The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARIBT.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLooz.

After experiencing a temporary decline of
per cont., the funds have recovered to the
closing quotations of yesterday. The trans-
actions are limited, arrangements for the
settlement of the amount being in progress, but the
market is generally steady. Consols fcr money and
Tuesday next hue ranged between 91! and 9111
and are now quoted 91i to 1. The New Three per
Cents. (shut) have been dealt in at NI to f ; Exche-
quer Bills at ls. die. to Is. prows.; Exchequer Bonds
at 98i to I ; sad India Bonds at 3s. dis.

The New COM* Scrip is quoted 11 to 11
prem., and the Exchequer Scrip, 11 to 11 prem.
Foreign stooks are very quiet, but also steady in
price. Turkish Six per Cents. are well supported,
at 98 to 1. The Four per Cents. have been dealt in at
100; Russian Five per Cents. at 102 ex die.;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 92; Sardinian
at 91; Spanish Old Three per Cents. at 431 ; Dutch
Four per Cent. Certificates at 96; and Brasilia Old
Five per Cent. (Small Bonds) at 1024.
Of the 40,7051. in specie taken oat by the Abate
this week, the balk consisted of doebloons for the
Havana, in payment for sugar.
The amount of specie brought in by the Sultan
from the Peninsula is only 3,1691.
In the man market yesterday little business was
done, and no recovery from Monday's fall was rota-
Wished, but the tone wes rather firmer. The foreign ai-
ded' in London this week comprise only 8,280 qrs. of
wheat, no barley, 1,060 qrs. of oat', and 80 molts and
4,860 barrels of floor. Sinop last Friday, only 12
grain-laden vessels have arrived at port of call, via.,
sof wheat, Bof Indian core and lof beans. Only
a few cargoes remain on eke, and the number on
pump is stated to be comparatively limited.
A meeting of forty or fifty of the nest influential
shareholders is London of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada was held yesterday at the Lon-
don Tavern—Mr. Weguelin in the chair—to consider
the most udicious method by which the share-
holders could co-operate with the London Board of
Directors in moving the government of Canada to
some course of financial policy by which the credit
of the undertaking, unduly depressed at this time,
may be sustained until the entire line of railway
shall be in operation and the trafilo shall have be-
come developed to the extent anticipated on the
formation of the company. The Chairman, and Mr.
J. H. Lloyd, Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., Mr.
Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Dillon, Mr. The, M.P.,
Mr. Close, and other gentlemen fincossaively
addressed the meeting in explanation of the
position and prospects of the and king,
,of the unforeseen, but temporary, causes which
I have contributed to its present depreciation,
and of the complete conviction in the minds
of all best acquainted with the prosperous growth of
the Canadas, that there is no ground whatever for
doubt as to the ultimate realisation of the expecta-
tions of profit held forth in the prospectus. AU pre-
sent concurred in adopting resolutions to the acid
that, under all the eiroomstaness of the existing
depression, an appeal may justly and properly be
made to the Canadian government for present aid,
either in the shape of a limited guarantee on the
amount of the share capital or otherwise, and that a
committee should be appointed to eo-Operate with
the English board of directors is any manner which
may be considered expedient for the purpose of giving
effect to each appeal. Messrs. Weguelin, Hubbard,
Dillon, Laing, M.P., Strzelecki, Reed, and
R. Gill•Spie, were requested to act u such com-
mittee, and Mr. Napier as secretary to the committee.
With reference to our remarks of yesterday, we are
assured that the only sale of shares effected by the
contractors took place some months ego. Upn that
coonskin 7,000 shares were privately plam4 and a'
further quantity of 3,000 shares was disposed of in
the Stook Exchange upoa the stipulations already
adverted to. With the exception of this single
operation, involving an aggregate of 10,000 shares,
we are given to naderstaud that the contractors have
had no transactioce whatever in the market.
The Trinidad Bituminous Fuel Company is an-
nounced, with a capital of 60,0001., in 101. shares. The
company proposes to manufacture and sell the steam
feel obtainable from the Pitch Lake in that island. It is
stated that the quality of this fuel has already been
subjected to satisfactory tests. The proprietor of the
estate, and of the privilege of manufacture, is to re-
ceive 2,0001. is nab, 4,0001. in shares, and a royalty
of Sts. Bd. per ton of raw material. The undertaking
is constituted under the Limited Liability Act.
An extraordinary meeting of the Australian Royal
Mail Steam Navigation Company is called for the 24th
inst.

The annul meeting of Prios'a Patent Candle Com-
pany leaned foe the 31st inst. A all of IL 10a. is
to be paid on all the shares by the Slit Apeil.
The fret series of colonial wool sales for this year,
which commenced on the 14th ult., terminated yes-
terday. The quantities sold have been 11,832 bales
Australia, 8,462 Port Philip, 2,086 Tasmania, 1,808
Adelaide, 37 Swan River, 1,277 New Zealand, 17,829
Cape; total, 49,041 bales. Also 9,185 But India,
504 China, and 3,136 forelge. A very large attend-
ante of boyars, both home and foreign, undated
throughout, and pekes, whieh opened at a ribs
of from 10 to 124 per cent. over those current in
October and November last, have retained an up-
ward tendency. At the close the advance was
equal to from 15 to 20 per cent., and in some asses
even mote.

The reties of the Bank of England for the week
ending Saturday, March 1, when compared with the
=Morn, shows the following results :
tree
Obleielia 5e8,936225 Immo 3137 06
Palls apnea he
1 4,083,,033 Demon 68,,6 18
Odor apsill
ssintrities 1*13,918,279 Decrease 844,086
(trimmer's

taski I;e:irtoloisse=mia t 4
.. 1 ,461,006 Dwain 495,000
la
dmailmatbu
Oola mai

iispelnials
&nes Is/ sad other bLI 747.129 Limos 34,036
Ilis Jul
Nom I• Iwo
The solfeised exhibits the extent at the wesit's
mistime et tee view :

Palate deprehr decrease..
Other &welts deereees..
Notes .ad bills la cdrealetloa

increase £427.740
Best
On the ether side of the amazon:
Oeverateesteenuitlee decrease:" 495,000
Odor esenrities
Oela matt banks Lawn 24,268

Total ' £1,232,446 £1,232,446

The general aspect of the Bank babutes-shestis
becoming more strongly indicative of a tight massy
market. The farther increase in the private mart.
ties raises the item to a very heavy total. On the
other hand, however, the Bank hal parted with
nearly half a million of the government securities
hitherto held by it. The government deposits show
a decrease, and are stated at only 4,083,0331., al-
though the deposit of 10 per cent. had already been
paid on the new loan. The heavy decline la the
"other" deposits naturally follows the enormous la-
crosse of 1,798,2391 which was exhibited in the
previous return. The increase in the " met "is large,
as the Bank's profits are " written sp"

FAIDLT Emma.
The fends opened with heavinen this morning,
owing to en increased demand for money in con-
nexion with to day's settlement in the scrip of the
new lean. The commencement of the monthly
estliement in the Coesol market oleo induced flatness.
The decline, however, sparsely exceeded per wont.,
and in the afternoon renewed firmness was shows.
The closing quotations were per omit. better than
those of yesterday. Considering the °outland
fights's, of the matey market, the steady creation
of fresh stock, and the mint of the outstanding
speculation for a rise, both here end is Paris, the
funds may be regard( d as remarkably steady.
In the Stock Exchange today money commanded
as mach as 6 to 7 per ant. open government securi-
ties. In the discount market the demand continues
active, and the supply is rather scanty.
Consols opened at yesterday's closing palatial ct
911 to h, fox softy and next Tuesdays oddment,