The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-29 00:00:00

Exchequer Bills are firm, at yesterday's improved
rate of )4s. to 375. prem.; and India Bonds arc also
well maintained, though with not much doing.
Foreign stocks arc firm, with a moderate amount
of business offering, which, however, appears to be
chiefly for investment. Buenos Ayres Bonds have
realised a further advance, marking 30, and Bra-
zilian are firm. Chilian stocks, on the other hand,

remain weak, an opinion being entertained that
the position of political affiiirs in the republic is not
so sound as is generally believed. Spanish Actives
rule at 201 to 21. An official notice has been posted
in the Stock Exchange to-day from Mr. Cape!, as
chairman of the committee of Spanish bondholders,
to the effect that Senor Itorrajo has received a com-
munication from his government, authorising him to
extend the time for converting the Bonds, with- •
out losing the dividend, until the end of March.
The following are the prices of ,to-day's sales :
Brazilian Old Five per Cent., Small Bonds,
931; ditto New, 1829 and 39, 93. Buenos Ayres,
Six per Cents., 50. Chilian Six per Cents., 991..
Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 901. Grenada
One-u-Half per Cents., 141. Mexican, 234. Peru-
vian Five per Cents., 1849, 883; ditto Deterred, 43,
3. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1034.
Spanish Active Five per Cents., 201; ditto for
i account, 201, 21 ; ditto, Passives, 54.
There is not much business doing. in the Califor-
nian gold adventures to-day, and prices range much
the same as yesterday, present quotations being as
'follows: Nouveau Monde, 3to 4 prem.; Agua rim
11 to 11 prem.; Golden ountain, tto 1 premium ;
West Mariposa, 1 dis. to par ; Ave Maria, y dis. to
par.
The tendency was rather upward in the market
for foreign exchanges last afternoon, owing partly to
a somewhat higher quotation from Paris of this day,
by telegraph, and partly to a good supply of bills.
Short Paris was done at 23.14' to 15 ; ditto, three

months, at 25.30 to 35. AMsterdam was not in
great demand, and therefore a shade higher, namely,
11.18 t to I. For Hamburg the demand was consi-
derable, but drawers both for shipment and on spe-
culation coming forward, the rate of lust post, 13.10
to was maintained. Frankfurt remained 1201 to
with but little business. The exchanges on Italy
were very dull, and negotiations were effected in
favour of buyers. The reverse was the case with
bills on Spain, which being in better request than of
late were negotiated in favour of sellers. An
amount on Stettin was sold at 6.27. For Vienna
and Trieste there was some demand on speculative
account; short was done at 12.44, and three months
at 12.48 to 54, but the amounts were by no means
considerable.

The bullion market remains nominally at former
rates, as the supplies by the Medway will not come
into the market till Wednesday next, but it may be
noticed that the price of silver shows a decidedly up.
ward tendency, there being a good demand for the
East India hteamer, which will again curry out a
large amount. Columbian doubloons arc firm at
31. 18s. to 3/. 18s. 6d. per oz., there being numerous
orders to purchase for transmission to the Brazils,
where this coin is in great demand owing to the
war. The price of platina is quoted at about 16s.
per oz. •
The Bank of England returns for the week
ending the 22nd November, when compared with
those for the week preceding, exhibit the following
,changes:
Circulation kaue £29 459 485 Increase £215,0.10

Circulation active 10.,355,•'M Decrease 230,343
Public deposits 7,300,341 Increase 362,031
Other deposits
Government securities in

banking department 13,211,768 Without. alteration
Other securities in bunking
department
Coin and bullion in both

. .
departments —
16,023,194 Increase 324,850
Seven thy and other bills 1,169,317 Decrease 20,292
The Rest
The Reserve
This return again shows a great augmentation in
the available resources of the establishment. The
large increase of 321,8501. in the stock of bullion,
raises this item, in exact accordance with our antici-
pations, to above sixteen millions. The finding of
profitable employment for its funds will now be
more than ever an object of anxious attention to the
Bank directors.
According to the official returns published in the
Gazdte of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of
all the private banks of England and Wales during
the week ending the 13th of November ;est, was
3,517,233/.; in the week preceding, the_ amount was
3,572,623/. There is consequently a decrease of
,53,3901. . . . . . . . .

The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during
the same week was 2,400,1i59/.; and the previous
week's return being 2,812,1)391., the decrease is shown
to be 12 230/.
On tailing into consideration the active circulation
of the Bank of England, which in the week in ques-
tion was 19,38,1,0051. (being 05,7734 less than the
week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula-
tion of England and \Vales to be 25003,4871., which
shows a decrease of 803,415/. as compared with the
returns for the previous week, ending the Bth of
November. . _

As regards the fixed issues the private banks were
1,180,8421., and the joint-stock banks 609,2981. below
the amount authorised to be issued, making a total
of 1,790,1401. below the fixed amount.

The shareholders in the Anglo-Californian Gold
Mining Company will read with interest the follow-
ing extract of a letter, dated Grass Valley, Nevada
County, California, the 18th July, and inserted in the
New York Herald :
Of the mills now going up at Grass Valley. one is by Sir
Henry Huntley. on the Lawn Quartz Mountain, two and a
half miles from the village of Centreville. This vein has
been the longest worked of any in the township, a " Chili
mill" of small power having been in operation upon it for
about ten months. The mountain is owned by two com-
panies—one, and the oldest, the " Union Company," and
the other the " Wolf Creek Gold Mining Company." The
latter is organised under the general incorporation act of
California, and has • nominal capital of 100,000 dole. An
arrangement has been made by both companies, with Sir IL
Huntley, to work the vein for hall the gross products,
which will give an annual dividend on the stock of over one
hundred pet cent. per annum. This mill goes into opera-
tion in December of this year.
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PORED:I3f FUNDS.
43 per Ct. Beebe. Set e 0 3 per Ct. Aleetesea, 238 4
5 per Ct. Ileaziliaa, 67 6 5 per Ct. Peru. iti., 84 tO
' D., Neer, 66 8 Ditto Deferral. 41 4
6 per Ct. BUM.. ATM.. 47 tO 6 pee Ct. P•tetu cut ..!, 15 7
6 per Ct. Chillen. 131 3 . per Ct. Mullen. 111 13
3 per Ct. Cltiluia 64 6 49 per et. Rurolan, lu2 9
9 per Ct. 114m1611, 76 4 6 per Ct. pontall. Acme. 2q 1
f.,per Ct. Dula. 781 I 3 per Ct. 3osololi. 29, 40
1 per Ct. Dub*. 695 9 I*. Pewee. Al 6
Ewa :or. 3 4 `..i !..rr Ct. V.....atielt. 35j 65
1 per Ct. Ore/414 14 15 DO. Deferral. 12 13
liordlalan 3 per C421..11 to 1 dia.