The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

IRIS DAY.
Two o'CLocx.
The share market this morning opened better
than it closed yesterday, except for South
Eastern, which are only 21, and rather better
prices have in most instances been paid, in-
cluding Ilrightons, Lancashire and Yorkshires, and
Midlands. This last-named stock has experienced a
considerable improvement, hay lug been done at 41, in
consequence of the traffic being only 430!. less than
last year. The statements of the chairman at the
meeting yesterday arc also interpreted in a favour-
able sense. The present quotation, however, is not
soloed as it has been, being 401 to l'riees gene-
rally are a shade flatter that at the opening of the
market.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two o•CLocI.
Yesterday afternoon a rally took place in the Eng-
lish stock market, t he appearance of purchasers causing
an improvement of 3-16 to per cent. At these en-
hanced rates the market to-day has been firm,
though tko business presents no feature beyond a
purchase of Reduced Three per Cents. on public ac-
count.

Consols have ruled steady all morning at 961 to
for money, and 961 to 1 for the 11th September.
The official record of transactions embraces the fol-
lowing, viz.: Three per Cent. Consols, 961. ; ditto
for account,96l ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 97,i, ,1;
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 90, ; Three
per Cent. Annuities, 1726, 951 ; India Stock, 260;
Bank Stock, 2151, 1.
1 he unfunded securities are steady, and the mani-
festation of a little inquiry fur Exchequer Bills has
raised the rate of premium Is., business being re-
ported in the large bills at 475. and 18s. premium,
though the smaller amounts mark 41s. and 475. only.
I India Bonds rule at 4145. to 575. premium.
Business in the foreign stock market to-day is so
restricted as to be little more than nominal, and
prices remain unaltered for all descriptions. The
business list of the morning comprises only :
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., at .501. Mexican
Bands for account, the 29th of August, 281,
I. Portuguese Five per Cents., Converted, 1841,
321 ; ditto Four per Cents., 32!.. Russian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., Intl. Spanish Three per Cents.,
34.

The Medway, West India steamer, has brought
specie to the amount of u 75,619 dollars, or 19.1,1•25/.
sterling.

The returns of the traffic on most of the lines of
railway for the last week are now known, and show
no falling off in the extraordinary movement of late
prevalent, all the metropolitan lines especially, con-
tinuing to pre-cut a very large increase over the
corresponding week of last year. The Great
Western, London and North Western, South
Western, Great Northern, Lancashire and York-
shire, and York, Newcastle, and Berwick are
particularly favourable. The London and North
Western return is 63,698/., against 52,0244
in the corresponding week of NA showing an in-
crease of 11.6;4/.; the Great Western, 26,541/.,
against 18,501/.--increase, 8,3361.; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 18,764/. against 17,187/.—inerease,l,477/.;
the London and South Western, 16,155/. against
13,9961—i wren 5e,4,1:A9/.; t he York,Neweast Ber-
wick, 16,5334, against 1.1,7m1/.—increasc, 7161; the
York and North Midland, 10,1131., against 10,100/.—
increase, 13/.; the Bristol and Exeter, 5,379/., against
4,7Bll.—increase, 796/.; the Great Northern, 14,436/.,
against 4,69ll.—nicrease, 9,8451.; the North Star-
tiodshire, 6,211/., against d,379!.—increase, 632/. The
Midland returns present a better comparison than
of late, the decrease being only 4311. This year's
return is 25,129,., and last year's 25,560/.
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer, Pottinger,
yesterday took out specie to the amount of
103,2194, of which 3,299/., was in gold, and 99,9204
in silver. Of this amount the gold was 272/. to
Alexandria, 2;191/. to Ceylon, and 1:4361. to Madras;
and the silver, 55,335/. to Bombay, 1,2404 to Singa-
pore, 7,640/. to Hong Kong, and 32,6051. to Cal-
cutta.

In bank shares a fair amount of business has been
done during the ucek at good prices. The sales
comprise:—Australasia (40/.paid), 361; British North
American (30/. paid), 43 ; Colonial (23!. paid), 11;
Commercial of London (20/. paid), 231, 26; ; London
Joint Stock (10/. paid), DO •, London and West-
minster (20!. paid), 281; National Provincial of
England (t3at. paid), 40, 391; Provincial of Ire-
land (251. paid), 421, 42, ; Union of Australia
(23!. paid), 33, 1, 35, cx div.; Union of London (10!.
paid), 14!.
In Dock shares there is little change. Commer-
cial stock is worth 84 ; East and West India, 1411;
London, 1131, 113 ; St. Katharine, 781 cx div. ;
Southampton, 17;.
Prices of steamboat shares are well supported.
General Steam Navigation Shares mark 271; Pe-
ninsular and Oriental, 68 ; ditto New (31. paid), 0 ;
Royal Mail Steam, 791, 80, 791.
Quotations of insurance shares arc much as before.
I European Life shares are rather weaker, whilst
Law Life are looking up. The present quotations of
the market arc :—Albion, 86; Alliance, British and
Foreign, 2l ; ditto, Marine, 371 ; Atlas, 161, cx
div. ; British Commercial, 61 ; Church of Eng-
I land, V, 3 ; Clerical, Medical, and General Life,
25 : Co`unty, 81 ; Crown, 13 ; Eagle, 61; Equity
and Law, 41 ; English and Scottish Law
Life, ; European Lite, 11;1; General, ; Globe,
133 ex div.; Guardian, 511 cx div. ; Imperial Fire,
213 ex div. ; Imperial Life, 18 Indemnity Marine,
301 ; Law Fire, 21. 16s. ex div.; Law Life, 461; Legal
and General Life, 4 ; London Fire, 19; London Ship,
19; Marine, 16; Medical, Invalid, and General Life,
21; Monarch, 1 ex div. ; National Loan Fund, 24;
Phoenix, 156 cx div. ; Professional Life, ; Provi-
dent Life, 30; Rock Life, 61; Royal Exchange, 2211;
Sun Fire, 209; ditto, Life, 48; United Kingdom, 4 ;
Victoria Life, 3, 34.
Shares in the General Reversionary and Invest-
ment Society are quoted 92 to 93; Equitable Rever-
sionary, 1091; London Reversionary, 41; Reversion-
ary Interest society, 1001.
Miscellaneous stocks and shares arc quoted as
follows in the official list:—Assam Tea Company, 8;
Australian Agricultural, 13; Australian Trust, 20;
Anglo-Mexican Mint, 231; Canada Company, 49
ex div. ' • Hudson's Bay Stock, 203. Price s Patent
Candle Company, 23 ; South Australian, 231; Van
Diemen's Land, 1.

KNOLI3II 11:31D6.—Tnp, 1162.
hank Iltnet. 215 16 Loa; AnnmUe..
3 per Ct. Iteleaed. PT* Sto.M,
3 pm et. emsols. 00f Pima 11m,16 1,6001.,546. 57.. p.m.
n wet. Con.olt, Ezclmqua 15111..1.%66..43.1.4d, pm.
(Muds fun Acct., 201

YORCIO:
41 per Ct. Belgian. f. 3 5
6 c.C,f ..011..rattilllr. PO 6
6 per CL HUM, At ref. SS 5
6 per Ct. Chlllan. 104 6
3 per Ct. Chtlian. 64 6
3 per Ct. Danbef. TT 9
2* per Ct. Dutch. 591 dO
4 per Ct. Dutch. 926
Kquadefr. 34
1 par Ct. Greoada, 145151
Bgrdlnion 5 INT
LATEST FOREIG

IN FUNDS.
3 per Ct. Maxima. 681 #
It per CL Peruvian, 00
Ihtto Deferred, 13 4
5 per CL Fettugue 33 3
1, per Ct. Iltoolso. 114 116
46 r.' Ct. Itoo4art. M#
per Ct. 'pan WI, Aetsve..3l
3 per Ct. SpaoLth, 3711 ij
Pass.ro, 51
24 Per CL Veueruela, 30 2
Do. Deferred. 11 13
r OKA., j dir. par.
1N EXCIIANOES.