The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-25 00:00:00

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MONEI MARKET.-7 HIS DAY.

Two o'ClAwm.

The funds to-day are firmer. It is not doubted
that the annuities about to be offered will be taken
readily, the amount being limited. Consols have
advanced 1 per cent. The share markets are like-
wise rather stronger. The principal demand is for
British railway stocks, which have risen.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter, were quoted
67fr. 80c., eliewin; no change since yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 93/, 93, and
931 for money, and 93/ for the account. The
present quutatbni are 93j to i for cash,
and 931 to / for the 9th of August.
The official business report is as follows :
Bank Stock, 228:: Three per Cents. Reduced,
934, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 934, 1 ;
Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1885,
161 ; India Stock, 218 ; ditto Five per
Cent. Stock, 1839, 104/, 1,4; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1858, 96/ ; ditto Bonds, 7.1.,
3e. dia. ; Five per Cent. "enfaced " rupee paper,
974 ; Exchequer Bills, Is. to 3s. prem.
The Turkish Loan of 1858 has improved to
60 to 4. The Loan of 1854 is steady
at 761 to 77/. Russian scrip is marked.
/ prem. Other foreign stocks are quiet.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1860, 88, 87/ ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, for account,444 ; Russian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 1860 (scrip), 1 prem. ; Spanish
Three per Cents., for account, 481 ; ditto New
Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 391,
1 ; ditto Pa.-L.4l'z% 204 ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, fur account, 77 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858,
for account, 60,1, 4, 60.
_ _

The shares of the Union Bank of London are ra-
ther flatter, and are last marked 24j, ex div.
The Paris Bourse is affected by anxieties of
a financial character. The negotiation of the
12,000,000 f. of railway obligations has only just
been completed, and the payments remain to be
effected, whilst it is generally believed, in spite of
all official denials, that a government loan will be
brought fon. and in some form before long. France
has now two expeditions on foot, one to China and
the other to Syria, and our own experience is con-
clusive that ordinary sources of revenue must be
inadequate.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
firm, bills on 80111 3 places being a little more offered.
The rate on Frankfort has advanced. Subjoined
is our usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, ILI6I to ; ditto, short, 11.14}
to 15; Rotterdam, 3 months, ILI% to 17 ; Antwerp, 3
months, 25.30 to 5 ; Hamburg (mu bunco), 3 months,
13.51 to 6 ; Paris, 3 days, IZ.IO to 17i ; ditto, 3 months,
25.35 to 40; Frankfort•omtbe•Maine, 3 months, 117; to ;
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 341 to 30 ; Vienna (ed.
3 months, 12.05 to 13.00; Trieste ditto, 3 months, 12.96
to 13.00; Madrid, 3 months, 491 to a ; Ced;z, 3 months,
491 to a ; Leghorn. 3 months, 39.35 to 40 ;• Genoa. 3
months, 25.40 to 5; Naples, 3 months, 394 to ; Lisbon,
90 days, 52a to 53 ; Oporto, 90 days, 53 to I.

A meeting took place yesterday of the creditors of
Mr. William Dickins, army boot and shoe con-
tractor, of Northampton, who recently Mopped
payment. The liabilities amount to 20,909.!. and
the assets to 3,339/. A resolution wad pais.ed in
favour of Mr. Dickins assigning his property,
mostly stock in trade, to two creditors, who are to
dispose of it at once.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. D. and J.
Mackintosh, tanners, of Bermondsey, is called for
Friday next.
An adjourned meeting of the creditors of Messrs.
}felling and Yeoman, contractors for the southern
main high level sewer, was held yesterday, when a
statement of their affsin was submitted by Mr.
C. F. Kemp, the accountant, showing liabilities to
the extent of 15,1321. 17s. Bd., and assets, consist-
ing chiefly of plant, rather above that amount, in-
cluding what may be recovered from the Board of
Works of the balance of moneys now retained by
them, and estimated at 8,0001. It was mentioned
that Messrs. Lee and Bowles, the sureties to the

board for the completion of the contract, were
going on with the works, and bad purchased the
plant for that purpose. After some discussion, an
offer of a composition of 158. in the pound in three
equal instalments, at four, eight, awl twelve months,
secured by those gentlemen, was accepted.
The following is the report of the directors of the
Bank of Egypt, to be submitted at the meeting on
the 3rd August :
The directors have now to by before the shareholders a
statement (annexed), of their accounts for the half-year
endum the 30th June. The net profile, after making provi-
sion for bad and doubtful debta amount toll 113/. 9s. 10d.,
from which the dir:etou recommend that a thy:dead be de-
clare: at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, free of income
tax. After payment of the above dividend (S,;:io/.), there
will remain 2.393 t. Its. 10d., to be carried forward to the
text account.
The accounts are as follows :

Pelance-sheet. June 30, 1860.—Liabilities : Capital paid
up, 259,990/. ; loser's* fond, 13,1641. 3s. 3d. ; balls pay-
able, rurrrut awl other accounts, 311,0111. 9.. ; profit and
loss (balance as below), 11,1481. 9s. 1041.-515,344/. :b. 3d.
Assets, &c.: t (salt, 30,3731. 10a. 93. bills receivable,
advances, and other saturitke, 582,1681. 10s. 10d. ; ofßos
furniture, 802/. Os. Bd—total weeta, 613,3 W. 2s. 3d. ; pre-
liminary expen.es, 2,003/.-615,314/. 2s. 3d.
Profit and Loss, June 30, 1860.—Dr.: To dividend at
the late of 7 per rent. per annum for the half-year, payable
on the Bth Auxust, 8,7501. ; to balance carried to next
aceouut, 2,391 x. 9s. 19d.-11,148/. 9s. 10d. ('r.: By net
profits for the lust six months, after providing for bad and
doubtful debts, rebate of interest, currant expenses
in London end Egypt, and directors remuneration,

11,118/. 9s. IW.
The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern.
Railway Company is called for the 30th of August ;
and that of tie Boated, Sleaford, and Midland
Counties Railway Company for the Gtii of August.
A special meeting of Clansmen's Patent Flax
' Company is called for the 13th August, when the
liquidator will report the progress made in the
voluntary winding up of the undertaking.
Sailed certificates for shares in the South Eas-
tern Railway Company of Portugal will be ready
for delivery in exchange for the bankers' receipts
on Friday next. Certificates for the Deferred
shares will be issued at the same time.

In a pamphlet entitled A Word or Two about the
Easter* Umon Railway (D. Sydeuhani, Edgware-
road), an anonymous writer addresses an appeal to
the Board of Trade. He profe.ses to recite the
early history of the Eastern Union Railway, and
its amalgamation with the Eastern Counties Com-
pany, contends that the latter company has failed
to work the system, and that it has otherwise
broken the agreement, and declares that " the great
object which the Eastern Union shareholders must
endeavour to itc,:omplish is to get rid of Eastern
Counties mismanagement."

TUESDAY EM:DICI.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 93i to
for the 9th of August, opened and closed to-day at
the same quotation. For money the last price was
93 to I. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Ceut. Consuls, for money, 23ikr:e3, 4;
ditto for account (Ast 9), 93_4 Per
Cents. Reduced, 934,4, ; New Three per Coots.,
934, ; New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 771;
Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, INS
164 ; Bank Stock, 2281 ; India Stuck, 218 ; ditto
Five per Cent. Stock, 1869, 1044, 4 ; ditto fur
account, ; ditto Four per Cent Debentures,
1858, 97, ; ditto Bonds, Si., 7s. dis. ; Five per
Cent. "enlaced" ripee paper, 974 ; ditto Five'
and-a-Ralf per Cant., 1024, 4.
There was no variatiemof importance in Indian
Government securities, with the exception of a
slight decline in the Five pee Cent. stock of 1869,
which closed at 1014 to 4. India Bonds WINO
quoted 7a. to 'Zs. dis., and Exchequer Bills Is. to
press.
Turkish Bonds were rather fist, and a decline Cl
percent. occurred, the Loan of 1864 closing at
784 to 77, and that of 1658 at 594 to 60t. Mexi-
can Bonds rein in heavy, The inquiry or Peru-
vian has subsided.