The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-09 00:00:00

[THREEPENCE.

18.-00 ; but the violence of speculation did not set in until
every railway concerti had undergone a satisfactory invcsti•
gation, and the results had been published.

To the circular is appended the following table,
showing the gain per cent. for each week, which, as
giving a fair illustration of the
.general condition of
the share market, will be found interesting:

1859. £ w. 1.
July 26....3 7
September 11 .... 9 7 3
• 18 .... 14 2 9
October 22
8
• 9 .... 19 17 3
„ 16 ... 18 19 11
PI 23 .... 19 12 3
343
November 6.... 18 7 1

March

d.
19 .... 54 6 3
26 .... 52 5 0
2 .... 47 2 6
9 .... 47 2 2
16 .... 49 15 8
23 .... 51 11 2
30 .... 61 1 3
6 .... 49 8 11
13 .... 40 14 9
20 .... 39 12 5

20 .... 20 12 6
27 .... 19 17 10
December 4 .... 21 12 7
" 11 .... 28 6 6
" 18 .... 33 3 4
26 .... 38 1 2
1'651.
January 2 .... 31 14 9
8 .... 32 12 1
15 .... 32 18 3
22 .... 31 0 6
~ 29 .... 38 10 7
February 5 .... 41 13 1
12 ...• 45 0 7
19 .... 47 13 9
26 .... 47 16 6
March 6 .... 59 16 1
~ 12 .... 53 10 7

27 .... 39 10 0
3 .... 41 11 11
10 .... 38 3 6
17 .... 36 7 8
24 .... 34 9 6
1 .... 34 17 B
8 ....34 6 5
15 .... 33 10 5
22 .... 30 14 11
29 .... 33 9 9
6 .... 33 6 8
12 .... 33 10 6
19 .... 29 10 4
" 26 .... 28 1 0
Bapterabor 2 .... 27 17 7
9 .... 28 0 1
16 .... 26 18 2
23 .... 27 19 3
" 30 .... 33 0

A moderate business has been done in hank shams
this week at about former prices. Sales are repot led
as follows:—British North American (.)U!. paid), 15;
London Joint Stock (101. paid), 181; London and
Westminster (201. paid), 291, 29; Oriental Bank
Corporation (251. paid), 25; Union of Australia (251.
paid), 351, .4,j ; Union of London (10/. paid), 141.
Prices of duck shares arc much ns before. Com-
mercial stuck is quoted 84; East and West India,
1121, 142; London, 1143, 115; St. Katharine, 70;
Southampton, 17, 161,1.
There has been rather more movement in steam-
boat shares, and the position of the Itoyal Mail
Steam Packet Company being regarded as favour-
able, a considerable rise has taken place in these
shares. Peninsular and Oriental have experienced
some fluctuation, and the new shares of this coin-
' Pally have also attracted a good many transactions.
The prices noted are:—General Steam Navigation,
271, 4, ex div. ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
641, 66, 651; ditto New (101. paid), 15, 111, 131,
15; Royal Mail Steam, 81, 80, 81, 83k.
Insurance shares are quiet, and prices pros-iit
scarcely the least change. Guardian shares aro
quoted a shade lower at 631 ; whilst Law Litn aro
worth 461.
Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in tho
official list : Assam Tea Company, 8 ; Australian
Agricultural, 15 ; Australian Trust, 201 ; Anglo-
Mexican Mint, 24 ; Canada Company, 471 ; Bud-
sou 's Bay Stock, 206 ; Prices Patent Candle
Company, 23 ; South Australian, 231 ; Van Die-
men's Laud, 1.

k:NOLISII FUNpS.—Tats DAT.

3 per lioluced. +hut
3 per CL j
31 ter el Cotmok, Jut
C 011.606 fur Aust.. U-il j

Long Anitulti.m.-
1 wIL, si; 2
Ditto 11°114,1 Wig, 445. IT..
Esetioquut.l4ll4.l.4l4.o-. dls.63s

FOBEIO:
4i per rtlkiglan,!o 5
5 wr CL limrikur, 85 7 az Or
tie. Not'. 14
4 pur CL 'mow, ty.e.4950
4 T., CL P. 2 4
3 per Ct. Cliiliw. Glt 3i ex di,

FC5:1)8.
5 per CL 31eirlealL 7/
4/ per CLlan, Si 5 cx llv
Ditto Defetrol, 41 6
5 pa l'ortzeta..,. 84 8
5 per CL 111 113
4, per Ct. littoisa,
5 itit Lui 1/
3 per (IL Spcmilsh. 374 ft
Du. l'a.sive. ti
I CL I'OA:A.I4, 2J 31
Du. Deform'. IU/ 11/

3 per et. Laumb. ;7
:Ater Ct. Patch.: it 1)
4we Ct. Dux:l4W Icidit
Equador. 3 4
1 111.1. Ct. Urenatlst. 14 U