The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-16 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARL-LANG.-(THIS DAY.)
The weather in Londra sactlnued since last Friday mild
in temperature, with a good deal of rain, the wind Mowing
mostly from the south and weet. The attendance of
the,trade to-day was small, sad the tons very quiet. Priem
of most articles of trade unaltered, or tending downward.
The supply of hemoirown gran was small, and of country.
awls flour madman. Ths aspens of foreign grain into
London since Monday wee were reported this morning
as almost uihil ef dour, small of whom, fair of barley, and
rather large of oats.
WHAT.-For good obi English last Monday's VIM
were obtainable, but inferior sorts were rather cheaper.
Foreign nominally unaltered In value. English white, 42a. to
Us.; red, 18.. to 44a. per quarter; Dantzio sad Konigs-
berg, 425. to Us. per 4941 b.; Bestook, 425. to Eils.; etherßald° ports. 40s. to 46a; 'nook, 288. to 42..
Fleas la cow dewed at last Moaday's prices. Town,
Ma. to 43..; Norfolk, 31s. per 2110 lb.; Frees*, Us. to Us.
per Nab. ; Amor., U.S., 26.. to 27a. per carrel.
BARLIT, very dull trade-interior sorts barely at lest Mat-
day's Wes ; Fattish, 24a. to 411 s. per qr.; Baltic, Us. to
s4a. ; other sorts, 26.. to 30e. per qr.
OATS, with a quiet demand, slow sale at a little less
than last Monday's rates. British, We. to 20s. per qr.
Buselan, 19a. to 24a. pm qr. ; other Ballo ports, 22e. is 275.;
Pic Burn.-English
very dull at last Monday's prime.
Baptism quoted at about last week's prime. English
do 36e. to 415.; harrow, 42a. to 460. per qr. Foreign,
40a. to 60.. per qr. igyptiaa, 32a. to 34.. per qr.
Paas quiet at lest Monday. p 010... English bailers,
Us. to 40s. ; bog sad grey, 36.. to 40s. ; foreign whits, 49e.
FLOATING Cartons.-Since Let Friday not a sigh
Wen vessel was reported arrived at ports of cal,. sales
last reported were :-Botley arrived, Tripoli, 235. per 400Ibs.
Barley to be shipped neat mein, Danube, less 21 per cent.,
21s. 9d. per imperial qt., C.F.I. to U.K. Only a few cargoes
remain now on sal* off the oceig, held at prices which
buyers have not yet been able to make op their minds to pay.
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MINCING-LANL—(THIS DAY.)
The following mtbilo sake are admitted for to-morrow :
Dapr : 360 hhde West India, 6000 bags kfunritins, 1.100
bags Bengal, and 5,600 bags Bast India.
iluomi.—The market bas been steady shoe Friday.
Corms remains unaltered.
TL.—The trade continue to bay with steadinem.
Bantams.—Ratraetion 7i sold at 40s.
Mutsu goestally Lave boss steady to-day.

TALLOW MAILIBT.—(THIB DAY.)
The market la atoody ; Floss oto guild am Mows :
Tan tallow, 68a. as comb; Potanotarg Y.C. as the
Wok 68a. 6d. ; Jaseary, 680. 6d. ; Mane .has 68a. ed. to
614 t. N. ; April to Ism, 66a. ; Ootobar to December, 61s.

rmestainAls OW TALLOYI.

MONEY A1A81117.-71ILS DA 2

Two o'CLocir..

A decided impnlae has been given to the stock
markets this morning by the publication of the letter
of the Emperor Napoleon to his Minister, M. Fonld.
The advance iu Consols is limited to per cent., bat
a more favorable feeling prevails generally. British
railway stocks and Turkish Bonds are sensibly better.
At Peri. this morning, according to Mr. Reads
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69
for the account, but receded to 68.90. The latter
price, however, is per cent. better than on Saturday.
The New Canadian Five per Cent. Loan has rims
to 31 to 31 prem. The New Indian Five per Cent,
Stook is firm, at 104 to the Indian Five per
Cent. Rupee paper continues in demand.

Consols are officially marked 961, 4, and
for money, and 951 for the account.
The present quotations are 951 to 1 for
cash, and 951 to 1 for the Bth February.
Bank Stock has also been dealt in at 2291
to 229; the Three per Cents. Reduced, at 961
and 1 ; the New Three per Cents., at 961
and 4 ; the New Indian Five per Cent. Loin,
at 104/, 1031, and 1044; the Five-and-a- Half pee•
Cent, enlaced rupee paper, at 1031 ; ditto Five per
Cent., at 971 ; the Four per Cent. Debentures of
1858, at 981; ditto, 1669, at 98/ and ; and Rx-
chequer Bilis, at 28s. prem.
The foreign stock market is generally firmer. In
several insunces an improvement has taken place.
Turkish storks have risen 4 to 1 per cent., the Loma
of 1854 being quoted 784 to 79, and that of 1858 664
to :66. There are more inquiries for Spud&
Bonds. Sales are recorded as follows :—Buenos
Ayres Deferred Bonds, 22; Chilian Six per Cents.,
1031; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 66/ (ex-
change 125.); ditto, Four per Cent. Con tificates, 1021;
French Four-and-a-Hall per Cent. Ratites, 966
7653. (exchange 25fr.); Mexican Three per Centa.,22l;
ditto for account, 221, 221; Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 981, 97/ ; ditto Three per Cents., 1869,
(scrip), 4 die.; Spanish Three per Cents., 441, 44/.;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 33/, 331;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, 771 ; ditto, for account,
781, 781 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1868, 661, 644, 664 ;
ditto for account, 861, 66; Venezuela Three per
Cents., 274.
San Paulo Railway shares are quoted 3-16 to
1-16 die. ; Bank of Turkey, 4 dis. to par;
Ocean Marine Insurance, 1 3-16 to 1 5-16 prem.;
Universal Marine, 1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem.; and
Rio Drainage, 3-16 to 6-16 prem.

The Ottoman Bank have just received from
Constantinople a remittance of 100,0001. in anti-
cipation of the dividend due the lit March as
the last Turkish Biz per Cent. Loan (provision far
which is doe in London on the 16th February).
These remittances arise exclusively from the Con-
stantinople customs hypothecated for the payment
of the dividends on the loan. The total required far
a half-year's dividend is 160,0001.
In the absence of adequate supplies of gold from
abroad, the amount taken from the Bank on Satur-
day for exportation was 38,0001. • 13,0001., recovered
from the Royal Charter, was alai; taken.
The Bremen has arrived from New York with
60,0001. in specie, nearly the whole of which is on
English account, and the Sultan, from the Peninsula,
with 13,1361.
The other imports of the precious metals an-
nounced last week were small, being limited to
16,0001. by the Athenian, frost the West Coast of
Africa; 13,8601. by the Pent, from Alexandria; and
3,6001. by the City of Washington, from New York.
The monthly return of the Bank of Austria, as
made up to the end of December, shows that the
specie and bullion have increased front 79,200,663f1.
(7,920,0001.) to 80,187,766f1. (8,018,0001.) At the
end of 1868 the amount was 103,606,3161.
(10,360,0001) The notes in circulation have de-
creased during the month front 476,622.016 e.
(47,662,0001.) to 466,768,9236. (46,676,00014 At
the end of 1868 the amount was 388,623,4736.
(38,862,0001.) Consequently, the paper afloat has
increased nearly eight millions sterling during the
last twelve months, whilst the specie has decreased
two millions and a quarter sterling.
The private advice, from Calcutta speak of vary
i large subscriptions to the open Five-and-a-Ralf par
Cent. Loan.

The screw steamer Sarah Sands arrived at Liver-
pool from the Mauritius on the 4th inst. It will be
remembered that this vessel caught fire while on her
roynge from Port mouth for Calcutta in November,
1867, with upwards of 300 soldiers of the 34th Regi-
ment on board, when Captain Castle, the commander,
succeeded in reaching the Mauritius, without the
loss of a single life. Although the facts have been
fully reported by the pews, and brought under the
notice of the Board of Trade by members of the ship-
ping interest, Captain Castle's exertions have re-
mained altogether unrecognised by government.
The directors of the Puojaub Railway natty that
they are prepared to receive payment of the re-
maining sum of 151. per share in advance of mills,
upon any number of shares, at the option of holders.
The sum of 506,0004 has already been received on
account of capital.
'‘ The half-yearly meeting of proprietors of the
English, Soouish, and Australian Chartered Bank is
called for the 25th inst. to declare a dividend.

The deed of settlement of the Universal Marine
Insurance Company will lie for signature to-day and
to-morrow. _ _ .

Saturday was "making-up day "in the railway
share market. The ratesof "oontinuatton" on British
railway stocks were generally moderate, the amount
of the outstanding speculation for the rise having
been considerably reduced during the last few days.
The following shows the terms current at the com-
mencement of business :
London and North Western 3-16 to 5-18 per cent. " eon-
seises ato per cent. do.
Midland 3-16 to 6-16 per ant. do.
Lanceshire and Yorkshire 3-16 to 6.16 per mat. do.
Berwick to I per cent. do.
York sad North Midland -16 to 6-16 per cent. do.
Caledonian
!South Eastern 3.16 to 6-16 per sent do.
North British

i nor'-Gent:do.
Great Northern
1 to 1 r

Sh
The following ships are to carry Admiralty stores,
viz. :—The Quintus, Young Marquis, Mary Ann
Webb, Jame Simpson, Mary Sproat, and Ocean, for
Malta; Georgetown, for Barbadoes ; Queen, for
Simons Town and East London ; Quintus, for Gibral-
tar; Alberta, for Demerara; James Simpson, for
Corfu; and the Satah, for Ascension. The Nugget
is to convey troops to Sydney and Auckland. Ad-
ditional vessels are required to take "small stores,'
from the Thames to Algoa Bay, the Bahamas, Ber-
muda, Colombo, Jamaica, Mauritius, S:. Lucia, sad
Trinidad.

SATVkDAT EVSXUtG.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 951 to 7; for the
Bth February, touched this morning 95k, " buyers,"
and closed at 951 to 1. For money the last price
was 951. Ths official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 951,
1, ; ditto, for amount (Bth Feb.), 951, I; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 951, 1; New Three per Cents.,
ggi, 1; Bank Stock, 229, 228; the New Indian
Five per Cent. Stook, 104, 1041, 10111; ditto, for
account, 104}; the Indian Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1868, 981.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Stock advanoed
per cent., closing at 104 to /. Exchequer Bills
were quoted 285. to 31s. p►em.
Bank Stock was inquired for.
Turkish stocks were slightly flatter to-day, the
Loan of 1854 clueing at 77/ to 78, and that of 1868
at 641 to 65. Buenos Ayres Bonds were marked 841
and 83 for money. Mexican were quiet, at 221 to 1.
Bank shares to-day were very quiet. In the
misoellansoos share market the only feature wee an
improvement to Peninsular and Oriental Steam.
Victoria government bonds were again more offered
and weaker to-day, in anucipation of the next ism.