The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-22 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE7.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLous.

The stock markets remain very dull. There ix
no animation in any department. The funds are
quoted the same as yesterday afternoon. Rughuh
railway stocks present a further decline of about 4
per cent. Midland is chiefly affected, in conse-
quence of the traffic return this week being less
favourable than those lately published.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
68fr. 22c., showing no change of importance since
yesterday. The Bourse is described as dull.
Consols are officially marked 911, 92, 913,
and 92 for money, and 924 for the account.
The present quotations are 911 for cash,
and 92k to for the 10th of April. The official
business report is as follows :—lndia Stock,
1 220 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1004 ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1859, 95k;
ditto Bonds, 30s. dis. ; Exchequer Bills, March,
75., 2s. dia. ; ditto, June, 15s. ilia
India Bonds and Exchequer Bills are both
heavy : the former are marked 30s. dis.
Little business has been done in the foreign
stock market, but prices are fairly supported.
Mexican Bonds have been dealt in at 24k to
1. The Turkish Loan of 1854 is quoted
741 to 754, and that of 1858, 541 to 554.
Sales are recorded as follows : Brazilian
Five per Cents., 1839 and 1869, loti ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 851,
86 ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
241, k ; New Grenada Active, 161 ; Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 934, ex div. ;
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 911 ;
Sardinian Five per Cents., 82 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., for account, 49k ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1858, for account, Mk, 541, ex div. ; ditto Gua-
ranteed Four per Cents., 1004.
In the Stock Exchange there was • considerable
demand for money yesterday afternoon, in conse-
quence of some large sales of Exchequer Bills ;
but although higher terms were given for loans in
exceptional instances, the general rate can scarcely
be said to have exceeded six per cent. on govern-
ment securities.

The joint stock hanks and discount
meats have made no change in the rates allowed
for loans.

No gold was boughtby the Bank yesterday. The
shipments of specie to the United States by the
steamer of Saturday will probably be very limited.
The subjoined shows the rates of discount cur-
rent iu the principal Continental cities, viz. :

Bank Rate. Open Market.
Paris 6 per Cent. ... 41 per Cent.
Vienna 6 99 ••• 6 ~
Berlin
Frankfort 3 ~ ... lj ~
Amaterdaa 2l „ ... 3
Turin
Brunel'
Hamburg 4 ~
No bank rate

4
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In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday the
late advance was fully supported, although the
sales did not exceed 15,000 bales.
No more Victoria Government debentures arrived
by the last mail, but a supply is expected by the
one due next month. It is uncertain, however, at
what period tenders will be invited fur them.
It is understood that Sir Charles Wyke will
leave for Mexico on the Ist prox. Increased hopes
appear to be generally entertained that the bond-
holders will ultimately obtain compensation for
the 660,000 dollars of which they have been
robbed. It is believed that the committee intend
to convene a general meeting of the bondholders at
an early period.
The news from America stating that the United
States troops have been recalled from Mexico, and
the national ships of war from the Mediterranean,
has produced no appreciable effect at Lloyd's on
premiums. The following clause is now introduced
into policies by the companies and private under-
writers : " Warranted free from all loss, claim, or
damage arising from seizure, detention, or any
other hostile act of the government or people of
any revolting or seceding States of the Union gene-
rally known as the United States."
Many of the underwriters at Lloyd's having from
time to time suffered considerable loss by fraudulent
claims being made on them by means of false
accounts •nd otherwise, but most frequently by
Italian and Greek vessels, have resolved to publish
in future the names of parties so offending.
A petition to the Stock Exchange Committee is
in course of signature amongst the members, re-
questing that the establishment may be closed on
Easter Monday, the Ist of April, the day fixed for
the great volunteer review. The ground upon
which the petition is based is apparently the large
number of Stock Exchange gentlemen who are en-
rolled in that service. Whether the petition will
be acceded to by the committee is as yet unoertain.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return
shows this week an iucreue of 2731. ; the Midland
an increase of 4931. ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolushire au increase of 449/. ; the Lancashire
and Yorkshire an increase of 1,5051.; and the
North Eastern an increase of 2,0311.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company
have issued their annual report for the year
1859-60 to the Secretary of State for India in
Council. It furnishes a clear and elaborate state-
ment of the progress and position of this important
undertaking.,
An extraordinary meeting of the Brighton Rail-
way Company is called for the Bth of April, to de-
termine upon the consolidation of the fully paid-up
preferential 4} per cent. shares, created in January
last, into stock. The transfer of the Wimbledon
and Croydon Railway to this company will also be
I submitted for sanction.

An adjourned general court of the London Assur-
ance Corporation will be held on Tuesday next, to
determine by ballot the proposal to declare a half-
yearly dividend of 40s. per share.
A general meeting of the shareholders in M.
Losseps' Suez Canal scheme is called for the 115th
May, at Paris.
The position of the market for American securi-
ties is noticed as follows by Messrs. B. Bell, Son,
and Co. :
la the market for American securities there is no par-
ticular ohmage to notice. Business during the week has not
boss acts and prices remain without alteration.
In the Banlwptcy Court yesterday an adjourn-
ment for two months was ordered in the case of
Messrs. Dodge and Giandonati, iudiarubber manu-
facturers, of St. Paul's-churchyard, whose case pre-
sents some very unsatisfactory features.
The death is announced, at Naples, of Mr. F. de P.
Falconuet, who has taken a prominent part iu the
management of the Ottoman Bank since its esta-
blishment, and of late was local director at Con-
stantinople.
The Valdivia has arrived from China with
467.200 lba. of tea.
The Bombay mail of Feb. 27 arrived at Malta
on Monday, and is expected to be distributed in
London to-morrow or Monday.

TBVUDAT EVEITES.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 "buyers,"
for the 10th of April, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at 921, "sellers." For
money the last price was 911 to 92. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 91k, 92, 91i ; ditto, for ac-
eouut (April 10), 921 ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto
Five per Cent. Stock, 1001 ; ditto Scri, 100 i
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1859, 95i ; ditto
Bonds, 27r., 20s. de. ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent.
" enfaced " rupee paper, 100 k.
In consequence of the gales of Exchequer Bills,
above referred to, the price of the March issue
(bearing 2cl. interest) has fallen to 7s. to 2r. die.,
and that of the June (bearing 10. interest) to 15s.
to 10s. dis.
The scrip of the New Indian Loan was dull, at
1001 to ; the Five
IS to 94i ; the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., at 914.
per Cent. rupee paper, at
to 1001 ; and India Bonds, at 27a. to 20 dis.