The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-24 00:00:00

MOM" MAR IM-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoot.

The funds remain firm, without farther movement
of importance. Consols are quoted 94/ for money,
and 941 for the 4th of June. The
Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at
94; the New Three per Cents. at 931 to 1; Bank
Stock at 218 to 2161 ; Exchequer Bills,
March, at par to 3s. premium, being again
better; ditto, Jane, at 3s. dis. to par; India
Bonds, at Is. die. ; and Exchequer Bonds, at 981 to 1.
The scrip of the New Loan is quoted 2 to 21 prem.
Foreign stocks are also quiet and firm. The sales
include Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents., at 64! ;
ditto Four per Cents. Certificates, 95: ; Mexican,
231; ditto, for 30th May, 231, to 1 ; Sardinian,
941; Spanish Old Three per Cents., 461 ; the
Committee's Certificates, 61 per cent.; Turkish Six
per Cents., 981, to 99; ditto, Guaranteed Four per
Cents., 1021.
The whole of the gold ex the Eagle, amounting to
about 266,00 W., has been purchased by the Bank.
The purchases of gold in this market for account of
the Bank of France appear to have finally ceased.
A further amount of 280,0001. in gold ought to
come to hand very shortly in the ships Stebonheath
and Fantome. The former has been at sea 97 days,
and the latter 108 days. The Roxburg Cutts,
Medway, and George Marshall were to leave Mel-
bourne for London immediately atter the Eagle, and
are expected to bring a large quantity of the precious
metal.

In the corn market yesterday prices were nominally
unchanged, bet any movement on the part of sellers
would probably have caused a slight decline. The
foreign arrivals in London are null, and only one
floating cargo of grain has arrived off the ooast since
last Friday.
The halt-yearly interest on the State of Alabama
Six per Cent. Bonds is to be paid by the Union
Bank of London.
Holders of Paris and Lyons Railway @bares, ac-
cording to an announcement Just made in Paris, are
invited to apply prior to the 31st intent for their
proportion of an issue of 7,000 new shares, which is
upon the point of being made by the Fnuico-Swise
Railway, communicating with Neufchatel, Thielle,
and Vaumarens. Four Lyons shares entitle the
holder tonne share in the Swigs line.

A call of 11.10 s. per share is to be paid by all the
contributories of the Nelson Sea Voyagers and Gene-
ral Life Amuranos and Investment Company by the
3rd of June.

The Admiralty have ordered the undermentioned
sailing ships to be yed, preparatory to engaging
them for the conveyance of troops and stores from the
Crimea to the United Kingdom—vis. the Lady
Valiant, Thomson Hankey, an., White Eagle, Mary
Aon, Rajasthsn, Norwood, Edward, Calliope, COMIr
de Lion, Tudor, Maogerton, Heroes of Alma, Acadia,
Golconda, Sultana, Alms, Blanche, Rhea Sylvia,
Pedestrian, William Jackson, and the Typhoon.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Saturday, May 17, when compared with the
previous return, shows the following results :

iliroulation ken*
Circulation active 19,536940 D+craw 405,890
Public deposits 2.991,966 Decrease 41,632
Other deposits
Government securities in
tanking department 12,479,416 Damn 183,236
Otkersecuritiain basking
department
Coin and bullion it both

ciepartai ;c7e-- ---
9,801,885 Isereue 23,283
Seven day and ether bill 767.137 Demise 49,675
The Rest
Notes in mums,
The subjoined exhibits the extent of the week's
variations at one view :
Public deposits dooms@ £41,632
Other deposits increase £1,737,183
Notes and bill in circulation :

decrease 465,665
Bast
On the other side of the accatat:
Oseernmeet cc curities..decresse.. 183,236
Other securities
Cobs end bullion

Total

The chief changes here exhibited are doe to the
temporary disturbance otwasioned in the money mar-
ket by the negotiation of the five million loan. The
"other deposits" are largely swelled by the payment
into the Bank of the deposits on the loan placed is
the hands of Messrs. Rothschild. Oct the other hand,
parties desirous of subscribing to the loan hastened
to raise the requisite funds by borrowing from the
Batik on stock and other securities. Hence the
addition of nearly a million and a half to the "other
securities." Owing to the final shipments of gold
against the Turkiah loan the increase in the bullion
is only 23,2031., notwithstanding the large purchases
of gold made by the Bank. The next return will
probably show • considerable augmentation coder
this bead. The increase in the unemployed notes,
however, approaches half.a-million. On balance, the
diminution In the active note circulation is 403,8901.
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MOM DI &&&&&& NT. .. -
• 423.873,611 Government Debt I:MOWN
Other rtecurit._ .... 244.58. DA•
Gokt Coln and &Wks 9.171.616
1111 var Banks —

1631731161 163.673,615
IMMO DMAITIfIIIT.
Ppthprkeeme Minna ....114.643.076 Government Iteetuttlm
3116163 Owned. Dyad Weight
Putlia Deposit. ilteloi: Annuity) /12.479.416
Exeltre.. 66, 84044 Other Sectiritim
Commie. of Natroem Notre
and Div. Arictai 2.991416 Gold en 4 Moir Coln C0...230
Other t• _ ~ 13,361.497
dereindag astioiherillils 767.137
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133.930463 /14,950.103
Mu =. 1666 36. lIIALRIGIALL, Chid liable&

FIIDAT EVZNINO.

The improvcd appearance of the money market
render, the funds very Jinn. Priors closed today
per ant. higher than yesterday, the extreme point
of the late rise being thee maintained.

The discount market continues to show increased
ease. Good bills can be readily negotiated at In per
cent., being per cent. below the minimum charge
of the Bank of England. In the Stock Exchange,
loans upon stock can be obtained at 3 per cent. for
short periods, but for longer dates the charge is
about b per cent.
The scrip of the new loan was very steady, and
closed at 2 prem. exactly. The next instalment of
20 per cent., or one million, falls due ow the 12th of
June, making 30 per cent. paid.
Consols for the 4th of June ranged between 941
and 941, and closed at 941 to 1. For money the last
pries was 941 to 4. The "contango" for the July
account, which yesterday stood at 4 per cent. (inclu-
sive of income tax),declined to-day to 1 per oent.This
is a favourable feature. The official business report
is as follows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money,
HI, 1,4, 1 ; ditto, for account, 4th Jane, 941, 1,
4. Three per Cent. Reduced, 931.93. New Three
per Cents., 931, 4, /. Long Annuities, expiring in
January, 1860, 3 3-16 ; Thirty Years Annuities,
Jan. 1860, 3 7-16; Thirty Years Annuities, April,
1883 (Loan of 16,000,0000, 17 3.16. India Stock,
2341, 232, 233. Three-and•a-Half per Cent. Exche-
quer Bands, falling payable in 1858, 981 ; ditto,
1869, 981. Canso' Scrip (New Loan), 2 pram.
The March Exchequer Bills were spin better, at
Is. dia. to 2s. prem. The Jane Bills were steady at
4*. to Is. die. These securities quickly respond to
any improvement in the money market. Exchequer
Bonds are well supported, at 984 to 1.
Foreign stocks were in all cases well supported.
Turkish Six per Cents. closed 1 per cent. higher than
yesterday, at 981 to 99. The Guaranteed Four per
Cents. advanced sto per cent., leaving off at 1021
to 103. Other securities show little change. The mis-
cellaneous transactions comprised Chilian and Bitches
Ayres Beads.
The benign exchanges this afternoon.were steady,
except es regards Hamburg ; bills on this city con-
tinuing in request, the rate showed a downward
tendency. The current quotations are subjoined, viz.:
Amsterdam, 3 soatbs,l2.l4 to 1; ditto, short, 11.16 tol
19 ; Rosterdans, 3 swaths, 12.11 spa ; Antwerp and Brus-
sels, Smooths, 26.621 to 66; listabarg, 3 months, 13.101
to 11; Paris, 3 !soothe, 26.41 to 75; ditto, short, 26.40
to 45; Illarmilks, 3 months, 25 721 to 774 ; Frankfort-
ea tee-Maine, 3 months, 1211 to 1; rstenbarg, 3 menthe,
161 Vienne, 3 sleuths, 10.19 to 23; Trieate, ;1
swaths, 10.22 to 24 ; Naples, 3 wombs, MI to ; Ow" '