The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

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There is no alteration in the wills of money in the
City, because there is me preeenre in any quarter, end
no favoured blemishest he immegisped randy. The
rates of continmideiven In the lawny share mar-
ket, which wen were Istsemined by circum-
stances not connected with the current value of
money.
Capital is abundant; and although it may be ques-
tioned whether the whole amount of anticipated rola-
vsetment in the English funds has been accomplished,
still a large amount of stock hu been bought in, the
sellers of which, from want of demand in commercial
operations, have come into the railway market, and
the railway sellers into the mining market, is both of
which extensive orders for parabsees are held(
The returns of the Bank of Ragland show i farther
decrease of :in:Wades, and a decreased bullion. The
public depoeits continue to increase preparatop to the
payment of the dividends. The Mums suggest no
particular comment.
The bullion market in Londonhuramaised steady,
but in Paris the prices of gold and silver have fallen.
Gold is now at par there, silver In bars fell at saes 4
per mill.: sovereigns and gold coin went docie, as
did also dollars and silver sofa. Doubloons simsell
rose. While it is evident the demand for silver eon-1
tinues, there is no inclination to support the pretreat
high prices. At Frankfort 20fr. and sfr. pieces are
both lower, which shows that the demand for Fusel'
silver is abating in Germany. The price of DM&
gold 108. pieces bee risen at Antwerp and Brussels.
On the other hand gold is lower at Berlin, Vienna,
and Hamburg.
The amount of the precious metals exported from'
London direct during the week ending Thursday
last, we learn from official sources, was 3,040 ounces
of gold, and 125,000 clanks of silver, shipped sa fol-
lows : Gold coin, to Adelaide. 9,000 oz. ; gold-dust,
to Havre, 40 oz. ; silver coin, to Rotterdam, 80,000
oz. ; to Hamburg, 45,000 oz. ; to Madras and Mails.
rum, 20,000 oz. The total value of these experts
was about 43,0001. Besides this, the Montrose, Pe-
ninsular and Oriental steamer, took out 3,0001., and
the Royal Mail Company's steamer Medway took eat
10,5504
The imports of bullion during the week have been
by the Iberia, from the Mediterranean, 3,5501.;
Niagara, from the United States, 280,000 dole. in
silver, Mexican dollars, five-franc pieces, and Ame-
rican half-dollars, all which had ken purchrted for
shipment at a premium.
The advice' from New York by the Atlantic report
the receipt at that port by the steamer Georgia of
2,500,000 dol.. from California, and a further sum
of 1,600,000 dole. on its way by the steamer
Cherokee.
The subjoined communication has been handed to
us by the committee of Spanish bondholders :
The following translotion of • paragraph relating to the
debt, twatateed io the memorial accompanying the budget,
has been received by Mr. Cepel, the dolman of the com-
mittee of Spinielt bondholders from M. Weisweiller, which
is the only mention stale of the subject by the Finanoe
Minister, no amount whatever is assigned for the payment
during 1861 :
" Tie government is aware that la succeeding yews they
have to reckon with an imperious obligati 4, namely the
payment of the interests and the sinking of the enormous
own with whirl the state is charged, and the poorness= is
anxiously occupied in the project of its settlement, and
whisk they will present to the chamber in the present
soden. Bat centiauteg with perseverance in the path they
have began, and obtaining, as will not fail to be obtained
is these years, a greater omens in the ordinary budget,
they will be able to fulfil this sacred obligation the mane as
other nations have done under more favourable circumstances
--thereby giving to the world author proof of our honesty
sad good MAL"
An analysis of the railway traffic returns of the
United Kingdom'. (published in this afteramon's Ex-
pre is) shows, as compared with the corresponding
week of last year, an mecum of 27,7714 in the gross
amount received, and an inereass in the mileage of
740 miles, accompanied with a decrease of 6a. in the
amount received per mile per week. The receipts on
8,173 miles were 232,3141., or at the rate of 371. 10e,
per mile per week, whilst in the corresponding week
of 1849 they were 204,6431. en 6,433 miles, or at the
rats of 371. 15e. per mile per week.
It appears from the published returns of traffic on
railways in the United Kingdom, according to Hera-
path's Journal, that during 49 weeks of the present
year the reoeipte amounted to 12,038,1641., and for
the corresponding period of 1849, to 10,397,8984,
skewing an increase of 1,838,5704 or 1511 per out.
The Wimp receipts per mile in 1860, on 6,240 miles,
mounted to 2,1111., and for the corresponding period
of 1849, on 6,180 miles, to 2,1831, pee mile; the is-
,rease in the mileage being 1 080 loam
eacturigEs AN Biome ABROAD.