The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-14 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LlvaaPan, WAY 1 2.-Tbe market lisa twee vary string aad Intermit
today. ss • edemas our quotations 4to 1 Per wets *win with as
sew .rd tradvier. bat Lancashire, lit -limmilire Imd
7-1 7 4 -Lancaster and Cabals 5<4 - Liesnmal, Q~kf. and
etas hp art, 13-London •ad Nardi wester% 111
Ma Melo. aro Ligroin, AI MkLand, 891 I -Sundt Ili 1-Ii
(- anclusum, -befitekt, sad Lincoln MI. pref. shares), li-DI to
It. sew met .hwee). p.-11. Belett's Radars, set Osaal (3 per Cl.)
,r'l-Baia Cl Liverpool, ill-Liverpool and laticashire Fireaud
LW, 51p
%saturant; May 12 -we have hat a fair ruiner, with rather
letter tastes. -Bic lens. if ; Eat Lsumatdre, lsi• Lanrwahlre end
Tor- sin r, 744 ^lancharter, tihadield, sad Lineolahire' 24.1;
Railway woman 59, , South YAWS and Gore; 154; DrYi-
tat Pal.we • appear. II s-14.
Pant %ea au, MAT 12.-This market was ntNartaday ; shares win
la tatter &wand, sad pri es the turn Mike. Great Wasters Mr-
Intarn•m Guaranteed Mock was dew at 721; Loodln and North
tWesterar closed at 9s; Maaeluater awl Shaillekis at 231, 4; Midand,
Barium, am and Derby, at 404, 414 ; sad Warwick and Birming-
ham Cana r at 2.4
LUIZ, May I r.-we have had vein today an impreead tome in
the Aare market though prices do not Now any material vertatlos,
they ahead I in It th.ir highest qu tattue*. Aura still holoing far
an Waseca Me Airade ware dons at isf and MI6; Great Northern
weir were troaseted et 4 arm. ; and h.rotersOonsties at 1 6.
Dear Ir. May t '.-Three per Oast. Owns, $111; Ditto Loosed,
ith Jude, a; New Tema per Cost Wreak, 33414; Ditw ACeraat.
9th Jet; NI ; , Baal' Stook, 420; Greed Canal t'unpany, 354.

FRENCH RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—AI a train from
B ~;• env was on Wedni•nay approaching the station of
L'l • Adam nn the Nor tern fteil.my, it ran into a goods
train, end between furl, end Stu et the passengers were
Wore ',I, lees lojured—n. ae, h ...ever, fatally Boma of the
earrisgee were a good deal damaged. The Maio arrived in
p.ii. over two hours behind time. Tne shore acemust
eppeers in the Fr. Doh papers, but a letter from the areatary
of t.,0 company Gam that instead el forty or BM, 914 foot
perainto were injured.
FigaNcm Ititi.wAr Tammo.—The following are 011 iaet
returns of tbe gross receipts of the principal Fast* tan-
ways :
NORTNltalgerfeli Argil SO to Nay Pere 314,30.14
geom. 5110.331 t; uest. swam
Wayne* anD Mourn Wisiwas.—Yram April 30 00 Way 5 3 Pow
senavir% 179,6 S.; condi, •90.11164 • total. 670.4094
()mann airs /IMMO Was—frinn April 29 se Nap Ss Puma.
pr.*, SW iturun, •.9194.: 46557, 947,5515.
*lamina as.—Yrom April ad to Way 6: Piositienn. 394,3164,;
goods, AIN ,640. ; total, 711,,9794`.
Mosrmasse.—Frass Atoll is to Way 5: Psemagern 11,754 f.;
game. MAW. ; tem. 33.934'.
LTOPlL—novis Apnl 39 to May 6: Fusullsrs. 835.15if4 wan.
05,71 a.; tote!, 765,41134
Lesions Ileurrsameass.—.hog April b W APlti U I reme-
gen. 221.0614; goods. 5i7,3121.; soul. UAW&
Gamut Curram.—Fsma Apt' is toispa 36; rwisiiiggi96, 64,6014;
pill, LANK; tolal./13,1111;

MONEY MARKET.
smvaDAT Svannes.
In the English stock market to-day business was
limited, and no important change in price occurred,
but the tendency was in the direction of improve-
ment. Priors closed below the best point of the day,
bat still about 1 per cent. higher than yesterday.
Generally the Stock Exchange affords evidence of
increasing demand for investments on the part of
the public, owing to the prevailing abundance of
money.
At Paris to-day the French funds closed at a fur-
ther, though not important, decline. At Vienna the
only change worth noticing is a decline in the ex-
change on London from 12.28 to 12.28. At Amster-
dam the tendency continues upwards.
Consols opened at 881 to 89, far the 30th loot.,
advanced to 89 to /. and timed at the openieg price.
For motley the final quotation was 88j to 89. The
(41 ;ill business report is aa tollows:—Three per Cent.
Consols for money. 89, 881, 891, 89 ; ditto for account
30th May, 89, 89}. New 'Three per Cents, 881,
k,i. India Stock, 231.
Exchequer Bills were quoted U. to Bs. prem.
and Exchequer Bonds, 991 to a.
The ompium advanced to to 1 prem., and was

last quoted to prem.
In the foreign stock market the transactions were
limited, except in Turkish, which continues to meet
with inquiry.
A petition is in course of signatare amongst the
members of the Stock Exchange begging that the
committee will abbreviate the period of business on
Saturdays by one hour—that is to say, advocating
the official termination of business at ono o'clock,
and the closing of the house at two o'clock on Sa-
turdays. As a further step towards the adoption of
the Saturday half-holiday system this. movement de-
serves encouragement.
The imports of the precious metals this week have
been unusually large, owing to the late change of
wind, which has brought in numerous vessels from
Australis. The influx of specie from the United
States is also unchecked. Our list includes the under-
mentioned sums, viz.:-875,256 dole. by the America,
and 25,0001. by the Washington, both from New
York ; 37,121 oz. of gold by the Anglesey, 17,584
oz. and 3001. in specie. by the Constance, 13,000 oz.
by her Majesty's ship Lily—all three from Port
Phillip; 1,422 oz. of gold, 18,0001. in sovereigns, and
53 oz. of silver, by the Arnon, from Launceston ; 22
oz. of gold by the Antipodes, from Hobart Town ; 850
oz. and 1,0501. in specie by the Alessi', 226 oz., 2,000
gold tokens and 25,0001. by the John Hallett, 30,0001.
by the Victoria, and a small quantity of gold by the
Irene,—all four from Adelaide ; 1,500 or. of gold by the
Elleaboreugh, from Sydney, and 9,0001. by the Rattler,
from Oporto. To-day was also reported the arrival
of the Champion of the Seas, from Melbourne, with
nearly 50,000 ounces of gold and 4,000 dols. on
freight. The Custom-house statements also record
the arrival of two boxes of specie by the Lusitanian
from Oporto, and one bag of specie by the Wilson,
from Algoa Bay.
The total value of the week's imports cannot be
leas than between 770,0001. and 780,0001., of which
upwa►ds of 560,0001. is in Australian geld. Nearly
the whole of these arrivals will probably go into the
Bank.
The custom-house statement of the exports direct
from London during the week represents a total value
of only about 1,800!., comprising 2,4000 z. deliver to
Boulogne, and 333 oz. of gold to Rotterdam and
Hamburg. The other shipments reported to us are
limited to 40,3651. (besides 14,3001. in jewellery) by
the Solent, for the Brazils, and 41,5001. by the Iberia
for the Peninsula.
The total aseerteined shipments of the week aro
than raised to only 83,0001.
The Australian adviees received per the Champion
of the Seas mention the sailing of the undermentioned
vessels, with gold on freight, viz. :
Gold on board.
Name. From Sailed Oonfirs.
Storm Cloud Melbourne .... Feb. 5 .... 24,177
Elisabeth
John B• 11 Geelong
Island Home.... Melbourne

Total ounces.... 60,299
The total value of these shipments is about
201,2001.
The monthly return of the Bank of France, as
made up to Thursday last, exhibits the following
changes (taking the exchange at 25fr. to the pound).
Cola and bullion
Bills discounted
Notes in circulation Decrease 331 608
Treasury deposits
Private deposits
Last month there was a decrease of 330,0001. in
the coin and bullion. The bills discounted haw
diminished no less than 2,411,9701. in three months.
The Treasury deposits are now reduced to 2,091,0001.
On the whole, this return is decidedly unfavourable,
as it points to a languishing state of trade, whilst the
Treasury is becoming very poor.
At Amsterdam yesterday (Friday) the exchange on
London was quoted 11.871, at short; and at Ham-
burg, 13.6.
Land and Bank shares to-day were well supported.
South Australian Land shares rose IL Crystal Palace
shares closed at 31 to 31.
The half-yearly dividend is now payable on the
shares of the Norwich Union Reversionary Interest
Company.
At a meeting of the euperinteading committee of
the silk trade, at the London Silk Conditioning
House, on Tuesday, the system of coodi'ioning silk
appeared to be progressing, as the number reported
was 153 bales, weighing 27,7261 be., being an increase
on the largest quantity conditioned in any previous
month of about ten or twelve per cent.

THIS DAL—Two
The English stock market continues very firm, and
the tendency of prices is still upwards. After ►ieing
1 per cent., prices are now quoted 1 per cent. higher
than they closed on Saturday. Consols advanced at
one penod e the morning to 891 to 1 for
the 30th inst., and are now quoted 891, " sellere."
For money the quotation is scarcely 1-16 per cent.
lower. The Three per Cents. Reduced have been
dealt in at 88 to 1; the New Three per Cents, at 881
to 881; Bank Stock at 209 to 210; Exchequer Bills
at Ss. to 8.. prem.; and the New 30 years' Annuities
at 161. The omnium is quoted /to / prem.
The foreign stook market is quiet. Turkish has
ranged between 74/ and 761, and is now quoted 731
to Z. Mexican stands quoted 201 to 21; Russian
Five per Cents. 98 to 100; and Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents., 181 to 1. Venezuela Four•and-
a-Quarter per Cents. have been dealt in at 28 ;
Peruvian Three per Cents., at 481; Hugon Four-and-
s-Half per Cents., Small Bonds, at 88; Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., at 981; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1862, at 93.

At South Wheal Frances • dividend of 121. per slum
(2,9761) hes been declared.
The Bytes Mining Company have declared a dividends!
10e. per share (6601.)
At Wheal Creams a call of 2s. 6d. per share bus bees
made.
Wheel Wrey Consols sold, on the 9th inst., 67 tons of lead'
ere, at 171. Its per ton.
Toe F.Adale Mine sold, on the Bth inst., 100 tons of lead
ore, at 161 is. 6d. per ton.
By the arrival of the ships Victoria, Irene, and Alma*,
260 tons ana 2,011 hags of cntper ore have been received
from Adelaide. The S teat*, from Caldera, with 213 mob
of silver ore, 56 tons of copper ore, 695 bars of copper, and
45 toes of copper rigida., and the Balkan, from the same
port, with 1,626 bag. of elver ore and 3,004 bees of silver
refaces • also the Christian, from the Cape of Good Hopei,
with 1,092 bags of copper ore, have arrived.
The annum meeting of the Mariquita and New Granath
Mining Company is called for the 24th inst. ; and aspects!
{Postal meeting of the Crsigwen Mining Association for din
17in inst.. to consider the propriety of dissolving the lOW
elation, end selling the lease and materials.
The second instalment of 2t. per share is to be paid mike
additional shares in the !demean and South American COW
patty by the 31st inst.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocw.

The gold mining shares remain without- change in
price. Agog Fria, Colonial Gold, and 1:3, eat Nugd
Vein shares are quoted f, to a; and Nouveau Monde,

Ito 1. _ _
Asstmlian Actienitural shures tyre grot.e.l 281 to
291 ; Feel River, 21 to 21; North British Australa-
sian, 3 dia. to par.; and Scottish Australian Invest-
ment, 3 to t prem.
St John Dal Rey shares have been dealt in at
311; Imperial Brasilia°, at 21 ; Cobra, at 55; and -
Ble.enavon Iron and Coal, at 6.