The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-25 00:00:00

Fresh—Showery.
S. rhgland--Simllet.

N.W. to N.H-31mILr.

MR. NEWDEOATE, M.P., • RIFLE SHOT.-012
Friday last, quite unexpectedly, C. N. Newdegate, Fag.,
M.P., made his appearance at the Nuneaton rifle butt, and
taking a rifle, at 600 yards distance, at the that shot hit
the bull's-eye. This serms to prove that our boo. M.P.
has bad some practice with the splendid rifle presented to
him some time bask, by Watley Richards, Esq., at Bir-
mingham, for his minims iu connexion with the gun trade
in that town. We may add that the boo. gentleman has
promised the Nuneaton corps to pay another visit shortly,
and bring with him his own idle.— Birmingham Post.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two e'CLocc.

The funds aro again firmer to-day. Coe-
soli have attained a further improvement
of 1-16 to 1 per cent. In all the other
markets business mmtinues very languid, bet
prices generally are well supported. In some
instances, including two or three English railway
stocks and Belgian and Brazilian Railway shares,
the tendency of prices is upwards. The rupee
loans continue in request. and are still rising
At Paris this morning, according to Mr.
Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Beaten
opened at 681 r. 05c., showing no alteration. The
telegram states that there is " little doing."
Consols are officially marked 921, 1, and 93
for money, and 921 and 93 for the accord..
The present quotations are 921, to for
cash, and 921 " buyers, " for the 7th
November. The official business report
is as follows :—Bank Stock, 232 ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 91, 901, 911 ; Now
Three per Cents., 91, 1 ; Thirty Year's
Annuities, 1885, 15 7-16 ; India Stink,
224 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 101:,
1051; ditto for account, 1051, 104/ ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 981, P, 1 ;
ditto, 1864, 981, ; ditto, 1859, 981 ; Five per
Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 971, 3 ; ditto, Fier
and-a-Half per Cent., 104, i ; Exchequer Bills,
small, 7s. prem. _ .

Foreign stocks are steady, with limited tram-
action& The Turkish loan of 1854 is well supported,
at 801 to 1, and that of 1858 at 681 to /. There are
rather more inquiries for Mexican bonds, which are
marked 261 to 261. Sales are recorded as
follows :—Braziliau Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1800, 911, 92 ; Danish Three per Cents., 84, ex
div. ; Equador New Consolidated, 15i ; Ita-
lian Five per Cents., 68g (exchange, 25fr.);
Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 2t4,
; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 921 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 43/ ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1834, for account, 801, ex
dir. ; ditto, Six per CODES., 1838, for account, 01811.
The glut of money in the discount market yesterday
was apparently greater than ever. Good bills were
taken at 21 per cent., and in a few instances at 21.
There seems to be a great scarcity of bills. There
wore, however, as usual, some applications to the
Bank of England from the regular customers of
that establishment. In the Stock Exchange tilers
is still scarcely any employment for money, which
was freely offered yesterday at 1 percent. on
government securities.
No gold was sent into the Bank yesterday. The
182,7991. Australian by the Indus is expected to be
taken there in a day or two.
The James Wilson, from Melbourne, wit/
76,000!. iu gold, has now been at sea 107 days, and
the Anglesea, with 291,5001., 73 days.
The Roxburgh Castle, which was to leave Mel-
bourne for London ou the 28th August, is known
to bare 115,0001. iu gold uu board. A further sem
would be shipped by her.
The shipments of silver by the Bombay steamer
of the 27th are expected to reach about 200,0001.,
showing au increase.
The Paris letters mention that the rate of ex-
change at which the bills drawn on London for
account of the Bank of France are to be sold has
been raised to 25.341.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was firm,
and the sales have again reached 30,000 bales.
A petition, signed by members of the Stock Ex-
change and others interested, was presented yodel" lay
at the Treasury against the proposed introduction
of a clause into the contract with the new "Tele-
graph to India Company," by which government
would have the power to repurchase the line on
repaying the capital expended at the end of 30
years.
The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the
Globe Insurance Company was held yesterdayat the
of of the company
_ (Mr. John Edward J obesely
chairman ; and Mr. 'Sheffield Neave, deputy-chasr-
man), when the usual dividend at the rate of 6 pee
ceut, per annum, free of income tax, was declared.
The particulars are published of Danish Three
per Cent. Bonds to the amount of 66,6001., which
have been purchased and cancelled under the re-
demption fund.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report as
under :

During the pest week there has been a decided improve-
ment in the market for American securities, and prices have
gewrally advanced. In State stocks the chief business 1/11
been in the Federal Fiveper Cent. Bomb, whilst there is only
a very limited supply offering. Railroad Hoods have also
been in demand, but more particularly those of the Panama
and New York and Erie.

The result of the public sales of silk is noticed as
follows b 7 Messrs. Duraut and Co., under date of
last eventn*:
The periodical public sales commenced yesterday and con-
cluded to-day. The quantity °Tared was about 2,01(0 bales
Bengal, 7,000
. bales China, sad 700 bales Japan. The whole
pained quietly as usual without bidding,' ; but, although tit
general market is quiet, come little business is doing by pri-
vate contract at gracious prices, chiefly tu the lower classes
of Tayasam and Tattle..

The Petohelee has arrived from China with,
386,6001 be. of tea.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Oc 23, compared with that for the pre-
vio is week, shows the following changes :

Circulation roue
A 127,221,435 Increase /a 66,680
Circulation active ..
Public deposits 3,685,302 luertase 116,637
Other deposits
Government securities in

naaingiiiipi;trneOi 12,153,001 No cimege
Otbersecurines iu banking
department
Coin and bullion in both _ _ _

deparhaints — 14,106,461 'acmes 211,574
Seven day mad other Ms 791,076 Decrease 17,516
The Rest

Notes in reserve
Total resells (notes& coin)
in banking department 7.942,111 Increase 619,689
These changes are of a favourable character.
Both the reserve and bullion have increased, whilst
the private securities continue to decline.

BANK OF li-NOLAND.—As .1
end eth Vie., e. 34 for the WI
/3, UM
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nun pursuant to the Act ?tat
ending up Wednesday, 001,

18110111
Notes Issued L47,021.4.4

£rr.911.416
Wien* DI
Providers' Capital R 14,54000
Rest
Public Depodta (In-
cluding Yseheo ,
liar. hanks, Coat-
mis. of National
Debt, sad Div
Aorta)
Other Depodta 1.4,678,21,4
Bevan day and other
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