The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

The traffic return of the Great Western Railway

of Canada for the week ending the 6th inst. presents
• decrease of only 3871., and that for the week end-
ing the 13th inst. a decrease of 8561.
The fifth call of 21., making 121. paid, is to be
paid on the capital stock shares of the New Bruns-
wick and Canada Railway and Land Company by
the lit of (Maher; and the second call of 1!.,
making 31. paid, on the shares of the Ceylon Rail-
way Company by the 28th Sept.
An extraordinary general meeting of the London
Printing and Publishing Company is called for the
10th September, to declare a dividend.
A meeting of the shareholder, in the " National
Savings Sink Association, Limited," is to be held
on the 3rd September, to receive the annual report
and balance-sheet.

Meurs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. advertise the
half-yearly dividends on the Cuba Loans of 1834
and 1837, together with the numbers of bonds to
the amount of 34,0001., which are to be paid off on
the Bth Sept. next.
Advice. from New York qnote the exchange on
London rather lower, at 104 to I, the supply of
bills havinginercased. The New York Central Rail-
road Company had declared a dividend of four per
cent, and the New Jersey Railroad Company a
dividend of five per cent, payable in cash.

MOND/Y

Sales, chiefly of a speculative character, have fol-
lowed the official annonecement of the long-expected
Turkish loan. In nearly all departments of the
Stock Exchange more or less heaviness prevailed
to-day, yet the reduction in prices was not serious or
general. The funds, after falling / per cent., closed
only about 1 per ceut. lower than on Saturday. In the
railway share market a prejudicial influence was
exercised by the progress of the settlement, which
shows an increased floating supply of some descrip-
tions of stock, and has occasioned a corresponding
increase in the demand for loins on these securities
in the Stock Exchange. The rate for loans on
government stock in that establishment also
advanced to 2 per cent.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 961 " sel-
lers," opened this morning at 98 9-18 to 11.16,
receded to 961 to and closed at 961 to 1, both for
money and the 711 i September. The government
broker made another small purchase. The official
business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 961, 1, t, t, ; ditto for
account (7th September), 981, I, ; Three per
Ceuta. Reduced, 97}, 971, 97/ ; New Three per
Ceuta., 971, 97; ; Bank Stock, 2271, 2281 ; India
Stock, 2171, 216 ; Three-and-a-Helf per Cent.
Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in May next
1001; India Bonds, 11s. prem. ; Indian Four per
Cent, Debentures (first issue), 9n, ditto, scrip of
the second issue, 98, 971, 971.
The scrip of the second issue of the Indian. Loan
participated in the dullness of the Stock Exchange,
and fell fully per cent., closing at 971 to 1. The
realisations seem to have been chiefly for account of
speculative holders.
The March Exchequer Bills remain quoted 31s. to
345. prem., and the June 225. to 265. prem.
The Old Turkish Six per Cents. have sustained
further prejudice from the issue of the new loan.
Transactions are officially recorded from 961 to 941,
and the closing quotation was 941 to 96, showing a
fall of about 1 per cent. since Saturday. The scrip of
the new Brazilian loan was dealt in from to 4 prem.
Anglo-Peruvian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. continue
in demand. Sardinian Bonds also exhibit armee:ea
In the market for Bank shares today, the prin-
cipal feature was an active demand for those of the
Ottoman Bank, which experienced a rise of fully 11.
pee share. Should the Turkish loan be successful,
and the Turkish finances and currency be placed
upon a sound basis, the interests of this establish-
ment will be greatly promoted. Bank of Australasia
shares declined 11, and Union Bank of Australia,
both old and new, 11. to 30s. European and Ame-
rican Steam shares were rather better. South Aus-
tralian Land were also inquired for. Mediterranean
Extension Telegraph receded about 10s. The shares
of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada
were officially marked par.
The shares of the Red Sea and India Telegraph
Company were quoted to-day 9-16 to 11-18 prem.;
and those of the Indian and Australian Telegraph
Company, to prem.