The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1867.

said he could nothing for him at all, but if he was so ad•
viwcd he could bring an action against the faithlesb fair one
fur !watch of promise of marriage. .

The little -old man packed p his papers, gave a long
drawn sijh, ...nd left the court a mpechnen of blighted love.

LONDON BETTINI:.-(THIS DAY.)

11.ttr-rAst Two o'CLoCn.
LI NLY )1..N HANDICAP.
100 to 7 apt Christmas Carol (t)
100 to 7 :Mount P.datiue (off., t 100 to G)
1(I0 to G The Beadle (t)
HE,TER ('CP.
LI) to 1 on The Field (otf )
WOO eget Bracken (off )
louo to JO Lecturer (t and off )
1000 to Newland (t and off )
'OO4l to .10 Comers (off )
40 to I The Duke (t)
Pa oto t 0 - John Weis (off)
TWO THOUSAND I:I.INEAS.
4 to I art Phatlit (off., tsto I)
7 to I Hermit (off
4to 1 Julius (t mid off)

•
N to I— Mai ksman (ott., t 1000 to io)
lOW to IV Knight of the t:arter (olf., t 20
to 1)
DERBY.

8 to 1 agstfl;;itaze (t and off )
Iwo to ,Inrkstnan (t)
1000 to :O) V:•.111 on (off)

DEATH OF MR. BARRY, .V.P.

(FY ELLC7IIIC mrcRAVH.)
(rBON OUR OWN ( ORRriPONIJENT.)
DUBLIN, JAN. :;1.
The('„' Emo,iner announces the death of Mr.
G. I:. atrry, M.P. m eouwy Cork.

BoILER E.VPI.fisION NEAR EXETER.

cxETE!:, wcpyr.,n‘y, 1.1")

A friglitfol boiler explosion occurred at Stoke
Canon, about four miles from this city, this afternoon.
At the Paper Mills of Messrs. Dewdney two boilers were
at work, and about 2 o'clock, when all the employes were
at dinmr, the fat end of one of them was blown off, the
boiler itself being shifted backwards a distance of 40 feet.
Unfortunately two of the hareli were directly in front
of the fire-place at the time, and were inatantameously
killed. Their names are Sarah Thomas and Jane Haydon,
both under Another young 0111111 was knocked down
by a brick, and ono of tl.e non was severely injured about
the bead. One of the proprietors, Mr. T. Demlney, had
a very narrow esci:pe. Had the aceider.t happened half
an hour later many more lives would have been lost. The
inquest on the balks will he held to-morrow.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

111I'f.•LAT, .lANCARY 31, 8 ILL

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Ardroman... 20.04 42, W. 4! 7 W. 7: W.. re 10.31 3
Greencastle- ,29.eS -.41 11. I 4 ! W. 1 12, .0.16 1
Valentla..... 30.1.1 41 N. W. 4 8 ! N.W. ,tc .0.12! 4
Capo Clear... 30..7 13: W,.+. W, 14 0 i N. W. mb 0.12, 4
Uverpool.... 29.1- 42' W. N. W. , 2 6 ! W. Ire !0.22' 2
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Penianoe.... 30.23 44; Z. 0I 8 , S.W. re. 0.42 3
Brest ....- 30.: 4:: N. W. 5, 6 ' S.W. sic ,0.35 7
Lomat 30.24 451 W. 3 8 • S.W. Iro 10.201 6
Rochefort 30.36 40. W. I 3 4 : W. to 10.0 c, 4
Plymouth 3O 22 44 N. N. W. I 2 ; 8 S.W. ITS :0.161 3
Weymouth :1e.22 42 W. 4 618 V W. oC 0.30 l 3
Portsmouth 3v74 41 .1 W.N W.. 3I 9 ' W.W. re o.to 3
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SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

On O'CLOCK.

The railway market is heavy, and a fresh re-
duction has taken place in prices. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, Caledonian, and Great Northern A
stocks exhibit prominent depression, and have
fallen 1 to 1 per cent. London and North
Western and Midland have also declined ; Metro-
politan, ; and Great Western and Great Eastern,
I. London, Chatham, and Dover, however, has
improved 1:
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 128 to b ;
Great Western, 532 to ; London and North
Western, 122:: to ; Midland, 1221 to 123 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire_, 1281 to 129/ ; Caledonian,
118/ to 1194 ; South Eastern, 73/ to ' • Great
Eastern, 334 to ; Great Northern, 120 to 121;
ditto A, 1.291 to 1304,- London, Chatham, and
Dover, 181 to 191 ; and North British, 38 to 4.
East Indian Railway stock is firm, at 1064 to
107 ; and Linbardo-Venetian and Grand Trunk of
Canada are steady, at 15% to / and 21 to 1 re-
spectively,
ski pd. I RwmAn I MOIR( pnoss I Wes to-day
)esterday. in

ORDINARY SHA.PI9 AND STOCKS.

_ .
lU. 100 Detinol and Exeter B7 89 -
St. 100
1119 121 -
St 100 Camteian .. -
40 ...
I all 'Curt and Band On. -.7- - -
, al ,Cornwall . ._. _ . -
St. • 100 . Dublin and Beltast.rtutc 136 48 -
St 100 Dundee, V erth,ff AbdJu 50 72 -
I
100 1 all lEast London Snip Coat -- - -
, 100 10 I Do - - -
St :100 'playoff tad 4. Western, 116 114 -
8t ; 100 ()teat Eastern ore. St 134 311 31 31 i 2 I
st. , 100 Do. E. Ang. Stk., N 0.2 6 0 -
8t 1100 ,Great North of Scotland -, •-•-
St, , 100 'areal Northern
It. 1100 MA I A rec. nu div.tll3- 13°1 1311 1.3 301
84. 1100 Doll 1 Ulu p. c. is paidlt - - -
•-•
31. I 100 , Do. Ord. Def. Div. Stock - lO6l
St. I 100 .Gt. South A West (Ire.) 01 E.' -
St. 190 Great, Western 631 641 64
St. 100 Do.StourVal.Coa.ink - - -
St ' 100 Do. South Wales . - - - -
St 1100 Do. W. 1141.-lndord 32 36 -
St , 100 lax Do. Newport 33 303 -
8t : 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire 1301 130: 13,1 i 1
I 01. (100 Lon. ,Erlahtn, tic 4. Coast 88 ..a -
et 100 Loadon,Chattuunonoti 181 19 -
St 'lOO Do, Met Erten. A6p.c. 10 20 -
St. 1100 London re North Waste. 123 1211 1231 2/ 31 n 3
St. ' 100 Loodun&ionth%Vestern SS 00 09 8
84. IWI 11 an. Shel.,,k Lad
tuculnlb 63 54 521 1_ a
St. 1100 Metropolitan l2B 129 I'.'All
10 I all Do. New 2l 2i pm.
to . all' Du. Extension __ lor 11 102 i
100 1 all Metropolitan District - - -
20 1 7 ' Do. du. do. _ - - -
10 I all Do.ff 84 John's-Wood - - -
St. .100 Midland I 123 IMI 1221 3) 2/
0 all Do. 10 Shares 1 11/ 12 -
it. 100 Do. Birm. it 14:14 192 04 -
8t lOO North lititlsh I 37 39 •-•
lit ' 100' Do. &lin ,Perth,Dand ; 14 :8 -
St. .100 N. Eastern-Berwick , 1104 10d -
S l6) Do. U. N. E. Yore ; - - -
St 104 . Do. Leeds
3t. 100 Do. York ' too 102 -
St • 100 • Do. Carlisle I - - -
'OS r all Do. Sto,:k.itDarling.: PS 36 -
If 20 ' Do. do., 1960-61 -
St. 'lOO North London -
10 10 Do. do., 1864-5 -
10 5 Do. do., 1800 , 1 :Y,
811. 100 Northlitsffordshira 74 76 -
St 100 N. IS. Western June 115 120 -
8t 1100 Scottish Central -
St , 100 Shropshire Union - - -
St. ' 100 Swath Devon ' 44 40 -
St. I 100 South Eastern
10 I all Stalnes.Woldnithans,erc i 10 I
-
10
St. 100 Taff VaC le -
4 Do. I 3
90. .100 Waterlord ik Kllketini, - - -

100 Waterford & Kilkenny
IWatarloo & Whitehall'

db. I Pd. I RAILWAVL

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ac 100
20 12
24:4 aU
16 all
100 1W

00,000, 7
10,000
AOOO 11
100,000
40,000'
110,000.
•0,000,
12,600,
1;500;
10,000
10,0001
00,0001
!0,0001

Alliance Limited
Anglo Austrian
Anglo Egyptian !Litn.) 1
Anglo ,Lunitedy
Australasia
Simko( BritiabCoilunbia;

;12pin 7
Bank of Egypt
Bank of Otaga (Lintitadli
Bankof Vietoria,Anstral.
Bank of New Zealand
British &Californlan(L)l
Initials N. America .—.
C. Ilk. India. Ans._ , Calm.
Marl Nor. at Lea, te
I OW
Colonial
Copooildated Beak (L )

20,006
60,000
110,u00
10,000
, SO. 000
...-,'

DT -,
Delhi and London (L ) I
East LOll4Oll (Limited)l
Eastern Exchange; Lim )
lEngllsh and American .
Hag. liankft.delaneiroLl
Eng.Beot.dt A ual.
English anddwschsh (L. Chartd
Imperial Bank (Limited;
Impenal Ottoman
lonian
Do. Now
Land Mart. Bk. Indiat )
D0.6n.D5b..1661.30yrs
Lon.Bk.olltenicoofm.(l.;
'London and Brazilian

Do. sleir
London& ltiverristo‘L )
Do. Now, b► at limn
Do. do. do
Lon. Ch. Bank of Mudd
London and Comity—
London Joint Mo&
London & South African
Lon. a% Western 'Lim.'
London it VoncrualakL
I London & Westminster.
Merchant Bank .
Do. New
Marcantile&BmbaniLl
Metropolitan if lathed.
Midland bank (Lbs.)
National of Asairalatia
National of Liverpool
IL Pm °! "

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Nstioaal Sank
New South Wales
North Western
Omitted Beak Cocoon
Provinhankhoseorp4l4l
Provine. . bell

!loath Australia
Stand. of IL S. Aplca

Vision of Australia ali
Union of Ireland (Llm )
Vales al Landon
FORZION UMLIUATII
RAILWAY& I Ci 04141

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8 7m.
0901
7 die
9 7 the
66 87
13 15
6 4
33 316
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18 19
33 84
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11 1 es
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lONS.

1120 I'll Do 4 tall I o.l.ussobourgSp.cent. $f
SI
1
100 all ,Havana and Me on, 87 SD
100 all [Lausanne end Fribourg 141 100
100 all „Matanzaa and
100 all . Do. &rood Issue.. . 87 00
20 all North of France 3 p et. in 121
20 all I Do :LiteCliarl. Slp,et.
100 all 'Ottmnan (Smyrna, Sic.)
40 all PariaLyons,6;Mn Sp.ct
10 all Do. New 3pag
100 All e & 8. F. (Peru.)..
6 'all yal Swedish SP. at..
100 'al La Grando7 p. et.
20 I'll g. na dLom.tren.3o.o
100 all South East.of Port.7p.c.
10 fall Southernof Franos3p.c.
20 South Italian, 3 per et
20 All 11.4314. W. of Frs.3p. c.

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03 96
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86 882
111 91

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towel St. E. and Want India . SOS 1.13 ISB
0,0711,11, St 'Loudon &St Lathartn.'loo SS OS 611
1,06110.50i100 Do. Deb. St. p. Gana
SO, Bt. Southampton 100 •-
1017,011 8a Surruy Commercial

COLONIAL OW

Pd. I O. prima I Bair.

9
0,000 MIN* Coint.4lp.ot..l
-- 1111
104000 Do.
Can. 00v.6 p. e., 1877.66.
Do. Iperat,Fab.Aus.
Do. Ilpercillar.&
6814:808 Do. 6 perctJan.a
666,808 Do. Spinet. kw
1160,000 Caacdll llopeSper .1878
d 0.18904900
Do. do. 188090
Do. do. 1690-91
Do.6p.c-ip.6.0ct.1960
Orkos,Nov. 166 8,6 p. ea
1878. do..
Do. lB7B d 0...
llsurlthw 6 per ct.,1873
Do. 1878
Do. 1882
Do. 1896
Natal. Gov. Spar cant..
New Bram Gov.6parct.
New South Wale* Gov..
p. etet..lB7l to 1876
Do. 6 p. c.lBBB to 1898
D0.6p.e.r,1867 to 1876
New Zealand 6 pee cast
Do. bper cent.
Do. 6 per cent. 1891
Do. d 0.1491 June& Dee
Nova Scotia 6p. e.. 1876
!Queensland Our. 6p. ct.
B.Aust.Oov. 6 p. c.,67-77
DO. 1878 and verde
Vic.Qov.6p. c. Jan. July
Do. 6p. ct. April& Oc

1118;17001
1110,0%
110,000
1.000,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
18866,00 0,60 01
1
1,156,8001

3,en,500l
50,000 i
150,000,
1,0(0,6001
500,000 i
100,000

keoe,sooj

71,800!
b 50,01901
7.000,000

10025:2000 2
1
20,000, 20
15.000. 10
15,006 2
20.000' 6
10,000 20

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100 102
100 IN
82 84
83 86
102 IN
104 IN
108 111
101 IN
90 92
101 108
IN 108
104 100
102 104
100 106
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106 107
97 100
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I I'd. I Cl. prior. I Saleh.

100,000 1 'll
25,0001
26,000 2 1!
30,001 2
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20,000 20 I
68,000 1
15,94 3 ;I
7,krz-c 6
50, 4 ':
30, 6
10,00'F 20 '

100,00(i
12,000 SO
120,000 1
11,000. 20
45.174 30
30.000 2
60,000 1
10,000 10
6, 10
20,000 6
00,000 1
75,000 1
25.000

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Amin'llan _

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Cape Copper {Limited)
Capula Silver 'Limited)
'Caplan° 'limited)
'Don Pedro,i N. Del Rey'
'East Del Rey llimited'
"Fortuna 'Limited)
Prontino&BollytaGoldl
General
) Kapunda (Limited)
;Linares (Limited)
ILusitaniun (Limited)
Panulcillo Copper (1 )
Pestareila Hold :Limn.)
PonixiiiamlSllver Lem!
Port Phillip
Royal Cobre Copper
Scottish Audral. ( Lim '
iit. John del Rey (Um
United Mexican ;Um '
Val Antigoria Gold
VallanaluicaGolil(Um ;
Vancouver Coal (Um )
Val gallium 'United'
Wathoe Gold Limited
•Worthing • limited;
Yorke Peulusula ;Um
Indanamutana ;Urn.'

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Oxs o'Ozooz.

The anticipated introduction of fresh foreign
loans and withdrawals of gold from the Bank for
abroad tend to check any tendency towards firm-
ness in the stock and share markets. As the
funds now yield a larger rate of interest than that
afforded by the joint stock banks, some moderate
investments are daily effected, but they prove in-
sufficient to counterbalance the speculative sales.
Consols are quoted about the same as yesterday,
but British railway stocks are very fiat, and have
experienced a fresh fall. Other securities show no
variation of importance, the amount of business
being mall. The dealers are engaged in the come
pletion of the fortnightly settlement.
The directors of the Bank of England have made
no alteration to-day in the rate of discount,
owing chiefly, it is understood, to the withdrawals
of gold from thatestablishmentforexportation. The
demand for money is still very moderate, and the
quotation for the best paper is 4 to 1 per cent.
below the official miti:notm. Loans for short periods
on English government securities are offered in
the Stock Exchange at 1 to 2 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 90i to A for money,
and 90t for the account (February 7).
In the foreign stock market Turkish of 1863,
Russian scrip, and Mexican have improved ti to /
per cent., but the other speculative descrip-
tions are unchanged. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are
quoted 53i to 541, ex div. ; ditto of 1865, 29*
to ; Greek, 14:, to g ; Spanish Passive, 22 to ;
ditto Certificates, 14g to ;,k ; Italian of 1861, 54} to
; Mexican, 17,i to 1 ; Russian Scrip, I/ to
prem. ; and Chilian Scrip, .; to prem.
American securities show no movement of impor
tance. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 724 to 73,,
being firm ; Erie Railway shares, 39 to ; and
Illinois Central, 801 to 81.

_ -
International Financial shares are quoted 2i
to j dia. ; London Financial, 18 to 17 dis. ;
General Credit, to 2 dis. ; Credit Fonder,
5g to die. ; National Discount, 9to h prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 16 to j

With a view, no doubt, to the rebuilding of the
tropical department, lately destroyed by fire, the
Crystal Palace Company propose, under the autho-
rity of parliament, to raise 100,000/ of additional
capital by the issue of shares or stock bearing a
preferential dividend.

The meeting of the Birmingham Joint Stock
Bank (Limited) will be held on the 4th of February.
The net profits for the year have reached 50,2441.,
and a dividend of 20 per cent. per annum,
free of income-tax, has already been paid up
to June last. It is proposed to make
a distribution of similar amount for the six
months ending the 31st ult., making
20 per cent. fur the year ; to add 1001. to the bank
premises redemption fund ; and 9,3751. to the re-
served surplus fund. The latter 'fund amounted to
32,175!. on the 31st December last, and the directors
propose returning on this occasion, in addition to
the above-mentioned dividend, IL per share, in
respect of the premium paid upon shares.
The seventh ordinary general meeting of the
Brighton Hotel Company will be held on the 12th
of February, " to receive the directors' report and
balance-sheet, and to declare a dividend."
The half-yearly meeting of the Harwich Har-
bour Estate and Lan is Improvement Company is
convened for the 15th of February, "to receive a
report from the directors, and for the ordinary
business of the company."

HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
COHIOIB are quiet, at 00! to ;":, both for money
and the account.
About 51,000/. in goll has been withdrawn from
the Bank for exportation.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway dividend
is announced at the rate of Ifs per cent. per annum
for the half year, and the stock has declined I per
cent.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 69fr. 05c., being unchanged.

. .
Owing to the inability of merchants to obtain
short bills on Paris about 40,0001. in bar gold was
withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for tratwinis-
lion thither, although there is now no absolute
profit on such transactions. The total taken out
since the date of the last return is 138,0001.

The Washington has arrived at St. Nazaire from
Vera Cruz, but has brought only 21,6001. in specie.
Subjoined is a list of the Australian gold ships
known to be now on the way to England, viz :
The Chariot of Fame, with 42,000/. ; the Giant's
Causeway, with 53,505;!. ; the Star of Peace, with
69,500/. ; the Sarah Grice, with 12,000/. ' • and the
Ballarat, with 10,0001. The total is 187,0001., of
which the greater portion is about due.

The tenders for 50,0001. Province of Wellington,
New Zealand, 8 per cent. debentures, at the Union
Bank of Australia yesterday, amounted to 182,500/.,
of which those at and above the minimum of 1061.
were accepted, and the balance was taken up in
the room at that price.

The dividend on Metropolitan Railway stock for
the half-year is announced at the rate of 7 per
cent. per annum, against the same rate for the
corresponding period of 1865. The amount brought
forward from the previous account was 11,814/.,
and the sum carried to the next account is 7,99 W.
The announcement was followed by some specu-
lative sales, and the stock experienced a fall of
per cent.

In response to the demand on the part of the
public for increased facilities for visiting Paris
during the ensuing summer, we are informed that
a project is far advanced, to be called the English
and French Steam Transit Company (Limited), for
establishing a new and expeditious route by rail
and steam from the lower division of the Thames.
The company's capital is of very moderate amount.
Special attention is to be directed to the convey-
ance of light freight, and the boats are to be of a
tirst-elass character. Manv thousands of persons
who never crossed over to France before will visit
it this year, and there is every prospect that the
old lines f travel, especially as regards the sea
voyage, will be overtaxed.
The arrangements have now been made for ap-
pointing a committee to make an investigation
into the affairs of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Company, at the instance of the leading
interests, and will be communicated in a circular
to the bondholders, to be issued, it is understood,
at once. In the meantime it is intimated that
communications on the subject may be addressed
either to Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co.,
of Westminster, or to Messrs. Paine and Layton,
of Gresham-house.

The following is the report of the directors of the
Lion Brewery Company (Limited), to be submitted
at the second ordinary general meeting on the 7th
February. It will be seen that after payment of a
dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, a
considerable balance of profit remains to be carried
forward :

--- •
In issuing their second report the directors of the Lion
Brewery Company (Limited) have to congratulate the
shareholders on the successful result of another year's
business. The profit and loss account shows that, after
deducting all current expenses, depreciation on leaseholds,
plant, nc., a proportion of legal and other expenses inci-
dent to the formation of the company, and the interim
dividend paid in August last, at the rate of Gt. per cent.
per annum on the preference, and AL per cent. per annum
on the ordinary shares, there remains a balance of 11,189/.
fie. 11d., which the directors advise should be appropriated •
as under, viz.:-1. To pay dividend (free of uicome tax)
for the halt-year on the t; per cent. preference shares,
2.8471. Is. 2. To pay a dividend (free of income tax) on
the ordinary share capital fur the past half-year, at the
rate of $l. per cent. per annum, ; total,
8,152/. lie. Al. This will lease 3,used. 1 4,. Id. to be car-

ried to the credit of the new profit and for account. In
accordance with article of sasociation No. 83 Henri
Trotter, Esq., and G. F. Whittinptsll, Esq., will retire
from the board, but ng eligible, will offer themselves
for re.electiou. In • with article of smociatisn
No. 117, Edward Hart, Esq., one of the auditors, will re-
tire, but will offer himself for re-elm:diem.

The half-yearly meeting of the Wimbledon and
Croydon Railway Company is called for the 15th
February, and that of the North London Railway
Company for the 73rd February.
A petition for the winding up of the United
Merthyr Collieries Company (Limited is to be
heard before Vice-Chancellor Wood on the 9th
February.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Messrs. E. F. fietterthwaite and Co.
report as under :

The London market fur American sea vities has, since
our last, been almost entirely ruled by telegraphic prices
from New York ; gold being reported at about 3 per cent.
lower premium, with only a slight decline in the quotation
for 5-20's ; their price has been well maintained through
the week, and they close at an advance of quite per
cent., viz., 73 to Illinois shares have remained steady
at 801 to I ; the latest price shows little alteration sing*
our last. In Erie there have been considerable fluctna-
tions ; from 43, they declined yesterday to 38 " sellers,"
but on some buying today have rallied to 391 to j, closing
4 dole. below the quotation. of this day week. A con-
siderable depreciation has takeniplace in the bonds and de-
bentures of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad;
the decline has been materially assisted by the failure to
pay the whole of the Consolidated Bond Coupons due on
the 15th instant. In order that a searching investigation
may be made of the company's affairs, both here and in
ri Ameca, an arrangement has been completed for forming
a committee, who -hall act in the interest of the holders
of the various classes of securities, through which com-
mittee it is hoped a united and harmonicas' action may be
taken. The bondholders, as far as known, will be ad-
dressed by circular.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 90i, for the
7th February, opened this morning at the same
w hree quotation, :aid dosed at 90 to 4. For money
the last price was likewise to M. The official
business report is as follows: per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 90,;, 1, i ; ditto, for account, 94,
A ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 90k, 90, 891 ; New
Tree per Cents., 911!, 89:, 90k; Annuities, 1885,
13 ; Rank Stock, 250 ; India Stock, 216, 15 ;
ditto, Five per Cent., 1071, 7, ,1 ; ditto Bonds, 30s.
prem.

The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 10s. to 14s.
prem.

The foreign stock market was dull, with little
business. Russian Bonds of 1859 were offered,
and fell I per cent. Turkish of 1865 also declined
1, and Spanish Passive and Mexican, 1. There
was aslight demand, however, for Italian of 1861,
which rose :I-
The scrip of the new Chilian Loan will be de-
liverable, in exchange for the bankers receipts, on
and after Monday next, the 4th February, at the
offices of Messrs. J. S. Morgan, and Co. The
scrip was last quoted to-day i; to prem., being
nearly the same as yesterday.
International Financial shares were offered, and
experienced a relapse of 2s. 6d. Credit Foncier
also declined to the same extent ; while General
Credit and London Financial showed no change.
Prices closed as follows :—lnternational Financial,
2sl to 21 dia. ; General Credit, 2„ to 2 dia. ;
London Financial,lBi to 17} dia. ; and Credit
Foncier of England, 55 to 51
Iludsou's Bay shares closed at 16 to 4, being
2s. 6d. better ; National Discount, at 9,', to it
prom. ; and General Ottoman, at par to 1 prem.
In the market for miscellaneous shares there was
a demand for Peel River Land and Mineral, which
improved 2/. Millwall Freehold were also 10a.
better, while Peninsular and Oriental Steam de-
clined If. ; London District Telegraph, ss. ; and
Fore-street Warehouse, 2s. 6d.
Canadian Six per Cent. bonds improved 1 per
cent., while Natal fell lA. Other colonial govern-
ment securitieswere quiet.
As regards American securities Erie and Illinois
Central Railway shares met with inquiry, and ex-
perienced a recovery of 1 to 1 per cent., but
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures an Con-
solidated Mortgage Bonds closed at a fresh fall of
1 per cent. The ,-20 Bonds were likewise M lower.
Prices closed as follow* - 3-20 Honda, 73 to ;
Erie Railway shares, 39 to ; Illinois Central,
60'4 to ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debentiires, :;9to 41 ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, 261 to 29:, ex coupon.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Oxs o'Cr.ocx.

The mining market is quiet to-day, and prima
generally are quoted the same as yesterday. The
settlement will be completed this afternoon. West
Chiverton shares urn quoted 64 to 66 ; Tincroft, 13
to 14 ; East Lovell, to 11 ; North Crony,
fig to ; Prosper United, 31. to ; Prince of Wales,
345. to Ws. ; Great IRetallick, 2 to „ ; Drakewalls,
255. to 275. ; Great Vor, 174 to j ; East Grenville,
2 to I ; and Wheal Chiverton, 8 to