The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

The funds to-day have declined 1 per cent., an
unfavourable impression having been crested by
the letter from the French Minister of the
Interior to the Prefects, published in the
.Daily News of this morning. In the other depart-
ments of the Stock Exchange extreme inactivity
prevails. English railway shares are balmy.
Indian continue in demand. _ _

Consols are dull at 951 to i both for money
and the 9th of March. The Three per Cent..
Reduced have been dealt in at 981; the
New Three per Cents., at 961 to 981; India
Bonds, at 16s. to 18s. prem.; and Exchequer Bills,
at 36g. to 395. prem.
The scrip of the New Austrian Loan is quoted Ito
die.

Turkish secnrities• are fairly supported, the Bret
aeries of the New Loan being quoted 80 to 1; the
second series, 51 to 6 die. ; and the
Six per Cents., of 1854, 901 to 91. Sardinian
Bonds are rather better. Sake are rooorded as
follows:—Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents.,
88 (exchange, 128.) ; ditto Four per Gnt.
Certificate', 1011 ; Equador New Consolidated
Bond., 181; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1868, 46;
Sardinian Five per Cents., 811; Spanish Three per
Cents., for account, 441; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, 91 ; ditto, for amount, 901, 901; ditto, Six
per Cents., 1858 (first sense), for account, 801, 804,
801; ditto (second aerite), for account, 51 die.
The telegram. from the Paris Bourse of this day
have not yet °ogee forward.
The discornt market was rather more active yes-
terday, but the beet bills were freely taken at 21 and
even 2 pea cent. There was no revival whatever of
business at the Bank.
The steamer Etna has arrived from New York
with 15,0001. in specie on English account.
About 30,0001. in silver reached the Thames on
Thursday from the Continent.
The steamer Ceylon will take out to-morrow
175,2811. in specie for the East, all silver ex-
cept 2,385 sovereigns. The official particular. are
sa follows :—For Madras, sovereigns, 2,3851. • for
Calcutta, silver, 80,8501. • for Penang, silver, 1,6001.;
for Hong Kong, laver, 92,4301. ; and for Shanghai,
silver, 48,3381. The total would have been larger
were it not for the bet that some considerable mama
were to-day oientermeaded he the next vessel for
Bombay whence the exams comes higher.
On 'Cliange yesterday afternoon a fresh rise took
place in the rates for bills on Austria. Paper on
Holland was likewise quoted more favourably for this
conntr7. The other exchanges remain firm. The
quotations are shown below :
11.1 r
three email, 11.171 to 18; ditth short,
eo 16;Isttertlaa, Wft =oaths, 11.171 to 18 ;
/Latham Ade mouths, 26.36 to 71 ; Homburg, marks
barn, three =oaths, 13.6mthosit4Perth three
to 161; ditto, tirestiresto 28.36 71; ireak% Ma -
ea-thsalahre, three mortis, 11 to 1; Petertharg, pa
rouble, Wee =oaths, 36j to i ; Views, et Sr., three
mouths, 10.80 to 90 ; haute, ditto, three maths,
10.80 to 90, Madrid, three maths, 49/ to 4 ; Cadth,
this, mouths, 491 to / ;•=z4 three retatth,
2870 three; i3eare, three .60 to Ka-
plan maths, 401 to ; P three areaths,
121 to 1 •, Ithellaa, th ree 1211 to 1 ; Lisboa,
10 der,62Bto i; Oporto, 68711661. to I.
The Council of India have signified to the Madras
irrigatica Company their moment to the application
far Isere to pay rip the shares in falL They have
also aproved the appointment of Major Cotton.
Th.- Caledonian Railway tragic return shows this
week an increase of 2601. •
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, Feb. 18, compared with the pre-
VlOllll weekly return, shows the following results :
Otradatioa Wee
Obaliallse dare 20,489,346 Dearer, 129,140
Pahlle deposits
Other deposit.
Ilevemmat emearittes is
Isakingasserimset
Other sermthee breads(
itherhasat 16,442,416 Demise 70,243
Oda eel baba la both
thasetmest•
Sem tthy sad other 799,948 Increase 8,336
Ties Beth
Noise la ream .... 13,049,985 hawse 424,900

ice;inj
ln blinking dna/tow 13,782,709 Lawn 416,189
The reserve is now again approaching 14 millions,
the "other" securities running off, whilst deposits
continne to flow in. The coin and bullion are ap-
proaching twenty millions.
The Gazette statement of the movement of the
peecious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz. :—lmports of
gold, 696,1391. • exports of gold, 214,6491. ; imports
of silver, 449,2871.; exports of silver, 10,9171.