The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-30 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVRXINO.
The English stock market has been very steady
to-day, but operations have been restricted by the
desire felt to ascertain the details of the budget.
The attention of the Stock Exchange dealers has
been chiellydirected to the settlement of the share and
foreign stock accounts, which close on Friday. Consols
were bought u high as 991 for cash, but left off
quoted the same as yesterday, at 991 to # for money.
and 991 to # for the 11th May, stock coining more
freely to market towards the close. The govern-
ment broker again bought Reduced Threes at 985.
The official business list is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 991, 5,5, 5,1; ditto, for
account, 995,1. Three per Cent. Reduced, 985, 4, 5.
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., a,
Long Annuities, 1860, 65, 5, 5 ; ditto, 30 years,l
1869, 6 9-16, 5. South Sea Stock, 1111. Bank
Stock, 2191, 2201.
Transactions are recorded as having taken place in
the March Exchequer Bills at 70s. prem., but there
was not the least inquiry, and the price was last
quoted only 68s. to 71s. prem., being a fall of 2s.
since yesterday. The June bills experienced a cor-
responding reduction, marking 62e. to GU prem.
India Bonds were done at 83s. prem.
In the foreign house attention continues to he

*ally abserbeeT by the media.. The Nadeau to-
diyyai deeidedly downward Ibt'Orsnadan aad Pe-
ruvian ; Sardinian and Portuguese were also weaker,
but other stocks are steady, and Buenos Ayr an
Bonds are better, marking 793. Russian Fives
have been purchased at 116, a price which,
after making allowance for the proportion of dividend
accrued, shows a net yield of only 4/. 63. Bd. per
cent. per annum on the investment. To-day's sales
are thus recorded:—Brazilian Old Five per Cent.
Bonds, 99. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 784, 793.
Belgian Fowr-and-a-Half per Cents., 964. Chilian
Three per Cents., 66j. Danish Five per Cents., 1041.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 611,3, 62 ; ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates, 934, 93, 1. Ecuador
Bonds, 44, 4. French Four-and-a-Half per Cent.
Rentes, 100 f. 12.i,e. (exchange, 25f. 45c.) Granada
One-and-a-Half per Cents.,ex.Dec., 1849,C0up0n,21!,
21; ditto Deferred, 94. Mexican Bonds, 343, 4 ; ditto
8011111,341 ; ditto New Threeper Cents., 27 j, j. Peruvian
Actives, 1024, 101; ditto, Deterred Three per Cents.,
624, 634. Portuguese Five per Cents. (Brazil gua-
rantee), 991; ditto, Converted Four per Cent., 371,
Huard= Five per Cents., 1151, 116. Sardi-
nian Five per Cents , 964, 973. Spanish Passive
Bonds, 51; ditto, New Deferred Three per Cents.,
214, 3, • ' ditto Committee's Certifs., 24 per cent.
Venezuela Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 48; ditto
Deferred, 18.

This being " ticket day " in the share market, the
settling was actively carried on. The rates of con-
tinuation in the heavier descriptions of stocks have
been generally higher, but those of the lighter
classes have remained the same as yesterday. The
following rates have been paid to-day :
London and North Western, / to 1 continuation.
Great Western, 4 to t continuation.
Midland, to .! continuation.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Ito continuation.
South Western, 1-16 to 3-16 per share continuation.

South Eastern, 1-16 to k peg share continuation.
Caledonians, 1-32 to 3-32 per share continuation.
Cheat Northern, 1-32 to 3-32 per share continua-
tion.

On London and North Westerns this rate is equal
to 15 to 20 per cent. per annum, and on Great
Westerns to 10} to 17 per cent. per annum. These
terms however were not readily submitted to, many
parties preferring to sell. Selling for "this time
and buying for next has in many instances been
found profitable ; thus it will be seen that the prices
of the transactions entered into for the new account
of the 14th May are generally very good. On the
whole the appearance of the market is favourable, as
the speculation afloat is not excessive, and appears
to be founded upon a sufficiently reasonable basis.
The exchange at Paris on London, after wavering
for a few days, has lately shown an improving ten-
dency, and to-day comes reported 25.45 for short.
Quotations of bullion on that bourse are unaltered.

The bar silver brought in by the West India mail
steamer Clyde was sold this morning at 4s. 111,d. per
ounce standard, being .a further reduction of ad. The
price of dollars remains unaltered at 4s. 1044. per
oz. American Eagles are worth N. 16i. 4d. per oz.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
1852. 1851.
London and North Western L 45,488 €43,964
Lancashire and Yorkshire 15,838 .... 18,222
London and South Western 11,044 .... 11.127
London and Brighton
Great Western
Midland
South Eastern
York sad North Midland
Emmy and Crediton
123

Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 13,576
8 and Chester 1,766 ....
Greet Northern 11,680
Leeds Northern
Nardi Steffordshire
Maesisister, Buxton, Matlock,
and Kidlands Junction
Ilsosbuter, Sheffield, and Lin-
salmehire 6,285 ....
=ry Union 695
..
end Birmingham 802 ..
Mfteliseter, South Junction,
eat Ahrlachim 531 ....
Model ad Windermere
Mawr and H Iyhead
Ilifkadiesid, Lancashire, and
Cheidre Junction
Beatjiivillackburn, Clltheroe,
set Yorkshire
Eaten Counties and Norfolk 16,098 ....
Was Asslian

Total £211,548 £202,873
The total receipts upon the corresponding lines
being 211,4231., against 202,8731. in the same week
of last year, the increase iv shown to be 8,5301., or
41 per cent. The number of miles open on the above
lines is 3,9471, against 3,8621 last year, being an in-
crease of 84/ miles, or 2 per cent. The aggregate
average return per mile per week is 531. 11e. 2d.,
against 621. 10s. 4d. in 1851 ; so that the difference
remains in favour of the present year to the extent
et shore than 11. per mile per week. Easter Monday
all this year on the 12th, but in 1831 on the 21st
April, considering therefore that this year's returns
are contrasted with the extended movement of Eas-
ter week of last year these results are extremely
favourable. The falling off shown in a few of the
chief lines, such as the Brighton, which
draw a large portion of their receipts from pleasure
traffic is at the same time satisfactorily accounted for.
As future traffic returns will be contrasted with the
period of the commencement of the Exhibition sea-
son (the Crystal Paleoe having opened on the let
May, 1851), it is to be hoped railway officials gene-
rally will see the necessity of including the returns
for the year 1830 in the traffic return, an example
which has already been set by the London and North
Western.

The return pee mile per week is subjoined :
18.52. 1861.
Ueda sad half Western .. £84.31 .... £84.91
leeemedre eat !WNW* .... 60.13 62.39
Leedom sad Beath Wok= .. 46.21 .... 46.85

ck--;l7t iv«rte;;; 67.81 63.23

Loathe sad Brighton M.47 68.92
South BMus
ByksM4l sod linffeeT • 62.69 .... 64.61

York sad North Midland 28.64 . 26 39
York, Nematode, and Berwick 44.66 .... 41.60
Great Nathan
Midland 47.13 44.47
Chester and Holyhead
Pastern Counties and Norfolk 4618 .... 43.47
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :

1862. 1861.
Absrdeen
Edinburgh and Glaegow 3,802 .... 3,793
Glasgow and South Western 4,009 8,714
Scott/s4 Central
Caledonian 7,098 ~,, 7,696

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Total £18.761 £1b,113