The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

Tie Paris bourse today was rather better. The
other Cootinental stock markets are generally dull.
Consols for the Bth April were quoted during the
greater part of the day, and closed at 921 to 93, the
only variation being a temporary decline early in the
day to 92j. For the closing quotation was
92t The (Ansi is an *newt
—This per Omit. Corm* arintioey. 921, ;
ditto, for sorount, llth April, 921, 93,921; Thirty
Year' Annuities. expiring in 18430, 41; Three-and-a-
Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable
in 1889, 993, 1; Exchequer Bills remain quoted at
18s. to 9s. prem.

Very little business was-dons in the foreign stock
market, which was likewise steady. Turkish was
rather higher, and closed at 80/ to 1. Spanish
showed a little flatness. At 4 o'clock Russian Five
per Cents. were quoted 99 to 101; ditto Four-
and-a-Ralf per Cents., 89 to 91. Mexican, 204
to 21. Sardinian, 86 to 88. Peruvian Four-and-
s-Half per Cents., 70 to 72 ex div. Dutch Two-and-
s-Ralf per Cents., 62 to 64; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates, 93 to 95 ; and Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 18 to 4. The list of sales is annexed, viz.:
—Peruvian Three per Cents., 511. Russian Four-
and-s-Half per Cents., 90. Sardinian Five per
Cents., 864. Spanish New Deferred Three per
Cents., 181, 4. Turkish Six per Cents., for account,
30th Much, 80. Venezuela Three-and-a-Half per
Cents., 24.

Large quantities of gold continua to be presented
foe purchase to the Bank of England, there being at
present no alai of the precious metal to the Conti-
nent.

The Derwent hu arrived from Hobart Town,
whence she sailed on the 20th December, but is not
known to have any gold on freight.
The Iberia has taken out specie amounting to
37,2501. to the Peninsula, of which 14,0001. is for
Lisbon, 22,0501. for Cadiz, and 1,2001. for Oporto.
The following meetings are newly announced, via
Commercial Gas Company, for the 12th April; East
Loudon Waterworks Company, for the sth April ;
European Life Insurance Society, for the 7th May ;
South Metropolitan Gas Company. for the 11th
April ; and Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, for the
Sid April.
A dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum is
to be payable on the capital of the North hritish
Insurance Company on the 2nd April.
Land and bank shares remain quiet, and steady in
price. London Dock stock has been dealt in at 102 ;
Berlin Waterworks at 41 (71. paid); Canada Land at
1201; General Screw Steam at 151 to t ; and Penin-
sular and Oriental at 581 to 1.
Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
Yet been published :
1655.
kooks sad North Western.. 51,299

1861.
.... E 49,811

London and South Western.. 11.696

---- ___,___
:::: 17,692
.... 11,864
.... 10.648

h i London and Brighton
.....

25 00l
Midland

South Seders
_____

Great Northern

Chester and Holyhead .... 4.334
Manchester, Sheffield, end

.... 7,753
.... 911

Lincolnoliire
But Amelia 903
Eastern Counties, Norfolk, &
Easters Union
Bristol and Exeter

.... 19,424

6,391
.... 101

Exeter and Credit** l3l

81,r?pe1iireysion
. .

Birkenhead, Lew:saki:lN and
Cheshire Junction
Manchester & BouthJanction _ 687

Newcastle and Carlisle .... 2,920

1,631
These figures show the following aggregate remits
Total No. of mites Average receipt
receipts. open. per mile.
1866.... £174,712 .. 3,243 ~ £63 17 6
1854.... 173,931 ~ 3,164 .. 61 17 11

The aggregate comparison of the traffic is still
rather unfavourable.

The returns on Scotch lined are aa under :

1866. 1864.
Aberdeen
Caledonian
North British
Edinburgh and Olsegow
Glasgow and South Western

Total
The Irish returns sre:

1855. 1854.
Belfut and Ballymena
Belfut and County Down 2lO .... 219
Cork and Bandon 228 .... 239