The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

Two o'CLosx.
The chief movement in the Stock Exchange to-
day is in the railway share and foreign stock depart-
ments, in which the settlement of the account is in
A considerable amount of business
Itra7vlgFer been transacted in these two classes of
securities during the fortnight the requisite arrange-
ments occupy a larger share of attention on the part
of the dealers than is usually observeable. In the
English stockmarket the operations are of a secondary
character, but as they include further investments by
the National Debt Commissioners' broker, prices
have been steadily supported at yesterday's range.
The developement of the intentions of the new ad-
ministration is earnestly looked for, and speculation
meanwhile is almost at a stand-still in many depart-
ments of business.
Consols have been steady all day, at 971 to t, at
which latter fraction the government broker pur-
chased. The official business list embraces : Three
per Cent. Console, 971 1; ditto for account, 971, i.
Three per Cent. Reduced, 971, 98; New-Three•and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 991,1. Long Annuities, 1660,
71, 1-16 ; ditto 30 years, 1859, 6 13-16, 1. India
Stock, 260. Bank Stock, 2181, 219.
There is not much movement in the unfunded se-
curities. Exchequer Bills mark 60s. to 635. prem.,
and India Bonds, under 1,0001., 728., 715., and 735.

premium.
In the foreign house the business has been of
a varied character, though chiefly connected
with the settling, and the tendency of prices is
still in many instances:upward. The chief change
in prices is a small improvement in Granada
Deferred and Spanish, and an advance of 11.
in Peruvian Actives, and of no less than 21. in
the Deferred portion of the same debt. Sales
are recorded as f dlowi : Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., 96; ditto small, 961, 97. Danish Three
re Cents., 1825, 774. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 59 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 921.
Equador Bonds, 41. Granada, One-and-a-Half per
Cents., ex Dec.. 1849, Coupon, 21 ; ditto Deferred,
81, 4, I. Mexican Three per Cents., 1846,
33. Peruvian Five per Cents., 1849, 101 ; ditto
Deferred, 511, 52. Portuguese Four per Cents., 32 1,.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 89, 881. Spanish Active
Five per Cents., 24, 4, 231 • ditto for account, 16th
March, 24 ; ditto new Deferred Three per Cents.,
18!, ; ditto. Committee's Certificate of Coupon not
funded, 11 per cent. Venezuela Three-and-a-Quar-
ter per Cents., 361.
The railway traffic returns for the last week, now
publishing, are good. The following are given, is
addition to those which will be found elsewhere. The
Midland return is 20,5071. being 847/. more than in
the corresponding period of 1851 ; the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 15,6601. increase, 2,147L1
the Bristol and Exeter, 5,502/.—inerease, 27814
the York and North Midland, 7,1471. in-
crease, 3871.; the York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
13,0981.—increase, 7771. ; the Great Western, 14,4391.
—increase, 1,2451. • the Manchester, Sheffield, and
' Lincolnshire 6,336 l.—increase, 3261.
In the share market, arrangements for tho account
are being carried out. Rates of continuation were
generally light, and, indeed, backwardation pre-
vailed in some cases. The continuations were as fol-
lows yesterday afternoon :
London and North Westerns, 1 to 4.
Great Westerns, 1 to 4.
Midlands, 1-16 to 4.
South Easterns, 1-32 to 1-16 per share..
South \Westerns, 1-16 to per share.
Lancashire and Yorkshire shares were scarce, and
were last at a backwardation of 1. Great Needier's;
pmested the like feature, having been borr6wea.
freely.
Advises from Paris report that the exchange ea
London at short has risen to 25. 321 c., bullion re-
maining unchanged.
Joint-stock bank shares have been dealt in to a
fair extent during the week, and the tendency di
Rrices is favourable. Amongst others, London 'oink
btock are marked at a better figure. The sales
corded embrace :—British North American (501. paid),
49, 48 ; Commercial of London (201. paid), 244;
London Joint-Stock (101. paid), 181, 4,4; London
and Westminster (20/. paid), 291,1, ; Provincial
of Ireland (251. paid), 431, 421, 43, 421; ditto Now
(101. paid), 161, 16 ; South Australian (251. paid),
24; Union of Australia (251. paid), 351.
Dock shares are very firm, except London stock,
which, after rising to 1221 ex die.' has since become
more unsteady, marking 121, 1221, 121, and 1211.
East and West India stock has again risen 11., to
1481. Commercial stock is quoted 901; St. Katha-
rine, 811. Southampton Dock shares are better,
sales having been effected at 171 and 181.
Steamboat shares are quiet, at about former rates.
General Steam Navigation rule at 281 to 1; Penin-
sular and Oriental 69, 1, 70 ; ditt's, New (101. paid),
17, 1; Royal Mail Steam, 771, 78.
Insurance shares remain firm. Sun Fire hay

then 41., being now worth 213; and Alliance Ma-
rino are also higher, at 421. Equity and Law are a
trifle weaker, at 4-1.
Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the
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official : —Assam Tea Company, 9; ; Australian
Agricultural, 20; Australian Trust, 201; Canada
Company, 49; Hudson's Bay Stock, 206; Price's
Patent Candle Company, 23; South Australian, 23.

6N (11.12111 rC N Po.—Tme P.T.
Hank Rork. 218 19 Long A maim.. 7 1-16
10. r Ct. Itrehlowlia Indic cis, 25.4 tie
3 per Ct. Cot..lr. 97j Ditto Itoodi.l,Uuti/., 70, 734.
Into tor tem , 11.9711 gartmetuer 13414,i,ettx.t.e 63e.
31 per CL COllllO6. 991 j
41 per Ct. Deem, 90 3
I per Cl. Itrullete, 06 7
Do. Now, 946
'per Ct. Neu, Aym, 6151
6 per Ct. Chelan, 103 105
3 per Ct. Mkt& 44 6
3 pet Ct. truant.. 74 78
14 Per Ct. Dutch, !et 50
4 per M. hatch. 911 31
itquedot. 41
1 per 01. Wawa,. lj
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I ItINDS.
3 per et. Mexican. 324 I
6 per CI. Ptrusian. Ilk 1
Ditto Deferred. 606 16
3 per Ct. Ponogu, , Yi 4
3 per Ct. Itue4.tn. 113 II
46 per Ct. human. 1016 st
6 per Ct. munith. Active. 931 4
Spur Ct. 44pottlytt. tl6
Do. Ptoire. 56 1
11 per Ct. Venezuela. '. 111
Do. Deftrretl. 141 101
(vet.. 66 to 90.