The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

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required to send the particulars of their claims to
the liquidators by the 30th of June.
It is notified that arrangements have been made
with the Union Bank of London to accept without
expenses, or to pay under discount at the Bank
rate, all drafts drawn by Megan. Ballin and San-
der, of New York, on the Bank of London.
Travers' circular gives the following comparison
of the present position of the Bank and the price
of Consols with the corresponding date of last
year :
Al present. Same data lest year.
Bank ooin and bullion . £11,857,786 ... £15,299,268
Bank reserve of notes 830,865 ... 8,147,440
Notes in circulation 25,469,570 ... 20,861,915
Rate of discount
Price of Consols 9l

f3ATITIUDLT EVINING.

Crawls, which closed yesterday at 855 to a, ex div.,
for the 6th of June, opened this morning at 852 to is
and closed at 851 to 5. For money the last price
was 87 to I, with div. The official businesa re-
port is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 86f, 75, 61, 7t • ditto, for account, Btrit
Three per Cents. -Redhead, 855, 65 ; New
per Cents., 852, 5 ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1055, I ; ditto Five per Cent. enlaced" rupee
paper, 101 ; ditto Four per Cent. Bonds, 25e.
prem.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was likewise in
demand for investment, arid improved. Exchequer
Bills were steady, the March being quoted 15e. tc
sa. dia., and the June, 10e. to 3s. dis.
The foreign stock market was buoyant, and a
decided advance occurred in prices. Italian Bonds
of 1861 rose 15 per cent. ; Turkish, Egyptian, and
Russian, 1 ; Spanish Passive and Certificates, 1;
Mexican, ato 1 ; Greek., ; and Brazilian scrip,.
There was a trona demand for bank shares,
which generally unproved. London and County
and Agra and Masterman's were in especial request
and rose 31. and 21. respectively. London Joint
Stock and London and Brazilian also advanced 2/. ;
English and Swedish, 11. 10e. ; Alliance, Imperial,
South Australian, and Union of London, 1/. ; Bri-
tish and Californian, City, and Consolidated, 10s. ;
and Anglo-Austrian and Imperial Ottoman, se.
On the other hand, North Western declined 21.;
English and American, 1/. ; and Land Mortgage
of India, 10s. Alliance left off at Bto 7 dis. ' • An-
glo-Austrian, at It to Of dis. ; and Imperial Otto-
man, at 15 to Of dia.
In the market for financial shares Credit Foncier
and Mobilier aad International Financial were in
good demand, and rose 7s. 6d- and be. respectively.
General Credit also improved 2s. 6d., while Lon-
don Financial and Imperial Mercantile were unal-
tered. Prices were last quoted as follows :—lnter-
national Financial, 2 to If dis. ; General Credit,
3 to 2f die. ; London Financial, 16 to 15 dia. • Im-
perial Mercantile Credit, 14 to 95 dia. ; Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 2f to 25 die.
National Discount horse were last quoted 64 to
7 prem., being firm • Overend, Gurney, and Co.,
18 to 16 dis. ; General Ottoman, par to 2 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, 15 to t, showing a rise of se.
In the market for miscellaneous shares, Berlin
Waterworks, Egyptian Trading, Fairbairn En-
gineering, and Italian Land advanced, while Ceylon
(A), Copper Miners of England, Home and Colonial
Assurance, National Steam, Royal Mail Steam,
West India and Pacific Steam, and Soci6t4
FinaneiCre d'Egypte declined. The reductioa in
the latter was as much as 41. 10..

American securities were purchased to a }erg's
extent, and closed at a decided advance. 5.20
Bonds improved per cent. ; Erie Railway shares,
• and Illinois Central, Prices closed as
follows :-5.20 Bonds, 65i to ; Erie Railway
shares, 42 to /, ; Illinois Central, 76 to