The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-10 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY Evixnic.
The English stock market showed a tendency to-
wards improvement to-day, and closed about 1 per
cent. higher than yesterday. The disturbance, which
was inflicted on the ordinary course of the market by
the new loan, having now subsided, the steady invest-
ments of the public, and the decidedly easy state of
the money market, have more influence upon prices.
Daring the last day or two the arrangements for the
settlement of the monthly account in Consols have
formed the principal business of the dealers, and are
invested with increased interest in view of
the approaching additions to the funded debt.
Stock, though not positively scarce, is far from abun-
dant in the market, as is sufficiently proved by the
moderate amount of the charge made for carrying
over purchasers' accounts to the new account of the
30th inst. The public are eagerly availing them-
selves of the opportunity for investment afforded by
liseasor boa. sod this Basal at fresh stork, is in pro-
cess of being steadily and satisfactorily placed.
At Paris to-day the Three per Ceat. Rentee closed
a shade better than yesterday. The other contieental
stock markets are quiet. At Amsterdam, Austrian
and Russian stocks are declining.
Console were first quoted 881 to 1 for money and
to-morrow, advanced at the "option" settlement to
881 to and were last quoted 881 to 1. For the new
' account of the 30th inst. the " centring° " was 1-16 to
1 per cent. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money, ~
perditto tor account 10th May, 884 Three
Cents. Reduced, 871, 871. New Three per Cents.,
871, 88, 871, 881. Long Annuities,7expiring in 1860,
31, 3 15-16. India Stock, 230. Bank Stock, 2101,
211. India Londe, 135., 17e. prem.
Business is also recorded in the nee ly created 30
years Annuities, at 1G 5-16. The omniam ruled at
to prem. in the morning, but had advanced at
the close to 1, to a prem.
In consequence of the ease of the money market,
and the demand for investment, Exchequer Bonds
have risen to 991 to 1. Exchequer Dills were quoted
60. to Bs. prem.
In the foreign stock market tho movement was
mainly confined to Turkish, which was in consi-
derable favour. After rising to 741 to y the price
was last quoted 74 to 1, being an advance of j per
cent. sines yesterday. The rise was attributed to the
growing impression that, in the present state of the
Turkish exchequer, the English and French govern-
ments will be speedily compelled to afford their ally
some pecuniary assistance, and that such assistance
will be most cheaply and effectually rendered by
jointly guaranteeing Turkish credit in the market.
It is argued that unless this step—which, under
proper regulations, need not lead to any
expense whatever on the part of the guaran-
teeing powers—be adopted, England and Franco
will soon be obliged to take upon themselves the
entire charge of the maintenance of the Ottoman
army. The express intimation made by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, when he invited (coders
for the loan of 16,000,0001., that the English govern-
ment reserved to themselves the right of granting a
guarantee on foreign loans, is cited in support of the
probability of this assistance being extended to Tur-
key. As this 6 per cent. loan stands now at about 6
per cent. discount, at which figure it abows a net
annual return at the rate of nearly 8 per cent. per
annum (exclusive of the gradual redemption at par),
any prospect of a beneficial arrangement of this cha-
racter naturally causes the stock to meet
with favour in the market.
The Arnon has arrived from Launceston, and has
on freight 1,422 ounces of gold, 16,0001. in sove-
reigns, and 53 ounces of silver, representing a total
value of about 21,6001. This week's arrivals of the
precious metals are thus raised to about half a nal.
lion sterling. The Tasmania has also arrived front
Hobart Town, whence she sailed on the 20th Jan.,
but is not known to have any gold on freight.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 12th
June for the supply of 3,000 loads of Italian oak
Umber.
At Amsterdam yesterday (Tuesday), the exchange
lon London was quoted 11.871, at short; at Hamburg,
13.61 ; at Berlin, 6.171 ; and at Vienna, 12.28.
The numbers are published of 353 bonds, repre-
noting 53,7001., of the Danish Three per Cent. loan
of 1825, which have been cancelled under the Sink-
ing Fund.
The loitering meetings are newly announced, vie.
—Bank of British North America proprietary, for the
sth Jane ; Midland Railway Company (special), for
the 25th inst., at Derby, to consider a bill pending in
parliament; Metropolitan Railway Company (spe-
cial), for the 23rd inst. ' • and Imperial Continental
Gas Company, for the 30th inst. The meeting of the
Mediterranean Eleetric Telegraph Company, at Paris,
is postponed to the 30th June.
The traffic on the Great Western of Canada Rail-
way is still increasing, amounting to 11,6621.125. 7d.
sterling, or 481. 7s. 101 per mile for the week ending
April 20, against 5,2161. 195.4 d. sterling, or 221.135.
per mile for the corresponding week of last year. The
suspension bridge, recently opened over the Niagara
River, continues to afford satisfactory results, and
fully answers the expectations raised respecting it.
The accumulation of goods on the American side of
the bridge, brought by the Great Western Railway
of Canada, is much diminished, but is still felt as an
obstacle to the increasing goods traffic. A general
meeting of the English shareholders will be held, at
the London Tavern, on the 23rd instant.
Annexed is the report of to-day's indigo sales :
We have no particular alteration to notice in the sale to-
day ; prices for middling and good Bengal are, if anything,
rather dearer, but ordinary Madras is quite neglected, at 2.1.
to 3d. decline en February rates.
Land and bank shares to-day were steady.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.
The English stock market opened flatly this morn-
ing, but hes since recovered, and prices are now
quoted about L per cent. higher than they closed yes-
terday. Consols, after declining to 88; to; for money,
have advanced to 881 to M. For the 30th instant
the present quotation is 881 to 89. The Three
per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 871
to 1; the New Three per Cents. at 871 to I; Ex-
chequer Bills at Bs. prem. ; Exchequer Bonds, 1858,
at 991; and India Bonds at 14s. to 17e. prem. The
osmium was marked in the morning prem., and is
now quoted ato prem.
In the foreign stock market attention continues
chiefly directed to Turkish, which was first
marked 74, and has gradually risen to 741 to 751.
Mexican is quoted 201 to 21 ; Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 18 to 9 ; and }Woolen Five per Cents. 98
to 100. Spanish Old Three per Cents. have been
dealt in at 361 • the Committee's Certifs. at 4 per
cent.; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 631 to
f;Dittiot
86.
Four per Cent. Certificates at 92; and Sar-
dinian

WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The market for home mining stocks to-day has
been quiet. Shares in North Wheal Basset and
Herodsfoot are firmer.
the gold mining shares exhibit no movement
whatever. Imperial Brazilian shares were firmer.

THIS DAY.—Two dam.
The gold mining shares remoinotationtry in price,
gill
with little business. Aguo Pt* Ilk qld, and
Great Nugget Vein shares continuo. Ito $;
and Nouveau Monde, Ito t. ~, t
AsitreliOn Agricultural Anne twn q
281 to
291 ; Peel Him, 2# to St; et 8 etnlion
Investment, I tot prem. .
United Maclean shares:7lo4 bode - 6 i;
aid lived BraaWaa at ft., -.:1ff..,i -..