The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-01 00:00:00

Total 0264 to ten months of 1859

A communication, dated yesterday, from the secre-
tary of the Madras I-rigation Company, stntes ry
fo"ows : " The sum of 20,9591. he, this day been paid
into the Indian Treesury to the credit of the com-
pany in advance of calls, making, with the other
payments of a like Wove already made, a total of
389,6961. received by the Secretary of State for India
in Council from this company on account of its
capital since the 27th February lr't, 11. per share
only (i.e., 60,0001.) having been called up."
The traffic on the Trieste line of the Lombardo-
Venetian Railway Company for the week ending the
23rd Sept. was 32,8461., being 7,0661. more than in
the corresponding week of last year; and that on the
Lombardo-Venetian line 12,2491., showing en in-
crease of 1,6081. The aggregate increre on both
lines since the Ist Jan. '1 664,4831.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,0441.

A special meeting of the dry A shareholders of
the St. Andrews and Quebec Re''road Company is
called for the 15th October, to contiitn a proposal
for varying the agreement made in 1836 between
the St. Andrews and Quebec Company, the class A
Company, and the New Brunswick end Canada
Railway and Land Company, "and more especially
to enable the latter company to satisfy existing
debts, and to raise money by the hone of deben-
tures."

An extraordinary general meeting of the Behr and
Eastern Coast of India Railway Company is called
for the 25th Oct., " for the purpose of enabling the
directors to lay before the shareholders a stAtement
of their proceedings, and deciding what course shall
be adopted for the futoro."

The third call of 21. 10s. is to be peed by the 15th
November on the new shares in the DatrAt Gel
Company, which, on the sth inst%nt, declared a
half-yearly dividend at tle rate of 6 per cent. per
annum.

Shareholders in the Royal Mail Steam Company
are looking with interest for the arrival of the
Shannon from the Wait Indies, in the hope that she
will bring favourable news of the stranded steamer
Paramatta. The parties engaged in the attempt to
raise her are Messrs. John Pile and Co., shipbuilders,
of West Hartlepool. Mr. Bennett, of this firm, left
England some time back with a staff of divers.
The weekly report of the Liverpool cotton market
shows a moderate amount of business, and a de-
cline of id. to id. per lb. on tome descriptions of
American.

The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is extracted from the circular issued this
evening by Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson :
The colonial markets have this weak been dull, and prices
of several kinds of produce are lower. Plantation
tines of Ceylon coffee have brought about former rates, bat
the native sorts have declined Is. per cwt. Some large par-
cels of Kest India hare been hroartht foreard ; the fine
brought fall quotations. but middling went below the valua-
tion,. For sugar, tbe demand bee been inactive, sad prices
occasioaally show a decline of &I. to Is. per cwt., sac 'Slag
for the grainy qualilks, which maintain the pre►ious rates.
&depots* hie receded quite Is. per cwt. There has been a
good demand for the soft grain qualities of rice, at rather
higher prima. Tea is unaltered. Steady rates were obtairred
for Chine Import at the public sales to-day, and a moderate
proportion mid. Assam growth went at a rise of 21. to 3d.
per lb.

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The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Sept.2B, compared with the pre-
vious weekly return, shows the following results :
Ctroulation twee
Circulation active
ral•lic deposits
Other deposits
Govan eat secaritie• In
banking dopers meet 11,220,018 Without change
Other securities in Making
department 19,434,507 Increase 116,687