The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

CTONTAtiGOR.

°Penn* Ong.
Anglo-American Telegraph 9d. to 1-16. .. even to 6d.
Atlantic 3 per cent. Pref 3d. to6d. .. 3 to 6d.
Great itestern...... ..... even to 1-16 .. even
Great Western l-16 bk. to 1.10.c0n. 1 hk. to even
Great Northern A l-16 to 3-16 .. 1.16 to 3-16
London and North-Western i to a .. even to 1
London, ChM.. and Dover 1.34 to 3-32 .. even to 1-16
Lancaeldre and Yorkshire 3-16 to 6-16 .. 316 to 616
blanch. :Theft, and Lincoln even to .. even to
Metropolitan 1 to .. 6-16 to 7-16
Midland
Dover. l-lebk.tol-16en. .. I bkto even
Luxembourg
Illinois
Srle

United States 5.26 Bonds 2to4p.c. p. a. .. 2 434 p. e. p. a.
Grand Tema of Canada 9d. to 1.16 .. 9d. to 1.16
°rest Western of Canada 4d. to 9d. .. 4d. to 9d.

With reference to the market for American
securities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.
report as follows :
Notwithstanding the inactivity in the London market
for American securities, prices generally have been well
maintained. United States 5-B) Bonds show no altera-
tion from the quotations of this day week. In railroad
shares, Illinois Central have remained firm, closing 781
to 79, but Erie have given way on the cessation of demand
for American account, and leave off 38 to 39, one and a
half per oent. under the price of this day week. Atlantic
and Great Western Debentures and Consolidated Bonds
are about one per cent, lower.

With regard to the Consolidated Peruvian Five
per Cent. Loan of 1865, Messrs. Thomson, Boner,
and Co., notify that the bonds representing
269,200 i. drawn on the 4th of January last, for
the fcurth half-yearly sinking fund, will be payable
at par, on and after the Ist of April.
It is notified that the third drawing of the Vice-
roy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan will take place at
the office of the Anglo-Egyptian Banking Company
(Limited) on the 23rd of April.
The half-yearly dividend, due the 10th of April,
on the Turkish Six per Cent. Loan of 18M is an-
nounced for payment in due course by Messrs.
Dent, Palmer, and Co.
With reference to Norwegian Trunk Railway
preference shares, the directors announce that,
having determined to terminate the financial year
on the 31st December, instead of the 31st August,
as hitherto, four months' dividend, at the rate of
5 percent. per annum, will be payable on and after
the 2nd April.
It is notified that the debenture coupons of the
East India Land, Credit, and Finance Company,
due the 30th of March, will be paid on and after
that date at the London and Westminster Bank.
We have received the following statement, which
gives a summary of the proceedings of the Queens-

land EnUgmti,n Department in England, from
January 9, 1861, to December 31, 1866 :

Income raised by agent-general front free and assisted
plan, during font years, from Jan. 1, 1863, to Doe. 31,
1•2.1. 51. Number of vessels despatched
under direction of agent-general, 86 ; souls, 35,725 ; full
paying passengers, 12,463 ; assisted passengers paying Si.
or 41. per bead, 6,702 ; free passenger", selected ender
agent-general's direction, 10,306; remittance emigrants
despatched by agent aineedune 20, 1P•66, when this class was
first vent under direction of Queensland office, 180; navvies
selected by railway contractors and their agents withent
the usual form with certificates of the Queensland govern-
ment office, 4,293 ; deaths on board the ships up to the
last reported in England as arrived in colony, 616 (being
2'31 in every hundred) ; vessel, having met with any
serious disaster in conveying passengers to the colony,
I—the Netberby—in which case no if, was lost ; lectures
delivered throughout the greater part of England,Bcotland,
and Wales, 1'92; persons addressed'estimated at 161.200.
Amount of commission paid upon 17,008 free and assisted
passengers, average of 3s. 1041. per head. Revenue to the
Queensland government from working assisted and fns
plan of emigration, exceeding the whole cost or emigra-
tion department in Great Britain, commission to egrets
and ship-kits, ~,.. income over working expenses, 17,0061-
lls. Id.

WZDNESDAY EVINING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91* to 4
the 10th of April, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 914 to 4. Fur
money the last twice was 914 to 4. The Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. wore
inquired fur, and rose A 4 per cent., via., to 8914 to
4, ex div. The official Wsinsss report is Si fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91,
4,1, 4. ; ditto, for account, 914, 4 ; Three per
Cents. Rucei 894, 4, it, ex div. ; New Three
per Cents., 4,4, 4, ex div. ; Bank Stock,
bhut ; India ve per Cent. Stock, 1094, 104,
94, ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced" rupee
paper, 86 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1031, ; ditto
Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1084 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Debentures, 103 ; ditto Bonds, 445. pram.
The India Five per Cent Stock was a little mere
offered, being last marked 1094 and 1094, but the
rupee paper was steady.
Exchequer Bills remain at 14a. to 18s. prem.
There was little business in foreign stocks, and
the tendency of the market was rather dull. Creek
Bonds and Coupons declined 4 to 4 per cent,
' Spanish Passive, 4, and the Committee's Cer-
tificates and Turkish of 1865, 4. Italian of 1861,
and Chilian Scrip, however, improved 4.

MINE&-(T1118 DAY.)

ON. o'CLooz.

The mining market is steady to-day, but the
settlement tends to restrict fresh business. Prince
of Wales and West Chiverton shares are firmer—
the former at 565. to 585., and the latter at 64 to
4;4;. Great Vor are quoted 20 to 21 ; North Chiver-
ton, 41 to 4 ; East Grenville,2l to 3; North Crotty,
54 to ; Great North Downs, 31 to 4 ; North Tres-
kerby, 211 to ; ; and Chiverton Moor, 6 to 4.
A call of 2s. 6d. is to be paid on the shares of
the Roses Grande Gold Mining Company (Limited)
by the 24th of April.
. . .

A petition for the winding up of the Penhale
and Lomax Consolidated Silver Lead Mining Com-
pany (Limited) is to be heard before the Vice-
Warden of the Stannaries on the 4th April.

RAILWAY&-(THIS DAY.)

0111 0.01.00 Z.

The railway market is firmer to-day, and a rise
to per cent. has occurred in Great Western,
Midland, South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover stocks. On the other

han;l Metropolitan is lower.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1171 to 118} •
Great Western, 40 ; London and North West-
ern, 115 k to ; Midland, 111 to 1 ; Lancashire
and YorkshMs, 123 i to ; Caledonian, 106}
'to 109 i • South &Mau, 66k to ; Great
Eastern, 264 to 27,; Great Northern, 114 to 115 ;
ditto A, 120} to 121 i ; London, Chatham, and
Dover, 14 to 1; ; and North British, 32 to 33.
Foreign and colonial railway shares are in-
active.

[For to-day's :altars List see 'page 4.]