The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

Ltraarom., MAY 7.—Tho market to-day has been
quiet, without nay particular feature, and prates do not Awns, vary
material gnome train thane of I amerday. Caledoalsn, 14 9-13—Tast
Laacashirs, 11111 taasedirs aad York:Atm 631 3 21—Ditto (TM
shares), MA i—Laeds amillldalr,l7ll Leedom and North Westin.
129_Ditte, aliseztgair. 82-I.litto (( ihares),
Le-Itser .11 MMlssi, 47 19. 340 th
kutazu sod De'.
Max 7.--Birhissi to lintitedi cutest only was
dams on tab assimisc, at somewhat lower rates. Miss
rates: blob Tbailis. it i • Ditto 111ths, at par; LSO
Pi Ws. Nardi WasosagsahrAss. id.

Two o'es.oeic.
The English stock market is decidedly firmer to-
day, and a rise of to 1, per cent. has vbeen estab-
lished. The views expressed by us of late that a
turn for the better was shortly to be expected, and
the beginning of which was observable yester-
day, are thus borne out by the result. Tho
removal of the apprehensions entertained in some
quarters of the Bank directors acting. on the rates of
discount at their meeting to-day is of course a
strengthening feature, the more especially as much
more confidence is now felt that no application of the
screw will he made, but that the trade of the
country will be allowed to pursue its course
without any of the trammels which would be thus
imposed. The more favourable appearance of the
weather, too, is not without its influence, as pro-
moting the development of many brunches of trade
at this particular season, improving harvest pros-
pects, and inducing a huger attendance of operators
us the several markets.

Consols opened 961 to 97, and have since risen to
97 to ifor cash, and 97,1 to for the 13th instant,
at which range the market appears shady. Another
small investment has been made on account of tho
sinking fund, the Reduced Threes being again the
stock selected for the operation. The official report
of the day's business is :—Three per Cent. Consols,
97, 901, 971; ditto for account, 97, ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 904, ; Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 95i,, ; South Sea Old Annuities, 95,1. Bunk
Stock, 210.

In Exchequer Bills there is not much change, all
sizes marking 411 s. and Sts. prem. India Bonds,
1,01/0/., have been transacted at 535. and 50s. prem.
The foreign. stock market is firm at former
quotations, with very little business doing.
Mexican Bonds exhibit an improvement, tho
price being marked as high as 351. Vene-
zuela Bonds arc also firmer to-dry. The day's
bargains are few in number, and restricted to tho
undermentioned description', viz.: Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., ;AL Danish Five per Cents., 1021.
Mexican Bonds, for account pith of May, 351,
.1, a;
Russian Five per Cents., 112; Spanish Active Five
per Cents., 19 t, ; ditto for account, 18:, ; ditto Cou-
pons, 81; ditto Three per ('cuts., 39. k.. Venezuelan
Two-and-a-Quarter Cents., 331, I.
The committee of Mexican bondholders have, by
the Great IVestern, received advices front Mr. Fat-
connnet, dated Mexico, 3rd April, stating that ho
was then in possession of one of the original deeds of
the assignment of 2,500,000. dollars, and that he had
given formal notice thereof to the agent of Messrs.
Baring, Brothers, and Co., in Mexico.
He had come to an arrangement with Messrs.
Manning and Mackintosh to pay the balance that
may be agreed upon as due to the bondholders in
three equal instalments, on the Ist Jan. and Ist July,
1852, and Ist of Jan., 1853, with interest at the rate of
6 per cent. from the Ist of January, 1851. Bills to
be accepted, and security to be given, for the duo
payment of these instalments.
Mr. Faleonnet was alscrexerting himself to ascer-
tain and to obtain payment of all balances due to
the bondholders from the tobacco administration, as
well as front other sources of revenue.

The committee have also a letter from Mr. Payno,
from Southampton, notifying his arrival by the
Great Western, with the original of the assignment
to be handed over to them, but stating that a slight
indisposition after the long voyage may delay his ar-
rival in London for a few days.
Mr. Robinson has shipped, by H.M.S. Meander,
2,282 dollars for the bondholders, and the Great
Western brings 40,000 dollars to Colonel Fuel% on
account of the dividends.
During the week City Navigation Bonds, bearing
31, per cent. interest, have been dealt in at 96; and
Upper Canada Six per Cent. Bonds, at 107!, and I.
Die market for bank shares shows a decided in-
crease of movement this week, and prices arc well
supported, with the exception of National of Ireland
shares, which do not command so good a price as
three weeks ago ,• Australasia, on the other hand,
are looking up. The sales reported are: Austrulasia
(401. paid), 32!, 33 ex div.; Colonial (254 paid),
12; London Joint Stock (101. paid), 18; London
and Westminster (201. paid), 271; National of Ire-
land (22/. 10s. paid),l9l, 1, ; Provincial of Ireland
(25/. paid), 13; lonian (25/. paid), 211 ex div. ; South
Australia (25/. paid), 21f ; Union of Lunduu (10/.
paid), 121.
The change in dock shares is limited to a slight
improvement in the price of London stock. Present
juices are :—Commercial, 81; East and West India,
115; London, 11:11; Southampton, 15.
Among steamboat shares, Peninsular and Oriental
have improved, whiLst Royal Mail Steam are looking
down. General Steam Navigation mark 2s, 271;
Peninsular and Oriental, 68, 69, 68; ditto New .501.
shares VA paid), 111, 11, j, ' ; Royal Mail Steam,
76, 764, ya cx. div.

Miscellaneous shares arc quoted as follows in the
official list :—Assam Tea Co., 5 ; Australian Agri-
cultural, 13; Angki-Mexican Mint, 201; do. shares,
6; British American Land, 14 ; Canada Co., 47 ;
IludstMs Bay Stock, 203 ; Prices Patent Candle
Co., 23 ; South Australian, 24; ; Van Diemen's Land,
1 to 2.
Shares in Reversionary Interest and Investment
Societies have tuidergone no change.
In the market for insurance shares, Indemnity
Marine have improved to 50 ; Marine to 131 ; and
Phalli: to 156 cx div. On the other hand, British
Commercial Shares have receded to 7 ; and Alliance
British and Foreign to 211. Alliance Marine
mark 36Z. . _ _

- - Sonic surprise has been expressed that so few of
the Nlanehester passengers in the late lamentable
accident in Sutton Tunnel were insured, which has
been considered a proof of the little esteem in which
the Railway l'assengers Assurance Company is held
is that district. We find, however, that the fault
does not lie with the Assurance Company, but with
the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway
Company, which has refused to allow tickets to be
sold. The passengers by the excursion trains, unless
they were tho holders of periodical tickets, had
therefore no miens of insuring. This is the more
tube regretted as passengers naturally expect that
every railway company should afford the usual
facilities fur assurance.

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LATEST i'OREII
PAM% MAT 7.—Three
Cents., 90f. 6.5 c. ; Bauk Stuu

EXCIIANGEB.
r CrotA., 66( 20c.; Five per
e, 2,070 f.

MINCING LANK—THIS DAY.
Sroan.—The public sale of 200. hogsheads Porto Rico
went off steadily at full prices, 30s. to 41s. The refined
market firm. Grocery lumps, 4th. 64. to 50s.
CurrEE.—The public sales arc going off heavily, and
the importers are buying in freely. Good ordinary native
Ceylon quoted 40s. to 40s. 6d., with but a limited business.
TEA remains steady; common Congou firm, at previous
prices.
Cocoa. —6OO bags Trinidad offered, and nearly all bought
in, 4.55. to 495.
SALTPETAE.-2,300 bags offered, and fully two-thirds
were bought in ; the remainder sold at previous rates. Re-
fraction 31, 28s. to 284.6 d. ; refraction 23}, sold 245. 6d.
COTTON. 700 bales were offered, and nearly all bought
in for want of buyers at previous rates.
Rum.—The market continues dull.
In other articles no matt rial alteration, but markets ge-
nerally have been inactive to-day.

TALLOW MARKET.—TIIIS DAY.
The Tallow market is quiet to-day, at the quotations an-
nexed:—Town Tallow, 365. Gd. nett; Petersburg Y. C. on
the swt. 365. est. ; May and June, 38s. 3d.; last three
mont, 89a.