The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-05 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

SHARE LISTS.

QUEEN'S BENCH (WESTMINSTER).

FAIDAT EVIININO.
The railway market was again very heavy today,
mainly in conseguence of very unfavourable reports
relative to the dividends. Great Western Stock fell
to 03,1, London and North Western to 1164, and the
depression extended, more or less, to all shares, espe-
cially the speculative descriptions. The decline was
followed by purchases, partly on Liverpool orders
and a rally ensued which was fairly sustained to the
close. Compared with the last prices of yesterday,
however, the closing rates show a fall of 21. in Great
Western ; it. in Manchester and Sheffield, Norfolks,
North Western, and Bristol and Exeter, and 10s. in
most of the other large stocks.

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JUST.

MACIISATH v. VISCVVNT FILANILVOILT.
This was an action brought by the plaintid'againat Lord
Frankfort for libel, arising out of the series of infamous
letters, in which the name of the plaintiff had been used
by Lord Frankfort, and which formed the subject of in-
quiry and indictment resulting in the noble defendant
being Inuit' guilty, and sentenced to 12 months imprison-
ment in the House of Correction, and which he is now on-

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dergoing
Sir F. Tl,esiger and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plait-
tiff, and the Attorney-General for the defendant.
On the jury being sworn,
Mr. Hawk= briefly opened the pleadings, and stated the
lib•L

Sir P. Thesiger said he wan happy to say that this un-
fortunate case on the part of the defendant had been placed
in the hands of his learned friend the Attorney-General,
and thejary would be spored the trouble of going into the
case, as it Fad been arranged that his learned friends on the
part of Lord Frankfort, would apologise fur having made
use of the name of the plaintiff, and con•ent to a verdict
being entered fur the plaintiff, with 2001. damages.
The Attorney-General briefly said he had also to naps,
tulate the jury on the course that bad been arranged be-
tween the parties, and he was instructed to state that Lord
Frankfurt regretted the course he had pursued, and con-
sented to the verdict being entered for the amount stated
by his learned friend Sir F. Thesiger.
Lord Campbell said it was a most wise and satisfactory
arrangement, and he felt that Lord Frankfort at the time
of wr.tieg the letter must have laboured under a species of
insanity, and he should feel it his duty to recommend the
case to the crown as one deserving of mercy.
Us 'sr, then formally returned a verdict for the plain-
' tiff.— 201:14

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocir.

The railway nariiei is decidedly firmer to day, and
a rally is observable in most of the leading stocks.
London and North Western has recovered to 118: ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire to 76i; and Caledonian
to 811. The improvement is general throughsut the
market.

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both for money and the 10th. The government
broker invested as usual, but business in this depart-
ment was quiet. The official report includes—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 99, 4, k, 3 ; Ditto, for
account, 99.1, 1,99, 1; Three per Cents. Reduced,
991, 100; three-and-a-Quarter per Cents-, 103, 1 ;
Long Annuities, 1860, 61 ; South Sea Old An-
nuities, 991; Bank Stock, 2271.
Exchequer Bills maintained yesterday's price of
60s. to 68s. prem.
Is the foreign heave there was almost a cessation
of business, this market being very dull. Spanish
steaks were rather better, and Granada Deferred
rallied slightly, but Mexican and Turkish scrip are
heavy. The total sales of the day are embraced in
the fullowiog, viz. :—Brazilian Old Five per Cents.,
1021. Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates, 971, 1.
Granada Deferred Bonds, 11, 1. Mexican Three per
Costs., for account, 14th February, 224, a. Spanish
New Deferred Three per Cents., *2l, 1,1. Swedish
Lean, 2 die. Turkish Six per Cent. Loan, 1 die.
Venezuela Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 38.
Money was in more demand today, and com-
manded on discount 21 to 3 per cent. This is the
4th of the month, when a large mass of produce and
other bills falls due, so that the demand is probably
temporary only.
. The dividend on the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Railway is officially announced at the rate of 3
per cent. per annum, with a surplus of 12,0001.
Australian Agricultural shares were again lower
to-day, closing 225 to 230. South Australian Land
fell 21. There was also another fall of 11. in the
shares of the South Australian Banking Company.
Those of the London Chartered Bank of Australia,
on the other hand, were firmer. There were likewise
dealings in the shares of the London and West-
minster Bank, at 36, 4 ; Oriental Bank Corporation,
46 ; Canada Company, 55 ; Peninsular and Oriental
Steam, 871, 86; ' • Scottish Australian Investment,
11. paid, 3. Ebro Canal shares are quoted Ito 11,1
prem. ; Chiriqui Road, par to rem. ; Beziers and
Gmissessac Railway, Ito 1 ; Royal Swedish
Railway, to 4 die. ; 'Frencli South Eastern ltail-
way, to 1 dis-; endon Bank of Australia and
India, to 1 dia.; Zealand Railway, Ito 1 dis.
The third annual meeting of the North British
Bank was held today, when a dividend was an-
nounced for the last half-year at the rate of six
per cent per annum on the paid-up capital. An
addition has also been made to the reserve fund,
which now amounts to 7,5001., or equivalent to 16
per cent. on the paid up capital. The directors
stated that from a regard to one of the main pur-
poses of the institution—namely, to induce parties
previously unaccustomed to banking to make
deposits and keep balances at their credit, they con-
sidered it right to continue to allow the same rates of
interest as had been announced at the beginning,
notwithstanding the lower rates of money ruling
during the half-year. The sums thus paid by the
bank consequently show a progressive increase,
being in 1830, 4,4361. ; in 1831, 9,6011.; and in l' 52,
13,3941. The number of accounts open has corre-
-1 spondingly augmented, being 4,411, against 3,994
last year, and 2,989 in 1831. This report, as evinc-
ing the continued prosperity of the bank, and an
increasing business, was received with satisfaction.
A new Belgian railway. is stated to be in c inrse
of projection. The line in question is intended to
sonnect with the state railway the towns of Then'.
sad Spa, together with the neighbouring well-popu-
lated districts. The total length of the line will be
only 43 kilometres, or 21 leagues. The calculations
1 the promoters, which aro stated to be founded on
official returns, show a very high rate of profit,
arising from the transport of passengers, agricultural
produce, and materials to be used for manufacturing
The capital is fixed at 2,500,000 francs
r1007:07.1.), in shares of 230 francs (101.) each.
The quotations of stooks at Amsterdam on Thurs-
day are thus reported by Mr. Renter's telegraphic
express :—Dutch Four per Cents., 951; ditto 1 wo-
and-a-Half per Cents., 641. Spanish Deferred Three
per Cents., 22 15-16. Mexican New, 23 9-16. Por-
tuguese New, 381. The Spanish Committee's Certi-
ficates, 4 15-16. At Vienna on Thursday the Five
per Cent. Metallica were quoted 94 5-16, and Ex-
change on London, 10.57. This last quotation shows
la further rise. _ _ _

In the market for foreign exchanges to-day there
was scarcely any alteration in the rates, the only
feature being a greater supply of bills on Hamburg,
and rather more request for paper on Amsterdam.
This market, to which great attention is at present
directed, consequently maintains the stationary posi-
tion which it has preserved since the Bank of Eng-
land raised its discount rate. The prices negotiated
were as follows : .

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Time. Prices as negotiated this day.
Bills and M. Money.
Amsterdam prat dhoti 1 Id. 16Ietv. ... 110. 114mv.
Ditto -11 d. Ili am
ilotterdam
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Benemels - 254. 30 e.
I Hamburg end Alton* „ „ 13mca. 31 sekl. 13roce. 64 eel.
St. Petersburg pee ruble 384 mom ... 331 pence
Pale per t Slim' 251 r. 21c. _ 25tr. 074 e.
Ditto „ 3 Monthadifr. 274 e. ... 254. 3240.
Kaneda „ 236 r. 305. ... 231 r. 321 e.
Fraekkgben-tbe-MtneiZr 410 „ 11171 d. la. _ 11901. la
Vienna (effective) ...-per E „ 111. 41a. ... 115. 10ev.
Trieste „ 115. 65r. ~. litl. 125 r.
Madrid per dater ~ 501 peace ... 501 peons
Cults ,, 504 peace ... 501 pence
Bilbao
Bacolod' „ „ 801 pence ... 50 pence
Malaga, - peace ... 50 pence
,emilis .i -.. ~ ~ - pence ... 50 pesos
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Gibralta ... 50 peace
Leghorn
Genoa
per egiest „ 411 pests ... 411 pence
tlf= pa ounce ~ 1244 pmee ... 1211 penoe
Mamba ,, „ 1241 penes ... 1241 pesos
Liabon per mitre. 90 days dote - pence .. 491 pence
Oporto „ „ - pence ... 535 pence
The price of gold, yesterday, at Paris was about
par (new tariff rate), which, at the English Mint
price of 31. 17s. 10;d. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 25.174; and the exchange at
Paris on London, at short, being 25.05, it follows
that gold is about 0.487 per cent. dearer in Paris than
in London. - - - - - - - -- .

By to-day's advice., the price of gold at Hamburg
is 426 per mare, which, at the English Mint price
of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives
an exchange of 13.51; and the exchange at Hamburg
on London, at short, being 13.31, it follows that gold
is about 1.03 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in
London.
According to to-day's accounts, the course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at sixty
days' sight is 1091 per cent., and the par of exchange
between England and America being 109 23.40 per
cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally
o.33;per cent. against. England. After making
allowance for difference of Interest and charges of
transport, we find that the present rate leaves no
profit on the importation of gold from the United
States, nor on the export of the metal from this side.
The Bank of England return for the week ending
Saturday, the 29th January, is as follows:
BANK OF EGOLLND.—Acconar for the week ending J►n. 29,1853.
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,1111111107.
Government Debt.— 01,015,1e0
Other mantles 2.954,9110
Gold Coin and Gunton 18,435,614
Oliver Bunion 110,151
C 12,491,810

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