The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-26 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

THIS DAY, Four o'C?ock.
The latest accounts ;coin Paris con Arm the report
that the French government had received, by tele-
graphic despatch, an announcement from Madrid,
stating that Mr. Bulwer had, in conformity with in-
structions from his government, formally protested
against the marriage of the Infanta with the Due de
lontpensier. The receipt of this intelligence in
Paris was followed by a heavy fall in every desciip-
tion of public security. There was also a belief very
confidently entertained that a similar protest, though
probably in somewhat more imperative terms, had
reached the Tuileries from this country direct.
It was said, too, that the Duc de Montpensier
had left Paris on the 22nd, and was travelling
ineog ! to Madrid; probably hoping to anticipate the
Carlist rising, which, according. to all accounts, was
to take place yesterday. Every hour gives birth to
some further embarrassment, and it is impossible to
foresee the consequences that may follow a per-
severance in carrying out this ill-advised alliance.

France may disregard the remonstrances of England
but how is the hostility of the Spanish people to be
overcome? According to some of the Paris journals '
the Minister of War has issued orders to the coin-
mender of the 10th military division, directing alarge
force to be concentrated at Toulouse, and it is also
added, that the Muniteur will shortly contain a
formal act in which the Duke de Montpensier is to
declare, in express terms, his personal renunciation of
all right to the Spanish crown.
The rumours of a Carlist movement circulated in
Paris, arc confirmed by intelligence received from
Madrid, where news was expected every hour
announcing the revolt of Gallicia and Leon,
which would be followed by that of other pro-
vinces prepared to rise against the Afrance-
sados. This would be the signal for the Basque
provinces, which would immediately declare for Mon-
temolin, and the nation would be again plunged in the
horrors of civil war. It is scarcely possible to suppose.
that Isturitz would brave the consequence of all this
he had not the assurance of support from France ; in-
deed it was stated in political circles at Madrid that
M. Bresson had pledged himself to the Spanish go-
vernment, that in case of revolution, French troops ,
should enter Spain to maintain the French party in I
power. Does this account for the assembly of a force
at Toulouse? The accounts from Catalonia state that
the Carlist insurrection in that province is rapidly
extending.

When the last accounts left Dundrum Bay the
situation of the Great Britain was very critical. She
was lying high and dry at low-water, firmly em-.
bedded in the sand, her rudder unshipped, and the
flange of her screw locked in her keel. Her ulti-
mate safety will. of course, depend upon the weather
which may prevail between this and the next spring
tides. If it should continue fine, it is hoped she may
be floated off about the .sth October, having been
previously lightened of her cargo and the greater
portion of her machinery.

COMMEIWIAL (g• MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.

The Bank of England averages for the 'week end-
ing the 19th instant, when compared with the returns of the
week preceding, show a decrea-e of notes iu the depart-
ment of issue of 106,345/. ; the average issued per pre-
sent return being 29,758,615/. The active circula-
tion was in arrear of the week before by 76,9401.;
the amount of notes in currency bring per this return
19,911,420/. The public deposits are stated at 8,765,570/. ;
increase, .566,770/. 'the " other " deposits 8,316,924/ ; in-
crease, 221,721/. The average of " ether " securities wa•
13,049,0011. ; increase, 727.184/. The average of coin and
bullion on hand stood at 16,309,291 ; decrease, 44,5571. The
"rest," 3,873,4911., gives an increase of 5,7021.
The feature of these retarns, and doubtless the melt gra-
tifying fur the Bank, is the large increase in the average
amount of those "other seeunties" which represent the
operations in loans and discounts. It will be seen that the
reduction of the minimum rate of interest to 3
per cent. told very effectively on the business of
the Bank in the very first week after it was
promulgated and came into action. In one week
the loans and discounts execeded those of the week before by
no lees a sins on average than 727,1851. Some proportion
of this excess may, indeed, be attributable to that extra
business of advances with which, on the temporary shutting of
any of the principal stocks, it is usual :o accommodate holders.
The decrease of coin and bullion was too inconsiderable to
require notice. The small decline of active circulation was
occasioned by the large payments of notes on public and
other deposit accounts with the Bank, and about so much
plus what was employed and re-issued in loans, discounts,
and coin paid out.
The funds are heave, and pointing to decline. Consols
were depressed at one time to 951 to 1 for account, hut have
recovered, and close at 9,51 to I, and for money at 951 to 1.
The transactions have been on a very limited scale only.
In the foreign house Spanish securities are worse ; the
Fives leave off at 261 to 4; the Threes 361 to 71; Pee ive,
51 to t ; Mexican 211 to 5. There was little doing, and
other fortign stocks were generally heavy at the quotations
given below.

ENGLISH FUNDS.—CLOSLNG DRICE3.—THRLE o'Cuicg.
Bank Stuck, Ditto for Acct.,
3 per Ct. ILCII. 31 per Cent•, n 33 i
3 per Cent. Consols, 931 3 Exchequer Bills, Ile. his.

. . . _
FOREIGN VUNISs.
S per Ct. Amtrinn lids.. 1 1 per Cent. Grenada MM.. 907 11
41 per Ct. 134.+21.1 lids., 07 0 Grenada Deferred lid.. :it 1
2 per Cent. ditto, 55 7 3 per (:t. Slesteun, Isl.; 241 5
5 per Cl. lirtmlion lids., 88 90 6 per Cent. Penis-tan las., 37 9
5 per Cent. New Ruiz. Bils., 07 9 Portuguese Cone. lids., 40 2
6pm Ct. Buenos Ayres lids., 11 3 3 per I'. lite—Liii 8.6., 110 12
6 per Ct. l'hilian Ws., 100 2 5 per Ct. Spani•dt lids., 261 1
6 per Cert. Columb. der. lids., 3 per Cent. Spunish lids.,
.soz 71
Columbian Eipiador 131.. 3/ 4 .punish Internal lids., --
3 per Ct. Danish Bits., ioi 90 tipithish Pus4ve Ilits., 51
21 per Ct. lintels 1b1.., 301 1 2 per Ct. Vetwruea lids., 42 3
4 per Cent. Dutch Cert.+, 911 5 VenerueLt Deferred lids., 12 13