The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-14 00:00:00

was within •1 per oat. sustained to the close. Intel-
ligence of a further rise at Paris, and a rumour that
the French Emperor has given up his intention of
visiting the Crimea, coupled with the continued
favourable tendency of the foreign exchanges, con
tributed to maintain the prevalent buoyancy of tone.
Money is very easy in the Stock Exchange, at 2j to 3
per cent. on government securities.
At Paris today the funds closed at a further rise
of about # per cent. compared with the final quota-
tions of Monday, making a total rise of about 14 per
cent. since Saturday. At Vienna, the bourse is less
anxious, and the exchange on London has declined
from 12.21 to 12.18. At Hamburg, Russian stock

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Consols opened at en to 93 for the 11th April,
receded to 921 to 1, advanced rapidly to 931 to and
closed at 931 to i. For money the closing quota-
tion was 931 to 1. The official business report is as
follows:—Thies per Cent. Consols, for money, 921,
1,4, 93, 921, 934,4, 1; ditto, for account, 11th April,
924, 93/, 93, 931, 1. 1. Thirty years Anne., expir-
ing in 1860, 4 3.16, 44. India Stock, 224, 227.
Bank Stock, for account, 216. Exchequer Bonds,
falling payable in 1868, 991, 4; ditto, 1859, 991, 4.
Exchequer Bills (Jane) remain quoted 6e. to 9s. prem.
Foreign stocks were firm, but unmarked by any
material change in price except as regards Turkish,
which rose to 80 to 4, and closed at 791 to 80/, or pir.
The tendency of the foreign exchanges this after-
noon was again favourable. Transactions took place
in bills on Amsterdam am high as 11.19 ; on Paris at
26.46, for three months, and 26.171, for short bills;
on Hamburg at 13.61 to 7; on Frankfort at 1181
to 119; on St. Petersburg at 361 to 36; and on
Vienna and Trieste at 12.36 to 42. Generally there
was a better supply of bills than has been noticed for
some time past.
Two vessels were to-day announced as having ar-
rived from Sydney—vis., the Dawatone and Kum,
jong, but neither is known to have any gold on
freight.
tae adjourned general meeting of the Great Lux-
embourg Railway Company was held in Brussels on
Saturday last, when the various resolutions passed at
the meeting held in London on the 16th ult. were
confirmed, and Messrs. Close, Dronet, Hutchinson,
Reed, and Uzielli, installed in office as directors
of the company for a period of five years. In
addition to these gentlemen, the Hon. Francis Scott,
M.P., Mr. Benjamin Reed, and MM. Bremer and
Teach, were elected members of the board for the
same term of years. The last named gentleman is
an able and leading member of the Belgian Chamber
of Deputies, and was lately applied to by the King
to form a ministry in the place of that now retiring
from office. An inquiry is, it appears, to take place
respecting the alleged bribery of Belgian officials.
We are informed that the Minister of Public Works
has shown every disposition to second the directors
as regards an immediate and vigorous prosecution of
the works. The line from Brussels to within two
miles of Namur will, it is stated, be immediately
opened for traffic.
The, arrangements for the settlement of the
account, in the railway share market to-day, showed
that the outstanding transactions are of limited
amount, little speculation being at present observa-
ble in this department. Generally moderate rates of
" continuation" continue to prevail, but the market
does not seem oversupplied with stock. The current
rates on the leading stocks were as follows:
Great Western
London and North Western 11 to ditto.
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire -16 to I ditto.
Dover@ l-32 to 3-32 ditto.
Great Northern -32 to 1-16 ditto.
Berwick, 6 per cent. ditto.
York and North Midland -16 tot ditto.
On French shares the rates of "continuation" were
light. Paris and Lyons shares were best supplied.
The directors of the Royal Swedish Railway Com-
pany are now inviting applications from the share-
holders for 6 per cent. obligations of 41. each, redeem-
able at 51. each, by annual drawings—the whole to be
redeemed within 40 years.
The Madras Railway Company will receive ;ten-
ders till the 22nd inst. for the supply of 8,000 tons of
rails.
Land shares to-day were steady, but Scottish
Australian Investment showed flatness. In Bank
Shares the only feature was a rise of 11. in those of
the Bank of Australasia. Yesterday's advance in
Peninsular and Oriental Steam shares was not !main-
tained. Berlin Waterworks were firmer. Crystal
Palace closed at 3 1-16 to 31, and the new preference
shares at 1 to 3-16 prem. 'London Dock stock has
been dealt in at 102; and Royal Mail Steam at 661 to
674. lllinois Central Seven per Cent. Bonds., 1876,
are quoted 68 to 69; ditto (Free Land), 1860, 1 to 2
prem. ; and New York and Erie Third Mortgage
Bonds, 1883, 81 to 83.

LONDON COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—MARCH 13.
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