The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-31 00:00:00

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' JIONST JIARKET.—THIS DAY
Two o'CLoce.
The funds remain firm, at yesterday's improve.
mut. The chief business has consisted of the Ind
completion of the settlement in shares and bulge
stooks.
Consols remain quoted 94/ to ex div. for the
Bth of January, and 941 to f for the 6th of
February. The Three per Cents. Radioed have
been dealt in at 941 to 1 ; the New Three per Cense
at Hz to i; Bank Stock, at 2181 to 218; Exchequer
Bills at 2s. die. to 2s. prem.; and India Bowls at
20. die.
Turkish Stooks are again rather better, the Six
per Cents. being quoted 951 to ; and the Guaranteed
Four per Cents., 1031 to 1031—both for the
16th Jan. Other foreign securities are quiet, and
steady in price. The saes include Brazilian Old Five
per Cents. (Sall Bonds) at ; Mexican, for the
16th January, at 21} ; Russian Five per Cents. at •
107 f ; Sardinian, at 891; Spanish Old Three pee
Cents. at 411 ; the Committee's Certib., at 61 per
Gent.; and Dutch Four per Cent. Certifs., at 971 •
and 97.
Of the 62,8001. in gold brought by the steamer
Arabia, from New York, only about 12,0001. Game to .1)
London which The
been tam for transmission is
the Continent. Tile residue was on French amount.
The ship, John Banyan, has arrived off the Start,
from Sydney, with dates about six days later then
those received from the same port by the Red Jacket.
The amount of gold brought by the John Bunyan (if
any) remains to be eaosrtained.
The advice. received from Melbourne by the Red
Jacket mention that the Montmoeenoy was to leave
that port on the 16th of October for Liverpool, with
the Government mails; the Tornado about the lattee
end of October; and the William Money at an early
date, both for Liverpool; also the Copenhagen, ors
the let of November, for London.
It is at present believed that the shipments of
specie and bullion by the Colombo, which will leave
Southampton, with the India and China mails, on the
4th January, will certainly exceed 800,0004, but this
is merely a rough estimate.
On 'Change yesterday afternoon the rates for bIW
on Paris and Hamburg were quoted rather lower. As
regards other places, steadiness prevailed. The
current quotations are subjoined, viz.:
Amsterdam, 3 months, 11.17 to 1 ; ditto short. 11.131
to 14 Rotterdam, 8 months, 11.17 to 1; Antwerp
and Unwell, 3 maths, 34.30 to
21; Berahnr9s a
months, 13.61 to 7; Paris, 3 months, .60 to 21 ; ditle
short, 26.20 to 6 ; Maresilles, 3 math% 25.621 to 1;
Preskftn on-the-liaise, 3 months, 1181 to 119; NUM'
bile, 3 months, 37/ to ; Vial/PA. 8 menthe, 10.41 to
4; Trieste, 3 months, 10.41 3 to 6; Napes. 8 meth% 431 to
1: Gauss. 3 mouths, 25.721 to 6; Leghorn. 3 meths,
26 671 to 65 ; Palermo, 3 months, 1281 to 1291; Madam.
3 months, 129 to 1; Oporto, 3 meths, 611 I. 1; Liolos.
3 maths, 601 to 61. 1.
Several journals have circulated a statement that
the Temkin government has just entreated a fresh
loan of 36 million' of piastre*. The sue actually
borrowed by the Porte is 20 millions of piastres, at
say 160,0004; and the lender of the money is the •
Ottoman Bank. We waderstand that the Bank has
secured terms folly as &duologues u those conceded
to other parties who Trendy ministered to the promo
lag necessities of the government.
The chief feature of the railway share market ye"-
tuday was a sudden rise of more than 1 per oent. in L
London and North Western stook, consequent upon
mme heavy withdrawals of stock at the settlement
now in progress. It is stated that these investment'
consist partly of " exchange," from other railway
securities.
The Scinde Railway Company have just paid
to the Hon. Rut India Company the sum of 42,0001. . '
on account of cells is anticipation.
Shareholders of the Lyn' and Geneva Railway
Company are reminded that the last call of 126 f., er - •
61., is to be paid by the 16th of January.
The half yearly dividends are advertised on the a
Six per Coat. Sterling Bonds of the Michigan Central
Railway Cunpany, and on the bonds of the Wit-
mington and Raleigh Railway Company.
• The half-yearly dividend, amounting to 3a. pee
, share, is advertised on the shares of the Carmeaux and
Toulouse Coal end Railway Company.
TOIIDAY BVIIIIIIIIO.
The reduction of 1 per cent. which was establiehedi
yesterday in the funds hes to-day been fully recovered.
Most of the other departments of the Stock Exams
were also rather hotter. There is an evident dhpo
sition to look with hop to the new year.
In the Stock Exchange money continues in active
demand for the share settlement. In the discount
market also the demand was good, but the supply of
money on offer was more liberal, and in some quarters
firer-class bills have b3en negotiated at a slight to
diction from the Bank rates.
Console opened this morning, ere they closed yew
terday, at 931 to 94 ex div. for the Bth Jan., feat
gradually strengthened, and were last quoted 941 to
f. BOAw was very quiet. The oftial beef ease
report is as follows: Three per Cent. Console, fir
account, Bth Jae., 94 ex div. Three per Out
Reduced, 94, 941. New Three per Cents., 944a9164
Long Annuities, expiring in Jan 1880, 21.
and-a-Half per Cent. Exthequerliondo falling pay-
able in 1868, 981, 99; ditto, 1859, 98/, 991. Inks
Bonds, lo die.
Exchequer Bills were rather firmer, at Is. dia. Is
3s. prem. Exchequer Bonds were steady, at 981
to N.
The next account day in Consols is fixed for the
6th of February, and the clung quotation for that
date was 941 to f.
Turkish stocks exhibit an improving tendency,
now that the bulk of the business connected with
the settlement has been transacted. The Six per .
Cents. have advanced 1 per cent., and the Guru-
teed Four per Cents. / per cent. The former stook
closed at sai to I for money, and 961 to 1 for the
16th Jan.; and the latter, at 1021 to sk_ for mousy,
and 1031. to 1 for the new acoonot. The Four per
Cents. are strengthened by the approach of the Fite
rusty dividend. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Onto
have advanced about 1 per oent. There are still
some transaction' in Vanes:Wu Bonds.
The 632,0001, in gold brought by the Red Jacket,
from Melbourne, was in band today. About 280,0004
of this amount has been taken for exportation to the
Contineat, about 80,0004 purchased by theßpiamt
and the reside* remains on sale. It re antici
that the greater portion of the amount remaining
unsold will be purchased by the Bank tomorrow.
The excitement in the tea market has subsided,
and then was some rotation today, after the extra-
ordinary rise of yeetseday.
JIM —THIS DoT.
Two o'CLocs.
A considerable amount of business has been dons 1
daring the last two or three days in British mining •>
stooks; but to-day the transactions are upon a lies
settee scale, owing to the completion of the settle-
ment.
In the Stock Exchange the Port Phillip Company
shares are marked lis.; but all foreign and cabala
deseription are very inanimate.
Se Maisel is a list of yesterday's transaction' is the
Mining ktehanp :
Alfred Owen, 181. 1; Devon Bailor. 131. ed., 14a.
Drahowslia, Na.. 37e. 63 ; Beat Trench. 4 ; Groat Mesas
12, 1, f ; Lady Bertha. 21e., 2lr. 64., 20a. Id.. 21e._; Ns,*
Crotty, 61. 1, 1.1. I. 1, I; Prirndesm, 71, 73; Poodoolls
191., 205., 211.; Koorwam• sad Herlend, 61, 7§,saihts....
warn. Vaned, 45 ; Sortridee Comets, 11; South
880, 352, 355, 360, US, 3671; Taws Uossole, Ile. 64,
12a Bd. ; United Idiom, 130, 1421 ; West Hued, 311, 32;
Wheal Trelawsr,_2o, 21 Wean basest. 930; Wheal VA-
ward, 21. 1; Wheel Kitty (.chat), 161, 14, 1, lilt
, Wheel Mammy. 31, 1; Wont Tremayne, 31;
17alos, 2; Wheal Zion, 20e.
In the Stock Exchange : ' r
Routh Grades, 345; Booth Frames, 160; Reeser ray
451, 47; &Midge Consols, 11,1; West Providessol_l4l ;
Great Wheel Allred, Porkellis 'UAW, 101; nark
Croft', 81, ; Wrest Kitty (Latest). 141, 1; Lsig
Bertha, 21s. ; Ballo sad Boast United, 2es.