The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY lB. 1866.

Mr. lif.t.mrrsox seconded the motion, which was adopted.
eu the eiredeetion of director,

Mr. Cox objected to the re-eleiition of Mr. T. S. Richard-
son, on the ground that he was a director of other banks
which to some extent competed with that bank.
The CHAIRMAN aid some of the shareholders deprecated
any personal discussion, and the proposals of the hoard
were adopted.
A dividend at the rate of 5 per cant. per annum was after-
wards declared, and votes of thanks to the chairman. the
managers, and the other °Mears terminated the proceedings.

ALLIANCE BANK.-(LIMITED.)-(THIS DAV.)

The half-yearly meeting of this bank was held
at neon at the London Tavern ; Mr. MATTHEW HUTTON
CHAYTOR in the chair.

The following report and balsam-oiliest were presented :
" The directors have to report that the net profits of
the bank for the last half-year (after making the necessary
deductions for interest on current and deposit accounts,'
current expenses, bad debts, and rebate on bills not yet
due), amount to 22,9801. Bs. 3d. which with 4,4851. 15s.
Gd. balance from the previous alf-year, makes a total of
27.466/. 34. 9d. This sum it is now proposed to appro-
priate as follows, viz :-24,1431. 16s. 3d. in payment of
dividend ; 5004 in reduction of preliminary expense@ ;
982/. 14s. Id. in reduction of building, &c., account ; fi
1,8391.13 e. sd. to profit and loss new account; total, 27.,4661. 2
3a. 9d. The dividend which the directors now recommend to
is at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax,
or 12s. 6d. per share on the old shares, and 11s. 3d. per 81
share on those issued in 1864. In fulfilment of the pledge d.l
given by the directors at the last meeting of the shareholders, a,
to deal decisively with the accounts which have been in
specially referred to is their two last half-yearly reports, So
they have set apart from the reserve fund the sum of St
112,8721. Si. Bd., to meet any lose that may arise from the
accounts connected with the General Rolling Stock Corn. et
pany. And in order to remove any uncertainty as to the st
loss on other doubtful debts of 184 having been gi
fully provided for, the directors have deemed it ad- St
visable to write off their entire amount from the St
reserve, to the extent of 32,2601. 2e. 11d. Thew n
deductions will leave the reserve fund at 70,0001. 74
It was announced at the last meeting that the directors had at
elected Matthew Hutton Chattor, Esq., to a seat at their it
board, and they have now to ask the shareholders to confirm St
that election ; and also that of John Elin, Esq., in the St
place of John Bloxam Elie, Esq., resigned. The divi-
deni (warrants will be forwarded to the shareholders on t
or before the 24th instant. SI
" Balance Sheet, Dec. 31, 1865.—Dr.: To capital paid
up, viz., 251. per share on 30,000 shares, 750,000/. -
to 251. per share on 9,766 shares (less forfeited ti
177 shares), 9,589 thaw, 239.725/. ; leas calls in
anear, 3,5101. ; leaving 7..15,7851. ; total, 965,7851.
To amount due to coatomers on current and deposit 2,
accounts., circular notes, &c., 1,811,4761. 19s. 2d. ; to 2;
acceptances, 692.6911. 4s. sd. ; together, 2,504,1681. 73. Si
To reserve fund, 70,0001.; to rebate account, 11,510/. 13e. ;

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

tru,Ovu 1

OxE o'CLocx.

The railway market is firm to-day, and a rise of
to per cent. is observable in Metropolitan, Lon-
don and North Western, Midland, and South East-
ern stocks. The other principal lines show no
change.

London and North Western atocic is now
quoted 126 to ; Great Western, 59 to ;
Midland, 1241 to 2 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1222 to 1232 ; South Eastern, 732 to 742 ; Great
Eastern, 414, to g ; Caledonian, 129 to ;
Great Northern, 127 to 128 ; ditto A, 145 to ti ;
and Metropolitan, 135 to

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I Ciosing prices. I Sstoe.

81 31
IF4 19}
91 93
98 100

40 all G.Laxemtsourgsp.ceut.l
20 all Do.
100 all Havana and Matanzas
100 all Lausanne and Fribourg
100 all Matanzas and Sabanilla
100 all ' Do. Second leane 1
20 all North of France S p.ct
20 all Do. (lateCharl.3lp.ct
100 all Ottoman ,Smyrna, &c )
40 all Parle,Lyone,dcMosp.ct —
20 all Do. New ....Sp. ct lll 121
100 all Recife &S. F. (Peru.;
4 all Royal flwediah 6p.ct ' 11 2
100 all B.igua La Grande 7 p.ct. ; 88 92
20 all 8. Aua.&Lotn.Ven.3p.c.: se 81
100 all SouthEast.ot Port.7p.c.: 92 95
20 all Southernof FrauceSp.c.' 111 121
20 all glouth Dalian, 8 per ct. I 61 62
20 all '19.1t N.l9.ef Fra. Bp. c. 11/ 12e

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 to 4.
Ottoman (Smyrna to Lithe), 9i.
Sambre and Meuse, 9.
San Paulo (Lim.), gua. 7 per cent., IQ.

PREFERENCE SHARES.

Great North of Scotland, Ist preference, 108.
MISCELLANEOUS SHARES.
Atlantic Telegraph, guar. 8 per cent. (Limited), 21, ).
China Steam Ship and Labuan Coal (Limited), 2), 4.
Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (Limited), 87,
Ditto, issued at pm., of which IL is to pay, 5,'„ G.
Egyptian Commercial and Trading (Limited), 4).
General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 6.
Hudson's Bay, 161, 16,
Imperial Merc. Credit Association (Limited). 74, 1.
International Financial Society (Limited), 4.
Joint Stock Discount (Limited). 61, 7).
London Financial Association (Limited). 184.
London General Omnibus Company (Limited), 3f.
London and Provincial Marine, 2).
Ocean Marine Insurance, 2:3.
Ovcrend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 21, 20t,.
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 71).
Ditto Sew. 51.
Royal Mail Steam, 106).
Universal Marine Insurance (Limited), 4.

MONEY MAREST.--(TEIM DAL)

ONE o'Cumi.
The stock markets opened this morning with a
steady appearance, and prices have since been well
maintained, notwithstanding the announcement

that no reduction has been made in the Bank rate

of discount. It was not generally expected, however,
that any alteration would be effected. Consol, are
quoted the same as yesterday, but some of the
English railways have advanced. The transac-
tiona in foreign securities are limited, and a slight

decline ha= occurred iu two or three cases. Bank-

ing and financial shares have been dealt in to $
moderate extent, at previous quotations.
i The discounf market is quiet, but the demand is

expected to somewhat increase during the afternoon,
bills having been kept back on the chance of a re-
duction in the Bank rate to-day. The charge for
good three months paper is to I per cent. In
the Stock Exchange loans from day to day on Eng-
lish government securities are obtainable at 4i to
per cent. - _

Consols are now quoted 86 to 87 for money,
and 87/ to for the account (February 8).
The scrip of the New Egyptian Loan is / per cent.
higher, at 1/ to 1/ prem.
There is not much demand for foreign stocks,
and prices generally are unchanged. Greek and
Mexican Bonds are flat, and have declined per
cent. ; Brazilian scrip has also receded
Some of the present quotations are subjoined,
viz.: Greek, 131 to ; Turkish Five per Cents.
of 1865, 391 to 40, ex div. ; Spanish Passive, 26
to ; ditto Certificates, 14 to / ; Confederate, 6
to 7 ; Brazilian scrip, / to 1/ prem. ; and Mexican,
24 to 22, ex div.
American securities are quiet, but there is a de-
mand for 5.20 Bonds, which have risen per cent.,
the present price being 66 to /. Erie Railway
shares are quoted 57/ to 58 ; and Illinois Ceuttal,
76 to /.
International Financial shares are now quoted

ato prem. ; General Credit, 1i to 2 prem. ;
London Financial, 31 to 4 prem. ; Imperial Mer-
cantile, 21 to ± prem. ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier
of England, 33 to prem., ex all; Overeni, Gur-
ney, and Company, 53 to prem.
The shares of the English and American Bank
are now quoted 1 to prem. ; London Steam
Towing, 14 to 2 prem. ; Charles Lattitte and Co.,
21- to prem.; and Galatz Candle, gto prem.
Two o'Cienee.
The Egyptian Loan is in increasing favour, and is
again higher, at la to 1a prem.
The scrip of the new Egyptian Government Rail-
ways Debenture Loan had risen at the close to 11 to
la prem. It is mentioned in the prospectus that the
receipts and revenues of all the Egyptian Govern-
ment railways are assigned for the payment of the
capital and interest of thole bonds, and, inquiries
having been made as to the amount of these re-
ceipte, it has transpired that in the last year (1865)
they reached about 800,0001. It would appear that
in some quarters the divieion of the loan into six
series of 500,0001. each, distinguished severally by
the first six letters of the alphabet, is not under-
stood. It has been imagined, for example, that
the bonds of series A will be drawn the first, and
those of aeries F the last. This, however, is not
so. In each year, beginning with the Ist January,
1869, and continuirg fur six years, tete of the
six letters, representing a " series " of bowie, will
be drawn, and the whole of the bonds of that series
will be at once paid off at 100 per cent. Conse-
quently, au allottee or holder of 600/. stock, or the
multiples of that amount, will be able to reckon
upon having one-sixth part of his stock drawn in
each year. The subscriptions will therefore pro-
bably be made in sums of 6001., or its multiples,
and the agents for the loan have undertaken to
make the allotments in a proportionate number of
bonds of each series, so as to ensure the repayment
at par of nue-sixth at every drawing.
There was a demand yesterday- for bar gold for the
continent, but nu withdrawals took place at the
Bank. During the week 5,000/. has been sent in,
and 20,0001. withdrawn for exportation.
The biddiugs for bills on India took place yester-
dayatthe Bank of England. The proportions allotted
were—ti, Calcutta, 19,02,000 rs. ; to Madras,
5,98,000 rs. ; and to B mutely, 10,25,000 rs. The
minimum price was as before, viz., Is. Ind. on
Calcutta and Madras, and Is. 111 d. on Bo7nbay.
'fenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. Md. will
receive about 19 per cent. ; and on Bombay at
2s. Oil 50 per cent. Above these prices iu full.
The government bills on India having been
disposed of yesterday at higher rates, the quotation
fur bar silver was firm at ss. lid. per ounce.
At a meeting yesterday of the New Zealand Trust
and Loan Company a dividend of 2s. per share was
declared.
The second ordinary general meeting of the
Provincial Banking Corporation (Limited) will be
held on the sth February, for the purpose of de-
claring a dividend, and will be afterwards made
" extraordinary," to consider certein alterations iu
the articles of association.
The fifth ordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the London and South Western Bank
(Limited) is called for the 6th February, to declare
a half-yearly dividend.
A second special general meeting of the share-
holders of the Union Bank of Australia is called for
the 2nd February, for the purpose of continuity;
the resolution passed at the special meeting ou the
15th inst., for altering the deed.
A special meeting of the Auetraliau Agrieuatiral
Company is convened for the 30th inst.
The second ordinary meetii.g of the British Ship-
owners' Company (Limited) is called fur the 25th
instant.
The half-yearly meeting of the fele of Wight
Railway Company is announced for February 1.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Levant
Mineral Company (Limited) will be held on the
25th inst., to consider resolutions—That the com-
pany be wound up " voluntarily " ; and that
Messrs. Charles Bell and John Cater be appointed
liquidators.
A call of 1/. 10s. per share (making 13'. 103.
' paid) is to be paid on the shares of the East India
Irrigation and Canal Company by February 15.
The transfer books of the Loudon Tavern Com-
pany wi l be closed from the 23rd inst. until the sth
February, both days inclusive.
A petition for the winding up of the Dutch
Tramway Company (Limited) is to be beard before
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley eu the 26th instant,
and another, relating to the same undertaking,
' before Vice-Chancellor Wood on the following day.
A petition for the winding up of the London India-
rubber Company (Limited) is also to be heard before
Vice-Chancellor Kindersley on the 26th. On the
27th instant Vice-Chancellor Wood will appoint
an
official liquidator in the matter of Bethell's Patent
'Coke Company (Limited).
With reference to the market for Americeu
securities, Messrs. E. F. Satterthwitite and Cu.
. report as follows :
pp The
The interruption in telegraphic communication with the
inces has much interfered with the transactionuf
business in the London market for American securities
during the Pll.l week, but on lower quotations of gold
from New York there has bees a devidnd improvement.
United States 5.20 Bonds have to-lay changed hands at
66i, but do not leave ofT at the highest point, the final
quotation being 655 to 66. In Illinois shares toe business
has been very limited, hut they close steady at i o to j.
Erie shires have been in request for shipment to New York.
and on the week exhibit an improvement of more then 1
dol., closing at 574 to f. There has been • sliiht reaction
from the recent advance in Atlantic and Great Western
Bonds, but the debentures remain steady with a fair
' demand. at former quotation'. The paid-rap Consolidated
Bonds are 78} to 79j, ex the quartet's coupon duo 15th
instant.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 81 to t for
the Bth February, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 87} to i. For
money the last price was 881 to 87. The official
business report is as followe:—Three per Cent.

Console, for money, 87, 6/,.7,
.6/.; ditto, for se-

count, 871 ; Three per Ceuta. Reduced, 862, 7,
61 ; New Three pr Cents., 864, n ; India Stuck,
208, 101, 9 ; ditto Five per Cent., ion, I, ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 981.
Indian Government securities were quiet. Ex-
chequer Bills were quoted ss. to 2s. die.
Few transactions took place in foreign stocks, and
the tendency i‘rices was unfavourable. Spanish
Three per Cents. declined 1 per cent. ; Egyptian,
and Brazilian of 1852, 1858, and 1860, ; Mexican
of 1864, and Turkish of 1862, ; and Turkish of
1865, Italian of 1861, and Spanish Passive and
Certificates, 1. On the other hand, Peruvian of
1865 improved 1 per cent. ; Greek Bonds and
Coupons, f to 1 ; and Brazilian scrip, 1.
There is still little business in bank shares, but
the tone to-day was rather better. Alliance, Con-
solidated, London and Brazilian, London and West-
minster, Mercantile and Exchange, and Union of
Loudon advanced. City Bank, however, declined
3/. Bank of New Zealand also gave way, and
Union of Australia were dull.
Financial shares ware firm, and an advance of
2s. 6d. took place in London Financial, Imperial
Mercantile, awl Credit Foncier and Mobilier. The
closing quotations were as follows :—lnternational
Financial,. ?, to F
/ prem. ; General Credit, 1/ to 2
prem. ; Loudon inancial, 31 to 4 prem. ; Imperial
Mercantile Credit, 21 to prem. ; Credit Foncier
and Mobilier, 3;; to j prem.
National Discount shares were last quoted
to / prem. ; Joint Stock Dismunt, 2 to 11 dis.;
Overend, Gurney, and Co., 51 to 6 prem., showing
a rise of ss. to: 7s. lid. ; General Ottoman, 3to
prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 15% to 161, an advance
of 2s. 6d. In the miscellaneous market the chief
feature was a decline in the shares of the marine
insurance companies, in consequence of the numerous
wrecks. Ocean Marine and Union Marine of Liver-
pool receded 10s., and Thames and Mersey and
Universal, ss. Australian Mortgage and Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam also gave way ; but At-
lantic Telegraph preference and Merchant Shipping
advanced. .

The shares of the English and American Bank
were nominally quoted 1, to prem. ; Loudon
Steam Towing, l:! to 2 prem. ; Charles Laffitte and
Co., 2} to I prem. ; Hercules Insurance, to 1
prPin.; and Galatz Candle, j to ;;.: prem.
United States 5.20 Bonds declined 1 per cent.,
but Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares were
steady. The following were the latest prices,
viz. :-5.20 Bonds, 65/ to G 0; Erie Railway shares,
51 to 55 ; Illinois Central, ill to ex div. ;
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures,
84 to P. 3 ; ditto small. 85 to SG ; ditto Consoli-
dated Sterling Mortgage Bonds, paid up, 78k to
791.4, ex coupon ; ditto scrip, 11 to 1 prem.
Canadian, Mauritius, and Victoria government
debentures were in demand, and rose ti to 1 per
cent.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE o'l

In the miniug market to-day the chief feature is
a demand for East Grenville shares, whicL have
improved to 3 to being 10s. better than yester-
day. North Treskerby are slightly higher, at the
same quotation. Chivertou Moor are called to
; Chiverton, bi to 9} ; and North Rookcar, 13
to 14.

COMMERCIAL ANI) MARKETS.

MINCINI;-LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

Su4:AR. —Nopubluc sales were held to-day, and the de-
mand prirstely continuing inactive. the human-, done is
oontined to smell parcels of British Welt India ; Antigua,
:SO. tid. to 334., and brown Perusals, at 33e. 3d. tibia
unaltered.

public melee of Plant►tion Ceylon have
goes off with improved spirit at prices in favour of sellers;
triage at 635. to 73r. Gd. ; low middling, 80r. to Str. Gi. ;
good middling, 86s. Native sold by private contract at a
slight advance.
TI.A.-The public sales have gone off rather more stea-
dily as regards cougou ; uncoloured Japan teas sold at 31.
to 4d. decline from the late highest point of the market.
Common Canton green sold at low priors.
Pict: continues dull of sale.
Srfcge.-Pepper.-A large parcel of black sold steadily
at barely the previous value. Singapore, 3fd. to 3jd. ;
Peang, 3jil. to 31d. ; white Singapore at firm
prices, to Gd. Cloves.-Zanzibar are in active
request, 3,0011 bales baring realised an &dosses
of jd. to id. per lb.; ordinary dark to good bright, 30. to
3:',(1. Ginger: Bengal at firmer prices: rough, :Nis. to
21.4. fa A few lots of nutmeg. brought about the previous
value, Is. 4d. to Is. Bd.; middling, 2a. to 2a. Id.; fine
bold. 3e. Bd.
Fnuir.-Only a limited business is doing in this nuirkst,
withoutelimge is value.
BAurrerug. -I,V° bags sold at 23a. for refraction 2 to 4.
COCHINEAL-The demand continues active at full prices
to an advance of Id. per lb. for Honduras silver. Prices range
from la Ild. for low sorts, to 3e. 61. for fine bild clean.
llooduras silver, .4. rid. to 4s, foe black; :la. 31. to 34. bd.
for Teueriffe silver ; 3s. 6d. to 4s. Id. for black; Jo. 3d. for
Mexican silver ; and at 3s. sd. to 3s. Gd. for black.
Corron.-Previous prices have been paid fur a few hun-
dred bales.
dirt.-The market is inactivo.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady; priors are quoted as follows:
Toro tallow, 461. ; Petersburg Y.C. om the spot,
475. Gd. ; January, 47.. 3d. to 475. 6d. ; March, 484. dd.;
April to one, dee. 3 July to Srpteusber, 49e. ; October
to December, 49.. Gd.

METItOPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a I.ras snpply of beads, and • very slow trade;
consequently Pricer are considerably lower, and a large pro-
portion reeisina nomad. There are also more sheep than
can be rlisp,,cl of, although the number is not very
large. The supp'y of calve sis short and trade is brisk for
them at full rates. oir foreign supply consists of 1,130
beasts, 2,b70 sheep, calves, and 251) pigs.
Per done et Sit's. .. .1. a. 4. Per etcooe alto. 11. d. s. 4
Best Scota, Ilensi'Lls 4 S , 0 Bast Irnsa lit-MEM 0 0 0 0
Best thorn-horna 4 I. 410 Hest Long-w 0015.... 1. G 510
Second (lasi boasts 3 0 a a Do. do. Sham ... 0 0 0 0
Calves
Pigs
Beet Desk Ulf-I*Mo 6 0 6 4 Lambs
Bea,; , at mirk,t, 1,••;); sheep and lambs, 4,560; no ;
Op, 21./.

SMITHFIELD HA V MARKET.—(TEAS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at tbefollow-
ing pries clover, from 120.. to 137 a. U,l. ; inferior
ditto, 100 s. to 115.. ; prime hay, lOW. to 110 s. ; inferior
ditto, 90.. to 9:4. Ud. ; straw, 36.. to 424.

Patti appeare.l at Pant on Monday night for the
first time this seasnn in Liwh. The house wa% crxwded to
excess, all the lathe, wero in full ball costume, and name
were literally blazing with diamond'. The first ,ct passed
without and gre..t mark of excitement, but at the close of
the second "la Diva" ran considerable risk of being anni-
hilated by the storm of bouquets which were thrown from
all parts of the house. At the clam of the opera she was
recalled ten tirns to receive the enthusiastic ovations of the
house, which she acknowledged with her at...custoined
modest grace.

The Sole of Milan announces the arrest of M.
Giacinto Piaui, late director of the Uniti t'a'nnin, the
well-known Moult: an organ. He has been too often corn.
demned for the revolutionary articles published by him,
and has so regularly avoided the punishments inflicted. that
the aggregate of all the periods of imprisonment which he
will now have to undergo amounts to seven years, besides a
very large sum for fines.
Amy': 11:1" A WOLF. —A strange event oc-
curred three diva back between Hoot and St. Jeandu-
Srnel, in the Gard. A man occupied in diving for
Outlet found himself suddenly attacked by a wolf of
gigantic size, by which he was horribly lacerated and
half strangled. The animal then suddenly left him
and threw itself upon • young girl woo was
guarding sheep at a little distance. Just then
a sportsman with a double-barrelled gun cinia up,
bat hesitated to fire through fear of wounding the gir!. The
wolf then turned and attacked him seizing his cheek be-
tween its teeth and inflicting • severe wound. The 'Torts-
man, however, succeeded in disengaging himself and dis-
charged the contents of both barrels into the body of the
animal which fell dead on the spot. The animal weighed
romethiog over 110lba. The mao first attacked and the
young girl are said to have died of the injuries received.
THE STEAIIER WEST INDIAN.—There now appear*
little doubt that the steamer semis &steeled! Toe Head by
the Excelsior was the W cat Indian, the homeward packet
of the West India and Pacific Company to Liverpool.
Though there appeired some uncertainty yeeterday
as to the actual signals made by the steamer, a
description of her by Captain Pendleton, of the Excelsior.
eorresponds exactly with that et the Wert ladies.
Steam tugs have been despatched from Queenstows.
Bristol, and Liverpool to her assistanee, sad it
is to be hoped they may succeed is What is with her. She
was, when seen by the Excelsior, drifting in as E.S.E.
direction, which would take her clear of the land and bring
her right is the track of outward sad homeward shipping.