The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-22 00:00:00

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considerable amount of 200,0007., and we re-
gret to hear that Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds,
and other of our leading manufacturing towns,
are likely to be compromised to a very incon-
venient extent by their unfortunate suspension.
They were among the most active of our merchants
engaged in the export trade. With these exceptions
to the more cheerful demonstrations of the moment,
the day passed over innocuously, and in a manner to
afford strong hopes of an early and general restora-
tion of confidence. A meeting was held of parties in-
terested in the affairs of Messrs. Giles, Son, and Co.
(in the corn trade) which stopped payment a short
time since. The report subsequently current was,
that there was every reason to hope, from an exami-
nation of the accounts, that the estate would be able
to pay a dividend of from eleven to twelve shillings
in the pound. This was regarded as a re-
deeming feature in the character of the more
recent occurrences in the trading world. The

Liverpool letters, too, advise an easier condition
of the money market in that town. Much of the
paper founded upon continental corn operations had
matured, and been duly paid. 'lle issue of all that
pawed, which will be more fully explained below,
was the settling down of prices at nearly the extreme
advance of the day.
The foreign exchanges were again sparingly dealt
in, but the rates nevertheless advanced to a point
more in favour of this country. Amsterdam 12 4 to
5; do. short, 12 11 to 2 ; Rotterdam, 12 41 to 51 ;
Antwerp, 25 80 to 21; Hamburg, 13 13; to 1 ; Pans,
25 70 to 5; Leghorn, 30 70 to 5 ; Messina, 1211 to 1;
Cadiz, 49 toy; Lisbon (metallic), 524 to 3 ; Oporto,
53 tot.
The fluctuations that took place in the government
securities appear to have been chiefly produced by
the unsettled aspect of political affairs, which con-
tinue to exercise considerable influence among parties
making the stock exohange the scene of their specula-
I tions. Judging from the state of business at the close
of the market it would seem that the feeling of a want
of confidence indulged in in the early part of the
morning had then been dissipated, and that in its
stead a more healthy view of affairs was encouraged.
This immediately had the effect of bringing pr.oes
nearly to their former level, and Consols after alter-
nating between 864 and 854 for the account, left off
84 to I. The last money price was 86. India Stock
was quoted 23S to 241 ; and India Bonds 3s. discount.
The Exchequer bill market was scarcely so firm as
yesterday, the current quotation being ss. to Bs. pm.
Of the variations in the prices of foreign stocks
there is little occasion to speak at length, the business
transacted having been of an unimportant character.
The market for Mexican, however, may be regarded
as slowly improving, the closing quotation of to-day
being 19 to 1. Spanish Actives were fiat at 20 to 1;
and the Three per Cants. at 29 tot. Portuguese
mark 24 to 1; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54
to 1 ; and Russian, 105 to 1.
evoiasit FUNDS.

3 Der CL Cons Arms.,
I.lls Stock, Mt 41
India £l,OOO. 3 ,11A.
eoroola for doe.. 86; I 0.6! 6

.a.ono. 2d 7(1 9 5 pm.
Ditt...&500, 13 14 10 /2 '7 1,111.
DIU°. DmW, 1.5 IT 13 U pea

i0111C(ON
5 per Cent. Austrian Boods,lo liu.
L 104
5 per Cent Bram:than Bomb., 834 2)
51 per Cont. Equador 13. xis.
per CL Grenada Honda, 14
5 per Ct. Mexicali, 1844, 101
Ditto Acct., Sept. 30, 19
3 we Ct. Portuguese Bonds, 26
4 per Cent. Ditto, :3
5 per CL itua.lan U,ls, is= S st.,
195/
EXCHANGES AND

ti...f11840,pan1.1. Bonds, dlr. from
N 0.., 19/
Dltto Acct., Sept- 30, 20
Per Ct. Spanish Paudve Flondt, 4/
3 pkr Ct. Spacduh Bonds, 2.”1
Ditto Acct. Sept 30 27
21 per Ct. Venezuela Bond. Def., 10
2i per Ct. botch Esc., 12 Gu/L,
Acct. Scpt. 30.01 4.
4 per cool. Dutch Certif., 85./61
STOCKS ABROAD.