The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

resent pressure far lease for Steck Nothanp pnr-
=ehts subsided. In the discount market also the
is Ism active. and, although the rates are
generally maintained at the Bank minimum, first
clue short-dated paper an be negotiated oat d
doors rather below 6 per cent. These trezeuticos,
it is true, are in some meastire extrfltiolltl, bet they
indicate a diminution of the late stringency. On
Thursday next, however, fells due the final beta-
meet of 16 per sat. on the 6,000,0001. loan, and 10
per ant. on the funding of 3,000,0001. Exchequer
Bills. This will require in all 1,050,0001.
Consols opened end cloud at 931 to f for the Bth
of May. For mosey the bargains were between
93 and 931, 'and the final quotation was 914 to 1.
The official bagasse report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, Ibr mousy, 931, 93, 931; ditto,
for account. Bth May, 93h 931. Three per Cents.
Reduced, 92, 911, 92k New Three per Nuts., 93.
931, 93, 92it 921. Long Annuities, "lids"; to
Jannaty, 1860, 31, 3 3-18. Thirty Years nannies,
October, 1859, 3. Thirty Years Annuities, April,
1886 (Loan of 16,000,0001.), 17, 171.16. India Stock,
228, 231. Bank Stock, 2121, 214. Three-and-o-
ffal( per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in
1869, 98/.
Transactions are also marked in the New Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. at 771; in the Camel Scrip
of the new loan at 31 prem., and in the Exchequer
Scrip it 31 prem.
The March Exchequer Bills were quoted par to 3s.
prem.l the June bills, 3s. dis. to par ; India Bond',
Bs. to 3s. die ; and Exchequer Bonds, 981 to f.
The foreign. stock market wu dull, with little
change in pries. Spanish Deferred Three per
Cents. declined about 3 per cent. Dutch stocks
were also rather flatter. Turkish Six per Cents.
clued at 98f to # ex div. ; and the Guaran-
teed Four per Cents. at 1011 to 102.
The corn market to-day was Sat, at lut Monday's
decline.

s;76hange today there was again some demand
for bills on Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Frankfort,
and the rates ruled a shade lower. As regards short
paper on Paris, the tendency was also slightly leas
favourable. The transactions were limited. The
current rates are given below :
Amsterdam, 3 months, 12.13 to 2} ; ditto, short, 11.18} to
19 ; Botterdam, 3 months, 12 2to 1; Antwerp sad Brus-
sels, 3 months, 26.60 to 66; Hamburg, 8 months, 13.111
to } ; Pub, months, 26.70 to 75 ; ditto, short, 26.35
to 42} ; 3 months, 26.721 to 76 ; Frankfort-
os. the-Maim, 8 months, 121} to 1 ; Petonbrug, 8 months,
861 7 Visnos, 8 mouths, 10.20 to 22 ; Trieste, 3
months, 10.22 to 24 ; Maples, 3 mouths, 431 to 1; Ousts, 3;
months, 26 82} to 87} ; Lahore, 3 dlastnr, 00 06 to 071:
Psarm, 3 months, 1301 to 4 ; Messina, 3 matbs,l3ol to 1;
Madrid, 3 months, 49} ; Cadis, S months, 491 to ;
Oporto, 3 anatlts, 634 to 4 ; Lisboa, 3 months, 531.
Lombardo-Vansuan Railway shares were quoted
this afternoon 6 to 61 pram.; Rigs and Dunaburg
Railway, Ito prem.; and Carmeaux Coal Mines
and Railway, 1 to 1 prem. Those of the Italian
Junction Railways continue in some request on
French account, and closed at to 1 prem.
Ottoman Bank and Bank of Egypt shares closed
today at 11 to 11 prem.; and National Discount at
Ito 1 piem. London and County Bank shun were
firmer, being marked 341 to 361. Other bank stocks
were steady. Land shares exhibit no movement.
The Electric Telegraph Company's stock continues to
rise. Crystal Palace shares were inquired for, at as
improvement. British American Laud shares were
dealt in at 48 ; General Screw Steam at 161; North
of Europe Steam at 131 to 1; and Peninsular and
Oriental at 663.
Annexed is the latest report from the French
Bourse, as received by the Continental Telegraph:
MD-IMay (Owing prices) : Three pee Cwt. Rule. for
in.', rex; dim for account. 74 61; ditto Four-ood-a-11.11 per
0094, Ibr mom 93; Bank Shares, 9,930. lito Preach toads two
stain rims }tot per ant.