The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-18 00:00:00

The fonds to-day are firmer. Commie are quoted
at an improvement of 1.16 to i per cent. The
government broker hes purchased another parcel
of 16,0001. Consols for account of the Savings
Banks. A favourable effect has been produced by
the announcement of the amnesty in France.
Stock Exchange business, however, remains limited.
The weekly court at the Bank hu separated
without altering the rate of discount, nor was any
change expected.

The Russian Loan is quoted 1 to 1 prem., and the
Indian nominally 98 to 1.
Console are officially marked 951 to for money,
and 951 to 1 for the 7th of September. The pre-
sent quotation is 951 to both for money and
the account. The Three per Cunt'. Reduced have
been dealt in at 95; to 98h; the New Three per
Cents., at 95} to 981; the Indian Four per Cent.
Debentures, 1858, at 951 ; ditto, 1859, at 94} ; India
Bonds, at 111. to 151. die.; and Exchequer Bills, at
235. to 213 a. prem.

The transactions in the foreign stock market have
been upon rather a limited scale. Attention has
been chiefly directed to Turkish stocks, which have
improved, the Old Loan being quoted 83 to 1, and the
New, 731 to 74. Other descriptions are well supported.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Anglo-Austriaa Five
per Cents., 1859, 771, 77 ; Buenos Ayres Six per
Conte., for account, 721; ditto Deferred, 181; Mexican
Three per Cents., 201, 201 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, 45; Peruvian Four-and•a-Half per
Cent. Dollar Bonds, 79 (exchange 45.) ; Sardinian Five
per Cents., for acct., 88; Spanish New Deferred Three
per Cents., 321 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, 831 ;
ditto for account, 831, 83 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, for account, 73/, 73i, 731,
74 ; ditto Guaranteed Four per Cents., 1021, 1091,
ex div.; ditto for account, 1021 ; Venezuela New
Two-and•a-Half per Cents., for account, 281.

A meeting was held to-day of the 'crerliton of
Messrs. E. and A. Prior, coal merchants, who failed
on the 6th inst. The liabilities were stated at 83,9881.,
and the asseh at only 17,7261. A committee of
inspection was appointed, who will present their
report at an adjourned meeting to be held on
Tuesday next.
The scrip of the New Russian Loan wee quoted yes-
terday morning 1 to; prem., and in the afternoon S to
1 prem. Intelligence has been received of the open-
ing of subscription lists by a number of the leading
houses in various parts of the Continent, including,
besides Berlin, Holland and Belgium. At Amster-
dam, for instance, Messrs. Raphael and Sons and
Van Berke and Sour have opened lists. These
foreign subscriptions will be transmitted to their
connexions in Loudon, and by them lodged
with Mews. Thomson, Boner, and Co. There
will be only one allotment, and that will
be made from London. Foreign subscriptions
will be placed upon precisely the Game footing as
English ones. The Paris Presse states that the
newly established General Society of Commercial
and Industrial Credit has opened a subscription list
in that City, having obtained from the French
Minister of Finance the express authorisation re-
quired by its statutes before it can engage in any
foreign loan.
The scrip of the pending Indian Loan was Bet
quoted 98/ to;.
The Five-and-a-Half per Cent. Rupee Loan, now
open in India, and transferable by endorsement at
the India House, was dealt in yesterday at an ex-
change of Is. 111 d. pee rupee, or equal to about 98
per cent.
The demand for money yesterday was slack, and
the best bills were readily taken at 21 per cent. At
the Bank there were few applications.
A sum of 4,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
Melbourne,
The 118,0004 by the Southampton, from
Melbourne, was purchased for transmiseion abroad.
The remittances of silver for Calcutta and China
by the steamer of the 20th will probably amount to
between 600,0001. and 600,0001., inclusive of 300,0001.

on account of the Council of India.
The adviese from New York mention that the
steamer Jura was about to leave for Liverpool, with
90,000/. in specie. Further Bums are expected by
the Europa and Ocean Queen, due on the 22nd and
25th inst., respectively.
The produce market yesterday waevere dull, and as
regards a number of articles prices showed a droop-
ing tendency.
The corn market yesterday was steady, at former
prices.
It is announced that the Great Eastern will leave
Portland, near Weymouth, for Portland (United
States) on or about the 15th September. Accommo-
dation will be provided for first clue passengers
oely, and the passage money will be from 18/. to
261. Return tickets will be issued.
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The forthcoming dividend of the Caledonian Rail-
way Company is officially announced at the rate
of 3} per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of
about 2,500!. spinet 3j per cent. per annum at the
eorresponding period of last year, 31 in 1857, 1 in
1868, and 3 per cent. per annum in 1855 and 1864.
The stock was scarcely affected in price by the an-

Ina letter to Idr. J. Gerstenberg, chairman of the
Ecuador Land Company, Lord John Russell's Secre-
tary states:

That hie lordship. who Le folly alive to the importance of
the question brought nude? hits =Mention by the depu-
tatkes which lately waited upi.n him, hag requested the
Lords Colamistloners of the Admiralty to histriset the se.
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sior naval Aber on the Poetic station to obtain end to for-
ward to this country kiss but toformation that cru be pro-
cured regardisg the blockade, in order that her Majesty's
goverment stay be is a position to decide se is the steps
whisk as properly ha taken in this matter. Lord Jobs
Rowell has also stated to the Bcard of Admiralty that it
would be desirable that the Admiral should, if possible, sta-
tion one of her Majesty's shim of war near the blockading
squadron off the coast of Ecuador, for the purpose of watching
British in,ereste.

The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 4,630/. : the
Great Western, an increase of 1,0991.; the Great
Northern, an increase of 3,0161.; and the London
and South Western, an increase 0f1,3721.

The fifth call of 91., making lal. paid, is to be
paid on the shares in the Red Sea and India Tele-
graph Company by the Bth September.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and mieeellansoue shares, as given in the
last Stock Exchange List :
Insurance Shares .—Alliance, British end Foreign. 17,
Ill; Guardian, 54 ; Indemnity Marine, 170, en bonus;
Liverpool and London Fite end Life. 10: London, 43;
Marine, 1104; Iltenix, 174; Vioterla Lib, 6.
Docks .—Conimertfel, 102; East and West India, 119,
1191 London, 70; Southampton, 631; Vimarls, 1024.
Gas:—lmperial Continental, 48; London, 60; Seoul
Cassumera, 101; Wearer's, 11}.
Canals:—Grand Junction, 531.

In thillankruptcy Court yesterday there were some
further proceedings in the cue of Messrs. Oak and
Snow, bankers, of Blandfoed Forum, on behalf of
whom an offer of a composition of Ss. 61. in the
pound is made.
Mr. B. Boyd, of the firm e Sinclair and P. yd, has
been appointed agent for Lloyd's at Belfast, and
Messrs. Archbold, Johnston, and Powers, agents at
Gibraltar.
The Golden City and Polly have arrived from
China, with 1,284,500 lbs. of tea.

WEDNESOLT EVENING.
Console, which closed yesterday at 953 to for
money end the 7th September, opened this morn-
ing at the same re:ovation, declined to 96; to !, and
closed it 953, or 95 5-16 to 7-16. The official bud-
now report ts as follows : Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 953, 3 ; ditto, for aceout
(7th Sept.), 963, I, ; ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
953, 95; ; New Three per Cents., 96+. 96, 953 ;
Long Annuities, expiring in January, 1880, 11-16 ;
Indian Four par Cent, -Debentures, 1858, 96, 95} ;
ditto, 1869, 943.