The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-07 00:00:00

increase in the Bank'a stock of bullion. Later

in the day the market wu lees firm; but the clos-
ing quotations were still I to : per oent. higher
than those of yesterday. Throughout the day great
interest wu excited in every department of City

business by the demonstrations in favour of Ad-
ministrative Reform made at the London Tavern and
Guildhall—the objects put forward by the promoters
of the movement meeting with the hearty concurrence
of the general commercial community, who have for
many montts groaned over the deplorable misma-
nagement of the war.
At Paris, to-day, the French funds were well main-
tained at the late advance. At Vienna, there is no
important recovery, but the other continental stock
markets are generally rather better. At Frankfort
and Amsterdam Austrian stock has recovered about
1 per cent.
Coessiasesupsd Wyss, 84 sal SOL saileissed at
891 to 1, alike for money, the 10th inst., and the next
account of the 30th inst. The official business repot t
is as follows:—Three per Cent. Console for money,
891, ; ditto for account, 10th May, 891.
Three per Cents. Reduced, 881,1. New Three per
Cents., 881, 1, 1,1. Bank Stock, 211, 209. Exche-
quer Bills, large, were quoted ss. to Bs. prem. ; ditto,
small, 7s. to 10s. prem.
The omnium touched 1 prem., " buyers," and was
last quoted 9.16 to 11.16 prem. Business is also
recorded in the new 30 years annuities at 161 and
16 5-16, being an improvement.
The foreign stock market was firm, except as re-
gards Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., which
were weaker. Turkish rose to 74, and closed at
731 to 74.
The imports of the precious metals this week have
been considerable, notwithstanding the detention of
homeward-bound vessels from Australia by the con-
tinued easterly winds. The Baltic has brought in
1,393,624 dole. from New York ; the Atria° nearly
890,000 dole. from the West Indies • the Madrid
5,9331. from the Peninsula ; and the havensbourne
one cue of bullion from Antwerp.
The total value of these arrivals is about 463,0001.
The Custom-house statement of the exports direct
from London during the week includes 500 minors of
gold to Belgium and 93,200 ounces of silver, of
which 91,500 ounup were despatched to Hamburg
and the rest to Boulogne. These shipments repre-
sent a total of about 24,5001. Two tons of copper
coin were also sent to Hamburg. The other ship-
ments reported to us comprise 375,3141. (of which
101,7951. was gold and 273,5191. silver) by the Indus
for Alexandria and the East ; and 5,6001. by the Li
Plata, for the Weet Indies.
The total shipments of the week are thus raised to
about 405,0001., of which more than half was silver.
At Amsterdam yesterday (Friday) the exchange
on London was quoted 11.871, at short; at Vienna,
2.28; and at Hamburg, 13.51.
The Emigration 3ommissioners will receive tenders
on the 10th inst. for the hire of two ships, to proceed,
respectively, to Adelaide and Portland Bay, and to
be ready to receive passenger between the 26th of
June and the 3rd of July. The Admiralty will also
receive tenders on the Bth inst. for the conveyance,
in one vessel, of 302 men, with officers, &c., from the
River Thames to Gibraltar, and 208 men, with
Ann, from Gibraltar to Malta. Tenders will like-
wise be received, on the same day, for the oonvey-
anee of 156 men, and officers, from the River Thames
to Corfu ; and for the conveyance from the river
Thames of about 167 tons of light Ordnance stores
(water buts, &c.) to Heligoland.
The Admiralty have ordered the sailing ship
Mountstuart Elphinetone to be surveyed, prepara-
tory to being engaged for the conveyance of troops
to the Cape and the Mauritius.
The Board of Ordnance will receive tenders on the
11th last. for the supply of 10,000 pack saddles.
The directors of the Bank of Loudon have effected
a purchase of the extensive premises known as the
Hall of Commerce, in Threadneedle-street, for their
head banking.house. Mr. Frith,late Vioe-Chairman
of the London and County Bank, haa been elected
Vice-Chairman of the Bank of London.

A call of 41. 18e. per share is to be paid on the
shares of the Sande Railway Company by the 28th
July, upon which will at once accrue the interest at
the rate of 6 per omit. per annum guaranteed by the
East India Company. Shareholders are also allowed
to pay calls in anticipation, receiving 6 per cent.
interest.
An extraordinary general meeting of the South
Devon Railway Company is called for the 17th inst.,
at Plymouth; and one of the Australasian Pacific
Mail Steam Packet Company for the 29th inst. A
further return of 10s. is to be made on the shares of
this company on the 14th inst.
A general meeting of the Darin Company is called
for the 30th inst., at Paris.;
The following meetings are also newly announced,
vie :—Medical, Legal, and General Mutual Life
Assurance Society, for the 18th inst. ; Law Fire In-
surance Society for the 22nd inst.; and Rhymney
Railway Company for the 21st inst., to consider two
bills in parliament.
The directors of the Lands Improvement Company
have come before the public soliciting applications
Ifor the unissued shares of 101. each, upon which only
' a deposit of 21. is now sought, whilst it is at the same
time anticipated that no further call will be neces-
sary. Incorporated by special act in 1863, the ob.
Jed of this company is the carrying out of agricul-
tarsi improvement', which, as regards settled and
encumbered estates, must be executed under the
sanction of the Inclosure Commissioners, the autho-
rised outlay (including the interest agreed upon, the
company's commission, and all incidental expenses)
being constituted by the act a first charge on the
inheritance of the lands improved, and converted
into • fixed annual payment, or rent charge,
far a specified term of years. The rats of
interest fixed in each case is so calculated as to in-
sure the probable sale of the rent-charges at not less
than par. By the further arrangements which have
been effected since the company was formed it is made
to act simply as an agency between the landowners
and the Inclosure Commissioner'', and between the
landowners and the monied public. As the company
do not generally advance any money until a specified
amount of work has been completed to the
satisfaction of the Inclosure Commissioners, and
a rent-charge granted on the lands improved,
and as the rent-charges are immediately sale-
able, or available as security for an issue
of the company's debentures, a small amount
of paid-up capital enables the company to supply
a large amount of money. The company, it is men-
tioned, are already contracting for the supply of
money for improvements at the rate of upwards of
200,0001. per annum, and their profit is to be de-
rived from a commission of 6 per cent. where they
provide directly the money, and from a commission
of 3 per cent. where merely the agency of the com-
pany's Act of Parliament is required.
Bank Shares to-day were firm. Bank of Austral-
asia and Union Bank of Australia Shares roes 11.
Land Shares were also firm. South Australian Land
Shares advanced it. Crystal Palace Shares were
better, cluing at 3 to 34. General Screw Steam
Shares have been dealt in at 144; Peninsular and
Oriental, at 80; do. New Shares, at 14 prem. (101.
Paid).

THII3 DAY.—Two o'CLoci.
The English stock market exhibits a decided re-
action today, owing, in part, to the approach of the
settling, but chiefly to the reported resignation of M.
Dronyn de Lbuye, the French Minister far Foreign
Affairs. Pris-oe are now quoted # per cent. )over than
UM &Wed on Saturday. Consols were first marked
fiti int Ma sad an DM frot44 881 to t la way

and the 10th inst., and 88 11-16 to 13.16 for the 30th
inst. The omnium, for which this is settling day, is
quoted 1 to 1 prem. The Three per Cents. Reused
have been dealt in at 871 to 88 ; the New Three per
Cents. at 88 to 881; Bank Stock at 209 to 211; Ex-
chequer Bills, at 6s. to Be. prem. ; India Bondi, at
13s. to 16s. prem.; and Exchequer Bondi, 1869, at
991.
The foreign stock market remains quiet. Turkish
hu declined to 731 to 1. Mexican is quoted 201 to 21;
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 18 to ; and
Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100. Venezuela
Active Bonds have been dealt in at 28, being an
improvement; Deitch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents. at
63; Ditto Four per Cent. Certificate, at 911; Por-
tuguese Four per Cents. at 424 ; Russian Four-and-a-
Ralf per Cents, at 881; Sardinian at 861; and the
Spanish Committee's Certificates at 31 to 4 per out-