The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-25 00:00:00

MONEY AURIMT.

To-day is generally observed u a holiday in the
City, and we have, consequently, no report to make
under this head.

The funds were favourably influenced on Satur-
day by the extraordinarily strong position of the
Bank, u shown in the return just published. The
total stock of coin and bullion up to that day is
understood to be about fourteen millions and three
quarters, and u the aggregate will probably exceed
fifteen millions next week, a reduction of the Bank
rate of discount to 4 per tent. next Thursday is con-
sidered highly probable. When the Bank charge is
lowered to that extent, the demand upon the insti-
tution will probably experience little revival, for
the rates in the open market will be still lower.
In the afternoon, however, notwithstanding
news of a further advance on the Paris Bourse,
some silos were premed, and Consols finally dosed
the same as Friday. The news from India arrived
too late to have any effect upon the market.
Ia the share markets dulness prevailed, especially
towards the close, owing partly to the approach of
the settlement.

The discount market remains without alteration.
The supply of money is excessively large, and good
bills are freely discounted from 31 down to 3 per
cont. The applications at the Bank were very
scanty on Saturday.
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No parcels of gold worth mentioning were sent
into the Bank on Saturday. The gold ex the Atmto
is not yet disposed of, but must be refined before the
Bank will buy it.

The fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign
stocks will commence on Wednesday (which will be
" continuation-day"), and terminate on Friday.
The imports of the rude= metals last week
were extensive. Our hat unlade' 388,0001. ti
the Persia, and 64,3801. (beside. some amount on
French account) by the Arago, both from New
York; 13,0701. hi the Pere, from Alexandria;
27,0091. from the Levant; 168,1411., chiefly in gold,
by the Atrato, from the West Indies, &o. ; 140,8321.
by the Medway, from the Brazils ; 3,0001., in silver,
from the Continent, S ewe and 7 boxes of slyer
coin, by the Aarora, from Oporto; 2 begs and 1 box
of specie by the Milan, from Trieste ; and 2 boxes
and 1 pared of gold by the Adler, from Bremen.
The total value of these imports is not less than
780,0001., or 790,0001.
The Custom-house weekly statesesatel the
of the precious metals direct fres Una=
7,730 ousels of gold, and 150,11011orteee al sager,
representing a total value of &teat 1111,011101. Mei
particulars are as follows, cis.:—Deli tell Se Rot-
terdam, 450 on.; to Boulogne, WO es. Wtet oda I
to Rotterdam, 40,800 oa. ; to Humabeigh_4ll,loo 5111. I
to Boulogne, 6,400 oz. • to Belga, MM. OIL M.
yes bars :to Rotterdam, 44,440000 01. be Web%
4,960 oz.
We would draw attention to the shimmed above
recorded of 7,280 ounces of gold to Boulogne, beam,
the exchanges are sow approaching a pant at which
remittances of gold to the Continent may be ex-
pected to revive.

The steamer Moselle sailed from the Thames on
Saturday for Rotterdam with 11,6001. in silver; and
the Countess of Lonsdale, for Hamburg, with 2,6001,
in silver.

The other exports of the week have comprised
370,1011. (nearly all in silver) by the Indus, for
Alexandria; and 2,2701., by the Alhambra, for the
Peninsula.

The total ascertained exports of the week are thus
raised to about 452,000 L, of which by far the larger
proportion minsisted of silver.
Holders of Buenos Ayres Bonds will be glad to be
assured that there seems every prospect that, dating
from the present yeas, the full annual diet-
deed of 6 per cent. will be paid upon the
original bonds. As previously mentioned, a p:(14,
-
ment of II per cent. is now being made
by Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. The advice('
from Buenos Ayres refer to the intention of the
government to transmit to this country in July a suns
equal to a fall half-yearly dividend, and in the en-
stung January a similar sem. The Bonds will thus
resume their rightful position as an Active Six per
Cent. stock. It is an important point that, in the
approaching conversion of this debt, the holders
are to retain possession of their old time-honoured
Bonds. In the came of the Mexican debt, we have seen
the results of the error committed by the cre-
ditors in surrendering their original bonds. The re-
tention of the Old Buenos Ayres Bonds is con-
sidered the more important, because they expressly
assign to the holders various rights, the possession
of which adds to the stability of their position. We
have already mentioned that the New Deferred
Buena Ayres Bonds (representing the arrears cf
interest) must be transmitted to Buenos Ayres
for the signature of the proper authorities.
The bondholders will learn with satisfaction,
however, that the delay thus occasioned will not
be permitted to operate sea bar to the marketability
of the new stock. Acting upon a suggestion emu
Eating from parties whose judgment and experience
are entitled to respect, Messrs. Baring, Brothel%
and Co., we have reason to believe, propose to at
once issue scrip for the new bonds, as would be done
in the case of a new British loan. This arrangement
is business-like, and cannot fail to be satisfactory to
all the parties interested.
According toe telegram received to-day from St.
Petersburg, the statutes of the Riga and Dunaburg
Railway Company have been settled, and will almost
immediately receive the signature of the Rusaiaa
government. A considerable proportion of the
shares in this company have of late been bought
gradually, ar,d transmitted to Russia, especially to
Riga, where the undertaking menus to be in favour.
We understand that the question of granting pecu-
niary support to the Red Sea Telegraph Company is
again engaging the earnest attention of the En*
India Company, with every prospect of a favourable
result. Reference will then be made to the Tree.
miry and Board of Control, who, on two former occa-
sions, have distinguished themselvesi by throwing
obstacles in the way of a project the realisation of
which may be worth millions of money to this
country.

Thehalf-yearly meeting of the London and South
Western Railway Company is called for the 12th
of February.
Subjoined is a statement (from Mr. Slaughter's
Weekly List) of the railway calls for the month of
February, so far as they have yet been advertised.
The amount is very small :

Memel vet tete.
Dee in Feb.. 111 S. roe Alm
paid of Numb
abet er
Dabs. s
=IT= 01e44 Mute& New 10 ill 43 10 0 1000 Fl-5.1.510
27 16 6 0 0 63466 323.7,3
Yob et Ike*. Yoe ender
Am. . 2 0 0 5000 1:,00)
~►Dlt.6s aged new Jsso.
Lion. Few Profanities 101... 1 1 2 0 0 5050 IWO

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The amount of bills drawn by the But India Com-
p", on their respective presidencies, from the 18th
to the 23rd inst. (Saturday), is as follows :

- . /tate of isobar.
Bengal
Madras £3,671 4 0 1 ~.. -. sa .
par Co.'s rapes.
433 6 8 J
Bombay -
320 16 8 2s. 20. per ditto.

Total .. £4,325 7 4

MINES.

Business in mining shares is virtually suspended
to-day, owing to the absence of the members of the
Stock. Exchange.
Subjoined is the official list of prices in the Mining
Exchange on Saturday:
Ding Dong, 161,16 f ; Lady Bertha, 20e , 21s. ; Padnsa-
drag. 9a, 9s. 6d. ; Pendses, 4,k South Frances, 186, 190;
South Tolgna, 160; Tinoroft, • Virtuous Lady and Bed-
ded, 22m. 6d.. 265. ; Vale of °lvy, Ifs. ed., 18e. 6d.;
Wheal Edward, 71, I; Whoa ?Mayor!, 21.
In foreign and colonial mining securities no altera-
tion took plans.
A final return of 2s. per she is advertised on the V.
shares of the Great limM Vein Gold Mining Company of
Australia, making a tot4lreturn of U. 12s. 2d. per P
The annual meeting of the Quartz Reduction Company
(tremsd out of the Agra Fria Gold Mining Company) is
called for the Lt Feb.

AS 10-1;e31 of Ti. 10.. p este II tco .1*
Meland.

ELLTVIIDLI Evzxrxo.
The market for home mining stocks remains firm,
with a good amount of business. The following
may be given as some of the quotations current at
the close, 11?.. : Wheal 11k to 141,
Providence Mines, 64 to 67 ; Wheal Margaret, 48 to
60 ; Tin Croft, 31 to 4 ; Kelly Bray, 30s. to 355.;
Wheal Edward, 71 to I ; East Basset, 95 to 100;
North Basset, 15 to ; West Basset, 28 to 28 ;
Day United, 18s. to 201.; South Tolgus, 135 to 146;
Great South Jolgas, 14! to 15i ; and Booth Cain
Brea, 51.