The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

impossible to ascertain whether the current transac-
tions in this stock are bona fide or merely specu-
lative ; but the experience of the last few days
Asada to indicate that real stock is being actually
implied at present prices.
i;onsols opened 91 to 1, and, after being pur-
*Wed at the latter fraction, declined for a moment
to 93; to 1. At the official close the price had
rallied to 91 to 1 ex div. for the 18th Jan., but after
that hour some heavy quantities of stock were
offered at 94. The official business report is as fol-
lows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for the opening,
18th January, 911, 93, 91 ex div. Three per
Cent. Reduced, 941, 931. Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 931, 1, Z. Bank Stock, for account, 219.
Exchequer Bills remain steady at 3s. to 6s. prem.
The foreign stock market wore • steadier appear.
ance, but business was restricted, and the variation
in prices immaterial. Russian stocks are weaker.
At 3 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 24 to 1.
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 68 to 70. Sar-
dinian, 90 to 92 ex div. Spanish Deferred, 211 to
221; the Certifs., sto 51 per cent. Russian Five
per Cents., 112 to 114 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. 98 to 99. Granada Active, 21 to 22 ;
ditto Deferred, 71 to B's. Sales are recorded as fol-
lows:—Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1852,
93 ex div. Danish Five per Cents., 104. Dutch Four
pry Cent. Certificates, 96, 961. Equador Bonds, 5.
Granada Deferred, 8. Greek (lime), 7. Mexican
Three per Cents., 24, 1. Russian Five per Cents.,
112. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 22 ; the
Passive Bonds (Converted), 4.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange issued a
formal notification to-day to the effect that on Monday
(the 26th) the house will be closed. Throughout the
City, as already stated, business will be very. gene-
rally suspended. No business will be done in any
of the markets, or at the Custom-house or Docks.
The banks, of course, cannot be entirely closed, but
the transfer and dividend offices at the Bank of
England will be shut, and generally bankers will
merely have their establishments open pro forma.
Very general complaints are heard at the repeated
irregularities in the delivery of letters from Paris.
In several instances lately these letters have not been
delivered in the City till two days after their date.
The imports of the precious metals this week have
again been heavy, owing to the continued influx
from the United States and Australia. Our list in-
cludes 700,000 dols. by the Canada, and one million
of dollars by the Baltic, both from New York;
16.711 ounces of gold by the Tartar, front Sydney;
59,868 ounces of gold by the Chowringhee, from
Melbourne; 3,0001., chiefly in dollars, by the Great
Western, from the Brazil.; and 2,6801 by . the
Iberia, from Gibraltar and Portugal. These arrivals
represent an aggregate value of fully 650,0001. ster-
ling, of which 340,0001. was from the United States,
and 306,0001. in gold from Australia. The receipts
from the United States have been larger than for a
loeg time past. It is understood, however, that a
considerable proportion of the specie brought in from
this quarter, as has for some time past been the case,
is on continental account, and merely passes in Iran
situ through this country.
On the other hand, the exports have been mode-
rate, and chiefly consist of silver. The Custom-house
statement of the shipments of the precious metals
direct from London during the week ending Thurs-
day last includes only I,6soounces of gold and 69,300
ounces of silver, representing an aggregate value of
only about 24,0001. The account in detail is as fol-
lows:—Gold coin to Belgium, 1,500 oz. Gold bars:
to Boulogne, 150 oz.; silver coin : to Boulogne,
500 oz. Silver bars: to Boulogne, 1,000 oz. ;to
Rotterdam, 68,000 oz.
The other shipments reported to us include
241,4351. (of which 33,1201. was in gald, and
208,3151. in silver) by the Colombo for Alexandria
and the East; 8,0001. in specie (of which 3,0001. was
in silver and the rest gold) by the Faith for Africa;
2,7611. in foreign gold coin by the Orinoco for
the West Indies; and 1,6601. by the Sultan
for Portugal and Gibraltar. The total ascer-
tained shipments from the kingdom for the week
are thus raised to about 280,0001. sterling, of which
only about a sixth appears to be in gold. This
statement shows the movement of the precious metals
for the week to be again greatly on the favourable
s;de. I A calculating the effect of this movement on
the Baillea stock of bullion, it must not be over-
, looked that the 183,000 ounces of gold brought in
by the steamer Victoria only became deliverable this
week. A considerable portion of this gold has been
sent into the Bank of England, but we have been
enabled to trace that at least 200,0001. of it has been
taken for exportation to the Continent. This tends
to prove that the shipments of gold tie the outports
are still c. sis lerable. Some well informed parties
assert that 'July about half the late imports of the
precious metal remains at present in this country.
On balance, however, the results are decidedly fa-
vourable, and the next Bank return will probably
show a further considerable increase in the stock of
rad.
Intelligence was received in the City this after-
noon of the arrival at Southampton of the Euxine,
with the heavy portion of the East India and China
mails.
Wednesday next, the 28th will be making-up"
day in the share-market.
The amount of railway calls falling due in the
month of January is thus stated in the London
Weekly Railway Share List, pub ished under au-
thority :

Amount per share.
Due Mired Numeer
Due in Jan., 1054. date. paid. of shares.
sAntwtrp and Rot.
terdain ....... 5 6
Cot nwall
nubile and Drop
Free f2S 1 15
Zest Lancashire
New 4 per Cent.
Stock
oF•ankfort, Wits
batten, and Co

V,OOO 50,000
56,251 112,506
10,500

2 10 0

kgee 10
Oredt North of Sodf.-
I.nd. let Pref 2 4
.Ilan QC a nod To
Tonto. tlh l4 101 3 0 0
!amnion and Ennis 1 It 3 3 0
Londun, Tilbury,
and B,whernl 16 114 110 9
•PuriA and Orleans
Pools. 1852
•hoya! 11nodAh 1 9
I•St. Andreree and
s:l6rbe; 11 re A 6 6

40,0110 80,0.10

30,000 60,060

8,*(4) 40,000
6,004) 18,00

40,000 CO,OOO

4 0 0 I'o.ooo fOO.OOO
3 0 0 27,000 61,000

XO,OOO 80,0.0

lielitern.o•Erarce,
/10 liontlP, July,
1,33
N°ll7Ereilik,'.. • 13
20
10
0
aal
G.N.E. Cur. ... 1 114 110 0
ne,land

17,5 Au 175,000

unksMilL
$ll 110,230
0.4%,1511
• The proportion eantd eocovanies Y 111,114,254

Iburtthe hottling4 or k;r;loth pr-oprietor., are rot kno on.
The bulk of the calla are still on account of
foreign companies. In January, 1853 the total calls,
were 1,241,760. _ _ _

A call of 11. falls payable on the shares of the
Royal Swedish Railway on the 24th January.
'1 he proprietors of Class A or preference shares in
the East Indian Iron Company are inquired to pas a
call of 2/. 10s. per share by the 16th January.
The third all of 10s. per share has just been made