The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-10 00:00:00

BA IL WAYS.

TILLS DAY.

Two o'CLocc.

Though business in shares m not very brisk to-
day, the market is altogether better, and an advance
has taken place in nearly all the leading stocks.
Caledonians, Midlands, Great Westerns, Lanca-
shire aed Yorkshires, Brighton, North Westerns,
Midlands, North S!afforcls, South Easterns, and
York and North Midlands, are all quoted higher
than at the close of business yesterday.
The market for French shares is tirm, and Cen-
trals, Northcrns, and l'aris and Strasbourgs, have
been transacted at an advance.

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to I p.m.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.
Two o'CLocx,

There is no particular feature in thCraaritetioithe
home funds to-day, beyond a slight increase of firmness,
and a fractional improvement, by whichthedifference
between the prices at present ruling and those which
prevailed prior to the French crisis, is reduced to less
than 1 per cent. 'the rise in the French funds is
pointed to as indicativo of returning confi-
dence amongst the monied classes, and as
affording grounds for a , sympathetic movement
here, bat there are nut wanting persons who refuse
to attach the least importance -to the Paris quota-
tions, liable as they are to perpetual action on the
part of the executive. In the proclamations of the
l'resident reference has already been made to therise
in the Renter-, as a proof of the favour in which the
recent proceedings aro held, and it must be owned
the support of the market in this view must be' an
object of considerable importance with Louis Napo-
leon. _ _ _ . .

The preparations for the settlement of the Consol
account which expires to-morrow, arc mainly en-
gaging the attention of the dealers in the Stock
F.xehange to-day, and so soon as these shalt
have been completed, the course of prices will
La more distinctly shadowed forth. Consols opened
this morning at the rally of established yesterday
afternoon, and have since improved another eighth,
the present quotation being 971 to 1; for money and
to-morrow, and 98 for the 10th January. Thu rate
of " continuation" rules at 1 to 3-16, and the tendency
of spe;Adation appears to have been "bullish." The
government broker continues to invest in Reduced
Threes. The following is the day's official business
report: Three per Cent. Consols, 97, 1, a; ditto
for account, 971, j; 'three per Cent. ltedue.cd. 97,
961,971,961.; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
971,1, 981, 971 ; Long Annuities, 1800, 7 1-16; ditto
30vears, 18.59,61, 11-16 ; ditto, 1860, 7 3-16, 3-16.
India Stock (shut), 231. Bank Stock, 213.
In Excite.tier Bills there is little change. The
quotations openal 48s. to 31a., but is now Is. lower
again, at 475. to 30s. India Bonds may be nomi-
nallv called 38s. to 61s. prem.
The foreign stock market is firm, with not much
Brazilian Bonds show a rally from yester-
day's depression. The price of Mexican is sup-
porttd, notwithstanding the unfavourable tenor of the
advice,, received by the committee and those in the
journals. 'lnc probable delay in the payment of the
next dividend referred to in the communication
given below has been anticipated by m'ny per-
sons, whilst by others the whole conduct of
the Mexican government is regarded with
increasing dissatisftctiou and distrust. Chilian have
been sold at a further decline. To-day's sale; aro us
follows :—il'nzilian Old Five per Cents., 94.
Chilian Six per Cents., 98j. Dutch Two-and-a-
Ralf per Cents., i 81; ditto Four per Cent.
Certificates, 881, 88. Mexican, for aecouut, 10th
December, 241. Peruvian Five per Cent3.,1819, for
account, 88g. Portuguese Five per Cents. (Brazil
guarantee,) 891. Russian Five per Cents., 1111. do.
Four-ar.d-a-half per Cents., 1031. Sardinian '
Five
per Cents., 80 cx div. tlianish Active Five per
Cents., for account, 201; ditto Three per Cents.,
40; ditto for account, 391; ditto New Three per
Cents., Deferred, 101.
There is no essentud change in the market for
the Californian gold shares, which maintain former
prices. Ague Fria shares are quoted -1 to prem.
West Mariposa, dis to par. Golden Mountain,
par to 1 prcm. Nouveau Monde 1 to 1 prem.
Ave Maria, 1 die. to par. Anglo Californian, jto 1
premium.
In continuation of our record of the movement of
specie, wo have to chronicle the shipment of 133,9001.
by the Brazil steamer yesterday.
Tho failure of Messrs. Edward Fyffe and Sows, en-
gaged in the East and \l'c-it India trade, was an-
nounced yesterdly afternoon, but it is not expected
that their liabilities will prove very considerable.
We have received the following
The committee of dlcxictu, bondholders have received ad-

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ber, at which date the English letters by the October
pactet had not yet been reenved there. Mr. Falcennet
had, on the 10th of October, had an interview with the
President oa the subject of the January dividend, and the
cabinet had in consequence resolved to ask the legislature
for permission to provide for it by the sale of cotton li-
censes. If the le ttqature should assent to this, the govern.
tnent would have'a chance of raidng the money by way of
loan. Mr. du k.:•:parsa charged ad int:riat with the depart-
ment of finance, nal of whoie conduct Mr.Falcounet speaks
in very high terms, had matured him that great i.iforts would
be made tor the payment of the January dividend, and at
the same time esvressed the hope and the request ti, it
sume indulgence and patience may be shown by the bond-
holders, should the payment of it be somewhat delayed.
Altogether Mr. Falconnet expresses great confidence in the
present cabinet of the President. Mr. Eseandun had paid
the instalment of 75,000 dub., due on the let ult., on ac-
count of the cotton licenses, somewhat in advance, in order

to enable Mr. Falcunnet to 'send them by the present packet.
At Vera Crux the circulation and export duties had been
levied upon this amount,whieh has reducedthc amount sent
to 70,181 dohs. 93 c.. but Mr. Faleounet had succeeded
in obtaining a promise from the government that
those duties should be returned, and that no duty
should bo levied on the export of any future
instalments from Mr. Escandon and Messrs. Manning and
Mackintosh. 3ha cabinet had also taken into further con-
sideration the claim of the bondholders to intern: ou at
least one-half of the money assicnt I to them out of the
American indemnity. It did nut appear probable that M.
Olarte would proceed farther in the matter of the claim
which he has set up against the bondholders, at least not is
law. Matamoros still held out against the insurgents on
the 23th Oct. last. General Avalos had, to conciliate them,
abolished prohibitions, and reduced the import duties 34
per cent. at that port. Besides the 70,481 dollars 93 cents
above referred to, which come to the committee on account
of the arrears, the packet brings toward; the payment of
the dividends to Colonel Facie 42,000 dollars from Vera
Cruz, but notbiag from Tampico, as the greater part of
spode fur shipment at that port was left behind.
We have also received a communication from Col.
Facio, in which ho states that the amount received by
the I)ee on account of the Mexican dividends is
42,000 dots. front Vera Cruz, besides 76,186 doll. to
the order of Baron Goldsmid.
The business transacted ycsteeday in the market for
foreign exchanges was rather limited. Short Paris
was dor.e at a decline, and closed 25.121 to 171..;
ditto, 3 months, 23.35 to 40. Amsterdain was in
great demand, and left off 11.173 to 18. Hamburg
was also in Lie request, at 13.10 tot. Frankfort
wet a shade lower, viz., 120} to i. The exchanges
en Italy were extremely dull, us were also bills on
Spain and PortugaL For Vienna and Trieste there
was sone demand at 13.13, but only a few negotia-
tions could be effected, tho merchants not being
anxious to draw at so unfavourable a rate.
The last quotations of exchange at foreign places
on Loudon arc as follows:
Previous Latott
Quotations. Quota...ions.
Alexandria
Augsburg, 1 mooth 9.88 9.48
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
_ _

Charleston
Copenhagot, short
Ditto, 3 months
Frankfort
George own, Demerara
(Dank hills), 3) days 484 doll. 484d015.
Ditto, 9J clays 4Bodols. 450d01e.
Genoa, 3 months
Gibraltar
Havanna:l
Kingston, Jam. (bank
bills), 30 days
Ditto, 90 days * per ct. pm. I per at. pm.
Leghorn, 3 months
Lisbon, 3 months s3ld. 531 d.
Madrid

Mil In, 3 months 29.63 29.58
Mobile
Naples
New York
Odessa
Paris, short
Diro, 3 months
Rozno

St. Petersburg, 3mo 37 11-16 f 374 13.16
Ditto, 60 dap.4Bd. 47 . 481.
Trieste
Vienna