The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-04 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

The gold mining shares remain almost without bu-
siness. Avis Fria, Colonial Gold, and Great Nugget
Vein shares us severally quoted t to t, and
Ileaysa2 Month:, a tc. rti
Anetrylian Apeultur.tl shirts u, quoted 28 to
29; Poel itinr, 21 to 21; North Au-trala
man, to I die.; and doottish Anntralian invest-
ment, 1 tot prem.
United Mexican shares have fallen. The first
price marked was 7, and sales have since been pressed
as low as 61.

TESTIMONIAL FROM THE EMPEROR OF TIIEFSENCI
—Mr. E. T. Way, the superintendent of ihe &with Eastern
Hwilway station at Dover, has just received, through the
French ambassador. C.sunt Wale-ski, a inspire gold snuff=
hoes, proessilled by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the
French, is yoNloas acknowledgment of the attention shows
by Mr. Way ah the occasion of his ild.j.sty and the Ben-
yeem passing through Diver on their way to Tait her Ka-
pig the QiNNIS, and also upon their departure from this
Mt bit the apps t. side of toe channel. The boa is richly
=said bears upon the lid the letter "N," sir
with a wreath, and surmoucted with the impanel
614110 f France, the whole being beautifully wrought in
:pon bine enamel.
LOUIS NAPOLEON'S REMEMBRANCE OF BATH.—We
understand, .Sys the Bath Jourreed, that WINO the mayors
of oar ptincipal cities were introduced to the Preach Em-
peror, epos the sanouncement of the Mayor of Bath, his
countename quite lit up, and he evinced a mealier interest
at tae same of tau city, and, addiessieg Itiasiolt to oar
mayor, he esalsimod, Al, I was titers some time." "Tea,
Emperor," replied Use mayor, " and we treasure the resel-
lemma of your stay untwist as." The Emperor paused,
lid 'boa deliberately and emphairrally said, " I thank
SUICIDE AT BROMLEY.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held
an iagases at the Foresters* Arms, Bromley, on the body of
William Waikato, aged 29, boiler maker. It appeared that
Mowed, who tar taunt two years pest had resided at No. 2,
Providence-terrace, bad been paying his addrmses to a
young woman who was in possession of some properly. In
expectation of being promoted in his miasma he had pro
mind to marry her at Christmas last, bat he afterwards
postmeedtbsioeremony to some day during Whitountine.
On flatarday last is. received a letter from her on the sub-
jest, urging him to name a day. After the receipt of this
be became iegy melancholy, and observed to his landlady
that he .cold net thick of marrying her in hi present
areansteatae, soda, th-.t she crowd bring him some pro.
pony. Es was is bed all day on Sunday, and about five
o'clock on Monday &Remora be was found suspended by a
cord to the bedpost. Life was this extant. The following
letter was found in his room There is 101. from my
club, 7L from my yard club, sad 101 in the isouniry to bury
me. I give you all my clothes. Dear mother, I wish you
to have my watch. Dar Eliza, I love you, but you sea
that my heart is broken, as 1 @asset have you, to make you
happy." Verdict —" Temporary limonite."
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF TEI BRIO BARAN BY
Pins.—Advisee front baroadoes, dated April 10, meation
the total destruction by ire, on the maims of Wank 30,
fa Carlisle Bay, of the above vessel. The firs was out di.-
severed until tt suddenly bus -t op through hr fore and main
batches. All hands immediately tuned au*, sad they were
promptly reinforced by the e.piains and crews of whet mar
slant vessels in port, but the firs bad been raging below
decks so long that the work of distraction had too far pro-
gressed to lease any posstble chases of saving either the
trees. . A. army disposables as could be get it
were frees the !Las's, and the ship was abandoned.
BM bend uring the night, and finally west down at both
tucks%ha about twelve fathoms water, meat morale& at
half-pot 9 o'clock. The Sarah was taking fa produce for
Liege/NI, sad bad on board 200 Mg•heads of sugar sat
usioaasbles• of rum. Bhil would ham oompleted her
aro la lb* seam of the following day, sad, most likely,
would Mass•Abew eaikd. Oa (ping down, some twenty
psadissms of mu Rostra, wsieb, aspatber with a few rpm
Ism esamsrad, sad bare boo sold.
'lb, Madrid journal, Las Oath, states that the
universities sad instituter Anapest Spain wdl bs slab! as
a sewers et pablis logises.

Exchequer Bills were quoted 46. to 7a. prem., and
India Bonds, 12s. to 15s. prem.
The foreign stock market was quiet, but well sup-
ported. Turkish touched 731, but closed at 731 to 1,
or only a trifle higher than yesterday. Russian and
other stocks were steady.
Tne East Lodi* Company have raised by one
peony per rupee the rate at which they will receive
cash for bills on India. The rates are fixed until
further notice at 26. 2d., the company's rupee, for
bills on Bengal and Madras' and 2s. 24d. on Bombay.
The amount of specie and bullion shipped on board
the Indus, which is to leave Southampton for Alexan-
dria to-morrow (Friday) is no lea than 376,3141., of
which 101,7951. is in gold, and 273,6191. silver. The
gold is chiefly despatched to Malta, and the silver
to India and China.
The La Plata has also takes out 6,6001. in foreign
silver coin to the Westlndiee, beside. 3,9001. in jewel.
lery. Of the 177,80 W. in specie brought in by the
Atrato, about two-thirds consists of silver and one-
third of gold.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 11th
inst. for the supply of 901 light waggon., of 81 cwt.,
which will be required to be delivered within a very
limited period.
The Admiralty will also receive tenders on Satur-
day, for the conveyance from the River Theme. of
about 3,000 tons (measurement) of hospital buildings
to the shores of the Bosphorus or Dardanelles.
Steamers will be provided by government for towing
the vessels through the Dardatielles. The East
India Company will likewise receive tenders on the
9th inst. for the conveyance of stores from England
to Calcutta.
The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have for-
warded to us the following

The Committers of Mexican Bon :holders have received
eivioss from gr. Whi:ehsaL, doted fGesi-o, the 20.: ult.
The despatches of Vie coesivitlie of the Ist Stank last, had
only Jut them lee4llc etaVililel, leaving as tins to reply to
them. Neither the insierreeibso nor the etlorts of the co-
'eminent to jut it down had, se yet, led to any tangible
result., but it was said that the President wee on the point
of proceeding to Nordin to enter:your to bring about an
arrangement. The packet brings 36,000 dole. (rum Vera Ceps,
and 12,166 dole. from Tampico to Colonel Foci° for the
dividend fend, sad ono adanional 1,208 dun. groin Vera
Crus, and 10,000 dole. from Tampico to Colonel Feeio, re-
specting which the committee have been unable to obtain
any further information.
The following memorandum is from the Mexioan
Financial agent:
The West India Mail steamer Atrate, just arrived, brings
for savant of Melissa dividend'', the fuliowicg
D+ls.

From Van Crum 36 OW
From Tampico

- • Total 68,168
Amount already deposited is the Bask of Ragland,
84,1031. 19a. 2d.
(Sillued) F. Facto.
N.B. Bill ot lading from Vera Cras not yet ems to
hand.
The oolonial wool pales commenced this day. The
great bulk of the wool offered was Port Phillip and
handwuhtd Cape wooL There was an average at-
tendon°, of buyers from our manufacturing districts,
/trance and Belgium, bat Dot from Germany. Ihe
bidding. were spirited, and prices on the average
ruled as they. closed at the Lott February sales.
The dire:loc of the Dutch Rhtniah Railway Com-
pany invite applications, receivable till the 9th in-
stant, and from shareholders in preference, for the
third series of the loan of 1,200,000 S. which will be
issued in 1,000 bonds of 1,200 fl. each on the 25th
inst., fully paid up.
A special general meeting of the Colonial Bank
propnetary is called for the 24th instant, to autho-
nee the directors to apply for a supplementary char-
ter referring to a period beyond the let May, 1856.
The numbers are published of eleven hoods, repre-
senting a total of 2,4001., of the Swedish Provincial
Mortgage Loan, which are to be paid off at par on
the let Jane next.

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Land and bank shares remain quiet. Union Bank
of Australia shares rose U. to-day. Crystal Palace
shares were &tweedier better. closing at 3 6.16 to 3i.
Australian Royal Mail Steam shares have been dealt
in at 4 ; General Screw Steam, at 15; General Steam
Ns.ip ion, at 265; Royal Mail Steam, at 891; eon
Peninsular and Oriental new shares, et li to
prem. (101. paid).
Subjoined are the traffic: returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published :
1865.
London and NorthWeetern f 66.170
Lumeashin and Yorkshire 19,181
Louisa and South Western 14 011
Leaden sad Brighton
MENA 26.960
NereotWeasen
4li leseern
es Beam
20.472
Cksam sad lobbied • •
Nanabease, ilbsSold, sad
Lincolnshire
last
.861
Zastattlig:tiss, Norfolk, &
Easton Coles ....... 22,824
&idol and Eutaw

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1864.
£63.071
18.666
12.210
11.816
24.902
20.671
28 076
16.414
18.042
4,
7,731
Mu

21.100
6,064