The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-04 00:00:00

In the foreign steel; market the principal

transactions have been in Turkish securities, which
exhibit little sign of recovery. The scrip of both issues
of the New Loan is quoted 2to It dia. The Six
per Cents. of 1854 are marked 911 to In
other foreign securities little alteration has occurred.
Sales are recorded as follows:—Brazilian Old
Five per Cents., 103, 1021; ditto Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 1868, 95; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 651, 651 ex div. (exchange 128.) ; ditto
Four per Cent. Certificates, 1001 ; Mexican Three
Per Cents. for account, 20f, ; New Granada
Deferred Bonds, 5/ ; Peruvian Uriabarren
I Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 861 ; ditto
Three per Cents., for account, 73 ; Russian Five per
Cents., 1131 ; Sardinian Fire per Cents., DO!, 90 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., 461; ditto Passive Bonds,
10, 101; the Committee's Certificates for the
Unfunded Coupons, 61; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, for account, 911, 911, 911, 911; ditto Six
per Cents., 1868 (scrip of the first series), for
account, 11, it, 2 dis. ; ditto, second series, for ac-
count, 2, IL 21 dia.; ditto, Guaranteed Foar per
Cents., for account, 106.
The shares of the London General Omnibus
Company have risen this morning to 2.
There was a good demand for money yesterday,both
at the Bank and in other quarters, but no pressure.
First-class bills are still discounted in Lombard-
street at 21 per cent.
About 35,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank yes-
terday, comprising 20,0001. of the remittance by the
Persia, and 15,0001. Australian. Only a limited
portion of the 135,0001. brought from New York by
the Persia has been taken for the Continent, so that
the bulk of it remains still to be disposed of.
The amount of silver already engaged for ship-
ment to Calcutta and China by the steamer Ceylon,
on the 6th inst., is about 450,0001. It is thought
that the aggregate will reach 500,0001.
The mail steamer Tyne, from the Brazils, is ex-
pected at Southampton on Thursday, with, accord-
ing to a telegram received from Lisbon, 6,0001. in
specie and 48,0001. in diamonds.
The steamer Teviot, with 60,0001. in Australian,
gold and the heavy portion of the mails, will pro-
bably arrive at Southampton at the end of the week.
Her advices announce the sailing of the following
gold ships from Melbourne for England, viz. : —The
Blackwell on the 27th Oct. (out 68 days), with
80,589 ounces of gold; the Donald McKay on the
7th Nov. (out 57 days). with 34,398 ounces ; and the
Swiftsure on the 14th Nov. (out 50 days), with
84,775 ounces. The total amount of Australian gold
actually on the way for this country, inclusive of
the 60,0001. by the Teviot, is 859,0001.!
It appears from a telegram from St. Petersburg
that the exchange on London has risen to 361 d.
The price of tallow is quoted 165 re. for delivery in
August next.
The corn market yesterday was firmer, and good dry
samples of English wheat realised, in some instances,
le. to 25. per quarter more than on Monday last.
We understand that the Equador Land Company
will issue their prospectus in the course of the pre-
sent month. The object of this association is to make
available a portion of the lands assigned by Equador
to the English bondholders. A beginning will be
made at the port of the Pailon.
The half-yearly meeting of the London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway Company, is called for the
27th inst. The retiring directors offer themselves
for re-election.

The attendance at the special meeting of share-
holders in the Great Luxembourg Company, held at
Brussels on the 20th ult., having been insufficient
to empower the directors to issue obligations to the
amount of 320,0001., another special meeting is called
for the 24th inst. in that city.
We are requested to state that the subscription
list for shares in the Madras Irrigation Company
will be closed to-morrow. _ _ _

The arrangements are advertised in connexion
with the payment of interest on Pernambuco Rail-
way shares.
The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 91.
The weekly traffic return of the Great Western
Railway of Canada, just receive d, shows a decrease
of 2,3431. sterling, making a total decrease of 28,2721.
during the twenty weeks from the commencement of
the company's current half-year.
Messrs. Truerntua and Rouse, in their monthly
circular, make the following remarks upon the gene-
ral position of trade :
After the tearful commercial crisis in the latter part of 1857
it wee not to be expected that the business of the country
would very speedily recover it, activity, and accordingly the
year just cloud has been marked throughout by limited
trading, and great caution in all Ito branches. In the
early part of 1858 there were several failures, arising out of
the ends, but during the latter part of it but few of any
importance have taken pleoe, and mercantile transeetions
now appear to be carried on upon a sounder basis than
heretofore. As regards the Importing of produce, how-
ever, business cannot be consideredas by any means
satisfactory, the high value of nearly all the lead-
ing articles in the producing countries leaving, in meet OWN%
a very email margin of profit on this side, end in many &Iso-
late low. On the other band, the demand for art ke of
constunption and for the raw materials of our manufactures
has been large and constant, showing the full employment
and generally prosperous condition of the Mourn:lg dame.
The low price of food has also permitted them to spend more
on articles of secoadary importance, and on looking through
the Board of Trade tables for the eleven months ending
30th November we find unmistakeable evidence of this in
the largely increased coastal:option of sugar, tee, fruit, Ati.•
while the cotton, wool, and flex trade circulers exhibit the
healthiness of the home demand for all three textile fabrics.
With reference to the prospects of the year just entered upon,
we precede most of the element, of prosperity—chap food
cheep money, and a population generally employed at good
wages; we may, therefore, anticipate that the trade of the
country will steadily progress, while the experience of 1857
will be sufficiently huh to prevent any undue inflation. The
great desideratum is to get down the value of produce in the
exporting countries; and this Rome likely to be now accom-
pliebed, as orders for produce will, as a rule, instead of as the
exception, be based on prices on this side, and it is peep«.
tabus to suppose that the value should permanently remain
higher in the producing then in the consuming country.

MONDAY MYLNINO.

Some agitation prevailed to-day in the Stock Ex-
change. The funds opened with a favourable ap-
pearance, and at one period an improvement of about
j per cent. was quoted. After noon, however, a
few sales were pressed, there being a disposition to
attach importance to some remarks which are alleged
to have been addressed by the French Emperor
to the Austrian ambassador, at the diplomatic
reception on New Year's-day. News of a fall of
fully 1 per cent. in the French funds subsequently
occasioned considerable sensation, and Consols fell j
per cent. below the best point of the morning, it
being assumed that the questions arising out of the
position of Italy have become really serious. Later
in the afternoon, upon intelligence of a slight rally
in the French funds, rather more firmness was
shown, but the closing quotations were still I per
cent. below those of Saturday.

In the other departments of the Stock Exchange
some depression prevailed in the afternoon.
Consols, which closed on Saturday st 961 to 1, sx
div., for the 11th Jan., opened thui morning about
961, touched 961, "buyers," fell to 961 to 1, and
closed at 961, " buyers." For the February settle.
went the last price was 961, "sellers," the "con-
tinuation " being about 3-16 per cent. The official
business report is u follows:—Three per Cent.
Consols, for account (11th Jan.), 90.. 961, 961, ex
dir. ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 07, 971,961.' New
Three per Cents., 971, 97, 971, 97. 97/ ; 30 years
Annuities, expiring in April, 188.5, 181, 18 3.18 ;
Indian Four per Cent. Debentures, of the first
issue, 991.
The Indian Four per Cent. Debentures of both
issues were steady at 991 to;.
Exchequer Bills, both March and June, remain.
quoted 375. to 40s. prem. India Bonds continue is
demand, and were marked 18e. and 19s. prem.
The New Turkish Loan was unfavourably affected
by the general heaviness of the Stock Exchange at
a time when the period for the final instalment of
15 per cent. is drawing near. After being marked
in the morning between 11 and 11 die., toe price of
the first issue tell in the afternoon to 21 die., and wall
last quoted 2); to 11 du. The scrip of the second
series left off at 2 to 1: dis. The Six per Cents.
of 1854 were marked in the morning 92, but sub's-

quently fell about per cent., closing It 8I to t. The
Turkish Guaranteed Four per Cents. were in demand,
in anticipation of the half-yearly dividend,which falls
due the let Feb. Swedish Four per Cents. were marked
88, and the scrip of the Chilian Loan k prem.
Mexican Bonds and the Anglo-Peruvian Four-and--
a-Half per Cents. were more inquired for.
In the market for bask shares to-day, the princi-
pal inquiries were for shares in the London and
Westminster, Oriental, and Union Bank of Australia.
Those of the English, Scottish, and Australian
Chartered Bank were rather fiat. Canada Land
shares were in demand, at advanced prices, and dif-
ficult to buy ; Australian Agricultural, Peninsular
and Oriental, and Royal Mail Steam, were likewise
inquired for, and showed an upward tendency.
London General Omnibus shares were firm at the
late improvement, closing at 1 13-16 to 11. Elec-
tric Telegraph Stock remains flat.
The shares of the London District Telegraph
Company were quoted to-day, 3-16 to 5-16 prem.

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoar,

The mining market this morning has been rather
quiet, but there have been transactions in shares
in East Basset, Alfred Consols, Wheal Trelawney,
Wheal Mary Ann, Camborne Veen, and Wheal Kitty
(St. Agnes). The bargains officially reported in the
Stock Exchange comprise Wheal Ttelawney, at 30,
and Alfred Consols, at 91.
The shares of the North Rhine Copper Mining
Company of South Australia are still utqoired for,
and are officially marked prem. Worthing
Mining shares are rather flatter, at 4s. 9d. to 3i. 3&.
The Port Philip Mining Company have received
by the Australian mail a remittance of 2501. Their
advice. show a profit of 1,7301. on the month's ope-
rations.
The half-yearly meeting of the Cobre Mining AssociatiOn
is called for the 25th inst.
Wheal Mary Ann sold on the 24th ult. 90 tons of lead ore
at 271. 12e. per ton, and 75 tons at 101. 3e. per ton.
Wheel Wrey Consols sold on the 27th ult. 42 toss of lead
ore at 181. 15s. per ton.
Great Wheal Fortune sold on the 28th Dec. black tist
which realised 9061.12 a.