The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

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ANOTHER FALL IN THZ PRICE OE BREAD.—This
morning there was another fall in the prise of bread is
Leather-lane, Whitecrosestriset, and the East-end of the
peen, of one halfpenny the 41b. loaf, lowering the pries to
N. for the best wheaten, and Bd. for me** or households.
°Mary homemade bread is also Bd. the loaf, not weighed.
Meer, at the corn factors' and chandlers', is, and has been
he a long time past, not fluctuating in pries like bread ;
Ike prise is 90. and 10d. pet geartera br the best wheaten,
end 80. for the best soon*
SOMERSET CENTRAL EXTENSION.—It is proposed b
emend the authorised line of the Somerset Central Rail-
way Company from Wells te the Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth Rsilway, passing within two miles of Sheet°,
Menem and forming thejunetion with the Wilts, Somerset,
sad Weymouth Railway at a point between Bruton sad
Coeds Cary. The length of tee proposed line will be about
twelve miles, and it is estimated that the ant will be about
100,0001.
iiikINDICENCE6 OP STRAKA'S, PAUL, AND CO.—
The ISOM of this firm was originally Snow and Walton. It
wee rams of the eldest banking bounce is London, second
nig WOW sad Co., who date from 1640. At the period
WOW Onmasswealth Snow and Co. carried on the business
of perathrokm, wader the sign of the " Golden Anchor."
The Ilem about the year 1679 suspended its payments, in
mum with most of the London bankers, owing to the
sissninghtras of the seizure of their mosey by that
sue pedlsete and unprincipled monarch, Charles 11.
OASIMINIMI Illialniaation of the books of Strahui and Ce.,
411111111111141hsorered of the date of 1672, which clearly
elm= that the mode of keeping neonate in those days wee
keeimels. It le curious to observe the nature and quality
AI the articles pledged by our ancestors with this holm.
They were of a misoellaueons and somewhat eomical
diarerster. One of the entries is the book runs thus :
N Masa, 10, 1672.—T0 fifteen pounds lent to Lady on
M liege Sit of a golden pot se cisembre." The bleak might
Med lip_ with an existing Scotch title. About twelve
=s• Mr. Straban changed his name from Snow to
.in sensequence of the then late Queen's platen
having left him 180,0601. on 'tradition of his taking that
name, previous to which the title of the firm wee Snow,
Paul, and Co.
SOUTH DOWN FOEHOUNDL—This peek have lost

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their esteemed muter, Mr. Fryman Tbmiss. wham plea
his been filled by Mr. Alszaisdot Dosoran, a gentleman
well known in the Haat, and a good sportsman. Ho has
bailt uw Usual. at Riau... near Lewes,
COLON-- AZDOOIIII, AILOYLLBIII34

..EL WIACLEAIi OP .
who had arrived at the gnat age of 91, is dead. So WM
WI thirteenth 'Maclean of Ardgear in direct Hs
was son in 1764, sad in 1795 was married to Lady NW-
earn Hort, daughter of the Earl of Hopetoart.
THE TURNIP CHOP.—Accounts condom to reeds
Is •f the ravages committed by myriads of insects Upon
almost ell the turnip grounds in the county of Kent. The
blight has bete so extensive knoll the white kind, that Is
many fields seemly a turnip of the last sowiag left. The
soseequeseee ere, therefor., likely to be very si
ttees. he
dimisishing the stock of winter him' for Steak. TIM weather
hes been szendinsly fiivourable this autems hit worlds(
the (rattans, and most fanners have availed themeives of
It to data their lead, which is new bt better eater then ter
• leag that post.—Ssugh.Basisot Ginidge.
[AdThitimesect.]-110LLOWAY's PILLS Alt =TEA-
011DLIWIT KIXICOT roc ye ONO Or SRI AND Inflt 011111/W.T.
Copy of &Latter beat Ur. W. lialgoisof Mew flimegligAigetail
=l5, 11'1 :—“Te Prefseree aslifflref—Delli
he several years he. • wed liver,
aid elms avall, I was Mind to My par invaloWde pith star
tiling Om he a abort thme, I ban Me greatest pimosreis ham
yes Mg ift law limithe mar at remorieg mete whit WM.
I=W. Middens.° Odd all medielos vendors thresmbe
lot Fintiosse by
latablhaaliut; 144. ial,
Loam, sod* Ildileielessi, New Tent =Nampo, Omahid-
KWh E. *Wash Elwlllnal mg Is. used%

MONEY MARKET -THIS DAY.

Two o'CLooL.

Bales of Consols continue to be preened, and a
farther decline of j per cent. hu been established since
4 o'clock yesterday. Console are quoted 871 to 88 for
money, and 88 to for the 121 h inst. Exchequer
Bonds have been dealt in at 99 ; Exchequer Bills
at Ss. dia. to Is. prem.; and India Bonds at par to
Bs. prem.

The foreign stock market is flat, but the decline
is chiefly confined to Turkish Six per Cents, which
have ranged between 841 and 85, and are last
marked 84/. The Four per Cent. Guaranteed Loan
has been dealt in at 21 to die. ; Peruvian Four
and-a-Half per Cents., at 751; ditto Three per
Cents., at 55 ex div. Portuguese Five per
Cents., at 491 ; Mexican, at 211 to 1;
Spanish Passive Bondi., at 5 ; French scrip, at 1 pm. ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent,. at 641 to 1; ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates, at 933 ex div.

The amount of specie brought in by the Magdalena
from the West Indies and Mexico was stated yester-
day at 1,370,000 dollars, or about 274,0001. The bulk
of this remittance is believed to be in silver, and will
probably be at once taken for India and Chine.
There is a prospect that some considerable arrivals
of Australian gold will shortly be announced. The!
Mermaid sailed from Melbourne on the 13th July, for
Liverpool, with 98,665. z. of gold, worth no lees than'
394,6001. The Marco Polo was to sail ou the 21st,
and was expected to take a large amount. A quantity
of sovereigns had also been shipped on h3erd the
Speedy and Walter Hood, at Sydney. Several other
vessels were likewise fixed to leave the Australian
ports within a few days, at the departure of the last
advice,.

The sugar market yesterday was firm, and full
prices were paid.
As regards the effect of the late r'se in the value
of money upon the produce market, Mews. True-
man and Rouse observe:

It is worthy of remark that, owing to the very reduced
stooks of all our principal import there is no pressure on
the money market fir the holding of colonial produce :—ot
sugar there Is a reduction of stock, as compered with last
year, of 90,000 tons; of coffee 2,000 tons ; of cotton 300,000
bales; of inoigo 7.000 chests; and of saltpetre 2,000 tons;
the value of which, taken together, and after making due
allowance for the enhanced prices, cannot be estimated at
less than five millions steel:lig.

The English directors of the Great Western of
Canada Railway have declared the dividend upon the
share capital to be payable on and after the 22nd
instant. The dividend is for the halt-year ending
July 31 last, and amounts to 4 per cent. for that
penod.
In land shares yesterday the only feature was a de-
cline in those of the British American Land Company.
Bank stocks showed steadiness. London Dock stock
was dealt in at 1004 ; General Steam Navigation'
at 28 to 284; and General Screw Steam at 144 to 4.
Annexed are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange List :—lnsurance shares: Al-
bion, 83; Alliance, British and Foreign, 181,1 ;
ditto, Marine, 39; ; British Commercial, 84 ;
Church of England, 34; Clerical, Medical, and
General Life, 21; City of London, 21; Equity
and Law, 54; European Life, 184; Eagle,
84 i English and Scottish Law Lite, 44 ;
Globe, 105; General, 54; Guardian 514, ; Law
Life, 69; London and Provincial Law, ; Legal and
General Life, 51, ; London, 294, 4 ; Marine, 394 ;
Medical, Invalid, and General Lite, 34; Minerva,
8 1 National Provincial Life, 14; do., Fire, 14;
Phenix, 180; New Equitable, 1; Provident Lite,
381; Palladium Life, 31 ; Rock Life, 81; Royal
Exchange, 230; United Kingdom, 51 ex div. ;
Union, 250, 255; Victoria Life, 3)

Canal shares: Ashton and Oldham, 139; Birming-
ham, 93; Derby, 84 ; Grand Junction, 38 ' • ditto
Gaaranteed 6 per cent., 111; Leicester, 491; Maccles-
field, 511; Oxford, 110; Stafford and Worcester, 425;
Stourbridge, 290 ; Peak Forest, 86; Regent's, 14; ;
Rochdale, 60; Severn and Wye Canal and Railway,
28; Warwick and Birmingham, 231 ; Warwick
and Napton, 11 ; Wilts and Berke, 4; ; Worcester
and Birmingham, 19.
Gas and Coke Companies : British Provincial,
20 ; Brighton, 15; Equitable, 35 ; Great Central, 12 ;
Imperial, 881; ditto New, 253, 25 ; ditto Debentures,
220 ; Phcenix, 31; Ratcliff (201. shares-161. paid),
16 ; Surrey Consumers, 11 ; United General, 202, ;
Westminster Chartered, 60, 601; ditto New, 93.
Waterworks stocks : Berlin, ; East London,
1021; Grand Junction, 70; Kent, 781; South-
wark and Vauxhall, 891; West Middlesex, 91; ditto
ditto (Si. ls. paid), 3 prem.
Bridge Companies : Hungerford, 12 ; Vauxhall,
211 ; Waterloo, 33 ; ditto Old Anne. of 81., 321 ;1
ditto new ditto of 71., 28.

Subjoined is a statement (extracted from the Liver-
pool Weekly Share Lisl)sbowing the rates of interest
yielded by ordinary railway stocks at present prices.
The calculation is based on the dividends paid for the
half year ending the 80th of June, 1855, and for the
year ending with the same date.

Int. per ct. per 11/111411 at
the rate or dividend paid
Pres. Prise. R/ILWAT. Loot 1 year. teat year
PO Bridoi laral near ad 8 0 0 0 0
804 Calekelia ........ 4lB 44 18 41
MI Dalai sad bad ad 11 13 6 12 6
01 Calm Onatles ad 412 84 17 111
In CM Lemake ad 418 7 5 7
16 Zellaberp sedOlseaew ad 316 II 16 1
74 Olsossew add South Western ad S 1 4 18 0
211 Orem lartbara ad 211 84 11 111
81 Gt. etandtara sk.Western—lreland ad 417 1 7 4
24 Great Wangs* ad 3 11 3 9 S
1144 Great Westareat Canada ...„...
10 Ensilaged Windrows ....... --ad 310 0 7 6
13 Imiealar sal Carlisle ad 417 If 1 5
824 Laarsalerami Proems —
76 Lasiadassamil Terksiire Kook .. ad 8 S 8 3
“ WOO. MON% liell OM& Ceastad 4 10 7 0
111 Lies sel Marti Western Stock ad 3 8 3 11
83 Webs add Illiedsirraters ad 1 84 14 8
464 MIMI Oral Wonted ad 1 0 I 0
65 Ilia heft ad 1 84 11 64
16 1616211.1111nalegb am . and Der by, a d 5 1 10 16 6
17 =arty lisabara Berwick Meek ad 5 111 10 31
5114 Jett agora Teak Stock ad 4 101 6 6
1$ 11401186 antral ad 4 if I ti
Illf 11181108 Midland ad 4 Iff S 4
17 Sena Noir= ad 5 0 8 lif

The rates yielded by guaranteed railway Oulu
are u under : _

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Lt. per cent.
Pres. Price. GrAIANTISID DI1111112:DP. per annum.
97 Seekinsboothire steck,4 per cent. id 4 2 64
8 Ult. Lesteeldre Pref. j share. 6 per oent. Ad 4 13 9
134 Esalont Crestdoe Preference 6 per cent. ad 4 10 84
8 Caledoolen—Oreenr ck 5 per cent. prof Id 4 13 9
113 Great Northern 5 per cent. preference stook ad 4 611
97 Greet Weelern 44 per cent stock ad 4 11 9
17 Gt. Weiss Ski _rebury and Chester 8 per oentzd 4 14 1
19 Gt. Weett-ni Shrews. and Closter 111 per met.. id 4 18 2
73 Gt. WPM% Shreve. aol Birm.l4 per et. stocky] 4 10 194
103 Ball Ned aft ad 4 16 1
114 Larteribe End Yorkshire Pref. 6 per cert. ad 48 10
129 Lon. Ilithilen end 6. Coast Peet 6 per cerz. ad 413 0
114 Nidleoll6 want. ad 4 9 7j
161 Illidleal New 4i per mt. preforms Id 4 18 101
141 North Ude% 10 per oat ad 4 3 0
t 4 Nee* Wigan &per cent pref. shares ad 1 1 11
431 MOM eel Wpm gr. 71.175. 2d. ner rent. ad 4 10 4
113 St. Nelms • par amt. prelerease dace ad 8 4 4
101 111.11818se Preference, 3 per cent. stock ad 4 19 0
204 Odd. !LB. N. H. and Goole, North Div.
9, South Smitten 41 per ct. preference ad 4 11 14
22 South Eastern, Reading Annuities ad 4 13 2
9 York and North Midland 41 p. et. preference td 0 0 0

TOZSDAY ETINIIgO.

The English stock market remains heavy in
character, and closed per cent. lower than jester.
lay. After official hours, a further decline of g per
cont. was quoted. Sales on banking account, and
for the Bank of England in particular, are more
actively continued, and, though they are met to a
certain extent by the investments of the public,
money was in increased demand on Consols during
the morning at 5 per cent. till the next account day.
This rate, however, inducing a supply of money, it
became easier in the afternoon. The drain of gold
to Paris on account of the Back of France continues,
and a further sum of 300,0001. was shipped this
morning ; but the bulk of this, it is believed, was not
drawn directly from the Bank of England. Owing
to the continuance of this remarkable efflux, in face
of decidedly improving exchanges, the idea is be-'
coming more prevalent that, unless the pressure is
relieved by liberal arrivals of gold from Australis,
the Bank of England may find itself compelled to
adopt additional measures of restriction. This view
is considered to be strengthened by the increasing
distrust with which the position of French monetary
affairs is at present regarded. The propriety of cau-
tion in this direction is strongly corroborated by the

tenor of private woman tile communications from
Puha, according to which a report is gaining ground
in that city that the Bank of France ooatemplatea
doubling its present capital of 91,000,000 francs
(say 3,640,00014 A project, it is averred, is also
on the Lapis for making the note, of the
Bank government pape,r, i.e., to be guaranteed by
the government, but the Bank of France to be exempt
from compulsion to pay them in specie. As this pro.
pawl, however disguised, would imply a legalised
discontinuance of cash payments by the Back of
France, and would probably send the notes of that
establishment, guaranteed though they might be, to a
discount, there is an unwillingness here to believe
that the report has any valid foundation. At the
same time confidence in the financial wisdom of the
French government is not very strong, and is further
weakened by the immunity of the present rggima
from the salutary checks involved in parliamentary
control and free discussion. According to the last
published return of the Bank of France the coin and
bullion stood at only 11,643,8001., whilst the notes in
Icirculation had increased to 26,568,9001.

In the discount market to-day quietude prevailed.
At Paris, to-day, the price of the Three per
Cent. Renter for the account closed 1 per
cent. higher than yesterday, owing to spe-
culative purchases, but the Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. experienced a slight decline. The
rates of " continuation" on railway shares have
diminished in Paris, but on the Three per Cent.
Rentes yesterday u much as 7 per cent. was paid to
continue accounts to the end of Oetobor. The ex-
petition is apparently increasing that the Bank of
France will shortly be compelled to raise its rate of
discount to 5 per cent.
From Vienna the exchange on London comes
quoted rather lower, at 10.59, whilst the premium on
the precious metals has declined 1 to 2 percent.
Consols opened at 88i to for the 12th instant,
declined to 881 to , rallied to 881, and were
quoted at the close of the Stock Exchange at 881 to I.
Subsequently the speculators made the quotation 884
to 1. The price for money ruled about 1 per cent.
lower than that for account. The official barium,
report is u follows :—Three per Cent. Consols,
for money, 88„, 4,1 ; ditto, for account, 12th Octo-
ber, 881, 4, 4. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Ex-
chequer Bondi., falling payable in 1858, 99; ditto
in 1859, 99. India Bonds, 21. prem.
Exchequer Bills remain at 3r. dis. to la. prem.
The closing quotation of Exchequer Bonds was 984
to 99.

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Turkish securities continue to show heavineee, the
transactions being at present mainly speculative.
The Six per Cents., though marked at one period of
the day as high u 88, had declined at the close to
85,1 to Z, being per ant. lower than yesterday. At
a later hour a further decline to It 6 was quoted. The
scrip of the New Four per Cent. Guaranteed Loan
also showed increased heaviness, and closed at 2 to
dia. The closing price of the French loan was 1 to 11
prem. In other stocks the alteration was not important
On 'Change this afternoon bills on continental cities
were again generally offered, and the rates in nearly
all eases ruled at a further improvement. The current
rates are annexed, viz. :—On Baia, at short, 25.36
to 40 ; ditto, three months, 25.821 to 67; ; Amster-
dam. short, 11.171 to 181 ; ditto, three months,
11.19! to 12.01; Hamburg, 13.9 to ; Frankfort,
1191 to v ; Vienna, 11.26 to 28; and Trieste, 11.28
to 32.

LONDON COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—OcT 2.
Prime as negotiated this day.
Time. Bills and M. Mcney.
Amsterdam pot C 3 Months 1111. Ifiism... 1211. ORLIN
Ditto
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Brume!.
HionburgandAlicas " ..15ines. dachL 13mos.#1adli.
St. Petersburg per ruble .
Pans per a Ilii,ort 251 r. 30e. .. 251 r. Its.
Ditt0............... " II Months Mfr. 57Se. .. 251 r. Ssc.
Maned/a ...-- .. 25fr. 6 4e. _ _
. . _

, ...or. fire
..ankfugoe.4tie.Malne. par £lo' 1111111 kr.
Vienna (effective) per C „ Ilk. 24kr.
Trieste llO. 2Gkr.
Madrid
Cons
Illise. .. .. 60* Peace
isaileaa
Malaga
11ev111e..... e •• 80 802 Peen
„ „
11114allar
et It 30 Vence
__._ ...

... fsfr. f,:ic.
.. 11901. tr.
... WI. 4J4.r.
... 1111. 60k.r.
... 491 pent
.. SO punt
... 49 pe las
.. 49 Tway,
... SO penue
... 49 ptace
... 40 peoon
301 r. ^

Leghorn - 9fe. 00.
Clews,, o
et 251 r. 621 a. ... 31r. 674 e.
Naples per ducat „ 44 mom ... 44 ranee
Palermo par ounce . 132 peace. ... 132 mom
Mead= „ 132 masa ... 132 pesos
New par "Mina 'a
days unto 63 palm .. 53 pesos
°aortal ...... ...... 63/ pane:
New York. •00 days sight 43 .pesos .. 471 pence
&a Janeiro ...... ...... 60 days tight 261 peace ... 26 penoe

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

(slow Laws ',TONY/ eastern.)
NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Deputises% of the AmosstaaaGeseral of the Navy,
Admiralty, Soiseemoboare, Ost. 1.
Notion ie hereby Mom, to all pampas interested therein,
that preparitioss are sow riskiest fir tbe istssiled dist:i-
lls** of prow& arising from the Neitimlead itellist De
Visa: Auda, saptsred es Mel 26, 1854, by be Maleoty's
alp Anther.
Also far the Wasted distribution of proem& atitieg
hem the mamas, Monk, captured an Jam 4,1864, by her
Illekeesy's stop Archer.
Doe settee will be given, by future advertisements is the
Landon Gantt., of the date proposed for the 0011111111CO-
NOM 0/ distribution ; sad, at dooms. time, tbe sweat of
es Individual's share is the respeellore deem will be an-
atomised.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF
_ NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.

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Department of the Accountant Gambia of the Navy,
Asininity, flornersebtonae, Oct 1.
N.tioe is hereby given to the baleen, seansim, sad
marines, and to ci rennin interested therein, that the die.
tvlbstion of proceeds arising hon the eight Russian
eitionsers 'entered on May 17, 1864, by boo 51‘10141.8 ships
Annition sod Conflict, will conmseece on Mondev, Oat. 16,
11166, is the Prig. Breech of the • • Accountant General of
the Navy, Adairsity, Smaereethosse." The following are
the shares dee ts an individual la the several dines :-Flag
share, 1041. It/s. 84. ; captains, este, 1241 13s. 3d. ; mond
shoo, 241. W. 10d. ; third elan, 191. 7.. Id. • fourth
elan, 121 Ss. Bd. ; flab clan. 61. 181. 3d. ; sixth clan,
61. 4a. 64. ; seventh class, 41. 2e. lid. ; eighth elan,
W. le 6d. ; sloth clan, 11. 2e. Tel.; tenth clam, 13.. 9d.
The distribetess of preen& wising from the Russian
athwart Getornder, Gartered es April 29, 1864, by her
Ideiesty's shire Ainebion and Cruiser, will commence on
Monday Oct. 13, 1866,1. the Poise Branch of the Depart-
ment oethe " Aensatent General of the Navy, Admiralty,
81inereet-Isonee." The following are the Au** dee to an
isalivideal in the several elem. :-Fleg share, 61. 15e fd•
tartan., 91. 7.. 4d.; eonnander, 41.181. Bd. • amend elms,
11. 9s 6.1.; third elan, 11. 3e. 74.; fourth eine, 16.. 24. •
dith claw 8.. 6d. • elith elan. 71. 7d.• lemmeth
6e. 2d. ; eighth can, 2.. Id.; slant cirri, le. 84. ; tenth
silo, lid.

ADIIIIALTT, OCT. 2.—PROMOTlONB.—Comumodsini
C. L. Hoekta (180), H. A. Beery (1848), sad 0. W. ?reedy
(1833), promoted to the rank of annals'.
Lieutenants H. B. Miller (1837), W. A. R Piano (1841),
W. Magid (1842), IL B. Cregke (1843), R. C. Tetinail
(1844), 0. H. J.tkeee (1846), C H. Laekraft (1846), Hon.
A C. Hobart (1846), E. Buns! (1846). H. B. King (1848),
H.. 1. Gnut (1848), end C. A. Was (1847), promoted to the
mak otmaadses.