MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

The rapid improvement in the Funds which occurred last Saturday when the death of the Emperor of Russia was announced, has been suc- ceeded by a reaction of about 1 per cent. This has been partly occa- sioned by a fall in French Stocks, which after an advance of 5 per cent have receded 21, and by a less sanguine expectation than existed last week of an early termination of the war, and latterly by the interpretation of the manifesto of the Emperor Alexander ; while the ind'eations of another Caffre war have also been a subject of discussion, and the public have been r ether sellers of Stock. On the other hand, several apeo_littive purchases have been made, as well as some Bear accounts bought in, connected with the settlement of the Account which took place yesterday. Consols for Money have been dealt in at 93f to 921; and they leave off this evening at 92 L and 93k for the Account. Amongst the favourable features this week which have occasionally tended to check the progress of the fall, may be men- tioned the arrival on Monday of a large amount of specie, namely, 290,0001. from New York, and 330,0001. by the West India packet ; and a decline of 4s. to 5s. in the Corn-market, and depression in Russian produce. The rates of exchange at all the principal cities continue to exhibit great firmness. Upon the intelligence of the death of the Czar, the Funds in Vienna rose 1 per cent, but this has not been maintained.

The transfer-books in New Three per Cents closed for dividends on Tues- day, and in Bank Stock, Three per Cent Reduced, and Long- Annuities, on Thursday ; and money, which has been in moderate demand on Government Securities at 3 to 34 per cent, is likely to bear a higher rate during the shutting of these stocks.

• Foreign Securities have been very firm : the improvement of last week has been maintained, and in some instances a further advance has taken place, including Danish Five and Three per Cents, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish, which are all 1 better. French Scrip has declined 1, and Mexican 4. It was known yesterday that the contractors for the Turkish Loan had received a large sum on aoeount of the Egyptian tribute, to be applied to the dividend due on the 10th April. The Chairman of the Committee of Mexican Bondholders has received a letter from Lord Wodehouse, from which it appears that in answer to representations which Mr. Doyle, her Majesty's Minister at Mexico, was instructed to make on behalf of the Bondholders, the Mexican Minister of Finance had stated that a fund as- signed to the Bondholders he trusts will be available for the payment of future dividends, and lease a surplus out of which arrears may be dis- charged. Railways have been tolerably well supported, considering the fall in Con- sols ; and several rule at the prices of last week : London and South-West- ern are 10s. and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and London and North-Western, 58. better. 'Great Northern is 11. 10s., London, Brighton, and South Coast, 11., and Great Western, and South-Eastern, 108. lower. French Shares have fallen 158. to 11.

SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The English Funds are dull this morning, and there is very little doing. Consols for Money are 921 i, and for Account 924 3. Exchequer Bills 6 9. The bullion return by the Bank of England shows an increase of 145,2081. In. Foreign Stocks, the only change is in Turkish, which is f lower, being 794. French is 5 f. Railwaysare rather steady, and with very little alter. ation—Eastern Counties, 11 ; London and North-Western, 99: ; London and South-Western, 86; BD land, 69; North-Eastern—Leeds, 12f ; Ditto York, 50; North Staffordshire, 13 ; Scottish Central, 100f.

5 per Cent Consols Ditto for Account S per Cent Reduced 923 a 92 3 shut Danish 8 per Cents Dutch 24 per Cents Ditto 4 per Cents 81 4 62 4 93 5 New 3 per Cents shut Mexican 3 per Cents

204 i

Long Annuities shut

Peruvian 44 per Cents.... 70

2 ex (tic_ Bat* Stock shut Ditto 3 per Cents 50 2

Exchequer Bins 6 2

Portuguese 4 per Cents

43 4

India Stock 224 8

Russian 5 per Cents ..... 99 101 ex div-

Austrian 5 per Cents 84 7 Ditto 44 per Cents 89 81 Brazilian 5 per Cents 101 3

Spanish 3 per Cents 564 7

Belgian 44 per. Cents 92 4 Ditto Deferred . 13 is Malian 6 per Cents 102 4

Sardinian 5 per Cents

65 7 Danish 5 per Cents 1013 ex div. Swedish 4 per Cents 86 9

BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Saturday, the 3d day of March 1856. ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes.issued £26,512,586 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion 12,511,985

Silver Bullion

£26,512,985 £26,512,985

BASKING DEPART...RT.

Proprietors' Capital £14,553,000 Rest 3,634,521 Public Deposits. 6,033,181 Other Deposits 19,607,057 Seven Day and other Bills 903,059 Government Securities (inclu- ding Dead Weight Annuity). £11,828,463

Other Securities 16; 1.2,732

Notes 7,03.730 Gold and Silver Coln ..... 076,849 £34,730,824. £34,739,824 • Including Exchequer,Savthgs.Banks, ComraiMilouersof NationalDebt,& Dividend AcCtil.