The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

government securities, and out of doors the rate for
the discount of first class bills is only about 33 per
sent., with little demand. In this easy state of the
money market each weekly sitting of the Bank board
will be watched with interest, and there were not
wanting reports that the Bank may reduce its rate of
discount to 4 per cent. to-morrow.
At Paris the fall has received a check, the Three
per Cent. Renter having closed to-day 1 per cent.
higher than yesterday. In addition to the depression
caused by the fruitless termination of the Vienna
oonferenoes, the Paris market has been exceptionally
prejudiced of late by the anticipated departure of the
Emperor for the Crimea, and by the existence of a
large outstanding spectalation for higher prices. The
Vienna 'bourse is at length sensibly affected by the
failure of the conferences, but it is evident that a
large party in that city has even up to the last
moment believed in the probability of peace.
The Austrian funds come reported by tele-
graph at a further fall of II per cent., making
a total fall of 13 per cent. in two days, whilst the
exchange on London has risen suddenly from 12.21
to 12.28. The financial position of Austria, despite
the extraordinary exertions lately made, isVo strongly
suggestive of difficulty that the extinguishment of
all hope of speedy peace is likely to induce great sen-
sitiveness on that bourse. Indeed financial reasons,
quite as much as considerations of a purely political
nature, should urge the Austrian government to adopt
without delay the means best calculated to bring the
war to a speedy termination. The Amsterdam market
continues to decline, the chief feature being a tart her
fall of 3 per cent. in Austrian stock. It is a remarkable
fact that throughoit the markets of northern Europe,
as in London, Russian stocks have been scarcely at
all affected in price by the latest proof, just afforded
at Vienna, of the perseveringly aggressive designs of
the Russian government, although it is the opinion
of well-informed parties that another year's war will
throw the Russian finances into a state of almost
hopeless confusion. It is well known, however, that
the Russian government continues to do its utmost
to prop up the markets for its stock abroad, the chief
inducement to this course being apparently the hope
of being enabled to obtain money for fresh issues of
Russian bonds in 110010 of the continental markets.
In the not improbable event of a financial crash in
Russia the holders of the securities of this state will
regret not having taken timely warning.
Consols ranged between 883 and 891, and closed at
89 to 3 for money and the 10th May.
Business is also recorded in the newly created
Thirty Years Annuities at 16 3-16 per 11.; and in
the Omnium at 4to LI prem. The closing quotation
of the Omnium was 7-16 to 9-16 prem.
The foreign stock market was dull. Turkish closed
per cent lower than yesterday, at 731 to 1. Sar-
dinian declined 1 per cent., aid Spanish was flatter.
The Admiralty wi.l receive tenders on the 3rd May
for the supply of 2,000 gallons of Marsala and 1,000
gallons of Port wine.
The Admiralty will also receive tenders on the
30th inst. for the hire of a steamer of about 500 tons
(N.M.), to be employed as a regular transport for tour
months certain.
Land and Bank shares remain without movement
of importance. London Dock stria has been dealt
in at 991; Victoria Duel, new shares, at 9 (101. paid);
Australian Royal Mail Steam, at 34 to 4 (101. paid);
Canada Laud, at 112, being a elechne; Netherlands
Land, at 11 (51. paid); Royal Mail Steam, at 67 ex
die.; the new shares of the Peninsular and Oriental
Compacy, at 11 prem. (101. paid); Illinois Central
Railway 7 per cent. (Free Land) Bonds, redeemable
in 1860, at 66; and General Screw Steam shares, at
15 and 141, being a decline in consequence of the
lose of the Crcesue.
Annexed are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other mincellancouir abares, as given
in the Stock Exchange List :—lnsurance shares:
Alliance Marine, 36 ; Alliance Britoil and Foreign,
181; Atlas, lbf ; Church of ; City of Lon-
don, 23 ; British Commercial, 7; Crown, 174, 3;
Eagle, 63, ; Equity ani Law, 53, 3; English and
Scottish Law Life, 41; General, 61; Globe, 121;;
Guardian, 551 ; Indemnity Mantle, 65 }. 66 ; Imperial
Life, 184 ; Imperial Fire, 331 ; Law Fire, 41; Law
Life, 661; London and Prot incial Law, 21 ' • London,
291 ; Legal and General Lite, 53 ; Metrical, Invalid,
and General Lile, 34; Minerva, 61; National Pro-
vincial Life, ; ditto, Fire, 11; New Equitable, 1;
Phoenix, 185; Provident Life, 39 ; Professional Life,
3; Palladium Life, 31; Risk Life, 74; Union, 250
to 255 ; Uuited Kingoom, 4} ; Victoria Life, 5/.
Canal shares: Brecknock and Abergavenny, 60;
Birmingham,92; Derby, 84 ; Coventry, 209; Grand
Junction, 491 ; ditto Guaranteed 6 per cent., 12;
Kennett and Avoo, 6, ; Leicester, 59; Leicester and
Northampton, 283; Loughborough, 575 ; Macclesfield,
613; Nea'b, 150; Oxford, 107 ex div.; Stafford and
Worcester, 425; Stourhridge, 286 ; Peak Forest, 88;
Regent's, 15, 151; Rochdale, 60; Severn and Wye
Canal and Railway, 28; Warwick and Birmingham,
20; Warwick and Napton, 10; Worcester and Bir-
mingham, 25, 24.
Gas and Coke Companies: British Provincial,
20; Brighton, 14; City of London, 90; Equitable,
321 ; Great Central, 113, I ; Imperial, 112 ; ditto
New, 18; Phceoix, 28i ; ltatcliff, 70; United General,
20; Westminster Chartered, 393; Surrey Consumers',
11.
Waterworks stocks : Berlin, 41; East London, 105;
Grand Junction, 681; Southwark and Vauxhall, 893;
West Middlesex, 91 ; new ditto, 16; Kent, 78, 783.
Bridge Companies : Hungerford, 12 ; Waterloo,
33; ditto Old Anne. of 81., 313 ; Vauxhall, 23.
Relative to the sugar trade, we make the annexed
extract from the circular of Messrs. Jas. Cook and
Co.:

We have now to add, that government has found it news-
sary, in addition to a loan of 16 millions, contracted to
deny the expenses of the war, to have recourse to an in-
crease of the duties on saga-, onffee, and tea, raising the
rates : sugar, not equal in quality to yellow Muscovado or
brown gilled, from lls. to 13, 94. ; equal in quality to
yellow Manage= or brown =eyed, and not equal to white
clayed, 12e. to 16e. ; equal in quality to white clayed, not
' beeps refiaed or equal in qualify to refined, 14s. to 17..;
reined or efual in quality to refined, 16e. to 20e. per cwt.:
molasses, 4.. 3d. to 6s. 4.1. per cwt.; c (fee, from 3d. to 4d.
per lb.; tea, from Is. 6d. to Is. 9,1. per lb. As the trade,
under an apprehension of the possibile,y of such a meneare,
has of late bought very largely, and is provided with a good
stock of duty-paid sugar, we expect that business for some
weeks will be languid ; fluting cargoes will hive to be sold
somewhat lower, end the Continental buyers will benefit by
this =guar.-, at least foe a while. It is believed that the
duty of 20s. on refined will act as a protection to our re-
nnet', and stop the import of foreign refined goods; holden
of these, as well as our Tenpin, ask 2s to 3s. per yet ma,
sad badinage is doing at this advance.

THIS DAY.—Two o'Ctocx.
The Eeglieh stook market, though quiet, is some-
what firmer to-day, and prices hare advanced 1 per
cent. Consols have ringed between 89 and 894, and
are now quoted 694 to 1 for money and the 10th May.
The Three per Cent. Rauced have been dealt in at 874
to 88; the New Three per Cents. at 881 tot. India
Stock at 230; Bank Stock at 210 to 2111; Exch.-
quer Bills at 6s. to 10e. prem.; India Bonds at 16a.
prem. ; Exchequer Beads at 991 to 4 ; the New
Thirty Years Annuities, at 184 to 18 3.18 per 11; and
minium at Ito f rem. The omnium is now quoted
to 1 Fem.
Very few tremor:doss are rftudO in foreign
stooks. Turkish is quoted 731 to 1; MAziesa,4ol to
91; Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., nt toc•i;
and Russian Eire per Cants., 98 to ISO. Sarffisian
Boob have been dealt lb at 38 to 1 Granada, De-
terred
OMNI at_ el and Brazilian Foarrand-tpliall per
st