The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

TUESDAY ZYNXIIIIi.
The English stock market opened flatly, and a
farther decline of 4 per cent. was fora time eats-
bibbed ; but a recovery subsequently set in, and the
stain quotations were to 1 per cent. higher than
those of yesterday. The news of the impending re-
opening of the bombardment of Sebastopol has im-
orted a firmer feeling, which was increased in the
arts; noon by to-day's rally at Paris. Business was
Waal'..
At Pena' to-day the French funds closed at a reco-
very of Ito steer cent. The other continental stock
markets are steady.
amok were quoted 911 to ii in the morning, and
demi at 91 9-16 to 11-16 ex dir. for the 10th July.
The official business report is a follows:—Three
per Out. Consols, for account, 100 July, 911, 1,
p I, ex div. • Three per Cents. Redwood, 911, 921,
921; New Three per Cents., 921, 1, ; Long An-
nuities, expiring in Janus/ 1860, 31,4 I Bank Stock,
210/, 211; Three-and-s- alt per Cent. Exchequer
Bonds, falling payable in 1859,1011.
Omnium has recovered to 41 to S put& The in-
stalment of 10 per cent. on the loan, falling due to-
day, had no influence upon the money market, having
been in great part paid in anticipation. Money con-
tinues Tel y easy.
The March Exchequer Bills were dealt in at 18s.
to 21s. prem. ; and the June bills at 14s. to 17e.
prem.
In the foreign stock market the chief feature was
a renewal of active operations in Turkish, which
ranged between 811 and 821, and closed at 82 to 1,
or per cent, higher than yesterday. Rumours
are freely circulated with reference to the
impending loan for Turkey. Other stocks were
steady.
The foreign exchanges this afternoon exhibited no
alteration of importance. The favourable tendency
of the exchange at Vienna on London is not fully
responded to on this side.
The demand for gold to-day for exportation to the
Continent was but slight.
Th. drain of silver to the East continues. The
Indus, which is to leave Southampton for Alexandria
to-morrow, has on board specie and bullion to the
value of no less than 369,3841., of which 19,7191. is
in gold, and 349,6651. in silver. The particulars of
this large shipment are annexed, viz.:—To Alexan-
dria: Gold, 17,9001.; to Bombay, silver, 181,9171.;
to Ceylon, gold, 1,3001. ; to Madras, gold, 2191., and
silver, 7131. ; to Calcutta, gold, 3001., and silver,
167,0351. The Tagus has also taken out 31,9851. in
sucie to Lisbon and Cadiz, and the Tyne 5001. to the
West Indies.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 21st
instant for the hire of steam-vessels to convey about
25 officers and 600 men of the Foreign Legion from
Heligoland to Folkestone. The ships most be ready
not later than the 26th inst.
The Union Bank of London advertise the opening
of their Temple-bar Branch Office on Monday, the
2nd July, having taken temporary premises at No.
200, Fleet-street.
At the meeting of the South Australian Banking
Company to-day a highly satisfactory report was
presented, and a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent.
aeolared, besides an appropriation of 10 per cent. to
the reserve fund.
It appears from the report presented at the
annual meeting of the Scottish Widows' Fund and
Life Assurance Society, recently held at Edinburgh,
that during the year 1854 the company's realised and
accumulated fund bad increased by 115,3541., and
amounted on the 31st December last to 2,802,1401.
The annual revenue has increased by 22,1681., and
amounted to 373,9011. The claims from deaths
during the year (including bonus additions) are
stated at 204,0881. whilst the policies passed and taken
up by the proposers during the same period repre-
sented assurances to the extent of 455,8771. This re-
port was regarded as highly satisfactory, and una-
nimously adopted, and a cordial vote of thanks was
passed to the directors and officers of the society. This
institution, which is constituted by special act of
parliament, has been founded forty years, and is a
strictly mutual society, the whole surplus belonging
to the assured.
The further consideration of the projected arrange-
ments between the Chester and Holyhead and Lon-
don and North Western Railway Companies is to be
adjourned, pending the decision of parliament upon
the bill for improved communication between Eng-
land and Ireland.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. advertise the
half-yearly dividends on Russian sterling Four-and-
a.Half per Cents. • the Maryland State Loans; South
Carolina Sterling Bonds ; Canada Debentures; Boston
City Sterling Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Bonds;
Eastern Railroad of Massachusetts Five per Cent.
Bonds ; and Virginia State Sterling Five per Cent.
Bonds. The half-yearly interest on the Buffalo,
Brantford, and Ooderich Railway Company's Bonds
is also advertised.
Australian Land shares to-day were in several
cases flatter. The stock of the English, Scottish,
and Australian Chartered Bank was more inquired
for. The shares of the new Bank of Loudon have
risen to 2to 3 prem. Those of the City Bank re-
main steady at 41 to 64 prem. Royal Mail Steam
shares were quoted higher. The preference shares
of the Crystal Palace Company were flatter, at
9-16 to 11-16 prem., whilst the original stock remains
dull at 3to 34. Netherlands Land shares were dealt
in at 2to 21(51. paid); Oriental Ow, at 4 prem.;
Peninsular and Oriental, at 624 to lex div. ; ditto
New shares, at 21 to 3 prem.

LONDON COURSE OF BECHANGB.--Jumg 19.
BIDS mod K. Mosey.
71m. Prioom eigollated Ma day.
Amsterdam' per £ll Mamba lIL 194tv. ... 116. 191 m.
Ditto
Rotterdam'
35fr. 354). ... 25tr. 406
Antwerp
laromela .—..- „ „ Mfr. Oa ... 2Str. 400.
Ember' Red aaaaaaa „ „ Item. 'MILL Exima. 51 M.
SS
St. Poterobarg par ruble
~
Parks ........ par i n'ott 15:10a. ... 2Mr. ksa.
Ditto ,, II Months 25fr. 31501. ... SEG 3.5 e.
Kamilla.
Praaktorme.ths.llM par SIO INA kr. ... 1130. kr.
Vistula (teartiva) psi d " In. Mr. ... I2L 20kr.
Trivet* ..
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Feebie' 90 perms ... 49 pesos
Madrid
Ordla . 0 50 mos ... 49 pesos
BUM- . 0 50 pomp ... 49 peas
Seri
0 „ 10 penes ... 4 pima
Zr....:...........„::::
__ 0 0 SO pima ... 49 pease
0 50 pesos ... 49 pem
. - Mr. 900. -. Spf. IS&

Lagbarn Mr. 40a.
Orme
pot divot „ 441 paws
pir mice " 121 owe
dens, „ pesos
milrellit dare data Pews
53i pew
tee paean

43e.
... 441 pence
1311 plass
• 1311 pesos
• et i pesos
11.31 penes
▪ 4$ pesos

:4 ow York

THIS DAY.—Tivo o'CLoci.
The English stock market to-day is firm, and prices
are again quoted a shade higher. Consols are quoted
911 tot ex div., for the 10th July,. and have ex-
perienced scarce:3r the slightest venation through.
out the morning. The Three per Cents. Ite-
duced have been dealt in at 921 to 1; the
New Three per Cents. at 921 to / ; Bank Stock,
at 210 to 211; the New 30 years' Anne. at 16 15-16;
Exchequer Bonds, 1858, at 101 to 1011; the March
Exchequer Bills at 18s. to 21s. prem. ; ditto June, at
14s. to 17a. pram. ; and India Bonds at 275. to 28s.
prem.
In the foreign stock market business has been
almost entirely confined to Turkish, which has
ranged between 82 and 82t, and is now quoted
821 to 83, or about 1 per cent. higher than it
closed yesterday. The only other stocks in which
transactions are recorded are Russian Five per Cents.
at 991; and Belgian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. at
94 (exchange. 250 Mexican remains nominally
quoted 211 to 22; Spanish Deferred Three per
Cmts., 181 to 1; and Russian Five per Cents., 99 to
101.