The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-28 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocs.

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The gold mining shares ate rather flat to-day, es-1
pecially Great Nugget Vein, which have fallen to
2 prem., but are now rather better again. Waller
shares have receded to 11 prem. Business is limited
in this department.
Australian Agricultural, and the other Land
shares, are well supported, but those of the old
Australian Copper Company have been done at
-1 dia.

• Clamp Busman
No. there. Munn. Peld Weer done
yesterday 10-day
-- --4 --.....-- —.--. ---
100.000 1 AIMS Ms all 1 1 pm If 1
100,000tcglo Callferolan
moo 10 Suauslaslan 2 2 a „
20,800 SO Aftatrollun 641 4
01 41
1 Atieralisa Cordillera
IlMAt:O 1 Australian Fradteld
1 Ave Marla. all l• da par
201000 1 British Australian Gold all 4pmll f
WAN 29 Sritislt Iran ll.l 11
14,1100 33 drsalamp.(lasonsLpa 211 1 4
4,400 Al Da.CommaitdCulabe all If 34
11,000 10 Do. att. Jobnl)N Re; IS 29 30 39
1
10,000 1 CarsouSs Crick—. ...
11401 40 Opine Copper ••••.
141
ell starat
100,000 5 Colonial Gold
_,... ... Coll/000 1 16 Si 201 Si 1
14 81 T
130, Bt. Copper Miner, of Eng. all
11,000 23 Do. Pref. 71 per Pat. all —pm
70,e0r 3 EaskAustraliantaupper all 2 14 die
100,000 2 Great Nugget Vela all 34 34 pm 64 41 64
20,60. 20 Ge eral
72,000 Grand,Dueby of Badge all par S /01
11.000 Great Polgootlt all li 11 pm
100,00 C Lake Bathurst all 4 dis par
00,00. Liberty
30,000 Loadonkeslitern. Gold
Quarts Crushing Ca all I II
103,000 tdarlquits all i all ira
20,000 1 Ilsziaantath.asser.eaa 9 to 3
9, ,000 New Granada
200,000 Nouveau Monde
180,000 Port I'hlllo. ltltpm li 2
40,090 Quarts Rock, .. all Ws 1 pot
10,000 6 Ithymney from a1124 16
tto New
7,evo is Santiago de Cuba III 7C 81
30,000 1 south Australlan.....„ all i 010 par
0,000 10 11n Croft
41,174 24.181 United Mexican
70,000 1 Waller
100,000 1 West Granada all e ss
lap.ara 1 West Maripalls. all par pm
110000 1 Tuba

MONEY MARKET.

THIJIIIIDLT EVNNINCI.

Tho English funds maintained a slightly improved
appearance to-day, and there was less fluctuation.
The public appear to bo buying our home government
securities to some extent, but there are orders on
hand to sell at certain limits on bankers' account.
The discount rate in the great monetary houses
would appear to be nearly up to the minimum rate of
the Bank of England, as very little business can be
done below 3 per cent., even with first-elsas names.
Consols were done for cash in the morning as low
as 991, but the prevalent quotation was 995 to
both for money and account. The exact closing price
was 99 9-16 to 2. The government broker made his
usual purchase. Bank Stock is very, firm. The
official report of business includes :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 991, a, 4, ;ditto, for account,
99:-„ 4. Three per Cent. Reduced, 1004, 4, 4.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 1031, 5. Long
Annuities, 1860, 6 7-16 ; ditto 30 years, 1859,
6 3-16 ; ditto 1860, 6 3-16, 1. Bank Stock, 227,1.
India Stock, 270, 272.
There is no change in Exchequer Bills or India
Bonds. The former are quoted Os. to 61s. prem.,
and the latter 675. to 71s. prem.
In the foreign house there was no general move-

meat, the settlement of the account being conducted
very quietly. The rally in Spanish stocks continues,
and the Committee's Certificates advanced to-day
to 51 per cent. upon numerous purchases, based
upon the report from Madrid that the govern-
ment has a bill in contemplation relative to
these vouchers (as referred to in tho Daily
News of this morning). It is greatly to be lisped
'for the credit of Spain that this report may prove
true, and that some small measure of justice may at
last be wrung from the government; bat it is not
well to place too much reliance on such reports after
our experience of Spanish want of faith. Dutch
stocks were in demand at higher rates. Buenos
Ayrean was transacted at 851 being a rally from the
price last marked. Granada beferred Bonds, on the
other hand, were lower. Mexican Bonds remained
dull. Jt will have been perceived by our report of
the proceedings at yesterday's meeting that the
qualification of the members of the new Mexican
committee is fixed at 10,0001. stock. This qualifica-
tion, we understand, is to be carried out in the fol-
lowing business-like manner: the members are to
give in the numbers of the bonds constituting their
qualification, which are to be forwarded to the
committee of the Stock Exchange. *Consequently
if any of these bonds are dated on the market, it
will be considered as a disqualification of the com-
mitteeman to whom they belong. It is stated pesi-
tively ttat the revolutionary provisional government
of Tampico have respected the rights of the bond-
holders to their fixed proportion of' the duties,
although they have lowered the tariff, and afford
admission to some descriptions of goods, the intro-
duction of which had been previously prohibited. In
this case, it would almost appear as if the bond-
holders had more to hope from the revolutionary
party than from the actual government of the
Republic. Annexed is the list of the day's sales:
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1802, 9g, }.
Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 651. Dutch Two-aud-
a-Half per Cents., 851; ditto, Four per Cent. Cer-
tificates, 971, 1. Ecuador Bonds, 51. Granada
Deferred Bonds, 111, 2, I. Mexican Three per
Cents., 221. Portuguese Four per Cents., 391, 40.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 94, 1, 91. Spanish Old
Three per Cents., 47, 461, 471; ditto, New Deferred
Three per Cents., 221, ; ditto, for account, 14th
Feb., 22 ; the Committee's Certificates, 5, 41, 01,
5 per cent. Swedish Loan, 1; die. Turkish Six per
Cent. Loan, dis.
It is reported that orders have been sent from the
home government to the authorities in India, direct-
ing them to afford all possible facilities for despatch-
ing Lasears to Australia, with a view to bringing
away the large number of vessels now lying idle in
the ports of those southern colonies. Should this
prove true, it is a tact of the highest importance to
all parties connected with the Australian trade. The
Lascars are very docile, and willing to work, and
there is probably no class of men equally adapted for
seamen on whom the attractions of the gold fields
would exercise so slight an influence.
The progress of the railway settling would appear
to show that the public have not abstained from
making purchases at the decline during the last few
days, though in small amount's by which the supply
of floating stock has become ;educed. There seems
to be still, however, a disposition on the part of many'
holders to sell on any rise, and speculation for higher
prices is checked by this fact, and by the apprehen-
sion that the increased stiffness lately observable in
this money market may induce further sales of
pawned stock on favourable opportunities. Midland
and Dovers are stated to be more plentiful than other
shares, both preserving a contango ofy to I. On
London and North-Western stock the rate was 1,
but to-day was almost nominal. In French shares
there were further operations by the influential
buyers alluded to yesterday, but the transactions were
less important, and chiefly confined to Northerns.
These shares were in great demand for the settle-
ment, and commanded to-day a " backwardation" of
1. The settling in these securities is indicative of a
speculation for a fall in the majority of lines.
Australian Agricultural shares were again rather
better to-day, closing 237 to 242; ditto, ex new, 80
to 90. South Australian Land rallied from yester-
day's depression, leaving off 48 to 00. The shares of
the South Australianf Banking Company again im-
proved it., and the other Australian banks were firm,
except the Scottish Chartered, which was rather
lower. Dealings have taken place in other stocks as
follows : London Docks, 129 ; Victoria Docks (21.
paid), ; Australian Royal Mail Steam, 5; North
British Australian, 21' Z; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 88, 1; Scottish Australian Investment Com-
pany, 31, 3; Royal Swedish Railway Shares are
quoted Ito dis.; Zealand Railway, ato dis. ;
Bank of Asia, 1 dis. to par; London Bank of Aus-
tralia and India, I dis. to par; Ebro Canal, 11 to 2
prem.; Chiriqui Road, par to 1 prem. ; Beziers and
Graissessac Railway, 1 dia. to par.
The market for American stocks this week has
presented no feature of striking novelty, but a very
good business continues to be done, and the stock
afloat in the market is being gradually absorbed.
The inquiry extends to the leading descriptions of
railway bonds. Present quotations are thus reported
by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., for transmission by
the packet :
Redeemable. Dividends. Priem.
United States a per Ct. Eds. 1863 Jan...and July 97 99
Ditto 6 per Cent Bds. 1862 Jan. and July 104 105
Do. 6 per Ct. do. do. ... 1865 Jan. and July 1091 110
Do. 6 per Ct. Inse.Stoek...lB67-1868 Jan. and July MS 109 i
Do, ditto MI Jan. and July 103 104
New York State 5 per Cts. 18384860 Quarterly 98 100
Pennsylvania 5 goer Ct. ... - Feb. and Aug. 87 skids
D 0.5 per Cent. Bonds 1582 Jan. and July. 92 94
Ohio G per Cents . _ 1873 Jan. and July 103 106
Massachuretts3perCt.Ster
ling Bends
Do. S per Cents Dollar Bds 1872 May and Nov. Ins 90S
Maryland perCt.Bter.Bds - Jan. and July 98 99
Moots Internal lmp.6p.Ct - J..n. and Ja.y 73 73
Ditto Warm - Jan. and July 47 -
Virginia 6 per Cts. base. St 1857.1873 Jan. and July 95 98
Virginia 0 per Cent. Bonds 1886 Jan. and July 984 994
Kentucky 6 per Cent. lB6B Jan. and July 97 98
Tennessee 6 per Cent 1893 Jan. and July 93 96
Boston City et per Cent
Sterling Bonds -
Montreal City 6 pee Cents 1837-1843 iti:friZPota I 841 87
New York City 3 perCt.fit taas-nno Quarterly 96 97
Fannsylvsnia Central!tail
Rd. 6 per Cents
and Beading
tirtairgaG per Ct. Mort-
gage Beads lO6O Jan. and July 86 87
New York and Brie Seven
pre pate., Ist mortgage 1868-1869 May and Nov. 1564 1074
Ditto SmeaperOenta.,Con-
metible
Ohio &Funnsliva. 7 per Ct.
home Beetle.. - April and Oct. 92 94
Seaboard B Reanoake
per Ct. Ist Mortgage
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows :
1853. 1862. 1851.
London and North Western.. £43,711 .. £38,915 .. £38,753
Lancashire and Yorkshire... 16,627 .. 15,302 13,425
London and South Western.. 9,777 .. 8,716 .. 8,030
London and Brighton
Great Western
Midland
South Eastern
York and North Midland 7,546 .. 7,011 .. 6,267
York, Newcastle. & Berwick 14,286 .. 13,868 .. 13,143
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,556 .. 1,489 .. 1,472
Great Northern 13,232 10,361 .. 7,338
Chester and 11..lyheed
Shropshire Union 553 .. 496 381
Exeter and Credit= -
Bristol and Exeter
Manchester & South Junction 554 .. 476 .. 379
East Lancashire 4,631 .. 3,932 .. 3,319
Eastern Counties andNorfolle 15,238 .. 13,448 .. 13,344
East Anglian 692 642 599
Leeds Northern 1,237 979 .. 791
Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire
Stockton and Hartlepool -
South Yorkshire
Kendal and Windermere 127 .. 124 120
London and Blackwell
South Devon 1.583 1,465 1,478
Newcastle and Carlisle
The aggregate results presented by these returns
(taking only the corresponding lines), are as follows:
Gross amount No. of Average receipt
received. miles open. per mile.
18.53 £409,201 .... 8,48.5 .... 1:46 12 10
18.52 lB6 460" 4,29 Y .... 43 7 6
18,51

Wo have again to draw attention to the satisfac-
tory position of the general traffic of the couutry, as
shown in the above analysis.
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :
1853.
Glasgow and South Western £3,792
Caledonian 8,496
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Scottish Central
Aberdeen
Scottish Midland Junction 642

1852.
£3,621
.... 7,278
.... 2,844
.... 1,664
.... 1,209
.... 562

Total
The Irish returns are :

1853. 13.52.
Belfast and Ballymena
Cork and Bandon
Belfast and County Donn .....
Londonderry and tuniskillen
Ulster
Dublin and Belfast Junction SA .... 713
Groat Southern and Western
Cork, Blackroek, and Passage

Total
Notice has been issued that application has been
made for a charter for a new bank, bearing the
title of the " London and Liverpool Australian
Chartered Bank," with a a:Tina of 500,0001.

THIS DAY.—Two o'Caocx.
The English funds have again been rather better
in tone to-day, although with little change in prices.
Consols have ruled firm, at 991 to 2 for mime). and
account, with a slight upward tendency. The Three
per Cents. ItLduced mark 1001 to 1001 ; the Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. 103/ to ; India Stock,
270; Exchequer Bills, 58s. prem.; India Bonds,
665., 705., and 71s. prem.
Foreign Stocks are generally firm, and Dutili and
Sardinian are higher; but in this, as in the other
departments of the Stock Exchange, business is
limited. Spanish Bonds are well supported at the
Into rally. Sardinian Fives mark 941 to 93 ; Spanish
Deferred Threes, 221 ; the Committee's Certificates,
3 4 to 311 per cent.; Peruvian Actives, 1021 to 31 ; ditto
Deferred, 611 to 621; Dutch Fours, 971 to 981;
Granada Deferred, 112; Equador Bonds, 31. No
other stock has met with business.