The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-25 00:00:00

RAIL WA YS.

Tills DAY.

Two o'CLoex.
The railway market to-day is extremely buoyant,
and prices now range higher than ever. The opera-
tions show a vast preponderauce of purchases, and
a great rise has taken place in Caledonians, Great
esterns, Lancashire and Yorkshires, North West •
erns, South Westerns, and Midlands, but the advance
is fairly distributed over the entire market.

MONEY MARKET .

THURSDAY EVENING._

As we anticipated, the effect of the French intelli-
gence has already nearly passed off the market. Ge-
nerally there is more disposition to contemplate with
calmness the attitude which the Legislative Assembly
is taking up against therresithlit, and all the security
markets were decidedly steadier, especially during
the latter part of the day. Some discussion has been
created by a misquotation of 1 per cent. in the price
of the French Four-and-a-Ilan' per Cent. Rentes, as
received by electric telegraph, and supplied to all the
London morning papers. The telegraph gave the
closing quotation at Paris yesterday at 100.45, the
real price lx ing 101.50. Owing, luckily, to the
price of the Three per Cents. being at the
same time given, no mischief was probably
caused by the error, but the carelessness of
the officials by whom the misquotation was supplied
ought to be visited with reprehension. In ordinary
times, a Mine quotation from l'uris might be suffered
to pass without notice, but during a period of poli-
tical excitement, the prices arc watched with the
utmost anxiety.
t'onsols opened to-day 1001 to Z cx die. for the
16th July, then advanced to 1001, and closed, as offi-
cially quoted, 1(814, the price after the regular hours
being called 100 Z to 5. The other stocks followed
the same movement. Bank Stock is very firm. The
official report of business embraces: --Three per Cent.
Consuls for the opening, 1001, ex div. Three
per Ceut. lteductd, 101:, 1, 1. New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 104!, 1,1, 5, 4. Long Annui-
ties, 1860, 6 15.16, ; ditto, 34; years, 1859, 64, 11-16.
Bank Stock, 224.
There was no change in the unfunded securities,
which, nevertheless, were rather freely dealt in.
Exchequer 'tills, March, are quoted 765. to 795.
prem.; ditto June, 695. to 725. preen; India Bonds,
Pitts. to 91s. prem.
Foreign stocks were generally steady. Buenos
Ayrean and Mexican arc looking up, and Brazilian,
Chilian, and Venezuelan are also good. On the other
hand Spanish and Dutch stocks were flatter, and the
downward movement in Austrian scrip has airly set
in, the price falling to 31 prem. There is but little
probability of the end fur which the scrip has been
pushed up to so high a premium being attained. To-
day's sales are as follows : Austrian Five per Cen t. Seri p,
-15, 3Z, 41, 3! prem. Austrian Five per Cent. Old
Bonds, 83 (exchange fixed at 10t1. per pound). Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents. 1011, 101; ditto Five per
Cents., 1829 and '39, 1011. Buenos Ayres Six per
Cents., 775, 785. Chilian Six per Cents., 1065.
Dutch 'Ewo-atid.a-lialf per Cents., ; ditto for
account, 30th June, 641, 65. Granada Deferred
Bonds, 10. Mexican Old Bonds, for account, 331 ;
ditto New Three per Cents., 27, 265, 275. I'ortu-
guese Concerted Four per ente., 385, 38. Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1035, 41. Spanish Old
'three per Cents., 491, 1; ditto New Deferred 'three
per Cents., 224, 5, 22. Venezuelan Three-and-a-
Half per Cents., tor account, 451, 441, 451, 45.
Australasian Bank shares were done in the house
to-day at 511; Union of Australia 45;; General
Steam Navigation, 291 ; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 87 ex div. ; Royal Mail Steam, 785; Ebro
Canalisation shares were quoted 3-16 to 5-16 prem.;
Crystal Palace, 1.16 to 3.16 prem.
Monday next, the 28th instant, has been appointed
settling day in the Stuck Exchange fur shares in the
Grand Junction Railway of France.
Dundee letters mention that the meeting of the
creditors of the Messrs. William Ferguson and
Sons, whose failure we noticed some days ago, had
been postponed. The winding-up is expected to be
less favourable than was at first anticipated, and one
correspondent estimates the ultimate dividend at no
more than Bs. in the pound, instead of 205., as at
first reported.
The business in United States Stocks and the esta-
blished railway bonds has been of only a moderate cha-
racter this week, and prices present little change. There
is some inquiry for :Maryland Five per Cent. Bonds,
and for Montreal City Six per Cents. at rather im•
proved figures. 'the latest quotations are thus re-
ported by Messrs. 1). Bell, Son, and Co. for transmis-
sion to America :
Betkemable. Diviikmes. Prices.
Called Stales 6 per Ct. Wm law Jan. and July 102' 1031 s. d
Do. 0 per CL du le6B Jan. ono July 107 108 s. d
Do. 6 per Ct. Stock 1867-1468 Jan. and July 10; z.
d.
Ditto ti per Cents ..... 1082 Jan. and July 1004 1011 1. d.
Near kjelo State 5 pet Cts. 1890-1160 Quarterly
Pommy mania S per Cl.
Ohio Wrier Cents .
Maseachuoetts 3 peret. Ster-
ling limes
Maryland 3 pivet.cter.llda — Jon. and July 97 VS
Vim!, is 0 per Cent. hoods 1,80 Jan. and July 974 991 z. d.
Kentucky 6 per Cent.
Terinemee 6 per Cent
Canada 6 per Ct. Deals
Boston C ity 3 per Cents 1839.1862 April and Oct. 94 95
Montreal Cloy 8 per Cents 1937-11115 Ip(ihcaPoa 86 87
Philadelphia and Wailing
Rail. ltd. 6 per Ct. Mort-
Moire Winds*. .
Nem leek and Erie Seven
per °into., lot mortgage 1868-1869 May and Nov. 10: 107
Ditto serf u per mint. 2nd
mortgage
Ditto Mien per Cents,Cano
eenible ..
!Bohm n Control nail per
Ct. Contertible
ChluCAntral Sewn per Cta lB6l Feb. and Aug. 90

The price of silver has attained a further advance.
The bar silver brought by the Magdalena from the
West Indies was sold this morning at ss. Old. per
oz. standard, being a rise of Id. on the price previously
reported. Some portion of it was taken for the
Continent, but the major part of it was absorbed by
the Indian demand.
An act has just been passed by the Congress of
New Granada by which the rivers of that republic
arc thrown open to the navigation of toreign steam
vessels under their own nags, subject only to the
charges and obligations laid on national vessels.
This concession will probably be of little importance
to British commerce, but it will lie regarded with
interest as indicative of the more liberal tendencies
of the legislature, and their wish to develop the re-
sources ot that valuable territory.
Tlie traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:

1562. 1851. 1850.
London and North Western 1:49,34/5 ..D59,010 ..L47,987
Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,657 .. 16,521 .. 16,068
London and South Western 13,797 .. 15.956 .. 14,032
London and Brighton
Orcat Western
Midland
South Eastern
York and Nay* Midland
York, Newest/tie, & Berwick 14,706 .. 14,578 .. 14,897
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,769 ~ 1,735 .. 1,472
Ureat Northern 10,833 .. 11,622 .. 3,382
North Stuttonlshire
Manchester, Huston, and
Matlock.
Manchester, Sheffield, and
I.incolioltire
Chester end li. lyhead
Shropshire Union 692 .. 613 .. 474
Kanter and Crediton
Bristol and Kanter
Leeda Northern 1,289 .. 1,285 .. 1,115
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
vcrliuntpion - ..
Kendal and Windermere
South Yorkshire and River
Bun 1,252 ..

773 .. 1,032

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'l'ho aggreguto results presented by these ve-
toing (taking only the corresponding lace), are as
follows:
Aggregate Number AVCrllftr
amount of miles receipt per
reeeivi il. open. mile.
1852 .... L2114;,23.1 3,7831 £54 10 1
18.11 .... 223,827 3,706 60 710
18A .... 193,831 .1,495 i 9 2

The comparison of the metropolitan lines is un-
favourable to the prtsent year, hut is readily ac-
counted for when we consider that the Exhibition
traffic at this time test year was t xtremely large; •
that the retina from the corresponding week of last
year likewise includes a portion of the Whitsuntide
traffic, kind that the pleasure traffic this year has as
yet attained no development owing to the unseason-
able weather. Several of the provincial hues exhibit

remarkably good "takes," especially the Midland
and Lancashire and Yorkshire. At this period of
WI the North Stattiirdshire Canal was stopped for
repairs.
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The return per mile per week is subjoined:
1862. 1861. 1866
London and North Western 4:91.79 .. 1113.97 „L 102.10
Liineashirc and Yorkmhirc 67 91 63.51 66.30
London and South Weatern —66.48 .. 65.32 .. 68.71
Great Webtt rn 7764 .. 134.64 142.63
London and Brighton 62.06 72.36 72.2.5
South Liu tl.lll 48 61 .. 65.1:2 .. 68.67
York and North Midland 27.31 .. 214.43 .. 32.29
Great Northern 48..52 .. 49.24 .. 23.64
Midland 43 9O .. 4612
Chi,ter and Holyhead 36 27 .. 35 55 11.74
liork,:Ni.wraiitle,und Berwick 48.29 .. 49.75 51.32
Bristol and liteter
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :

Aberdeen
Glatgow and South Wt rn
Caledonian
Seottiall Central
North brit iudi
The Irish returns are:

Belfagt and Ballymena
Ileila.l aryl County Down
Londonderry end Enniskillen
Cork and Bandon

Great ttauthern wed Westena

Ukter

Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dublin and Delfaat J unction

1&52. 1881.
;1,719 ....
1,0 .... 3,812
6,013
2,019 .... 1,800
3,8 i 9 .... 3,2111

18.52.
Lam ....
240 ....

THIS DAY.

300 ....

L.;79
2)

Ina
.5,113 .... 4.5!7

92$
....

1 S:1
87 . . . .

Two 'Mutes.
A further advance has taken place in the quota-
tions of the English funds, and the market for
all securities is extremely firm. Consols
have reached 100 Z, and arc now good, at
1001 to Z cx dlv. for the 16th July. The Three
per Cents. Reduced mark 1011 to ; the Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 104' tow ; Long Annuities, ;
Hank Stock, 223,1 to 1; Exchequer Hills, March, 765.
to 775. prem.; ditto June, 695. to 725. prem.
The business in the foreign house is by no means
active, but prices are firm. Mexican Bonds are
still rising. The old stock marks :33 to ' whilst
the new bonds arc now quoted 27 to Z. Spanish
Old Threes mark 991 to 11; ditto New Deteirol,
22 to 1. Venezuelan Actives, 441 ; ditto Deferred,
171. Granada Actives, 22. Austrian Scrip, :J1 to
4 prem.

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

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