The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-11 00:00:00

The half-yearly meeting of the North Staffortiahire
Railway Company ia. called for the 29th inst., in
London.

Subjoined is an extract from a letter dated Ade-
laide, Nov. 9, referring to the postal arrangements :
" We are happy to be able to inform you that the
difficulties with the other colonies respecting the
postal service have been arranged. In future we
shall forward the letters by the regular mail
steamer."

The ships 'Celestial and Assyrian have arrived
from China, and bring a total of 1,284,100 lbs. et tea,
and 1,760 bales of silk.
The list of contributories of Grottx's Improved
Soap Company, now winding up, is to be settled in
the Court of Bankruptcy on the 2nd of February.

SATURDAY Swamis.
This has been a quiet day in the Stock Exchange.
Owing to the highly satisfactory Bank return, the
funds opened steadily at the advanced prime which
were attained yesterday afternoon, but the pre-
ponderance of operations was subsequently upon the
aide of sales, and, after several variations, the
market closed 1 per cent. lower than yesterday. It
is frequently remarked that the course of the market
on Saturday afternoon is contrary tdithat witnessed
during the previous five days of the week. Specu-
lators. who had operated in one direction throughout
the week are often disposed to close their accounts
at the end of it. This week the market has been
buoyant, but on Saturday afternoon a partial relapse
is observed.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 951, " bnyers,"
ex div., for the 4th Feb., opened this morning at
951 to 1, receded to 95 to k, rallied to 951, and closed
at 96 to 1. For money the last prioe was 94t to 1.
The official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Console, for money, 96k, 941, 95/, 941, 95},
ex div. ; ditto, for account (Feb. 4), 951, 961, 961,
ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 96k, 961; New
Three per Cents., 951, 951,96}= Thirty Years Annul-.
ties, expiring in April, 1885, 17 9-16; Bank Stock,
221, 220.
A fresh rise of 2s. has taken place in Exchequer
Bills; the quotation this afternoon was 11s. to 14s.
prem.

- Turkish Six per Cents. were quiet, and closed
Gcent. lower than yesterday, at 98f to 991. The
uaranteed Four per Cents, left off at 103 f to 1941,
being also about per cent. cheaper. Sardinian
Bonds were in some request in the morning, and
were marked as high as 881. Buenos Ayres bonds
were likewise inqrured for, and were dealt in at 97.

MINIS.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocx.

The market for British mining
.stocks this
has been quiet, but there are inquires for shares
is West Basset, North Frances, Great Wheal Alfred,
Great Wheal Vor, Wheal Margery, and Wheal
Trelawney.
Cobra Copper shares have receded to 43 to 44.
United Mexican have been dealt in at 4•1 to 41.
Other foreign descriptions are quiet.

Subjoined is the °Maid list of prices in the Mining
Bzeihusuterday
m Greatm 4, ; Great Haddam, le.. ; Lady Berths,
lea. 6d., 17e. ; argery, 61. 7, n, ; North Basset, 144,
leg ; Virtuous Lady and Bedd, 22a., 24.. ; Wheal 'Fre-
hymn 264, 27.

SATVIDAY EVZNIWO.

Business in British mining stocks to-day was
limited. The chief inquiries were for shares in
North Frances and West Basset, which were quoted
at a further advance. Drakewalls shares were also
in demand. Wheal Edward were more offered.

COMMERCIAL AND MABEETV.

MARIL-LANE.-THIS DAT.

The cheese in the weather has rendered the coodition of
moot of the astuples of Bustled wheat ,y indifferent ; the
few picked parade, sold out of the Bass and Kent supply
(up to a late hour), were at rates mousewbut below those of
Monday last, end the bulk of the supply remains on hand,
althoush factors would hare submitted to any renentabie
reduction. Country dour pre way Is. par each.
Barley, without being quotably dumper, was
mike to pr-
elim.

Oats did not sell so finely as 012 Friday ; at the tame WIN
quotations most be soled Is. higher than on Monday last.
Beam sad pees dull at late rates.
ARRIVALS INTO LONDON ROM JAN. 4 TO JAN. O.

What. *saw Nale. Osia. ttar. Asia hoar.
11744 61111 .... 1146 Oil 'A lab 1146
I. C. . 144 172 1.1180 1211 TO O 4
Gt. X. Li.. 1211 lon . . . ll3O