The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

Wit Belies July 11,1953
Paris and Orleans Bonds,
1852
Ditto, ditto, ditto Jan. 1, 1854
Paris and Strasbourg,
Bonds of 1852 Dec.lo, 1853
Preston and Wyre,
Half A July 1, 1853
Quebec and Richmoad July 15,1853
Royal Danish July 1, 1853
Ditto Oct. 1, 1853
Ditto
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 0.N.8. Pur-
chase
Zealand
Ditto Oct 1, 1853 3 0 0 12
Ditto
Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's telegraphic ex-
press : Amsterdam, Saturday, closing prices:—
Dutch Four per Cents., 941; ditto Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 631 ; Spanish Deferred 'three
per Cents., 23 ; the Coupons, 51 ; Portuguese
New, 36 15-16 ; Austrian Five per Cent. Metallies,
811 ; Granada Deferred, 10 1-16 ; Mexican New,
26 ; Equador, 4 3-16 ; Greek (Blue), 64. I'aris
closing prices of this day : Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Bentes,lol.l3 ; ditto Three per Cents., 76.50 ;
Bank shares, 2,675.

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THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocir.

The funds opened at yesterday's closing rates, but
have since become decidedly flatter, the aspect of
the Eastern question being still regarded as unfa-
vourable. The first price of Consols was 981 to t
ex div. for July, but they are now 98: sellers. Tho
Three per Cents. Reduced mark 991 to 1; the
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 101: to 2-; Bank
Stock, 2281 to 229 ; Exchequer Bills, 65., 35., and
2s. prem.
Foreign stocks are flat, with no remarkable change
in prices, and little business going forward. Mexi-
can bonds arc quoted 271 to 2tl. The exception is
again the Swedish loan, which has been purchased at
des. Portuguese Fours mark 39; Sardinian, 94 Z ; Spa-
nish Old Threes, 481 to; ; Dutch Fours, 96 ; Danish
Threes, 851 ; Equador, 6; Austrian Five per Cents.,
1852, 99,1.

w i. lot Account.
PARIS, Jung 20. I "It i
Macey...Opening iHighest. Lowest.; Closing.
I—.
sper Cents.
41 per Cents., 1815 _ 1 ... ...
li per Cents., 1953 lOl 15 . ... ... ... :::
4; er Cents.
11 or Cents. New Loan ... ...
Exchrige on London: Ryden, —• 90 days, 24 87).
Bel gian,3lleret.llB4o Money / Naples Rents — Macey.
1/o. 4
Do. 2
Piedmont .5 p.Ct OB i Treasury Bonds ... ...
IP. 3. 1803
Pisa, Juni 20. St. Germain, —; Vanillin (right
bank), —; ditto {left bank), /35; Paris and Orkans, 1,010;
Paris and Rouen, 997 50; ROLM and Havre, 420; Marseilles
and Avignmi (Converted), ; Strasbourg and Bale, 340;
Northern, 870 ; Paris and Strasbourg, all 25 ; Pali. and Lyons.
883 ; Lyons and Mediterranean. 730 ; Guest, 715; Caen and
Cherbourg, no ; Dijon and Besancon, 525 •, Midi, 61250 ; Mon.
tereau and Troyes, ; Grainstamic and Beeler!, —•. Bordeaux
and Testa, 275 ; Blceme and St. Dizier to Gray, 513 ; Dieppe
and Fenunp, 330; Seeing, 210.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS,

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SVOAIL—The public sales are progressing steadily at
last week's currency. The Refined market dull without al-
teration in prices.
COFFEE.—This article is firm, the small public sale did
not alter quotations. Native Ceylon quoted 47.
TEA.—Tke large public sales, chiefly consisting of greens,
are going off without spirit. Importers are buying in at
hiah prices.
SALTPETRE. 700 bags, Refraction 6, sold;in public sale
275. to 275. fist. in equal portions, which were previous
rates.

COTION.—The demand continues limited, but prices are
supported.
Srices.—There has not been a public sale to-day.
limn without alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The Tallow market le very firm. The demand for Tallow
on the spot is very great; and far forward delivery there is
much more inquiry. Town Tallow is quoted 47e. nett
cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 485.; Oct. to Dec. (new),
48.1. Dd.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports scarcely anything doing, and
prices lower. Prime Meadow Hay, 775. 6d. to 84+. ; in-
ferior, 675. 61. to 725. Gd. ; Rowen, 40s. to 504.; Clover,
925. 6d. to 100 s.; second cat, 70s. to 85s ; Straw, 255.
to 30s.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

DEAL, TUESDAY, 9 A st.
Wind S. E. by E., eery light.
Passed.—Catherine Eliz tbeth, from London, for St.
Vincent; Bremen brig Phecnix, from Rio Janeiro,
for Antwerp.
Sailed.—lsabella Hercus, John Brooks, E.eanor,
Pactolua, Der Stad Nymegen, Lewe Van Nijenstein,
Candidate, Seboois. Her Majesty's brig Nerbudda,
with the whole of the outward bound except Clifton,
replacing main-topsail-yard.

SECRET TRADITIONS OF ROME.—Yesterday Pro-
fessor Filopanti delivered his second lecture upon this
subject in vindication of the authenticity of the early his-
tory of Rome, against the doctrines advocated by Niebuhr.
The lecturer entered more fully than on the former occasion
into a critical examination of the objections raised by
Niebuhr, and proceeded to describe the peculiarities of
various secret societies which existed in the early ages.
The augurs, he observed, formed a kind of secret society of
a politica-religious character, and it was impossible that the
popuiar superstition of regarding the flight of birds as
an indication of future events should have lasted so long a
time, and that the augurs should have been regularly con-
sulted by so grave a people as the Romans in all public
affairs of the greatest importance, without the priests em-
ploying considerable skill to suggest their departure. The
celebrated omen respecting the birth of Romulus and
Remus, he explained to have originated in a skil-
ful contrivance of the augurs letting loose at the
same time six vultures from one place and six
from another, and then causing them to unite
by exposing to their view the carcase of some dead animal.
The person of the name of Romulus, which Niebuhr had
supposed to have been forged from that of Rome, Pro-
fessor Filopanti regarded as a token of authenticity, for a
poet who had invented a legend relating the origin ;Aflame
would rather have chosen as the name of its founder a high
sounding word than a diminutive. In answer to Niebubee
theory that the early history of Itome exhibits traces of
forgery in an artificial arrangement of dotes, the lecturer
alluded to some strange coincidences between the dates of
the events of early Rome and these of the modern revolu-
tions of England, France, and Italy, and argued that
since these coincidences were no reasons for regarding the
history of England as a forgery, so the coincidences re-
marked by Niebuhr were no argument against the authen-
, ticity cf the early history of Rome. The lecture was
marked by much ingenuity and sound reasoning, and the
impression made upon the audience was undoubtedly a
favourable one.

THE SOAP DUTTES—Yesterday the bill to repeal
the sosp duties wits printed. They are to be repeated from
the bth July next.