The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-25 00:00:00

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10 rich in.
44 Mk 14,02 liter!.() .
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461.1 in•r rt. rvM.
• I • D,r M. 4 Annese
417 Mery ilea Trunk l'refor.
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♦ ear •ad Moans ...
'or.• Ind ntnwo•re
4 rlotA•
2 Quebec anet ttiettinuot
las and Its. r•
+erbe Ng•••••
Ar,. •f per Cent. ?mkt
4 .ur•.hera of Prams.—
tr. 0•,,r IMl,l4arip
all I Wit.t
4 Imo. S 4 p•r Cent Pr.*.
Wailers ul thritatrlnsid

quarter, and the simultaneous demand for the Con-
tinent. The flow of English coin to our southern
colonies, it will be seen, has revived in full force.
There was not much alteration in the market for
foreign exchanges this post. Hamburg at die begin-
ning of 'Change showed a slight improvement, being
done from 13.6; to tit, but subbequently money re-
mained over a t 13.5 Paris, although done at 2:).02!, for
short, showed an upward tendency, the general rates
being from 26.03 to :0. Vienna and Trieste were
slightly lower, and other exchanges slightly altered,
business being limited.

141 17/ pm
,9 41
34 SS
321 141i d
41 S pr
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2. 2I

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I Sl&j Si
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II ili pis

From Antwerp we are informed that application
has been made to the government for the Concession
of a railway, which, running frcm IVespelaer (Ma-
lines and Louvain section), will proceed to Diest,
Remelt, and Maestricht.

MONEY MARKET.

FRIDAY EYRNINO.
The home funds, which have been steadily rising
since the overthrow of the Derby ministry, to-day
attained a further improvement, the market at the
same time preserving a very favourable appearance.
Consols improved to 101, and closed strong at 1001
to 101 cx div. for theopening of the 18th pro:. The
government broker re-appeared us a purchaser,
taking a parcel both of Reduced lhrees and the
Three-and-n-Quarter per Cents., the latter probably
cipactate *thee aesoent than teat el the siokiig lied.
The price of the Three.sed-a-Quarterd ertillefillentl7
rose tow ithin of 5 prem. the official business
report inemdee Three per Cent. Consols, for the
opening, 1011;,'101, 1001, 101 ex div. Three per
Cent. 1 teduued.loll, a, 4. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Centc-i 104io 4, I.

The account of the position of the Runk of Eng-
lund for the week ending Saturday, the Pith of
December, is as follows:
BANK OF ISNOLAND.—ACenrvf for the week ending Dec. 14,
mr•a ????? .
New hew' 41;4,495,12; Govern...at Z11...1%1M
Other Areuritle... 1.1044 nal
0(44 GAL rant Bullies 20,476.971
Wm, BeLlbno ...... 19,164

104,495.125'
BUZIPG Dl
eNnowtone Cspe.
Ito.t . ..... .
PubYe
Exchot. mov. Vl=
41h•.1relat 1044.71.1
Mew.... 1.4W,T10
....w.f./and Gam/ PIN 1.4.A.714

434.465,126
eagt enenrltles
H.ight
(1.1 .. 1334'.,1 36
(kit awl Aim C. 071,..461

E4).247,443

Toe.

440,247,44
MAR:WALL. Chid udder

The above returns, when compared with those for
the week preceding, exhibit the following results:
Circulation issue
Circulation active 22,236,465 Decrease 319,105
Public deposits 8,648,726 increase 693,649
Other deposits
Onvernnsent securities in

There was a further rise of 2e. in the March Ex-
chequer Bills, which closed 665. to 695. prem. India
Bonds were transacted at 82a. prem.

,
Government securities in •..,•••eV,GI V Lt. CrVII. 1 Ll,Vet
Foreign stocks were generally rather flat, ape.
ottirks:// deuetment 13,982,68i Without alteration
chilly the speculative descriptions, which appear to
an ul banking
be unfavourably affected by the diversion of specula- department
lion to the gold mine and other securities. We Coin and bullion in both
have already drawn attention to the prejudicial in- departments
speculationexe 3
Thatkreen day and ether bills 1,468,714
Inc Increase 23,776
licence exercised by this on railway
,080,773 Increase 3,6.56
charm and it would appear to have caused some de-
gree of flatness all round the various markets. Rua TM Reserve
- The chief change in this return is the great %o-
aten storks are almost the only exception in the crease in the "other," or private seem kite, which,
y
foreign house, being in demand. Granada Deferred,
representing an increase in the amouut of mono
Mexican, and Turkish are drooping. The decline in advanced on stocks and other securities, as well u
Mexican was partially attributed to the su re- for the discount of bills, affords evidence' of an in-
sigaation of the chairman of the committee the Baron creased demand for accommodation, both in trading
de Ooldarnid) and the deputy chairman ( r. Capel),
hrosed
and speculative transactions. The increase in the
government deposits, or amount standing to credit
bet it wouldratberappurthat the dealers areoversold
and assist the fall. Generally it is believed that an of the treasury, is very satisfactory, but notwith-
entire reconstruction of the committee is one of the standing the augmentation in this item, the &pretties
chief steps by which the bondholders.can retrieve in the reserve is only 23,8261. The falling of in
themselves from their present discouraging position, the stock of the precious metals is as we had
and the swage the change is made the better. It is anticipated.
to be hoped, u the committee have authorised Mr.
Faloonnet to appoint agents in all the maritime and THIS DAY.
frontier custom houses, that he will select those No business being curried on to-day, we have no
agents who have so industriously collected the ens- report to make under this head.
toms duties that were handed (free to the Messrs.
Baring for their advance for the last annual divi-
dend, as well as for the heavy charge made by that MINES. firm for the advance. The bondholders, it appears,
are unable to obtain any portion of the revenues de- FRIDAY EVIIXINO.
rived from precisely the same source, but are There have been very few transactions in English
left dependent on the chance of obtaining mining shares to-day, ard the market presents no
a special vote from the legislature. The change except that Trehane shares are in demand
question arises, why did not the committee appoint and close buyers at 191.
agents in the various ports before, instead of leaving The gold mining shares were generally better,
the bondholders' money a
i prey to the hungry ate especially in the afternoon, when numerous purchases
ciao? The list of the day's sales sas follows : -Dutch were effected. Speculation is this market seems
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 631, 1,4; ditto, Four per only temporarily checked, and prices are easily
Cent. Certifs., 995, 5. Ecuador Bonds, 51. Granada affected by any rumours favourable to the gold com-
One-and-a-Half per Cents., ex Dec., 1849, Coupon, panies. After the regular hours of business prices
22; ditto Deferred, 121, 12, 1,4, 4. Mexican Three were generally rather better than those quoted in
per Cents., 24, 231, 244. Portuguese Converted the official list.
Four per Cents., for account, Dee. 30, 404, t, 4. The non-official quotations are :-Peel River,l4, 15
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1085, 107. prem. ; Waller Gold, iv 5 prem. ; Australian Mutual,
Sardinian Five per Cents. 981, 98. Spanish Old Ito 5 prem. • Australian Auriferous, a to 5 prem.;
Vares per Cents., 501. Turkish Six per Cut. Loan, Australian &awls, 5 die. to par ; Buru's Creek, 4to
4 prem. Veneeuole Three-and-• Matra. Cawas . 41. I orem. i Nugget_ Vein (255. prem. paid), 34, A
~.- Business in miscellaneous shares continues active. rm. ; '. 12 e
tir A a ,gin I 1„0,.,. , Ar...........t. Ait.:.....,
- die. to par ; Kumar*, 4to I prem. ; South Cork
Australian Agricultural declined to 2601. at the
' ;preen. ; Con-
opening, on some sales, preparatory to the settle- Copper, Ito 4 prem. ; Glenaulin, Ito
nature, 5 to t pr. m.; Carbery West, 5 to }preen
ment, but the price rallied in the afternoon to 283 to
The following were yesterday's closing pries :
273, and after the official hours was quoted 278 to
282, being strongly supported. The shares of the es. 5....1 1 cloning 1 ...owes
new Peel River Company were much dealt in, and 1 P.lO-1 Prem. 1 deer.
, - _
fluctuated between 131. and 151. prem.. closing 14/. Dr 0,400 1 lava en. 1 all ' 1 I pia 911
to 131. prem. Bargains took place as follows:- 11:1,47 g4-:::.tf.ei.ille,elee •••• Is; , I 1:1 :11171
Bank of Australasia, 831, 83; Chartered Bank of 25;500 se lase/eon"'
India, Australia, and Chins, 31, 1 ; English, Soot- mem I Australian Cordillera ...1 01 4 I Ins 1 1 i
tish, and Australian Chartered Bank, 31, 1; London 1:7177° 1 Uses b'se,..7 r'''seew -I "." li t r.... 1 i
Chartered Bank of Australia, 21 to 21 prem.; South lessee I lane* Airmails Goldl .II i 1 f ;IT' I 1
Anon-alien Banking Company, 46, 46; Union Bank tonee tl 4,11. ~.., „~.. ~
of A ' 73t, 73, 1; ditto new, 8, 81; 0:00:0 ao 1 oe.c4..",,tuale.ile„! .11 ,3 3
Australian ' tural, 280, 233, 288, 235, 11,000 XI I Do. At. John list Re: 115 321 25, ad 291 ad
273; South Australian Land, 60, 49, 61, 49; 1102::11 4 iCai"lea Creek
1 a
all 40 4‘P°' I i
Van Diemen's Land, 194, 20 ; Oriental Bank mem! s WNW sou I I 81 N,O 4I 1
Cornoretinn. 384; Eastern Steam Navigation ;;;;;-,7,, i I
112.1 AostralianCopper, all 'll 1 dlr. 41
I, 1/ 1 Nethsekad, Land Enclosure, 2; Peninsular aci:otio r 2i) gmagg .....1 se - 1
anti °newel balm, 891 ex div.; Beziers and Grids- pow 1 1383341111wunIale• • -.! all I 512 i Poi 1
Grand Duly of Bodes all par 1 pail seem Railway shares closed Ito 11 prom.; Royal 7tra Orial= , all 11 INu
Swedish Railway, Ito } die ; Central Italian Rail- ite,me i ues 'all ' i tw
way, par to 4 prem. • French South Eastern Rail-
,1,,e..,77: umeeia,...„ .ll 911 Po 14
way, 1 to 4 prem.; Danish Zealand Railway, 1 to 4 1
Quiets Cruhingtax. al f 4 RIP
; Staines and Woking Railway, 4to I ere= t 199...19 If migalt___,___ a . all li 4 pis 14
plum
and Toronto Railway, par to 1 prem.; 1.76-,0 4 11194"6.9.99.49..... / 41/ 141 it
&
Like Constance and Basle Railway, 1 dia. to per; MAW Soares._ ....Mai _. A le eel2l 1
Great Western and City Junction, par to 1 prem.; 1L
roe Pet4r4SlP.- I lf 4 pia, 31 1
tannin Rimk -an I 1 ene li Orleans and Epernay Railway, par to 4 prem.; mete Is Illivineey frog ...... „ sit se se
Bank of Asia, par to 1 prem.; rynemouth Docks, 7wo ii salu'i%s 14.e&y,
...... g, Ti I 74
par to 5 prem.; Brantford and Buffalo Railway se.'ore I I 40ati7iastralian • a I I ;., If i
110114 Ito 3 per cent. prem.; Hamilton and To- etsio Ito line even
ronto Railway Bonds, 31 to 41 per cent. prem.; Ebro 1:g Is'ri geet,''''ams,!,'..::::
Canal, 14 to 2 prem.; Chiriqui Road, 4to 1 prem.; te.ese I Tabs ---. -.11 1 1 Pat II 1
Magdalena Steam, par to 1 prem.
Monday next, the 27th December, has been ap-
pointed special settling day fur the shame of the JOINT STOCK BANK&
Royal Swedish Railway Company. These shares Cielog Realne
are guaranted 5 per cent. per annum by the govern- No. 83•33' Basis. Paid} pries. don*.ss
_ _ --
meat of Sweden. soon ea Australasia - eta 3
The imports of specie and bullion this week have itx° 2°
,C3213' B"1/4.6.ed tsars
Man 3 is 11 pia if I
comprised the under•mentioned sums, viz. :-By the 25,000 20 lEnilloini llolank and
Hermann, from New York, 190,000 dole., the greater 1 Australia' Mut 4 If 11 Pn 31 4
pert of which, however, was for France; by the iseui s i ezeAniratwod Bask
..
.24
24
p.
Orinoco, from the West Indies and Mexico, 1,273,722 30,00 o; 5 !loyal Ausual. Baakia ”
dollars; by the America, from New York, 323,000 km' „ ProtTr tillZ."' D'' ,I, 1 = „ .
dollars ;by the Tagus, from Gibraltar and Portugal, ro,zl 22 Oaks of Australia - 73 I
2,030/. ;by the Ravensbourne, from Antwerp, be- 1. ••• Dah Sew el - as
tweed 6,0001. and 8,0001. in bar silver; and by the MIBCELLANItOUB.
Lady Flora, from Port Philip, 77,559 ounces of gold.
The total value of these arrivals may be stated at i,e,, gel Itticaya,scps. lee -simam deft.
about three-quarters of a million sterling.
la7oo 3501. Australian Bad It 54 U. t• pal 0
The exports have also been heavy. The Custom I'lowl leel‘'egrellee Agri: 3 333 3'3 ne 333 26s ns its
House statement of the quantities of the precious luegote iceevaii Lisamees Land 29 SR 231191
metals exported direct from London during the
week ending Thursday last is u follows:-Gold _ __ __
coin: to Hamburg, 79,830 ounces ;to Belgium, METALS.-Mr. Moate's circular states that a large
bueiuee has been done in Scotch pig. since last week, and
18,100 ounoes; to Sierra Leone, 180/. Gold bars :
triesebetsave fluctuated very considerably. As high es 781.
to Hamburg, 5,100 ounces. Silver coin : to Ham-
burg, 193,333 ounces ; to Sierra Leone, 3,000 ounces; b:,!,77 re pos stunted
daring
the, week,-since
,kw hii:Laevesarlebahrs
to Belgium, 5,000 134110 M Silver bars: to Ham- evinced great coandence in =metal, and have taken the
burg, 18,660 ounces; to Boulogne, 1,100 ounces. opportunity to some in ; there are tellers at 74,. to 760.
• ier advance, owing e l
This gives a total of 102,830 ounces and Igoe in cash, with a risingpect market. Rails continue in large request,
gold, and 223,083 ounces of silver, the aggregate
in Fitht!"'
quries enprom of
reed
hand. An advance in Staffordsto th
hire isirge
value of of which must be full 450,000!. Hg far the
puteid at the neat quarter-day. Sprite,: a little movement
larger proportion of this ex was far Hamburg, hes been manifested this week, but the pries has not se
from whieh port it p to Russia and Austna. proved-181. lbs. is quoted fur Sprits, delivery. Lead,
continue, are
tose ilisintgprolvte2:2lBaint,in9Blll.2l, limited
t 0
oThEame largeburgqua:mitydoour silver reported reapoportirtedonasofdthespae
specietehed sstoililmai advancing
Ti? 1:
otraits, 944. Tin plates, very firm and nekton.
cargo of the Medway, which was taken by an
eminent firm connected with Austria, and the loan -- - - -- - -
lately raised here for that empire. PROPOSED HARBOUR OP RESTOS AT CARDIGAN.
V. are also enabled to report shipments es follow", -As nt,ny new harbour, of refuge are at peaseat being
vis.-by the Bosphorus, for the Cape, about 86,0001.; v.ntemplated h government along the east rout of Rag.
by the Concord, for Adelaide, 40,0001.; by the Van- land, it is intendedto apply for powers to form a similar
guard, for Port Phillip, 40,000/. • and by the Mon-
harbour on the west coast, near Cardigan, South woes.
'eagle, for the same port, no lem ihan 160001• A . tVogreselsektpaming throughan theStWeGlsere's Ch
ardael arfereetpci se
omiged, by conteszy winds, to put back ia much dist:esi.
small portion of the shipments by the Bosphorus kw are
Africa is reported in the London Custom House : The mouth of the Try, at the entrance to the hay of Cardi-
man, and is onninnenuy gaud twice. Than*. pa, is deems! very suitable fir:The proposed construction,
; t.being every way adapted for the protection of vessels.
exports of the week from the kingdom would appear
Dime: communication between the ,metropolis and the port
to be close upon 750,0001., so that the imports
The
of Cardigan, by means of a line, on the breed
large 36 they are, ate IleaelYbalaneed• Inn
make
it from Carmarthen to the letter !Owe, soil=
ealovrat of gold dust from Australia must be very make it available in connexion with the South W,1.1 so
lap to cosatarbalamoo the exports of coin to that wig. h slog watamplatad.

banking department ... 13,962,68i Without alteration
Other seeurities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Berea day sad ether bills 1,468,714 Increase 23,776
The Rest
The Reserve
The chief change in this return is the great in-
crease in the "other," or private scent itiee, which,
representing an increase in the amount of money
advanced on stocks and other securities, as well u
for the discount of bills, affords evidence of an in-
creased demand for accommodation, both in trading
and speculative transactions. The increase in the
government deposits, or amount standing to credit
of the treasury, is very satisfactory, but notwith-
standing the augmentation in this item, the durcau
in the reserve is only 23,8261. The felling oft' in
the stock of the precious metals is as we had
anticipated.

FRIDAY EVIIXINfiI.
There have been very few transactions in English
mining shares to-day, ard the market presents no
change except that Trehane shares are in demand
and close buyers at 191.
The gold mining shares were generally better,
especially in the afternoon, when numerous purchsees
were effected. Speculation is this market seems
only temporarily checked, and prices are easily
affected by any rumours favourable to the gold com-
panic... After the regular hours of bulginess prices
were generally rather better than those quoted in
the official list.
The non-official quotations are :—Peel River, 14, 15
Ito
; Waller Gold, .o', 1 prem. ; Australian Mutual,
1 Fem. • Australian Auriferous, to prem.;
Australian &mauls, 5 dia. to par ; Buru's Creek, to
I orem. i Nugget Vein (25.. prem. paid), 3Z, I
pram. ; fftlY, 4 Lu I r,cu.,
die. to par ; Reamer*, Ito tprem. ; South Cork
Copper, Ito 1 prem. ; Glensulin, to prem. ; Con-
nemara, Ito j pr. m. ; Carbery West, Ito prem.
The following were yesterday's closing priecs

METALS.—Mr. Mate', circular states that a large
basilica. has been done in Scotch pigs since last week, and
prime have fluctuated very considerably. As high as 782.
has bees quilted during the week,—since which a sale has
berm reported at 70s. la Glasgow; buyers, however, bare
evinced great confidence in this metal, and have taken the
opportunity to mate in ; there me tellers at 742. to 755.
each, with a rising market. Roils continue in large request,
with the prospect of a Sather advance, owing to the Lege
inquiries on hand. An advance in Staffordshire is ex-
at the nest quarter-day. Sprite,: a little movement
rare beien manifested this week, but the price has not im-
proved-ISI. lbs. is quoted for Spring delivery. Lead,
still advancing : pigs are selling at 221. 10s. in limited
quantities. Tin continue, to improve: Bane., 961., and
Straits, 941. Tin plates, very Aim and nekton.