The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Sousa.—The result of yesterday's market showed a vet,
large quantity sold of all de,oriptions, at 6d. advance, and
the demand is again very brisk to day, the public sale of
Porto Rico showing a foraer slight advance. The refined
market very firm ; brown lump, scarce at Ns.
COPYM—Tbe yobbo sale of 120 casks plantation Ceylon
went off at very full pricer.
T.A.—Tee public sales, to commence to-morrow, have
partly suspended business by private contract.
RlM—Buyers continua active, and prices are frilly sup.
ported.
Corrow.-700 bales sold yesterday, at fell pricer.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is Arm, and prises are rather higher. —Tow
Tallow is voted 655. nett cash; Petersburg Y. C. is
the spot, 669. 81.; Ostaber to Demmer, 665. 6d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Mr. E J. Davis reports the supply short, but more than
sufficient for the demand, the trade heavy. prices having •
lower Padeney. Prime meadow bay, 105,. to 110 s.;
superior, 113 s. to 1285.; Ulterior, 70s. to 80s.; new, HO..
to 1205.; rowers, 80s. to 905.; Clever, old, 100 s. to M..;
wood cut, 955. to 1201.; now, 100.. to 128 a. ; straw, 27..
to 30s.

The literary direction of the Quarterly Review is
now said to be in the hands of the Rev. Arthur Penrhelt
Stanley, the biographer and son in-law of the late Dr.
who for some time has been one of the chief oontri-

MONEY MARKET -TIM DAY.

Two o'Czocx.

The English funds to-day are rather fiat, with
little busioess. Prices are quoted 1 per cent, lower
than they closed yesterday. Consols opened at 911
to 1, and are now quoted 91 to 1 for money and the
Bth Sept. The Three per Cents. Reduced have
been dealt in at 911 to 92; the New Three
per Cents. at 921 to 11 the New 30 Years' An-
nuities, 1885, at 16 15-16. Exchequer Bills,
March, at 15s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 13s. to 15a.
prem.; and India Bonds at 275. to 30s. prem.
The scrip of the New Turkish Loan has declined
to 11 to 2 prem., and the Six per Cent, stock to 931
to # for account. The settling in the former is fixed
for the sth September. Other stocks are quiet.
Mexican is quoted 211 to 22, and Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents., 181 to 191. Venezuela Active
Bonds have been dealt in at 31; Dutch Two and-a Half
per Cents. at 641 to 65; ditto Four per Cent. Certifs.,
at 961; Spanish Old Three per Cents. at 38; the
Passive Bonds at 4; ; Sardinian at 861; Portuguese
Five per Cents, at 49; Buenos Avrean at 56 to 571;
Danish Five per Cents. at 106 to 106; and Brazilian
Old Five per Cents. at 1021 to 103.
Nearly the whole of the 260,0001. in specie, which
was reported on Monday as having arrived from
New York and Australis, goes abroad, the demand
for exportation not having yet ceased.
The Paris Moniteur, in referring to the progress of
the reimbursement of the surplus deposits on the late
loan of 30,000,0001, states that on last Saturday even•
lug the capital actually repaid from the central office
was no less than 6,512,8581., and that the 'Treasury
had to return only 1,720,0001. more, to be released
from the claims of all the Paris subscribers.
The Admiralty have ordered the ships Chrystabel,
Koh-i-Noor, Britannia, Calcutta, and Pactolus, to be
surveyed; and have engaged the Island Home,
Joseph Weir, Pearl, Irene, and Queen of Sheba, for
the conveyance of stores to Algoe Bay, Mauritius,
Montreal, Smyrna, and Gibraltar.
Land and Bank shares yesterday were generally
fairly supported, but those of the North British Aua-
trate sian and Scottish Australian Investment Com-
panies showed flatness. Australian Royal Mail S.et.m
shares were dealt io at 41 ; Canada Land, at 136;
General Screw Steam, at 185 to 185; 103 el Mail
Steam, at 80 to 801; and New York and Erie Rail-
road Third Mortgage Bonds, 1883, at 891 (rad.,
4s. 6d.).
Annexed are the latest quotations of insurance,
canal, and other miscellaneous shares, as given in
the Stock Exchange List :—lnsurance shares: At-
las,l7l, 18 ex die.; Albion, 83 ; Alliance, British and
Foreign, 181; ditto, Marine, 393 ; Church of Eng-
land, 31 ; Clerical, Medical, and General Life, 21 ;
City of London, 21 ; Crown, 171, 1; European Life,
181; Eagle, 6.3 ; English and Scottish Law Life,
; General, 53; Globe, 1075, 1061, 107 ex div.;
Guardian, 523, 33; Imperial Lite, 181 ex div. and
bonus; ditto Fire, 340 ex die. and bonus ; Law
Fire, 41 • Law Life, 59; London and Provincial Law,
21; Legal and General Life, ; London, 291 ; Ma-
rine, 40; Medical, Invalid, and General Lite, 31;
Minerva, 6; National Provincial Lite, 11; do, Fire,
15; Phoenix, 180; New Equitable, 1; Provident Lite,
381; Professional Life, 1; Palladium Lite, 31; Rock
Life, 83; United Kingdom, 61 ex div.; Union
250, 253; Victoria Life, 3.1.
Canal shares: Ashton and Oldham, 139; Birming-
ham,93; Derby, 84 ; Coventry, 209; Grand Junction
Guaranteed 6 percent., 123; Kennett and Avon, 6,-;
ex div. ; Leicester, 491; Leicester and Northamp-
ton, 281; Loughborough, 675; Macclesfield, 511;
Neath, 160; Oxford, 110; Stafford and Worcester,
425; Stouroridge, 285 ; Peak Forest, 86; Regent's,
141 ex div.; Rochdale, 60; Severn and Wye Canal
and Railway, 28; Warwick and Birmingham, 20;
Warwick and Napton, 11; Worcester and Birming-
ham, 20.

Gas and Coke Companies: Briiish Provincial,
20; Brighton, 151; Great Central, 111, ; Imperial,
89 ; ditto New, 241; ditto Debi nt urea, 220 ;
Plamoix, 301; Hatches', 70 ; Surrey Consumers, 11;
United General, 20; Westminster Chartered, 48.

Waterworks stocks 63 ; East londoo,
102,1, ex dir.; Grand Junction, 70; Ke', 78 ; South-
wark and Vauxhall, 89; ; West Middlebex, 91; ditto
ditto (51. is. paid), pre m.
Bridge Companies : Hungerford, 12 ; Vauxhall,
21; ; Waterloo, 34 ; ditto Old Anus. of Si., 32,1, ;
ditto, new ditto of 71., 28.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The English stock market remains very quiet and
steady in character. Prices closed the same as yes•
terday. Speculative operations seem to be almost at
a stand still, the attendance of members ut the Stock
Exchange being scanty.
The discount market continues abundantly sup-
plied, with little demand for money.
At Paris to-day the French funds closed much the
same u yesterday. At Vienna the money murket is
rather weaker, and the exchange on L iudon has ad-
vanced from 11.13 to 11.18.

Console weredealt in at 914 to end closedat 914 to
1 for money and the 6th Sept. The o Mal business
report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for
money, 91Z, 1, ;;ditto, for account, 6.h September,
911, 1. Three per Cent. Reduced, 92, 921, 911, 02,
911. Long Annuli its, expiring in January, 1860, 4;
'ditto Thirty Years, January, 1860, 3f. It dia ti ock,
2321. Bank Stock, 2161; ditto for account, 216.
Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling
payab!e in 1856, 1004; ditto, 1h59, 1001.
The new Five ler Cent,. were dealt in at 117 and
116, and the new 'thirty Years Annuities, raw ng
in 1885, at 16 15-16 per It. Omnium was Lest;
nomically quoted 41 to 4; prem., and Exchequer
Bonds 1001 to 101.
The March Exchequer Bills were quiet, at 130. to
17s. prem., and the June Bills at 12s. to 159. prem.
The foreign stock market was also quiet. Turkish
securities were dull: the Six per Cent. stuck Moiled
at 931 to for money, the " contatigo "to the next
account, ot the 12th September, being 3.16 to 5-16
per cent. The scrip ot the New Four per Cent.
guaranteed Turkish loan showed rather a drooping
tendency, and was last quoted 2to 21 prem. Other
stocks exhibit little change.
The scrip of the new French loan was quoted this
afternoon 21 to 2, prem.
This was " making-up" day in the railway share
market. The rather considerable btekwardation "
(or bonus obtainable for the temporary loan of stock)
which prevailed at the last settleintla ar n-garde
Great Western and Locdon and North Western
stocks has mainly passed cif. We annex a state-
ment of the rates current at the opening of business :
London and North Western even" to bait-
wards•ior,
Great Western
blithand
Lancavhire and Yorkshire
. .

.........,..,..- ---.
Dover. l-32 to 3 32 ditto.
Great Northern.
Caledonians -32 to 3-32 ditto.
Ynrk and North Midland
Berwick. 6 per ct. to 1 16 ditto.
London sno South Westerns 1.16 to j ditto.
Northern of France
Eastern of France
Paris and Lyons
Great Central cf France 4 to h p' r cent. ditto.
Great Western of Caned.
At the close the dealers were rather " borrowers"
of London and North NVeatern stock, but indisposed
to pay anything for tho loan of it. Midland and
LancAshiro and Yinkshirc stocks retait.td a "con-
tango" to the close.

MINES.-THIS DA Y.

Two o'CLocx.

The gold mining shares remain quiet, and without
variation. Some transactions continue to take place
in the New Gratada Company's shares, which mark
101.
Cobre shares are rather better, transtctior a being
recorded at 63 and 6.5. South Aus,raliau Mining
shares have been dealt in at dia. Fortuna Mining
at I prem.; and National Brazilian (Cocee-), at 31.

Annexed is the Mining Exchange official list of
yesterday's sales:
Coliscombe, 381. 39. 40; Cuhrrr. 10i 02, 61 : Ilendtr.
5; Lady Brrh., 27s 6'. ; N0rth11,4.4. 29, 29}; Bnrtridge
Conoris. 6a, a ; W.at Provi4enee, 113. 13 : W. 14 Soriririye,
9.. 8. 61.. 8:. 9d., 9. 31., 9.., 9.. 61. ; Wheal Greartile,
31; Wheal primed, 3}.