The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-23 00:00:00

allow to such parties interest at the same rate as they
would have been entitled to from the Bank of London up
to the 26th May last, and from that date at the rate of 5L
per cent. per annum. This liberal coneession by the Cos-
eolidated Bank is one which I doubt not will be duly ap-
preciated. and I need scarcely urge the seeeerity of yaw
at once making up your mmd whether you will elect se
rank against the Bank of London or t Clf onsolidated
Bank, to do which you must return one or e other of the
enclosed forms. signed, on or before Tue•da 'hest, the 26th
instant, as time ii the essence of an arrangement of this
kind.—l am, &c.,
J. E COLMAN, Official Liquidates.
Bank of London, No. 52, Threadneedle-street, June 21.
The Trust and Agency Company of Australasia
(Limited) announce that the half-yearly interest, at
the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, payable on Ist
July next, anti guaranteed by the company, on the
mortgage investments effected through its agency,
will be forwarded, on the 30th inst., to the regis-
tered proprietors.
It is notified that the quarterly interest on the
debentures of the City Offices Company (Limited),
• due on the Ist July, will be paid on presentation
of the coupons at the London and County Bank.

FRIDAY 8V1111.116.

Consols, which dosed yesterday at 861 to 1, as
div., for the 10th July, opened this morning at
861, and closed at 86jf to For money the lag
price was to 4. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
86, 5/, 6k, 51 • ditto, for account, 86/, ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 861, ; New Three pee
Cents., 851, /, ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1031, ; ditto, Four per Cent., 92 ; ditto Deben-
tures, 1001.
Indian government securities were quiet. Ex-
chequer Bills were unaltered.
The foreign stock market was firm, and prices
closed at an advance in several cases. Peruvian
Bonds of 1865 were in good demand, and
rienced a fresh rise of 2 per cent. Those of 1862,
as well as Turkish of 1858 and 1862, also im-
proved 1. Italian of 1861, / ; Turkish of 1865, ;
Portuguese, 1 ; and Spanish Passive, /. On the
other hand, Russian of 1822 declined 1 per cent.,
and Danubian and. Mexican of 1864 were dull.

The interest due the lit prom. on the first pre-
ferenoi per cent. bonds of the Northern Railway
of Canada is announced for payment in duo course.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Oiti o'CLoiri.

The mining market is quiet to-day, and priers
generally have not varied. The few transactions
which have taken place have been confined to Chi-
vet Lon Moor, East Caradon, East Grenville, Great
Vor, and West Chiverton shares.
The subjoined weekly report on the metal
market is from the circular of Messrs. Von Da-
delszen and North: _ _

The continued high rate of discount, combined with the
commencement of war on the continent, ceases great dull-
ness in the metal market ; there are, however, signs of
more animation in some articles at the present compara-
tively low prtes. Iron—No improvement can be reported
in either Welsh or Staffordshire iron, orders are getting
more scarce, and makers more willing to make conces-
sions. pig iron, after touching 511. 6d., has ad-
v:snced to Zs. cash. Copper—The market is dull both
for English and foreign, and the transactions that have
taken place have been at lower prices. Tin—Rather more
business has been done in strain; tin for consumption and
export. at prices varying from 75t. lths. to 781., according
to quality and prompt. Benet has changed hands to •
small extent at 791. The Dutch market is steady at 45t1.;
but English tin is dull. Tin-plates show m yet but slight
signs of recovery. Lead—The war on the continent has net
hat the slightest effect on this metal, the market is
:•spel ter, influenced by the war on the continent and a
large speculative inquiry, has advanced materially ;• con-
siderable business bus been done at prices varying front
'AIL to 21.0., the latter being the closing quotation. Oat-
port spelter realised the same as London special brands, se.
extra.