The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-01 00:00:00

NINITS.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CiooK.
In the market for British mining stocks to-day,
the only feature of interest is in Alfred Consols
Sharer, which are still flat. In the morning this
stock was marked 13, but sales have since been
pressed at 121 and 123. In other respects, the
market is steady, but very quiet.
Imperial Brazilian shares hove met with a little
enquiry, and are marked 2to 24. AU other foreign,
as well as colonial mining shares, remain neglected.
Subjoined is the official list of closing prices
in the Mining Exchange yesterday. At the prices
quoted there are, respectively, buyers and sellers :
Boat Basset, 774, 80 ; East Rama. 86s 38s. , Kelly
Bray, 341 a., 38e. ; Lady Bertha, 244., 26e. ; North Basset,
141, 16; North Fraser., 131, I ; l'eadreo, 2f, 1 ; Sortridge
Consols, 2 1-16, 3-16; West Condon, 117 i, 120.

WEDNESDAY ESZNIXO.

In the home mining stock market to-day the
dealers were occupied with the settlement of the
account ; nevertheless, a fair number of transactions
took place, especially in the Stock Exchange. The
inquiries were principally for shares in East Basset,
Sortridge Consols, Great South Wm Wheal
Kitty (Lelant), and North Frances. Great Wheal
Alfred, on the other hand, exhibit a fresh fall, and
West Setoo, East Alfred, Lady Bertha, Par Con-
sols, South Basset, and North Basset, were all
rather weaker.

KOSSUTH AT PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPOIT.—The
sz-tlovernor of Hungary has been lecturing to crowded as-
semblies at Plymouth and Devonport dining the but few
days. His lecture at Devonport, on Monday, wee " Nation-
elitiee—a Providential Dispeneation," and on Tneedsy, at
Plymouth, the subject being " The political Mate dtl-
neatal Hompe. In each town the mayor presided, and con-
siderable eulhodaam wee mrifeated.

The Penis Tribunal of Correctional Police of Le
Mane, than days ego, condemned a druggist manned Dubois,
end a hair-dresser partied Destaing, to a month's imprison-
ment each for having in the last general election distributed
without authorisation two voting tickets bearing the name of
Retipail, whereby they violated Art. 80 of the low of the
29th July, 1849.
THE ELECTRIC TELeortarn.—The necessary sr-
rangeoients for estabilahing a direct live of telegraphic com-
munication drag the cow between Madras and Calcutta are
being vigorously proceeded with; the transport steamer
Manila starts immediately for Ganjaza with• 'apply of wire
to be used on the new line.—Spectear, August 13.

MONEY 214 Ft ET -THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocx.

The funds to-day are firm and devoid of fluctua-
tion, and prices exhibit a further recovery of 1-16
to 1; per cent. Most of the other depart-
ments of the Stock Exchange are also firmer.
Consols are quoted 901 to 1 for the 14th Oct., and
001 for money. Exchequer Bills are marked 9s. to
4s. die. ; and India Bonds, 235. to 235. clis.
Turkish Six per Cents.. are again rather better,
at 951 to 96 for the 16th October. Other foreign
stocks are fairly supported. The sales comprise
Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at 100 ;
Baenos Ayres Six per Cents., at 81 ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, at 641 to ;
Mexican at 211 and 21 ; Russian Five per Cents. at
1091; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents. at 261;
the Passive Bonds at Ii; and Turkish Guaranteed
FJtr per Cents. at 991.
Yieterday, the broker who usually acts for
Government appeared as a buyer of Exche-
quer Bills to the amount of about 80,0001.,
and, chiefly owing to this circumstance, a rise
of 6-16 per cent. took place in Consols. The
funds consequently closed even a shade better than
at 4 o'clock the previous day. The Daily News of
Saturday last drew attention to the probability
that government wculd be compelled to step forward
to the relief of the Exchequer-bill market. If these
securities remain at their present quotation, which
involves a sacrifice of per cent. to a seller, further
Measures in the same direction ought to be adopted,
for such • depreciation is calculated to greatly
damage these securities in the estimation of bankers
and others. Possibly yesterday's purchase may have
comprised the 81,0471. which is mentioned in the
usual quarterly notification from the National Debt
Commissioners as applicable " towards the reduction
of the National Debt" in the quarter now com-
mencing. The more favourable tendency of the funds
yesterday afternoon was also promoted by the mode-
rate investments which have been effected by the pub-
lic on the recent fall, as well as by some speculative
purchases based on an idea that the arrival of the
considerable reinforcements under General Nicholson
may induce General Wilson to shortly make an as-
sault on Delhi.

Arranrments have been made for despatching to
the Continent the bulk of the gold remaining unsold
ex the ships True Briton and Nourmahal, from
Australia.

The Bombay adviccs report a further decline of 1
per cent. in the rates of discount, which now stand at
6 to 9 per cent. per annum, being a comparatively
moderate range. Government securities, neverthe-
less, showed no rally, and nothing is said of any im-
portant subscriptions to the 6 per cent, loan,
although the terms conceded by government to the
holders of the old loans virtually raise the rate of
interest offered to about 6 per cent. It is men-
tioned, however, that the native money dealers at
Peshawar had subscribed five lacs of rupees, or
50,000 L, to the new 6 per cent loan for one year,
which is sought to be raised in the Punjaub. The
exchange at Bombay on London, which was re-
ported by the lest mail at 2s. ltd., has declined to
2s. ltd. to ltd.
It was officially notified yesterday that Lloyd's
would be closed on the 7th of October (the day of
humiliation and prayer).
The corn market yesterday was steady, at last Mon-
day's rates. The number of floating cargoes of grain
arrived at ports of call since lest I ridgy is 27, viz.,
—7 of wheat, 15 of maize, 3of barley, and 2 of rye.
The French corn markets continue to droop, but most
of the English country markets held on Tuesday were
rather firmer. . . .

We are sorry to notice that complaints of the pro-
gress of the potato disease are becoming much more
general.
In the tea market yesterday some small parcel■
of the new season Congea were sold from 2s. ltd. to
3s. Id. The sales of plantation Ceylon coffee went
off heavily at rather lower prices.
The Dannebrog has arrived from China, with
244,5001 b. of tea on freight.
The steamer Kangaroo, from New York, brings
intelligence that the storm on the southern coast
had proved most disastrous to the shipping, and that
several steamers had been crippled and compelled to
pat into the nearest port. The steamer Empire
City, with 70,000 dots. for New York, had put into
Norfolk in distress, and fears were entertained for
the safety of the California steamer, Central America,
which had left Havannah on the Bth of September
(one hour before the Empire City) with 700 passen-
gers and 1,000,000 dole. in specie on freight. Tho
stainer Daniel Webster had been sent in search of
her. The steamer Norfolk bad been sunk in the
Chesapeake.
The directors of the Great Western Railway Com-
pany of Canada have issued their report. The do-
cument enters at some length into the causes of the
decrease in the traffic.
The petition preheated to the Bankruptcy Court
for the winding-up of the affairs of the West of Ire-
land Fishing and Fish Manure Company has been
withdrawn. The course to be pursued is that of a
" voluntary " winding up.
A general meeting of the Royal Mail Steam-
packet Company is called for the 28th October.

WZDNEBDAT Eve.

The demand for money in the discount market and
at the Bank was again active to-day, yet not so
much so as yesterday, when the applications at the
Bank were more extensive and pressing than for
many weeks past. In the Stock Exchange money
was in good demand, at 6 to 61 percent. on English
government securities.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to ) for
the 14th October, opened this morning at 901, re-
ceded to 90 to I. and thence steadily improved,
closing at 90), or 90 5.16 to 7-16. For money the
last price was 90 3-16 to 5-16. The official business
report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 89), 90), 90j; ditto, for account (14th
October), 94. 00, 901, 901. Bank Stock, for ae-
oonnt,2l9(ctun div.). India Stock, for account, 211).
Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, fall-
ing payable in 1869, 981.
Owing to the purchase mentioned above Exche-
quer.bilfs were a little firmer, but the quotation is
still only 10s. to Ls. discount.
Turlush Six per Cents. exhibit a fresh rise of
per cent., in anticipation of the deduction of the di-
vidend; the closing quotation was 95) to I for the
16th October (or equal to 92i to ) ex div.). Turkish
Guaranteed Four per Cents. were firm, at 993 to )
for the new account. Spanish Bonds met with
more inquiry. Other foreign securities showed
steadiness.

Bank shares to-day were quiet, with little change
in price. The stock of the London Chartered Bank
of Australia was more inquired for. Peninsular and
Oriental Steam shares were in good demand ; the
old stock was marked as high as 74, whilst the new
shares closed at sto 6 prem. Peel River shares
were again flatter. North of Europe Steam were
officially marked sto 51; and London Dock stock,
98tht: 981.
nominal closing quotations for the shares in
some of the new undertakings are subjoined, viz.:
—Oude Railway, 1-16 die. to 1-18 prem.; Central
Oude Railway, par to prem.; Eastern Bengal
Railway, 1 to 1 prem.; Punputo Railway, 1 to;
prem.; Euphrates Valley Railway, 1-16 die. to par;
European and Indian Junction Telegraph (lOs.
paid), 1 dis. to par; Indus Steam Flotilla, par to
1 prem.; Riga and Duisburg Railway (Consolidated
shares), 1 dis. to par.

THE COALWIITEPEitte STRIKE.—The men continue
oa strike for the 941. • too. Many of the ships have paid tho
advance and been dimharged. The men state that reeve of
them would be employed et the increased rate if the office
would allow them gear. The lewdness of the office in Gould's
bill remain, =Tended, the authorities hoeing been unable
to obtain men to perform the work at the office prig : but
number of the old hand,l loiter about in the vicinity, waiting
to be engaged at the advanced price. They conduct them-
KIWIS in • pesocaLle way.