The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKHZ-THIS RAY

Two deco=
The funds experienced a rime of 1 to 1 per sent.,
this mornleg, upon the announcement of the &rajes
lice, coupled with some purchasee on account of the
Court of Chancery. A reaction has since taken
place, and prices are now quoted much the lame as
they closed yesterday. The general tone of the
market, however, le good.
Consols for the 11th March, after marking
921, have relapsed to 911 to 92. For money the
price is 911 to 1. The Three per Cents. Reduced
have been dealt in at 921 to i ; the New Three per
Cents. at 93 to 931 ; Bank Stook at 216 ; the
New Two-and-a-Half per Conte. at 77 ; Exchequer
Bonds at 971 to 981; Exchequer Bills at 2s. die. to
is. prem. ; and Indian Bends at 61. to 21. die.
The New Congo' Scrip is quoted 1/ to 2 prem,
after marking 21 prem. The Funding Scrip stands
at 11 to 11 prem.

TOrkial; Six per Cents. were first dealt in as high
as 951, and are now quoted 95 to 1. The Four per
Cent. Loan remains at 100/ to 1. In Russian
Five per Cents. transactions are reported at 1041 to
105; Spanish Old Three per Cents., at 43; Porto-
gnaw Five per Cents, at 521 ; Bquador Provisional
Land Warrants at 8; Chili= Biz per Cents at 1021 ;
and Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at 1021.

The oorn market last
was dull. English wheat
barely maintained last Monday's prices. Flour was
difficult of sale at former rates. The arrivals of
foreign breadstuff' in London last week comprised
4,665 qrs. of wheat, 2,910 qrs. of barley, 21,888 grit.
of oats, and 146 sacks of flour. Since last Friday
only two floatiog cargoes of wheat and two of In-
dian corn have arrived at port of call. Nearly the
whole of the numerous cargoes recently arrived have
been sold or otherwise disposed of.
St. Petersburg letters of the 18th iut. quote the
exchange on London at 37 3.1134. The pine of
tallow was 143.10 for August, and 137 cash, on
the spot.
With reference to the financial position of the Peel
River Land and Mineral Company, a stamina just
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The following meetings ars newly announced—
via New Equitable Assurance Company for the
28th inst., British Colonial Bank and Loa* Company
for the 3rd March, West London Railway Company
for the 7th March, Rent Guarantee Society for the
28th inst., and Railway Passengers Assurance Com-
I pan
_y for the 6th March.
The annual meeting of the Graimeseao and Series
Railway Company is called for the 29th March at
Parisi and a meeting of the Maria Antonia Railway
shareholders for the 7th of April at Florence.

MONDAY ETIVISO.

The English funds continue to rise: A fresh ed -
vanes of j per cent was established to-day, and
firmly maintained to the close. The intelligence of
the actual opening of the Conferences at Paris has
given a stimulus to prime. The hope of a speedy
pesos continues to indium numerous investments on
the part of the public.

In the Stock Exchange to-day money did not cons-
mand more than 6 to 6 per gent. upon government
securities, owing to the release of the surplus de-
posits upon the new loan. In Lombard-street, how-
ever, the demand for money was extremely active,
and coasiderable preemie was experienced.
The Coosol scrip of the new loan advanced this
afternoon to If to 11 preen.; transactions are re-
ported in it at 14,11, 11, and 14 prem. In the
44 landing scrip " basinese is marked at 14, 11, 11,
and 14 prem., and the closing quotation was 14 to
118=s.
which closed on Saturday at 914 to 1 for
the 11th March, opened this morning at 911 to 4.
rose to 911 to 92, relapsed to 911 to i, and were
finally quoted 911 to 92. Foe money the lest price
was 91/ to 1. The official Woken report is as
follow' per Cent. Consols, for money, 911,
4,4, 4; ditto, for amount, 11th March, 914, 92,
911, 911. Three per Cent. Reduced, 92, 921, 921.
New Three per Cents., 924, 921, 93, 924. Thirty
Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1886 (loan of
16,000,000 L), 164, 16 13-16. Thres-andli-H.alf per
Cent. Exchequer Goads, falling payable in 1869, 98.
India Stock, 2244. Bank Stook, 213.
The Five par Cents. were also dealt in at 114.
Exchequer Bills have risen to 2s. dia. to 2s. prem.
This market has Resumed a mare satisfactory appear.
MIL Exchequer Bonds remain steady, at 971
to 98/.
In the foreign stock market chief favour is still
extended to Turkish Six per Cents. This stock is
marked today se high es 961, and closed at 941 to
961, befit f per ant. higher than on Saturday. Tho
Four per Dent. Guaranteed Loan was finally quoted
1001 to 4. Other stocks show firmness.
The specie ex the Magdalena was delivered to-
day The bar silver has not yet been mold.
Bank of Egypt shares were quoted this afternoon
14 to 11 prem.; Western Bank of London, 1 to 11
prem.; National Discount Company, I to 1 die. ; and
Ottoman Bank, 1 to 1 prem. The letters of allot-
ment of the shares in this list-mentioned bank were
delivered to-day. The distribution to members of
he Stock ,Exchange appears to have been very
Land Lead shires today were quiet. London and
County Bank shares were largely dealt in at 364 to
37. Bank of Loudon stock declined 11. London
Deck stock is marked 100 to t ; St. Katherine
Dock, 831 1 Southampton Dock, 39 to t : Austra-
lian Royal Mail, 44 ; i&newal Screw Steam, 184 to
17 ; North of Europe Steam. 141 to 161; Penin-
sular and Oriental, 624 to 63 ; ditto, new shares,
4 pees. Trust and Loan Company of Upper Ca.
nada, prem. ; and Victoria Government Six per
Cost. BeMs.lo4 to 106.

MINES-THIS DAY.

Twe 'Macs.

The gold mining shares remain qu:t• segleetals
Sortridp Consols shares have declined, marking
Si and si as die. Linares shares have been dealt in
at 74.
Aonsxed is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Xining Exchange, Mining Subscription Roams, and
Stock Faction :
Mining Exchange eilcial list :
Carvassall, 10; Collsoonstie, 46.46; Bait Roe, 671, 66 ;
Render, 41 ; Ledy Bates, 22e. Bd.. 20s. ; North Fralcall.
11 ; Weewerse Uaited, 114 116 113,114; Eolith Fraser,
356 ; Bortridete Carols, 1, i; Sortridge and Bedford,
; Vale of Towy, 31s. ; est Neat, 361, 1, 36, 1 ; Wee
Ceradon, 1371; Wheal Arthur, 8. 1. 9, 4. 9; Wheel
Bare, 111, 12 ; Wheal Grenville, 21, 1,2 Si,. 1,2, ; Wheel,
lidwarl, 41,6, 1; Wheal Zion, 29e., 30a., 315., 32e. 6.1.
Mining Subscription Rooms *facial list
Vale ot Towy, 29a, 315.; Alfred Cow Ir, 141; Great
Alfred. 31; Wheal Bitwerf. . 41, 61; Nesters sad
26.., 27..64., 30e. ; Wheal Ziom, 30r., 325. 6d., 28.. ; South
Frowns, 360. 362}; Wheal Grenville, 11, /, 2, 1 1; Wheal
Angie, 2; Wheel Biller, 680 ; Lndeoit, 30e., 36.. ; 8.0..-
wane, 113, 116; Za.t Tel a, 30; South Taigas, 140;
Grumbler tad St. Libya, 126; SwanpoS, 11. 2; Cu-
'ewes, 125.; Sortridge aid Bedford, 6s. 6d., 6a, 6.. 6d.
In the Stock Exchange ;
Sorvidgs Console, 31; via. of Towy, 28r. ; Great Wheal
Tor, 41, 1; Wheal Grourille, 11, I. 2, 1-16, ; Ladyßertha,
22r.; C 11, 9f, 10; South Coadonow, 165.; Wheal
Bores, 60; Fort Bowen, 31 3d.

The Meleager du Midi, of Montpellier, nye r—
m The keeping of the Bourse of Park from twelve to two,
leaned of from cure to three, al proposed by some of the
peblle jeweils, weal& be emeedingh admategeon to the
pennon. Pert, in fact, hu no longer the monopoly of
Bourse operations; Nice ruckus, of rents loans, and le-
•aeenble shun In oenproies, render the knowledge of
the financial amnion nemecuy everywhere, sad there is
net a single loon of any importance in which the pentium
of the day are not waited for with Japanese.. We hope
Mau that the demand fir a cheap in the hoer, of the
Bourn at Paris will be taken into reruns cousiders'ioe "

The illness of the Empress Mother has put en end
to ell t►a Court receptions at 8% Petersburg, as we'l as to
the Mettle.' which Mowed the marriage or the Grand
Duke Niehaus