The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoci.
The funds to-day have been a little firmer, owing
chiefly to the large arrival of specie from the United
States. After improving I per cent, Consols are.
now quoted about l -16 higher than at two o'clock on

Saturday.
Consols for the 4th June, after advancing to 931
to 94 are now quoted exactly 931. For money the
price is 931 to /. The Three per Cent.'
Reduced have been dealt in at 921 ; the;
New Three per Cents., at 921 tot ; India Stock at',
220 ; Bank Stock, at 2131; Exchequer Bills, March,•
at 4s. to es. prem. ; ditto, Jane, at Is. to 3a.'
prem. ; and Exchequer Bonds, at 981 to 99.
Turkish Six per Cents. are more inquired
for. Mexican Bonds eat, and other foreign
.

descriptions fairly supported. Subjoined i►
a complete list of the morning's males
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 97 (exch..
2Str.); Dntch Four per Cents., 97,971; French Three'
per Cent. Renter, 69fr. 25c. (exch. 26fr. 30c.) • Meu
can, 224; Portuguese Three per Cents., 1853, for:
account, 46 ; ditto. Three per Cents, 1866, for ac.-,
count, 451; Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,',
961; Sardinian, 92 ; Spanish Old Three per Cents..
414 ; ditto, Deferred, 254 ; Turkish Six per Cents., I,
for account, 941, ; ditto, Guaranteed Four per

Cents., 1011.
The government broker, on Saturday, made ano-
ther purchase of 30,0001. Exchequer Bills. The
fortnightly settlement is approaching, and will oces-,
Won some demand for money in the Stock Exchange

next week.
The rate of discount at Hamburg is rather firmer,
at 5 t to 5I per cent.
The settlement of the fortnightly akount in shares
and foreign stocks will commence to-morrow (which'
will be " making-up day"), and terminate on
day
In daln addition to the 40,0001. in gold brought
by the steamer • Adonis from St. Petersburg, a
a further sum of 40,0001. is known to be on its
way to England; but, according to the latest
letters from that city, the bilk of the future re-
mittances sent from Russia will probably be diverted
to Hamburg, Berlin, and other continental markets.
A telegraphic despatch, however, dated St. Peter.-
burg, the 21st inst., reports a suspension of the gold
shipments, together with a decline in the exh
en London, from 38Id. to 38d. This movemenatoM
exchange indicates, of course, an increased demand
ibr bills on London, which would not be the cams
were the precious metal allowed to leave the country
lively. Probably the government throws obstacles
into the way. of the shippers of bullion, although its
exportation is nominally permitted.
The imports of the precious metals last week
were large. Our list includes 515,520 dole. (chiefly
on continental account) by the America, from New
York ; 161,8001. (of which 64,9001. was in Mexican
dollars, and 85,8001. in gold) by the Orinoco, from
the West Indies and Isthmus ; 2,0001. in specie by
the screw-steamer Khersonese, from Newfoundland;
44,552 oz. of gold by the screw-steamer Istanboule
from Melbourne ; 40,0001. in Russian half-imperials,
by the Adonis, from St. Petersburg ; and 3,6001. by
the Indus, from Alexandria.
The value of the week's arrivals is not less than
478,0001. Amongst the receipts of silver from the
Continent we also notice 72 cases by the Dolphin.
from Antwerp •, 23 cases by the Albion, from Bow
logne ; and 2 boxes by the Gibraltar, from Corinna..
The shipments have been very heavy. The Cus-
tom-house weekly statement of the exports of the
precious metals direct from London includes 10,671
ounces of gold and 800 ounces of silver, representing
a total value of about 41,0001. The particulars art
as follows, viz.: Gold coin, to Oporto, 4,388 ounces •
to Copenhagen, 203 ounces; to Hamburg, 580
ounces ; to Boulogne, 5,000 ounces ; to Belgium, 500
ounces. Silver coin, to Hamburg, 800 ounces.
The ascertained shipments from the ontports have
embraced 731,0711. (of which 2,1281. was gold, ant
748,9431. silver) by the Colombo, for Alexandria
and the East, and 2,4001. by the Sultan, for Cadiz.
The total shipments of the week, as officially re-
ported, are thus raised to about 795,0001., nearly all
in silver. The private remittances to the Continent
have comprised, in addition, the 103,0001. ex the
America ; the 85,8001. in gold ex the Orinoco; and
80,0001. ex the Vanderbilt, from New York. The
destination of the gold ex the latanboul will be de-
cided this week.
The amount of gold known to be actually on the
way from Australia to this country is 842,0001. The
South Carolina has been at sea 115 days, with
82,0001.; the Sydenham 110 days, with 125,8004 j;
the Morning Star 104 days, with 193,5001„; the
Medway 97 days, with 72,0001. ; the Donald WlCay
94 days, with 48,0001. • La Hogue 93 days, with
17,5001. ; the Wave of Lie 104 days, with 12,0001
the Sussex 69 days, with 192,000/. The Wahner
Castle has also been out 71 days from Melbourne,
and is known to have at least 99,2001. on board.
We understand that the National Discount Com-
pany contemplate building extensive premises in
They have already purchased the houses
numbered 33 and 34, Comlu'll, and are in treaty for
additional premises adjoining. Upon this site it is
proposed to erect one large and commodious
building.
The liquidators of the Eastern Archipelago r:Atn_
pany require creditors of the company to prove
their claims.
A general meeting of the Australian Royal Mail
Steam Navigation Company is called for the 10th
of June.
A special meeting of the Hartlepool Dock anti
Railway Company is called for the 10th of June, at
Hartlepool, to approve a bill now before parliament,
providing for the amalgamation of the undertaking
with the North Eastern Railway Company.
At the meeting of the shareholders in the Mer-
-1 cantilc Bank of London, India, and China, recently
held at Bombay, the half-yearly statement, extend-
ing to the 31st Decembi!r last, stated that the
amount of profit earned during this period, after
deducting all charges, is Rs. 3,14,949-6-10, which,
after payment of a dividend at the rate of 8
per cent. per annum, leaves a balance of Rs.
1,14,979-640 to be added to reserve fund account.
The reserve fund now amounts to Hs. 4,02,107-11-6.

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May 9, 1807, are u follow :

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