The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

The Finenee Committee of the Council of India

hate drawn no bills by the outgoing mail.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) showing the railway calls due in the
month of January. The total is oonsiderable, but
oboaptiaes some amount for Indian undertakings, of
which a large proportion has probably been paid is
advance :

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Des la Jim. UN D .111246(14 34425ber
TAWes
mil of aw. Amami
Bete ald Or Tram 6644 II Z SA a • 20.000 11.0.1620
Itankse, Prods
" Imo t
10 U 210 0 511,5'35 111,110
Dallas sod
Yr
Delft me .i If 21 10 0 63,(00 37,040
PIE =IL Priteriass,
1167 . 1 SI 210 0 6,331 17,076
Gnat 61666iii..6.64
=por oat
a. 15 6 40 0 3.1(4 16,632
Or a"
Ce
U 41 0 6 0 rukeoms.
Leaks: 45666i166,
Ds, Wanton Altar
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d .17
-Let so (166
& Pretereoc•

lif 111./ 'Preis—ft:Ea 4
pew wwth Sleek ... 1 10 par el. LO per et. Untheowo
Iledthe 4th Nrent en 16 6 8 0 0 5!,W,) 250,001
Mandethere. Phetheld,
sad Ltheekthdre Med.
/NO Proforma 4 per
...... 7301 .784
Nonalothl. New
6.M.10 111
17,800
New lierwlek eod
Mardi
Newport. Aterearenny
aa4 Ileth per
with. Peet.. lerdad maw lO 6 210 0 16,611 41.111
thaterthed andKilkenny

ai:iiii.Tet;;;;;ZitT3 1 s 1 0 I 11.900 14.940
awn V6llO, ...... 14 14 30 0 19.090 00.000

Tolal
The half-yearly meeting of the London and Green-
wich Railway Company is called for the 10th
January, when a half-yearly dividend of 11. tie. 3d.
per ant., or ss. 3d. per abase, will be recommended.
The ordinary general meeting of the Great Ship
Company, is officially convened for the 11th January,
when will also be held the special meeting, which
was adjourned from the 15th inst.
The shares of the Union Bank of London were
quoted rather better. Commercial Bank of London
were marked par. Other bank shares were steady.
In the market for miscellaneous shares no variation
occurred.

The shares of the San Paulo (Brazilian) Railway
Company (the eubscription to which was closed thee
afternoon) were quoted 3-18 to 5-16 prem.; Orem
Marine, to prem.; and Universal Marine, to
I r-
t is stated that the London-bridge Railway Hotel
Company propose to commence their building very
shortly ; that the notices to the tenants are delivered;
and that the seal of the governors of St. Thomaree
Hospital is attached to the lease. We are requested
to state that the list will be closed cm the 31st inst.
The B shares in the New Brunswick and Canada
Railway and Land Company were officially marked 4
(201. shares, with 181. paid).
Victoria Government Bonds were inquired for, and
rather dearer.
The Union Bank of London will pay the half-
yearly dividend due with Messrs. Reid, Irving, and
Co., on State of Alabama Five per Cent. sterling
bonds.
In a °Letter" (published by Mr. W. B. King, Bolt-
court) to the Home Secretary, Mr. Thos. G. Barlow,
' C.E., proffers a proposal for an amalgamation of
the thirteen metropolitan gas companies.
The following vessels are to carry Admiralty
stores, viz. :—The Olio. St. Elwine, and Danube, for
Malta; Mary Sproat, Mischief, and Llewellyn. for
Gibraltar; Euphrates and Hydaspee, for Hong
Kong; Briton, for Colombo; and The Brothers, for
Cape Town.
The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is extracted from the circular issued on
Friday evening by Messrs. W. J. and 11. Thompson
The colonial markets this week have ruled steady, and
maim have been Brady supported. The demand far sugar
has not been so active; holders however have only moderately
supplied the market, and quotations aro unaltered. Some
auull peroels of pleated** Ceylon coffee bare been brought
to oafs eadroolised atextrenevelnations,while thenative kinds
are about 1.. per cat. dearer. In dusting cargoes of t
Ind parcels on the spot also, some business is reported at
higher rates. The tow qualities of saltpetre ere rather dearer.
In rice there is not any change to notice. At the sales od
epic", a redactioa of telly per lb. ase established on the
shipping sofa of matmegs. In the foe market a good general
busimai has been dome at improved prior. The markets have
anal fur the bohemia, and will re-ors ea the 3rd January.