The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

JOINT STOCK BANKS.

skim N. llama Paid rises dons
yestetday. to-day.
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22000 40 Australasia
40,0410 25 add. Beek of Ada S 4 4Ms
50,600 9) alert Bank of India
Aoatralla, and Chins 2 f I pls. 21
31,000 36 rnklish, Scottish. sad
Australian Chattered 10 t II pi.
25,000 so Loaded Dank of Aus-
tralia and India 2 I di. par
22,0(0 90 budon Ch .rterad Bank
of Australia
24.0'* /2 Orlrutal Rank Comm all 54 314
50,0051 3 hloyal Austral. Bandits
awl Gold Import. t.ks I I 4 dta
6,5651 23 Alritlf • llAtTali. ...... 2* 47 40
10,006 ! 10 Union of Australia
11,001, ... Lko. "I.•

MONEY MARI( r:T.

FIIDAY EVENING.

The funds showed Borne flatness this morning,
sales of Consols being made at 1001 for cash, but a
rally took place in the afternoon, and the market
finally closed firmly at 1001 to 1 for money, and
100 11-16 to 1 for the 12th of May. Various ru-
mours continue afloat relative to the attitude of par-
liamentary p.rties towards. the cabinet on the great
financial questions now in suspense, but it is to-day
reported in well-informed circles that the Irish
party are much divided in opinion, and that, in all
probability, only a small proportion of that body will
vote against the ministry. Not much importance
appears to be attached to the sinister intelligence
relative to the Turkish question received from
Paris and Austria. As regards the reported dis-
turbance amongst the populace of Constantinople, it
is believed to have been merely an ebullition of local;
discontent, and to have had nothing to do with politics.
The Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. were flat, and
comparatively less firmly supported than Consols.
The offici 1 business report of the day embraces—
Three per Cent Consols, for money, 1001, -2, ;
ditto, for account, 1001. t, 1. Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 991, Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
103 b, 1. Long Annuities, 1860, 6; do., 30 years,
1859, b 13-16, 4; do., 1860, 6 3-16. Bank Stock,
2261, 2271. India Stock, 2601. South Sea Old
Annuities, 99. _ _ _

The market for Exchequer Bills its scarcely
changed, and generally shows dulness. The June
Bills were done at 4s. to Bs. prem. India Bonds
mark 36a. to 40s. prem.
In the foreign house, business continues inani-
mate. Spanish stocks are flatter. The Deferred
Threes closed 231 to 24 ; and the Certificates 61 to 1
per cent., after being sold at 61. Peruvian Deferred
Threes were good, and closed 671 to 68, on influen-
tial purchases. It is reprted that the conversion of
these bonds into an immediate 3 per cent. stock is
all but settled. Mexican Bonds remain stationary
at 271 to;. Greek Bonds have again risen, the red
bonds being quoted 9% to 10, and the blue 91 to I.
Peruvian Four-and a Half per Cent. Scrip left off 3tl
to 4 prem.; Granada Actives' 231 to 24 ; ditto De-
terred, 114 to 1. Buenos Ayrean Bonds are firm,
and most other "descriptions well supported. The
list of sales includes :—Austrian Five per Cent.
Bonds, 1852, 991. Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 1852, 1001. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents.,
68. Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents., 661, 66;
ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 971. Greek
Bonds, 1824 and 1825, 10. Mexican Three per
Cents., 271; ditto for account, 28th April, 271.
Peruvian Four-and.a-Half per Cent. Bonds, 89, 881 ;
ditto Deferred Three per Cents., 67/, 1,1, 1.
Sardinian Five per Cents., 971. Spanish Old
Three per Cents., 47f, 48; ditto Deferred Three per
Cents., 231; the Committee's Certificates, 61, 61
per cent. Swedish Loan, 11 die.
Australian Agricultural shares, which opened 82
to 84, fell in the morning, on a renewal of the late
sales, to 79 to 81, but subsequently rallied to 80 to
82, on some influential purchases. The recent selling
of this stock, which for some time past has been of a
bona fide character, is believed to be connected in
some measure with the fact that the directors of the
company have had under consideration latterly the
expediency of making a call upon the original stock,
the present prosperous state of Australia affording,
as it is reported, very profitable employment for fur-
ther capital in connexion with this undertaking. A
bill is now before parliament for the purpose of re-
ducing the capital and nominal amount, sad increas-
ing the number of the shares of the undertaking.
At present the nominal amount of the shares is
1001. each, upon which 351. has been paid. It is
fairly to be assumed that an additional auicunt of
capital can be advantageously employed, and conse-
quently the call, if made, should not be viewed as
prejudicial to the undertaking. At the same time,
the bare idea of this company, which occupies so pro-
minent a position in public estimation, needing
funds, has a very prejudicial effect, and has evidently
induced sales. It should at the same time be noticed
that the unexceptionable buying of this stock conti-
nues, and evidently for investment. Peel Rivers have
also fallen, partly owing to a supply, but maul'from sympathy with the Agricultural Company's
shares. It may to as well to remark, how-
ever, that this company stands in a different
position from the Agncultural Company, the
shares being fully paid up. It is somewhat curious
that these two classes of shares should fluctuate so
evenly together, although wholly distinct enter-
prises. The serious drawback to both companies ap-
pears to rest with the impression, very generally en-
tertained, and repeatedly expressed by our corre-
spondents, that the present directors' although highly
respectable in position, seem to lack energy, and to
be in fact behind the time. The complaints of their
want of zeal and spirit are very numerous, and it is
strongly felt that an infusion of new blood
into the board would be most beneficial to

all parties. The shareholders of the Peel River
Company complain that their 313,000 acres, known
to be riAly auriferous are left, so far as they are in-
formed, wholly unexplored by the directors. At the
last meeting of the company capital was raised suffi-
cient to work the property, and yet though months
have since elapsed, the shareholders are quite igno-
rant of any forward steps having been really taken,
the directors, although the greatest interest is publicly
felt in the progress of the adventure, appearing to
consider that they have discharged their duty in
issuing an invitation to other gold mining associa-
tions to come in and lease some of the Peel River
Company's acres. It is urged that the two
boards (those of the Agricultural and Peel
River Companies) ought to be wholly dis-
tinct, and the shareholders express their con-
viction that, assuming their property to be what it
has been represented, it is being unduly depreciated
mainly owing to the want of energy on the part of
the executive.
Australian Land shares generally were flat. South
Australi.n and British American were IL lower.
Australian Bank shares were also heavy. Shares of
the General Steam Navigation Company were done
at 301; General Screw Steam Shipping (121. paid),
101 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 83, 82i, 83;
Royal Mail Steam, 731 ex div. Central of France
Railway shares were in demand, and left off buyers,
at 3 prem. Grand Trunk of Canada were also
better, closing, buyers, at I prem. Royal Danish
Railway, on the other hand, were heavy, and fell to
21 to 21 prem. Berlin Waterworks shares were
quoted 3-16 to 7-16 prem.; North of Spain Railway,
par to prem.; Melbourne Docks and Railway, par
to 1 preys.
In the market for foreign exchanges to-day paper

on Amsterdam was chiefly inquired for, and was done
as low as 11.18; for three months, and generally paid
with 11.181. Quotations on other places show no
particular alteration as compared with last post, but
the demand for bills continues, and consequently the
general tendency is rather downwards. Hand tux
ruled at 13.8, money; and Paris at 25.02# to 25.05
for short, and 25.25 for three months. „. Leghorn was
in request at 29.85, and Vienna and Trieste un-
altered.

Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Reuter's telegraphic ex-
press :—Amsterdam, Thursday : Dutch Four per
Cents., 94; ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64
3-16. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 23 15-18;
ditto, Three per Cents., foreign. 471 ; the Coupons,
61 per cent.; Granada Deferred, 11 5-18; Mexi-
can New, 26 11-16 ; Portuguese New, 391; Austrian
Five per Cent. Metallic.. 81 3.16. Vienna, Thurs-
day : Five per Cent. Metallics, 94 ; Exchange on
London, 10.50. Madrid, Monday : Spanish Three
per Cents., 43 7-16 ; ditto Deferred, 24 5-16 ; ditto
Coupons, 31.
The account of the position of the Bank of Eng-
land for the week ending Saturday last, the 16th
April, is as follows:
BASIL Or ENOLAN

for Ow week ',Wing April 16. 1863.

-45o;;;;;Ietit Dont Alt; i .1(10
tither Verwiti '.••• 1.i40
Gold Cole an.l Ilualou 18.500.731
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