The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Half-past Two o'clock. We have had a quiet
market this morning, with Consols fluoturting
between 81 and 841. They are now quoted 84,
buyers, both for money and account, but with little
doing. B. duced Threes are 821- to Z. Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents.' 831 to 7. Exchequer Bills, 445.
to 47 premium. Bank Stock, 190 to 192.
Our foreign market is flat, with prices in decline.
l)utch Two-and•a-half per Cents., 40 to 2, the Fours,
60 to 2. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., Pi to
62. Russian, 83 to 8. Spanish Fives, 121 to 131 ;
the Threes, at 221 to 31; l'assive 31 to 1. Por-
tuguese, 17 to 18. Mexican, 151 to 1. Peruvian,
33 to 7. New Grenada, 10 to 12. Brazilian, 67 to
70. Buenos Ayres, 20 to 3.
By the return, of the Bank of France for the week
ending the 18th inst., as given in a second edition of
the Dail!, News, with advices from Paris to a late
hour last evening, it appears that the coin and bullion
had increased over the previous week about 3,300,00(lr.
The bills over due were leas by nearly 2,000,000, but
the dishonoured bills had increased by about three-
quarters of a million. The "cash" in the branch
banks (including, we suppose, the joint-stock banks
converted into the branches of the state bank) was
more by nearly 9,000,000 francs; but whether this
cash consists of specie, or of specie and notes together,
is not explained. Among the liabilities we find th;
Treasury balance increased by about 7,300,000 francs.
Dank &net, 14.0 192 3rr et. Con. 1.., Ac.. 64 buyer,
3 per et. Red. Ann... 821 6 3 per Cent.. 831 t
3 v./ Cl Lou.. Ann..., 64 buyer..
EtiND LecnoqS.uer 111164 445. to 47eprem.
OltaaJN
5 Per et. Atotrian 1 per Cent. Grena.l.l 10 12
4 per Cl, Delay. Dom* 68 62 Oremda Deferred MD.. 21 3
2i per Coot. ditio. 3)5 5 per et Nor... 1846. 1 J I
Itruallian tk1e....8 TO 6 PIY et. Peruvian Dd.. 35
Ditto New. 73 8 Purtuguo.e Cu,,.. Mx, 17 18
fiLletente. Ayre5.085.1.... 20 3 N., 11,161,8:1/31
Ddla eolwnb. DLw n.? . 3 ye; Ct. 816vden lids.. 31
rokunblan 2.quad.a. DI, 2 Spanith Ih.f...rred
3 per et. Ilankh KW, 55 60 Inue. Prrairo Dia, 34
k per 06. Dutch 1144. 46 per et. Venezuela , 18 22
I per Cl. Dutch Cork'.. 1 Deferrtal 8d... 6 7

RAILWAYS.—The share market is not so good
this morning, and the full prices of yesterday are not
readily obtained. Brighton are about 33 ; Caledo-
nians about 32.
'ALES XYVKI:TED UP TO TWO THIS DAT IN LONDON.

(Yesterday's prices .1(1 to food In last pip,)
Bristol and Exeter, 57 Man., Rieff., and Llalsdndi. New
Caledonian, 311 2 101. Pref., 711
Chester & Holyhead Preference, Midland, 1061 51
15i I4j De. Itirminglum & Derby, SO 2
E. Ang., 251., L. &E.& L. &D., 7 North Britleh, 221
Do 31. 10... b., Pro f., 31 1)0. Ilideet, 101 1
Eastern Counties, 13 Du. Qrs., 51
Do. New Guar.G per Cent., 31 3 Do. Third., 11
Do. Eaten. S per Ct. No. 2, 1 1 I Shropeldre Union, 1)
Eastern Union, Guaranteed, 81 1 South Eastern, 214 5
IN. tie. 18 Do. No. 2, 8 74
Ellin. & Gls, 1 Shares, 121 1 I Do. Third., Nu. 4, 511
Great Northern, 31 1 Routh Wales, 91
Great Southern & Western (Ire. Windsor, Stain., &S. W., 71
Lni8,231 York, Newc., and Berwick, 321
Great North of England, 230 Do. (Orig. New and BeT.) 101
Do. New 101, 52, 2 De. Eaten. No. 1 (York and
Great Western Qrs., let/ News.), IS
Hull and Selby. 100 99 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref., 91 1
Lanes.. & York., 731 York and North Mid., 71
ik.. Faille, 8 Ito. Pref., 13
Do. Sixteenth., 61 Do. E. & W. R. Eat., 32 11
Do. P.& W. Halve., A., 121 Boulogne and Amiens, GI 1
Leeds and Bradford, 92 3 Luxembourg,
Landon & IllAck wait New, No. 2, Namur and huge, 3/
11 il Northern of France, 41 1
Lon., Brighton, & S. Coast, 231 Paris and Lyon., 3 21
Lon. & N. Western, 134 21 Parisi and Or lean., 22
Dm. and S. Western, 49 Sambre & Meuse, 4 1
N. Staffordshire, IS) J
LIVERPOOL SALES,

The market was not to goo(
lx.,tern Counties New 101.
Ile. id. p
E. I...ineasktre New, el d
at. N. of England, 230
Lan. & York. W.N.C., 31 d
Lon. & N. W., 132
Do. New Qrs., 24 p
Do. Qrs. (A & B), 2i p
N. StatTordahlre, 21 1 d

1144 19 —Ona
to-day.
5t114., & Lin. (late Grim,.
Stirtf. ), /01 20 d
111k1Lind, 10 j 0
Do. Halve*, 44 7 d
9. 4.. and Dover, 214
1)0. No. 4, 21 1 d
York, Nerve., and Bet. (G. N. E.
Pur.), 11 P

F. Countiee New, Ila. 3d. it
h.. Laneuehire, laj
Y•mk. W.1t.1.'., SI d
MulLuxl, 104

K. E. ind Dover No. 1, 21 d
York, Noce., sod Der. (G. N. E.
Fur ).

CORN.—CIIIPPENHAM, May 19.—Wheat without
alteration in price. Barley ruled at a decline in value of
about Is. Oata, Peas, and Beam, may be quoted at a slight
rouction in the currency.

EXETER, May 19.—1 n consequence of eur stock fair
having been held on Wednesday last, and our annual xhi-
bition of cattle, &c., yesterday, the Corn Exchange has been
thinly attended to-day ; and although there was very little
disposition on the part of farmers to sell their Whtat, we
can note tm alteration in price. Barley and Oats in small
supply, and price* rather higher than on this day week.

Hutt, May 19.-The supply of English Wheat has been
but smell, and last week's rates are realised for best samples,
whilst any wanting condition must be quoted slow of sale, at
Is. per quarter less money. Beane, Peas, and Oats
rather improve in value. Barley, the turn cheaper.
Lii.seed Cakes have met a free sale, sey, best Hull-made, 91.
foreign, Si., down to 71. per ton, according to quality. Rape
Cakes are rather scarce, though not much inquirei for.
Guiana movesoff pretty freely, say Peruvian, 91. 51- ; tine
Patagenian. 61. to 71., down to 31. per ton for common low
quality. limes have been much sought after; and,
as very few arrive, an advance of ss. per ton bns been (stab-
li-hed, the present value being 90s. to 853. per ton.
Of Linseed, the arrivals this week amount to about
547 qrs. consisting of 520 qn. from Riga, and .55 bags
from Gothenturg. But little business kas been done,
there being scarcely anything left afloat, and holders of
tended parcels are not disposed to sell at late rate,. Black
, Sea is worth 41s. ; fine heavy Riga, 38s. 6d. ; Memel and
' Konigsberg, fine 37., down to 325. per qr. for common
quality. Black Sea, to arrive this summer and autumn, may
be quoted worth 40s. per qr., free delivered here. At
Odessa; the finest Seed, which is Is. per qr. better in quality
than Kertch, Taganrog, dte., is quoted 37.. per qr. Co..t o. b.
and freight to England included. No Rapeseed offering
Foreign imports into Hull during this week: Linseed,
517 qrs. ; Rapeseed, 360; Wheat, 2,195 ; Barley, 2,476 ;
Beans, 670 ; Peas, 276; Tares, 121.
LINCOLN, May 19.-A small show of Wheat at our mar-
ket to day, which was taken off at from Is. to 2s. advance.
Barb y, none offering. A small show of Oats and Beans, at
rather more money. Wheat, red, 445. to 60s. ; white, 48s.
to 535. ; Oats, 17s. to 231. ; Beans, 40s. to 435.
LIVERPOOL, May 19.-By the Acadia steamer, arrived
hen ten Tuesday evening, we have advice, dated New York,
May 2, at winch time the prices of Grain and Flour there
remained too high to face the English markets without
decided loss, the stocks on the seaboard being then small,
and Inland the demand for immediate use, with a few par-
Cll. of Indian Corn chiefly on ship's account to make freight,
little business was apparent : the canals, however, would be
open on the Bth inst., and, should the supplies from the interior
be large, it is at least reasonable to anticipate lower rates, al-
though' frrom the sanguine expectations of exporters, it is
intimated that any material decline will not be readily con,
ceded. The market quotations were (in sterling) for Wheat,
bs. to be. Bd. per 601 h. ; Floor, 255. to 265. ; loeFan Meal,
9.. 8d to 10s. 8.1. per barrel ; Indian Corn, 2s. to 2.. 1.1. per
66. b The drought complained of in the early part of the
week has been seasonably removed in this district of the
country, on and since Tuesday afternoon, by copious and re-
treating rains daily ; already producing the most beneficial
effezte upon vegetation, and imparting a hca,thy and pro-
mis:ng appearance to all the growing crops around us.
The duty on foreign Wheat is now Bs. per quarter,
and on Flour, 4s. 9ld. per barrel ; that on other

i articles for the ensuing week rem* ping unaltered.
I Our ocastwise and Irish arrivals are, so far this week, upon
nearly a. moderate • scale as the last; and from abroad we
have to report only 5,833 qrs. Indian Corn; the export, of
that article and of Corn Meal continue large, the inquiries
for each being still numerous, hut from the limited quantity
now on off, r, with a further advance in price since Tuesday,
the extent of tontines, has ben of nccessi y mirth curt ailed
during the post tyro days. At this day's mulct', the general
runs of Irish and Mediterranean Wheats continued to
meet a fair demand, acquiring • further advance of
2d. per 701 h. upon the improved rates of Tuesday; the
best qualities of British or Foreign, though held with
the same degree of firmness as before, scarcely ex.
seeding our lot quotations. Irish and home-made Flour,
bring in mo.krate request, must be quoted 6d. pr sack
dearer; and American, upon • slightly amended inquiry,
fully maintained late price.. Barley and Bean., of which
few sales were effected, remained stationary in value. Malt.
commanding a ti linable degree of attention, supported
form., micas Pees dull, and nominally cheaper. The
Oat trade was steady at Tucrlas 'a currency ; and Oatmeal
rather more saleable at an amendment of 3d, per load. The
advance on Indian Corn, which may be c died fully 2.. per
quarter on g. nrrai qiealities, ehceked the execution of many
orders; still a fair q lantity was cleared off at the amend-
ment. Corn Meal 11.1 d at 14.., and there aro buyer* at
13s. 94. per barrel ; less busine.s, therefore, has been done
therein to-day. Arrivals into Liverpool from the 16th to
the 13th Xis'. inclusive: Wheat, 2.814 qrs • Barley, 187 ;
Malt, 1,959 At., 2.090; Beans, 213; Indian Corn, 5,833;
Oatmeal, 1,158 sacks; Flour, 2,722 wicks.
MAIDSTONE. May 18.-We had no great supply of Wheat
trhday, hut quit equal to the demand. Red ranged from
4.5.. to 48.. ; and wlitte, to 50.. Higher prices are salted for
Lent Corn, but there in no inquiry fur it worth naming; and,
to have made sates, old prices must have been taken.
Rtrox, May 18 -We had but a tn-clerite supply of grain
at our market to-day. Wheat dull, and in many instances
a decline of fully Is. per qr. on last week's priers was sun-
mated to. In other descripti ins very little business traes-
acted at the quotations. Wheat, white, 6.. Gd. to 7.. ; red,
Gs. 3d. to 6..91. Bean., 6s. to 63. per bushel. Barley, 335.
to 234. Oats, 20a. to 33..
SCAMP/ID/UGH, May 18.-We are moderately supplied
with grain of all kind* at our market t ..day, and the price
for each article is the same as lot week. Wheat, 6s. to 7s.
per 6 stone. Barley, 30a. to 325. per qr. of 32 stone- Oats,
' 91d. to 10id. per stone. Flour. au,vrline, 42, to 435. ; se-
c/lids, 365. to 37u. per sack of 20 chine.
I:rrirtn, May 16.-At our market to-day we were
only moderately supplied with Wheat, in which article only
a moderate smlsille.l was done, at about lart we la's picas.
In Barley, Beads, and Pala nothing doing.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 19.-The supply of English Wheat
is small, but it meets with only a slow sale, witnout altera-
tion in price. In foreign little doing. The malting season
being over, there is litt'e demand for heat !Juicy.; and in
grinding there is little doing. Oats in more request, at an
advance. Beans firm. Flour a slow sale, at 36.. per sack.
Yaovao, May 19.-There was a very ,mall market to-day,
and ',try little business transacted. Wheat, 5.. 9d. to
Barley, 32.. to 35.. Oats, 235. to 235. Beans, 5.. to 6s. 6d.

WAILEFItLD bla3 19.—The arrivals of Wheat is good this'
week; really lush qualities are full as dear, but inferior
sorts sell very Overly. B►rley as before. Oats and Shilling
without altrniti in. Beans steady is pric, Malt !mines ls.
per load mere mousy, and is held firmly; a five parcel of
Norfolk brought 430. per load. Othi r a t clue as belore.
Int-
pr.rts during ins we• k :—Wheat, 10,432 q-s. Barley, 16-59.
Oats, 891 Bians, 1,215. Peas, 3. Snelling, 601 leads.
Malt, 310.

usre, May II —The beat quality of Danube Indian
Corn could to-day be purchased at about 3 1.6 f.;which, a.
our present high exchange of llif , would only stand 20 .
per imp. qr. free ore hoard ; but no dependence can he placed
on the exchange, as of late it hts gone up and down half a
florin at a time ; this is of course a great drawback in the
execution of orders. In Wheat nothing what, vt r has been
done. Butane.. in general continues err., dull ; the ac-
counts we rewire regarding the military movements in
Lon.hardy are of a very conflicting character, and until
samething is sntrltd iu that qua, t. r we can lock for little
improvement.

HOPS.—AeLesPORII : In some places the bine is growing
very fast, whilst m other pate it sip are at a stand-still.. We ore
pretty elem.—B.4lo4lSG The trine in doing well, and se have nothing
to fear from the Le. there is hole or no fly.— Beam Some
of our gardemt are not yet polled from the ravages of the flea; others
are looking 'refl.—Beneath, alay IS: The poking is completed and
hills deemed, hut th- bine cone. but slowly, and is remarkably small;
the ground Las dried so rapidly, that its Rueter* is hard and
unkind, and we rather hope that soon we -hall get rain again.—
Custer stereos : In the lower parts of the part h the blue in
very short, from the earn. of the 11 a, and on the hang-
ing part a the Lill is but little better. The whole appearanm of
the bine shows that we Abell be very short altogether.
CIUNEIBLOCIE, May IS: The forward Hops are going on very well, and
growing very fast; but in the wet, backward gardens, where they
were dressed late, the flea has so got the master of them, that it is
impoarible they ma do anything till they bare rain to lasaist them.
Beans and all Lent co. n are suffering for rain. —Esau Faar.vron : The
bine is growing rapidly, and we are short of Were. In some ',lsom
the fly are two oar a leaf, but the strength of the bine has carried
away the 11..—Lary Pm:gnaw Tina bine is growing rapirrly, bat we ,
have plenty of fly.—FAsr scuroa We hive ai; s.d de dof flea, which
has destroyed the trine In many places, but we are free from fly.—Hath-
LOW : The bine looks anything but favourable : we have • quantity of
fly.—lfoidam..ooClPl: Our bine I. doing very well, and aithouith we •
hear of fly here and there, we have noilung to speak about. Our
apples, its many orchards, are full of maggcts.—lierrroe : Some of
our bine in Well up with flea, but oth, r parte are growing pretty
middling. Ahurnther., however, we are very backward, and in many
instances the bine IN sot growing at W. We have very little
fir.—LLwrs line LIMAN..., May If ; Our market continues
inactive, and prices are feebly supported from MM. to 520.
superfine, 60s, per cwt. LINTON : '1 he bine is going along
pretty well ; we have plenty of flea, but not much fly.—
k great variety of bine is tole found in this pari-h—some easy
fine, and mare much eaten by flea. A sprinkling et fly is to be found
In so:Le grotteda, which are in a very rough state, owing to the glut
of water, followed by a sudden drought. should the attack of fly be
severe, the chasten, will be much %Minn a crop, se, having had
h^avy crop lasi rear, together with the unkindly state of the Lind, the
• stock must be -ear,
May Is: Another week of
fine splendid weather has improved the tone considerably ' • the stags
have made their shoots stronger and more equally, and the tyres
have been enabled to furnish the poles at once. In many gardens the
bine Is now well trained to the poke and growing vigorously. There
are still serious compLithts of the flea; is some grounds the bine is
punished severely, awl they continue their depredations with im-
punity, sheltered in and beneath the cracks and clods that abound in
many gardens, where, for want of a Mower, the tillage has been
further pcntponed. For the last day or two we have had indications
of rains, which we hope will soon follow, and enable the planters to
put their gardens in order; several of which have been left untouched
throughout the winter and spring, and pull remain uedug, slovenly,
and overrun with weeds. We may here remark that this year the
winter manuring has not been earned to so great an extent as it has
been for the lost five or six years; and want of frosts prevented others
from doing as much as they intended. Fly has been found at several
places, soar two end more on a leaf; bow severely they still make
the struck remains to be seen. We are sorry to find that the maggot
is seriously affecting the apple blerooms. Pets are reported to have
.moped ...ter, and appear to be well set; but the cherries are sadly
blighted, and hi many orchards will prove total I:olives. Some good
showers would be of greet service now to our fruit plantations.—
M arthen Our hop gardens are in a very bad state from the floods
passing over them. We are much infested with flea and have Fume
Ily.—NerrLricre.i: The fly to pretty numerous, flee or de on sleet.
—la amigo...max : The hops in the neighbourhood of Walesby
are much interned with the fly, which is doing considerable damage to
the bine.—PLearar, May IS: Our hop bine is last beet ring up
the poke, and looks promising, but the gardena generally
are In • very bad condition, and cannot be altered until we
have rain.---SraeLearaer : The bine in MOW places is eaten up
with the flea. Some of the gardens are pretty middling, but
in many places there are eta or seven fly on a leaf. —Tows
Ma Lento The bine is very Mort, and we have flee in abund-
ance. Some of the bide is very fair; In other parts there are eight or
ten flies an e teal. Oat large grower assures w., that on '2O acres he
ecarcely expects to raise any hops from the destruction caused by the
fIea.—WAITAIN4OCRY : The bine is very good. The flea has done
mischief, but is gone. We have very few fly.—Wooer sleet, May
19: The late mum weather has been lienefirial to the hop plan-
tations, and where the plant was strong and well cultivated
they have grown fast; but there Is great irregularity in the
growth, and many grounds hare been ploughed up, there being
so many storks deed. The market currencies renisin as I.se quoted.
per cwt.;—New Werceeters, GO,, to 705.; yearlings, 60e. to GSA. ; old
tilde, 20s. to MOs.—Wetmore : We bare a good dealer flea In some
parts, but in others they ore free from it. We have no fly—or nothing
to speak about. —Yeurneo : The bine in some parts is very strut g,
and looks exceedingly well. In other places, the flea has made peat
havoc with it, and it looks unpromising. There are but few grounds
free from fly, mad is many places there are two ON a leaf. The geld-
ings are nu.t coming along so feat • they ought to. A leaf was ex-
hibued in the market to-day covered with lath.

HAY.—SMITHFIELD, MO o' Cleck.—Nfeears. Cooper
and Davie report trade heavy, at the following quotations:

Meadow 70.. to 7i. Rowel... to—.. +-wart..
infer or to O.S•. I Clover .. .75- tt it, I

CATTLE, &R.—CIIIPPRN HAM FAIR, May 17.
The reduced prices at which lean oxen were offered did
not make the sale brisk. Bat Cows, with a calf, sold at 171.
to 18/. Alderney*, in calf, from 131. to 14/. each ; smalltr
ditto, 101. to 12/. Pigs met improved rates. Sheep were
not numerous, and ro quotations can he given. Fat beasts!,
best, went at 10.. 6d. to 10s. 91. per score ; second quality,
101. ditto; inferi9r, 91. ditto. Fat Sheep. 5s to be. 2d for
bat Downs ; large ball-binds, 4s. Bd. per score ; Cakes,
Si. 6d. to 9e. 6d. ditto.

For taterdzv's Mora wt pars.