The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

Further large amounts of Australian gold were
presented for purchase to the Bank of England
to-day.
By the courtesy of the secretary to the Royal Mail
Steam Navigation Company we are informed that
the amount of speeie brought in by the Thames,
from the West Indies and Mexico, is u follows:
2,328,539 dole. in specie; 81,000 dole. in specie for
Mexican dividends; 103 ounces sold duet; 288
ounces silver; and 42 packages specie, the value of
which is unknown. Exclusive of these 42 packages,
the value in sterling money is about 482,0001. The
Thames also brings in pearls to the value of 2,1201.
It appears the whole of the specie remittance from
Mexico could not be transferred to this vessel ; the
remainder will come on by next packet.
The amount of specie and bullion shippad by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Euxine,
which will leave Southampton for Alexandria to-
morrow, in no leas than 301,7601., of which 38,3501.
is in gold and the rest in silver. The destination of
this enormous shipment is as follows:—For Malta,
gold, 3,0001. ; for Alexandria, gold, 18,6001. • for
Ceylon, gold, 9,4501. ; for Bombay, silver, 187,0001. ;
for Madras, silver, 3,1001. ; for Calcutta, silver,
17,0001. ' • for Penang, silver, 4,300/. ; for Singapore,
silver, 51,5001. • for Hong Kong, silver, 45,3001.,
and gold, 7,001)1. ; for Canton, gold, 5001., and
silver, 155,000/. . . . .

The corn market to-day was without animation,
but firm at last Monday's rates for all kinds of grain
and flour. Oats ruled Is. dearer. In floating car-
goes the high rates demanded prevented more busi-
ness from being. done. Late in the afternoon a
firmer tone was given to the market by the receipt
of a telegraphic despatch from Odessa, stating that
the steamer from Constantinople had brought a
message, which almost amounted to a declaration of
war. This afternoon most of the Greek firms with-
drew their corn from the market, in anticipation of
higher rates. We hear of the sale of an arrived
cargo Marianople wheat at 675., including freight
and insurance.

It is au extraordinary fact that parties are yet
found who are willing to exchange into the new
stocks offered by government. The subjoined
return was issued from the Bank to-day :

BANK OP ENGLAND, OCT. 3, 1853.
Amounts of new stocks accepted this day.
ES 10s. per Cents 5,000
£2 10e. per Cents. Nil.
Exclieglier Bonds Nil.
The committee of Australian wool merchants met
to-day, and fixed the 20th inst. for bringing on the
next public sales at the Hall of Commerce. The
quantity which has arrived since the July and
August sales is about 51,000,bales. Prices are ex-
pected to rule rather in favour of the buyers, on
account of the tightness in the money market
Advises from St. Petersburg of the 26th ult. (new
style), state that purchases of grain continued upon
a very considerable scale. Shipping was scarce, and
freights to England ruled at 495. to 50s. per ton of
tallow. The exchange was quoted 38 13-16 to 39d.,
or much the same as last reported.
By letters from Odessa of the 23rd ult., we learn
that wheat was in brisk demand at a rise of 2s. per
chetwort, owing to the encouraging advises from
Marseilles. The transactions of the week amounted
to 100,000 chetworts, or 72,000 qrs., and would have
been still larger, but for the tenacity of sellers. The
Greek houses were the chief buyers. Freights still
ruled extraordinarily high, viz., at 110 s. per ton of
tallow. It was expected that the shipments of grain
from the Danube would be crippled all through
the season by the state of the bar at the
Salina mouth. Owing to the unsettled aspect of
politics, a very uncertain feeling was introduced into
all commercial transactions.
Hamburg letters of the 30th ult. report that news
of the Bank of England having raised iterate of dis-
count to 5 per cent.,reached that city only that after-
noon. Discount there was 6 per cent., money being
scarce, and bills on all places in better demand; Lon-
don, at 13.1 to 1. The corn market was very ex-
cited the day before, but had then become quieter,
though not lower. Colonial produce was firm, with a
better feeling for sugar. Rice was dearer, and all
spices in favour.
The second steamboat of the Magdalena Steam
NavigationiCompany, called the Anita, was launched
on Saturday last from the building yard of Messrs.
Samuda, Brothers, Blackwall. She measures 262
tons, and is of 80 horse power. Both these steam-
boats will sail for Savanilla about the middle of the
present month.