The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-16 00:00:00

THOLIDAT Brum.
The future of the market to-day wee the actual'
ouch:mien of a preheat of Consols in the Stook Ex.
change at the primed 1410,which they have not before
attained for the last seven yeses. The tendency of the
roomy market is too whilst to admit of a doubt that
the present lifth range el the home stocks will be
Pr a *IU of 'Withal esavelsion being ap-
=2 the only Wawa that esa induce any
venstion. At the same time It may not be
premeten le draw attention to the probability of the
question of sodthe interest pall upon some of
our national seseritiss attracting henceforth 8011141111241
discussion. *kind/ signs are abroad that the trey
administrative mean not be backward in attempting
to stiongthen its position by its advocacy of me is-
mast to the tax-paying public, and it is
Twill soon be heard on the
organs.
sway !kern attracted the chief attention
of the speculators in the Steak inehrago, who are
emboldened by the sathiliskey ekes of the usionnt
to push task "meatier mans extensively in a market
that Litre a camblieable field for their adventure.
were not dealt in at a higher figure than
Of !Jr 40imay, but he the account (u dread y no-
deed) they true last marked 100, and the official
yr ne ti wre
Ito for cash, and a
to
100 11th It
aim "baanater, the regular opening of the
transfer books taking place this day. The books of
the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cuts., however,
do not re-open till to-morrow. The government
broker was a purchaser of Reduced Threes
at 961, and of Consols at 991. Bank stock
reached 2181. The official business report is as
follows :—Thrce per Cent. Consols, 991, 1,1, 1;
ditto, for account, 991, 1,4, 100. Three per
Coot. Reduced, 984, 99. New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents., 1001, *, 1,4, 1. Long Annuities,
1860, 61, 11-16, 13-I*6 ; *ditto, 30 years, 1859, 61, 1;
ditto, 1860, 7, 6 16-16, 7. Bank Stock, 2181, 218, 4.
The March Exchequer Bills rose another shilling
to-day, closing 71e. to 745. prem. The Juno issue,
on the contrary, further receded to 645. to 675.
prem. India Bonds were firm at 82s. to 85s. prem.
In the foreign stock market Sardinian Bonds were
sold at lower values, but all other descriptions were
very firm, and many stocks are still tending upwards,
inthding Mexican, Portuguese, Buenos Ayrean, Bel-
gian, Dutch, Spanish, and Chian. The account
was. finally brought to a liquidation to-day, and
wltherat any instance of difficulty. The list of actual
tabs Is subjoined: Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. 961, 971. Brazilian Old Five per
Cent. darn Bonds, 991, 99, ; ditto Five per Cent.
(Bothechild's). 100. Buenos Ayres Biz per Cents.
79, 78. Chilian Six per Cents., 104. Danish Five
per Cents., 104. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
614, 621, 62. French Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
'lentos, 101 f. 624 c. (exchange, 25f. 40c.). Granada
Deferred Bonds, 11, 10/, I. Mexican Bonds,
35, 4, 1 ditto for account, 30th April, 351;
ditto New Three per Cents., 291, 29, 1, ex
div. Peruvian Actives' 1051, 1061, ex div. ;
ditto Deferred Three per Cents., 651,
.4, 66. Porto-
gums Four per Cents., 394, 39. Russian Four-and-a
Halt per Cents., 1041. Sardinian Five per Cents.,
974, 97; ditto for account, 971, 4. Spanish Old
Three per Cents., 471, 484 ; ditto New Deferred
Three per Cents., 211, 22, 211. Venezuelan Three-
and-a-Half per Cents., 48, 1.
The silver brought in by the Conway and Orinoco
West India steamers, and by the brig Abeona, from
Vera Cruz, has at length been sold, but the highest
price that could be realised was only ss. per ounce
standard for bar silver, and 4s. 101 d. per ounce
for dollars. A few sales of bars had previ-
ously been made at Si. 01d. per ounce, but
these wore transactions of no moment,
and the rates above given show a further
fall of „Id. per oz. in the pnce of this metal. This
steady decline is a rather striking refutation of the
views entertained some time ago, that the influx of
gold from California was inducing an unusual ap-
preciation of silver. It is scarcely probable that
the market will experience any considerable rally
for some time to come, a&the demand for the eastern
markets is now satisfied. The supplies just sold
will be shipped to the Continent, chiefly to Holland.
For other articles the bullion market is not active,
though the large imports from Australia are calcu-
lated to give rise to some movement. One broker's es-
tablishment in the city beano less than 400,0001. worth
of colonial gold on hand. Some large shipments of specie
have lately been made to Brazil, the Teviot, the last
pacbt that left this side, having taken out 130,0001.;
but this is almost all on continental account, the
English shipments having amounted to little more
than 10,0001.
United States stocks are in demand in this
market; and a large business is doing at good prices.
The chief orders for the purchase of these securities,
however, appear to be executed at New York, from
which market we have been advised for some months
back of heavy investments on European account,
especially in the bonds of the prominent lines
of railway. The use of the medium of remittance
thus provided has had the effect of prolonging the
depression of the exchanges as between that country
and England. The letters to hand by the last
arrival, however, speak of a diminished demand from
this side, which, in conjunction with the rapid influx
of Californian gold into the Atlantic ports, will pro-
bably ere long give an impetus to the quotation of
exchange, and induce, as a necessary consequence,
the resumption of liberal specie shipments to Great
Britain. The last quotations of American stocks in
the London market, aro thus reported by Messrs. D.
Bell, Soo, and Co.:—
Itedennable. D 1.104904 Priem
Uulei MIN 3Ur Ct. NA 1833 ha. sad Judy 998 rti
Mint sures. Ns. 1862 Jan. asd J Pay 103 104
DA gm ads. 1668 Jar. sad July 1101 111
De. 11 par Wank 1567.1848 ha. sad July 108 :09
• par Ct. 91454 11.41. sad Aut. 53 88
441P":lr"4rup. 1870.1873 ha. sad aelp 107
per Ct. Sian
Dna ............ 1868 Ap. sal Oot. 106 107
t=iisr-61: Muller 8144. ha. ra4 July 93 98
11 sr Oat. loft 1584 99
Cori 6 OL Daft Tab. 841 Lai.
DM= Owper spm OrMs. 1835-11874661 Ap#l,l ((Id.llo DI
92 93
Iketrul My 6 est Owls. 1537.18 U ApriiirsidW 115 84
The baffle returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
1811 L 1861.
LoakamadNerthWesesru....£42,BB9 .... £43,816
Lassastia• mad Taduddro 17,394 ..• • 16,610
Luisa seat 1110•1111 Wigwam
O 7
and Brighton
04481 Western
eau& Ilemesru
Yak an North Mika
=seer and Credit=
HAM awl 'saw
Yob. Novara, sad Berwick 14,119 .... 13,196
Obina=asaaadebasftr 1.D60 .... 1,670
Goat
Lose sin
1.111111 11114
Nee* Illeihrilshire 4,916 .... 4,868
Meadlo4l4 1100111•9 Matlock,
isfilidissde hued=
blaanbeatar,thaltdd, and Lin-
saimilne 7,18111 6.817
_Nike Mika GIS .... 647
alrairanwi and Birmingham 739 •••• btu
rustirOwatim and Norfolk 15,077 .. 13,440
. Astdisa
640
• .`smith Junction,
mg
718 ... 487
timid sal Wisionsers 146.....
11Ire i Lemosidn,
mules
cool Crosby, sod loath-
-380 307
116181413avain 1,866 .... 1,808

Total £187.741 £l7O 730
The total receipts on the corresponding lines being
187,8481., spinet 170,7301. in the same week of lest j
year, the increase iu shown to be 18,9181., or 94 per
cent. The number of miles open on the Arita lineal
is 3,418 i, spinet 3,315! in 1851, being an increase
of 10tili miles, or 3 per cent. The aggregate aver- I
age return per mile per week is 541. 17s. 10d., and
, last year 611. 9.. 9d. ; so that the difference remains
lin favour of the prang year to the extent of