The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

rt-THIS DAY.

Two o'Cuocz.

The funds ire rather flatter today, owing chiefly
to the settlement in Consols, which his com-
menced this day. The rates of " continuation "
are equal to 14 per cent. per annum, and the fonds
have consequently declined k per cent., speculative
purchases being deterred pending the receipt of
:Other advice§ from India.

Consols are quiet at 92 to 1, " buyers," ex die.
for the 9th July. The Three per Cents. Reduced
are marked 921 to ; Consols (for money), 921 to
1 ex div. ; the New Three per Cents., 921 to 1 ;
Bank Stock, 214; India Stock, 215 ex div. ; and
Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. to par.
Turkish Six per Cents. were first marked
961, but sates have since been pressed
as low as 96. Other foreign stocks are
very quiet. The sales are limited to Brazilian Four.
and-a-Half per cents. at 961; l)utch Four per
Cent. Certifs at 98 ; Mexican at 221; Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for account, at 82;
and the Spanish Coupon Certificates, 61 per cent.
To-day was the first day for effecting transfers of
Consols, the books of which will be regularly re-
opened on the 17th.
The Champion of the Seas has arrived at Liver-
pool from Melbourne with 32,831 ounces of gold
on freight, valued at about 131,3001. The bulk of
it will probably be purchased by the Bank of Eng-
land. The dates by this vessel are old.
The other imports of the precious metals reported
last week have comprised 247,4001. (of which about
120,0001. was for England) by the America, from
New York ; 189,3001. (of which about 60,0001. is in
silver and the rest in (fold) by the Atrato, from the
West Indies and Mexico; 3,5001. in sovereigns by
the Morns, from Constantinople ; 169,2001. (of which
about one half was for England) by the Vanderbilt,
and 225,7004 by the Atlantic, both from New York ;
6,254 oz. of gold by the Stebonheath, from Mel-
bourne; and 2,8551. by the Sultan, from the
Peninsula.
The total value of the week's arrivals is between
990,0001. and one million sterling, of which no less
than 642,0001. is from the United States, in the pro-
portion of about one-half for England and one-half
for the Continent.
Amongst the imports of silver direct into London
from the Continent we also notice last week 18 cues
by the Moselle, 15 barrels by the Batavier, both
from Rotterdam ; 55 cases by the Thames, and 39
cases by the Albion, both from Boulogne; and 11
bags by the Clarence, and 11 cases by the Telegraph,
both from Antwerp. The value of these supplies of
silver is probably upwards of 120,000!.
The Customhouse weekly statement of the ex-
ports of the precious metals direct from London
includes only 2,800 ca. of silver coin, to Hamburg,
and 6,000 oz. of gold bars, is Boulogne, representing
a total value of about 24,0001.
The shipments from the out ports have included
839,2201. (of which 3,386/. was in gold, and the rest
in silver) by the Colombo, for the East; 35,2861. (of
which 6,355/. was in silver and the rest in gold) by'
the Magdalena, for the West Indies, &c. ; and about
55,000/. in sovereigns by the Armenian for the Cape.
The total ascertained shipments of the week, as
officially reported, are thus raised to about 973,0001.,
but it must be remembered how large a proportion
of these remittances were in silver. The private
remittances of gold to the Continent have comprised,
in addition, some large parcels out of the imports
above recorded; nevertheless, the Bank is known to
have purchased this week about a quarter of a
million.
The George Canning has arrived from Adelaide,
but is not known to have any gold on freight.
The specie and bullion, cx the steamer Atrato,
have been delivered. Possibly a portion of the
120,0001. in Californian gold brought by this vessel
may be sent into the Bank.
On Friday, the 3rd July, the shares of the Credit
Mobilier Sociirty were quoted in Paris 1,092 f. per
500 f. share. On the 3rd July, 1856, the price was
1,59.5 f. This comparison affords an idea of the fluc-
tuations to which so speculative a stock must always
be liable.
The numbers are published of bonds to the amount
of 30,600/. of the Brazilian Fire per Cent. Loan of
1813 (Empire Fund), which arc to be paid off at par
on the Ist of January next.
The second call of 21. 10s., making 51. paid, is to
be paid on the shares of the Epsom and Leather-
head Railway Company as : 1/. ss. by
the 18th inst., and 11. ss. by the 18th August.
The next ordinary half-yearly meeting of the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Com-
pany is called for the 24th inst., and that of the
North Staffordshire Railway Company for the 28th
inst., at Stoke-upon-Trent.
The third ordinary general meeting of shareholders
in the City Bank is called for the 14th inst., and the
annual meeting of proprietors of the Union Bank of
Australia for the 20th inst.
The half-yearly meeting of the Australian Agri-
cultural Company is called for the 17th inst., when a
dividend of 10s. per share will be recommended.
The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Australian
Investment Company is called for the 24th inst.,
when a dividend is to be declared.
A special meeting of the Midland Railway Com-
pany is called for the 14th inst., at Derbv, to con-
sider bills affecting this company, one Of which
authorises the (Little) North Western Railway Com-
pany to abandon a portion of their railway, and to
Hell Y
or lease their undertaking to the Midland Com-
PaR
From a list published by Mr. Miller, of the
Jerusalem Coffee-house, we find that the following
Teasels have already been taken up by the East
India Company for the conveyance of troops to
India, viz. :—The Barham, to convey 138 men ;
Bucephalus, 252 men ; Monarch, 300 men; Aga-
memnon, 360 men ; Sutlej, 288 men ; Octavia, 276
men ; Ellenborough, 252 men ; Cressy, 238 men ;
Blenheim, 336 men ; Ulysses, 318 men; Survey, 366
men ; Calabar, 252 men ; Aliquis, 402 men ; Cam-
bodia, 268 men ; Scringspatam, 258 men ; Bombay,
402 men ; Albuera, 252 men ; Owen Glendower,
300 men ; Sir George Seymour, 252 men ; and the
Ramillies, to convey 240 men. Including the 4,400
troops for the conveyance of whom vessels are still
required, a total of 10,140 men is here shown. The
whole of these troops, with the exception of 252, are
of her Majesty's service. The ships Adelaide, Sir
Robert Sale, and Aurora have also been accepted to
convey troops.

SATTRDAT EVENINO.

The funds to-day were rather weaker, and closed
per cent. lower than yesterday. The Bank return
does not seem to have quite met the expectations of
the more sanguine speculators, and a check was also
given to the market by the renewed decline at Paris.
In the other departments of the Stock Exchange
considerable steadiness was displayed.
This was a very heavy day in the discount market,
owing to the extraordinary magnitude of the liabili-
ties maturing on the 4th and sth, and money was in
good demand. Nevertheless this heavy commercial
settlement seems to have passed off remarkably well.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 921 to 13-1 G
ex div. for the 9th of July, were at one period to-
day offered at 921, but closed at 994 " buyers." The
official business report is as follows: Three per Cent.
Consols, for account, etk July, 921, 922 ex die. ;
ditto, for the opening, 17th July, 921 ex div. ; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 92i, 1, ; New Three per Cents.,
02i, !, I ; Bank Stock, 214 ; India Stock, for ac-
count, 221 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cent, Exchequer
Bonds, falling payable in 1858, 981.

Exchequer Bill remain quoted 4s. discount to
pax, and Exchequer Bonds 981 to 99.

In 'Turkish stocks the recent improvement wig
fully supported, the Six per Cents. closing at 981
to and the Guaranteed Four per Cents. at 102 to
in each case for the 16th inst. Peruvian Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. also maintain their advanced quo-
tation of 801 to 81k. Spanish Deferred Three per
Cents. closed at 261 to ex div. ; and Mexican Bonds
at 221 to 1. The transactions in this department
were very limited.