The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two dOwm

The funds to-day are firmer, the Bank return
being of a favourable character, and the Paris
Bourse exhibiting more steadiness. Consols have
advanced k per cent. In the share markets the
prineipal business has been in connexion with the
settlement. English railway stocks present an
almost general advance.
Consols are quoted 98k, " buyers," for money,
981 to I for the 7th December, and 981 to k
for the 11th January. The Three per Cents.
Reduced have been dealt in at 981 to ; the New
Three per C.ents., at oo: to;; Bank Stock, at 2241
the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of
the second issue, at 991 ; India Bond., at
10s. to 14s. prem. ; Exchequer Bills, March, at
37e. to 40s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 38s. to 375.
prom.; and Exchequer Bonds falling payable in
May next, at loo:.
" • •

The foreign stock market is unusually quiet, and
prices present no general alteration. A rather dull tons
prevails. The scrip of the first series of the Turkish
Loan is quoted jto din, and that of the second
series, to 1 prem. The Six per Cents. of 18.54 are
firmer, at 921 to 4. The Brazilian loan of the
present year is flatter, on sales. Sales are
recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-and-n Half
per Cents., 1838, 971, 971 ; Mexican Three
per Cents., 201; Peruvian Fonr-and-a-Half per
Cents., 931 ; ditto Three per Cents., 741; Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1864, 92 ; ditto Biz per Cents., 1868 (scrip
of the first serial), 4, f dia.

The New Chilianloan remains steady, at I to t
per cent. prem.

At Paris to-day (Saturday), according to Mr
Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rent.'
opened at 74fr. 25c. for the end of November, show-
ing no alteration compared with the last price of
yesterday.
In the discount market yesterday a good demand
was experienced, but the rate for Bret class bills did
not exceed 21 per cent., and in exceptional cases
transactions took place at 21. At the Bank a
limited amount of basin's' was done.

The following are the days appointed for the shut-
ting and re-opening of the transfer books at the
Bank of England and East India House, viz.:
Eke/
Three pa (lent. Canton Wednesday, Dee. 8 .. Tubby an. 19
Thropande-Hell per Pete hide", Dee. 10 .. belay, Jan. 14
Twoend.e4lall per Owes !May. Dee 10 .. TrWe7. Jaa. 14
New the par Carta" Frisby. Dee. 10 .. ?May, Jan. 14
Annuities. Jan , 7x147. Dee. .. Friday. Jae. 14
Dino. Jan.. 18111 .....
India bock Thereby. Des. 1.. taaarby,Jaa.
With the present favourable wind, the arrival is
shortly anticipated of the ships Dover Castle and
Marco Polo, both from Melbourne, which have now
been at sea 90 and 80 days respectively, with
526,4001. in gold.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm, at the qaotationsof Tuesday last. The excep-
tion was again in paper on Austria, the rates for
which continue to decline. The quotations are
shown below:

Amsterdam, three months, 11.17 to 1; ditto, shorn
11.14 to 16; Rotterdam, three months, 11.17 to 1;
Antwerp, three months, 26.271 to 32}; Hamburg,. marts
bum, three months, 13.7 to ; Paris, throe da_rr 11=.:
26.71 to 16; rhtto, three months, 26.30 to 6; Fran
co-the-Mains, three months, 1181 so 1-; Petersburg, por
ditto, three
rouble, Rues months 1544 to So.,
this. months, 10.43 to 6 ; {Tr em
months, 10.44 to 8 ; Madrid, three months, 491 to 1;
Cads,
thews menthe, 41 to
1 ; Leghorn, three months,
29.80 to 6 ; Genoa, Nene months, 96.46 to 60 ;
Naples, three months, 41 to 1 ; Palermo, three months,
123 to 1; Iffesina, three months, 1231 to 1; Lisbon,
90 days 671 kr 11 Oporto, 90 days, 621 to 1.
A general court of the East India Company' is
called for the 9th December, for the election of four
directors, in the room of Messrs. Charles Mills, Mar-
tin Tucker Smith, M.P., E. Mannaghten, and It. D.
Mangles, who have disqualified.
A communication has been received at Lloyd's
from the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company, stating that the paragraph inserted in the
journals of yesterday, with reference to the mining
steamer Indian Empire, did not emanate from that
company. The last accounts received by the com-
pany mention that the vessel was at Halifax on the
31st October, but the list from Lloyd's agents at that
port, dated Nov. 4, announces that she sailed for
Galway on the 31st October, and doss not report her
as having put back again. At Lloyd's no business
seems to be going forward in insurances on the In-
dian Empire. The underwriters ask 36 and 40
guineas per cent, but apparently find no one dia.
poned to give these terms.
The shareholders in the Great Western Railway
Company are looking with considerable anxiety to
the approaching definitive settlement of the claim of
Mr. Macintosh against the company. This claim
dates from some twenty years back, and referred
originally to a sum of about a quarter of a million.
Including the accrued interest, we believe that a
sum of about half a million is now involved. The
ease has gone against the company in all the courts
to which it has been carried, and iz is understood
that they find it impossible to contest it any
further. The principal questions now pending
have reference, we believe, to the costs of this
prolonged litigation, and to the date at which this
large sum is to be paid by the company.
The annual court of proprietors of the Royal Ex-
change Assurance Corporation is called for the 22nd
of December, to consider of a dividend.
A call of 21., making 41. paid, is to be paid upon
the new shares (second allotment) in the Brighton,
Hove, and Preston Constant Service Waterworks
Company by the 22nd of December.
The following gratifying circular has been issued
by Messrs. Dennatonn, Cross, and Co., who were
compelled to suspend payment in the crisis of last
autumn:

88, Caenen-street, Load" Nov. 26, 1868.
Sir,—We have sow the greases satisfied= in annensdng
that on Teeeday, dm 30th bet, sad for iburtera days them-
miter, we shall be psepuell is pay mu last tee tastalments,
due respectively on the 31st December, 1869, end 30th June,
1860.—We ate, dr, your obedient servants,
Dionrirrovs Coosa, and Co.
The Northfleet has arrived from Chins with
480,5001ba. of tea.
The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
market is extracted from the circular issued last
evening by Messrs. W. I. and H. Thompson :
In the colonial marts this week a steady demand has
bee experienced, and is morns Madam rather higher quota-
doom bare been establietted. '‘Lhautantlty of eager on offer
has been limited, tied pries@ y show a rims of ed. per
cwt. Some small parcels of km coffee have been twosaht
to auction, and met with purchasers at full rates. There is
more itlqiry for Hoe Saltpetre ham advanced 011. to Is.
per cert.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Nov. 24, compared with the pre-
mise weekly return, shows the folloreing results :
Cileselihit dee
likesblies settee 20,348,460 Demesne 374,406
Palls deposits
°lbw depesile
lidernment esererldos ba
Other
bmid
beallieg agasselimmt 10,608,691 Without abiondo•
seessithe
depaddent. 16,323,774 Inwood 612,741
Oals sad Mahn is ha
deperisamds
Swan ley smilether bffie 620,217 lameses 11,146
The Red
lidos be norm 12,231,030 Inseam 464,716
Toad renerve(astest Coin)
in bredding densiornent 12,896,880 lawman 616,019
Owing to the large and satisfactory increase in
the Treasury balance, aided by the increase in the
" other " deposits, the reserve of notes and coin has
inereased 518,0191., notwithstanding the consider-
able addition which has been made to the "other"
'scarifies. The coin and bullion show an increase
of 141,4141.
The Gbustte statement of the movement of the
precious metals far the week ending Wednesday last
gives the following totals, via.:—lmports of gold,
312,4801. ; exports of gold, 1,092,4851. ; imports of
silver, 248,8381. ; exports of silver, 167,8251.
Let not the publia be alarmed at this statement.
The official figures, it is true, indicate a sudden drain
of gold to the extent of more than a million sterling