The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

TnoasoL: Evzinsre.
The English funds remained during the greater
part of the day at the reduction established yesterday
afternoon, but towards the close a rise of 1 per cent.

was attained, owing to reports that the position of
the cabinet is not jeopardised by Mr. Disraeli's mo-
tion to-night. Money continues very abundant in all
quarters.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Renter closed
r ir cent. higher than yesterday, bat the Four-and-
a-Hi f per Cents. were lower. At Vienna the money
market exhibits a fresh diminution of uneasiness, as
indicated by the course of the exchange on London,
which hu now declined to 12.19. The premium on
the precious metals is also rather lower, but still
stands as high as 311 per cent. for gold, and 271 per
cent. for silver. The Amsterdam market is again re-
ported higher, especially for Mexican Bonds.
Consols were first quoted 904 to 1, rose to 901 to
91, and closed at 90: exactly, for money and the 30th
inst. The official business report is as follows, viz.:—
Three per Cent. Consols for money, en I, I; ditto
far amount, 80th inst., 9011, 1, /. Three per Cents.
Reduced, 891, 1, 1. New Three per Cents., 901,
90, 904. Long Annuities, expiring in Jan. 1860,
3i, 3 15-16. Thirty Years Annuities, Jan., 1860, 41 ;
India Stock, 233, 232.
Business is also recorded in the New 30 Years An-
nuities at 16;1 per 11., being a further slight improve-
ment, and in the New Two-and-a• Half per Cents. at
76. The omnium was first marked 2: prem., and
closed at 21 to 24 prem.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted 10s. to
15s. prem.; ditto June, 4s. to 71. prem. ' • India
Bonds, 18s. to 21s. prem.; and Exchequer Bonds,
99: to 1004.
The undermentioned vesicle have arrived from
Australia, viz., the Wooloomooloo, from Sydney,
sailed Feb. 24, with 509 ounces of gold on freight ;
the Waterloo, from Sydney, Feb. 17, with 1,936
ounces ; the Orwell, from Melbourne, March 2,
with 32,607 ounces ; and the Fop Smit, from Adelaide,
Jan. 30. It is not yet known if this last-named
vessel has any gold on freight. The total value of
these arrivals is about 140,0001., raising the aggregate
imports reported this week to no less than 730,0001.
At a general court of the SoutlifieaCompany to-day,
&statement of accounts war read, showing the amount
of assets to be 2,236,3871., which on 1,864,7351. of
stock is equal to a distribution of 1191. 18e. per 1001.
stock. It is proposed to distribute 1151. in July
next, and the final winding up of the company is ex-
pected to be effected within the space of six months.
The building in Threadneedle-street, known u the
South Sea House, realised 56,7501.
At the special meeting of the Colonial Bank pro-
prietary to-day, sawnt was given to the proposal,
of the directors to apply for a supplementary charter.
At the meeting of the National Bank of Ireland
proprietary, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of
6 per cent. per annum was declared, and the report
unanimously adopted.
Subjoined are t'ie traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published :
1855.
London sad North Western f. 65,717
Lancashire and Yorkshire 19,587
London and South Western 14.667
London and Brighton 12,172
Weiland
Great Western
North Butern
South Eastern
Great Northern 19,605
Chester and lielYMsd
Ilanehester, Sheilleld, and
Lincolnshire
East Anglian 931
Eastern Counties, Norfolk, it
Burn Union
Bristol and Exeter
Exeter and Crediton 155
Shropshire Union 949
Birkenhead, Lancashire. and
Cheshire Junction
ManchesterdtBouthJunction 722
Newcastle and Carlisle 3,097
East Lancashire 6.103
Oxford sad Worcester 3,410

1854.
00. £62,196
19,386
.... 14,341
.... 12,729
.... 26,912
22,876
• • .• 30,789
.... 16,468
.... 17,174
4,442

•••• 20,334
5,703
••••
•••• 128
~,, 867

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These figures show the following aggregate results:
Total No. of miles Average reseipt
receipts. open. per mile.
1566.... £279,303 .. 4,396 .. £63 10 8
1864.... 266,682 4,265 .. 62 10 6
This aggregate comparison presents results suffi-
ciently favourable.
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :
1855. 1864.
Aberdeen
Caledonian
North British
Edinburgh end Glasgow
Glasgow and South Western 6,656 .... 6,634
Dundee and Perth 869 .... 837
Great North of Scotland

Total
The Irish returns are :

Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Cork and Bandon
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Great Southern andWestem
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Londonderry and Coleraine
Waterford and Kilkenny

1856.
£826 ....
266....
238 ....
1,058 ....
7,097 ....
629 ....
286 .... 306
237 .... 168

Total

THIS DAY.—Two
The English funds have attained a further rise of
to per cent. to-day, aad are now firm at the ad-
vance. Consols were quoted in the morning 901 to
91, and have since advanoed to 911 to 1 for
money and the 30th instant. The Three per
Cents. Rednoed have been dealt in at 891 to
90/ ; the New Three per Cents., at 901 to 901;
Bank Stock at 2091; the New 30 years'Annuities
at 161 to 1611-16; ExUequer Bills, March, to
16s. prem.; ditto, June, at 4s. to 7s. prem.; and India
Bonds, at 18e. prem. The omnitam has risen to 3to
31 prem.
The foreign stocks are steady. Turkish has ad-
vanced to 771 to Mexican is quoted 211
to 221; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to
100; and Spanish New Deferred Three per
Ceuta., 181 tot. Russian Four-ant.-a-Half per Cents.
have been dealt in at 891; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1848, at 391 to 1 ; Dutch Hur per Cent. Cer-
tifs. at 93; Buenos Ayrean at 641; and Brazilian
Old Five per Cents. at 991.

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Milli/DAT Evairnts.

The market for home milling stocks to-day has been
less active than of late, but we hear of enquiries for
shares in South Wheal Franoes,West Caradon, North
Basset,West Basset, Alfred Consols, Wheal Margery,
Wheal Pollard, Wheal Bitty (Lelant),
Clijah and Wentworth, and Sortridge Consols.
The gold mining shares were quiet and steady.
Imperial Brazilian and South Australian mining
shares were firmer.