The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-15 00:00:00

April qttoted during a
part of the morning, 931 to 1 ; and after touching
931 to 4, clued at 931 tog. For money the closing
quotation was 93 to 1. The official business report
is as follows:—Three per Cent, Consols, for money,
921, 931, 93, 931, 93, 931 ; ditto, for account, 11th
April, 931, I, 4,1. Thirty years' Annuities, ex-
piring in 1860, 44. India Stock, 227. India Bonds,
14s. prem. The June Exchequer Bills remain
quoted 6s. to 9s. prem.
Foreign stooks were steady. Turkish was main-
tained at par during part of the morning, but had
receded at the close to 79# to 4. At 4 o'clock Russian
Five per Cents. were quoted 99 to 101 ; ditto Fourand-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91. Mexican, 20: to a.
Sardinian, 85 to 87. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 70 to 72 ex div. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 62 to 84; ditto Four per Cont. Certificate,
93 to 95; and Spaniab Deferred Three per Cents.,
18 to 4. Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 101/, 1014. Cuba Seven per
Cent. Bonds (Matanzas aid Sabanilla Railway), 98.
Chilian Six per Cents., 104. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 624, 4. Equador Bondi', 4. Mexican
Three per Cents., 204. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 70 ex div. Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 90. Sardinian Five per Cents., 861, 4,1, 1, 4.
Spanish Old Three per Cents., for account, 30th
March, 37 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents.,
181; ditto for account, 30th March, 181, Z. Turkish
Six per Cents., 791, 1; ditto fur account, 30th
March, 80, 791.
In the corn market to-day the advance of last
Monday was fully maintained.
The dollars brought in by the Atrato from Mexico
have not yet been sold, buyers awaiting the arrival
of the overland mail, the telegraphic announcement
of which is expected at the end of the week.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 16th
instant for the conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope
of about 16 officers and 802 men, and 100 tons of
light Ordnance stores, part of which consist of ball
oaridges.
The tallow market continues dull. Linseed oil
declined to-day to 331. 10s. per ton.
At Amsterdam yesterday (Tuesday) the exchange
on London was quoted 11.80 atlahort, being higher;
at Hamburg, 13.4/ short; at Berlin, 6.16/ ; and at
Vienna, 12.18.
Hamburg letters mention that the navigation was
still interrupted by night frosts and some snow, bat
the water was accumulating so rapidly u to lead to
the apprehension of alarming inundations in the
event of the ice not being quickly forced down. At
Memel the navigation was expected to be soon
open. Trade at Hamburg was very dull, large
arrivals accumulating at Cuxhaven.
The annual meeting of the Van Diemen's Land
Company was held to-day. The report stated that
but slow progress was made in letting the lands—
only about eighty acres having been disposed of at
Circular Head, part of the section in the Black River.
Some specimens of gold quartz bad been picked up in
the Macquarie River. The agent found the bills now
regularly paid. A steamer had been established to
run between Launceston, Circular Head, and. Enue
Bay. In London the balance in hand is 4,3081. The
chairman said the income of the company now
amounts to about 2,6004 per annum, and that the
agent has the power of at once selling or letting the
lands subject to confirmation by the director,. The
report was adopted.
The directors of the South Eastern Railway Com-
pany are inviting tenders for loans, to replace deben-
tures falling due.
The half-yearly dividend on the shares of the Sub-
marine Telegraph Company is to be payable on the
15th inst.; that on London and Greenwich Rail-
way shares on the 2nd April; and the annual divi-
dend on the stock of the Law Life Assurance Society
on the 12th April.
Land and Bank shares to-day were generally
steady. East and West India Dock stock has been
dealt in at 118! to 119; and General Screw Steam
Shipping at 15 to 151. Illinois Central 7 per cent.
bond,, 1875, are quoted 68 to 69 ; ditto 7 per cent.
(Free Land), 1860, 1 to 2 prem.; and New York and
Erie, third mortgage bonds, 1883, 81 to 83.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.
The English stock market is very quiet to-day, but
firm. Prices are quoted per cent. higher than they
closed yesterday. Consols for Ihe 11th April have been
dealt in at 931 to j, and are now quoted 93` to t. For
money the present quotation is 934 to 1. India Stock
marks 227; Exchequer Bills (June), 6s! to 9s. prem.;
and India Bonds, Ils. to 14s, prem.
Foreign stocks remain firm. Turkish is in chief
favour, marking as high as 801' and boing now
quoted 804 to I. Mexican is called 201 to I;
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 18 to f,; and
Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101. Spanish Old
Three per Cents. have been dealt in at 364 ; the
ICommittee's Certificates at 41 per cent. ; French
IScrip at 61 to 6 prem._; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per
Cents. at 62} ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates at
941; Sardinian at 861; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
I per Cents., at 70 ex div.; and Brazilian Old Five per
Data. at 101 i.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The home mining stock market to-day bee been
quiet. There is stilt little disposition to buy.
The gold mining shares remain Hat, and out of
favour.
Other foreign and colonial Mocks present little
stare. •

THIS DA

•Two o'CLoca.

Minton to _
Other stocks

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocit.
Flatness continues to prevail in the gold mining
share market. Agna Fria are quoted 2to ; Nouveau ,
Monde, kto 1; Colonial GoW, to j; and Great
Nugget Vein, to I—all per share.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 30k to
31j ; Peel River, 21 to 2i ; Ntarth British Atli-
tralasiao, k dis. to par; and Scottish • .
'umlaut, k to 1 prem. $ Alt -,"`•,,
The preferfnee shares of the Com*,
Mbasnin England have been dealt IC 1,77 ./
Giber stocks are quiet. ~ .12
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RUSSIAN DESERTERS.—The P •••••
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