The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

In the foreign bond market business was also very
quiet. Mexican was a shade flatter, but still derives
support from the large purchases mode fur some time
past. We are informed that 200,0001. of this stock
has been latterly bought by a leading London house
on account of some of the first houses in Mexico, and
it is stated that the aggregate of the transactions in
this way has been still more considerable. This
would indicate that the governmeit of Santa Anna
inspires more confidence in the country. Holders
who watch the signs of the times are in expectation
that news favourable to their interests will ere long
be published, after their experience of the mysterious
mode in which the affairs of the debt are usually ma-
naged. Spanish also closed a shade flatter, but business
lin this department was almost at a standstill. After
official hours Mexican Bonds were quoted 283 to ;
Spanish Deferred, 23 to 3; the Certificates, 51 to 6
per cent. Peruvian Deferred, 60 to 62 ; ditto Four-
and-a-Half per Cent. Scrip par to 1 prem. Granada
Active, 213 to 223 ; ditto Deferred, 93 to 101. Bar-
gains are thus recorded : Belgian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 963 (exchange, 23f.) Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 101. Dutch Four per Ceet.
Certificates., 961, 3. Equador Bonds, 6. Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 30th June, 28.4, a.
Spanish Old 'Three per Cents., 483; ditto for account,
49; ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 231.
Swedish Four per Cent. Provincial Mortgage Loan,
11 die.

At the Bank of England to-day there were again
o acceptances of new stock.

The failure was announced to-day of Messrs.
Wrampe and Co., a house engaged in general
foreign business, with liabilities estimated at between
70,0001. and 80,0001. This firm is understood to have
had on hand a large contract for coals with the
French government.

The imports of the precious metals, this week, have
been considerable. Our list includes the following
sums, viz. :—By the Africa, from New York, 603,000
dole. ; by the Anglesey, from Sydney, 27,785 ounces
of gold ; by the Waterloo, also from Sydney, 2,902
ounces; by the Stirlingahire, from Launceston,
6,0001. in gold dust; by the Parana, from the West
Indies, 800,000 dole.; by the Voodbridge, from
Geelong, 10,173 ounces of gold ; by the Fancy, from
Auckland, 22 ounces r by the Teviot, from the Brazils,
20 lbs. of gold (besides 17 packages of diamonds);
and by the Iberia, from Portugal and Gibraltar,
1,8051. The total value of these imports is about
450,000/. The Franklin we omit, as her specie
cargo, amounting to 720,000 dole., is understood to
have been all for the Continent.
The

statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London during the
week ending Thursday last includes 13,817 ounces
and 1,0001. in gold, and 19,800 ounces and 1,2811. in
silver. representing an aggregate v..lue of about
60,0001. sterlinr. The account in detail is as 61-
lows:—Gold coin: to Belgium, 4,675 ounces; to
Hamburg, 2,342 ounces; to Boulogne, 100 ounces;
to the Mauritius, 1,0001. Gold bars: to Hamburg,
1,500 ounces; to Boulogne, 5,200 ounces. Silver
coin: to Hamburg, 10.000 ounces; to Boulogne,
2,100 ounce!. Silver bars: to Belgium, 5,000 ounces;
to Boulogne, 2,700 ounces; to the Mauritius, 1,2811.

We also bear of the shipment of 57,9961. in British
coin and doubloons, by La Plata for the West
Indies; a few hundred pounds on freight by the
Victoria steamer, for Australia; and 4,9001. in coin
by the Rajah for New Zealand. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Ripon, which is fixed to
sail to-morrow for Alexandria, has on board
145,248/., of which only 4,100/. is in gold,
and all the rest in silver. The destination
of this large sum is as follows, viz., for Bombay, in
silver, 44,5001.; for Madras, sovereigns, 2001. ; for
Calcutta, silver, 41,6571.; for Singapore, silver,
14,7501.; for Hong Kong, silver, 16,376/. ; for Can-
ton, bar gold, 2,500/., and silver, 23,865/.; for Malta,
gold, 400/. • for Alexandria, gold, 1,0001. The ship-
ments by La Plate, for tho West Indies, are larger
than usual, and are caused by the transmission to
ports on the Pacific of a large number of doubloons,
the collection of which has been going on for some
time past, not merely here, but in all the chief mar-
kets of Europe. Few of these coins are to be met
with. Summarising the exports of the week we
arrive at a total of nearly 270,0001., showing a
balance of about 180,0001. in favour of imports. Con-
siderably more than half the total exports consists of
silver, so that the movement of geld is shown to be
still more decidedly in our favour at present.
Australian Agricultural shares opened at 71 to 76,
but declined in the afternoon, closing at 72 ti 73.
South Australian Land were last quoted 43 to 45.
In other land shares there was little feature. Aus-
tralian Bank shares were quiet, and steady in price.
Crystal Palace shares left off at 21 to 2l prem. A
special meeting of this company has been called for
the 4th of July, " for the purpose of authorising the
exercise of the borrowing powers of the company,
or, if thought fit, in lieu thereof, to raise a sum not
exceeding 250,0001. by the issue of further shares."
Shares of the London and Westminster Bank have
been done at 35.7, ; Provincial Bank of Ireland, 51; ;
Berlin Waterworks, par; General Steam Navigation,
311; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 757; Royal
Mail Steam, 721. Shares of the Australian building
Company were quoted kto prem. ; Melbourne
and Colonial House Investment par to prem.;
Aberdeen North American Land, ss. to 10s.
An association has been formed, with a capital of
20,0001. only, in 1/. shares, to work in an effective
manner an extreme:y simple machine which has
been invented for cutting corks with precision and
rapidity, and already patented. The machine, it is
stated, has been found capable of producing in one
hour as many perfect corks as can usually be cut by
hand in a whole day, with less waste of the raw ma-
terial. Several practical men in the trade are noxious
to purchase the right of using the machine under
licenses from the holders of the patent. The pro-
moters put forward statements showing very large
profits on the proposed operations of the association,
which is to be called the " British Pateut Cork-

Cutting Company."
The committee of the Stock Exchange have re-
solved, " That the restriction against buying in Paris
iand Strasburg lt•tilway shares shall erase after'
Saturday next, the 18th instant; and any Paris and
Strasburg shares that are not delivered on or before