The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

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4sl, Lime-street, London, E.C., June 3.
Mews. Mackay and Reed, of Frederick's-place, Old
Jewry, East India commission agents, hare consulted ILI. AS
to the position of their affairs, and I regret to have to inform
you that I am compelled to advise them at once to suspend
payments. I consider that this step will best promote the
interests of the creditors. The books nre placed in the
hands of Mears. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs. and Co..
who will forthwith prepare a statement, and as early as
possible convene a meeting, of 'Which you shall have doe
notice.—l remain, your obedient servant,
J. WILMON NICHOLSON..

The Brighton Railway trafficretun;;l;civs thin
week an increase of 7,8551., owing to Epsom races ;
and the South Eastern a decrease of 3,4731.
The returbs now in course of publication compare
with those of \Vhitsun week last year.
The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada for the week uniting May U
were 12,7361. sterling, being 1,3091. more than is
the corresponding week of last year.
The twentieth annual meeting of the South
Australian Banking Company is called for the
18th inst. . _ .

The half-yearly meeting of the Canada Company
is called for the 27th June, to declare a dividend.
The arrangements are notified iu connexion with
the p%yment of the half-yearly dividend on Vic-
toria Dock Stock.

MONDAY Nunn.

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 92 1-16 to
for the 6th inst., opened this morning at 925, un-
proved to 925 " buyers," and closed at 915 to 92.
For money the last price was 901 to i ex div.,
and for the 10th July, 921 to 1 cum div. (or equal
to 901 to sex div.) The " continuation" was
546 to 4 per cent. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for ;money,
904, 4,4, ex div. ; ditto, for account (June 6),
925, 914 ; New Three per Cents., 90, 5, 805, 905 ;
India Stock, 227 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 995,
981, 995, ex div. ; ditto for account, 101/, 4 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1858, 905, ; ditto
Bonds, 155., 20e. die.
The Indian Five per Cent. Stock opened with
firmness at the late advance, but experienced a re-
tepee of > per cent. in the afternoon, owing to the
certainty of a new issue. The closing quotations
were 1014 to cum div. for the moonlit, and 981
to 99 ex div. for money.
The March Exchequer bills were heavy, at 7s. to
3s. Ilia, and the June at ss. dis. to par. To-
morrow is the last day for sending in the latter for
renewal.
India bonds were quoted 90s. to 15.4. die., not-
withstanding the recent advance in the interest to
45 per cent.
Very little business was done in the foreign stock
market, but prices wore fairly supported.
In the market for Bank shares the only altera-
tion was a reduction in Bank of Turkey. English
and Australian Copper shares were inquired for.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam were quoted 11.
higher. Great Ship were flat, at 5.1. 3d. to ss. 9d.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Maries
Insurance, 35 to 4 prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 13-10 to 15-16ptain..; Universal Marino In-
surance. 7-16 to 9-16 prem.; London and Provincial
Marine, 5 dia. to par ; Natal Laud, g to I prem. ;
China and Japan Steam, 4to prem. ; Col-
mercial Copper, 4 to 1 prem.