The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY MA P.KE2.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cuw.w.

The funds remain heavy. A fresh fall of to
per cent. has taken place to-day. There is a vague
feeling of uneas;.tess with regard to the course of
affairs on the Continent. The continued heaviness
of the Paris flour,: has a bad effect, that market
being very a•;x:ouely watched. British railway
stocks are ao.in weaker. Lombardo-Venetiau
Railway share.- Lave fallen to 2 die. Throughout
the Stuck business is stagnant.
Consols ar • officially marked 911, 1,1, I.
and 1 for money, and 911 and 1. for the ac-
count. The preAent quotations are 911 to
for cash, and 911 to 1 for the 10th of April.
The official business report is as follows India
Stock, 220 ; %Litt.) Five per Cent Stock, 994,
100 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1858, 951 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "enfaced"
rupee paper, 100, ; Exchequer Bills, 75., 125.,

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentea opened at
67fr. 571 c., bwz 1; per cent. worse than yesterday.
The foreign stock market is dull, and Turkish
Bonds:have fallen 1 per cent.; the loan of 1864 is
quoted 731 to I', and that of 1858, 531 to
I. Mexican Bowls are rather more offered :
Sales are reeurdel as follows : Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 981, ex div. ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 631, 64 (exchange
126.) ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
241, ; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, 46/1 ;
Russian Fuur-and-a-Halt per Cents., 1860,
901 ; Sardinian Five per Cents, 82 ;
Spanish Throe per Cents., 481 ; ditto Passive,
17.1 ; Turki,l4 Six per Cents., 1854, for account,
731, ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 631.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

A better fe--ding prevails, accompanied by a
rumour that the Directors of the Bank of England
are likely to reduce the minimum rate of discount
from 7 to 6 per cent. to-morrow. Consols show au
improvement of k per cent. since 2 o'clock, being
now quoted 91g for tummy, and 91i, " sellers," for
the account.

In the Stock Exchange yesterday there was an
active demand fur money, and 7 per cent. was
readily paid for short loans on English Govern-
meet Securities.

The Bank of England have issued the usual
notice that they will pay the dividends on Tuesday
next, the 9th inst.
About 140,000 i. in gold, chiefly Australian, was
taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of
304,0001. since the date of the last return. The
steamer La Plata has sailed for the West Indies
with 12,3861. in specie.
The Ceylon will take to-morrow 91,6161., of
which 14,4491. is gold, and the rest silver. The
amount for Calcutta is 31,2451. ; Madras, 7,2041. ;
Ceylon, 3,0001. • Shanghai, 21,202/. ; Foo-choo-
foo, 13,2941. ; Bong Kong, 12,7811. ; and for Sin-
gapore, 2,800 f.
There was a rise yesterday afternoon in the ex-
change on Vienna iu consequence of the distrust
rep:mted as prevailing in that city. The other
exchanges were generally steady. Subjoined is
our usual list :

Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.1 to ; ditto 3 days 11.19 to
12.00; Rotterdam, 3 months, 12.18 to / ; Antwerp, 3 months,
25.65 to 70 ; Hamburg, hence, 3 months, 13.9/ to. ;
Paris, 3 days, to 40 ; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.70 to
Frorafort-on-the.M thie, 3 months, 1191 to ; Petersburg
(per rouble), 3 in,:oths, 33i to ; Visllllll, eff. 80., 3 months,
15.60 to 70 ; Trieste, 3 mouths, 15.60 to 70;
Madrid, 3 mouthy, 4's to ; (Sidt..6 3 months, 48/ t 06.05 ; enoo, 3 months, 25.8
Leghorn, 3 monthy, 25.95 to 25
to 90 ; Milan, 3 months, 25.85 to 90 ; Naples, 3 months,
36i to 3'.4; Palermo, 3 months, 117 to / ; Messina, 3 montLs,
117 to I ; Lisbon, 110 days, 52/ tog ; Oporto, 90 days,
52g to 53.
An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in
the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China
is called for the Itith inst., to confirm the resolution
authorising the directors to apply for a supplemental
charter, sanctioning the issue of bank notes at
Singapore and in the adjoining settlements.
At an extraordinary meeting of the Union Steam
Ship Company, held yesterday, a dividend of 11. per
share, free of income tax, being at the rate of 10
per cent, per alumni, was declared.

Tort Eviortsa.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91k, " buyers"
for the 10th of April, opened this morning at the
game quotation, and closed at 914 to I. For money
the last price was 914 to 4. After the close of the
Stock Exchange the market was again weaker, at
914 to 4 fu; the account. The official business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 91i, # ; ditto for account (April 10),
91k, ;, ; India Stock, 2212204 ; ditto Five per
Cent. fftock, 1004, 991, 1004,7108 ; ditto for ac-
count, 100/ ; ditto Bonds,s., 205., 255., die. ;
Four per Cent. "enlaced" rupee paper, 77; ditto
Five per Cent., 934, 94 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per
Cent.. 100.

The Five per Cent. rupee paper was quoted
931. to 94a ; the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 994 to
106}, and scrip of the New Indian Loan 991 to
100 i, being dull. Sales of India Bonds are stated
to have taken place as low as 37e. dig.
The foreign stock market was quiet. and scarcely
any change occurred in prices. Mexican Bonds
were last quoted 241 to ; the Turkish Loan of
18b4, 74 to that of 1868, 531 to ; and the
Spanish Certificates, 6 f to I.
London and Westminster Bank shares were in
demand to-day, and rose about 1/. Oriental Bank
fell 21. Other hank shares were steady. Electric
Telegraph stock and Canada Land shares were
quoted lower.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 21 t) 3 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, I to 1 prem. ; Universal Marine Insurance,
1 to 11 prem. ; London and Provincial Marine,
par to 1 prem. ; Fast India Irrigation, 3 to
dig. ; East India and London Shipping, dis. to
prem.
The Neville has arrived from China, with
92G,600 lbs. of tea.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Croug.

In the Stock Exchange little business has been
done to-day in mining shares, and prices are
generally the same as yesterday. Alfred
Consols Hares have been dealt in at
21 ; East Caradon, at 181 and ; East Wheal
Russell, at 71 ; and Wheal Trelawuey, at 113.
There have also been transactions in Calvadnack,
Wheal Unity, and Kelly Bray.
There is still an active demand for United Mexi-
can Mining shares, which are last marked 01.
General Mining hare changed hands at 221. also
showing au improvement, and Mariquita, at f.
The following are reported to us from the Stock
Exchange as last evening's closing priors :
Alfred Consols, 21 to 3 ; East Basset, 100 to KA ; East
C..radoe, Isl to 1 ; List Grenville, 9A. to Ms. ; East Rue-
tell, 71 top ; Herodsfoot, 36 to 37 ; Hiugston Down, :0 to
DoMarko Walley, 61 tot ; New &too, 47 to 49 ; North
wns, 41 to I ; North Tresterbv, 26 to ; Providence
Mines, 37A to 34} ; Rostwerno United, 21 to 23 ; South
Caradon, 300 to See ; Tiocroft, to ; Treloweth, 31 to
Wheal
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A petition for the winding.up of the St. John's United
Copper snit Lead Mining Company of Newfoundland is to
be beard in the Court of Bankruptcy on the 11th of April.

Tn s Cff tSKELISLLNDS. —The new Channel Wands
mail steawr Southampton was telegraphed off Hurst Castle
at 3.40p.m. on Monday, she having left Jersey at 7 a.m.,
and stopp••l at Guernsey. It is only under the moat favour-
al le circum+tsocea that snob ea early arrival happens. It
is probable before very long • passenger will be able to
leave .1er...-y at 7 Lin. and reach London soon after 7 p.m.,
• dotance of 234 miles, two-thirds of which is by water.
CIefIITAL PLUMB,. —ONe SHILLINtI DAY. --
TrltltnAT, AMR. 2.-14 missions. ?a payment, 4.317 ;

44$ by Wawa ticks* 1,216. Total visitor, 7,331.