The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-10 00:00:00

temporary
obtained.

required will be readily

The movement in the market for the unfunded
securities is nearly all in the way of inquiry, and
prices are still moving up. Exchequer Bills have
been bought at 455. to 48s. prem., being another rise
of Is.; and India Bonds at 51s. and 545. prem.
Scarcely anything has been done in foreign stocks,
and, with the entire absence of movement quotations
arc merely nominal. The transactions of the day
are limited to the following :—Dutch Four per Cent.
Certificates, 'JO!, ex div. ; Equador Bonds, 3; ; Mexi-
can, for account, 17th Oct., 27,1. ; Venezuela Two-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. for account, 31.
The report of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
pany read yesterday contains some points of impor-
tance. In a financial point of view it is decidedly fa-
vourable, but on account of the new operations now in
hand, the directors consider it their duty not to re-
commend any increase of dividend. As they have
built several new ships without making a call, the
shareholders are not likely to complain of this.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:

. -
1851. 1850.
London and North Western L 61,749 ..., 248,126
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,027 .... 14,487
London and South Western 15,649 .... 11,682
London and Brighton
Great Western
South Eastern
York and North Midland
Exeter and Crediton
Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 15,703 .... 16,604
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,804 .... 1,672
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 607 .... 714
Great Northern 12,888 .... 6,812
Shropshire Union 705 625
Leeds "- -

Northern 1,308 .•••
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Chester and H,lyhead
Manchester, South Junction,
. ..

and Altrincliam 517 .. • •
East Anglian
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe,
and Weq Yorkahire
_ _ 762 ....

South Wales

1,119
5,08.5
158
3,282

I:fit

1 bii

Eastern Counties and Norfolk. 17,324 .... 14,399
Total £2.57,823 £213,475
The total receipts on the corresponding. lines
being 257.810/. this week, against 213,4754 in the
corresponding week of last year, the increase is
shown to be 44,3354, or 20 per cent. The number
of miles open in 1831 was 4,201/, and in 1830,
4,0781, being an increase of 123 miles, or 3 per cent.
The aggregate average return per mile per week was,
in 1831, 61/. 7s. Id, and in 1850, 521. 6s. 9d., so that
the difference remains in favour of the present year
to the extent of upwards of 91. per mile per week.
Although with the advance of the season the re-
ceipts are, of course, steadily decreasing, the com-
parison with last year is thus shown to remain
almost as favourable as ever, and with the
rush of the poorer classes from the country to see the
Exhibition in the•last few weeks of its existence,
some of the metropolitan lines actually exhibit the
most favourable returns of the year. The mileage
return of the London and North Western is nearly
23/. more than last year ; the Great Western, 321.
per mile more; the London and South Western, 181.
per mile more; the Eastern Counties, nearly 101. per
mile more ; the South Eastern, 101. per mile more;
and the Brighton, upwards of 41. per mile more.
With the vast swarms of country visitors who
have thronged our streets during this, the final
week of the Exhibition, there can be no
doubt that the returns issued next week will also
present a very extraordinary comparison. The
Eastern Counties return is of an unusually flattering
character, Newmarket races exercising a good deal
of influence, but this meeting Ana also included in

I the return of last year, with which it is contrasted.
During the present month there arc two other meet.
ings at this great " capital of the turf." The Lon-
don and Brighton receipts, though highly favoura-
ble, do not present so striking a contrast with last
year, owing probably to the attractions of Croydon
Fair having been somewhat less powerful than usual,
perhaps in consequence of the unpropitious weather.
The return per mile per week on the chief lines is
subjoined :

_
18.11. 1860.
Landon and North Western £117.38 .• .. £92.86
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and South Western
Great Western
London and Brighton
South Eastern . .._... . 9 75.5
6.5.6-1

York and North Midland 31.27 .... 36.70
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 53.41 .... 66.32
Great Northern 53.42 .... 28.86
Chester and Holyhead
Bristol and Exeter
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 64.42 .... 44.71
The foreign exchanges this afternoon have again
presented a somewhat downward tendency, and quo-
tations arc, in several instances, a trifle lower. Tho
rates negotiated are as follows:
Time. Pulses negotiated.
From To
Asaper!: Short 11 ft. ISiste. ... 1111. 19 sty.
Mato . „ 3 Monthsl2o. 0 sty.., 1211. g st 9.
.... . ....

itOilerdSia
„ 1111. f 126.
Hamburg and Altons 13tues.91sail. 13nies. WWI.
.os.tbalialair r n lleft. 1314. Okr.
•„ 1211. 14kr. ISt 161 r.
Triestes. 12M. 16kr. 120. 111kr.

Antwerp ..... ............ „ ~ Itlfr. 43e. LW. 30e.
Brume!' —
Ghent
Paris ..............
Ditto ....».„„. „ 3 Ilionths2",fr. 42Se. ... ?Ur. 471 c.
Harris ........ „ .. 25. fr. 135. ... 23h. ~oe.

„
Bordeaux.. , 231 r. 45e. „. 25fr. 50e.
Lyons „. „ „ 25fr. 45c. ... 251 r. 59c.
Marseilles
Oenoa
••
151 r. 45c. ... 2.51 r. 55c.
CP
Leghorn
Naplee per ducat . 4ea pence ... 41,6 pence
Madrid per dollar „ 4',/ pence ... 49'. pence
Cadiz
Malaga 0 „ 491 pence ... 49 pence
Gibraltar , 491 pence ... 45 pence
ticeille ....„ ......
Barcelona „ ” 491 pence ... 49 pence
Bilbao
Lisbon per mind „ 53 peace .. 52 pence
Oporto
M. Peterpburg per ruble „ ssi pence ... a; pence
ENOLISII FUNDS.—Tru+ Der.
Bank Seek, shut 10,114 Annuli io,
3 per CL Reduced. ,hut ludia 5t,,c4.2,P1 2
3 per et. c.z„,1,,, 24:i 7 Ditto n.ora..i,Nor., 45.. 46,
31 per Ct. Console, phut Exdlequer Dill, 4,,669., Maas
Coos* fcc Acct., 966 7
44 per Ct. Relchn, 73 5 roasio
a per Ct. Brealliau. 66 7
Do. Yew, 114 4
6 per CL Bum ',Arm, 46 ad
6 per Vt. Chlaao, 1,.2 4
3 per et. Chllian. 614 31
315./ Ct. Danish, 77 to
25 Pee Ct. Dutch, 566 9
4 WCt. Dutch, 59 1
liquvlor, 31
1 per Ct. Grenada, 14 15

r FUNDS.
3 per Ct. Ileziatn,
p,..r Ct. Kruk Lek.
Pittr, Ikercare.l, 41 2
5 per Ct. Portuoke,. A.; 8
I per Ct. Ituralau. 111 113
4/ per et. Rural:kn. lot
5 per Ct. ,prukkh. Active, 201 1/
3ver Ct. Sirknlvlt 81
Do. Proratre. st j
2 per Ct. Venerevin. 09 31
Ike. 11,4, rood Iv/ 11/
• Cent.. 1/ 01.

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