The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-12 00:00:00

Luxembourg
General Credit td. to 9d. „
Hudson's Bay is. to Is. 6d. „
International Financial
Alliance Bank l-16 to
Overend and Co even to Gd.
Greek
Granada
Mexican
Ditto 1864 6to '9 „
Spanish Passive 6to 9
Ditto Certificates
Turkish 1865 Loan l-16 to 3-16 coat.
United States .'‘-20 Bonds -32 to 3-32 „
Virginia 6 per Cent. 9to 12 per cent.
In the financial companies shares the accounts
in the afternoon proved to be " oversold," and at
the close of business " backwardations" (or bonuses
for the loan of shares till the next settlement) were
offered. In other words, the quotation for
"money" was higher than for the next account, on
the 27th inst. This state of things proves that in
the present prevailing distrust speculative sellers
prefer paying premium for the loan of shares to
adjust their fortnightly accounts, rather than clos-
ing_ them by repurchases.
With reference to the market for American
securities, Messrs. Sstterthwaite and Co. report as
follows, under date last evening :
The political difficulties in Germany continue to exercise
an adverse influence on the price of American securities in
the London market, and quotations of both government
and railroad bonds and shares are relatively considerablr
lower than New York prices, owing to sales OD continental
account. United States 5.20 bonds have been largely
taken for shipment to New York, and on the week show
oily a fractional decline, being last quoted Tli to 72.
Illinois and Erie shares were at one time in request, and
were taken u high uB2 to 56e respectively • but frees
these prices there has been a decline of fully 1 'dollar each.
Illinois Central closing 80t to 81, and Eries 641 to I.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 5,278/. over
last year, and the Midland an increase of 2,5051.

WIDNIMIDAT Evrinzo.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 86,: for the
9th of May, opened this morning at 86i; to 1,
and so closed. For money the last rice was
86/ to 3-8. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 86 3-8,
1,1, ; ditto, for account, 86a, ; Three per
C.ents.lteduced, 841, ; New Three per Cents.,
843-8, 1, ; India Stock, 211 ; ditto Five per
Cent., 1021, 7-8 ; ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced"
rupee paper, 1011 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 101 ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 155., 205.,
prem.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were rather finner, the Marsdi being
quoted Bs. to 4s. des., and the June ss. dis. to par.
There was almost a panic in the foreign stock
market this afternoon, and a general and severe
fall occurred in prices, owing to the news of the
refusal of Prussia to accede to the denaulds of
Austria. Turkish Bonds were especially depressed,
and experienced a decline ranging from to 4 per
cent., the chief reduction being in those of 1862.
Venezuelan of 1862 also reetded 2 per cent. ; those
of 1864, Spanish Passive, Egyptian, Itali;:n of 1865,
Peruvian of 1862, Brazilian old, and Buenos AynA
Six per Cents., 1 ; Italian of 1861, 1 ; New (Ira-
nadian "ex all," Spanish Three 13er Cents., ditto
Deferred, and Brazilian of 1865, ; and Brazilian
scrip, Greek, and Spanish Certi cates, 1. Mexi-
can Three per Cents., including the Bonds of 1864,
however, were inquired for, and improved I, and 1
per cent. respectively.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONK o'CLocz.

The mining market is quiet to-day, and prices in
moat cases are quoted the same as yeaterday. Chi-
verton Moor, East Caradon, Great Vor, North
Treskerhy, Tincroft, West Caradon, West Chiver-
ton, West &tun, and Wheal &ton shares have
been chiefly dealt iu.