The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKE2.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'Cuica.

The funds remain firm. An advance of about
per cent. has taken place to-day. Business is li-
mited in this and in every other department of the
Stock Exchange. British railway stocks are steady,
with few transactions, owing partly to the approach
of the settlement, which commences to-morrow.

The new Indian loan continues in demand. The
scrip has been dealt in this morning as high as
1004, and is now quoted 100/ to 1, being Ito per
cent. higher than it closed on Saturday. All other
Indian government securities are very firm.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
68fr. 47c., showing a decline of nearly I per cent.,
compared with the best price of Saturday.
Consols are officially marked 92, 911, and 912
for money, and 92/ and for the account. The
present quotations are 911 to 92 for money,
and 92} to a for the 7th ofMarch. The official
business report is as follows :—Bank Stock, 233 ;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 92, 911 ;
New Three per Cents., 92, Oli ; India Stock.
2171 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 10011 ; ditto for
account, 1001, ; ditto scrip, 1001, 1, i ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 94, a,
; ditto 1859, 95a, 93 ; ditto B rode, 255.,
18e. dim. ; Five-and-a-Half per Cent. "en-
faced" rupee paper, 1001, 101, 3 ; Exchequer Bills,
45., ss. din.

The Turkish Loan of 1858 has recovered to 551
to 56. The Loan of 1854 remains quoted 691 to 701.
Spanish Passive Bonds are in demand. Mexican are
quiet. Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 85$ ; Belgian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 98 (exchange 251 r) ;
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 92 ; Spa-
nish Three per Cents., for account, 48 ;
ditto Passive, 18f, $, ; Turkish Six per Ceuta.,
1854, for account, 691 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858,
for account, 555, 561, 551 ; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., for account, 100, /, ex div.
The advises by the Australian mail mention the
sailing for England of the Hebe, Moravian,
Lincolnshire, Thames, Ydale, Monarch, and
Ocean Chief, with 91,239 ounces of gold, worth
365,0001. The Clutha, with 95,000/ ; the Essex,
with 59,5001. ; and the Champion of the Seas, with
37,0001., reported by the previous mail, are also at
ass, making the total on the way hither 556,5001.
The withdrawal from the Bank of nearly
400,0001. in silver last week for exportation to
Bombay, against orders for the purchase of cotton,
has contributed materially to tighten the money
market, in the present contracted state of the cir-
culation.

Tho fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow ("continuation-
day ") and terminate on Thursday.
The remittances of specie by the Masailia,
which will sail to-morrow, show a large increase ;
the total is 528,71X)1., of which 501,805/. is silver
and 21,9001. gold for Bombay, and 2,0001. gold for
Alexandria. The whole is on mercantile account.
A large portion consists of silver bought from the
Bank of England, and destined to buy cotton.
A sum of 34,5661. in specie was shipped on
Saturday from Liverpool for the United States by
the steamer America.

The stoppage was announced on Saturday of
Messrs. O'Halloran and Co., of 2, New Broad-
street, coffee growers. They are also connected
with the oil and linseed trades. The house has
occupied a respectable position. It is hoped that
the liabilities will nut exceed 20,0001. The assets
are said to show a surplus, but they consist of
duce and estates, both situate in Ceylon. The
books have been placed in the hands of Mr. Kemp,
the accountant.
Thu numerous Greek bills which fell due on
Saturday were well met, this interest continuing
to show much strength under adverse circumstances.
Messrs. Gomidos, Paws, and Co., of Pais; Greek
merchants, have suspended payment.
The accounts from Buenos Ayres continue favour-
able to the prospects of peace and progress. A
private letter says :

Parana, Nov. 20.

General Derqui and General Mitie have just returned
from a visit to General l'nmisa, at San Jose, nod they both
came very well satisfied and pleased with the interview.
They have no doubt of being able to continue, in the con-
duct of public business, respectively in the best harmony,
tor the consolidation of peace and union and the good of the
country.
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The halt-yearly meeting of the South Eastern
Railway Company is called for the 28th instant,
and will be made special, to authorise the working
of the Charing-cross Railway by this company.
A general meeting of the Great Ship Company
is called for the 28th inst.

The half-yearly meeting of the Victoria Duck
Company is called for the 26th inst.

SATURDAY EVIDYOIO.

The scrip of the new Indian Loan was marked in
the morning as high an 100} and closed at 1004 to
}, being equal to nearly 2 per cent. premium on
the official reserved price (94). The imaie of 1859
left off at 100, or about ill per cent. lower than the
scrip of the new Loan. The difference represents
the value of the right possessed by holders of the
latter to pay up in advance, receiving 3 per cent.
disoount.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 921. to for
the 7th of March, touched this morning 921,
"buyers," and closed at 921 to I. For money the
last price was 911, "buyers." The official business
report is as follows :—'rliree per Cent. Consols, for
money, 92, 911, 911; ditto for account (March 7), 92 ;
Three per Conte. Reduced, 92, 911; New Three
per Cents., 911, 92 ; Thirty Years Annuities, ex-
piring iu April, 1885, 18, 1 • India Five per Cent.
Stock, 1859, 100, 1 ; ditto for'
account, IM, 991 -
ditto, New Loan, 1001, ri;ditto Four per Cent'
Debentures, 1859, 951, ; Four per Cent. " en-
faced" rupee paper, 77, ; ditto Five-and-a-Half
per Cent., 101, 1, 101.
The Five per Cent rupee paper was firm at 941
to 95, and the Five-and-a-Half per Cent. at 1001 to
101. Exchequer Bills were quoted be. the, to par.
A fall of fully 1 per cent. occurred this afternoon
in the Turkish Loan of 1858, owing to the delay in
the provision of the funds for the dividend on the
let of March. Transactions were recorded in the
morning at 561, and the closing price was 55 to 1.
The Loan of 1864 was also lower, at 691 to 70i.
Mexican Bonds were again inquired fur, and, after
touching 251 to 1, left off at 231 to I.
Iu the market for bank shares the principal fea-
ture was an improvement in Bank of London.
London and County Bank were a little more
offered. Red Sea Telegraph shares exhibit a fur-
ther advance.

Canada Government Five per Cents. were in-
quired for.
The shares of the New Marine Insurance Com-
panies were dull, in consequence of the position of
the Thames and Mersey Company.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follow :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, to prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 11-16 to 13-16 prem. ; Universal Marine In-
surance, 13-16 to 5-16 prem. ; London and Provin-
cial Marine, par to k prem. ; East India Irri-
gation, f to f dis. ; East India and London
Shipping, kto prom. ; India Cotton, to
prom. ; and Central American Piers, k to 1 prem.
There were transactions to-day in the Shares of the
Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, at to
Prem.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT OTT W B ITBT. —The
Whitby lifeboat, which capsized on Raturlay !set, by
which several persons unfortunately perished dots 104
belong to the National Lifeboat Institution, having been
built locally from local designs. The crew of the lifeboat
had no life-belts on, except one man, who Will happily
saved.