The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-17 00:00:00

E:l., h apt o'n'ed by the board, in accordance with
clues ci ti:e ti,•ies ut risrociation. The board having
come to the conclusion that the addition of another director
to their present nun.b3r would bin desirable, beg to recom-
mend P. C. ROB, for election at this meeting. and
that gentleman, bein; duly epilified, offers hirneelf ac-
cordingly.
It will be pore tv2 I that Mr. Charles Butler, a
director of the Mereb:,ut Banking Company, bag
joined the board, and that Mr. P. C. Rail, a
director of the Ittlerial Bank, is proposed as as
addition to the ure:ent number.
The third ordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Ewtiisli Joint-Stock Bank will be
hell Cu tho 2n.: Pebruary. The transfer books
will be closed from the ]9th inst. until the 2nd
I IFebruary.
An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders iu the Foieign Laud and Mineral Rights
Company (Limit, d) is convened for the 25th inst., to
confirm the conditional agreement with the Chou-
tales Gold awl Silver Mining Company (Limited).
The first ordinary general meeting of share-
holders iu Simpson's (Limited) is called for the
23rd inst., to declare a dividend.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas.
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance.—Alliance British and Foreign, Ili ; Com-
mercial Colon, 71 to el,; Guardian, 474 to d ; London.
47d to d ; London and Provincial Law, 4 to tto;
()Cell] Marine, 23 to ; ; Phe:nix, 131 to 3 ; Union Marine.
Liverpool (Limited), to
Garli.,ht and Coae.-:-Ttritish Provincial, 291 ; Brighton.
28; ; Crystal Palace District 7 pee Cent, Id ; Equitable
(Nee), .374 to 8; Imperial Continental, 'Ail to 6to ;
London, 73 •, United General, 294 to 30.
Docks.—London and St. Katharine, 79.
Weterworks.—Berlio. 10; ; Lambeth, 1094 to 10.
The British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Com-
pany have notified that their lines are now iu direct
communication from the office in Threadneedle-
street to all stations in England north and west of
London, and to the whole of Ireland and Scotland.

TULSDAT EVENCtO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 87g, "buyers,"
for the Bth February, opened this morning at 871
to and closed at 87e to j. For money the last
price was 862 to T. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money,
87, GI ; ditto, for account, 87g, ; Three pee
Ceuta. Reduced,e 87 i. bj ; New Three per Cents.,
81, 6i, j ; Bank Stock, 246, 7 ; India Stock,
210; : ditto Five per Cent., 1021, ; ditto Fear
per Cent., 96,1 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent.
• eufaced " rupee paper, 1072; ditto Four pee
Cent. Bonds, 75., 144. prem.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were rather more offered, and declined
Is. to 25., closing at 6s. to 2e. die.
Foreign stocks were firm, and quotations in many
cases were better. Egyptian Bonds rose bto 1 per
cent., and Turkish, to Moorish and Peruvian
Cribarren also improved 1 per cent. ; Brazilian of
1852, 1858, 1860, and 1863, and Spanish New De-
ferred, i ; and the Committee's Certificate: and
PaFsive, /. °red: Bonds and Coupons, however,
declined per cent.
National Discount shares were last quoted 11}
to / prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 2 to 12 dis.,
showing a relapse of ss. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co., 54 to 2 prem., being 10s. lower; General
Ottoman' vj to lc. prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 151
to 16, a decline of 7d. lid. The shares of the
Humber Ironwork: Company declined 11., viz., to
18/. to 16f. with 20/. paid. English and Aus-
' trilian Copper and Warrant Finance aiso gave way,
while Ebbw Vale improved.
The shares of the English and American Bank
were nominally quoted 1 to 11 pron. ; Loudon
Steam Towing, 11; to 2 prem. ; Charles Lifitte and
Co., 21 to 2 prem. ; Hercules lusurauc!, to I
prom ; and Galati Caudle, to 1 prem.

RINEB.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'C:.rcir.

The market for British mining sectiriti., in-
active to-day, and pries generally exhibit n, altera-
tion, compared uitli those last current yesterday.
Attention is still chiefly directed to the shares in
gold mines, in ullich the transactions continue
With reference to the Cliontales CAI Mining
Cotni.any, we are officially informed that the report
of Captain Franci-4, who was specially ,ent to the
mines iu Septe•mber last, has been roceive.l, awl is
very satisfactory, quite confirming Captain l'a,il's
statements awl views.