The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-07 00:00:00

et, eTTJAT 7, 1505,..

h:gibillAkkifiiiKET.—(TflliD.tY.)

ONE 0' OLOOIL

In the Stook Exehange to-day attention i•
chiefly directed to foreign bonds, which Lae
been bought to a large extent, at higher prime.
The tremactions, although meetly speculative;
meepries many purohases for investment, owing
ter ike low quotations still current for many of
them secumities. Home railway stooks are com-
paratively neglected, bat have improved in a few
Cage, The English funds, in which preparations
for the monthly settlement on Thursday
are in progress, show no alteration. Anglo-
American Telegraph shares have declined, upon
the announcement that a conceseion has been

iven by the French government for a new line to
be laid between Brest and Boston. Union Bank
of London are inquired for.
The discount market is quiet, and, in anticipation
of the payment of the dividends to-morrow, choice
bilk are taken at 1 j per cent.

Consols are quoted 941 to 95, ex div., both for
money and next Thursday's settlement, and 95
to * for the now account. The Three per Cents.
Reduced and New Three per Cents. aro at 941
to 1.
Home railway stocks have not been much dealt
in. London and North Western, Brighton, South
Eastern, and Metropolitan have risen Ito per
Dent., while Caledonian and Midland have re-
ceded to the like extent. Subjoined are the quo-
tations: Caledonian, 721 to 1 ; London and
North Western, 1131 to I; Great Western, 411 C

&nth Tiesiero, 01# to A;
34 to ; Brighton, 311 to b4}; South
Eastern, 731 to 74 ; Metropolitan, 1131 to 1 ;
Great Northern, 1011 to 102} ; Ditto A, 941 to 1 ;
Landon, Chatham, and Dover, 19} to }; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1271 to 128} ; York and North
Midland, 921 to 93} ; Berwick, 102} to ; and
North British, 34 to 1.

The foreign stock market is buoyant, with many
purchases for investment. Italian of 1861, Peru-
vian of 1865, Russian of 1866, Orol Vitebsk,
Spanish of 1867, and Turkish of 1865, are ex-
tremely firm, and have risen Ito / per oent. An-
nexed are the prices :—Brazilian of 1865, 761 to
77}; Chilian of 1867, 921 to 931 ; Egyptian of
1864, 821 to 83 ; Italian of 1861. 531 to 1, ex
div. ; Mexican, 151 to 161 ; Peruvian of 1865,
821 to I, ex div. ; Russian of 1866, 91 to 1; ditto
Orel, 841 to 1; Spanish of 1867, 37/ to 1, ex div. ;
Turkish of 1858, 65 to 66 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to
64, ex div. ; and ditto of 1865, 42 to 1.
Indian securities present no change. The Five
per Cents, are quoted 1141 to 1151 ; tho
Four per Cent., 1041 to 105 ; the Bonds, 28s.
to 335. prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 1.
Bank Stock, 242 to 244 ; and Exchequer Bills,
158. to 19s. prem.
The market for Bank shares is quiet. Union of
London, however, are 108. better, at 331 to 1.
London and County, 491 to 501 ; London and West-
minster, 691 to 701; Anglo-Austrian, 41 to sit
prem., ex div. ; Imperial Ottoman, 1 to 11 prem. ;
and Consolidated, to 1 Prem.
In tho market for miscellaneous shares,
Anglo-American have declined 10s., the pre-
sent price being 211 to 1. Atlantic Telegraph
Eight per Cent. Preference are also 2s. 6d. worse,
at 41 to 1. National Discount, 12 to 1 ; General
Credit, 21 to 1 dia. ; Credit Ponder, 3 to 1 per
share; International Financial, 11 to dia. ;
London, 22 to 21 dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to
; and Telegraph Construction, 131 to 14.
United States 5-20 Bonds have declined / per
cent.—vis., to 731 to 1; but Atlantic and Great
Western Debentures and Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds are to 1 bettor, at 291 to 30, and 35 to 1,
respectively.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols are steady at the above mentioned
prices. Railway stocks are inquired for,
and Brighton, South Eastern, Great Northern
A, and London, Chatham, and Dover
have improved to per cent. Peruvian Bonds
of 186.5 are heavy, and have fallen 3 per cent., the
present price being 81a to I. Turkish of 1865 are
lower, at 41: to I, but Italian of 1861 have
advanced k, viz., to 53} to 54,1.
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FOUR O'CLOCK.
Consols are without change of importance, at
94; to 93 for money, and N for the account.
The railway market is firm. Metropolitan
stock is in good demand, and has improved 11 per
cent., viz., to 114 s to i; Caledonian, 721 to 1 ;
Brighton, 52 to 1 ; South Eastern, 74; to 1 ;
Midland, 1041 to 1051; London and North
Western, 1131 to 1141; Lancashire and York-
shire, 1271 to 1281; and Great Western, 491

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to a.
In the foreign stock market Italian Bonds of
1861 have experienced a relapse of per cent., the
present price being 531 to I, but Turkish of 1885
are better, at 42 to Orel, 841 to ; Nicholai,
65i to ; and Spanish of 1867, 371- to;.
About 31,0001. in bar gold has been sent into
the Bank, while 12,0001. has been withdrawn for
Egypt.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Banta,
opened at 70fr. 75c. for the account, being if per
cent. lower. -

The new 320,0001. Five per Cent. Loan of the
Russian Tamboff-Kozloff Railway Company has
been very quickly absorbed. Messrs. Thomson,
Boner, and Co. have announced that no further
applications can be received later than one o'clock
to-day (Tuesday).
The numbers are published of 273 bonds,
amounting to 37,5001., of the Brazilian Five per
Cent. Loan of 1805, which were drawn by lot on
the let inst., and are to be paid off at par on the
let September next.
No transactions in bullion were reported at the
Bank yesterday. There is little or no demand for
exportation, either for bar gold or American
eagles, so that the influx to the Bank is expected
to continue.
The Allemania, from New York, has brought
120,0001. in specie, and the Bangalore, from
Alexandria, 4,2041.
The attention of investors in Indian railway de-
benture stocks may be usefully called to the fact
that a short bill has been introduced into parlia-
ment "to supplement the Investment of Trust
Funds Act." The preamble refers to the incorpo-
ration of the several companies, their contracts,
and arrangements with the Indian government,
the power recently given to create ' debenture
stock," fic., and then the single clause of which
the bill consists makes the following declaration,
explicitly affirming the power of trustee* to in-
vest in those debenture stocks :
Wben • trustee, execrator, or administrator shall not,
by some instrument creating his trust, be expressly for-
bidden to invest any tenet funds in his possession or under
his control on the security of any debentures or debenture
stock issued or to be issued by the said East Indian Rail-
way Companies it shall be lawful for such trustee, executor,
or &hairnet:Tatar to invest such trust funds on the security
of debentures or debenture stock issued or to be issued by
the said East Indian Railway Company, by the said Great
Indian Peninsula Railway Company, by the said Madras
Railway Company, by the add Bmbey, Bands, and
Central India Railway Comp= , by the said &in&
Railway Company, by the rid Bengal Railway
Company, by the Great Southern of India Railway Com-
pany, and by the said Oude Company.
In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, no opplis
ition
being made, Sir S. M. Pato, Bart.
essrs.
Botts and Crampton, the groat railwayand .
contrac-
tors, passed their examinations, and received their

eiders of discharge. It appears thak rani
of the inveetigations made by the aeeonfftants on
leach side, it has been discovered that there is se
'such debt as 210,0001. due frail' the reavrip one-
pany to the bankrupts, ea claimed by the latter,
oid that, on the contrary, a large nun is due from
iho firm to the company. On the other hand. the
ay company. content themselves with proving
67445,0001. against the estates of the three-bank-
-id for 119,00 W. against that of Peto and
ifortiZ ti.,iteed of the preposterous sum of
8,600.00pc originally clamed. Attention win
likewise 'Jen by Mr. Liridater to the fact that,
awing rise mode in which the affairs of
firms of Peto, Betts, and Cram
to""n" sod Pero e.u.d were concluoed.
$
le:rgs sum—as menu: xBoo,oool.—which ought
to form pert of the este to of the three bankrupts,
will be applied exoliseively towards the discharge
of the liabilities of Peto and Betts, the remit being
that the joint estate of the three bankrupts will
be impoverished, and that nothing will be avail-,
able for the creditors thereon after payment of the
costa of the proceedings.

RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
SHARES.-(THIS DAY.)

[Closing prices to 1 rin.j

ooLowisi. ocrenzacerrf sactrarrnms.
Canada, 1877-84, 6 per (nut., Jan. and July, 10% iL
Do., 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 91, 90f, id.
New 8011th Wales, 6 pee cent., Jan. and July, 1888 to
IN6, 94, id.
Do., redeem. by annual &swings from 1867 to 1874
1001,
Queensland, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1882.6, 106 t, fr
i•rd
Tasmanian, 6 per cent., 1896, Jan. and July, 166 i M.
Weer* 6 per cent., Aprd and Oct., 11111, 14.