The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ciocw.

The stock markets to-day are extremely quiet,
but prices are steady. Consols have improved I
per cents British railway stocks are rather dulL
The shares of the two leading Canadian railway
companies are more offered.

At Paris this morning, aocording to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentee were
quotel 691 r., being A per cent. lower than yes-
terday.

Consols are officially marked 95, and 94
for money, and 9i and I for the account. The
present quotations are 95 to * for money,
awl 961 to I for the 6th of June.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cents. Reduced, 94, a ; New Three per
Cents., OW, i ; Indian Five per Cent. stock,
1859, 104, ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1999, 94 ; Exchequer 111114, 9a., 61., 7s.
prom.

Tee foreign stock market is likewise in-
active, and very little change has occurred in
prices. Spanish Bonds are inquired for. The
Turkish Loan of 1864 is steady, at 75 to
I, and that of 1868, at 58 to 4. Sales are
monied as follows ..—Brazilian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1840 (scrip), par ; Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., for account, 856 ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for amount, 216, ; Por-
tuguese Three per Cents., 1852, 444, 6 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 486 ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1864, for account, 75} ;
ditto Six per Cents., 1868, for account, 68.
The shares of the Thames and Mersey Marine
Insurance Company are quoted 14 to It prem. ;
and those of the Himalayan Tea Company, 6 to 6
pima .

The Calcutta and China mails ridlles will
be delivered in London on Monday morning.

MALY-PAST Two o'dioac.

Consols have receded per cont. since 2 o'clock ;
the present quotations are 94j to 95 fur money, and
96-1, "sellers," for the 6th of Juno.
About 64,0001. in relined gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday.
The steamer Manilla will take for Bombay to-
morrow only 14,6601. in silver and 5,1001. in gold.
The variations in the foreign exchanges yesterday
afternoon were slight. The St. Petersburg and
Vienna exchanges were quoted rather leas favour-
ably fur this country. The rates are shown below.
Amstenlam, 3 months, 11.161 to t ; ditto, short, 11.141
to I ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.161 to 17; Antwerp, 3
months, 27.30 to 71 ; Hamburg (ms. bunco), 3 months,
13,31 to 1 ; Paris, 3 days, au) to 171 ; ditto, 3 months,
23.33 to 40; Frankfmtes.the.Maine, 3 months, 1171 tot ;
Petersburg (per rouble), 3 mouth; 341 to ; VisorOA
Bo.), 3 months, 13.63 to 75; Trieste ditto, 3 months,
1165 to 73 ; Madrid, 3 mouths, 491 to ; Oaths, 3 months,
404 to j ; Leghorn, 3 months, 30.40 to 5 ; Gems, 3
month., 2 i. 40 to 5 ; Naples, 3 month; 351 to 4 ; Lisbon,
90 days, 521 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, &la to I.
_ . _ _ .

_ . .
The person named John P. Edwards, who has
just absconded from Birmingham, leaving behind
Lim debts to the amount of about 60,0001., was a
merchant in the hardware trade. His credit has
stood very low in the Loudon market.
With reference to the course adopted by the di-
rectors of the East India Steam Navigation Com-
pany (Limited) in appending to their report a list
of such shareholders as have not paid the first
call, the deputy-chairman points out that,adhering
strictly to the form of balance-sheet furnished by
the Joint Stock Companies Limited Liability Act,
the directors had no alternative but to publish the
names of the shareholders in arrear. tinder the
head of "Capital and Liabilities" that act provides
that tho following particulars, amongst others,
shall be rendered, :—" If any arrears of calls,
the nature of the arrear, and the names of the de-
faulters. Any arrears due from any director or
officer of the company to be separately stated, also
the particulars of any forfeited shares." Share-
holders in " Limited Liability Companies" will do
well to take notice of this provision of the act.
This having been a broken week as regards busi-
ness transactions, it has been decided that the sub-
scription for the shares in the Himalaya Tea
Company shall be kept open until Monday after-
noon.

The settlement of the list of contributors of
the Weedon and Leamington Railway Company
(Limited) is to take place in the Bankruptcy Court
on the 9th of June.

By authority of the Canadian government, a
pamphlet* has lust been issued deecriptive of the
geographical position, productions, climate, capa-
bilities, educational and municipal institutions,
&bevies, railways, kc., of Canada. It comprises
a great deal of information in a very small compose.
The Spirit of the North has arrived from China
with 780,100 lbs. of tea.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, May 23, *impend with the
reviona weekly return, shows the following result's:
Cirrulstina Issas PA:369,390 Inns.. 041,735
Circulation active
Public dapasite 7,666,5t3 lucrere 81,100
Other deposits 12,568,848 Imams 344,188
Grammall ameorities in

Ot kith rbiatlegie=taest 9,723,943 No Asap.
bas
departmat
Corn awl Whoa is bolti

. dayartancata 15,641,193 Inenna• 316,865
Saves day and other Ulla 001,115 Damage 62,706
The Rest . ............ 3.27,4.046 Increaas 6,801
Notes
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taain raseTaa ilOO lacrosse 724510
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in Nuking 'department 9,003,905 Immo, 08,630

The increase in the reserve is large, and nine
the total to upwards of nine millions. There is
likewise a considerable increase in the bullion.
These changes, in conjunction with the decline in
the rates of discount in the open market, fully
account for the reduction in the Bank minimum.

The Oazetk statement a the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Weilnowlsy
last gives the following totals, viz. :—lmports of
gold, 3810511. ; exports of gold, 198,7701. ; im-
ports of silver, 151,9821. ; exports of silver,
186,7851.

BAIR or ICCOLAND.—As Amami pormat le Ss Tth
.dam VIC., C. Mt, far the week wan a• Wedieteday, YU
MCC PC
Julia laud CitA340,398

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Proprietor.' Capital a:14,533,030
SPA 274 40111
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Other ilecuOtree 11931 Ken
Notes
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&MA 12.401.948
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21, Old Bramisbnist

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lamas ffininiro.
Consols, which cloned yesterday at 961, "sellers,"
for the Bth of June, opened this morning at 951
to 1, and closed at 95 to 4. For money the last
pm.' wail 96. The official business report Is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Conan* for mosey,
964, 1, 96, 4. 96 ; ditto for a count (Jun 6),
96/, ; Thrwsper Cents. Reduced, 93j,
New Three per Conte., RR, ;
Years Annuities, expiring in April, 1 , 171
Bank Stuck, 947; Indian Five per Cent. Stock,;
1869, 1061, 1,1; ditto for account, 1061 ; ditto
Four per Ont. Debentures, 1858, 961, 4,1, t ;
ditto, 1869, 961, 1. ; India Bondi, 65., 10s., di
The Indian Five per Cent. Stock of 1869 was
Arts, at 1061 to j.
The Indian Five per Cent rupee paper was
quoted 97 to 961 ; the Five-and Hal! per Cent.
1021 to I ; In ,
dia Bonds, at 10s. to fa. ; and
Exchequer Bills, 6s. to 9s. prem.
The transactions in the foreign stock market ware
upon a limited scale, and led to little change in

price. Turkish stocks declined cent., the
Loan et WA dosing at 74 to 75f,per and that of
1858, at 58 to 4.
In the market for bank shares the only altera-
tion worthy of notice was an improvement in
those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia.
Bank of New South Wales were marked 4% and
40. Canada Land shares declined 21, and Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam 11. Oriental Inland
Steam A shares were marked 24 OR paid). Red
Sea Telegraph shares closed at f to Bdm
The quotations for the ahares in new under-
takings were as follow :—Ossan Marine Insurance,
2 to 24 prem. ; Universal Marine, it to prem. ;
Thames and Mersey Marine, lit to 14 pr m. ; Lon-
don and Provincial Marine, to ; London
and South African Bank, to dis. ; and
Himalaya Tea, 4 to 4 prem.
Victoria Government Debentures were steady, at
1064 to 4. New South Wales Government Deben-
tures were in demand.