The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

BtMficeM in American securities in London since ow last
of this day week has been very dull. In Illinois shares
scarcely a bargain ham teen recorded. Construction Seven
per Cent. Bonds ere offering at 80i, while of Free Land
there are buyers at that petee. There hes been some de-
mand for Erie Bonds, 1883, and Pennsylvania First and
Second Mortgage Bonds. Michigan Central 1882 Bonds
have been offered by many parties, who took them when that
loan was tented last autumn, during the panic, at 70, and
there not beim( at the moment any buyers, the quotation has
given way. New York Central shame remain weedy at 74
to 76, but New York and Erie have declined 2; dollars,
clewing sellers at 16. A few Detroit and Milwaukee First
Mortgage Bonds continue to be taken off the market, at 64
to 66. Thia price includes the coupon of Si per cent., due
15th November next. It will have been observed that the
traffic on this r.,erl per mile per week since the opening of the
entire line of 18.5 miles, keeps regularly ahead of the Grand
Trunk. The return just received is 101. M. per mile on
Grand Trunk, end 151. 16e. Stl. on Detroit and Milwaukee,
being upwards of 60 per cent. in favour of the latter road.
Commenting upon the last advice* front New
York, Mr. Satterthwaite has the following remarks
with reference to the Illinois Central Railway Com-
pany :—" This company had promptly met its pay-
ment of interest, due Oct. 1, and is about to pay a
farther instalment of 35 per cent. on its outstanding
floating debt, which will reduce the floating debt,
which stood at 4,600,000 dollars at the time of the
assignment last autumn, to about 600,000 dollars.
The receipts for September were 212,149 dollars."
The Admiralty have taken up the ship Charlotte
Ann, to carry stores to Hobart Town.
The Finance Oinimittee of the Council of India
will receive tenders on the 28th inst. for the convey-
ance of stores to Madras and Coringa.
Captain C. D. Cameron has been appointed
agent for Lloyds at Rodont-Bale; and Mr. J. W.
Taylor agent at Corfu.

WILDNIVIDAY &VINING.

Despite the inactivity of business, the funds to-
day were firmer, and a fresh improvement of about
per cent. was established. The other departments
of the Stock Exchange were likewise very quiet,
but the general tendency was favourable.

Consols, which were quoted at 4 o'clock yesterday
981 to for the 10th Nov., opened this morning at
the same quotation, quickly improved to 981 to ;,
and so closed. For money the last price was 981
to I. The government broker made his usual small
purchase of Redacted Three per Cents. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 981, 981 ; ditto, for account (10th
Nov.), 981, 981 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 971, 11,
I, ; New Three per Cents., 97, 1,1, 1 ; Thirty
Years Annuities, expiring in Jan., 1880, 131;
Bank Stock, 221, 222; India Stock, 222, 2211,
224 ; the Debentures of the First Indian Loan,
991; the Scrip of the second issue, 991,991 ; India
Bonds, 14s. prem.
The debentures of the first Indian Loan were
steady to-day, at 991 to 1, and the scrip of the
second bone, at 991 to 5.
Exchequer Bills exhibit a further decided im-
provement. The March Bills were quoted this
afternoon 40s. to 455. prem., and the June, 30s. to
365. prem.
Foreign stocks were steady. The scrip of the first
series of the Turkish Loan left off the same as yes-
terday, at 11 to 11 prem. The scrip of the second
series, after being marked 21 prem., was last
.quoted
21 to 21 prem. The settlement in this scrip took
place in the Stock Exchange this day. To tempo-
roily adjust their transactions, several persons, who
have effected sales on speculation, have been com-
pelled to borrow scrip. The Six per Cents. of 1854
remain quoted 94 to 1. Russian, Portuguese,
Spanish, and Anglo-Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Bonds, met with a fair inquiry. Mexican
Bonds remain dull at 201 to 1.
The shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Company
were rather firmer this afternoon, closing at 3201. to
3601.

MINBS.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Cl.oci.

The mining market this morning le quiet. A
moderate amount of business has been done, giving
rise to scarcely any change in prices. In the Stock
Exchange Is orth Frances shares are officially
marked 6k. and West Condon, 105.
Foreign and colonial mining shares have met with
esarcely any business.
At a four-monthly meeting of edventurers in South Cam
Bros, hold on the 19th inst., the accounts showed a balance
of 4951. lits. sd. against the mine. A cell of 2s. per share
was made, payable on the Sind November nett.
At Booth Crenver, Si tons ot copper ore we at surface,
being the work ot 21trtbstera
From Great Wheal Haddam the sent writes (Oct. 19) as
follows —.• The ground and lode in the 61 and awl le im-
proving daily, and more favourable for driving. The stopes
in the tuck and bottom of the 51 on the catuiter are much
the seise as when last reported. The winse sinking below
the 61 on the main lode, being still in the kills', is hard for
sinking. All other operations throughout the mine are pro-
grassing favourably."