The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

SATUZDAT ETIMINO.
The last day of the week has fully maintained its
character for dulness, the transactions in the various
departments of the Stock Excv ange having been
extremely quiet. There were a few cash purchases
of Consols, however, and the price was consequently
maintained at an improvement of 1 on yesterday's
rates, closing at 100; to 1 for money, and 1003 to 1
for the 12th August. Bank stock was again in de.
mend, and rose to the high range of 230/. Dualisms
is marked as follows : —Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 1001, 1,1, ; ditto for account, 1001;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 101, 1 ; New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 1051. Bank Stock, 2301.
The March Exchequer Bills recovered yesterday's
decline, closing at 76e. to 795. prem. The June
bills marked 70s. and 72e. prem. In India Bonds
there were no transactions.
The foreign house was as dull as the other depart-
meets. Peruvian Bonds were better supported at
1021 to 103 for the Active, and 62 to 63 for the De-
ferred debt. Mexican New Bonds were firm at 251
to 4. In other stocks the business was tri-
fling. Bargains are reported as follows :—Ans-
trian Old Five per Cent. Buds, 831 (exchange,
1011. per pound). Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
r Cents.' 961. Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 1011;
ditto, Five per Cents. (Rothschild's), 102. Buenos
Ayres Six per Cents., 78.1. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
leer Cents., 631" 1. Mextesa.New. Three per Cents.,
254, 1. Peruvian Actives, 1021,103; ditto Deferred
'Three per Cents., 62, 63. Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 103 4. Sardinian Five per Cents.,
95. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 484.
There is no change in the rates of money this
week, which remain easy. Accommodation, how-
ever, appears to be rather more in demand than was
the case a few weeks past.
The directors of the East India Company have
given notice that the rate of exchange at which they
will receive cash for bills on Bengal and Madras will
from the present date, and until further notice, be
2s. the Company's Rupee, and for Bills on Bombay
2a. 01d. the Company's Rupee. The scale is now
the sante as it was prior to the reduction of Id. per
rupee, announced ten days ago.
Under the title of the "New Zealand Local Scam
Navigation Company," an association is in course of
formation, for running steamers between Nelson,
Wellington, New Plymouth. Auckland, Canterbury,
sod Otago. The capital proposed to be raised is
150,0001. in 5!. shares.
The imports of specie and bullion this week include
257,050 dollars by the Niagara front Now York;
805,579 dollars or 161,0001. by the Parana from the
West Indies; 4,393 ounces of gold by the Hamlet
has Sydney ; 500,000 dollars by the Pacific from
New York; and 300!. by the Ripon from Alexan-
dria. The total value of these imports is about
330,0001.
The exports of the precious metals direct from
London for the week ending Thursday last are
stated as follows in the Custom-house return :
Silver coin to Belgium, 15,000 oz.; to Hamburg,
402,600 oz. Silver bars: to Hamburg, 46,000 oz.;
to Belgium, 1,000 oz.; to Boulogne, 4,000 oz. Gold
and silver coin: to Belgium, 4381. 'This gives a total
value of 94,0001. shipped almost entirely in silver.
The exports from the outports consist of 1,000/.
for the Peninsula by the Madrid; 23,1531. by the
Thames for the West Indies; 167,8924 by the Ben-
tinck for Alexandria and the Eastern markets ; and
2,0001. in coin by the Wellington for Hobart Town.
The total exports from the United Kingdom are
thus raised to 288,0001., so that the specie movement
this week, as between imports and exports, is more
nearly balanced than for some time past.
According to the official returns published in the
Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of
ail the private banks of England and Wales, during
the week ending the 10th of July, was 3,510,461/4 is
the week preceding the amount was 3,449,9361.
There is consequently an increase of 60,5251.
The note circulation of the joint stock banks during
the same week was 2,839,4291.; and the previous
week's return being 2,800,8341., the increase mellows
to be 38,5951.
On taking into consideration the active circulation
of the Bank of England, which in the week in gen-
tled was 23,379,7531.(:icing 1,138,5801. more than the
week preceding), wo find the aggregate note circula-
tion of England and Wales to be 29,729,6451., which
shows an increase of 1,237,7001.,as compared with the
returns for the previous week ending the 3rd of
July, and an increase of 3,358,1831. compared with
those for the corresponding week of last year.
As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were
1,187,6344 and the joint-stock banks 570,5581. below
the amount authorised to be issued, making a total
of 1,758,1921. below the fixed amount.

From Herapcales Journal we extract the following
analysis of the railway traffic returns for the last
week on all the lines in the kingdom :
Aggregate amount No. of Average receipt
received. miles open. per mile.
1852
18•il • 310,284 6,421 63 0 0
1850
The same authority states the receipts from the
let July to the present time at 932,0231. ; for the
corresponding period of 1831 at 989,824/., and for the
same period of 1850 at 819,3131., showing a decrease
as compared with 1851 of 57,0811., and an increase
as compared with 1830 of 112,7101.
The Irish bank returns for the four weeks end-
ing Saturday, July 10, are as follows :

• Circulatioa
embodied
Name and Title.
Cemibleate.
vda,4211
Ireland 927,087
rapany 11,611
Company 243.446
.11e=, 7111,17.4
Nt al
21,031
_ of
NAZI
—.—
Total 11,334,461

The Rank er Ireiand
The Prorincial Rank dlreland
The Belfast Ranking Company
The Northern Banking Company
The ULU,. Ranking 03.nkiant
The National Bank of
The

Bank of Ireland
The Clanmel Natlunal Bank

4, 40 3.17 3

Comparing these figures with the returns of the
precedunj month, completed by the addition of those
for the Northern Bank, omitted in the Gazette, we
find that a diminution to the amount of 22,818/. has
taken place in the circulation, while an increase of
17,9031. is observable in the amount of coin held.