The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING

THE "MESSIAH" AT ST. PAUL'.q.-(THIS
DAY.)
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The perferusance of the Messink at St. Paul's to-
o lay is on the osaasion of the opening of the new organ,
which, by the way, is mot precisely new, fur it was
built a good many years ago for the Pa-
nopticon, now the Alhambra, in Leicester-
emery, and has been purchased fr on Mr.
E. T. Smith, the present proprietor of that
building. ft is, ueverthelesa, a noble in-
strument, and worthy of its place in our me-
tropolitan cathedral. The perfonnance he got
up with much ooze, and on a great bode.
The Nolo down; are of the bighead claw—Madame
Sherrington, Mr. and Mrs. Luckey, Mr.
sines Reeves, Mr. Francis, Mr. Rockland,
Mr. Winn, and Mr. Thomas. The orchestra
awl chorus are six hundred strong, and
comsist .4 the beat performer' of the Sacred Har-
monic Society's Cs' 'averts. The whole is under the
direction of Mr. Cuss, the able organist of the
cathedral. We shall give some further particulars
of a performance which has excited much interest
iu the musical work'.

The organ is in the month transept, in the very
nimpt, it is believed, iu which Sir Christopher
Wren .lesigue4 the organ of the cathuolnd
to occupy. It iw not yet encased in front, the
are all open, and have of course a naked al,-
[imams.

Immediately opposite the organ, in the north
tnuisept, was a gallery for the anthem* ; the
whole space between wan occupied by chairs, and
run !! i!! westward two-thirds of the diatauce
down the melee, were seats, gradually rising, and
many of them in a position which made one feel
that the enjoyment of the music would be but of
a limited character. Accommodatiou was pro-
vkleil for about 6,0110 persons.
With regard to the effect of the music we may
say that so far as the opening is cow-tensed, there
was no cause for dissatisfaction. The over-
ture, which, as everybody knows, is soft
and low, was heard distinctly to the ex-
tremity of the transept facing the choir. Im-
mediately after the overture there was an un-
usually long pause—of three or four Ws dura-
tion, at least—before the oratorio commenced. This
was caused by the entry of great numbers of
ladies, the rustling of whose dresses, would no
doubt somewhat have disturbed the composure of
Mr. Sims Reeves. As *am as the noise subsided our
great tenor commenced the recitative—" Comfort ye
my people," and the rich and melodious notes of
his voice travelled to the remotest part of the
Cathedral.

The oratorio commeuced punctually at two
o'clock. The arrangement+. with regard to the
tickets nil seats lire especially deserving of cotu-
mendation. Everyone was at once directed to, and
without the smallest difficulty, found the pleoe
itaiiigned to him.

Among the company were observed, in a neces-
sarily horriol glance, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs,
and several aldermen ; the Muter of Trinity,
Cambridge ; Sir C. Trevelyan, the Right Hou.
Kr. Cowper, M.P., Mr. T. Hankey, M.P., Mr.
C. Buxton, M.P., Mr. A. B. Hope, and a great
number of the clergy of the metropolis.

JANUARY 25,

SHARE L1828.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocz.
The railway share market to-day is decidedly
firm. Au improvement of k to gaper cent. has
taken place in several of the princi stocks, but
is not general. Berwick, South tern, Great
Western, and Midland have been in chief request.
The best prices of the morning have not
been supported up to the present loan. London
and North Western stock ii, now quoted 99i to
100 ; Great Western, 711 to 72/ ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1141 to ; -South Easton, 851 to ;
Caledonian, 951 to 901 ; and Eastern Counties, 50i
to 51.

Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are quiet,
at 1 to If din. The two principal Canadian lines
are bettre.

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1861.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAL)

Two o'CLoct.

Owing partly to the expectation of the announce-
ment of the Indian loan of 3,0000 m. early next
week, the funds to-day are rather flat. Prices
are now quoted per cent. lower than yesterday
afternoon. British railway stocks in many in-
stances have advanced, but there has been a re-
lapse from the best prices of the morning. Cana-
dianlrailway shares meet with more inquiry.
The usual telegrams from the Paris Bourse have
not yet arrived.

Consols are officially marked 911 g, and 1
for money, and 91i and for the ac-
count. The present quotations are 911 for
cash ; and 911 to ; for the 7th February.
The official business report is as follows :—Bank
Stock, 231 i, 231; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91g,
1,1; New Three per Cents., 911, ; Thirty Years'
Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 101 ;
India Five per Cent. Stock, for account,
1002, 4, 100 ; ditto Bonds, 15s. dis. ; Five per
Cent. " eufaoed " rupee paper, 931 ; ditto Five-
and-a-Half per Cent., 100, 991; Exchequer Bills,
25., 75., Gs., dbl.

The Indian Five per Cent. of 1859 has fallen.
The Turkish Loan of 1858 is firmer, having been
marked as high as 553 ; the present quotation is
55 to 4. The loan of 1854 is dull, at
694 to 704. The late rise in Mexican Boutin is
well supported. Sales are recorded as follows :
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 224,
4, 4 ; Portuguese Three per Ceuta., 1853, for
account, 454 ; Spanish New Deferred Three
per Cents., 404 ; ditto, for account, 404 ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 704 ;
ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account, 554, ;
ditto 1001. Bonds, 57 ; ditto Guaranteed Four per
Cents., 1014.

The rates in the discount market are kept up
by the operations in the Stock Exchange ; but
choice bills were negotiable yesterday at 61 per
omit., and the applications at the Bank of England
did not exceed a moderate amount.

It is computed that the total amount of securi-
ties purchased at New York on English account
during the recent crisis hiss not exceeded half a
million sterling at the outside. In many instances
the orders sent out could not be executed, the New
York market having rapidly risen much beyond the
" limits" fixed.

There is a report that the Greek interest at Con-
stantinople intend to sustain certain houses there
compromised by the failure of Messrs. Francis Ede,
Son, and Co. They are also showing their strength
by remitting gold to France and England.
The suspension is announced of Messrs. E.
Wackerbarth and Co., sugar refiners, of Rate-lift-
crow', an old and respectable house, with direct
liabilities to the amount of about 30,000/. It is
thought that the liquidation will turn out not un-
favourably. The books have been placed in the
hands of Mr. C. F. Kemp, the accountant.

The Liverpool mail was not delivered yesterday
until between 2 and 3 o'clock, instead of early in
the morning—owing to a reported railway accident.
The deficiency of information from the head-office
in St. Martin's-le-Grand upon such occasions is
much complained of by merchants and brokers, whose
correspondence is delayed. Even at the branch
post-office in Lombard-street an intelligible answer
is never to be obtained.

The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was less
active, the sales being limited to 8,000 bales.
Several new cotton companies are in course of
formation.

The dividend on Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail-
way stock is officially announced at the rate of
6 per cent. per annum, with a surplus of about
20,0001. The announcement has not entirely
equalled expectation, the rumours lately current in
the Manchester and Liverpool markets fixing the
amount at 6/, if not 4. The price of the stock
has advanced to-day, however, owing to purchases
to cover previous speculative sales.
The traffic on the 748 miles of the South Aus-
trian line of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway
Company for the week ending Jan. 14 was 26,326/.
being 1,434!. less than in the corresponding week
of 1859 on the sante number of miles ; and that
on the Lombardo-Venetian line 4,2991., showing
an increase of 767/.

The half-yearly meeting of the Great Western
Railway Company in called for the 15th February ;
that of the Midland Railway Company for the 15th
February, at Derby ; and that of the Cork and
Bandon Railway Company for the 13th February,
at Dublin. The latter meeting will be made special,
to approve an agreement for the working by this
company of the Cork and Kinsale Junction Rail-
way.
A general meeting of the West Somerset Rail-
way Company is called for the 14th February, and
will be made special, to approve an agreement en-
tered into with the Bristol and Exeter Railway
Company for working the line.
A call of 21. 10a. is to be paid on the Four-and-
a-Half per Cent. Preference shares (created Sept. 1,
1859), of the South Eastern Railway Company by
the Ist of March.

A petition for the winding up of the General
Steam Printing and Publishing Company (Limited)
is to be beard in the Bankruptcy Court on the ldth
February. . . . .

With 'reference to the market for American
securities, Meows. D. Bell, Sou, and Co. report
as follows:

The busineee in American securities during the past week
has been very limited ; and although it is true that buyers
are at present holding back, it is equally true that stocks
are not pressed on the market for sale.

The Greek Consul General gives notice that ten-
ders will be received at Athena up to the 22nd of
March for a concession fur the construction and
maintenanoe of a railway between Athens and Pincus.
The Queen of the Ocean has arrived from China
with 852,10E/lbs. of tea. _

Mr. Robert Irvine was on Wednesday appointed
agent for Lloyd's at Ilartlepuol ; Mr. Adolph R.
Pfeil agent at Monte Video ; and Mr. J. R.
D'Arey agent at St. Valery (Sur Somme).