The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

Two o'Ctocx.
The purchases of the National Debt Commissioners
have been renewed to-day, and with the support thus 4
afforded, and the intelligence of a marked rally on I
the Paris Bourse yesterday, the English funds have
assumed a much firmer appearance. The market
opened firm at 96 to „I for cash, and, after touching
96!, the preser.t quotation is steady at 961 to
for money, and 96_ to 1 for the 14th Oct. The
official business list reports transactions as fol-
lows:—Three per Cent. Consols, 96, tl, 96, 4 ; ditto
for account, 964, !; India Stock, 260.
In the unfunded securities an ordinary business is
going on, at the reduction established yesterday.
Exchequer Bills rule at 435. to 465. prem., and India
Bonds at 475. to 50s. premium.
The foreign stock market is quiet, but participates
in the improved feeling generally observable, and
prices show a rally from yesterday's depression.
Sardinian Scrip is much better, having risen
to 21 discount. Spanish Bonds aro also
firmer, though the situation of tho finances
of the country, as exposed by our Madrid
correspondent, is the reverse of reassuring. Dutch
Stocks are looking up, as from the large surplus of
400,0001. shown by the budget just presented,
it is expected tha a considerable sum will be de-
voted to the purchase of stock. Business is recorded
to-day as follows : Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
;Mb Mexican Bonds, for account, 30th Sept., 26.
Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1011. Sardi-
nian Five per Cents., 811 ; ditto Scrip, 3, 21 dis.
Spanish Active Five per Cents. for account, 204 ;
ditto Passive, al ; ditto Three per Cents. for account,
1.
rhe accounts from Vienna bring a list of subscrip-
tions to the new loan; but though some names are
down for considerable sums, it is evident there is an
indisposition to make great exertions for a govern-
ment so out of favour and in such difficulties. The
following arc some of the chief subscriptions :
Vienna Town Council £240,000

Baron Sina
Baron ltoth,child
Arastein and FAkellea 300,000
M. L. Bietlermann 200,000
Stauretz Mayer
Wertheinutem andiSon lOO,OOO
In connexion with this, it may be mentioned that
the Austrian finance minister attempted to rig the
market, and succeeded in altering the quotations of
the exchange on London, and serious consequences
would have resulted to some of the merchants here,
if it had not been that the publication of the tele-
graphic prices in the papers here set parties on the
alert.
'fhe following statement, prepared and condensed
front various official returns, will be found to present
an intelligible view of the note circulation of the
United Kingdom, and of the coin and bullion held by
the banks indicated, both positively at the dates of
the accounts last made up, and comparatively with
returns for corresponding. periods :
The subjoined table gives the aggregate weekly'
average of the note circulation of the United King-
dom, as it stood for the four weeks ending the 16th,
23rd, and 30th of August, and the Gth instant,
being the latest date to which the returns have been
collectively completed fur all the banks of issue; and
also the results as compared with the returns for the
previous four weeks ending the 9th of August:

Aug. 9, dep. 6, Imre...
1651. 1651.
Bank of England—. 20,411,791 19,739,15 S
Ihivate banks
Joint stack banks
--
1 Mod ln England 24,411,979 23,528,226,;
Scotland
Ireland 3,974,433 4,971,237
United ..... 33,441,396 32,828,174

Showing a decrease of 883,753/. in the note circula-
tion of England and Wales, and a decrease of
915,224/. in the circulation of the United Kimplom
whet' compared with the returns for the previous four
weeks, ending the 9th of August.
On comparing the above returns with the fixed
issues of the several banks, we find the following to
be the state of the circulation :

The fixed issues of the private banks of England
and Wales being at present 4,706,675/., it follows
they were below the amount 1,487,523/.
The fixed issues of the joint-stock banks being
3,409,987/, it follows they were below the amount
840,059/.
The fixed issues of the Scotch banks being
3,087,2091., it follows they were above the amount
38,4821., but with specie in hand to cover the ex-
cess, and issues for 723,7561. besides.
The fixed jssuesof the Irish banks being 8,354,494/.,
it follows they were below the amount 2,382,2371.,
with specie in hand to cover issues for 1,160,683/.
more. . . _ _

e find, therefore, that the note circulation of the
private and joint stock banks of England and Wales
was 2,327,5821. below the amount authorised to be
issued; and that, inclusive of Scotland and Ireland,
the circulation was, on balance, 4,671,3371. below the
fixed amount.
The average amount of coin and bullion held by
the Bank of England in both departments during the
four weeks ending the 6th Sept. was 14,264,3591.,
showing an increase on the previous month's return
of 382,3131.
The average stock of specie held by the Irish
banks during the same period was 1,160,6831., being
a decrease on the return for the previous four weeks
of 98,853/.
The average of specie held by the Scotch banks
during the same term was 762,2381.; decrease on the
previous month, 23,1121.
As compared with the corresponding period of
1850, the returns under review show the following
differences in the circulation :

Sept. 5,
1550.

Wept.
ISSII.

Increase. I Decrease.