The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-11 00:00:00

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Venomlan Le(citinols, Brunswick Hotel, St. James's,
co, May 8, 1868.
dentlemen,-1 have had the honour of receiving the letter
which you have bees planed to address to me under maes .
day's date, kindly expressing your satiefection at my being
vpointed the repreeentatfve of Venezuela in this country, se
alao your wish to be informed whether I am authorised by my
government to make any proposal to the VeleMllll2l bond-
holders with reference to the unpaid sneered intense.
With regard to this natter, I have to tell you in reply,
that I am not authorised by my goverreent to make any
proposal far the payment of the arrested interest ; but I one
aware yam that the new government of the republic is deter-
mined to observe the eirietest meow in the revenue, and
the most correct management of it. administration, ao as to
be soon able to pay the oxeditors. To this effect the honour
of the parties, who brought about the revolution, is pledged,
so as to give actual proofs of the object of their doings, the
principal one being to re-establish nrceslity In public transac-
tions.

---ifiptertriug nry sincere acknowledgments of the kind
mdttion with which you have personally loomed me, I beg
So subscribe myself as your most obedient served,
(Signed) J. BANTIAOO RODRIGUEZ.
To the Committee of Spanish Armorials Bondholien.

Some conversation has been excited in Paris by
the pecuniary difficulties of the Eerier' and Orals-
seism Railway Company, which not only has not paid
interest on its shares, but has even been compelled
to postpone payment of the interest on its obliga-
tions. The inmediate object of the company is to
get out a new loan of 240,0001., but this it seems
unable to accomplish at present without assistance.
The weekly traffic return of the Great Western
Railway Company of Canada presents a decrease of
2,0971._ . _ _

The Brighton Railway traffic return presents this
week an increase of 2691.
The dividend of U. 7d. per 'hare, recently declared
on the shares in the Antwerp and Rotterdam Rail-
way Company, will be payable on the 16th inst.
Az extraordinary general meeting of the British
Provident Life and Fire Assurance Company is
called for the 18th inst., to confirm an agreement for
an amalgamation with the Anglo-Australian As-
suranAce Compan
general meeting of the Wimbledon and
Croydon Railway Company is called for the 21st
inst., to consider a bill now before parliament, enti-
tled "a bill to confer on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway Company further powers for
raisiag money, and to authorise the purchase and
lease by them of the undertakings of certain other
railway companies."
The annual general meeting of proprietors of the
Bank of British North America is called for the Bth
of lase.

MONDAY EVENING.

This has been a day of depression in the Stock
Exchange. Apart from the prejudicial influence
which is exercised by the flow of gold Loa the
Bank, much uncertainty is induced by the appre-
hension of new ministerial embarrassments. The

opposition said to be organised upon the Oude pro-
clamation question is considered to involve a fresh
danger to the constantly threatened cabinet. What-
ever
may be the upshot of the present complications,
a diseolatioe of parliament is earnestly deprecated
in the interest of trade. The funds have again
bilis per cent, and, after the recognised hours, a
fresh decline of /. per cent. was quoted, owing to
the appearance of an indasatial seller. In most of
the other departments of the Stock Exchange, lower
prime prevailed, and the general feeling at the close
was gloomy.
The evil effects of the existing political unoer-
tainty extend beyond the Stook Exchange into the
channels of legitimate trade. Complaints are heard
in many quarters.
The sow market remains extremely easy. In
' the open market there is a moderate demand, at 31
21 per amt. At the Bank to-day there were
very few applications.
Consols, which closed on Saturday ►t 971 to
far tie 3rd of June, opened this morning at 971 to
far '2,..crt:ling(Ltat 4thesi°ftent) "hot7rl:47lL' thel. AftPrtre

the close of the Stock Exchange, the quotation for
the account receded to 971 to but at a still later
hour 97 7-16 to 9-16 was the nearer quotation. The
official business report is as follows:—Three per
Cent. Canso* for money, 97/, L 1; ditto, for
account (3rd June), 971' 1,1; Thre• pee Cent
Reduced, 983, 11 New Three per. Cents., Wig lo
Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1886, 186;
Bank Stock, 2211, 223.
The scrip of the New Indian Loan was dealt in at
1001 to 1.
The unfunded "entities remain They firm. The
March Exchequer Bills were quoted 40e. to 43e.
rem. ; and the June Bills, 375. to 40s. prem. India •
Bonds exhibit a further improvement of ls., stand-
ing at 21s. to 245. prem.
The late animation in the foreign stock market
has passed away, and in some cases prime are a little
lower. The principal movement is still in Peru-
vian Bonds, which continue in request The Four-
and-e-Half per Cents. were weaker in the morning, '
but bad /towered at the close to 87 to 88. The
Three per Cent.. have improved to 62 to 63, end the
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar Bands to 62 to
64. Turkish Si: per Cents. have again destined
about / per cent., leaving off at 971 to 981. The
Guaranteed Four per Cents. may be quoted 104 to
Bank shares to-day were quiet. Bank of Egypt
and London Chartered Bank of Australia showed
flatness. Australian Agricultural shares remain
firm, but Van Dieman's Land have receded. Perin- .
sular and Oriental Steam were quoted 11. higher.
London General Omnibus remain flat, being offend
at 31. per 41. share. East and West India Dock
stock was officially marked 126 and 124.
Colonial government securities remain steady at
the advanced prices lately established. New South
Wales Five per Cents. show a further improvement
of a half per cent.
The nomival closing quotations for the shares in
some undertakings of recent formation are as fol-
lows, viz. Railway, par to prem.; .
Central Oads Railway, par to prem.; Great
Southern of India Railway, 1-16 to 3-16 prem. ;
North of India Tramroad, par to I prem.; Riga and
Dupaburg Railway, par to I prem.; Cape Town
Railway and Dock, 1.16 to 3-16 prem.
The advice, from New York by the Africa describe
the market for foreign exchanges as dull, but the
quotation for bills on London was steady, at 108 to
109.