The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocK.

The feeling in the Stock Exchange to-day is one
of increased confidence, and prices of all securities
arc rising. Consols are much firmer, and have
reached the full prices lately established, being now
quoted 99: fur cash and 991 to Z for thellthMay. The
chiet business to-day is in the railway share market, in
which a great advance has taken place. The Three
per Cents. Reduced mark 981 to 99; Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 100: to : ; Bank Stock, 218
to 2181. The March Exchequer Bills have reached
745. preen.
ith the exception of a decline in Sardinian,
' which has receded to 97, prices of the foreign stocks
are firm, and some descriptions show a rising ten-
dency. The actual transactions, however, have not
been numerous. Spanish Old Threes mark 471 to
481; ditto New Deferred, 211 :to 22. Portuguese
Fours, 39 to 3. Peruvian Activer, 10.51 to 1081;
ditto Deferred, 651 to /. Mexican, 35 to 1. Gre-
nada Deferred, 10: to 11.

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

bac Lowast.l Maim,
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1 63 72 0 71 711 71 0
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23 424 ; 00 days, 25 PP
50.
Naples Mesta lO2 23 Yaw.
*saw! krer Casts 97'

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per Casa. .. -, -I- ----
. 71 90 . 71 63 ! 72 0 71
'per Cents iWIIO ; 101 10 ' 101 29 100
per Odds
per Cents. New Lein ... ...
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pee Crete.
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3 per less...
44 pn Oren
3 per Owns
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Pladakort 3 p 1303 95
Do. 30331

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Bank Shares

Pam, Aram 14.-Bt. Germain, ; Vemailles (right
funk), 810; Ditto (kit bank), 187 50 ; Paris and Orleana, 1187 60;
Paris and Reims, 770; Bowe and 11..yre. .e 5; llareedtea sad
Arica:at. 283 75, Btnebearg and Bale, 160; Centre. 682 So; Or.
tan and Bordeaux.' too; Northern. 615; Heels and Strapbourg.
PO; Part* and Lyon... 680; Toon and Nantes% 31873; Mt ntereau
land Troyes. 190; and
Dieppe and rewrap. 270; Buedieez arid Trete.
25; Pals mid 60 aux. .
BERLIN, APRIL 13.—Voluntary Loan, 1022; New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1840), 103; ditto
(1852), 103 ; National Debt, 991. Commercial
Marine Society's Premium, —. Bank Shares, 104.
VIENNA, APRIL 13.—Fire per Cent. MC.talliques
951; New Loan (A), —; ditto (II), 108. Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. ditto, 951. Bank Shares,
1,278. Exchange on London, 12.04.

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT MANCRESTER.—On Tuesday
night, about eleven o'clock, several workmen in the dip-
ping roma of Masers. Cooper and Brothers' manufactory
for paint Miser oodles, on the Salford side of the river
Irwell, Ifoimbester, were suddenly startled by a powerfu
Iroilmlisa of light from a room on the first fluor in which
-the totass wicks were stored. They soon ascertained that
teriaee was on fire, and the flames spread with such
that they had barely time to alarm other workmen
and make their escape. Notice was given to Mr. Thomas
Rue, manager of the Manchester fire brigade, end to Mr.
Neal, chief constable of Salford, and fire-engines arrived
in a very short time from both boroughs, but the fire had
spread with inch rapidity, and was fed by such large
quantities of tallow and other combustibles, that it raged
with uncontrollable fury, throwing up flames at least 100
fest high, on which the jets of water seemed to produce no
effect. The building, which was three stories high, was
wholly destroyed in lees than an hour, but the firemen did
great service by preventing the flames extending to the
surrounding property. The beat of the fire wu more
intense than any that had been witnessed in Manchester,
but Mr. Rose, Mr. Neal, and their firemen withstood it
manfully to the last. The damage in stock is estimated at
6,0001., and to the building at 1,5001. or 2,0001. The stock
is not an entire lees, being covered by insurance in the
Manchester office to the extent of 4,0004. The loss en the
building is covered by an insurance in the West of England
office. The origin of the fire is a mystery, as there had
been no light is the resin where it commenced throughout
the day.
EASTER TERll.—Yeaterdlly, on the open* of the
law ofticea after the holidays, the arrears fur Rester Una,
commencing this day (Thursday) were exhibited. The
present term will be remarkable as the first in which the
new Lori Chassellor (Buell St. Lconards) will preside at
Westminster and in which Mr. Justice Crompton will
take his sell in Westminster Ball The arrears of the
three common law courts, exclusive of crown cases, number
only 100. In the Court of Queen's Bench there are A.S.
consisting of 23 special cases and demurrers fee argument,
17 enlarged rules, 13 rules for new trials, and 1 for judg-
ment, and 1 county court appeal. In the Court of Common
nem there are only 17 matters entered-7 del, newts, 3
enlarged rasa, 6 new trials, and 1 foe judgment. Whilst in
the Exchequer there is 1 county court appeal, 3 men in the
special paper for judgment, and 6 for argument, and 18 new
trial rules for argument. In the Equity Courts there is a
diminution ia the number of the arrears.
LONDON AND BOUM WESTERN
Return of bailie for the week ending April 11, Iron
Pariworters, 9,2731. 13s. 81d.: goods, 2,3601. laa, od.
Total, 11,6341. 7s. Std.
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAT.—RetUYA of tragic
for w'cek ending April 10:—Passengers, parcels, Re.,
1241. 10s. 3d.; merchandise, cattle, 47's, 13s. 2d. Total
(20 miles open), 1721. 3e. Id. Correeponding week last
year (10 mElea open), 361. 19.. Bd.
BELYART AND COUNTY DOWN NAILWAT.—The
traffic on the above railway loos, for the week ending
11th April, 1862: Pameoseesi, 1941. fe. 10d. ; sub-
scriptions, 131. 6s. ld. ; Josh saidagragirciviiil, 791. 2s 4d.Total, 286/144.34. Far Ma ,
Passengers, 16W. 12s. 3el„ ; la. 13
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