The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-11 00:00:00

117.ARY 11, 1857.

NOXBY M.ABSEZ-THIS DAY.

o'Ctoci.
The funds to-day have attained a further advance
of 1 per cent., and all the other Stock Exchange
markets are higher, although attention is engaged
to some extent in the fortnightly settlement in

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shares and foreign stocks.
Consols were quoted during pert of the morning
991 to 1 for the sth March, and stand now at 991
to 1. For money, the price is 931 to 1. The Three
per Cent. Reduced have been dealt in at 931 to 1;
the New Three per Cents. 931 to 1; Exchequer Bills
at par to 3e. prem. ; Exchequer Bonds, at 98$ to
; and India Bonds at 2s. die. to par.
Turkish Six per Cents. have risen to 94 to /, and the
Four per Cents. to 100$ to 101 ex div.
Mnateedfmeign stocks are firm. The sales
elespies Basilian Five per Cents., 1843, at
; Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents,
▪ (each. 23fr.) ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 654 to 84; (exch. 128.) i ditto, Four per
Gent. Certificates, 981; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
pee Cents., 781 ; Russian Four-and-a-Half per
legate., 961; Sardinian Five per Cents., 90 ; Spanish
Old Three per Cents., 40; the Committee's Certifs.,
el per cent.
The 498,0001. in gold brought by the Morning
Light from Melbourne was in hand. yesterday. Of
Illeemosint about 40,0001. is understood to have been
11616/Sed by the Bank of England, and about
tBEAK taken hr the Continent ; the rest remains
6111111.. Of tbeamocuit sold yesterday for the Conti-
alai eked 1041111101. was for the Bank of France, the
seash4e, Isin token to pay for silver.
Mee shearer Ethiope has brought 2,1740 z. of
0, worth about 8,0001., from the west coast of
Onclebteday aftenioon therates for bilb on
Hollaed,Baiiimandliamburg, were gelled Mime
higher. The rate on Paris was oleo seemerhat use
favourabbe owing, probably, to the eamittanam el
Australia* gold to that city. The advance in bills
on Hamlin" b promoted by the decline in the rate
of disooaat to 31 to 4 per cent. in that city. The
quotation for paper on Austria was again rather
lower, the advice' from Vienna still indicating a
confident tone. The current rates are subjoined,
Tin s
Aadurdam, throe months, 11.171 to 18; ditto, short, 11.14
toll A Rotterdam, this wad* 11.171 to 181; Antwerp
sailissmsla, three maim 111.10 to 6 ; Hamburg, dam
ws 13.0 to 71 ; Mid% them months, 26.671 tont ;
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It is stated that the amenoe of silver on board the
Ntgaaer Havensbourne was about six or seven
limmend pounds. 'This, together with a pardon of
die *ago, understood to have been lava ; but it
ie feared that the vessel will be a total lees.
We understand that the Berlin Waterworks
y propose to raise an additional capital of
ZW,.by means of an issue, amongst the exile-
sks=etary, of new 101. shares, which will be
fully paid up on receipt of W. per share.
The following half-yearly railway meetings are
newly announced—viz.: Wimbledon and Croydon
Railway Company for the 28th inst.; Thames Haven
Dock Company for the 23th inst. ; Worcester and
Hereford Railway Company for the 27th inst. ; New-
port, Abergsvenny, and Hereford Railway Company
for the 27th inst., when it will be proposed to raise
a sum of 77,1401.; North London Railway Com-
=far the 23rd inst. ; North Devon Railway and
y for the 25th inst ; Norfolk Railway
0.0., t the 27th inst.
The following meetings are also convened, viz.:
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank,
for the 25th inst. ; Droitwich Patent Salt Company,
for the 27th inst. ; Oriental Inland Steam Company, I
!hr the 20th inst.; Phrenix Gas Company (adjourned'
Wee the 18th inst.
of additional capital A shares in the
Bombay, Banda, and Central India Railway Com-
pany, are required to sign the deed of accession.
This company invites tenders for the conveyance of
railway materials to Bombay.
Mr.Turquand has been appointed official manager
of the Saxon Life Assurance Society, now winding
up. Creditors are required to prove their claims
before Vice-Chancellor Wood, who has fixed the 20th
inst. for considering them.

TrESDAT ETIIIINO.

The various Stock Exchange markets were
sensibly better to-day. The funds have again
recovered f per cent., and exhibited a decided
increase of firmness. In many classes of English
railway stocks the rise amounted to to t per cent,
although speculative purchases are not usually pro-
secuted with freedom when the settlement is so near
at hand. The recent large arrival of gold continues
to exercise a favourable influence upon the markets,
the more especially as some quantity will be
retained here, whilst the immediate continental
demand will be also satisfied. The decision of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring on his Budget
at so early a date as Friday next has likewise been
received with much satisfaction. The tendency
towards improvement was chiefly kept in cheek to-
day by an increase in the demand for money in the
Stock Exchange. The current terms for short loans
on government securities were 6to per cent, and
at the latter rate some loans were taken from the
Bank. This, however, arises chiefly from the opera-
tions of the parties who are compelled to borrow
money on stock, in order to pay for the supplies of
Australian gold destined for the Continent. The
demand is thus viewed as merely temporary. In
the discount market full rates are maintained, but
no pressure is observable.
At Paris to-day the Three per Cent. Routes closed,
for money, a trifle better than yesterday, at 68.15,
whilst the price for the account is 68.35, showing •
fractional decline.

Consols for the 6th of March, which closed yes-
terday at 931 to 4, touched 934 to-day, and closed
firmly at 931 to 4. For money the last prior was
93 to 1. The official business report is as follows:
Three per Cent. Consols, foe money, 93, 921,
The
931 ;
ditto for account, sth March, 931, 1,1, 1. re
per Cents. Reduced, 931, 1. New Three per Cents.,
934, 1, a. Long Annuities, expiring in Jan., 184)0,
21. Thirty Years Annuities, Jan.,1860, 24. Thirty
Years Annuities, April, 1865, 184, 18 3-16. Bank
Stock, 216, 2171. India Stock, 220. Three-and-a-
Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable in
1869, 98/. India Bonds, le. prem.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted par to 3s. prem.,
and Exchequer Bonds, 981 to 1.
Turkish Six per Cents. improved to 931 to 1 this
morning, but receded to 93 to 1, upon a bona fide
sale of 60,0001. stock. The closing quotation was
931 to 1, being the same as that of yesterday. The
market for tlus stock has been chiefly depressed of
late by sales to close the accounts of some of the
Greek speculators. The Guaranteed Four per Cents.
left off the same as yesterday, at 1004 to
ex div. Other descriptions of foreign bonds
remain well supported.
Equador New Consolidated Bonds were also
officially marked 144, and Greek Bonds, 61.
Ottoman Bank shares closed to-day at 11 to 0I
die.; Bank of Egypt at to 1 dis., being fiat;
National Discount, at 4 to 1 prem. ; ditto, new
shares, at 3-16 to 6-16 prem.; London Discount at
to 1 dis.; and General Bank of Switzerland at
11 to 11 dia. The transactions in the stocks of the
older London banks are more numerous, at steady
prices. Oriental Bank stock was a little flatter.
'Van Diemen's Land, Peninsular and Oriental Steam,
and Berlin Waterworks shares were weaker, and
Royal Mail Steam firmer. East and West India
Dock stock is officially marked 118 ; and London
Dock, 99 and 100.
The nominal closing 9notations for the newly pi?-
jected railways are subjoined, viz.: Ferdinand flail-