The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-05 00:00:00

MONEY NA81E2',..-THIS DAY.

Two oTskoz.

The English funds have to-day experienced a
fresh rise of 1 per cent., purchases preponderating.
Consols have advanced to 921 to 93 for money and
Thursday next. The Three per Cent. Redacted have
beet dealt in at 911 to 1 ; the New Three par
Cents. at 92 to 1 ; Bank Stock at 211 to 1; Exchequer
Bills (March) at par; ditto (June), at Bs. to 4e.
die.; India Bonds, at 10s. to 6s. die. ; std Exchequer
Seeds, 1868, at 971.
Foreign stacks are generally steady, with little
limp in pries. The salts include Turkish Six per
Cents., at 97 for money, and 971 to 1 for the
16th instant; Dutch Four per Cent. Certifs., at
94 to 94 ex div.; Austrian Old Five per
Cents at 84 (exch. 10fi.); Granada Active Bonds
at 18 ex coupon 1863; do. Deferred at 81
Mexican at 221 to 1 for the 16th inst ; ROMA= Four
and-a-Half per Cents. at 96; Spanish Deferred
Three per Cents. at 241 for the 16th inst. ; Venezuela
Four-and-a-Qaarter per Cents. at 281 ; ditto, De-
ferred, at 121.
Arrivals of Australian gold to the extent of
300,0001. are reported this morning.
The mint annual financial statement is to
be e on Monday, the 19th inst.
The arrival of the Dolphin, from Sydney, is re•
ported, but this vessel is not known to have any gold
on freight.
The imports of the precious metals newly reported
lest week were limited, comprising • total of
about 284,0001. The particulars are subjoined :
463,000 dots. by the Asia, from New York; 920,878
, dole. by the Magdalena, from the West Indies and
Mexico • and 2,629 os. of gold and 1,212 dole. by the
Niger, Mexico;
Africa.
Quantities of silver also continue to be drawn from
various parts of the Continent, for shipment to the
East. The Vesta has brought in this week 12
cases from Oporto, and the Baron Oey 6 oases from
Antwerp, besides smaller arrivals.
It may be useful, however, to repeat that, irrespec
Live of tbeee imports, the amount of Australian gold
actually landed during the week is no less than
828,0001. This sum was included in our last weekly
suramary. By far the larger proportion of it has been
purchased by the Beak.
The custom-house statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London during the week
include 2,390 ca. of gold, and 22,882 oz. of silver,
representing a total value of scarcely 15,0001., the
whole of wbieh was despatched to Hamburg. The
other shipments reported from the ontportu com-
prise 12,0201. bhe Sultan, for the Peninsula; and
30,0001. by the La Plata, for the West Indies.
The most remarkable shipment of the week, how-
ever, consists of the unprecedented total of 843,2021.
now lying on board the Ave, which is to leave
Southampton on Sunday morning for Alexandria.
Of this enormous sum, only 22,6101. is in gold, the
remaining 820,8921. consisting entirely of silver. It is
surprising that the exchange between this country
anti the Continent keeps up so well, considering bow
large a portion of this silver is drawn from various
parts of Europe. The partioulare of this heavy ship-
ment are subjoined via., for Alexandria, gold,
1,0001. ; for Bombay, silver, 180,0001. • for Ceylon,
silver, 6001., and gold, 4,6401„. for desires, silver,
1,0001.; for Calcutta, silver, 71,1141.; for Pease&
silver, 17,0101.; for Singapore, silver, 83,9701.; ter
Hong Kong, silver, 186,9724, and gold, 18,8701.; km
Canton, silver, 80,8061.; aced for Shanghai, silver,
80,2214
The aggregate exports of the week are thus raised
to the haFortant total of 700,0001., exclusive of the
remittances to Turkey.
A call of 61. is advertised as payable on the shares
of the Alliance (France and England) Bank by the
12th inst.
The animal meeting of the New Zealand Company
is to be held on the 22nd inst.
Au extraordinary general meeting of the East Suf-
folk Railway Company is called for the 20th inst. at
Heleswarth, to consider two bills now before parlia-
ment, one of which authorises • line from Lowestoft
to join the Rest Suffolk Railway in the parish of
&colas, and the other Is for a line from Yarmouth to
the Brit Brffolk Railway, in the pariah of Had-
dime.

An extraordinary mend meeting of the Paris
General Omnibus Company is called for the 14th of
May, in that city, when an increase of the company's
capital wilt be proposed; and an extraordinary meet-
ing of the aluireholders in the Napoleon Docks for
the 17th, to consider a treaty of fusion.
Bnboined is a summary of a list drawn up by
Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, containing
partici:las of the vowels which are preparing to
enter outwards for Australia daring the month of
May:
No. of NNW&
Fir %Mode . ....
.
• Mda.rtlYnra.— ..... 4 Lem
„ AMMO* ...... 4,061
„ Now 4 ... 5,847
wool= Asolzolla

rote
The corresponding statement for the previous
month (April inoladed .60 vessels, representing
38,861 too.; Much, 48 vessels, or 36,224 tons;
for February, 37 vessels, or 26,737 tons; for Ja-
nuary, 42 vessels, or 27,470 tons ; for December,
(1866), 36 vessels, or 24,784 tons • for November,
37 vessels, or 28,948 tone; for October, 58 vessels, or
44,289 tow; for September, 82 vessels, or 43,369
tons for August, 63 vessels, or 41,387 tone; for
July, 69 verges, or 39,781 tons; and for June, 63
vessels, or 37,911 tons.

BATIIIDAY iVIXING.

The funds were firmer to-day, and closed 1 to 1
per cent. higher than yesterday. Business wan
limited, but the :transactions poem to have consisted
chiefly of ,parchases against the speculative sales
which were recently induced by the report of an ap-
proaching loan.
The aspect of the discount market wan to-day
quieter, preparations having been made against the
commercial liabilities maturing on the 4th.
Caosols for Thursday lust were first marked 92/,
and closed at 921 to 1. For money the final quota-
tion wan also 921 to /. The price for the next
account of the 4th of June is quoted about 1 per cent.
higher. The official business report is as follows:
Three per Ont. Console, kr money, 921. i. 1.1.
ditto, far amount. Bth May, 921,1. Thin per Cen•.
Reduced, 911,1, 1. New Three per Cents., 911, 1, 1.
Lug Annuities, expiring in January, 1860, 3 3-16.
Bank Stock, 2101. Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Ex-
chequer Hoods, fallingpayable in 1868, 981.
Tee March Exchequer Bills may be quoted 6s. die.
to par; end the June Bills, Bs. to 4.. di..
The foreign stock market wan very quiet, but prices
in some cuss showed increased firmness. Turkish Six
pet Cents. rose 1 per out., closing at 971 to 1. The
Guaranteed Four per Cents. left off at 1011 to
being 1 per cent. better than yesterday ; Mexican
Buds advanced about 1 per cent. ; Spanish
stooks attained a farther slight improvement.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares closed at 61 to
6 prem. ; Riga and Danaberg Railway, at Ito 11
prem. ; Carmel= Coal Mines and Railway, at 1 to 1
prem.; and General Bank of Switzerland, at 1 to 1
peen.
Ottoman Bank shares closed to-day at; to 1 prem.;
Back of Egypt, at to # prem. ; National Discount
Company, at 1 to I dis.; and Western Bank of Lon-
don, at 41 to 31 dis., being rather better. London
aced County Bank stock is marked 311. That of the
Ludo. Chartered Bank of Australia advanced about
10s. Australian Agricultural shares declined 11.
Bast and West India Dock stock wan dealt in at 122;
London Dock, at 1001; Peninsular and Oriental. at
661 ; ditto new shares, at 4 prem.; Royal Mail Steam,
at 721 to 731 ; and New South Wales Five per Conti.,
at 97.

RZDOCID ARMY ERTIMATILI, 1856-7.—This morn.
leg was issued a statement of the mutes already
voted, sad tM sass remaining to be voted, of the
reduced army estimates for the year 1866 7. The
amount of the original ultimate wu 34.998,604 i.;
the amount of reduced estimate. 20,747,56414 the
moult already voted, 20,164,110 f ; amount to be
voted, 683,4641.