The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-17 00:00:00

N0.380.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING N0V.17, 1817. [3d.

NEw Bisuor or lIEREFORD.—The appointment of
Dr. Hampden to the bishopric of lieret.rd has been re-
ceived with much satisfac ion at Oxford, by the friends of tho
Whig government, and will go far to strengthen it in the
confidence of the Liberal party. Rumour is busy with con-
jecturss as to his successor in the divinity chair. Amongst
others there have been mentioned Dr. Jeune, master of Pem-
broke College ; Mr. Stanley, eon of the Bishop of Norwich ;
Mr. Hayward Cox, of St. Mary-hall ; and Professor Powell,
of Oriel College, author of some valuable theological work•,
6:c , &c.

COMMERCIAL 4- MARKETS. •
MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Iwo o'Clork.—We have had some fluctuations in
the funds this morning both for the rise and fall ; but,
in the absence of any particular cause for either the
one or the other arising from political or other
circumstances, excepting, perhaps, the anticipated
pressure from the French loan, it msy be inferred
that prices are acted on mainly by the state of
the aceount, now within a clear week of arriving at
maturity, when the abundance or the deficiency of
stock to be required or delivered, with the supply or
shortness of money at market; in other words, the
question whether the " bulls" are prepared to require
and pay for their stock purchases, or the " bears"
able to deliver upon their sales, will be brought
to issue. The facts indeed will probably be
determined virtually before the settlement. Consols
opened at 811 to 1 for money and time this morning,
and advanced afterwards to 811, but upon some sales
of money stock by the Bank broker, receded for a
short time to 831 for money. They subsequently re-
covered, however, to 84;i to 1, but are now quoted 84
to only. Reduced Threes, 821 to 3 ; Three-and-a-
Qiarter per Cents., 811 to 1. Exchequer Bills, 2s.
discount to Is. premium. Bank Stock, 18.64 to 81.
In foreign stocks we have scarcely any variations
to report. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 331
to 41; the Fours, 821 to 31. Spanish Fives, 161
to 1 ; the Threes, 271 to 1 ; Passive, 31 to At. Rus-
sian, 103 to 7. Portuguese, 20 to 2. Mexican, 151
to 16.

We do not learn yet what measnres may have been
taken by the committee of the Stock Exchange to
punish the authors of the late scandalous fraud of the
dispatch from Paris by pigeon and electric telegraph,
with the fabricated news by which Consols were de-
preciated 1e per cent. But of course the matter
cannot be dropped.

Vaasa, old to new to --Imp ....... .... to
Lniszao, Baltic and Russian 46 to 49 to 50
Mediterranean and Odessa — to 45 to 32
Barman SS to 40. lasareasd 34 to 04
Rdeisisto Calms, free of duty, per ton... .... ....... / 1 10a. to C 5 15s.
Lissa. CAKES, Dutch and German a 9 Ca. to £lO Os.
Ditto French and American £lO 06. to SI 1 OP.
nova, American, per Irirrel of 194bs. 23 to 25
Newts awl ILimbarg...
Canadian. — 22 to 24
French, per lock of NOR... free — to
ARRIVALS INFO LONDON FROM 13th NOV. TO 17th NOV.
Qrs. Eufliah. Scotch. kish. Foreisn.
Wheat 9190
&clay
Oat,
Emir, 1,710 seeks; tonela. Malt, 1,990 barrels.
LONDON AVER•ol2.—Whent, 55e. 9d.; Barley, 33a. Bd.; Oat.,
244. _d.; Rye, 34a. Id; Beans, 445.; Pew, Ms. 66.