The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

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At Parte this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental were quoted
Mfr. 16c., ex div., being sc. lower than yesterday.
Consols are officially marked 961 ex div., for the
10th of January. The present quotation is 951
to }. Bank Stock has been dealt in
'at 2281; the Three per Cents. Reduced, at
951 ; the New Three per Cents., at 951
and f ; the New Indian Loan, for account, at
104/, 1, and ex div.; the Five per Cent.
Rupee Lou, at 981 and 1; the Four per
Cent. Debentures of 1868, at 98/ ; ditto
1869, at 981 and 1; India Bonds, at Bs. to 91. prem.,
and Exchequer Bills, at 28e. to 31a. preen.
The foreign stock market continues very quiet.
The Turkish Loan of 1864 is quoted 781 to 771, and
that of 1868, at 831 to 84/. Dutch
Four per Cents. have improved. Bales are
recorded as follows :—Chilian Four-and-a-Half per
Conte., 881; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 881,
68 (exchange 128.); ditto, Four per Cent. Certificate.,
101} ; Mexican Three per Cents., for account, 221 ;
Permian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Dollar Bonds, 811
(exchange 4..); Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
1001; Spanish Three per Cents., 451; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1868, for account, 64 ; Venezuela Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 281.
The shares of the Bea Paulo Railway Company
us quoted par to prem.; Ocean Marine Insurance,
1/ to 11 prem.; and Universal Mario., par.

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HALT-PAST Two o'Cioat.
Consols close without change, at 961 to I, ex
div., for the 10th of January. _

The demand for money yesterday was pressing, and
in the open market the rates were generally kto I
par cent. above the Bank minimum. The applica-
tions at the Bank were large, many of the clamant
establishments seeking admix'.
The Edinburgh has arrived from New York with
46,0001. in specie, and the Fulton with 10,0001. for
England and 193,0001. for Franca.
A further sum of 19,0001. in gold has been raised
from the wreck of the Royal Charter, making a total
of more than 300,0001. The aggregate on freight
was 322,000/.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady. There was a reaction in the Austrian ex-
change, which experienced a rise on Tuesday. The
rates are shown below

Amsterdam, Una' swathe, ILl6} to 1 ; short, 11.13} to ,
Rotterdam, three months. 11.161 to } ; Antecep, three
months, 26.26 to 30; Rambure, narks bane; thns meths,
13.6 to 4 ; Paris, three days' elegy 26.10 to 16; ditto,
three msatha, 26.324 to 36; Prasidat-ca-dso-blaine, dim
etcaths, 117 to 1 ; reterebaryb per rouble, three months, 341
to 36 ; Vienna, el. tio« three maths, 12.80 to 85 ;
Trieste, ditto, three month, 12.80 to 86; Madrid, throe
months, 491 to 1; Cadiz, three =atilt, 491 to } ; Leg-
horn, three months, 30.26 to 30; Cienoo, tmes months,
26.40 to 6 ; Neat's, three months, 401 to ; Palermo,
three months, 121 to 1 ; Katsina, three months, 121} to ;
Lisbon, 90 days, 621 to ; Oporto, 90 days, 621 to }.
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A considerable acceleration has tsken place lately
in the transmission of telegrams from Malta vii
Sicily to this country. As one out of many instances,
a message despatched from Calcutta on the 12th
inst. vii Malta, arrived in London on the 24th,
making a period of only 12 days occupied in the
transit. Two of the lad messages transmitted from
Malta vii Sicily have reached here in 21 hoard.
This marks a great improvement, se for some weeks
previously most of the messages occupied from
6to 6 days. The remonstrances through official
and other quarters have thus borne fruit.
Special meetings of the Portsmouth and London
and South Western Railway Companies are called
for the 14th January, to consider the proposed
amalgamation.
The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,6391.

The traffic on the Trieste line of the Lombardo-
Venetian Railway Company for the week ending
the 23rd Deo. was 16,9201., being 2,1671. free than
in the corresponding week of last year; and that on
the Lombardo-Venetian line 11,8481., showing an
increase of 3,8701. The aggregate increase on both
lines since Ist Jen. is 802,7271. The exceptional
decrease in the former instance was ceased by a
heavy fell of snow.
The South Australian Bank notify that a half-
year's dividend at the rate of 9 per cant. per annum
will be payable on the 14th January.
Shareholders in the Central Cade Railway are
required to send in their certificates, with a view to a
division of the assets. _ .

Mews. Dent, Palmer, and Co. announce the divi-
dend on Booth Carolina bonds.
Intelligence has been received of the lass on
Carmarthen Bar of the barque Bir Henry Pottinger,
during her voyage. from Caldera to Liverpool. The
cargo consisted principally of silver ore, and was a
valuable one, having been covered at Lloyd's to the
extent of 33,0001. The Blervie Castle was worth
about 8,0001., and was insured for half that sum at
Lloyd's, who are ale° liable for 30,0001. on the cargo.
The Btornaway has arrived from China with
500,5001 be. of tea, and 976 bales of silk.
The weekly report of the Liverpool cotton market
indicates a return of firmness.
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The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Dee. 28, compared with the pre-
vious weekly return, shows the following results:
Circulation tame
Circulation active 20,828,476 lacrosse 182,886
Public deposits
Other deposits
Commisent securities in
Making department
Other @murices In banking
department 19,907,580 Increase 320,584
Coin end bullion In both
deportment'
Sever day and other bilis 703,803 Themes 62,604
The Best ..... 3,156,673 Iscreme 7,647

Notes n nerve
Total reserve (nolo k cobs)
la banking downs/at 10,466,679 Dossers 374,661
The Bank's business in the discount department
having increased. the reserve has been trenched upon
to the extent of 374,6611. The addition to the Trey
snry balance has been neutralised by the with-
drawals of private deposits. Of the 191,6861. de-
crease in the coin and bullion, 44,000/, is known to
have been exported: coin is also wanted at this
season in the country.
The Gazette statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz.:—lmports of
gold, 143,6991. ; exports of gold, 171,1691. ; imports
of silver, 248,491.; exports of silver, 166,9641.

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FIIMAT
Consols, which were quoted et 4 o'clock yesterda7
9f to 1 ex div., for the 10th January, opened this
morning et 931 to 9-18, and closed at 961 to 1.
The official business report is as follows :—Three per
Cent. Console, for account (10th lan.), 96; ex div.;
Three per Cents. Reduced, 951, ; New Three per
Cents., 90, 1; the New India. Five per Cent. Loan,
for account, 1041, 1 ex div.; the Indian Four per
Cont. Debenture'', 1869, 981, 981.
The New Indian Five per Cent. Loan was firmer,
ekosingat 1041, "balmy," ex div., for the accout.