The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-03 00:00:00

BIRIII-VG11.4.11, Feb. I.

STOCX EXCIIANGL.—Thrt market was very firm to-day.
Midlands wars dune at b 4; and Birmingham and Derby. at 27y.

MANCHESTER, Feb. 1.

STOCK Eneliannet.--Shares took a considerable rise yet-
tittle, erasing. after the elope of ordinary business, and the advantage
was Ms Inalnlatned an the opening or the Embalms* this morning.
East Lanoraktres went done f higher ; Gent Northern.. u e'd
Leeds) les.; Lemke and North Mostern New Quarters., 12. ad (St
tr; sad W hrs. . higher than yteterday. North Staf-
ds.Sr• gusted 7 7.16 4k.; Booth Eastern, 345. genyers erous gen
market ran, My at °Miriam mg there k a preponderance at bu la the

ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAT.-011 Saturday
the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the
railway station. St. Helen's. Gilbert Greens% Esq., M.P.
for Warrington, presided. The report announced an im-
provement in the revenue of the company, and a dividend
was declared for the half-vear, payable on the 4th Februa7,
of 11. 15*, per old share, of 12s. 6d. per half share, of 31. Ltd.
pa 1001 preference share, and of Bs. 3d. per 251. ditto.

STAFF AT MAURlTloB.—Captiia Bowies, 37th
regiment, has been appointed aide-de-eamp to Mr. Higgin-
eon, the governor of Bimini's.

The market for Consols has been quiet all day, at
yesterday's figures, 961 to 1, both to money and
uccount. The other home stocks have also met only
a trains business. The prices of ac:ual bargains,
as officially marked are: Three per Cent. Consols, 961,
1; ditto for account, 961, I. Reduced Three per
Cents., 971,1 ; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
981, ; Long Annuities,lB6o, ; India Stock, 2681.
Exchequer Bills have changed hands to some ex-
tent, at 615., 58s. and 61s. prem. for all sizes. India
Bonds, under 1,0001., mark 71s. prem. -

Foreign stocks generally are in good demand to-
day, and a larger amount of business has been done
than for some time past. The teadeessy of prices is
upward. Au advance has taken place in Belgian and
Peruvian, and there is also a rise of 1 per cent. in
Brazilian, and about 4 per cent. in Buenos Ayres
Bonds, owing to news received by the Linnet, to the
effect that the war between the two latter states is
likely to be avoided, as the advice, are interpreted in
the' house." The salts of the morning comprise :
Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Bonds, 91f. Buenos
Ayres Six per Cent., 32. Belgium Four-and-a-Half
per Cents , 921, 92. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
toSi ; ditto for the account, 381, ; ditto Four per
Cent. Certif., 911. Mexicanßemdsfor account, 3n...„,
....„

- . . .
ex div. Peruvian Fournud-allslf per Cents., 1849,
81 ; ditto for account, 81, 811; ditto Deferred, 37, 1.
Portuguese Four per Cents, 331. Russian Five per
Cents. 114 ; ditto Four-and-Half per Cents,, 97:1,
Spanish Active Five per Cents., 181, 1, fur
account; ditto Three per Cents , 381, 1.
We are informed that Mr. Thornton, as chairman ,
of the committee of Portuguese bondholders, this day
entered and presented through Mr. Donnisoc, the
notary, the usual protest against the continued spoli-
ation and deduction of 25 per cent. from the dividend
due lot July, 1819, on Portuguese bonds, for which
compulsory sacrifice the bondholders are left without
any compensation whatever.
TLe Portuguese bondholders ought to feel much in-
debted to Mr. Thornton for his exertions; but in this,
as in other casts, we feel strongly that the presence
of a permanent agent near the ministry would be the
most efficient measure for pi otectiug the interests of
the bondholders.
A failure in the corn trade has been announced.
Toe livbtlltioa of the firm are stated to amount to be-
tween 20,000/. and 30,0001.
The discount market here remains as before, with
the rates unchanged, bat rather more demand for money.
Us:omits are much lower at Hamburg, Frankfort,
and Trieste, which much affects the chilkence between
long and short bills.
Foreign rates of discount may be quoted as follows :
Adelaide, 25 per cent.; Amsterdam, 2 per cent.;
Antwerp, 2 to 4 per cent.; Bourbon, 6 per cent.;
Boardeaux, 4 per cent.; Brussels, 4 per cent.; Copen-
hagen, 5 per cent.; Frankfort, 2 percent.: Hamburg,
11 per cent.; Havre, 4 per cent. ; Havannah, 8 to 9
per cent. • Madrid, 6 percent.; Marseilles, 4 per cent. ;
New York, 6to 7 per cent.; Paris, 31 to 4 per cent.;
Peru, 24 per cent.; Philadelphia, 5 to 6 per cent.;
Rotterdam, 21 per cent.; Rio Janeiro, 7 per cent.;
Trieste, 41 to 41 per cent. ; Vienna, 5 per cent.; Val-
Pavane, 12 per cent.
Tce Bank of England returns are satisfactory, and
suggest no particular observations.
Tue accounts of the Bask of France for the week
ending Thursday, the 30th January, show the follow-
ing results (25t. for 10
Bullion £19,4117,756 Increase 1272,203
Bullion on deposit
Circulation 20,636,765 locrea,e 150,031
Public impoints 3,3b3,105 lncn Ara 3,006
Priests derceits

Bills diecount..4l 6,1b'9,333 In re.e 1bM,593
Ouvornment nectulUes

... • . *v...., 9 1 ,
The tollowtog ere the accounts of the Bank of
Vienna to the 314 Dec. (10 florins 11) : 1
Coin and bullion
Discounts
_ Circulation _ 2.:036,722

The greater part of the resources of the bank are ab-
sorbed in advances to the government.
The bullion market here is without change of
quotation ; nu. (except at Paris) has there been any
material change abroad.
The only imports of bullion to be recorded this
week are 31,0001. by the Niagara.
The amount of the precious metals exported from the
port of London during the week ending Thursday
last, we learn from official sources, was 11,000 ources
of gold, and 56,000 ounces of silver, shipped as fol-
lows :—Gold corn, to Belgium, 9,000 oz.; gold bars,
to Dunkirk, 2,000 oz. Silver coin, to Hamburg,
14,000 oz.; silver bars, to Belgium, 3,000 cz. ; to
Dunkirk, 7,000 oz.; to Hamburg, 32,000 oz. The
total value of these exports is about 56,0001. The
Iberia, Peninsular and Oriental steamer, ,took out
5,0001. for Lsbon.
It appears front an analysis of the railway traffic
returns for the past week (which were published in
the Express of last Saturday), given by Hera-
patles juurnol, that 222,2251. was received on 6,167
miles, being at the rate of 361. per mile per week.
For the corresponding period of 1850, 191,9411. was
received on 5,510 miles, or at the rate of 341. 10s. per
mile per week. There is thus an increase in the
&mould received of 30,2841., or 15.77 per cent., au
increase in the mileage of 657 miles, or 12 per cent.,
and an increase of 11. ss. in the amount received per
mile per week. The gross traffic for the foot weeks
of the present year is 901,3031. For the correspond-
ing period of 1850 it was 764,9491.; there is conse-
quently an increase of 136,3541.
The gross traffic on the West Flanders Railway
for the month of November, 1850, amounted to
1,0271. Ile. ld. This amount includes the sum re-
ceived ty the government for the company's account.
In the same month of 184* the receipts were
9991. 12.. 61. ; in 1848, 8281. 4s. 10d. ; and in 1847,
1,0451. 12s. 9d.
The railway calls for the month of February, aa
advertised, are as follows :
Amount per Mate.
umber
Due La Tab., 101. are Aplready N
Caled. of
est.
Monklmsd, Guaranteed 6
per not 3 I 2 S2lO 0 2,200 3,300
Oxford, Woes*ter, sad
Wolverhampton, New
Preference IS Down. 2 e e 16,6641 113,332
•Patia and 64rmbourg

In January, the amount was 748,31 U.; so that the
total calla for the first two months of the present
year are 1,113,1471. In the same period of 1830
they were 2.867,3271 ; in 1849, 6,180,8831.; and in
1848, 7,132,7811.
SNOWS Pl3llo9.—Tow DAT.
Beak Stoat, 214 13 3 per Ct. Goa. Loc. 966 I
3 per Ct. Rot urea. V 3l war C1,..981
3 psi Ct. Ors. Jammu Sol I Izaebsquer bal" bk. to 611
1011310 N FUND&
6 per 01. AuktArLan How* 1 per Cc Grenada 94.. 17 IS
41 par Ct. 944. bowls. VO 2 armada Deterred 101.. 36 43
.14 per Cent.. 5 par Ct Yea. &b.. 33r 1
6 ru m
Cot.lll. 6111,1a960 Mc, 169 91 6 vas I.34Pentula3. ay II
Portuguese Cearerted 3% 4
6 pa et. Buoua ATTIC 40 9 6 per 33t. Rum It
cur Cr. Obilian Mu, lot 4 lnizo Sp d& Wu, 196 19
patio Colusab. S per Ct. koala: 1149. 38
Culanitilsa Equu in, 114..36 4 Do. Dolunual lid...
oer Ct. PeWs9 Una., 77 9 Ditto Paualre 134 c. 32
perVC Irma. We.,
Ct. Dutgb CAM. gentausaa Warred koass. 11 12

THE CHANNIL LUANDA MAILS, which were due at
the general post-office on Saturday morning, did not arrive
in town during the whole of that day. 'We learn from
Southampton that the Channel Wands mail steamer arrived
at that port on Saturday night. She was unable to make
her outward voyage on Wednesday in time, through the
boisterous weather in the channel, and which caused the
delay aboveenentioned.
SPIZURE OP JEW/1111M AT SOUTHAMPTON.—A
quantity of jewellery was seized last week by the custom-
house authorities at Southampton, on account of its
having bean found among the bullion brought home by the
West India steamer Trent. The jewellery was intended for
a aterebaat at Heather&