The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

~,

DAY.)' special examiner as hitherto. The pending mo-
tions are to be . again brought before the court
about the 15th of January, tibia the important
questions are likely to be decided.
The application of the official liquidators of
Barned's Ranking Company (Limited) for authority
to make a call of 401. per share on the contributories, •
came before the chief clerk in the Rolls Coartrt
yesterday, and was adjourned till Saturday nest.
The sanction of the Court of Chancery to that
arrangements for the resuscitation of the Agra
Bank was given yesterday, and business will po-•
bably be commenced on the Ist of January. This •
result is highly satiafactory, and reflects great,
credit upon all those through whose perseverance;
it has been brought about.
The Metropolitan Railway traffic return show.;
this week an increase of 1,4261. over the °erre.-
spending period of 1865 ; and the Glasgow
antt;
South Western a decrease of 7011.
The Credit Foncier of England (Limited) an-.`
nounce that they are prepared to receive applica-
tions for 25,060 " A" preference shares of 101.
each of the Belgian Public Works Company (li-
mited). The object of this undertaking is to carry
out some important concessions for the drainage
and improvetnent of Brussels. The works proposed
comprise the construction of an underground
channel for the River Senne, a boulevard, a system
of sewerage, the rectification of the river channel,
the erection of an Exchange and market place, &c.
It is mentioned that the subsidies to be received by
the company in cash and annuities amount altogether
to 1,040,0001., and that the caution money lodged is
50,0001. The concession also gives the right of ex,-
pre priation along a belt of land embracing frontages
on both sides of the proposed new boulevard, a
space at present mostly occupied by very indifferent
buildings. The first stone of the worka is to be
laid by the King on the 22nd proximo. The capital
is fixed at 350,0001.—viz., 25,000 A preference
shares and 10,000 B deferred shares, all of 101.
each, the former being. offered to the public, while
the latter are to be assigned to the concessionaires.
The A preference shares are to bear interest at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and to be drawn by
lot in four annual drawings, beginning with the
22nd January, 1870, with repayment at 151. pee
share. The B shares are " not to be entitled
either to payment of any interest or capital until
the whole of the preference shares have received
their capital back, with the interest and bonus."
The half-yearly meeting of the East Indian
Railway Company is called for the 31st inst.
The coupons on the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway (New York division) First Mortgage Bonds,
and on the Pennsylvania and Ohio division,Second
Mortgage Bonds, are announced as payable on the
Ist January, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar.
The third ordinary general meeting of the Lon-
don and Liverpool -Hotel Company (Limited) will
be held on the 21st instant.
The half-yearly interest on the bonds of the
Lombardo-Venetian Railway Company, at the
rate of 7f. 50c., will be paid on the 2nd of
January.
The transfer books of the Metropolitan District
Railway Company are to be closed from the 21st to
the 31st inst., preparatory to the payment of the
half-year's interest due by the contractors on the
lst•January.
A call of 31. 10s., making 20/. paid, is to be paid
on the shares of the Madras Irrigation and Canal
Company by the 15th Jan.
Subjoined are the quotations of insurance, gas,
and dock shares, as given iu the Stuck Exchange
list of last evening :
Insurance.—Alliance British and Foreign, 11i • Atlas,
ti j ; Commercial Union 5,4 j ; Eagle, at ; English and
Scottish Marine (Limited), 7 dis. ; Guardian, 45, j •
Indemnity Marine, 1141 ; Thames and Mersey Maria;
(Limited), se, : Universal Marine (Limited), 21.
Gas. —European, 12i ; Imperial, 70; Western, 141,14, 4.
Docks.—East and West India, 132 i ; London and kit.
Katharine, 06, 7, ; Southampton, 65i.
The weekly auction of the London Stock and
Share Company took place yesterday, when the sale
room was again crowded, and considerable compe-
tition prevailed. The catalogue comprised 150
lots, Of these 104 were offend without re-
serve," and altogether 125 loth were sold.

TUESDAY EYENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 89} to
ex div., for the 10th January, opened this morning
at 89} to ~ and closed at 89Lto For money
the last 'price was 89 to The official Winners
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console,
for money, 89",'., 9, ; ditto, for account, 891,1tirt:,
Three per Cents. Reduced, 881, ; New
per Cents., 88?, I, ; Annuities, 1885, 12k, 13 ;
Bank Stock, 250, 48i ; India Stock, for account,
210 i, ex div. ; ditto Five per Cent., 107 i, ;
ditto Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 100 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 105,i.
The India Five per Cent. Stock was again in
active demand, and experienced a fresh rise of about
per cent., being last marked 107 i ex div.
Exchequer Bills were firm at 4a. to Bs. prem.
The foreign stock market was rather inactive,
the attention of the speculators being chiefly
directed to British railway securities. Moorish,
some of the Egyptian, Brazilian of 1865, and
Danubian Bonds, were in req nine uest, and se to 1.
per cent., while Brazilian Old Five per Cents. fell
2 per cent. ; Turkish of 1858, ; ditto of 1865,
1; Mexican of 1864, 4 ; ditto, Old Bonds and
Turkish of 1865, ; and Spanish Passive,
Owing to the near approach of the dividend,
Egyptian Government Railway Debentures were
in demand, and closed firmly at an advanee of *
• per cent. Beginning with the Ist of January,
I 1869, one-sixth of this loan is to be repayable at
par (100) in each year, so that within six years
I from that date the whole will be extinguished.