The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Osis o'OsucK.

The stock markets are flat to-day, owing chiery
to the important reduction yesterday in the French
funds. Consols are unaltered, but the Three per
Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. have
declined per cent. Some of the English
railway and foreign stocks have also givtn
way, though not to any important extent.
The amount of business generally isvery moderate,
the bad weather tending to keep many persons con-
fined to their offices. It is satisfactory to notice,
however, that the contractors have already cleared
away the mass of filth which encumbered the
streets this morning.
The applications for discount are upon a mode-
rate scale, and the quotations are unaltered. The
rate for loans in the Stock Exchange is 2i to 3 per
cent.

Consols are now quoted 91 to 1 for money,
and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April, and the Three
per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents.,
89} to ex div.
In the foreign stock market the principal
feature is a fall of f per cent, in Mexican
Bonds. Italian of 1861 and Russian scrip have
declined 1. Turkish of 1865 are quoted 30 to ;
Greek, 152 to 1 ; Spanish Passive, 221, to f ;
ditto Certificates, 141 to 1 ; Italian of 1861,
53f to f ; Mexican, 171 to 1; Russian Scrip, 21
to f prem.; Milian Scrip, 11 to dis.; and Danu-
bian Scrip, ti to 1 dis.

United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central
Railway shares are without variation, at 74/ to i,
and 781 to 79, respectively, but Erie have receded
/ per cent., viz., to 391 to;.
Anglo-American shares are firm, at 11it to I :
and Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Prefe-
rence, at 3 7-16 to 9-16.

International Financial shares are quoted
2 9-16 to 7-16 dia. ; London Financial, 18i to 17
dia. ; General Credit, 3 to 21 dis. ; Credit Fon-
cier, 61 to 6 dia. ; National Disck•unt, 71 to 8
prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16 to
The government broker has bought to-day
34.000/. Three per Cents. Reduced, at 890, ex div.
The Essex has arrived from Melbourne, but has
brought only 1,500/. in gold.
The half-yearly interest on the City of Toronto
Debentures will be paid on the Ist of April by
Messrs. Boaanquet and Co.
The third ordinary meeting of the Credit Foncier
of Mauritius will be held on the 28th inst., when
a dividend will be declared.

The annual meeting of the Anglo-Mexican Mint
Company is called for the 2nd of April.
At a meeting of the shareholders in Martin's
Patent Anchor Company (Limited), held on Wed-
nesday, it was resolved that the undertaking should
be wound up voluntarily, and Mr. Edward Addis,
accountant, was appointed the liquidator.
A letter has been posted in the Stock Exchange,
addressed to Messrs. Irving and Slade, by Messrs.
Baring Brothers and Co. expressing regret that
difficulties interposed by Don Angel Nunez pre-
vent the distribution of the funds received on
account of the interest on Mexican Bonds, and
stating that they will publish as soon as possible
the correspondence which has taken place on the
subject.
The fine bar silver by the West India packet was
sold yesterday, for Holland, at ss. Wd. per ounce,
showing a reduction of id.
It appears that the petition of Mr. James Free-
hng Wilkinson to the Crown for a free pard,,ii has
been rejected by Mr. Secretary Walpole, who
' states he "is unable to discover any sufficient
ground to justify him in advising interference in
the convict's behalf."
Mr. Richard Willis' of Messrs. Forbes and Co.
of Bombay and Leadenhall-street, has joined the
board of the London and Provincial urine In-
surance Company.
The Great Western Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 4,9251., compared with the
corresponding period of 1866 ' • the North Eastern
an increase of 1,435/. ; the Lancashire and York-
shire an increase of 541. ; the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire a decrease of 2001. ; the
North British a decrease of 2441. ; the London,
Chatham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan
Extension and branches, a decrease of 159/. • and
the Metropolitan Extension a decrease of 161.
The traffic receipts of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway for the month of February were
383,274 dols., against 408,864 dole. in the corre-
sponding period of last year, showing a decrease of
25,590 dole.
A general meeting of the Bahia and San Fran-
cisco Railway Company (Limited) is called for the
11th of April, when a dividend is to be declared.
A general meeting of the shareholders of the
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China is
called for the 17th of April, when a dividend is to
be declared. . _

The directors of the Metropolitan District Rail-
way Company have made a call of 31. per share,
making 101. paid, on the ordinary 24.11. shares,
payable by the 15th April.
A further return of 61. &I. per share will be
ordered by the Master of the Rolls, on the 26th
inst., to all the contributories of the Newcastle,
Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint Stuck Bank-
ing Company included in the call of 201. per share,
and who have not entered into any compromise with
the official managers.
Formal notice is issued that on the 16th Sep-
tember next the Postmaster-General will receive
tenders " for the conveyance of her Majesty's mails
between Southampton and Alexandria, Marseilles
and Alexandria, Brindisi and Alexandria (as an
alternative route with that between Marseilles and
Alexandria), and Aden and Yokohama ; " and that
the Secretary of State for India will receive tenders
"for the conveyance of her Majesty's mails between
Calcutta and Yokohama (as an alternative route
with that between Aden and Yokohama), and be-
tween Suez and Bombay."
The rumour referred to in the annexed extract
from the Levant Herald of the 13th inst., and for
which there is, of course, no foundation, shows
how little the position of our money market, espe-
cially in relation to the defaulting government of
Greece, is understood in the East :
The rumour was current yesterday that 51. Renieri, of
the National Bank of Athens, has succeeded in negotiating
in London a loan of 4,000,0001. for the Greek government
at 85. Whilst Greek bonds are at their present figure on
the Stock Exchange, this news seems rather more than
improbable; though it is still intelligible if the operation,
as is quite possible, have been taken up for patriotic
reasons by Greek capitalists out of Greece. It is not said
what proportion of the new stock has been subscribed for
by Messrs. Zarifi and Stefanovich ; but if the operation
have really taken place, these gentlemen are no doubt
largely interested.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, March 20, compared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue 233,427,710 Increase £190,720
Circulation active 21,849,895 Decrease 199,620
Public deposits 8,780,499 Increase 542,584
Other deposits
Government securities is
banking department 13,111,068 No change.
Other securities in banking
department 18,876,738 Increase 272,334
Coin and bullion in both
departments
Seven day and other bills 466,514 Decrease 35,769
The Rest 3,873,779 Increase 33,942
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department._ 12,611,551 Increase 404,831
While the Bank has received 678,9921. of deposits,
it has parted with only 272,3341. additional ad-
vances on private securities, and the consequence
is a fresh increase of 404,8311. in the reserve.
During the week, on balance 113,0001. in gold was
sent into the Bank from &brie& and, as the above
return shows an increase of 205,2111., the differ-
ence must be represented by coin returned from
the country. It is satisfactory to notice that the