The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-13 00:00:00

Exchequer Bills remain at their late quotation of
465. to 495. prem. India Bonds, under 1,000!., mark
675. prem.
Beyond the preliminary arrangements for the set-
tlement of the account, there has been scarcely any
business in the foreign stock market to-day, and prices
present hardly a quotable change. Mexican
Bonds remain flat, with no disposition to ope-
rate in them until more confidence can be felt in
the management of the bondholders affairs, and in
the position of the republic, both financial and po-
litical. Sardinian Scrip is a trifle weaker, having
receded to dis. To4av's business list is as fol-
lows :—Bruilian New mire per Cents., 1813, 891.
Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 931. Mexican
Bonds, 291„ 30. Portuguese Five per Cents., 80.
Russian Five per Cents., 1822, 1151, 115. Sar-
dinian Scrip, par, dis. Spanish Passive Bonds,
5; ; ditto, Three per Cents., 381.
Notice has been issued at the Bank of England
that the transkr books of the stocks on which the
I dividends will fitll due on the 10th October, will be
closed and re-opened as follows:

_
Will elof..e. Will re-open.
Bank Stock Sept. 12. Oct. 17.
3. per Cent
Reduced 3 per Cent Sept. 11. Oct. 17.
Long Annuities scpt. 11. Oct. 17.
Annuities for terin4of years Sept. 11. Oct. 17.

The dividends will be payable to the public on the
18th October.

The Portuguese financial agency has just published
a statement the bonds and certificates of the Three
per Cent. stock issued and cancelled front the Ist of
January to the 30th of June last.
A further rise occurred yesterday in the foreign ex-
changes, quotations being all higher, with only one
or two exceptions, in which the rates did not tztry.
Nearly all the foreign banking houses were
anxious to draw short Paris, but as part of
them are generally takers, they found no of-
, fors for their bills, or only at such rates
as they did not feel inclined to accept. Business was
done it 25.5 to 7 for short, and 25.20 to 23 for 3
months. Amsterdam was quite a drug, and very
much offered at 11.1 g, whilst buyers could not be
moved to take under 11.181 to ;. Hamburg, on the
other hand, was more in favour, and easily saleable
at 13.8 to ; however, most of the transactions took
place at the latter price. Belgium maintained the
advance noticed last post, ruling for Brussels, Ant-
werp, and Ghent, at 25.22; to 25. Of bills on Italy,
Genoa was in demand, and negotiated at 23.35 to 40,
whilst all other places were done in favour of buyers,
particularly Naples, on which city several sums
were drawn at 41 tot-. Leghorn was quoted :10.421
to 45. Palermo and Messina were dull at 1231 to
1, and 123; to 121 respectively. Portugal remains
as inactive as before at 53 to I, both for Lisbon and
Oporto, but paper on Spain was readily taken at
former quotations. On Austria it is difficult to give
a close quotation, for on the one hand a buyer of a
large suns had to pay 11.42, whilst a seller could
not realise below 11.5 i. 'rile business transacted on
Vienna and Trieste is almost nominal, with the ex-
ception of isolated transactions. The former may
be quoted 11.46 to ao, and Trieste 11.48 to 52.
The dollars brought in by the West India steamer
Trent were sold to-day at 4s. 11,1 d. per ounce, being
a fall of 4d. Bar silver and other descriptions of
bullion remain the saute as before. At Paris quota-
tions are unaltered.

Our facilities for ocean steam navigation will
shortly be further increased, as an order has been
issued by the Lords of the Treasury authorising the
grant of a charter to the South American and Gene-
ral Steam Navigation Company, the object of which
is to form a direct steam communication between
Liverpool and Rio, with a branch to the River l'late.
Four first class vessels will be placed on the line,
and the departures will be once per month from each
port.
By a decision of the French Minister of Finance
the interest on Treasury Bonds is fixed as follows:
2 per cent. per annum for bonds of' three to five
months date; 3 per cent. for eix to eleven months;
and 4 per cent. for bonds of twelve months date.
This reduction in the interest would argue in favour
of a prosperous state of the French treasury, as it
likewise evinces the easiness of the Paris money
market.

An official return has been published of the entire
United States coinage during the year ending the
30th June last. The total amount is 02,019,465 dols.,
or 10,837,0001. sterling, of which 50,370,961 dols.
was in gold, 1,558,733 dols. silver, and 89,771 dots.

copper.
Ihe comptroller of the state of New York has ad-
vertised for proposals, which will be received till the
19th instant, for a million dollars of the Canal Re-
venue Certificates, to be issued under the act of the
legislature providing for the immediate completion
of the works for the enlargement of the Eric Canal.
The Certificates will be redeemable on the Ist July,
1861, and will bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum, payable half yearly. These Certificates
involve no responsibility on the part of the state, be-
yond that of faithfully applying the surplus revenues
of the canals to their redemption, and some doubt
is entertained as to the reception that will be ac-
corded to them by capitalists. The total cost of the
completion of the works is estimated at 10,500,000
dols., and the surplus revenues of the years
1851, 1852, 1853, 1851 arc appropriated to that
ob-
ject. The balance of 9,000,000 dols. is to be provided
for by the issue of the revenue certificates. The
financial position of this canal, as of so many others
in the United States, appears to be very good. The
gross revenue fur the year ending the 30th Septem-
ber last amounted to 3,486,172 dols., and the aggre-
gate expenses being 835,966 dols., of which 191,201
dols. was for new locks, &c., the net income is shown
to be 2,650,206 dols. Deducting from this amount
1,850,000 dials., being the sum appropriated to the
sinking funds according to constitutional require-
ments, there is left a surplus revenue for 1850, appli-
cable to the completion of the canals, amounting to
800,206 dols. The receipts for tolls, &c., from the
opening of the canals to the latest date, were
1,399,361 dols , being an increase of 264,229 dols.
over the receipts to the same period in last year.

ENGLISH FONDS.—Tate DAT.
Doak Stock, 215 16
Wiles. 7 1146,1 n& Stock. 2a 36 3 per Ct. Reduced. 971 9 1
3:),....,Le..:,...,b..zi. Ditto &mat —e. —9,
.145 Exchequer 11116.1.0001..464.494.pm.
for Oat. 11. 961 i
FOREIGN FUNDS.
"er3erCT•B=.?o692 3 per Cl. !teems. Z 1 301
6 Po. Now. 6 per Ct. 904 91
6 per Ct. Buenx Ayres, 63 6 3 per et Purtuguee, 61 94
5 per Ct. ChlUao. 1(4 6 6 per Ct. Sweden, 114 114
{ per Ct. 1:13118., 64 6 49 per Cl. Rodin. 101! 2!
per Cl. 13,029,9. 7.; 8 6 per Ct. ,1412611, Acta.% 304 13
5 per Ct. Dutch, 3uB (0)1 per Ct. 13paohdt 374 84
Per et. Dutch. 63 9 3 Do. Pardee. 51 4
'loader. 34 4 Id per CO. Venezuela. 39 2
, Ct. 011121,116 • 1)0. Deferred, 11 13
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LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
BUDRID, AVO. 7.—Three per Cents., 361; alter Bolsa
361. Four per Cents., 151 ; after Bolsa, 1.4. Fire per
Cents., ; after Bolos, 171. Passives, 6 1-16; after Bolsa,
61. Coupons, 81 ; after Bolsa, R. Bank of St. Ferdinand,
101 ; after Bolsa, 101. Exchange on London, 51.
Swum, Auo. 9.—Voluntary Loan, 1071 ; New Loan,
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1031 ; National Debt; 89 ; Com-
mercial Hari= Society's Premium, 123; Bank Shares,
1011.