The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-15 00:00:00

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At a meeting of the shareholders of the

English Joint Stock Bank (Limited) held jewtordigs
the following resolution was umunmonsly passed :
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That in the opinion of this meeting all each balances it
the hands of the head office and branches of the English
Joint Stock Bank should be paid forthwith into the Bank
of England, and also fu L„ure remit ances received to the
credit of the English Joint Stook Beak ; and that a com-
mittee be appointed by the shareholders, who sball have
power, in connexion with the directors, to negotiate and to
dispose of the bank and its branches, together or sepa-
rately, as they may deem beet for the interest of all eau-
reined, and to close up and liquidate the affairs of the
bank with the least possible delay consistent with a pru-
dent regard to the interests of the shareholders and caw
ditora.
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The following are the names of the committee :
Mr. Yoo, of Bideford ; Mr. Broad, of London ; Mr.
Sidney Alleyne, of Tunbridge Wells ; Mr. Butcher,
of Epsom : Mr. Ross Mangles, and Mr.
Maddox, of Chertaey. It is proposed to establish
a new company, to utilise the connexion of the
old undertaking, especially its branches. Mr. C. F.
Kemp has been appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
interim official liquidator.
Mr. Alexander Young, of Messrs. Coleman,
I Turquand, Young's, and Co., has been appointed
provisional official liquidator to the Imperial Mer-
cantile Credit Association (Limited).

Transactions continue to be effected at Lloyd's
in war risks. The premium upon Austrian ships
from the Mediterranean to the United Kingdom is
405., and upon Italian and Prussian, 20s.
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an ins ease of 1,4181. over last year; and
the London, Brigliton, and South Coast an increase
of 1,1351.
A general meeting of the City Terminus Hotel
Company (Limited) is called for the '."..oth inst.
The annual meeting of proprietors of the Bank
of British North America will be held on the sth
of June.
An extraordinary general meeting of the United
Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company (Limited) is
called for the 28th inst., for the purpose of paw-
ing, or otherwise, a resolution altering clause 40 of
the Articles of Association, by giving shareholders
one vote for each share."

MONDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 854 to 1,
ex div., for the 6th of June, opened this morning
at asg to g, rose to 851 to 86, and closed at 85i to
For money the last price was 861 to 1, with
div. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 861, #, 4,4,
7,462,7, 61 ; ditto, for account, 851, 6, ba, 6, 54 ;
per Cents. Reduced, 84i #, 54, 41, 5 ; New
Three per Cents., 841, I, 511, 41, 4, 5 ; Bank Stock,
' 241 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1044.1
The foreign stock market was decidedly firm,
and prices advanced. Venezuelan Bonds of 1864
rose 2i per cent. ; Russian of 1862, 2 ; Turkish of
1862 and Italian of 1865, 171 ; Brazilian (including
the scrip), and Russian of 1864, 1 ; Turkish of
1865, 1 ; Spanish Certificates and Mexican (old), 1;
ditto of 1864 and Spanish Passive, 1. Egyptian
Railway Debentures and Italian Bonds of 1861,
however, were flat, and declined 1 and 1 per cent.
respectively.
Bank shares were again in strong demand, and
experienced a further important rise. Oriental
Unproved 51. ; London and County, 41. Ills. ;
Chartered Mercantile of India, London, and China,
London and Westminster, and Union of London,
31. 10s. ; Agra and Masterman's and London Joint
Stock, 31. ; City, 21. 10s. ; Bank of Egypt, 21. ;
Alliance, U. ss. ; Chartered of India, Australia,
and China, Consolidated, Imperial Ottoman,
London and River Plate, and Union of Australia,
I/. ; and Bank of London, English, Scottish, and
Australian Chartered, and European, 10s. On the
other hand, London and Brazilian declined
21. 10s. ; Hindustan and Standard of British South
Africa, 11. ; and lonian (new), 108. Alliance left
off at 6to 54 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, at 2to I dis. ;
and Imperial Ottoman, at 1 to 4 prem.
In the market for financial shares, London.
Finial& al and General Credit were pressed for sale,
and declined 81. 108. and 11. 78. 6d. respectively.
The `latter were prejudiced by the official an-
no.inceinent of a call of 21., payable on the 7th of
June. Credit Foncier and Mobilier also fell 10s.,
' but Imperial Mercantile recovered 1/. Interna-
tional Financial were steady. Prices were last
quoted as follows :—lnternational Financial, 1# to
' dis. ; General Credit, 31 to 3?, die. ; London
Financial, 15 to 13 dia. ; Mercantile
Credit, 104 to 91 die.; Credit Funcier and Mobilier,
41 to :3
National Discount shares were last quoted 6 to 8
Prem., being steady ; Overend, Gurney, and Cu.,
17 to 15 dis., being IL lower and heavy ; General
Ottoman, par to 2 prem., showing a rise of 10s. ;
ard Hudsoi is Bay, 151 tol6l, being 1/. better. There
were very few transactions in miscellaneous shares,
and prices were unaltered, with the exception of a
' decline in Company of African Merchants and
Warrant Finance.
United States 5-20 Bonds were unchanged, but
them was a strong demand for Illinois Central and
, Erie Railway shares, which improved 3 and 1 per
cent. respectively. Prices closed as follows
5.20 Bonds, 64 to 65 ; Erie Railway shares, 44
• to 441; Illinois Central, 764 to 774.

MINES-(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'CLocK.

There is rather more business in the mining
market to-day, although attention is partly
directed to the settlement of the fortnightly ac-
count. West Chiverton, Clifford Amalgamated,
Chiverton Moor, and East Caradon shares are
inquired for. Some of the present quotations are
as follows :—West Chiverton, 681 to 70 ; Chiverton
Moor, 4„ to 5! : East Car:l.l°n, 5 to ; Clifford
Amalgamated, 61 to 71 ; Frank Mills, 51 to ;
South Darren, 3w; and Great Vur, 1411 to .1.W2.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS.

(TIIIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL FARM'S.)
(rsost OUR OWN COREENPONDENT.)
Corrnit.—The market steady. Sales about 8.000 bales.
CORN.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in good
demand, at last Friday's extreme rates. Flour
dull. Indian corn steady ; mixed, Ms. to :MN. 3d. Beans
very firm. Oats are Id. and oatmeal ls. per load dearer,
with a good sale.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SEGAB. —The roarkez has opened very quietly at about
bust week's prices. No public sales were held to-day, and
the saies privately arc confined to small parcels of British
West India and grainy Mauritius. Business has been done
on easier terms, the demand having become limited.
COFFEE.—There continue to be buyers of Ceylon at late
prices, but no further sellers.
TEA continues dull of sale.
RC34.—No sales reported.
RICE.—No sales reported.
Corn.N.—The sales are limited to small parcels, holders
not being ready sellers at late prices.
RENP.—Russian continues dull of sale.
INDico.—Bengal and Madras are in request for Germany,
at fully last public sales prices.
SALTPETHE.--400 bags of Bengal sold at the full price of
tlls. 3d., short prompt, for refraction 34.
TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
1 The marks* is quiet ; prices are quoted as fol-
lows :—Towu tall 445. 9d. •, Petenburg Y.C. on the
spot, 455. fid. ; ow,
June, 4be. 3d.; October to CD
475. 6•L

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Barton reports trade firm at last day's
prices. Prime meadow hay, from 100 s. to 110 a. ; inferior
ditto, 80s. to 955. ; rowen, 60s. to 80s. ; clover, old, 120 s.
to 135 a. ; second cut, 90s. to 1.20 a. ; straw. 38s. to 44a.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
MAILTIAT.—The total expenses of this company's railways
and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, he., from January
Ito May 6, 1866, amounted to 176,281/., as against
154,9001. for the corresponding period of 1861 i. The propor-
tion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this com-
pany from January 1 to May 6, amounted to 12,6371., as
against 12,4771. for the corresponding period of 1865, and
the expenses to 8,0021. as against 6,586/.
CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN (HEAVY)
MAIM—GIBRALTAR, MAT 13.—The Ripon leaves here at
10 p.m. She may be expected at Southampton on the
18th instant.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
IBLINcTON, M.—Number of patients for the week ending
May 12, 1,041, of which 275 were new cases.