The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1866.

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
( THIS LAY.)

This afternoon an extraordinary general meeting
of shareholders was held at the London Tavern; the
]tight Hon. J. STUART WORTLEY in the chair.
The following report was read by Mr. itsvisim, the se-
.

'The: directors have at length to congratulate the share-
holders of the Atlantic Telegraph Company upon the suc-
cessful completion of their noble enterprise, in the earnest
prosecution of which they have been engaged with unabated
confidence during upwards of nine years. It remains nowfor
the directors to invite the shareholders to join with them
in hearty thanks to thosegallantandpereevering men whose
arduous labours during the past three months, in the
nautical, the engineering, and the electrical depart-
mental of this enterprise, have secured to the
world a most efficient communication across the
Atlantic by means of two submarine cables.
By the operations of the present year, the position of deep-
sea cables as an investment has been placed on a basis
never previously attained. A practical proof has been
afforded of the possibility of raising and repairing
them if injured, even in depths of water where
they had previously been deemed to be inaccessible,
—while the facts which have been developed, as to the im-
aftvement of insulation and increase of speed in working
er submersion, have greatly enhanced their commercial
value. Some alloy, however, to their otherwise full
satisfaction, is felt by the directors, in having to
state that the lines of the New York, Newfoundland, and
London Telegraph Company, with which this company is
connected, have been found to be in a very imperfect
state, preventing the reduction, up to the present time,
of the restrictive charge of 20f. per message, which
the board are most anxious, looking .to the pros-
perity of the undertaking, to assist in reducing as
early as possible. The directors are, however, assured
that exertions are now being made to bring those lines
into proper condition, and in a abort time they hope
that, with the concurrence of the Anglo-American
Telegraph Company, it will be practicable safely to
effect a very material reduction. Owing to the circum-
stances above referred to, the moult of working the
cables up to this time has been, that the returns of reve-
nue, though large, offer no criterion as to the future value
of the property. These returns would have been greatly
increased even under the present tariff but for the exist-
ing uncertainty as to the state of the lines beyond New-
foundland, and there an be no doubt that with
those lines in good order, under a reasonable
tariff, such aa it is the desire of the company to adopt at ;
the earliest moment, every expectation of the directors as g
to a very large revenue will be fully realised. The direc-
tors, looking to the large amount of revenue at present 81
payable preferentially to the Anglo-American Telegraph 'M
Company, amounting to 125,0001. a year and half the g!
surplus profits beyond the 8 and 4 per cent. to the
preferential and ordinary. stocks of this company, and 14
having regard to the provision made under the contract
li
for the extinction of these payments, have felt it to be 10
their duty to the proprietors to lose no time in 11
recommending that steps be taken either under s,
the contract, or by some mutual arrangement, to
y.
effect an object so important to their interests. t
The balance of this company s unissued capital is at pre- el
sent 800,000!., which under the powers already pcesessed
by the company, can be issued either as ordinary stock or SI
as a second preferential stock, bearing such interest as f 81
may be deemed advisable. The directors propose to ask
the sanction of the shareholders to issue this stock at such
tune and on such terms, either as ordinary stock, or at
such a rate of second preference as they may find to be ex-
pedient and necessary. The board further desire the earn- 181
tion of the shareholders to an application to parliament by
the company to increase the nominal capital of the com-
pany to a total not exceeding five million pounds
including the existing capital. Although in the
notice of the extraordinary general meeting which has
been issued by the directors, it was proposed to ask for
power to issue 1,200,000!., with first preferential dividends,
they have decided, on further consideration, to abandon
the issue of such stock as unnecessary, and simply to ask ,
for the sanction of the shareholders the issue of the
balance of capital, and to au application to parliament for 8I
increased powers."
The CH Al IM AN congratulated the shareholder' upon the t
auspicious circumstances under a hich they met on that 6
occasion after a long period, during which it had been his
duty to urge them to renewed exertions after severe dis-
appointments Their first duty now was to tender their
thanks to those gallant, persevering, honest, noble men
who by their skill and by their hands had achieved the 44
laying of the cable. (Cheers). The great and successful
exertions of those men had attracted the attention of the
highest person iu the kingdom, and it was likely that their
services would be acknowledged in a marked manner by 1
the crown. He concluded by moving a vote of thanks to
all those who had taken part in the laying of the cable.
This was seconded by Mr. LAM MON, and carried.
A resolution authorising the issue of the remaining
capital was then moved by the chairman, who in doing
so said that he anticipated at a very early moment a great •
reduction in the tariff, probably to one-half. (Cheers.)
In 55 days, from the 2.Bth of July to 21st Sep-
tember, the cable earned 46,0481., which would make an
average, including Sundays and stoppages of land lines,
of 837 f. a day, and if they excluded the exceptional days,
when the cable meld not work at all the average wduld
be 0601. a day. The largest sum taken in one day j
had been 2,0081., and the two most profitable messages the
company had transmitted had been the King of Prussia's
speech, and an account of the fight between Mace and
Gail. (Laughter.)
The resolution was agreed to, as was also a resolution
empowering the directors to apply to parliament next ses-
sion for power to increase the nominal amount of capital
from 2,000,000/. to 5,000,0001.
The proceedings terminated with a very cordial vote of
thanks to the directors.

SHARE LISTS.-{THIS DAY.)

Om o'CLooz.

250,000 1
100,000

The railway market is dull to-day, with few
transactions. Great Northern stock remains heavy,
and has experienced a fresh decline of 1 per cent.
Great Western has also receded 1, and London,
Chatham, and Dover 4, but London and North West-
ern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North British
have improved to 4. The settlement still oc-
cupies attention.
Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1281 to ;
Great Western, 541 to ; London and North
Western, 1174 to 118 ; Midland, 121 to 1; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 123 to 4 ; Caledonian, 128
to 129 ; South Eastern, 671 to 68; Great North-
ern, 116 to 117 ; ditto A, 1271 to 128 ; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 20 to 1 ; Great Eastern,
281 to 294 ; and North British, 384 to 391.
Very few transactions have been reported in
foreign and colonial railway shares, and prices
generally present no variation. Lombardo-Vene-
tian are quoted 191 to 1, being steady.
ORDINARY swam AND STOCKS.

Bh. I Pd. I RAILWAYS I

losing prices I miles to-day
yeMorday. to 1 p.m.

87 88
1271 124
40 46
13 16
4 a
86 68
70 71
TO 80
116 110
29+ ID*
II 6

100 Bristol and Exeter
100 Caledonian
100 Candxian
all Cork and Bandon
all Cornwall
100 . Dublin and Belfast.Twac
100 • Dundee,Perth,rtAbd.in
all 'loot London Scrip Carl
100 1 Do
100 Glasgow and 8. Western
100 Great Eastern Ord. St.
100 Do. IL ans. Btk., No 2,
100 Great North of Scotlandi
100 Great Northern
100 .Do.a I A rec. no dlr. no.
100 Do.Bitilop.c.Lpatth
100 Do. New too. a* 25 poi.
100 'Do. Ord. Def. Dir. Sloe
100 Gt. South a West. (Ire )
100 • Great Western
1001 Do.StourVal.Gua
100 Do. South Wales
100 I Do. W. Mid.—Oxfordl
100 Do. Do. Newport
100 Lancaahire &Yorkihire
100 Lon. ,Brightn. S. Coast
100 London,Chatham,aDov
100 I Do. 11 et. Eaten. Aop.c.
100 :London & North Westn. ,
100 LondonaSouthWesteru
100 I Man. Sher., & LAncolnah
100 'Metropolitan
84' Do. New
all Do. Extension
all Metropolitan District
10 Do. do. do.
all Do. .1c St. John's-wood
100 Midland
I 7 Do. L 9 Shares
, 100. Do. Birm. a Derby
all Mid Kent
1100 'North British
100 Do. Edin ,Perth,Dund
100 N. Easteru—Berwick
16$ Do. G. N. IL Pure
100 De. Leeds
• 100 I Do. York
K. 100 Do. Owlisle
all , Do. Stock &Darling.
20 I Do. do., 180041
100 North London
7 I Do. do., 1884-6
2 Do. go., 1806
100 I North Staffordshir•
100 N. t & Western June.
100 'Scottish Central
;t. 100 'Scottish N. E. Aber. Stk.
St. 100 Scottish Midland
St. 100 ,Shropshire Union
St. 1100 'South Devon

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37 39
13 85
123 123}
83 86
20 21
20 25
1171 118
81. 86
65 67
12.8 129
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101 101
83 95

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91 93

37 39
17 19
102 104

It. 100 .Pouth Eastern
10 i all Stalnes,WokinghamAc
It. 100 Taff Vale
10 , 3 Do. C
It. 1100 'Vale of Neath
6t. 1100 !Waterford & Kilkenny
10 ! 6 Waterloo & Whitehall
00. ' 100 Waal Cornwall

BRMISH 1

Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Bora. Bar. B.C. In. g6p.e.

Do. F Shams
Buffalo & Lake Baron
Do. Preference
But Brant. ,&Ooderich
6 per eent.157244
Cal &S. Eastern sp. e.g.
Cape T. & Donk 6 y. c. g.
Demerara,7p.c.perpred.
East Bengal gu. 5 do
East Indian gu. 5 do
Grand Trunk of Canada
Do. Equip. NI. B.6p.ct
• Do. lst pref. Bonds
Do. do. deferred
Do. find 'met Bonds.
Do. do. deferred
Do. find pref. Stock
Do. do. deferred
Do. 4th pref. Stock
Do. do. deferred
Great Indian Peninsula
Do. gun. 6 per cent
Do. New do
I Do. New
Gt. S. of India. g. sp. ct I

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Do. et per cent ...

Do_ _
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Do. q.c. Ms. pay.lS73.
Do. do. do. 1677-6.1
Indian Sranch,Limited,
31adrita guar. 5 P. rent
Do. do. 0 do
I Do. do. 44 de
! Do. Fifth Extension
Nell). Corp. 6 per c. Bd. I
Nleili. and lliibsou'spaz

Do. 6 p. et., pay. 186-0
Do. 5 D. ct., pay. 1895.
1N.R..0f Cant* e.istp.B 1
Mode, lota. 6 por cent I
I Do. Delhi do
Do. do. do
Do. Pwijanb do..
Do. Indus St. Flot. do

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114 114
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37,500 60
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37,600 701
60,0001 10
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82 86
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JOINT STOCK. WIS.
BAses. I I'd CI. 1

Albion
AllianceLon.&Liverpool' 25
Anglo Auatriaa i 6
Anglo Fgyptian (Lim.) • • 20
Anglo Italian 'Llmitedid 20 1
Asiatic Bank for. new ah , 10
Australasia ' all
Bankof BritishColurnbli all
Do. New, issued 2pm ! 6
Bank of Egypt I
411
Bank of Loudon
Bank of Otago ;Limited;, le i
Bank of Queensland ,L 25 ,
Banks! Victoria, Austral' 25
Bank of New Zealand ' 110
Barned's Bank 'Lir:rifted'. 10 I
itnizillan&Portuguesiel: 10 I
Bri tisk & Califurniantl.) 7e I
British N. America •. &II
; Charleslaftitte &Co. 11 ?i 6 ,
C. Bk. India, Ans., China all
Chart. Mer. of India, &c all
City
Colonial
Corn. Bank of Canada ! all 1
Corn. Bank of India, &c all ;
Consolidated Bank (1 1 4 ;
1 Delhi and London ' 26
I'
East London (Limited) 6
Eastern Ezehange'Llrn., 6
' English and American .1 5
, English Joint Stock 10
Eng.Scol& Aust. Chartd all
English and Swedish ;L.'. 25
European Bank Limited 16
flindusn.Chins&Jap (L)' 25
Imperial Bank:Limited; 20
'lmperial Ottoman , 10
,lonian
Do. New I 5
Land Mort. Bk. Indial )' 4
I Do.sp. cDeh.,l3ol-1, Myra' all
I Lon.BLofMencoAte.(Vl 20
London and Brazilian 45
Do. New 174
' London&RiverPLatea ), 40
Do. New, lan at le pin, 10
Do. do. do 5
Lon. Ch. Bank of Anstrt ' all
London and County ' 20
I London Joint
London & South kWh:am all
I Lon. & & Western ;Lint 20
London & Venn:unlink j, lte,
London & Westminster.' 20 '
Merchant Bank (Lira.) . 25 I
I Do. New
Mercantile&itschan'4 12ej
Metro. & Prov. BanktL.; 20
I Midland Bank (Lint.) . 20 I
National of Australasia. 4 ,
National of Liverpool lO
N. Pro. of England
Do. End & srd lame_ 12
National Bank
I New South Wales all
New Zealand (Limited) 1
1! North Western
Oriental Bank Corpora all
Orient•Comß•Liateo.C. 7
De. do. lateN. F. •
Do. do. lateF.C. 4 '
Provin•BankingOorp•(L) 10
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1100,000
100,000'
100,000
100,000
146,560
166,090;
1,135,800,

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160,000
1,000,000
260,000
1,860,900

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

REDUCTION IN THE BANK RATE.
Oita o'CLuct.
The Bank of England rate of discount has been
reduced to-day from kth 4j per cent.
The stock markets opened flatly this morning,
and the tendency to press sales has somewhat in-
creased since the announcement that the Bank
minimum has been lowered. The funds

are steady, at the closing prices of yester-
day, but English railways are worse in some cases.
Great Western Railway stock was first quoted at
. .

an improvement of per cent., upon the official
notification that the dividend will be paid on the
Ist of October, the day previously appointed, but,
notwithstanding this explicit contradiction to the
rumour of yesterday, the price has since given way.
Foreign bonds are also dull.
The demand for money is extremely moderate,
while the supply is very large. It is anticipated,
however, that the inquiry will somewhat increase
later in the day.. The rate for choice three months'
paper is 41 to 41y per cent., or to below the
reduced charge at the Bank. Short loans on Eng-
lish government securities are obtainable in the

Stock Exchange at 3 to 4 per cent.
The discount establishments have lowered their
terms for money at call from 4to 3. per cent.,
and at seven and fourteen days' notice from 4} to
The joint-stock banks now allow 3i per cent.
for money on deposit, instead of 4, with the excep-
tion that the London and Westminster give only
2} for sums below 5001.
Consols are now quoted 891 to g for money, and
8911 to for the 9th October.
In the foreign stock market there is a demand

for Italian Bonds of 1861, which have advanced f
per cent. On the other hand, Turkish of 1865
have declined and Spanish Certificates
Turkish Bonds of 1862 arc quoted 54 to 56 ;
ditto, 1855, 31} to 1 ; Greek, 151 to t ; Spanish
Passive, 228 to ; ditto Certificates, 14/ to 15 ;
Italian of 1861, 57 to} ; and Mexican, 16.1 to f.
American securities exhibit no movement of im-
portance. 5-20 Bonds are quoted 71g to ; Erie
Railway shares, 471t0 1 ; and Illinois Central, 77i
to 78.

Anglo-American Telegraph shares are offered
for sale, and have declined ss.—viz., to 161 to I.
Atlantic Telegraph are dull, at 53 to 6.
International Financial shares are quoted 11, to
1i die. ; London Financial, 14 to 13 dis.; General
Credit, 2to 11 dis. ; Credit Foncier, si to 3,;
dis. ; and National Discount, Si to preut.
With reference to the dividends on New Granada
Bonds, Messrs. Baring Brothers and Company
intimate that they have yesterday received the un-
dermentioned remittances, viz.:—From Custom-
house of Santa Marta, 4,7851. • ditto Sabanilla,
2681. ls. 4d. ; total, 5,053/. Is. 4d.
About 144,0001. in gold—viz., 98,0001. in bars,
and 46,000 sovereigns front India and other places
—was sent into the Bank yesterday, making a total
of 538,000/. for the week, while in the same period
only 52,0001. has been withdrawn for exportation.
About 200,000 sovereigns are on the way from
Alexandria to this country. The steamer Ripon,
with the mail for Bombay, will take to-morrow
only 3,5001. in specie for Aden.
The bar silver by the steamer Poonah, represent-
ing about 500,0001., has been sold for the conti-
nent, there being a demand for that quarter at the
present price, viz., ss. 00. per ounce. The expor-
tation of this large amount will probably tend to
impart steadiness to the foreign exchanges. Mexi-
can dollars are at 4s. showing no change.
Private letters from Paris describe business on
the Bourse as in a very gloomy and disorganised
state. The office, or privilege, of several brokers
(ay, ids de change) is in the market for sale, and the
goodwill is stated to be worth little more than 50
per cent. of what it fetched in June last. In con-
sequence of the course of events, many of the
brokers' speculative clients have found themselves
in a heavy deficiency, and have been unable to
meet their obligations, whereas the brokers have
made good all the demands upon them.
At the meeting of shareholders of the Anglo-
Italitm Bank (Limited), held yesterday, after some
considerable discussion, the resolutions for the re-
construction of the company were carried by a large
majority. It was remarked that the directors had
treated the shareholders with great frankness and
consideration in coining forward, after a period of
exceptional depression, to state the exact position
of the bank, instead of defacing their statement
and present proposal until the usual tune of meet-
ing. A cordial vote of thanks was given to the
chairman, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., and the direc-
tors for the candid and conciliatory manner in
which the proceedings of the meeting had been
conducted.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 2,2111.
over the correaponding period of last year, and the
Midland, an increase of 2,620/.
The traffic receipts of the Erie Railway for the
month of August were 1,290,3110 dols. against
1,418,742 dols. iu August,llB6s, showing a decrease
of 128,412 dole.
At the meetingyesterday of the London Assurance
Corporation a dividend of ss. per share for the six
mouths was declared, being the usual distribution
at this period of the year.
The preparations yesterday for to-morrow's set-
tlement in the home railway market showed gene-
rally only a moderate supply of stock. The chief
exception was in South Eastern stock, which, after
being rather scarce in the morning, and command-
ing a " backwardation," ended with a " contango "
of about per cent. At the last settlement there
was a " backwardation " of I, so that the outstand-
ing speculation fur a fall seems to have been ad-
justed. The " continuation " on London and
North Western stock, on the other hand, was
somewhat lighter than at the last settlement. As
regards miscellaneous shares, the settlement indi-
cates a considerable outstanding speculation for a
rise in the shares connected with the Atlantic
Cable, in respect of which exceptionally high rates
have been paid. The new " account,' it may be
mentioned, is of eighteen days' duration. The fol-
lowing shows the terms on which the carrying over
has been generally conducted :
Opening. Closing.
Great Ea5tern......... .. 1.16 to 5-16 .. 1-16 to
Great Western even to 1.. Yla to 5-16
Great No therm A........ 7-16 to 9.16 .. to 1
London and North-Western to .. to I
Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 5-16 to 7-16 .. to
Manch, Shed., and Lincoln to i• • to
Metropolitan 7-ln to 9-16 .. to
Midland 5-16 to 7-1 d .. to
North Eastern, Berwick
Ditto, York to to
foyers / hack to even ..
Luxembourg 9d. to In. 3d. .. 9d. to la 3d.
Illinois
Eves 6d. to 96. .. even to 6d.
United States 5.20 Bondi lto 1.. to
Grand Trunk of Canada l-16 to 3-16 .. 1.16 to 3-16
Great Western of Canada 9d. to la sd. .. IA to la. 3d,

WED!rESDAT EVICTING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 8911 to
for the 9th October, opened this morning at 89
to j, and closed at 891 to +. For money the last
price was 891 to The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 89/, 1, ; ditto, for account, 891;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 86k, 7 ; New Three
per Cents., 87, ; ditto Five per Cents., 103 ;
Rod Sea Telegraph, 191 ; Bank Stock, for account,
242 xd. ; India Five per Cent. stock, 1041, ;
ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 18s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock remains steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 2s. clis. to 3s.

prem.
Foreign stocks were fiat, and the general course of
prices was rather unfavourable. Turkish Bonds of
1863 declined 3 per cent. ; ditto of 1858 and 1862,
as well as Egyptian of 1864 and Moorish, 1; Cheek,
1i ; and Spanish Passive, i. Turkish of 1865, and

Italian of 1861, however, were in request, and rose
and per cent. respectively.
Bank shares were inactive, with very few tram-
actions. Bank of Australasia declined 11., and
Alliance and London and Westminster 101. Other
undertakings were quoted the same as yesterday,
in the absence of business.
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph
were flat, and receded 2a. 6d. to 51., closing at
to 17 and 51,- to 0 respectively. Telegmth Con-
struction also declined 7s. 6d., viz., to 2 to
prem.
The amount of business in financial shares was
extremely small, and prices were without variation,
with the exception of a decline of 2s. 6d. in Inter-
national Financial. Prices closed as follows
International Financial, 11 to 11 dis. ; General
Credit, 2to 1 dis. ; London Financial, 14 to 13
dis. ; Credit Punier of England, 3i to 3/ die.
Hudson's Bay shares closed at 161 to 17/ ; Na-
tional Discount, at 13t to prem., being 2s. ed.
lower ; and General Ottoman, at par to 1 prem.
China Steam Ship and Labuan Coal and Mediter-
ranean Extension Telegraph declined 10s., and
London General Omnibus 2s. Od., but other mis-
cellaneous shares were unchanged.
The only variation in colonial government secu-
rities was an advance of 1 per cent. in Cape of
Good Hope (1873).
United States 5-20 Bonds were offered fur sale,
and declined if per cent. Atlantic and Great
Western Railway Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
also gave way to the extent of 1 per cent., but
Illinois Cent's: shares improved 1. Prices closed as
follows :-5-20 Bonds, 711 to 71 ; Erie Railway
shares, 471 to ; Illinois Central, 771 to 781 ;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
67 to 69 ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage Bonds,
474 to 481.

MINES.-(17118 DAY.)

ONE o'CLoct.

There is little business in the mining market to-
day, attention Lying chiefly directed to the settle-
ment. Prices generally show no change, com-
pared with those last current yesterday. Great
Vor shares ::re quoted 23 to 24 ; West
Caradon, 10 to 11 ; North Treskerby, 34 to
; Prince of Wales, 225. 6d to 255. ; WestChiverton,
60 to 62 ; Chiverton Moor, 51 to 6 ; Tresavean, 6
to ; East Russell, 31 to ; Wheal Buller, 22), to
25 ; Chontales, ;:t to prem. ; and Frontino and
Bolivia, 11s. to 13e.