The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

Government Securities 22,300,000
16,700,000

The chief feature in the bullion market at home
during the week has been the measure adopted by
the Bank of England with regard to gold bullion
under standard, which has been the subject of much
misapprehension, and treated in some quarters as if
a change in the standard price of bullion had taken
place. The new regulation of the Bank, however,
only extends to charging an extra commission of id.
per oz. ou gold bullion under standard. It does not
lie within the power of the Bank to alter the mone-
tary standard, inasmuch as whatever the Bank
may give for bullion virtually, whatever commis-
sion it may charge, it is always competent for
the holder to take his gold bullion to the Mint
and to have it coined into sovereigns at the
,rate of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce. Another repre-
sentation that has been set afloat in consequence of
the now regulation is that the Bunk is taking
steps to prevent the influx of bullion. That the
directors have under their consideration measures
for employing their funds to the best advantage there
can be no doubt, but they are not likely to debate
upon, what they cannot compass, the means, if even
desirable to be adopted, of preventing gold reaching
this island from the Californian and Australian
placers. We may take this opportunity of observing
that much dissatisfaction has with justice bccu
expressed, that the Bank should only recognise one
refiner. Now that even the bullion brokerage is no
longer in one hand it seems time that several refiners
I should be authorised.

Tao bullion prices, as given by Messrs. Sharp and
Wilkins, arc as follows :—Mexican and South Atne-
' rican dollars, 4s. lind. per oz.; United States dol-
lars, 4s. 103 d. per oz.; Bar silver, containing gold,
'all gold above 5 grains in the pound to be paid for,
51. Old. per oz. standard; Bar silver, without gold,
ss. Old. per oz. standard ; Bar gold, 31. 17s. 9d. per
oz. standard ; Sianish doubloons, 31. 18s. 3d. per
oz.; Columbian doubloons, 31. 18s. per oz.

The imports of specie this week include: 05,000
dole. by the Cambria, from New York ; 260,000 dole.
by the Atlantic, from New York ; 2001. by the
lagus Peninsular and Oriental steamer, from Gib-
raltar; 40,7961. by the Sultan Peninsular and Ori-
ental steamer (from Constantinople 40,5961., and
from Smyrna 2004); 22,649 oz. of gold dust from
Sydney by the Phrenician. The total value of the
imports is about 200,0001.
The total amount of the precious metals exported
direct from London during the week ending Thurs-
day last is officially stated as follows :—Silver coin:
to Rotterdam, 101,000 oz.; to Belgium, 30,000 oz.;
to Dunkirk, 18,600 oz.; to Mauritius, 22, oz.
Be Silver bars: to Rotterdam, 62,000 oz.; to m,
' 35,000 oz.; to Dunkirk, 460 oz. Gold coin : to
Mauritius, 4,5001.; Hobart Town, 50,0001. This
gives a total of about 121,765/. The exports from
the other ports include 50,000/. from Porten:llllth,
by the Hydra steam sloop, :for troops at the Carte,
and 19,050/. by the Onnoco, for the West Indies.
With the exports fr3m the port of London the ship-
ments nearly balance the imports. The export on
Australian account of 50,000/. merits attention.

An analvsix of the railway traffic returns of the
United Kingdom for the lust week, published by
Mwtspitles Journal, shows the total receipts on 6,363
miles to ho 2.16,02 W., or nt the rate of 371. lea. per
mile per week. The total reeeip:s for the corresperv:i-
ing period of lktil were 229,1841. on 6,269 mrien,
or 361. 10a. per mile per week. There is thus in-
crease in the oggregetereceipts of 17,8441. t or 7.82

per cent.; an increase in the mileage of 294 miles, or
4.53 per cent.; and an increase in the amount received
per mile per week of 11. The Railway nmes
estimates the total receipts since the Ist of Jan. at
1,163,8931., which, on 6,453 mice, gives an average
of 1781. 1611.3!,d. per mile, and as the amount for
the same period of lest year was 1,085,8311. on 6,222
miles, or 1741. 10s. 3jd. per mile, the balance is
shown to be in favour of the present half year to the
extent of 41.6 s per mile.
OLldll FUN Mk—Tail 1,6 r.
Bank Stnek, 9617 Low Annual.,
3pa L Iteducou.676 1 Win Hurt, ZS CO
3'..r Lt. C.nunk, 961 f Uitw 1i0n,181.1,UM., 716. 74.,
Intto fur Amt.. 96 a Exchnluur 0116,1,0961. 61., Olt.
3/ OL Cuurols, 94 I

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46 per n. Relefrat. 91 3
6 rr,...et.i. lwlrrri. 1,11. ea. 113
per Ct. Meter. Aver. 4,6 61
0 per Vt. 101 103
J per CL Chlletn, 63 6
314. per Cl.o IMnl.h. TO 78
Ct. Patch :
4 per Ct. Dutch. 91 ff
Nuti.lol. 4 ;
1 per CL UruuW., 16i 17;
Butlidin 6 per(

1 11111413
3 per Ct. Mettetst, 323 32
6 pot Ct. Pertarlata, 435 44
Ditt.• beferrod. 414 32
5 per Ct. l'ortttrue., 90
6 per Ct. R 10.1.11. 113 16
44 por Ct. it 1.6141, Jou*
5 per Ct. -46.41411. A. tare. '22} 3
3per Ct. Spat,l4ll 402
Ups. l'rtive. 5
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Ct. ut.la, 359 T
Do. Defurre4. Vtmet
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LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

MADRID, FEB. 3.—Three per Cents., 37;; after
Bolas, 371. New Three per Cents., 181; after
Helen, 18!. Coupons, 91; after Bolsa, 9. Passives,
5; ; after Bella, 51. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 103 c.
Kuhange on London, 60.86.

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