The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

Grand 'trunk Railway Company of Canada East, the
Quebec and Richmond Railway, the St. Lawrence
and Atlantic Railway, the Grand Junction Railway,
and the Toronto and Guelph Railway, with the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, forming altogether
964 miles of railway, with a combined capital of
9,500,0001. Of this amount 1,416,4001. has been
already raised, 837,600/. is reserved for the share-
holders of other lines, and 7,246,000/. remains to be
raised, of which the contractors engage to take one
half. The details of the proposed arrangements will
be found in the prospectus. Looking at the favourable
character of the traffic estimates, the large amount
of government guarantee, and the high standing of
the parties forming the direction, the undertaking
will probably command extensive support. The only
fear is, that the numerous and heavy calls upon our
market for foreign and colonial undertakings may-
eventually be attended with pressure.
Australian Agricultural shares were considerably
lower to-day, falling to 82, but rallied in the atter-
noon, and left off 87 to 90. The fall seems to have
been owing to the pressure of an overbought account,
accompanied with an inactive business. A conside-
rable proportion of the weak " bull" account, how-
ever, appears to be now closed, and the contango
was lighter than last time, viz., 7, to 1. The same
remark will apply to Peel River sh .res. South
Australian Land shares, which still command the
heavy contango of 4to 1, closed 49 to 50. Van Die-
men's Land left off 19 to 21, the contango ruling at
1-16 to 1. British American Land closed 74 to 76,
and Ito per share was paid for carrying over.
North British Australasian closed better, at 11 to 11
prem. Shares of the Australian Banks were atilldroop-
in g. Shares of the London Joint Stock Bank have been
done at 211; London and Westminster Bank, 351, ' ;
Union Bank of London, in, 18; London Docks,
1241 ; St. Katharine Docks, 100; Victoria Docks
(41. paid), 61; ditto New (21. paid), 41; British
American Laud, 77 ex div.; Royal Mail Steam, 751.
The shares of the Grand Central Railway of France,
after receding to 21, to 21 prem., closid 24 to 21
prem. North of Spain Railway shares stand at 1 to
prem., but, being inopportunely introduced at a
period when such agitation prevails at Madrid, do
not excite so much attention as may probably be here-
after accorded to them, considering that the project
partakes of the nature of a government guaranteed
loan. At Paris and Madrid, however, the under-
taking is stated to have been very well taken up;
the lists are reported to be now filled,
and the shares are stated to have been
done on the former bourse as high as 2
prem. We understand the subscription list iu
London will be speedily closed. Oriental Gus
shares arc quoted ; to 1 prem. ; Royal Danish. Rail-
way, 21 to 31 prem. ; Berlin Waterworks, 1 to 1
prem. ; Melbourne Docks and Railway, par to

prem.
The directors of the English, Scottish, and Austra-
lian Chartered Bank inform their shareholders that,
having completed all their arrangements,they have de-
spatched the gentlemen appoiated as managers and
accountants of the branch banks of the com-
pany, at Sydney and Melbourne, to enter upon
their duties at those places. Mr. Jackson, the
colonial inspector, will also leave London for
Australia by the overland route, on the 4th proxi-
mo, and the business of the bank in the
colonies will be commenced immediately on his ar-
rival. The directors have also arranged that such of
the shareholders as may be desirous of doing so will
be at liberty to pay up the remainder of ttv tr shares
in full, or any part thereof; and that upon such an-
ticipated payments interest will be allowed at the
rate of 4 per cent per annum.
Annexed are the latest quotations of foreign
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's telegraphic
express: Amsterdam, Tuesday—Dutch Four per
Cents., 95 ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 641.
Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 241 ; ditto
Three per Ceut. foreign, 48 ; the Coupons, 6 13-16.
Mexican New, 264. Portuguese New, 391. Aus-
trian Five per Cent. Metallics, 811. Vienna, Tues-
day : Five per Cent. Metallics, 941; Exchange on
London, 10.50 ; ditto on Paris, 130. Hamburg,
Monday : Spanish Three per Cents., 404; ditto De-
ferred Three per Cents., 23Z. Berlin, Monday:
National Debt, 93; Russian Four-aud-a-Half per
Cent., 104.
The market for insurance shares is quiet, and.
prices exhibit scarcely any change. The present
quotations of the market are subjoined :—Albion, 90;
Alliance Marine, 50; Atlas, 22; British Commercial, 7;
Church of England, 31 ; Clerical, Medical, aud Gene-
ral, 201 ; County, 121, ex div.; Crown, 171; Eagle,
7; ; Equity aol Law Life, 51 ; English and Scotch
Law Life, 31; • European Life, 20 ; Family En-
dowment, 4; General, 51; Globe, 150; Guar-
dian, 613; Imperial Life, 191; Indemnity Marine,
54 et div. ; Law Fire, 41; Law Life, 50 ;
London Fire, 281; London Ship, 281; Marine, 22;
Medical, Invalid, and General, 3; Minerva, 6;
Monarch, 11; National Loan Fund, 24; National
Provincial, 11; Palladium Life, 24 ; Pelican, 45 ;
Phoenix, 173; Professional Life, 1 prem.; Provi-
dent Life, 41 ex dir. ; Hoek Life, 8; ; Royal Ex-
change. 236; Sun Life, 65; Union, 220; United
Kingdom, 5; Universal Life, 45; Victoria Life, 5.
The Equitable Reversionary Society's shares are
quoted 1164 ex div.
Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota-
Hoes arc subjoined :—Ashton and Oldham, 135, 140;
Brecknock and Abergavenny, 821; Birmingham
(guaranteed 4 per cent, by the London and North
Vesrern Railway), 1 '5l ; Derby, 63 ; Ellesmere and
Chester, 341; Grand Union, 24; Leeds and Liverpool,
550; Leicester, 66; Leicester and Northampton, 41! ;
Loughborough, 510; Macclesfield, 50; Oxford, 132;
Peak Forest, 70; Regents, 161 ; Stafford and Wor-
cester, 405 ; Stourbridge, 290 ; Severn and Wye Canal
and Railway, 24; Warwick and Birmingham, 40;
Warwick and Napton, 28; Wilts and Berks, 7, 71.
Shares in bridge associations command the follow-
ing pricts :—llungerford, 12; Southwark New
Seven-and-a-Half per Cents., 16 ; Waterloo, 31 ;
ditto, Old Annuities of 81., 26 ex div.; ditto, New,
of 71., 221 ; Vauxhall, 21.
Prices of Gas and Coke Companies' shares range
as follows :—British Provincial, 23; Brighton, 16;
City of London, 125; Continental ( third Capital),
671; Great Contra), 141; Imperial 831 et div.; In-
dependent, 46; London Parliamentary Preference,
244 ; Phoenix, 28; United General, 20; Westminster
Chartered, 39; ditto, New, 74.
Waterworks stocks are thus quoted :—East Lon-
don, 1231 ; Grand Junction, 69 ; Kent, 84; ; New
River Company, 60 ; Southwark and Vauxhall, 90
\Vest Middlesex, 110.
Other

shares are thus !voted in

the official list :—Assam Tea, lq; Auction Mart,
33; Australian Trust, 30; Electric Telegraph (A
shares, 201. paid), 2l; ; Hudson's Bay stock, 220;
Price's Patent Candle Company, 28 ex div.

THIS DAY—Two O'CLOCK.

The English stock market to-day has been firm at
the advance of yesterday afternoon, but business is
extremely quiet. Consols remain quoted 100;1 to 1
for money, ',and 1001 to 1 for May. The Three per
Cents. Reduced mark DOI to 100; the Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 1031 to 1; Bank Stock, 225 to
226; India Stock, 260 to 2621; South Sea Old An-
nuities, 994 ; Exchequer Bills, June, Bs., 45., and 3s.
prem.; ditto March, 7s , Bs., and 2s. prcm. ; India
Bonds, 445., 455., and 38s. prem.
The transactions in foreign stocks have also been
remarkably restricted, the settling forming almost
the only business. Prices arc generally well sup-
ported, but Spanish show no signs of a rally.
Spanish Deferred Bonds mark 241 ; Sardinian, 971;
Russian Fives, 1184 to 1 ; Granada Ono and
per Cent. Bonds, 231; Mexican, 271 ; Peruvian De-
terred, 671; Portuguese Fives, 43. The Spanish
Committee's Certificates are quoted 6 to 63 per emit

GRMAT NORTHERN RAlLWAT.—Rettitit Of trft
for week ending April 3, 1363 :—Passeraers, parcels, car•
tidies, horses, dogs, and mails, 5,.13%.. m;rehandise
sal minerals, 8,1911. 3e. 11d. ; cattle, 1'92!. Is.
Total, 14,1161. 10s. Od. Corresponding wrck, 1352,
11,2831. 144. 4d.