The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

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MINER.-(TBI8 DAY.)

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The mining market is firm to-day with trans-
actions to a considerable extent. Vert Chiverton
and East Caradon shares continue in de-
mand, and have experienced a further
advance. The former are now quoted 67 to
69, and the latter 291 to 30. Chiverton are also
firmer at 13 to 1, and Wheal Grenville at to 1.
Clifford Amalgamated are quoted 374 to
Great Wheal Vor shares are officially marked
20 and 201.
Cape Copper shares are still inquired for, and
have again advanced. United Mexican and Yuda-
namutana are also in request. Cobre Copper, on
the other hand, are dulL
Gold mining operations in Wales seem likely to
attract increased attention. The Vigra and Clog=
Company have received, astbeproduoeof last week's
working, 2960r5. 19dwts. lOgra. of gold, yielded
from the surprisingly small quantity of lOcirts.
3qm. 231bs. of quartz..
At Wheal Trelawney meeting yesterday a diii-
dend of 16s. per share wadi declared, leaviir• en un-
divided balance of profit of 981. to be added" to the
reserve fund, increasing it to 1,100/.
The ore from East Caradon Mine realised yester-
day, at the sale in Cornwall, 3,452 L

AUSTRALIAN PORTRAITS OP THE PRISON,: ALEX-
mrDRA.—The following is an extract from • private letter,
which arrived yesterday :—" H. and I went • few days age
to see the Whin Swan Hotel, in Chandosetreet, kept by •
Jim Heller, who has a pretty deciliter. As soon as H.
new the latter, she said,' Bless me. how bke you are to the
Princess Alexandra.' Yes,' said the young lady, laughing.
'I believe so." lodged yen coetineed H.; ' haa no-
body ever told you so ? 'Oh, yea; replied the other, lan.-
iog again ; end then added in an under tone.' t, tell yogi
the truth I have stood for a portrait of the Princess, sad
many hundreds of my Unions have been sold for here?
Than she explained that • photographic artist, who fre-
quented the boos, bad asked her to obligoisha by ' stand.
log' for the purpose, and for the fan of the thing elm bed
commuted, and that in the way in which some of the mast
Mummer of the Princeton have been produced."—BotAard
Times, Nov. 19,1963.
FIRE AT COLT'S REVOLTER MAITUTACTORY.
half of Colt's America's Imams factory at Hartford, ia
Coaseetiest, has been destroyed by hrs. no lose is ostrmated
at 400,0001., and 900 mss haws been thrown out of employ-
ment by the era. The betiding' where the United States
governmeat rifles are media were saved.
SAD Anal:Harr AT SEA.—An American gentle-
man gained Leonard, the bunion agent at Paris of the
wealthy boom of A. T. Stewart sad Co.. of New York, was
ea his way to New York in the Australasia., on the 201 k
alt. At • quarter past 11 et night be left the saloon, re-
Temkin that he should take a mouthful of fresh air before
gofeg to bed. He immediately weak to the quarterdeck,
and is a few minutes the ship lurched, and be was thrown
against the rail, and hie heeds being encumbered io his cloak
M fell headlong into the see. The ship was stopped, and a
boat lamed, sad onsy effort was made to saws him I.
RAILWAY AND PUNLIO CoIIPANIES iN PARLIA-
ERET.—TeMenky, before the examlaera, the following la s
were wlthdrawo—Brighten Tramwa , Preetatya eel
Cwm Railways sad Tramways, sod BMport Harbour,
way, and Pier.
ORTSTAL PALACE. -- ONE BIIILLIIiG DAY. --
na lg.—Abandon as payment, 996 ; ditto by name
Whets. M 3 ; total, 1,96 L
CRYSTAL PALACIL—The great bird show will be
inatiesed through Ibis day, bat will holly close this