The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-10 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'Oi.ocw.

The fund, remain dull, and at one period of the
morning a decline of 1 per cent. was quoted. Pre-
sent quotations, however, are equal to the clo.ing
rates of yesterday. British railway stocks have
sustained a fresh fall of 1 to 1 per cent. in many
cases.
Consols, for the Bth April, after receding to 931,
" sellers," have recovered to 931 to 1. For money
the price is quoted 931. Bank Stock is marked
222, 220, and 222; Exchequer Bills (June), par
to 3s. prem. ; India Bonds, 2s. die. to Is. prem. ;
and Exchequer Bonds, 1839, 981.
Turkish Six per Cents., after being marked 961,
have rallied to 961 to 971. The Guaranteed Four per
Cents. are quoted f lower at 101 to 1. Other foreign
stocks are inanimate, but fairly supported. The sales
include Brazilian Old Five per Cents. at 1021;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 64 (exch.,
128.); Mexican at 221; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 781 ex div. ; Portuguese Three per
Cents., 1853, at 451; Russian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. at 981; and Sardinian Five per Cents., at 91.
The Mermaid has arrived off l)over from Mel-
bourne, with 217,0001. in gold on freight.
We understand that as much as 40,0001. or
50,000/. in gold was taken from the Bank yesterday
to pay for silver on the Continent.
The Europa, from New York, has brought no
ccie on freight. The exchange at New York on
London is too low to admit of the transmission of
gold to this side ; and the improvement in the porn%
Son of the Bank of France renders that establish-
went a less eager buyer of gold in foreign markets.
The Neleus has arrived from Foo-ehow-foo with
I#l7,Boolbs. of tea on freight.
The arrival of the Primula from Sydney is an-
nounced, but this vessel is not known to have any
gold on freight, and her dates are old.
Commencing with the Pere, on the 20th inst., the
steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company
will in future convey passengers, parcels, specie, and
goods, direct from Southampton for China twice a
month, viz., on the 4th and 20th, instead of the 4th
only, as hitherto. The company have no contract
with the Post-office to convey mails fur China by the
steamers leaving on the 20th ; nevertheless their
vessels will take out letter-bags. Considering the
present unsettled state of affairs in China, the new
arrangement involves an important advantage.
From Marseilles the company's boats will start on
the 12th and 28th of the month.
The Committee of the Stock Exchange have
appointed Thursday next, the 12th inst., as special
settling-day for the shares of the Punjaub Railway
Company, and for the new shares of the Great
Indian Peninsula Railway Company. In each case
the privilege of quotation in the official list was
granted.
The Paris advises confirm the previous statement
that the negotiations relative to the Great Central
Railway Company have at length been brought to a
conclusion. The line is definitively absorbed by the
Orleans and Mediterranean companies. The share-
holders in the Great Central are to receive 2 1-3rd
obligations of the joint company for each share.
This would make the Great Central shares worth
from 653 f. 73c. to 660 f., according as the price of the
obligations is taken at 2801. or 285 f.
The half-yearly meeting of the Portsmouth Rail-
way Company is called for the 26th inst., and will
be made special, to authorise the borrowing of
133,0004
The half-yearly meeting of the British Gas Com-
pany is called for the 25th inst., when a dividend is
to be declared.
The annual meeting of the Royal Ebro Cenalisa-
tion Company is convened at Madrid.
The General Spanish Credit Company (Frost's)
have made a call of 41. per share, payable by the
31st inst.
The amount of bills drawn by the East India
Company on their respective presidencies, from the
26th ult. to the 9th inst. (yesterday). is as follows:
Rate of Exchange.
Bengal, 88,46.5/. 2,a. 9d. 1
Madras, 64,163/. 16a. Bd. j Per mraPaii • rupee.
Bombay, Nil. 2.1.1 d. per ditto.
Total, 82,628 t. 19a.

MONDAY Ervrnio.

The funds retain a dull appearance, and seem to
derive little benefit from the buoyancy of the Paris
Bourse. Consols closed to-day about / per cent.
lower than on Saturday. English railway stocks
exhibit in many cases a decline varying from to a
per cent. French railway securities, on the other
hand, present a decided rise.
The demand for money continues active, and the
current terms arc equal to the Bank minimum rates.
Consols were quoted for a short time 93'g "buyers,"
for the Bth April, but closed at 931 to I. For money
the last price was 931. The official business re-
port is as follows : —Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 93/, I , 1 ; ditto, for account sth April, 93/,
Three per Cent. Reduced (shut), 931; Bank
Stock, 221 f, 222 ; Thirty Years Annuities, expiring
in January, 1800, ; 1 hree-and-a-Half per Cent.
Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in 1868, 981 ;
India Bonds, par.
Exchequer Bills (June) remain quoted par to 3s.
prem. ; and Exchequer Bonds, 981 to 1.
Turkish stocks were unusually quiet, and prices
closed the same as on Saturday, viz., at 961 to 97a
for the Six per Cents., and 101/ to for the Gua-
ranteed Four per Cents. In other foreign stocks the
transactions were also upon a limited scale.
The corn market to-dav was quiet, at former rates.
The tallow market to-day sustained a further im-
portant fall. The closing quotations this afternoon
were as follows :-60s. 6d. " sellers," for March ;
Ms. 6d. for June ; 565. for April to June ; and 51s. 6d.
for December.
Ottoman Bank shares advanced this morning to
11 to 11 prem., upon favourable reports relative to
the forthcoming dividend. The closing quotation
was Ito 1/ prem. London and County and Orien-
tal Bank stocks were inquired for. gawk of New
South Wales improved 11. Land and Steam shares
were quiet. London General Omnibus shares have
improved to 3-16 to 6-16 prem.
The nominal closing quotations for the newly pro-
jected railways are subjoined, via.: Ferdinand Rail-
way, 1 to f prem. • Punjaub Railway, 3-16 to 6-16
prom. ; Olida Railway, par to }preen.; Northern
Bengal Railway, par to 1 prem. ; Central Oude
Railway, 1-16 to 3-16 prem.; Eastern Bengal Rail-
way, 3-16 to 6-16 prem. ; Nassau Railway, par to
m.; Calcutta and South Eastern Railway, par to
}prom. ; Riga and Dunaburq Railway, 11 to 2
prem.; Euphrates Valley Railway, 1-16 to 3-16
prem. • Copiapo Railway,l dis. to par; Italian Junc-
tion Railways, la to 0/ die.
The nominal quotations for some other new pro-
jects arc as follow:—European and Indian Junc-
tion Telegraph, par to / pm. ; Thames General Steam
Boat Company, 1 to f prem.
The newly issued shares of the Great Indian Penin-
sula Railway Company were quoted 1 to la prem.

JEWS AT TEE DIGGINGS.—In travelling through
the mines from one end to the other. I never saw •
Jew lift a pick or shovel to do a single stroke of work, or, in
feet, occupy himself in say other way than in selling slops.
While men of all &sass sad of every nation showed such
versatility in betaking themselves to whatever business or
occupation appsned at the time to be most advisable, without
reference to their antecedents, and in • country where no
man, to whatever class of society he belonged, was in the
least degree ashamed to roll up ids sleeves and dig in the
mines for gold, or to engage in any other kind of ma.
anal labour, it was a very remarkable fact that the Jews
were the only people among whom this was not observable.
They were very numerens—to much so that the bunts:Fa to
which they confined themselves could hardly have )ieldod to
every individual • fair average California rate of remunera-
tion. But they seem to be proof against all temptnion to
move out of their own limited sphere of industry, and of
course, concentrated upon one point as their energies were, '
,
they kept pace with the go-ahmd spirit of the times.
.Clothing
of ill sorts could be bought in any part of the mines more
cheaply than in Ban Francisco, ren where ts we to.very high
that retail prices of everything were meet enre olotant
wiarayreept.lyt.cellpontweapetzio;dtitLimdindigersre.olp,icetbeftnoreanthy out
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Jew slop-seller also made his appenence. to pia his allotted
part in the newly formed community.— TAree liars is Cite-
/antis. By J. D. Bootherick.