The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-20 00:00:00

BArviDAY IMMO.
The money market has been extremely easy during
the week just ended, and a large amount of money
has been taken up, but without altering the rates
either for " call" or discount. The political news,
however, received from France yesterday, caused
some temporary hesitation in mailed circles, and the
rates for money "on sell" became in a manner sus-
pended and uncertain; but this feeling wore off as
the day advanced, and money passed at previous
rates. With novena to commercial paper, it may
be observed, that first-rate well endorsed provincial
bills at six months date are becoming more in favour,
am they justly and under every consideration deserve
to be. The leading discount houses have re-
laxed
their prelusion. with regard to this
deswiption of paper, and have admitted it,
together with batches of fureiga bills on London on
the same term., namely 21 per cent, for long, and 21
per cent. for short dates. The Bank returns pub
fished in this morning's Daily News present an en-
couraging feature in the item of " public deposits,"
in which there is as increase during the week of
833,5691, making the sum total 6,830,6231., against
3,797,9851, far the corresponding week last year.
The decrease in the private deposits, in the belanee
of current tenements with the Bank, amounts to
703,7981., which may be accounted for by the with-
drawal of funds, for the settlement of invesfmente in
the funds and railway stocks on the last account day.
The demand for Exchequer Bills experienced some
reaction yesterday, and they declined 2s. in value,
bat to-day they were it. better, and closed Ia under
last Saturday's rates.
The following are the extreme prices at which
einsols and Exchequer Bills were transacted each
day daring the week : _

_
EMMA Lomat Mini
Priem Prim. Pries.
Itceday—Consola for money ll6 ....... .96 96
Paramount (June 12) W ll9j 96 to I
Tuesday For messy
For amount
Wednesday Form
swmccounrt ea
P 94 9l to
flared., For money
Pm scooont . 961 96j 96 to j
Friday Par money 93 93 93
Poems 93 96 93 to
Saturday For NI MI 95 to j
Far secount .. ii3j 93 95 to
Exchequer Sills. mu :iiiii: use week
SLOW Iturbeet. Lowest. theme. Lowest.
Monday
Tuesday 7la. pm.... 6Mls. pm. ... 70.. pm.... 67.. pm.
Wednesday
Thursday 71.. pm.... Ms. pm. ... 71a. pm.... Me. pm.
Friday 69s. pm.... 67s.'ma. ... 71.. pm... 665. pm.
Saturdw
_ .

The amount of the precious metals exported from
London during the week ending the 16th instant, we
learn from official smarces, was 14,563 ounces of gold
and 2,500 ounces of silver. The return is tor follows:
—Gold coin: to Belgium, 12,350 OEL to Hamburg,
500 on. Gold dust : to Belgium, 213 axe. Gold
bars: to Dunkirk, 1,500 cm Silver bars: to Bel-
gium, 2,500 oz..
Shares in the joint stook banks have not attracted
much attention in the market this week. The busi-
ness done is confined to: British North American
(501. paid) at 42; Colonial (231. paid) at 7; London
Joint Stock (101. paid) at 171; London and West-
minster (201. paid) at 263 ; Provinc;al of Ireland
(251. paid) at 42.
Dealings are recorded in Dock shares is nndrr
East and West India at 142 ; East Country at 21;
London at 119 ; St. Katharine st 81.

The railway share market during the week has
been characterised by great steadinee., which it is
encouraging to see neither the disquieting nature of
the intelligence as to the internal condition of France,
the recall of the French ambassador, nor the conse-
quent fall in English funded values, has been able
materially to shake. The business during the week,
though not brisk, has been on a rather more extensive
scale that' for seine time past, and, it may be noted,
weevil,' a larger number of operations on account
of itonajtcle investors. The differences in price which
present themselves on a comparison of to-day's figures
with those of last Saturday, are nearly all of a favour-
able character. Thus London and Sonth-westerns
are 11. per cent. higher, and Caledonians, Great North-
ern., South Eastern., and Leeds and Bradford.,
all command better rates; whilst for Great Westerns,
Midlands, and London and North Westerns the pre-
vious values are fully maintained. Brighton. are the
only description which have receded, the difference
being 1/. per cent. The railway traffic returns for
the past week show that on 5,421 miles of railway
233,4431. was received, being at the rate of 43/. per
mile per week. For the corresponding week in 1849,
206,1791. was received on 4,723 miles, being at the
rate of 431. 101. per mile per week. There is thus
an increase this year in the amount received of
27,3641., and an increase in the mileage of 698.
The following are the extreme prices at which
business has been done in railway shares during the
week :
Highest Lowest
Paid. Mat.
Sa Aberdeen
_7l 7i

100 Biloxi and Exeter 63
50 Caledonian
29 Eastern Counties 7l
30 Edinburgh and Glasgow l6
22 Great Northern
100
100
Great Western 54 Gnat Earth of England 2lll ..... ....... .... 216
1
941
SO Hull awl Selby 94
50 lantaftit 1051 Carlini* . . ........
100 loramithe sad Yorkshire .
..... 35 .... ... 34/
60 Leeds and Emdthrd.. ........ .....-- 90
II) Lades sad Itheinrall - 4 3l
100 Uwe" 231096", and South Omit-. 60 7O
100 Lade sad PIM Winn= 103
100 Loden and Sank Winters 6Bl
100 MOM 3 i
7
100 Nal&th Brit 23
95 Noridi
17) Meth Elnilordatthe 7
23 Suillith dated
331 MO Eastern
47 South Wales l9 ...„ )
30 WOK Somerset, and Weymouth. 40
23 Tali. Newcastle. and Hendon 13l
30 TOM sad North Midland

A private meeting has been held between the direc-
tors of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway,
and those of tho Great North of England, and some
of the influential preference shareholders, when, after
some discussion, we learn from Ilerapallis Rai way
Journal, the following terms :
Proposed by the preference holders were agreed to him?:
directors, to be ambmitted to a meeting of the
holders.

Ths £8 already paid to take ordinary dividend.
£1 Os. Od. to be paid July 1, 1850.
Oa.-od. " " 1862.
LI 10e, Od. " Jan. 1, 1853.
£1 10$. Od. " " 1864,
£3 13e. 4d. to be paid between
January 1864, and May, 1866.
The fire but suss, making together 81.131.4 d., to be gua-
ranteed 4 per cant. in perpetuity, with the power of curer-
don at any time into sediaary stock. The tint 81. and this
nuke 181. 131. 4d., Isaviug 81. 88.3 d., which the director. era
to take up ea debentures after 61. 13e. 4d. more shall have
bun paid. Separate eartiflestoo are to be given for the 81.
already paid.
The " railway returns made to the special orders
of the Howe of Lords" form the groundwork ofa new
work by Mr. Arthur Smith, who has prefaced them
with the results of previous returns with the view, as
he states, to a complete comprehension of the nature of
railway investment, and the restoration of confidence,
by the adoption et a sound policy and management.
Of the value of these returns not a doubt can be
entertained, as they form the basis of present infor-
mation, and are the only reliable guide to future
investors. The first number of the work gives an
account of the London and North Western and
London and South Western Railways, as also of two
or three minor lines.

TheinioTneicUculatiens show the rate per cent.
per annum yielded by the various securities cited
at the average of the prices which ruled this day.
Where the asterisk (•) is placed, it is to be under-
stood that the share rate of dividend is lees the in-
etalla tax :

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