The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

PAOTINCIAL SEAM MARKETS.

Lmtasont., Oct It—Noon pikes :—Caledonlans, 10.4. 1041—
Great Western, est, 04—laneellsir• and Yorkshire, 1004. 1004—
London and North Western, PM 91&—Manchester, Shethdd,
and Lincoln, an, 4.l4—alidland, ISt, 1 North Eastern, Ber.
wick, SOL 1004—Month Eastern, SW. 11s.
MASCIIISTRI, OCT. It —A quiet market and prices a shade
lower.—Eastern Counties, 10 11-10—Lancsahlre and Yorkshire,
1031-311aschniter, Sheffield, and Linoolashire, SS—Midland,
124 4—North Eastern, Barwick, 1004—South Eastern, 23 tits—
Doren live per Cent. ,11. paid.. Is. Cal. p.-1 nlon Bank p.
BIIIIIII6IIAIT OCT. IT— ham Guaranteed chew( to-
day at 70 to 75—Oreat Western ournad.a.Balf Redeemable,
911 to 92—Coventry and Nuneaton, 112 to 114—Month Stafford&
104 sellers—Birmingham Canal, SIO to 90 —Worcester Canal, 1!
to 124—Staffonishire Gas sold at 90—Birmingham Waterworks,
Ziel seUen—Birmingham Waggon Preference, sa. to es. prem.
Market quiet, banner smiL

RECIPE AND 840 FRANCISCO PERNAMBUCO
RAILWAY COMPANY (Lrmlrsv).—(THlS DAY).

The half-yearly meeting of the abareholdem wan
held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. BLN3OII,
chairman of the board, presiding.
The report ly circulated among the shareholders,
taken
having been as reed,
The CBAmwAw moved its adoption. He said the director
had hoped to announce the opening of the third section of
the line ; but the wet weather and other causes of delay bad
rendered that Impoqrible. The large amount of rain bad led
to an extraordinary amount of sickness, sod no less than l 8
deaths ; and this was an important cause of delay. They
had now an excellent contractor, and every possible effort
was being made to accelerate the completion of the line.
Comparing the lialf•yearly meeting in July last with the
corresponding period last ear, it appeared that the paa-
surer traffic increased 61, and the goods nal& 310 per
rent. The line was, in fact, now worked at a profit.
His oollww, Major Vomiter, had arrived safely in
Brazil, it was hoped that his visit would be
attended with good results. A commission had been
appointed for the examination of the amounts ; a. 4
though no pledge land been given on the subject, he hoped
the inquiry would issue in an extension of the capital.
Since the line wan commenced the Brazilian government
had granted several other coommiona, and in every case the
guarantee extended to 50 per cent. more per mile than the
capital of that company. The government would forfeit its
character for liberality if it did not grant au extension.
The motion having beets seconded,
Mr. SOURADAILI *tuned that the expenditure would
exceed the original estimate by about 400,000/. ;
and seeing that it was a bond lidc expendi-
ture, and that other companies benefiting by their
experience hail asked for and obtained an additional gua-
rantee, he could not believe that the Brazilian government
would refuse to place them on a similar footing.
In reply to questions,
The CHLIMIAII stead that there were about 2A5 shares
which had never been issued, and that in the next report the
board would, if possible, give the working expenses.
The report was then adopted, and the retiring directots
and auditor re-elected.

Tho proceedings terminated with the customary acknow-
ledgment to the chairman and hie colleagues in the direc-
tion.

CAPTURI OF AN AMERICAN EAOLL—AA the Mon-
treal Ocean Steamship Company's screw-steamer Ant°.
Saxon, which arrived here ou Timpday, was pooening
down the St. Lawrence, an eagle dew off the land and
perched upon one of the upper spars of the vessel. Here
it soon fell asleep, end one of the sailors going aloft to the
point at which the bird was seated, made capture of it. It
turned out to be a young one. and in fine condition, and
"Jack" brought hi price with him in triumph to Liver-
pool.—Lirerpool Albion.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR. —A circular has been
Issued from the War-office, under date October 8, signed
by Lord Grey and Ripon, intimating that the Se-
notary of State for War with the concurrence
of the Duke of Cambridge, and with the desire to coon.
rage the Volunteers, consented to allow them to brigade
with the regular troops at Aldershott and Shoroeliffe.
The number of Volutionrs entitled to this privilege at one
time is—Aldershott, 1,:00; Shorocliffe, 500. Camp ui-
pages will be placed at their diswal. arid, if necessary, hut
or barntck aceommodatioo. "tons will be delivered to
the corps at stated hours ; but if the Volunteers are deli--
tons of.providieg provisions at the contract prices, special
arrangements will be necessary to obtain them at the been
suitable to the Volunteers. In both cans payment will be
made according to the existing contract rates." A quarter.
master.sergent will be attached to the oorps. The volun-
teers will have to submit in every regulation to military
discipline. This circular is evidently a forerunner of others
tending to the onsolidation and efflaimey of the volunteer
force.
Tlll LATE VISCOUNT FORTH AND MRS. LLOYD.—
An article copied into the Erprese of Saturday from the
Bristol Mercury, beaded "A Sad Story," was, we are as-
sured, incorrect is several particulars. We an informed
that at the time of the marriage of Mrs. Lloyd with Cap.
lain Lloyd she was only nineteen years of age,
and no ',caudal whatever had then attached
to her name. Captain Lloyd received no pecuniary emit.
ance from the lady or her father, indeed the settlement
made by his father was larger than that of Kr. Clew
Loral Forth did on meet ber in the Bench, but after tie
proceedings in the Divorce Court, within the last eighteen
months.

MONEY MARKET-(71118 DAY.)

Two scrag[.

The funds remain flat. Consols are now quoted
I per cent. lower for the account than on &twilit,'
afternoon. Little busine.4 is going forward is
thin or any other department. In the ahare market
attention is chiefly directed to preparations for the
settlement. Prices generally are steady. Arrivals
of specie to the amount of nearly 400,000/. are
announced to-day.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Brutes opened at
iibfr., being Se. lower than on Saturday.
Consols are officially marked 924, 4, and
for money, and 92J and 4 for the account. The pre-
sent quotations are 92a to 4 for money, and 924 toil
for the 7th November. The official business
report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 233 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 90}, e, $, d ; New Three
per Cents., 904, g, ; India Five per Cent. stock,
104, c, 4 ; ditto Scrip, 1031, 104 ; Five per
Cent " eufaced" rupee paper, 964, 4 ; Exchequer
Bills, March, 35 pram., par ; ditto June, de., Oa
prem.

The Turkish Loan of 1854 has declined per
cent., being rooted 801 to 2ex die., whilst that al
1858 is steady. at 681 tot/. Mexican Bonds are
rather more offered, and are last marked 25} and
252. Sales are recorded as follows :—Braziliaa
Ynir-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 91, ; Chi-
liau Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 841 ; Dutck
Four per Cent. Certificates, 991, ex die. ;
Mexican Three per Cents., 25e, 1,
Italian Five 1-r Cents., 1861, scrip, 691 ; Portu-
guese Three per Cents., 1853, 47 ; Russian Five
per Cents., 100/ ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1860, 92 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1864,
60/1, j, ex dir. ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, 69,
681 ; ditto 1001. Bonds, 74.
The Linadnshire, from Melbourne, has arrived
with 207,0001. in gold, and the Atrato, from the
West Indies, with 186,0001. in specie.

About 9,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank on
Saturday.
The Liverpool ootton market on Saturday was
firm. The sales comprised 15,000 bales.
The half-yearly meeting of the Great Wester.
Railway Company of Canada i 8 called for the 30th
inst. in London.

An extraordinary meeting of the North London
Railway Company is convened for the 25th inst.,
to sanction the raising of the additional capital au-
thorised by the company's acts of the present year.
The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway for the week ending the 23nt alt. were
4,060 dole.

The following is from the weekly circular of
Messrs. Joseph Travers and Suns :
It appears that, in addition to the purchases of sugar end
other articles this week in the London market on Anions's'
account, considerable quantities of wool have been per-
chesed at the Liverpool wool sales by New York buyers, le
meet the requirements for the United States army. At the
same time, cotton wahines occasionally to be forwarded to
New York; and at Birmingham mad elsewhere, heavy or-
ders for guns, pistols, &c., are in count, of execution for the
same destination. It appears that the shipments of wheat
and flour from America to the United Kingdom, during the
twelve months ending the Ist of September last, were nearly
twice as meat as in 1847, during the Irish faunae. The
total in 1847 was oily about 2,450,000 quarters, and on the
present occasion it has been about 4,800,000. to the formes
year, however, we received about 2,20000 quarters of io-
dise corn, and this year only about 1,600,000. The year
before last was that of the smallest importation of Amer&
can wheat and flour at auy time during the past 15 years
(with the exception of 184$), the Leta{ having been oily
, 103,000 quarters.

With regard to the position of the debt of Chili,
the Monett Market Review has the following :
.

The following details respecting the state of the flit and
Three per Cent Loans of Chili are from authentic sources:
The per Cent. Low when the arrangement took trinea
nineteen or twenty yean ago, was 034,0001. 68,000!. 66,000/. 1= been previously redeemed. The sinking *fund coin
nineteen years ego—the half-yearly sum being 5,0001. ; sad
6 per cent. interest on 66.00 M. redeemed, LUSO/. ;
I for the first half-year, r 1,94.1/. This amount was in
every following half-year by the addition of the interest ea
the bonds] redeemed. By these successive accumulations
the total has now reached the sum of 21,182/. for the half-
year. The aggregate redeemed to this date is no lees then
473,400/., leaving still in circulation 460,6001., bat the sink-
ing fund is now so large and increases so rapidly that the
whole loin will be extinguished in a little more than eigil
9ears. . . .

The Three per Cent. Loan amounted originally to
756,0001. The sinking fund commenced fourteen bean
ago with. half-yearly, 3,782/., sad has increased by sewn-
sive additions of interest on bonds redeemed to 6,8201. ft
the last jhalf leer. The amount of bonds iredeemod to thin
date is 202,50 W., and the amount remaining m circulation
is 554,00 W.
There is, in addition, the 1,400,0001. of Four-audit-Hat
per Cents., contracted by !!seas. Borings lost year at 1112.
and the present price of which is about 85. At this prise
the stock seems likely to attract the attention of cannelloni
who have money lying idle, and who are not indisposed no
put • portion of it into dividend•paying foreign stocks ad •
class reputed safe. At $5, Chinas Fourevidn-Half per
Ceuta. yield to an investor rather mart than 54 per cook
per annum, irrespective of the advantage derivable frees
the investment of the sinking food.
Recapitulating the foreign debt of Chili, as it now stank
we arrive at the following total :—Biz per Cents., 450,6055.;
Three per Cents., 554,000/. ; Four-and-a-Ha/1 per Coots,
1,400,000 f. ; total, 2,414,5001. This is • very moderns
amount, in relation to the revenue and resources of the
state. The finances of Chili are remarkably well &donate
tered ; for twenty yens the dividends have been paid to the
day and hour; and she enjoys, aoeordingly, • degree of
credit which ought to form a strong inducement to Vene-
zuela, New Granada, Famador, and other Spanish-America•
states, to go and do likewise.

SATURDAT EVICNING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 for the 7tk
Nov., opened and doted to-day at 924 " buyers."
For money the last price was Ng to 4. Thu officio/
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 924, i ; ditto fur account
(Nov. 7), 920 ; Bank Stuck 2324, 233, 232;
Three per Ceuta. Reduced,
ell; New Three
per Cents., 904, ; India Five per t. stock, 1034,
if ; ditto Four per Cont. Debentures, 1669, 984.
The India Five per Ceuta. were dull, at 10Sf to
for the account.
The March Exchequer Bills wzre quoted par to
311.
_prem. ; and the June, 6s. to 9s. prem.
The foreign stock market was very quiet, hut
prices were fairly supported. The Turkish Loan of
1864 was hteady at 804 to 81, ex div. ; that of 18541
at 664 to ; and MOZICAU at 254 to I.
In the market for Bank shares the variations
consisted of a decline in Oriental, and an improve-
ment iu London and Westminster. Oriental In-
land Steam shares continue to meet with attention,
and are steady at the late improvement. blade's
Irrigation were rather more offered.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Oeeau Marine
Insurance, 4 to 44 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, to 14 prom. ; Universal Mariuu
surance, 13 to 14 dia. ; London and Provincial
Marine, gto dis. ; Commercial Union Fire, I -16dia.
to par ; Mennutile Fire, par ; Oriental and Genera/
Marine, 4 to tI prem. ; and Metropolitan sud Pro-
vincial Bank, 4 to 1 prem.

MINER-(THIS DA F)

Two o'CLoow.

Ilingston Downs shares continuein active do-
mend, and bare risen to 4Q td I. Great Wing
Vor ore OffiCially mark in the Stock Ex-
change s}, ex div. East Basset ale quoted
Co to 79 ; Mirka Valley, I* to ; Coe.
durrow 95 to 100; East Wheal Russell, 3
to b ; East Caradon, 26/ to / ; •lierodsfo.4, 33 lo
34 ; Sortridge Consols, I4s. Vic ; and North
Basset, 4} to 6.
Foreign and colonial mining awes remain quiet.
East dcl Rey are officially marked to j prem.
and Great Northern Copper (South Australia)}
prem.
At South Dolcoath and CArmarthen Consols meeting
the 10th instant the accounts showed a debit basses Of
2221.195. 3d. The arrears of all amounted to 1981.145. •
all of la. per Shari was made.
The Vale of Towy Mimi accounts, presented at the mesl-
- on the 11th inst., showed a credit balance of 031.10 a CL
At Devon Union Mine meeting on the llth inst. the
amounts showed a credit balsam of 438 i. ls. 4d.
The Ceutral Minen Mine on the Bth inst. made a sill it
21. Ild. per share.