The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-20 00:00:00

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" Prince Kama met etlf 'reerday, with about
10,000 followers, his dielikainOur war extremely
we eenweesed together for many hours,
ligdf our intercourse was most gratifying and
AWNS ea tor y. The Priem somespanied me in
ibit afternoon to a paredeof my troops, after which
hiss and his army escorted me to the Prince's
own tent, where the Prince entertained me till
night. He has promised to arrange for the supply
of necessaries to our army. lam about to arrange
this important matter with the Prince's brother*,
and shall march to-day towards Antalo.

" Astalo, Mauch 2.

" I arrived here to-day with the wings of four
regiments and four honed guns of G battery, 14th
Brigade Royal Analogy. The advance column
moves towards Aahangi to-morrow, March 3."

MONEY MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'OLOCk.
The English funds are dull to-day, and have de-
clined 1-16 to per cent., in consequence of s
fear that an early dissolution of parliament may
take place, in connection with the Irish Church
question. The New Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents, are 4 lower. Foreign stocks
are Inquired for, and show a favourable tendency,
although there is no noteworthy movement
in prices at present. In the railway market the
principal feature is a high reduction of per cent.
in Caledonian, upon additional speculative sales.
United States 6-20 Bonds are flat, but Erie Rail-
way sharee exhibit an improvement. Much
attention is directed to the Certificates of the
Foreign and Colonial Government Trust, which
are quoted 1 to 14 prem.
The supply of money in the discount market is

moderate, Mid the general quotation for choice bills
is 2 per ant., or equal to the Bank minimum. The
rate for short advances in the Stock Exchange on
the English funds is 1} to 2 per cant.
Consols are quoted 93 to for money and
the amount (April 2), and the Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Gents., 914 to 92.
The transactions in railway stocks are not very
numerous. Caledonian has declined } per mug.,
North British 4, and London and North Western 4,
while Great Northern (original) has improved 4,
and Great Eastern 4. The prices are as follows :
Caledonian, 814 to 4 ; London and North Western,
1144 to 4; Great Western, 464 to 47; Midland,
106 to ; London and South Western, 85 to 86 ;
Great Eastern, 31} to I ; Brighton, 484 to ;
South Eastern, 72} to 1 ; Metropolitan 114 to ;
Great Northern, 1044 to 1054 ; ditto A, 99} to 100;
London, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 4 ; Loom-
shire and Yorkshire, 1254 to ; York and North
Midland, 934 to ; Berwick, 100} to 101; and
North British, 83} to 34.
There is little business in colonial lines. Feet
Indian, 1094 to 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula,
1084 to 1094 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 151 to } ;
and Great Western, 154 to 16.
The new Mime of debenture stock of the Metro-
politan District Railway is quoted 1 to 1} prem.
The only alteration in foreign stocks is a reduc-
tion of per cent. in Italian of 1861, viz., to 474
to }. Brazilian of 1888, 714 to 72 ; Chilian of
1887, 88} to 89} ; Egyptian of 1884, 87 to 88 ;
the Viceroy's Loan, 731 to 74 ; Mexican, 15f
16 ; Peruvian of 1866, 77} to 78 ; Russian of
1855, 87 to ; Spanish New, 351 to 95 ; Turkish of
1858, 59} to SO ; ditto of 1882, 82} to 63} ; and
ditto of 1885, 334 to I.
Indian securities are unchanged, with the excep-
tion of a reduction of 2s. in the Four per Cent.
Bonds, the present price being 28s. to 335. pram..
The Five per Ceuta. are at 114 to } ; the Four,
1001 to 101, ex dlv. ; and the Five per Cent De:
benturee, 106 to 4.
Bank shares remain inactive. London and West-
minster, en to 65} ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; Aus-
Maim* 594 to 60}; Anglo-Anstrian,34 to 4 per.;
London and Brazilian, 94 to 32 die ; and Im-
perial Ottoman, 4 dia. to par.
The shares of the financial companies present no
variation. General Credit, 2} to 1 dia. ; Credit
bosciew, 7to 84 dia. ; International Financial, 14'i
to f dia. ; and London, 28 to 24 di..
In the market for miscellaneous shares Hudson's
Bay continue in demand, and show a fresh rise of
28.8d.,via., to 14} to ; National Discount, 54 to 64
prem. ; Egyptian Trading, 44 to I die. ; Telegraph
Oooetruotion, 134 to 144 ; Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per (eat. Preference, 54 to 1 ; and Anqlo-
An!eri,n, Ine tot
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A fair .mount of bossiness has been reported in
American secnritiai. The 5-20 Bonds and Illinois
Central Railway shame have declined Ito per
not., via, to 72 to and 89 to respeotive/y, but
iris are 1 better, at 47 to 4.

HALF-PAST ONZ O'CLOCK.
Comb are unaltered, at 93 to e, and the
only variation in railway 11100 d he a fresh
fall of per cent. in Caledonian. Foreign bonds
are quiet, but Peruvian of 1866 have declined f
per cent., viz., to 77 to I.

FOUR O'CLOCK.
The English funds are dull, at 93 to i, both
for 'money and the secouut.

The railway market is rather fiat, but prices ex-
hibit no ohmage et inmeisme' compared with
those onment at half-pestl o'clock. Caledonian, 80}
to 81; Metropolitan, 113; to 1141; Brighton, 48f
to f ; I 4 dland, 104 f M 1051 ; London and North
Western, 1141 to 115; sad Lancsahire and York.
shire, 1251 to f.
Ftweign bonds are offered, end have slightly de-
dined in some eons. Italian of 1861, 47 to f.l
Spanish New Three per Cents., 35f to I; Turkish of
11365, 33f to 1; and the Orel Vitebsk Railway
Loan, 781 to 1.
No bullion operations have occurred at the Bank.
The dranomil, lie coney at that setablialunent has
been heavy. ''l
The to=isiagtersratarn of the *begrime
and bills ' Clemateg-howee for
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and lefamieselea -total of the latter is
now raked tow l The
esilisms 41,411,0001.
The seam of the &A et *shad for the week
endingedneeday,axilslAsonapared with that for
the previous week, shows the following changes
Oisweialise hese ............ /24,994000 lammiss 111:175
Obinlaties active 23,027,625 Demos* 47,390
Paths &podia 5,927,224 luarows 1, 102
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Offeriurnlparts awnsiiiss in
Welder 41seselesset 13,171,161 Immo. 4,083
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Chin Z lollies In both 17,777,440 lacrosse 105,179
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Notes In renew . . 11,966,975 laminae 255,025
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is beattiegfteament 14153,8011 IDAre•Mb 949,287
This return shows a large influx of revenue, as
usual at this period of the quarter, in oonsequence
of which an addition of 1,071,1021. has bean made
to the government deposits. Against this is to be
set withdrawals of private deposits to the extent
of 588,4761., and an increase of 206,1791. in the
Bank's advances on private securities. The net
increase in the reserve is consequently just a
quarter of a million. Owing to the return of
specie from the provsnoss, the ooin and bullion
have in.:reseed 101,8971., though the Bank, on
balance, parted with about 11,0001. ia gold for
export during the week. •

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