The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-23 00:00:00

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The General Irrigation and Water Bnpply Cons-
way of France (Limited) hare announced that the
ira half-yearly drawing for redemption of 230 et
their Six per Cent. Bonds of 201. each will take
place at the offices of the Credit Fancier and Mo-
biller of England on the 31st inst., and that the
Bonds drawn will be paid off at par on the 3011 e
proximo.
The annual meeting of the Mediterranean Sul-
marine Telegraph Company, convened for the 2nd
of June, at Pans, is postponed till the 2nd of July,
" the time being insufficient to prepare the state-
ments of the company."
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Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gay,
dock, and other shares, as given in the Stock Ex-
change list of last evening :
Insurance.—lndemnity Marine, 125 ; North British awl:
Mercantile 161, 17 ; Ocean Marine, 22; Phcnnix, 120, en.
die.; Roe Exchange, 298, G.
Caslig t and Coke.—European, new, 61;
ex die. ; Imperial Continental, 94 ; Surrey
131.1.1.17nited General, 30, 1 ; Westminster Chartered,
64 5 ; Western, 141.
—London and St. Katharine, G 9.
Watersorks.--Chelaca, 29 ; Grand Junction, 781, 9.
Canals.—Regents (or London), Mg.

TUESDAY E:V1011121?!.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 854 to 11, ex diw.,
for the 6th of June, opened this morning at 854 to
and closed at 85 7-16 to 9-16, or 854. For weary'
the last price was 864 to 3, with div. The tot -
-641 business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 87, 64, 7, 61, , 7 ; ditto, foe
account, 851, ; Three per Cents. Reduced,3
51, 44, 54, 4i ; New Three per Cents., 85, 4, ,
5i ; Bank Stock, 242 ; India Five per
Stock, 105 i, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent., 96 ; ditto
Five per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 101.
The transactions in foreign stocks were not very
numerous. Danubian Bonds were inquired foe,
and recovered 11, per cent. Italian also improved
it, Brazilian scrip 4, and Turkish Bonds of 1865
On the the other hand, Egyptian of 1864 declined 1,
and Spanish Passive and Certificates 4to 4. Mexi-
can Bonds show ed firmness at, one period, and were
dealt in at an advance of 4 per cent., but the:clos-
ing price was the same as yesterday.
Bank shares continue to decline. A large
amount of business took place in Bank of London,
which were dealt in at 1 discount, and closed X
lower than yesterday. National Bank also receded
21. 10s. ; City, 2/. ; Bank of Otago, Chartered or
India, Australia, and China, Chartered Mercantile
of India, London, and China, Imperial, London
and River Plate, London and South African,
Metropolitan and Provincial, and Union of London,
1/. ; and Bank of British Columbia, 10s. On the
other hand, Agra and Masterman's recovered IL
10s. ; Alliance and Hindustan, V. ; and Bank of
New Zealand and European, 10s. Alliance left off
at 12 to 10 dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, at 14 to 04 dis.;
and Imperial Ottoman, at 1 to 04 dis.

MINES-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCk.

The transactions in mining shares to-day are
unimportant, and very little change has occurred
in prices. Clifford Amalgamated shares are now
quoted 9 to ; East Caradon, 6totr ; Marko
Valley, 3'4' to 4 ; Great Vor, 16 to 17 ; Prince of
Wales, is. to its. ; South Condurrow, 255. to 30s. ;
Chiverton Moor, .51, to ; Chontales, 3 to
Frontino and Bulivia„; to ,j• Great Lucy, 21i
to ; Chiverton, 6.1 to ; and West Chiverton,
68 to 70.