The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-21 00:00:00

HONEY MARKET.

TEURBDAY EVENING.
Notwithstanding the trifling amount ef business
negotiated in the English funds today, they have
nevertheless continued to manifest much firmness with
an improving tendency. Coneols for money opened
at 921 and then advanoed to 92L at which they
remained. For scclunt they opened at 921 to ani
without any fiactudion during the day they nearly
became 92f buyers at the dose. They were officially
marked at the close 921 toy for money, as.d 92i to f
fur account.

Money not being so much in demand in the Stock
Exohange, Exchequer Bills have been more in request
at higher rates, they realised 375. and 40.. premium.
India Stock marked 252; India Bonds, 721. and 76e.
premium.
II the foreign house a great deal of animation pre-
/veiled, and the business done was rather extensive,
and embraced nearly every description of stock.
Peruvian Bondi', of 1849, owing to the announcement
of the dividend, touched 57. Danish Five per Cents.
were again done at 100. Portuguese realised
291. Spanish were firm, and the Three per Cents.
were done at 344. The business comprises:
Brazilian Small at 871; ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and
'39, at 86. Buenos; Ayres at 491 and 481. Danish
Three per Cente., 1825, at 76; ditto. Five per Cents.,
at 100. Grenada at 171; ditto, Deferred, at 31.
Mexican ex coupons, for account, at 271 and .
Peruvian Four per Cents., 1849, at 561, 67, and 56,
for money, and at 661 and 67 for account; ditto, De-
ferred, at 171. Portuguese Five per Cents. at 81;
Ditto, Five per Cent. Converted, 1841, at 284; ditto,
Four per Cents., at 291 for money, and 29 and 1 fee
account. Russian at 1064. Spanish Five per Cents.
for account at 171 ; ditto, Passive, at 31. Spanish
Three per Cents., at 341 for money, and 341 fer ao-
mount. Two-owls-Half nee Cent.Dotch at 641,1, and 4.
At the meeting of the directors and proprietors of
the Bank of England, which was held to day, it was
proposed by one of the proprietors to declare a divi-
dend of 41 per cent., which was negatived, as was
'also a subsequent motion for a dividend of 4 per Dent.
Eventually, a dividend of 31 per cent. for the half
year, as proposed by the dire4ors, was agreed to.
This rate of dividend, considering the low price at
which money has ruled during the period, is as mud;
' u could reasonably be expeWeid, and was adopted by
the meeting with every appearance of satisfaction.
The accounts received to-day from the continental
bourses are, on the whole, rather less animated, and
the tone of the markets tar the various public securi-
ties wee not so buoyant. This was accounted for
by the limited amount of business which wu going
forward in them, which .k&el given to some of the
stooks a slight tendency down reeds.
At Triere, on the 12th, the accounts received per
telegraph from Vienna had caused a further decline
in the excharges, which were quoted on London
11.818., and towards the close of the bourse 11.78. in
20 "cant" at 94 per cent. Paris, 261 for two
months. Frankfort, 1091 per 100 florins for three
months. Amsterdam, 65 kr. Ler 16. current for two
months. Hamburg, 481 kr. per mark banco for three
tomtit Discount, 4to 5 per cent.
Vienna advices state that the order prohibiting the
export of specie had been annulled, and after the
18th inst. the export would be free. The agio on
silver had recovered a little, and was quoted at 71 per
can'., and that on gold at 13 per cent. The public
securities were not attracting much notice, and
' towards the close of the bourse on the 16th they
became less firm, and the Five per Cents. were done
shade lower. The last prices were : for the
Metalliquee, Five per Cents., 971; ditto Four per
cents. 831 to 84 ; ditto 21 per cents. 611 to 1. Bank
" 0-ligations," 21 per cent. 51. Bank Shares bad
g;ven way and were quoted at 1215. Loan 1834,
600 fl. at 1641. Loan 1839, 250 9. at 114. The ex-
changes sere (looted on London 10.52 8. to 10.54 for
three months; on Amsterdam 149 per 100 current
dollars for two mouths; on Ramberg, 1671 to # per
100 bane() dollars, for two mouths; on Pregtkfixt, 107
per 120 9. at 214 for three months; on Paris, 1281
per 300 trance, for two months. Northern railway
shares marked 114 ; Milan ditto, 821.
Letters of the 17th from Berlin state that the prices
of the national eecorities were fully maintained, and
in some a slight advance had taken place. The last
pekes wire : foe the Voluntary Loan, Five per Cert.,
1061; Treasury Notes, Three-and-a-Helf per Cent.,
88/ ; Bank Shares, 97/ ; Ramberg Railway, 723;
Brehm Loan (Rothschild), Five per Cent, 109 Z.
Amsterdam kttere of yesterday communicate that