The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Tale DAT, Two o'Ciocx.
A good deal of heaviness was perceptible in the
share market at the commencement of business this
mooing, and prices in several instances receded even
from the depressed rates of yesterday's market.
Numerous buying operation', however, have since
been effected, and quotations have experienced a
marked reaction, the general feeling being at present
decidedly better, though the market is still in an ex-
cited state. Great Westerns have improved from 551
to 58; Great Northern, from 161 to 171; Midland,
from 461 to 47; York and North Midlands from
211 to 221; London and North Westerns from 122
to 1231.

3alee to-4, up
to 1 o'c

hurts RAILWATI.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocc.

The heaviness which pervaded the stock market
yesterday afternoon was again observable at the com-
mencement of business this morning, and a further
decline took place, for, though the price of Coes)la was
first celled 961 to 1, ex div. for the opening, as they left
off yesterday, tales were soon effected at 961. Within
the last hour, however, more steadintes b, c .me appa-
rent, and some operations in an upward sense have
carried the price to 961, their present quotations being
961 to 1, at which rate the market wears& much more
settled aspect.
The Reduced Three per Ce-te. were first transacted
at 97, and then receded to 96k, but they have since
rallied to 971, whilst t.he new Three-and.a-Quarter
per Cents. have moved from 981 to 9&. Long An-
nuities, 1860, mark 71 and 13 16.
Of Ezell, quer Bills se4-ledia Bonds there have
been a good many sales, and the market has worn
a heavy appearance. Transactions are reported in
all sizes of Exchequer Bills at 60e. and 648. prem. ;
and in India Bonds, large and small, at 78s. prem.
The bargains concluded in the foreign stock market
are generally at a slight reduction from the
rates last noted, but this observation chiefly
applies to the speculative descriptions, and within the
last hour a tendency to rally has manifested itself.
The transactions have been upon a small scale,
and confined to the undermentioned securities, viz.:
Brazilian 0:d Five per Cent. Bonds, 88, 4 ; Chilian
Six per Cents., 105, 4; Dutch Two and a Half per
Cents., 581; Do. Four per Cent. Certif., 90; Mexican
Bonds, from the 31st inst., 341, 1. Peruvian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1849, for account, 791. Por-
tuguese Four per Cents., for account, 341. Russian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 981. Spanish Active
Five per Cents., 174; ditto, Three per Cents., 39t,
The business going on in joint rock bank shares is
on a smaller scale. The last sales reported are—Bank
of Australasia (401. paid), 301 to ; London Joint
Stock (101. paid), 19; London and Westminster (201.
paid), 28; Union of London (10/. paid), 123 to 131.
Dock shares have met with bukiness at the follow-
ing rates , Commercial at 84 ; East end West India,
144; London, 1201 to 119; ; St. Katharine, 78;
Southampton (50/. paid), 91.
In the market for American stocks a fair amount of
business has been done this week at about previous
rates. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report the pre-
Dent quotations of the market as follows:
Redeemable. Dividends.
United Statm Fire per Cent, &In tort Jon. and July 92 93
Ditto tats pre Cents.
Ditto Sit per Cents.
So Dittoper Cent. Stock 1861.68 1" 403
Brice City Five per Cent, Eds 1838 to 1862, Ap.""l4oet. 924 934
Pennsylvania Fire per Cents-Stk. Feb a Aug. 84 844
Yarn lut. Fire per Cm. St. Ban 1868 Apt il A Oct. 10i
Maryland Five per Cents. St. lids. Jan. and July 91
Canada Ms perCts. Bonds
The traffic returns for the past week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows:
PhD. 1849.
London aid Brighton .... £8,333 .... £8,311
South Banters 10,160 .... 9,158
London and South U. intern 9,195 ....
South Wales
Lancashire and Yorkshire l4 438 .... 10,753
Midland
Ltadon and North Western 45,200 .... 46,650
Great Northern
North Staffordshire
South Devon
Manchester, South June-
ties, and Altrincham
Manchester, Matlock, and
Midlands Junction 126 .... 100
Chester and Holyhead
Bolton, Blackburn. Cline-
roe, and West Yorkshire 632 .... 413
London and Blackwell 7OO .... 538
The traffic returns on Scotch lines are as under:
1850. 1849
Edinburgh end Glisenw £3,416 .... £2,834
Glasgow and South West ern 3.386 .... 2,911
Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock 879 .... 865
Caledonian
Aberdeen 1,208 .... 601
The Irish returns are :

Weerford end Limerick
Belfast sad Ba
Belfast and County Doe
INOLIIIII VUI
Hoot Plot*. 313 14
3 yew CL tad. Amos. 901
39w ClOso. AM.. that
VOILSIOI
S par CL Muter
44 par CL Dolt Doiltt9
33 per OEM,
b poi Ct. amnion BD., 86
DM* Nog. 916
6 n't,s'e4l=l.l6... 7761'3 3
Ditto Coluniti. usg. lilt..
Columbian Kith.
/Moo
3 Dor Cl. lisoisti 114 L, 18 8
24 p t. Dutch Bd.. US
4 psi 04 Leach CAM. DA 91

376 ....

1850. 1849.
£342 .... £-
494 .... 480

ru 130 ....

MS.—Tsui D.,.

3 par Ot. Coo. Ate-. 361
Uztato. 94 A
or Ails, 61.. to 64t.

IN Vtl
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OrsoadaNero.l lids..l 7 Id
6 per C. t. 11
2 pis Ct. :Irwin. Mo.. .2 13
Vpterir1t.2011.123.4..1!9 11
Att.:4.mM Mit. 111
3 par Ct. Iltattab Ma.. 322 41
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TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is quiet to-day The delivery from the ware-
houses hes Improved, being 1,402 eta, up to yesterday.
Present quota.ions ars as follows.—Town Tallow, 313 e. 5d.;
Petenburg Y. C. on the spot, 375. to 31.; ell the year,
37e.; Jen., Feb, and March, 37e.; last three months of
1561, 395.