The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-30 00:00:00

for she winding np of the 84.
Themii Floating Doti Ottne!oYS_Limitod) it to
be beard before Vice-Ohm:oellor Malin* on the
Brat day of petitions in Mieheelaktm
The interest due the lit November on the Six
rer Ont. Bonds of the Melbourne nod liobion'e
Pay Unik4 Railway Co nrpany is edvortisol for
Fa y meat by the Colonial Rank of Australasia.
The steamer Taranaki, recently wrecked on Vier
coast of New Zealand, and reported to be wholly
uninsured, did not belong to the Panama, New
Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company,
but to the New Zealand Steam Navigation Com-
p
ne following is the official rehun of the cheques
and bills cleared m the Bankers' Clearing-bonne for
the week ending Wednesday, Oot. 28 :

Thursday, Oct. 22 - V 1,206,000
?friday, 00 2$
Sate:day, Oct. 24
11,111,000
Needay, Oct. 28
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Wednesday, Oct. 28 4,862,004

£14,263,000
Ono. Dammam, Chief Inspector.
Beakers' Clearing-hours, Oct. 29.
The comparison is undisturbed this week by any
special cause, and the general average is very low.
The weekly return of the Bank of France shows
the following changes (the exchange being takes
at 25fr. to the pound) :
- .

Coin and bullion . Decrees, X 610.000
Bills discounted
Notes in circulation
Private deposits
Treasury's'lance lnerease 112.000
Advances
There is again an increase in the discounts and
• " •

circulation-Lmovements which indicate some re-
vival of business—and a decrease in the win and
bullion. The total of the latter, however, is still
as much as 48,263,000/.

The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Oct. 28, compared with
that for the previous week, shows tho following
changes :

Circulation irons £33,750,2'10 Decrease £100,745
Circulation active
Public depos ta 4,129,039 Increase 578,756
Other depoeits 19,919,524 Decrease 436,333
Government securities in

banking department . 15,985,874 Im.ream 50,000
Other iemiritiee in bank-
ing detartnient
Coin and bullion in both

departments 19,844.861 Decrease 102.313
Bevan day and other bills 666,747 Decrease 7,168
The Beet
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department 10,668,931 Increase 215,697
The withdrawals of private deposits have been
more than made up to the Bank by the influx of
government deposits, and, as loans previously ob-
tained on private securities continue to be paid otf,
the reserve hail increased 215,5971. Derintr the
week the Bunk, on balance, parted with 7 1,00 0/. in
gold for export: the decrease in the coin and bul-
lion above shown is 102,3131.

BANK Or 1
Ax Areol.llT, (9v' ant to the
for the week ending one We

SIM DEP4
Notes Word 133,7 0,240 I

t 33,750,1110

Piet 7th and Bth ri.i i , rip. 71.
edneaday, U. t. a, lb6d.
.M.IIIIIWT.

45;;;;Ient rusbt .111,015.19 e
Othor firearitife &Mob.
Gold CAin and Bullion. 11.,7344 XlO
&Ivor Dul/huo.

£33,7:: NIS>

meitton,Bo6l iitazzi
8,401ilf;e1
PuLlieDefa
eluding .Atier.
110=keetak4

wireeteet;6;st
his , tta,m,o4
Other Geoentase 16,4,4tr
Notes 9,574.34
Gold sod Ether Coto 1.094.01.11

National Debt, and
Divideaddroonata) 4.110.038
Other Dewar' ta 19,1119,524
Berea Day aad other
gpr

tu,360,257
ti

141.360486
♦wl MIT, AS4Ttedt t•rhier.
1868.

Dated the 29th day of October.

MIXER-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
in home mining shares to-day
are numerous, although attention is chiefly
directed to the settlement. Annexed are some of
the present quotations :—Chiverton, 3i to 3} ;
Prince of Wales, 435. to 435. ; West Caradon, 31,
to 4 ; West Frances, 34 to 33 ; North Crafty,
275. 6d. to 30s. ; Wheal Seton, 49 to 31 ;
East Grenville, 4i to 1; North Roekear, 11 to 12;
North Treskerby, 9s. to lls.; East Lovell, 71 to K ;
West Chiverton, 60 to 62 ' • Crebor, 7s. 6d. to 10s.;
and Wheal Grenville, 325. to 345.

The

Annexed are the quotations of foreign and
colonial minims shares :—St. John Del Rey,
17 to 18; Don Pedro, 3 to Fem.
Anglo-Brazilian, par to prem.; Pests-
rens, 11 to dia.; Chontales, 21 to
• Rona Grande, 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; Anglo-
Italian, par to 1 prem. • United Mexican, 11
to 24 ; Frontino and Bolivia, ito ; Port
Phillip, 11 to ; General Brazilian. par to 1 prem.;
Yudanamntana, 2to ; and Nerbudda Coal,
21 to 11 dia.
At the third annual meeting of the Chontales
Gold and Silver Mining Company (Limited), held
yesterday, Earl Nelson in the chair, the general
discussions and reports were of a satisfactory
character, showing renewed confidence in the
enterprise and the management at the mines.
The retiring directors were re-elect d, and a vote
of thanks to the chairman and directors termi-
nated the proceedings.