The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-21 00:00:00

ree large number of vessels in Amami,* but of
flvelasa tuvenanged•
EXCRA,UII.:—The este for arvt-ellon, but 'loathe sight er. do tolls
on Lobdetai nag advanced to 2.. TO.; Yn I bit .lot doe to ii.
tin Cetcott•, 60 dos' sight hills ►re quote.l el it.. ; and on Chiba,
1L•. 216 per t.., ao1•.
CALCUTTA Frit. 8.

As was generally anticipated, the last advice" front house,
rove vi d pr Oriental this day week, wet is more exicouragirg in re.
gard ti commercial ad,.. Political excitement oath • contia, at was
dying away, and the chanced were considerably mots to I ovoor of an
amicable sn.l speedy settlement of ail lifferemee. Money was not so
abundant, and woo more sparingly offered; bullion had Ilecrea•ral to
wolf shout a quarter of a ninon. The company's rats aof exchange
oa this oresPeney rein tined at 2r. ejd per rupee, at which figure,
from 7th to 24th Itimember, 2.5,44x1. t". ed. bad loom drawn. It
was espoted that rates would be labially raped to la. Id. ter rupee.
Tire positi.in of the produce market w 0 hrtkhy, be otaan;: to the
lateness of the moron, when generals. An Indisposition la manifested
to Increase sleeks, u touch activity did not prevail . 4 might have I
been expected to result from the prospect of an immediate clearing of
the politteal horizon. Thoth was notwithstanding, n pretty attire
disolaud beginning to b.. expet ieneed for meet of sue leading staples,
acd tie general tendency of prices was upwards. Conshiniption was
fin a satisfactory Peale an 1 po ogres-inar, arid it was coned fifty Antici-
pond that, w.th returning oaring, m genntlle prom cis would
generally assume a more healthy dad sigmas tone. 'I be Milieu
market Wm more triet, and without any actual decline In the
value of the article. Detivenca hnl fall's coneiderably off, showing
in November last no more thou t 46 chests to contrast
with 2,011 of the preceding year. Stocks foy sherd
aunt!, to end of Nommiber, thawed a it, cline es compare:l with the
prairie*. year of 3,170 cites:tr. An active demand hod been experi-
enced for an:Baehr, and pria woe ruin; ed• higher. Bice
wax
od merately looked ' m
for ; the market was dull, and there were no pros-
tate of impertinent. Heavy arrival* of raw silk had mitred the
market to assume a more dull appearanee and price* to rule more
easy. 71,4 7 pti co, roraha had Men call at the last quarterfy sale,
which ensed on the 13th I)reeerber. Common rafts wage almost
inmate mtge. but line descriptions realieed logher miens. 1. ie dye was
in ex ..ellent demand, although steel, err' ample. Briers worn well
iinto fled. The market for shell lac wan also firm, and three was
no alteration in Talus. Jute was dust at a declioe of 2es. to 25... at
which prices caution w e manifeeted in purchases. eats' of hides had
been re• y langul !, and prices were rimier, an stock war heary, being
1,79,a is pew east, oil Lail MCA further declined, and Iceland was
late at I t. to d. per lb. haver.
In the position of our export market we have had a groat want of
activity. The eontinuill how state of eolfes, unfavD,ratre rates of
ezehange, and advaating ewes of frem t, hart La t the elf et of
C 1400114( busitimo. Added to thee. another eireundance his Inter-
red during the fortnight still furl er t i curtail the amount of mel-
ee.* in export& TVn bas been a genera, ;011ie nine th., bakery
driver*, who, with a view to evade the wheel tax, h.et ,oeucb work,
and left the city for four or fire day% thus causing on ahiewt total
ttw .two of business as regards the Matie;.ort and rotivayance of
goods. toshin the past few day% however, Rune arrangement
tpae:us to have been affected. and the ',hills of busineAe are
heard to creak as before. We have also hail two ClOet na-
tty* holidays, which have further minced the anintest or Matinees
of the wee*, without altering any geatare of the marliet. In indigo
them has been a little noire bustle-s dime. but only by pu isle wide.'
Owing the scarcity of the finer nu litiee, prices 01 them have hewn
welt maintair.ed, but other dewriptiuns have Dot been
.4,7) welt sup-
ported. But littls W remains to change hands, sr:a:eh ere expect
will wan Glare the ...won. Exports amount to ;Own: frof,i 00 nide.
Mow has remained in excellent demand, and not Wit.ll4.3lldltle prier..
all parcels uttering ore readily taken up. Exports show aa aureate.
being in January 1,16,711 mds., agar last year. We nosy
ealcuut on a 00ftliatteti inCreaw Saitpetre has beets in more general
drinantl, pirticutarly toe the hone• morket, but freighta threaten in
check operatans. IVA:v.113111ot barn so freely de aft in of late, and
ext ort. have declined. Braces are aupported for table es wed a. for
the lower ann..

hoppites alt rsw silk are yet moderate, and, eoneequently. a my
limited a mount of business has Men done. 'Darin, remain wr
higher value. Corr. have been more freely operated in owin; to n
Plash contortion submitted to by hidies. Tiros are oresidly picked
up, but (keypad and bantlanoes are neglected. There is no abate-
writ in the general demand for Jute, Seel sfrek• ctonintung still
ample, a lieeral business onistinuee on toot at former value gee rally.
Hides have been a retry freely operated in without uny improvement
is value. Libieetlyeamtne firm, at d prima are pro lisps a ?hide higher.
igum.og amd is not so rep:llly taken no, and value row. a little tie.
char. In Mauer!: we have not heard of one angle tranwntion. Yoe
cuseb a naval demand hay esieted, previous high value ia well
supported. In Ceder nil there b. been Taro a more moderate
business done, without, howeeer, leading to any further decline in
value. Other minor artier remain much in the name vo•ition es
• betide, sad no more than a very moderate bualae's has b cu dune in
them.
Ton Mossy Meager.—We have no retortion to report In the
tighrom of this market. The Demme continso it to show a p retire,
althea:o4 as regards the European inerertile e nominal., this does
not .now. Discounts oral Mier. 4: continue at high dataree Very
little Impair has men done in government securities; they continue
to be quoted at low dorm, but do Oct chow any further decline. In
Joint stuck share, we have head of no operation.. hang • f Ikmgal
Mira continue to be quoted at termer figures, I,and premium. Other
sherry are noosed r mime, but we me no inelinutiou to bueinees in
an of them.
Inn Door Mager —The tightness of the mosey market has mi-
en:red a di trineetal influence on the petition of this branch of our
Weimar; railed to this, the inter, ention of native holid nos has in.
teetered with brines*, curtailing operations and keeping thou en
limited scale.
Excirross.—Tbe little change in the rates of eschnnee du: ing the
week le yesinst milers. We quote document bills at sin months'
night et 24. did. to 2.. 21e. per ruler, and credit Incl. at he, sld. to
2.. lid. No more thin a very modeler amount of badness has been
done Aies despatch by the
rissiouTs.—The rat. s of homeward freightage hare Iron very firm
during the week and wish an upward tendencf. T.es nor anemir
the cart &dors etttlet d be. nets to be dull for Dow days, but ilued
their return activity has again began le peeved, and heights remain
drm.