The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Twe e'Ctoci.

The funds to-day show renewed firmne.. A
fresh improvement of I} per cent. has taken place.
The other markets are likewise generally firm,
with a favourable tendency. The principal demand
has been fur English railway stocks (particularly
Great Northern), India Five per Cents., and Grand
Trunk of Canada and Great Luxembourg Railway
shares.

The telegrams from the Paris Bourse of to-day
have not yet arrived.
Consols are officially marked 90g and it
for money, and 901 for the account.
The present quotations are 90} to 1, for
money, and 901 to 1, for the 10th Sept.
The official business report is as follows :
Bank Stock, 233, 235 ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
901, 1, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 90/, 1,1,
; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1001, 1, ; ditto
for account, 100/ ;ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1863, 961 ; Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper,
941 ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent , 1011 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, March, 144., 95., Bs. dis. ; ditto June,
2a, 3s. dis.

The Indian Loan scrip is firm, at 101 to !, and
the stock at 1002 to I for the account.
Turkish Bonds are rather flat. The present
quotations are 78 to 1. for the Loan of 1854,
and 681 tog for that of 1858, showing in the
latter instance a reduction of fully per cent.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., 99 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1852, 88 ; Equador New Consolidated, 131 ; French
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rentes, 95fr. 50c.
(exchange Tar.); ditto Three per rent. Rentes,
67f. (exchange 25f.) ; Peruvian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 981; ditto Three per Cents.,
751 ; Spanish Passive, 16 ; Turkish Six per
Cents., 1854, 771 ; ditto for account, 78 ; ditto
Six per Cents, 1868, for account, 682, Gq, 1 ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 644 ; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., 1001, 100 ex div.
The Suffolk has arrived from Melbourne, with
16,000/. in gold.

In coteequence of the alteration at the Bank, the
joint-stock banks have reduced the rate allowed for
deposits from 4to per cent., except that the
London and Westminster allow only 2} for sums
below 500/. The discount establishments will
henceforward give 311 per cent. (instead of 4) " at
call," and n (instead of 41t) " at notice."
There was a better demand for money, yester-
day, both at the Bank of England and in the open
market, many persons having apparently held back
until the rate was reduced. The terms for good
bills were 41 to 411 per cent.
_ . _

It is understood that the dividend on the Turkish
Loan of 1858 will be advertised by the agents early
next week.

The Peruvian agents announce the dividend due
the Ist proximo on the Anglo-Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents.
About 52,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank
yesterday.
The City of Washington, for New York on Wed-
nesday, took only 6,300& in specie, and the Teutonia
5151.

The failure was announced yesterday of a member
of the Stock Exchanr, a dealer and speculator for
the fall in Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares, but
the amount of his liabilities is limited.

The accounts from Melbourne and Sydney report
several failures, but all for small amounts.
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Miller
Brothers, held at Melbourne, the liabilities were
stated at 31,2171., and the meta at 18,8391. It
was determined to wind up the estate in the In-
solvent Court in preference to accepting a compo-
sition of 56. in the pound.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was steady,
with sales to the extent of 10,000 bales.
The dividend of the London and North West-
ern Railway Company was officially announced
yesterday, and is at the rate which was men-
tioned as probable, namely, 31 per cent per annum.
The sum brought forward from the previous ac-
count was 27,5811. ; that to be carried forward is
only about 12,0001. For the corresponding period
of last year the dividend was at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum. It is reported that the serious
decline in the dividend is due not only to the com-
pany's large expenditure, but also to the fact that
a considerable sum has been published in the traffic
returns over and above the actual receipts. This
is s point which greatly requires explanation.

Tie directors of the Agra Bank yesterday
declared an ad interim dividend of V. 10s. per
share for the half-year ending 30th June last,
being at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum.
The Eastern Counties Railway traffic return
shows this week an increase of 1,462/. ; the Mid-
land, an increase of 1,4311. ; the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, an increase of 1,0681. ; the
Great Western, an increase of 234/. ; the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, a decrease of 1,0671. ; and the
North Eastern, an increase of 9261.

At the meeting yesterday of the East India Irriga-
tion and Canal Company the directors' report,
which has already been published, WM agreed to.
The discussion, which was of a congratulatory
character, had reference principally to the consent
of Sir Charles Wood to the company's original
interpretation of the terms conceded to the under-
taking.
An extraordinary meeting of the Mediterranean
Submarine Electric Telegraph Company is called
for the 16th Sept., at Paris, when resolutions will
be submitted " respecting the position of the com-
pany and the consequent measures to be taken."

A dividend court of the Londtai Assurance Office
will be held on the 26th Sept.
The Commissioner in Bankruptcy, who has charge
of the winding-up of the Patent Derrick Company
(Limited), proposes on the 30th inst. to make a
dividend amongst tho creditors.

The annexed official statement has been issued
to the shareholders in the North British Austras,
slut Company :

In pursuance of the course adopted last veer, we have
the pleasure to present the following report on the various
matters connected with the company's affairs, which have
occurred since the annual general meeting of the share-
holders held in January last. According to advice. from
the colony, the increase by lambing, on the sheep runs of
Rosenthal and Tulburra, to the 31st December, 1860, was
14,433 head, being • yield of 80 per cent. on the number
lambed down, and an advance on the increase of the pre-
vious year. The exact details, showing the sale+ and
deaths, will act be received until the usual period,
when they will be published with the annual accounts.
Kr. Rockland advisee having sold 2,210 ewes at 151. per
bead, and 7,426 at 13a., besides 200 rams at 40s. each—in
all 9,836 head. He has oleo sold 2,000 head of store cattle
at St. Ruth, from one to two-and-a-half years old, at Ms.
per head, in order to reduce the stock, which was far too
I large for the station. The wool of "clip 1860" has been
forwarded from Rosenthal, and, with the exception of five
bales of skin wool, has all arrived in London. The quantity
advised is 114,691145., wind 100,0031b5. for the previous
year, and of this there have already been cold at the public
sales 221 bales (about two-thirda), at prices ranging from
2s. 21. to Is. Ofd. per lb. Our last advises inform us that
137 casks of tallow (about 50 tons) were ready for ship-
ment, besides which • further supply was in preparation,
and, with • quantity of hides, would he forwarded so as to
be included in this year's accounts. From the above state-
ment it will be seen that the affairs of the company are
steadily programing.
It is stated that the allotment letters of the
Mercantile Fire Insurance Company will be issued
to-day.
The highly-respectable firms of Horafall and Ad-'
dison have been appointed brokers to the Com-
mercial Union Fire Insurance Company at Liverpool.
The following is Meagre. Culverwell, Brooks,
and Co.'s report of this day's hide sales :

At the sixteenth series of public sales for the year there
was a good demand for all descriptions of hides, both dry
and salted, which resulted in a fair portion being sold at ad-
vanced pres.
Fist India : Ox and Cow.—Calcutta were in good request,
and the thief portion of the quantity offered was sold. For
a few parcels of very prime bides there was much competi-
tion, and upon these au advance of id. to id. per it,. was

obtained. The extreme quotations were realised for a mai
parcel of hides of supenor quality, such as does not eftra
appear upon this market. Other descritrions also sold wall
and at an average advance of Idper lb.: both ties
home tnalejand exporters were large layer,. The analyse
of the sales is 82,75k0 Calcutta new parcels, 22,275 brought
forward from former sales, and 2,168 Madras, Pondicherry,
and Bombay in all, 107,202 hides, of which 100,520 were
sold.

East India.—Buffalo hides were only part sold.
Leather. —East Indian was well competed for, and sold
well. Australian mostly bought in.
Salted hides were in fair request, and upon the Australia&
an advance of f,d. per lb. must be quoted upon all descrip-
tions except lit heavy, which remain at their former value.
South American consisted of small and unimportant
parcels. Cape sold well. North American were all da.
PONCA of.

Dryad Drys:.lted Hides.—Dry Buenos Ayres only part
sold. Brazil ;ad West Coast mostly boughtiu. Zanzibar
all passed. Alexandria sold well. liogadore brought full
prices for the quality, which was inferior. Drysalted
Brazil were all hougut is.
Horse Hides.—.Malted.—Thee hold consisted chiefly of
heavy averages. and realised very full prices.
Hide Cutting, were all sold.
Bark.—Mimosa realised former prices. Belgian oak all
poised. . _ _ _

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending August 14, compared with that for the pre-
vious week, shows the following changes :
Circulation issue
Circulation active ..
Public deposits 3,928,953 Increase 83,192
Other deposits
Government securities in
tanking department
Other mount:. in bunking
department
Coin and bullion in both

Sevenpart.
day and other bills 725,,7768 Decreas 267,
e 11,9T2139
Tho Rest
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes& coin)
in banking deportment 7,194,138 Increase 530,638

The poeitioa of the Bank continues to improve.
Hence the reduction in their rate to 4} per oent,
announced yaitenlay. The mercantile securities
held by the establishment are still declining.

BANK OF Et GLAND.—Au
and Nth Vie.. c. 33. Be the
If list.

MOM DM
Nola boned £20,891.950 1

kti,,391,460
DANILDIG Di
=don' Capital 5.14,553,000
3,52,1,877
Public Deposits ',in-
cluding &Mug.,
Say. Banks, Com-
mis. of National
Debt, and Div.
Accts.)
Other Deposita. 12,09:4801
!Seven day and other
Bills

£34,527,409
August 15, 1961. 3

aut pursuant to the Act flit
ending on Wednesday, Aug.

6Overtiient debt.. L 11,01411,
Other securities.... 3,1164910
(fold coin and bul.

lion --_
Sliver bullion

11,741.1168

?A TN
Government Seen-

L20,391.=

titles it/minding
Dead Weight An-
nuity)
Other Securities
Notes ....... . 6,2.13301
Gold and Silver
Coin 006,11111

C 34,821,1111
MARSHALL. elite( Cailiter.

THDIVIDAT EVINING.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to for
the 10th September, opened this morning at the
same quotation, rose to 901 to 1, and closed at 901
to 1. For money the last price was 901 to;. 'llse
official business report is as follows :—Three pee
Cent. Consols, for money, 904, I,_ a, 4, ; ditto,
for account (Sept. 10), 90/, ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 901, 4,1 ; New Three per Cents. WI.
1,4, 1,1 ; Thirty Years Annuities (April, 1885),
15 11-16 ; India Stock, 230 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stodt, 1001, 4, ; ditto for account, 1004, ;
ditto Smip, 1004 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
October, 1863, 961, ; ditto Bonds, 45., 3a. dis. ;
Five per Cent. "aniseed" rupee paper, 941 ;
ditto, Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011.
Owing to the continued fall in the value of
rfozz, there were more inquiries to-day for the
Exchequer Bills,which advanced 28., closing
at 14s. to Bs. dis. The June bills remain quoted
be. to Is. din.

The India Five per Cent stock has risen to
1002 tot, and the scrip to 1001, " buyers."
The reign stock market was quiet. The
Turkish Loan of 1858 again. experienced several
fluctuations. Transactions were marked as high as
691, but the closing quotation was 681 to 691,
being 1 per ceni. below that of yesterday. The
Loan of 1854 left off at 78 to 1, showing little
change. Mexican Bonds were quiet at 22 tot. There
was some business in Ecuador Bonds at 1 to 13g.
Bank shares were little dealt in to-day, and prices
were quoted much the same as yesterday. Ottoman
Bank were flat. In the miscellaneous share market
no alteration occurred. St. Katharine Dock stock
continues heavy. Great Ship shares were quoted
6s. 9d. to 7h. fid.

The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine
Insurance. 44 to 1 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 13-16 to 16-16 prem. t• Universal Marine In-
surance, 13-16 to 11-16 dis. ; London and Provincial
Marine, die. to par ; Oriental and General Ma-
rine, to prism. ; Mercantile Fire, 9-16 to
11-16 pram. ; Commercial Union Fire, to # prem. ;
Natal Lend, # to # die. ; and China and Japan
Steam, # to # die.
There were some transactions in Atlantic and
Great Western Railroad Bonds at 74 to 75.

A fresh advance of percent took Once to-day
in Victoria Government Debentures.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocw.

Wheal Lndcott shares are in deuu;nci to-a;- at
31 to 31 ; Esst Wheal Russell at 31 to 1; and
Wheal Seton at 70 to 721. Marke Valley are steady
at 91 to 10, and East Basset at 75 to 77) ; whilst
East Caradon have declined to 231 to . East
Devon Great Consols are quoted 11 to 2 ; Stray
Park, 24 to 25; Great Treveddoe, 10s. to 12s. 6d. ;
West Polmear, 19s. to 20s. ; and South Frances,
115 to Lkl.

Bon Accord Copper Mining shares remain heavy,
and are marked par. St. John del Rey have been
dealt iu at 35i ; Port Phillip at par, ex div. ; and
Kapunda at 1 prem.
The directors of the St. John del Rey Mining
Company (Limited) have received, by telegram from
Lisbon, the following report, dated Morro Velllo,
July :—Produce for June, 42,096 oitavas ; cost for
June, 9,2351. ; profit for June, 6,6311. ; produce
10 (Lys o July, 12,629 criteria,
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• .
At a quarterly meeting of shareholders in Kelly Bray
Mine yesterday. the accounts showed a debit balance of 21/.
19s. Ild. A call of 2s. Cid. per share was made.
At the North Wheal Robert meeting on the 12th iaet.,
the accounts showed a balance of assets over liabilities of
4011. 14s td. The agents, in coucluding their report.
state that " the prospects of the iniae are greatly un-
proved, and we calculate on sampling from 120 to 130 tons
of ore hi-monthly, at a wet of about 6101. per month."
The accounts were pissed, and Ciptaiu R. B. Mann was
elected on the committee in place of the late Mr. llaucock.

The government contract for rum was taken by
the unclern.entiencol firms :—Rack, Penick, awl Rack,
18,140 gallons ; Henry White and CO., 4,900 gaIIOWII ; How
awl Soo, 1„tAIO gallons ; total, 25,900ga110n5.

FATAL OUTI:AGE UPON A WOMAN--iesterday,
the coroner fur Wolverhampton opened an inquest on the
body of a young woman not 30 years of age, who bad
gone by the name of Jane Christy, and had said that she
was the wife of Captain Christy, who was tratteported fur
cruelty to aurae of his seamen on • voyage from New
York to Liverpool. Although she is not suppoeed to have
been Christy 4 wife, yet eho is thought to have come to
England tinder his " protection." She wits manifestly as
American, and at one time she must bavo moved in a
respectable sphere of society. She bail been well edu-
cated, and said that she was born in one of the prig-
eipal thoroczbfares of New York. For some time pass
she has been living with a piteinker of Wolverhampton, es
his wife. By this fellow, whose name is Clarke, she was
taken off the streets, and has ever lime Leen subjected to
frightful ill-usage at his hands. When, in consequence,
she left him, as she has frequently, his practice was to
force her hack under threat of murdering her ; and he
has often sworn that before she should he another's he
would murder Ler. Three weeks ago, he was treating her
with frightful barbarity, and she sought refuge in the
bones of a neighbour, to which place, however, he fol-
lowed her and continued his violence. It was in vain
that she appealed for mercy on account of her friendless
condition. Ever since, she had suffered greatly from •
severe pain in the back of her head, the principal seat
the injuries which she received. On Monday night she
' flied. The cor,iner adjourned the inquest for a postmortem
examination, aad ordered Clarke into custody.—Mashkcatcr
thurdian.