The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

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The Directors of the Bank of England, at their
weekly board meeting today, reduced their minimum
rats of discount from sto 41 per cent. Although
the immediate effect of this announcement was a sen-
sible increase of firmness throughout the Stock Ex-
change, the actual effect upon prices wu unim-
portant. The English funds, after a temporary rise
of per cent., fell back, and closed the
same as yesterday. The effect of the measure
upon the Canso' market had been already
to some extent "discounted," and it must be
recollected that the price of Console is now
comparatively high, considering the war and
the andeiPatiot that oar government will require a
loin. A hop, mg iselestabsekhowsurj th
the great tfiiilfititifirisooustry wISI expe-

demos &aided benefit from the late redietien in the
value of money, and that business will begin to re-
nova from its present dulness. Even now the rates
out of doors are below those of the Bank of England.
In Lombard-street to-day first-class bills were dis:

counted at 4 per cent., and the money dealers reduced
the rate allowed by them for money on call to Si per
cent. As regards the security markets, it may be ex-
pected that railway debenture., guaraateed railway
sham, and other kindred stocks, will meet with more
favour.

It is understood that the amount which govern-
ment have'sueceeded in temporarily borrowing from
the Bank of England on deficiency bills is 3,500,0001.
The reports from the continental stock markets
present little movement. At Paris today the Three
per Cent. Renter closed a trifle lower than yesterday.
At Vienna the bourse is flatter, and the exchange on
London has advanced to 12.12. At Berlin Russian
stock shows some reaction after its late rise.

Consols opened at 921 tog for money, and the
11th inst., advanced to 921 to -1 on the Bank move-
ment, and closed at 921 to 1. The " contango" to the
May account continues at about per cent. Money
stock is still supplied, both by the Government broker
and other parties, and any upward tendency is
thus checked. The official business report is as
follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
' 921, 1,1, 1,1, 1 ; ditto, for account, 11th April, 921,
/, 1, /. India Stock, 226. India Bonds, 14e. prem.
Exchequer Bills roes la. closing at Bs. to 9s. prem.
Business is also recorded in the New Two-and-e-
Ralf per Cents. at 77.
In the foreign stock market the chief feature wee
a rise of about s per cent. in Mexican, owing to the
large dividend remittance. Turkish declined to 79/
to 80, but closed at 80 to 1. The Spanish Commit-
tee's Certificates for the unfunded coupons continue
to meet with some inquiry. At 4 o'clock Russian
Five per Cents. were quoted 99 to 101; ditto Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91. Mexican, 21 to 1.
The specie brought in by the Tyoe, amounting to
no less than 658,000 i. sterling (of which, however,
the balk consists of silver), is not expected to be de-
liverable for nearly a week.
The Euxine has arrived at Southampton from
Alexandria, and has on heard Australian gold to the
value of 40,0001. . .

There is at present some demand for " parting
geld" a., avid couudning an uuceual proportion of
River), for transmission to the continent; but at pet-
sent rates of exchange no other description of gold
can be transmitted at a profit. Some partici are dis-
posed to apprehend, however, that the easier posi-
tion of the money market may exercise an unfavour-
able influence upon the exchanges, as between this
country and the continent.
The East India Company will receive tenders on
the 11th inst. for the conveyance of stores to Bom-
bay, Calcutta, and Madras.
We are infortnid that the new regulations relating
to the Great Central Railway of France have been
approved by the Council of State, and will be made
public in a few days by imperial decree. The
chief advantages to the company are stated to be as
follows, viz., a subvention of 80,000,000 francs

(say 3,200,0001.) from the government to the com-
pany; a guarantee of four per cent.per annum upon the
whole share capital of the company, amounting to
219,000,000 francs; and an interest of one-third in the
new line from Paris to Never., conjointly with the
Paris and Lyons and Paris and Orleans companies.
A new line from Paris to Lyons will thus be virtually
opened. The shares of the Greta Central Compby
were well bought to-day, and closed at 21 to 21
prem.
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Land and bank shares to-day experienced little
alteration in prior. London Dock stock has been
dealt in at 101 ; Victoria Dock (old shares, 161. paid),
at 15; Australian Royal Mail, at 33 and 4 (101. paid);
Berlin Water Works, at 43 and 4 (71. paid); Canada
Land, at 120; Netherlands Land, at 13; Peninsular
and Oriental, at 571 ; Portland Iron, at dis.; and
Royal Mail Steam, at 69 to 701.
Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published:
1855.
London and NorthWestern..£s3,4os
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 18,008
London and South Western.. 12,314

Coitd;;;;ndliiiihtnn
Midland
Great Western
_

North Bertenk

Booth Eastern
. -....

Great Northern

Chester and Holyhead 4.341
Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire
Eon Anglian B6O
Eastern Counties, Norfolk, &
Eastern Union
Bristol and Exeter
6,988

Suter and Credit=
_

Shropshire Union 7ll
Birkenhead t Lancashire. and
Cheshire Junction
Manchester & donthlnnction 660
Newcastle and Carlisle
East Laneishire 5.368
Oxford and Worcester 2,787 .... 2,624
These figures show the following aggregate results :
Total No. of miles Average receipt

receipts. oven. per mile.
1855.... £253.578 .. 4,873 i .. £57 19 7
1854.... 249.483 .. 4,2691 .. 68 11 4
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This aggregate compariaon v soarcely favourable
to the present season.

The returns on Scotch lines are lie render :

1856. 1856.
Aberdeen
Caledonian
North British
Edinburgh end Glasgow
Glasgow and Beath Western
Beatish Caged

Total
The Irish returns are:

Belfast and Ballymena
Belkatamde.esatyDoven 227 .... 217
Oarkasd 66madm 242 .... 192
Cert. Slatkreek.aad Pune l4O .... 180
Dublin sad Ballast Junction
Dublin sad Dropeds
Waterford sad Hilkosey 296 .... 2.10
Groat llouthent aadWestera $ 6,607 .... 4,888

Total

THE BaLLOT.—Mr. H. Berkeley. M.P" has gives
notice that he will brie; toeurerd his missal setioo fee the
ballot moos alter Easter. Cosetltueosise, tawnier% should
lose ao tins is gems' up petitioas ia favour of tbe nabob,
sad is asiag thaw WS is to per liberal members, I
who are hostile es ainitsel ow the quietism, to it.
Meow. A great effect will be produced if the fell itailbell,
of the parliamentary sapporten of the ballot-200 at best
—earl be Wool to divide co the osessiss.