The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARIEET.--(THIS .0211.)

Two o'OLooi.

The stock markets opened this morning at an
improvement, but prices are now quoted in many
instances at a reduction from the best point of the
morning. The funds are now quoted the same as
they closed yesterday, so that the late rise is
sustained. In English railways, Lancashire and
Yorkshire shows chief buoyancy. Belgian railway
shares are in renewed request.

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
70fr. 76c., showing no change.

Turkish Loan scrip is quoted 21 to 2i prem. ;
Egyptian, If to 2 prem. ; and Russian, f to i
prem.

Consols are officially marked 94 and f
cunt div., for money, and 92j and f, ex div.,
for the account. The present quotations are
93f to 1, cum div., for cash, and 921
to f, ex div., for the 10th of June.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cents. Reduced, 911, j, 1; New Three per
Cents., 911, ; Thirty Years' Annuities, 1886, 161;
India Five per Cent. Stock, 1091, ; ditto
Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 100 ; ditto 1884,
1001; ditto Bonds, 295. prem. ; Four per Cent.
" enfaoed" rupee paper, 91 ; Exchequer Bills,
lbs., 18s. prem.

Foreign stocksaregenerally firm. Mexican Bonds
have been dealt mat 32* to 321. Spanish Certificates
are rather better. Turkish Bonds are about * per
cant. better than yesterday afternoon, the loan of 1864
being quoted sof to 81, and that of 1858, 70* to 71.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Brazilisa
Four-and-a-Half per Ceuta., 1852-58-60, 931; Egyp-
tian Seven per Cents., 2*, li, 2 prem. ; Italian Five
per Cents., 71*, 701, 71 (exchange 25fr.) ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 321, *, *, f ; New
Granada ex overdue Coupons and Hectares, 91, I ;
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 91* ; ditto
Three per Cents., 1859, 60, ex div. ; Sardinian
Five per Conte., for account, 84 ; ditto, Pamirs,
19* ; the Cominittee's Certificates, 131, 1, f ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1868, 71; ditto Six
per Cents., 1862, (scrip), 21, 3 prem. ; ditto paid-up
Scrip, 701, * ; Venezuela Three per Cents., for
account, 23g.

HALr-roor Tw• VOLooi.
Console are still quoted 93e to 1, sum div., for
money, and 92k to I, ex div., for the account.

The holders of Russian scrip, like those of Tur-
kish and Egyptian, manifest a desire to avail them-
selves of the discount allowed on payments iu full.
It is said that about one million has been paid up in
full.

There were no bullion transactions at the Bank
yesterday, but 15,000 sovereigns were withdrawn
for Lisbon.
The Persia, from New York, has brought
161,0001. in specie, and the Teuton* 19,0001. for
England and 32,0001. for France.
The Shannon will take for the West Indies to-
day 21,0101. in gold and 7,5001, in silver.
The steamer with the outward mails for India
and China,
.on the 20th inst., is ennead to take
a about half million sterling in specie, principally
Mexican dollars, for China.
The small amount of Mexican dollars by the
Seine was sold yesterday at ss. lid. per 0r.., showing
a rise of sd. compared with the price obtained for
the previous supply. The advance is caused by
the demand for China.
The tendency of the exchanges yesterday after-
noon in some instances was rather less favourable
to this country. Subjoined is our usual list :
Amsterdam, 3 months, ILIB4 to ; di
11.tto, 3 days'
11.154 to 164 ; Rotterdam, S moaths, 184 to
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.474 to 524 ; Hamburg, ms. bum*,
three mouths, 13.84 to ; Perla, 3 days, 25.25 to 30 ; ditto,
3 months, 25.45 to 50 ; Franktort-on-thrMaine, 3 months,
1194 to i ; Petenbtug (per rouble), 3 months, 334 to 34 ;
Vienna, eif. flo., 3 months, 1&460o65; Trieste, ed. So ,
3 months, 13.45 to 53 ; Madrid, 3 months, 494 to 4; Oat hr,
3 months, 484 to 49 ; Leghorn, 3 months, 25.54 to 624 ;
Genoa, 3 months, 25.574 to 624; Milan, 3 months, 25.574 to
62 Naples, 3 months, 394 to ; Palermo, 3 months, 1194
to ; Messina, 3 months, 119 to 4 ; Lisbon, 90 days,
52 j to
_f ; Oporto, 90 days, 52 to 4.
At Paris the rate of discount in the open market
is now 3 per cent. ; Vienna, 5 ; Hamburg, 21;
Thrin, 41; Frankfort, 2 ; Amsterdam, 4 ; Berlin,
3 ; and Brussels, 3 per cent.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was very
dull at the late fall.

The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
weeks decrease of 3851.

The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 26th ult. were
13,5051. sterling, being 1,7141. less than intim cor-
responding week of last year.
A call of 21. is to be paid on the shares in the
Sevenoaks Railway Company by the 12th of
June.

Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. announce the
half-yearly dividends on Chili= Four-and-a-Half
per Cents.
The Indus has arrived from China with
685,800 lbs. of tea and 376 bales of silk, and the
Gleam with 349,800 lbs. of tea.
The Emigration Commissioners require a ship to
take passengers to Queensland.
The Gazette specie statement for the week ending
Wednesday last gives the following totals, via.:—
Imports of gold, 194,4511. ;! exports of gold,
877,406 f.; imports of silver, 76,4581.; exports of
silver, 57,7681.

FRIDAY EVINING.
Console, which closed yesterday at 921, ax div.,
for the 10th of June, opened this morning at 92L
to 1, and closed at 921 to j. For money the
last price was 931 to 1, cum div. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 931, t, +, cunt div. • ditto for
account (Juno 10), 921, I, ex div.; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 911, I i New Three per Cents.,
911, 11, #, 1, # ; India Five pm Cent. Stock, 109,
k ; Five per Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 1051 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1091, 1.
The India The per Cent. Stock has risen to 1091
to 1. Exchequer Bills remain at 14s. to 17s.
prem.
Foreign stocks were generally firm, with an in-
creased amount of business.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoox.

In the mining market to-day East Oaradon
shares are very flat, and have receded to 44*
to 451. Wheal Ludoott are aho lower at
7* to 3 ; and Wheal Seton at 122 to 124.
On the other hand, Wheal Mary Ann and Stray
Park are in demand, and toe former have Unproved
to 12 to 14, and the latter to 36 to 38. North
Downs are firm, at q to 1.
The transactions in foreign and colonial mining
shares have been numerous, but there is no altera-
tion of importance in prima.

THE CHANCEILY OPTICFL—The Lord ()homelier
has just issued an order that all the amore of the Court of
Chancery shall be closed on Saturday, the 24th instant, oa
account of her Majesty's birthday. Yesterday the amen of
the Court of Chancery were dosed for the Whitsuatids
vacation, and will reopen on Monday, the 26th last.
&HIKE OF PITYIN. —The strike of pitmen in
Nottinghamshire has extended from the Cinder aniline to
those of Kimberley and Newcastle in the same &AA*
T beloagingiug to Mr. T. North. A gemmiral open air wasting
of the men bekning to the titres pits was held on Thurs-
day, at which It was unanimoualy agreed that they should
all demand the same 'thaws es time of Cinder-hill bad
done, and discontinue their work lista it was granted.
Between 600 and 700 hands an tharikas eating, without
means of subsistence. At the mestieg, it was stated that the
average amount earned by the hardest weaken per day
was b. 3d. If the proprietors would let them name a
check-machine man, to be paid by themselves, and adopt
the ordinary standard of weights, they would Mere to
work.
A Tam. FoCLIIIIL —The Confederate Almanac
for 1862, published by the Rev. Dr. Ektiamsn et the
Soothers Methodist pahlishing boom, insemeem as
" eclipse of the ma, visible over the Ociefedeiste States !"
To this the Nessiiville Uses. adds, the* shout the same tins
" there will be a total eclipse of ths Confederate States,
viable over all creatiss."