The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-17 00:00:00

Wales and Queensland, 36,541 ; Victoria, 87,812 ; Tas-
mania, 9,611 • South Australia, 20,523 ; West Australia,
2,208 ; New gealand, 29,240 ; total Atudralasiaa, 195,835 ;
Cape of Good Hope, 27,770; total colonial, 213,105 hake.

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Annexed is a report of yesterday's indigo sales :
Pitons have ruled rather dearer to-day for good and
fine shipping qualities of Bengal ; other aorta are quite aa
firm.. yesterday. The parcels of dry leaf Madras and
Kurpah passed to-day were chiefly withdrawn above value.
2,164 chests pa.sed to-day, of which 1,343 chesta were
withdrawn, 21$ chests bought in, and 613 chest* sold.
Total quantity passed, 5,300 chests, of which 2,067 have
been sold, 2,589 withdrawn, and 649 bought in.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, May 15, compared witk that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue ....„ 233,092,15.5 Increase 2129,42%
Circulation active 11,1F14,54.1 Increase 37,616
Public deposits 7,534,212 Increase 127,a5.5
Other deposits
Government securities

braking department 12,886,314 No change.
Other securities in banking
department 19,258,506 Increase 37,610
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Seven day and other bills 459,102 Increase 1,304
The Rest 3,145,955 Increase 7,453
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department 11,060,772 Increase 77,225
Owing chiefly to the increase in the deposits, a
slight addition has occurred in the reserve. There
is also an increase of 114,9201. in the stock of the
precious metals, which must have wholly arisen
through the return of coin from the provinces, the
import and export transactions of the week showing
a balance of 40,0001. against the Bank.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
week ending 011 Wednesday,
lige
Notes Usual /1.33,002,665

1.23,01104656
LIMING IN
= Walt Capital L 14,558,000
3,146,966
Public Deposita (in-
cluding Exam.,
Bev. Beaks, Om-
lois. of National
Debt, end Div. _

ENGLAND.
i 7th and Stn Vie., e. ft. ter the
, the 15th de, of May, IBC.
PARTIIINT.
Government debt 511,015,100
1 Other securities 1,984,001)
Gold vain ..d hel-
lion 18.097.,655
Wife [milieu —

A 133.095, as

TAaT UT.
Government Sent-
rtraes (Melodist
Dead Weight An-
a 118.314
Ottritrsmuitlas Allot 31.41.306
Notes
Gold and Sliver
Coln .

7,534,212
Other Depuidta . 17,513,3E3
Seven day and other
459,102

143.206.692

fA3,145.5011
T. MAY. Depute Cashier.

May 16. llt.

THU REDAT EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 901, "buyers,"
div., for the 6th of June, opened and closed to-
day at 902 to /. For money the last price was W 2;
to 2, with div. The New Three per Cents, and
Three per Cents. Reduced were quoted at 3 o'clock
90; to 2. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 921,
ki:hrte 1; ditto, for amount, 901, f, /, ex div. •
per Cents. Reduced, 90.2„ 2; New Three
per Cents., 902, 1,2, ; ; ditto ive per Cents.,
1061, ; ; flunk stock, 251; India Stock, 217; ;
ditto Five per Cent., 111 f, 12 ; ditto Four per
Cent., 96;, ex div. ; itto Five per Cent. " en-
faced ' rupee paper, 1021, 1 ; ditto Bondi:, 525.,
495. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock is still rising,
under the influence of a continued demand for in-
vestment. The last transactions recorded were
at 112.

Exchequer Bills remain at 21s. to 265. prem.
There was rather less demand to-day for foreign
stocks, and a few of the speculative descriptions
showed a slight reaction. Italian of 1861 declined
2 per cent. • Turkish of 1865 and Russian scrip, ;
and Spanish Passive and Certificates, 5. Brazilian
of 1863 were 1 lower ; and Russian of 1862 and
Turkish of 1858, 1. On the other hand, Turkish
Guaranteed rose 1 per cent. ; some of the Egyp-
tian, Mexican of 1864, and Spanish New Deferred,
5 ; and Chilian scrip, 1.
In the market for financial shares London Finan-
cial and Credit Fonder were inquired for, and
rose 11. and 2s. 6d. respectively. General Credit
showed firmness. Prices closed as follows :—lnter-
national Financial, 22 to dia. ; General Credit,
21 to A dia. ; London Financial, 23 to 21 dia. ;
and Credit Foncier of England, 6k to 2 dis.
Atlantic Cable shares were quiet at yesterday's
prices. Anglo-American left off at 181 to 5. Atlantic
Telegraph 8 per cent. Preference, at 41 to ;
' and Telegraph Construction, at 1: to 12 dui.
Atlantic Telegraph original stock was quoted 1 to
2 per cent. higher.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 161 to 5,
being 2s. 6d. better, and National Discount, 72 to
prem., showing a rise of is. 6d. Very few deal-
ings were reported in miscellaneous shares, but the
changes in prices were in an upward direction.
Trust and Loan of Upper Canada improved
IL; Ceylon A, East Indian Land, Land Securities,
and Rio Improvements, 10s. ; and Thames and
Mersey Insurance, 21. 6d. London and St. Katha-
rine Dock stock declined about 1 per cent.
Some of the New Zealand bonds rose 5 per cent.,
but other colonial government securities were
quoted the same as yesterday.
American securities were inactive, and prices un-
changed, with the exception of a decline of 3 per
cent. in the 3-20 Bonds, and a rise of 1 in Virginia
Six per Cents. Prices closed at follows :—d-20
Bonds, 721 to 5 ; Erie Railway shares, 425 to 2;
Illinois Central, 761 to 1 ; Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Debentures, 27 to 29, ex coup.;
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 211 to 1.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 23rd
inst. for the supply of 300,0001b5. of soap, 15,000
bushels of oats, 400,0001b5. of cocoa, and 15,0001b5.
of pepper.