The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-19 00:00:00

of fl per sect. lower thin yesterday. Rumours of
fresh dl sores in the Cabbie, and of an approach-
ing Sardis's* loan, were at the sane time circulated.
The negetiatians at V 31102141 confines to attract some
"attends% swing to the impression that no ground
ha these mail possibly exist unless an important
Ws et t between the Allied Powers and
Rods ' y been attained.
arviesil
The et mosey in the discount market was
again to-day.
At to-day, although large sales were effected
at 69.25, the Three per Cent. Rentes closed at 69.30,
being a further advance of 4 tot per cent, since yes-
terday afternoon, and a total nee of nearly 2 per
cent. since Monday. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents,
closed the same as yesterday. At Vienna the ex-
change on London has risen from 12.10 to 12.15, but
otherwise that market presents no feature of much
impertance. The premium on gold and silver con-
dition high, ruling at 311 per oent. on the former,
sod IS per cost. on the latter. At Amsterdam the
Yetis eanlimme to exhibit trainan, bet at Freak-
iest lueldesi stock has declined about 1 per cent.
Is use nth news will be found further details
mistive to the French loan. The total subscriptions,
it appears, reached 2,175,000,000 francs, or about
87,000,0001. sterling.
°mole were first marked 921 for the Bth Febru-
=ft, after teaching 921 to 4, had receded at four
to 911 to 92. For money the closing price
wee 91% to I :—The official business report is as fol.
lews:--2Three per Cent. Comets, for money, 92, 92%,
92, 921, 92; ditto, for amount, Bth Feb., 921, 1,1, 92 ;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 92, 92/, 92i ; New Three
per Cents., 921, 1,1, 4. Long Annuities, expiring
in 1860, 4 6-16, 4 7-16. Bank Stock, 211, 210.
Thres-and-a-Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds falling
pa able in 1869, 991.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4s. to 7s. perm.
Foesign stoats continue well supported, midi the
exception of Spanish, which were rather flatter.
Turkish touched 771, but had receded at the close
to 761 to 77. The market for this stock con-
tinues to wear a generally improved appearance.
The scrip of the new French loan rose to 6 tee/
prem., and closed at 61 to til prem., or about If per
cent. higher than yesterday.
The demand for gold for the continent was to-day
languid, but there is as yet no decided reset airy is
the exchanges, and no stock of gold on ode is the
open market.
The Atrsto has taken out to the West Indies,
&0., 6,6461. in English gold coin, and 2001. in foreign
silver eoia (besides 1,6001. in English and 2,4001.
is Preashjeweilery) ; and the Madrid, 70,8661. ta
specie tothe Peninsula. These two specie shipments
represent an aggregate value of 77,7121.
The dollars brought in by the Atrato were at
length sold to-day, chiefly for the continent, but in
part for China, at ss. o%d. per ounce, being a decline
mod. per ounce on the pries realised at the previous
An Australian Overland Mail may be expected by
the end bf the present month.
At the meeting of the proprietary of the Load's
Joint-Stock Bank to-day, a half-yearly dividend at
the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of
11. Is. 2d. per share, were declared, leaving a balance
of 1801. to the credit of the guarantee fund, which
now amounts to 156,0321.
The following statement of the exports of bullion
and specie from London to the undermentioned
countnes during tho year 1854. is compiled by
Messrs. Haggard and Pixley. These hguree, how-
ever, are irrespective of the large sums sent by way
lof Folkestone and Dover to France, which during
the same period amounted to 15,666,9201., viz.:
18,317,9001. in gold, and 249,0201. in silver.
Gold. ether. total.
Lan, bandlog Orylon ADM° £422,190 £311,260
CM= and OP 'Unita 211,4110 2,711,110 2,973,334
Cararui.ll Good Hops and
111,200 30,200
Analralla and van 09
=we lead
Mgt island. IMO 1,100
gaZ=Selgium4 lad
71,237,740 1,311,910 4,789,00
Frans; vla Monlops, Co
87
Tod
sad Dunkirk
Todonlar sad MOdilerrfr
sees, arta cessouni-
asses isi Ins Crimea
Wag WIN 227,170 54,450 98 t,620
Brandi
grin um, 11,000 0,921

Total £4,145.161 11104.111115 /10,94877
.In land shares to-day the only variation was a
slight decline in the stock of the Van Diemen's Land
Company. Bank stocks were steady. Crystal
Palace shares closed at 2 13-16 to 2 15-16. East and
West India Dock stock has been dealt in at 1191 ex
cast..; and General Screw Steam Shipping at 131.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. were
sterling, making a total of 131,8001. received
the Ist Aug.
'The Master in Chancery charged with the wadi
in up of the " Metropolitan Carriage Cmapirsy • '
will proceed to settle the list of contributories on the
Bth Feb.
The half-yearly dividend on the stock of the
Western Life Assurance Society is now payable :
that on the stock of the City of London Life As-
surance Society is to be payable on the let Feb.
Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
yet been published :
1855.
London and NorthWeetern..£44,6o3
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 18,620
Landon and South Western.. 11,489
GrestWestern
London and Brighton 9,980
Midland
South Eastern
Great Northern 16,462
Cheater and Holyhead
[ North Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, sad
Lincolnshire
Mast Anglian Bl2
Eastern Counties, Norfolk, &
Rutin Union ..., 18,891
last Lancashire 6.604
iiiistel and Raster
Imam: and Crediton 134
and
Shispkire Union 7Bl
9
Leaseehirs. =art nudes
Minikdetee Milswisleasswe 654 .... 691
Oohed eel Wetmore 2,765 .... 2,108
Nemo& se& Carlisle
S ra Table. 1,542 .... 525
Thew show the following aggregate results
(taking; «ay the corresponding lines) i
Total No. of miles Average receipt
receipts. open. per sale.
1855.... £239,377
1856.... 203,045

1854.
E 42,515
14,576

.... 14,516

This comparison is highly satisfactory to the pre-
sent anion, but is to some extent affected by the
fact that at the corresponding period of last year the
traffic of several lines was considerably impeded by
heavy now storms. The good effect of the traffic
arrangements recently announced is alma, begin•
sing to be shown, inasmuch as combination on the
part of some companies is superseding competition,
so that increased revenue appears to be gained
without additional expenditure of moment. The
magnitude of the traffic returns In face of the check
given to trade, must be considered a highly en-
couraging feature.
Th. returns on Scotch linos are as ender :
1866. 1864.
Aberdela
041siosies
North DOW
1241absitersielaegoir
Osslith
901 loath Wotan
=sei Path 724 .... 614

Total