The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-06 00:00:00

8,38,171,824
lob. 6, 1863.

TM/I=AT EVIDTING.
Consols, which closed yesterday, at 924 to for
the sth March, were first marked this morning
991, and closed firmly at 92 15-16 to 93. For
money the last price was 924 to f. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 92f, }, 4, } ; ditto, for ac-
count (March 5), 924, ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 924, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 921,
Bank Stock, 238 ; India Five per Gent. Stoc
101 108 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 994,
100 , 994.
T e India Five per Cent. stock remains at
108 to 4. Exchequer Bills present a recovery of
25., closing at 2a. dis to 2s. prem.
In the foreign stock market, in which the prin-
cipal activity has lately been experienced, there
was again considerable movement.
In the market for bank shares the principal
feature was the continued activity in Ottoman
Bank, which have recovered from yesterday's reac-
tion, and have again reached nearly the highest
raint yet attained ; the final quotation was 38} to
The new shares left off at Bto } prom. Other
nk shares were firm. An improvement occurred
in Union Bank of England and France, London
and Brazilian Bank, and Chartered Bank of
British Columbia. Atlantic Royal Mail Steam
shares have advanced, owing to the restoration of
the subsidy, while Australian Agricultural and Peel
River Land stocks have given way, upon the issue
of the reports of the directors. Electric Telegraph
and Scottish Australian Investment stocks have
improved.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 7} to
prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 23 to prem.;
Universal, 1} to 04 dis. ; North British and Mer-
cantile, 17} to 18 ; Commercial Union, } to I dis. ;
and London and Provincial Marine, par to } prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new under.
takings were as follows :—British and American
Exchange Bank, 8} to 9 prem. ; Cannes Hotel,
1} to 11 prem. ; British and Foreign Marine
Insurance, 2} to 24 prem. ; Continental Bank
Corporation, } to 4 prem. ; Union Marine In-
suranoe, 3 to 3} prem.; Anglo-Parisian Brewery,
} to / prem. ; Oil Wells of Canada, 2 to 3 prem. ;
Bank of Wales, }to prem. ; Empire Marine, f
to 1} prem. ; City of Undon Fire and Life In-
surance, 2 to 2} prem. ; Bristol and South Wales
Zino Smelting, } to 1 prem. ; Asia Minor Company,
1 to 1} prem.; Factage Parisian, Ito 1} prim. ;
Natal Cotton, 1 to 1 prem. ; Anglo-Portuguese
Bank, f to 1 prem. ; Trust and Agency of South
Africa, I to 3 prem. ; and English and Irish Bank,
4totprem.
New Brunswick Government Bonds were in de-
mand, and better.

MINES.--(THIS DA YJ

Two o'CLoca.

The minis
„," :Lai;iei is again rather lees active
sae fall in the value of copper tending to check
business. Great Fortune and Cook's Kitchen share*
are firmer, and North Roskear and South Crofty
strong. Wheal Seton, on the other hand, have de-
clined about 71. 10a., and East Cern Brea and South
Tolgus are dulL Most other shares are quiet, at
previous prices. Subjoined are the present
quotations, viz.:—East Russell, 51 to 4; 'Wheal
Harriett, 41 to f ; Wheal Seton, 2221 to 2274 ;
North Roakear, 494 to 50} ; East Carn-Brea, 11 to
; Tincroft, 15# to 16 ; South Crofty,
135 to 37 ; North Crofty, 41 to ; East
Caradon 47 to ; Caradon Consols, 18 to 20 ;
Drakewalls, 21 to 4 ; South Tolgus, 64 to 66 ;
Mogan, 11 to 4 ; Wheal Margaret, 39 to 40; Great
Fortune, 31 to 32 ; and Cook's Kitchen, 32} to 331.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet.
St. John del Rey and United Mexican are steady.
We understand that part of the staff, including
the manager and mining agents, for the Cape Copper
Mining Company (Limited), leave by the steamer
to-day for the Cape of Good Hope:
The following gentlemen have joined thu direc-
tion of the Ramsay Lead Mining Company, viz.,
Mr. Robert Crowe, of Enfield and Lowestoft ; and
Mr. Robert Heeketh, late her Majesty's Consul
at Rio.
The nominal price of the best selected copper is
921. per ton delivered at a foreign port. A large
parcel of Kapunda copper was yesterday sold at
951. per ton for arrival in this port by a ship now
oveedue.

The Petersfield and Midhnrst Railway will, it is
expand, be completed by the ead al the peanut yes:.