The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-01 00:00:00

the amount of pnmr t.. Le appropriati .1 on tlCaocca : i. is
11,1931. 10a. 9d., and the directors recommend that a 1 s
dend be declare& at the rate of ro. per share, free o' in-
come tax (being a 4 ,ut cent. per I ainurn). This sill
absorb 7,321'. 0.. I !.. lr •ving 3,1472/. :.d. to be carried
forward to the Lew profit and loos account.

The report of the Ilirectors of the Surrey C..,,-
mercial Dock Company, to be presented the
general meeting on the 14th March, recommends
that a di % idoisi of 3'. per cent., free of income taa,
be declared on the oroinary stock, and on prefer-
ence stock A, for the six months.

The half-yearly meeting of the Surrey Consuniers
Gas Company is called for the 11th of April, n lien
a dividend is t. he declared. . .

The liquidat.gs of the Umzinto Plantation and
Trading Coinpany of Natal (Limited), have ap-
pointed the 4th March to settle the list of contri-
butories.
The ordinary general meeting of the Central
Argentine Railway Company will be held oa the
29th of March.

The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :

Coin and bullion — Increase LI 80.04.
Bills discounted
Government deposits
Notes in circulation
Private deposits
Advances Decrease 20.(o)
The stock of coin and bullion isstill rising, but the
increase is not s.• ',meat as during the previous fort-
night. There is, at the same time, an increuse in
the disceunti and circulation.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Feb. 2; ,compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :

Circulation issue
£3:,408,5 Increase 112-1,210
Circulation active 22,375,835 Increase 80,2415
Pedalo deposits 6,734,959 Inorome 531,091
Other deposits
Government securities in

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banking departniont 13,111,088 No change.
Other aecuritiei in banking
department 18,045,819 Decresae 155,5:1L
Coin and bullion in botk
--

department' -
19,390,312 Increase 79,810
Seven day and other 490,463 Increase 40,K02
The Rest 3,545,9'21 Decrease 16,338
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department.- 12,014,477 Decrease 1,340
There have been some considerable withi:rawals of
private deposits. but, as these have been almost
wholly made up by an influx of government de-
posits, combined with the repayment of a further
portion of the advances on private securities, the
reserve is nearly ,tationary. The Bank, we see,
has not yet succeeded in arresting the decline in
its discount and loan business. During the week
the Bank parted with 30,0001. in gold for exporta-
tion, and received none front abroad : yet the
rzflux of coin from the internal circulation has
caused an addition of 76,893/. to the gIIICT.II
stock.

BANK OF
An Account rantaant to the Act
week ending on Weinoniday,

F•CC PEE
Notes issued L33,40ti,./s3

R.3:3,406,9M
RANKING is
Proprietors' Capital ♦:14.5.1:;.000
Rest
Public Deposita
chiding Richey.,
Bay. Banks, tam-
ans. el National

ENGLAND.
L 7th and nth Vt.... e st, for Ur
, the 27th day el I eh , OM.
Pairilinier.
Government dc Lt satois,ne
Other securities SAMOA
Gold coin and bul-
lion 111,402,2111
Silver bunion —

1.33,408.20

.
Debt, and Dir
Amounts' 6,734,969
Other Deposita
Seven day and other
Bills

PAITIIIOI'.
Goverumet.t Secu-
rities ,inclue.iug
Daid Weight An-
sully;
Other Securities
Notes
poll sad Silt t r
Cain ...... 954,011

Z43,171,X4

.C43,171,:44
T. MAY, Deputy quitter.

Feb. 28, 1867.

TA UR,,DAT

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 to t both
for money and next Thursday's settlement, opened
and closed to-day at the same quotation. For
the April account the last price was 94 to
official business report is as follows:—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 91, t, 1 ; ditto, for
account, 914 1 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 90;4
• New Three per Cents., 90:! ; ditto Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 72 ; Blink St. k, 253 ;
India Stock, 216 ; ditto Five per Cents., 1071,
12 • ditto Debentures, 1022, 3 ; ditto ;;us.,
365., 31s. prem.
Indian government securities wk re firm.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 7s.
to 12s. prem., and the June, 12s. to 17s. prem.
Very few dealings were reported in foreign
stocks, and prices generally closed the same as
yesterday. Turkish Bonds of 1862 improved 1 per
cent. ; Spanish New Deferred, ; and Italian of
1861 and Turkish of 186 d, ; while Italian (Marein-
mama Railway), declined 1 ; Egyptian of 1864, ;
and Spanish Passive, it.
Danubian Loan scrip remains dull, at It t. 0/
din. ; and Chilian scrip, at 31 to 22 die. The
depreciation in the latter shows the unreasoning
state of the public mind, for no one pretends to in-
sinuate that the dividends on Chilian stocks are
one jot less secure than they have ever been.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Ors o'Cioos.

In the mining market to-day the chief feature is
a strong demand for Prince of Wales shares,
which have experienced a fresh rise, the pre-
sent price being 2i to M. Most other mines are
quiet. West Chiverton are quoted 60 to 62 ; East
Lovell, 9i to 10 ; Trumpet Consols 11 to 12 ;
West Caradon, 10 to 11 ; Great R:tallack, 3g to
; West Drakewalls, 6s. to Bs. ; Drakewalls, 12s.
to 14s. ; North Crofty, 51 to 1 ; and Bryn (wing,
17i to 20.

RAILWAYS.-(THIS DAY.)

ONI O'CLOCK.

The railway market is flat to-day, and the gel.-
ral course of prices unfavourable. Great Western,
South Eastern, and Great Northern stocks
show chief heaviness, and have declined
I per cent. London and North Western,
Midland, Great Eastern, and London, Chatham,
and Dover are lower. Metropolitan stock is now
quoted 1233 to ;1„ ex div. ; Great Western, 414
to ; London and North Western, 119 to
1„ ex div. ; Midland, 1198 to ex div. cad n. ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12.0 i to f, ex div. ;
Caledonian, 11t to 117 ; South Eastern, 66.; to 69;
Great Eastern, suit to 311 ; Great Northern, 116}
to 117 i, ex div. ; ditto A, 124 to ex div.
London, Chatham, and Dover, ISt to ; and North
British, 361 to k.
There is a moderate amount of be,'nesa in
foreign and colonial railway shares, and prices an:
steady.
(For today' Share Lbts see page 4