The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.

WEDNESDAY Erstrtxo.
For the greater part of the day the funds were
without alteration from yesterday's prices, but with the
heavy appearance indicative of a further decline. Unfa-
vourable reports from Ireland, with the still ascending ten-
dency of the prices of corn, were the causes assigned for the
prevailing depression. Towards the closet of business these,
or other considerations , caused prices to give way again.
Consols became 931 to I. and so left off with little seeming
promise of improvement. Reduced Threes, 931 to 1. Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951 to 1. Long Annuities, 9 9 16 to
4. Exchequer Bills, 103. to 13e. premium. India Bonds, 17s.
to 21.. premium. The government broker took 10,0001.
New South Sea Annuities at 93 for the national debt. The
peculiarly heavy state of the funds, it may be observed,
would appear to be referable to other and more immediately
applying causes than those currently reported, as may be
more conveniently explained on occa.ion hereafter.
The more speculative foreign stocks were also in decline
to-day. Spanish Fives are now quoted 251 to 1; the Threes,
355 to 1. Portuguese, 36 to 8. Mexican, 231 to 4. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 69 to 1 ; the Fours, 925 to 3.
Russian, 110 to 112. The transactions in foreign securities
were, however, of very inconsiderable extent, nor whilst
the funds continue with their present depressed aspect, is it
probable that business will be much more active in the
foreign house.
Mr. Richard Thornton, on behalf of the Portuguese bond-
holders, caused a protest to be drawn up in due notarial
form, against the deduction of the double denims from the
dividend now payable on the converted debt of Portugal, as
being an absolute violation of contract and of public faith,
and holding the Portuguese government responsible for full
compensation for the damage to himself and other bond-
holders hereafter who under compulsion shall submit now
to such deduction from the dividend. This protest was
served upon Baron Moncorne, the Portuguese envoy, on the
Bth instant for transmission to his government, who strangely
enough returned It the same day on the ground of not feet-
ing " justified in taking cognisance of the paper."

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