The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-31 00:00:00

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Edinburgh maGlasirow 107,755
Glasgow and South Western 129,315
Great Northern 571,967
Great Southern and Western 173,854
Great Western
Leseashire and Yorkshire
Lesion and North Western
LOAM and Blackwell 35,192
Leaden, Brighton and South
Coast
London and South Western
Mancheeter, Sheffield, and Lin-
eolushire
Midland
North British 113,248
North Eastern
Oztord, Woreester, and Wolver-
hampton . 97,280
Scottish Central 58,351
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 36,625
Shrewsbury and Chester 87,784
South Barbera

MONBY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoax_

The English stook market is fiatteito-day. Sales
of stock attributed to government account, coupled
with many reports affecting the attitude of
Prussia, have caused a fall of 1 per
seat. Console were quoted during part of
the morning 88: to 4, and now stand at 881 to 4
ex div. for the 10th January. The Three per Cent.
Reduced have been dealt in at 881 to i ; the New
Three per Cents. at 88: to 89 ; Bank Stock at 206 i
Exchequer Bills at 10e. to 4s. dia.; Exchequer
Bonds at 97: ; and India Bonds at 41. die.
The foreign stock market is dull. Turkish Sin
per Cents. are slightly flatter at 831 to 1. The New
Four per Cent. Loan remains at 31 to 3 dis. Mexican
Bonds are quoted 194 to 20 ; Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 214 to 22 ; and Russian Five per Cents.,
95 to 97. Portuguese Four per Cents. have bees
dealt in at 49 ; the Spanish Committee's Certificates
at 41 per cent.; Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates
at 941 to 944 ; Danish Three per Cents. at 83 ; Bra-
zilian Old Five per Cents. at 994; ditto Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. at 901 ex div.
The imports of the precious metals last week
have been considerable, although the arrivals have
been numerically few. Our list includes 104,000 oz.
of gold by the Donald *Lay, from Melbourne ;
500,000 dole. by the Atlantic, from New York; and
4,521 oz. of gold and 1,745 sovereigns, by the
Cyclone, from Sydney.
The total value of these arrivals is about 536,0001.,
nearly all in gold. Silver also continues to be drawn
from the Continent for the East. The Ceres has
brought in 13 boxes of silver coin from Oporto.
The Custom-house statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London during the week
represents a total value of only a few hundred
pounds, comprising 160 oz. of gold coin, 1,100 oz. of
silver coin, and 300 oz. of silver bars—all to Boulogne.
The only other shipment officially reported is
47,9681. by the Madrid, for the Peninsula It is
known, however, that, apart from any shipments on
government amount, the supplies brought in by the
Cyclone and Atlantic have been despatched to the
Continent.
The gold ex the Donald M'Kay was temporarily
deposited in the Bank on Saturday. To-day its des-
tination. will be finally determined. The present
impression is that it will be sent to the Continent.
The announcement that the Pasha of Egypt has
rescinded the prohibition of the exportation of wheat
and Indian corn is of some importance.
It appears from the telegraphic advices in 'Mich
pation of the overland mail that the export of salt-
petre from India is henceforth to be allowed to Eng-
lish ports only. On former occasions we have called
attention to the large quantities of saltpetre which
have been shipped from India to neutral ports, espe-
cially to the Uaited States, and thence re-shipped to
Hamburg, en route to Russia.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the Ist of
January for the conveyance of stores from the river
Thames to Freemantle, Halifax, Colombo, Gibraltar,
and the Crimea.
The half-yearly meeting of the East and West
India Dock Company is called for the 11th January,
and that of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire Railway Company for the 23rd of January, atl
Manchester, when it will be proposed to consolidate
the 101. preference shares into stock.
As the second half of the year 1855 is now closing,
we annex a statement of the aggregate receipts of the
leading British railways for the half year, as compared
with three for the corresponding period of 1854. TM
figures are compiled from the Weekly Railway Share
List, published under the authority of the Stock
Exchange committee :

Total Receipts.
1856. 1854. 1
Bristol and Easter 156,981 .. 149,123
Caledonian
Cheater and Holyhead 146,199 .. 137,169
Eastern Counties
East Laneashin.-

108,298
.. 119,656
.. 615,200
▪ 145,263
• 693,014
607,932
.. 1,407,831
.. 38.329

The aggregate results upon the above lines are as
follows:
1855
18.54
Increase in 1865
Increase per emit.

The increase upon the nine chief lines is thus ap-
portioned :

lonian Increase
per cent.
London and North Western 77,064 •• .. 5.5
Great Western 83,348 .... 14
Midland 21,791 .... 3
Laneashire and Yorkshire
North Eastern 34,356 4.3
South Eastern
Great Northern
London and Brighton 12,444 .... 3.2
London and South Western
The subjoined memorandum is from the Peel River
Land and Mineral Company :
By the Donald M'Say, &deices have been received fres
the general superintendent up to 16:h September. Mt.
King states that the lambing had commenced. There was
a sufficieney of gram and water everywhere, and the sheep
were in very good condition. As regards the gold field,
Mr. King writes that the issue of license has faVen off very
considerably this month, only 17 at 31, having been takes
out, and that the reason assigned for the diggers leaving the
ground is, that the yield is too uncertain for the license fee,
which they angled is too high. The general saperiates.
dent adds :—" As I consider that the license system has had
a fair trial, and as it has so far failed to produce an ads.
quits revenue, I will now ecuuneace with a small party 4e
work the reserved ground, commencing with the gully
which was not worked by the Cordillera Company. and will
employ Mr. Kind to superintend the same. Wages for I
mining labour are still too high to admit of any great profit'
to be looked for, but the result shall be carefully noted and
reported on.
The directors of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
10s.
Junction Railway have made a call of '
11. 10s. on the 311. shares, and of 11. on the 221.
shares, to be paid by the let of Feb.
A half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 14 r
ocnt.
per annum, is to be payable on the shareps the
South Australian Banking Company on the 15th of
January.
The dividends on the debentures issued by the
government of Victoria (Australia) for the Water-
works Loan, are advertised for payment.
Subjoined is an analysis, compiled by. a practical
authority, of the figures relative to the Imports and
consumption of sugar, as given in the monthly
Board of Trade Returns just published :
IMPORTED IN TM! 12 MONTIIS REDING STH DEC.
1853. 1854. 1355.
Raw ....tons 365,595 442,554 351,624
Refined ..tona 17,581 20,148 17,029
Molasses.. tons 17,611 19,000 16,076

400,787 481,700 384,729

DUTY PAID.
Raw ...tons 264,312
Refined. ..tons 10,707 392.978
388
14,905 14,917
Idolasssa..tons 15,750 17 091 18,259

390,769 430,974 422,086
Doty wee paid last year In November on 62,377 tons,
owing to the tear of the duty being raised, which was at
least 40,000 tote more than the quantity likely to be worded
for consuntoios. Thereto» that amount may be deducted
from the emseumptiou of 1834 and added to that of this
year. The respective amounts will then stand that :
IX TIM TWILTX MONT= =DING STI DSC.
Doty pail 1363 tons 390,769
„ 1864 tont 410,974
„ 1865 tons 442,086

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