debts." It
farther mentioned that Mr. Crawford had sue-
wded Ifr. CILMITOII as the general manager,
cad that Mr. Donna had bees appointed depatressneger.
Mr. Cameron retiree from bad health. The remit we.
adopted, and the dividend declared. Conaiderable M-
I crease of helium he. arisen from the removal of the chief
°Hoe to Threadneedle-street (South Sm-home), and the
branch recently opened at Holborn is making satisfactory

Willa ON LANDED BECIIRWIES.—We under-
stand that at the netting of the Trustees of the WldoWs•
Fend of the Writtrs to the Signet. and represeatativer of
other snouted bodies, to consider the rate of Interest as
landed securities, wally held at this time., and winch took
plane yesterday, it was unanimously determined Ow re the
should cot be a change in the rate of interest (now 4 per
cent.) for the half-year from Idertiamas nut.—Edmkegh
CorrerN.
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Tun OCIAN TELEGRAPH.—The submarine elect' i 0
tel. graph *able for the New York, Newfoundland, asd.Len-
don Telegraph Company was sumenfully laid on the 10th
lutist, from the steamship Propontis, Captain Goodwin,
under the direction of Yr. Samuel Canniog, err in the
Oult of St. Lawrence, between Cape R. Cove, N F.
sad Ashby Bay, C. B , a detects of 86 miles, in fifteen
hours. Meceegee are now being freely and iestanteneously
transmitted from ohms to shore. [We nodemund that the
Company have about 700 rasa at work is Newfoundland
and en Cape Breton. The Newfound.aad lire from St.
Jobe's to the prost where it intersects the lines of
the American Ttlegisph Company in Nova Scotia will
be about 800 milts If length, and It is confidently
I impeded that the whole will be completed sad in smoseatoi
°Palatka by the let of September; and, from arrangements
already completed, it is also, we understand, gonadal's!, ca-
mbia by the New York, Newfoundland, end London Tele-
graph Compaey that the cable to 000neot Newfoecciland
and Ireland will be laid down during the ensuing year. The
best sleetricisas sad practical telegraphers entertaia, no
doubt that every serious obstacle in the way et Me
triumphant success of the Transatlantic lies lies Wenn-
moved. We understand that Cyrus W. Field, Esq.. one of
the prominent members of the New York, Newereadiand,
and London Telegraph Company, will leave tor Europe this
week to complete errangements for the immediate own-
MMICMIOnt of the Traamtlantio line]—New York Tunes,
Jaly 14.
At Plomlierra, on the 28th, the Emperor gave a
dinner of 60 coven on' the terrace of the Nouvelle Feeilltt.
The penonsinvited, in addition to the officers of the house-
hold, were the prefect and receiver-general of tbsVoeges,the
superior officers of the garrison, acd the /hieammgthe
visitors to the bathe, swag whom were a number of ladies.
The blindest the 98th regiment of the line was in attendance,
sad ender/tied the metre with some excellent music.
Tae Coors IN lIIILAND. —After most *otiose sod
pertiothar Inquiry with refixes to tallow parte of the mantles at
trek and itiery we ac happy to beteg able to Aires SON s Maras-
tory esemat of the genteel Mite of the er. pus. Mott Writhe lie
been a. tonally directed to the p too, and Irmo what we can Meru la
would seem to be In a tar more promising winglike this year than
It has been to any year dace the first appearance of the dl.esse As.
emits from ithetark. Mellow. Maeroom. the ea mod beards
litngabeW.
Ittegatelle. sad the whole of the Great lewd show theme item
to be In • meet flentrtatilag Mete. Some statements have nuked
of tot
ammereas of ebsease In the neighbourhood of Seery sod
• toalgansesm atter the levees or a tag hem the ses, but
• henlllll the Wight Me ant reached bend an extent as Ins
favourable weather weak. est be likely to mink theme be two ether
ease. we ham bard et a eenAbe sgeenesare, let oft the whole
hen not Mos sod as meet of &amp la say yes et a w. Md, bat
for the palM bream MI& has him immerellln this plant ems Ira
rs first have meted seises stemless. The ears arose me
everything t awed be emend, sot the cely creed whisk we have
to make a elbocurreeret Is that of tants., uWb, mem tenths
cold Made SAM Meet a month or six weeks pine, md the
salmee=inerveser OiTers. Ms not been at all is a good sallar.—
, Olds