The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

The foreign exchanges this afternoon were gene-
rally unaltered, the transactions in bills being limited.
Almost the only exception was in paper on Vienna
and Trieste, wbich was negotiated at the rather lower
range of 12.30 to 40.
The Emigratiori Commissioners require more ships,
to proceed respectively to Geelong and Adelaide, for
which tenders will be received on the 11th inst.
These vessels must be ready to receive passengers
between the 22nd of February and the god of March.
Hamburg letters of Monday state that money was
again abundant, at 3 per cent. Bills were in de-
mand, and the rate on London was 13.1. It had
blown a hurricane at Hamburg for two days from the
north-west, causing the river to rise to an unusual
height, and doing considerable damage to the town.
On Monday afternoon the wind moderated, but bad
accounts from sea were apprehended. A large fleet
of vessels was lying windbound at Cuxhaven, but had
not suffered, beyond the loss of anchors, &c.
The receipts of the Southampton Dock Company
for the month of December were 3,4321., or 0171.
more than in December, 1853. _ _

A general meeting of the proprietors of the Union
Bank of Australia is called for the 22nd instant to
receive the half-yearly report and elect a director.
The hilt-yearly meeting of the Australian Trust
Company is called for the 30th inst., when a divi-
dend will be proposed.
The half-yearly meeting of the North Staffordshire
Railway Company is to be held en the 30th inst.
The price of tallow this week has declined.
Messrs. Smith and Charles observe, under date this
evening :
We hove had a flit market this week. There has been very
little disposition to do business; in this condition some few
parcels of tallow roving been pressed on the market, buyers
withdrew altogether until to-day, when, to effect sales, a
decline of ls. wassubmitted to. There is no feature u re-
cards the prospects o Isupplies, excepting that the cost of
importation is now more than our ruling prioee here. The
public sales went off without spirit, and a decline ale. 6d.
since last Friday was accepted.
Land shares today were quiet, but the stock of the
South Australian Company experienced a decline of
10s. In Bank shares a decline was established in
those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia
and Oriental Bank. Crystal Palace shares were
slightly firmer, and closed at 21 to 3. The Austra-
lian Royal Mail Steam Company's shares have been
dealt in at 41 (101. paid); General Screw Steam
Shipping, at 13/ (201. paid); and the stock of the
Canada Company, at 103 to 106 ex div.
Annexed are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in the
Stock Exchange list of this evening
Insurance shares: Alliance, British and Foreign,
19; Athenteum, 11; Atlas, 18/ ; Argus Life, 22;
Church of England, 31; City of London, 21 ; British
Commercial, 7, 74; County,l26 ; Crown,l7l, ; Equity
and Law, 61. Ili.; English and Scottish Law Life,
41; General, 61; Globe, 1271; Guardian, 641;
Indemnity Marine, 65; Imperial Fire, 330; Im-
perial Life, 181; Law Fire, 41,4; Law Life, 66 ; Lon-
don, 29; Legal and General Life, 61; Marine, 28 ;
Medical, Invalid, and General Lite, 3/ ; Minerva, 6/ ;
National Provincial Life, 11; ditto, Fire, 11; New
Equitable, 1; Professional Life, 1; Rock Life,', 71;
Sun Life, 571; Union, 250; Caned Kingdom, 45;
Victoria Life, 52.
Canal shares : Ashton and Oldham, 141; Breck-
nock and Abergavenny, 60; Derby, 84 ; Co-
veatry, 209; Grand Junction, 65; ditto guaran-
teed 6 per cent., Ill; Grand Surrey, 48; Grand,,
Union, 121; Kennet and Avon, 61; Leices-
ter, 69; Leicester and Northampton, 284; Lough-
borough, 575 ; Macclesfield, 611; Neath, 160 ; Oxford,
110 ; Peak Forest, 86; Regent's, 16 ; Rochdale, 60;
Stafford andWorcester,42s; Stourbridge, 285 ; Severn
and Wye Canal and Railway, 28; Warwick and
Birmingham, 20; Warwick and Napton, 10; Wor-
cester and Birmingham, 25 24.
Gas and Coke Companies: British Provincial,
21; City of London, 100 ; Equitable, 28 ; Imperial,
new, 91; London Pirliamentary Preference, 26;
Ratcliff, 70; United General, 20; Westminster
Chartered, 401; Phataix, 284; Surrey Consumers, 11;
Great Central, 101.
Waterworka stocks ; Southwark and Vauxhall, 8911