The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

bullion, the consequent hope that the Bank will soon
reduce its rate of discount, and the approaching de.
elution of the Consol dividend, may be referred to SS
tending to strengthen the market, whilst an impres-
sion that a new Preach loan may be shortly an+
trounced, operates on the unfavourable side.
Ar Paris to-day a further rise of to 1 per cent.
war astallishlid in the Three per Cent. Rent's. Al
Viensa a lees uneasy feeling is indicated by tk
movement of the exchange on London, which has
further declined from 12.28 to 12.28. The other
Continental stock markets are also better.

Consols rose to 901 this messing, and were last
quoted 901 to for money and the 30th inst. The
next account in Consols is fixed for the 10th July,
and the " continuation " to that account may be
quoted to 1 per cent., but includes the income tax.
The offlaialbriaineas report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols for money, 901, 1,1, 1 ; ditto for as-
count, 30th May, 901, 1,1, 1, 1. Three per Cents.
Reduoed, 891, I. New Three per Cents., 891, 1,1,
1. India Stock, 229. Exchequer Bills were rather
more offered, and declined Is., closing at 4s. to 7s.
prem. Exchequer Bonds were quoted 100. The New
Thirty Years Annuities were dealt in at 181 to 14
per 11.
The minium showed much steadiness, notwith-
standing two or three considerable sales, including
one of 100,000!. Transactions are recorded at 2to
21 premium, and the closing quotation was 11 to 2/
premium. The next settling is fixed for the 18th
June, preparatory to the payment of the instalment
of 10 per oent, which falls due on the 19th June.
Foreign stocks continue firm, but the transactions
are still chiefly in Turkish, which ranged between
771 and 781, and was last quoted 78 toil, or }boat
the same as he final quotation of Saturday. Vene-
zuelan Bonds continue to engage some atten-
tion. Mexican Bonds are also creeping up,
and Dutch and Sardinian are in some request.
The corn market to-day was, on the whole, rather
flatter, buyers generally refusing to pay the rates
current on Friday last.
The arrivals of specie reported today amounted •
to no less than 346,0001.; comprising 40,000 ounces
of gold by the James Baines, from Port Phillip; and-
-898,176 dole. and 6,000!., by the Africa, from New
York.
The Australian advices received per the James
Baines mention the sailing of several more vessels
with gold on freight We therefore annex a state-
ment of the sums known to be actually on their way
to this country, viz.:
Gold on board
Nome. From.. Sailed. onuses.
Seam
Orwell Melbourne.... Feb. 28.... 32,607
Madras
Indemnity Melbourne.... March 3 .. 13,663
dieboaheath
Elisabeth
John Bell
Evening Star.... Melbourne Feb. 26.... 4,921
Island Rose.' Melbourne Feb. 10.... 2,620
Calliope (U.K.S ) Melbourne Feb. 27.... 2,600

Total ounces ' 148,989

The total value of these shipments is about 598,0001.
The Admiralty will receive tenders to-morrow
(Teasley) for the conveyance of various stores to-
Haigoland, Gibraltar, Malta, Halifax, Newfound-
land, Honduras, and New Brunswick.
Hamburg letters of Friday quote the rate of discount
at 2to 24 per cent. Bills on London were in demand
at 13.4 to 44, closing in less request. The corn market
was in an excited state at the beginning of the week,
wheat ruling 31. to 4s. per qr. higher, but at date it
was easier.
The Brighton Railway Company's receipts last week
were 12,1721., or 5661. less than in the corresponding
week of last year.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 4th inst. were
11,8771. sterling, or equal to 491. Bs. per mile per
week, against 4,1834 or 181.55. per mile in the cot-
respoading week of last year. The meeting of this
company, appointed to be held on the 24th inst., is
postponed, owing to the bill now before the Canadian
legislature not having been yet adopted at the date
of the last advice' from Quebec.
Land and bank shares to-day were steady. The
Canada Land Company's shares experienced an im-
provement. Netherlands Land shares were also in-
Timid for. Crystal Palace shares declined, owing to
same large sales, and were last quoted 3 6-18 to
3 .7-16. Rest and West India Dook Stook was dealt
in at 1194; London Dock at 1004; St. Katharine
Doak at 804 to 81; Peninsular and Oriental new
shames at 14 to 2 prem. • Illinois Central Railway
Seven per Cent. Bonds, redeemable in 1876, at 68 to
68i (exohange, 4s. 8d,); and New York and' Erie
Third Mortgage Bonds, 1883, at 86.
In oppo anion to the statement recently made in the
House of 1 Ards by Lord Stanley of Alderley, to the
effect that , the trade of Russia has been reduced by
40 or 60 pH • °eat in consequence of last year's block-
ade, Masse, Smith and Charles state that the. ini-
mu of Ron lan tallow into the kingdom from the
let lone, 186 4, to the 21st May, 1855, have beet
61,828 casks, besides 5,304 casks from Odessa •and
the south of Ru oda, making together 67,132 casks.
The quantity still en route to this country from St.
Petersburg and t k Prussian ports, ia stated at 15,000.
casks. These fig. area consequently represent a total
of 82.132 casks. T be total imports from the let /nue,.
1853, to the 21st leaY. 1854, were 71,769 casks.