The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

WILLS AND BEQUEST&

The will of the Hon. William George Grey, her
Majesty's Secretary of Embassy at the Court of the
Tuileries, formerly Secretary of Levities at Berlin, was
proved io tondos, on January 31, by his relict, the Hos.
Theresa Grey, daughter of Major-General Count Stediogk,
of Sweden. The pare malty in this country was sworn
seder 5,0001. The testator was a son of the sncond Earl
Grey, E.G., and died at Paris, on December 19, 1865, at
the age of 46.
The will of Mr. Thomas Gardiner, of Netrgate-street.
wholesale stationer, and of Highbury-crescent, was proved
'in London, os the 17th of February, under 180,0301. per-
sonalty, the executors being his nephews, Mr. Augustus _
Gardiner and Mr. Joseph Gardiner Fiudlay. The will is 11
dated Sept. 15, 1864, sod the signature is written in a bold 3
character. The testator died Jan. 30, at the age of 88.
The will of William Darling (father of the *elevated ;
Orson Darling), formerly keeper of the Lowden. Light- y
house, Fero Island, Northumberland, but lately raid- a
log at Bamburgb, Lillowieg no occupation, was proved h
in London, on February 12, under 4801. The exe-
miters and trustees are the Rev. Charles Thorp. of Ifni- ,14,
varsity College. Oxford (only eon of the late Archdeacon ;;
of Durham) ; William Dickson, clerk of the pesos for Nor-
thumberland ; sod the Rev. W. N. Darnell, Rector of
Stanhope, Durham. The will was made in 1847, and a
eodioil is 1830; the testator'. signature. thereto are very I
good. To his wife be had bequeathed by his will all his ?,
property, but she did not survive him, and after her de- i
cease he executed a codicil, and baa left to his only survi-
ving daughter, Thomasine, who was living with
him, all the furniture and effects about his tl
house, directing the rest of his property to be 1
divided into seven parts amongst the following members of
his family—namely, his daughter Thou:amiss ; William ;
Darling, lighthouse-keeper at Coquet Island ; W. B. g
Darling, lighthouse-keeper at Lawton.; Robert Darling.
of Alnwiek Georges A. Darling, of North Sunderland ; 3
his granddaughter, Georgina Dixon Carr, each an equal
share, and the remaining share between his grandsons
James Walter 'ad John liande.—Blestratol Leaden New. ;

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

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The railway market is flat to-day, and the general
course of prices unfavourable. Great Northern A
stock has declined 1 per cent. ; London and North
Western, and Midland, ; Lancashire and York-
shire, Metropolitan, and South Eastern, 1; and
Great Western, 1.
London and North Western stook Is quoted
122 to 1, ex div. ; Great Western, 591 to i
Midland, 123 to 4, ex div. ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 11.94 to 120, ex div. ; Great Eastern,
394 to 1 ; South Eastern, 78 to ; Caledonian,
131. to 132 ; Metropolitan, MI W 134, ex div.
Great Northern, 124 to 125, ex div. ; ditto A, 1391
to 1401, ex div.
Grand Trunk of Canada Railway stook shows a
fresh fall of 1 per cent., beiug quoted 35 to 36.
Great Western of Canada shares are steady at 161
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MONEY MARKEZ-(THIS DAY•)

Orrs Cethaage
The stook and share markets are Sat to-day,
owing to the somewhat unfavourable character of the
return of the Bank of England, combined with con-
tinned sales of English government securities for
cash on account of the public. The funds remain
heavy, at the reduction of yesterday. British rail-
ways have declined in several cases. As regards
foreign stooks, there is a demand for Spanish

Passive and Certificates, which are rather hotter.
Financial and discount shares show no alteration,
with the exoeption of a recovery of Bs. in Joint
Stock Disoount. Grand Trunk of Oanada Rail-

way stock has again given way.
There is a stong demand for money to-day,

chiefly in preparation for the bills due on the 4th
of the month, which prove to be unusually heavy.
A large amount of China paper also arrives at
maturity to-morrow. The rate for good bills is
fully equal to that of the Bank-7 per cent. The
charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is
7 per cent.
The government broker has bought to-day
15,0001. Three per Cents. Reduced for the Sinking
Fund.

Consols are now quoted 86/ to 87 for money, and
87 to I far the account (March 8).
The Bank of France return is satisfactory, the
bullion showing a further increase of 267,0001.,
while the bills discounted have diminished to the
extent of 780,0001.
In the foreign stock market there is a demand
for Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates, which
have risen per cent. Italian Bonds of 1861,
however, have receded I. Other securities
exhibit no movement of importunes. The
quotations are as follows :—Greek, 14i to I
Mexican, 22& to 234 ; Spanish Pamirs, 271 to ;
ditto Certificates, 161 to 1 ; Turkish, 1865, 384
to 1 ; Brazilian scrip, 2 to I prem. ; Egyptian
scrip, to I prem. ; and Italian, 1861, 601 to
American securities are rather quiet. 5-20 Bonds
are now quoted 704 to I ; Erie Railway shares, 541
to" 551, being rather lower ; and Illinois Central,
78 to 1.

International Financial shares are now quoted
k to k prem. ; General Credit, / to lk prem. ;
London Financial, 4 to 2 die. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, k to 1k prem.; Credit Foncier, 3}
to k prem. ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 4k
to I prem. ; and Joint Stock Disoonnt, 611 to 6 dia.
The steamer I* Plata, from the West Indies,
hu brought 225,0001. in specie.
The shares of the Imperial Land Company of
Marseilles are quoted 2k to 3 prem.

The purchase by the government broker yester-
day comprised 15,0001. Three per Cents. Reduced.
An instalment of 10 per cent., making 25 per
cent. paid, fell due yesterday on the Egyptian Go-
vernment Railway Loan. Farther large amounts
of the scrip were paid up in full.
A me of interest to the holders of Turkish secu-
rities was brought yesterday before the Stock
Exchange Committee, on the application of the
General Credit Company, acting as agents for the
contractors of the five per cent. Conversion Loan,
whose object it was to show that the Turkish go-
vernment has committed a breech of faith in
bringing forward the 6 per cent, loan last issued in
London and Paris, and to obtain the removal of
( this stock from the official list. As the question
raised was a serious one, it led to considerable dis-
cussion, but resulted in an unanimous verdict on
the part of the committee that the General Credit
Company had failed to establish their case. The
discussion is the more worthy of remark, because
it is notorious that the Turkish government, how-
soever great its financial difficulties, has always
scrupulously observed its obligations to its foreign
creditors. It would certainly have been surprising
could any evidence have been adduced to prove
that the Porte had precluded itself, by its
merit with the contractors of the Five per IT,
Loan, from hypothecating to fresh lenders any spe-
cial securities in all time to come. To maintain
that the government thus bound itself seems to be,
upon the face of it, a completely untenable position.
The decision of the Committee, as exonerating the
government from the imputation made against it,
will probably be regarded with satisfaction by the
majority of holders of Turkish securities.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank Tester-
dsywas 5,0001.
The steamer Rhone has reached Lisbon from'
Brazil with 50,0001. in specie. 1
The North Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 7,5051. over last year ; the
Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of 5,0771. ;
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an
increase of 2,4361. ; the London, Chatham, and
Dover (including the Metropolitan Extension and
branches), an increase of 1,2861. ; the Metropolitan
Extension an increase of 3801. ; the Kent Coast an
increase of 2301. ; and the North British an increase
of 1,2681.
A general meeting of the Varna Railway Com-
pany is called for the 29th March.
We are requested to state that the share list of
the National Cattle and Meat Company (Limited)
will be closed for London on the 7th, and for the
country on the Bth inst.
With reference to the market for American seen-
rities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co. report
as follows :
The London market for American securities has, during
the past week, been very firm, sod an advance of nearly 2
per cut. has been established cc United State' Bonds and
Moths and Erie shires. 5-20 Boods due 701 to L after
having been done at 71. To-day Illinois and Erie shares
leave off 781 to 1, and 551 to 1 respedively. The First and
Second Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western
remain firm, bat the Certificates of Debeatuie hare been
pressed for male, they close 78 to 80.
It is notified that on and after this day the bud-
nees of the London agency of the National Bank
of India (Limited), will be carried on at No. 80,
King William-street, KC.
The first series of colonial wool sales commenced
yesterday. The catalogue comprised 4,193 bales,
viz. :—Sydney, 67 bales ; Port Phiilip, 1,972 ;
Taamania 95 ; Adelaide, 530 ; New Zealand, 222 ;
Cape, 1,307. The attendance of buyers was very
large, and the bidding. showed great animation.
The prices paid, compared with those current at
the close of last sales, show an advance, according
to the report of Messrs. R. Dutton and Son, of 1
13d. on Port Phillip; id. to Id. on Port Greasy;
10. on Adelaide; and 14d. on Cape of Good Hope.
The quantity arrived for the present sales is 86,264
bales, viz. :—Sydney and Queensland, 6,528 bales;
Victoria, 44,218 ; Tasmania, 128 ; South Aus-
tralian, 11,150; West Australia, 786 ; New
Zealand 510 ; Cape of Good Hope, 22,944.
Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :
At the fourth series of hide sales for deer
sod'
a good &-
mud was experienced for both salted hides sod Feat India 1
kips. The home trade were the chief buyers. Fast India.
—Ox and Cow.—Celoetts of all clescriptioos were well sow
peted for and sold at full prices, to an advance of gd per lb.
The hides mast in request were Dacca slaughtered and dead,
and upon these as /dunce of fully id. to gd. per lb. MIA
be quoted. Madras, ice., for those sold fair prime were ob-
tained. The analysis of the sales is 68,372 Calcutta new
parcels. 13.691 brought forward from former sales, and
' 9,495 Madras, Ac , in all 91,558 hides, of which 84,882 were ,
sold. East India. —Buffalo : The portion sold realised full
prises. Leather.—Rost Indian wee in pest request, and all
sold at prices fully Id. to lid per lb. higher. Australian
realised fall rates. Salted Medea. —Australian were in good
demand, sod were sorrily sold et late rate. to an advance
lof 4d. per 11.. for Melbourne. Gape missed fall 'fees
Amsterdam only part sold. Dry sad preened Hides.—
' Drysalited Meantime all bought b. Dry Afriesn.—The fey
sold brought late rates. Bark.—Minoss.—For the portion
' sold late prim were obtained.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Feb. 28, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following 'banged:
.10treelatisa ism 1198.113,205 Imams 4141,615
. ' Oiner'aiisa active 20,768.100 leersees 208,910
r 1 rabbi dimmile ....... 6,448,781 Inereies 400.004
I . Other departs 12,742,313 lemettere 150,833
1 ; geeereaset seeerftbs ill
I basking deputerent 9,915.481 No clangs

Other seoadtiee in banking
departmeat 18,812117 Loma 791,11.
Oeia sad %Mica is boil
departabeals ...... 14966,574 lames, 14S,in
Seven day me other 406.186 Decease 4.746
The Re* 1776,79( Inman 186,70?
Notes io ram re
Total reserve (ado ham)
ia bealaag deparftedi .- 4196,474 Decrease 61.871.
The return is decidedly less favourable than the
one which preceded it. While the Bank's liabili-
ties upon deposits have increased in the aggiegete
by 55 ,8241., the reserve has slightly diminished.
This is occasioned by the revival of the demand
for money, as shown by the increase of 791,6671.
in the private securities. It is satisfactory to re-
mark, however, that the coin and bullion continue
to receive accespions both from abroad and from tie
internal cdreniation.

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