The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-28 00:00:00

MAIZE RAILWAr.

The half-yearly report of the directors of this
comp= states the receipts for the half-yam Just faded to
. The traffic was to some extent etrectad4
diadnutios in the quantity of agricultural produce cA
Si well as by the datum. in the manufacture' of the district
mimed by the continental war. This lose was, however,
connterbelanced by an increase In the queatity of live sad
dead stock and of flea-seed conveyed over the line. The
working expeasse for the half-year were 14,3841. 17e. 11d.
After deduotieg this sum .ad 6,1691. 19e. 7d. for intense an
loess there is • Weave to the credit of revenue account of
204361. 17e. id. Oat of We the based recommend •
dividend of 26e. per share on the original and 10e. per share
or the half-shares, lest mums tar, being at the rate of
6 per ant. per annum, payable on the 6th of August, to
emery shareholder not in swear of calls, Nevis;
2,6101. 17e. ld. to becarried to the credit of the reserved toad,
which, with 2841.9 e. Kid interest, will mike an addition
of 2,8961.6 e. lid, to that acommt.

OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON
RAILWAY.—The reoelpta of this company, including the
fitourbridge extension and Eitratford•apon- Avon Cum* for
the 17 days ending 17th July, have beta 11,88 W. 7s. 6d., whilst
those for the corresponding 18 days of 1858 amounted to
11,4721. 11. s. 2d. ; sad the expenditure, also including that of
the Oftourbridge extmaion and Stratford-upon-Arca Casale,
4,426/. 13s. 4d., being at the rate of 37.24 per mot., whilst
Mom for the corresponding 18 days of 1858 amounted to
4,4091. 16a. 3d., or at the rats of 38.43 per oat.
DUTCH RHENISH RAILWAY.—The •reoeipta for
the fortnight ending 15th July 1869, amount to 7,6201.
9s. 248., and for the corresponding period of last year to
7,7911. 31. 40., showing a decrease of 1704 14s. 2d.
against the present year. The receipts since the sem-
zossomesnt of the present book yew, on the Ist May, bobs&
ing the above. amount to 32,91. U. 16a., showing a decrease es
compared with the corresponding period of lest year of 9041.
4.. 10d. Ties working expenses for the fortnight amount to
2,6131.2 e. 10d., or 34.29 per oat. upon the receipts; and for
the oorreepanding period of last year to 2,7511. 13a. Id., or
35.47 per ant., snowing a decrease of expenses amminting to
1381. 10s. 3d. In favour of the pretreat year. The working
apneas since the commencement of the present book year
ammo to 13,0631. 54. 10d., or 39.66 per cent. on the
reeelple for that period. The working expenses for the year
IMI4B were 42.40 per cent.
LORD COURTENAY.—This young nobleman met with
II WOWS accident on Tuesday night. He fell from a window
et bis lodgings at Bognor, and sustained a severe compound
beam of the log.
BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.—This mods.
den met at Liverpool yesterday, it being_ their 27th annual
meeting, under the presidency of James It. W. Voss, Egg.,
ILD., who delivered the opening address. Me other
nem treassoted wee merely of a routine character.
EXTRAORDINARY BALE OP WINES.—Oa Thursday
last, Messrs. Weaver and Moore oared for sale by anetkm,
at Cheltenham. the choice cellar of wines of the lets James
Agg Gardner, Eq. Port, of the vintage of 1820, sold at
136 e., end the vintage of 1834, at from 140 a. to 180 s. Other
port wise, vintages naltasumy realised from Ns. to 108 a.
Clint sold at 120 a. Sherry from 1411. to 110 a. A prime lot
at brandy fetched 97a. par deem.
EMIGRATION.—AIthongh the emigration move-
ment greatly abated in intensity in 1858, the billion off was
mainly in the direction of the United &Mee. The total emi-
gration of the your was 113,972 (9,704 to the North American
colonies, 69,716 to the United States, 39,295 to Australia
mad New Zealand. and 6,987 to other piece.), against
212.875 is 1867, 176.664 in 1866, 176,807 in 1836, 323,429 la
1864, 329,937 In 1863, 368.764 In 1852, 335,966 in 1851,
280,849 in 1860, 292,498 In 1849, 248,089 in 1848, 258,270 In
11147, 129,861 is 1846, 93,601 in 1846, 70,686 in 1844, and
67,212 in 1843. The following table, which exhibits the
routs taken by every 100 emigrants Moe 1843, shows that
Australia has virtually superseded the Canaiss as en emigra-
ting geld
Tsar.
1843 ..

North American United Auetzalta and Other
1 ..
49
State. new Zealand.. limo.
4 .. 7 . a

iiii ::

i :: i

185 ..

$4 ::

BY ::

1948 :: 34 ::
1947 .. 42 ..
1848 .. 13 ..
1849 .. 14 ..
1850 .. 12 ..
1851 .. 13 ..
1862 ..
_9 ..

: . 1
2. . 1
. . 11 .. 2
6
: ..
70 .. 19 .. 2

1863 :: 10 ::

iiii ::

'ffe.4 :: 5 ::

63 ..
66 .
76
73
79
80 .
86 ..

1866 : :

9

ii ::

:: le ::

0 ::

26 :: 1

.-9 : : 1

:: 2

1568 :: 6 ::63 34 i
The collapse of emigration to the Canadian provinces is the
more remarkable, se during the last few year. strenuous
efforts have been made to advance them in popular set'.
mance. Another curlew feature in the foregoing analysis
Is that not even the gold discoveries in the Australian have
prevented " Brother Jonathan" from <hinnies the lion's
share of the eurplua population of these Islands--a circum-
stance no doubt to be explained by the tendency of the Irish
to emigrate in whole families to the greet republic. and the
readiness with which the unoccupied land of the States hes
ben rendered available for purchase and cultivation.
DIIsPATCH or AMERICAN MAILS.—The screw
steamer Nova &Mint sailed from Liverpool yesterday (Wed-
nesday), for Oudot, with the Canadian malls and 160 pm-
sewers. On Saturday next the British and North Amman
Itoyel Nail rammer Arabia will sail from the Mersey for
Basins, with the North American and Vetted Mates Issas.
The Spanish journals announce that last week a
volceno snddernly broke out In the Cruz ds la Noels, one of
the saasustains near Orihuels, province of Korona. "It
preeented." say they, "an aspect which we, both imposing
and !terrible. Burning lava tolled down the olden, and the
erns, threw out ashes to a great &mince. The town of
Online's to coneldsned in No much danger that the Inhabi-
tants have token to light. The crops of cotton and the
eultivated fields in the vicinity of the volcano are much
damaged. The outburst was suiceeded by extraoldulary

MONEY M4RK132.-2111.9 DAT.

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Two dans=
The funds opened thie ramming at a ries of i to I
par cent, in coneequence of the announcement in the

ifoniteur that the French army and navy are to be
at once replaced apses a peace footing. The rip% I
however, induced sales, including one of 100,0001.
Consols for money. A reaction accordingly took
place, and Consols are now quoted only per cent.
higher than they closed yesterday.
In the other departments of the Stock Exchange
advanced prices are generally quoted. The prin-
cipal improvement is in Turkish bonds„Lambardo-
Venetian Railway 'hares, and some classes of Bri-
tish railway stocks.
The first official price for the Three per Cent.
Rental at Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, was 68fr. 80e. for the account, being per
oent. higher than the hat price of yesterday.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 941 to Ito? the
9th of August, opened this morning at 931, and are
now quoted 941 to 96. For money the prevent price
is 941. Bank Stook has been dealt in at 222
to 223; the Three per Cents. Reduced,
at 961 to ; the New Three per Cents.,
at 96} to I; India Stock, at 220 to 222 ;
the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, at 941; the
scrip of the last Indian Loan, at 941; and Exchequer
Bills, at 28e. to 31s. prem.

Little business has been done in the foreign stock
market, but prime are firm. Turkish stocks have
risen 1 per cent., the Old Loan being
now quoted 81 to 82, and the New, 71 to 72.
Sales are recorded as follow, :—Chilian Six per
Cents., 109; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cann,

861 (exchange 1211.); Mexican Three per Gob.,
19 ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1863, for
account, 49 ; Spanish Three per Cents., 44 ; ditto
New Deferred Three per Cents, 321; Turkish
Six per Cents., 1854, 81, 82 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, 711, 711; ditto for aooonnt, 72; ditto
Guaranteed Four per Cents., 104 ; Venezuela New
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 28, 281.

Eons o'CLocK.
Consols are rather lower, being now quoted 94/
to 95, both for money and the 9th of Augut.
There were no further withdrawals of gold from
the Bank yesterday, the 63,000 ounces, worth
212,0001., and 70,000 English sovereigns by the
Lincolnshire, from Melbourne, being delivered yes-
terday. With the exception of the sovereigns,
which were sent into the Bank, the whole was
taken for transmission abroad.
About 250,0001. in silver is expected to be for-
warded for Calcutta, on government account, by the
steamer leaving on the 4th of August. The
purchases on private account have not been exten-
sive, the delivery of the letters from Calcutta and
China being awaited.
According to the advice. by the Lincolnshire, the
Prince of Wales, Lightning, Avon, and Southampton
IMO to leave Melbourne for England at early dates,
and will bring a large amount of gold.
At Hamburg yesterday the rate of discount was 11
to If per cent., and at Amsterdam 3 per cent.
The French Telegraph Administration yester-
day reported the re-establishment of telegraphic
communication with Lombardy. For a long time
past despatches had to be posted at certain points
far the chief Lombard cities.
The public sales of colonial wool are proceeding
with more animation than was shown at the com-
mencement. The rise in prices, as compared with
those of the last sales, may now be quoted on Port
Phillip wools 20. to 4d. per lb., and in Sydney
wools 2d. to 3d. The greatest advance is on the

combing wools.
It is said that the forthcoming dividend of the
London and North Western Railway Company will
be at the rate of 41 to q per cent. per annum that
of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company 41 to q
per cent. per annum ; and that of the Great Wester'
2 to 21 per cent. per annum.
The London and North Western Railway traffic
return shows this week a decrease of 2,8731. ; the
Great Northern an increase of 591. ; the Great
Western an increase of 4841. ; and the London and
South Western a decrease of 3151.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of ineuranoe,
canal, and other macellansous shares, as given in the
last Stock Exchange List :
Insolence Shares :—Athens, British and Forego, 17 ;
ditto, Marine, 69.581; County, 86; Eagle, 76; Globe, 991
ex ; Guardian, 62 ex thy.; Marine, 112 ; Rook Life,
81 ,• Royal Exchenge, 306.
Gee :—Great Central, 101; Imidel,
_B2 ex diy. ; London,
46; ditto, Parliamentary, 291, ; Ratcliffe. 18/ ; Surrey
Consume', 101, 11 ; Weeminstar bartered, 611, 811.
Waterworks:—Berlin, 21; Rae Loodon, 121 az Me.;
ditto, Four per CAM. Preference, 30 ex div.
Docks :—Rast end West India, 120 ex dlr.; London, 74,
7%.470 on dlv.
s:—Biruditgitans. 921; Regents, 16.
Bridge :—Waterloo, Old Annuities of SI., 29; ditto, New
ditto of 71, 261.
The half-yearly meeting of the London and North
Waiters Railway Company is called for the 19th of
August; that of the Severn Valley Railway Com-
pany for the Bth of August ; that of the Bucking-
hamshire Railway Company for the 19th of August;
and that of the Metropolitan Railway Company for
the 10th of August.
The half-yearly meeting of the Lands Improvement
Company is called for the 10th of August, when an
"ad interim dividend" will be declared.
A meeting of the contributors of the Metropolitan
Saloon Omnibus Company is to be held on the Bth
of August, to appoint an official liquidator.
The third call of 21. 10s. is to be paid on the shares
in the Dublin and Meath Railway Company by the
26th of August.
The numbers are published of Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cent. Bonds, guaranteed in favour of the
Arica and Tacna Railway to the amount of 17,3001.
which have been cancelled under the sinking fund.
The amount applicable to the purpose was 17,3281.,
so that the holders must have obtained from the
government a price equal to par. Peruvian Uri-
barren Four-sod-a-Half per Cent. Bonds to the
amount of 64,7001. have also been cancelled. The
sum available for the purpose was 51,5191.
Subjoined ate the principal pampa of the speech
delivered by the President of Peru, General Castilla,
on the 26th of May, in closing the session of Con-
rail :
Honourable Gentlemen,—lt is highly gratifying for me to
preside at the 'solemnization of the close of the serious of
Construe which assembled on the 12th of October lest, and
oa this account I must though rapidly, giro you a 611111.
meet of the seta of public affairs.
I first beg to say that ea regards our foreign Malone, we
amino* on the beet of terms (ame one unfortunate ex-
ception) with all nations of Europe end North Atomics,
who always notable feelings of good.will and friendship
towards Peru. We cultivate sedulously this friendship
through oar diplomatic miniaters, who, lam glad to say,
welli.w.represenua
in o
t the
satire foreigngoodapir p
spirit of peace sad j
.ustice which
As regards the coetiosut 01 South America. we continua
on the best of terms with the empire of Brazil and the re-
public* of Chili, Venezuela, end New armada, se likewise
with the Ames of Central A53101'104, and that region which
every day becomes more important to commerce and to the
rent of the intense of the world.
As to the republic of Bolivia, we are at present discussing
through miniates cominiseioned for the purpose the anxious
questions which have been pending for a Wag time against
she thereat, end welfare of both conntrie, and you may rely,
honourable gentlemen, that ell these wilt mom be eitltd with
Janke and satisfaction, am far as the Bolivian government
will concur In the good faith employed towards their Baal
realisation. nave likewise to amment you, and this with
great sorrow, of our relations with Ecuador, and I must my,
that es far mit will be possible fa us to agree to terms which
are demanded by the honour and vital interests of the coun-
try, through the pacific means of the government and the
noble mediation of the goveinments of Chili and New
Grenada, we will accede to them; but, at the some time, It
Is sever in the lead safe an our part to cams hostilities, lest
we should not obtain the Justice which te due to as, and
which lam sorry is rill obstinately refused. May it
please Heaven that the government of Ecuador will listen at
Lee to the voice of reason and to her proper interests.
It le eatiatamory for me to announce to you, honourable
gentlemen, that our public, exchequer (notwitbotanding the
paralysis in the 66140 of nano at the bottioning of the year
and the decrees is the produce of Casual-boas* hat,
owing to the order sad were economy of the government,
duly met all its same:tents and obligatione in our Mune
service, army, end navy, and all extraordinary expenses to
which we have keen subject on account of our war with
Weeder, as likewise satisfying, with our tonal punctuality,
aU intareet on our Internal sad external debts end mestizo-

Um on the same. We hue bum this to resiutata with great
Czforrer,Annetil.M.l2:lisstemeaestelutho.or publi
itood zzerat
gwremmut of Pees the bigleeet petal ; it Ming at the
asese dam a pleasant low brim& that we have °attracted
se debt whatever der* en this period. Oar army ie at
it is of pealestfoa, strengt sad ips.
upside od nell say seUdwanties that might tagp,en is
the wider of the matey, ea well is exteriorly. Its die-
or/silty, sad teepset for out tutitutione, mower to the
good of the madam. Oar navy I. likewise very
orgeMsed, sad masa at premut very imports:lt
swims. lus I=Alems, has paid its at.
toestatmliou eursetkmel sad couples itself
with enteerden ewe and man say day, as will u with
our egdoetture. In faot, though you have y n
your
eir obieot welailhaTeibehemleoo:aiplithedb theWbi°lllllbyleimatherlieneitafr2FliaLordinaryalmh:l:l3e4:
muss, wbieli will meet on die 28th of July proximo, that
=7, the eassivenery of our iuderadenoe. Rely,
on this my true and emsere statement;
sad, if you =whom, withdraw to your homes persuaded
that you have accomplished all your donee, end at the go-
verment will do all that lite in its power to promote the
endue and the interests et Para. -

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Yesterday was " making-up day "in the railway
share market. The preparations for the settlement
show that the amount of the speculative " account "
outstanding is still limited, but this circumstance 14)7
pears,in some instances, teems the " carrying over"
to be rather more difficult, unless at higher rates of
" toontinnation." The terms generally cement yester-
day may be quoted as follows :

Loidoa Sod Worth Welkin from "eves" to per mat
coamaio
Groat Western to 6-16 per amt. do.
ILidload to re amt. do.
Lm sad Yorkshire
Bawl& to 11 per mat. do.
York sad North Midlsad
Greet ?forearm 'soar to per amt. do.
Osledatisa. _ " even" to per coat. do.
16r ado.

North British -16 to 3-18 We seat..
&nth Eastern it le l per omit do.
Late yesterday afternoon thoraces advanoed,clasit.,
as follows : on Lancashire and Yorkshire stock, # per
cent. "oontango ;" Midland, tog ; Oreat Western,
nearly 6.16; and London and North Western, 3-16
to 6.16 per cent.
With reference to the market for American rail-
way securities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as
follows:
Although only a moderate bruiser his been doing in
London in Anatiosa marines tens( the past week. yet
quotations have been &say meintaMed. Illinois Fret Lead
Bonds, sad Paryhasis Fird Yoregsp Bonds are more
offered, sml dose et a detains or 1 per east. Illinois shame
remain smarmy at IN to 1: dissent. Considwable tram-
actions bare Wawa_ plies to dense Fir. per Cant.
=I.BIvUT ni 914. It is evened the New York
will be 8 per eget. far the pest six months.

Mesas. L. Gideon and Sons were yesterday ap-
pointed agents for Lloyd's at St. Helena.
The directors of the Michigan Central Railway
Company hays lamed their annual report, from which
we extract as follows :
The report of the treasurer Mr. Limner*, stows the
financial eandittot of the company ; and that of the superin-
tendent, Yr. Rio., the eosraneas of the road la Michigan
during the year just apes& The beaded debt of the com-
pany, lune 1, 1866, was 2164,083 dole. 33,:. • bills payable of
the company were, 118,676 dole. 860. Total debt-8,402,639
dole, 88c. Capital stock, 6,067,840 dola-14,480,479 dole. 68c.
The bonded debt is now, 8,184,488 dole. 89e.; Mee Antrim
fond, 84,800 dole. 32c. Total net debt-8,119,4188 dole. 67c.
Capital stock, 6.067,840 dols.-14,177.628 dole 670. Total
debt redaction during the year, 282,951 doh. 110. Nothing
has been charged to oonstruction during the year; the per-
manent icoprovemente, as detailed in the Buperintendenes
report, having been charged into the operating accounts.
The business has fallen off, bet 142,331 dole. 43c.. or 13
re
_while the through has fallen sway 448,296 dole.
42a, or En per cent. This greet reduction in the long busi-
ness in due to several caves, showing a greater combination
than often acmes in any ass year.

WIDNFSDAY BYZNING.
A fresh decline of I per cent took place to-day in
the existing Indian Four per Cent. Loans. The Deben-
tures of last year were quoted cot to /, and the New
Loan 93/ to 94/.
Bank shares to-day were steady, at former prices.
London and Westminster Bank were inquired for.
In the market for miscellaneous shares, scarcely any
alteration occurred. British American Land shares
were marked 27 I Rut and West India Dock, 120
and London Dock, 71, 70, and 72.

NINES-THIS DAT.

Two O'CLOCK.

Shares in good dividend-paying mines continue in
request. The principal transactions thiamorning have
been in shares in Wheal Basset, Rut Basset,
Herodefoot, Stray Park, East Wheal Russell, and
Wheal Clifford.
Cobra Copper Mining 'shares have been dealt in
at 441 and 44, and the United Mexican at 11.
West Caradon Mine has declared a dividend of
41. per share this dey.
At a meeting of adventures In New Trelsdgh Nine, held
yesterday, the socoanta showed a cab balance in favour of
the mine of 468/. 10s. 4d. A eattalactory report wee read.
Rut Wheal Barret declared on the 28th inst. a dividend
of SI. per share.
The Wheal Ellen accounts presented at the meeting held
on the 21st inst. exhibited • balance against the mine of
4361.16 e. ld.; which was carried one to the next account.