The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-07 00:00:00

Company leaves London to-night en route for India, '
with a view to commencing operations on account of
the company.
The fourth call of 2/. per share falls due on the
shares of the Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet
Company on the let June.
At a meeting of the committee of colonial mer-
chants, held this day, it was decided that the next
series of colonial wool sales shall commence on
Thursday, the 19th inst. At present about 25,000
bales have arrived ; but it is expected that by the
19th a very considerable increase to this quantity
will have been received. Well-informed parties say
they should not be surprised if 40,000 bales were
brought forward. The dealers and manufacturers
are very low in stock, and the demand is good.
Prices will, therefore, in all probability, be fully
maintained; whilst some parties are disposed to anti-
cipate an advance.

The prospectus was to-day issued of the Mel-
bourne and Colonial House Investment Company,
with a proposed capital of 200,0001., in 51. shares.
The object of the association is etateto be the pro-
viding of Melbourne and other districts of Australia
with cottages and hose's adapted to the wants of the
population. The promoters point to the fact that
15,000 persons in Victoria are now living in tents,
and to the enormous scales of house rent. Contracts,
it is stated, have already been proffered to supply
cottages of various sizes in London or Melbourne, at
rates which the promoters calculate would yield a
considerable profit to the company.

Australian Land shares were flatter to-day. Agri-.
cultural. closed 81 to 83 only, and the other descrip-
tions were about 1/. per share worse. Union Bank
of Australia were flatter, but the other Australian
institutions maintain their price, and South Austra-
lian Bank were in demand. Oriental Bank shares
also improved. Shares of the Bank of British North
America were done at 621 ; Union Bank of London,
19 ; General Screw Steam Shipping (141. paid), 121 ;
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 86; Royal Mail
Steam, 76. The Shares of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way of Canada were heavy at Ito 1 prem. Grand
Central Railway of France closed 21 to 2„ prem. ;
North of Spain Railway, par to 3 prem. ; Berlin
Waterworks, to # prem.
In the market for foreign exchanges this afternoon
there was but a slight variation from the rates of
last post. Paris maintained its former rate of 25.021
for short. Bills on Hamburg were more offered and
done from 13.8 to 81, up to 81. For Amsterdam
there was money at 11.17; to 11.18 for three months'
paper. Frankfort ruled at no!, without demand.
Vienna and Trieste were a shade higher than last
post. Other exchanges remained much as before :
Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's telegraphic ex-
press :—Madrid, Tuesday : Three per Cents. In-
terior, 441; ditto Deferred Three per Cents., 241 ;
the Passive Bonds, 51 ; the Coupons, 4 per cent.
Paris closing prices of tis day (Friday) :—Three per
Cent. Rentes, 82.05 ; ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
103.93; Paris and Orleans, 1,125; Paris and Rouen,
1,170; Northerns, 928.75; Paris and Strasbourg,
913; Paris and Lyons, 975; Western, 811.25;
Southern of France, 852.50 ; Mobilier Bank Shares,
930. From several of the other continental bourses
no reports have been received owing to yesterday
(Thursday) being a festival.
The account of the position of the Bank of Eng-
land for the week ending Saturday last, the 30th
April, is as follows:

BANK OP ENGLAND.—Accoosi
1••••14 PIM

Nola lembed

jaistio DI
= done Ompt*.al
VUb.Publb 13POitOilit;ita: 3.123.987
tlov. I inolr
00112111/0. o7l.w.ionat
Dobtxnool I wt. 1.932.322
Other uopoolto ..... . 1.931.€30
toToodiky and other Halo 1.427.737

May 5. 1853.

for tboweek coding April 30, L

,Government Dabt 1,11,01%1W
Other deeuritlee 1.9.4.900
Vold Cob, and Bullies 17.789.811
elver klualen 19.164

A 31010.5
Government Peewitleo
dneiod. Doad Weight,
annuity, .........._£13.711.372
Other docuittoo
'lotto
Gold and !Myer Oda 646329

This return when compared with the previous
week's balance sheet, shows the following re-
sults:—

-- .
Circulation issue
Circulation active 23,124,55.3 Decrease 283,775
Public deposits 3,934,322 Increase 221,333
Other deposits
Government securities in

------
banking department 13,221,382 Without alteration
Other 'neuritis@ in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments 18,355,094 Decrease 199,087
Seven day and ether bills 1,427,737 Increase 15,258
The Rest

The Reserve

9,230,539 Increase 84,688

During the week embraced in this return the poai•
tion of the Bank had not undergone any important
change. The decrease of 200,000/. in the stock of the
precious metals brings that item down to 18,3.55,094 r.,
being a considerably smaller sum than we have lately
been accustomed to see in the coffers of the establish-
ment, but the next return will probably show a re-
action, as the Australian arrivals will then begin
to tell.

LONDON COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-MAT 6.

Mote. Primo as negotiated this day
Bilk and M. Money.
Amsterdam pert abort lla. 1511stv. ... 1121. 1664 v.
Ditto
Rotterdam
SI
Antwerp
.. . 25tr. 2260. ... 25fr. 271 e.
Brunets
ii4MbliTf end Altoos .. . , 13nice. &cid. 13mea. 86sek.
Bt. Petersburg ......per ruble ' 371 on ... 37i pesos
Paris per X wort 25fr. 026 c. ... 25fr. 070.
Ditto . ..-
Mareeliii; „ 25fr. 25c. ... 25fr.27in
Prankfort-on-tbe.Maise per £10„ l2Olll. sr. ... 120311. kr.
Vienna (effective) port ~ 105. 53. r. ... 1011. 55kr.
Trieste
Madrid, per ddlar „ 501 pence ... bq pence
Cadiz „ „ bq pence ... SO penes
Bilbao
.1,
Barcelona „ „ 49, penes ... 496 pence
Malaga „ „ 604 pence ... 50 pence
Seville .." ........... - „ „ „ 504 penal ... 50 pesos
Gibraltar „ „ 596 pence ... 50 pesos
Leghorn
Genoa
Naples per ducat „ 416 pens ... 416 peace
Palermo per ounce „ 175 pence ... 1211 peace
Matsui
Lisbon per eillzer9o days Ids pease .. 534 pence
4 porta pence ... 531 mace
New York adays eight
_4Bl peace ... 48 pesos