The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL if MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Half-past Three,—The home stock market was
almost deserted to-day, from the superior attractions of the
speculative movement in Spanish bonds in the foreign
house. At the close of business yesterday, Consols un-
expectedly improved 1 per cent., and stood, therefore,
this morning at 9GI to 1 for money; and 961 to j for
account. But this improvement has not been supported.
They are now Mi to 78 money, and MI to f for time.
Reduced Threes, 961 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
981 to 1. Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 21s. premium.
The intelligence of the settlement of the much complicated
and long warmly dcba'ed question of the marriage of the
Queen of Spain, received this morning, caused an extraor-
dinary excitement on the Stock Exchange, asmight naturally
be expected. The effect was instantaneously visible in
the rise of the prices of Spanish Bonds. Ba•gains were
done at once in the Three per Cents. at Mb and
and in the Fives at 271, au advance equal to 11 per nominal
cent. upon the rise of yesterday. A partial reaction subse-
quently took place, on the Jobbers proceeding to realise
their excellent profits; but, after various fluctuations,
the prices settled down at 271 to 1 for Fives,
and 39 to 1 for the Three per Cents. The trans-
actions in Mexican were unimportant, and the
variations of price inconsiderable. They, like vll other
foreign stocks and the funds, were neglected foe the newer
Spanish speculations afloat. They were last quoted 204 to
1, but the market weak. Portuguese were in good demand, i
at the advanced price of 4•i to 7. The prices of other stocks
left off as per table below.
The following notification for the redemption of debt ap- '
pears in the official Gneette of the Hague of the 31st ult.,
from the Dutch ministry of finance, which may interest the
holders of Dutch bonds in this country. Article I recites,
that on the Ist of October next will be reimbursed, at the
rate of cent. per cent., a capital of 300 000 florins of obliga-
tions bearing 31 per cent. interest, issued in virtue of the
law of May 27, 1830, and the royal decree of June following.
According to Article 2, the hoinds to lie redeerneii, to the
amount stated, are to be determined by lot from the number
of the series of ten numbers clamed according to the decree
of December 21, 1845, and not drawn at the drawing of the
25th of the same month, of which 1,391 series 30 to b.• drawn
by lot; hut to proceed, in case't he :wit eerie*, composed of 8 num-
bers, shall be found among those 30 series, to the drawing of a
new series, of which the two first numbers shall be destined
for redemption. Article 3 declares, that the drawing of tho
bonds to be redeemed on the Ist of October next, shall
take place publicly on Tuesday the 9th of Septemb,r, at 11
o'clock in the morning, at the hotel of the ministry of
finance, in the presence of two members of the chamber
of accounts ; the result to be forthwith published in the
official Gazelle. Article 4 advises that the holders of the
bonds drawn on this occasion may apply, on the Ist of
October, and following days, at the office of the agent of the
ministry of finance at Amsterdam, in order to obtain the
liquidation of their bonds against their delivery with
all the coupons attached, the first of which fella due the Ist
of April, 1847 ; the principal, which will cease to carry
interest from the 30th instant, will be liquidated by order on
the Bank of Amsterdam.

ENGLISH FUNDS..
Bank Stock, _
34nrrrtt.letet, 9T41
5 per Ct. Anglian Bdc.,
per Ct. Belgian lEs„ 97 9
21 per Cent. ditto, 3$ 7

PRlCE.i.—Txace °Twat.
3 per Cent• Cone.ts, 9C ;
Ditto for Acct

Eielc:q 137111 a,
iv FUNS.

FORF.IO

I per Cent Grenada Ada., 2 1 21
Grenada Deferred Ddr., 3? 4
per et. Mexican, 1840, 261 4
8 per (knt. Peruvian tkis., 36 40
Portugufte Cone. Ms., 4.1 7
3 per et. Itursian nth., 110 112
3 per et. Spankti lids 271
3 per Cent. Spanidi Ada., 39
Spaniqi Deferred 8d.., 17 1
Spailith reader Hs, 6( 61
2 per Ct. Pas.. Ven.ruela Ms., 12 3
Venezuela Deferred Dde., 12 IS