The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

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The corn market to-day was very heavy, and sales
could with difficulty be effected at a decline of 3s. to
48. per quarter compared with last Monday's prices.
The Czar's death has a very depressing influence on
this market.

The Admiralty will receive tenders on Wednesday
next for the hire of two good coppered vessels of
about 300 tone each, to be employed u regular
transports for two months certain. Hitherto the
Admiralty have been in the habit of chartering ves-
sels for six months certain. _ _

The steamers Volunteer and Edina, and the sailing
ships Akbar and Mariner have been engaged by the
Admiralty as regular transports.
The Brighton Railway Company's receipts last
week were 8,2001., being 2,0861. less than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
The directors of the Crystal Palace Company are
inviting applications for space in the exhibiting de-
partment. The rents, it appears, have been reduced,
and other changes beneficial to exhibitors have also
been made.
Land and bank shares today maintained the rise of
Saturday. The shares of the London Chartered Sink of
Australia and Oriental Bank were better. Peninsular
and Oriental Steam shares again rose 1/., but those
of the Royal Mail Steam Company showed a tendency
towards re-action. Crystal Palace closed at 3 to
and the new preference shares at 1-16 to 3-16 prem.
London Dock stock has been dealt in at 1011; St.
Katharine Dock at 85 ; Victoria Dock old shares at
15 to 151 (161. paid); ditto new at 91 (101 paid) ;
and Berlin Waterworks at 21.
The following weekly report on the freight
market is from Messrs. Offer and Gammen :
The agitation in the political world consequent upon the
death of the late Emperor of Russia, has its effect upon the
freight market, merchants being less disposed to operate,
while the prospects of peace (the oonclusion of whioh would
materially alter the aspect of commercial affairs) are im-
proved by this event. The demand for tonnage on the part
of the government is unceasing, the transports returning
from the seat of war being immediately re-chartered, besides
other vessels being required fur this service at the rate re-
cently fixed of 18s. per register ton.
A restoration of peace would not result in the immediate
return of the mercantile fleet now in the government em-
ploy there is much to be done in removal of men and mate-
rial at the close of the war, and the probability is that the ves-
sels would arrive at intervals without creating any excessive
supply of tonnage, especially when it is remembered that
peace would give a stimulus to our commerce, and create a
fresh and more legitimate demand fot our mercantile
marine. . _

Eaports to India and Australia continue limited, and
heights rule low. We hear of enesgements for Calcutta, for
Manchester goods, at 1.65. per tou, including carriage from
Manchester to London. The rates for Australia are firmer,
owing to the reduced amount of tonnage on the berth : the
freight of fine goods being 355. to 45e. per ton. There were
no Mil& chartered by the Emigration Commissioners last
week. The vessels entered and cleared for Australia during
the week comprised the following:
Entered out. Cleared.

Ship'. Tonnage.
Geelong 1 444
Hobart Town
Launceston —
New Zealand —
Poet MUT

'Ships. Tonnage.

1 463
1 954
1 697
I 774

1 444 4 2,141
The Inquiry for tonnage homewards from the East Indies
is limited ; our present orders being at 31. 10s. Man•lla ;
41. 12e. 6d. to 41. 15s. Calcutta ; 31. 10s. Bombay ; Si. 102.
Moulmein for Teak. From the Chines, the rate for guano
to United Kingdom continues at 41., or 31. 10s. to Mauritius.
There has been great activity during the leat few days in
chartering for coals to the Mediterranean, Bosphorus, and
Black Bea, and a eery large amount of tonnage has beets
taken by the teal contractors. The rates paid have been
as follows from Liverpool and Birkenhead, and about 2s.
higher from other coal ports. Trieste, 365. ; Venice, 40s. ;
Smyrna, 85e. • Constantinople and Bosphorus, os. to
42a. 6d.; Black Bea, 60s. to 621. 6d., &e. T..dsy there is
less disposition to charter, and tonnage being abundant
freights have become weak at 365. to Constantinople and
Boephoras, with option of Black Sea at 465. • a few vessels
may be placed, and a few thousand tons of shipping may
also be chartered. to load at Swansea fur AN:endue, at 331. ;
Smyrna, 36e. ; Athena, 355. ; Corfu, 30s. ; Trieste, 36e.;
Venice, 40s. ; Constantinople, 435., die., for patent fuel.
Homewards there is very little doing ; for small vessels, 6s.
beans may be had from Alexandria, and at low rates a few
small vessels might be placed to load at Sicily, or Marseilles.
Thereto demand for vessels from 100 to 300 tons register,
to load ground nuts on the west coast of Africa for Mar-
say-Itiver Gambia, at 76f. per 1,000 kilogramme;
Sierra Leone, and a place between that port and the Isle de
Loe, 100 f. ; for French vessels, 25f. per 1,000 kilogrammes
would be paid. Combined with these freights, we quote-
Wales to °Labia, 21a. per too : or aura Leona, 27.,64. pa
ta fir sods.