The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-23 00:00:00

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lekviry MAREBT.--THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocx.

The Bees& fonds opened with a firmer appear-
ance, and have does attained a ries of f to 1 per cent.
Consols far the 11th of March have advanced to 911
to f. For money the pries is 911 to 1. The Con-
sot Scrip of the New Loan ham risen to 11
to if prem., and the Fending Scrip to 11
to If prem. The Three per Cents. Reduced have
been dealt in at 91f to 91f ; the New Three per
Cants. at 92 to 921; Bank Stock at 216; and Ex-
chequer Bills at 3s. die. to par.
Turkish Six per Cents. are very buoyant, and have
risen to 94f to 96. The New Four per Cents. are
quoted 1001 to f. Peruvian Three per Cants.
mark 661; Granada Astir*, 20; ditto Deferred,
6f; Equador New Consolidated Bonds, 181;
Sardinian, 8911 Spanish Deferred Three per
Conte., 231 ; Venezuela Actin, 28 ; ditto
Deferred, 12; Belgian Four-andA-Half per Cents.,
9611 and Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents., 641.
Messrs. Rothschild will return the surplus deposits
on the loan on Monday.
In our advertising solemn' will be found a notice
from the Royal Swedish Railway Company.

The mode in which the allotment of the new loan
has been made appears to be reeogniesd a fair on
the part of the contractors. Owing to the smallness
of the loan, however, and to the magnitude of the
subscriptions, all the pastel applications have been
materially out down. Members of the Stock Ex-
change seem generally to have received about one.
Mh of the amount applied for ; bat the distribution
to the general public apparently does not exceed the
proportion of about oae-eeventh. We may state that
the aggregate of the subscriptions amounted to up-
wards of thirty millions. The labour in connexion
with the return of the surplus depzsits to the sub-
scribers is thee very heavy, but we are informed
that the deposits will be released as expeditiously as
the details can be arranged.
From a remark made by the Governor of the Bank
yesterday morning, it is inferred that the scrip for the
new loan will not be reedy for delivery prior to the 3rd
of Marsh, when the first instalment of 10 per cent.
(making 20 per cent. paid) fells dos. A " special
settlement" of the transit:sip= in the scrip cannot
bos until the scrip shall have been delivered.
o excitement hes prevailed amongst
the sierelelidees of the Royal Swedish Rail-
way, in sensexion with the over-line of shares sil-
ently 7 to light. An savestigation into
the can s affairs bus been commenced by
some b y respectable shareholders largely in-
terested In the undertaking. A statement of its
position will, we believe, be drawn up as speedily se
possible, and laid before the proprietors at a public
meeting. It seems to be placed beyond doubt that
an extensive over-issne of the company's securities
was fraudulently made by the late chairman, Mr.
John &ask KP.
The corn market yesterday was firm, and In some
asses Moudsy's prime were exceeded for wheat. The
foreign imports into London this week comprise
4,260 quarters of wheat, 2,910 quarters of barley,
18,630 quarters of oats, and 140 sacks of floor. Since
last Monday 18 floating cargoes have arrived at port
of call. Since lest Saturday (inclusive), therefore, no
lees than 82 cargoes have arrived, vie.: 64 of wheat,
24 of amiss, 6of beans, and lof barley. These 82
cargoes empties in all some 160,000 quarters, of
which about half was from Alexandria. The bulk of
these arrivals has already been dimpcsed of.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 27th
inst. for the eonveyenes from the River Thames of 1
officer sad 72 men to Canada; and 1 *Hoer and 78
men to Halifax; oleo of a smell number of troops
from Portsmouth to New South Wales, Melboures,
New Zealand, and Van Diemen's Land.
The return of the Bank of Ragland for the week
ending Saturday, Feb. 18, when compared with the
previous return, shows the following results :
0100144644 lase
Chetekiks maw 18,724,270 Norms 79,106
Mlle avails 4,164,823 Isansse 481.496
Other Government 414.004e5s .. 12,964,126 Demon 86,131
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011t==ii 11,931,006 Imams, 608,646
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The subjoined exhibits the extent of the wok's
variations at one view :

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The thief alteration is in the stook of governawnt
mearitiem. which. after a prolonged downward niovs.
mat. now shows an increase of fully knit a million.
The diminution in the coin and bull= is unimpor-
tant.

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prise at whisk the loan bad been taken, however,
there wee in meet quarters an indisposition to deal.
The hueds opened firmly. at a farther advance of
per asst., owing &idly to the cooperatively limited
proportion of the loan allotted to each applicant.
Upon the news that Mean. Rotheshild's offer of
89k per cent. foe °ousels had been refined,
and that the contract for both the loaa and
funding has been accepted by that firm at the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's minimum price, which
is equivalent to shoat 90 per cent. for Corneas, the,
market at mace experienced an unfavourable reaction.
A total fall off par cent. from the opening prices was
at one period shows. Towards the close more steadi-
ness was manifested, bat the final quotations were
still k per sent. below those of yesterday. A
similarly depressing effect was produced upon the
pies of the new 'nip. The " Cooed scrip," whish
steed early is the moraine at 11 to 1/ prem., was
last quoted 1 1-18 to 1 3-16 prem.. whilst the " fund-
ing declined to 1 prem. The dealings in both
these classes of paper are now officially recorded in
the Stock Exchange list, sad are thus reported
to-day, vis.:—Comeol morip, Ik, 1, 11, if
prem.; and the funding scrip, 1, 11, 01 prem.
Notwithstandiag the temporary withdrawal of so
large a sum from the mosey market, quietude pre-
railed to-day in Lomberdatreet and elsewhere, and
no=re was experienced.
which closed yesterday at 911 to I for
the 11th March, opened this morning at 911 to 1,
fell to 91, and were last quoted 91 3 16 to 6-16. The
peblic contioas to isnot. For money the final quo-
tation was 91. The tibial business report is as
follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 91k,
911, 901. 911, 901; ditto, for account, Ilth Matoh,
911, 1, I. 91,911,91/, 911. Tires per Cent. Re-
dmond, 911, 1. New Three per Cants., 921, 1, 911,

92, 921. Long Aonnitks, expiring in Jannary,
1860, 31, 3 9-16 ; Thirty Years Annuities, October,
1869, 31, 3 6.16; Thirty Years Annuities, 1860, 31,
3 6-16 ; Thirty Years Annuities, April, 1885 (Ana
of 16,009me01.), 16t. 'lndia Stock, 221. Bank
Stock, 214, 2131, 215. India Bonds, 2a. die.
Exchequer Bills were steady, and closed at 4e.
discount to par. Exchequer Bond. were quoted
971 to 981.
The foreign stock market was very deficient in
business, the only transactions of moment being in
Turkish Six per Gents. This stock declined 1 per
mut., closing at 931 to 941. The Four per Cent.
guaranteed loan was quoted this afternoon, 991
to 1001, being the same as yesterday. Other
Mocks were nominally quoted as before.
Bank of Egypt shares were quoted this afternoon
j to 11 prem.: Ottoman Back,;tot pram. ; Waters
Bank of London, to 11 press.; and National Die-
count Company, to 1 prom. Pernambuco Railway
shares were quoted 1-16 die to 1-16 prem. Those of
the London and Paris Bank have declined to 4 to 2
dim. Bank of London stock also declined 11. Land
shares were quiet. General Screw Steam shares were
dealt in at 16; to 171; and North of Europe Steam
at 141 to 151.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoca.

The gold reining shares remain dull. ------
Sortridge Consols shares have been dealt in at 3;
to 31 ex div.; United Mexican at 31; Cobre at 67;
and St. John Del Rey at 261.
Annexed is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Exchange, Mining Subscription Rooms, and
Stock Exchange :
Mining Exchange official list :
Bast Ross, 62, 66, 671; But Russell, 30s , 32a. 6d. ;
Grashlar and Bt. Ashy., 126 ; Great Vor, 41. ; Hea-
der, 1
41; Lady Bertha, 22e. ; North Basest, 44 411, 42. ,
43 ; South Tolias, 140,141}. 146; Boetridae Cassels,
; South Condarrow, 14... 104., 124. 6d. ; Whsal Arthur,
; Wheal Trelawny, 271. 28 ; Wheal Edward, 41, 6,1;
Wheal Zion, 321.62., 35.., 30s. • Yeeland, 14,. 64., 161.
Miring Subscription Root;is ofileral list:
Wheal Emma, 121; Wheal Outs., 14.., 15e. ; Wheal
Zioa, 35, ; itswiissoor, 7.. 61., fla. 6d. ; Alfred Consols, 16 ;
Wbeal Arthur, 61, f ; Lady Bettba, 221.62.; Bortridrie and
Bedford, 4s. 6d., 5..3d • Eosewarne United, 120 ; Pedants-
drt s, If ; Great Alfred, 31; wilco Tsetse/1v 261: Vale
of Tow', 275. Od., 30s. ; Sortridge Consols, 3 , I; Boiling
We 11,14, 16; But Dames, 821; But Wheal ose, 62, 64 ;
North Beller, 61, 1.
In the Stock Exchange
South Caradon, 3071; West Basset, 361, 1; North Bas-
set, 42, 1.43; Alfred Oessele, 14, I; North Presets, 101
Par Cornices, 19; Vale of Tony, 265. 6d., 275. 6d. ; IsWy
Berths, UP r. 211. 6d , 22..62.; Pedasadres, If f

In the metal market oopper maintain, its price,
and the foreign copper has nearly all been sold. The
demand is very good, and the fears which some
parties entertained of a reduction in price have not
been realised. Iron is without alteration ; the best
Welsh masters are fall of orders, and ask and obtain
extreme rates. Staffordshire is not so well off, and
underselling is still the order of the day. A large
bosinese has been done this week in Scotch pig iron,
and prices advanced from 65e. to 695. per ton for
mixed numbers good brands. In lead a con-
siderable business has been done, and prices
have advanced about be. per ton. Still
Swedish is mach inquired after, but there are
no good assortments to be had, and small sizes have
fetched as high as 2.51. Spelter maintains its price,
and some contracts for spring delivery have been
made ss. above quotations. Foreign tin is quiet, but
English is in fair demand.