The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.

STOCIt-ElCHallott.—Prices again took an upward turn
to4sy, and business wss extremely brisk. Oaks: Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 97 9 d.—Ditto (late Chaster and Bitten-
head), 10—Ditto (227. shares), 44 st.—Lbledoolan, 112 7 I—Eset Lan.
minim 141—Edinburgh, Perth, and Desdee, —Lanais- hire and
Toritatdre. 39 o—Ditto (71116 shams), 7 3-16 d.—Lancester and
Carlisle (third shares), a tar—Leeds and Think. 131 1 13 —Lieorpeol,
Crai..„..danod 800thpart. p.—Londnu, Brighton, aad South Coast,
974 n and bomb Waters, 134 f 3 4j—Ditto (new ++ shares),
51 p.—Ditto (OM shares), 61 p.—Naneheater, Ntedield,and Lincoln,
14 3i —Ditto (pre(. sharer), If—Ditto (IL sew prof. 'bana), 9.16 p.
—Midland, 624 t 1 4—Ditto (4 dune). 147 13-16 13.16 d.—North
91—North Staffordshire, 64 1 d. —St. Helens Hallway and
464 —South Emmen and Dover, 16 7—tiouth Italkirdelaire, id.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAT.

Two o'Ctoix,

The ministerial defeat of bud night it;sbcs.;;Try
quietly received in the City. So far from any alarm
being expressed as to a ministerial crisis, the feeling
seems to be one of satisfaction at getting rid of an
incapable official at the head of the Exchequer. It
is considered, too, that a salutary influence has been
exercised on Lord John, whose numerous promises of
contemplated reforms are supposed to be consequent
on the serious lesson he has received. Considerable
interest is felt to know the determination come to at
the meeting of protectionist members, suddenly
called together at Lord Stanley s, for three o'clock
this afternoon.

The general feeling of the stock market is decidedly
one of dulness, an indisposition being
i shown to ope-
rate pending the consideration of the important mea-
sures now before the House of Commons. Prices
experienced a further slight depression, notwithstand-
ing a continuance of the purchases on public account.
Consols opened fiat, at 961 to 1, both for money
and account, but they are at present just a shade
steadier, at 96,1 to 1 for cash, and 961
for the 11th of March. The prices of business noted
in the official list are :—Three er Cent. Consols.
961, k ; do. for account, 961, 1; Reduced Three per
Cents., 961, 1' 97; New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents., 98, 1; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 11.16. Bunk
Stork, 2151.
The foreign stork market is without change, and
the operations, which were upon a limited scale, pre-
sent no feature worthy of special notice. Peruvian eon-
tinues depressed ; the Active Bonds were last transacted
at 791. The business list is as follows: Brazilian
Old Five per Cent. Bonds, 921; Buenos Ayres
Six per Cents., 55 ; Belgian Five per Cents.,
102; Two-and-a-Half per Cent. Dutch, 581;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 911; Mexican
Bonds, for the 28th, 33,1. Peruvian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., for account, 791, 1. Portuguese
Four per Cents. 331. Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 971 ; ditto small. 97a.Spanish Active Five
per Cents., for account, 191, 1; ditto Five per Cents.,
371 •, ditto for account, 38.
The market for the floating debt is still depressed
and looking down. Exchequer Bills, 1,000/. and
' 5001., have been sold at 505., 01s., and 475. pron.;
ditto small, at 475. and 50s. India Bonds, large,
mark 60s. prem.
The following is the course of exchange :
Tuna. Yneesnegetisted
From To
13 61 7
11 151 l6
II 161 l7
11 17
25 20
55 20
23 ai 23
13 20
... 23 22e 271
...—.. Ile ....„ 1151
15 35 „ 13
......
ao
ai
IS 63 --
Nniss 11 41 1
Paolermo. *--
........
11 *--
134 1 I
Messina
Lisbon 9O days U
Oporto
The following are the last quotations of the
rates of exchange at foreign places on London. It
will be seen that they do not rally.
Previous Latest
Quotations. Quotations.
Amsterdam (short) .... 11.75 11.7.5
Ditto (two months) 11.671 11.671
Antwerp
Augsburg 9d.43 911.44
Buenos Ayres
Milan 29 lire 29 lire 07
Naples
Paris

Hamburg $ Me.
Amsterdam ...... Abort
Ditto 3 Ms.
Motterdom
Antwerp .......
Brown'
Parts Short.
Ditto
Martel
Frankfort .....
Vienna "
Trieste

Peterzburg
Matlnd
Cadiz
Lextvora ..„ .......
Genoa

Sydney 9B
Trieste
Venice
The exchange on all places and the prices of
bullion have remained steady at Paris for some days.
Since the South Western railway meeting the sub-
ject of the new contract for maintenance of way is
still canvassed, as the statements made at the meet-
ing leave it in doubt. Several shareholders have ex-
pressed their anxiety on this subject. The directors
still affirm that they save 30,000/. yearly, and yet it
is stated the prices paid for renewal of rails and other
items bring up the total charges to the old amount.
It is very desirable that some definite information
should be given by the company on this head, as it
is a subject of very great importance.
The traffic returns for the past week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
yesterday, are as follows:

1&51. 1850.
London and NorthWeatern.... £40,335 £38,003

Great Western

' Boca/la.—St. Germain, 420; Veraaffles (right bank),
171 23; Versailles (kit bahlt), 171 25; Paris and Cooten, n 55; Hoorn
WA liana, 275; Marsai3os and Avignon, 19120; Strasbourg end
(tale, 138 75; Centre, 412 SO; 13oulostoe and Anstalt', 211 34; North,
477 50; Paris and Sira.bounr, 8119 25; Tours and Nantes. 230;
Montanan and 'Troves. 93; Menge and Peen .p, 210.
•

. -
MtnntD, Fan. I.s.—Three per Cents., 341; after Holm,
34 5-la rash, 31 7-16 paper. lour per Cents., 13. Fire per
Cents., 141; after llolska, 141 cask. Coupons, 8 paper; after
Saki, 71 rash. l'aedvex, 4 3-16 as nosh ; after Holm, 5 3-16
cash. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 001 cash.
LienLlN, Fen. 10.—Voluutary Luau, 1061 ; New Loan,
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1001 ; National Debt, R 1 ;
Commercial lfanne Society's Premium, 1271 ; Bank
Shares, 9.51.
VIENNA, Frit. 18.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 971;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 8.3 ; Bank Shares, 1,260.
Exchange on London, 12.43.