The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-06 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoci.

As we anticipated, the share market shows a con-
siderable increase of activity to-day, accompanied by
a marked rise in prices, which bids fair to assume a
yet more decided development in the course of the
week. Every description dealt in to-day has realised
higher prices, the improvement being very marked
in Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshires, South
Westerns, Midlands, South Easterna, and York and
North Midlands.

MONEY MARKET.
THIS DAY. _

Two o'Ctoex.
The favourable influence in operation in the Eng-
lish stock market at the close of last week arc still
producing their effeet on prices, and Consols arc
quoted at a further rise of k, with a very
firm appearance. The satisfactory results of the
forthcoming quarterly revenue statement, as sha- ,
dewed forth by ministerial authority, the highly
favourable reading of the Board of Trade returns,
and the continued large bullion imports, are
considerations which cannot fail to strengthen
the market, supported as it is by the steady
operation of the government broker ; and thus
the .uneasy position of continental politics has
no effect. By the Niagara, from the United
States (the intelligence by which was given
in a second edition of this morning's Daily
News), we arc advised of a further receipt of
specie, to the amount of 600,000 dols., the exchange
being still firmly supported.
Consols opened at 96; to 97, and aro now quoted
97 to 4- both for cash and the 14th of October.
The prices of the day's business are as follows : For
money, 97, 96Z, 971; for account, 97, k.
Exchequer Bills arc steady at 435. to 465. prem.,
and India Bonds have rallied from their recent slight
depression, purchasers now offering at 60s.'prein.
Foreign stocks have not been much dealt in to-
day, but the more favourable feeling of the dealers
has sympathetically affected the speculative descrip-
tions, for which the tendency is slightly upward, in-
cluding Spanish, Mexican, Equador, and Peruvian. As,
however, there is no new feature in the influences at
present in operation on those stocks, it does not ap-
pear likely they will attract any great amount of at-
tention, notwithstanding the stimulus imparted by
the upward movement of the other markets. Sardi-
nian Bonds have to-day touched 83, being a more
favourable price than for some time past. The fol-
lowing is to-day's business list, viz.: hquador Bonds,
31, 1. Mexican, for account, 17th Oct., 271 I.
Portuguese Four per Cents., 32;. Sardinian'ive
per Cent. Bonds, 83, 82. Spanish Active Five per
Cents. for account, 211, 21 ; ditto Passive, 3 ;
ditto Three per Cents., 37
With the arrival of the Thomas Arbuthnot, this
morning, from Pernambuco and Sydney, the first
specimens of gold from the new diggings at Bathurst
have reached London, and some of the par-
ticles have been handed about at the coffee-houses,
where they have been examined with much interest.
One of the lumps weighs 4 Ilbs, and is the property
of Mr. Duncan Dunbar, the eminent shipowner.
H. M. S. Vulcan leaves Plymouth on the evening
of the Bth (Wednesday), with troops for the Cape of
Good Hope. Letters destined for this opportunity
must be posted in London this evening.

SATURDAY EYENINO.

The Bank of France returns for the week ending
Thursday, the 2nd of October, show the follow-
ing results (2.5 francs for 1/.) :
Bullion
Bullion on deposit 91,192 lnercuse 3,798
Circulation
Public deposits 3,651,525 Decrease 226,172
Private deposits
Bills discounted .... 3,895,691 Increase
Government securi-
ties
It appears from the above that the drain on the
resources of the bank for the payment of the divi-
dends has almost ceased, and that in consequence of
the imports through Havre the bullion has again in-
creased. The increase of bills is attributable to
the monthly transactions coming into the week's
returns.

The returns of the Cantu Him banks to the 31st
July show the following results:
Circulation
Bullion 313,120 „ 27,287

These amounts arc in Canadian currency.

Up—On the bullion market we have little to remark
beyond what we reported yesterday. Large supplies
of gold are still expected. From Australia consider-
able proceeds must not be looked for as yet, because
the unfavourable season bad at the last advices set
in. It is to be noticed that as the gold supplies de-
pend upon diggings the irregularity of the imports
will hereafter be to some extent checked. The dull
season in California is at a time of the year
when New Holland has favourable weather,
the former being in a northern and the
, latter in a southern hemisphere. The two re-
gions of supply will therefore work together to
equalise the trade, although when quartz crushing
comes to be extensively applied regular proceeds will
be obtained from that source. The discovery of a
gold basin of 3,000 square miles in the Chaudii•re
River is authenticated and seems to be inTortaut,
although probably the proceeds may be limited, as
iu the Virginian gold basin on the same side of the

continent.
The present quotations of the market nre thus
reported by Messrs. Sharps and Wilkins :—Bar gold,
31. 178.9 d. per ounce standard; American gold eagles,
31. 10s. 3d. per ounce; bar silver, without gold,
Old. per ounce standard; Spanish doubloons,
:!. 18s. per ounce ; bur silver, containing gold (all
gold above five grains in the pound to be aid fur), 4
.is.
per ounce ; Mexican and South American
dollars, 4s. 104 d. per ounce ; quicksilver in bond, i
3s. 4d. per lb.
At Paris there has been no demand for bar silver
this week, and no price is made. Louis d'Ors arc
quoted 3} per niille premium ; sovereigns are
25fr. 07c. to 12 centimes, with the exchange
rising.
The imports of bullion this week include, by the
America, from New York, 100,000 dollars • by the
Emperor, from St. Petersburg, 54,3(10 half impe-
rials ; by the Franklin, from New York, 232,000 dol-
lars gold (besides 60,000 dollars for Havre);
by the Tagus Peninsular and Oriental steamer, from
Constantinople, 80,0001. ; by the City of Glasgow,
from Philadelphia, 200,000 dollars. The total
amount is about a quarter of a million.
The total amount of the precious metals ex-
ported direct from London during the week ending
Thursday last, we learn from official sources,
was as follows :—Gold coin : to the Mauritius, 2,750
ozs. and 2,148.1. ;to Havre, 631. Silver coin :to
Rotterdnin, 30,400 ozs.; to Calcutta, 30,000 ozs. ;
to Hamburg, 86:1 ozs. ; to Calais, 100,000 ozs. ; to
Boulogne, 11,000 ozs. ; to Havre, 7 07.8.
Silver bars : to Calcutta, 10,000 ozs. ; to
Belgium, 44,000 ozs. ; to Hamburg, 2,560 ozs.; to
Dunkirk, 350 ozs.; to Calais, 4,000 ozs. This gives a
total export for the week of 2,750 ounces, and 2,2311.
in gold, and 233,180 ounces of silver, of tho aggre-
gate value of about 71,2331. The effect of the Indian
demand exhibited in this return in inducing more
firmness in the market for silver has already been
referred to by us.
Besides the above, the Iberia, Peninsular and Orien-
tal steamer, has taken out about 1,5001. for the Penin-
sula, and the lice steamer took out 4,0001. fur the
West Indies.

It is confidently hoped the Peninsular and Oriental
Company will, notwithstanding the ices of the l'aeha,
be able to put on a ship for the transit of the gold
bullion from New Holland. There will be time for
this, as a delay of near two months in the gold
working took place during the summer months. It
is further to be observed that in the first instance,
with the expansion of trade and rise in prices, a con-
siderable amount of gold will bo consumed in New
Holland for purposes of currency, besides the demand
for jewellery. It is hoped that arrangements for the
erection of a branch mint at Sidney are under the

consideration of the home governmetit.
The Board of Trade returns for the month of
August and eight months preceding are very favour-
able. The exports for the month of English produce
stand thus:
1819
1850
1851

Increase over 1830 602,632
PO 1849 322,471

The increase over 1850 is 10 per cent., and over
1849, 5 per cent.
The amounts fur the eight months stand thus:
1849
1850
1851

Increase over 1850

1849
The increase over 18.10 is nearly 8 per cent., and
over 1849, is above 20 per cent.
The cotton manufacture has largely participated
in this improvement, the exports for the month of
' cotton goods and yarn being as follows :
18t9

4406,461
18:1
The increase over 1830 is 303,1431., or above 12
per cent.
The slight diminution in value as compared with
1849 is attributable to the large amount of cotton
yarn for that period. The total amount for cotton
manufactures, exclusive of yarn, being as follows :
1849 £1,856,045
1850 1,832,07
1841 2,100,661
The increase under this head is 248,3841. or above
13 per cent.
The export of cotton and yarn for the eight months
shows a slight increase over 1850.

and yarn for the

The total of cotton
eight months stands thus:
1849 £18,029,127
18.50 18,4;1,022
1851 20,480,850
The increase over 18.50 is 2,006,8281. or nearly 11
per cent. It is evident, therefore, the cotton trade
is in a very active condition.
The exports of woollen manufactures, yarn and
wool for the month arc as follows :

1849 £1,003,108
1840 1,098,533
1841 1,150.078
The increase is 51,5451. or 5 per cent. as com-
pared with last year.
The exports of linen and linen yarn arc as follows :
1849
18.10
18.11
The increase over 1840 is 17,211/ , cr -1 per cent.
The exports of silk manufactures and twist stand
thus:

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1819
18.0
1841
The increase over 1830 is 13,0011., or nearly 10
per cent.
The exports of haberdashery and millinery are:
1849
1850
1831
The increase over 1830 is 22,702/., or nearly 10
per cent.
The total exports of ♦metals are u follows:
18:0 £869,333
1830 798,407
1841 1593,431
The increase over 1830 is 97,0271 , or above 12 per
cent.

Of manufactured metals, or hardwares, cutlery,
and machinery, the exports are:
1819 £383,165
18.10 327,629
1S it 343,461

The consumption of sugar for the month of August
shows a slight increase.
Returning to the Hoard of Trade returns, the con-
sumption of tea for the eight months is as follows:
1819 33,:02,733 lbs.
18.50 11 :la 1,%81 t.
18.51 BB9
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