The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

to commence on the 31st inst., to consist of .555,913 hage,
easiest 656,940 bags last year. A good business has been
Dissected in rice, eta rise of 3d to 6d. per cwt. In Salt-
petre the males made are at Is. to 2e, advance. The spire
sake of the Dutch Trading Company are declared for the
16th proximo. The tea market during the week bee been
quiet.
With reference to the bilk market, Mr. Henry W.
Eaton report. as follows :
The silk market during July has continued dragging and
unsatisfactory, with, however, little marked alteration in
prices, every ono for themintant preferring to supply their im-
mediate tante at prewint rates to bu 3 ing largely, even at •
reduction. The deliveries it will be seen are notwithstand-
ing very large. In Chinas there have here a few sake of
bed latices from 2ro. 6d. to 23. 6d.. and an improved in-
quiry for the lowest descriptions of Tsysaam from 17e. to
tie. fd., which latter really appear cheap am compared
with other things. The recent accounts from China to the
end of May, report the sesame of 1856-67 a nearly closed,
and the total eettiewento to be 81,700 bales, of which about
87,200 had been chipped. Of these 7,000 Wes are still
afloat. The eppeeranees of the approaching env were moat
14vourable, both as to quantity end quality. Friuli had
fallen during the bet fortnight. In Bengal silk the position
is unaltered, and but very little doing. In Italian silk scared
transaction t then place; a few bales of the new silk
from most of the best filatures have been received, but the
pliers sant entirely preclude business. Brune. and Nie-
mana are without change, the st 'eke of both being 'moll.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Saturday, August 1, compared with the pre•
vious return, shows the following results:
Circeletion issue
Circulation active
Public depusits
Other deposits
Government securities in
banking department
Other securities in bankingdepartment 18,217,524 Increase 2,161,969
Coin and bullion in both

di.p.trunents
Coven day and utlxn. Ulla 766,489 Inen.ane 19,370
Tha Rant
Notes in reserve 6,229,400 'kerns,* 693,186
This return is decidedly unfavourable. The extra-
ordinary severity of the pressure for money is
attested by the increase of more than two millions
sterling in the other securities." The whole of the
important sum added to the deposits has thus been
absorbed, and then. is, morever, a decline of
695,18,W. in the Flank's reserve of notes. The
decrease in the bullion is 370,8261., owing to with-
drawals of gold to pay for silver on the Continent.
It is satisfactory to know that the drain upon the
Bank has been checked during the week now
closing, or an advance in the rate of discount might
have been looked for.

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FRIDAY ZTERINO.

As the telegraphic despatches in anticipation of
the next Overland mail from India are not expected
before Tuesday or Wednesday next, at the earliest,
the stock market has assumed a calm appearance.
To-day much steadiness was shown, and the rally
which was established yesterday afternoon is fairly
supported.
In the market for British railway stocks there
was, in particular instances, considerable fluctuation
to-day, this department being at present chiefly in-
fluenced by the periodical official announcements
now in course of issue.

Consols, which were quoted at 4 o'clock yesterday
90/," buyers," for the 9th Sept., opened this morning
at 90,1 to !„ advanced to 90; to 91, and were quoted
at the claw of the Stock Exchange 90.1, the price for
money being at the same time 90/ to I. After the
recognised hours the price for the account was rather
firm again at 901 " buyer," The official business
report is as folloscs .—Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 90! "1 • ditto. for account, 9th Sept.,
90/, 91. ihit:e per Cent. Reduced, 90j, /,
S. 1. New Three per Cents., 901, 91t. Thirty
Years Anne., expinng in April, 1885, 181. Rank
Stock, 215, 2161; India Stock, 216, 213, 215 ; India
Bonds, 18s. die.

Exchequer Bills were quoted 4s. dis. to par.
Turkish Six per Cents. showed steadiness during
part of the day, but gave way to the extent of 1 per
cent. in the afternoon, owing to the reported diplo-
matic rupture between France and Turkey. The
closing quotation was 931 to 941. Turkish guaran-
teed Four per Cents. were last quoted 991 to 1 ex
div. ; Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 81 to
82 ; and Spanish Old Three per Cents., 391 to 401.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Four-an -
a-Half per Cents., 1832, 931. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 64 (exch. 126.) ; ditto, Four per
Cent. Certificates, 981. Mexican Three per Cents.,
for account (14th Aug.), 221. Peruvian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., for account, 81A. Russian Four-
and-a.Half per Cents., 981. Spanish New Deferred
Three per Cents., for account, 25. Turkish Six per
Cents., for account (14th August),94l, 4,1, 1.
Bank shams to-day were steady. London Char-
tered Bank of Australia and London and County
Bank were more inquired for. Land and
steam shares were iuiet,but Peninsular and Oriental
Steam show a decline of U. London Dock stock
was officially marked 100.
The nominal closing quotations for the shares in
some of the new undertakings are subjoined,viz.:—
Oude Railway, par; Central Oude Railway, par
to 1 prem.; Eastern Bengal Railway, Ito prem.;
Euphrates Valley Railway, 316 to 3-16 prem.;
European and Indian Junction Telegraph, 1 die. to
par; Punjaub Railway, Ito 1 prem.; Paris Cho-
colate Company, par to 1 prem.

IVe arc glad to learn that Mr. M'Gregor Laird,
chairman of tho African Steam Navigation Company, has
most handsomely offered to the Cotton Supply Associ►tion to
convey up tho Niger, free of charge, one or two hundred
gins and • press, the traneit of which would otherwise cost
some 3001. If we are asked what gad can this association

effect, we would point to this very liberal offer of Mr. Laird's
as en indication not without significance.—lfsneerster

LEGAL NEws.—The eight bills purporting to con-
solidate certain branches of the criminal law, which were
introduced to the House of Lords only a fow days ago, and
were pawed through that house with somewhat sinlar
haste, were last night, or rather this morning at half-
past one o'clock withdrawn In the House of Com-
mons by the government. They will, no doubt,
bo again brought forward nest session, and we
hope early enough to allow full diseusaion of their menu
or demerits. Meanwhile it will be &Kimble for the law
officers of the crown to eonsider bow far the Statute Law

Commissioners are to undertake the work of amending and
altering the laws which they attempt to consolidate. If the
MIN which have been thus withdrawn were merely a eon-
solidation of those branches of the law to which they relate,
there would have been no difficulty, even at the last moment,
in enacting them—Solicitors' Journal.
THE REPORT OF TOE COMMISSIONERS ON TIIE
Centres.—Tho publication of the report of the commis-
Moneys on the number of the judges and the re-arrange-
ment of the circuits has just been circulated. The
report expresses a decided opinion against lessening
the number of the judges. With regard to the cir-
cuits, it recommends an moire for Manchester, and as
the circuit is mid to be too long, that York shall be taken
from it and added to the Midland Circuit; that, as a kind of
compensation , Warwick shall be taken from the
Midland and added to the Oxford Circuit; and
that Hereford and Shrewsbury shall be taken for
the like reason from the Oxford and added to the Welsh
Circuits. The report also recommends a consolidation of
the maim of some of the smaller Welsh counties to save
time and expense by converting the two Welsh circuits
into one. The report then recommends a third civil assize
for Yorkshire, Liverpool, and Bristol, to be held at the same
time as the winter pot deliveries for these places. It also
recommends that the long vacation should cease on the tat
of October. after which time and before Michaelmas Term
Nisi Prins sittings may be held in London. Bo far as the
country at large is concerned, the only changes therefore
recommended by the report are an additional winter civil
sod= at the large towns of York and Liverpool, and an
additional assize division for Manchester and Bristol.

GREAT FIRE AT CONSTANTINOPLE.—A despatch
from Mantillas, where the Constantinople packet has jut
arrived, mays that 200 hum@ have been destroyed by Sr. at
Galata. The establishment of the Scours Francais, was
saved. The tribes of the Mutualis had pilled the
Ch in the town of Sour. M. de Lessem, French
Consul at Smoot, had gone to the epot to demand a public
monks of Ili outlaw.