The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-10 00:00:00

MARKkr---(71178 DAY') I MINE&-(77118 DAY.)

ORR O'M b.
The merketa for public securities show a bsti.er
tone to-day, with an increased amount of Wei-
nen, consisting chiefly of purchases. Comas are
without variation; but the Three per Cents. Reduced
and New Three per Cents. have risen / per cent.
Railway stocks are inquired for, and have im-
proved 1, to 1. As regards foreign bonds, the
principal feature is a demand for Italian of 1861,
upon the announcement from Florenoe that the
tobaceo bill has been pained. The new loan
is consequently expeoted to be brought forward
at an early date. Some of the other foreign secu-
rities are slightly firmer. The inquiry extends to
a few of the Colonial Government Debentures.
Yudansinutana Copper shares have given way,
the advice; just received by the company
failing to confirm those which previously came to
hand.

There is a fair demand for money to-day, and
the rate for the beet bills is 11 to II per cent.
Consols are quoted 931 to 94 for money, and
94 to for the account (Sept. 8), and the
Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per
Cents., 941 to I.
Homo railway stocks are in request, and a rise of

1 to 1 per cent. has occurred in Caledonian, Lon-
don and North-Western, Great Western, Midland,
Brighton, and Great Northern A. Annexed
are the prices :—Caledonian, 761 to 77 ; London
and North Western, 1161 to 1 ; Great Western,
494 to # ; Midland, 1071 to ; London and
South Western, 92 to 93; Great Eastern, 381 to
39 ; Brighton, 531 to 4 ; South Eastern, 761 to
774; Metropolitan, 1161 to 1171; Great Northern,
1054 to 1061; Ditto A, 1034 to 104 ; London,
Chatham, and Dover, 194 to 20 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1301 to 1; York and North Mid-
land, 921 to 94; Berwick, 102 to 103 ; and
North British, 36 to 4.
In the foreign stock market there is a good de-
mand for Italian Bonds of 1861, which have risen
1 per cent., viz., to 53 to ; Moxican, Spanish of
1867, and Turkish of 1865 are also 1 better.
Prices are quoted as follows :—Brazilian of 1863,
761 to 77 ; Chilian of 1867, 921 to 931; Egyp-
tian of 1864, 844 to 851; Mexican, 151 to 1;
Peruvian of 1865, 78 to 1; Russian of 1866, 924
to 931; Orel, 84 to 1; Spanish of 1867, 34 to ;
Turkish of 1858, 66 to 67 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to
641; and ditto of 186.5, 381 to 1.
Indian stocks are steady. The Five per Cents.
are at 1144 to 1154; the Four, 1041 to 103 ;
the Bonds, 20s. to 255. prem. ; and the Debentures,
1051 to .1. Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ; and Exche-
quer Bills, 13s. to 18s. prem.
Bank shares are without variation. Anglo-Aus-
trian, 61 to 7 prem. ; London and Brazilian, 30 to
25 die. ; Imperial Ottoman, 4to 1 prem. ; Con-
solidated, 4 to 1 prem.; London and Westmin-
ster, 681 to 4 ; London and County, 514 to 521;
and Union of London, 354 to 1.
Mißeellanemui shares have changed hands to a
moderate extent. National Discount, 111 to 1;
General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; Credit Fonder,
2f to 1 per share; International, 11 to 11 dis. ;
London, 231 to 22/ dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 151 to 1;
Telegraph Construction, 154 to 16 ; Atlantic Tele-
graph Eight per Cent. Preference, 31 to 41; and
Anglo-American, 211 to 1.
United States 5-20 bonds have declined per
cent., viz., to 711 to I. Erie Railway shares,
371 to 38 ; Illinois Central, 914 to 921 ; Atlantic
and Great Western Debentures, 381 to # ; and
the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 381 to 391.
The New French Loan is at 1 to 11 pram ; the
Swedish, 2to 24 prem. ; the Egyptian, dis. to
prem. ; the Canadian Intereolonial, 105 to 106;
and the Tamboff-Kozloff, par to 1 prem.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com-
pany will be held on the 27th inst., and the half-
yearly meeting of the mortgagees on the 28th.
The directors of the Indo-European Telegraph
Company (Limited) have made a call of 3/. per
share, payable on the 14th September.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols are steady, at the quotations current
at one o'clock. With respect to railway stocks, Mid
land and Metropolitan have improved I per cent.,
while Caledonian, Great Eastern, Brighton, and
London, Chatham, and Dover, have declined 1 to i
Italian Bonds of 1861 show a fresh rise of I, but
Mexican and Spanish of 1867 are } lower.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

The English funds are inquired for, and have
risen * per cent., viz., to 94 to « for money, and
941 to 1 for the account.
Therailway market is steady. Metropolitan, 117
to i; Brighton, 53 to i ; South Eastern, 76f to 771;
Caledonian, 76; to 1; Midland, 107 to ; Lon-
don and North Western, 1161 to 1; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1301 to 1311; and Great Western,
491 to 4.

Foreign bonds have declined 4to per cent.
Italian of 1861, 53 to ; Spanish of 1867, 33i
to 34 ; Turkish of 1865, 381 to j ; Orel, 831 to 84 ;
and Nicholsi, 664 to ft.
About 36,0001. in bar gold has been taken from
the Bank for the Continent.

At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rental'
opened at 70fr. 3Se. for the account, showing
no change of importance.
The large sum of 212,000/. in gold was with-
drawn from the Bank on Saturday—viz., 124,0001.
in sovereigns for Brazil, and 88,000/. in bare for
the Continent.
The accounts from Portugal relative to the un-
satisfactory position of the relations between the
government and the South Eastern of Portugal
Ralway Company are regarded with increasing
impatience, not only by re
interested in that
company, but also by the bondholders, who natu-
rally wish to see the credit of their debtor rank aa
high as possible. For her own sake Portugal must
settle this matter upon an equitable basis, for, to
say truth, her finances are not in a state to stand
the least breath of anything savouring of repudia-
tion. A country which is hampered witha floating
debt, and which finds it necessary from time to
time to meet accruing engagements by a system of
bill-drawing, may be said to have entered into
bonds for its good and honest behaviour towards
all classes of its creditors ; and the sooner the
government recognises this as its true position the
better it will be for all parties. To-day's tele-
grams communicate the intelligence—absolutely
distressing to all interested in Portugal, her public
works, or her securities--that " the Chamber of
Deputies have rejected, by a large majority, the
South Eastern 'Railway contract of the 20th
June." It bee now to be seen what the
government will do by way of redeeming the
credit of the country. A government is supposed
to accept. responsibilities, and to know how to act
with decision when eventa occur threatening dis-
astrous results to interests of national importance.
The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Company for the third weak in July were
8,5,263 dole., being 19,279 dole. loss than for the
corresponding week of last year.
A general meeting of the Charing-cross Hotel
Company (Limited) is called for the 24th inst.,
when a dividend will be declared.
TLe Master of the Roth has directed a dividend
of 28. 2d. in the pound to the creditors of the
Ramagate Victoria Hotel Company (limited). It
will be payable at the office of the official liqui-
dator, Mr. Samuel Lovelock, on and after the
11th is tent.

ONZ O'OLOOZ.
The mining market is moderately active to-
day. West Chiverton, 60 to 61 ; Prince of Wales.
.tse. 6d. to 37e. 6d.; Wheal Beton, 54 to 621;
wr..4 Francei, 24 to 26; Great Vor, 141 to 15k;
North
.Boekear, 15 to 17; Now Lovell, 17e. 6d. to
20... Roo: Lovell, 7to 71 ; and Chiverton Moor,
604; 61.
Yudanametani Cot shares have fallen
to , 1/. 15e., viz., to 4 the absence of any
confirmation, in the ten received to-day.
of the recent telegrophio announoement eE
a discovery at the company's mines.
St. Et del Bey, 19 to 20 ; Don Pedro, n t
prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, par to prem. ;
Peetarena, Ito I die. ; Cliontales, 2to ; Woo-
lino and Bolivia, Ito # ; Anglo-Italian, par t 1.
prem. ; Bao Vioente, par to 1 prem. ; Unibt
Mexican it to 1; and Port Phillip, 1 9-16 tee

RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
SHARE&-(THIS DAY.)

(Claming mess to 1 p.m]
COLONIAL 001711519TMENI. SECURITIES.
Canada, 8 per mat., Jan. and July, 1877-84, 104, t.
Do., 6 per sent., 911, 2.
New 6 per cent., 1891, Jan., April, July, ea&
October, 98,
6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1891, 1061, 1.
Victoria, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, HSI, 114.
Do., April and Octohea 1141, 1.
ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 781, 7.
Great Eastern. 391, 4,9, 81.
Great Northern, 107.
Do. A (A receives no dividend until 8 per cent. ban
been paid to B), 104,.f.
Great Western, onginal, 491.
London, Brighton, and South Omsk 631.
London and North Western, 1181, ft.
Metropolitan, 117, 1.
Midland, 107 e, 1.
North Eaatern (Berwick), 1021.
PREFERENCE SHARED.
North Eastern, 41 per oent. redeemable, 96.
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Midland, 6 per cent., 91.
BBITISB POSSESSIONS.
1031. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, guar. 6 per oest..
Eastern Bengal, gun. 5 per cent.. 106.
East Indian, am. 5 per gent., 1071, 1.
Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 6 pee cent., 1071.
Great Western of Canada, 131, 13.
Madras, gun 6 per cent., 105 f, 1.
Oude and Rohilcund, gun. 6 per cent., 108 f.
Scinde, Delhi, gun. 5 per cent., 103, 21.
Do., Punjaub, 1021.
INDIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES.
East Indian, 1870, 1011.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per mat..
15f.
Great Luxembourg, 121, 1.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 161, 16.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Orel Vitebsk, gun. by Russian Government, 6 per cent..
841, 4.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
Cards Silver (Limited), 11.
Don Pedro, North del Rey, 2;16 I, Sm.
St. John del Rey (Limited)„ 19t.
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Limited), 6k, 3i, 41.

JOINT STOCK BdNSB. -
Agra (Limited), A, 11f.
Anglo-Ilanetlaoi 11.
COlLOlidat • , 41, id.
East London • led , ee,
London Bank of Mexico and South America (Limited".

14, 131.
London Chartered of Australia, 23+,
London and County, 611.
London Joint Stock, 33, zd.
London and Westonnster, 68, zd.
Do. Scrip, imd. at 101. pm., none of which has been
paid, 49.
Union of London, 36, id.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 21+.
Atlantic Telegraph, 3.
Do., 8 per ce., 824
Berlin Water Works (Limited), 16.
Ebbw yale Steel, Iron, and Coal (Limited), 13.
9 per cent. Viceroy, gun. by Egyptian pears-
ntriT r ir i•
Foreign and Colonial Government Trust and. Loan Scrip.
issued at 861., 87.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 6+ 3-16, zd.
New Zealand Loan and Nero. Agency (Limited) 3 1-18.
Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail (Limited).
34.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 68.
Reuter's Telegram, 60.

COAL MARKET.—CINIB DAY.)
Ws/Is End Hettoo, 194. ; Walls End Haswell, 19s. ;
Walls End Tees, His. 6d. ; Walls End Braddyls Hotta',
175.; Walls End Kelloe, 17s. 61.; Walls End Reuel
Hall, 17s. 9d.; Walls End Eden Hain, 16s. 6d.; Walls
End South Hellos, 17s. 9d. ; Elliott, 17s. 3d.; New Bel-
mont, 16s. 6d.; West Hartley, les.; Hastings' ditto, les.
—Ships at market, 60 ; at sea, 36.

THE HAevEter.—The wheat harvest is finished
in the neighbourhood of Dorchester. Some barley remains
out, the quality of which is improved by the rain last
week. The barley is of a singularly pale colour this
year. The recent rain has done some good to the turnip..
but the grass lands are not much benefited At Dorchester
fair, on the 6th inst., ewes fetched from Us. to 306., and
lambs from 16e. to Ns. At the recent ram sake in Wilt-
shire prices were only one-hilt what they were last year.
The great sheep fair at Britford, near Salisbury, will take
place on Wednesday, and it is expected to be the largest
and dullest known for some years; 120,000 sheep will
probably be penned. Water is getting very scarce in
parts of Wiltshire and Dersetahire, and the drink
of cattle is expensive on account of the cost
of conveyance. The famous cold and pure water spring
at Cookwell, near Blandford, in Dorset, has been entail-
ing during the drought. A government contract for
22,0001 s. of wheat at 171. per load has been taken at
th. Wheat has since touched 131. a load. In
the south and west of the
drought and excessive heat, Dffierel"disawtheevnitketsapdiaoom volt'
little sickness. Exhaustion, sundroka and diarrhoea
have bear slightly prevalent. It is feared, however, that
U the prevent weather should break up suddenly much
sickness will prevail.
Citoommorms, Avvervr 10, 8.30 A.M.—The
11 Bun= steamer City of Parish from New York, is now
passing Browhead signal station, es ?Vide for Queens-
town.

PRATER FOR Rint.—The Bishop of Oxford has
addreemed the following letter to the weltdeawas of hie
dieresis :—" August 3. dew Areldessoa,-3Lay I ask
you to take such steps as y
ouy can most wally adopt, to
request on my behalf the general use through the diocese
of the 'Prayer for Ram.'—l am meet truly yours, S.
°sow."
Tim fairs Mamas op Dowitsml2.—We are
authorised to state that the late Marquis of Down-
sldre did not die from the effects of an attack of diarrhces„
as stated on Saturday, but the illMesdiste cause of his
lordship's death was heart dimmer —Times.
LISERTHiIe VITITLID To VOTI.—On Saturday
the clerks of theßv companies of the City of London
at the the lista of the liverymen entitled
posted
vote at the ensuing general election. The total number
returned is 6,236. These lists are based upon the returns
of liverymen who reside within seven mßes of the City ;
and as by the new Reform Act the residential qualifies-
tioa is extended to 26 miles, there will doubles, be a great
number of additional claims at the proper time.
RFAPINO Mamma BY MOONLIORT.—Owing to
the extreme heat and dryness of the seams, all the corm
mope upon most hums have booms ripe together. The
beans had of course to be left until the white straw crops
were !Waked, and cutting the beans in the daytime was
found to shell them so much that on the farms of Messrs.
Howard, of Bedford, their reaping machine has this week
been kept going throughout the night, and no mishap
whatever occurred._

Vs w LAW fo PRAM:KUM PARTNERB.—pst:.!
act of parliament just printed any member of •
ship guilty of converting to his own use the property of
the ooparthaship is to be liable to be tried as if he was
not a member of the partnership.
CRYSTAL PALsex.—A series of short dramatio
*OM will be given this week, in which Mr. J. Clarkewill
appear in some of his most &miming characters. This
afternoon The Grow with the Gales rya will be per-
formed, at three o'clock. To-morrow the otas ilsdersfe
will be iilayed, Miss Furtado and Mr. Clarke sustaining
the leading parts.
On Saturday a boy named John Waimea wan
accidentally drowned wlllst bathing in the Thames, at
Blacktriars.
NATIONIVREMITION OF WORKS OF ART. AT
Lamas, Net—Return of admiesions :—Saturday, August 8,
—By meson tickets, 776 ; by payment et le. cock 4,129.
Total, 4,204.
CRYSTAL PALAZZ. HALT-A-CROWN DAL
ftxrusneT, Amour B.—Admissioas by mason Stasis,
9,112; ditto on payment, 1,264 ; total tiiteA 4,8711.
Hoiter2AL FOR DISEASES 07 TICS 011311 T, TIO-
SOIL Pmts.—TM amber of pitied, relieved ,at Ibis
institution daring last week was 1,194 of ilia IN were
new aloes.