The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

Tivaanam !framing.

The English stook market opened flatly this
morning, but soon experienced a decided advance,
which, however, was only partially maintained at
the close of business. The final quotations were
about / per cent. lower than those of yesterday. The
balance of bonafide operations continues decidedly in
the direction of investments. There is also, as usual,
a disposition to buy in anticipation of the deduction
of the dividend on Consols, which will take place on
the lit June.

The discount market continues abundantly sup-
plied, and first-class bills are negotiated at 31 to lit
per cent. In the Stock Exchange money commands
only to 2is cent. on government securities.

At Paris 10 Z .y the Three per Cent Rents. closed
at a further fk Wing improvement, whilst the Four-
and-a-Hel Is • Cents. experienced a decided advance.
At Arnett via a the tendency of the bourse is reported
as rather 1t .re favourable. The other continental
markets present little movement.
Consols for money ranged between 881 and 881,
and closed at 881 to 1. For the new account of the
30th inst. the price opened at 881 to 1, advanced to
1161 to 89, and was last quoted 881 to }. The " con-
'jaw" for the new acouunt has remained at 1-16 to
per cent., stock continuing moderately supplied to
Ithe completion of the settlement. The official busi-
ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols
for money, 881, 1.1, 4, 1. 1; ditto for account 30th
May, 881,1, 4, 1. Three per Cents. Reduced, 874,
1, 4. New Three per Cents., 87, 4,4, 88, 874, 88/.
Long Annuities, expiring in January, 1860, 31.
30 years Annuities, October, 1859, 3/, 3 11-16; ditto
30 years, January, 1860, 41. India Stock, 230.
Three-and-a-Half per Coot. Exchequer Bonds, fall-
ing payable in 1858, 991.
The newly created 30 years Annuities were nego-
tiated at 161 per £. The omnium was first marked
/ prem., rose to 1 tot prem., and closed at 9-16 to
11-18 prem.
Exchequer Bills were last quoted ss. to 85. prem.;
India Bonds, 14s. to 17s. prem.; and Exchequer
Bonds, 991 to 4.
In the foreign stock market attention continues
chiefly directed to Turkish, which was in much
favour, owing partly to the hope that the British and
French governments will step forward to the assist-
ance of Turkish credit.
A considerable amount of gold was to-day pre-
sented to the !link for purchase.
The Victoria has arrived from Adelaide with
30,0001. in specie, and the John Hallett from the
same port with 25,0001. in sovereigns, and 198 oz. of
gold. The value of these two arrivals is about
55,880/. The Maid of Julpha has also arrived from
Port Fluty, but is believed to have no gold on
freight.
The Solent hes taken out 40,3651. in specie to the
Brazils, &c., besides 4,2001. in English and 10,1001.
in French jewellery.
The dollars brought in by the Atrato were sold
to-day for China at 44. 111 d. per ounce, being an
adveuce of Icl. per ounce on the price realised at the
previous sale.
At the meeting of the proprietary of the National
Provincial Bank of England today, a dividend at
the rate of 8 per cent. per annum was declared, toge-
ther with a bonus of 6 per cent., both to be paid in
July next.
The meeting of shareholders of the Great Western
of Canada Railway Company, noticed yesterday u
appointed to be held on Wednesday, the 23rd inst.,
has been altered to Thursday, the 24th inst., the
former being the "Derby day."
Land and bank shares to-day were steady. Crystal
Palace shares clotted at 3 318t3 3 5-16. Loudon
Dock stock has been dealt in at 100 and 991 ; Gene-
ral Screw Steam at 141 ; Peninsular and Oriental
new shares at 11 to 11 prem. (101. paid) ; Royal Mail
Steam at 691; Illinois Central Seven per Cents., re-
deercable in 1875, at 674 ; ditto, Seven per Cents.
(Free Laud), 1860, at 65 (exchange, 4s. 6d.). Berlin
Waterworks shares were flat.

Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published :
1855.
London and NorthWeatern..£67,477
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 18,331

18.54.
.... £54,410

London and South Western 14:361
London and Brighton
Midland
HreatWestem
North Eastern
South Eastern
Great Northern 20,022
CLester and Holyhead

.. .....
Manchester, Slidheld, and
Lincolnshire
Bast Anglian BBB
Eastern Counties, Norfolk, &
Eastern Union ......
Bristol and Exeter
Exeter and Crediton l6l
Shropshire Union 746
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction
Manchester & SouthJ unction 671
Newcastle and Carlisle
East Lancashire 6.162
Oxford and Worcester 3,200

These figures show the following aggregate results:
Total No. of miles Average receipt
receipts. open. per mile.
£278,876 4,398. .. £63 8 9

1864.... 267,728 .. 4,286

-CO 8 6

It appears from this comparison that the general
railway trrffic continues in a satisfactory state. The
receipts of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
and London and North Western Companies are in-
messed this week by Chester Races.
The returns on Scotch lines are as under:
1866. 1864.
Aberdeen
Caledonian . 11,662 11,0/6
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 6,147 .... 6,035
Glasgow and South Western .... 6,374 4,998
Scottish Central
Dundee and Perth 895 .... b7B
Great Nortb of Scotland

Total
The Irish returns are:

1866. 1864,
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down 263 .... 263
Cork and Bandon 268 .... 245
Dublin and Belfast Junction
Great Southern andWeetern
Londonderry and Enniskillen 612 .... 480
Londonderry and C•ileraine
Waterford and Kilkenny

Total

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoci.

The English stock market to-day has shown in-
creased firmness, assisted by news of a French repulse
of the enemy before Sebastopol. Prim are now
quoted j to 1 per cent. higher than they closed
yesterday. The transactions are very limited.
Consols for money have ranged between 88$
and 881, and are now quoted 881. For the 30th
inst. the price has touched 881 to 89, and is now
called 881, exactly. The Three per Cents. Reduced
have been dealt in at 871 to j; the New Three
per Cents. at 871 to 884; India Stock at 2301 ;
Bank Stock at 209 ; Exchequer Bonds, 1838, at 991;
Exchequer Bills at Bs. prem.; and lodia Bonds at
16s. prem. The (minium is quoted to t prem.
In the foreign stock market, Turkish continues in
favour, and is quoted 741 to 754. Mexican is no-
minally quoted 20/ to 21; Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 181 to 1; and Russian Five per Cents. 98
to 100. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
dealt in at 63; the Spanish Bondholders' Committee'.
Certifs. at 4 per cent.; and Brazilian Old Five lc r
Cents. at 991.

A Wt.,- nd totdeemen is about to wild t the Paris
Bzbibition jewellery of :Its Wee of 120,00 W., u..e:udios• a
Van which hi GA 6,0004