The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

been spent before the Glom of 1864 by the different com-
panies, and a complete system of internal communication
will hare been established.

WitTiTou,Sir, that if the junction between
the Great Luxembourg and the Paris and Strasbourg can
bs arran,;ed, a new end brilliant era will open for the
osantrz. spelt of the advantage of boolthifig passzn-
so
ent done"fug► from
Liege to Strasburg, but tbutire% willis
will bs
still more strongly felt in the case of the transport of
goods. Kerchandue which is now carried up the Rhine
slowly and expensively, will peas direct from Antwerp
through Belgium, Luxembourg, and Strasburg, into the
bean of Germany, and if a cordial understanding exists
between the independent oompanies' they may commend
an ample revenue. I recommend all my fellow share-
holders to examine this interesting question for themselves,
and I feel confident that with the exercise of slittle more

patience they will have no reason to repeat of their invest-
ments in Belairs railways, especially as it is well known
that the state lines, badly managed as they are, and
crowded with aseleasofficials, yield a steady return of four
per cent. A Sassaitutnta IX BELGIAN RAILWAYS.
The third dividend of 2s. 6d. per share will fall
payable on Saturday next on the shares of the de-
funct Madrid and Valencia Railway Company.
The particulars have been published of a number
of shares in series A of the Newry and Enniskillen
Railway Company, which are to be declared forfeited
in 21 days from the present date unless the thirdcall
of 10s. per share be previously paid up.
Australian Agricultural and Peel River shares
were again better to-day. The former closed 42k to
433. Other Australian land stocks were firm. Bank
shares were steady. Oriental Bank advanced 10s.,
and those of the English, Scottish, and Australian
Bank were also firmer. Crystal Palace shares were
better, and last quoted 11 to 1: prem. The new
shares are now nearly equal in market value to the
original stock, closing 11 to 11 prem. London Dock
stock has been dealt in at 11l • Berlin Waterworks
(21. 10s. paid), at 1Z ; Canaa Company, at 71;
General Screw Steam Shipping (181. paid), at 13;
Netherlands Land (41. paid), at 21 ; and Royal Mail
Steam, at 64
The annexed summary of the produce markets
during the week is extracted from the circular of
Messrs. W. J. and H. Thompson, issued this evening:
The colonial markets have been rather quiet during the
week and without much variation in prices. There has
been a better demand for the refining sorts of sugar, and
rates have been paid which could not previously be ob-
taiard, the grocery qualities, however, hare not improved.
For coffee there is not mach inquiry, and quotations are
unaltered. Rice was rather fiat in the early part of the
, week, bat now is steady, at former rates. Scone sales of
spice have been made no lower terms than were previously
current. The tea market has been highly speculative, and
prices of nearly all kinds have risen, in some cases consi-
derably. A small public sale is advertised for Tuesday.
Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reater's express
Amsterdam, Thursday, closing prices:—Dutch Four
per Cents., 91 13.16; ditto Two-and-a-Half per
Cents., 60(. Spanish Defened Three per Cents.,
21 3.16; the Coupons, 5 5-16. Austrian Fire per
Cent. Metallic.), 751. Peruvian New, 69. Portu-
guese New, 36 5-16. Mexican New, 22 7-16 ex
div. Granada Active, 18i ; ditto Deferred, 7Z. This
bourse shows dulness. Paris, closing prices of this
day, for money : ['hive per Cent. Bente', 73.30;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 99.60 ; Bank
Shares, 2,900. Compared with the final rates et
yesterday the Three per Cents. show • fall of 25e.,
and the Four-andm-lialf per Cents. of 15c. Vienne,
Thursday :—Austrian Five per Cent. Metallics, 92k;
exchange on London, 11.16. Bank Shares, 1,3011.
Thew prices indicate a more favourable position of
the money market, and the telegraph further reports
the tendency as improving.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Saturday, 12th Nov., is as follows :
BANK OF KNOLA.—Accever for tie. mese Nov. 12, WS
Imes enaammee.
Note booed ....—....CM187,11.; I liksvommeat Debt.— ,611:015,101:
16.157,175

£28,187.175 1 =9.187,115 :
...zoo sulminflisr.
Proprieton'Ong4tal 4p4.463,00n Gevernmeat doserttlu
not 3,211.401) ended. DWI lenses
Publio Depoiltelbmisd , AAAMIII . , ... ...... 1211.76i,243
Lace,.., Say. Limas, OtherSsaiwlt ois
Ooarals. of XV.lllaii MAes
Debt.% d D.T. Acato..l 5.009,=1 Gold end tdMer Cote , 604,934
USW ILlvdts ~.... . . 11.28019
4enesdbyreadoUblitiliii 1,317,931
06,873,332 0.5.873,382
Novembe IT. 1833. It. MARSHALL, Chief Qiibier.
This return, when compared with the previous
week's balance sheet, shows the following results:
Circulation issue
Circulation active 22,181,426 Decrease 416,020
Public deposits 6,009,22/ Increase ;932,063
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department
Ckhersecurities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both
departments
Seven day and ether bills 1,317,931 Increase 3,446
The Rest
The Reserve (vis., notes
and coin in banking
department) 7,674,688 Increase 622.588
This return is of a re-assuring character, indicating
a steady diminution in the demand for money ; whilst
the arrivals of gold from the United States and Aus-
tralia have caused a further, though unimportant,
increase in the stock of gold. A foreign demand for
gold, however, having set in, it may be safely pre-
dicted that the next return will exhibit a diminution
in this item. The increase in the stock of govern-
ment securities held by the institution is probably
owing to the Bank having withdrawn from the
Stock Exchange a portion of the stock which it is
understood to have lately lent. The increase in the
sum standing to credit of the Treasury is considerable
and satisfactory.

LONDON COURSE OF RECHANGE.—NoY. 18.
Tune. Prime as meg...newt this day.
Mlle end M. Money.
AmateW.un pert noel 118.14 sr..— 116. 14istv.
DM,
ito:tprialn
Ar.teerp
brue-aele
e.
Hamburg and Aloes , „ 13mce. eject:. 13mee.tieek
4t. l'eter,berg psi ruble , 3l pence ... 33 pence
eerie pert Short 241r.9240. ... 24fr. 97a c.
Ditto .— „ „ 3il
ft oolie24r. 30c. ... 23fr. 33e.
Marreilleg 23fr.22i0. ... Mr. 274 e.
franktort.as.tbonlialiee pe9o r RIO „ I 1!. lA. kr. ... 1191 kr
Vienna (elective) pert „ 116. 323 r.... 113. Ilk,.
Trieste
*Ark/ par altar .. bo

_
„ sal pesos
..„ 50a pence ... 501 pepencence
cr pence ... 20 pease
.... „ "„ 491 pence ... 49i penes
„ 501 pesos ... 50 penes
..,,Ige .. „.„ „ „ 50 pence ... 491 pesos
GibralL4r— „ " SO peace ... 49 pence
Leghorn
Ge ax
Nigger per ducat „ 421 pence ... 421 pence
Palermo per moos ~ ,1252 pence ... 125 e genes
Mcistas
Lisbon per nillear9o date date 53 pence .. 52/ poop
• aw. pence ... 511, once
Po let ............• to aria sight price ... 471 pees

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx. •
The English stock market has experienced very
little fluctuation to-day, and is very little affected by
the conflicting sta,ements received from the scene of
war. A feature of to-day's market, however, con-
sists in the entire disappearance of the " back-
wardation "in Consols—a circumstance which is
not in favour of the market. Consols opened
941 to 931, and have since been steady at 93 to k,
both for money and the Gt hof lkcember. The Three
per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 931 to 94;
the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 951 to 96 ; South
Sea Stock at 1121; Bank Stock at 2171; and Exche-
quer Bills at ss. to Bs. prem.
Business in foreign stocks continues extremely
inactive. Spanish Deferred is rather better, at 22 to
Russian Four-and•rellalf per Cents. have been
dealt in at 971; Sardinian, 92; Spanish Old Three
per Cents., 461; Dutch Four per Cents., 941; and
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 96.

FATAL. CAB ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning an
accident terminated fatally to Tuomas Porter, cab driver,
No. 6,905, l'ortland cuttage. Portland New Town, in the
Cnaring•cross Hospital. The deveavAl was driving two
gentlemen into the City, when opposite the Adelphi
theatre the horse fell down and pitched the driver over his se-
Mete ; he w►s picked up blet ding profusely from the heed,
and taken to the above institution, where the house surgeon,
Maud the right side of the skull fractured. Death shortly
after his admissirin terminated his sufferings. Accessed
has left a wife and a large family unprovided for.