The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-09 00:00:00

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NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
was held at noon at the Louden Tama ; Oolonel Pianos
in the chair.
The report, which had been issued time before, having
been take!' as read,
The CHAIRMAN moved Its adoption. He said no doubt
disappointment had been felt at the gradual increase of ex-
=during the lest four years ; bet he denied that
were not programming in the right direction. In order
to put the question of expenses to the test two new direc-
tors were placed on the board by the shareholders ; and the
result was the appointment of a general manager end of a
new engineer, who was well versed in all the details of loco-
motive expenditure. A gentlemen named Wilson, of great
experienos in such matters, who was con salted,
reported that the locomotives, though in good
tracking condition, were not adapted for the
and all the looomotive stock was being improved is
accordance with his suggestions. All this had caused a
great increase in the expenses, and °ltil the elteratioes
were completed there could be no great reduction in that
department. To &comet for the disappointment es regarded
the dividend, he added that there wee a diminution of
1,0001. in the canal traffic, 3,0001. less carried
forward, and an increase of 3,4001. in the work- --
hag expenses. The state of the iron trade had also at
occasioned a loss of 13,0001. during the last year, arising in ri
a great degree from the strike. The paddlers had, he •
thought, now had enough of the struggle with the masters, is.
and it was not likely soon to be revived. St
After some discussion the report was adopted, and the 111
dividend at the rate of 41 per rout be declared. tit

rlki DAY.)

Own o'Czeox.
The railway market is inactive to-day, and the
principal stocks show no alteration, with the excep-
tion of a decline of per cent. in Great Northern A.
London and North Western atonic is quoted
126 k to ; Great Western, 58i to 59 ; Midland,
124.11 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 120} to
121 ; Great Eastern, 39 to ; South Eastern, 73
to ; Caledonian, 129 to 130 ; Metropolitan,
1344 to 137 ; Great Northern, 128 to 130 ; ditto
A, 146 to it.
Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock continues
in strong request, and has advanced to 46 to 47,
being 1 per cent. higher than yesterday. Great Lik,
Western of Canada shares are unchanged, at 16f wooi
to tsu
OIDTICULY SEA= AN 'roam 1.14
(OLIN. I BALLWATS Clrang tr. Ibe I win!

tW? !ad Bmitir••••1

VA Cambrian
ail Coot awl Daubs....
all Cornwall
VA Dahlia and BOW* Juno
ad Dandra.Pertklabd.le
a/ Mut London Bar* Orel
50D0... .
115 Obwrow and S. Woolens
101 arra balms Ord. IL
100 Do. Z. and. Stk., No 2
CO Croat Farina/I°o2=d
100 Oreattfortlawn
• IlktA J • no. no dlr. as.
101 Do.D Oleo. o.lspaldli
100 Do. New. la. at 25 pro
.011 'Do. Ord. Dot.Dlr. Nook

113 05
119 130
75 81
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MEDITERRANEAN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH at'
ft.
COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)

128 129
146 MI

This afternoon the ordinary general meeting of ii.
the ahmeholdses of this company was bald at the London t.
Tavern • Mr. H. Moos in the chair. M.
M.
The ;wort and statement of simannia. whisk have been pg.
already 'published. were takes as read.
. ... . es.

IN Do. smash & Wool µr 1
109 Ina Wariora
100 Do.llloor
DS Do. roam Wako
100 Do. W. Md.—Oxford
109 Do. Do. Ninon
190 Do. Do. Hortdorl
100 Liacaahlro &Yorkshire
100 Landon sad Blackout!!
109 Loa. Brlgitit&Coart
100 iDov
100 .Do. .latrol.Aop.c.
100 Loadon&Norlit Wimp
100 LoaduallaroathWootaro
109 Ma..lllool.,&Marraladi
100 11Mogolflaa
7 Do. Sew
0 Do. lattriaks
an listropolita&DlMEWS
10 Do. do. do.

rik
The CHS/1111•11, in moving the adoption of the report, tit.
remarked that in coosuenee of the prevalence of
cholera in Egypt and Melts, and also in consequence
of injury to some parts of their cable, there had
been • slight falling cid in receipts. The cables were s<
now in good working order, and there would be AL,
a large addition made to them if they got the money from St
the Italian government. After the payment of the divi•
dend proposed in the report there remained a balance of 5.4
1,2141., which it war proposed to carry to the reserve feed.
The report having been sounded. St.
The CHAIRMAN stated. in answer to • question from a le
• proprietor, that 12 miles of the Corfu and Otranto cable 10
had been replaced with new cable. it being found that SOS
that portion bad been much injured by abrasion on the 20
rocks. He was happy to say that the whole of their cable
wee now is excellent order. IL
The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend of es
8 per cent. per annum on the preference shares, and 4 per 0/4
cent. on the original shares, declared. A vote of thanks to 84.
the chairman concluded the proceedings. I
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100 Do, lass. • Darby
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10-•
1.4 Do. G. N. B. Porn
Li Do. Ueda
DA Do. York
100 Do.
all Do. 00ook.aDorUng.
18 Do. do. 181041
100 Lath Load=
I Do. do, 1804
Do. do. 1861
100 North Moilordaddro
011 X. IL Waders Joao
100 isott lalt Control
100 local& N./ Abar.llB
100 Sooidall Midland
100 Elkin Uoloo
100 Devoe
100
all 'Minim, oklaglissolo
100 •
rat Tdo
De. 0 ........
100 Ws at Noah
2 Wood.° et Whltoball
100 Wisi Oorawall

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. L' 1 t:

MARK-LANE.--(THIS DAY.) se.
We were rather scantily supplied with English wheat to- 10
day, whilst the condition of the samples wu very middling. 10
Selected qualities were disposed of without difficulty at
Monday's currency. Otherwise, the trade was very iaaa Bt
-
tire, at about stationary pricer. Ol
The show of foreigo wheat was rather limited. Most st,
Mull ' - _ .

descriptions realised . quotations. The demand, how- it.
ever, was by no means active. Floating cargoes of grain Bt.
were in moderate request, on former terms.
tO
Mathis barley sold freely ; other kinds slowly, at late as.
rates. The supply was fully equal to the demand. 10
Malt was a slow inquiry, but not cheaper. The. 24,
arrivals were tolerably good. 10
There was a fair sale for oats, at full quotations. The 84.
Imports have rather increased.
Beans moved off slowly, at last week's currency. A fair
supply was brought forward.
The transactions in peas were limited ; nevertheless, Eih.l
prices were supported. 100
Both English and foreign flour wss unaltered in value. ft.
There was a steady business doing in linseed, rapeseed, 90
and cakes, at full quotations. Agricultural seeds met a 103
slow inquiry. 10
01.11.111151 PRICE. 100
Zeireitem
Yet
WM!.
Imas,Lent,red, old 44 to 521 r
new 36 to 46
Be.whltes, old 63 to 50
new al b5l
Norte& sad Lamle
red, old — as
BiaLlei

ALITLIEL

cal Albano& ft Lawrence
10: 8re..8.4fr. 0 0.111.09.
all Inligo di Inks Mace
all Do.
ti
q Eq.. BracktOodaeleb
6;er rent 1872-8-4
100 ON di 2.llsdern6p.o. g
100 Oppi T. a Dant*. a g
cal Diroarers.7 p.nper.prel
Sri. ArNl gn. 5 do
N UN Indira gn. 2 do
Grand Trunk or wad*
in Do. Eqp. li. B..itp.
an Do. lid prat. Bonded
NI Do. do. deferrer
an Do. fad peel. Bonds
ell Do. do. dot
an Do Ird pref. Nook
all Do. do. deterred
all Do. 61h pest. No* .
aU Do. do. deferred
NS &NS Indian Pen
Id Do. gen. a per dent
6 Do. New do
00 Gt. B. of India g. II p. N
IN De It pet ea*
aDe
D Gt. Walden of CNA&
1$ Deb New ....
all Do.q.e.Bri;._per. I
q 06.61 do. do. 1277 .
I [adios Brunch. Lindted
100 Massa gran 6 v. own.
100 no. do. if do
1100 Do. 00. q do.-
6 Do. MN
NO Kolb. OorP. opr a. Rd
ill gab. and Irobrodellar
.. Do. 6p. et. peg. 1880
Do. 6 p. 01.. Psi. 1896
IN It.B.ofenn.6p.o.lslp.n.
100 kinds. gun 6 par and
110 Do. Dead nr.......1
1011 Do. Paquin d 0......
100 Do. Woe IN.No. do.

58 00
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Nu 00T
10 11
T 70

74 7!xini

Pir qt. ast
OASI. a. s.
Scotch potato
M.
Irbil. white
black
(IL
BURL US
Idasagaii*(l9o6) as to 96
Tick 36 to se 10
Harrow
Mom SO to 0 WO
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PM&
Gray
IS to 42 ••••
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Mitts ss to CS tat
Boilers
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SS TO
100 102
100 101
1•2 103
44 46
31 00
IS 70
SO 63
60 62
611 65
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{6 47
40 62
Sr 61
1002 106}
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Matins
DUtilling
Grinding 25 to 28
MALT.

iiZotk
Wasiak Timid
W to &SI
Kingston sad Ware 68 to 47
16rowis
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Noir
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Mak.
Tows made, p 11111
to 46
lbe.
Household IN to 36 St.
Country
Norfolk and Suffolk
ex ship s2 to 34 211
11l

OATS.

teed 2l to 20
MOWN
potato 26 to 30
3.4111. toed

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84 86
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Dantsde and Loot's
berg 47 to 59
Rostock )(tickles-
= 44 to 66
aS to 46
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soft
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white 49 to 54'
BAILIT

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t,6 sii.
Bawd= 2l. to t 7 Bt.
MM. 20
Dud& ll5 So 311 sk.
ECrlitllll s7 to 40 to
rms. ISO
Maple s6 to 38 too
Boilers 3B to 41 si.
182U2 Oen. St.
Wlilts 3l is OS fx
Yellow
___ ld to Si to

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100 100
118 N
80 110
908 90e
911_ _IS

Glintllng — 14 to 11l
Distilling
Mating
085.

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now".
French, per mak .... pto 86
Spanish, „ Uto 86
American, per .. 10 to it
Canadian. „ IS to St
INTO LONDON, BY WATS&
I TO FEB. 8. INCLIIIIIVIL

Dutch brewl4-7. .. fitossi
feeding .... 21 to 26
ARRIVALS OF ORLIN. &0..
CARRIAGE. PROM NEL 1

JOINT STOCK BANK&

111%.111L1

Ild I Q. plow 1 Meg

Mast. Barley. Walt. OWL i,
qrs. qrs. qrs. gm. be.. vac •
and
429 WO 102) 970 .. 690
Utah ..
11670
foreign seao — Imo lgo $l9O
Total

W lb
A le •Ged/sI
W 11 tiro
tie 1 Pm!7
par e pas 121
tO • S dim
la 90 it
mil 11 19
all i 1 WI
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MINCING-LANE.--(THIS DAY.)
SUGAIL —The marketooetinues extremely dull ; only stew
small parcels of British West India sold at primes in favour
of buyers ; Demerara at 31s. 6d. Resnod—per are not
quoted lower, but there is vaity little disposition to pur-
chase.
COMM.—The market is firm for all descriptious.
TU..— The pnblio sales closed without material change
' except for fine-scented capers, which sold at rather easier
priors. Privately the market is lino.
RCM —3O pulsations of Jamaica sold at 3s. 2d., and 100
puncheons of Demerara at ls. 7d. to Is. led. per proof
galloe.
PEPPX3.-500 bags of Tellicherry sold at about 314.
per lb.
Rio 6.-1,030 bags of fins Neeranzie sold ai 10a. 9d., and
a parcel of Ballam at 12s. 3d.
SALTPETIIi 00atiBUIS dull of sale.
Ismoo.—Owing to the near approach of the public
sales the business doing by private contract is limited ;
the &Dalmatia°■ are unusually small ,• 5,330 chests
on the A, and 1.320 oblate on the B Wakens.. About
5,000 sarong of Ctustemala will follow.
Conroy.—The market continues very active at prices
showing a further advance of id. per lb.
HUM—Russian is firm at 361. for ales&
Jura.—The market is quiet.

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6 4 4,4
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Per le e r
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jail 100,91. --
is 14 pm
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NI BO 764
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4 14414
1019 Ipaid
14 741174
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TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Town tallow ie quoted 45e. 3d. ;
Pet•reborg Y.C. on the spot, 465. 9d.: Nara. 46e. 9d. to
47a; April to Jane, 465. 96. to 47e. ; October to Dooeoz-
her, 495.

HMI MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
LEADINHALL.—IIides : Prices : 561 he. to 641 b.., 21d.
to 3d.; 641bs. to 721 b.., 3d. to 31d. ; 72lbe. b 80114., 3d.
to 34d. ; 801 be. to &Mho., 30. to 44.; 88114. to 96114., 4d.
to Old. ; 96111. to 104Ibe. Od. to Od. ; Horse hides, 9e.
to lON. ; Oa I
f skies. light, s. to 44. ; fall, de. 6d.
BIitIIONDSAT. —Sheepskins : Polled. 6d. to 14s. ; /self.
heeds. 10s. to 12s. 6d. ; Downs, 7.. 6d. to 9s. 3d.

BOROUGH HOP MARK&T.—(THIS DAY.)
Yews. Patteaden and Smith report that the market
mummies without alteration since Monday lad, the demand
being entirely limited to the wants al oomouners and prior
in all instances roiling Sim.

A blue-book, containing the papers relating to
the Shenandoah, originally the Sea King, hes been laid
before parliament. The opening letter is from Kr. Adams
to Earl Bunsen, April 7.1865, &tallies the ranges of the
Shennedosh, to which lid Russell replies. defendiog the
conduct of her Maisety's warmest. Then comes a pro-
posal foe a " Olairos Conuniesion" to decide upon prism,
and its refusal. The next pert of the correspond's., is
stbsequeot to the surrender of the Shenandoah and ()apt.
Weddell to the British government. The evidence d
piney against °opt. Waddell sad his now given by Kr.
Adems, doss not seem sufficieet to the British goveromeet,
bet Lard Olareodon slow the correepondenee by an offer
to "4m-operate gladly in establishing the Meth."
The full text of the treaty of commerce betereen
Greet &Ude, end Austria, with the dna lswilmool,
et Vienna Den 16, 11066. have been laid baton perils-
meat The etipulatioce of the treaty hi their main shale
have been ssfilotently known end dieenarei to render then
repetition nanseessery. •

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THE FXPREES, FRIDAY on
EVENING, FEBRtritt 9, 1816.

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MONEY

DO.)

Ora o'OnnX.
The fends are dull to-day, and have d.eolined j
1-16 per cent. Some of the foreign stocks have also
given way to a slight extent, but English railways
are quoted the same as yesterday, with the exception
of a reduction of per cent. in Great Northern A.
Grand Trunk of Canada stock shows a further im-
portant rise. Financial shares remain heavy, and
a fresh decline of be. is observable in Imperial
Mercantile. The amount of business generally is
limited, the not very encouraging character of the
Bank of England return tending to cheek fresh
transactions.
The demand for discounts to-day is moderate.
The rate for the beet three months' paper is 71 to 81
per cent. The charge in the Stook Exchange for
loans till to-morrow is 7 to 8 per wont
The Bank of France return this week is decidedly
favourable, the coin and bullion showing an in-
crease of 707,0001., and the bills discounted a
decrease of 632,0001.
Consols are now quoted so to I for money and
87 1-16 to 3-16 fur the account (March 8).

The foreign stock market is dull, and a decline
oft to per cent. has taken place in Turkish of 1865,
Spanish Passive, Mexican, Italian of 1861, and Egyp-
tian scrip. Brazilian scrip, however, has improved 4.
The quotations are as follows :—Greek, 13 to 4 ;
Italian, 61/ to # ; Mexican, 21 to ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 261 to i ; ditto Certaficaten, 15 tot ; Turkish,
1865, 38/ to ; Brazilian scrip, 1 to 14 prem. ;
Egyptian scrip, to 1 prem.
American securities are steady, at the closing
prices of yesterday. 5-20 bonds are now quoted 671
to ; Erie Railway shares 521 to 53/ ; and Illinois
Central, 744 to 75.
International Financial shares are now quoted
to prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 14 to 1
prem. ; London Financial, 34 to 3 die., ex div.;
Imperial Mercantile, t to 1 prem., ex div. ; Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 21 to 3/ prem. ; Overend,
Gurney, and Company, 44 to / prem. ; and Joint
Stock Discount, 5/ to 5 dia.
Speculative attention was again prominently
directed yesterday to the shares of the financial com-
panies, which experienced a further general fall,
owing to the persistent circulation of a rumour,
which remains quite without confirmation, of the
failure of another railway contractor. Tne shares
_ of the Loadon Financial Association were again
much pressed for sale, and the fall in them
amounted to no less than 11 per share. At the
moment the whole of this class of property is
greatly out of favour.
The City of New York, from New York, has
brought 60,0001. in specie, and the Hansa, from
the same port, 2,4001. for England.
The steamer Douro, for Brazil, will take to-
day only 8001. in gold and 8,4001. in silver.
This diminutioa in the remittances of specie to one
of the new cotton fields is a favourable point for our
money market.
The Crown Agents for the Colonies invite tenders,
to be opened at 1 p.m. on the 16th inst., for
zd 20,0001. of Cape of Good Hope Government 6 per
cent. Debentures, redeemable in the year 1900.
The proceeds are to be applied to the improvement
of the Kowie harbour.
The half-yearly dividend just announced on Lon-
don and North Western Railway stock, at the rate
of 74 per cent. per annum, is slightly above that
for the corresponding period of 1864, the distribu-
tion being then 7 per cent. per annum. The stock,
however, declined / per cent. yesterday, but chiefly
in sympathy with the flatness of other lines.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week au increase of 5,1131. over
last year • the North Eastern, an increase of 7,4931. ;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnabire, an
increase of 3,2801. ; the London, Chatham, and
Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and
branches, an increase of 1,3351. ; the Metropolitan
Extension, an increase of 5851. ; and the Kent
Coast, an increase of 2401.
The sixth ordinary meeting of the Universal
Marine Insurance Company was held yesterday,
when the directors' report, which has already been
published, was adopted.
At the annual meeting of the Berlin Waterworks
Company, held yesterday, the directors' report was
adopted. The general revenue account shows a
balance of 16,4411. for disposal, out of which a
dividend of 6s. 6d. per share, free of income tax,
was declared, leaving 1,1661. to be carried forward.
A meeting of the Loudon and Lisbon Corkwood
Company (Limited) took place yesterday, but no
dividend was declared, owing to the fire which bad
id taken place in one of the company's forests iu
Algeria. The prospects of the undertaking were de
scribed as satisfactory.
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Northern
ion Railway Company will be held on the 24th inst. ;
• , the annual meeting of the East Lincolnshire Rail-
!ll` way Company on the 23rd ; and the half-yearly
• meeting of the London, Tilbury, and Southend
la Railway Company on the 27th.
The annual meeting of the British Land Coco-
• piny is called for the 23rd inst., and that of the
British Colonial Steamship Company (Limited) for
the 26th inst.
The third ordinary general meeting of the Duna-
burg and Witepsk Railway Company is convened
for the 20th inst.
11" The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Feb. 7, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation isms £26,922,520 Demotes £77,605
Circulation active
Public deposits
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department
Other securities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
xd departments
Seven day and other bills 409,301 Decrease 9,148
The Neat
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes It °cis )
in banking department
The chief alteration is the heavy decline in the
private deposits, but, as this has been largely made
up by the influx of government deposits, combined
zd with the repayments of advances on private secu-
(us ritiea, the reserve has been trenched upon to the
extent of only 61,4621. la considering this decline
in the reserve, it must not be tverlooked that the
Bank's liabilities on deposits have undergone a
much larger proportionate diminution. The reduce
,„ tion in the coin and bullion is 108,4871.; the result
of the import and export movement of the week
institelyad7lo,ooof
coinl, afindowinitgwb,ould
ftrohemreftohree
awppraloPenlcesotligh,acifths o
tendency this week has been rather
Ae other way.

BAN[ OF INGLAWD. —Abe
sad Bth Vle . a. 1111. tee the
February 7, 18017.

LNOII DIM
Notes Woad Cl/4921.810