The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-07 00:00:00

MONEY M.

shares of the Malta and Medil
pany (Limited) by the 7th January.
The official liquidator of the Humber Ironworks
and Shipbuilding Company (Limited) invites ten-
ders, receivable until the sth January, for the pur-
chase or hire of the whole or any part of the com-
pany's property.
Creditors of the Richmond-hill Hotel Company
(Limited) are required to mend the particulars of
their claims to the official liquidator by the 22nd
inst., the 14th January having been appointed by
the Court of Chancery for adjudicating upon them.
The arrangements are notified in connection
with the payment of the half-yearly guaranteed
interest on London, Tilbury, and Southend Exten-
sion Railway stock.
The mails from Calcutta, China, and Australia,
via Marseilles, are expected to be distributed in
London about the 1461 inst.
At the weekly court, yesterday, of the directors
of the Bank of England, Mr. George Forbes was
elected chief cashier in the place of the late Mr.
William Miller, and Mr. Frank May deputy
cashier in the place of Mr. Forbes.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes :
Coin and bullion lncrease £560,000
Bills discounted
Government deposits lncrease 20,000
Notes in Circulation
Private deposits
Advances
This return shows a further large increase in the
coin and bullion, accompanied by a marked falling
off in the demand for discounts.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dec. 5, compared with that
for the previous week, shows the following changes:
Circulation issue £32,226,360 Increase £64,085
Circulation active 22,713,175 Increase 226,425
Public deposits 6,837,783 Increase 676,626
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department 12,956,269 Increase 109,906
Other securities in banking
department 19,395,744 Increase 209,736
Coin and bullion in both
departments
Seven day and other bills 505,236 Decrease 11,223
The Rest 3,8,996 Increase 1,216
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department... 10,523,869 DetreilS. 164,951
An increase in the government deposits, accompa-
nied by a corresponding diminution in the private
deposits, is usually experienced at this season.
But though the deposits, on the whole, have this
week increased, there is also an augmentation in
the securities, the result being a diminution of
164,9511. in the reserve. As regards bullion, the
import and export transactions of the week were
not large, but the present return shows an increase
of 61,4741.

'HIS DAY.)
Oxs oVwca.
The English funds are dull to-day, but the
present prices are not worse than those last cur-
rent yesterday. Home railway stocks and foreign
securities are likewise rather fiat, with few transac-
tions. Mexican Bonds, and Italian of 1861, have
given way. In the miscellaneous market, London
Financial shares remain heavy, at the fall of yester-
day, while National Discount are firm. Banking
descriptions have been very little dealt in, and
quotations generally show no variation.
The demand for money is moderate, but is
expected to increase later in the day, a large
amount of Indian and China paper falling due
to-morrow. The rate for choice bills is 3i to 4 per
cent. The charge for short loans on English
government securities is 3 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 881 to /, ex div., for
money, and 884 to 1, ex div., for the account
(January 10).
Foreign stocks are flatter. Italian Bonds of 1861
and Mexican are offered, and have declined to
per cent. Turkish of 1865 are also 1 lower.
Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 571 to 581;
ditto 1865, 31/ to 32/ ; Greek, In to 141 ;
Spanish Passive, 201 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 13*
to ; Italian of 1861, 541 to 551; Mexican, 18}
to 19.

Gas Com-

The dealings in American securities are upon a
very moderate scale, and prices exhibit no move-
ment. The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 701 to 71 ;
Erie Railway shares, 47 to ; and Illinois Central,
771 to
Anglo-American and Atlantic Telegraph Eight
per Cent. Preference shares are quiet, at 14/ to 15,
and 31 to respectively.
international Financial shares are quoted 2A
to die. ; London Financial, 191 to 184 dis. ;
General Credit, 21 to 2 dia. ; Credit Foncier,
5 to 1 dis. ; National Discount, gto 1013 prem. ;
and Hudson's Bay, IGa to I.
HALT-PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols have improved per cent., being quoted
881 to for money, and Etsi to for the account.
Only 2,0001. in gold has been sentinto the

Bank.
At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Thee Name:uYnct.rekf hgaseldarrseinvtedinftroni e York r:. e
swith-terßente' opened at 69h. 57c., being about the same
as yesterday.
the Bank 43,500/. in specie.
Th
day was 24,0001.
The Mexican dollars (about
312,0001.) by the
steamer Seine were sold yesterday at 4a. llid. per
ounce. showing a decline of id. compared with the
recent price. The reduction is owing to the mag-
nitude of the present supply, together with the
expectation that a further considerable amount
will soon come to hand.
There is a slight demand
for bar silver for the Continent, but none for the
East. The quotation is ss. Of,d. to sa. Id. per
ounce.
It has transpired that the acceptances of Messrs.
Ramsey, Elder, and Co., of Barbadoes ; J. and A.
Elder, of Antigua; and Elder, Stevens, and Co., of
Bush-lane, have been returned. The liabilties
are presumed to be large, but it is stated that
there will be a surplus, the inconvenience being
only of a temporary nature. Mr. White, of King-
street, is the accountant engaged on behalf of the
creditors in each instance.
The suspension is announced of Messrs. George
Shand and Co., of Stirling, in the petroleum
trade, with liabilities estimated at about 100,0001.
The assets are stated to amount to 150,0001., but
it was considerod best to suspend payment to avoid
sacrificing the interests of the creditors, looking at
the state of the market, and the season of the year.
We are requested by Mr. Boore to state that he
has ceased to be the manager of the London office
of the Consolidated Bank.
The Great Western Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase °PLUM over the correspond-
ing period of 1865 ; the Great Northern, an in-
crease of 4,392/. ; the London and South Western,
an increase of 1,3011. • the Lancashire and York-
shire, an increase of 4,2881. ; the North Eastern,
an increase of 1,860/. • the Great Eastern, an
increase of 8021. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, an increase of 1,4581. • the North
British, an increase of 779/. ; the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover, including the Metropolitan Ex-
tension and branches, an increase of 856/. ; the
Metropolitan Extension, an increase of 11/. ; and
the Kent Coast, a decrease of 440.
Another proposed resuscitation of a defunct com-
pany is announced. The Oriental Commercial
Company, it will be remembered, carried on opera-
tions for sonic time, and is said to have returned
to the shareholders nearly the whole of the original
capital, inclusive of the dividends paid by the
company after it had been re-organised as the
Oriental Commercial Bank (Limited). Serious
mistakes having been made, however, by the
management, and the pressure of the times being
severely felt, this company found it necessary to
go into liquidation. It is now announced that, in Putts EXHIBITION.—REFREsHMENTs ils THIS BRl-
accordance with the expressed wishes 14 a large risti DlVlsioN.—The supply of British beers will be
number of the shareholders, it has been determined oonducted by Messrs. Bass, Allsopps, Ind and Coope, and
to form a new company under the title of the Medi- the Burton Company. The refreahmenta will be supplied
terranean Commercial Company (Limited), and it is ip,obbelessr. 3.piers and Pond, and Messrs. Bertram and
of the Crystal P •
promised that its operations shall be " confined ex- It is
rumoured, and we are very sorry to hear it,
elusively to mercantile, commission, and agency that the ritualistic controversy has penetrated even the
business." The chief object. of course, is to utilise hospital ward, and that a serious misunderstanding has
the existing organisation. The capital is 300,000 L , occurred at King's College Hospital between the sister-
in 30,000 shares of 10/. each, of which one-half, or hood employed in nursing and thenan
Mr. Choy Cum Chung, intelligent China-
-15,000 shares, are to be now issued.
reference to the Joint Stock Discount Corn- lacn,;, has been
xgcalftes ilv e'ly teach
f Fran-
WithiitthecoseuhntoorylntinenSsniiespally (Limited), the annexed circular has been probably the first of his nation ever thus employed by
issued by the official liquidator : Americans in this country.—Ncis York Times.
Mui:BY .11.-NerioN. A place replete with shadowy
3, Bank-buildings, London, Dec. la
Sir,—Annexed I beg to hand you a statement of the shapes, this alugby Junction in the black hours of the four-
affairs of this company, brought up to the 30th of and twenty. Mysterious goods trains, covered with palls
November last. It will be seen that there has been con- and gliding on like vast weird funerals, conveying them-
sidensble alteration in the accounts since the approximate selves guiltily away from the presence of the few lighted
statement of affairs of the 7th of March, 13fai, was cir- lamps, as if their freight had collie to a secret and unlawful
culated, and that the amount of the liabilities is less than end. Half miles of coal pursuing in a Detective manner,
was estimated at that time. It being still impossible to following when they lead, stopping when they stop, back-
state the actual value of the securities which are held ing when they hack. Red hot embers showering our upon
against the liabilities, and on account of the debts I have the ground, down this dark avenue, and down the other,
thought it desirable to include in this statement a Classified an if torturing fires were being raked clear ; concurrently,
list of such see
mitt stating their nominal values. Such shrieks and groans and grinds invading the ear, as if the
tortured were at the height of their &uttering. Iron-barred
nominal values are very much more than the amounts at
which these securities were estimated when taken by the : cages full of cattle jangling by midway, the drooping
company, and of the total, viz., 1,662,516 f. 17s. 21., : beasts with horns entangled, eyes frozen with terror,
ainaaa as. fial. is the nominal value of those which are and mouths too :at least they have long icicles (or what
seem so) hanging from their lips. Unknown languages in
held against sundry debts, and in respect of the bills re- 'the air, conspiring in red, green, and white characters.
ceivahle in hand and overdue, included In the preceding
total of 9.37,5601. 9s. fid. A first dividend of Cs. 841. iu lAn earthquake accompanied with thunder and lightning,
the pound will be forthwith paid, out of the cash and pro- , going up express to Loudon. Now, all quiet, all rusty,
wind and rain in p.osscs.ion, lamps. extinguished, Mugby
seeds of exchequer bills, to the creditors of the company, .
Junction dead and indistinct, with its robe drawn over its
whose debts have been proved and allowed, and if the call
head, like Cmaar. . . . But there were so many lines.
be properly responded to, I expect to be in a position to
IK, a further considerable dividend early next year,—a Gazing down upon them front a bridge at the junction, it
am. ac.. R. P. HAILI,ING, Official Liquidator. , was as if the concentrating companies formed a great in-
dustrial exhibition of the works of extraordinary ground-
At the meeting of the East India Cotton Agency, spiders that spun iron. And then so many of the lines
held yesterday, it was mentioned that the result of went such Wonderful ways, so crossing and curving
the poll showed a balance of 700 shares, or 89 votes, among one another, that the eye lost them.
in favour of going on with the undertaking. The And then some of them appeared to start with
the fixed intention of going fivet hundred miles,
directors were authorised to receive from share-
holders advances in terms of clause 9of the articles d
barrier,'all oroft a esduodge%trvaewolirkulor! atund tuber otearanti
of association to the extent of 4/. per share of the like intoxicated men, went a little way very. straight, are{
capital not yet called up, bearing a preferential surprisingly slued round and carne back again. And then
dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. others were so chock-full of trucks of coal, others were so
A general meeting of the Panama, New Zealand, • ballast,blocttdo;rithtcks
otheorsf werekst;oosethtears i7rlrefsoor gMeeliedwict-
an d Australian Royal Mail Company (Limited) is . -
sets like immense iron cotton-reels :Pwhile others were so
convened for the 14th. inst. bright and clear, and others were so delivered over to rust
ashes and idle wheelbarrows out of work, with their
The half-yearly meeting of the A crated Bread an*
legs in the air (looking much like their masters on strike),
Company (Limited) is to take place on the that there was no beginning,middle, or end, to the
17th inst. bewilderment. Barbox Brothers stood puzzled cm the
The general meeting of the Crystal Palace Com- bridge, passing his right hand across the lines on his
forehead, which multiplied while he looked down, as if
pany is convened for the 21st inst., at the London
the railway lines were gating themselves photographed on
Tavern. that sensitive plate. Then, was heard a distant ringing of
An extraordinary general meeting of the English bells and blowing of whittles. Then, puppet-looking heads
and Foreign Credit Company (Limited) is called of men popped out of boxes in .rspective, and popped in
for the 13th inst. • again. Then, prodigious wooden razors set up on end,
began shaving the atmosphere. Then, several locomotive
At an extraordinary general meeting of the Mer- engines in several directions began to
scream and be agi
chant Shipping Company (Limited), held on the tated. Then, along one avenue a train came in. Then,
sth December, the special resolutions paved at the along another two trains appeared that didn't come in,
extraordinary general meeting on the 14th Novem- but stopped without. Then. bits of trains broke off. Theu,
a struggling horse became involved with them. Then, the
bar last were unanimously confirmed. locomotives shared the bits of trains, and ran away with
A call of 11. is to be paid on the preference the whole.--ellnyby Junction, by Charles Dickens.

BANK OF 1
An Account pursuant to the Act
week ending on Wednesday,

ISSVII DIN
Notes Issued C 32,226,360 I

F.32,M,380

saactio bB
Prop/its/on' Capital S/4,653,000
neat
rumtv Deposita (In-
cluding Ezetuai.,
Say. Ranks, Corn-
-11116. of National
Debt, and Div
Acc ands
Other Depodita 17,740,667
Seven day and other
MIL

ENGLAND.
7th and Bth Vic., c. 32, for the
r. the sth day of Dec., 1846.
URTIMIT.
Government debt.. 011,015,100
Other enmities.... 3,964,400
Gold coin and bul-
lion
Silver bullion

17,253,380

432,226,300

PLINY:Tat?.
Government Secu-
rities iincluding
Dead Weight An-
nuity;
Other Securities
Notess
Gold and Silver
Coin

£42,876,E52

£4!,5,882

F. MAY, Deputy-6;ilei-2

Dec. 6. 1866.

THURSDAY EVISITO.
Console, which closed yesterday at 84 to
cx div., for the 10th Jan., opened and closed to-
day at the same quotation. For money the last
price was 881 to 1. The " continuation ' was 3-16
to j per cent. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 88„ g, K,}; ditto, for account, 881, ;
Three per 'Cents. Reduced, 871►, tg, ;4, ; New Three
per Cents., 87g, ; Bank Stock, 250, 49 ; India
Stock, 216 ; ditto Five per Cent., 104 ; ditto Five
per Cent. " enfaoed " rupee paper, 100/1 ; ditto
Bonds, 235. prem.

MINES.-(TBIS DAY.)

Ows o'CLows.

In the mining market to-day there is a demand
for Prince of Wales, Chiverton, Wheal Agar, and
West Basset shares. Subjoined are some of the
present quotations :—Prince of Wales, 245. to
265. ; West Chiverton, 64 to 66 ; Chiver-
ton, 61 to 7 • Wheal Seton, 130 to 135 ;
\Vest Caradon, 12 to 13 ; Chiverton Moor, 4,", to
; West Frances, 10 to 11, North Treskerby, 2jf
to re
; East Grenville, 1i to ; Wheal Agar
318. to 331. ; and West Bassett, 12s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.
A call of 2s. 6d. is to be paid on the shares of
the Victoria (London) Mining Company (Limited)
by the Ist January.

COAL AIARKET.—(THIS DAY.
Walla End Heaton, 225. 6d. ; Walls End Haswell,
225. Gd. ; Walls End Tees, 225. &L ; Walls End Tunstall,
17s. Walls End Harton, 19s. 341.; Walls End Hettun.
Lyons, 19s Wylarn, 175.; Holywell, 175.; West Hart.
16a—Ships at market, 22 ; at sea, 75.