The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-15 00:00:00

ItE*ARKS.

Light winds from the ;74.7utiward have prevailed over the
British isles since yesterday; they have been accompanied by
rain generally, and also by a mist nn the east coast, The atmo-
spherical pressures have Increased slightly, and are more mil-
form over our islands than they were 3 esterday. The lowest
is in the south of Ireland ,%).65 inches at Roche's Point'.
ht southerly winds, with calms, now prevail on the Channel
coast, where temperature Is high , elsewhere winds are variable,
with an easterly tendency on the north-east coast. Rain still
falls at several stations, and weather generally is foggy or over-
cast.

THE BLOOM/46MM MURDER.—John Groves, the
alleged Fenian, charged with the murder of the
henchman McDonnell was again brought before, Mr.
Vaughan this afternoon. Mr. George Cox, of 2.'1, George-
street, Foley-street, oil and colourman, deposed to having,
on the night of the murder at a quarter to 12 o'clock, seen
the prisoner in company with another man at the corner of
Hart-street and Bloomsbury-street. The witness was
under examination when our report left.
Young gentlemen with a talent for caricature,
and able to draw, must beware how they indulge in their
propensities in France. A lad of 18, employed at W.
Rodrigue's, a stockbroker on the Paris Bourse, amused
himself the other day by pencilling a sketch on the blank
wall of the room where the brokers' clerks assemble. He
drew a kind of pencil fresco, a la Tenniel, representing
every high personage indeed, arrayed after the fnshion
of Blondin, walking blindfolded along a tight-rope, and
holding in his hand a balancing pole, on one end of which
Bismarck stands, whilst Garibaldi is gambolling on the
other. This cartoon was highly appreciated ; but, un-
fortunately, the police heard of it, and the rash youth Is
to be prosecuted, whilst hie employer has been invited to
discharge him.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIB DAY.)

On o'Otocra.

The stock markets show increased depression
to-day, and the general course of prices is un-
favourable. Further sales have been made,
prompted apparently by the rise yesterday in the
corn market and the withdrawals of gold from the
Bank, as well as by a statement that preparations are
being made at Aldershot to despatch troops to
the manufacturing districts, owing to anticipated
Fenian disturbances there. The amount of busi-
ness is very limited, but it consists almost
entirely of speculative sales. Cons°la have
declined I per cent., and some of the specu-
lative foreign bonds and home railway stocks i to
Other securities, including banking, financial,
and miscellaneous shares, are unaltered, in the
absence of transctions.

The supply of money in the discount market has
further increased, owing to the payment of the
dividends ; choice bills are taken at If per cent.
In the Stock Exchange the charge for abort loans is
without change, at 1 to li.

Consols are quoted 931 to 94 for money and
93 15-16 to 94 1-16, or 94, for the account (Nov. 7).
The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Ceuta. have declined to 92 to 1.
Railway stocks are still offered, and have ex-
perienced a fresh reduction in several cases.
Great Northern (original) has declined , per
cent. ; Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Brighton, ; and Metropolitan and Great East-
ern, 1. The present quotations are annexed :
Metropolitan, 123 to 1 ; Great Western, 471
to 1 ; London and North Western, 1131 to 1 ;
Midland, 119/ to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12e4
to 1271 ; Caledonian, 101/ to 102 ; South Eastern,
671 to 68 ; Great Eastern, 31/ to 1 ; Great North-
ern, 109 to 110; ditto A, 115 to 116; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 181 to ; North British, 33
to 1 ; and Brighton, 531 to 1.

Turkish Bonds of 1865, Spanish Passive, and
Italian of 1861 have receded § to per cent. ;
Turkish of 1862 are quoted 62 to 63 ; ditto 1865,
311 to ; Spanish Passive, 14 to 194 ; ditto Cer-
tificates, 16} to ; Italian, 1861, 45 to ; Egyp-
tian, 1864, 83 to 85 ; and Mexican, 15 to I.

United States 5-20 Bonds are without altera-
tion, at 711 to 1,, but Erie and Illinois Central
railway shares have improved 4 to I, viz., to 45i
to 471 and '6771 to 781, respectively.

Atlantic Cable shares have been dealt in to
a moderate extent, at yesterday's prices. Anglo-
American are at to and Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference at 3ti to

In the market for Bank shares, Alliance and
Chartered Mercantile of India have receded IF.—
the former to to 10} dis., and the latter to
26 to 27. London and Westminster are called 69 to
70 : Union of London, 37i to 38A ; Imperial Ot-
toman, to 11 dis. ; and London and County,
t 5 to 56.

Financial shares exhibit no variation. Inter-
national Financial are at 21 to 21 dis. ; London, 24
to 22 dia. ; General Credit, 21 to die. ; and
Credit Foncier, Li; to 5 dia.

A meeting of the Greek bondholders of the loans
of 1824 and 182 will be held on Tuesday next. It
is stated by the chairman of the committee that
" A provisional agreement has been signed between
the committee and his Excellency Sir Peter Braila,
the Minister Plenipotentiary and EnvoyExtraortii -
nary, and Michel Spartali, Esq., the Consul-
General, being the diplomatic representatives of
the kingdom of Greece, subject to ratification by
the bondholders and also by the Legislative
Chamber in Athens."

The numbers of bonds of the Antwerp and Rot-
terdam Railway Company which have been drawn
for repayment are published.

There is a strong and growing feeling that if the
government of the United States wishes to place its
credit upon a really impregnable footing, it should
lose no time in passing an act for the repayment in
gold of the capital of the 5-20 Bond debt, and thus
act up to the expectation universally entertained
amongst its creditors.

The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 9301. 18s. Ild. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.

About 41,000/. in gold was withdrawn from the
Bank yesterday for the Continent, there being no
supplies in the market. The total reported as taken
out for export since the date of the last return is
207,000/. Same amount of coin will doubtless also
leave the Bank this week in connection with the
payment of the dividends.

The silver market continues firm, owing to the
demand for the Continent. Bars are quoted
ss. Old. per ounce, and Mexican dollars 4s. 11d.
to 4s. llid. About 20,0001. in this coin, received
from New Orleans by the steamer Fire Queen, has
reached London.

It will be remembered that last year, under the
impression of the panic, the usance of bills drawn
from India was reduced from ail. to bur
months. In many quarters, however, the change
has been borne with impatience, and' it is under-
stood that the Indian banks have determined to
revert to the old practice, though a formal resolu-
tion to that effect has yet to be passed. The
return to the six months' usance will doubtless be
regarded with satisfaction in India, where a large
interest has constantly clamoured for it. Nor can
this be wondered at when we consider the superior
facilities which are thereby given to trade in pro-
duce, especially where it is conducted by houses
that possess an inadequate capital. Yet the failure
of the attempt to shorten credits in the India trade
will be viewed with regret by many disinterested
observers, who hold that the leas trade is conducted
upon borrowed money the sounder it is likely to be.
In all departments of business short settlements
have a tendency to discourage transactions of an
illegitimate character.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Monday, the 21st inst., a special
settling-day in the new 501. shares of the London
Joint Stock Bank, which are to be marked in the
official list. _ .

The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,0741. over last year, and
the London, Brighton, and South Coast an increase
of 1221. _ _ —

The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the third week in Septem-
ber amounted to 133,630 dols., against 116,804
dots. in the corresponding period last year, showing
an increase of 16,726 doll.
The Great Western Railway Company have given
notice that the Wellington and .Market Dravton
Railway will be opened for local traffic on Wednes-
day, the 16th inst. It is also intimated that "
new service of trains between Wellington and
Crewe will be commenced on the Ist of November,
affording a new through communication between
London, Birmingham, Worcester, and other sta-
tions' on the Great Western Railway, and Man-
chester and towns in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and
the north."
At the half-yearly general meeting of the Bank
of Victoria (Australia), held at Melbourne on the
6th of August, a dividend at the rate of 10 per
cent. was declared, leaving • balance of 19,9611.
14s. 4d. to be carried forward.
A general meeting of the Smyrna and Cassaba
Railway Company (Limited) is called for the 28th
inst., to receive the directors' report and the ba-
lance-sheet.
The half-yearly interest due the 13th inst. upon
Riga-Dunaburg Railway shares is advertised for
payment.
The preparations yesterday for the settlement in
the railway market showed generally a somewhat in-

creased supply of stock, from which it is to be in-
ferred that the public, after taking their dividends,
have made some sales. The rates of " continua.
ti though still very moderate, have consequently
rule,llli.4her thanfor some time past. The following
shows the terms on which the carrying over Ms
been generally conducted.
OUNIANOOB.

Wining. Closing.
el rest niiiitorn !Ten .. 1.32 to 3.33
Oral Western l-16 to 3-16 .. 1-16 to -16
Went Nortocrii A OVA t,+ .. even
London and Blint-On
I. ,orlon sn.l '.'t orth-W mein x.l, to 5-16 to f
London. Clint.. ate! D. isi r It. to ti. . It lota.
Lin(lllbire end Vcrb!.!:e i to I ..j to I
tiv-ch titteff.. and Lincoln. 116 to 3-16 .. to 1
olauot
Metropolitan
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1 !`'. i .... ..3'n Lo ? ."!.

Durres
rwertnlenro
Lotted States 5.20 Boods— 22°4 c. . to dp. e. pp. sur.
&; road trout .o con .14
Greer Western of Canada us. Od. to 9d. .. Oe. 6d. to Al.

Messrs. Thomson, Bonar, and Co. have an-
nounced that the coupons for the half-yearly divi-
dend on the Imperial Russian Loan of 1859, doe
the Ist of next mit,th, will be paid on and after
that day.

MONDAY EVINING.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at mil for the
th November, opened this morning at 94 to
and closed at 94 n-16 to 5-16, or 91. For money
the last price was 941 to The Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted
at 3 o'clock 931 to 4. The official business repeat
is at follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
; ditto, for account, 941, ; Three pee
Cents. Reduced, 928, ; New Three per Cents.,
92#, A, 1, : Bank Stock, 251, 3, ex div. ;
Indiafien-and-a-Half par Cent. 5t0ck,221,3; ditto
Five per Cent., 1141, ; ditto Five per Cent. en-
faced Paper, ugt, ; ditto Five per Cent. Rupee
Debentures, 1872, 1041 ; ditto, 1882, 105 ; ditto,
Bonds, 695., 70s. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was more offered,
and receded, be;ng last marked 1141.
Exchequer Bills remain at 255. to 30s. prem.
The foreign stock market showed depression.
Brazilian Bonds of 1865 and Greek declined per
cent.: Italian of 1861, # : Spanish Passive and
Turkish of 1865, ; and the Committee's Certifi-
cates and Mexican, Venezuelan of 1862 and
1841, however, were again in request, and expe-
rienced a fresh advance of 1 per cent.

MINES.-(211.113 DAY.)

Ors o'OLoar.

In the mining market to-day attention is prin-
cipally directed to preparations for the fortnightly
settlement to-morrow, and prices exhibit few changes.
East Lovell shares, however, are inquired for, and
have risen to 8.4 t 7. Prince of Wales are at 525.
to 545. ; West Chiverton, 63 to 65 ; North Crofty,
3i to I; Wheal Grenville, 325. to 345. ; North
Treskerby, 31s. 61.t0 325. 6d. • Clifford, 71 to ;
Great Vor, lit to ; North Citiverton, 4 to ;
and West Great Work, 31 to I.
Very few transactions have been recorded in
foreign and colonial mining shares. St. John del.
Rey are quoted 59 to 60 ; Don Pedro, 2} to prem. ;
Anglo Brazilian, par to prem. ; Pestarenakoge:
it prem. ; Chontales, I to, prem., being flat ;
Grande, to ; ito prem. ; United
Mexican, 2to ; Frontino and Bolivia, kto f ;
Port Phillip, 11 to 1f ; and Central American, I
dig. to 1 prem.
We have received the following from the Chow-
tales Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited):
By advice. received yesterday morning the directors sow
informed that since the last mail some further cases of
cholera have occurred, which have prevented the natives
returning to their work : consequently the force employed
is inadequate to the requirements of the mines. Notwith-
standing this, however, 211 oz. of gold have been remitted.
The health of the Europeans continues good, and but for
the delay occasioned by the want of native labour every-
thing at the mines would be satisfactory.