The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-09 00:00:00

Two ()Timex.
There is still a strung feeling of uneasiness hang-
ing over the stock market, owing to the uncertain
position of the Cabinet, and though the tendency of
the money market, in conjunction with the payment
of the dividends now in progress, is so decidedly in
favour of prices, any upward movement receives a
speedy check.
At the commencement of business this morning
a decided decline was noticed on yesterday's improved
rate, Consols being first called only 97 to '!. With
the appearance of the government broker, however,
who invested in this stock at 971, a stimulus was
given, and prices, after again receding, are now sup-
ported at yesterday's clueing range of 97Z to 1,
both fur cash and the 16th. The business report in-
cludes: Three per Cent. Consols, 97, 1, 97; ditto for
account, 97, Three per Cent. IL:duced, 97Z, 98.
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 99, 981, 99.
Annuities of thirty years, 1860, N. Bank Stock,
216!.
Exchequer Bills arc steady at their advanced price
of 68s. to 61s. prem., with'more business offering.
In India Bonds nothing is doing.
In the foreign stock market much buoyancy pre-
vails, and there is a general tendency to higher
prices. Occasion has been given by the arrival of
the Thames, which is stated to bring 81,000 dole.
on dividend account, and fuller advises from Mexico,
to a decided line of operations for a rise in
the bonds of this state, conducted by parties who are
usually enabled to forestall all others in their means of
information, and the price has gone up no less than
1 t per cent. 'Sardinian Bonds have also risen 1,
and Venezuela per Cent. Equador Bonds are like-
wise looking up, and the late improvement in Spa-
nish is pretty well maintained. To-day's sales are
as follows : Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Small
Bonds, 96. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., Wt.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 59; ex div.;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 91Z, 92.
Equador Bonds, 3t, Z. French Five per Cent.
Hewes 104 f. 25e. (exchange, 25f. 25c.) Granada
One-and-a-Half per Cents., 17. Mexicans, 241, 291;
ditto for account, 15th January, 291, ; ditto small,
291. Peruvian lkferred, 48, 471. Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 ex div. Sardinian
Five per Cents., 931, I, 1121. Spanish Active Five
per Cents., 21; ditto for account, 23Z ; ditto div.
from May, 1841, 231; ditto Passive, 5.1, 3; ditto
Old Three per Cents., 421 ex div.; ditto New De-
ferred Three per Cents., 18„, Z cx div. Venezuela
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., for account, 37, t.
The Thames brings in specie to the amount of a
quarter of a million sterling. On the other hand,
the Teviot, for the Brazils, will take out about
135,01a1/. in specie to-morrow ; but the tendency of
the movement remains decidedly in favour of im-
ports.
The market for American stocks this week is
steady, with a fair business doing. Present quota-
tions are reported as follows by Messrs. 1/. Bell, Son,
and Co.:

lentDat
ante. DlWends. Moe.
rnited Ot dee 3 per Ct. Bdu 1033 Jan. and Ju:y. 91 07.
Ditto, ti per CI. /Wu
Du. 6 per CI. do. 1505 Jas. and July. 108 y 109 t
Do. 6 pe- CI Stuck
Pennallvania S per Ct. Stock Feb. and Aug. 81J 824
tdareaahueetta S per Ct. litetaliag
B ,nda 1865 Ap. and Oct.. 108 !07
Alar.)land 5 per Ct. t•terllng Rd& Jan. nod July. ra 834
Canada 6 per Ct. Bonds 1874 Feb. and) Aug. 104 109
Banton t icy S Flt CI.
A deputation from the new committee of Spanish
bondholders, and including Sir John Fitzgerald, Mr.
Oliveira, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson, hail an inter-
view with Lord Granville, at the Foreign-otfice,yester-
day. They urged least strongly that the majority of
the English bondholders hurl out assented to the
terms, only one-tenth having as yet converted; and
that the Spanish people are opposed to confiscation,
while their interests lie in the maintenance of the
public credit, for the purpose of obtaining capital for
agricultural and other internal improvements.
The fuller accounts of the lose of the Amazon, with
the frightful sacrifice of life attendant upon the
catastrophe, were perused with painful interest in
the City, and much gratification was expressed when
it became known, late in the day, that a number of
the missing crew and passengers had been landed
at Brest. Tho Royal Mail Steam Packet Cora-
-1
pany, with commendable promptitude, have issued a
notice that the Avon will be despatched from South-
ampton, as an extra packet, for the West Indies and
Chagres, on Sunday morning next.
The amount of bills drawn by the East India Com-
pany on the respective presidencies of India, from
the 24th ult. to the 7th inst., is as followe :
hate of Exchange.
Bengal
'3' 1 c .
Madras 1per rupee.
Bombay nil 2s. Old. „

Total
The total amount drawn in the twelve months is
thus raised to 2,422,6141. 9s. lid.
The exchange at Paris on London was rather
better yesterday.
It has been stated that the Paris and Strasbourg
Railway Company will require the sum of 400,000 i.
over and above the share capital of 6,000,0(10/. ster-
ling, to ensure the completion of the line, and the
conclusion has been somewhat hastily arrived at
that the estimate of construction has been proved
wrong.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
18.12. 1861.
London and NorthWestem L 40,247 .... £42,010
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,210 .... 13,719
London and South Western 8,403 8,802
London and Brighton
Cheat Western
South Eastern
York and North Midland
Exeter and Crediton
Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 13,036 12,627
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,411 .... 1,386
Great Northern lO,OBO .... 6,843
Leeds Northern B6O 819
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Manchester, South Junction,
and Altrincham 622 .... 496
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 7,258 .... 6,133
Shropshire Union 5OB .... 403
Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port 223 185
Shrewsbury ;and Birtningnam 693 .... 633
Kindel and Windermere 169 .... 120
London and Blackwell
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction
Total £171,906 £161,809
The total receipts upon the corresponding lines
being 171,8041. this year; against 161,809/. in the
same week of 1831, the increase is shown to be
0,9951., or 6 per cent. The number of miles open
was in 18.52 3,804 j, and in 1861 3,7261, being an
increase of 1131 miles, or 3 per cent. The aggre-
gate average return per mile per week was in
1852 441. 14s. 141., and in 1831 43!. Si.. 4d., so that
the difference remains in favour of the present year
to the extent of I/. Go. 4d. per mile. These returns
must consequently be regarded as showing a steadyl
improvement. The decrease on the London and
North Western is chiefly attributable to the Great
Exhibition, which even at that early period was
exercising an influence on this line, the carriage of
materials for the building forming an important item
in the account.
The return per mile per week is subjoined:

1862. lB6l.
London and North Western £71.60 .... £81.13
Midland
Lane taliire and Yorkshire 62.68 62.76
London and South Western 34.40 36.03
Great Western
London and Dri:tidon
Smith Eastern
Bristol and Exeter