The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

in the Western Bank of London was held yesterday.
Atter making the usual deductions there remains a
balance of 5,6761., out of which a dividend at the
rate of 3 per cent. per annum, free of incame tax,
was declared. The balance carried forward is 2,1761.
The directors' report was adopted.
It is tuideratood that the directors of the Eleetrks
and International Telegraph Company have decided
upon recommending a dividend at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum for the last half-year.
The Cape Town Railway Company have received
information, under date Dec. 21, per the mail
steamer Phcebe, of the arrival of their engineer and
statist Cape Town on the 14th Dec., and that they
had already commenced staking out the line.

TIMM/DAT BVENTNO.
The stock markets are still principally influenced
by the movement of the Paris Bourse. At one
period of the day considerable firmness was di-
played, but in the afternoon dulness prevailed, in
answer to the renewed heaviness of the French
funds, which counteracted the generally more cheer-
ful tenor of the continental letters. The English
fonds finally closed the same aa yesterday.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 95/, sellers,"
for money and the Bth February, opened this morn-
ing at 951 to 1, advanced to 951, •• buyers," and
closed at 96/ to /. For the 9th March the last
price was 951 to The government broker made
a purchase of New Three per Cents. to the usual
amount. The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 95/, 951,951,
951, 951; ditto, for account (Bth Feb.), 95/, 951;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 981, 961 ; New Three
per Cents., 961, 1,1; Thirty Years Annuities, ex-
piring in April, 1886, 181; Bank Stock, 227, 2291
Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of the first issue,
' 991, 991 •, Three-and{-Halfper Cent. Exchequer
' Bonds, falling payable in May next, 1001.
• Exchequer Bills have scam declined Is., closing
, at 351. to 38s. prem. India Bonds remain firm; 245.
. prem. was paid.
The new Turkish Loan was rather steadier to-
day. The 4 o'clock quotations were 6to at dis.lfor
the first series, and 61 to fit dis. for the second. The
Six per Cents. of 1864, after being marked 91j, in
the morning, for cash, closed at 901 to 91,f0r the new
account (Feb. 11). Mexican Bonds were inactive de-
, mend, and were marked as high es 20. Sardinian
' Bonds have fallen to 84 to 85. There were some
inquiries for Venezuelan Active Bonds.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoow

The mining market to-day is steady, but not
active. The principal transactions have been in
shares in West Seton, Wheal Basset, Old Tolgus,
Wheal Mary Ann, Wheel Margaret, Cern Brea, and
Wheal Grenville. In the Stock Exchange
the only business officially reported is in North
Basset shares, at 7i.
The shares of the North Rhine Copper Mining
Company of South Australia are well supported at
the late improvement, and are marked 10s. prem.
Foreign mining shares remain very quiet.
At West Cared= meeting, held yeaterag, the seccanta
admitted for /September and October showed • poet ea the
two menthe' working of 1,1371. 15s. 3d., sad • banes ha
favour of the adventurers of 2,7911. 4.. 9d. A dividend ad
31. per 266th share was deckled. The meeting was then
made special, and • resolullon unenksously pawed hanwshig
the number of shares to 612.

At s a7est. ;gel Tie.;dwven—turers in Col:scarabs Mins, held
yesterday, the accounts showed a balance in favour of the
mine of 8411. 12s. Id.. out of which there is to be pad sorb,
does to the amount of 831!. es. Bd. . . .

at.t-he gamest ...teetZtir—Ot7dven--.tarers In Holcebaeh Mee,
held on Wedeseliy, the emanate showed • habeas elgelnet
the mine of 2061. Ile. 9d. The report showed that the tithie
I. progreedvely izeptavhar.