The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

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will be glad to learn that the company's claims were,
throughout the year, punctually met as they fell due,
which affords satisfactory proof of the soundness of Om;
company's operations, does credit to its clients and above
at the same time the good judgment displayed by the Mau-
ritius board it. the selection of mortgagee The directors
beg, in conclusion, to inform the proprietors that they
intend calling up, in the course of next year, another 21.
per share, as originally contemplated,wluch will give addi-
tional strength to the company, and greater confidence to
the public.
A general meeting of the Oriental Bank Cor-
poration will be held on the 24th October, when an
interim dividend for the half-year ended the 30th
of June last will be declared.

Creditors of the Marseilles Extension Railway
and Land Company (Limited) are required to send
the particulars of their claims to the liquidators by
the 17th October.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gal,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :
Insurance—Allianoe British and Foreign, 13 ; ditto Ma-
rine, 261 ; Commercial Union, 44 ; Law Life, 89 ; Thames
and Mer_ey Marine (Limited),
Gaslight and Coke.—Bombay (Limited), 44 ; City of
Moscow Gas, 141; Western, 134 ex die.
Docks—London and St. Katharine, 564, 7.
Waterworks.—West Middlesex, 1064.
The following is from Messrs. Sillar and Rate-
man's bimonthly tea report, dated yesterday :

The first of the clippers with the new season's teas
arrived on the 14th inst., making the peonage in 102
day.. The vessel wee the Taeping, the same that so
narrowly won last year's ocean race. On the 22nd the
ACel can-. in, performing the voyage in • few hours less
time than her rival. On the same day the Sir Launcelot
arrived ; and yesterday the Fins Cross, the Maitland, end
the Belted Will. The Sir Launcelot, although taking the
cask-n has made the most rapid voyage of the
season, having ;ailed the 14,000 miles in 100 day• The
teas by the Ajax steamer (arrived on the 2nd inst.) were
described as, with some exceptions, of very second rate
quality, and those by the Ting are still further from
reaching the standard usually attained by the early
snivels. Most of the tatter's teas appear to have had but
little pLins bestowed upon their preparation, and are much
mixed, and only in exceptional cases is the quality really
fine. Samples of the Arid and Sir Lan-
celot were placed on the market this morning,
and so far as we have seen (although the
above remarks apply to • certain extent) there *ppm' to
be a larger proportion of better class teas than in the
" Taeping." The latest news from China is by our tele-
rum received yesterday, dating Hong-Kong, 28th of
August, and giving the total exports at 60,000,00016`
against 56,000,000 last year, or including all new season's
and vessels lost, 61,500,000 against 58.500,000. By private
contract the market continue. qu4et, the trade take off
the new arrival, cautiously, and there is lees excitement
prevailing than is usual on the arrival of the new tem.
Old seasons are, for the time, neglected. Public sales of
Asvarn and Indian, held on the 10th inst., passed with fair
spirit ; 6,335 packages were offered, ardall sold at previous
rates for the better sorts, but at lower priees for the in-
ferior qualities. On the 17th inst. 10,094 packaged of
China were brought forward, and 8,750 (all without
reserve) sold, without any general champ in value. Sales
of 1,748 packages of Indian teas are being held to-day, and
are progressing with fair spirit, and being
current descrip-
tions realising previous rates. Latest dates from China.—
The English mail of the 29th July, Hong-Kong, arrived on
the 12th ins's., with dates Foochow 23rd, Shanghai Z2nd of
July, and we yesterday received our usual telegram dating
Hong-Kong 28th, Shanghai 21st, and Foochow 18th of
August.

WienAt Evian:mi.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 94}to
both for money and the Bth October, opened tlui
morning at 94f to and closed at 941 buyers."
The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three
per Cents, were quoted at 3 o'clock 920 to
ex div. The official bumble= report is as follows :
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94*, f, *,
f, • ditto for account, 94 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 92f, ; New Three per Cents., 921,
ox div. ; Bank stock, shut; India stock, 220;
ditto Five per Cent-, 1131, ; ditto Four per Cent.,
98, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent., " enfaced"
rupee paper, 88}; ditto Five per Cent.., 104};
ditto, Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 110/ ; ditto,
Bonds, Woe. prem.
The goverment broker bought to-day 21,0001.
Reduced Tl•ree per Cents. for the sinking fund at
921, ex div.
Indian government securities were fairly sup-
ported. . .

Exchequer Bills were quoted 255. to 30s. prem.
Few changes occurred in foreign stocks. Turkish
6 per Cents. of 1865 (Roumelia Sheep-tax loan)
opened at 501 to 51, rose to 511 to 1, and closed at
51 to 1, being 1 higher than yesterday. Turkish
Bonds of 1854 werealso inquired for, and improved
1 per cent. Italian of 1861 and Spanish Certi-
ficates rose ; while Chilian scrip declined 1, and
Mex'can and Turkish of 1865 (Five per Cents.), t.
The dealings in bank shares were confined to a
few descriptions, and prices showed no change,
with the exception of a rise of 10s. to 1/. in London
Joint Stock and Standard of British South Africa,
and a reduction of it. in Chartered of India, Aus-
tralia, and China.
Financial shares were without change, the amount
of business being extremely small. Prices closed
as follows :—lnternational Financial, 21 to 11 dis.;
General Credit, 21 to 2 dis. • London Financial,
24 to 22 die. ; and Credit Fonder, 51 to 54 die.,
ex div.

Atlantic Cable shares showed no alteration.
Anglo-American closed at 171 to I ; Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. Pre.erence, at 3} to I, ex
div. ; and Telegraph Construction, at 161 to 17f.
Colonial government securities were steady, at
the closing prices of yesterday.
Very few transactions occurred in American se-
curities, and quotations were unaltered, with the
exception of a decline of I per cent. in Illinois
Central Railway shares. Prices closed as follows:-
5-20 Bonds, 1882, 73 to 1 ; Erie Railway shares,
411 to ; Illinois Central, 77 to ; Atlantic
and Great Western Railway Debentures, 25 to 27;
and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 22 to 23.

MINES.-alllB DAY.)

0311 O'OLOOX.

The firmness of the metal market has caused
an incrersed demand to-day for British mining
shares, and the general tendency of prices is
firmer. The sale of Banca tin fixed for to-mor-
row, is looked forward to with considerable
interest. Subjoined are the quotations :
Great Vor, 174 to 18 ; East Russell, 11 to 2;
North Wheal Chiverton, 44 to ; West Chiver-
ton, 64 to 65 ; East Lovell, 84 to 81 ; West
Caradon, 94 to 94 ; Prince of Wales, 48s. to 495. ;
North Crotty, 3/ to 3; ; Great Laxey, 174 to 184
Clifford, 70 to 8k ; Great South Tolgus, 12s. U.
to 15s. ; Drakewalls, 13s. lid. to 15s. 6d. ; North
Treskerby, 11 to 1/ ; Wheal Grenville, 21$. to 2344
Great Retallack, 3 to 4, being flatter ; East Gren-
ville, 2 to 24 ; C iiverton, 74 to 8 ; West Great
Work. 34 to 4 ; Wheal Agar, 225. 6d. to 275. 6d. ;
Providence, 294 to 304.
Foreign and colonial mining shares meet with
inquiry, at the annexed prices :—St.John del Rey,
59 to 61 ; Don Pedro, 11 to 20 prem. ; Anglo-
Brazilian, par to prem. ; Chontales, Ito 14
prem. ; Anglo-Italian, Ito prem. ; Pestarena,
to prem. ; Front,no and Bolivia, to 1 ; Rosa&
Grande, oto ; Port Phillip, 14 to If ; and United
Mexican, 2 to 1.

Colonel Sykes, M.P., addressed his constituents
on Monday night at Aberdeen on the history and scope of
tbe Engrah Beform Bill, and on the manner in which the
Scotch bill would affect kis constituency. He also spoke
in favour o a national and cotopulsory system of educa-
tion ; and he concluded by intimating that, under the new
Reform Bill, he would again oome forward as a candidate
for Ahe-deen. The meeting then expressed its entire ap-
prosal of Colorer Sykes' public conduct.
TEnTIRO'iIAL TO • CONORROATIONAL MINISTER.
—Oa Border evening there was a large gathering of the
meirben of the church worshipping at the Independent
Chapel, Forest-gate, Essex, fo- the purpose of prey_uting
a testiironial to their pastor, the Rev. Henry inter,
who, after a useful =Waif of ten years, has resigned that
pastorate. The Bev. John Curwen occupied the chair,
and there was a good attendance of ministers and friends
from neighbouring districts. The testimonial consisted
of a gold watch and • prime of thirty sovereigns to Mr.
and Mrs. Winger, and a Bible and locket (contairing
portraits of his parerta) to Hdr. Edgar Winter, their only
During the evening the trained choir of sol-feints,
under Mr. Brown, of Plaistow, sang several pieces.
PROPOSED BALLOON VOYAOR ACROSS THE CHAN-
NFL—Arrangements are being made by Mr. Thomas Gals,
son of the well-known Lieutenant G. B. Gale, far an
attempt to crook the Channel on the 10th of next month
in a small balloon, from Shoreham.
CRYSTAL PALACE. —A troupe of Arabs will make
their first appearance at the Crystal Palace to-day, giving
two pmformanom, at 3 and 5.15.