The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

NOM MARIM-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoci.

The Bank directors, at their weekly meeting to-
day, have made no alteration in their rate of du•
count, but the funds remain steady at yesterday's ire.
provemeut. Consols are quoted 961 for money, and 951
to 96 for the 7th of August. The Three per
Cant. Relined have been dealt in at 96 to 1; the
New Three per Cents. at 961 to 1; India Stock at
236 ; Exchequer Bills at 21s. to 265. prem. ; Ex-
chequer Bonds, at 1001 to 1; India Bonds at 265.
prem.
Turkish Six per Cents. are firm at 1041 to 1.
The Guaranteed Fear per Cents. have risen to 1061
to 107. Other foreign stooks are quiet and
steady in price. Dutch Two-aud•a-Half per
Uinta. have been dealt in at 66 (exchange, 1211.) ;
ditto, Four per Cent. Certificates, at 97/ to 971;
Ranks. Four-and-a• Half per Cents., 981; Sardinian
Five per Cents., 921 to 1; Spanish Old Three per
Ceets., 441; ditto, for 31st July, 441; ditto, New
Deferred Three per Cents., 24.
The corn market yesterday was rather flat, owing to
the fine weather, but soneely any alteration can be
quoted in print. The foreign arrivals of grain in
London are large. Since last Friday 14 floating
cargoes of grain have arrived at port of call, showing
a diminution.

The Copiapo Extension Railway Contray is an-
nounced, with a capital of 180,0001, in 101. shares,
the whole of which has been privately subscribed,
without any application to the general public. A
railway at present exist* from the port of Caldera, in
Chill, to the district of Copiapo, a distance of 74
mile; and the object of the company now announced
is to construct a line in continuation of it from the
terminus of the present line at Pavilion to the rich
mining district of Chanaroillo, a distance of 27 miles.
Special powers to this effect are ceded by the Copiapo
and Caldera Railway to this company. It is men-
tioned that the railway is expected to be completed
in twelve months from its commencement, and that
mix per ant. interest on calls will be allowed &Hog
construction. The dividends on the Copiapo and
Caldera Company's stock bare been at the rate of 16
per cent. per annum during the past two year..
The halflearly meeting of the Gnat Northern
Railway Company is celled for the 23rd August, and
that of the London and South Western Railway
Company for the 7th August. Amongst the subjects
to be brought forward at the latter company's meet-
ing are the creation of a new debenture stock, to
replace the existing debenture debt; the disposal of
the balance of the old ordinary share capital; the
leasing, jointly with the Brighton Company, of the
Wimbledon and Croydon Railway; and arrange-
ments for working the respective branch railways of
Lyssington, Blandford, and Salisbury Market, when
they are completed by their respective proprietors.
The following meetings were also newly an-
nounced, viz.:—Severn Valley Railway Company,
for the 29th instant; Irish Peat Company (anneal),
for the 29th instant; Buckinghamshire Railway
Company, for the 16th August ; North London Rail-
way Company, far the 6th August; and Madras Rail-
way Company, for the 31st instant. Amongst the
matters to be brought forward at the meeting of this
lest-named company are a proposal of the Hon. East
India Company for a new contract, involving the
creation of new capital.
The Netherlands Land Enclosure Company are
inviting tenders for the construction of a ship
canal, about five miles in length, to connect the
East and West Soheldts, together with locks and
other works.
An official manager of the Protestant Life and Firs
Insurance Association, and of the Atheneum Life
Assurance &zloty, is to be appointed on the 28th
inst.

The Kelp for the new shires of the City Bask is
to be sent in, end the deed to be signed, by the 7th

August. _
Shares of the Alliance Bank, on which the last
call of 51. shall not have been paid by the 31st inst.,
are to be forfeited.
The half-yearly dividend on Camden and Amboy
Railroad Bonds is advertised by Messrs. Palmer,
Mackillop, Dent, and Co.

WZDSZSDAT Syrinx'.

The funds were very firm to•day. at an advance of
per cent., owing chiefly to the fine weather. The
efflux of gold to the Continent excites little muesli-
nese. as this drain merely absorbs the liooming
supplies. _ _ _

There was a good general demand for money to-
day, principally in anticipation of to-morrow's instal-
ment of 20 per oent. on the new loan. In the dis-
count market the rates remain u lest quoted,
but in the Stock Exchange money commanded
4 to 5 par cent. for short loans on govern-
ment securities. Owing to the decided falling
off in the Bank's general commercial business, an im-
pression is gaining ground is some quarters that
reduction of its rate to 4 per cont. is near at hand.
but it most not be forgotten that government is at
present a good customer to the Institution, in comp
quence of the low state of the Treasury balances.
Canals closed at 961 to 1 for money, and 951 to
98 for the 7th August, from which quotation there
was scarcely any variation throughout the day. The
official business report is as follows:—Three per
Cant. Caen* for money, 961,1. 1,1, 1; ditto, for
account, 7th August. 951, 96. Three per Cars.
Reduced, 96, 961, 98/. New Three per Cents.. 96/
Tl. Long Annuities, expiring in Jan., 1860, 31.
hirty Year. Annuities, April, 1885, 18/, 18 3.16.
Bank Stock, 216, 217, 217 f. Three-and-a-Halt per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 1809,
1001.
Exchequer Bills were quoted 21.. to 24e. prem.;
Exchequer Bonds, 1001 to ; and India Bonds, 211.
to 265. prem.
Turkish Six per Cents nee about 1 per out. to-
day, and the Guaranteed Four per Cents. 1 per cent,
the former closing at 1041 to 1, and the latter at 1061
to /. There is still a disposition in certain quarters
to buy Spanish etcok,which is firmer. Otherdescriptions
were steady. At four o'clock, Russian Five per Cents.
were quoted 111 to 113; ditto Four-and-s-Half per
Cuts., 98 to 100. Dutch Two-and-a-lialf per
Cents., 84 to 66 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates,
96 to 98. Peruvian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents.,
81 to 83. Spanish Deferred Threer Cents., 23/
to 24; and Mexican Bonds, 221 to 231.pe
The closing quotations for the newly projected
railways are subjoined, viz.: Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, 1 to 11-16 prem.; Euphrates Valley Railway,
to >j prem.; Western Railway of Austria, 11 to 21
Prem.; New Brunswick end Canada Railway sad
Land A shares, Ito 11 prem.; ditto B shares, to
11 prem.; Ceylon Railway, If to 1/ prem. ; Cal-
cutta and South Eastern Railway, 3 16 to 5 16 prem.
The shares of the National Discount Company
were rather prejudiced to-day by reports that another
company is about to enter the field. The old shares,
however, maintained this afternoon 1 13.16 to 1 15.16
prem., and the new, / to 1 prem.
Ottoman Bank 'hares left off at 3 to n prem., and
Bank of Egypt at Ito 11 prem. Bank of Australa-
sia stock was lower, but London and Eastern Bask
stook has risen to 2to 4 prem. and Union Bank of
Australia was also better. Royal British was quoted
43 to 45. Australian Agricultural shares were again
lower, and New Brucevock and Nova Scotia Lend
better. Peuinsular and Oriental and Royal Mail
Steam shares deelised severally 11. East and West
India Doak stock was dealt in at 126 and 125 ex div.
and London Dack at 1031 ex div. The shares of thi
Marysville Gas Company were quoted k to 1 prem.
Annexed are the latest reports from foreign markets
as received per the Continental telegraph:
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