The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCINO-LANE.-THIS DAY.

6Uol.ll.—The public sales are large. The Barbados@
sold at a slight advance. Other deecriptrons are progress-
ing without any material alteration. The refined market
Arm. Oro., ry lumps, 4%. 13d. to 50s.
Curran —ln public We plantation Ceylon sold at full
prices. Ent India is going off irregularly. Native Cey-
lon dell at 495. 61.

Tim —The market Is steady without alteration in prices.
SALTPITILI hue sold at telly le. &drapes on lit week's
prises, 31s. to 32a. Gd.
Rica continues in good demand. at a slight advance.
Oita have advanced 10s. per tun.
HEMP, fin, and other Russian produce am in demand at
advanced prism.
Srtitta.—Ram and brandy are held for higher prime.
la other articles no material alteration.

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141 I 2,111
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4.000 10.200
4.70
32.9 273
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lOW
11,100 19,600
57,000 70,000
111,000 270,000
161,000 $82,000
0 1,180
15,100 11,700
33,40 110,000
11,000 14,000
160 15,100

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The tallow aterket is steady, but not so excited as yesters
Cal, he " bean " having bought in a considerable pan of
their *mann Town tallow is quoted :595. Cd., nett cash;
Pecenborg Y.C. ors the spot 625. 61.; Jan. to March,
Ob. ; March to April, 625. 91.

SMiTHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports the trade without alteration.
Pt me Meadow Hay, 1/os. to 116 s. ; inferior, SOL to 7011.
Bowen, 50e to 70s. ; Clover, 90s. to 1265.; second cot, 80e.;
to 1 Mt. ; Straw, 40e. to 46..

COTTON.—LivmtrooL, his. 9. The market aloud
very firmly, andeampered with the prieaa current last week,
price of all desuriptione f cotton are quite as dear. The
fates i 1.11,0 atnounted to 6,000 bides, iimludieg 6,000
ra.• (500 for export), sod a similar quantity on apeenhition
500 Buyittlana, 6d. to Ilid. ;600 Surat, &L. to 4d. ; sat 30
blaada,2o4. to ft, 14.

The English stock market opened with a heavy
appearance, and ruled during the morning at a fur-
ther decline of to per cent. Towards the close
of business, however, a much firmer feeling became
observable; and, the market being assisted by pur-
chases to cover speculative sales effected at the higher
prices lately current, coupled with intelligence of •
rally of per cent. at Paris to-day, the fonds finally
closed with a strong appearance, at a rise of per
cent. on the final range of Saturday. The rise may
bi regarded as sufficiently remarkable, oc-
curring as it did in face of the receipt
of telegraphic despatches asserting positively
that the allied fleets have at length entered
the Black Sea. This movement of the market affords
a remarkable illustration of the prevalent disposition
of speculators to " discount " unfavourable political
moose: hence, when the events anticipated really
*elms off," the speculators realise their profits, and
the immediate effect on the market is directly the
reveals of that for which the public
have looked.

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gigitvrtießuseianfori;;. It =Ws Painted
out, however, that this was not the saki toss perhaps
the chief cause of the afternoon's iespellorimmt. A good
deal of attention was excited by the announcement
made in the Menileur, and received by telegraph,
that the Prince de Chimay hu had an audience of
the Emperor of France in order to deliver a note
from King Leopold of Belgium. It was at once
concluded that this communication has reference to
the question now agitating Europe; and, looking to
the movements apparent amongst the courts and;
diplomatists of Western Europe, and to the Russia*
influences which appear, by the latest advice., to be
vigorously at work at Constantinople, an anxious and
very excited feeling was produced in the afternoon,
which was further stimulated by the circulation of a
variety of rumours. Apart from politics, the arrivals
et gold, and the lets stringent appearance of the
= market, are calculated to have a favourablece on the security markets. With the creep.
don of the rally at Pans above referred to, however,
the whole of the continental bourses are reported as
having suffered a material fall, caused, prob.bly, by
the French diplomatic note recently published.
Consols opened at 92: to 1 ex div. for the 18th,
declined to 92 to 1, and after several fluctuations,
bad rallied to 921 to / at the official close. At 4
o'clock the price had advanced to 92/ to 1 •, and after
that hour there were buyers at 921. There wan
further sales of money stock in the morning. The
official business report is annexed, viz:—Three per
Cent. Consols, for money, 921, 1,1, ex div.; ditto
for account, 18th January, 921, 1,1, /, 1' 1 an
div. Three per Cent. Reduced, 921, 1:1. Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents., 931, 1,1, 1,1,, 5. Long
Annuities, 1860, 51. Bank Stoat, 219.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 6s. to 9s. prem.,
and India Bonds, par to 4s. prem.
The foreign stock market showed much bezel-
WM during the morning, but bad partially rallied at
the close. The chief feature was a fall of 2to 3 per
oat. iu Russian, on sales on account of continental
lholders. Peruvian fell 11. per cent., and prices were
generally quoted lower throughout this department.
At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 22/ to
23. Peruvian Four-end-a-Half per Cents., 64 to
66. Sardinian, 89 to 91. Spanish Deferred, 20
Ito 21 ex div. Russian Five per Cents., 1081 to 91 ;
Iditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ex div.
Granada Active, 19 to 21; ditto Deferred, 6/ to 71.
1 The list of sales includes: Brazilian Four-and-a-Half
per Cent. Bonds, 1852, 92. Buenos Ayres Six per
Cent., 62. Chilian Six per Cent., 101, 102, 100.
Danish Three per Cents., 1825, 83, 841. Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 621, 63, 621 / ex div.;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 95 94i. Equador
Beads, 41. Granada Deferred, 7. Mexican Three
Le/...Cenla_or 23, 221, 4. Peruvian Four-and-a-
, Half per Cent., 65; ditto Three per Cents., 47. Por-
tuguese Four per Cent., 39 ex di,. Russian Five
per Cent., 110, 109; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 91, 891 ex div.; ditto Small Bonds, 93
ex div. Sardinian Five per Cents., 89,88. Spanish
Old Three per Cents., 431, 1, 421 ex div.; ditto
New Deferred Three per Cents., 201 1 ex div. ;
the Passive Bonds (Converted), 41. Venezuela De-1
Ifened One per Cent., 13.
Intelligence was received to-day of the arrival of
smother vessel from Australia, viz., the Ambrosine,
kin Geelong. Her dates are as recent as those
brought in by the Frances Beaty, extending to the
13th Oct. The amount of gold brought in by this
vessel is not yet ascertained, but she is known to
have 15,000 ounces (60,0001.) on board, consigned to
the London branch of the Bank of New South
Wales. Of the vessels homeward bound from
Australia, the subjoined are known tc hve gold on
besAls via.;

Date of

Gold en

Prom waling. Ounces.
Madagaaear Port Phillip .. Aug. 12 .. 60,460
Roxburgh Cutlet Port Phillip .. Sept. 24 .. 71,882
Mohawk Sydney .. Sept. 15 .. 14,095
Helen Baird
Undaunted Gteleng .. Sept. 30 .. 35,000

Total ounces 195,316
The value of this is fully 780,0001. Much of the
gold now received from Australia is on account of the
banks. Of that by the Mohawk, 11,408 ounces are
for the Bank of Australasia, and 2,398 ounces for the
Commercial Banking Company; and of that by the
Helen Baird, 10,267 ounces are for the Union Bank
of Australia, and 3,612 ounces for the Commercial
Banking Company.
The amount of specie brought in by the Asia, from
New York, is stated in the teleraphic despatck at
826,000 dole., or about 65,2061.
Notice is issued of the cancelment and shipment to
Lima of Peruvian Six per Cent. Bonds of 1849, to the
amount of 1,814,8001., this loan being replaced by
the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. loan lately negotiated
in London.
In the corn market to-day there was a further
rise of Is. on Friday's prices, making a total rise of
about ss. per quarter since Monday.
Great excitement prevailed in the tallow market,
to-day, the price of this article being now mainly
affected by the aspect of politics. There was a fur-
ther rise of 2a. per cwt., or 2!. per too, the closing
price of Russian being 625., " buyers," on the spot.
Mr. Richard Thornton, the chairman of the commit-
tee of Portuguese bondholders, has this day made a
formal protest, through Mr. John Dennison, jun.,
the notary, against the arbitrary deduction of [we-
alth. of the dividends, as ordered by the late spoilt-
tory decree of the Portuguese government ;
and also against the non-payment of the
overdue dividends, and the other financial disho-
nesties of Portugal. So long as the bondholders
maintain their just attitude of opposition to Portu-
guese government spoliations, it will be impossible
for that state to derive any advantage from the
London money market, as the London Stock Ex-
change has already formally refused to allow of the
introduction of any new stock or security guaran-
teed by that government, until the prior claims of
the bondholders shall have been satisti.d.
The first annual general meeting of the Peel River
Land and Mineral Company is called for the lst
February.
By the Sydney Morning herald of the sth Octo-
ber, we perceive that the bill for incorporating the
New South Wales Coat and Inter-colonial Steam Na-
vigation Company had been read • third time in
the Legislative Council and pas-ed.
Land shares were firmer to-day. Australian Agri-
cultural shares rose about 31., closing at 41 to 43.
South Australian Land were last quoted 36 to 38. In
Bankshares, the feature was a tall of 2/. in the
shares of the Bank of Australasia and Union Bank
of Australia. Crystal Palace shares closed firmer at
1 3-18 to 1 6-16 prem.
At Paris today (Monday) the Three per Cent.
Rentes cloak for money at 71.10, and the Four-and-

a-Half k.er C....t5. at 99.60. The Three per Cents.
exhibit a further rally of 1 per cent. since Satur-
day.
Madrid—Thursday : Three per Cent. Interior
Debt, 411; ditto Deferred, 21 j. These prices exhibit
no change.
Hamburg—Saturday : Spanish Three per Cents.,
37 ; ditto, Deferred, 19g. Sardinian, 82. This
bourse has again given way.
Frankfort—Saturday : Austrian Five per Cent.
Metallic', 761. Spanish Three per Cents., 39 • ditto
Deferred Three per Cents., 201. Here, disc:, a fall
is shown, amounting to 11 per cent. in Austrian.
Berlin--Saturday Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 92; Exchange on London, 6.161. Human
has fallen 2 per cent.
Vienna—Closing prices (Saturday): Austrian Five
per Cent. Metallic', 91. Exchange on London,
11.47. Bank Shares, 1,340. Gold, 26 per cent.
prem.; silver, 181 per cent. prem. These prices in-
dicate the existence of a panic.
The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by our government stocks at pre-
sent prices. To render the results strictly accurate.
the proportion of interest which may have accrued
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