The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

of the chairman, and said he (Mr. Morris) ream-
mended the meeting to adopt it : That if from any
cause it should be neoessary or desirable to have the aid of
the court proper app lioaMen be made to have a volun-
tary liquidation carriedout under supervimou of the court
as distinguished from a winding-up in court."
The resolution baring been seconded was put and car-
ried unanimously.

WARN LISTS-(THIS' DAY.)

On o'Caooa.
Th, 3 railway market is firm to-day, and a fresh
rim I, a occurred in prices. London and North
westei n, and Great Northern A stooks are in 2.1
evecial request, and have risen 1 per cent. Mid-
Land ant I Great Northern have a&o improved 4,
and Meta opolitan and Great Western, i•
London and North-Western stock may be quoted
116} to ; Metropolitan, 124 f to ; Great
western, 53 }to } • Midland, 121} to } ; lAnoa- 2,(
shire and Yc 'rkslure, 118} to 119} ; South-Eastern,
69/ to 70} ; Great Northern, 1214 to 12 ;
ditto A, 131 t o 132 ; Caledonian 124} to 1 •
London, Chath& um and Dover, 244 to 25} ; and
Great Eastern, :)13} to 37.
Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stock, and
Great Western of .fianacla shares are steady at
184 to 194, and 144 t o respectively. 2,i
ORDINARY CLARA. AND STOCKS.
211. I Yd. I RAILWAY& I CbM
Saturday. to ing Pee 4 I 841"
on 1 p.nt-

r 0 .0% DriliatoOolm. Op. eL,1872
... am Gov.. p. e., 1877-86.
• • • Do. eperekleb. &Aug.
Do. Iperct.ltor.
i:sos Do. 6 per ct.Jan.&J
i,806 Do. li per ct. Los. Stec
). Coped 0 Hoped per. 1873
• • • Do. d 0.18004
•• • Do. do. 1190-90
...:.__ Do. do. 151:0PA1
_

In reply to • gUestion,
The Cumaiciii stated that Mr. Jay and Hr. Young had
both reported that the securities of Hewn. Pete and Betts
portaged by the company exceeded the amount which
they had borrowed by nearly a quarter of a million. (Loud
cheers.)
It was then resolved that Mr. John Ball's name should
be added to that of Kr. Young, for the purpose of volnn-
tag liquidation.
The CHAIRMAN, after observing that the liabilities
amounted to 2,700,0001, said it was his firm belief that
with the 51. • share, which must be paid, the emialuknY
would be released keen its difficulties. With that they
would have abundance of assets within their coffers. But
it should be remembered that there were two sides
to • bargain. They had entered, through their
agents, into solemn compacts with men to lead them
thousands on thousands spread over a certain period ; on
the faithof them oompacts those men had made contracts and
they now found themselves at the wrong end of the balance;
and he would ask the shareholders whether they were
not bound se honest men to perform their hart of the agree- at
meat. As the firm of Pete and Betts had bete mentioned, he :
must say he wished every account had beenasprofitable and 64
am safe am theirs. (Cheers.) He had always found Sir M. Pato 9
the soul of truth and honour, and, looking at the large amount 9
of profits which the comp bad derived from his firm, he *
thought they could not y let them sustain any further
ri
loss through their defa t. (Hear, hear.)
In reply to a question,
The CHAIRILUt added that all the company wanted to
enable it to meet its engagements was 151. a share
including the 101. already called up.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
proceedings, which occupied only three-quarters of an
hour, terminated.

Ceslon,Nov. 1868, 6p. a
~ODO Do. 1878, d 0...
,000 Do. 1871 d 0...
~000 Hewitt= 6 per 4., 1876
Do. 187
Do. 1
1,000 Do. 1886
,800 Natal. Gov. 6 per cent..
1,000 New Enms.Gov.6perct.
• • New South Wales G 00,..
6p. cent., 1171 to 1876
Do. 6 p. • 18118 to
:6611 New Zealand *per coat.
,000 Do. 6por cent
,000 Nova Scotia 6p. c.,1
.000 Queensland Goy. 6p. et.
.. 8./anal:lov. 6 p..et.,1
.. Do. 1878 and wpwda.
S. Jan. July
.. Do. 6p. ct. Aprl6,o Oe.

liristol and Beeler
,Caledonlan
;Cambrian
iCork azid Bandon

W 91
lad.l 129
Go' 06
1S If
6
07 70
70 71

YORICIGN

lanrawall
,Dublinand BelfaalJuno
;Dnudee,PerthotAndJn
lEut London Scrip Cert

Do - I
Glasgow And S. Western,
'Great BAstern Ord. Sr'
M. E. Ang. Stk., No.g
I grestNerth of Scotland!

21 32
112 114
SS ST
I 7

Great Northern
Do.A i A ree. no dlr. un-
IDo.II 1 tillip. e. In pain
Do. New tea. a' ZS pm.
Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stoat'
Ot. South & Moot. (Ire.)

120 122
1141 173

yat Water¢

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

Do. South Wal
Do. W. MI&
Do. Do. die
Lanesehire & Yor
Loa , Brightn, & S. Coast
Loadon,ChathanketDov
Do. 11 et. Exton. A 6 p. c.
London & North Westn.
Loadon&Son&Weetorn
Man. Shef ,& Lincoln&
Metropolitan
Do. New
Do. Exteation

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
Fresh up to our market to-day, the arrivals of English
wheat were rather limited, bat in full average condition.
The demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and sales could
only be effected at a decline in the quotations of Is. par 8j
qr., at which, however, very little progress was made. Si
We Tare fairly supplied with foreign wheat. The trans- et
actions were on a restricted sale, at late currencies. la
The quantity of English barley on the stands was limited If
-of foreign, moderate. The demand was chiefly confined it
to retail parcels, on former terms.
Malt moved off slowly. In prices no change took place. 81
The supply was seasonably extensive.
There was a large quantity of foreign oats on offer, and at
the demand was heavy, at 6d. per qr. less money.
The few beans on sale were disposed of at full prices. 81
Peas were quite as dear as last week, but the sale for et
them was by no means active. ta
The flour trade was somewhat heavy, at late rates. et
The arrivals of grain and seed-laden vessels off coast sr
were very moderate. In wheat the transactions were at
on a limited scale, and the tendencey of prices Sr
was in favour of buyers. Ghirka, arrived, 445. ;
Banat, 425. 3d. to 445. per 4921b5. The few fine cargoes of N
maize, on offer, changed hands at prices quite equal to the 10
previoususe week ; but inferior produce was with difficulty at
of at a decline of 6d. per qr. Wallachian, St
arrived, 30s. 3d. ; mixed New York, 21s. 3d. to 81
31s. 3d. ; Nuetendje 273. to 275. 3d. ; Bulgarian, 2!
27e. 6d. ; Lagos, 30e. 6d. per 480Ibs. Foxaniau, ;I;
on passage, 31s. per 4921 be. Barley was in sluggish st
request ; but, owing to the shortness of the supply no
change took place in the currencies. Berdianiki, So
arrived, 24a. ; Danubian, 265. per 4001135. Nothing II
of interest was reported in rye. Enos, 28s. per ICI
4801 be. No sales took place in beano. Barbary Em
51s. to 423. per 4801bs. Milletseed was held at 225. to 235. u
per 4801 be. In linseed next to nothing was doing, and the B,
quotations were fully le. lower ; Odessa, May ship-
ment, 61e. per 4241b5. Bombay, in warehouse, 663. ;
Calcutta and Mirzapore, 64e. to 65a. ; Black
Sea or Azoff, 643. ; St. Petersburg, 595. to 61s. I
per qr. Linseed cakes were dull, at, in some instances, ss.
per ton less money. London made 111. to 111. se. ; New '
York in barrels, 101. 10s. to 101. 15e. ; ditto in bags,
101. ss. to 101. 10e. ; Western, 9/. 15a. to 101. ' • and
Marseilles, 81. 15a. per ton. Cottonseed cakes,
41. 10s. per ton. The trade for rapeseed was
very quiet, at about late rates. Ouzerat, on the spot,
655. to 663. • Ferozepore, 58s. ; Calcutta, 565. ; Wild
Black Sea and Azoff, 30.. to 31s. per qr. Cottonseed i
commanded scarcely any attention. Seed, on the spot,
71. ss. per ton.
AERI ELL OF SEEDS. - English --Sundry 100 Ors.
Foreign-Tares, 17 ; linseed, ; rapeseed, 4,632 ; mane,
1,490; and sundry, 70 quarters.
EXPORTS. -Oats, 184 ; tares, 15 ; oil seed, 2,518 qrs. ;
and flour, 254 cwts.
CURRENT PRIM
ENMESH.

Metropolitan District
Do. do. do.
Do. &St. John's-wood
Midland

Do.
E 9 Shares_ ..
Da. Bins. a D•rby
Mid Kent
North British

ii;7Ettin ,Perth.Dund.
N. Eastern—Berwick
Do. G. N. E. Pure
Do. Leeds
Do. York
Do. Carlisle
Do. Stock &Darling
Do. do., 1860-61
North London
Do. do., 1864
Do. do., 1866
North Staffordshire
N. & S Western June.
Scottish Central
Scottish N. E. Aber. Stk '
Scottish Midland
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern

itarnes,Wokingham.ic
Taff V►le
Do. C
Vale of Leath
Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterloo dc Whitehall
West Cornwall

Per Qr.

♦w 0.

Amen, /Lent, red, :old 44
ew to 62
1)0. while, old 6t to :
, new 3il to CI
Nor(ofic sad lineolt
red, old
BARLIT

OATS s. s.
Scotch potato
Irish, white
„ black
Batas.

lissagan (145•—• 33 to 37
Tick 37 to 42
Harrow
Pigeon 44 to 48

Malting
Distilling
Grinding l5 to n
MALT.

PlAl.

Grey 33 to 35
11 solo
white
Boilers
_ ___

Essex. Norfolk,
Suffolk 66 to 65
Kingston and Ware 53 to 67
Brown 46 to 53

/lowa.
Town mane, per ISO

ETIL

New......

.. 10 to !IS

OATS.

lbs. '
Household
Country
N.rfolk and Suffolk
ex skip

English, teed--- 2O to 25!
„ potato
SCOC•11, feed WI
Foal
Per Qr.
WIFIAT. a. a.
Danish, and Koniga-
berg 4B to 58
Rostock & Markle's-

OATS. & I.
Danish and Swedish 22 to
Bassi=

Mums.

—____
burg-
4$ to 55i,
Danish
Russian, bard
son
Amsrlean, red
„ white
Banat _
__

Danish ....
EgYPtiah ..

. St to 90
... 35 to 39

PIA S.

.. IT tO 41
.. le to 40

C.R.a
White 3l to 34
Yellow

Ofind ng
Distilling
Malting .

29 to id
33 to LS
id to 40

FLOUR

iiin.

French, petsaei.... 13 to 36
Spanish „ 33 to 36
American, par brl .. 36 to 30
Canadian t 6 to 30
NTO LONDON, BY LAND AND
d MAY 19 TO MAY '25, LN-

Dash brewing 22 to 261
feeding
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN. 3C,
WATER CARRIAGE, FROS
CLUAIVE.

Wheat.. Barley. mat. trat3 .Beans' Feu Flour.
qrs. qrs. qrs. qra I qrs. qrs. I brls.. mks.
4721 160 16838, 3437 680 75 '18364, ..
Irish
Foreign
Total

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
RLECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.)
(PROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The cotton market continues quiet, but prices of
American are steady ; sales about 6,000 bales.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR. —The market is quiet, and there is little business
doing either on the spot or afloat.
Corrux is only iu moderate request ; fair Western
Madras, 9d. ; fair Scinde, SAiL ; fair Bengal, now landing,
Sid.
JurE.—A. few hundred bales have been sold at 15:. 10s.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady :—Town tallow is quoted 40s. 6d,
net cash ; Petersburg stead
-`
on the spot, 40e Gd. ; Jame
40s. to 40s. 6d. ; July to September, 41e.; October, 445. bd:
PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.

TEE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1866.

COUINIAL 007111111021?

92 94
90 92
90 96
76 72
76 79
102 104
102 104
102 104
102 104
26 89
100 102 xd
104 106 xd

AlamUto Limited)
lAnglo -Brae.CioidLlm..3l
Australian _

Brasil. L & H. Co.
'Cape Copper (Limited)
,Capnis Silver tLimiked)
Chontsiceo.&l3.llim.,L
iCobre Copper
'Copiapo ~Limited)
Don Pedro, N. Del Rey
'East Del Rey (Limited;
Fortuna (Limited)
Frontino BolivtaGold

'a; ire Tel -
-
IC a p u n d a (Limited)
Linarea (Limited)
Lusitanlan (Limited
I
I Mariquita
Panulcillo Copper (L )
,Pontiribaud Silver Leal
I Port Phillip
Santa Barb. Gold IL. 4'l
!Scottish Austral. ;Lim. )
,St. John del Rey' Lim.),
!United Mexican Lim. )I
Vii Aatigoria Gold
(ValbinsascaGold, Lint )
Vancouver Coal (Lim )1
Val Swam 'Limited I
Waahoe Gold :Limited).
Worthing (Limited) !
Yorke Peninsula (Lim ) I
I Yudanamutana (Lim )1

102 100
103 106
101 101 id
106 106
97 100:61
90 96

91 94
U 87
94 96
70 73
96 99
97 99

...
U

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

(asurn's Trixotair.)

BUCHAREST, MAT 27.

M. Demetrius Ghika has left Bucharest for
Vienna, the bearer of a letter for the Emperor from
Prince Charles of Hohenzollern..
The Chamber of Deputies has voted the Prince
a civil list of 100,000 ducats, but he only consented
to accept the sum necessary for the maintenance of
his household.

The Prince leaves to-morrow for Moldavia.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

0113 o'Qr.oox.
With the exception of bank shares, which have
given way, the stock markets show steadiness
to-day, notwithstanding the failure of the Conso-
lidated Bank (Limited). It is hoped that war may
be averted by the conference,while it is known that
a large amount of gold, out of the recent arrivals,

will be taken to the Bank this week. Consols have

declined per cent. for money, but are unchanged

for the account.

British railways continue in

demand, and are again better in several
canes. Some of the foreign bonds have
also improved, as welt as American securities.
Italian bonds of 1861 are in especial request.
Financial shares are unchanged, with the eicep-

tion of a reduction in Credit toucier and Mobilier.

Agra and Maaterrnan's and Alliance Bonk share!

have receded 21. 10e.

The shares of the Consolidated Bank (Limited),

which closed on Saturday at 3f to I pnim., have
to-day declined to 2 dis. to par, with 4/. paid,
owing to the announcement of the stoppage of the
undertaking. This company waa established in 1863,
and has taken up the business of two private bank-
ing firms, viz., Messrs. Heywood, Kennard, and
Co., and Hankey and Co. The paid-up capital
is 600,0001., and the reserve fund, 70,0651.
There are 150,000 shares of 101. each, and two
branches and agencies. The last dividend declared
was at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, in addi-

Lion to a bonus of 2s. per share. It was known last
week that many of the holders of the acceptances of

the Bank of London were determined to test the
legality of the arrangement with the Consolidated
Bank, but the official announcement of the closing
of the doors of the latter establishment has
created much surprise in City circles, and, it is
feared, will tend to retard the improvement
in commercial affairs. A large number of deposit
and current accounts have been withdrawn from
the Consolidated Bank during the last few days,

but its failure will cause much inconvenience in
many quarters, especially in the neighbourhood of
Mincing-lane.
The demand for money to-day is quiet, but the
rate is maintained at 10 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 86i to 87i, with div., for
money, and 851 to ex div., for the account
(Juno 6). _ _ .

In the foreign stock market there is a strong de-
mand for Italian Bonds of 1861, which have im-
proved 11 per cent. Mexican have also advanced
4, while Turkish of 1865, Spanish Passive, and
the Committee's Certificates have declined 1 to 4.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are now quoted 571 to 58 ;
ditto of 1865, 34 to 1 ; Greek, 91 to 101 ;
Spanish Passive, 191 to ; ditto Certificates, 14
to ; Italian of 1861, 421 to 431 ; Brael.ian scrip,
81 to 71 dia. ; and Mexican, 171 to 1.
United States 5-20 Bonds have advanced per
cent., and Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares,
14. The present quotations are as follows :-5-20
Donde, lint to MI , Erie Railway, 43 to 4t ; end
Illinois Central 77 to 78.

International Financial shares are now quoted
2to 11 dis. ; London Financial, 16 to 14 dia. ;
General Credit, 3 to 21 ills. ; Imperial Mercantile,
10} to 94 dia. ; Credit Foncier, 3to 21 dia.; Overend,
Gurney, and Co., 15 to 13 dia. ; and National
Discount, 51 to 6k prem.

HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols are quoted 81; to 87., with div., for
money, and 85,;; to 1, cx div., for the account.
About 76,0001. in gold has been sent into the
Bank.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rentes opened at 65.20, showing a reduction of
about if per cent.
It is stated that the three steamers due here this
week from America, may be expected to bring a
further total of about a million sterling in gold.
Moreover, a considerable sum in gold is now on
the way to this country from Australia, Turkey,
and Egypt, and a further large amount of treasure
will reach us by the West India packet early this
week. Of Saturday's remittance from America,
the amount by the Scotia-618,5001.—wi1l reach
London to-day or to-morrow, and it is expected
that in the course of the week not less than half
a million will find its way into the Bank
of England. It, is scarcely necessary to
point out that this will involve relief to
the money market in the most tangible
and acceptable form. There is consequently every
prospect that the crisis which has inflicted such
frightful losses will steadily subside.
About 20,0(X) sovereigns from Alexandria were
sent into the Bank on Saturday, while 10,0001. in
bar gold was withdrawn for the Continent.
The steamer Scotia has brought 618,5001. in
specie from New York ; the Arago, 91,000/. ; and
the Borussia, 24,5001.; making a total of no less
than 735,000/. The magnitude of these remit-
tances is understood to be partly caused by the
sales of American securities made in New York on
English account.
It is said that some of the speculators for a fall
in bank shares have latterly resorted to the das-
tardly and defamatory device of sending private,
and of course anonymous, circulars to shareholders
and customers, recommending them to sell out of,
and to withdraw their accounts from, certain estab-
lishments. If this be true, it is to ie hoped that
no time will be lost in tracing the perpetrators,
and putting the criminal law in force against them.
With reference to outstanding transactions in
the shares of Overend, Gurney, and Co., and other
companies in a similar position, the following was
posted in the Stock Exchange on Saturday, by
order of the Committee :
Committee-room, May 2Z, 1866.
At a meeting specially summoned this day to consider a
memorial from several brokers in reference to the settle-
' meat of transactMns in shares of " Overend, Gurney, and
Co. (Limited)," and other companies in course of winding
up, it was resolved unanimously—" That members, havui
bought shares in such companies, are bound to settle and
pay for the same, in accordance with the rules and regu-
lations, and with the established practice of the Stock
Exchange." Confirmed. By order, FaaNcia Livrza, Be-

ezetary:
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of June :

Amount per Share.

Due Alre' sdy Number
Due in June, 1966. Data Paid. Call. of Shares. MnO.
last and West Junction 81 50 0 Not known.
London, Chatham, and
Dover Ordlnanr dock,
leaned at £l7 10e. 8
London sad 6uthWast-
ern 5 per cent. Pref.
Stock. 1806
Midland New 5 per cent
Convertible, 618 Prof 30

171 10 0 0

Not latwa.

50 5000

Not knows.