The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-24 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

o'CLoon.
The mining market is inactive, but there is is
demand for Prince of Wales, West Condon, East
Lovell, and North Trnlterby shares. Subjoined
are some of the present quotations :—Prinee
of Wales, 265. to 28s. ; Great Itetallack,
Bs. to 10s. ; West Caradon, 17 to 18; East Lovell,
11} to 124 ; North Treskerby, 3to ; Chontales,
2i to fi ; Wheal Beton, 140 to 150 ; East Caradon,
5.t to I ; East Grenville. If to 2 ; Great Vor, la
I to 19 ; and North Crofty, 22a. 6d. to 255.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Laguna
Silver Mining Company (Limited) is called for th•
30th inst.

to 16.
United States 5-20 Bonds are Ilaht,owanevder,haareve
Erie and
receded
Illinoissteady,allesl:ll;:raltocenitraan"ili:7ll.B; t
ot shares,
respectively.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. preference shares have improved ss. ;
the former are now quoted 15a to and the latter
4/ to 5.
International Financial shares are quoted 1/
to dia. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 die. ;
General Credit, 21( to 2i dia. ; Credit Foncier,
41 to 4} dia. ; National Discount, 8} to 9} prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 17.
The large sum of 280,000/. in 'old, received
chiefly front Australia, was sent into the Bank yester-
day, while 40,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for
Alexandria, to pay for cotton. The total in hand
remaining to be sold is about 6nearly the
whole of which is expected to be aken to the
Bank during the next few days.
There is no demand for silver for the East, and
the inquiry for the Continent has diminished. The
quotation for bars is consequently rather flatter, at
be. oid. to ss. id. per ounce. Mexican dollars are
unchanged, at 4s. llga.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Paris, Belgium, Austria, and St. Peters-
- burg were quoted less favourably for this country.
- The usual hat is subjoined :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.194 ; ditto, short,
ILIB to 11.17 ; Bottenlam, 3 months, 11.19 to 11.19 a ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.45 to .50; Brussels, 3 months,
23.45 to 23.50; Hamburg suit Alton*, 3 months, 13.5 d to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, ke. 3 months, 6.25 t to ;
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 2'31 to 29:4 ; ihort, 25.15
to 25.25 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Frankfort-ou-the-Maine,
3 months, 1191 to 120 ; Vienna, 3 months, 13.28 to
13.30,• Trieste, 3 months, 13.25 to 13.30; Madrid, 3
months, 47j to47} ; Santander, 3 months, 47j to 47j ; Csslis,
3 monthe, 43 to 471; Seville, 3 months, to 471 ; Malaga,
3 months, 4$ to 471; Valencia, 3 months, 4S to Bar-
celona, 3 months, 4141 to 4sj ; Bilhoa, 3 months, 474 to
4711 • Saragossa, 3 mouths' 471 to 47!, ; Leghorn, 3
months,' 27.20 to `=7.30; Genoa, 3 months, 27."0 to
27.30 ; Naples, 3 months, 27.20 to 27.30 ; Palermo, 3
months, 27.20 to 27.30 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.03 to
id 27.30; Lisbon, 90 days date, Sig to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days
date, 511 to 51i.
The Bank of New Zealand have given notice that
(taomrezilvtiengsittebstc&ip),totts.) foref
thethe
tfhouerytlaret insPtarernaireendt
Now Zealand Government Six per Cent. Loan of
3,000,09(1/. The bonds will be issued in sums of
1001., 2007., 5001., and 1,000/. each. at the price of
921. ss. for every 100/. The proceeds of this loan
will be temporarily applied to the settlement of the
Waikato district, under an arrangement between
the general government of New Zealand and the
dls provincial government of Auckland. Applications
will be received till 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the
31st instant, at the Bank of New Zealand.
In the affair of Overend, Gurney, and Co.
(Limited) the Defence Association have issued a
notice, in which they state as follows :
The members of the Defence Association who have re-
ceived the notice just issued by the liquidators, stating
that it is their intention to apply to the court for a
peremptory order against the shareholders, unless the call
be paid before Wednesday next, are informed that an ap-
plication will be made on their behalf by Messrs. Clarke,
Son, and Rawlins, of No. 29, Coleman•itreet, London, to
oppose the issue of any orders against them until the
question of their liability has been determined on the 3rd
November next.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 1,451/. over the corres-
ponding period of 1865, and the Glasgow and South
Western an increase of 881.
The traffic earnings of the Great Western Rail-
way of Canada for the week ending Oct. 12 were
14,7501., showing a decrease of 4,0161., compared
with the corresponding period of 1865. The Grand
Trunk Company's return shows a decrease of 2,1551.
The receipts of the Cape Town Railway and Dock
Company fur the month of August were 2,7371.
With reference to the Italian Irrigation Canal
Company, the committee of bond and shareholders,
appointed at a recent meeting, having deputed Mr.
W. F. Splatt to visit Turin and the works of the
canal, have requested those interested to meet at
the London Tavern on Tuesday, the 30th inst.,
"to receive from that gentleman a report of his
investigation, in order to take such steps as may be
deemed necessary to rescue the company from its
present condition."
An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Bank of Queensland (Limited) was
held yesterday. The chairman, Sir Joshua Rowe,
C. 8., said that the object of the meeting was to
confirm the special resolutions which had been
agreed to at the previous extraordinary meeting-
namely, that the company be wound up volun-
tarily ; and that Mr. Hugh Muir, the secretary ;
Mr. C. F. Kemp, public accountant • and Mr.
Henry Brockett, one of the directors, be appointed
voluntary liquidators of the company. These re-
solutions were unanimously confirmed.
A general meeting of the Continental Union Gas
Company (Limited) is convened for the 29th inst.,
when a dividend is to be declared.
A petition for the winding up of the General
Estates Company (Limited) is to be heard before
the Master of the Rolls on the 3rd Nov
A petition for the winding up of the Richmond-
L, Oer. 23.--Fales V, day :-Great Lidera, fat
hill Hotel Company (Limited) is to be heard be-
and a petition for the winding up of the !1214--Notbsl_llS6tl:l22;:i.T7i)e.ii-50Siolihijirdez,tettlitti: 4 -
day,dLakipfore Vice-Chancellor Wood on the next petition
Freehold Land and Brickmaking Company (Li- 1
wancae• f
Llierpol, -Eastern Vachamc Bank limited., Vie d.
Rolls on the next petition day.
mited) is also to be heard before the Master of the -31nenreeanutilie.ivaula.
2Eldeh_anseeutio.Ba Steam Umital), nal 1a4.4-10.4
--Wm Vale Gompany ‘Litnited 12 .1-Eries. 604 1&A 4--
ne
deetbje;tindeedthareer tahheareqzoitatatgiohne.enotuf insurance,
change list of last evening : eurajockce, rx: sr n4N‘dli 'Stirrir mbgiEelless'crvi.. A.c-nrll-ho-Aeroeiericarwas iaTbetelegtefaPniath rindinWai, 14°Tima.
Great Eastern, 2; i-Great Lusenitc.urg, 121-Oreat Northern,
Instintnoe.-Commercial Gila, sa, 4, ; Equity and •A. iv, --Great Western of Canada, 12 11-10-Greeks. ISt-
Law, 7f ; Indemnity Marine, 115 ; Liverpool and London Great Wietern, 5:1 I 4 3}-Illinois, 713-John Brown and 00.
and Provincial Marine, 2 ; Marine, 901, ; Universal Marine •
forth w -1a jc
sal
Y. rkshfre,
12m44. 11-Yew rittto tirdinl&mekt.
sad
unt.i..bire,
Fire and Life, 8 ; London, 45, 44, ex div. ; London I , 3.1 it -Lincaslure. In_surance..,l,l-11tr..
(Limited), 2. 544 1--IletroPolits:.. 1241 123 i 14-North l*iUsb.
I Gaslight and Coke.-Grat Central, 121, 134; Imperial, ja_s,ean raztern, 641 1-Thames and Ntersev Marine Is-
-74 • Imre,' Continental, 92 ; London, 64, ex ; 'mance .Limited'. 4 3.16 p.-United States 5-20 Years' Bonds,
United neral, 281, 8 ; Weandater Chartered, 64j. GSA --)lReclesllo4 Canal, f 0
Docks.-East and West India, 1314 ; London and St. Minitlialisit, Oct. sales to-day were In Birmingham'
Katharine, 68j, 8; Southampton, 65. , Joint Stork Bank charm, at 32-Midland Financial sharsa,
1) Ate-Musts Metal shares, at 11 rite On Monday Birmingham
Waterworke.--Chelsa, 281.Litt!: Office sharpricees.s.Lleremit,cdonanwedre
cdo.n.itisette at
stars
BanThhinefgolcelowmingpen, wiy,tthe refrofenreintcehetoßitrntheingßiLminm raily I MA.1117.t.
at T dh.-artthh and YortAttii Railway Plant charm,
Post: at i4i to 8 its.
Dreure, Oev. -Three per Cent. Consols, al 1--diew Three
It will be remembered that, • few weeks prior to the per Cent. Stook, .71 1-Bitto for account, ath Novensae4
litoFpage of the late hank, a sum of 75,0001. was relied g7I-India Five p,r Cent. Mock paasferable at the hank ot
upon tartan private securities of some of the direstors, Ireland , 104-" rink if Ireland 2.29‘7llthornisa
depouited with the London and Westminster Bank. The Baulanif Compte4 .825 Paid, 36---satiwind Bitalt 830 Pala
off , s - DM. for account, 60 - Oreat
acceptances for which these were held having
aria
the London end Westminster Bank to a member of the
favourably on Saturday, these securities were retumrned NNBI-regieruper Celti.Mpermrli-1ii.a1947011-a pridbi.. 11'11.9. -WDel ckiniTru.' umrcklWowedara.
Werfewl Five per cent. 1560 weans. 116 e all paid.
414-
old board, who went to Loud= duly authorial to receive Great Beaune= and Western Four per Cent. all (SIM
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