The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

STORM ON THE ALOSRINE COAST.

A telegraphio despatch from MerestUm, dated
Mediu maim, aseonsees that a terrible tempest need
ideas the mast of Algeria oa the 17th. The evedletriag of
the Hamm& and the Chills had emend the laundation of
the plebes as far as Braude. The sailing vesseh the
Amoy eau gyadie, the Dm, the *WAIN sad the Marie
milldam* us bat; the steam-boats Zooms cad AlOll4ll are
damaged. It was feared that other disasters had takes pleat.
The Osseo, which lett Mersollles oa Monday week Mt Oaa-
stsatiaople, had retureed to Marseilles, after herbs had
her machinery Managed by the bed weather, war the Straits
et Bealfase, to the south of the Isle of Cordes. The
ladle end pasessgers were timeshared at sea to the Nile,
whisk left Museilles for Coostautisople last Thursday.

BOARD OF TRADE, WRITRIIALL, Du. 22.—The
It;glit Hon. the Lord/ of the Committal et Prier Cosine
ter Trod* sad Floatation!' have reetivad, through tie Seas-
Pry of &ate for Forage Attire, • copy of a despite!' hem
hee htlistys waist amoral et Warsaw, reporting that the
prohibition to export rye, barley, oats, stool of all Ueda,
groats. sod from the kingdom of Polood, has bees
eomoved.—Offeeete.

BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, Dec. 23.—Tb•
Hight theourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Gruen for Trade and Phenolate have noshed. through
the &emery of State for Fore's% Agile., a Ely of a
despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Madrid,
that the Spanish government have Reed the import=
loss silk as follow, :—FI es WM—National flag, 1$ nab per
quiatalt foreign Bag, or by hand, 2$ reels par quisial.
Floss silk, span or tweed—National lag, 4 reels 70e. per
lb.; foreign dig, or by heed, 4 real 80a. per lb.—fieseas.
PIRDMONTgAR AND LOMBARD 14AILWATIoseTin
Piabsoram Gazelle of be 14th Wiliam • twaustles
reasluied between Piedsost and Aestria for the asweleue•
Hoe of • railway between Noun and Milan. The Pied.
meatus gowerasuat engages to construct • railway free
Novara to the frontier plate of Huffeton, sad Austria
mpg's on her part to "unities it to Milan. It is for the
pee to bare only a single track of rails, bat both pun
seats Gauge to perches' the Irosed amessary ter emoted
track. The work is to be unneeded to two different trompaales,
one for each state. The Piedmont's, governmeat reserves
all Its sovereign rights, both juridical and polities!, over the
frostier station, which is to lie on Its territory. Hence all
the Austrian feneilmieriee are, while at that station. ander
the jariedictioa of Piedmont, both la a penal and • eivil
polat of view.
The Wolverhampton Chronicle of this day says
"The preihrin iry meeting of the Iron trade will be bald in
Oils town to-thy, sod there is every probability of prices far
Boneless iron being maintained, viz, bars 91., hoops MX,
and sheets 111. per ton. Theis is an Increased demand for
malleslole iron, especially rails, which, beyond doubt, during
the rest quarter, will he further increased."
Ls en.. quell,. hies iit bunter era now sent to England
from ft:. Melo by way of Jersey and snow:Dotes.
Tun SUGAR I)UTIEB.—The sugar &Hiss are to be
redutrd la April. Last year they produced 6,227,0664.

MONET MIRZE2 -THIB DAY

Two o'CLocx.
Buyers have again ems forward today, and the
stook markets are better. The funds hate risen I per
cent. English and French railway shares are
generally higher.
Consols stood during part of the morning at 93/ to
1 ex di,. for the Bth January, and are now quoted
93 15.16 to 94. The Three per Cents. Re-
duced have been dealt In at 93: to ; the
New Three per Cents. at 931 to 94. Bask Stock
at 216; Exchequer Bills at Is. die. to 2s. prem., being
again flatter; Exchequer Bonds at 981 to 2; and
India Bonds at 2s. prem.
Turkish Six per Cents. have risen to 951 to 1-
The Guaranteed Four per Cents. are firm, at 1021
to 1. Other foreign stocks retain steadiness. The sales
include Granada Active Boyd. at 211; Sardinian, for
the 31st instant, at 89; Spanish Old Three per
Cents. at 421; ditto, New Deferred Three per
Cents., at 241; ditto for account, at 241; and Vene-
zuela Active Bonds, for the account, at 361 and 38.

According to the accounts received yesterday from
Ireland the absurd run on the banks was pretty
nearly at an end. Nevertheless, the National Bank,
to maintain its ample reserve, has to day again de-
'patched 100,0001. in gold,making a total of 400,0001.
drawn from the Bank of England within the last four
days, in addition to small sums sent by other esta-
blishments. Probably some of this gold will begin
to flow back about a fortnight hence.
Oa 'Change yesterday bills on Paris were freely
offered, and the rate was consequently quoted
more favourably. Paper on Vienna and Trieste also
ruled higher. The rates on other places were firm.
The correct quotations are subjoined, viz.:
Amsterdam, 3 montbe,•ll.l7 to 1 ; ditto short, 11.14
to } ; Rotterdam, 8 months. 11.17 to Antwerp
end Brumes, 3 mouths, 26.32} to 5; Hamburg, 3
months, 13.61 to 7; Paris, 8 months, 26 62} to 7} ; ditto
short, 26.20 to 7} ; 3 months, 26.62 f 7};
Fraattertoa-ths-itaine, 3 month', 119 to 3; Peters-
burg, 3 months, 371 ; Vienna, S months, 10.88 to
41; Trieste, $ months, 10.39 to 43; Naples, 3 months, 421;
Genoa, 3 months, 26.72} to 71; Leghoen. 8 month',
26.60 to 6 ; Palermo. 3 menthe, 129} to 130 ; Remiss,
3 months, 129} to 1301 ; Oporto, 3 months, 611; Lisboa,
3 months, 611 to
The Corn Exchange was not open for business tt •
day.
The holders of shares in the London General
Omnibus Company will have satisfaction in learning
that a statement of accounts will be published after
the close of the year, accompanied with the
declaration of another dividend. As there is no
doubt that the public have absorbed the securities
of this company to a considerable extent, the ques-
tion hes been frequently asked, whence arises the
constant supply of shares in the market, which, in
the face of encouraging traffic returns, has kept the
stock at a discount P The fact appears to be, that
tke market has been constantly kept down by sales
on Paris account. It will be remembered that a con-
siderable proportion of the capital was originally
subscribed in France. The pressure is the French
money market, however, coupled with the
restrictions imposed upon the introduction of
new undertakings on the Bourse, has in-
duced a large number of the continental holders to
realise in the English market. From week to week
the sales on French orders are known to have been
extensive. The objects of the company having ex-
clusive reference to London, it is natural that the
shares should be gradually absorbed locally. It is to
be hoped that the managers will have the wisdom to
invite public confidence by making their forthcoming
statement as explicit as possible.
As considerable discussion is heard at intervals
relative to the principles upon which the British
government acts in supporting the complaints of
the unsatisfied holders of bonds of foreign states,
a circular letter has been published, addressed
by Lord Palmerston in the year 1848 to the
British ministers resident in foreign states which
were in default in their public engagements. Lord
Palmerston maintained on that occasion that the
British government has a perfect right to demand
redress for any of its citizens who may be aggrieved,
and that It is entirely a question of "discretion'
whether such matters should be taken up by diplo-

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made negotiation.
A half-yearly dividend, at the rate of 8 per cent.
per annum, is advertised on the stock of the Com-
mercial Bask of Canada, payable on the 3rd of
January. Applications are invited in London for a
portion of the unissued shares of this bank, it being
contemplated to raise the capital to ono million
currency. The shares are to be transferable
and the dividends paid, free of expense, at the Lon-
don Joint Stock Bank. These shores, which are for
261. currency, are now offered at 221. 121. ld. ster-
ling each, which is equivalent to a premium of 10
per cent., the exchange being taken at 245. 4d. to
the pound. The dividends are likewise to be paid
at the same fixed rate. The bank hes been in ope.
ra'ion since 1832, and shows a reserved fund of
120,2631.
The half yearly dividends are advertised on the
Six per Cent. Bonds of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg, and Potomac Railroad Company ; on Hardt-
burg and Lancaster Five per Cent. Starling Bonds;
and on South Carolina Bonds (negotiated by Messrs.
Palmer, Mackillop, Dents and Co.).
The direction of the Dutch Rhenish Railway
Company advertise a payment of a provisional divi-
dend of 28.40 c. per share.
A call of 21. per share is to be paid by the contribu-
tories of the Merionethshire Slate and Slate Slab
Company, now winding up, by the 16th of Jan.
Relative to the market ter American securities, Mr.
B. F. Sattarthwaite reports as follow :
The market for American securities la London daring the
past week habeas steady, with a fair amount of truant •
non in the leading nountin. Monis Construction Sena
per Cent. Bonds hove brought 87! Biz per Coat.
ditto, 84 ; Shares, 16} promise. We note a few trauma&
none is the Joliet and Northern Isaias Eight Der Cent.
Bonds, at 88 coupon en, and a fair amonut of Michigan
Central Bight per Cent. Ccovertible Bonds of 1869. We
Rota with estisketion that the New York Central sad
Michigan Central Railroads bare ntablithed a transfer
',may with Main. George Peabody and Co., and a divi-
dend paying agency and registration dike for transfers with
the Union Bank of Ueda, a measure which we anticipate
will fleet a narked improvement in the value both of the
Stocks end Bonded each road.

As the half year is about to terminate, a glance at
the aggregate traffic receipt, of the principal British
railways may be awful, The subjoined exhibit, the
total receipts for the second half of 1838, compared
with those foe the oorrespondiog period of 1855 :____

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10M.
Mid isi &Aar ....- ... t 103.744
Oalsimilma -....... ».»..»....... 350.690
Rolm Om*. —.........- 369.393
Me laimillr• . ... - 156,747
Bilsionst mil Oimpow
idbletwarsell. sad Dumb% Ott Soh
1014
*I
=4445 Nil ball Waters .... ........ ...„ 1g721:1;
Omit imallses awl W 4414 1ta1Yaa.70."......-...."--..
Orate Reines 704,042
Lasiolies and Taisitre ......»............» 551,414
Wass and Mill !Wailers --.......: 40 9 755
Wawa awl Illukitell
Larks. 11440 Was. sad Ikea Cart
Inaba NA IMO Wallin
Kaullisler, 114411.11. owl 154051a413144
Mimi . ..--............. « ,748.113
NMI 'flail; ». 103,610
limb taus ......—.—....---- 949.937
Monk lawka — ......,... 54 Ift
North Italtiroddre
.140. Wevartre, sad Welverbauplen ... 194 0 974
Illiminey mad Blrestsintim
1043444464wy sod Clatter
Ma lagers ... 443,5,094
Ina Wass - 1631,11.54

1853.
130,871
714,706
363 990
140,757
103,319
121,017
113 739
544,991
167,107
1143.033
491,933
1,196,130
33,119
374,643
301,041
211.586
706,045
105,543
831.947
49.631
134,665
93,474
$3,413
N,s3l

142,011

.13,911.E21 £5,415,06

The aggregate increase OM the mirvesponding
period of last year is 487,9611., or equal to nearly 6
per cent. In not a single instance is there a decline,
whilst the augmentation is in many cases important.
Of the trunk lines, the Great Western, Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Landon and South Western, London
and North Western, and Midland, exhibit a highly
favourable comparison with lut year.

TtlieDAT EVENING.

The funds opened rather flatly, but soon rallied,
and remained during the rest of the day at the closing
quotations of yesterday. All the other departments
of the Stock Excharle were a'ao very quiet, with
scarcely any variation in price. Business is checked
by the holiday season. Nsvertheles , despite tb
disquietiog statements transmitted tram the Continent

• relative to the Neufchatel Maputo, the markets totals
decided firmness. The securities thrown upon the
market to provide mesas for remitting gold to Ireland
have been readily absorbed; and, although the de-
mand for money incidental to this period of the year
has been thus exceptionally jammed, Namely any
influence has been exercised upon prime in the Stock
Exchange.
The demand for money in commercial channels
was tc-day vety active, and the market is rather
more stringent, scarcely any businers being done
below the Binh rate. The demand to-morrow will
also be brisk, to meet engagements falling due on the
25th (Christmas Day).
The closing quotations of the Paris bourse did not
come to baud this evening. The Three per Cent.
Rentes were officially reported as mpening at 66.60
for the account, or only 6 centimes lower than they
closed yesterday. According, however, to private
telegraphic, despatches, received late this afternoon,
the price had rallied at a quarter to 2 o'clock to
86.85, showing on improvement of nearly 1 percent.;
end railway share* were generally better. Amongst
the influences which weigh upon the Bourse is the
apprehension of a high rate of interest at the settle-
ment at the end of the month. Money is rendered
scarce owing to the fact that the great railway
thread
com-
panies, of lending their surplus funds in the
ms•ket u equal, hold them in reserve, in preparation
for the periodical payments on account of interest.
Between the peer -rat date and the end of the month,
some large sums will be relertfd in this way, and
the disbursements of the companies in January
will be very heavy. The Credit Mobilier Scciety, and
Southern of France Railway Company, have already
commenced their payments, and a large number of
coupons fall due on the let proximo. This supply of
money, coupled with that derived from the half-
yearly dividend now in GOUT., of payment on the
Three For Ceat. Rentes, will probably reader the
market easier. On the other band, the Eastern of
France Railway lose, and similar financial operations,
will continue to absorb capital. Even during the last
three or four days a fresh demand has been stimulated
by the allotment of shires in the FrancieJoeeph
Railway Company.
A telegraphic despatch from Hamburg reports the
money market a little easier, and the stock markets
somewhat firmer.
The other continental stock markets have fallen,
owiug to the threatening attitude of Prussia; but
the extent of the outstanding speculation for higher
prices is believed to have a good deal to do with the
depression now witnessed. At Amsterdam and
Frankfort yesterday Austrian stock tell 1 per cent.
Commis were first marked this morning 931, but
soon rallied to yesterday's final quotation of 93/_ to
3 ex div. for the Bth Jan., and so closed. The •
official business report is as follows: Three per
Cent. Consols, for account, Bth Jae., 933, 931 ex div.;
Three per Cent. Reduced, 933, 3, /. New These
per Cents., 933, 933, 94. Long Annuities, expiring in
Jan., 1860, 215 16. Bank frock, 2171. Three-and-
a.Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable
in 1858, 981. India Bonds, 2s. die.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted par to 4s. prem.,
and Exchequer Bonds 981 to 3.
Turkish Six per Cents. were rather dull, but closed
the same as yesterday, at 94 to:. Toe Guaranteed
Four per Cents. are also supported at 1023 to 3 The
next dividend on this stock become, payable on the
Ist February. Other foreign securities were un-
marked by any movement of importance. The inquiry
for Spanish has subsided.
There has been considerable business during the
last few days in the shares of the European and
Indian Junction Telegraph Company, which closed
this afternoon at 3 prem., "buyers" (10e. paid).
Negotiations have tor some time past wen in pro-
gress for mooring to this company a considerable
foist subvention from the British government and
the Indian authoritica ; and we are informed that a
result satisfactory to the shareholders will in all
likelihood be shortly announced.
Bank of Egypt shares closed to day at 1 die. to
par ; Ottoman Bank, at 13 to 11 die. ; National Dia.
I count! at 16 18 to 1 pram. j ditto, new shares, at 3
to 3 prem.; London Discount, at 1-16 dia. to par;
' and General Bank of Switearland, at 13 to 03 dis.
City Bank stock was quoted rather lower, and that of
the London Chartered Bank of Australia we. rather
offered. The shares of most of the older London
'banks, however, now command prices which were not
obtainable a fortnight ago. Canada Land shares

show a further intprOvemelt.
The nominal closing quotations for the newirenprgdo-
jeated railways are subjoined, viz.: Eastern
Railway, 1 to I prem.; Ceylon Rrilway, 1 to 1}
prem.; Calcutta and Booth Eastern Railway, 1-16
to prem.; Riga and Dttnaburg Railway, fto
prem.; Copiapo Railway, dis. to prem.; Italian
Junction Railways, 2to die.; Euphrates Valley
Railway, Ito prem. ; New Brunswick and Canada
Railway and Land A shares, dia. to par ; ditto B
shares Ito Of dia. • Metropolitan Railway Guaran-
teed shares, '
Ito dis.
The shares of the Mona Collieries and North Hol-
land Railway Companies remain severally quoted f
to f prem.

MINES,-THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

The market for home mining stocks has become
somewhat flatter. In several caste shares are offered,
and lower prices are quoted. Bortridge Consols
shares continue to decline, and are marked in the
Stock Exchange this rooming 14 and 11.
In foreign and colonial mining eetwirtties there is
atilt no movement whatever, in the absence of

Subsumed is • list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Exchange:
Allred Coml.. 171. 18 ; 61,; ; Draleamells,
37.. 64., 40.. ; Zest Basest, 70, 71 • Great Alfred, 121, /
Great Bewail, 16a., 184 ; Header, 9 Lady Bertha, 20e..
21.. ; 74,:rth Croky. Q. 61 ; North Presses, 10 ; Pot-
keine, 101. 1, 11, .1. 11, 10, 161, ; Boneweraii Belted, 46, 42;
(loath Cuadra, 17e. 6d. ; Tee" Consols, 11.. ; I.laitid
130; Wheal Merger!, 27, 28 ; Wheal bitty (Waal), 16.
16 ; Wheal Margaret, 40,41.
In the Stock Exchange
North Mishear. 80. 85; North Beret, 36, 331„ 351;
Alfred Console, 171, ; &midge Coseols, 11; Crest
Mliaal Alfred, 121.