The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-23 00:00:00

AMXRIOA.

(airummes 711201•11).
ARRIVAL OF THZ CITY OF LONDON.
(Via Boobs. Paint.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, Nomura.

The diplomatic correspondence laid before Coe- l
grass includes an intercepted letter from Captain 1
Marry to Mr. Benjamin Wood, which says
"The South is connected with the Gwynn enter-
prnie. Napoleon will give him all the aid
he desires. Ho u ill go out as director-genes al '
in charge of a very peculiar kind of colonisation."
In July Mr. Seward enclosed the intercepted cor-
respondence to Mr. Bigelow, and requested him to
present it to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, and
to inform him that any favour shown by Maxi-
milian or the French government to the
Gwynn, or any other Confederate colonization
agents, would tend to increase in America the
popular impatience at French intervention,
because it will be regarded as imparting
dangers to, or. at least, as a menace,
against the United States. If these
statements are to be believed, Mr. Seward as-
sumes, with the President's sanction, that the
Euipaor Napoleon has deserted his position of
neutrality. _ _

On the 14th December last Mr. Seward writes
to Mr. Bigelow :—" Your despatch of Nov. 24
seems to discourage on our part expectations
of an early withdrawal of the French from
Mexico. It must be remembered, however,
that the opinions on that subject which
you received from M. Drouyn de Lhuys were
expressed not only without the Emperor's positive
sanction, but also in the absence of any knowledge
on the part of the French government of
the definite conclusion of the President on
the subject discussed. It is desirable to leave
no part of those opinions open to mis-
apprehension. It is signally desirable that we
shall be authorised to infer that such expositions
of imperial views as are given to us in the
name of the French government are made with
the Emperor's approval."

LirtibooL7e.mg to that extent the inmeciatiess of
in their lest report. It is proposed,
with the the shareholders, to declare interest ote
the paid-up capital of the company at the rate of six pee
mat. for the past year free of insane tax, which can-
mime 3,0051. 3s. 4d. ; a resolution to that effect will be
submitted. In conformity with the provisions of the
articles of amosiatios, two of the present directors, Ur.
Abel Chapman, and Hr. Thomas Hood fleodereon, retire by
rotation, and being eligible for re.olitetion,_offer themselves
o nWI v. The retiring anditom, Mr. W. Oasb and Mr.
H. T. Edwards. being bible, offer themselves for
tioeleetion.
Au extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Soci6t4 Agricolei et Industrielle
d'Egypte will be held on the 20th February, at
Alexandria.
We are officially informed that "the Loudon
Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited)
have received the half-yearly 3 per cent. dividend.
and 3 per cent. amortization fund, amounting to
the sum of 7,9961. its. 2d. for account of the
holders in this country of their certificates of the
British Convention Debt of Mexico of 1851."
A private telegram, direct from Point de Galle,
received in London yesterday, states -as fol-
lows :—" Latest dates from Chnia : Hong Kong,
ISt January, 1866 ; Shanghai, 26th December,
1867. ; Foo Chow Foo, 26th December, 1866. Ex-
port of tea for the fortnight 7,000,00011 x. Very
good demand. Exchange in Hong Kong, 4s. 7d.
Quiet."

MONDAY Evzumfo.
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 81
" buyers," for the Bth February, opened and closed
to-day at 87* to I. For money the last price was
86/ to 87. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
87, 6* ; ditto, for account, 87* ; Three per
Ceuta. Reduced, 861, 7 ; New Three per Cents.,
87, 6*, 7 ; Bank Stock, 247; India Stock, 208 ; ditto
Five per Cent., 102*, I ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent. " enfaced " rupee paper, 108 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Bonds, 15e. prem.
Indian government securities were steady. Ex-
chequer Bills were unaltered, at ss. to Is. die.
The foreign stock market continues heavy, and
the general course of prima to-day was again un-
favourable. Mexican Bonds were especially de-
pressed, and fell * per cent., owing to the news
just received from New York. Greek declined ;
Spanish Certificates, * ; and Spanish Passive,
Brazilian Scrip, and Turkish of 1862 and 1865,
to 1. On the other hand, Italian of 1863 improved
1 per cent., and Italian of 1861, ff.
The scrip of the new Egyptian Government De-
benture Railways Loan opened this morning at * to
1* prem., and had declined at the close to * to
prem. The list was closed at 12 o'clock to-day for
London and the country, and will be closed to-
morrow for the continent.
The shares of the financial companies were heavy,
and a decline of Se. took place in London Financial
and Credit Foncier and Mobilier. International
Financial and Imperial Mercantile were slightly
lower. The last prices were as follows :—lnter-
national Financial, is to prem.; General Credit,
1* to 2 prem. ; London Financial, 3i to f prem. ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit, 2* to f prem. ; Credit
Foncier and Mobilier, 31 to A prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAL)

Oxs o'Osoorl

There is little demand to-day for iritish mining
securities, and prices generally show no variation.
Wheal Seton shares are now quoted 225 to 230 ;
East Caradon, 7to 4 Clifford Amalgamated, 184 to
19 ; East Grenville, 3 to 3 ; South Frances, 21 to
23 ; \Vest Caradon, 9 to 10 ; and Chiverton Moor,
6 to 4.
The Master of the Rolls, on the 13th instant,
ordered the St. Cuthbert Lead Smelting Company
(Limited) to be wound up.
The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received, per Estra-
madure, the following report, dated Morro Velbo,
Dec. 16 :—Produce for November, 42,427 oitavas;
fr0m4,776 tons stone; yield 8,419 oitavas ; cost for
November, 10,217/. • profit for November, 6,134/.
produce, 11 days of December, 17,095 °haves
yield, 11,717 (Mayas per ton.
The Duu Palau North del Key Bold Mining
Company have received advicea from Captain
Thomas Treloar, who reports that "the produce for
November amounted to 2,504 oitavas of gold."

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTONS CORN MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)
SLItCIIIO AND INTARNATIONAL TILIGNAPH.)
(FROM our, OWN CODILERVJNDIENT.)
GoTroN.—The market rather quiet. Salo about 6,000
bales.
CORN.—The market moderately attended. Wheat rather
quiet. Flour dull. Indian corn hat; mired, 295. to
295. 6d. Galatz, 31a. to 335. Oats and oatmeal unaltered.
Beans quiet.

MINCING-LANE.—(TIIIS DAY.)
SUGAU.—Tbe market hu opened heavily, and beyond
British West India the sales are not important, including 250
bags of brown Bahia at file., and a few lots of filauntiu.
Refined is more steady, there being au improved demand.
COPPIE.—The market is finn for all colonial descriptions,
there being buyers, but few sellers, at last week's currency.
COCOA.—Tee demand is very active. About 1,000 bags
sold since the last public sales, at rising prices.
TNA.—Tbe market remains quiet.
Rum AND SALTPETILL—No este& reported.
HILL-1,000 bags of old Necranzio sold for cash at
lbs. bd.
GINGER.—SOO bags of Bengal sold at the full price of
2Ge.
' CorroN.—The market is steady, but quiet, at the pre-
vious currency. Tinnevelly sold at 160. to 17;d. for
fully fair to fully good far; Bengal middling to fully
good fair, Md. to 130.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 465. 9d. ;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 475. Gd. ; April to June, 485.;
March, 48s. ; October to Deoember, 495. to 49e. 3d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at last day's
prices. Prime clover, from 12-Is. to 1375. 6d. ; iofertor
ditto, 100 s. to 115 s. ; prime hay, 100 s. to 110 s. ; inferior
ditto, 90s. to 9.55. ; straw, 3iis. to 42a.

MR. G. V. BROOKE.—OUT readers will be re.
joiced to learn that there is reason to believe that this
distinguished tragedian is not amongst the number of thole
who perished in the steamer London. Rel.tives of Mr.
Brooke, who reside in the neighbourhood of Belfast, state
that he was too late in applying for berths in the ill•fated
steamer, and at once started for Australis by the over.
land reute.—Belfast News• Letter.
A PARTY SNOWED•UP.—On Thursday week (tLe
morning of Forwood's execution) several vehicles left Fr
versharn for Maidstone. One, containing a party of four,
commenced its retarn journey about 4 o'clock, and on ap.
praehicg Stookbury stuck fast in the road at a spot where
the snow which had fallen during the day and the previous
night had accumulated to the depth of fire or six feet.
Seven other vehicles were also stopped by the snow near
the same place. The horses were extricated, hut the
carriages had to be left and dog out the following day.—
South Eastern Gazette.
AN OYSTER BED APPRAY.--BLIGO, .TAN. 20.--
Yesterday 30 men, with six boat', with apparatus
for dredging and armed. proceeded from Dooan'a
Island and Strand-hill to the Linda oyster beds, the al.
leged property of Sir Robert Gore Booth, M.P , for the
purpose of taking oysters. Some days previous Mr. James
Martin. the steward of Sir Robert, had 18 or 20 boats
manned with about 100 men, armed with edge knives, icc.,
to receive them. As soon as the " pirates" were observed
rounding the Rock Light the opposing party, with Mr.
Martin and Jones C. Henry at their head,proceeded from
the shore to meet them. The " pirates," not being the
least daunted, entered the dredging grounds and commenced
operations, when &desperate fight ensued. Several people oE
the surrounding neighbourhood were collected on the shore
to witness the segagement. The fight continued for upwards
of en hour. Several of the combatants having bean
wounded that not with the firearms, as they were not
brought into requisition) the pirates being overpowered by
an overwhelming force, finally made a retreat, leaving one
boat and five of the crew in the hands of the conquerors,
who brought them prisoners to the preemies of Sir ().
Booth. Sir Robert spoke to them calmly on the wrong' anti
injuries they had daily committed by trespaasing on his
property. The names of the persona captured are—Hugh
Peony, Pat Few, J. Ward, J. Burns, sad Pat Banks, and
spinet whom informations were sworn before Charles
Gore Jones, Esq., J.P. of Rotighley. who eocianitted them
to jail until they should find bail to appear at petty. sessions
at Grange. Subsequently warrants were issued on informs-
, dons for illegal dredging at the same place, against James
Farrell, Bryan Finnegan, Darby Leyden, Thomas Costello,
and Pat Gomm& AU the parties have been brought to
I Sligo, and lodged in the county jail —lrish Times.