The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL MARE MARKETS.

LITII9IOOL, Avoca? T.-Caledonian, 1004 101-lantern Coun-
ties, 91 9/-Great Northern, 1061 1061-Great Western, 69 69/
-lasnossille and Yorkshire Stock. 1101 1101-london and North
Modern Stock, 921 921-London and Borah Western, 95 94-
Manchester, liseMeld, and Lincolnshire, 4tl 441 1.1.-Midland
Sao*, 1191 12S-Ditto, new shares, 1 11 p.-North British,
611 96-North inallordshire, 44 41 d.- North Eastern. Berwick,
giglilattae-Ditto, Yart and North Midland. 93 93e-Ditto. Leeds
Kook. lot 401-9ouin Imam and Doren 144 24 7-16--
West Midisaol. Wert, 441 451-Bolfalo and lake Moron, 41 *-
Dutch Itasulab. 91 9 Mil d.--Grand Trunk of Canada, 4 9-16
4 11.111-Graat Irmatboug, 71 71-Great Wastes et Canada, 94
111-11112ria fUwMal, 1191 aiessmat 24 241-
Therms oisi henry Insurance, 13-16 1 p.
XANMIIMR, AU0022 7.-The market maned strong, but
nava way ormaiderably. Caledonian. 1004 4-Grand Trunk of
=l2. 44-Great Western, 701 MI-Illinois Central, 90 d-
and Yorkshire, 1104 4-Gordon and North Mad-
am 99-Manchester, Mardield, and Lincolnshire, 444
2!-,youth &alarm, 20-Nottinghant and Grantham, 874
-New York and Brie, 94-W, and Furness Five-and.a-lialf per
Cent. Redeemable, 106
31111171011211, AUGUST 7.-The transactions of to-day were
-London sod North Western Kock, on-Birmingham Bank-
ing Company's shares, 111-Birmineam Waggon, old. 131 en
larir-Blrminidans Waggon, new, els. ad. pm.-Old Union Mill,
10-81affordshire and Wercestarehire Canal edema at MO-Bir-
mingham Waterworks, at 361-Binninghato Canals, at 921.

Tint Onion! or Ftftltit—A lengthy discussion
took place at the merging of the Liverpool 'Town Council
yesterday relative to several large fires which have recently
occurred in that town. The chairmen of the Watch Com-
mittee mid that it was almost impossible to discover the
origin of fires, and be thought that the coroner or some
other public officer should be empowered to inquire into the
origin of every fire. In his opinion many of Item were
the work of incendiaries. Several members suggested that
the police should ore stesm fire engines, similar to those of
Loudon, New York, and other large towns, and the subject
was ultimately referred to the Watch Committee for far-
ther comideration.

MONEY MARKET.--(THIS DAIJ

Two e'CLoct.

The stock markets to-day are Batter, owing
partly, as it would appear, to the rain. The re-
lapse in the funds, however, is limited to 1-16 or i
per cent. English railway stocks continue to de-
cline. The chief fall to-day is in Great Western
and Eastern Counties.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted
68fr. 40c., being 1 per cent. lower than yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 901 to 1 for money,
and 906 and Ir for the account. The present
quotations are sok to for cash, and 90 9-16 to
11-16 or 906, for the 10th September. The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cents. Reduced, 901, 1 ; New Three per
Cents., 906, ; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885,
151; India Five per Cent. stock, 1869, 991,1, I ;
ditto for account, 1001 ; ditto Four per Cent. De-
bentures, 1863, 961; ditto, 1864, 986 ; ditto Bonds,
45., 8s„, ss. die. ; Exchequer Bills, March, Ils.
dis.; ditto June, 4e., dis. ; ditto small, par.
Turkish Bonds retain considerable steadiness,
but have receded I per cent. ; the loan of 1854 is
now quoted 74 to 80, and that of 18.7#8,
70/ to 711. The Peruvian Uribarren '
Bonds are still rising. Sales are recorded as fol-
lows :—Chilian Six per Cents., 101 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 70 ; Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., 631, 64 (exchange,
12/1.) ; Peruvian Uribarren Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 876, 886, 871, 881 ; ditto
Three per Cents., 746 ; Sardinian Five
per Cents., for account, 791 ; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1864, for account, 80 ; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, 701; ditto, for account, 716, 701, 711,
71 ; ditto 100/. Bonds, 72 ; ditto Guaranteed Four
per Cents., 1006, ex div.

The Bohemian, for Quebec to-day, has taken
27,1001. in specie.

The discount market yesterday continued quiet.
The rates for good bills were 41 to 4,1 per cent. Busi-
ness at the Bank was again slack.
In the Consol market yesterday, the rate for
loans on government securities up to the September
settlement was 4 to 4i per cent.
A sum of 84,0001. in gold, mostly Australian, was
taken to the Bank yesterday, making a total of
300,0001. since the date of the last return. It must
be borne in mind, however, that at this
time of the year there is always a great
demand for coin for harvest purposes. From the
indications of pressure upon the country bankers,
which thence reacts on the metropolis, we infer
that the demand upon the Bank of England for coin
mast have been unusually heavy. A sudden
anxiety is shown by farmers in every part of the
country to take advantage of the fine weather by
pushing forward harvest operations as fast as pos-
sible. The gold that is withdrawn, however,
remains in the country, and will ultimately find
its way back to the Bank of England.
The failure was announced yesterday of the old
and respectable firm of James Coster Beater, Den-
nant, and Russ, warehousemen, of Aldermanbury.
The liabilities are computed at about 200,0001" in-
cluding a large sum claimed by the executors of
the late Mr. James Coster, who died about four
years ago. This claim, the embezzlements of the
two principal clerks, and the unsatisfactory charac-
ter of the trading, are the causes of the stoppage.
No accurate estimate can yet be formed of the ulti-
mate result of the liquidation. The house used to
transact a large business, and until very. recently
has stood in high repute. The circular issued is
subjoined :
3 and 4, Aldermantauy, London, August 7, 1861.
Gentlemen,—We deeply regret to inform you that
having sustained heavy losses during the last four years,
and haring now discovered considerable delinquency on the
part of our two principal clerks, we deem it advisalge to
suszde4nym haveent. been
placed in the hands of Mesas.
Humphryi, Honey, and Honey, of Ironmonger•lane, ars.
conntants, who Mid submit a statement to you as moon as
possible. Trusting to your forbearance, we iire,kc.,
BEAM, DENNANT, and Russ,
Trading as James Coster, Beater, Dennant, and Russ.

Mears. Nottingham, Clougg, and George, ware-
housemen, of Cannon•street, have also stopped
payment, but the liabilities in this case are limited.
From Liverpool is announced the stoppage of a
respectable house carrying on an American agency
business, with moderate liabilities.

The Bombay and Mauritius mails are a few days
overdue, but the delay is believed to have occurred
through the monsoon.
The Portuguese financial agent publishes the par-
ticulars of 30,000 Three per Cent. Bonds, series B,
of 1001. each, which have been created for railway
purposes, pursuant to the sanction given by the
Curtis last year. The sum issued on account of
this capital is 598,8001.
The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway
Company have notified that the arrears of interest
due ou the Dover Extension capital will be paid on
the 15th September. The holders of deferred
interest letters are therefore required to send them
in immediately, to be exchanged for warrants on
the company's bankers. This announcement affords
satisfactory evidence of the progress of the under-
taking.
The directors of the London and Rockwall Rail-
way Company have determined to recommend a
dividend for the half-year ending 30th June last,
at the rate of 21. los. per cent. per annum.
The London and North Western Railway traffic'
return shows this week a decrease of 2,6161. the
Great Northern au increase of 7911., and the Lon-
don and South Western an increase of 1,2561.
The following is the report of the directors of
the Ceylon Railway Company, to be presented at
the meeting on the 19th August :
The meeting is convened for the purpose of receiving the
assent of the proprietors to a deed for dissolving the com-
pany's contract with the Ceylon government, on repayment
to the company of its capital, in terms of the resolution
passed by the proprietors at the extraordinary general
meeting of the 14th February last. The deed provides for
the repayment of the capital by the government of Ceylon,
on the 21st of August, with interest at 6 per cent. to that
date—in consideration of which, the government of Ceylon
is to become entitled to the whole of the company's pro-
perty, assuming all its respoositilitiee The deed further
provides that an act of parliament .hall be obtained next
session, at the expense of the government of Ceylon, to
diasolse the company. In the meantime the functions of
the executive will be exclusively confined to the dogle; of
the company's affairs as expeditiously as possible. War.
ranta for the amounts paid up on the respective shame,
with interest, will be issued on the 21st August to there
proprietors who shall previously have lodged their share
certificates at the company's offices. The certificates mud
be accompanied by the annexed form, which should be for-
warded to the secretary as soon ea possible, duly filled up
and alined.

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Subjoined are the latest quotations of insurance,
gas and coke, dock, and other shares, as given in the
last Stock Exchange list :
Inswance.—Alliance British and Foreign 113 ; Atlas,
12 ; Clerical, Medical, and General Life, 24,3 ; FAgle, 7 ;
Guardian, 411, ; IndemeitmMarine,
mid 140 ; Legal and Ge.
aeral Life, ; London, 424; London and Prow: Ma-
ripe, 2 ; Manna, 91 ; ean arias, 93, 3 ; Rock Life, 83 ;
Union, 270; Thames and Mersey Marino, ; Mensal
Marine, 11, 3,1.
Gas Light and Coke.—City of London A, 253 ; Great
Central, 123, ; Imperial, 80, 79f, ex div. ; London, 67;
ditto, Parliamentary, 293 ; ditto, blue preference, 623, 3 ;
Insuseu, 701, 3. ex dm.
Docks.—Era and West India, 117. 116; London, 53, 2.
Canal.—Birmingham (Guar. 4/. p. c. Lou. and N.W.)911.
Waterworks.—West Middlesex, 106 ex div.

Witb reference to the market for American secu-
rities Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :
There has been an active market for American securities
In London dazing the put week. The defeat of the Federal
army baa brought in numerous sellers, and prices does lower.

WzinizsDAy Emma.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 901 to for
money, opened this morning at the same quota-
tion and closed at 90i to For the 10th of
September the price opened at 901 to I, and closed
at 90,1 to The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 901,
1, ; ditto, for account (Sept. 10), 901) ; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 90i, ; New Three per
Nut; 90f, 1 ; Bank Stock, 235, 234, 236, 234 ;

India Fire per Cent. stock, 99,', 1, ; ditto, foe
account, 100, 1; ditto Four per Cent. ebentures,
April, 1864, 961 ; ditto, Iffa 961, ; ditto Bonds,
10a., 6s. dis. ; Five per Ceitt. 'enlaced" rupee
paper, 941.
The India Loan scrip has improved to 1001 to
1. The Five per Cent. Stock was quoted 100 to *
Ifor the new account (10th September), the " conti-
nuation" to which was 7-16 to 1 per oent., or about
b 1 per cent. per annum.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 15a. to
10s. dia. ; the June, 4a. din. to par ; and India
Bonds, 10e. to 6e. ilia.
There was again an active demand for Turkish
Bonds, which are still risingrapidly. The advance
to-day amounted to I per cent. in the loan of
1854, and 1/ per cent. in that of 1858. The
closing quotations were respectively 79f to 801 and
71 to 1. Mexican Bonds were firm at 22/
to Peruvian Bonds continue to rise.
In the market for Bank shares the only alteration
was a alight improvement in Union Bank of London.
Miscellaneous shares were quiet. There were some
inquiries for East India Irrigation.
The closing quotations fur shares in new under-
takings to-day were an follows :—Ocean Marine
Insurance. 41 to 1 pram. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, Ito t pram.; Universal Marine In-
surance, Ito di.; London and Provincial
Marine, par ; ins and Japan Steam, Ito 1
dia. ; Natal Land, I to 1 clia. • Oriental and
General Marine, Ato 1 prem. ; and Compressed
Coal, 1 to t# pram.
The shares of the Mercantile Fire Insurance
Company were last quoted 13-16 to 15-16 premium.
The list was closed at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

An advance of per cent. took place to-day is
Cape of Good Hope Government Bonds.
There was a fresh fall of 1 per cent. in United
States Five per Cents.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocw.

The mining market remains quiet. Little busi-
ness has been done to-day. Present quoto-
tions axe as follows :—East Caradon, 231
•
to 24e ; Marko Valley, 9i to ; West
Polmear, 19s. to 20s. ; Wheal' Buller, 87f to
92} ; Wheal Ludcott, 2# toe ; North Downs, 41 to
; Sortridge Consols, 12s. to 136. ; Stray Park, 30
to 31; and Tolvadden, 3 to }.
Great Northern Copper (South Australia) shares
continue in demand, and have been dealt in at jj to
prem. United Mexican remain fiat, and are
marked 44 to J. There have been transactions in
Bon Aooord at 4 prem.
A second dividend of ss. per share is payable on
the shares of the Vigra and Clogan Copper Mining
Company of Merionethshire on the 12th instant.