The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.—THIS DAY. rrefermoe, 24; Pfeeefe, 43i, en div• • Radii. mot-
glares 16L psid), ISt ; Surre SiConsumers, 12; United
General, 20f ; Wesumnster, Cmrtered, 152 i ex di.. ; ditto
New, 104 div.
Waterworks Stocks:—Berlin, 5k ; East Landes, 112 en
div.; Grand Junction, 75; Kent, 81; Lambeth, 94; West
Middlesex, 981 en div. ; ditto ditto 2} prem. ex div.

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Two o'CLoot.
The funds to-day have varied from 1 per cent.
above, to 1 per cent, below the closing quotations
of yesterday. Prices now stand about 1-16 lower
than they left off yesterday. The other departments
of the Stock Exchange are rather dull.
Consols for the 6th February have fluctuated be-
tween 93: to „and 931 to 2 ; the present quotation
is 931 to 1. For money the price is now 931 to 1.
The Three per Cents. Reduced have been
dealt in at 931 to 1; the New Three
per Cents. at 931 to 94 ; Bank Stock at 216 to
2171; India Stock at 219; Exchequer Bills at Is.
dia. to par; Exchequer Bonds, 1809, at 99; and

TCESDAT EVNNINO.

The funds to-day experienced a furtherdeeline of
to 1 per cent.; and the other departments of the
Stock Exchange also evinced a drooping tendency.
Operators for the rise are closing their accounts,
being discouraged by the tightness of the money
market, which is believed to be sensibly promoted
by the arrangements for shipping silver to the East.
Some considerable sales of government stock for
cash were also effected to-day, leading to a very active
demand for money amongst the dealers in the Stock
Exchange. The current rate for short loans on govern-
ment securities consequently advanced to 6 to 61 per
cent. ; and some loans were obtained at the Bank of
England at its fixed charge of 61 per cent. In the
discount market the demand was less active than in
the Stock Exchange, but the rates arc fully main-
tained.
Consols opened at yesterday's closing quotation of
931 to t for the sth Feb., and stood at 4 o'clock at
exactly 931. For money the last price was 93;.
The " continuation " to the March account rules at 1
to f per cent. The official business report is as fol-
lows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 93f, 1,
t, f, ; ditto for account, sth Feb., 931,
1. Three per Cent. Reduced, 94, 931, 931. New
'lliree per Cents., 941, 941, 94, 93„. Bank Stock,
217 f. India Stock, 219. Three-and-a-Half per
Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 18.58,
90, nof India Ttnnolm, 24. dis.
The New Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are also offi-
cially marked 761 and 78.
Owing to the demand for money in the Stock
Exchange, Exchequer Bills fell 25., closing at 36.
dis, to par. Exchequer Bonds remain steady, at
98 to 991.
Turkish Six per Cents. have declined 1 per cent.,
and the Guaranteed Four per Cents., 1 per cent.:
the:former closed at 941 to 1, and the latter at 103
to 1. Russian Five per Cents. were inquired for, and
advanced about 1 per cent. Spanish securities
showed some flatness.

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India Bonds at 2s. die. to 2s. prem.
Turkish Si: per Cents. have again given way,
being marked, for money, 943, 3,1, and 3. The
price is now 943 to 1. The Guaranteed Four
per Cents. arc quoted 1023 to 33, being also lower
Other foreign stocks are inanimate. The list of
sales comprises Chilian Six per Cents. at 104 and
1033 ; Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates at
98, 973, and 983. Granada Active at 211;
Mexican at 213 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1833, at 433; Russian Four-and•a-Half per
Cents. at 96; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents.
at 231 ; Venezuela Active at 363 ; ditto for account,

13th Feb., 37i.
The settlement of the fortnightly account in shares
and foreign stocks, proceeded with to-day and the
two following days, will occasion some demand for

money in the Stock Exchange.
In addition to the 94,000!. in gold taken from the
Bank on Monday, 20,000!. is known to have been
withdrawn ycaterday, to pay for silver on the Con-

tinent.
The Bank of Amsterdam, which on the Bth ult.
raised its rate of discount from 5 to 51 per cent., re-
dused it on Monday to 5 per cent. The stock market
was scarcely affected by the announcement, a rise of
to f per cent. in Austrian stock being the chief
feature.
Statements that the Austrian government is about
to make an important reduction of the standing army
are transmitted from Vienna. It is also alleged that
a similar step is in contemplation by the French go-
vernment. We hope that each announcement Is
true.
On 'Change yesterday the rates on Antwerp, Paris,
Vienna, Trieste, and Italian places ruled lower. The
quotation for bills on Hamburg was about the same
as on Friday. On Frankfort the rate was quoted
higher. The current terms are subjoined:
Amsterdam, three months, 11.17 tot ; ditto, short, 11.13
to 14 ; Rotterdam, three months, 11.17 to t ; Antwerp and
Brussels, three months, 25.22} to 71 ; Hamburg, three
months, 13.6 to 1 ; Paris, three months, 25.00 to 21 ; ditto,
short, '26 17} to 25; Marseilles, three months, 26.60 to S;
Itr.fort-on-the-Maine, three months, 1181 to 119; Peters-
berg, three months, 371 ; Vienna, throe months, 10.34
to 7 ; Trieste, three months, 10.36 to ft ; Naples, three
menthe, 43 to 1 ; Genoa, three mouths, 25.65 to 70 ; Leg-
horn, three months, 29.37} to 421; Palermo, three months,
128} to 129; Messina, three months, 1281 to 129 ; Oporto,
three months, 61! to ; Lisbon, three months, Ali to 1.
Her Majesty's steamer Simoom sailed from Ports-
mouth on Saturday for Queenstown, to embark
troops for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and
Hong Kong. Parties connected with the Cape and
Mauritius complain of the neglect of the Post-office
authorities in failing to give notice prior to the de-
parture of this vend.
We notice that the period for receiving subscrip-
tions to the new Spanish loan of 3,240,000/., offered
by M. Mires, has been extended to the 31st inst.
This indicates that the applications are inade-
quate. In an official statement circulated by M.
Mires, with a view to tempt subscriptions,
a list is given of the markets in which Spanish
securities are negotiable. Amongst these is included
London. All it is the evident object of the issuers of
this circular to induce the public to believe that the
new Spanish securities now in course of creation
will also be dealt in in London, it is necessary to
repeat that the London Stock Exchange is shut
against all new Spanish state stocks until the claims
of the certificate holden shall have been satisfied.
There is a decided want of candour in 31. Mins
public notification.
The prospectus of the Ferdinand Railway Com-
pany has been issued, and notwithstanding the
general dulness of the share markets, is likely to
attract considerable attention from the fact of the
railway being a continuation of the Lombardo-
Venetian Company's lines, of great importance to
that company, and possessing peculiar privileges.
The Ferdinand Railway is to be a short line, of 75
miles in length, from Florence to the Raman fron-
tier by Anzio. The Tuscan government has gua-
ranteed a dividend of 5 per cent. on the capital of
800,000 L, which comes into operation as each sec-
tion of the line is finished. It has also bound itself
to grant no rival line of communication with the
Roman frontier during the concession of 99 years, and
to admit duty free all articles required for the rail-
way. The shares are of 201. each, with 61. payable on
application. The prosetus states that one half of
the capital is already subscribed, 10,000 shares being
now offered to the English public. From the fact
that this line forme a natural extension of the Lom-
bardo-Venetian, and possesses a state guarantee,
there is a reasonable prospect of an ultimate fusion
between the two companies. The credit of the
Tuscan government stands high on the Continent.
Contractors of eminence have already undertaken to
construct the works within the amount of the capi-

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocu.

The transactions in home mining stocks are not
upon so active a scale to-day, bat prices are well
supported. Alfred Consols shares maintain their
improvement, being marked 21.
In foreign mining shares scarcely any business
has been done to-day.
It will be noticed as a valuable feature that
"nominal closing quotations" are now given in
the Stock Exchange list for the whole of the stocks
recently placed upon it. In these cases at least
there will henceforward be no room for the ex-
orbitantly wide " margins" hitherto maintained for
the advantage of the outside dealers.
Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Exchange:
Alfred Cowls, 21, ; Bronfloyd, ; East Barad,
70 68, 69 ; East Alfred, 285., 319., 32a. 6d. ; Great Alfred,
101, 11, 10f, 111, 101, 1; Great South Tolgus, 151,161 ; Great
Hems, 725. &1., 235. 6d. ; Molland, 35., .3.. 6d.; North
Basset, 351, ; Providence 75. 771; Par Consols, 44;
Itorewarne and Harland, ; Roacwarne United, 34, 35;
South Condurrow, 7s. 9d., 7e. 3d., 7s. 9d., Bs.; South
Frances, 34.5. 350; Sithney Buller, 7, 1 ; Tamar Consols,
335., 35a.; Trelyon. 15, 4 ; West Grenville, 45., 4a. 6d. ;
Wheal Edward, 31, 1; Wheal Harriet, 27.. 6d , 29c., 30s. ;
Wheal Mary Anne, 444, 4.5; Wheal Tremayne, 31, 4;
Wheal Wren 73,,1.
The following transactions also took place
in the Stock Exchange, although not officially
marked, viz.:
Rosewartie United, 37 ; Providence Mines, 731, 75; Great
Wheal Vor, 1; Wheal Harriet, 28e. 6d. Greet Wheal
Fortune, 6; South Condurrow, 7s. 6d., td.; East Alfred,
' 28a., 275. ; Hawkmoor, 4s.
The official manager of the Irish Console Mining Com-
pan, now winding up, advertises a dividen
the 3s. dividend
pound to the centributorice, in addition to first
of 4s. in the pound.
". A special general meeting of the South Australian Copper
1 Mining Company is called for the 4th of February, to con-
, eider a conditional contract for the sale of the company's
ropmly to a new company, relied the Strathalbra Copper
&tier Lead Mining and Smelting Company (limited).
The ordinary general meeting of the Chalmebes Mining
. Company is mlled for the 14th of February, at Paris.

tal guaranteed.
The half-yearly meeting of the Eastern Counties
Railway Company is called for the 27th of February.
, The retiring directors are Messrs. James Packe and
Thomas Broadbent, the latter of whom offers himself
for re-election.
A special general court of the Commercial Dock
Company is called for the 13th of February, to
authorise the directors to sell a plot of land forming
• part of the company's superfluous estate.
A general meeting of the shareholders of the
Equitable Fire Insurance Company is called for the
17th of February, to consider the propriety. of split-
ting the company's capital into 5!. shares, instead of
201. shares, as at present.
A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares of the Irish
Land Company, viz., I!. on the 23rd of February,
and 11. on the 23rd of March.
Notice is given that a sufficient number of share-
holders of the General Screw Steam Shipping. Com-
pany have joined the European and American Steam
Ship Company (limited), to enable the latter to com-
plete the purelase of the former company's fleet.
Consequently, no receipts are to be accepted or
registered after Saturday next.
Creditors of the Saxon Life Assurance Society are
to prove their claims before Vice-Chancellor R ood,
who proposes, on the 6th of February, to appoint an
official manager.
The Master in Chancery charged with the wind-
ing up the Universal Salvage Companv proposes, on
the 3rd of February, to make a call of 61. 7s. per
share on the contributories.
The settlement of the list of contributories of the
London and Penzance Serpentine Company is to be
proceeded with on the sth of February.
The certificates of shares in the British and Colo-
nial Agency Company (limited) are now ready for
delivery.
Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
anal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in
the last Stock Exchange List :
Insurance Shares:—Albion, 90; Atlas, 161 ; Alliance,
British, sad Foreign, ; ditto, Marine, al • British Com-
mercial, 61; Church of England, 3 ; Clerical, Medical, and
General Life, 30; City of London. 2.1 ; F.egle, 61 7 ; English
and Scottish Law Life, 41; Equity sad Law. 61; European
Life, 18; Globe, 991 ex dry.; Guardian. 52; General, 51;
Indemnity Marine, 97; Imperial Life, 201; ditto, Fire, 376 ;
Loral and General Life, 6; Law Life, 62; Medical, Invalid,
sSd General Life, 31; Monarch, IF.; Plurnis. ln ; Boca
Life, 81; United Kingdom, 5; Union, 315; Victoria
Life, 6f.
Cana Share, u—Birmingham, 92t ; Grand Junction, 44;
ditto guaranteed 6 per cent., 111; Kennet and Avon, 6 ;
Leicester, 491; Oxford, 103; Stafford acd Womvter, 440;
Peak Fortert,i6; Regent's, 161, 1; Warwick and Birm-
ingham, 25.
'• lip and Coke Coeigenice i—Brighten, 16; Great Central,
121, i; Imperial New. 301 es div. ; ditto Centinerital (second
capital); 73 ; ditto third capital, 66; London Parliamentary