The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

Turkish Six per Cents. have fallen to 941
to 1. Some other classes of foreign stocks
are also flatter. The sales include Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., at 1001 and 991.
ex div.; Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates at nfti
ex div. ; Mexican, for account, at 201 to 21; Peru-
vian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 781 to 1; ditto,
Three perOents. at 641 ex div. ; Sardinian Five per
Cents. at 90 and 891 ; Spanish Old Three
per Cents., for account, at 401; ditto, Deferred
Three per Cents., at 251 and 261; Swedish Four per
Cents., at 831; and Turkish Omtranteed Four per
Cents. at 991.
The (Weat India) Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
pany have chartered the Australian Royal Mail
Steam Company's screw steamer Victoria, for 12
months certain, with the option of purchase on her
arrival in India, whither she is now proceeding with
troops. The charter commences on the landing of
the troops. She will be employed on the Indian
and Australian line.

The Adelaide, another of the Australian Royal
Mail Steam Company's vessels employed in the
transport service to China, will probably be retained
in her Majesty's serrioe, having pasi-d surrey for
that purpose. The remaining two vessels of this
company, the Sydney and Australian, will either be
offered for sale on their arrival in India, or engaged
as passenger ships for the return voyage to Europe.
The first call of 21., making 41. paid, is to be paid
on the shares of the Herne Bay and Faversham
Railway Company by the 2nd November.
The Muter of the Rolls has made a further call of
11. per share, payable in two instalments of lOs. each,
on the contributories of the Electric Telegraph Com-
pany of Ireland, now winding up.
A special general meeting of the Sittingbourne
and Sheerness Railway Company is called for the
27th inst., " for the purpose of authorising the issue
of debentures or bonds."

MINES-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoow.

The market for home mining stocio today u dell
Prices, in most cases, are nominally supported, but
this department of the market altogether engages
little attention. Alfred Consols shares have been
dealt in in the Stock Exchange, at In to 131, and
Sortridge Consols at n. No other transactions are
reported from that establishment.
St. John del Ray shares are marked 123., and the
shares of the General Mining Company (Nova
Scotia) 171 and 17.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAT.

Scoes.—The public sake ere going off without showing
any material alteration in prima.
Cosres.—The public sales are again large to-day, conaist-
fag of Costs Rica and plantation Ceylon, and there appears
to ha a want of spirit in the bidding.
Tue.—The market is quiet but we cannot alter general
quotatkem.
BALTPITRZ.-2,600 bags were offered in public Mlle and
sold without twins, refraction 4,62 a.; refraction 11 to 121,
60e. to 62a., which was a decline of fully 6a.
COTTON.—NO sale* of imp.rtanoe exported.
Rrca.-1,300 begs of 13.0 gal were offered in public sale,
and pertly sold from 12s. 6d. to 13s. 2,000 begs of Moulmein
were also offered and bought in at lls. 6d.
Rcer—This market is dull.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is etesdy, at the following quotations:—Pe.
tersburg Y.C. cm the spot, 68e.; October to December,
675. 6d. ; January to March, 586., buyers.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports very little doing. Prime
natadow bay, 665. to 724. ; superior ditto, 76e. to Ms. ; infe-
rior ditto, 60a. to 60s. ; 60s. to 60s. ; clover, 84s. to
1065.; second cut, 70.. to 90..; straw, 2.50. to 30s.