The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

MONEY N4RZEY-17118 DAY.

Two o'CLoci.

The funds opened steadily, bat have mince de-
clined / to 1 par ant., owing chiefly to the prepa-
rations for the settlement Consols are now quoted
961 to 1 for money, and 961 foe Thursday next.
The Three per Coats Reduced have been dealt in
at 96 to ; the New Three per Cents.
at 961 to j; Bank Stock at 2181; Exchequer Bill.
at 17e. to 19a. prem.; and Exchequer Bonds at
1001.
Turkish Six per Cents. have declined, whilst
other foreign stocks are fairly supported. The OM
plots list of the day's sales is subjoined, vis.,
Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 661 (exchange
12d.); ditto, Four per Cont. Certificates, 97i ;
Mexioan, for 16th August. 231; Peruvian Four-
and-wlialf per Cents., 811; ditto, foe account, 82;
IPortagnees Four per Cents., 601 to 491"; Sardinian,
921; Spanish New Deferred Three per Costs., for
amount, 241 to ; Turkish Six per Cents., for
amount, 1031, 3/, 4, 31; ditto, Guaranteed Four per
lOsnts., for account, 1041 ex div.

The oorn market yesterday woe visited by a species
of pule, owing to the splendid harvest weather.
Prices were very irregular, and transactions difficult,
bat the prim of English wheat is considered to be no
less than Bs. to 10s. per quarter lower than on Mon-
day week. In foreign wheat the fall was 4s. to Os. per
quarter, and in flour, be. per sack, sod 3s. per barrel
binge last Friday 12 floating cargoes of grain have
arrived off the 0011114 viz., 7 of wheat, 4 of Indian
ooro, and 1 of rye. Business in this branch of the
market was virtually suspended, and salts could not
be effected at a eocoession of 3a. to 6s. per quarter on
the part of importers.
The whole of the 240,0001. in gold ex the New
Cheat Britain, from Mtlbocrne, was yesterday taken
for exportation to the Continent. The sum brought
in by the Africa, from New York, is no less than
224,4001., but this supply, which will not be in hand
until to-day, is expected to be also sent away.
About 20,0001. of it was yesterday sold for the Conti-
nent.

The steamer Victory has just arrived at Plymouth,
with 10,0001. in sovereigns, from Constantinople.
The arrival of the steamier Royal Charter, from
Melbourne, is now daily looked for. The latest ad-
vice' received from Melbourne mentioned that her
departure for Liverpool wse fixed for the 26th of
May, and 'seaming that ohs sailed on this day, she
has now been at sea 71 days.

The tharesof the Rip anti Dunaburg Railway yester-
day showed great heaviasse. The price had declined,
at the close of the Stock Exchange, to 3 to 31 prem.,
but subsequently a further reduction was quoted.
IThe directors of this company have announced
that the statutes are about to be forwarded
foe enfinnatioo by the Russian government, but that
the cauticurnoasy of b per cent. on the proposed
capital mast at the same time be lodged. For this
purpose • all of 41. per share is to be paid by the
20th inst. In face, however, of.the adverse reports
which have been circulated relative to the position of
the undertaking, the directors, before drawing this
fresh payment from the shareholders, volunteer a
statesman whisk we fear, will be received with con-
sidsesble disappointment. They state that "they
have kid the papers before an eminent counsel in
who is paper
opiskm that the leaguer of the
i MO GI 1116$ has not the effect of paran-
Isterast it dos rite of 41. par seat. on • And
capital of 12 millisms of silver roubles, bat he does
not entertain any dubs that it dors geminates inte-
rest at 41. per cent. es the capital which will be wee-
timed by the government as required for the oomple-
don of the nadertakiag (inolUing 41. per cent. for
interest daring the constreetion at the railway), and
an additional half per cent. for a sinking fund.'
The board proceed to state that from the negotiations
which are now on the point of being concluded, they
feel warranted in expressing a hope that the final
arranguleats will be sash as to insure the attainment
substantially of the advantages set forth in the pro-
spects ; nor can there be any reasonable doubt that
the nett profits of the railway will considerably
exceed 8 per cent. on the capital required for its con-
'trusties, as a eoecession has already been granted
for an extension of the line to the town of Vitepsk,
which is in the direct line of traffic from the most
important produce districts of Russia." The point,
however, upon which the shareholders will insist, is
that the representations made in the company's pro-
spectus are not borne out by these 'abeyant expla-
nations. The proof etas distinctly stated, " Minimum
dividend guaranteed by Imperial Russian government
480,000 silver roubles, being equal to 8 per cent OD
the cost of the line. The shareholders will of course
be averse to acting in amuse prejudicial to their own
interests, especially °moldering that the position of
the undertaking is as yet undefined, and that it may
eventually be considerably improved. The fact that
negotiatioes are now pending for further 0000NOIODB
should also operate as a cheek to hasty agitation. If,
however, it be discovered that the board have been
misled by_ the representation. of the committeeof
the Riga Exobasge, a strict inquiry into the cir-
cumstances woad appear to be the aware.' course.
Bet however this matter may eventuate, it will act
as a warning to all load fide investors to avoid the
securities of new companies, the states of which has
not been fully and finally ratified. The 'bares of
foreign projects, pending the definitive ratification of
the concession and other privilege., ought especially
to to regarded as partaking largely of • speculative
&augur. If the difficulties of the Rigs and Duna-
burg Railway Company restrain the public from
henceforth embarking eagerly in the new schemes
which are from day to day launched on the market,
the loss iefiieted on the shareholders of this particu-
lar company may be largely counterbalanced by a
more general advantage.
The prospectus of the Lansdale Coasting Com-
paq (Union du Commerce Maritime) is issued. This
company is protested, under the French law, to sup-
ply "steam oommianiestion along the whole seaboard
of the C.oetinent." The capital of 320,0001. is to be
divided into four series of 80,0001. each, in 101. shares.
The first series is stated to be now in coarse of was
in France, and the emend series is offered to English
subscribers. A payment of 21. per share is to he
mad* on allotment.

A dhide.d of 4. 6d. per share on the old shares
of the Marla Aotooia Medway. and of 9d. per share
as the new shame, Is to he payable on the 7th inst.
The half yearly misfired the Claes A shareholders
of the St. Andrews and goatee Railroad Company is
called for the 28th Inst.

Bab(Glad is al:Utmost (extracted from the Liver-
pool Weekly BAers List) showing the rates of interest
yielded by railway stocks at present prime. The
calculation is based on the dividends paid for the
half-year ending the 31st of De 0., 186.5, and for the
year ending with the same date:
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