The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-04 00:00:00

the name of Macnin, clerk in the then house of Mexican
' agency, was tried, convicted, and sentenced for the forgery
of !Mexican bonds. If report speaks truly, the Ilttinfg occa-
sion was taken of the late conversion, being conversion the
second, to ltgitiraanse this spurious stock of /4lsenin's manu-
facture, by ;coding it in far conversion, and after the purifying
process, the wary holders very naturally carried it to mar-
ket to make all right, and obtain the beet value possible for
• security really valueless. As the number. of these va-
rious bonds should have been known to the present home of
agency (for, if we recollect aright, they were made public
at the time), there would seem to be a rentlssness somewhere
in passing the forgeries, assuming that such has been the
case, as the current rumour is. The fact of such forgeries is
perhaps of little importance after all, for, as the bonds of the
last conversion are not recognised by the Mexican govern-
ment, and were converted in the direct face of the instructions
of the got erument and the decree of the legislature, it fol-
lows that in reality they are of no more worth than the for-
geries, excepting in cases where it can be proved they repre-
sent the old acknowle lged bonds, which can only be done
certifying by I
the agents the fact, which, hitherto, on individual
applications, they have declined to do. Such is the state of
Mexican debt, through the unauthorised acts of officious
officials and loanmongers, that, excepting such portion of the
old bonds as may remain unconverted, there are none but
spurious bonds in circulation. The bonds are quoted nomi-
nally 211 to 21. Brazilian, 94 to 6. Ecuador, 34 to 1. New
Gracada, 201 to 1. Spanish Fives were 26 to ; the Threes
fl 7 to t ; Deferred, 161 to 171 ; Passive, 5; to 1. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 684 to 91; the Fours, 911 to 21.
Foreign exchange was again rather in decline to-day.

ENGLISH FUNDS.—Nor. 3.
Bank stock, 205 4 India Bonds, 1,00 W., 2'2
3pr Ct. Reduced Anns., 931 I India Bonds, under 1000/., 22
8 per Ct.4bnii., Anne., 94 4-1 South Sea Old Ann, 92!
3 per Cent. Ann., 1726, 94 Ditto New Ann. 931
New 31 per Cent. Anne., 95.1 I f Consols for Anne., 944 4
Long Alms., expire Jan. 5, 1660, India Stock for Amt., 256
913.16 Vs, 501&, £3,iwo 140., 3 969 10
Izng Arens., 30 years, exp. Oct. Ditto, £5OO, 896 9 7
10, 1859, 9 11.16 Ditto, Small, 11 610
India Stock, 257 5

5 per Cent. Brazilian Bonds, 841 5
Ditto New Bd., 1529 and 39, 85i
24 per Cent. Equndor Bonds, 34
1 per Cent. Grenada Bonds .
5 per Ct. Mexican, 1846, 22 3 2
4 per Ct. Portuguew Bondn, 39.
per Cent Ppanieth Honda,
from Nov., 1840, 26 6
Ditto, 1838, 9, 40. Dir. from Nov.
1840, 25

FUNDS.
5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, die.
Fran Mar 1842, 233
Ditto, 1843, 203
Ditto Pis. Ode., 1846, 53
Ditto Deferred, 1816, 17
3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 37
Ditto Acc., Nor. 14, 374
824 per Ct. Dutch slutlump, 12
Gail., 583
4 per Cent. Dutch Certif., 9213 1
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EXCILANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD.
Pants, Nov. 2.—Users ArdAntligre. —Three per Cents.. 82 60;
Five per Cents., 117 55; Four per Cents, 106 25 • Belgian Five per
Cents. 1840, 100; Naples Rennes, 102; Roman ecen, 1021 j; Bank
Shazsis 341:0. on London, 30 days, 25 55 ; ditto, 90
day.,
love. 26.—Three per Cents., 341 cash, 311 paper ; Four
per Cents., 211 ; Fire per Cents., 218 ; nuisiees, 63 ; Bank of St.
Ferdinand, 127 ; ditto Isabella, 115. Exchange on London, sc; ;
discount, 6 per cent.

RAILWAY NEWS.
Yesterday the share and scrip market was some-
whit.
• /wavy, although with no paracular decline in prices.
South • Eastern.; were in demand, and North Midlands and
York a .nd Newcastle.; were also freely dealt in; but gene-
tar th em was little disposition for active business.
The iarket was steady at Liverpool, with a fair amount
of..he whw.n i
e, sat improved prices. Great Grimsby and Sheffield
were Bette r, and the demand for Leeds and Dewsbury and
Hudderstle.d and Manchester rised rices to 6 pm. tOr the
I former, and' .71 pin. for the lattear. Leeds and/ Think also
, improved. i'n Birmingham and Oxford there was a good
deal of Conine sa done, and the shares reached 61 pm. North
Staffordshires cloned buyers at 21 pm.
The Manche stor share-market was rather lively, and a
considerable suntan nt of business was done in several stocks,
particularly Leeds . end Dewsbury, Liverpool, Ormskirk, and
Preston, lice. Priests were marked higher, with buyers,
towards the close.
At Leeds the shale-market presented the same active
appearance, and a fair amount of business was done in some
of the lines, at Monday's prices. Birmingham and Oxford's
advanced from .51 to 6/. rm., and East Lancashire (No. 2),
late Liverpool and Oreashark„ treat 41. to n.
At Bristol, the market again awamed a firmer tone, the
principal transactions being in the new stock of favourite
companies :—Bristol and Exeter, New, 41 prem.; Great
Western, New, :it, 51. 7s. 6d. ; New Midland 50!. shams,
21 prem. ; Caledonia, New, 21. 30. 941. 21; North British,
18s. 18s. 6d. prem.; North Stafford, 21. ls. 3d. prem.; Taff
Vale, New, Ss. 9d.
The share-market at Hull was very brisk, and all quota-
tions were consequently higher. Strong buyers of N. Bri-
tish Stocks were active up to the close of business.

RAILWAY SHARE LISTS.—LoNooiv, Nov. 3.
liorr--The quotations of lines is Mom characters denote uctaal
transactions : Came at liar In Italics aellera' prices.
rasa.
32 11l
30!

PAID.
20 !Aberdeen
21, ‘mbergate
100,11irmituih. 4. tawiter.
17t1 Do. Nor (44.7
2 Birm. & Oxford June.
75 Brietot and
S • Du. New
30 iltrigul & Gladder
Ituckinghantabire
25.10.0edouinn

itancheeter & Birm
Do. I shwes A
IA. Do. U
Do. Do. C
Manch., Buz., & Mat I
' Manch. & Boutbazip 1
Midland
I Do. New

Dn. sham.
Chester 4- ll°lyltead.
iChurnet and 11446
ieurnicall
Dirrct Northern.
fAshtis 4 Ilel
Eastern Counties
im.l%-ets
_ -

,0
Do. Ifirsit.taribetl
Do. Northswards
'►' 1
Newin. and Chestd I
North British
Do. 4 abates.
Do. AVMs
folk
ares.
N
Northern .} Eastern.
Do. Scrip (iss.3 die.),
I Do. 4 shares .. .. ,
Do. New
, North Staft'ordshire I
Northam; O. Banbury,
f.,Wcotcr&Wol.;
Portsrnonth direct
Preston and Wyre
I D 0.4 sharps
fteld .} Monett._
I Do. Lincoln. „In.
Do. Gt. Grimsby
i Dn. do. Flitension
( Scottish Central
1 . i-h Milllind
rewsbury & firm
. Stiropehire Union—.
?oath heron
1 S. Eastern and Doren
D0.N.fict.321.)N0.11
Do. N;(331. 45.34. ) 2
Do. N. (do. 301.)
i Do. N. (do. 151.) 4'
South Wales
Waterford .1 A'i
1 West Riding Union_
Wilts,Sotn., & We
''York and Carlisle
lurk and Newcastle
Do. New
1. crk h. North Miiid
Do. it 'Bares
Do. Nearborough.
Do. Selby ...
Ito. Extension.
Do. E.tetr.Rldgmi
FOMLILN RAILIVAVA.

Do. P. 5 per Ct. No.l
2
Yrk: Extension
Elet L:mra,hire

Do. New.
Bast Lineotruthire
&teem bait)*
Edinburgh at.Glargow
1)o. Alma
I 1)o. abates. I
Minh. nad Narthern•
(Ek It*. Iluntinfolon I
Exeter, Yeoe., liorch
IGketgose, liiho....lyri
at. So. It WeLtigeil
iGt. North of
Do. New
Do. New
Do. New
!Great !Valera

Do. abase.
Do. shares
Do. lithe.
Do. New .. ...
lion and Selby
Ds. t shores— ...
Do. shares
Bury St. PAN
Do. Do. Asry ,611
Lancaster fr.

Do. New
Leeds and Bradford
Leiterter & Bedford
Leines..DisinimAist
Liv. Man. & N. June.
London & Blackwall.4

Do. New
Lond..l3riqbton, .Co W
I),. Do. FM
London ¢ (rortm
I London & Green
DO London & N. Wenrrn
Do. ,thares.
Dn. New .hares
Do. HILL.
Do. Eighths
Do. N. Joh.
Do.401.:11., L. 4 M.
A London & S. Weeten.
.1 Do. New Gna. Bthai
ij 1)o. New
. .. •..

16 Boulogne and Arnica.;
2 Bord'Toul.Cette Cnat I
4 Deudre Vallry
3.. Direct Bomb. & Madre.
6 12utcb Ithened.... „
5. Fiat Indian
So,Crent Ind. Peninsoda
50eGt. Pouthn. of Madre+. 1
41Great \Vcot. Bengul 1
5 Gt. Nor. France Cons 1
31101. lreslern i fanarfa
6 ILowroio a la Sambre I
li
4 Lo.xemboarg I
I Madras, Nei., & Arcot I
6 Nanier and I.lege 3
10 Orkin., and F.erzots 1
6 /rleanl & Bordeaux. 7
i 5 ,Parl. tc Leon., Coast S
po Paris and Orleans 1
20 Paris and Ilauen 3
5 Part* & Strasb. Cam l,
20 Rouen and Harm 21
10 Fombre and Meuse 4l
li Strasboura 4. Bale S
5 irours#l3onlesConetil(
6 ',weal Flanders 131
,:—E.
. Eaten.;

De. !Cm
London & York
& Yeovil
Leadrorp.4 Coleman
'Lein sad Ely
limn sod Mecham
Manchester & Leeds
Do. 4 shard
Do. l ,harce
Do. Firths. ......
Do. si.rt.eNtAs
Do. Exten4on.

Ig
II
llp.
I Ip.
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naroot., November Counties (York 11 p.
—Edlnbursrh, Glasgow, 71 eh.), 91 10 p.—Do. (I sh.), 181.—
Crest S. Western, 21 _ .4. Western, 200.—D0. (new 1 sta.),
141 p.—Do. (I.sth eh.), 171 p.—Do. () sh. G. J.), 221 p.—blaischr.siter,
Leeds (eaten. sh.), 1 p.—M Land, (40/. sh.,, 11 p.-s.nrth
British (1 sh.), 21 p.—Do. (new sh.), I p.—Nortk Vnian, 220.—Prof.
'5 per et. granted, 1 sh. B.), 1 p.--Sbetlield, Winchester (4 oh. No. 3),
1 d.—S. Eastern, Dover (new eh, No. 4), Bs. 9d. p.—York, Newcastle,
43, 11.—Cid.donian (4 eh.), d.—E. Lancashire, 41 p.—Do. (No. I,
new oh.), p—Do. (No. 2, Lite Orm. and Preston), 41, 1, p.-otGrimsby, SWlleld (eaten. le d.-11tirldersdicld, C. and R. (13
(4, 4.--Ito. eaten. eh:, N—Lcedic Dewsbury. 51, 61 p.—
MIMI, 3), 4.-150. (new oh.l 21 d.—N. Wales Mineral. p.
—slirew•bury, Oswestry, Chester, 11 d.—Ambernate, 1 p.—Birken-
head, Lancush.. and C. Jo., I la. 6d. 1, Its. Cd., 1, p.—Birm.
Dudley, 51 p.—Birm., Oxford, Jo., 51, 6, et, 6, 61,6,61 p.—N. mat.
for.lehire, 2), 1, 5 p.—North Western, per.—Shrope.Unlon, it. and C.,
1, sr—A.—Dutch Rhenish, e d.—Ooale, Doncaster, 1 d.
Nov. "—Carts and Rouen, 90750, 905; As tenon and Mar-
seille., 875; Strasbourg and Bile, ?IS 75; Centre (Viereonl, 572 50;
Bordeaux, 532 50, NO; North, 666 25; Paris And strasbnurs. 042 50;
Tours sat Nantes, 492 50; Paris and Lyons, (00; lampeux and
Ilarebennk 400.

LONN)N.—EAfer COAST RAILWAY. —An adiourned
meeting of sharetrolders of this company was held at 2,1% ourgate-
Street. ymterday, for the purpose of aseert iinine the feelings of the
majority of the proprietors with respeer to winding up the affairs of
the company. Mr. William Morley was called to the chair, and
briefly explained that it became neceasery to convene the present
meeting, in consequence of the number of shares register.) at the
previous one being insufficient to authorise a .li..nut ion. The regis-
tration of shares was then procesded with, max ant r a delay of about
two hour+, the serutineen declared the result to be as follows: Total
number of shares repressined, 2.'01; for winding un, 260; against
it, 2,340. It was agreed that another meeting should be held, and
that in the meantime the provisional directors should endeavour to
dispose of the interests of the company.
I'HOV I NCIAL.—CIit'ATEIt AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
—The omtmetora are vigorously pushing forward he works on this
line, which it is anticipated will be opened in eighteen months from
the present time. The portion between Chester and fkeway, forty
miles in length, is to be opened in about six months. An arrange-
ment has already been entered into tetseen the Chester and Holy-
head Com; any and the London and North-M miern, that the latter
shall work the line when completed. It is the intention of the Chester
and Holyhead Company to apply to Parliament next session for
powers authorising them to enstruct steam-ressels for the convey.
an -c of passengers between Chester and the harbour of Kingstown,
now the principal packet station in Ireland. Should this project
be curried out, it will then be practicable to reach the Irish
metronolis in about twelve or thirteen hours. Proposaln have been
made to goy rnment for the conveyance of the mails to Ireland, and
an arrangement has been effected by which the company use bound
themselves to carry the mails twice a day during ten years for
30,0001. a rear.
FORMON.—FRANCE.--The adjudication of the earth-
works to be executed for the Strasburg Railway, ',n the department of
the Seine, took place at the Hotel de Ville 'Ai staturday. Fifteen
tenders were sent in, offering a diminution 0. from Stk. to ;fr. 50r.
per cent, on the price fixed as the highest tlyt could be pinpo,en.M.
fouls 7dayeux, of St. Maur, who had offered the diminution of 7fr.
Sec. per cent., seta declared the contractor. These works will cent
about 6,44,1;X/fr.