The Express. — 1864-10-15 (London, England)

BROWN: BCCKLIT, LSD CO.  Some excitement was caused last evening amongst certain of the members of the Stock Exchange through the return dishonoured of the cheques of a member of the establishment, given in payment for stock representing about 10,0001., which wu delivered yesterday at the settlement. It appears that the person in question has hitherto banked at the Alliance Bank, but his clerk yesterday morning opened an account at the Bank of London, and the whole of the cheques for the stock delivered are stated to have been drawn in the name of the principal upon the latter back, where the amount standing at the credit of the clerk was only 3001. The principal is stated to have disappeared. It is announced that Mr. Amandus Drosten, of Mark-lane, in the corn trade, has committed suicide in consequence of financial difficulties. His liabi— lities do not exceed about 6,000 L, but his assets reach only a few hundred pounds. It appears that Mr. Drosten has been carrying on accommodation hill transactions with Messrs. Groves and Todd, in the name way of business. Mr. Groves also put an end to his existence about a fortnight ago. A person who has been forging some bills was captured yesterday afternoon, and will be brought before the proper authorities. It has been sererMined so far that he made rise of the runes of Messrs. John Stuart and Co., of Manchester, &Da Messrs. Bramley Moore and Ca, of Liverpool, I The amount of the forgeries hia not tramp'  ' The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 228b41, over last year. The Commercial Bank of India, at its head quarters in Bombay, has declared • dividend foe the six months ending 30th June last, at the rate of 12 per cent., with a bonus of 3 per cent., making 18 per cent. per annum, and carried the sum of 22,3001. to its reserve fund. The halliyearly meeting of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company is called for the 4th November.  The subjoined report on the bullion market is from the circular of Messrs. Sharps and Wilkins : During the past fortnight but few transactioes of importance have taken place in any description of bullion for export. Bar silver, being unsaleable for fedi% has declared is value to ss. ld. per or. standard, while the late arrivals of Mexican dollars having exceeded tire requirements of the market, their price has fallen to is. 11pd. So long u the present oonditioc of the money market and the uncertainty se to the future prospects of cotton continue, but little improvement in the general tone of the market can be anticipated. A very considerable amount of gold just to hand from New York and California, will in all probability be sold to the Bioko( England in the coarse of the neat few days, than bolos no other demand. The quotations are u follow : Bar silver, 51. ld. per oz. std. doll. ; ditto containing 5 grains gold. sa. lid. per oz. std. doll. ; Mexican dollar; U. llid. ; United States dollars, 4s. 1111., nominal ; Chiliaa dollars, 4e. 111 d. ; Spanish Carole* dollars, sa. ; Spaniels. Ferdinand dollars, 54. ; five franc pieces, 4e. llgd. i bar gold, 775. Pd. per oz. std. ; ditto containing 20 dwta. (elver. 775. 10111. per oz. std. ; American eagles, 76e. Pid. per ca. std.: Baullisa gold coin, 77e. M. per or. std. ; Spud& doubloon*, 745. to 75e. per or. std , nominal ; patriot ditto, 73a. Pd. to 745. ditto ; quicksilver, 84 per bottle, &scout 3 per mat.  FRIDAY ivmss.  Consols, which closed yesterday at 88, " sellers," for the 10th Nov., opened this morning at 88j to 4, and after touching 84 to 1, closed at 88,3, to For money the last price was 881 to I. The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money, 84, 4, ; ditto, fee account, 883 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 861, ; New Three per Cents., 86g, 1,4, I, ; Annuities, 1885, 14 5-16 ; Bank Stock, 236; India Stock, 212; ditto, Five per Cent. Stock, 1044, 1034 ; ditto Bonds, Si. 12s. die ; Five per Cent. " °mimed" rupee paper, 100, 4. The India Five per Cent. stock was steady. India Bonds were dealt in at 12s. to Bs. die. The March Exchequer Bills remain at lls. to 6e. dis., and the June at 25a. to 15e. die.  Italian stock declined * per cent., and Russia's Bonds of 1864, ; but, with these exceptions, foreign stocks were firmer. Peruvian rose 1 per cent. ; Greek, * ; Mexican and Portuguese, ; and Turkish securities, 4to per cent. The shares of the financial companies were inquired for and firm. Loudon Financial and Imperial Mercantile Credit rose tia. Hudson's Bay shares were rather firmer, at 114 to 4, and Egyptian Trading at /to / prem. National Discount shares were buoyant, and rose IL., closing at 81 to 94 prem. Joint Stock Discount were slightly better at par to prem. The closing quotations are annexed, viz. : International,'l4 to 1* prem.; General Credit, 2* to prem. ; London Financial, 64 to 7 prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit (amalgamated), lt° I* prem. ; and Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englaad (amalgamated), 24 to 2/ prem. Victoria, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Government Debentures were in better demand.  United States 5-20 Bonds have risen to 47i to aSi. . . . .  The emigration commissioners have taken up tile ship Himalaya for the conveyance of passengers from Glasgow to Sydney.