The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-11 00:00:00

RIDE MAREET.-THIS DAY.

Ls Assxoi.;;LT—iides : 66Th. to 6416., Rd. to 44.; 641 b.
to 721b5., 44. to 4144 7216. to BON., 41d. to 4r.;
801 b. to 88160., 4 .to sd. ; 881 b.. to 96Th.., bd. to 6 4.;
Whs. to 104160., 614. to bid. Horse hides, 8.. to 106. di
allow light, 2.. to ii. ;!A 11.
BIaIIIONDOIT ..-Sheep dale.: polled, 9.. Od. to 11.. 0,1. ;
Kist@ and bal.f.boeds, 20. 04. to Bs. 61.; dome, 6s. 61. to
4s. 94.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAT.)
Maim. Petteaden and Smith report that the market cwt.
Seem firm at late prima.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Tent'.lehl Moor, Ile. 6d. ; Tan&ld Moor Hams, IL. 6d.;
Huddle's Hanky. Lambrrt's Hartky, 14.. 9.11.;
Ward's West Hardly, 14e. 6d.; Wsisse, 14s. ;
Will. End Framers 'sate, 16a. 61.; Walls End Haswell, 19s ;
Walls End Itnesell Hettonot. 17r. 6d. ; Will. End HsagS
Hall, 17s. ; Walls End Whitwath, 14s. 64.-34 ships at
market.

LONDON AND NORTH WENTERN NAILWAT.-11111
directors have resolrel to recommend a dividend at thereto of
4 per cent, per annum, c trrying Oxnard a Waste of shoat
26,0001.
The mile of the Berta collection of an-
tiquities by Mom,. Sotheby and Wilkinson increases in
Interest as it proceeds. The room in which the vale lakes
place is daily crowded by antiquates, collectors, and others
The gardener of the Agri-110;6=1=rd Society of
lolia gives an Matinee of the extraordieary growth of the
bamboo. The shoot woo planted is July lam, and in four
mmtbs stained the heiaht of 46 tea and • wink of 21
letter. The plant most have grown the Alit of en huh an
hour, • epeed nearly dad qeite vieible to a artfal watcher.

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'lhoom.

Some heaviness prevails to-day in the Stock
Exchange, and prices in some instances are
rather lower. The funds present a fresh
reduction of I per cent. The completion
of the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks has principally occupied the attention of the
dealers throughout the morning. The transactions
for the new account have been upon a limited scale,
and have not had any important effect upon prices.
At Paris to-day (Friday), according to Mr.
Renteds telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter
opened at 88.3 S for the account, but receded at half-
put 1 o'clock to 68.20. The latter quotation shows
a decline of sc. compared with the last price of
yesterday.

The scrip of the New Austrian Loin has been
offered at prem., and is now dull at to 1 prem.
Console are quoted 951 to for money,
and 951, "buyers," for the 9th Much.
The Three per Cents. Reduced hays been dealt in
at 951 to 96j; the New Three per Cents. at 951
to 961; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, at
981 ; and the March Exchequer Bill', at 33e. to 36e.
premium.

The New Turkish Loan shows an unfavourable
reaction of 1 per cent., the first eerie.
being quoted 61 to 61 die., and the second
61 to 6 die. The Six per Cents. of
1864, hate receded to 891 to 901; Buenos Ayres
Bonds have been rather more offered. Sales
are recorded as follows I—Brazilian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1868, 94 ; Buenos Ayres Six
per Cents., 791, 80.; ditto Deferred Bonds, 171;
Chilian Six per Cents., 1011; ditto Three per Cents.,
76 ; Dutch Two•and-s-Half per Cents., 661 (exchange
12 13.); Mexican Three per Cents., 20; Peruvian
Four.and-a.Half per Cents, 941; ditto Three per
Cents., for account, 741, 731; Portuguese Three per
Cents., (1868) 461, 46} ; Sardinian Five per Cents.
80, 801 ; Turkish Six per Cents. (1868), first eerie*,
79; ditto, second series, 8 dia. ; ditto, for scooted, 6!
die. ; Venezuela Deferred Two per Cents., 171.
The Norfolk has arrived from Melbourne, after a
quick passage of 74 days, with 40,648 ounces of gold,
valued at 162,6001. The steamer Thames has also
reached Southampton with 75,4001. in Australian
gold.

The discount market was rather more active yes-
terday, and only in exceptional instance; could bills
of a high class be negotiated below 21 per cent. At
the Bank the applications were rather more nume-
rous than on Wednesday, yet still limited.
The contractors for the Turkish Loan announce
that the Bonds are now in course of fame. Official
notice is likewise given of the deposit in the Bank
of England of the documents connected with the
loan, as well as of the unissued Bonds of the second
series to the amount of 620,0001., which are not to
be negotiated at a price below 90 per cent. prior to
the 30th August next.
An instalment of 16 per cent. fell due yesterday on
the second series of the Turkish Loan, bat the scrip-
holders continue to avail themselves of their option
of postponing the instalments until. the end of the
present month, when the whole 66 per cent. in
arrear must be met. Representations have been
made at Constantinople that a further delay might
be grunted, and the 611 per oat. split into two or
three instalments, payable at fixed periods, but no
answer has yet been received.
The Clothe has arrived from Geelong in 82 days
with 47,7001. in gold.
The Mexican dollars by the West India packet
were sold yesterday at 51. Id. per ounce, showing a
fall of fd. compared with the price obtained for the
supply by the packet which arrived early hat
month.
The shipments of silver by the Behar, for Bom-
bay, prove larger than was anticipated, amounting
to 242,1301.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 2,0041.; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, an increase of 3,2051. ; the East Lan-
cashire, an increase of 1,0471. ; the Manchester.
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 1,4501.
the Midland, an increase of 3,3161. ; and the North
Eastern, an increase of 1,8071. (compared with the
actual receipts for the corresponding week of last
year).
The half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan
Railway Company is called for the 28th inst.
A general meeting of the Maria Antonia Railway
Company is called for the 28th March at Florence.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report as fol-
lows :

—The mullet for Amorken 'neuritis@ remain without any
material clangs. During the past week there has been a fair
amount of boomers traurseted, both in Stahl @roam and first
class railroad bonder whilst at present them is every appear-
sans of a general improvement.

The Men has arrived from China with 462,000 lbs.
of tea.

Mr. F. C. Brown hu been appointed agent for
Lloyd's at Galata and Ibiza.

EVININO.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 961, "sellate,"
for the 9th March, opened this morning at 951,
" buyers," receded to 954, "sellers," And closed at
951, " buyers." For money the last price was
931 to The official business report is as fol-
lows:—Three per Cent. Console, 954, 4. I, s ditto,
for account (9th March), 93), I, 4; Three per Cent.
Reduced, 96, 961, 964; New Three per Cents., 96,
961, 96), 96, 961 ; Thirty Years Annuities, expiring
is October, 1839, 1516; Thirty Years Annuities,
April, 1885, 18t; Bank Stock, 2271, 229; India
Stock, 221; Indian Four per Cent. Debentures,
98,981.
The anticipated pecuniary demands of the Indian
Government have brought forward sellers of India
Bonds. These securities were marked to-day 20s.
and 14s. prem.
Sardinian stock continues to fall, in consequence
of the warlike policy and financial straits of the
government. The quotation this afternoon was 78
to 90. Other foreign stocks were firmer, especially
Turkish.

MINES.-THIS DAY:

Two o'CLooK

In the mining market to-day the transactions have
been principally confined to shares in !nail Bas-
est, Alfred Consols, Old Tolgus, United Mines,
Wheal Charlotte, Hingston Downs, and East Wheal
Russell. There is no new feature of importance.
Foreign and Colonial Mining shares are quiet.
English and Australian Copper shares are officially
marked to 11.
At the quarterly general meeting of adventuras in Lady
Berle, Mins, held yesterday, a all of Is. dd. per sham was
made. The committee ware rique.kd to bare the mine in-
spc.tel by two competent sad impartial agents.
At a meeting of adventurers in East Eosasß Mine, held
yesterday, a call of 3e. per share uses made.

A BILL TO A 201.148 CE4SCH-3ATES..—The fol-
lowing is the short bill mewed and t• ht into the Boone
of Commas' by Sir John Trelawney, Mr. Dillwys, end Gen.
Thompson to abo:ielt church-rates Whereas Arnett-
rates hete'for some years mated to be made er collected in
many parishes by remora of the opposition thereto, end in
many other perishes where church-rats have b en mode
the leryieg thereof bee gives risen t, litigation and
feeling And when as It is expediett that the power to
mate church-rates should be abolished: B. it there-
fore enacted by the Queen's Most Excelltet Ea-
tollby ant with the advice and content of the
Spirituel and Temporal, and Commas, in this
pause parliament emembled, sod by the suttioti,y of the
same, a. f Mows From and after the parsing of this act
no church-rate shell be made or levied in any wish in
England or Wales 2. Provided always, that in any Pariah
where a sum of mosey is at 'ha time of the peados of this
art due on the security of church-rates to be made or levied
in such perish under the provinces of any act of parliament,
such rates may still be male and levied panuant to such re-
visions for the purpose of laying off the mosey admit, but not
otherwise, until the same shall halo bten liquidated.
3. Any chtireh.rate mode at soy time before the pa sing of
this act may be collected and recovered in the gime way as if
this met had sot twee unreel. 4. This act may be cited as
Oborelmsle AWN= Acto369: