The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-04 00:00:00

of London, Amsterdam, and Brussels. It has bet n
suggested that, as in selFng the lands provision has
been made to meet the wishes of such of the share-
holders as may be desirous of becoming purchasers,
their shares should be taken on equitable terms as
part of the purchase-money. It would also conduce
to the convenience of the shareholders if the divi-
dends were made payable at a fixed exchange in the
three cities above named. It is stated that a divi-
dend of as much as 15 per cent. may be ex; eeted to be
derived from the result of the first year's operations.
The upward movement in the market for foreign
exchange continued this afternoon without interrup-
tion, and bills on many leading places were very
difficult of sale even at considerably higher quota-
tions. Paris advanced but slightly, short being done
at 25.271 to 321, and three months at 26.47! to 521.
Amsterdam was much offered at the rate of 12.11
to 11. Hamburg, of which there were large amounts
in the market, left off 13.9 bills, and 13.91 money.
Frankfort closed very heavy at 1211 to $. For bills
on Italy, Sicily, and Portugal, the variation from the
rates of last poet was not great, yet the turn was in
favour of buyers. Spanish paper, being in demand,
formed the only exception, and bills on Madrid were
negotiated at 491 to The transactions in Austrian
bills were very limited; several houses had orders to
draw, but found no takers at the quoted exchange.
Vienna ruled at 12.2 to 6, and Trieste at 12.4 to 8.
No part of the large supplies of bullion brought
in by the Orinoco has yet been sold, nor will they
probably be placed until Friday ; meanwhile present
nominal quotations are thus reported by Messrs.
Sharps and Wilkins :-Bar gold, 775. 9d. per ounce
standard; Spanish doubloon., 775. 6d. per ounce
standard; Columbian doubloons, 745. 3d. per ounce
standard; bar silver, without gold, ss. Old. per
ounce; ditto containing gold (all gold above 5 grains
in the pound to be paid for), fks. Old. per ounce;
Mexican and South American dollars, 4s. lOad. per
ounce; Spanish pillar dollars, 4s. 11d. per ounce;
United States' dollars, 4s. 100. per ounce; quick-
silver, in bond, 3s. per lb.
Quotations of bullion in the Paris market have
experienced some change. Bar gold has fallen to 1 to
1 prem. per mille ;20 and 40 fr. pieces also to i, to
1 prem. per milk ; patriot doubloons, to 82f. to 82if.;
and Mexican dollars, to 6f. 36e. to 37c. Spanish
doubloons are rather better at 81f. 50e. to 80e. Eng-
lish sovereigns are worth 25f. 23c. to 27c. ; Spanish
pillar dollars, 6f. 40c. to 46c. Bar silver, 9to 91
per mille prem. ; American half eagles, 25E 90c. to
28f. The exchange on London remains steady at
26f. 30c. for short. _

The " Costa Rica Company" is in course of forma-
tion, having for its object, in common with several
other associations already before the public, the
junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Con-
cessions are stated to have been obtained, dated in
1849 and 18.50, from the state of Costa Rica, and the
line of road or railway is proposed to be carried from
the port of Boca del 'foro, on the Atlantic, to that of
Golfo, on the Pacific coast. The company state they
have a grant of a tract of land, a league in breadth,
saran the entire isthmus, besides a further territory
of more than a million acres. Mineral explorations,
emigration, sales of lands, and other operations arc
stated to be all included in the company's programme.
The names are published of a " oonseil de surveil-
lance" at Paris, besides a London board of direction,
and the company is constituted under the French
law en oommaadde. The capital is to be raised
in 109,000 shares of 123 franca, or 54 each, of which
60,000 are to be issued to the public.