The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

The funds opened this morning with great buoy-
awry, and ;although a partial reaction afterwards
took place, prices have since experienced a
fresh advance, consequent upon the intelligence
from India (published in another column) which is
favourably interpreted. Prices are now quoted
1 per cent. higher than they closed yesterday.
Consuls for the Bth January have been dealt in
from 911 to 921, and are now quoted 911 to 92 ex
div. The Three per Cent. Reduced are marked
911 to 92; the New Three per Cents., 911
to 92; the Five per Cents., 113 ; Bank
Stock at 217 to 219; ladle Bonds at 335. to
275. dis. ; Exchequer Bills at 3s. dia. to par; and
Exchequer Bonds, 1869, at 98.
Turkish Six per Cents. have been marked 931,
and are now quoted 921 to 93. All other foreign
stocks are firm.' Sales are recorded as fol-
lows:—Mexican Bonds, at 181; Portuguese Three
per Cents., 1863, at 431; Russian Five per Cents.,
at 1031 and 1041 ; ditto Fourentl-a-Ralf per Cents.,
at 981; Spanish New Deferred Three per Cents.,
at 23 ; Turkish Six per Cents., for amount, at
93, 921, and 931; ditto Guaranteed Pour per Cents.,
at 100.

The influx of gold continues extraordinarily rapid.
Yesterday we announoed the arrival in the Downs of
the ship Essex, from Melbourne, with 105,256 oz. of
gold on freight, worth about 421,0001. This large
supply is expected to go into the Bank. We also bear
of the arrival of upwards of 60,0001. in Russian half-
imperials, brought overland, the navigation being
closed. The amount of gold purchased yesterday by
the Batik of England was as much as 165,0001., con-
sisting partly of Russian coin, but will not figure in
the next return of the establishment, which will ex-
tend to last Wednesday evening.
The 305,0001. in Australian gold, ex the Tamar,
reached London yesterday. About 25,0001. is
known to have been purchased for exportation to
the Continent, for an exceptional purpose. The
whole of the residue is expected to be retained here,
but owing to the time required for melting it, only a
limited proportion of this remittance was sent into
the Bank yesterday.

The Suffolk, from Melbourne, with 450,00 W. in
gold, has now been 68 days at sea.
At Amsterdam on Wednesday the Bourse ex-
hibited great heaviness, and a fall took place in the
prices of nearly all classes of securities.
he price of Isar Ulcer was yerterdaytlxed at ss. 21d.
per oz. standard; and that of Mexican dollars at
be. Old per oz. In each case an advance of id.
over the last printed price is shown. This is solely
due to the exceptional demand for silver for Ham.
Wm, which continues unabated.
The produce markets remain dull and depressed.
Where sales are effected, lower rates are in most
cues acceded to. _ _ _

The steamer Khersonese arrived at the Cape of
Good Hope from Portsmouth on the 14th of October,
with 800 troops on board, and the Sarah Sands on
the 15th idem, with 900 troops. The latter steamer
sailed five days afterwards for Calcutta.
Yesterday was held the meeting of the creditors of
the great house of Messrs. Sanderson, Sandman, and
Co., bill discounters, who stopped payment on the
11th ult., just prior to the relaxation of the Bank
Charter Act. It wu stated that the liabilities of the
house on bills amounted on the llth ult. to no less
than 6,298,9971., of which 2,013,8901. has since ran
off. Of the latter sum, the amount returned unpaid
is 91,0981. Of this, 49,1251. is expected to be paid
in full, consisting of bills upon Mews. Dennistoun
and other houses, from which 20s. in the
pound are ultimately looked for. As regards
the remaining 42,0001., the prospects are un-
oertain ; perhaps 10e. in the pound may be rea-
lised. At the date of their stoppage the firm held
bills endorsed by the Liverpool Borough Bank to
the amount of 132,0001., of which 63,2001. hu run
ofE A considerable portion of this has been secured,
or will be secured, by promissory notes. The bills
upon Mears. Denniatoun amounted to 87,4001 ; the
proportion of this that hu run off is 76,4004, of
which 14,4001. is returned unpaid, but is expected
to be ultimately paid in full. The remaining portion
of the bills discounted by the firm, amounting to
3,277,4101., fall due as follow, viz., from the 9th to the
31st December, 1,088,7801; in January, 1,182,1101.;
in February, 807,5301.; in March, 279,1001.; in
April, 112,2001. ; in May, 23,9301 ; and after that
I date, 6,7201 It wu mentioned that in 1848 Mr.
Sandeman joined the firm, with 30,0001., and in
11856 Mr. Sanderson, jun., and Mr. Sandeman, jun.,
pined, with 2,0001. each, making the total capital
rought in 34,0001. The pirate from February,
1848, up to 1867, were 327,4381. The drawings
of the partner during the same period were
111,6001., and the losses by bad debts (including
the estimated loss on the realisation of the
standing assets), amount to 183,9981. Thus
the capital and profits together were 381,4811. De-
ducting from this the partners' drawings and the
lasses, forming • total of 296,4991, a balance of
86,9811. is left. Adding to the latter sum the esti-
mated value of the partners' private estates, viz.,
40,0001., we arrive at • surplus of 105,9811., as
shown in the balance-sheet prepared by Messrs.
Turquand, Youngs, and Co., and published in the
Zepress of the 4th inst. The balames standing
at the credit of the several partners' accounts
on the 11th of November were as follows, viz.:
Mr. R. Sanderson, 36,9291. ; Mr. H. F. Saneeman,
41,6001.; Mr. R. M. Sanderson, 4,3741. ; and Mr.
T. F. Sandeman, 1,4081. It wu agreed that the
estate shall be wound up under inspection, and as
there is every prospect of its realising twenty shil-
lings in the pound, with a surplus, the general feel-
ing amongst the creditors seemed to be one of
satisfaction.

imeeting of the creditors of Messrs. Broadwood
and Barclay, who stopped on the 9th ult., was yester-
day held at their counting house, Mr. Kirkman D.
Hodgson presiding. Mr. Weise, of the firm of J. E.
Coleman and Co., submitted a statement of the
liabilities and assets prepared by his firm. After
some discussion, resolutions were unanimously agreed
to for the liquidation of the estate under the lupe°.
tion of Mr. Kirkman Hodgson and Mr. Adolphus
Klockmann. The liabilities were estimated at
about 212,0201. and the insets at 6.9,6911., but the
result of the hquidation will depend chiefly upon
the realisation of the property held by the firm in
Porto Dieu It was incidentally stated to the meet-
ing that Messrs. De Cutro, Liudegren, mad Co., of
Porto Rico, bare authorised the payment of a com-
position of 10s. in the pound, by three instalments, to
the holders of their drafts. _ _

At a meeting held yesterday of the creditors of
Messrs. Henrys and Co., importers of fancy goods,
who suspended payment on the 2nd of December, an
offer was made to pay 74.6 d. in the pound. After
some discussion it was agreed to allow the firm one
week from the present date, with a new to their
ascertaining whether they can increase the offer to
10a. The creditors expressed their willingness to
receive the latter turn by instalments, in 3,8, 9, and
12 months. Mews. Turquand, Youngs, and Co., the
acconutants, estimate the total liabilities at 13,5531.,
and the assets at 0,7451.

A mee tiugoFtii: creditors of Messrs. Alexander
HiMs sad Co., who suspended payment on the 24th
Mt, is called for the 19th inst.. s s s

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On the Paris Bourse speculation for the rise in
railway shares is restrained by the sericus falling off
in the traffic of several of the leading lines, tn-
gt clndin more especially, the Lyons and Mediterra-
neas •med Orleans.
shown in the weekly traffic return of
the and Yorkshire Railway is 3,721/.
A meeting of the Netherlands Land En-
&nitre, Compan is called for the 7th January
i{loOteel of the 4th January), when authority will be
aalten to_lictrow 160,0001., and to carry out, with
eniriestitne, the financial scheme recently adopted.
.With reference to the market for American
iseuritiea, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., report as
follolt 1
The market fur American llllCUritie3 C 0116.111161 rery steady.