The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

Consols opened at 100* to 4 for money, or nearly
per cent. worse than they closed on Saturday, and,
after rallying to 1004 to 1, closed at the first price of
the day. The contango to the middle of July re-
mains at 5.16 to 1, equal to 21 per cent. per annum,
after making allowance for the income tax. The
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. command 3 per cent.
contango, this stock being more plentiful than
Console. The official business .report includes :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 1004, 1, ;
ditto for amount, 1001, 1. Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 994, 4. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
1024, 4,1, 4. Annuities of 30 years, expiring in
1860, 6 3-16. South Sea Old Annuities, 991.
The Exchequer Bill market continues flat, being
chiefly supported by the government. The March
bills are quoted par to 2s. prem., and the advertised
issue as. diS. to par. India Bonds mark 30s. prem.
Foreign stocks have ruled low er, the depression
in the English funds arising ce,it of a continental
complication naturally reacting with increased force
upon this class of securities. Russian stocks, after
maintaining their price sin,:e the Turkish question
assumed a serious aspect, have at length given way,
but the fall was not heavy, and it would appear was
rather sympathetic than traceable to the pressure of
sales of any amount. The Five per Cents. have de-
clined to 118 to 119, and the Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. to 1024. Grenadian and Peruvian have
fallen, and Spanish and Mexican were both flatter.
At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were quoted 261 to 1;
Granada Active, 21 to 22 ; ditto Deferred, 10 to 1;
Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Scrip, 1 to 14
prem.; Spanish Deferred, 231 to ; the
Committees Certificates, 51 to 61 per cent. I
The list of actual males is annexed :
Brazilian Old Five per Cents, 100,1001 ; ditto Four-1
and-a-Half per Cents., 1852, 101. Chilian
per Cents., 78. Dutch Four per Cent "Certift.
catep, 97. Equador Bonds, 6. Granada One-
and-a-Half per Cents., ex Dec., 1849, coupon, 21.
Mexican Three per Cents., 261, 1, 26 ; ditto for
account, 15th June, 261. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents., 87, 854, 86. Portuguese Five per Cents.,
converted in 1841, 42. Russian Five per Ceuta.,
118 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1031, 1021.
Spanish Old Three per Cents., for account, 481;
ditto New Deferred Three per Cents., 231; the
Committee's Certificates, 61, 54 per cent. Swedish
Four per Cent. Provincial Mortgage Loan, 1; dia.
The demand for money out of duora to-day was
not quite so brisk as during the latter part of last
week.
In the corn market to-day there was a good
country demand, and prices consequently ruled firm,
notwithstanding large foreign arrivals. Floor,
however, was slow of sale.
We have to-day to record some very heavy im-
ports of the precious metals. The Sarah Sands tri
in 80,000 ounces of gold on freight, worth 320,000
besides a further considerable amount in the hands cd
passengers, and 20,0001. in silver. The amount et
the precious metals on board the La Plata is
1,166,200 dols., or say 233,2401., of which 428,300
dole. (85,6001) is in gold, and 737,900 dole. (147,6001.)
in silver, including 27,000 dole. on account of the
dividends on Mexican Bonds. The Asia, from New
York, has also brought in 613,000 dela, or 122,6001.,
and the more interest attaches to this import from
its affording a practical indication of the tendency et
the exchange between this country and the United
States, after the long suspension of remittances al
Californian gold to this side. The above stated
sums represent in the aggregate a value of nearly
700,0001. Advice was also received in the course of
the day of the arrival of numerous sailing vessels
from Australia, nearly all of which bring more or
less gold. Subjoined are the particulars of these
arrivals, so far as they can yet be ascertained :
Date of Amount of
Name sailing From gold on board
oz.
Northumberland Feb. 6 Melbourne 17,064
Windsor • Feb. 6 Sydney 20,718
Cheepside
Benjamin Elkin Feb. 21 Sydney none
May Queen
Tasman Feb. 6 HobartToern notknown
Lydia Feb. 2 Sydney 10,030
Blackwell

The value of the above specified Australian imports
must be fully half a million sterling, and adding this
to the 700,0001. already summed up, we arrive at a
total of no less than 1,200,0001., irrespective of the
amounts in the hands of the homeward-bound pas-
sengers from Australia, which are doubtless large.
Annexed are the returns of the progress of the
conversion. So far as regards the voluntary. conver-
sion at the Bank of England, the operation is almost
suspended, but the applications for new stock on the
pa* of the holders of South Sea securities continue
numerous. This last-named class of stockholders, it
may be usefully repeated, oannot exercise their option
after Friday next, the 3rd June.
BANK OP ENGLAND, MAY 30, 1852.

Amount of New Stocks Total amount
accepted this day. accepted.
£3 10s. per Cents. Nil. ,f 130,182 0 3
£2 10s. per Cenu. £6,035 18 10 1,493,986 1 4
Exchequer Bonds .. Nil. 4,200 0 0

Total

SOUTH SEA HOUSE.

Amount of Annuities Total *moan
commuted this day. commuted
For £3 10s. per cent
Annuities
For £2 10s. ditto 169,465 11 2
Eschequer Bonds

L 30,452 17 0
771,265 2 3
4,470 18 4

Thal £826,18317 7

It has been announced that the directors of the
Scottish Australian Investment Company have
voluntarily created six vacancies at the board,
which, iu accordance with the recommendation of a
large number of the London shareholders, have been
filled up by influential shareholders resident in the
metropolis.
In the market for miscellaneous shares the chief
feature was an extraordinary advance of some 12/. in
the shares of the British American Land Company,
consequent upon the receipt of statements by the
Asia confirming the previous assertions as to the
existence of large gold deposits in the districts of