The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

T11:11111DAT WINTSIL
The English funds continue to creep up, the favour-
able ioflueoce exercised by the demand for invest-
ment and by the ease of the money market being
unoonnteracted by any adverse news of a political
character. Prices closed to-day at a further advance
of lt. 1 per cent. The current business continues
to be chiefly for money.
At Paris to-day there was no bourse, this being
Ascension-day. The Vienna bourse continues flat,
and the exchange on London has advanced to 12.31.
The premium on gold is at the same time quoted as
high as 32t percent., and that on silver 281 per cent.
At Frankfort, Austrian stock has again declined. At
Berlin, Russian stock has fallen I par cent.
Consols opened at 891 to I, and were last quoted
89:, for money and the 30th'inst. The official busi-
ness report is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols
for money, 891, 1, I, ; ditto for account, 30th
May, 89/, 1. Three per Cents. Reduced,
in 881, 14
New Three per
Cents., 881, 1,1, 1. Long Annui-
ties, expiring January, 1860, 31. Thirty Years
Annuities, October, 1869, 3 11-16. Bank Stock,
208. Threaand-a-lialf per C.ent. Exchequer Beads,
falling payable in 1858, 1001. Exchequer Bonds
were last quoted 991 to 1001, and Exchequer Bills
ss. to Bs. prem.
The new Thirty Years Annuities were dealt in at
161 and 16 7.16 per 11. The omaium we. first marked
Iprem., and had advanced at the close to 1 1-16 to
1 prem. The next settling day in the omnium is
fixed for the 21st inst., in anticipation of the pay-
ment of the instalment falling due on the 22nd.
Foreign stocks in some cases show an improving
tendency, including Mexican, Venezuelan, but more
especially Turkish. This last-named stock was
finally quoted 1 per cent. higher than yesterday.
Further quantities of gold were sent into the Bank
to-day.
The William and Mary has arrived from Portland
Bay, whence she sailed on Dec. 30, but is believed to
have no gold on freight.
At the indigo sales to-day there we. no alteration.
The Admiralty will receive teaders on the 22nd
instant for the supply of articles for horse transports,
comprising 3,000 horse hammocks and 3,000 halters.
The East ladle Company will receive tenders on
the 22nd instant for the conveyance of troops from
England to Calcutta • also for the conveyance of stores
from England to Madras.
The Admiralty have ordered the ships British Lion,
Wanota, and Tudor to be surveyed, preparatory to
being engaged for the conveyance of three regiments
of militia to Gibraltar.

The colonial wool sales continue to proceed with
gnat spirit. Prices are fully a penny per pound
higher than at the commencement of the sales, and
Wedoesday's sale wee the quickest and most spirited
yet known. The great demand for the continent
tends very much to give tins animation to the
market.

The directors of the Grand Trank Railway Com-
pany of Canada have issued copies of the reports of
Sir C. P. Bossy, Mr. A. M. Ross, and Mr. S. P.
Bidder, the general manager. Sir C. P. Roney's
report is a most valuable and interesting document,
containing a great variety of practical information
bearing upon disposition and prospects of Canada. The
report of Mr. Bidder is referred to in another column.
The Victoria-bridge is very satisfactorily g.
AU the works also to the west of Mont are raidly
prellsedletso that by September next there will
probably 880 miles of the line open for traffic.
On the other band the directors have thought them-
selves entitled to appeal to the government to put
them on the same footing as other railways in Canada
as to the proporition ot advance in government de-
bentures, and they expect, in consequence, a further
subsidy of 900,0001. government bonds, which will
enable them to stimulate the works on the whole line,
and expedite the completion of this great under-
taking.
At the annual meeting of the Provincial Bank of
Ireland proprietary, held to-day, a dividend at the
rate of 8 per cent. for the past year, together
with a bonus of 11. per share, was declared. The nee
profits for the year ending March, 1856, were
81,6981. The undivided profits at that date were
182,2181. _ _ _

The London and North Western Railway Company
will receive tenders till the 4th June for the supply
of stores for the year ending June, 1858.
Shares in the Lake Constance and Beale Railway,
on which the last two calls are unpaid, are to be for-
feited on the 31st May.
A special general meeting of the London and
Blackwell Railway Company is called for the 29th
inst., to consider a pending in parliament.
_ _

Most of the Australian land companies' shares
showed an upward tendency to-day. Bank shares
were firm. 11le stock of the Chartered Bank of Asia
was better. Royal Mail Steam shares again roes 11.
Crystal Palace shares have advanced to 31 to 31.
East and West India Dock stock has been dealt in at
119 to 1 ; St. Katharine Dock at 80 to;; and Gene-
ral Screw Steam at 141.
Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published :
1855. 1854.
London and North Western £54,821
Lancashire and Yorkshire 19,101
London and South Western 13,427
London and Brighton
Midland
OreatWestern
North Eastern
South Eastern
Great Northern 20,118
Chester and Holyhead
Manchester, titteMeld, sad

Liao°Lugar. -
8,668
last
Bastets Norfolk, It

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Bassin Usisi 22,137
Mai owl intuit
ixerat tltll Crediton l6B
!Jhrepeldre Union B9l
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction
Manchester & Bouthlnaction 638
Newcastle and Carlisle
East Lancashire 6.149

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19,048
12,996
11,382
26,481
22,464
28,308
16,142
18,089

7,667
7t6

21,746
6,661
118
Bu 3
4,881
716
3,060
6,326

Czford and Worcester 3,302 .... 2,810
These figures show the following !aggregate results:
Total No. of miles Average receipt
receipts. open. per mile.
1855.... £275,674 .. 4,396 .. £62 14 2
1854.... 266,631 .. 4,266 .. 62 10 3

The receipts for 1865 of the Great Northern Com-
pany, and those for 1854 of the Birkeahead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Company are increased by Cheater
Races. The above aggregate comparison exhibits no
striking difference.

The returns on Scotch lines are as under :

1865. 1864.
Aberdeen
Caledonian
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South Western
Scottish Central
Dead** and Perth 839 .... 848
Groat North of Sat Lad

Total
The Irish ratans are:

Belfast and &Hymns
Belfast and County Dam.
Cork and &Gift
Dahlia and Heart Juana.
Oren Swam indWeedoen
Dobbs and Wink ow
Dulls and Drogheda
Cook, Blackroek. and Passage
Leadeaderry and Enniskillen
Londonderry and Coleraine

1866.
£827 ....
238 4400
270 04,00
906 ....
4412 ....
1,613 ....
173 ....
842 ....

Total

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

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The English Stock Market has experienced a far-
ther rise of k to I per cent. to day, and throughout
the Stock Exchange an improved feeling prevails.
Consols are firm at 891 to 1 for many and the 30th
int.; The Three per Caste. liselsosd hays boa dusk

(THREEPEI‘CE.

in at 881 to I; the New Three per Cents., at 881 to,
Beak Stack at 208 ; Exchequer Bills at be. to
prem.; and India Bonds at 20s. prem. The °malaria
has advanced to 11 to 11 prem.
Foreign stocks are firm, nod in several
better, especially for Venezuelan and Granadian
ferred Bonds. Turkish, after rising to 781,
declining to 77f, is now quoted 77f to
Mexican is quoted 201 to 211; Spanish _
[erred Three per Cents., 181 to f ; and Russian
Five per Cents., 98 to 100. Venezuela Active Bond.
have been dealt in at 30 to 31; Granada Deferred
at 71 to 71; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at
631; ditto Four per Cent. Certifs. at 92; Spanish
Old Three per Cents. at 371 ; the Commit-
tee's Certifs. at: 41 per cent.; Sardinian at
Eqnsdor at 4; and Brazilian Four-and-a-Half
Cents. at 953.

THURSDAY EVIIIIINIL
A good business has been done to-day in British
mining stocks. Several descriptions are firmer, in-
cluding West Caradoo, North Wheal Basest, Alfred
Cowls, and Tincroft. There are also inquiries '
South Frances, South Buser, North Baseet,West B
set, South Caradoo, Tiocroft, Alfred Console, North
Robert, Herodsfoot, Sortridge Cocoas, and Vale
Towy.
The gold mining shares exhibit no alteration.
Santiago and South Australian Mining shares •
flatter.

At a meeting of adventurers in Wheal Trehana
decl
held to-day, a dividend of Ss. per share (5121.)
ared.

At the meeting of the Craigwen Mining Associa-
tion to-day, it was resolved to di*solve the company,
and sell the lases and materials by auction.

THIS DAY.—Two o'Crocx.
The gold mining shares remain quiet. Agna
and Great Nugget Vein shares are quoted 1 I
Colonial Gold, I to f ; and Nouveau Moade, 1 to
Australian Agricultural Cram are better, and
widely quoted 30 to 30, owing to an indisposition
sell. Poet Rim have advanced to 2& to 3}; North
British Australasian are quoted dis. to par.
United Mexican shares have been dealt in
to 6i ; and Clarendon Miaing at i dis.