The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-10 00:00:00

The payment of the principle and interest is gua-
ranteed by the Secretary of State for India it
Council.
The directors of the China Steamship and
Labusn Coal Company (Limited) helitatideseed a
circular to the shareholders. The effect of the
proposed reconstruction is that the denomination
of the shares will be reduced from 201. to SI., and
that on each existing share of 201., with 111. cniat
the holder, by means of the proposed subdivision,
will be rid of a liability of bi. per share.
Notice is given that a petition for the winding
up of Pile, Spence, and Co. (Limited), is to be
heard before the Master of the Rolla on the Srd
November. _

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, tal,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stook Ea_
change list of last evening :
Insure/son—Atlas, 10 ,• Commercial Unice, 63.337;
6/ ; Equity and Law, 71; Graham We, 44 ;
Fire, 141 ; Ife, 118 ; Legal and General We,
'24) ; Liverpool and London and Globe (U. annarahmE,l4
London and Provincial Marine, 2to 1 ; Ocean
191 ; Rock Life, 7,1, 1, ex div. ; Thames and Mena
Maria. (Limited), 61.
Gasligkt and Coke.—Bombay (Limited), 41; Continental
Union (Limited), 15 ; E 12, f ; Great Central.
131, 13 ; Impasiii, 72, 1 ; Independent, 62 ; London, 661
Pineal', ,V 1 1, ex Er. ; ditto, New, 211, ex div. ;
Surrey Constimers, 11 ; Westminster Chartwa. 641.
ex di,.
Docks—Fist and West India, 181, 30 ; London and St.
Katharine, 67..
Waterworks.—Eut London, 123; Grand Junction, 771,
8 ; West 108 s, 9.
At a meeting of the holders of Alabama stock
yesterday the following resolutions were unani-

tamely Panted :
Resolved,—That the proposition of the treasurer of the
State of Alabama, offenng to renew the overdue B 0•11
of the State, and give bonds of a similar description pay-
able in 20 years, in lieu thereof, be sampted, and their
bonds of a similar desotiptiou be reosived is psy t ul
the overdue coupons. and of those due prior to let of July,
18477. Resolved.—That the committee, in eostaseidea
with the Union Bank of London (the financial agents
the State of Alabama), do take such measures as may be
opuatte to effect the exchange.

Tama Imam
Consols, which closed yesterday at 89t to I
for the Bth November, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 891 to I. For
money the butt price was 891 to 1. The official
business report is as follows :—Thres per Ova.
Consols, for money, ft.t, 1,1, it; ditto, far
account, 891 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 871, 1,
7 ; New Three per Cents., 871, 7 ; ditto Two-
and-a-Half per Cents.. 71; India live per Cont.
Stock, 106.
Indian government securities were very quiet.
Exchequer Bills remain at 2s. dis. to 3s. prem.
The amount of business in foreign stocks was
again limited, but the tone of the market was
firmer than yesterday. Turkish Bonds of 1864,
1&8, and 1862 were in demand, and rose to 1
per cent. Russian of 1862 also improved 1 per cent.;
Spanish Deferred, 4 ; and Italian of 1861 and
Greek, 1. On the other hand, Russian of 1861
declined 2 per cont., and Russian of 1822 and Bra-
zilian of 1863, 1.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

on o'CLoca.

The amount of business in the mining market to-
day is limited, and prices generally show no move-
ment. There is a demand, however, for West
Caradon and Prince of Wales shares. GreatVor are
quoted 19,1 to 2oi ; West Chiverton, GO to 61; West
Caradon, 131. to 144 ; Prince of \Vales, 245. to
2Gs. ; North fireskerliy, 21 to 3 ; East Basset, 20}
to 201 ; West Beton. 130 to 135 ; and Chontales,
31 to }.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARS-LANIC.—(THIS DAY.)
Coastwise and by land carriage the receipts of English
wheat fresh up to our market to-day were by no means
extensive, but in tolerably good condition. The trade fee
both red and white pastels was heavy, at Monday's decline
in the quotations.
The show of foreign wheat was modernte. The dermal
was inactive, at the prices current at the close of business
on Monday.
In floating cargoes of grain the transactions were only
to a moderate extent, on former terms.
Fine malting barley commanded full prices, with a good
demand, but for inferior qualities the trade was in a slug-
gish state.
Melt was firm on former terms.
The inquiry for oats was limited at late rates.
Beans moved off slowly ; and in peas very little was
passing. In prices. however, no change took place.
The flour traiie was quiet on former terms.
Linseed and rapeseed was steady ; but for other seeds
the demand was inactive. Cakes were firm.

OATS. S. S.
Real& potato
Irtib. white
black
BEANS.

Merman
Tick
Barmy
Pigeon
Pun