The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-15 00:00:00

MONEY AG4RIBT.

THURSDAY Itvartura.
The transactions in the Eogliah funds to-day ha►e
not been of great magnitude, the bargains concluded
being chiefly speculative. The aspect of affairs in
Paris has slightly affected the market, but so long as
this country is not likely to be drawn into a war, 'pe-
culators do not seem disposed to atter* muck import-
soca to the state of the continent in reference to the
English funds.
This is the settling day in the foreign market, and
the attention of the dealers was much taken up
with it.
Money continues very plentiful, bat is a little
more inquired for than at the last settling day.
The Amsterdam advice" to-day report much firm
nese in the home fends, and the two.an
cents. were briskly dealt in, and c It •
French stocks had an impro►ed , d were.
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=II per mat. higher. Austrian and Russian ,
mre ststioaary, and the Spanish very firm.
Exchange on Ludes, 11.95. two months; 12 •
sight. Mowry en loan and discount, 21 per cent.
If In may credit the authority of the Spanish I
periodicals, it appears that the system of the German
Wherein, u introduced by Pauses, or something
king wit, begins to occupy the attention of
ZiCeanish and Porter:see governments. The ad-
vantages
of a customs salmi most be apparent to the
Spaniards—a great part
_of whose western frontier.
extend* the entire length of Portage! from north to
math, offers facilities for a contraband introduction of
eds t 3 the detriment of the revenue, which either
front inactivity, inefficiency, or something worse,
the Customs' Guard is Ineffectual to sappervs ;
as the adoption of such a principle in the
Peninsula would likewise cause to be introduced
In a legitimate way through the port of Lisbon, a
larger sauna of products and mrrehandise to the
benefit of Portugal than at present obtains, there ap-
rs good reason to believe that there may be some
Isandstion for this project becoming a subject of ne-
gotiation between the two governments. Ei Como,
ens, on the authority of a contemporary, announces
that the Spanish government have it in contemple-
don to send a commission to Lisbon for the purpose
of negoliatiog a castors anion between Spain sad
Portugal, and that the idea is beaming so very po-
rn both countries, that it will ere
be impossible to avoid taking the sub-
jeet into consideration ; for, independent of
the many fiscal and other advantages to be derived by
both countries from a Peninsula Customs Union. "It
would become, eats the Cumereio, " the most solid
g nuantee of our independence, and the most irresisti-
bie stimuli. to the development of our material in-
terests, whilst it would render impossible that either
nation should ever become a cAny of another
country." The reasoning from which this inference is
drawn is fsr from conclusive. It shows, however,
that the bonds cf "protection" are becoming tighter
mond theunimeree of the Pulped*. In Barcelona
the periodicals are unceasing in clfprecating the alters-
tion in the customs' tariff proposed by
Senor M a.
The sales of cotton in Havre amounted on Monday
to 598 bales, and on Tuesday to 995 bales, with every
arm market, and prices well maintained. Baines,
bad been done in indigo to the extent of 258 chests.
In Nantes the market for colonial produce wu gene-
rally without variation.