The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Two ollioex.

The funds remain very inactive, and prices are
quoted precisely the same as at the close of business
yesterday. In the other departments of the Stock
Exchange more firmness prevails, notwithstanding
the general lack of business. English, French, and
Lombardo-Venetian railway shares exhibit a slight
improvement. This is "settling day" in share. and
foreign stocks.
At Paris to-day (according to Mr. Renter'. tele-
gram) the Three per Cent. Renter opened at 88fr.
10c., being be. lower than they closed yesterday.
Consols are quiet, at 951, " buyers," for
money, 951, " sellers," for the 7th of
April, and 951, "sellers," for the 6th of May.
India Stock has been dealt in at 119 to 221; Indian
Pour per Cent. Debentures, at 98} to I ; India
Bonds, at 14s. prem.; and Exchequer Bills, at 32e.
to 38e. prem.

The foreign stock market is likewise quiet.
Turkish stocks are firm, the Old Six per Cent&
being quoted 93 to 1, and the new loan
79 to 1. Spanish Bonds are more enquired for.
Russian stocks are still little affected by the ap-
proaching loan. Bales are recorded 's follows:—Bra-
zilian Four-and-a-Half per Centa.,1858,941 ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 211, 211 ; Russian
Five per Cents., 110 ; ditto Foar-and-a-Ralf per
Cents., 100, 1001; Spanish New Deferred Three per
Conte., 301; ditto for account, 301, 31; Turkish Six
per Cents., 1854, for account, 931; ditto Six per
Cents., 1858, 79; ditto, for account, 791; ditto
Guaranteed Four per Cents., 1021.
Mr. Charles Bell, of the firm of Thomson, Sonar,
and Co., who is the bearer of the sealed commission
for the Russian Loan, is expected to arrive in London
early next week. Meanwhile no definite particulars
will probably transpire.

The demand for money yesterday was rather quiet,
bat little business was done below 21 per cent. At
the Bank the application. were limited.
About 32,0001. in gold wits yesterday withdrawn
from the Bank, for exportation to the Continent.
The steamer Peninsula has taken 12,0001. in specie
for Cadiz.

It appears that the violent fall which took place at
Calcutta in the prices of government securities was
in no small degree occasioned by a notification that
the new Treasury Bills would be issued for sums es
low as 200 rupees, or 201., the natives at once
im-
bibing an idea that the whole machinery of govern-
ment was in danger of coming to a standstill for
want of money. The issue of a long explanatory
sotification from the Financial Department, how-
ever, calmed the agitation; and at the departure of
the mail government securities, though at the depre-
dated point of 11 per cent discount for the Five per
Cents., and 21 per cent discount for the Four
.per
Cants., were not lower than reported by the previous
Calcutta mail. The aubstanoe of the notification last
sated was received in London by the Bombay mail
which arrived a week ago. It fixes the amount
of the 51 per cent. Loan in promissory notes
for the year 1850-60 at 5,000,0001. sterling, but the
assurance that no further amount will be sought is
weakened by the qualification " unless under in-
structions from home," as well as by an intimation
that an additional and indefinite amount of Four-
and-Three-Quarters per Cent. Treasury Bills will