The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-16 00:00:00

The total ascertained shipments from the kingdom
for the week are thus raised to about 144,0001. The
private remittent*, of gold to the Continent, via the
outports, are understood to have been also small.

The Midland Railway Company are inviting ten-
ders, to be sent in by the 16th inst., for the employ of
permanent way materials, including 5,000 tons of iron
rails, and 100,000 creosoted sleepers.
In the market for Land shares to-day, Canada Land
and South Australian were rather lower. Bank shares
were steady. Netherlands Land Shares have been
dealt in at 11 (51. paid); Penin4ular and Oriental at
58 to ; ditto New Shares (101. paid). at jto prem. ' •
Royal Mail Steam, at 681 to 69 ; and New York and
Erie 3rd Mortgage Bonds, redeemable in 1883,
at 83g.

THIS DAY.—Two °Twat.
The English stock market is firmer to-day. After
several fluctuations, prices are now maintained at an
advance of 1 per cent. on the final quotations of Sa-
turday. It is reported that ten millions of
the proposed loan is to be in Consols.
Consols for the 10th of May have been dealt in at 901
to 91, and are now quoted 90/ to 1. For money,
transactions are recorded at 90/ to 901, and the pre-
sent quotation is 901 to 1. The Three per Cents.
Reduced have been dealt in at 891 to j ex div. The
New Three per Cents. at 891 to 904 ex div.; Exche-
quer Bonds, at 991 • Exchequer Bill. at Ss. to 10s.
prem.; and India Bonds at 14s. prem.
In the foreign stock market the chief feature is a
further fall in Turkish, which, after declining to
724, is now quoted 721 to 73 ex. di,.
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents. are quoted
174 to 181; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101;
and Mexican, 201 to 211. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. have been dealt in at 821; Ditto Four
per Cents. Certificates at 91 to 913 ex div.;
Spanish Old Three per Cents. at 384 ; the Passive
Bonds at 4; the Committee's Certificates at 51 per
cent.; and Portuguese Three per Cents. at 39 to 1.

PARTICULARS OF THE PROPOSED LOAN.

The following are the chief particulars of the
loon:

The loan to be for the sum of sixteen million pounds.
For every 1001. subscribed in money, the contractors to
have 1001. Three per Cent. Consolidated Annuities, and a
Terminable Annuity for 80 years, ending on sth April, 1866.
The bidding, to be made In the terminable annuity.
Tr.e Interest on the Three per Cita. Consolidated An-
nuities to commence from the 6th January, 1865, and the
terminable annuity to commence from 6t-i April, 1866.
The bidding. to be made at the Treasury on Friday morn-
ing, the 20th April, 1865, at ten o'clock.

STRIKE OF COLLIERS AT WIOAN.—Two Of three
weeks ago, the members of the Wigan Coal Proprietors'
Association met together, and resolved to reduce the wars
of the colliers in their employment to the extent of 10 per
mat., and also to work their mines eight days a fortnight
instead of tarries days. As the men are paid ones is two
works, a fortnight's notice was Mere thrill of the motets•
plated reduction of wages and the lessening of the hours of
'shear; sad that aotiee has now 'spired at nearly all the
pita in the district. The whole body of the coal miners are
in an "'mottled Mats, and the mon in the employment of the
Inc. Hall Coal sad Cannel Company, most of those es.
ploysd by the Moss Hall Coal Commie, and all who worked
in the Pigeon Pit, belonging to the Earl of Crawford and
Belearres, and the Homer Limos Pit, belonging to Kr
Thomas Gidlow, hays strack work. This total number of
peratias—collies• and drawire—who are thus thrown into a
sae ldlenesstedll Probably he wetly I,6oo.—Maaehooler

THE PRESS 01, MADRID.—In consequence of a
duel which recently took place at Madrid between two
newspaper writers, the journalists of tnet city have decided
that in order to prevent such affairs in future a tribunal of
honour, coo • • gof firs members, shall be nominated every
month, to decide on, and arrange, all personal disputes
which may arise between gentlemen of the press in that city.
—Gaiisoutrsi.
The Constiesstionnel relates that when M. Drouyn
de Lhuys had lett the audience given him by the Emperor
of Austria he appeared much pleased, and afterwards said,
before Idiplomatista, Howevergreat my expectations
were, they have been exceeded by the exalted intelligence
which I have been able to awaits to day in the chivalrous
Emperor of Austria. He is the type of a great m..narch,
who, understanding the spirit of the ace, w.shes sincerely
and in good faith for an fallacies with France." The Em-
peror Francis Joseph, on hie side, expressed to M. Drosyn
de Lhuya, through Count Boot, how happy he was to be
acquainted with a statesman who, by his talents, since the
commencement of the Eastern queation, has raised himself
so high in the esteem 41 all the Cabinets of Europe.
MODEL OF JERUBALEM.—Amongst other exhibi-
tions that have been available to the curious and leisurely
during the Easter holidays, a model of the City of Jets-
mien has been open to view in Leiceeterasquare, and must,
from the sacred historical associations its name awakens, be
regarded with ieterest by a large class of people. The at-
tendant explains, while pointing oat the different edifices
and natural feature■ of the locality, whatever incidents in
the history of the Jewish nation, in the life of Christ, or in
the event' of later times, may be supposed worthy of
particular mention

MOUNTED ESCORT CORPS FOR AUSTRALIA.—Ong
hundred men selected from the police of Giaegow, Liver-
pool, and other northern towns, will from Liverpool in the
Exodus, appointed to sail this day (Monthl). The force,
which is to be mounted, consiris of 90 ta, n.B sergeants, and
2 inspectors ; the last mimed officers being Captain Hampton
and Mr. John Cecil Ared, late an efficient and active in-
spector in the 0 division of the metrop,,litse police. Garret,
the bank robber, proceeds by the same vessel.
The Northampton Militia, Colonel Lord Burleigh,
arrived at Plysneutti on Saturday, in the Deronslure,
Bri,ish sad Irish steamer.

THE MANCHESTER SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE PATRI-
out FOND.—The proceeding. of the Manchester committee
were brought to a close on Saturday, when at a meeting pre-
sided over by the Mayor, it was stated by the Town Clerk
that the receipts from volonsary subrcriptions had been
20,8191. ; from sub.criotinns obtained by canyon.' the
wards of the city. 6,2631 12+.81.; fewer edjaceat village',
1,9091.61. 101. The total was 2,0224 19.. 65., and from
this there was 3661. to deduct for advertising, 1421. for
priating and stationery, too 36/ for various 'spencer, such
as cabs, postage", dte When it was considered that
for this small expense of 361. the kegs total of
29,0001. had been colkved, and sot a single subscrip-
tion promised had been lost, it would he seen bow
eficieut and untiring hod been the services of Mr. Bianchi°,
their boo. secretary. The subseribers of 10 . and upwards
were 6,6;6. In addition to the 29 0221, there was a sub-
seripbon of 3,7761. 11s. Ild. from Belford, which might be
looked upon as almost a part of Manch wee, and a contribu-
of Oddfellows.
aTtlinhonneeowfbb2ourtethofe.rithfrishadoaleattbh.seenneeMthadunsiedhpannteoiatroftigsleityfmrsisenreMhesinteerheasito.ter
pith," rather more than 35.0001.
THE NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTY.—The Yorkshire.
IMP', a torthern journal of ostensive circulation, strong:7
opposes the halfpenny stamp ohm". "The memorial
it says, " addrewed and presented to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer by deputation, purports to come from the York-
shire press, without limitation. We beg to stun.' excluded
from participating in the reatiments out arguments it coon-
Toys. The truth is, it only represeegthe *lab views of
the Limns prop and attain o%fsw Wes f Aiding Jour-
nals, whose circulation, t °INDO It MmAtinfr ihsallued
./.4.totatioep,mtotreurvwfmconcodin,
thwedhei.cushwitaolhirLiweeorte.pti
and. htbettoesi,aur
jour-
nals eissikaillientego fir the
eels of the West Meting; but 4 pswelyementy Journals.
each as are the Yorkshiressanj -TarksAire &mak and
the York Herald, it 14i 1 eles dinaiwatige.. We
Feint spinet the memorial siftml .at !weds c Mends,
wok awl is virta• of which test to inadialt imap dist
sift dels&s, Is tin 0