The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

S

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DA 14

Two o'CLocs.

The funds to-day exhibit no variation. BlM-
nem in most departments of the Stock Exchanges
almost at a standstill. Prices, however, are gar-
rally well supported. English railway stocks bane
experienced an average improvement of 1 per O.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renton
opened at 69fr. 40c., showing no change.
Consols are officially marked 911, 1, and 1 for
money, and 911 for the account. The present quota-
tions are 911 " buyers " for money, and 911 to j
for the 6th of June. The official business re-
port is as follows —Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 89/ ; New Three per Cents., 89j, 1 ;
India Five per Cent. stock, 1011, I ; difEor
for account, 1011 ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben-
tures, 1858, 96, 1 ; Five-sad-a-Half per Cent.
"enlaced" rupee paper, 100 ; Exchequer Bills, sa,
is, 58. die. ; ditto advertised, par, 28. di&
Very little business has been done in the foreign
stock market, the inquiry being limited. A de-
cline of about I per cent. has taken place in
Turkish Bonds ; the Loan of 1854 is now quoted
711 to 1, and that of 1858, 561 to 1. Mexican
Bonds are dull. Sales are recorded as follows :
Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 991 ; French
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 94fr. (exchange, 25fr.) ;
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 921 ;
Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents., for &co-
conut, 431 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1868, for ae-
count, 561, 1.

The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation
day") and terminate on Thursday.
About 24,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank
on Saturday.
The amount of specie taken on Saturday for New
York by the Australasian was 221,3001., making
6,968,3001. since the 28th November.
The Liverpool cotton market on Saturday was firm,
but the sales did not exceed 8,000 bales.
The report of the directors of the Madras Irriga-
tion Company, to be submitted at the fourth
ordinary general meeting, on the 30th
instant, expresses their continued confidence
in the soundness, practicability, and pro-
mising character of the work undertaken by
the Company. It is mentioned that the result of
a searching investigation into its merits which has
lately been made under the orders of govern-
ment has resulted in an order in council, recorded
immediately after the arrival of Sir W. Denison at
Madras, directing that the works should be carried
on for a distance of about 228 miles as rapidly as
possible. The directors refer, however, in detail to
various circumstances under which, in consequence
of the oourse pursued by government, melees
expense" has been incurred, and the realisation of
the company's objects retarded. It is mentioned,
however, that these proceedings have now " given
place to a state of things promising, for the future,
steady and successful progress." The directors are
at present endeavouring to induce the Secretary of
State for India to alter his determination to limit
the guaranteed expenditure to 1,000,0001. By the
accounts it appears that 349,7731. had been received
up to the 31st December, and 81,9881. expended,
leaving a balance of 467,7841.
We are requested to state that the steamers of
the Atlantic Royal Mail Company will leave Gal-
way for St. John's, Newfoundland, and the
United States every alternate Tuesday, as originally
fixed, and the next departure will be the Adriatic,
on the 4th June. Letters intended to be forwarded
by the vessels of this line will be in time if posted
in London on the Monday evening previous to the
respective periods of departure ; and telegraphic
messages for despatch from St. John's, Newfound-
land, will be received at Galway up to 1 o'clock in
the afternoon of the day of departure of each
vessel.

The prospectus of the Metropolitan Rifle Range
Company (Limited) is in circulation. The object is
to construct a permanent practice-ground at
Kensal-green, accessible to army part of the metro-
polis, and arranged upon • scale sufficiently large
to accommodate all the metropolitan rifle corps.
Railway communication will be available • and it
is stated that the Hampstead Junction Company,
whose line is in connexion with the North London
on the ono side, and the South Western on the
other, will convey volunteers at very reduced
fares. The price of the land is to be about 30,0001. of
which the vendor consents to take 5,0001. in paid
shares, and to let 10,0001. remain on mortgage at
4 per cent. The list of honorary directors? includes
the names of a large number of noblemen and gen-
tlemen prominently connected with the volunteer
movement. The capital of the company is to be
80,0001., in shares of 61. each.
The directors of the Great Indian Peninsula
Railway Company invite tenders for the comple-
tion of the works comprised in the three following
contracts—namely, Bhosawul to Hurdab, 1381
miles ; Hurdah to Sohagpore, 82 miles : Sohagpore
Ito Jnbbulpore, 1181 miles.
A call of ss. is to be paid on the new shares in
the Oriental Gas Company by the let of July.
The seventh ordinary general meeting of the
Royal Danish Railway Compan) is called for the
26th June, at Flensburg.
A dividend court of the Royal Exchange Assur-
ance Corporation will be held on the 19th of June.
Subjoiued is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls falling due in the
month of June. The amount is limited.

Already Number
Doe In Jnne, 1961. Date. Paid. Cell. of Shares. Amount.
Baldaaud Sao iranclaoo 12 2 0 0 99,000 £1110,006
Danube and Black Sea 1 90 10 0 0 2,679 96,795
Past Indltu 261. 1601 dept. 2 0 0 66,060 100,095
London and Illackwall,
Nea shares l6 3i 1 0 0 46,164 46.1611
Salisbury and Yeovil
Pref.
South Durham atad Lan-
cashire Cruon, original 3 24 1 0 0)T 16,000 24,0011
Issue
South Vorkahlre £2O,
5 per cent.
Yaks of Noah Pruf 1 10 2 0 0 7,600 16,009

Total In June.

SATURDAY EVINDIG.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 911 to }
for the Bth of June, opened this morning at 911,
" sellers," and closed at 911 to For money the
last price was 91i. The official business report
is as follows: —Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 91+, ; ditto, for account (June 6), 911 ;
Three per Cents. Reduoed, g ; New Three
per Cents., 891 ; Bank Stock, 232 ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 1011, ; ditto, for account,
101 i, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debenture., 1858,
96i ; ditto Bonds, 15s. die.
The March Exchequer Bills were steisly at the
improvement which took place ve..terday aftcruocn,
being quoted ss. dbl. to par. The "advertised" or
June bills have risen to 2s. die. to 2s. prem.
The Indian Five per Cent. Stock was quoted
1011 to 1, being flatter ; the Five per Gent. rupee
paper, 93+ to 94 ; and the Five-and-a-Half per
Cent., 914 to 100.
The foreign stock market was very inactive, but
prices were steady. The Turkish Loan of 1854 was
firm, at 711 to 72 ; and that of 1858 at 56} to
431.10 n Bank et
weredullqatuieti t
Mexicanßvi kshßoaresmistoreamaainy
London were quoted slightly lower St. Katherine
Dock stock was inquired for. Great Ship shares
were quoted Os. Gd. to

MINEB.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ctocw.

The mining market continues quiet, with limited
transactions. East Wheal Grenville shares are
firmer, being quoted 475. to 495. There are also
inquiries for South Caradon, East Caradon, Dewoa
Great Console, Wheal Clifford, and Cook's Kitchen.
St. John del Rey shares are marked 3t4 and 34k,
showing steadiness. In other foreign descriptions
there is no change, and the same remark applies to
colonial.

447%444

Total called In ala months of 1861 47.174,M