The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

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Business in the English funds continues very re-
stricted, and the tone to-day was rather flatter.
Prices closed 1 per cent. lower than yesterday.
The demand for money to-day in Lombard-street
was more active than for some days put.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Rentes closed
rather higher than yesterday, owing to a preponde-
rance of money purchases. At Hamburg Russian
stock has fallen considerably during the last two or
three days. At Frankfort Austrian stock has risen
1 per cent.
Consols opened at 9la to for money and the 6th
Sept., and were last quoted at 91 to k. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 911, 911, 91, 91a ; ditto, for
account, 911, 91. Three per Cent. Reduced, 911,
92, 911 New Three per Cents., 92k, t, 1, 1. Bank I
Stock, 2151; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer
Bonds, falling payable in 1858,1001, 1001.
The new Five per Cents. were dealt in at 117, and
the new Thirty Years Annuities, expiring in 1885,
at 16 15-16. Uranium was last quoted 41 to 41
prem. Exchequer Bills ruled at 12s. to 16s. prem.
The scrip of the new French loan is now officially
marked, application having been made to the Stock
Exchange Committee to fix a settling day for it. The
quotation to-day was 21 to 21 prem.
Wednesday next, the sth September, has been
fixed for the settling in the scrip of the New Gua-
ranteed Four per Cent. Turkish Loan. The scrip is
expected to be in course of issue on Monday next.
The price was to-day again flatter, closing at II to
2 prem. The next instalment, falling doe on the
12th September, is a heavy one, viz., 20 per cent.
A fair amount of business was done in the foreign
stock market, but gave rise to no remarkable change
in price. Turkish Six per Cents. were rather dull,
and closed at:94 to t for money. Venezuelan Active
Bonds maintained former quotations.

Ticiarr or LEAVE

•This morning $

return was boned which states that the Secretary
of Btata is not in possession of any sufficient infor-
mation to enable him to state the number of con.
Meta with tickets of leave who aro known to be now
Ia employment or conducting theroweleso properly.
It may, however, be stated that of 960 convicts released
during the year ended 30th Jane last, 690 have made ar
plioatlon at the end of the stipulated interval of time
months after their discharge for the Waimea the (ratan,
returned on their release, I. accordance with the regale-
doss, and that 834 of the number predated satisfactory
testimonials of their good conduct. Of the 270 who have
not applied, the greater portion have not bees at lupe the
regulated period. Ninety seven eouvicts who ►avo received
ickets of leave have been re•eosvicted of redoes crimes.

COMILIIRCI-AL AND MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-THIS DAY.

The arrivals of all description, of grain hese been small
this week. The trade in both wheat and flour was quiet
to-day, at the currency of Monday last.
Barley was in fair requcst at late rates.
Oats in some instAnces, brought rather more money;
and beans and peas were steady at f• truer quotations.
ARRIVALS INTO LONDON FROM AUO. 37 10 ADO. 31.
Qrs. Rastlish. Scotch. Irish. Foreign.
Ra WhasA I 610 ..180 °.. . I 3710
i.ar VS
Oats ••• 39:0 b`6.05.0
Mgt. 1 695
Fora, 1860 rely 1120 I
barrels.
Loaners Aveasoas.—wheat, 11s. 10d.; Barley, Os. Od.; Ostr,
Ns. 3d.; Rye, Os. Od. ; Be in,, 465. ed. ; Peas, 445. 10d.

IMPERIAL AVERAOEB.
WOW., Ildrle7.l Oats. I Rye. I Bdas4.l Pees.
21 ... ... 6. 42,31 s 6d se. 3d 5,2 d 166 0.142 i led
Is ... .., 1771 7d14. 6d .9. ld 43. Id I. 4d142, di
Aug. 4 ... .. 78. 241366 OC 21. Ild 461 1141 168.1 d 25 3d
11 ... ... 74 Tdi 241 641 29. Id 47. 21 41. 3d IS, Id
Pt ... ... 73s 9d 54, 2: 29. 12 424 4d 441. di 36 id
23 .. .. 73. /411.146 kl 276 62 IS/ 6d 16. 4d06 Od
A weeks' Ass. Ava.l76. 162 346-7 d 26. Id 446 lid 46.774 2s6d
thrrd.—Wheet. Rarlet. Oats, RT.. Refill., And Pee.. 1...

July 81.

July 3,

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r 77
78 mom.
73 9
73 7 I

Aug. lo.Agg. 23.
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LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIS DAY.
(RIT MAOETIC TILEORAPIL)
(MOE OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
There was but a small attendance of mia.rs and farmers
at our corn 'nuke: this day, and the business was very
limited.
Tbe holders were firm; wheat was (nominally) ld. pee
bushel ; Indian corn, 6.1. per qr. ; and flour le. per Insult
lower than on Tuesday last.
154,11118, peas, oata, meal, and other articles, easier.
The weather is extremely tine.