The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-07 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVIWINO.
Depression continues to prevail in the English
stock market, and indeed throughout the Stock Ex-
change, the speculators for a fall having so far been
more successful in their operations than they could
have anticipated. Although the market closed with
a gloomy appearance this afternoon, there appears
to be an impression that a rally is at hand. Consols
were sold as low as 99a, and closed 991 to 1, both
for money and next Thursday, or 1 worse than yes-
terday. Business was altogether upon a very
restricted scale, purchasers holding back. the offi-
cial list of transactions comprises : Three per Cent.
Consols, fir money, 995, 1,5, / • ditto for account,
991, /, 5. Three per Cent. Reduced, 1001, 5. New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 104, 1031, 104.
Long Annuities, 11460, 61.
Exchequer Bill!, of the March issue, remain quoted
765. to 795. prem.; ditto, June, 71s. to 745. prem.
India Bonds, 91s. to 945. prem.
The foreign stock transactions were not of much im-
portance, and prices remain without change. Spanish
stocks closed rather flat, and Ecuador Bonds oom-
mand a: lees favourable price. There have been a
good many transactions in Brazilian Bonds lately,
and the new scrip is well supported at 25 to 21
prem. Sales are marked as follows :—Brazilian New
Fourietia Hall per Cent.Sesip, 215, t Fowl
ditto Five per Cent. Bonds, 102 101 A, 1025.
IDutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 5,1; ditto Four
per Cent. Certificates, 98, 1. Ecuador Bonds, 43.
Granada One-and-a-Half per Cents., ex Dec., 1849,
coupon, 22; ditto Deferred, 91. Mexican New
Three per Cents., 255, 25 1. Peruvian Deferred
Three per Cents., 61, 60. Portuguese Five per Cents.
(Brazil guarantee), 101. Russian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 105. bardiman Five per Cents., 95, 5, 93.
Spanish Passive Bonds, 51; ditto Old Three per
Cents., for account 17th August, 49, 481 ; ditto New
Deferred Three per Cents., for account, 221, 22;
ditto Committee's Certificates, 3 per cent. Venezuela
Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 41 ; ditto Deferred, 15.
The imports of gold, after receiving a temporary
check, have been resumed on a considerable scale.
The St. George is this afternoon reported as having
arrived off the coat with 13,329 ounces of gold from
Sydney, and the S'ebonheath with 63,000 ounces
from Melbourne, making a total of 78,329 ounces.
worth 313,3001. The dates from Sydney are to the
4th April, and from Melbourne to the 22nd April,
or not so late as those previously published in the
Daily News. The Daphne is also just reported as
having arrived at Portsmouth with half a million of
dollars from the Pacific coast.' On the other hand,
the shipments to Australia continue. The amount
of coin shipped by the Formosa is 90,7501., all in
sovereigns, of which 40,3401. is for Port Phillip, and
50,4101. for Sydney.
Colonial Bank shares have been dealt in at 161 ex
div.; London Joint Stock Bank, 185 ex div.; Lon-
don and Westminster Bank, 325 ex div. ; Union
Bank of Australia, 441, 44 ex div. ; Crystal Palace,
51; General Steam Navigation, 29, 291; Peninsular
and Oriental- Steam, 83; Royal Mail Steam, 81,
801, 80.
The specie brought in by the Thames, West India
steamer, was sold late this afternoon at former rates,
bar silver realising Ss. Old. per ounce standard, and
dollars 4s. 105 d. per ounce. The 2,500,000 dollars
of the American indemnity money, shipped to the
Messrs. Baring., have, however, not yet been
realised.

At the fifth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors
of the Royal British Bunk held to day, the dividend
was fixed at the rate of S per cent. per annum. An
addition has also been made to the reserved fond of
S per cent. on the paid-up capital, by which that
fund is raised to 5,9061.
To-day was held the first ordinary general meeting
of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation
Company, but, owing to the short period that has
elapsed since the establishment of the company, the
report of the directors was necessarily almost formaL
A fact of some importance, however, is the announce-
ment that the extension of the operations of the
company to the formation of a monthly mail is
engaging their earnest attention, and that in conse-
quence of the increased requirements of the colony,
the directors have already thought it right to obtain
an interview with the Colonial Secretary, and lay
before him their application for an extension of the
existing contract.
The upward movement in the market for foreign
exchanges, which had prevailed for tho last three
post-days, received a check to.day, and the quota-
tions, particularly for Dutch and German bills, were
decidedly lower. Tho high rates of last post brought
buyers into the market, and hence a natural re-
action manifested itselL Short Paris remained
at 25.25 to 30; ditto three months, at 25.47 j
to 50. Amsterdam was decidedly lower,
leaving off 12.1 buyers. Hamburg declined to
13.81 to 9, and Frankfort was in request at 1211.
Italian paper was not much in demand, with the
exception of Genoa, of which hardly any was to be
found. For bills on Spain the inquiry was more
lively, and negotiations were effected in favour of
sellers, Madrid and Seville being done as high as
491, and Cadiz at 491. In Austrian paper business
was extremely limited, it being reported that the
quotation from Vienna comes considerably higher.
Vienna WU nom' nal ly quoted 12 to 12.4, and Trieste
112.2 to 8. The prices aegotiated are u follows :

llams.
Pr= Tnims amotistal.
To
Amsterdam ...... .... per S east 111. 0 sty. .. 121. Intr.
Ditto .... „ 3 MoatbsliL I mt. .. 1111. II it..
&Gordan
Homburg aad Altos „ ISmoa o mid. :Tram O.M.
Pranklortse4lesitala• 'per SIO „ 12114 11kr. ... Init. Ibr.
Visas ps I S .. IIL OM. ... 1211. 41x.
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