The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-26 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.

SATVIDAY 101111310.
The English stock market remains firm, despite
the ministerial crisis, the large war estimates brought
forward, and the growing feeling that a loan must
be speedily resorted to. Prices to-day were main-
tained, with scarcely the least fluctuation, at a rise of
per cent. over those of yesterday. Business re-
mains very limited. The announcement made (exclu-
sively) by the Daily News, of the repulse of the
Russians before Enpatoria, was referred to as tending
to strengthen the market.

At Paris to-day the French funds closed almost
exactly the same as yesterday. The late advance is
thus well maintained, although some of the letters ro-
'mired from that city now express a belief that the
Emperor will ere long oarry.into execution his design
of visiting the Crimea. It is reported that he is not
fully satisfied with the position of his army,nor with
the policy of some of the generals. At Vienna a de-
cided increase of depression is observable. The ex-
change on London has risen from 12.31 to 12.36, the
premium on gold to 331 per cent., and that on silver
to 29 per cent. At Hamburg and Berlin, Russian
stocks show a downward tendency.
Consols scarcely varied throughout the day from
their closing quotation of 91 to f,r mousy. soi 911 k
to 1 for the Bth March. The official business report

is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for mainly,
91, 911; ditto, for account, Bth March, 911, 1.
Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, Y. New Three per
Cents., 911, I. Bank Stock, -for account, 214.
Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling
payable in 1858, 99:7, 1 ; ditto, 1859, 991, 1.
The June Exchequer Bills remain quoted 6s. to its.
prem. ; the advertised bills, 4e. to 7s. prem.; and
India Bonds, 12e. to 15s. prom.
Scarcely any business was done in foreign, stocks,
which remain steady. Turkish was a she.de better,
and closed at 75t to 76. Peruvian also ';tows some
tendency towards improvement.
The imports of the precious metals 'this week have
been moderate, though larger than for some weeks
past. Our list includes the undermeritioned sume,viz.:
622,017 dole. by the La Plata, frora the West Indies,
&c.; 14,9471. by the Iberia, frors Lisbon and Gibral-
tar; 10,3101. by the Madrie.,, from Lisbon; and
629,432 dole. by the Pacific, from New York.
The total value of these arrivals is about 255,0001.
No specie is officially reported as having been
shipped direct from London during the week. The
following shipments are. reported trom the outports,
viz.: 6,0081. by the TyrAe, for the West Indies; and
5,7091. by the Tagus, for Alexandria and the East.
A portion of the sold brought in by the La Plata has
also been sent privately to the continent.
The change of wind leads to the hope that we
shall speedily have to report some considerable arri-
vals of gold from Australia.
The saliscription in the Stock Exchange for the
relief of the distressed dock labourers and others
amounts to upwards of 400/.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 13th
March for the supply of 55,000 bleached sacking
hammocks.
la addition to the two steamers already despatched
on that service,the Admiralty have sent her Majesty's
ships Tartar and Ariel to the Chops of the Channel,
and her Majesty's steamer Bulldog to the entrance of
the Irish Channel, for the purpose of affording assist-
ance to the homeward bound trade.
The adjourned meeting of the London and South
Western Railway Company is to be held on the let
of March:
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada, for the week ending Peb. 2, were affected
by frost and snow, and amounted to only. 4,7031.
sterling, making a total receipt of 161,6521. since the
let August.
Land and bank shares to-day were quiet. The
Portland Iron Company's shares were firmer, whilst
those of the Electric Telegraph Company showed
heaviness. Crystal Palace closed at 21 to 21 ; the
new shares have declined to par to 1 premium. The
old shares of the Victoria Dock Company have been
dealt in at 151 (16/. paid) ' • Peninsular and Oriental
Steam at 53k; and the Canada Company's stook
at 120.
Relative to the market for American stocks, Mr.
E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :
There has been 'moderate demand for American marl-
ties in London during the put week. Pennsylvania State
stocks are in descend at higher rates. Virginia are steady
at former rates. We note transactions in New York Cen-
tral Seven per Cent. Bonds, and Erie Third and Sinking
Fond Bonds. Illinois Central are firm. the new issue
have brought 2 to 21 per cent. prem.
It is satisfactory to notice that the position of the
United States money market continua to improve.
The exchange on London comes reported firm, at
1091 to 1, and has caused a remittance of 529,432
dole.' or about 105,8001., in specie, by the Pacific,
with a prospect of further remittances.