The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

The Bank hare formally notified that the dividend'
will be payable on Friday next.
A failure of some importance is reported at Cadiz.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank on Ss-
turday. 50,0001. in specie, brought from New York
by the Ariel, came to hand, and about half, consisting
of gold, was taken for the Continent; the rest was in
silver. The 97,0001. in gold by the West India
packet will also be despatched abroad, in addition to
large amounts of Australian gold which have been
refined.
The imports of the precious metals last wetk
were again very large. Our list includes 88,0001. by
the Amenca, from Beata), 30,0001. by the Hammoois,
and 50,0001. by the Ariel, both from New York;
145,0001. in gold from Russia; 146,000/. by the
Result, and 40,0001. by the Ocean Chief, both from
Melbourne; and 241,0001. in gold and silver by the
Atrato, from the West Indies and Mexico.
These arrivals represent an aggregate of not less
than 740,0001., of which, es the Bank return shows,
a fair proportion has been retained here.
Amongst the notices of dissolution of partnership
at the close of the first half of the year, we remark
the following—viz.: Messrs. 0. A. Fuller and W.
W. Fuller, Moorgate-street, hankers ; and Messrs.
E J. Oilman, R. J. Ashton, and C. Freeman, Lom-
bard-street, merchants.
The new telegraphic cable to be laid between this
country and Denmark will be coiled on board the
steamer William Cory, now lying in the Thames, by
about Wednesday next. The work of its submer-
sion will probably occupy about three days, and is
expected to be commenced at the end of next week.
There is at present a telegraphic line of 38 miles in
operation between Heligoland and Tanning, to
which the new cable of 350 miles will be joined.
The seventh ordinary general meeting of share-
holders in the City Bank re called for the 19th inst.
The Board of Commissaries of the Amsterdam
Hill Water Company announce a year's dividend of
1 per cent. on the Original and 6 per cent. on the
Preference Capital, payable on the 6th inst.
With reference to the sugar trade tho monthly cir-
cular of Messrs. Truman and Rouse has the fol-
lowing:
Theimports during the month have retitled the large
amount of 48,000 tons (23,200 being West India), bringing
up the total for the half-year to 199,000, again.t 214,1300t0n'
in Ito tame period of 1848, whilst the dela.ries have been
197,900 against 202,700 tom, those for house consumption
allowing still a felling oft of 6.900 tons in the six month%
an unimportant amount, which may very easily be made up
again. During the past few days a considerable mount o
duty hes been paid by importers, ends the impres-
sion that an early alteration may to made, es the
Chancellor of the Exchequer will, in conesquence of
the heavy ;expenditure for national defences, hays
a large deficit to make up, and tea and sugar hare 'always
been favourite articles to resort to for this mime; but inas-
much so by the act of 25th August, 1857, the rreetest acids of
sugar duties G fixed can the 31st March, 1860, we cannot
believe that parliament would sanmion such a breach of faith
with the importers as the raising of the s^ale without warn-
ing. The total shipments front the West Indies for the sea-
son are not now expected to equal them of last year, the
drought having done much irreparable injury to the canes.
Bsrbadcet. it is reported, will give about 10,000 toes tem ;
and ?rem Jamaica, Trinidad, end Antigua also there will be
a considerable hllior off. On the other head, the tideless
are more confirmed se to a great inmase to the crop of Cabe,
bat r,f this a large propwrion is going to the Untied States.
The fical out-turn of beettoot on the Coetinent shows a
greatly increased msnufactore in Girmany, but in Franca
there appears, by the last returns, deficiency of 23,000
tons. On the whole, we see no ground to expect that the
'apply foe the reminder of the year will be mere than cow-
massurate with the demand.