The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocw.

TM fonds remain firm. Prices are even quoted
a shade better than they closed on Saturday. Con-
sols stand now at 964 for money, and at 96/
to 961 for the 7th of August Business is limited.
The Three per Cent. Reduced have been dealt in
at 96i to 961 ; the New Three per Cents. at 96/
to 97 ; Bank Stock at 217 to 214; the New Two-
and-a-Half per Cents. at 791; Exchequer Bills at
19s. to 21e. prem. ; and India Bonds at 21s. prem.

Turkish Six per Cents., after bring marked as
good as 1031, are now quoted 1031 to 1. The Four
per Cents. are firmer, at 1061 to 108/. Buenos
Ayres Bonds are rather more offered, and are marked
85 and 88. Other descriptions show steadiness.
oThe sales include Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at
102 and 101 ; Dutch Tweand-a-Half per Cents. 65k,
85, 651; Mexican, 221 to 23. Peruvian Four-and-
s-Half per Cents., 81; ditto Four-and-a-Half per
Cent. Dollar Bonds, 811; Buisian Foueaneellalf
per Cents. 99, 98, 981 ex div.; Sardinian, 92 to 92i ;
Spanish Old Three per Cents. 461 ex div.; ditto for
31st. inst., 461 ex div.; ditto New Deferred, 24/ to
23t ex div. ; the Passive Bonds, 81; the Committee's
Cartib. 6 to 61 per cent.
The advice. from Paris refer to • belief that the
serious decline in the bullion of the Bank of France
is partly attributable to the heavy purchases of wool
and silk which are made in the departments at this
season. If this view be correct, it would not be un-
reasonable to expect a reflux of much of this gold to
the Bank later in the year.
The demand for gold for the continent continues
active, and is expected to absorb all the imports for
some eel to Dome. Oa Saturday the 16,9001. ex the
Catherine Adamson was taken for exportation. The
sovereigns brought by this vessel were of colonial
coinage, and were bought for France.
The quantity of specie brought in by the Europa
from Sydney is only 7601., and by the Hannah from
Port Fairy only 800/. The other arrivals reported
lad week comprise 200,0001. by the steamer Ger-
truida, from Constantinople; 1,610 cr.. of gold, and
9,876 sovereigns by the Catherine Adamson, and
6001. by the Oliver Cromwell, both from Sydney
30,0001. by the Arago, from New York (besides
110,0001. for Havre); 314,2001. by the Arabia, and
40,2001. by the Ericsson, both from the same port;
about 6,7701. by the Tay, from the Brazils; 50,0001.
by the Vioe-Admiral Gobius, from Hobart Town;
8,0001. by the Bristow, from Adelaide; and 12,0001.
by the City of Baltimore, from Philadelphia.
The total value of the week's arrivals cannot be
stated at lees than 878,0001. Considerable quanti-
ties of silver also continue to flow in from the Con-
tinent, for transshipment to India. The Ravenabonthe
has brought in this week 23 bags. The Custom-
house return also records the arrival of 1 box of
specie and 1 ease of silver per the Flora, from St.
Petersburg.
The exports have likewise been heavy. The Lon-
don Custom-hoses weekly statement includes
41,469 oz. or gold and 43,600 oz. of silver, represent-
ing • total value of about 171,0001. Thew supplies
were despatched chiefly to Belgium and Hamburg.
The details are subjoined; :—Gold coin :to Ham-
, burg, 4,7400 z.; to Belgium, 25,400 oz.; to Boulogne,
370 os. Gold bars :to Hamburg, 10,949 os. Silver
coin : to Hamburg, 24,000 os. ; to Boulogne, 2,600 oz.;
to Belgium' 17,000 os. From Southampton the
Tamar has also taken 121,0981. for the Brasile, and
the Togas 11,4431. for the Peninsula.
The total ascertained shipments of the week are
thus raised to 303,4001. The chief exports, however,
have consisted of the remittances of gold made pri-
vately to the Continent. These are believed to have'
comprised nearly the whole of the arrivals, except
the' ,00,000 sovereigns ex the Gertruida which were
wont into the Bank, besides some further amounts
drawn from that institution.

Memorials have been addressed to the Com-
missioners of Customs by Messrs. John J. Nichol-
lion, Bosley, and Co., backed by a number of the
principal buyers of twin London, soliciting that the
prive of bonding teas may be extended to Bears
Mad, opposite Billingsgate-market.
The prospectus of the bittingbourne and Sheerness
Railway Company is Wad. This line will be only
about seven miles long. It will commence at a juno.
non with the Rest Kent Railway at Sittingbourne,
and, passing through Milton to the present ferry over
the Swale, where the bridge is to be erected, will
°patinae thence through Clusenborough to its termi-
nation sear the royal dockyard at Sheerness. Rail-
way communication between the Island of Sheppy
and Kent will thus be secured. The estimated coat
of the works, stations, bridge, land, end preliminary
expenses is 84,0001. Messrs. Jackson and Bean are
the contractors for the line, which is to be completed
within 18 months of its oommeociement. The act of

parliament has been obtsined. The capital is fixed
80 0001. at in 101. shares, with a deposit of 21.
,
Formal notice is given that the Bucks and Oxon
Union Bask has applied for a supplemental charter,
authorising an increase of capital from 100,0001. to
260,0001., and the conversion of the present shares
of 1,0001. into shares of 1001. each.
It is announced that the Wiesbaden Railway is to
be opened for passenger traffic on the 24th inat.
The London wool sales, which are to commence on
the 17th instant, will continue until the 26th of
August. The quantity In tint hands, inclusive of
that arrived daring and since the May sales and off
the coed to this date, (consists of about 78,194 bales,
Inoludieg 26,691 bales from New South Wales;
23,608, Victoria; 8,861, Van Diemen's Land; 8,823,
Adelaide; 8,472, Cape; 2,112, New Zealand; and
837, Swan River. About 3,000 bales received via
Adelaide consist of Port Phillip wool. The market
is very quiet and heavy.

BArozDAT livzieugo.

Despite the unfavourable returns leaned by the
Banks of England and of France, and the knowledge
that purchases of gold are likely to be continued in
this market for amount of the latter institution, the
funds to-day showed increased firmness, and closed
at an advance of f per cent. This slight improve-
ment wee coned by a large purchase, attributed to
the Court of Chancery. In the other departments of
the Stock Ex:image there was little disposition to
masa*, but great steadiness was maintained.
Consols for the 7th of August varied only between
961 and 98, and closed at 96; to 96 ex div. For
money the last price was 951 to] ex div. The official
business report is as follows :--Thres per Cent. Con-
sols, for money, 961, f,l ex div.; ditto, for account,
7th August, 961, 98 az die. Three par Cents. Re-
duced, 961, 1, 96. New Three per Cents., 96/, 97.
Three-and-tzlialf per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling
payable in 18.58 and 1869, 1001,100 f. India Bolide,
23e. prem.
Exchequer Bills were rather better, at 17s. to 21s.
prem. Exchequer Bonds have again risen / per
cent., closing at 1001 to 2.
Foreign stocks were very quiet, but steady.
Turkish Six per Cents. were firmer, and closed at
103 j to 2. The Guaranteed Four per Cents.
left a at 1061 to 106. Mexican Bonds
were more Winked for, bat Spanish remain dull.
The closing quotations for the newly-projected
railways are subjoined, viz.: Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, 1 to j prem.; Euphrates Valley Railway, I to
2 pram.; Western Railway of Austria, 11 to 21 prem.;
New Brunswick and Canada Railway and Land A
shares,* to tel prem.; ditto, B shares, 1 to / prem.;
and Ceylon Railway, 2to 21 prem. The shares of
the newly-announced Calcutta and South Eastern
Railway were dealt in at 1 to 1 prem., and closed at
I to 1 prem.
Ottoman Bank shares were flatter this afternoon,
being last quoted 31 to 31 prem.; Bank of Egypt
shares closed at; to 11 prem.; National Discount
at 11 to If prem.; and General Bank of Switzer-
land, at dia. to) prem. Union Bank of Australia
stook declined 11.; and English, Rettig, and
Australian Chartered Bank, and London Char-
tered Bank of Australia, were also lower.
Laud shares were quiet. Peninsular and'
Oriental Steam advanced 11. Crystal Palace
Preference shares have leeched Ito If prem. North
of Europe Steam are marked par. The shares of the'
Marysville Gas and Water Company were quoted I
to 1 prem.; Haltedort Mills, Ito 11 prem.; and
' West Ram Distillery (nominally), 1 to 1 prem.