The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-16 00:00:00

r. Sargood. director of the _National Bank= Australia, have
also accepted seats at the board, and oonfirmatke a/ their
election will be invited hereafter, when they shall have bell
the necessary qualification for the requisite lssgth at time.
Messrs. Thomas Mier', Francis Nash, and T. S. Richardson.
who retire by rotation, offer themselves for reelecties.
The directors have to report with deep regret the death at
their esteemed friend and late collesgue, Mr. Janus Mos-
riah. The auditors, Mesas. Henry Chatteris and Arthur
, Cooper, retire, and offer themselves for re-appointment.
This small amount of calls unpaid (2651. on a capital el
337,4201.), notwithstanding that the last call was due only
three =oaths miser, shows how well the shares are now
held. The dividend of 10s. per share on old sham, and
tip. 9d. per share on the new, being at the rate of 5 per out.
per annum, will be paid on application at the chief office,
75, Cornhill, or at any of the bombes, on or after Thurs-
day, the 25th inst.

The half-) early meeting of shareholders of the
Union Bank of Ireland (Limited) will tske place oa
the 29th inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the
Consolidated Bank is called for the 25th inst.,
when a half-yearly dividend is to be declared.
The annual meeting of the North British Austra-
lasian Company (Limited) is called for the :;oth inst.,
when a dividend is to be declared. _ _

111eh;ii-yeasiymretlniof the Scottish Australian
Investment Company (Limited) is called for the
24th inst. _ _ .

Notice is given of the closing of the transfer
books of the English and Foreign Credit Company
(Limited), preparatory to the general meeting.

MOD MAT EVENING.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 87 5-16 to t
for the Bth February, opened and closed to-day
at 871 " buyers." For money the last price was
87 to I. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 87, 1, 7' •
ditto, for account, 871 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
861, 71, 61 •, New Three per Centel., 861, 7t2 itt:i4.
Bank Stock, 245, 1 ; India Five per Cent.
104, ; ditto Four per Cent., 961 ; ditto Bonds,
Gs. to 13s. prem.
Indian government securities were firm. Ex-
chequer Bills were quoted ss. dia. to par.
The foreign stock market was firm today, and
the course of pikes was upwards. Turkish secu-
rities were in especial request, and experienced a
rise ranging from /to 1 per cent. Spanish Three
per Canto. also improved 1 per cent ; the New
Deferred, the Committee's Certificates, and the
Passive Bonds, i; Greek, / ; and Italian and
Brazilian scrip, 1.
Bank shares were dealt in to a moderate extent.
The principal movement was a decline of V. in
City Bank. Consolidated, London and South
Western, National, Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi,
Strndard of British South Africa, and Union of
Australia, also receded. On the other hand, Bank
of New Zeeland, Imperial Ottoman, New South
Wales, and Union of London, improved.
The shares of the financial companies were
inquired for, and closed at an advance of 1-16 to /
per share. Tue closing quotations were as fol-
lows :—lnternational Financial, 1 to / prem.; Ge-
neral Credit, 1 15-16 to 2 1-16 prem.: London
Financial, 3/ to 4 prem. • Imperial Mercantile
Credit, 21 to prem. ; Credit Fonder and Mo-
biller, 3 9-16 to 11-16 prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted 111
to 1 prem., showing a rise of 10s. ; Joint Stock
Discount, 11 to 11 dia., being ss. better ; Overend,
Gurney, and Co., 6 to 6/ prem., an advance if
lbs. ; General Ottoman, 3/ to prem. ; and Ilud-
,..na's Bay, 161 to ifbeing 12e. 6d. higher. In
the miscellaneous market Electric Telegraph stock
declined 31., owing to the damage caused to the
company's system by the recent storms. Eastern
Assam Tea, Millwall Ironworks, and United King-
dom Telegraph shares, also gave way, and Bang-
parah Tea were fiat. Berlin Waterworks, Copper
Miners of England, Credit Foncier of Mauritius,
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, and
Thames and Mersey Insurance, however, im-
proved.
The shares of the English and American Bank
were nominally quoted to 11 prem. ; London
Steam Towing, 11 to 2 prem. ; Charles Laffitte and
, Co., 21 to prem. ; Hercules Insurance, Ito If
, prem. ; and Galatz Candle, Ito 1 prem.
American securities were quiet, anti the only
' alteration was a rise of I per cent, in Illinois
Central Railway shares. The following were the
latest prices, viz. :-5.70 Bonds, 651 to 66; Erie
Railway shares, 571 to ;
ex div. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway
Debentures, 84 to 85 ; ditto small. 85 to 8G ; ditto
Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, paid up,
80 to 81 ; ditto scrip, to 1 prem.
; Mauritius, New South Wales, and Victoria Go-
rernment Debentures were in demand, and im-
proved 1 to 1 per cent. in some cases.

MINES.-(T RIB DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

In the mining market to-day, the transactions
are chiefly iu connexion with the settlement, and
prices generally show no variation. Caldbeck Fells
shares, however, are inquired for, at 4 to i
prem. North Treskerby are quoted 21. 3s. 9d. to
21. GA. 3d.; Chiverton fli to 9 ; Great Vor,_ 31i to
32 ; East Lovell, 12; to 13; Chiverton Moor, GI
to ; South Darren, 2to 1 • East Carad.uu, to
; and South Cundurrow, Shs. to 40s.
Choutales 1:old shares are firm, at 11 to 2 prem.,
and Frontino and Bolivia at preen.
The smelters officially notified yesterday a decline
of 3/. per tun iu the price of copper. I'resent quo-
tations are reported as follows by Messrs. Sims,
Willyams, Nevin, and Co. :--Stroug wpperr, 1081.
per ton ; flat bottoms, 111/. per ton ; best selected,
1041. per ton ; tough cake; 1011. per ton ; yellow
metal, 90. per lb. ; sheathing nails, 110. per lb.
At Great North Downs meeting yesterday the ac-
counts showed a debit balance of 1,3321. A call
of ss. per share was made.