The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-05 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two eCt.OOl.
The funds are firmer to-day and an improve-
ment of per cent. hu taken place. The more
satisfactory character of the telegram just received
in anticipation of the Calcutta mail, the indications
of a rally on the Paris Bourse, and the large arrivals
of 'peel., have contributed to this slight advance.
The reduction of per cent. in the rate of distoent
of the Bank of France has excited little attention.
Business in every department of the Stock Exchange
is extremely inactive. Indian railway shares are
firmer upon to-day's news from India.
The Three per Cent. Renter opened at Parialo-
day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, at 69h. 60c.
for the account, being be. better than yesterday
afternoon.

Commis are officially marked 941 to 951 for
money, and 96 to 961 for the 9th of August. The
present quotations are 96 to 1 for money and next
Teseday,and 961," buyers," for the 7th of September.
Bank Stock has been dealt in at 2221; the Three per
Omits. Reduced, at 951 to 1; the New Three per
Oents., at 951 to 1; India Stock, at 2211 ; the
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1868, at 941; and
Exchequer Bills, at 275. prem.
Foreign stocks are well supported, though little
;salt in. Russian and Venezuelan Bonds are in de-
emed. The Turkish loans are steady at yesterday's
prices, the:Old Six per Cents. being quoted 811 to
821, and the New, 714 to 721. Bales are recorded as
follows :—Austrian Five per Cents., 1869, 77, ex div.;
Buena Ayres Deferred Bonds, 181; Dutch Four
per Cent. Certificates, 1001 ; Mexican Three per
Cents., for aceount,l9 ; Russian Five per Cents., 113;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 981, 991; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1864, for account, 821, 82; ditto
Six per Cents., 1868, for account, 721, 72; Venezuela
New Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 29, 291.
The official manners (Mr. Stuart and Mr. Ball)
(tithe London and Eastern Banking Corporation are
prepared, under the sanction of the Court of Chancery,
to pay to the creditors of the bank a first dividend of
3s. 4d. in the pound, formal notice of which will be
given in due course. This distribution is however
objected to on the part of some shareholders, for
whom it is contended that the irregular proceedings
of the directors have freed the shareholders from the
obligation to "contribute," and that if it take place
the official managers may become personally respon-
sible to snob as have actually contributed.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 6721.; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, an increase of 1,7241.; the East Lanca-
shire, an increase of 6481.; the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lineoloshire, an increase of 1,1241. ; the North
Eastern, a decrease of 1,2801.; and the Midland, an
increase of 8071.
We are informed that the directors of the Royal
Swedish Railway have appointed their colleague,
Mr. George E. Seymour, chairman to the company,
in the room of Mr. W. J. Chaplin, deceased.
The half-yearly ordinary meeting of the' New
Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land Com-
pany is called for the 11th inst., and that of the
London Monetary Advance and Life Assurance Com-
pany for the same day, to declere a dividend.
The half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Water-
works Company is called for the 18th inst.
The English directors of the General Bank of
Switzerland having notified their intention of resign-
ing, a meeting of the shareholders is proposed to be
held on Tuesday next, at the offices of a solicitor's
firm, "for the purpose of adopting such measures
as may be considered necessary to their interests."
Vice-Chancellor Wood proposes, on the 9th inst.,
to make a call of 31. per share on the contributories
of the Caxton Lite Assurance Society.
A petition for the winding up of the Anglo-French
Porcelain Company (limited) is expected to be heard
in the Bankruptcy Court on the 18th inst.
The position of the market for American securities
is them noticed by Messrs. D. Bell, 800, and Co. :
There is no particular change to notice in the earifiiie
Alalleidill securities. There has been a steady timed
the
Stairs ;lyeek,
re peraeents., Peens some derable
yl PVive peraCta.telj.,niend
Virginia Five cud Six per Cent. Bonds for investment With
the exception of the Passaic Saves per Cent. Bterlhig Bonds,
which continue is great request and
meas are
nominal very sauce, the
prime of railroad bonds era, in a great ure, .
Advises have been received of the sailing from
Malta, for Alexandria, of the steamers Pere and
Valetta, with mails for Calcutta and China.

TIIORSDAY EVENINO.

In the market for bank shares to-day the principal
inquiries were for Bank of Australasia, Agra, and
London and County; the latter advanced to 311 to
321, after the meeting. Commercial Bank of Ca-
nada shares were marked 221 and 22t. Atlantic
Telegraph shares have fallen. Oriental Gee were
inquired for. London Dock stock wee dealt in
at 71.
A fresh rise of 1 per cent. took place to-day in New
Brunswick Government Six per Cent. Bonds.
Victoria Government Bonds were also in increased
demand.
Some inquiries for Red Sea Telegraph shares were
induced to-day in consequence of the remarks in the
House of Commons last night. Mr. Laing repeated
that this company's guarantee is sn unoonditional
one, and that in the event of the cable not working or
being destroyed, the company would still receive
their annuity of 4} per cent. for fifty years. The
value of a government annuity of 41 per cent, after
allowing for the re-investment in Consols of income
sufficient to redeem the capital in fifty years,ie about
15 per cent. premium, according to the present
;male of government annuities. Investors, however,
• are not malty fond of a stock on which calls are
constantly accruing. Another call of 2.1. is expected
to be mau at an early date.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ci.ocx.

In the mining market to-day shares in East
Wheal Russell have somewhat improved, being now
quoted 11. There have also been transactions in the
undermentioned descriptions between the following
prices, viz. ; Providence Mines, 76 to 78; East Bas-
set, 175 to 180 ; Wheal Unity, 15s. ; Wheal Clifford,
212 and 210 ; Wheal Buller, 90 to 93 ; and Whtal
Margaret, 58.
In foreign and colonial mining shares there is no
alteration.
Port Philip Mining sham have declined to 9s. to
10s., in cony gnaw* of the news by this day's mail.
Worthing Mining slums are in demand, and have
risen, in anticipation of the meeting called for Mon-
day next. Transactions have taken place from
9a. 6d. up tolls.
A meeting of the shareholders in the Wildberg Great Con-
sohdated Mining Company is called tor the 23rd instant, in
London, preliminary to the sixth mutual meeting convened
for the 27th, mildews*.

lagTllthencottinailderLdTtl.prnAL.sinsllnnTEntjeTwh.—eaNirettaiw:thernnd.
there bits
been no lack of enterprise displayed this season at the
annual rem lettings held in Norfolk end Suffolk during the
last few days. At Mr. Hsieh Aylmer's letting of long-
vroolled rams the 100 ram lambs offered made an average of
M. 17e. each, one attaining the high price of 211. 10.. ; 80
sheerlings brought an average of 81 2s. each ; and 40 two-
shear cheep were let on en average of al. 10s. each. The
entire proceeds of the day were 1,8431. Mr. 0. 11. S. :toe's
Cotawold rams at Berra hell brought prices which seem to
indicate that this brood is advancing in favour—a p int to
regard to which there can be little doubt. The hiittest
pins mallard was 37i goinese, sad the two sad tb-ce shear
rams ranged from that sum to guineas: the sliesrimew
from 101. 10s. to 61. do. ; end the ram lambs from 71. Tik
to 41.4 e.
The Irish harvestmen who arrived early in
Stamford eagerly accepted of encasements to rut
grain at
85. to Si. per am*. The demand far this description of
labour, in a few days, became greater than the supply, the
consequence of which was that very) igh if the fee, et
were then
asked, end we (Stamford Merely') ear
this county mpeurchaciwre
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at
Stamford, the ripeness
that it should be cat without delay.