The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-08 00:00:00

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TurnsDiY ETZNING.
The funds to-day have not maintained yesterday's
rally, and late this afternoon the Stock Exchange
was characterised throughout by a strong feeling of
depression. Just after four o'clock some largo sales
were made, coupled with a general report of dissen-
sions in the cabinet on the Eastern question, and of the
possible resignation of Lord Aberdeen, and the funds
at once fell 1 per cent., closing without the slightest
appearance of a rally. Other reports of an unfavour-
able nature were also circulated, and statements of
the discovery of a plot at Paris directed against the
person of the Emperor, did not tend to assist the
market. General business, in nearly every depart-
ment of the house, is almost completely paralysed by
the uncertainties of the Eastern question ; and the
announcement in the afternoon that Mr. Layard's
motion has been postponed until Monday, was re-
ferred to in an unfu%ourable sense, as calculated to
prolong the prevalent suspense.
Consols opened rather flatly at 98 to / ex. div. for
the 19th, and at one moment were quoted 981 buyers,
but subsequently declined to 97; to 98, which was
also the final official quotation, the price having in
the intermediate period again rallied per cent. In
the early part of tho afternoon a sale of 100,0001.
Reduced. Threes assisted to flatten the market, but,
counter-balancing this, some rather important bona
fide purchases have been effected. At five minutes
past four sales were pressed, and Consols fell to 971
I to 1, declining further, later in the afternoon, on the
reports above referred to, to 971 to 1, which was the
last quotation we heard of. It must not be overlooked,
however, that this important fall took place after
the regular hours of business, and when the attend-
ance of members had become thin. On the whole
the day's transactions in this market have been impor-
tant. The government broker did not make any invest-
ment to-day. The official business report include :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 98, 1, 971,
981, 98, ex div.; ditto for the opening, 19th July,
981, 971, 98, 971; Three per Cent. Reduced, 981,
1,1, 1; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 1011, 1,
101, ;.Bank Stock, 2281. India Stock. 2501 ex
div. South Sea Stock, 1131, I, ex div.; ditto Old
Annuities, 1001.
Exchequer Bills were a shade flatter, at is. to 4s.
prem. lidia Bonds were sold at 253. prem.
Foreign stocks were flat in tone all day, but
without any material change in price, except for
Spanish Deferred, which receded about 1 per cent.
At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 261 to
27 ; Spanish Deferred Threes, 22 to -; ex div. ; the
Certificates, 31 to 6 per cent.; Peruvian Deferred, 58
to 60; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Scrip, 3 to
1 dis. ' • Granada Active, 211 to 221; ditto De-
ferred, 9to 1. Still later in the afternoon increased
heaviness prevailed. The list of sales include :
Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Small Bonds, 1001.
Chilian Six pet Cents., 103. batch 'lwo-and-a-Half
per Cents , 631, 1, ex die. Ecuador Bonds, %-
Pertain Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 81. Portu-
guese Four per Cents., 401, I, . Russian Four-
and-n-Hull per Cents., 1
001, ex 'dlr. ; ditto, small,
101. Sardinian Five per Cents., 9-11. Spanish Old
Three per Cents., 461, ex dir.•, ditto, New Defer-
red Three per Cents., 221, ex div.
Acceptances of new stock at the Bank of England
remain suspended.
We have again to draw attention to the large
shipments of gold to the Continent. Of the late
arrivals from Australia, none, it is understood, up to
this time, have been sent into the Bank of England.
The amount of bills drawn by the East India
Company on their respective presidencies from the
24th ult. to the 7th inst. (thi. day) is as follows :
L s. d. Rates or Ezellinge.
Bengal 029,G,0 13 2 24. per Company's
Madras
Bombay

Businete
done
to-day.

170 C 3 9

Total
The fifth call of 2/. falls payable on the shares of
the Australaiian Pacific Mail Strain Packet Com-
pany on the Ist August.
Australian Agricultural shares fell about 3/. to-
day, finally closing 67 to 69. Peel River experi-
enced acorresponding movement, the last price being
to 17,,, prem. &lath Australian Land were 1/.
lower. North British Australasian closed 3-16 to
5-16 prem., anti Scottish Australian Investment
1 3.16 to 1 5-16 prem. Australian Bank shares
were scarcely changed in price. Crystal Palace
shares left off 24 to 3 prem., and Um new issue met
with some inquiry at 1 13-16 to 1 13-16 prem. The
official price list will be found in another column,
The market for American stocks this week has
been dull, with little business, and prices appear
rather easier. Present quotations arc thus reported
by Messrs. 1). BL:1, Son, and Co.:
Ftcdeeniable. Dividends.
1074 10 Prices.
Q ,ted States 6 Ct. E 363 Jan. and Jut!. 5 x
Do. 6per Ct. laperwngtoeltds....lB67.ll3s6 Jan. and July lu7 leel x di,
Ma.sachu.etts L perCt.Ster.
• hag E0:1'.4
Mar)iontl:NrCt.Ster.ltda — Jan. awl July 964 974
Virginia 0 per Cent. Bonds 1436 Jan. au.l July 951 061 s the
lientadry 6 per Vent. ISM Jot. and July 1.7 93
Canada 6 per Ct. St. Wilda 1874 Feb. and Aug. 115 118
llosten City 4, per Curt.
"geeing Cowls
New Was 6 Cite G per
Cent. Bonds 1433 .I.tr. and P.t:y 41 90 ex div
PCII.OgyITGUIa Central Eat!.
Dd. 6 per Cvnt
Cincina‘ti and Rt. I.luis 7
per Cl.. let Mortgao 93 01
Cbitago awl 45;sei,inpi 7
per Ct. Ist Mortange 994 904
bind Iteadtrig
ltc.ll. Rd. t t.er Ct. Mort-
gage Bolds 1360 Jan. and Jaly 18 67
New Yolk sad Erie Steen
peril., Convertible..... .„ 1063 Jt.n. elld July R 9 10esdiv
New York aril Erie, ditto. 1371 Feb. and Aug. 90 92
Saw Verb and Erie Seven
per Cent.„ lst mortgage 1566-1869 May and Say. 101 10$
Cbic Igo and Aurera Seven
ditto . ..... Jan. and July El 81
per C n
(Wet We tern of
Ten per Cent. ditto l6OB April and Oct. Pi 91
Subjoined are the traffic returns of the various
English lines for the last week, so far as they have
_ yet been published :
1833.
London sad NortliWeetern..£sl,699
- Lancashire and Yorkshire... 19.142
Loudon and South Western.. 16,312
London and liri,ghton
Great Western
Midland
South Eestern
Shrewsi•ury and Ulu igloo., 1.871
Great Northern 15,817
Chester and Bolyhead
Shropshire Union 643
Exeter and Crcditon 14:1
5,087
Bristol and Exeter
5,43 S
F3it, Lancashire
Eastern Counties and Norton 18,053
East Anglian 763
Kendal rind Windermere 269
Manc.,Shstfleld Lineolnsh. 8,483
York, 1%;;.5r0a,410, and Bar-
wick. Yoil. and North
Midland, end Leeds North-
ern Railways 30,991
Newcarree and Carlisle 2,909
South Yorkshire
Stockton end north pool 4,0.2
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton