The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.
A much more buoyant feeling was observable in
the English stock market at the commencement of
buthsess this morning, and prices opened higher
thaw they left off on Saturday. The trans-
aiselions which succeeded were not exten-
sity% but mainly in the direction of investments;
and in view of the scarcity of stock, which is still
experienced, the renewal to-morrow of the purchases
on account of the sinking fund, and the development
of more confidence on the Paris Bourse, a further
improvement has been established.
Consols opened 984 to both for money and the
11th December, and are now quoted 981 to a, being
a rise of as compared with Saturday's range. The
official report of actual business is limited to :
Three per Cent. Consols, 981, t, a ; ditto for account,
98i, Three per Cent. Heduced, 974; New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents., 884, 1, I. Long Annuities,
18V, 7.
. mere is more inquiry for Exchequer Bills, which
base improved la., being now quoted 525. to 555,
9r11.0 India Bonds rule at 38s. to 61s. prem., with
much doing.
business in the market for foreign bonds is of
an-sverage character, and has not given rise to any
fluctuation in prices beyond en improvement in
Mexicans, which, after the heavy fall of Saturday,
have rallied to 244. There is more disposition
to invest in Sardinian, and the price is rather higher
than it was a week ago. Spanish Threes maintain
a good figure, but in the active portion of this
debt there is no movement. Sales are re-
ported this morning as follows :—Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 88. Belgian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 89. Danish Three per Cents., 1825,
764; ditto Five per Cents., 1014. Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., 59; ditto Four per Cent. Certi-
ficates, 90, Equadur Bonds, 3, 33. Mexican, for
account, 28th Nov., 231, 24Z. Portuguese Four per
Cents, 331, 1. Sardinian Five per Cents., 821, 82,
823 ; ditto Scrip, 3 dim. Spanish Passive Bonds, ;
ditto Coupons, 8; ditto Three per Cents., 391,
The market for Californian gold mining shares,
which on Saturday closed firmer, again exhibited a
slight improvement this morning, but prices have
since gone rather flatter, and now rule as fol-
lows :—Ave Maria shares, to `4 premium ;
West Mariposa, 4 to 1 premium ; Ague
Fria, Z to 1 prem. Nouveau Monde, 3 to 1 prem.
Golden Mountain of Mariposa, to 1 prem. Ano-
ther company is out this morning, under the title of
the " East Mariposa Gold Quartz Mining Company,"
which proposes to raise a capital of 150,000/. in
shares of 11. each, payable on allotment, and "with-
out any further call or liability."

SATURDAY EVENING.
The discount market is low, with money abundant.
The Goll Quartz Companies produce no effect, nor
are they likely to do so, as the amount required is
small. At the present time there are no heavy de-
mands for stocks or loans on the market. A fiirther
reduction in the Bank of France bullion is announced.
The exchange at Paris on London is, however, drop-
ping. Yesterday it further declined 21 centimes.
A slight decline of bullion in the Bank of England,
amounting to 32,2401., has been caused by the ship-
ment of 200,000 oz. of silver coin, or above 50,0001.
to the Cape of Good Hope on government account.
The imports of bullion this week include 136,720
dole. by the America from New York : 2,0201. by the
Sir Robert Peel, screw steamer (1,2001. from Sierra
Leone, 8201. from the Cape); 483,949 dots. by the
Great Western (Tampico, 27,616 ; Vera Cruz, 131,696;
Mexico, 20,943; Pacific, 37,909; California, 190,803;
Carthagena, 34,826 ; Jamaica, 7,786; Azores, 1,365 ;
West Indies, 30,995 ; plate pine, 700); 97,0001. gold
by the Emperor steamer from St. Petersburg; 1,2001.
by the Severn from the Brazils; and 60,0001. gold by
the Victoria from St. Petersburg. The total is about
280,000/. _ _

The amount of the precious metals exported direct
from London during the week ending Thursday last
was 233,150 ounces and 918 W. in silver, of which the
greater portion was to the Cape, and a parcel of
copper coin of the aggregate value of about 60,000/.
No gold was shipped. The account in detail is as
follows: silver coin to Rotterdam, 3,700 oz.; to the
Cape of Good Hope, 200,000 oz. • to Boulogne, 1,200
oz.; to Corfu, 990/. Silver bars: to Rotterdam,
21,000 oz.; to Belgium, 8,000 oz.; to 80u10gne,1,230
oz. Copper coin to Corfu, 150/.
The exports of bullion from the oatports include
1,000/. by the Madrid Peninsular and Oriental
steamer for the Peninsula; and 232,3291. by the Tay
(Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, 116,#291.; Brazil,
183,9051). The total from the United Kingdom toall
parts is about 293,000/. The export to the Hearth is
chiefly for the formation of the Commercial Bank at
Rio Janeiro.

The total shipments of gold to this country as yet
advanced from the Australian colonies sum up nearly
75,000/., comprising the following, viz.—by the Sir
Thomas Arbuthnot (arrived here), 4,0001.; by the
Mary Bannatyne, 11,648/.; by the Boadicea, 28,785/.
(these two vessels having sailed in July) ; and by
the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, which left in August,
between 20,000/. and 30,0001. These supplies, it
must be recollected, arc in addition to those from our
usual sources, and as future shipments will be larger,
and following one another in quicker succession, the
effect upon this market must not be underrated.
According to the official returns published in the
Ginette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of
all the private banks of England and Wales, during
the week ending the Ist of November last, was
3,592,131/,; in the week preceding, the amount was
3,622,1301. There is consequently a decrease of
29,999/.

The uote circulation or the joint-stock banks dur-
ing the same week was 2,806,859 t, and the previous
week's return being 2,863,0941., the decrease is shown
to be 38,211/.
. .

On taking into consideration the active circulation
of the Bank. of England, wfiich in the week in ques-
tion was 20,468,723/. (being 229,5101. less than the week
preceding), we find the aggregate note circulation of
England and Wales to be 26,867,7151., which shows
a decrease of 317,7441. as compared with the returns
for the previous week, ending the 25th of October.
As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were
1,103,941/., and the joint-stock banks 603,1281. below
the amount authorised to be issued, making a total of
1,709,0721. below the fixed amount.

An analysis of the railway traffic returns of the
United Kingdom for the last week, published by
Ileruputlis Journal, shows the total receipts on 6,429
miles to be 261,1931., or equal to 401. 158. per mile per
week. In the corresponding weekoflast year the amount
was 246,441!. on 6,192 miles, or 39/. 15s. per mile
per week. There is thus an increase in the aggre-
gate amount received of 14,7311., or 5.98 per cent.,
an increase iu the mileage of 237 miles, or 3.82 per
cent., and an increase of 11. on the amount received
per mile per week. The Railway Times estimates
the aggregate receipts since the Ist of July at
6,039,660/., which ou 6,2631 miles gives an average
of 9641. 6s. 90. per mile; and as the amount for the
corresponding period of 1830 was 5,165,5151. on
5,9621 miles, or 8661.55. 21d. per mile, the difference
is shown to be in favour of the present year to the
lextent of 981. ls. 7d. per mile.

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DEPOT-49m RZOIMENT.—This dep6t, under the
command of Major Hut, has lately arrived at Temple-
more, from Birr.