The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-16 00:00:00

TREE/ MAT EVENING.
With the exception of a momentary weakness,
when Console were sold 4 lower, the English funds
remained stationary to-day, with only a quiet business.
Consols were done at 1004, but closed at 1001
to 4 for cash and to-morrow, and 1001 to 4
for the August account. The settlement of the
month's account is progressing very quietly. Saks
are thus marked in the official list:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 1004, 1,1, I ; ditto, for account,
1004, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 1012,1. New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 1044, I. Long An-
nuities, 1800, 6 16-16 ; ditto, 30 years, 1859, 64.
Bank Stock, 2261.
The floating debt is also unchanged. Exchequer
Bills, March, are quoted 76a. to 795. prem. ; ditto
June, 695. to 725. prem. ; India Bond., 91s. to U4s.
prem.
Business in the foreign house was chiefly limited
to the settlement of the account, which passed elf
quietly and without the declaration of any difficulty.
Mexican Bonds were again worse, and New Gra-
nada showed a downward tendency, but Buenos
Ayresn advanced to 80. Other stocks scarcely
altered. Bargain. are thus reported :—Bel-
gian Feeruncia-Half per Cents., 98, 964. Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents., 1024. Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., 80. Danish Five per Cents. 1074.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64, 631 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Certifs., 971, 4. French Four-and-
a-Half per Cent. Rentcs, 102 f. 26c. (exchange, 2M.
40c.) Granada Deferred Bonds, 94. Mexican Old
Five per Cents., 321; ditto New Three per Cents.,
254, 26, 251. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
103/, ex div. Sardinian Five per Cents., 96, 951.
Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents., 224, 22.
Amongst the misoellaneous transactions were
Union Bank of London shares at 171, 4 ; Royal Aus-
tralian Banking and Gold Importing, 4 pram.;
Madras Railway, 21 to 3 prem.; Crystal Palace, 4 to
4 dia.; Ebro Canal, par to ; prem.
We observe by the American papers that Mr. Bren-
nan, the gentleman who, during the absence of Mr.
Falconnet, acted as the agent of the bondholders in
Mexico, had arrived in New York en route to Lon-
don, and has doubtless reached our shores by the
same arrival. As Mr. Brennan must have left
Mexico subsequent to the date of the last advices
received by the Thames, it may be as well to sug-
gest that it would be conducive to the interests of
the bondholders if the committee were to make
public any intelligence he may bring tending to
throw any light on the position and proe,pects of the
creditors. One of the points to which attention is
now chiefly directed is the amount of customs
duties that have accrued at the various ports of the
Republic since the Ist January, and it is diffi-
cult to imagine that no definite information can
be in the posseesion of the agents of the
bondholders. Mr. Falconnet, however, in his last
communication, as published by the committee,
makes no mention whatever of this part of the sub-
ject. With the remittances notified by the Messrs.
Barings as received by them on account of their ad-
vances for payment of the January dividend, the
bondholders have of course nothing to do, although
the statement is interesting as showing the extent of
the resources to which the bondholders must look for
payment of future dividends. Taking into account
the sum of 280,000 dollars which was specially made
over to the Messrs. Barings as collateral security,
that firm is now covered for its advances on dividend
account.

The silver brought in by the West India steamer
Thames was sold to-day, at an advance of ad. per
oz., as we expected. Dollars realised 4e. 10,1 d. per
oz., and bar silver, 51. Old. A portion was taken
for shipment to India, but the largest amount, rather
contrary to expectation, was bought for the con-
tinent.

The first dividend on the Maria Antonia Railway
shares has just been declared, amounting to 2s. N.
per share on the old, and 10d. per share on the new
shuts.
At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
the London Joint Stock Bank to-day, the dividend
declared was at the usual rate of 6 per cent. per
annum, clear of income tax. The net profits of the
bank for the half-year, ending the 30th ult., amounted
to 28,1321., and after payment of the dividend there
remains the large sum of 10,132/. to be added to the
profit and loss account of tho next half-year. The
paid-up capital of the institution is 000,0001.; the
guarantee fund stands at 143, 433 L; and the shares,
with 101. paid, were last done in the house at
181.13..

During the past week there has been an unusual
demand for American securities, and only small
amounts of the stocks most in favour for investment
are now to be obtained, except at decidedly enhanced
prices. Some purchases have been made of the
Pennsylvania Five per Cent. Coupon Bonds of 1882,
at 931, owing to their being free from the state tax,
and having the benefit of a sinking fund. Amongst
the United States Railway Bonds, those most in fa-
vour are the New York and Erie Convertible Seven
per Cents., Michigan Central Eight per Cents., and
Philadelphia and Reading Six per Cents. The pre-
sent quotations of the market are thus reported ll'
Messrs. 1). Bell, Son, and Co.:

Redeenes3,le. Dividends. Prices.
United States 6 per Ct. Ur 1662 Jan. and July 1074 1034
Ditto 5 per Cent Ms 1163 Jas. sad July 97
Do. 6 per Ct. do lB6ll Jan. @Maul, 103 1084
Do. 6 per Ct. Stook 1667.1848 Jen. sad July 1064 1074
New York btate 3 per Ctn 18364860 quartorly 9S 98
Pennsylvania 3 per Ct. Feb. end Aug. 87 68 ea d
Do. 3 per Ceot. Bonds 1852 Jul. and July 974
Ohio rper Cents ... 197041373 Jan. and July 101 103
MaintthsettellperCtiter
ISO Ap. sad Oat 1061 1091
kaiaryland 3 perCt.ster.B.U — Jan. and July 99 96
Virgil& 6 per Cent. bonds 1466 Jan. sad July 984 996
Kentucky 9 per Cent.
Tensemee 6 per Cent.
Mewls 6 per Ct. St. Ronde 1874 Teb. and Aug. 11$ 111
Albeny Cite 6 per Ct. Bds. 1870 Feb. and Aug. 96 160
Boston City S per Ceuta.— 1836.1662 Aprii and Oat 134 9S
Ilantreal City II per Cents. 1437.1965 lwiuth'siX44 664 876
New YorkO City: perCt.6t. 1535.18:0 Quarterly 95
PhUadgia awl Readi
Rail. M. 6 per CX. Kort-
ng
Nißalm
ork and Kyle Seven Ronde
Y

per OmM., IrtsTartigaiti 1368-1869 Mar and Nor. 10', 70
Ditto awn per mat. Sod
mortises lB3l Wu. and Sept. 97 91
DIM Baran par Otem.,Con-
wertible
Ohio It Prenort. T prreta 11153.1961 Jan. and July 934 94a
OtakoOralral dem pings 1111 Feb. and Avg. 90

The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
1862. 1851. 1850.
London and North Western £49,478 ..£63,463 ..£60,575
Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,816 .. 17,398 .. 17,016
London and South Watson 13,642 .. 17.133 13,326
London and Brighton
Great Western
Midland

South Sisters

York and North Midland 9,016 .. 7,967 8,602
York, NewcasUc. & Berwick 14,449 .. 14,433 .. 14,59,5
Shrewsbury and Cheater 1,846 1,906 .. 1,618
Great Northern 11.296 .. 13,216 .. 3,124
North Staffordshire 5,419 .. 5,207 . „ 6,079
Manchester, Buxton, and _ _

Matlock.
Chester and H Iyhead
Shroyahire Union 6i7 .. 834 .. 463
Exeter and Crediton
Bristol and Exeter
Leeds Northern l,4ed .. 1,170 .. 1.373
Manchester,deSouthiusetion 696 .. 663 .. 656
South Devon 2,18.3 .. 2,187 .. 1.960
. —. ..

Birkenhead, and Cheshire
Junction
Liverpool,Crosby, and South-
port
Loudon and Blackwell
The aggregate results presented by theme re-
turns (taking only the corresponding lines), are as
follows:
Aggregate Number of Average
amount miles open. receipt per
received. mile.
18.52 .. £210,497 3,6961 L 56 18 10
1841 230,070 .... 65 17 11
184.1 3,40.11 ;)7 12 10

Compared m ith the correspohning iv, el: of 4:10,
these returns present favourable appearance, and