The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP Tlll EIPREM.

Sir,—We should esteem it &favour if you would allow us,
through the medium of your oolumns, to limbo known to
the bondholders that we consider the present time inop-
portune to convene a public meeting ; consequently, it has
been decided to postpone doing so until later in the year,
when an opportunity may be afforded of learning the;
views of many influential holders who are at present
absent from town. The legal position of the new bonds
relative to the funds in hand being still under discoed/ 0,
we regret we are unable to state at present when • dis-
tribution, beyond the 1 per cent. now in cone of pay-
ment, will be rrude.—We are, &o.
August 12. IRVING and SLADE.
_ _

The preparations for the settlement in the rail-
way market co-morrow showed a slightly increased
supply of stock, the late rise having been in a
great degree mused by speculative buying. An-
nexed are the opening and closing quotations for
carrying over, showing that in many cases the
" backwardations" which have prevailed for some
time back have changed into slight " contangoe".:

Great ?astern

OPetlini•
1.52 to 3-32
... even to
even to

Closing.
1-32 to 3-33
.. emit to i
to back

Ilreat ro them A.

London and Brighton even - .. even-
Load on and North•Weeteen 1.16 to 3-16 .. 1-16 to 3111
London. Chat, awl Dover 1-32 to 3.22 .. 1.32 to 3-32
Lancashire sod Yorkthire 3 to 3 .. 3 to 3
Manch.3beff., awl Lincoln. even to 3 . eves to i
Iletropolitoo -16 to 6-16 .. 1-16 to 3-16
111616.66 1.16 to 3.16 .. Ito; back

Doren
Luxembourg
Unate,l Motes 5.10 Bonds ?toes/. ep. ann. .. I to 4p. e. p. aim.
Grand Trunk of Magda
Great Western of Canada Os. ad. to 01.9 d... Os. 4d. to Oa N.

The Metropolitan Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 6411. over last year, and
the Glasgow and South Western an increase of
1,132/.
The traffic returns of the Melbourne and Hob-
son's Bay United Railway for the four weeks end-
ing the 20th of Juno last were as follows :
For week ending May 30, 1867, 1,6331. ; corre-
sponding week, 1866, 2,1031. June 6, 3,0831. ;
corresponding week,1866,3,7491. June 13, 1,7421. ;
corresponding week, 1866, 2,0731. June 20,
1,8971. ; corresponding week, 1866, 2,3531.
The following account of sales yesterday is from
the Open Stock Exchange Company (Limited) :
Victoria Silver Lead and Zinc la. 6d. ; ditto Preference,
N. GEL ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 31.15.. ; Rosen Grande Gold,
7... id. to 7s. 9d.: European Assarsasoe, 4.. 6d. to Is. ;
Wesnuiuster Brewery, 61. 17s. 6d. ; London and County
Land, 2s. tkl. to 3s. ; Coefederate Loan, ItW, Ti. pee
1.000 dols. ; Grosvenor Hotel, 31. ; International Hotel.
U.. to 6.. Gd. ; City of Milan Improvements, Ilf. ; Turkish,
1863, 311 ; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, ; Bisbee.
Waltham Railway Five par Gent Pref., 11. Os. 6(1. ; Croft
Fonoier, 3/. Ids. 9d.
We are requested to state that the London busi-
ness of the Home and Colonial Marine Insurance
Company (Limited) will be transacted at their new
premises, 52, Threadneedle-street, on and after the
19th inst.

Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :
Insurance—Guardian, 45, ; Indemnity Marine, 115,
14j, 11, ex div. and be. ; London and Caledonian Marine
(Limited), ; London and Provincial Marine, 14 ex div.
Marine, 94, ex div. ; Ocean Marine, ; Thames and
Mersey Marine (Limited), 50, ex div. ; Universal Maria*
(Limited), 3 11-11 i.
Gaslight and Coke--European, new, 7 ex div. ; Great
Central, 1:t; Imperial, 63(; ditto Debentures, 94; South
Metropolitan, 72 ; Surrey Consumers, 123, 13.
Waterworks—Berlin, 12j, 13, 12j.

TOE4DAY EVI 2R110...

Consols, which closed yesterday at 341 to 95
for the 10th of September, opened this morning at
95 to and closed at 941 to 95. For money the
last price was 941 to 1. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3
o'clock ati to The official business report is as
follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
941, 5, 41, 5, 41 ; ditto, for account, 951, 5, 41, 5 ;
Three per Cents. Redneed,94l, 1 ; New Three per
Cents., 941, 1,5, 41, 5 ; Annuities, 1885, 131.
Bank Stock, 262, 3, 1 ; India Stock, 2201, 2 ;
ditto, Five per Cent., 1131, 121, 131 ; ditto, Four
per Cent., 100, 99 ; ditto, Five per Cent. " en-
laced" rupee paper, 1031 ; ditto, Five-and-a-Half
r Cent., 1071; ditto, Five per Cent. Rupee De-
bentures, 1021 ; ditto, 1877, 1021 ; ditto, 1882,
1021 ; ditto, -Five per Cent. Debentures, 105;
ditto Bonds, 655. to 7Ds. prem.
Foreign stocks were firm, and prices advanced in
several cases. Italian Bonds were again in de-
mand, and showed a fresh rise of 1 per cent.
Turkish of 1865 improved 1 ; Spanish Passive and
the Committee's Certificates, 1 ; Spanish New
Deferred, 1 ; Danubian, Ito 11; Turkish of 1863
and 1865 (Six per Cents.), 1 ; and some of the
Russian and Egyptian, to 1. Mexican, however,
receded 1.

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

Omrs co'

The mining market is rather firm to-day, with
a somewhat increased amount of business. Some of
the present qu otationsare subjoined : North Crofty,
to 1 ; East Russell, 1} to ; North Treskerby,
1 to 1 ; Prince of Wales, 2i to g, ex div. ; Great
or, ltift to 17} ; Bryn Gwtog, 1/ to 11 ; West
Chiverton 63 to 65 ; East Lovell, 61 to 7 ; and
North Chiverton, 61 to 7.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inquired
for. St. John del Rey are quoted 56 to 58 ;
Don Pedro, 11 to la prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par
tot prem. ; Pestarena, par to 1 prem.; Chontales,
Ito prem.; Frontino and Bolivia:,to ; lJnited
Mexican, 11 to 2 ; Roeaa Grande, to ; Anglo-
Italian, Ito 1 prem. ; and Port P p, Ito 1!.