The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

TUBIDAY Evasnre.

The English funds have experienced a fall of about

i per cent. No political news of an adverse nature
transpired throughout the day, and the decline was
mainly des to some considerable gales, chiefly of
omnium. The less favourable aspect of the foreign
exchanges has induced a number of operators for the
rise to realise their profits. At the reduced quota-
tions the market exhibited steadiness of character,
the continued ease of the money market and the
Russian reverses in the Black bet and the Sea of
Azoff operating on the favourable side.
At Paris to-day the French Three per Cent. Bente',
closed a trifle higher than yesterd►y. At Vienna
and on the other Continental stack markets little
variation is observable.

Console opened at 91} to ex div. for the 10th July,
declined to 911 to :, recovered to 91: to 1, and closed
at 911 exactly. The official business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money
(shut )• ditto, for account, 10th July, 911, 1,1, 1,
hree per Cents. Reduced, 911, 911, f. 1, 1.
New Three per Cents., 921, 1, 7,1, 1. Long An-
nuities' expiring in January, 1860, 3: • Thirty
Year.' Annuities, October, 1859, 3f. Bank Stock,
2081. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds,
falling payable in 1858, 1001. The March Exche-
quer Bills maintained yesterday's advanced quotation
of 20s. to 235. prem.
The new Thirty Years' Annuities were dealt in at
1813-16 to 161 per 11. Omnium was first marked
41 prem., and closed at 44 ..o 41 prem.
The foreign stock market was quiet, with the
transactions chiefly confined to Turkish, which varied
from 821 to 82f, and was last quoted 821 to or
per cent. lower than yesterday. Dutch Four
per Cents. were quoted higher, whilst Mexican
showed some flatness. _ _

The foreign exchanges this afternoon again showed
a drooping tendency. Bills on Paris were in consider-
able demand at 25.321 to 371 at three months;
and 25.121 to 171 at short. Paper on Hamburg was
negotiated from 13.71 down to 13.7. Drafts on Am-
sterdam were in request at 11.191. On Frankfort
the current quotation was 1181 to ; and on Vienna
and Trieste, 12.30, money.
A considerable portion of the gold brought in by
the Asia, from New York, has been sold for exporta-
tion to the Continent. _ _ _

The Evening Star has arrived from Port Phillip,
whence she sailed on the Ist March, with 4,921 oz.
of gold, worth about 19,7001. The Rattler has also
arrived from the same port, but is not known to have
any gold on freight.
A special Inc eting of the South Eastern Railway
Company is called for the 21st inst., to consider the
bill for whim a railway from the Farnborough ex-
tension of the Writ London and Crystal Palace
Railway to the North Kent line of the South Eastern
Railway ; also to authorise the borrowing of further
sum of money, and to confirm the appointment of
three directors.
The following meetings are also newly announced,
viz. :—Metropofitan Sewage Manure Company, for
the 21st inst. (adjourned); Chelsea Waterworks
Company, for the 28th inst.; Portsmouth Railway
Company (special), for the 19th inst.; Indisputable
Life Policy Company, for the 15th inst.; African
Steam Ship Company, for the 20th inst.; and Western
Gas Company (special), for the 21st inst.
Land and bank shares to-day experienced no im-
portant change in price. London Dock stock was
dealt in at 101 to 102, being an improvement; Vic-
toria Dock, old shares, at 18 (181. paid) ; General
Screw Steam, at 14 to 15/ ; North of Europe Steam,
at 121 (151. paid) ; Oriental Gas, at 1 prem. • Penin-
(tailor and Oriental at 64t1 ditto,; new, at 21 prem.
101. paid).
The conditioning of silk appears now to be firmly
established in London, judging from the steady
monthly increase of the operations of the condition-
ing-house. The past month of May shows an increase
on the preceding month of April of 30 bales, weigh-
ing 8,441 lbs., and an increase of 136 bales, repre-
senting 25,987 lbs., compered with the month of May
1r A

year.