The Press.
London, England, 1856-10-04 00:00:00

there five and a half per cent., and they are giving four and
three quarters for money left on call.
The specie imports daring the week, including some
arrivals to-day, amount to 599,6431. About 32.0,0001.
have been sent direct to the Continent, indepen-
dently of the supplies sent from the Bank, which there
is good reason to believe are not much short of 200,0001.
Large amounts are, however, due from Australia. The
export of silver to India and China by the packet leaving
Southampton to-morrow was, ten days ago, estimated at
1,250,000/. The scarcity upon the Continent, and the
high value of it there, have, however, produced a demand
in this country promising more profit than can be made
by sending it to India and China, especially u the ex-
changes now stand ; and, consequently, this estimate
proves to have been considerable in excess of the actual
export. It amounts to 778,7631. The following table
shows the several amounts of silver and gold, and their
respective destinations by this mail:—

Alexandria
Bombay
Ceylon
Madras
Calcutta
Penang
Singapore
Hong Kong
Canton
Shanghai

GOLD.
.. £l,OOO ..

• • 1,393 • •

.821

600

Sx Lys it.

tio,sao

106,150
11,190
50,540
159,807
59,771
358,042

Total Gold .. £3,719 Total Silver £775,050
Add Gold 3,713

Total Export • • • • £778,763
The whole sum taken out by the last packet amounted to
835,2031., of which 808,5701. was in silver ; consequently
by the present departure less gold is now leaving these
shores by 23,0191., and less silver by 33,5201. The com-
parative aggregates taken to China are :
Barri:miss 4.
.6202,701
30,662 ..

Hong Kong ..
Canton • •
Shanghai ..

249,371

Ocrom 4.
1359,807
58,771
358,042

£442,734
Deduct ..

£576,620
4R2,734

Increase in October .. 493,886
English Securities, owing to the circumstances which
have influenced the Money Market, have undergone
considerable fluctuations during the week, any occasional
tendency towards high prices being counteracted very
speedily by depressing anticipations. The market, there-
fore, has been difficult " to read," and its disposition to
oscillate has been the cause of the absence of business.
There has, however, been a good deal of money selling,
as might be expected, from the interest which could be
obtained by the temporary employment of capital else-
where. The closing prices of Consols last Fnday was 93f
to for the October account, and they have been as low
as 92. The range of fluctuation has, therefore, been
nearly one and a half per cent. during the week. Last
night they closed at 921 to j, prices having decidedly im-
proved yesterday upon the Bank deciding that for the
present discounts shall remain at five per cent. This
morning the opening price was 93 to it, and soon after-
wards they improved to 93* to I; but in the afternoon
there was a reaction, and eventually they left off at 9'.4 to
1, which was the closing price last night. After regular
hours they declined to 921 to f, closing flat. The fluctua-
tions of the day were rather considerable. Opening at
nearly one-half per cent. higher than last night, they left
off one-eighth lower. This unfavorable turn was attributed
to anticipations of a bad Bank return. The better prices
of the morning arose from an advance of one and a half
per cent. in the French Three per Cents. upon the Paris
Bourse yesterday ; and the reason these better prices were
not maintained was a reaction on the Paris Bourse today
to the extent of one per cent. An advance of one and a
half per eent. in the Rentes under present circumstances
would be significant of imororing prospects. There is,
therefore, no wonder that it caused a temporary sensation
in our market. These changes arose, we are told, from a
report upon the Bourse that the financial position of the
French Government was so strong as to enable it not only
to carry on next year with its ordinary income, without
having recourse to loans, but that its present means
were sufficient to justify it in postponing the payment
of the loan instalments now just due until January next.
The Moniteur's silence on these subjects this morning
naturally threw doubt upon both these anticipations,
hence the fall. _ _ _ .

Exchequer Bills have declined sa. since our last, owing
to the urgent demand for money. The present premium
is 7s. to 11s.

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Foreign Securities are, upon the whole, lower than this
day week ; but there are no features about this market
that call for special notice except to say that it remains
as dull as ever.
Railways have been variously affected by the vicissi-
tudes of the general market. There is no great change
from last week, although the fluctuations in the shares
principally dealt in have been equal to those in Consols.
These securities, however, remain in a sensitive condition.
If money rises in value, present prices can scarcely be main-
tained ; but. on the other hand, if no change takes place
in it, and there is moderate steadiness in the supplies,
an advance is not improbable, particularly in the better
paying stocks.
Joint-stock Bank Shares continue dull and heavy.
Those in the new undertakings show no recovery.
Miscellaneous Shares have been inactive. Canadian
Land have been down to 103 ; but now they are 110 to 115.
The Ceylon Railway Company have secured a guarantee
of sin per cent. from the Legislative Council of the island;