The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-29 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL

011 o'Ciocn.
There is little business to-day in public securities,
and prices generally present few changes. The tone
is still rather dull. The funds are quiet, at the dos-
ing prices of yesterday. English railway stocks are
fiat, ands fresh reduction of fto per cent: is
observable in some instances. South Eastern and
Noith British. however, are inquired for. The
only variation of importance in foreign bonds is an
advance in Spanish Passive and Certificates.
This being, for business purposes, the last day
of the quarter, the discount market is very active.
The general rate for three months' paper is 4f to
41 per cent., most of the transactions being at the
latter figure. The charge in the Stock Exchange
fur advances till Monday on English government
securities is 4 to 45 per cent.
Consols arc now quoted 89/ to 1 for money, and
891 to for the 9th October.
The foreign stock market is inactive, and quota-
tions exhibit no movement of important*, with the
exception of an advance of I per cent. in Spanish
Passive and Certifiastes. The transactions are
upon a very moderate scale, the usual dealers
showing no desire to enter into fresh operations at
the moment. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted
54 to 56 ; ditto, 1865, 311 to f ; Greek, 15 to
f ; Spanish Passive, 221 to I ; ditto Certificates,
141 to f ; Italian of 1861, 56/ to 1 ; and Mex-
ican, 164 to .
United States 5-20 Bonds have receded 4 per
cent., viz., to 714 to 4. Erie Railway shares are
quoted 47/ to I, and Illinois Central, 771 to
being steady.
Anglo-Ameriam and Atlantic Telegraph shares
are unaltered, at 16/ to 4, and 51 to 4 respectively.
International Financial shares are quoted 1;1 to
14 dis. ; London Financial, 144 to 134 dia.; 'lateral
Credit, 2to 11 dis. ; Credit Funcier, 3f to I.
dia. ; and National Discount, Bp, to prem.

Two u Ctocs.
Consols are unaltered, at 89i to for money,
and 891 to for the account.
A good demand will probably continue to
be experienced until the bills due on the
4th October shall have been provided for, but,
considering the magnitude of the present and
prospective arrivals of gold, the rapid accumu-
lation iu the Bank of England, and the fact that
the applications to that establishment by brokers
and others for the usual quarterly advances have
been greatly below the average, thus involving the
prospect of only moderate repayments to the Bank,
it is probable that, on the payment of the divi-
dends, there will be a distinct return of ease.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of 5461. 11;s. 3d., un account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.
The Anglo-Italian Bank have notified that they
will pay the half-yearly interest on the Italian State
Domain 5 per Cent. Loan of 1865 on and after the
lat proximo.
There was very little business in the silver
market yesterday, but the tendency was firm, and
bars and Mexican dollars rose 1,c1., viz., to ss. Id.
and 4s. 110. per ounce respectively.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for
bills on Austria and Russia were somewhat more in
favour of those countries. The French and Bel-
gian exchanges were dull. The rates were as fol-
lows :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.194 to 11.1 N ; ditto, short,
11.161 to 11.15 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 11.14 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.4:5 to 25.50; Brussels, 3 months,
45.45 to 25.50; Hamburg and Altana, 3 months, 13.61 to
13.9 ; Berlin, Cologne, ize., 3 months, 6.26 to 6.27;
St. Ptersburg, 3 months, 291 to 291 ; Paris, abort, 25.20
to 25.30 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 25.40 to 25.45 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
3 months, 1194 to 1:H); Vienna' 3 months, 13.121 to
13.171; Trieste, 3 months, 13.121 to 13.17 A; *tibia,. 3
months, 47 to 464 ; Santander, 3 months, 47 to ; Cadiz,
3 months, 47 to 41 1. ; Seville, 3 months, 47 to 46 31alsgs,
3 months, 47 to 4ril ; Valencia, :4 months, 47 to 451 ; Bar-
celona, 3 months, 44 to 471 ; Bilhso, 3 month., 461 to
461 ' • Saragossa, 3 months, 461 to 443.1 ; Leghorn, 3
months, 25.70 to 27.0; Genoa, 3 months, :M.70 to
; Naples. 3 months, 26.70 to 27.0; P.derrno, 3
months, 3170 to 27.0; Messina, :4 months, 2h.70 to
25.0 ; Lisbon, 90 days date, 51; to 511 ; Oporto, 90 days
date, 511 to 511.
The weekly return of the Bank of Franco shows
the following changes :
Coin and bullion Decrease 5`20,000
Bills discounted
Government deposits lncrease 741;,:,00
Notes in circulation
Private deposits
Advances
The deerewe in the coin and bullion is insignifi-
cant, and is accompanied by a falling off in the
demand for money, as shown by the diminution in
the discounts.
At Paris, the rate of discount in the open market
ii 21s per mint. ; Brussels, 24 ; Turin, 6 ; Frank-
fort, 3 ; Vienna, Amsterdam, and St. Petersburg,
5} • and Hamburg and Merlin, 4 per cent.
The deposit notes of Overend, Gurnev, and Co.
(Limited) are being privately offered for halo by
some of the unfortunate holders at 1-Is. in the
pound.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows
this week a decrease of 67i. compared with the
corresponding week of last year.
At a meeting yesterday, at the London Tavern, of
debenture-holders of the London, Chatham, id
Dover Railway (Mr. R. Hodgson in the chair) re-
solutions were passed, appointing a committee of
six debenture-holders to watch over their ioterests.
At a meeting yesterday of the Ottoman Financial
Association (Limited), which is now being wound
up, it was decided to make a call of 51. per share,
making 251. paid. One half is payable on the 26th
of October, and the other moiety on the 21st of
December. Mr. Cooper one of the liquidators,
expressed a hope that no further call will be neces-
sary, but added that a great deal will depend upon
the realisation of the assets.
The meeting of the Mauritius Land Credit and
Agency Company (Limited) took place yesterday.
The net profit for the year amounted to 4,1011.,
and a dividend was declared of 2s. pK r share,
making, with the interim distribution in February
last, It) per cent. for the twelve months. It was
mentioned that, during a very trying period at
home and abroad, the investments of the company
had proved perfectly satisfactory.
The final call of 51. is to be paid on the fifth ex-
tension shares (Ist and 2nd issue) of the Madras
Railway Company by the 30th October.
The annexed. memorandum is from the Bombay,
Baroda, and Central India Railway Company:
The ordinary traffic receipts on the Bombay,
Baroda, and Central India Railway for the half-
year ending the 30th June last as compared with
the corresponding period of 1865 show the follow-
' ing satisfactory results :-Half-year ending 30th
j June, 1866, with 300 miles open, 231,905)?.; ditto,
130th June, 1805 133,0441., being an increase in

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1866 of 98,8561.
The interest coupons on the debenture issue of
the East India Land Credit Company are now pay-
able at the London and Westminster Bank.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON 80AE.13 THE GREAT EawrEttir.
—Yesterday the Liverpool deputy coroner held an inquest
on the body of a seaman named John Marsh, who lied
died from injuries received by the bursting of • gun °bane
on board the Great Eastern on the 21st inst. It appears
that the crew were desirous of firing a salute on the de-
c=af Captain Anderson from the big ship, and the
in neglecting to sponge out the gun after two or
three discharges had taken place, had caused the &argot°
explode, whereby his right arm and ribs were injured,
and, notwithstanding every medical attention, he dial.
A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned.
Bscolus VERRCS HYMEN.-A few clays ago an
interesting bride attended at the sitar of the old church
of our pretty village to be joined in holy wedlock to a
swain for whim presence bride, bridesmaids, and diem.
men waited two hours and a half. Eventually the jolly
dog was found dead drunk among the tombstones, and
when taxed by the sexton for his ungallant behaviour,
replied that he had been with his mates in Kentish-town,
and it was unresessiable to expect him to leave them
uneerercaniously. The marriage was not solemnised. and
the disappointed bride was congratulated upon her happy
releme. —Homey Hornet.