The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

At the meeting of Price's Patent Caudle Com-
pany, bald on Thursday, a dividend of 6 per seta. was
declared on thureferenoe shares, and of 5 Olt cent.
on the ordinal shares. The profits during the six
mouths ending June last amounted to 15,18 W.
After the above payments there is an undivided
balance of 17434 f.
The East Indian Railway Company invite tend-
ers for the supply of a Ihrge quantity of railway
imaterials. - - -

Notice is given that the debenture bonds of the
East Indian Railway Company will be ready to be
exchanged for the bankers' receipts on Monday.

FRIDAY Evesnia.

" buyers," Console, which closed yesterday at 931
for the 11th October, opened this morning at 931,
" sellers" and closed at 931, or 93 3-16 to 5-16.
For money the last price was 931. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Celli.
Consols, for money, "ftl, I, 95 ; ditto for account
(Oct. 11), 931, ; India Stook, 218 ; ditto for
account, 218 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1859,
1021 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1868, 96ii ;
ditto, 1839, 9Gg ; ditto Bonds, 2s. dig. ; Five per
Cent. " eufaced" rupee paper, 96 ; ditto Five-and-
s-H*4f per Cent., 102.

Indian Government Securities were inactive at
former priors.
Owing to the demand for money, Exchequer Bills
declined Is., and now do not command par. The
closing quotation was L. die. to 2s. prcm.
A fair amount of business was done iu the
foreign stock market. Turkish Bonds remain dull ;
the Loan of 1854 closed at 74 to '74, and that of
1838 at 55} to 56. Mexican Bonds were last quoted
22 to 1.• enezuela Active, 24 to 24; and the Da
ferred Elands, 12 to 13.
There were again no transactions in bullion at
the Bank.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week au increase of 1261.

ianisfiLes----co_a;;Trere steady. London Joint
Stock Bank, and English, Scottish, and Australian
Chartered were inquired for. Peninsular and
Oriental Steam, and Electric Telegraph (new) were
quoted rather lower. Oriental Inland Steam Com-
pany's shares were dealt in at par (2a. paid).
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings were as follow :—Ocean Marine Insur-
ance, 1/ to 2 prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine,
7-16 to it prem. ; Universal Marine Insurance,
3-16 tot prem. ; London and Provincial Marine,
t to 1 dis. ; East India Irrigation, 3-16 to 1-lG din;
thllivara, 3-16 to 1-16 din
The shares of the Cape Town Railway and Dock
Company were in demand to-day, and closed firm,
at Ift die., " buyers."
Illinois Central Railway "Optional Rights"
were quoted 5 to N.

MINE&-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoow.

The mining market to-day is inactive. In the
Stock Exchange, Tamar shares are marked ;
Wheal Edward 2, ex div. ; and Wheal kitty (Lelent),
151 and 14, ex div. The other transactions have
been chiefly in shares in Great Wheal Vor, South
Cern Brea, Stray Park, and East Trefusis mir et.
Kapunda Mining shares continue in demand, and
have been dealt in at prem. Foreign descrip-
tions are quiet
No change of consequence has taken place in the
metal market during the week. Copper has been
in but limited request since the last declared ad-
vance in prices of English, but ores and foreign
copper keep high in quotations. Iron still continues
in limited demand, but prices are unchanged. Tin
keeps steady at late rates. Spelter has been neg-
lected this week, without change in quotations.
Lead is in fair demand. Tin plates move off slowly.