The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

The English funds remain steady, the government
broker continuing his purchases, but business is still
very quiet. Consols are quoted 991 to for money
and Thursday, and 99; to 1 for April. The Three
per Cents. Reduced mark 1001 to 1; the Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents., 1031 to 1; Bank Stock, 227;
to 2281 ; South Sea Old Annuities, 991 to ; ; Ex-
chequer Bills, June, 13s. to Ba. prem.; India Bonds,
48s. prem.
The foreign stock business has been upon a more
quiet scale than yesterday. Mexican bonds mark
241 to 25 k, and are now quoted 25 to 1. Greek bonds
remain firm, at 81 to 9; and the Spanish Commit-
tee's Certificates have reached 8 per cent. Spanish
Deferred Threes have been done at 231; Turkish
Scrip, 1/ prem. ; Swedish Scrip, 11 dim. ; Sardinian
Fives, 981 to 991; Equador Bonds, 52 ; Dutch Fears,
981 ; Peruvian Four-and-a Half per Cent, scrip, is
quoted 41 to Si prem. ; and the scrip of the New
Sardinian Three per Cent. Loan, 1 to 11 prem.

„
LAMM AUTHINTIQVC-PARIS, March 8. Cash Prices
Four-and-a-Rolf per Cents., not reimbursable for 10 years
shut March 6, at 106 f. 50c. ; ditto, March 22, 1041. GOe
50c. 40c. 50c. 60e. 70c.; Three per Cents., 80f. 60c. 50c. 55e
65c. 70c. 75c. ; Bank Actions, 2.770 E 2,7651.; Credit Fon
tier, 915 f. 920 f. 925 f. 930 f. 93.5 r. ; ditto Obligation. to
I,ooof. I,llof. 1,107 f. 50c. I,loBf. 75c. 1,1101.; Credit Mn
bluer, 9151. 9101. 9121. 50c. ; Discount Bank, 6801. 6901
695 f. 6921. 50c. 6951. 700 f. 6971. 50c. 707 f. 500. 7101. 716 f.
Belgian Loan, 1840.1842, 100 f. ; Piedmont Five per Cents.'
99f. 80c. 75c. 70c. ; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents.:
561 ; Nantes de Naples (Nothschild's)),losl. ; Romans, 28f.'
ditto New Loan, 98f. ; Spanish Warred Converted Debt.
24 231; ditto Interior Debt, 421 1. Exchange on Iron.
don, at sight, paper, 25f. 71e. ; money, 251. 71c. ; thre
months, paper, 24f. 90c,; money, 24f. 90c.

THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR

MANCHESTER.

THE INQUEST.

Some additional evidence was given at the inquest
on Monday afternoon, after our report was despatched
The room was then cleared, and the jury cansu.ted for
some time, after which

The Coroner stated that the jury had agreed to ad;ours
the investigation to Friday nest. At present, they had
formed an opinion that the train wu going at en ezewesive
speed, and that the line wee not in good order ; and they
therefore requested that a government inspector, Stir. Na-
@myth, and some other person wko might be thought com-
petent to give an opinion, should he called to say whether
the line, the engine, and the carriages wero in Puck a
state as to justify the rate of speed at which the train was
running.
The inquest was then adjourned to Friday nest, at two
o'clock.

Mr. Carutti, and Betsy Mscartney, two of the pavave-
gars, lying at the Manchester Infirmary, an still livieg,
but in a very dangerous state. Mr. Barbour is reported
also to be very ill.

THE MILITARY GUARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
are to receive in aid of their military pay—the olhetrv,
2e. 6d. per diem., the men 31d. per day, from the Colonial
I Board.

The betting this morning ;as almost exclusively confined
to the events at Doncaster, to be decided today and to-
morrow ; to quote the business done on tho former would
now be superfluous.
The following is the latest prices on events to come .
DONCASTER HANDICAP.
7 to 2 &gat Ethelbert (t)
7to 1 Lanford& (t)
8 to 1 Burndale (t(
Bto 1 St. Andrew (t)
8 to 1 Ammonia (t)
10 to 1 Isabella et)
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7 to 1 eget Contentment (t to 261.)
12 to 1 Lampedo (t)
20 to 1 Puggy Orrock( (t)
20 to 1 Prgt)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP.
14 to 1 aget 'Mance (t)
CHESTER CL P.
20 to 1 art Mountain Deer (off)
22 to 1 Lady Evelyn (off)
25 to 1 Black Doctor (t)
25 to 1 Trifle (t)
40 to 1 St. Michael (t)
DERBY.
8 to 1 apt West Australian
12 to 1 Cineas
14 to 1 Orestes (t)
18 to 1 The Reiver (t)
450 to 10 Vanderdecken :(t)
The paucity of our list is accounted for by nearly all our
leading speculators having left for Dcncaater.

CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Trifle.

NAVAL.

ADMIRALTY, MARCII E.—APPOINTMENTS.— Bur-
gem J. M'Swiney, confirmed to Ccuypso, on death vacancy.
Master's-Assistant W. Long, to Imperieuse.
MOVEMENTS.—Cumberland and Hightiyer off S.E.
End, Jamaica, Feb. 7th ; Vntal, Buzzard, and Daring,
cruising off Cuba. Dauntless at Barbados', Calypso at An-
tigua, and Scorpion at St. Thomas.