The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

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TUESDAY EVINING.
Tie Zoglish funds ruled to-day at a further re-
dwation of 1, with little business of importance offer-
lag. The influences referred to yesterday are still
in operation, and the market was also unfavourably,
affected by the fall in all securities on the Pans
Bourse yesterday afternoon, caused by the renewed
reports of a forthcoming Three per cent. loaf. The
w carrying over" in shares and foreign stocks will
onimence to-morrow, and meanwhile,anticipatory
oaks in these departments continue. After the
Stock Exchange official hours, a firmer feeling was
' observable in the security markets generally, and a
tendency towards a rally was shown.
Consols were quiet all day at 991 to both for
cash and the 11th May. In the Three per Cent.
Reduced there was a resumption of investments by
the government broker. The list of actual trans-
actions is as follows: —Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 991, ; ditto, for account, 991, 1, 1. Three
per Cent. Reduced, 981, a. New Three-and-a-Quar-
ter per Cents., 1001, 4, I. Three per Cent. Annuities,
1726, 99. Long Annuities, 1860, 61; ditto, 30 years,
18.59, 6 9-16 ; ditto, 1860, 7. India Stock, 266.
South Sea New Annuities, 981. Bank Stock, 2201.
Exchequer Bills are scarcely" altered, the quota-
tion for the March issue leaving off 71s. to 74e.,
prem., but purchases were made at 735. prem.
The price of the June bills is 645. to 675. prem.
India Bonds were sold at 84e. prem.
In the foreign stock market the tendency of prices
was decidedly downward in the morning, but at the
close quotations were better supported. Peruvian
Bonds were very heavy, the Deferred stock receding
to 82. Spanish and Granada were also weaker, and
Vessesuelan scarcely maintained yesterday's advance.
Bargains are marked as follows :—Brazilian Old
Ibro per Cent. Bonds, 991, 1; ditto Small, 99.
Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., for account 30th April,
774. Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 924, 93, Z.
Ecuador Bonds, 44. Granada One-and-a-Half per
Cents., ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon, 221; ditto Deferred,
91, 101, 10. Mexican Bonds, 34, k; ditto New
Tkee per Cents., 274, 1. Peruvian Deferred Three
per Cents., 631, 62. Portuguese Five per Cents.
(Brazil guarantee), 994. Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 1031, I, 1. Sardinian Five per Cents.,
96, _,97}. Spanish Old Three per Cents., 47, ;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 21, 1, 4 ;
ditto Committee's Certifs., 24 per cent. ; Venezuelan
Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 48, 471, 49.
The committee of Spanish American Bondholders
have received a notification from the Finance
Minister of Venezuela to the effiet that measures
have already been taken to place in the committee's
hands the sum wanting to complete the last dividend,
and to meet that which falls duo in April; but no
remittances have come to hand by this packet. A
letter from Mr. Lord, dated La Guayra, March 26,
mentions that the report of the committee to whom
was referred the agreement of the 12th September
last (on the subject of the arrears of interest), was un-
favourable to the measure; but it was finally deter-
mined to refer the question to another committee, to
be chosen from those who voted for the agreement, so
that it was expected the measure would shortly pass
the Chamber of (Representatives. "In the senate,"
writes Mr. Lord, " the agreement has its opponents,
but they, I trust, will also be overcome, and by the
arguments that will appear in the counter report of
the lower chamber, backed as they will be, accord-
ing to present appearances, by the weight and influ-
ence of the executive."
It appears that the holders of the Deferred Bonds
of Mexico, after vainly agitating for the recognition'
of their claims for several years past, are about tak-
ing measures for bringing their poeition more promi-
nently before public attention. The subject was
mooted at the meeting on Friday, but the
bondholders' committee confine themselves to the
general assurance, so frequently given, that their
agent in Mexico will do the best he can to promote
the acknowledgement of this neglected portion of
the debt. In answer to a question as to whether he
was aware of any Chancery proceedings being con-
templated on behalf of the holders of Deferred
Bonds for the purpose of restraining the payment of
future dividends on the Active stock, Mr. Capel
stated that he had no " official " information on the
point. We understand, however, that, with this
view, proceedings are actually being taken by Mr.
Edward Abadan', of Middleton Hall, ('annarthen-
shire, who is a holder of 1n evil ed Bonds to a consi-
derable amount.