The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-28 00:00:00

RAIL WA YS.

THIS DAY.

Two o'Ctorz,

The final settlement of the account it; shares, for
which many of the arrangements were effected yes-
terday, has beta in progress this morning, and so
far seems to have been attended with less diffi-
culty than was in many quarters anticipated,
considering the enormous rates exacted for car-;
ming over to the next account (as shown under;
the head of Money Market). Prices generally
may be considered as having undergone no
particular change, but the heavy descriptions of '
shares are fiat, especially Berwicks and York I
and North Midlands, which aro a good
deal depressed. North Stafford!, Great North
erns, and Caledonians have also been dealt in
at lower rates ; whilst London and North Western
stock, East Anglian!, and Manchester and Sheffields
show an improvement.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two o'Ctoex.
There was no improvement to be noticed in the
English stock market at its opening this morning, as
money has been again in considerable request
in the Stock Exchange to meet the require-
ments of the settlement in shares, and Consols were
first transacted at the low figure of 961 for cash.
The government broker, however, then made his
appearance as a purchaser, imparting more strength
to prices, which improved to 9fiy, the last price
marked both for money and time. The present quo-
tation is 961 to 4 for money, and 964 for the 10th of
April. Business is also recorded in South Sea Stock
at 1061 ; and in Annuities of 30 years, expiring in
1860, at 7.
The floating debt continues depressed, with no de-
mand, as might be expected with au encreased em-
ployment for capital.
Exchequer Bills, 10001., mark 335. premium ;
ditto, small, jals. India Bonds mark lower, 61s. and
375. premium for all sizes.
The tone of the foreign stock market is firm,
though in consequence of the demand for money
some cash sales have been made in some descriptions
at lower rates. Mexicans and Spanish Actives
have been dealt in at a reduction ; but Peru-
vian Bonds continue Food, and Spanish Pas-
sives maintain their pruse. This is the day for
the final settlement of the fortnight's ac-
count, but the arrangements requisite for this
purpose were not extensive, and were chicly
entered into yesterday. The official list of business
is as follows :—Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
381; ditto Four per Cent. Certificate, 92. Mex-
ican Bonds, 337, itto for the account of
the 16th of April, 33;, I. Peruvian Four-
and-a- Half per Cents. 1849, 851 ; ditto for
account, 861. Portuguese Four per Cents.. 341.
Russian Five per Cents., 110 ex div.; ditto Four-
and-a-halt' per Cents.. 971. Spanish Active Five
per Cents., 211, 1; ditto for account, 21;„ 1; ditto
Passive Bonds, GI, 6.
The following is the course of exchange this day
enceoueguttued.
now To
Amsterdam put Short II!. Bete.

..
Di .tto ...... ........ „ „ 3 Menthillfl.l.l4te. .. 110. It..
ItttairdOW;
liandwarg and Altana ",, „ 13rnek (fact'. 15racii. ieell.
Frankfurt-on-the-Maine „ „ 11212. Okr. - 11911.
Vienna
Thiele O. 19 13tI. IGkr. ... lA. 20kr.
Antwerp .... ...... ., , 25frs. _Sete.... 23frea. 25eta.
Faris , Short 24fret.977et5... 7.slres.Oeta.
Ditto "' 1121entha25frea.Itieta... 25fres. 20ets.
Brands
°beet „ " ~„
2.sfroi. 2 etc ... 25free 25e/n.
'Ham n 25frok Runts- 25free. 2ett.
IBS " 2 lick 20eta... 2.lfroi. 2Ziete.
=aiit------ to e, 25fres. 20eta... 25fres. 25els.
75ftea :nets._ 25frct. 25rta.
Tads.,„„ ..... n n 25fres. Nets- 23!ret. 25cta.
Gone
=Snit. 4Scts. ... 3.1 r. s.sits. ra
...
........
...-
:". "„
291 r. Wtete. ... 291 r. Goes.
;Z:lw per ipicat „ 417 pence ... 411 pence
per ounce „ 124, prnee ... 125 pence
Senior
„ 125 pence ... 1251 pence
Mind ......... ........ per dollar 497 pence ... - pence
Cadiz -..... ..... .. „ „ 50 pence -3 I peneo
Bareelons „ „ 491 pence ... - pence
Whim per itidrel „ 33) pence .. 531 penes
Ofsoto „ 537 pence ... 534 pence
OBLPriu „rtborg . ...... per rul,le „ 37 pence • - pen«,
The railway account, which closes to-day, yesterday
being " ticket day," presents some very great vicis-
situdes, as will be secu by the subjoinca statement.
'The lowest prices are generally those of to-day, so
that, on the whole, there has been a considerable
decline of prices.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices during the account.
Prigs during the Account.
Pad. Illghert. Lowest.
50 Aberueen
81 Awbreptetc ..nd Mutant honks ... 4l
60 Caledonian .... ...............- 17 .............-.. 14
SO Chester .001 liailkiiiri: .. - ... .... 27
25 Hat An4li2n
10 le.tcrn Vountios 6
25 bittern Unew - 7 „..... 8
23 East Lai..o hire _.. .......... ........... 19 ...
5n F..lintnirgh and Cikesow
25 Klinbureo, Ycrtb, Ned Dundee ....... 10.. ........
25 (treat Northern
leo Great Western 94 .. .......... ..... or
100 Lan.othire and Turbid',
SO Leeds and Think
;II London an i Illackwall ll II
100 Lanrion, Brighton.
and South Cosa- .... ....... 94
100 Lo
100
North Wtstkrn ....... 123 . 1271
lOU Loudon and South 3Ve.trnt .... .. S 2
54 Manchetter awl *truck
160 Sl:meat-4er, ekedSeld, k Llacehrele• 40 .....- ..... ..... 34
100 Midl.nd ... 671 ... 03
7
25 hlewmaiket
10) Norfolk .... 3O
25 North dritioh
174 North Statfortlahirr
31) Oliprd,Werce•ter, &Wolverhampton 90
131 tihrewsbury and birwingharn
111 .
50 South Deena
30 !solidi Elam 29 . -- ... 27
50 South Wale. 5
35 York. Newanelle, k Berwick Al

itit
The following shows the fluctuations per share and
per cent :

Per share. Per cont.

Matlocks 3O
Aniberg.ites
Aberdeen
Edinburgh sad Perth 2 25
South Devon,
Caledouiatt 4
Erstent Counties
North British lB
Manchester and Sheffield 6_ 15
.

Shrewsbury and llirminghmt 1 14
East Lancashire 24 12
York and North Mi liana
Norfulks
York and Berwieks
The continuations demanded yesterday exceeded
even recent experience, and the rates demanded,and in
some cases given, for carrying over transactions, arc
so enormous, that a serious check will be given to
the operations of some of the speculators, while, if
the next account is not more buoyant than this,
which does not appear likely, very heavy losses must
be sustained. It should not be forgotten that money
is not lost so much by purchases of shares at high
prices, as it is by purchases for time, exhausting
their means in successive " continuations,"
Per Share. Per Cent.

per annum.
London and North-Western 2l. to 31. 40 to 60
Great Westerns 1 to 1 10 22 to 35
Midlands 1 10 66
Lancashire and Yorkshire
York and North Midland
York and Berwick
Eastern Counties
South-Eastern ll. to it. 50. 90
Brightons
Great No
24.6 d. to 7s. 61. IS to GO
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 2s. &I. to 75.6 d. 30 to 90
Ambergates
Northern of France 2s. 6d. 20
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
yesterday, are as follows:
1851. 1850.
London and North Western.... £40,409 .... £40,659
Great Western
Midland
London and South Western 7,969 .. • . 8,468
Lancashire and Yorkshire 14,400 .... 11,170
London and Brighton
South Eastern
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 13,447 .... 11,5.51
York and North Midland
Leeds and Think 872 . •
. . • nun
North Staffordshire
Shropshire Union
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Loudon and Blackwell
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,572 .... 1,343
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 12,045 .... 14,379
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 569 .... 427
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroc,
and West Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 5,742 .... 4,757

4,554
445

441
3,855

Total £164,006 £161,207
The receipts on the above lines being 161,2071. in
18,50, and 164,006/. in 1851, it follows that there is
an increase of 2,7991. The number of miles in 1850
was 3,4181 and in 1851,3,598,1, showing an increase
of 1801 miles, or 51 per cent. Vie average return
per mile per week was, in 18,50, 4 il. 3e. 21d., and in
1831, 451. lls. Bcl. The decrease is attributable to
the general slackness of trade, and to the name:-