The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-28 00:00:00

MINEB.—{THIS DAY.) !MONEY MARKET.—(THIs DA

ONE O'CLOCK.
There is no change of importance in the mining
market. West Chiverton shares are 631 to 644 ;
Great Vor, 17 to 18 ; Chiverton Moor, 5/ to 6i ;
Chiverton, 2 to 2* ; East Lovell, 72 to 8/ ; New
Lovell, 17s. 6d. to 22a . Gd. ; Great Retallack, 22
to 21 ; Wheal Grenville, 31s. Gd. to 325. 6d., ;
Calbeck Fells, 12s. to 13s. ; Frank Mills, 15s. to
17s. 6d. ; and Wheal Prelawny, 8/ to;.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quoted
as follows :—St. John del Hey, 171 to
182 ; Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ; Anglo-
Brazilian, 3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Pestarena, to
1 dis. ; Chontalea, 11 to 1/ ; Rasa Grande 3-16
to 5-16 ; Anglo-Italian, par to / prem.; United
Meximn, 11 to 2; Frontino and Bolivia, to 4 ;
and Port Phillip, 11 to /.
As extraordinary meeting of the Chontales
Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited) will
be held on the 16th of June, when resolutions will
be submitted in favour of raising 30,000/. on de-
bentures or otherwise, and of converting the same
into ordinary shares.
With reference to the shares of the Pontgiband
Silver Lead Mining and Smelting Company, it ie
notified that an instalment of Mt , or 11s. 11d. per
share, leas income tax, on account of the dividend
for the year 1867-68, is to be payable on the sth
of June.

RAILWAI', MINING, AND OTHER
SHARES.-(THIS DAY.)

[Sales to-tlay to 1 p.m.]

. .
COLONIAL GovgarimENT neußrnica.
Canada Government, Gpar cent., JIM. and July, 1877.84,
105, 4j.

'Do., 6 per cent., February and August, 103.
Do. 3 per cent., January and July, 92i.
New South Wales Government, 5 per cent., 1888 to
1896, January and July, DN.
Ditto, 5 per ot. red. byann. draws. from 1867 t 01875, 101.
New Zealand 5 per cent., 99, 84.
Queensland, 6 per cent. 1891, fan. and July, 1083.
Victoria Govt., I; per cent ,April and Oat, 111 I.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 524.
London, Chatham, and Dover, Metropolitan Extension
A, 13.
London and North Western, 1154,, 14;'„ 15.
London and South Western, 911.
Midland, 1063.7.
South Eastern, 784 4,
Staines, Wokiugham, and Woking, 10g.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
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Great Western, original s;e7cent. redeem., 941, 4,
London and N. Western, Bedford and Cambridge, 8,.
South Eastern (Reading Anne., U. Os. 6d.), 221.
Do., 41 per cent., 93.
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London and North Western, 5 per cent., 109.
Midland per cent., optional to convert to ordinary
stock, Sept. 1, 1869, 17.
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Birkenhead, 4 per cent. preference, 92.
Vale of Neath, 97.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
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Bombay, Banx-ia,aJb;ni. India, guar. 5 per et., 1051.
Beat Indian, guaranteed 3 per cent., 1111,
Crank Trunk of Canada, 161.
Do. 4th preference Stock, 19, 18i.
Great Indian Peninsula, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1103.
Great Western of Canada. 143, j.
Madras, guaranteed 5 per cent., 106, 3.
Oude and Rohilcund, guar. 5 per cent., 104 i.
Scinde, guaranteed 5 per cent., 102 j, 34.
Do. Delhi, guaranteed 5 per cent., 10.34.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Northern Railway of Buenos Ayres, gna. 7 per cent.
(Lim.), 31.
Recife and San Francisco (Lim.), gal. 7 per cent., 11,i,
11.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 144.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.

Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 per
cent, 793 i i•
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.

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Chantal., Gold and Silver Mining (Lim.), 1;.
United Mexican (Lim.), 11:.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
. .

Agra (Limited), A,10), 1.
B, 71.
Anglo-Austrian, 114.
Anglo-Hungarian, 8, 9.16.
Australasia, 53).
Imperial Ottoman, 111„ j.
London and Brazilian (Limited), New, 2/.
London and County, New (issued at prem., 12/. paid),
34).
London and Westminster, 71.
Do., Scrip (issued at 10/. prem., none of which has
been paid), 40g.
National Provincial of England, '2nd and 3rd issue, 39.
Union of London, 35).
ItIf3CELLANEOUB.

Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), =I.
Atlantic Telegraph, 53.
Do., 8 per cent., 100.
Berlin Water Worka(Limited), 14‘.
City Discount (Limited), 2i.
City of Moscow Gas (Limited), :1,
Credit Foncier of England (Limited), 3.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 5 1-16.
Hudson's Ba le,
International Financial Society (Limited), 3.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, New, 1867? 11g.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 14).
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 3,2).

01,4 R O'CLOCR.

The markets for public securities are buoyant to-
day, and the general tendency of prices is up-
wards. The features of the moment are con-
sidered remarkably favourable, and many
purchases have consequently been made.
Most of these operations have been effected'to
close adverse speculative accounts, but it is satis-
factory to notice an increased number of bond Mt
investments, especially in foreign stocks,
which have risen in many instances. Con-
sols show a fresh advance of 1-16 to;
per cent., and the Three per Cents. Reduced and
New Three per Cents, are better. The inquiry
extends to several of the principal English lines,
notwithstanding a larger supply of stock at the settle-
ment. Great Northern A and London and North-
Western however, are flat, the latter being un-
favourably affected by the decrease in the traffic.
The Indian Five per Cent. Stock and Anglo-
Austrian Bank shares have improved.
There is no change in the discount market. The
rate for loans in the Stock Exchange is 1 per
cent.

Consols are quoted 951, with div., for money,
and 944 to 1, ex div., for the account (June 4), and
the Three per Ceuta. Reduced and New Three
per Cents., 941 to 1.
With the exception of London and North
Western and Great Northern A, which have de-
clined to 1 per cent., railway stocks are firm.
South Eastern and London, Chatham, and
Dover have unproved g ; Midland and Brighton,
4 ; and Caledonian and Great Eastern, 1. The
prices are as follows :—Caledonian, 744 to 1 ;
London and North-Western, 1141 to 1151; Great
Western, 531 to 1 ; Midland, 1071 to 1 ; Londoa
and South Western, 91 to 93 ; Great Eastern,
34} to I ; Brighton, 521 to 1 ; South Eastern,
79 to } ; Metropolitan, 111; to 1121 ; Great
Northern, 103 to 1 ; ditto A, 961 to 97} ; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 191 to 201 ; Laacaahire and
Yorkshire, 1281 to 1 ; York and North Mid-
land, 94 to 1 ; Berwick, 1021 to 1031 ; and North
British, 331 to 34.
The foreign stock market is extremely firm, and
a rise of to 1 per cent. has taken place in Bra-
zilian of 1865, Egyptian of 1864, Russian
of 1866, the Orel Vitebsk Railway loan, and
Turkish of 1865. Italian bonds of 1861
are / better, at 51 to /. Annexed are
the prices :—Brazilian cf 1865,77 to ; Chilian of
1867, 951 to 96 ; Egyptian of 1864, 81 to 82 ;
Mexican, 16 to 4 ; Peruvian of 1865, 851 to 86 ;
Russian of 1866, 874 to 881 ; Orel, 791 to 80 ;
Spanish of 1867, 361 to 1 ; Turkish of 1858,
62 to 63 ; ditto of 1862, 61 to 1 ; and ditto of
1865, 371 to /.

The Indian Five per Cent. stock has improved
Jl per cent., viz., to 1161 to 117. The Four per
Centa. are at 103/ to 2 ; the Bonds, 203. td 25e.
prem. ; and the Debentures, 105 to 4. Bank
Stock, 246 to 248 ; and Exchequer Bills, 7a. to
12s. prem.

In the market fur bank shares, Anglo-Austrian
arc in request, and ss. better, at si toy prem.
London and Westminster, 711 to 1; London and
County, 52/ to 1 ; Union of London 341 tolsl ;
London and Brazilian, 28 to 24 dia. ; Imperial
Ottoman, 1 to 11 prem. ; Consolidated, It to j
prem. ; and Mexican, 9 to 7 die.
No alteration is observable in miscellaneous
shares. National Discount, 51 to 61 prem.; General
Credit, 2i to g dis. ; International Financial, 2to
11 dis. ; London, 23 to 21 dia. ; Hudson's Bay,
151 to 16 ; Egyptian Trading, sto dis. ;
Telegraph Construction, 141 to ; Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. Preference, sto ; and
Anglo-American, 22i to /.

American securities are in demand. The 5-20
Bonds are at 71j to 72 ; Erie Railway shares,
451 to 461, being t higher ; Illinois Central, 96i to
961, showing a rise oft ; Atlantic and Great
Western debentures, 291 to 30, an advance of ;
and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 32i to 33.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Couvelas,
merchant, held yesterday at Manchester, an offer
was made to pay 10s. in the pound, guaranteed by
Messrs. Couvelaa, of Constantinople, together with
the balance of shipments to India ; but it was re-
sohed that the estate shall be assigned to three
gentlemen, with power to act for the general
body of creditors. The liabilities amount to
58,9181., and the assets to 36,1631
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The stock markets continue very firm. Consols
have experienced a fresh rise of g tot per dent.—
viz., to 96/ to 96, with dividend for money, and
94 to i, ex div., for the account. As regards
railways, London and North Western, Metro-
politan, and Great Northern A have advanced I
to per cent., while Caledonian, Midland, and
South Eastern have declined to the like extent.
Foreign securities are being largely bought, and
Italian of 1861, Peruvian of 1865, and Spanish of
1867, are )1 tot per cent. better than at 1 o'clock.
United 5-20 Bonds have risen I.

FOUR O'CLOCK,

Consols improved about 3 o'clock to 96 to with
div., for money, and 94i to I, ex div., for the
account, but have since relapsed to 94:4 to 96 and
Mi to 4, respectively.

Railway stocks are steady. Brighton, 574 to I ;
South Eastern, 784 to / ; Midland, 1061 to 107 ;
London and North Western, 11E4 to ft ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 124 to ; Great Western, 16.4 to I;
and Metropolitan, 1111 to 112.

Foreign bonds are without special change.
Italian of 1861, 51A to f ; Orel Vitebsk, 79f to ;
Nicholai, 64i ; and New Spanish, 37 to A.

About 1&4,000/. in gold has been sent into the
Bank, and 25,000/. withdrawn.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 69fr. 60c. for the account, showing
no movement.

The bills have been returned of Messrs. Bassett,
Green, and Hewetson, hop and seed factors, of the
Borough.

Themileage of the railways of the United King-
dom is nearly 400 miles in excess of that for the
corresponding period of last year, yet the aggregate
receipts present scarcely any augmentation. In
the weekly return of the London and North
Western Company, just published, there' is a
de crease of 3,005/.

The Archie Natiu,tal says :—" Several jburnaht
relate that Count de Nisuwerkerks, auperintendept of the
Sae arts, has been stopped by a band of robbers in the
mountains of Spain, and stripped by them of everything
he had about him. The live hundred painters who are
all working in the hope of having their pictures purchased
by the French government at once set themselves to work
to depict the seen, for the next exhibition. 11. ile Wien-
werkerke, who has hitherto given only enoottraranent to
artists, will on this occasion have tarnished than with a
subject to work on."

THE WRACK OF THE (ARONNE. —Thia 'Karel bail
mgaPle broken ny on the rooks near the Land's tea,3oo castselfhhds. sad ire.) of wine, and 110 cannot brandy,
wins, and saffron have been landed frorn the wreck. A
r considerable quantity of the cargo has been waged out
to sea.

INTELLIGENCE FROM ABROAD.

PT RTLAIRTIO TILIORAPH. THROUGH YR. IRRUTRIAS AGINOT.)

AMERICA.
RESIt;NATION OF MR. STANTON.

WASHINGTON, MAT 27.

Mr. S -at ton has • esignedthe Sacreisryship of
W.ir, and Gener 1 Thom .a As acting as Secretary

ad interim.

(Relates SICLICI"AY 9. )

ITALY.

NAP.ES, MAT 17.

Yesterday evening a well-known brigan d chief,
cousin of Manzi wen sentenced to death. Maori himself
and the remainder of the band were sentenced to penal
servitude for life.

NORTH GERMANY.
BERLIN, MAY 97, EVENING.

•
The North (lerinan Parliament commenced to-
day the debate alien time bill for the abolition of impri•
soument for debt. The house ad meted the first clause,
according to which imprisonment of a debtor can no longer
be resort ..d to as a iiimns of enrircing the payment of any
sum of tu,ney. or the delis emy of goods or securities to the
creditor is lieu of payment.
The house then adjourne l till 10 o'clock:to•nmorrow,
when the debtte will be returned.