The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-24 00:00:00

FILIALY Emmy&
The leglish stock market to day was again ex-
tremely quiet, and scarcely even a fractional varia-
tion occurred in prima. Consols remained stationary
at 1001 to: for money, and 1001 to 1 for the account
of the 19th August. The official business recorded is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
1004, ; ditto for account, 1004; Three per Cent.
Iteduoed; 101, i ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 1041, 106 ; Three per Cont. Annuities, 1726,
391 t Long Annuities, 1880, 6 15.16, 1 ; South Sea
Old Annuities, 100/ ; Beak Stock, 2281, 229.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted Is. lower
to-day, closing 7tis. to 78s. prem. The June bills are
worth 695. to 725. prem., and India Bonds 91s. to
945. prem.
In the foreign stock market there was a vast deal
of movement an Peruvian Bonds. Prices of these
stocks opened decidedly worse, and the Actives were
sold as low as 99, and the Deferred at 69. These
prices show a fall within the last three weeks of full
6 per ant. on the former and 9 per cent, on the
latter. Just prior to the close of business, however,
an influential broker made his appearance as a con-
siderable purchaser, and the Active Bonds rallied at
once to 103 ; but after the official hours were rather
washer again. Mexican New Bonds were steadily
F:tat 251 to I. Spanish and Granada Bonds
ade 11a. Danish Threes reached 82, and
e Fives 108, rates at which the return on an invest-
ment is 21.135. 2d. per cent. per annum on the former,
and 41. 12& 7d. on the latter. The day's transactions are
marked as follows:—Belgian Four-and-a-Half per'
Cents., 96. Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Small
Bonds, 102 ; ditto, New Five per Cents., 1829 and
'39, 1011, 4, 1. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 781.
Danish Three per Cents., 1825, 82; ditto, Five per
Cents., 108, 1071, 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 631, 1. Granada One-and-a-Half per Cents.,
ex Dec., 1849, Coupon, 211, 21; ditto, Deferred, 9.
Mexican Now Three per Cents., 25?, 1. Peruvian
Actives, 99, 1001; ditto, for account, 30th July, 100,
991, 1001, 103 ; ditto, Deferred Three per Cents., 60,
59/, 601, 59, 601, 611. Russian Five per Cents.,
1191 ; ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1031,
Sardinian Five per Cents., 941, 95. Spanish Pas-
sive Bonds, 6 ; ditto, New Deferred Three per Cents.,
214, 1. Venezuela Deferred Bonds, 161.
The rai&pllansous transactions comprise Colonial
Bank shares, at 151 ex. div.; Commercial of London,
291; London Joint Stock, 181, 1, 19; London and
Westminster, 33; Royal Australian BankizaarV,
Gold Importing, 4to prem. ; Eastern Stearn
with 2s. paid, 25.; General Steam Navigation, 29,
291, 29 ; Peninsular and Oriental, 85, 86.
The foreign exchanges experienced anotfier decline
this afternoon, particularly with regard to bills on
Amsterdam and Hamburg, which were sensibly
lower last post. The chief cause of this continued
downward tendency is the scarcity of bills conse-
quent upon the limited shipments to those ports.
Short Paris wu • shade higher, at 25.25 to 271 ;
ditto three months, 25.45 to 50. Amsterdam marked
as low as 12.04 to 1 for three months' paper, and
Hamburg 13.81 to 9. For paper on Frankfort,
Austria, Rai), and Spain, previous rates were main-
tained. Lisbon was in demand at 531, but Oporto
' closed fiat at 63. The prices negotiated are as
follows:

itres.
Woes TO Prime asesUlUse.
Amsterdam rice lbet 112.19 ate.... ILL 194.tv.
kite„ 3 11aat0.126. ay.131. am
Solierdant
Homburg sod Alton „ " it NAL :lowa 9 „*.
Proakfort4o4l•4laisopor SIO „ 1203. jkx. ... MIL Ot,.
Views per „ 121. Okr. ... Ila. Ike.
125. Ike. ... 111. Cu.
'''' 7. 23tr. 4.3 e. sos.
„ 23Ls. 430.... 3.110300.
"""" 3.str. 45e. ... 136..306.
~ rift. I!.. 310.
sYmtlalitr. 430. ... lit Ms.
rift. 470. „. lit. ass.
'''''' , „ „ "so. 470. Ns.
„ IStr. Mks IMe.
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Genoa .
Leghwo
/.4=c, per dooms... pow
•
••••, " pre. 1344
Yemen& l34e poem ... 1130• a
pew.
per dense ~ 45 pens ... 40 pew
" „ 49, moo ... pros
• „ eh Pews 249 p
MN
„ 49 pew ... MOB
is peens ... OS moo
„ posse
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Ereorto ,, 09 IS peace .„ 03 ism
St. Petersham Poo 'obis $7 DOM $7
Much interest has been excited by th• aeoaffa red&
tire to Peru and the guano supplies paidislwila the
Express, aid a great deal of disessllsa has Was
with reference to the course that way le adepted,
as regards the Lobos Islands by the geweemet of
the United States, which appears, as wpm* by to
yesterday, to have dispatched special it. ..s to
its squadron in these waters. The paean as be-
tween Great Britain and Peru is now waded by the
virtual recognition of the claims of Pau by our go-
'truant, Lord Malmesbary having explicitly de-
eland that "however advantageous it might be to
head Bride to appropriate these islands, or declare
boa oosawa property, it is impossible for her Mo-
nt to violate international law for
tral falsest ;" whilst, in other communications
from the Foreign-office (the whole of which
may be found by parties interested on reference
to the Blue-book lately issued), the sovereignty of
Peru is distinctly admitted. We have reason to
believe that Mr. Abbot Lawrence, the worthy »pre.
mutative of the United States in this country, tales
the Name view of the question as her Majesty's go-
vernment. We understand that copies of all the
papers bearing upon the subject, including all the
correspondence with our government, were for-
warded to Washington by the Peruvian minister
through the United States embassy. It is well
known that whilst the controversy was being carried
on here, and whilst some degree of doubt may be
said to have hung over the matter, several Eighth
and American vessels sailed for Lobos with a duns
to loading guauo there, if need be, in MOO
of the Peruvian government. On this SSW
lion it was intimated by the repreonisidele
of Peen in this country and in the United hale,
that if any attempt of this dem:Ripka were wade.
the vessels would he seised and cos/sated, sad Os
crews roughly handled by the Perrin gormand&
Our government has already desiered it will not
take measures to protect the Eniliamen embarked
in this adventure, but it is highly phobia that the
government of thei United Stodge; ion alive to the
emergency, has &gashed hatraedins ta Its naval
edictal, enjoining then, without wieseeegingzz
violation of the :spades' whit Para bag
v•
to the guano trade, he rebel ihe prepsety
and perms of American edemas frith ear
vary harshness harshness on the part of Paw, the samegaises of
which might be serious embroilment between doe two
states. The example of (inset Britain in mp_doN
the Peruvian claim cannel MI to have
weight with the other wmeitine Oahe the world,
and it is highly iregreliable that the severaweat of
the United Ibikm wenn faddy Woe ielreetiose
spa • peke et so woe mem& It nay be as
wail, however, le draw attaathe M Ike het that the
aessants of the gratify of gads to he hod on the
Tabu islands hes ben grey woaradad. This will
be more clearly semi hew the saideied theimmeat of
'the three great pan deposits, as hid dm is the
amp instituted by the gemmed et Para:—
therrao. Dumdum area !NW/
, Swat
se
▪ Nato 49 Lobos... MO
▪ raw= es lies... IMMO
• rune *ea 1,192.310
7,i4107
Oieln Noilbant MOM* •
Ml6* IRMO. 9,915.089
• Ileationo 1•1994... 11.110.019
AM
Nor* „. D.„ Lobo do Morro— 4/%1191 •
Lslce 4. Terra SIMS so
0weg0.,...... 70,1110
$9.70• .."--

1770
Gibraltar
Barcrioria
Bilbao

Total 10w.... .............. ........ 17,1114,4 N
This statement shows how small is the quantity of
guano to be found on the Lobos Islands
owith the other vast deposits, the right to wmerheat