The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

f )10111SY ,If ARK NT --,,TRIS ltd Y.)-

Owl °Owes.
j The stock and share markets are quiet to-day,
with very few transactions, bat prioes generally
show steadiness. Consols are unaltered fee
money, but have receded 1-16 per east
for the account. Most of the British
lines sod foreign stocks are quoted the same ea
IyesterJay. Financial and discount shares are like-
wise inactive. Joint Stock Discount have declined
2s. 6d. There is a demand, however, for bank
shares, which exhibit an upward tendency.
I The applications to-day for discount are very
limited, while the supply of money seeking employ-
ment is large. The rate for the best paper is 61
per cent. In the Stock Exchange the charge far
short advances, on English government securities,

has receded to 4 to 5 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 874 to for money, and
874 to 4 for the account (March 8).
Foreign stocks are inactive, and prices in most
eases show no variation. As regards the specula-
tive deeceiptious, the only changes are a rim of
per cent in Spanish Passive, and a decline to the
like extent in Italian of 186 L The improve-
ment of yesterday in Spanish Certificates is
maintained. The quotations are as follows :
Greek, 14 to 4 ; Mexican, 23 to 4 ; Spanish
Passive, 274 to # ; ditto Certificates, 164 to 4 ;
Turkish, 1865, 381 to 1 ; Brazilian scrip, 21 to
prem. ; Egyptian scrip, 6 to 11 prem. ; and Italian,
1861, 603 to 61.
American securities are steady, at the closing
prices of yesterday. 5-20 Bonds are now quoted
694 to I ; Erie Railway shares, 534 to 3 ; and
Illinois Central, 764 to 77.
International Financial shares are now quoted
4 to 4 prem. ; General Credit, 1 to 11 preen. ;
London Financial, 2 to 14 dia. ; Imperial MAn
cartile, 4 to 1 prem.; Credit Fonoier, 21 to 34
pram. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 44 to It
prem. ; and Joint Stock Discount, 61 to 51 dift
Two o'Clocft.
Commis are without alteration, at 874 to 4 for
money, and 871 to 1 for the account.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rental opened at 69fr. Me., showing a reactional
4 per cent.
The recent supplies having been exhausted, se
gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. Any fresh
amounts that may arrive will be retained hem,
there being still no demand for abroad.
The steamers New York and Etna, from New
York, have brought 49,0001. and 23,0001. in specie
respectively.
The silver market is very inactive, and quota-
tions are nominally unaltered, there being littleor
no inquiry for the East.
Following the decline in the value of money, the
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were lower,
and the demand for bills was larger than for BOMB
time past. The rates were as follows :
Amsterdam, 3 mouths, 12.2 to ; ; ditto, 3 days, 11.18 is
19 ; Itotterism, 3 months. 12.2 to ; ; Antwerp. 3 esonthes
23.55 to 574, Hamburg. ens. ham' 3 months, 13.10} to 1;
Par.Odaya, 25.224'0 74; ditto, 3 mouths, 90.524 to 56;
fraakfort-on-tbe-itrase. .1 months, 121 to 1; Potent:oh&
per rouble, 3 months, 294 to ; ell. do.. 3 months.
10.62; to 7; ; TrAute., ditto, 3 months, 10.624 to 74; Mar*
3 mouths, 46} to d ; Cobs, 3 month', 47; to I . Lechers.
moratiss, 25.67 to 724 ; Gana. 3 mouths, 25.87 to 721;
Milan, 3 mouths, 26.67 to 721 ; Naples. 3 moot.;
26.67 to 72 ; Palonntr. S ausatn 23.67 to 72i : Meeitioo.
3 molt**, 25.67 to 724 ; Lisbon, 90 dam 51; to ; ; Oparlis„
90 days, 511 to 4.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shofts
the following changes :
Coin and bullion
Bills discounted
Governmeet deposits Lwow 80,000
Now. in simians° Diereses 1,234000
Private deposits
Advances
This return shows an extraordinary increases
the resources of the French Bank. The increase in
the coin and bullion, and decrease in the discounts
and note circulation are larger than have been
known for a lung time past.
At Paris and Hamburg the rate of discount fa
the open market is 31 per cent. ; at Amsterdam and
Berlin, 54 ; at Fraukfort and Brussels, 41 ;at
Turin and St. Petersburg, 6 ; and at Vienna, 5 per
cent. These rates are still considerably below
those current here.
The committee of the Stock Exchange Lave ap-
pointed Thursday, tbo Ist of March, a specie/
settling day in the shares of the Colonial Company
(Limited), and the City Discount Company
(Limited). Both are to be marked in the official list.
The proposed dividends on Scottish North
Eastern Railway stocks are announced as foLows
Aberdeen stock, 24 per cent. per annum agsinst 14
for the corresponding period of 1864 ; Scottish
Midland, 511 against 51; and Dundee and Arbroath,
84 against 71.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week au increase of 1,7901. over last year.
Vice-Chancellor Woud has tiled the 6th of
March for the appointment of an official liquidater
of the Dutch Tramway Company (Limited).
A special meeting of the Qsiebraila Laud, Railway,
and Mining Company (Limited) is called for the
10th March.
A dividend of 74 per cent. per annum, free of
income tax, on the paid-op capital of the General
Provident Assurance Company will be payable on
the Ist March.
The interest due the Ist of March on the deben-
tures of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United
Railway Company will be paid by the Alliance
Bank on and after that date.
The light portion of the mails from Calcuttn,
China, and Australia is expected to be distributed
in London about the 16th of March.

FRIDAY Evans.
Console, which closed yesterday at 87+ to 1 for the
Bth of March, opened this morning at 871 to 4, and
after declining to 874, "buyers," closed at exactly
871. For money the last price was 87+ to The
official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Console, for money, 874, 0,1, k ; ditto,
for account, 871 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 87+,
1,1; New Three per Cents., 874, 4, Banl
Stock, 248 ; India Stook, 208, 11, 9; ditto Five
per Cent. 1021, ; Five per Cent. " enfacer
rupee paper, 102 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,

98
Ihe government broker bought to-day 15,000 i.
New Three per Cents. for the sinking fund.
Indian government securities remain steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at 6s. to 2i. dia.
There was an increased demand to-day for foreign
stocks, ard an advance occurred in many cases.
Spanish Certificates were in strong demand, and
rose / per cent. The Passive Bonds, however,
improved only /. Brazilian Old and Turkish
Bonds of 1883 also advanced 1 per cent. ; ditto of
1862 (LOOl. Bonds) and Russian of 1882 and 1884,
; Italian of 1861, Brazilian scrip, Greek, and
New Granada Deferred, I ; and Turkish of 1866,
; Brazilian of 1862, 1868, and 1860, Mexican,
New Granada Two per Cents., and Turkish of
1658 likewise met with inquiry, but Egyptian Rail-
way Debenture scrip receded per cant.
Allowing for the dividend of 2} per cent. due oa
the lat of next month, the scrip of the last Brazi-
lian loan, though quoted at a premium, is really at
a slight discount.

THE WEILETANS AND THE CATTLE
The Rev. W. Shaw Presldent of the Wesleyan Methodist
Conference, has eppLiated Friday, the 9th of Mare.) a. a day
of humiliation and epeeist robin prayer foe the removal et
the cattle plops. Oaths previous Sunday tenuous aset
to be premised dinette. the sip& of the worshippers to
the sattieet. Superistimidente of circuits are to make seek
local erraeromeate ea they may deism ezpedient for the dm
observance of the der. The rainidest onerma in his cirri.
tar :—",Our amenable founder sad his associates believed
in the duty sad power of prayer. They were oce: fanetica.
sabstitutieu prayer la pine of the beet means thatthe
human oiled ma amiss for sties( or ramovieg • plegs
' paint/nos, or Imitate; but they believed, as we stilld .
that without the renniseloo sad blew isu of God, so pre.
' omen we remedial mesterei ma soomed. We Tepid the
words of the /apostle Paul m a ale of Cheletian duty—` in
merythiec, by prayer and supplication with ih.nkagivieg.
• hit yam mown be meth knowo wit° God.'"
. .

.1.111•••••••=4