The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-31 00:00:00

MONEY MALRIET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cwcz.

Owing to the majority obtained by Ministers last
night, combined with the splendid weather, the
funds to-day have attained a fresh rise of j per
cent. In the other departments of the Stock Ex-
change the tendency of prices is favour-
able. English railway stocks are better,
especially Midland, and Lancashire and
Yorkshire. The inquiries extend to Lombardo-
Venetian and Belgian railway shares. Business
generally, however, continues languid.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Ren-
ter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were
quoted 69fr. 62c., being 1-16 to i per cent. better
than yesterday.

Cowell' are officially marked 91i, 1, and 92,
fur money, and 911 and 92 for the account.
The present quotations are 911 for cash, and 911
to 92 for the 6th of June. The official business
report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 2331,
234 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 891, 1, 1 ; New
Three per Ceuta, 89/, 1 ; ludia Stock, 227,
2261, 228 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
101/, 1 ; ditto for account, 1011 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1859, 96 ; ditto Bonds,
30e., 20e. din. ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "en-
faced" rupee paper, 991 ; Exchequer Bills, March,
se. die. ; ditto advertised, 3n. dis., par.
Foreign stocks are steady, with very little change
in prime. Sales are recorded as follows :—Bra-
:than Five per Cents, 1839 and 1859, 971; ditto
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 891 ; Equator
New Consolidated, 12 ; New Grenada Ac-
tive, 16 ; ditto Deferred, 51; Portuguese
Three per Cents., 1863, 48, 471 ; Spanish
Three per Cents., 51 ; ditto New Deferred
Three per Ceuta., 431, 1 ; ditto Pensive, 161; the
Committee's Certificates, 51 ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1858, 561 ; Venezuelan Three per Cents.,
19 ; ditto One-and-a-Half per Cents., 91.
The commercial demand for money yesterday
was not active. The best bills were discounted at
51 to 51 per cent. At the Bank the applications
continue very limited.

About 30,0001. in gold was mat into the Bank yes-
terday. Of the 566.0001. in Australian gold known
to be at aes, 176,000/. is considerably overdue, and
the rest ought to arrive within a fortnight.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return
shows this week • decrease of 457/. ; the Mid-
land an increase of 1,802/. ; the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire an increase of 3,688/. ;
the Lancashire and Yorkshire an increase of
14,490!. (namely, au increase of 16,674/. in the
%engem, and a decrease of 2,1841. in the ) ;
and the North Eastern an increase of 3, .
The Odic on the 1,004 miles of the South Aus-
trian line of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway
Company for the week ending May 20, was
43,2041., being 15,4081. more than in the corre-
sponding week of 1860 on 687 miles ; and that on
the Lombardo-Venetian line 4,7571., showing an
increase of 7981. The receipts on the Central Italy
branch front Plaissace to Bologna, a distance of
91 miles, were 2,7561., beieg 781. leas than last yesr.
At the meeting of the Madras Irrigation and Canal
Company, held yesterday, the directors' report was
adopted, after a very long discussion.
The annual report of the directors of the Bank of
British North America announces a half-yearly di-
vidend, payable oil the sth of July, at the rate of
6 per vent per annum, free of income tax. This
will leave 1,8971. 9s. id. to be carried to the rest
or balance et undivided profit, which (including
this addition) amounted on 31st December, 1860,
to 125,7661. 35., after providing for the dividend
that was paid on the sth of January last.
A rumour has been circulated in the Stock
Exchange that the works in Chili purchased by the
new Commercial Copper Company are those of the
defunct Mexican and South Americau Company.
We are therefore requested to state that this is
entirely erroneous, and that the present project has
nothing whatever to do with any of the parties who
were connected with that concern.

A petition for the winding up of the Shoreham,
Horsham, and Dorking Railway Company ix ex-
pected to be heard before the Master of the Rolls
on the Bth June.

A general meeting of the Arica and Tacna Rail-
way Company is called for the 21st of June. The
seventh dividend of 4 per cent. will be payable
from the 31st inst.

A general meeting of shareholdeni of the Grand
Russian Railway Company is convened for the 10th
July (N. 8.), at St. Petersburg.
A call of 11. is to be paid on the shares in the
Natal Land and Colonisation Company, by the 22nd
of June.

We observe, by the notice posted at the Jerusalem,
that the ship Golden Fleece, belonging to the East
India and London Shipping Company, baa been or-
dered for survey for the conveyance of troops to
_ .

Mr. George Thomas Brooking was yesterday
elected a director of the London Joint Stock Beak,
in the place of Alderman Sir George Carroll, de-
ceased.

The following circular has been issued respecting
the failure of Mr. Richard Brandt, Russia mer-
chant :

Goatlemes,—ln consopience of a communication from
the St. Petersburg firm, it is with deep regret I hero to
acquaist yott that lam compelled to suspend payment. Ily
bootie are placed in the hands of Yarn. ttuilter, Ball, Jay,
and Co., who will prepare a full statement of my strain to
be submitted at a meetiog of my creditors which will be
warmed with the least possible delay, and of which due
notice will be given. In the meantime loggia: your indul-
gence, I remain, &c.,—Pro Itiettaitu BRANDT,
O.C.
3, Crosby-square, London, E.C., May 29.

6, -01.10.181'0P/1M

Advioes from Constantinople mention that Mr.
D. K Rodocanachi has placed Ina affairs in the
hands of the Austrian consul there. The offer made
is to pay 4s. in the pound, in three instalments,
extending over eighteen months. This proponl
will be considered at a meeting to be held in Con-
stantinople. on the 10th of June, and if it be not
agreed to Mr. Rodocanachi will, it is anticipated,
be declared a bankrupt. At a meeting of his
creditors, held at Manchester on the 20th February,
the liabilities were estimated at 274,8821., and the
wet; at 194,0911.
At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Mr.
Henry Walmaley, cotton spinner, held at Manches-
ter on Wednesday, the committer of investigation
confirmed the accuracy of the accounts prevriusly
submitted, and recommended that the estate be
wound up under. inspection, unless an acceptable
proposal be made.

THCIBD&T Evirnes.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 9t t
for the 6th of June, opened this morning at the
same quotation, and closed at NI, "sellers." For
money the last price was 91/ to I, anal for 10th
July, 921 to I (or equal to 901 too, ex. illy). The
" continuation" to July was b-l&ls to per cent.
The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91t, I
ditto, fur account (June 6), 911 ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 891, d ; New Three per Cents.. BE4, 3,;
New Three-and-a Half per Cents., 9911 ; Bank
Stork,. 2331, 232 ; India Five per Cont. Stock,
101/, I ; ditto, for account, 1011 ; ditto Four
per Cent. Dehentures, 1859, 98, ; ditto Bonds,
fta. eh& ; Four per Cent. " enfamil " rupee paper,
77 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 99k, 100.
The Indian Five per Cent. stock was quoted
1014 to ; the Five per Cent. rupee paper, int
to ; the Five-anal-a-Half per Cent., 891 to 1 ;
the March Exchequer Bills, Ba, to 2a. ; and the
June, 3n. die. to par, being flat ; India Bonds were
marked 22n. dia.

The foreign stock market was quiet. Mexican
Bonds were again heavy, and have declined to 221
to LThe Turkish Loan of 1864 was quoted 711
to ;and aad that of 1868, sbl to 64.
dares to-day were steady. Loudon and
Westminster Bank were inquired for, and showed
an upward tendency. In the miscellaneous share
market the only alteration was a alight improve-
ment in Crystal Palace stock.