The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-06 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—(IIIIB DAT.)
CST 111ThIN AND 111/111 D(AONNTIO TOLSON/APO.)
CPIOII Olat OWN ooaaasromomirs.)
Orals market inactive. Wheat and dour fa moderate de-
mad, without cheap hi plow. Omta mad barley Weedy.
Isdiaa aora without quote &sage, but rather prowl by
Sabina.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
egoas.—The market has opened with a firm sppearinos,
sad the ymblic sales an programing steaoUy. ached
sandy. Lamps, 49a. Od. to 61e. Id.
Correa.— else are supported, with a limited amount of
MMus' doing.
Taa.—lt b didiccdt to giro exact quotei,ns, as mks aro
made at goetitaHvg prices.
Rica.—Tee market is quiet. The public sal* advertised
fur to-day was withdrawn.
Riar—Demrrara proof, common quality, sold at 2a. la.
SLLIPISTRE fuIUILOM steady.

TALLOW MARKST.—(TIIIB DAT.)
The market te quiet at the emend prior : Town balm
67a. aat cash ; Petatsbarg Y.C. as the spot. 66a. ; all
the torah. 66e. 6d. ; Jamey red Mark 66a.; Kaiak
oily, 66a 61.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARBET.—(THIS DAY.)
Trade dull st tut day's prior. Prins miaow boy, 70s. to
76a. ; superior ditto, 760. to 80o.; fabler ditto, 600. to
600. ; rower, 365. to 60s. ; all, 86s. to 100 s. ; meow!
cut, 700. to No. , Mow, 260. to 2b.

BANK OP BRITISH NORTH AN.ERICA.
(TEM DAY.)

A general meeting of the proprietor, of this bank
was bold this afternoon at 7, St. Bennie place, Biehepegate-
street ; 111 r. T. H. Baoo=aa ht the chair.
Tbe secretary, Mr. C. lilies, read the following report
of the directors

--.;lnScC:relaUcti with ther usual practice at this see-
am the directors have carefully examined the amounts
af the hank, end they have Benefaction in Meting
that these seconnts empire favourably with those
of last year at the ISMS period. An sbandant
harvest in Canada has given a fresh impulse to trade;
end increased activity In eacentsmial trasanotioas is already
discernitde. Additional feelledse for the transport of produce
to mutes) en the seaboard are now afforded by the comple-
tion of the Grand Trunk Line of railway, end It
is expected there will be a progressive and seedy
Improvement in btodness generally, which will be
confirmed and extended, if, happily, the country
should be blessed enih another good hammed next season.
Ia the eastern provinces of Nova Bootie sad New Bruns-
wick the bminee. of the branches is proceeding steadily, and
at the batter branch increased anion, has been developed
during the present mateun, which Mere is term to hope will
lead to a satisfactory result at the close of the year. The
new branch at Victoria, Vancouver', land, was opened
for badness about the and of Nay feet, bat up to the
latest date the Mensectione have been mostly limited to
those of • reliminary character.e Afterth 7timatintathe
probable
of ;rill half-year Ziet.,r;
the rate of six per cent. per ennuis, f se of Income tax.
The dividend will Is payabL oa and after the 6th January
next. The until statement of accopme will be submitted as
the annual alembic in June next. de wee intimated from
the chair at the last general meeting, toe royal warrant has
I been obtained for the exteasioa of the operation of the chance
of the bask to the Ist Jane, 1870."

The Cxarexsa in moving the aloptiatt of the report,
add, at that period, when they were proceeding entirely on
the basis of an estimate, the ti-ld of observation was exceed-
ingly nerrow ; but as some events had occurred on the
other side of the water which had attracted the attention of
math end excited the apprehension of some. be ought, per •
haps, to allude to them. They had all read Is the public
jeerer,. of a great fire which occurred in the city of Halifax
to &Wernher I sot, and which destroyed a casedderahs portion
of the town. He was happy to say that so far ae they could
*seaman there wee no reason to apprehend loam to the beck
from that calernity. The failure of two small heath at Toroeto,
a few weeks doe', occasioned • Hight temporary panto.
One read: of that was that some demand beyond the ordi-
eery am ires made upon that bank ; bat he was happy to
say that the new deposits during that period ooneldarably ex-
ceeded the amount of gold which was drawn out, thus affording
good prof that the public randdsoce was rill extended to the
imitation. (Cheers.) The business at Vanonaveles Island
was, as was stated fn the report, merely of a =
liniinary character. They bed seemed pesters t
to carry on imelasse end ware peepted to Inks
advantage of any opportunities which might offer. Owing to
the tenipennons weather which had prevailed during the lest
two nmtbe, a great number of ships destined for the St.
Lawrence had been obliged to return to this country,
thus depriving the merchaate of Canada of the taros
of conveyanne fur a large portion of the produce dee.
tine/ for England; and this hid is some measure
theekel commercial transactions with Quabec. Hav-
ing made them observations, he would la conclusion
merely repeat the mennace prer.ously given from that
chair, that the directors would madam to bestow their beet
attouti -n en the Internee of the bask, with a view to the
promotion of its prorperity.
In Feely to a question from Kr. BOIIIODArLE,
The Car.thetan said that the amounts on which the ani-
mate of the directors was bayed extended up to the 30th of
September.

Me. BOW/00.MS oonsplained of the keeping back of the
accounts on which the ettirnate Tea founded.
It was not sufficient to as, that they com-
pared favaurably with thaw of the oorreeponffing
period of laat year. Be should like to be able to judge for
himself whether or not they might ,xitnt totnething beyond
6 per cent
The CIIATRYAN aid that easier to the nature of the
bailers of Brltiah North America, detailed accounts Gould
not be safely given on that ocomion; they would be tarnished,
us thaw], in June nut.
In reply to a question,
The CHATIVIAN ►aid the moon why the new charter was
not to extend beyead June, 1870. was that all the other
Canadian charters would terminate at that period. and the
government were unwilling to grant any charter beyond it,
without referriag to the colony.
Tee report wee thenadepted unanimously, end a vote of
thanks to the chairman terminated th• prom:tinge.

I FOUNDLINGS IN PARIS.—The bell of the gate of
the Foundling flormital was viol, siolv rune lAst evesiog
Monday), shout 9 o'clock. sod when the porter went out he
toned lying on the "round two obil4:ern, apparently about
Item months old. Of mauve the children were at num re-
mire! too the rwahliebreeat. They ore a boy aid girl, end
eo &Me that they tenet be twins. They were
clean. well Armee& end warmly wrapped
The Memorial de la Loire states that the French
governmeat kw named a cornmeal. of engineers to awake
the cast of the more of Bt. fadeout, the department of the
Loire, and of Wei, de Ger. le order to ascertain adtelber
they b • wed for steam nevigati in. A 00111111W011 hY
slrrsdy been appointed to visitAa ocalgelde in the north of
Preece for tbv mine moue.
Mateemurrae, Saurnum, sewn LnicoLNlnnez
RAI LwAT.—Tbs total appear of Ada aempeeirs reillways.
Welding Noe, tom e, s, du. dos, from July Ito trautber
1859, unmated to 1'a,6671., as opiate 106,230 i. for the am-
rettoonditte period of leag. The proportion of the South
Amadeu rev tr. accruing to tble company from July 1 to
Number 27, amounted to 11,368 t. u against 9,03 W. for the
eneserieding period of 1866, and the espeziee to 6,7774
erstast