The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-05 00:00:00

THIS DAY—Two o'CLoox.

The English stock market opened with some little
flatness to-day, but the government broker has
renewed his purchases, and a rally has since taken
place. Consols opened 991 to 100, and are now
quoted 100 to / for money and account. Exchequer
Bills, both June and March, are marked 7a. to Ils.
prem.; and India Bonds, 435. to 48s. prem.
Some little speculative attention continues to be
directed to the foreign stock market. Mexican bonds
have reached 28, and are now quoted 27 to Spa-
nish stocks, however, have fallen, especially the Cer-
tificates, which are quoted only 71 to 81 per cent.
Turkish scrip marks 21 to 21 prem. Grenadian
stocks are well supported. The sales marked in the
official list are : Granada Active, 231 ; ditto Deferred,
11/ to 1; Greek, 9; Spanish Deferred, 241 ; Peru-
vian Deferred, G3l; Russian Fives, 1181; Dutch
Fours, 96! to 97 ex div.

BERLIN, APRIL 2.—Voluntary Loan, 1011; New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850), 103;
ditto (1852), 103 to 103;; National Debt, —; Com-
mercial Marine Society's Premium, 148; ; Bank
Shares, 109.

ANOTHER STRIKE OP RAILWAY OPERATIVES.-
The waggon wrights employed by the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway, at South Shields, struik work on
Saturday. They have bad 20s. per week, and ask an
advance of 35., which the company have refused, offering
an advance of Is. per week. The men have removed their
tools.

EARTHQUAKE AT SOUTHAMPTON.—A shock of an
earthquake was felt in Southampton on Friday night. Mr.
Barrett, a borough magistrate, who resided in the neigh-
bourhood of Mount Vesuvius during the last eruption, and
experienced the earthquakes accompanying that pheno-
menon, states that at a quarter to eleven en the night in
question be was in bed, at his residence, 131echynden-tn-
race, reading, when he was startled with a strange noire,
and felt his bed move with a slight sinking rocking motion
from east to west three times, and he was at once convinced
from his experience that the shock he had felt was that of
an earthquake. A large number of persons who were in
bed at the time felt the peculiar motion, and it was the
theme of cones, sation next day.
THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
PORTZIIB.—The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway porters
at one of the goods stations in Manchester had not asked
for an advance of wages last week, but were, no doubt,
waiting to see what success the other sections met with.
The company's manager, Captain Laws, sent and offered
these men an advance of 10 per e.,nt., which they accepted ;
and the others being informed of it, relinquished their
claim to 15 per cent., and accepted the 10 per cent. ad-
vance. The East Lancashire porters have acceptel the 10
per cent. also.
DEATH OP THE SULTAN OF BORNEO.—The ('i Ni
Mail, of Feb. 10, states, on the autbsrity of its Labuane.w-
respondent, that the Sultan of Borne), who had been shing
for a length of time, has at last paid the debt of nature, and
is succeeded by 1' engertn Moumein, who had long acted as
prime minister. The legitimate heir is thus put aside; but
as Moumein is very popular, it is most probable that peace
will be maintained in Brunei during his lifetime.