MONEY MARKET.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FRIDAY AFTEREdON.

The fluctuations in the Consol Market have been unimportant, and the business transacted has been on a very limited scale ; the uncertainty as regards the question of peace or war between France and the L'ilited States paralyzing all large operations. It is now, we believe, generally understood that the French are extremely desirous of an ainicable adjustment of this foolish dif- ference, and that they will use every exertion to avoid actual collision. The usual Quarterly Court of the Bank Proprietors was held yesterday ; but nothing of importance took place. The scarcity of money, to which we had on former occasions so frequently to refer, has entirely disappeared; and there is at present a greater abundance of capital than is usual at this period of the year. The anxiety of capitalists to find employment for money has been so great, that nearly the whole of the West Indian Indemnity Loan has been paid Imp; the amount of Omni= at present in existence not exceeding 750,000/. The success which has attended the operations of the London and Westminster

Bank, lin turned the attention of some leaders of the monied interest to this species of enterprise, and a design is, we understand, at present on foot for establishing a Joint Stock Bank upon a large scale, an event which, though doubtless very disagreeable to the proprietary of the Bank of England, would be a great convenience to the public. In the Foreign Market, the business has been almost entirely confined to Spanish Stock ; which has risen steadily during the week, and is this after- noon more than 2 per cent, above the closing price of Saturday. In consequence of a paragraph which has appeared in one of the Madrid papers, stating that M. 111ENDIZABAL was prepared with some measure for the

amelioration of the domestic Debt without interest, several purchases of Passive Stock have occurred here to-day, and the price has improved more than one per cent. The intelligence from the Peninsular has throughout the week

been of a very favourable character ; and to this circumstance, in conjunction with the improvement which has occurred in the Paris Market, the recent rise is attributable. Among the reports of the week relative to Spanish affairs, the most remarkable is, that a loan of two millions is about to be raised for the use of the Queen Regent, under the united guarantee of England and France. The affairs of DOB CA B.Los seem to retrograde; and nothing more is heard of the Loan, which it was so confidently stated was to be raised for him by the Despotic Powers.

SATURDAY, SOUR O'CLOCK. The Consol Market closes as in the morning; the transactions of the day having been quite unimportant. In the Foreign Market, the Spanish Active Stock has improved still further upon the morning's price ; the closing quotation being 48h i: during the afternoon the price has been as high as 48a, but receded slightly just previous to the close of business. The Portuguese Securities have been steady at the morning's price. The other Foreign Stocks have not varied in any great degree; neither have the Railway Shares. SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, The English Funds are nominally at yesterday's prices ; not a single bargain of any extent having been effected this morning. The only quotation that appears in the official list is that of the price of Exchequer Bills. In the Foreign Market, the Spanish Stock has improved beyond yesterday's quotations ; the present price being 474 48. The rise of 2 per cent, which occurred in Portuguese Stock in Paris on Thursday, has produced a corre•sponuing action bore; the Bonds are per cent, above yesterday's prices. The Railway Shares are nominally at the following prices: Blackwell l prem. ; Brighton 2i prem. ; Birmingham 46 48; North Midland I 2 prem. ; Great Western 7 8 prem. The Portuguese Market has improved, in the absence of any transactions of importance. By the last advicee from Lisbon, received yesterday, it appears

that the new Ministry were going on very prosperously. The packet also brought a remittance of 20,0001. towards the payment of the Dividends of the Three per Cents, which become due on the 1st of January.

The Continental Stocks continue unchanged. By recent arrivals from Mexico, it appears that another revolutionary movement has taken place in that country ; the effect of which upou the Bonds has been, to produce a decline of nearly 2 per cent. The anticipations to which we last week alluded, when speaking of this Stock, do not seem likely to be soon realized.

The Railway Shares continue nearly at our last prices ; except where, in one or two instances, they are quoted at a slight improvement. The Mining Shares are quite neglected.

5 rer Cent. Consols Ditto for Account New 34 per Cent. Annuities Bank Stock Exchequer Bills Omnium Belgian Slier Cents ... Brazilian 5 per Cents. Danish Spec Cents. shut 91 44 shut

14 16pm.

994 100 831 4 76 4 Dutch 24 per Cent French 3 per Cents Greek, 1325. 5 per Cents Mexican 6 per Cents

Portuguese 3 per Cents

Do. Regency 5 per Cent

Russian. 1822,5 per Cent

Spanish. 1835 per Cent Ditto 1834 55* — — 374

551 56 84k 1 1084 4 — 484 i