The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-31 00:00:00

MINES.

TUESDAY EYZNtNO.

A few transactions only have taken place to-day
in English mines at about yesterday's rates.
In the gold mining share market a largo number
of Nouveau Mendes were taken this afternoon at 6-16
prem. In the New Granada Company's shares there
is also more movement, and numerous buyers offer
at 5-16 prem. Otherwise the market is flat, and
Ages Frio fell ss. There has been some
speculation in these shares lately, founded on the
hopes of a rise in consequence of the meeting of the
shareholders, and the arrival of Col. Fremont in
England, and the present decline is attributable to
the closing of the accounts. The quotations of the
non-official list are as follows: Colonial, t to ,', prem.;
Lake Bathurst, par to t prem.; Melbourne, par to
prem.; Sierra Nevada, par to 1 prem. • Victoria,
dis. to I prem.; Auriferous Ore, ?, to dis.
In other foreign shares no business is doing.
The Nouveau Monde Company have to-day re-
ceived letters, dated Feb. 13, from Mr. Clement,
their superintendent, announcing his arrival with his
party, of 23 persons, at San Francisco, on the 11th
February, having lost one man, who died at sea on
the litho( Fibrilar', of fever taken at Panama. Mr.
• Imo wade eatliteetory ernuigements with
the tarots of Colonel Fremont, and was about to
leave &n Francisco for the Mariposas district.
At the Australian Gold Mining Company's meet-
ing, held to-day, the report of the directors was read,
which stated that of the 8,000 shares allotted here,
all were taken up by the original allottees, only four
of whom had neglected to pay. Provision had been
made for appointing four gentlemen of high stand-
ing in the colony to act as a local board of manage-
ment, and to distribute the 2,000 shares reserved for
the colonies. Mr. Edward Harding: a gentleman of
great experience in gold mining in Brazil, sailed
from Plymouth on the 16th inst., with a staff of miners
selected by himself, in the Asiatic, and taking, with
him the requisite tools for immediate purposes.
Machinery had been ordered in Cornwall previous
to his departure, which will be forwarded to
trails as early as possible. It was stated thatlie P
whole preliminary expenses, including duplicate
deed, printing, advertising, &c., had only amounted
to 300!., and the directors expressed their intention
of constantly pursuing the same system of eco-
nomy.
From a private letter received in the city to-day
from Port Victoria, Vancouver's Island, dated 10th
January, we learn that gold had been found in con-
siderable quantities at Queen Charlotte's Island, and
that specimens had been purchased by the Hudson's
Bay Company, the veins in the quartz that have
been discovered being of superior quality to any yet
discovered on the shores of the Pacific. Confirmation
of these accounts is afforded by the following extract
from a Now York paper, which gives as its authority
a journal published in Oregon :
We were shown a quantity of gold which was brought
from Queen Charlotte's Island by one of the crew of the
Una, which wu recently wrecked near Cape Flattery and
burnt by the Indians. The gold is impregnated with quarts
of the neltest quality we have ever seen. This person says
he obtained en ounce in half an hour by the use of the cold
chisel wily. Ile represents the Indians as very hostile
towards the whites, and particularly the Americus.
Further advioes relative to these interesting dis-
coveries will be looked for with interest.

THIS DAY.
Two o'CLOCE.
The settling occupies attention to-day, but the
gold mining shares are steady, with the exception of
Agna Fria% which have been sold as low as I}' em.
Carson's Creek are quoted 6-16 to 7-16 prem. Sierra
Nevadig, par to 1 prem. Santiago shares mark 61

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