The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

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MONEY MARKET.-(TOIS DA}.)

Two o'Czocw.

There is no activity in the stock markets to,day,
but some favourable features are presented.
Amongst these are a fresh rise in Lom-
bardo-Venetian Railway shares, and Italian
Five per Cents., caused by the receipt of better
account& from the Paris Bourse. The English
funds are firm, at Saturday's prices. English rail-
ways are fairly sustained, while Great Luxemboarg
and Sambre and Meuse shares continue to rise.
. .

At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
70fr. 75c., being rather more than per cent. bet_
ter than yesterday.
The scrip of the new Turkish Loan is quoted 2}
to 24 prem., showing no change, and that of the
Egyptian Loan, 14 to 14 prem., being likewise
firm.

Consols are officially marked 93k, 94, 933, and
94 for money. The present quotation is 94 to 94,
both for cash and the Bth of May. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cents.
Reduced, 924, 4, 4 ; New Three per Cents.,
924, 4, ; India Five per Cent. Stock,
1084, 4 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures,
1863,1004, 4 ; ditto Hotel*, 28e. prem. ; Four per
Cent. "enlaced " rupee paper, 91 ; ditto Five per
Cent., 103, 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. prem.
Mexican Bonds exhibit increased depression, and
have fallen about 4 per cent., being quoted 304 to
31. There is a rise of nearly 1 per oent.
in Italian Five per Cents., which are now
quoted 684 to 4. The Spanish Certificates
are in renewed demand. The Turkish Loan of
1854 remains quoted 804 to 81, and that of
1858, 704 to 71. Sales are recorded as follows :
Brazilian Old Five per Cents., 101, 1004 ex div. ;
Equador New Consolidated, 174 ; Italian Five per
Cents., 084, 4 (exchange 25fr.) ; Mexican Three per
Cents., for account, 314, 304 ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, 46 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 924, 934 ; Spanish Passive, 194 ; the Com-
mittee's Certificates, 84, 4, ; tirkish Six per
Cents., 1854, for account, 804, 81, ex div. ;
Venezuela Throe per Ceuta, 24.
The amount of gold sent into the Bank yesterday
was 61,000/., making a total of 187,0001. since the
date of the last return.
The latest telegrams from St. Peterstarg report
a. further movement in the exchange in favour of
Russia, the quotation being 34d. to id. The rise
is occasioned by the supposition of a foreign loan,
respecting which, however, no intelligence had
apparently transpired at St. Petersburg.
The Liverpool cotton market continues active,
and prices are still rising, being quoted yesterday
fully 4d. per lb. higher than last week. The Untie-
actions reached 115,000 bales. This movement in-
dicates that the civil war in America is not expected
to terminate speelily, and the effect will be still
further to curtail employment in the cotton manu-
facturing districts. _ _ .

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The holders of Spanish Certificates will read with
interest the following translation of an article in
the Epoca (Madrid paper), as affording further
evidence of the favourable progress which their
claims are making in the Spanish press atd legis-
lature.

On Saturday, in the Congress, the important question of
the adjustment of the foreign debt wee brought forward.
The Marquis de San Carlos accounted for the failure at the
auction of the subvention of the very important railway
from Leon to Gigee. by the fact that the difficulty of the
situation was created by the condition of Spanish stocks on
some of the Bowles of Europe. He enlarged on the great
convenience which it would be if, when Spain had wade suck
groat sacrifices as those imposed upon her by the debt with
England, and those which the Cortes are now about to vote
in respect of France, they should not be rendered unproduc-
tive by questions relatively small. Messrs. Luella and
Mader followed on the same side, treating the question se
we involving the highest patriotism and juatioe, and with
great moderation of tome. We feel convinced that, if the
Minister of Finance had not been ►bsent from illness, he
would most certaiuly have stated that the settlement of the
debt is a thing shortly to be expected (qiie le denda amor-
tizable a cosa proxima o inminento), and would have
entirely agreed with the ideas of the deputies aa to the great
convenience of arranging and regulating our public debt.
When the state of the public treasury permits the govern.
went to bring forward this great measure, in harmony with
the Cortes and coincident with the reform of the taxes,
there is no doubt that Spaniel' sernuities will advance CA
per cent., whilst at the same time it will open up to ua the
resources of England, France, and Holland, for all the
works of public utility, the shame of which at lament
cannot be negotiated in London, Amsterdam, or Frankfort.
We are requested to publish the subjoined pro-
test relating to the Customs duties of VeLezuela,
which has been addressed by Mr. Richaril Thorn-
ton to the fiscal agent from that republic, now in
London :
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Old Swan Wharf. April 4.
Excellent Sir,—My attention has been called to your
letter explaining the object of your mission from Venezuela
to this country, and the terms you are empowered to offer
in order to satisfy the foreign creditors, one of the ionditions
being 50 per cent. of the customs duties, as eecurity for the
future payment of interest on the foreign debt ; in reference
to which L beg to inform you that these very duties are,
and have been since the year 1844, hypothecated to me, to
secure the payment of interest on the amount of " Vales"
registered and standing in my name on the books of '• Cs-
raeoss'
I have been a recipient of dividends from this source
for 13 years up to the let October, 107, since which period,
say for 46 years, I have received no interest whatever.
I must therefore respectfully protest against any such ap-
propriation of duties aa that comprehended in your propo-
sition to the foreign creditors, until my claims on such
duties are satisfied.—l ant, &0., Price. Tiwiztus.
His Excellency Senor Nadal, Finance Commissioner,
&0., from Veneswele.

Most of the railway traffic returns this week will
include the receipts of Good Friday and the week
preceding Easter, and will therefore compare
favourably with those for the same date in 1861.
The Brighton re.urn shows au increase of 4,8371.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway of
Canada for the week ending the 4th instant were
12,3001. sterling, being 9171. wore than in the our-
responding week of last year.
The annual meeting of the Madras Railway Com-
pany is called fur the 9th of May.
The Sitidian (Kurrachee paper) of the Ist of
March contains a narrative from Mr. Bourne, C.E.,
of his recent trip up the Indus, toireth( r with his
observations on the features of the district, with
special reference to the operations of the Oriental
Inland Steam Company.
It is notified that the articles of association of
the Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool
(Limited) will lie for signature between the 22nd
inst. and the 13th of May, when the share certifi-
cates may be obtained, iu exchange for the bankers'
receipts.
The Morning Star has arrived from China with
709,8001b5. of tea ; the Margaret Mitchell, with
1,21.0,5001b5. ; and the Queen of England, with
1,103,0001 be.

The following are the official returns of the Irish
banks of issue for the four weeks ending the sth
instant.