The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-10 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING.
On the whole the English stock market has been
fairly supported to-day. Cash sales of Consols were
at one time made at 1011, but the closing price was
101: to j for money, end 1011 to = for the 18th of
January. The settlement of the account was to-day
eatisfactorily completed, this being settling day, but
the payment of differentiae takes place to-morrow.
Business was quiet. bat instead eaother investment
in Reduced Threes on government account. The
official business report includes :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 1011, 1,4, 1, # ; ditto for the
opening, 18th January 1011, 1. Three per Cent.
Reduced, 1001, 3. Tgrespand-a-Quarter per Cents.,
1034, 104. New Five per Cent. Annuities, 127.
Long Annuities, 1860, 6 -7-16, 1. South dee Three
per Cent. Annuities, 1751, 101. Bank Stuck,
222, 223.
Exchequer Bills, both June and March, remain
quoted at yesterday's reduced rate of 655. to 68s.
prem. India Bonds were sold at 80s. prem.
Business in the foreign bond department was again
upon a quiet scale, and the variation in prices is only
fractional. Portuguese Fours were rather better,
reaching 39. In Guatemala Bonds there was a trans-
action at 40. The business list embraces :--Bra-
Wen Old Five per Cents., 1021 ; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 98, 4, 974. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 661; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates,
981, 4,4, 4. Granada Deferred Bonds, 13, 1.
Guatemala bonds, 40. Mexican Three per Cents.,
241, 25, 241. Peruvian Deferred Three per Cents.,
66. Portuguese Converted Four per Cents., 383; ;
39. Russian Five per Cents., 119; ditto Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 1041. Sardinian Five per Cents.,
961,1 ex div. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 611;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 241; the
Committee's Certif., 31 per cent.
A large hominess continues to be done in miseella-
neous shares. The day's sales include :—Bank of
Australasia, at 80 ; English, Scottish, and Australian,
41) London Chartered Bank of Australia, 51, I, ;
Oriental Bank Corporation, 381, 38; Royal Austra-
lian Banking and Gold Importing (11. paid j; 1, 13;
Union Bank of Australia, 691; Union Bank of London,
181; Southampton Docks, 404,40; Australian Agricul-
tural, 90; Australian Royal Mail Steam (51. paid), 44,
; Canada Company, 52 ; Crystal Palace,4l; Electric
Telegraph of Ireland, 11 ; National Patent Steam
Fuel (1. paid),ll; Peninsular and Oriental/Steam,
91, 92, 901 ; Royal Mail Steam, 791. Shares
of the Beziers and Graissessac Railway closed j to
11 prem.; Central Italian Railway, 1 to
prem. ; French South Eastern, 1 to 3J prem.;
Staines and Woking Railway, Ito prem.; Ham-
ilton and Toronto, 1 to 1 prem.; Danish Zealand
Railway, 11 to 11 prem. • Royal Swedish Rail-
way; to Prom ; Lake Constance and Basle
Railway, 4 dia. to prem.; Great Western and
City Junction Railway, 4 to 1 prem.; Orleans and
Epernay Railway, 1 to 1 prem. ; Bank of Asia
to prem.; Bank of India, Australia, and China,
II- to 11 prem.; Magdalena Steam, par to 1 prem.;
Ebro Canal, 1 to 11 prem.; Chiriqui Road, Ito
prem.
Monday next, the 13th ind., has been appointed
settling day for the shares of the Edinburgh and
Peebles Railway, with sanction for the official mark-
ing of the shares, and the succeeding Monday (the
20th) is also fixed for the settling in the definitive
shares of the Paris and Orleans Railway Company.
An extraordinarily large business has been done
this week in American stocks, the inquiry extending
to almost every department of the market, and prices
are generally decidedly better.
It is estimated that the next return of the Bank
of England will thew an increase of about 100,0001.
in the stock of the precious metals. This increase is
not so large as had at first been anticipated, owing
to some delay in the deposit in the Bank of a portion
of the gold lately brought in from Australia, whilst,
at the same time, the demand for coin for shipment
to that quarter has increased.
One of the most important home lines for which
application is to be made to parliament this session
is the East Kent Railway, running from Strood to
Canterbury, with branches to Faversham Quays,
and Chilham. The capital is fixed at 700,0001., for
which sum Mews. Fox, Henderson, and Co. have
offered to undertake the construction of the line.
Two-thirds of this capital, it is stated, have already
been appropriated, and the local promoters have
undertaken to bear all expenses in case the bill
should not peas the standing orders of the hones.
The total length of the new line will be 32 miles,
and by the new route it is stated the distance be-
tween London and Canterbury, Ramsgate, Margate,
and Deal, will be lessened by 21 mile,. Running
powers over the lines of the South Eastern Company
are to be applied for.
The prospectus of the City Railway Terminus
Company, with which Mr. Charles Pearson has
identified himself, was at length issued this after-
noon. It appears, however, that as the Great
Northern is the only company that has as yet ex-
pressed its intention to join the Central Terminus,
and there not being time to negotiate with the other
companies, it has been determined to limit the ap-
plication to parliament in the present session to the
northern portion of the plan, leaving the terminal
arrangement for the accommodation of the other
companies, and the execution of the remainder of Mr.
Pearson's project to a future session. The directors
consequently state that the arrangements at present
contemplated comprise the new street, 100 feet in
width, in continuation of Farriegdon-street to Battle
Bridge, with the general improvement of the side
streets, and the trunk railway from Holborn Bridge
to King's Cross and the Great Northern Railway.
For these works 600,0001. is required.
The London Bank of Australia and India was
also announced to-day, with a capital of 500,0001.,
and power to increase it to a million sterling.
Branches are to be established in the first instance
in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Calcutta. A
charter is to be at once applied for, and, should it
not be obtained, the bank will not commence busi-
ness withoit the express sanction of the subscribers.
In case one third of the capital should under any
circumstances be lost, it is provided that the share-
holders shall be immediately informed of the fact,
and called together to decide upon their future
Policy.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows :

1862. 1861. 1850.
London aad NorthW intern £41,743 ..£38,636 .. £37,791
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,668 .. 17,223 .. 14,784
London and South Western 8,626 .. 8.009 .. 7,400
London and Brighton
Great Western
Midland
South Eastern
York and North Midland 8,460 .. 7,664 .. 6,814
York, Newoastle, & Berwick 14,241 .. 14,024 13,646
Shrewslisuy and Chester 1,614 .. 1,492 .. 1,386
Great Northern 13,994 .. 10,414 .. 6,482
Cheater and 11”lyhead
Shropshire Union 603 .. 478 .. 362
Exeter and Crediton -
Bristol and Exeter
Manchester & Sou th u esti on 496 .. 446 . 344
Nast Lancashire 1,312 3,952 .. 3,362
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 14663 .. 13,321 .. 13,547
East Anglian 36 443 -