The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OT THE EXPILIMM,

81r,-1 am instructed by the committee of investig►tion
to advise you that the traffic receipts of the above railway
for the three weeks ending 23rd April are as follows :-
Ist week, ending 7th. six days, 97,749 dole. ; 2nd week,
ending 15th, seven days, 111,948 dole ; 3rd week, ending
73rd, seven days, 117,467 d01e.,-1 am, kit..
THIODOILI MOKRO,
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Secretary tOZorneniTteeni
15. Westminster Chambers. Victoria-street, May 10.
It appears that a translation of the report of the
Council of Administration of the Ottoman Socigt4
G6n6rale may be had on application at the offices
of the Imperial Ottoman Bank.
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The fourth drawing on account of the issue of
1864, of 500,000 f. five per cent. debentures of the
Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), redeem-
able at par within 30 years by half-yearly drawings,
and the first drawing on account of the issue of
1866, of 500,0001. five per cent. debentures, also
redeemable within 30 years by half-yearly draw-
ings, will take place on the 24th inst.
The following relates to Liebig's Extract of Meat
Company (Limited):
Referring to the report already printed and circulated
among the shareholders, the directors have much pleasure
in handing the annexed balance-sheet and auditor's re-
port thereon, showing the result of the first year's work-
ing of the company, which they venture to believe will,
under the circumstances, be considered very satisfactory.
Out of the balance of profit and loss, 18,4:171. 2s. 5c1., the
d rectors will propose to pry, on and after the Ist proximo,
interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on each share
of 141. paid up, from the avee date of the respective
calls (the 29th of April) to 31st of December, 1866, say
Ils. 4d. per share, and further a bonus of 3s. per share,
both amounts free of income tax, after which to deduct
3,3031. 7s. Gd. for preliminary expenses and the managers'
and directors' per centages, and carry forward a balance of
2,3341. Is. 7d. to new account.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
dock, and waterworks shares, am given in the
Stock Exchange list of last evening :
Insuranee—Commercial Union, 4 ; Loam. 46; Loudon
and Provincial Law, 41 ; Ocean Marine, 19 ; Rock Life,
71; Thames and Mersey Marine (Limited), 5.
Gas Light and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 41 ; City of

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Landon A, 244, I ; Imperial Continental, 944 5 ; Londom,
631, 2; Ptuents, 24 , Surrey Consumers, 12i.
Doeks—London and St. Katharine, 58, 7 , 8 ; South-
ampton, 694.
Wakrworks—Berlin, 1.14, 12.

FIUDAT Ivi*nia.

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Consols, which closed yesterday at 904. to L
ex div., for the 6th of June, opened and closed to-
day at 901 to 91. For money the last price was 92i
to 4, with div. The Three per Cents. Reduced
and New Three per Cents. were quoted 904 to
f. The official business report is si fol-
lows :—Thres per Cent. Consols, for money, 924,
; ditto, for account, 901, 4, ex div. -
Three per Cents. Reduced, 904, 4 ' • New Three
per Cents., 904, 4, 4 ; Bank Stock, 261 ;
India stock, 219 ; ditto Five per Cents., ,1121,
; ditto Five per Cent, " enlaced" rupee paper,
1024, 3 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent. :1074 ;
ditto Bonds, 545. to 555. prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock is still rising.
The last transactions recorded to-day were at 112 f.
Exchequer Bills were firm at 225. to 265. prem.
The amount of business in foreign stocks was
moderate, and the few changes which occulted in
prices were mostly unfavourable. Italian Bonds
I of 1861 were again offered, and declined 4 per
cent. Spanish Passive, the Committee's Certifi-
cates, and Mexican, receded 1 ; Venezuelan of 1862
and 1864, 1 ; and Turkish of 1862, 4. Peruvian
Gf 1862, however, were 1 per cent. better ; Turkish
of 1858, 4 ; and Greek, 4.