The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-17 00:00:00

E.IST IXDLI HOUSE.

THIS DAY.

A quarterly general court of proprietors was held!
this mornintt. Captain SHEPHERD in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN announced that the dividend.; war-
rants would ho ready on the 6th of next month.
Colonel DICK EgSON brought for
the Gil
owing
motion : " That it be suggested fitthe consideration of the
Bombay government whether the same systematic arrange-
ment which has so long been acted upon in the north-
west provinces of Bengal, fur the repair and extension of
the communications in the interior of districts by a ceu on
the amount of government jumina. or tar levied and ap-
propriated exclusively for that purpose, the disbursements of
this coos being managed by a local committee, might not
with equal advantage to the public be introduced throughout
Ouzerat," and supported it by reference to the opinions of
Lord Auckland and many other high authorities as well as
civil engineer*.
The CHAIRMAN said, although ho did not approve
entirely of the means suggested by Colonel Dickenson for
carrying out this desirable o'iject, he could promise that
the subject should have all proper attention from the
directors.
The court then adjourned.

MOSEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.
Two o'Ccor a.
The stock exchange generally has been more quiet
to-day than for weeks past, very few operations
having offered in any department. In the English
stock market pnces have been quiet at a
reduction of 1 from yesterday's range, with a
flat tone prevalent. The accounts from Paris in the
Second Edition of the Daily Niles read less confi-
dently, and this, combined with the reaction of 2
per cent. in the price of the French Rentes, induces a
cautious feelimg on this Lide, whence the extraordi-
nary rise on the Paris Bourse has had comparatively
little influence.
Consols, which closed yesterday 96'; to 1 cx div.
for the 16th January, have to-day ruled , lower, at
961 to The only. operation worth noticing
is an investment in ltedueed Threes at
974 by the government broker. The following is
the business report: Three per Cent. Consols (shut),
97.4 with div. for money; ditto for the opening, 961,,
cx div. Three per Cent. Reduced, 97; 97. New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, 95,1. faing Annui-
ties, 1860, 7. South Sea Old Annuities, 96. Bank
Stock, 215, 1.
There is no change in Exchequer Bills, which con-
tinue to rule at 48s. to 51s. prem., with very little
doing; but India Bonds are selling at 3:ls. prem.,
being an improvement cf Is.
In the foreign house there is not much specula-
tion, except in Mexicans, which stock is rather
flatter at 264 to .4. By the last mail we arc ad-
vised of the government having taken one of the
boldest measures ever adopted by a federal execu-
tive, with a view to the avoidance of bankruptcy.
This is the absolute confiscation of the immense pro-
perty of the Church, which establishment is hence-
forth, as gravely stated in the decree, to bo main-
tained at the expense of the State out of the
pry/is of a national bank about to be established!
Whether the powerful ecclesiastical body will be
strong enough to oust the present weak adminis-
tration from its scat remains to be seen ; but
the opposition will certainly be violent. Sales
are reported to-day as follows :—Brazilian Old Five
per Cents., 931 • ditto small, 94. Austrian Five per
Cent. Bonds, 74. French Five per Cent. Itentes,
99f. (exchange, 'Mfr. 25e.) Mexican Bonds, fur ac-
count, 31st of December, 4. Pe-
ruvian Five per Cents., 1849, 481. Rus-
sian Five per Cents., 1121 • ditto Four-and-a-
ltar per Cents., 103; ditto small, 103 Sardinian
Five per Cents., 84, 1, 831. Spanish Passive Bonds,
5 ; ditto Old Three per Cents., 40, 391,.
The market for the Californian Gold Mining
Shares is steady at the following rates:—Agues Fria,
Ito prem. ; West Mariposa, 4 dis. to par ; Golden
Mountain, par to 1 prem.; Nouveau Monde, 4 to
prob.; Ave Maria, 1 dis. to par; Anglo Californian,
to 1 prem.
The new Australian and English Copper Smelting
Company's Shares arc worth to 1 prem.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have fixed
Monday next, the 22d inst., for the settling-day in
the Shares of the Nouveau Monde Gold Mining
Company.
Yesterday was pay day in the railway share market.
The subjoined table shows the extreme prices at
which business has been dune in the principal rail-
way stocks during the account now closing :
Lowert.
?ask
60 Caledonian ... 16l
SO Eastern counties
25 Great Nonhers
100 Great Western
1144
100 Lancashire and Yorks!** III
100 London, Brialimn, and South Cori. 964
100 London and Northwestern - ll9 . 111
ISO London and South a tAtera ,
100 Manchester, shellitld, and Lissecobaslire ... 351
IVO ,nd
171 ‘orth StAttord,ltize
30 South Eastern
26 York, Newcastle, & Benslok. l9i
30 York and North Mirraral
The above shows an extraordinary degree of fluc-
tuation, and as the business transacted was of an
extensive character, it may easily be imagined that
the account to be settled to-day was inordinately
heavy. Tire account opened at high prices, and from
the activity of speculation it appeared probable that
a considerable rise would he established. The rally
from the extreme depression produced by the Frencn
crisis has been considerable, but the difference be-
tween present rates and those current previous to
the news, is still very large, and in this respect the
position of the Consul and railway share-market is
very dissimilar.
'the market for foreign exchanges exhibited a rising
tendency yesterday, and business was extremely j
slack. Bills were offered on most places, and very
little money was forthcoming. Holland, in parti-1
cular, found scarcely a buyer, unless at considerably
higher rates. Short Paris was negotiated at 25.171
to 20 ; ditto, 3 months, 25.371 to 421. Amsterdam
was much higher, closing 11.174 to 181, much paper
remaining over. On Hamburg the transactions were
not numerous, and notwithstanding the lower quota-
tion from the other side, the price was here even a
shade higher. Portugal was in greater demand, aud
done in favour of sellers. On Vienna and Trieste
scarcely any business was efli•cted, the nominal price
being 12.43 to 55.
The bullion market remains at former quotations,
with no p irticular feature beyond the continued de-
mand for silver for shipment to India. By the mail
which arrived to-day several fresh orders I,r the
eastern markets came to hand.
3:NOL11111 FUN 104.—Tni. DAT.
Rank Stork. 2151 151 Lon, iturontien,rbut
3 sir CC 1:odatvol. 97 t India StonL. shut
3 par Ct. C 4.45015, shut luta" 11m.1,.1.0001., yds. 61..
3i per Ct. esson, * Esstaquer 45,. Spa
COON* for Sea.. Jsalt, 96f 6
1,0111.10 N FUNDS.
41 per et. fLiglan, PS SO 3 tsar Cs. Mexican. 261
5 per CL Mardian, $3 5 per 4:t. Peru% Lan. 41 10
Ue. New. y:4 Ditc, 14eforred. 461 64
bar Ct. Ituenol Ater. 4tl 5 hr Ct. Portunuten, 93 3
el par CL Clutinn, St 1.0 5 torr Ct. ltun,l.W, 111 13
3 per Ct. Clithan.4s 4 41 Dor Cc Itumaan. 153 4
3 ler Ct. isuosh. 71 7 5 per It. -Danish, Across
11 Par Ct. UuttS, 45 0) 3 IS" et. ,514131. b. 391 40/
4 per Ct. Patois. 67 90 4i Ne
Lquislor. Si 31 p,:r Ct. swam A. 34 6
1 pa CL Orthaila, 13i613 cti3.l73strroc.so.Ui 134

FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCASIONED BY BOTS.—Last
evening Mr. Baker held two inquests at the London hos-
pital, on the bodies of females who had been pushed down
in the street by children. The first ease was relative to the
death of Mary Wilson aged 84 years, lately residing at
No. 8, James's-place, leatchtfe. The deceased, on the 27th
of August last, was proceeding along the Commercial-road,
when two boys ran against her and pushed her tlqwn on
the pavement, whereby she sustained a compound fracture
of the right leg. She was taken to the hospital, where she
died on Thursday last. The officer said that the boys re-
ferred to could not be found. The second inquiry was on
the body of Sarah liughbanks, aged 80, whose death oc-
curred under similar circumstances. The deceased was
very feeble, and while on her way to Spitalflelds Market on
the morning of the 22nd ult. she was also pushed doss n with
great violence by two boys while they were racing. The
deceased was taken to the hospital, and lingered ut,tii yes-
tenlay, when she died from the injuries. The coroner re-
marked on the singularity of the two cases, when the jury
returned open verdicts for the want of positive testimony.