The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

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r-- litelhas reniain.rtran,' ist Yesterday's improve-
r bent, Irith very ,little business. In the share
itiwarket there is likewise no movementof importance,
tinniness being almost suspended. Attention is still
absorbed by the pending investigation into the frauds
on the Uuiou Bank, and by the inquiry instituted
by the Stock Exchange Committee into the agency
through which the alleged enormous fosses in the
, stock were brought about.
At Parts this morning, )aciording to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent Rental were quoted
70.25, showing an advance of 1- per cent. since yes-
terlday.
Indian government securities remain steady.
Transactions are officially recorded in the shares
, of the Union Bank of Loudon from 231 to 25 ; the
t present quotation is 23.t0.25._

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No. I SO. I BANKS. 1 Pei CL price& I Odin
10.000 100 Agra and 11. Bor. Bank . 50 75 77
21500 40 Australasia ail 72 74
70,000 25 Bank of Zapf
0,000 100 Bank of London 6O 61 53
60, 90 Bank of Turkey
10, 60 British N. America
i;900 20 Chart. Bank of Dalin
Australia, and Claus . all 191 lel
19000 25 Clutwl. Kern of India,
Loa., and China sll 31 33 xd
6,000 100 Pty
10,000 100 Coloulal
40,000,10.11'C0m. of Canada
26,000 100 Coin. of Louden lO 19 21
25,000 20 Log. BcoteltAud.Cliartd an 17 171
80,000 20 O. Bank of awnserland all
35,000 10 Lou. Ob. Bonk of AnairL all 221 231 221 31
20,000 60 London and Om*,
00,000 50 London Joint nook .
50,000 100 Lon. and Womisalasier lO
10,000 100 Nat. Prow. et Wand 96
25,000 20 Do. Now lO
90,000 60 Naticeal Bask
25,000 20 New Booth Wales
50,400 25 Oriental Bank Oceporn Oll
25,000 20 Ottoman Bank
20,000 100 Provincial of belied
4,000 10 Do. Now
18000 25 South Australia.
40,000 25 Union of Anibal&
00,000 60 i Union of London
3,000, 100 'Unity Muted RI
LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.
L 19922001. Ann 15.-11ka satket was dull but steady all

Consols are now quoted 94i for money, end 941
to 96 for the 9th of May. The official business
'report is, as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
..for money, 041, 1, 95 ; ditto for account (May
8), 95 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 931, ;
New Three per Center, 931, ; India Stook,
290 ; Indian Five per Cent. stock, 1869, 106/, 106 ;
'ditto, for account, 1061; Five-and-a-Half per Cent.
" aniseed" rupee paper, 1031, 104 ; India Bonds,
101., Be. die. ; and Exchequer Bills, 6s. prem.
There is no alteration of importance in the
foreign stock market. The Turkish Loan of 1854
remains quoted 761 to 77, and that of
1858, 614 to 1. Mexican Bonds are
'quoted 211 to 1. Sales are recorded as fol-
lows : Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1860 (scrip), 1, 1 die ; Dutch Four
per Cent. Certifs., 1014, ex div. ;
Sardinian Five per Cents. for account, 85 ; Spanish
Passive, 16; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for
account, 77, 761, ex div. ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858,
for account, 611, ; ditto Guaranteed Four per
Cents., 1011 ; Venezuela Three per Cents., for
account, 261.

The steamer Delta will sail to-morrow with
129,4661. in specie for Bombay, of which 8,8451. is
gold and the rest silver.
The Calcutta and China mails are expected to
be delivered in London to-morrow (Friday).

Fol7lt O'CLOCK.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.
utTgegOOL, APen 96.—me satket was dull but steady all
day. Birkenhead, sae 70—Caledonian stock, 901 901—Eastern
Counties, 10i 11—Oreat Northern stock, 116116--Great Westerns,
ft—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 104 i 106—London and North
Western, 991 901 Ditto Eighth shares. 16.164--Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, al 411—fildbuld Stock, 116 1101—
North British Stock, 61 d 611—North Staffordshire, $ 3.d.—
North Eastern Berwkk Capital Stock, 9454 96—Ditto, York Ca-
pital Stock, T 6 80—Ditto. lewd. Stock. 401 —OxforLL Wer
ostler, and oivertuunpton, 421 aa-Bon Eastern, 26 3-16 161
—Dutch Rhenish, bi 5 d.—Great Luxembourg, 6 15.16 1-16—
Grand Trunk of Canada, 8 946 8 11-16—Great Woolen' of Canada,
131 151—Ditto New shame, 71 7 d.—Buffalo and lake Bona.
6 51—Lombardo-Venetian, 11 p.—Orest Ship, 10a. lls.

Consols are quoted 94 for money, and 94 to
95 for the account, showing no variation since two
o'clock.

Business at the disoount-offioe at the Bank was
only moderate in amount yesterday. In the general
market the rate for the beet bills, having not more
than a month or six weeks to run, was 4-1 to 14 per
cent. ; for four months, 51 to bI ; and for six
months, 51 to 6 per cent.
The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation
day"), and terminate on Monday.
The steamer Armenian has taken 15,2651. in
specie for the West Coast of Africa.
Bar silver remains firm, at se. I,ld. per ounce
standard.

The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 8,2881. ; the
Great Northern, an increase of 1,8881. ; the Great
Western, an increase of 1,3521. ; and the London
and South Western, an increase of 1461. The re-
! turns for the corresponding week of last year in-
cluded the traffic of Good Friday.
At the meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company yesterday the directors' report, recommend-
ing the usual half-yearly dividend of 21. per share,
free of income tax, was agreed to.
Holders of obligations of the Royal Swedish
Railway Company are invited to attend a special
meeting on the 9th proximo, "for the purpose of
appounting • committee to confer with the directors
on the general position of the company, and espe-
cially to devise means for raising the funds to com-
plete the works between Arboga and Koping."
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and miscellaneous sham +, a 3 given in the
last Stock Exchange list :
Insuranoe.—Alliance, British and Foreign, 161 ; ditto
Marine, 69 ; Atlas, 161 ; Globe, 100 ; Guardian, 621,f:
Indemnity Marine,l6o ; Law The, 41 • Legal and General
Life, 61; Liverpool and London Fire said Late, 91, 1 ; Lon-
don and Provincial Law, 31; Ocean Marine, 71;
175; Rock Life, 81 ex day. ; Universal Life, 30; Universal
Merino, 21.
Canal.—Birmingham, 941 ; Grand Junction Guaranteed
Six per Cent., 12/ ; Kennet and Avon, 61, 1 ; Regent's,
20,194.
Gas.—Great Central, 10 ; Imperial, New, 31, 1 ; London,
42 ex div. ; Westminster Chartered, 591 ; Western, 121.
Waterworks.—Chelsea, 154 ; ditto 'New Guaranteed,
1862, 23 ; East London, 1251, 125 ; West Middlesex, 106.
With reference to the market for Indian govern-
ment paper, Messrs. Pixley, Abell, and Langley report
as follows, under date yesterday evening :—" India
government loan notes remain inactive at 1031 to
104 for the Five-and-a-Half per Cents., and 981 t, for
the Five per Cents. ; but the reported rise in Cal-
cutta thin day by telegram of 2* per cent. on Fite-
and-a-Half per Cent. paper may probably give a
little activity to the market here."
The position of the market tor American securi-
ties is thus noticed by Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite -
The market for American securities in London has been
active during the past week, and we note a general disposi-
tion to invest in State Bonds and approved railroad stooks
and bonds. A very active demand has existed for Erie
Railroad Stock and Bonds, and the prices have greatly
advanced. Illinois Central shame are depressed by the
financial statement and all of 5 dollars per share.
Mr. E. Griesbach has been appointed agent for
Lloyd's at Maceio ; Mr. A. T. Kirkpatrick, agent
at Garrucha ; and Mr. R. Lewis, agent at
Aberdovey.

TN& " CliAltrus."—The following certificate as
to the stateof Sayers's arm, is from the surgeons of St. Tho-
mas'. Hospital :—" Having examined Mr. Thomas Sayers
this day, we are of *pink" from the contused elate of the
muscles, tendons, and inner bone of the right fore arm,
that he will be unable to use that arm for at least • couple
of months, or probably more. (Signed) 8. Jones,
F.It.C.S., M. 8., E. Clairton, IL D., M.8.C.P., F.R.C.S.
—Bt. 'Thomas's Hospital, April IL 1860." On Fri
day sight Tom and Heenan met at Owen
Swift's. Whilst at the latter place a gentleman
came in, and without !peaking a word or taking
anything to drink, put into Tom's hand • new five.
pound Bank of England note, and then walked out
of the home. On the same evening Lord Stamford
requested Tom, when leaving Epsom, to pay him a
visit, as Lady Stamford wished particularly to see
him, as she had a handsome present to make him.
The House of Commons, on Friday, collected nearly
9301. for hire, all grades of politicians subscribing. Mr.
Bennett and Mr. Gideon intend giving him 501. each ; and
a committee of gentlemen, with two noblemen at their
heed, will be appointed to invest the money for
him, so that he can receive it in weekly sums.
At George Beyer's, Black Horse, Oxenden-street, on Satur-
day night, two gentlemen came into the bar and one gave
twenty, and the other ten pounds for the brays
Georgein,
ayen. as a reward for his pluck and gallantry.—
/peering Life.
THR COLLICT/ON FOR SAYERS IN LIVERPOOL.
Sayers up to yesterday had sent no communication to the
gentlemenwho in Liverpool have been instrumental in
raising a testimonial subscription to the champion. He has
been frequently informed of the course pursued by the gen-
tlemen at Liverpool, but has never answered any of their com-
munications, and it is now proposed to return the mosey
already collected to those who subscribed it. Under the
present circumstances, it is the only course left open to
those who were desirous of marking the courage of Sayers
in a substantial manner.
LONDON Ursa VOLIINTELDB.—The members of
the Irish Volunteer Corps attended, by invitation, • public Wentenenet hvninro.
meeting of the Irish residents of the Tower Hamlets din. Consols, which closed yesterday at 94,1, " sellers,"
trict, held on Tuesday evening, at the Beaumont Institution, opened this morning at the same quotation, and
neighbourhood.
for the
About 100 100 motemtcninbersiligof tahewmcoriTs:ymarein thath el ..c..1..0eed firm at 941 to 95. For money the last price
fol-
in uniform from Hunprford-hall, headed by the newly. i"""' •
94threeThe official business report is as
equipped brass band, through the City to the place of meet- lows per Cent.Consolfbor money, 94i, g,
leg, where they were well received by a large seeembly, I; ditto for aooount (May 9), 94 ; Three per Cents.
During the march, which was enlivened by the 'endplaying Reduced, 9N, I, I, ; New nee per Cents.,
many national airs, the beautiful uniform of the corps ex- 931 93 I, g, ; Thirty Year's Annuities,
cited great admiration. At a little after eight o'clock the expiring in April, 188, 14, 17 7-16, 17# ; Bank
Marquis of Donegal was voted to the chair, and in a very
Stock, 225 226 • Indian Five per Cent. Stock,
eloquent address dwelt on the necesaity of forming "
volunteer corps, and said that his countrymen 1859, 108 f, 106, ditto, Five per Cent. " en-
already exhibited • warm theirs to aid IA the faced" rupee paper, Nt, 98 ; India Bonds, 58. die.
extension of the movement. He boiled toGoo There were some exchanges to-day from Consols
the London Irish Rifles one of the most, if not the most,
into New Three per Cents., in consequence of the
efficient cores in the metropolis. The meeting was subse-
a= ressed by the Rev. J. Courtney,
Mr. H.J. O'Connell, Mr. Prendergast, Sir H. W. The Indian Five per Cent. stock of 1859 was
Rimut. relative cheapness of the hter.
Barron, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Mr. S. Lover, ac., and re- ! steady, at 106 to I. Exchequer Bills remain quoted
solutions approving of the establishing of the coma, and a go. to me, prem,
pledge to increase its effective strength, were adopted. There was little alteration in the foreign stock
After giving three cheers for " the queen and the Irish
Volunteers," the band, which was stationed in the spadoem market. Spanish Bonds were inquired for. The
eg Turkis of 1854 was quoted 76} to 77,
ex., struck up " God save the Queen." , A no
and .858, 64 to Brazilan
to the chairman terminated the proceedings. The ex diva;that or
mdmicre of the corps appeared to be productive of the de- Scrip was dealt in at &dia. to pan.
sired end, for many recruits were enrolled. ' The shares of the Union Bank of London opened
TIM VOLIINTEMIS. —The 2nd, or South Middle-
,. this morning at 26 to 27, fell to 24, and closed at
~t.deez Rine Corp,., ninetrtlig..memePetttee'by Mar- 25. Other bank &harm were firm. Oriental Bank
y"li cYurdn, • ground being k'ep-t the Service were inquired for. The miscellaneous share market
lunteers. In spite of the inclemency of the weather, her was quiet.
Majesty peeped through Rotten-row to WADS/ the arm- Victoria government bonds continue in demand,
blingg with an upward tendency. United States Five per
Alia his Royal Highness the Prince
Consort and his Royaleel the Prince of Wales wet. Cents. were also inquirea for.
present on horseback. multitude of people also
-
interest. The South Middlesex were under the command of A Derarvren LT Cmurearmam.—We regret to
watched the evolutions of the volunteers with extraordinary
Lord Itanelagh. embody some very unpleasant rumours, which have been
MUDD/A IN PARDL—Notwithstanding the great current during the last few days, touching the conduct of
improvement introduced into the police force, and the un- young gentleman connected with one of oar local Wake.
wearied attention of the Minister of the Interior and of The party in question, Mr. Ashwin, was formerly
the Prefect of Police to the preservation of the a clerk at Mr. Ridler's bnk, in Clarenee-street, and on the
lives and properties, of the inhabitants, crime is transfer of the business to the County Bank, ho entered
increasing fearfully in Paris. Of the many murders into the employ of the lad-named establidiment, where
committed within • few months none has created ahe has glace remained. It would appear that the
more profound sensation than that perpetrated at proelinate cause of his light was owing to certain pre-
the early hour of eight o'clock last Sunday, in parities appertaining to fast life, and an inability
o
the street of Villiers, near Couroelles, close to • imam income with expenditure. But we deeply regret
barrack, and to one of the new gates of Paris, at to state that immediately before his leaving, he borrowed
• Custom-house guard is established. The various sums of money, giving in return cheques, which;
victim was a respectable married woman, nearly 50 on being preaseted, at the bank, were returned with
years of who resided at No. 148, Grande the endorsement, No effects." He was followed,
Avenue de Nenilly. She was in the habit of visit• and traced to lodgings in London, and on his appre.
lug her souda-law and family, in the village of hension, it was found that be had been equally free with
the Tames, a short distance from her home, and his valueless cheques there. It even said that the char
it is supposed that, on her return, she was against him go beyond simple swindling. Red partake of the
treated by wane Milan, who then strangled her and carried paver character of actual forgery. His friends in Chelten.
the dead body into a retired spot in:the old park of Nenilly, who are highly respectable, are, as it may be sup-
where it was discovered next morning by • labourer going to posed, plunged In deep grief by this painful occurrence.
work. CheltenUrn Losetintr.