The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-04 00:00:00

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.)

A general court of the shareholders was held at
1 o'clock, at the Hudson's Bay House, Fenchurch•street ;
Sir E. HEAD in the chair.
Tee report, which had been previously circulated, hav-
ing been taken as read,
The Cli.ttllMAN moved its adoption without making any
remarks, the report containing, he observed, all requisite
information. _ _ .

.....
Mr. Saarsog seconded the motion.
Mr. Dunn moved a resolution to the effect that steps
should be taken for opening a large portion of the com-
pany's territory for European colonisation, and that a com-
mittee should be appointed to carry out the object. There
was he said, some difference on that subject, which occu-
pied fifteen pages of the report, but that was no reason
why it should not be discussed. There were three ques-
tions involved—what was their position in law, what was
their position in fact, and what they ought now to do
As regarded their legal position, the preamble showed
clearly that what was contemplated at the time of the first
settlement was the full industrial development of the ter-
ritory.
[The meeting was proceeding when our report left.]

ICEBERGS. —The Echunga, Captain Cooper, ar-
rived in the river from Otago, New Zealand, reports that
in lat. 61 S., long. 97 W.' she saw about 90 large icebergs,
which fopned • complete barricade across the ship's way
as far a• the eye could reach from the masthead ; she stood
to the N.W. for two days, then tacked and stood to the
eastward, and saw no more ice.

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SHARE LISTS--(THIS DAY.)

On o'Cr.ocx.

There is an active demand to-day for British
railway securities, and an almost general ad-
vance has occurred in prices. Metropolitan stock
is in chief request, and has risen 11 per cent.
Great Western has also improved 14 ; London and
North Western and South Eastern, 1 ; Caledo-
nian, 1 ; Midland and Lancashire and Yorkshire,
4 ; and Great Eastern, 4.
London and North-Western stock is now quoted
291 117 to 4; Great Western, 514 to 524 ; Midland,
124 to 1254 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1211 to
122 ; South-Eastern, 684 t 069 ; Great Eastern, 32
to ; Caledonian, 126 to 127; Metropolitan,
133 to 1 ; Great Northern, 1201 to 1214 ; ate A,
1 to 1304 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover,
19 to 20.

Foreign railway ahares are mostly better.
Lombardo-Venetian are extremely buoyant, and
have risen 21. U.—viz., to 141 to 15k. Colonial
lines are steady.

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AllianceLon.ALlverpool
Anglo Austrlari

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Asiatic Bank Cor. sow 1111
Australasia
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Com. Bank of India, &c
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Eng. Scot & Aust. (Tart.;
English and Swedish
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Hindwin. China&Jap.
Imperial Bank, Limited..
Imperial Ottoman ...

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London and Brazilian
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National of Liverpool
N. Pro. of England

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Frorinc. of Irelaaa
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South Australia
Stand. of B. S. Africa

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