The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-05 00:00:00

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COTTON MILLE TN BOMBAY. —The Bombay Gazette
gives an account of two separate projects for eetablishing
new mills, which have been alresd started by native mer-
chants st.Bombart and adds, "Thera can be no doubt
that English manufactured goods' will soon have to meet a
very sharp competition in this country, for the natives
have every advantap on their sills in gofer as regards the prices
of raw material and of labour. If they are only wise
enough to go oa as they have began, entrusting with the
management of the mills efficient European superinten-
dente who have a thorough practical knowledge of the busi-
ness in all it. details, and taking are to have their ma-
chinery of the best description and on the most improved
principles, so as to economise time, labour, and fuel, it is
certain that India will before long establish its indepen-
dence of England in the market for cotton goods."
THE VINTAGE AT THE CAT& —The Vine Disease
Commission, appointed by the Colonial government, had
not yet concluded their inquiries respecting the character
cad w of the malady which has visited the vine-
this. season. The blight and mildew have appeared in
some places with much severity, occasioning much damage;
but the account* generally lead us to believe that there
have not been such wide-spread losses as wee at first sup-
ped ; and it is probable that, with the yield of the young
MISS now commencing, the vintage this year will be nearly
equal to former ones' owing to the large extent of land
lately brought under vineyard culture. It is stated that
two qualities of the grapes have been chiefly affected, the
haaneiwot and muecedel, and in some places these have
been almost entirely destroyed ; but those descriptions from
which are obtained by far the pester part of the vintage
have suffered comparatively little, and a large proportion
of the principal vineyards are reported in a healthy and
flourishing state. Although the total quantity of wine,
however, may not be diminished, the quantity available for
exportation to the home market will certainly be roach less
than for several years past, owing to the greatly may*"
local demand.—Cape and Natal New.
As the bell of the church of ChAtesu Malo (Pe-
et-Vilaine) was being rung two days hack for divine iseriTh
a cracking noise was heard, and immediately the bell tell
heavily into the church from • height of about
its fall it struck the head of • young tuarnml ters°or
named Cardin who with her husband had =
died in j•• few hours.
church, sad se injured her that she
, ust en

MONEY .44EARKEL-THIS DAY.
•

Two o'CLoos.

The weekly court at the Bank has broken up
without altering the rate of disootmt. A fresh
advance in the Prenth funds 'also comes re-
ported by telegraph from Paris. Under
the influence of these circumstanoea, the
funds have risen i per cent., and gener►l buoy-
ancy prevails in the Stock Exchange. The improve-
ment is especially observable in Britiih railway
stocks.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted
89.95, being nearly } per cent. better than at the
close yesterday.

Indian government securities, including the
rupee paper, are in better demand. Exchequer
BMA are likewise firmer.

Consols are officially marked 94f and I for
money, and 94g and f for the 11th inst. The
present quotations are 944 to 1 for cash, and 944
to for the 11th of April. The Five per Cents. have
been dealt in at 1014 ; the Indian Five per
Cent. stock of 1859, at 104 and ; the Four
per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, at 87 ; ditto
Five per Cent., at 98 and 981 ; ditto Five-and-a-
Half per Cents., at 104, 1031, and 104 ; the Indian
Four per Cent. Debentures of 1858, at 904 and 1 ;
ditto 1859, at 981 and f ; India Bonds, at par,
and Is. and ss. dis. ; and Exchequer Bills, at 95.,
125., and Bs. prem.

Turkish stocks are in demand. Prices are now
quoted about per cent, better than at
four o'clock yesterday, and at one period
of the morning the advance was more
decided. The Loan of 1854 has been marked
as high as 80, and that of 1858, 624 ;
the present quotations are, respectively, 794
to 4, and 611 to 62. Mexican Bonds
are supported at the late rise. The scrip of
the New Brazilian Loan has improved to dim. to
prem. Sales are recorded as follows :—Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 984, ex div. ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta., 1852, 904;
ditto Four - and -a - Half per Cents. 1858,
91 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1860 (scrip), par. ; Dutch Four per Cent.
Certificates, 100 ex div. ; Equador New Consolidated,
124 ; ditto Provisional Land Warrants,
3; Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
224, 22} ; New Granada Active, 15 ; ditto,
Deferred, 44 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853,
for account, 424 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Ceuta, 97 ; Spanish New Deferred Three per
Cents., for account, 344 ; Turkish Si: per Cents.,
1864, 794 ; ditto for account, 794, 80 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1868, for account, 62, 624; Venezuela Three
' per Cents., for account, 264.

The Bank of England have put forward the usual
formal notification that the payment of the April
dividends will commence on Monday, the 9th.
No bullion was taken from the Bank yesterday,
but there is still some demand for exportation. The
20,000 i. by the Australasian from New York will be
taken for the Continent. The Vanderbilt has ar-
rived from New York with 50,0001. in specie, the
bulk of which is on French account.

The advice,, from Melbourne report the sailing
for England of the following gold minim, viz.:—The
Greyhound, with 5,000 oz. • Monarch, with
29,000 oz. ; Norwood, with 9,000 oz. ; Ocean Chief,
with 32,000 oz. ; Montmorency, with 9,000 oz. ;
' Lightning, with 13,000 oz. • and the Lincolnshire,
with 32,000 oz. The total is 129,000 oz. worth
516,0001. The aggregate at sea is increased to
802,0001. inclusive of 286,0001. on board the Copen-
hagen and Suffolk, which were reported by the last
mail, and are now due.
Some sensation was occasioned yesterday amongst
the shareholders in the Illinois Central Railway
by the unexpected announcement of another call of
5 dole. per share, payable on the 15th of May.
The company's shares at once fell.
A fall of about 155. likewise took place yesterday in
the shares of the Great Western Railway of Canada.
It appears that in an " amended report" an item
of 17,4981. for interest on the government loan is
brought into the account, reducing the available
balance from 41,3111.0 23,8131. No dividend was
accordingly declared.. The proceedings were of
rather an acrimonious character, and resulted in
the appointment of a committee of investigation.
Application is being made to government for a
guarantee of 6 per cent. per annum upon the
capital—from 6,0001. to 10,0001.—required to
carry an electric cable to the Scilly Isles. Whether
considered as a convenience to the shipping in-
terest, or as forming a not unimportant link in
the system of national defences, the project com-
mends itself to support. The subsidy required
being only about 6001. per annum, it is scarcely pro-
bable that government will hesitate. The Scilly
Isles are directly opposite the French arsenal of
Brest. _ .

The amount of British Guiana Six per Cent. De-
bentures about to be allotted to persons who have
tendered in answer to the official notification issued a
fortnight ago, is about 10,0001., at 102. Further
issues of debentures will, it is understood, take
place from time to time, according to the require-
ments of the colony.
On and after Saturday the business of the Lon-
don and County Bank will be transacted at the
building known as the South Sea-house, in Thread-
needle-street, during the rebuilding of the premises
in Lombard-street. . . . .

The first call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in
the Vale of Llangollen Railway Company by the
10th of May.
We are requested to state that the subscription
for the new capital of the Inter-Colonial Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company will be closed on
Tuesday next.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and miscellaneous shahs, as given in the last
Stock Exchange list :
Insurance. —Guardian, 521 ; Indemnity Marine, 166; Law
Fire, 41 ; Legal and General e,61• Liverpool and Loudon
Firs and Life, 91, ; London and Provincial Law,
Karim, 1101 ; Ocean 'twine, 8 ; Rock Life, 81; Universal
Life, 30.
Clas.—Brighton, 19; Great Central, 101; Imperial,
New, 30.
Docks.—East and West India, 120; London, 691, 70; Vic.
toria, 1001.
Waterworks.—Berlin, 4f ; West Middlesex, 107.
Canal.—Regent's, 201, 20, 901.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 6,2191. ; the
Great Western, an increase of 2,979/. ; the Great
Northern, an increase of 2,6071. ; and the London
and South Western, an increase of 1,6571.
Special meetings of the North Devon, Exeter
and Crediton, and Bideford Extension Railway
Companies have been convened, in order to approve
the bill now before parliament authorising an ex-
tension of the Exeter Extension Railway of the
London and South Western Company, and for
other purposes.
The position of the market for American securi-
ties is dm noticed by Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite :
There hes been active business in American securities in
Loudon daring the past week. and prices of railroad stocks
and bonds have improved. united States Five per Cent.
isenn teakbeunlingfrom dllErts!ellthari. "Ci.oetridtinersubete
Were :ant bas been paid. Today_ thet. opened
_. at 40
lavilereinSialUesfiat'irtnaring: 9.be2en made in Illinois shares,o and as high as
to 3g discount, tat on re,elpt of informs ion by the Van -
hilt that a call of dol., payable 15th Nay, had been
made, they declined to 42 discount, sellers.
Mr. C. S. Knight has been appointed agent for
Lloyd's for Newhaven and Brighton.

WtDVIIIDAT EVLIfllfO.

Consols, which closed yeaterds " buyers,"
for the 11th of April, opened this morning at 941}
to;, rose to 944 to #, and closed at 944 to For
money the last
.price wee 944 to 4. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, formonexn 944, 4, a, ; ditto, for amount
(11th April), 94 , 4, a ; India stock, 220 ; the
Indian Five per t. Mock, 1869, 1044, 1041 ; the

-Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, 1859, 96# ;
the Five per Cent. " entered " rupee paper, 98,
ditto, Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1081 ; Bank
• stock, for account, 2294.
The Indian rupee paper was again rather firmer :
the Five per Cent, was last quoted 974 to 98, and
the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1084 to 1. The
Indian Five par Cent. stock of 1859 was firm, at
10?4, to i• India bonds were dealt Mat ss. to le.
die. Exchequer bills are still pressed for sale, and
have again fallen 25., closing at Bs. to 12s. prem.
The Turkish Loan of 1854 advanced per cent.
to-day, closing at 79 to 4, after being marked 79f.
The rule iu the Loan of 18 8 amounted to 1 per cent.,
the final quotation being gli to 62. Mexican
bonds were in request, and closed at 22 to
1, being per cent. better than yesterday. Spanish
bonds have not recovered, further details of the
I Cadet rising being awaited.
A further recovery of about V. took place to-day
•in the shares of the Bank of Australasia. Union
Batik of Australia were rather more offered. The
miscellaneous share market was quiet. There were
some inquiries for Berlin Waterworks. A number
of transactions took place in the shares of the
dock companies.
Nova Sootier and New Brunswick Government
Bonds declined about it per cent.
The closing quotations for the shares in new
undertakings were as follow :—Ocean Marine luso-
mice, 2j to SA prem. ; Universal Marine, to I
prem.; London and Provincial Marine, 5-16 to
prem. ; Buenos Ayres and San Fernando Railway,
21 to 1 prem. ; City of London Brewery Preference,
il to # prem. ; and inter-Colonial Royal Mail Steam
(new), # to # prem.

MINES-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocw.

The mining market to-day is steady, though
rather quiet. In the Stock Exchange, Lady Bertha
shares are officially marked 2 ; and Providence, 48.
Shares in Treloweth, Great Wheel Alfred, Great
Retallack, and East Wheal Russell, have also met
with attention. Prices present little alteration.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are likewise
very quiet. The only business officialliunreirted
in the Stock Exchange is in Lusitanian at
11 (or i din.), ex div. The shares of the ;eat
Northern Copper Mining Company of South Aus-
tralia are quoted par to e prem.
The Master of the Rolls has made a call of 4a. per share
on the contributories of the Cae-Cynon Mining Company,
payable en the 14th inst.

At a meeting of adventurers in Wheal Basset, held oa
the 3rd inst., the &manta showed a balanoe in favour of the
adventurer of 3,6001. 4s. 4d. A dividend of 5/. per share
(2,6601.) was declared, leaving 1,040€. 4s. 4d. to be carried to
the next account.

At a sale of copper ore, held at Swansea, on the 3rd inst.,
2,060 tom were sold for 31,8101. Os. 6d. The following
amounts were realised by the different MlllOll :

Cobra
Cuba
Wanersatooks
Almeria
Del Soto
Knockmahon
Wheal Maria
Regulus
Nantaqua
Bearhaven

C .. El.
11,604 1 di
7,185 8 0
4,046 5 0
1,127 13 0
2,032 8 0
1,086 9 6
2,235 5 0
1,061 12 6
400 13 0
1,040 5 0

2,060 81,610 0 6

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
The colonial market will re-open on Wednesday next.
Boons.—The market has been quiet to-da and prices
are quoted ed. lower than last week. lamps, 51z.
to 5.15.

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Cones has sold steadily at last week's price*.
TEA.—The demand has been extremely limited sines
Friday last, but general quotations are unaltered.
Rica continues in good demand at full prima.
RClL—Demerars proof, sold 2s. to 20. Id. ; Leonardo,
to la 9d.

Sescis have gone off heavily scarcely sustaining p-eviuo♦
rates.
Coma. —About 150 hales sold at previous rata..
Markets generally have been dali this week.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 64,, net
cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 56e. ; App, tke. ;
May to June, bk. 6d. ; Oet. to Dec., 625.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)

The supply of beaste.is moderate, and trade is about the
same as on Monday. We are not over done with good
sheep, and late prices are maintained although
trade is glow. Lamb is the principal feature
of this day's market, this being accounted the
commencement of the season. The show is not so good
as on former occasions. Choice small lambs are very dear.
Calf trade is brisk. Our foreign supply consists of 50
beasts, 560 sheep, and 103 calves ; from Norfolk and Suf-
folk, 400 beats ; about 400 lambs from t'.ie Isle of Wight.
Mikh cows, 142.

' Per done of Blhs. 4. d. P. d Per stone of 81bs. e. d. s. d.
Best kola, Herefds. • 8 ♦ 10 Best Dos& Hf-bdsB6 4 8 b 0
Bast 86ort-horns 4 8 4 8 Bea L00g.w001a.... 6 4 5
Second qual Waste 2 8 2 8 Do. do. Shorn 4 d 4 8
Calves

PIS
BestDm& Hlf.brede 6_ 0

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Lamb

8 7 8

11;;;t+ at market, 883;
US; Piga, 140.

cud Lambs,Calves:

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.- HIS DAY.)

Messrs. Davis and Company report trade steady. Prices
without alteration. Prime meadow hay, 78e. to 84s. ; su-
perior ditto, 86s. to 98s. . • inferior do., 80s. to 70e. ; rowan,
60s. to 70s. ; clover, old, 90s. to 110 e. ; second cut, 80s. to
90s. ; straw, 275. to 34e.

FaLmouvu.—A most lamentable accident, at-
tended with the loss of three lives, occurred off this port
yesterday forenoon. The pilot Joseph Sherlock, belonging
to No. 13 cutter (attendel by two men named Henry Collin
and John Rowe, all of this town), was in the act of board-
ing the Dutch schooner Catharine, from Rio de Janeiro.
for the purpose of piloting her into port when the brat was
struck by a sea awl upset. Sharrock and Coffin, although
they apparently clung to the boat, soon disappeared after
the Whaling', close hauled, had pawed them ou her
weather aide and thrown them a rope. Rowe managed to
hold on by the boat for upwards of half an hour, during
which time the most strenuous efforts were made by the
pilot cutter to reach him, though blowing a heavy gale with
a high sea running. On their first tack they fell short of
him, hut so claws that they heard the poor fellow call,
"Mind you reach me the next tack." On coming up
again they were able to throw over him a rope, but from
exhaustion he was inab
idphle of laving hold of it, and at the
rune moment was ened by the heavy swell. Sharrock
and GARD have left widows and children.
VOLUNTEERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—The volun-
teer movement is making rapid progress here ; and thc go-
vernor la, issued a proclamation setting into motion the
machinery for calling out the militia It in, however,
probable that no further steps will be taken in punmanoe
of that proclamation, as the rifle corps are filling up at a
rate which will very soon raise the number of volunteers
to the required maximum of 2,000 men. Al-
ready there are 21 companies enrolled, including
939 volunteers, end 19 other companies are in
()ause of formation, or are waiting to be enrolled. Of the
enrolled volunteers 872 are privates and 87 officers. The
First Adekide Rifles, already 115 strong, are proporing to
increase their corps to a battalion of 250 men, with every
prospect of succeeding in the attempt. Military nuinceuvres
are rage at present, and the commonest at to be seen
in our pesceful streets is a 'mod of armed men going to er
from drill or target practice. Any enemy landing with
the notion of making en easy prey of South Australia will
be rudely undeceived on his arrivaL —sows Australian
Register, Feb. 18.
SPICTACLES FOR SHORT-WONTED SOLDTERS.—A
novel experiment, recommended by the commander-in-chief,
has just been suictional by government. Three infantry
recruit+ lately arrived from had were at the usual medical
examination fount to be short-righted, and in their present
state melees as soldiers. The use of proper glasses,
however, it was added, would make them instantly
effective. The director-general observed that if the
commander-in-chief did not object to the incon-
gruity of a soldier in the mks wearing ejecta-les,
there could he no other objection to their being supplied
to such men as might require them. A large timber of
officers assist their sight in this way, and it is a well-
known fact that many sportsmen wear erase., some of
whom are first-rate shots, and who could not see to sleet
without them. Government have accordingly authorise)
the supply of suitable glasses to the men referred to. as
an experimental measure, to be reported upon hereafter.
—Modem Tina andSpertator.
The famous gingerbread fair at Paris, which
attracts such crowds every year to the Place du Trike' at
the extremity of the Faubourg St. Antoine, will begin this
year as unialon Faster Sunday. and continue till Monday,
the 23rd inclusively. The annual ham fair is now open oa
the Boulevard Bourdon. There are as many as 326 stalls,
each occupied by • differeut dealer, and it is calculated that
in each about two tons of hams, sausages, and other
articles are collected. The dealers come from all parts of
Franc.; and runic from Westphalia.