The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

halfpenny." It has then to be borne by water car-
riage nearly 800 miles further on to Calcutta, so that
until the means of communication arc improved, it is
obvious our market cannot be supplied from
this quarter. At the present time, when our most
experienced and far-seeing men are endeavouring
so zealously. to encourage the growth of this plant
in our colonies, with a view to rendering the nation
independent of America, to a certain ex•ent, at least,
for its supply of cotton, these details will not bo over-
looked, us the supply from this part of India would
be exhaustless. In a military view the advantages
of the line are so evident, that no reasonable doubt
can be entertained of the East India Company afford-
ing every possible encouragement. The concession
of a guaranteed dividend by the India House would,
in fact, bo the most economical measure it could
adopt, as the sum required for this purpose would be
quickly made up by the saving that would be effected
in the transport of troops and stores, and in the ad-
vantages teeming from the facility of moving a mili-
tary force with iap idity to any disturbed point
The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by our government stocks at pre-
sent prices. To render the results strictly accurate,
the proportion of interest which may have accrued
sines last dividend period should in each case be
taken into mount. It should also be remembered
that the Threw."-' - -ler per Cent becomes a

Three per Cent. Stock in 1854.
lat. per cent.
Prim per annum.
Throe per ext. Cam& lOO t 3 0 0
Mugs per Oest. Reduced
New Threuaad-a-Quarter per OWL rani
Beak meek
Las Stash (div. 101 per exit. per
same) llO 3 13 0
Exchequer Blue. Xarah (let lad. per
coma par day) 73e. per. 1 4 0

Annexed is a statement (extracted from the Liver-I
pool Weekly Shore LAO showing the rates yielded
by ordinary railway stocks at present prices, the
calculation being based on the dividend paid in the
last half-year (i.e., the half-year ending the 30th of
June):—

Present InL peronst
price. sartwoy. per annum.
121 London sad N. Waters *took ex die. 10 101
134 Leedom owl N. Waters Plftlei
103 Bristol end Deem ex Ale. 7 4
44
19 Clot:: Southport
sod w 3
97 Greet Mon ex 41v. 2 1
17 Turk Newsettle. ssd Bawl* as dlr. 0 1
30 D•Wi lad SWUM es die. 16 1 4
77 UMW Bleak ea die. 17 1
67 Lialian osilOartkalo
44 31141eslastiallmlathals, mad Dorby ...... ex dly l3 1 1
llf Iselisti
91 Louisa mil South waters Si &v. 10
16 lassorkare owl Toduldes Stock
303 Looks. 11, Nod Sena dust ...... ...... ea dlr 2 1
194 Bat lassedire ex dl.. 14
19! Greet Sertbses
II Nerlhledbrdeldre Si dlv. 7 1
19 amble use Ilirkashead ex die. 2
24$ lot owl North !naiad ex dlr. 0

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocx.

There have been a few realisations of Consols to-
day, and the price has again given way j. Sales
have been made at filn for cash, and the present
quotation .is 931 to j for money, and 991 to 100
for the 13th October. The only operations in other
stocks have been in the 30 years Annuities, expiring
in 1860, at 6 11-16; and in Bank Stock at 228 for
the account. The floating debt is unchanged in price.
There is an indisposition to operate in foreign
stocks, and prices are not buoyant. Brazilian scrip
has been sold at a rather lower figure, viz., 21 to 1)
premium, Turkish scrip is well supported at 101 to
11 prem. Peruvian Actives mark 1041 ; ditto De-1
ferred, 651 ; Granada Actives, 231; ditto Deferred,
121; Mexictin, 251; Spanish New Deferred Threes,
23} ; Dutch Fours, 991.