The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-02 00:00:00

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20,0001 25 AustralLa Agricultural.
12,5001 20 Aminlvalan Pacific Main
50,000, 10:Australian Royal
33,0001 15Berlin Waterworks
M Britian American Land
111.000 0, BriLkOolAto. lied. Co.
5,915 100.0mada.
Do.tipmet..lan.aulluly
200,000 IPystal Palace
30,0001 11 Do. Preference
180,000, 4Crystal Palace of Prance.
60,0001 1 'Dust= Iron Ora
110,0001 9) astern Steam
28,040' 23 ,Electric Telegrapb
20,040, 15 pateral Son. NaMption
20,Gaseral8.11.8itippueg Co.
11,0001 201 rich Beetroot linger
10,0001 101111Minerramen Elect-T(1
20,000 10 Mexican k M.Americaa
50,000 1 Notional IPatat.Stro. Feel
50,0001 10 Netherlands Land ... . .
73,0001 2 N.B. Wake Coal& Inter.
1 Slam Navigation Co
I,Nortit Brit. Australasian all
1101Nort2 of Europa Steam l2g
5 PrellikarLandkltineral all
50' Panama/sr kOrlimit.l3tot. all
2fortland Iron Mm amy all
100:Royal Mail Steam SO
I. Scottish Auatr.lnverm
11 Do. Now
25.110uth Australian Lad 25
1 entinerine Tem. Scrip an
1' Do. Do. Itagirtetedl all
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20,000
50,000
14,310
100,003
100,000
11,700
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MINTING APPOINTMENTS.
Addit:aud fixtures received vine* (Air lest publkatios:

West Kent, Tuesday, EdettiZtlifei-Prklay. Psnaburst—at half past
10.
Pytehley, Tuesday. &akalit Wednesday, Braybtook; Saturday,
Roelnagtapt—at a quarter to 11.
Sisninipcn, Tuesday, Amplefonh ; Saturday, likiplantb—at halt.
past 10.
Lord Southampton's, Wednesday, Plumpton Wood; Thursday,
Whitfield ; Saturday, Ranslore Park—at 11.
East Susses, Tuesday, ailley.green ; Thursday, Whits Bart, Cats-
field (to finish the season)—at hall•peat to.

AI:STRIAN FINANCE.—It LI inpposed in political
circles at Vienna that the mission of Field Marshal Delon-
feld to London relates to a loan of 60 millions of florins,
which the new finance minter, Baron de Brock, has, it is
said, proposed to contract abroad. The Weser Galata
in mentioning the subject, states that to this sum will be
added another of 20 millions, to be employed in with-
drawing from circulation the paper-money issued by the
Bank.

SWITZERLAN D.—A letter from Berne of the 27th, in
the Piedmont... Gazette, announces that the Federal Coun-
cil of Switzerlan4 has ratified the convention of Milan,
which had been ratified by the Grand Council of Ticino
on the 23rd.

SPALV.—MADRID, MARCH 30.—The Government
will make the bill for restraining the national gaud • Ca-
binet question. The committee is favourable to the bill.
M. Pacheco's gracious reception as Ambusadorfrons Spain
by the Pope has produced an excellent effect here.
The Tagus arrived at Southampton on Saturday,
with the India and China mail. Her dates are—Alexandria,
March 10; Malta, 16; Gibraltar, 23, and Lisbon, 26th.
106 pauengers were on board of her. She encountered a
constant succession of strong gales and bad weather. Be-
tween Alexandria and Malta she experienced lightning,
heavy thunder, and bail. She was obliged to put into Lis-
bon for coals. H.M.S. Vengeance was at Gibraltar, bound
for England ; aloe the Heels. The Meander was at Lisbon,
and the Cyclops sad Triton were at Malta.
GLOUCESTER ELECTION.—OLOUCESTER, MARCH
31.—Mr. W. P. Price, who accepted the Chiltern Hundreds
la order to relieve himself teem any disabilities he had in-
curred in consequence of the extensive firm of timber mer-
chants of which he Ise member having constructed the tents
for the soldiers in the Crimes, was re-elected for this city
without opyesition this morning. Au address to the electors
had been issued by Mr. Trotter, a gentleman resident in
the city, but be was withdrawn. On Wednesday a requisi-
tion to Sir Charles Napier weegot up, and signed (it is
lain) by NO electors ; but the friends of Mr. Price having
communicated with the gallant admiral, he refused to come
forward. _ _

71E11.11R PROM MISS NIGIITINGALE.—This re-
spected lady in writing to • gentleman in ',the neighbour-
hood of Bedford, in acknowledgment of the gift of 1,000
prayer book., recently transmitted to Scutari, aye :—" We
have less fever, and the deaths have fallen to 20; now that
the windows can be opened we trait the fever will abate—
indeed the convalescents are become numerous. The loss
by frosted feet has beta severe, but with this exception there
are scarcely any wounded in hospital. We have 13 nurses
and sisters ill, but thank God none have died, though some
will be incapacitated from further duty. It is calculated
1 in 5 of the men read, and • great many books are now
circulated amoeg them, as well religious as entertaining.
The Sanitary Commission has arrived, from which we
expect great benefit to the !attire health of these hos-
pitals."
Loss OF LIFE BY Film—Elizabeth Pugh, lodg-
ing at a grocer's, 68, Conduitstreet, Foundling Hospital,
was burned to death at nine o'clock last evening, by, it is
supposed, her clothes taking fire, while she was in the act of
lighting • candle to get to bed. She was wed over eighty
and very deaf; is said to be of easy circumstances and of
most charitable disposition. An inquest will be held to-
Morrow evening at 68, Conduit-street, where the body now
lies.

ATTEMPTED MUEDER.—At half-put four o'clock
yesterday (Sunday) morning a well-dressed yonng man
was apprehended at a bonze of ill fame in Upper Fitzroy.
street, Fitzroy square, for having discharged a pistol, loaded
with a bullet, at Sophia Dudley, the ortansible keeper of
the house.. He gave his name to the constable u Mr.
Smith, from Manchester, and observed a strict silence
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when questioned by the constable on duty, and in,
presence of Mr. Inspector Cheekley, who was at
the station at Clark's Buildings, George-street, St.
Giles. It appears that the young man, who seems
to be about 25 years old, stout, of short stature, and of
dark complezion, went into the house at Fitzroy-street in
company with a women of the town, who, it is said, quar-
relled with the landlady, whoa the young man now in the
hands of the authorities drew a pistol out of his pocket and
Sled, but happilyged missed the mistress of the house, the ball
kering lod la the print well. He had ea hie penis
a geld waWb sad mug whoa samated.

Very little business was done in the foreign stock
market, and prices were steady. Turkish showed
marked firmness, and closed at 80a to a. Granada
Deferred Banda continue to meet with inquiry, and
have touched 7. Business is marked in the Cuban
Seven per Cent. Bonds issued in favour of ,the Ma-
tanzas and Sabanilla Railway at 971 to a. At
3 o'clock Russian Five per Cents. were quoted 99
to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 89 to 91.
The imports of the precious metals this week have
been only moderate, compared with the enormous
arrivals reported during the last month. This is
partly owing to the prevalence of easterly winds,
which keep out vessels homeward bound from
Australia. Our list includes the undermentioned
arrivals, viz.: 3,000 ounces of gold, by the Retriever,
from Africa ; 1,600,000 dollars by the Canada, from
New York; 213,000 dollars by the St. Louis, from
the same port; and two packages of bullion, by the
Ravensbourne, from Antwerp. The total value of
these arrivals is probably about 375,0001.
The Custom-house statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London during the week
comprises a total value of about 77,0001., of which
only 50 ounces were in gold, despatched to Boulogne.
Of the silver, 235,069 oz. in bars, and 69,755 oz.
in coin, were sent to Hamburg, and the remaining
few hundred ounces to Belgium and Boulogne. The
Madrid has also taken out about 70,3771. to the
Peninsula.
The total ascertained shipments of the week are
thus raised to about 147,0001.; half of which is
known to have consisted of silver.
The Australian advices, received by the Overland
mail, mention the sailing of several vessels with gold
on freight. We, therefore, annex a list of the specie
and bullion remittances known to be actually on the
way from Australia to the mother country :
_ . _ Gold on boanL

Name. From. Sailed. Denise..... Specie.
Anglesey Melbourne Jan. 25
Constance Melbourne Jan. 50
Charlotte Anne Melhonrne Jan. 1t
Hannah ...... Sydney Dee. 14
Aram Launceston Dec 28 1,432 . 16,000
China Sydney Dec. 1
John Hallett Adelaide Nov. 25 226 ... 50,000
Vimetra Sydney Jan. 10
Victoria Adelaide Dec. 31 — ... 30,000

Total
The total value of these remittances may be stated
at about 354,0001. Besides the above, the following
vessels, most of which are believed to have gold on
board, are homeward bound—viz., the Irene, Fop
Smit, and Anne Forster, from Adelaide; the States-
man, from Melbourne; and the Lady Ann, from
Sydney.
The Admiralty have directed that her Majesty's
steam vessels Falcon and Ariel, from Portsmouth,
and the Rosamond, from Devonport, shall be des-
patched to the chops of the Channel for the relief
of the homeward•bound vessels detained by the
easterly winds.
Letters for Melbourne, if posted in London on the
evening of the 4th April, will be in time for convey-
ance per Marco Polo, which sails from Liverpool on
the morning of the sth.
The Admiralty received tenders to-day (Saturday)
for the conveyance of about 400 tons of wooden build-
ings for civil hospitals, to the Bosphorus, to be con-
veyed ii sailing vessels from any one of the following
ports, viz., London, Southampton, Liverpool, Bristol,
or Gloucester. _ _ _

The Emigration Commissioners have advertised for
ships to proceed respectively to Portland Bay and
Sydney, and to be ready to receive passengers be-
tween the 17th and 23th of May.
The advicea from the Mauritius are to the 18th

January only (the telegraphic announcement of the
overland mail having erroneously stated the 18th
February). Freights to England ruled at 31. 10s.,
and shipping was scarce.
The following shows the total receipts of the
leading British railways since the beginning of the
current half-year, together with those for the corre-
sponding period of last year. The figures are taken
from the "London Weekly Railway Share List,"
published under authority of the Stock kxchange
Committee. It will be seen that, notwithstanding
the dulneu of trade, and the length and severity of
the winter, the aggegate receipts of the lines enume-
rated are fully equal to those of the corresponding
period of last year. The Caledonian shows the chief
increase, and the Brighton and South Eastern the
chief diminution :

1855. 1854.
Bristol sad Enter
Calsamiss
Choler sail Holyhead
East Eimeashire 58,330
Mideast and Olaegow
Glow, and South Western
Gnat Northern .
Gnat 111m4iman and Western 65,657
Groat West= 214,824
Unman and Carlisle 54,715
Linsiddre and Yorkebire
Lotion and North Western
London, Brighton, and South Cooed- 106,991
London snd South Western 127,746
Maatheeter, Sheffield, and Linooln.
shire
Midland
North British
North Eastern 307,831
Orford, Woromter, and Wolver-
hampton
South Eastern,

Total
From a list drawn up by Mr. Miller, of the Jeru-
salem Coffee-house, containing particulars of the
vessels which are preparing to enter outwards from
Gravesend for Australia during the month of April,
we compile the annexed particulars :
No. of Vowels. Tonnage.
For Victoria
„ New South Wales lO 7,648
„ Hobart Town 2,314
„ Launceston 2 826
„ Adelaide
„ New Zealand 6 4,627
~ Westora Assuan&

Total vessel
Compared with preceding menthe, these figures
show a steady falling-oft The otezeeponding state-

There is still little or no inquiry for the gold mining
shares. Ague Fria shares are quoted to i ; Nouveau
Monde, 2- to 2 ; Colonial Oold, to 4; and Great
Nugget Vein, 2 to 2-all per share.
Australian Agricultural shares have fallen 11., being
quoted 29 to 30; Peel River are called 21 to 3;
North British Australasian, dia. to par; and
Scottish Australian Investment, gto prem.
Santiago shares have been dealt in at 7 ; United
Mexican at 62 to 62 ; Australian Mining at 14 to .1 ;
National Brazilian at 22; Fortuna at I prem.;
Linares at 74 to ez div.; ditto, B shares, at 2! to
24 prem.