The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

WIDNUDAY BMWS.
The English funds experienced considerable Lino-
l:nada& to-day, the arrangements in connexion with
dw final settlement of the monthly account in
Oman rendering the market very sensitive. The
general tendency, however, was decidedly up-
' wards, and prices closed 1 to 4 per cent. higher than
yesterday. The rise seems to have been in a great
measure due to unconfirmed rumours pointing to
great successes before Sebastopol ; but statements
that the Russian army in the Crimea is reduced to a
very bad condition had also influence. Pending the
receipt of official confirmation of the recent pacific
news from Vienna, the insincere character
of Russian diplomacy occasions caution, but,
on the other hand, it is argued that the
silence of the Moniteur on the subject of the
Vienna negotiatiois is readily to be accounted for
by the reluctance of the government to encourage
hopes of peace until the scope of the Russian conces-
sions shall have been clearly defined. In well-
Informed quarters an impression prevails that the
immediate prospect of affairs, both at Vienna and
Sebastopol, is favourable, and by this feeling tke
buoyancy of the funds is chiefly encouraged.
The closing quotations of the Paris bourse to-day
presented no essential variation from those of yester-
iv. The tendency of all the other continental stock
markets is strongly upwards. At Vienna the Aus-
trian funds show a fresh rise of 1 to 2 per cent.,
whilst the exchange on London has fallen from 12.13
to 12.04. At Frankfort Austrian stock has attained
a further rise of 24 per cent. in one day. At Berlin
Russian stocks have again riven no less than 2 to 24
per cent., at Amsterdam 4 per cent., and at Hamburg
4 per cent.
Consols opened at 911 to 92 for the new account of
the Bth February, rose rapidly to 921 to 1, and,
after relapsing to 924 to 1, stood at 4 o'clock at 921
to 1. After regular hours the price was 921,
"rather sellers." The " coating° " for the new ac-
count declined from 5-16 to 346 per cent. on the
completion of the settlement, stock proving rather
less plentiful towards the close. For money the
extreme variation wits between 911 to 924, and the
closing quotation may be given at 924. The official
business report is as follows:—Three per Cent.
Console, for money, 911, 924, 1,4, 4 ; ditto, for
account, Bth February, 92, 911, 921„ 924. Three per
Cent. Reduced, 914, 924, 92, 921. New Three per
Cents., 911, 92, 911, 921, 921, 024. Long Annuities,
*expiring in 1860, 4 5-16, 44. Bank Stock, 2084.
India Bonds, 141. prem. Exchequer Bills remain
quoted 4s. to is. prem., and Exchequer Bonds, 991
toe.
Foreign stocks continue strong, and several de-
scriptions attained a further rise, including Russian,
Dutch, Peruvian, and Turkish. Turkish strip touched
771 (equal to 24 die.), and closed at 764 to
771. This department remains generally good.
At 4 o'clock Russian Five per Cents. were quoted 100
to 102 ; ditto Four and a-Half per Cents., 90 to 92
ex div. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 61 to
62 ex div.; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 92
to 94. Sardinian, 84 to 86. Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 701 to 711. Mexican, 21 to 4.
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents.,lBl to 19. Salta
are recorded as follows : Brazilian Old Five pee
Cent. Small Bonds, 994. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt
per Cents., 611 ex div. ' • ditto Four per Cent. Car.
tit's., 92. Mexican Three per Cents., for account,
16th Jan., 21;, 1, 4. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 71. Russian Five per Cents., 102 ; ditto
Four-and-a-Half per Cents, 90, 92, 901 ex div.
Spanish Old Three per Cents., for account, 16th Jan.,
' 38; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 184, 19
ex div. The Committee's Certifs., 5 per cent.
Turkish Six per Cent. Scrip (paid in full), for
account, 16th Jan., 76, 771, 764 774. Venezuela
Deferred Bonds (Mackintosh's) of 1844, 16.
The scrip of the new French loan continues in
favour, and closed at 24 to 34 prem.
Further parcels of gold were to-day withdrawn
from the Bank for exportation to the continent.
Russian produce continues very heavy, owing to
the more pacific character of the news from Vienna.
Of tallow there were sellers this afternoon at 60s.
Hemp has experienced a great fall, no buyers being
found above 501. per ton.
The exchange at St. Petersburg on London has
risen to 361 to 361 d.
In the absence of buyers to any amount, quotations
in the corn market to-day were little more than
nominal. Such small business as is going forward
is at rather lower prices.
In the notice put forward a few days ago by the
Committee of Anglo-Peruvian Bondholders, con-
• vening a general meeting of their constituents for
the 11th inst. (to-morrow), it was stated that the
report would be issued a few days prior to the meet-
• jog. No such report, however, has yet made its
appearance, but rumours of dissension in the commit-
tee are rife.

Tenders will be received at the Admiralty
to-morrow (Thursday) fur the hire of sailing vessels
of from 400 to 600 tons each, for the conveyance of
huts, &c., to the Crimea.

At Paris yesterday (Tuesday) the exchange on
London was quoted 23f. short ; at Amsterdam, 11.75,
short ; at Hamburg, 13.3 ; and at Berlin, 6.141.
We are informed that the overdue call has already
been paid upon at least three-fourths of the shares of
the Great Luxembourg Company recently announced
as in arresr. This disposition of the shareholders to
respond to the appeal made to them by the new
directors may be expected to exercise a beneficial
influence upon the future progress of the under-
taking.
The directors of the Union Bank of London have
declared a dividend and bonus at the rate of 15 per
cent. per annum for the six months ending 31tt Dec.,
payable on the 20th inst.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 15th Dec. were
6,1691. sterling ; and for the week ending the 22nd
item, 5,3981. ; making a total of 125,6901. received
since the let Ang.
The half•yearly meeting of the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire Railway Company is to be
held on the 2nd Feb.

The annual meeting of the Anglo-French Flax
Company is to be held on the 31st inst. at Paris.
The dividends for 1831 are to be payable on the
stock of the Equity and Law Life Assurance Society
on the 16th inst.

In Land shares to-day the only variation worth
recording was a slight advance in those of the Ans.
tralian Agricultural Company. The shares of the
London Chartered Bank of Australia and Union
Bank of Australia were better, other bank stocks
showing steadiness. Crystal Palace shares closed at
2 16-16 to 3 1-16. London Dock stock has been
dealt in at 103 ex div , and St. Katharine Dock
at 90.

The New York advices received per Pacific report
the market for foreign exchange. more active, bat
the supply of bills was large, and the rates continued
heavy, with a general downward tendency. The
quotation fur sterling is reported at 1071 to 1081.
Messrs. Cammann end Co. report as follows, under
date the 26th ult.

The annexed quotations show but little change from
those contained in our circular of 12th inst. Frequent
fluctuations have taken place during the fortnight, but they
have been unimportant, and from the general aspect of the
market it would appear that a further depreciation of price'
is hardly probable. As usual at the close of the year, the
demand for money is quite active. The preparation for
the payment of the large amount of interest, ltc., due on
let prox., locks up temporarily considerable capital, the
distmenement of which will, after that date, add materially
to the amount seeking investment. The supply of first class
securities does not exceed the demand at present rates, and
several descriptions of state stocks are comparatively scarce.
There iti generally speaking, no disposition to force sales of
railroad stock' and bonds, as the improved system of
seassissmost, sad the ooattiosed large receipts of the toad-
ies lizes, load to the belief ea the part of holden that they