The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-06 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Ctoca.
Owing to the general inactivity of business, the
English funds remain perfectly stationary in price.
Coarsels have not varied from Saturday's closing quo-
tation of 901 to 91, for moneY, and Wednesday next
The Three per Cent. Reduoed have been dealt in at
911 the New Three per Cent., 921 to 1 ; Bank
Stock at 214 to 215 ; the 30 Years' Annuities, 1885
(New Loan) at 16 15.16; Exchequer Bonds at 1001;
Exchequer Bills, March, at 21s. to 245. prem.; ditto,
June, at 21s. to 225. prem.; and India Bonds at
28s. prem. Omniam is quoted 41 to 41 prem.
Foreign stocks exhibit little change. Turkish is
quiet, at 911 to 1. Mexican is quoted 211 to 22;
Spanish Deterred Three per Cents., 19 to ; and
Russian Five per Cents., 100 to 102. Buenos Ayres
Bonds are rather cheaper, marking 541. Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents, have been dealt in at
811; ditto Three per Cents. at 591; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. at 641; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates at 961; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. at 941 (exch., 25f.); Equador Bonds at 41,
being a further improvement ; Chilian Six per Cents.
at 103; and Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at 1011.
The imports of the precious metals last week have
been to a fair extent. Oar list includes 654,474 dols.
(of which only 18,593 dole. are described as gold, the
remainder consisting of silver) by the Tyne, from the
West Indies and Mexico; 39,500 oz. of gold by the
New Great Britain, from Melbourne; 795,236 dols.
by the America, from New York; and 9,3091. by the
Iberia, chiefly from Lisbon.
The total value of these arrivals cannot be less
than 457,0001. The Itavensbourne has also brought
in 22 cues of bullion from Antwerp, and the Bur-
lington 1 box of silver from Hamburg.
The exports have been considerable. The Custom-
house statement of the shipments direct from London
includes 2,395 oz. of gold, and 8,660 oz. of silver,
worth in all between 11,0004 and 12,0001. The
destination of these supplies is shown below, viz.: gold
coin : to Hamburg, 1,186 oz.; to Boulogne, 210 oz.
Gold bars : to Belgium, 1,000 oz. Silver coin : to
Belgium, 4,800 oz ;to Boulogne, 2,600 oz. Silver
bare: to Hamburg, 1,260 oz. The other shipments
reported to us comprise 401,5334 (of which 36,7721.
is gold and 344,7611. ether) by the Indus for
Alexandria and the East ; 2004 by the Tamar for the
West Indies; and 10.0001. by her Majesty's ship
Gorgon foe the Baltic fleet.
Tae ascertained shipments of the week are thus
raised to about 423,0001., chiefly in silver. The pri-
vate remittances ut gold to the continent have been
much less than last week, but have not yet ceased.
The ship Duke of Northumberland sailed from
Sydney on the 23rd April for London with 1,712 oz.
of gold on freight, worth about, 6,8001.
The Admiralty have ordered the ships James,
Taujoro, Tigris, Rattler, Palestine, and Blenheim to
be surveyed; and have engaged the Matilda, Koh-i-
-noor, African, and Annabdla for the conveyance of
stores to Newfoundland, Simon's Bay, 'Sydney, and
Port Natal.

The Emigration Commissioners will receive tenders
on Thursday next for the hire of two ships to proceed
rispectively to Melbourne and Sydney, and to be
ready for passengers between the 24th September and
14th of October.

An extraordinary meeting of the South Easters
Railway Company is called tor the 30th inst., follow-
ing the ordinary meeting, to authorise the conver-
sion into a fixed 4 per cent. stock of two millions of
' the company's mortgage debt, such conversicn to be
effected either by an arrangement with the holders
of bonds, or by paying them off when due, and issuing
stock of corresponding amount.
The following halt-yearly meetings are newly an-
nounced, viz. :—London and Blackwell Railway Com-
pany, for the 14th inst.; Rut Indian Railway Com-
pany, for the 16th inst. ; Ceylon Railway Company,
for the 16 h inst. ; General S earn Navigation Com-
pany, for the 28th inst.; Midland Railway Company,
for the 22nd inst., at Derby ; East Indian Iron Com-
pany, for the 20th inst. ; Norfolk Railway Company for
the 31st inst. ; Sambre and Meuse Railway Company
for the 28th inst., in London, and 31st inst. in Bel-
gium; Pheenix Gas Company for the 15th inst. (ad-
journed); and Metropolitan Railway Company, for
the 20th inst.

The Directors of the London Necropolis and
National Mausoleum Company have made a final call
of 11. per shale, payable on the 20th inst. This call
is rendered necessary by the provisions of the
compani'e new act, which requires them to pur-
chase about 130 acres of land, so as to complete a
compact area of 1,007 acres, before they will be al-
lowed to effect a sale of the surplus land. By the
new act power is given to sell 1,192 acres.
According to despatches received from the agents
of the Australian General Investment Association at
Sydney per the Red Jacket, the writer had just had
an interview with the governor with reference to the
postal communication, and he expresses a belief that
he will obtain an offer of a subsidy of 24,0001. besides
Ithe postage rates.

SATURDAY EVENING.

The &Wish funds to-day were rather flatter, and
closed 1 par cent. lower than yesterday. Prices have
thee returned to Friday's range, the, late advance
having been wholly lost. Little business was done
to-day.
To-day being the 4th of the month the bankers and
discount houses had a very heavy business, for which,
however, preparation had been made to a great ex- ,
tent in anticipation.
The scrip of the new French loan was last quoted
21 to 3 prem. It must not be overlooked that the
subscriptions from the whole of the French depart-
men e have not yet been made known. When all
shall have been received, it may perhaps be found,
that the proportion to be allotted to each subscriber
will prove even less than has her n anticipated.
Console were quoted fur a short time 91 to 4, but
closed at 901 to 91, for money and Wednesday next.
The " contanao" for the September account ruled at
1-18 to 1. The official business report is as follows:
—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91, 914,
901; ditto, for account, Bth of August, 91, 901.
Three per Cent. Reduced, 911, 1. New Three
per Cents., 921, 921. Omnium was quoted 41 to 41
prem.
The foreign stock market was quiet. Sales of
Turkish were effected as low as 901 in the morning,
bat the quotation bed recovered at the close to 911 to
1, or about 1 per cent. above that of yesterday.
Spanish Bonds were better, and Peruvian con-
tinue in demand, with an upward tendency. Equador
Bonds also ruled higher.