The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-23 00:00:00

MONDAY IMMO.
The English funds opened flatly, rallied on par.
chases of some amount, but snowed renewed weakness
towards Otte close, and finally left off 1 per cent. lower
than on Saturday. The feeling of the market at the
close was not strong, owing to to-day's fall at Paris,
although a reaction on that bourse was naturally to be
looked for, following the recent marked rise. The
Cousol market is prejudiced by speculative sales, in-
duced by the approaching re-ass, mbling of parlia.
meat (which will take place to-morrow), tet in itself
the market is good, there being no immediate supply
of stock of importance, with the exception of the
secret sales on government account, to which we have
lately adverted. The withdrawals of stuck by the
public have reduced the value of money in the Con-
aol market to 3 to 31 per cent.
In the discount market money continues in fair
demand, without pressure.
At Paris to-day the bourse was characterised by
considerable depression, the Three per Cent. Bente§
closing about per cent. lower than on Saturday.
In the Four-and-a Half per Cents. the fall was only
about 1 per cent. At Amsterdam the bourse is
rather flatter, except for Dutch stocks, which re-
main in favour. At Vienna and the other conti-
nental markets little change is observable.
Consols for the Bth February ruled all day between
911 to 1 and 914 tog, and closed at the lower range.
For money transactious are recorded at 911 to 911,
and the closing quotation was 911 to * The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 911, 1, ; ditto, for account,
Bth Feb., 911, 1, a.. Three per Cent. Reduced, 911,
4, 92, 911, 911. New Three per Cents., 921, 911,
- 921. India Stock, 223. Bank Stock, 2111. Three-
and-a Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds falling pay-
able in 1859, 991.

• Exchequer bills were quoted 4s. to 7s. prem., and
Exchequer Bonds 991 to 1.
Ia the foreign stock market the only transactions
of moment were in Turkish, which alined about 1 per
cent. lower than on Saturday, at 761 to t. Other
stocks were quiet, and unchanged in price. At 4
o'clock Russian Five per Cents. were quoted 100 to
102; ditto Four-and a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91.
Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 61 to 62. Sar-
dinian, 84 to 86. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 70 to 72. Mexican, 21 to 1. Spanish De-
ferred Three per Cents., 181 to 1. The Het
of sales is limited to the following, viz.:—
Austrian Old Five per Cents, 70 (exchange fixed at
lOtt per £). Danish Three per Coots., 1825, 811.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 62, 6`211 ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates, 93. French Three per
Cent. Renter, 68f. 73c. (exchange 25f.) Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 71. Spanish Old Three
per Cents., 37/. Turkish Six per Cent. Bonds, for
account, 31st January, 76k, 7„ 1, 1.
The scrip of the new French loan was last quoted
3/ to 41 prem.
The corn market to-day was well supported, arid
wheat was quoted about 3s. to 4s. per qr. higher
than last Monday. The rise of last Wednesday and
Friday is thus fully maintained.
The tallow market to-day was firmer, buyers pre-
ponderating.
The Admiralty have given notice that they are
ready to treat for the hire of steamers of above 400
tons for the conveyance of troops and stores ; also for
• a steamer of about 500 tons to convey medical stores
to Scutari.

The Admiralty have engaged the following steamers
u regular transports, viz., the Chester, Gibraltar, and
Telegraph.
The South Eastern Railway Company are inviting
tenders for loans, to replace debentures falling due.
Friday next has been appointed special settling
day for the shares of the Scinde Railway Company,
with leave to be officially marked. These shares are
quoted to prem.
At the meeting of the proprietary of the Union
Bank of Australia to-day, the half-year's profits were
stated at 123,0491., 123,0001. of which is devoted to
the payment of a dividend of 15 per cent. for the
half-year, being at the rate of no less than 30 per cent.
per annum. The half year's profits have exceeded
those of the previous six months, but the directors
' state they have made a much larger deduction than
usual to provide against possible losses which may
arise out of the embarrassments now observed in the
colonies. The report, however, expresses a belief
that the pressure will be merely temporary, and that
the news from the gold fields points rather to an
increase than a diminution in the yield of the precious
Land and bank shares to-day experienced no varia-
tion worth reporting. Crystal Palace shares again
showed flatness, and closed at 2,1 to 21. London
Duck stock has been dealt in at 102 to 103, and the
Canada Company's stock at 105. The shares of the
Electric Telegraph Company were flatter.
The freight market continues flat, and the last
week has been marked by a diminution of the dis-
position previously shown to make exports to th
Crimea, for the use of the allied armies.