The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

Land and Bank shares to-day were quiet, at for-
mer rates. Crystal Palace shares do not rally,
closing at 1; to 2 prem. The Australian Royal Mail
Steam Company's shares (81. paid), have been dealt in
at '2l ; and Electrio Telegraph A shares (201. paid),
at 171.
Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Renter's express:-
Amsterdam, Friday, closing prices :-Dutch Four
per Cents., 93 3-16; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
61 11-16. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 21 7-16 ;
the Coupons, 5 1-16. Austrian Five per Cent.
Metallics, 76 5-16. Portuguese New, 371. Mexican
New, 22i ex div. Peruvian New, 63Z. Granada
Deferred, 8. This bourse shows heaviness. Peruvian
has fallen considerably. The Exchange on London
is unaltered, at 11.63, short. Vienna, Friday : Five
per Cent. Metallics, 93Z. Exchange on London,
11.14. Bank shares, 1,388. This market shows an
improvement, and is telegraphed as closing with a
favourable tendency.
With reference to the movement in freights this
week Mesers.Offor and Gammon furnish us with the
annexed information, made up to this day. The rise in
coal freights-thus enhancing the coat to the con-
sumer at this severe season-at the very time when
a large fleet of foreign vessels is lying idle in our
ports, because prevented by
.existing laws from en-
gaging in the coasting trade, is a feature of consider-
able importance :-
There has been very little variation in freights during
the week, with% small amount of busieesa, usual at this
period of the year. The prospects for the sew year are
extremely favourable for our shipping interest, indications
of an immense demand fur tonnage being apparent.
During the week (17th to the 23rd inclusive) the arrivals of
shipping into this port have comprised a total of 166 treeseliel
registering 36,752 tons-a large proportion of these are
foreign ships from the northern ports. The clearances for the
Australian ports have consisted of 13 vessel!, of the register
capacity of 7,542 tons, of which 5 vessel', registering 2,771
tons, were for Pert Phillip ; 4, registering 2,563 tons, for Syd-
ney ; 2, registering 1,411, for Adelaide ; 1, of 349 tons, for
Launceston; and 1 of 418 tons for New Zealand. The
number of vessels entered for loading during the same
period (17th to 23rd December) were 7, registering 3.257
tone, of which 5, registering 2,287 tons, are destined for l'ort
Phillip; 1 for Sydney, of 510 tons, and 1 for New Zea-
land, of 460 tons. In addition to the above, several vessels
have completed their loading and await clearance, and
others have been laid on the berth, but are not yet entered out
at the Custom House. The fallowing quotations, extracted
from the current number of the " Weekly Shipping List,"
give the rates of freight outwards from this port, corrected
by the brokers to the 22nd inst. There is little
variation, the rates being for the most part with-
out alteration, but in all cases very firm :-
Tee rate is in all cases lot fine messurement goods, with
the accustomed peimage in each trade. Freight of rough
goods or dead weight per agreement.-Per ton of 40 feet :
Australia - Adelaide, 90s. to 100.. Australia - Hobart
Town, 80s. Australia-Launceston, 90s. Australia-Mel-
bourne or Geelong Wb , 130 s. to 140 s. Australia-
Melbourne or Geelong, 90s. to 955. Australia-New Zea-
land, 80s. to 100.. Australia-Portland Bay, 120 s. Aus-
tralia-Port Fairy, 120 e. Australia-Swan Sliver, 70s. to
EN. Australia-Sydney, 90s. to 100 s. Alexandretta, 355.
Ale:models, 255. to 30s. Algoa Bay, 50s. Alicante, 50s.
Ancona, 60c. Antigua, 30s. Atheee, 30s. Barbados,
30s. Barcelona, 40s. Batavia, 60s. Beyrout, 35e. Balboa,
Ms. Bombay, 435. Buenos Ayres, 60s. Cadiz, 30s. to 35a.
Calcutta, 50s. Canton, 80s. Cape Town, Cape of Good
Hope, 45e. Carthagens, 3.41. Ceylon, 50s. Constantinople,
30s. Copenhagen. 209. Danube (Galatz and Ibrail), 4N.
Demerara, 30a. Genoa, 30s. Gibraltar, 15s. Gijon, 355.
11 h, 40s Hong Kong, 80s. lonian Islands, 40s.
Jamaica, 30s. to 40s. Leghorn, 30s. Lima, 50s. Ma-
deira, 406. Madras, 50e. Malta, 25,. to 30s. Malaga,
355. Marseilles, 30s. Masulipatam, 60s. Matanzas, 40s.
Mauritius, 455. Messina. 40s. Monte Video, 601. Napier,
40s. Natal, 655. New York, 30s. Odessa, 30s. Palermo,
40s. Rio Janeiro, 40s. San Francisco, 735. to 100 s. San
Sebastian, 3.55. Shanghai, 80s. Seville, 401. Sierra
Leone, 40s. to 50s. Smyrna, 30s. St. Vincent, 301. St.
Kitts and Nevis, 355. St. Lucia, 355. Syra, 30s. Tarra-
gona, 505. Tobago, 301. Trieste, 355. Trinidad, 30s.
Valparaiso, 50s. Valencia, 60s. Venice, 355.
The increasing difficulties in the East have given great
firmness to Mediterranean freights, and an advance nosy be
obtained upon most of the quotations of last week. Ship-
ping is much wanted in the East Ihdles. Owing to the
continued difficulty in getting vessels away from the Aus-
tralian pour, the proportion of arrivals into the colony is
enormously in excess of the departures, and the amount of
tonnage " locked up" daily on the increase. We learn by
private letters that as much as 401. per head is paid in cub
to seamen for the run from Port Phillip to an East Indian
port; and even this rate of wages tempts few to leave so
excellent a market for their labour. While this state of
things continues, shipowners should have high freights to
remunerate them for such dangerous service.
We annex the quotations of freights from the coal portf,
which have ruled it ady for some weeks without much al-
teration, the exceptional cases having been in favour of the
shipowner. Coal freights to London have mein advanced,
contrary to the general expectation. At the commencement
of tie month 10e. was the price paid, but we hear to-day of
14s. being obtained at Hartlepool. An immense fleet of
unemployed foreigners are idle in our ports (until the
opening of the Baltic trade), and there would be available
for coasting purpose', did our navigation laws permit. This
matter will doubtless occupy the attention of the legislature
upon the re-assembling of parliament. 'I he advantage to
the shipping interest would he enormous, and we question
if any serious opposition would be Aired to the change.
The coasting trade of America, it may be incidentally re-
marked, would he an excellent exchange for throwing open
that of this country.
COAL FILEIGHTO.-Tyne, per keel.-Aden, 631.; Alex-
andria, 171. 10s. ' • Algiers, 261. ; Adelaide, 651.; Barcelona,
; 261 Bombay , 501.: Buenos Ayres, 421.; Beirout, 251. ;
Ceylon, 471.; Civita Vecchia, 251. • Calcutta, 481. ; Constan-
tinople, 221.10.; Cape of Good Hope, 501.; Coquimbo,
451.; Callao, 451.; Gibraltar, 211 ; Genoa, 261.; Hong
Kong, 681. • Haeannah, 181.; Malta, 211.; Malaga, 171.;
Marseilles, .201. ; Manilla, 601. ; Madras, 501. ; Mauritius,
- • Odessa, 221. ; Rio Janeiro, 481. ; Suez, 801.; Singapore,
5211; Sydney, 701. ; San Francisco, 851; &myna, 211. ;
Teneriffe, 311.
Wale.' per ton. - Aden, -; Alexandria, 15s. 6d. ;
Algiers, 164. ; Adelaide, - ; Barcelona, 225. ; Bombay, -;
Buenos Ayres, -; Beirout, 18s. ; Ceylon, 42e. 6d. ; Cieita
Vecchia. 1134. ; Calcutta, - ; Constantinople, 18s. ; Cape
of Good Hope, 455.; Coquimbo, 40s. ; Callao, 40s. ; Gib.
talus?, 18s.; Genoa. 18s. ; Hong Kong, 62a. 6d. ; Havannab,
17s. ; Malta, 175.; Malaga, 175.; Marseilles, 17s. 61. ;
505.; Madras, 40e.; Mauritius, 42.. 6d.; Odessa,
Rio Janeiro, 45..; Suez, - • Singapore, 475. 6d.; Sydney,
62e. 6d.; San Francisco, Oils. ; Smyrna, 14.. 601,; Tine-
rifle, 30s.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoca.
To-day is observed u a complete holiday through-
out the City, and all the markets and public build-
ings are closed. We have consequently no report
to make under this head.

SOCIETY or ARTS.—During the past quarter the
S.lciety of Arts has received into union thirty literary,
scientific, and mechanics institutions. These institutions
are : Birmingham, Polytechnic Institution ; Brodford
(Wilts), Literary Institutions: Buckingham, Literary and
Scientific Institution ; Buntingford, literary liptitute;
Bury St. E munu's, Athenrcum ; Clat ham, Literary and
Scientific Institution; Conlhrookilale, Literary and Scien-
tific Institution; llerhy, Railway Literary his. itution ;
Duraley, Young Man's Society; East Rained, Literary
and Scientific Institution ; Farnham, Mechanics Institu-
tion; °Away, Royal Institution; Gateshead, Washington
Chemical Works Reading Institution and Library; Ilamp•
ton (Middlesex), Literary Society; Hertford. Permanent
Library; Heaham, Mechanics' Litt tory ar d Stientaic In-
stitution; liitchin, Mectimies' Institution; Hyde, Mecha-
nics' Institution; King'• Lynn, Free Library; Louth, Me-
chanics* Institution; Market Drayton, Useful Knowledge
Society; POT'SPS, Watt Institute; Preston, Literary and
Philosophical Institution; Itedruth, Useful Knowledge
Institution; St. Angell, Literary Institution; Sheffield,
People's College; Spalding, Mechanics' Institute; Stour-
bridge, Mechanics' Institution; Tuttenham, Literary and
Scientific Institution; Yarmouth (them), Parochial Li-
brary and Museum. The total number of institutions now
in union is 319. During the same period 116 members
have been elected ; making the total number of members,
tadepeadent of institutions, 1,489.