The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

THIS DAT.
Two o'CLoon.
The advisee by the American packet as to Cali-
fornia have not yet been distributed, and the market
remains Ilet. Last quotations are :—Australian
Copper, Ito pm.; Australasian, to pm. ;
British Aastralian, dis to par ; Australian Freehold
par ; Colonial Gold, to pm. ; Port Philip, par to
fpm. ; Carson's Creek. k pm.

81111:RDAY ETVIINO.

No very great change has taken place in the Bri-
tish mining market during the pest week, but there
has been a good demand for the dividend mines, as
well as for shares in many of the most promising
young mines. Alfred' have advanced to 181. Stray
Park, in consequence of an improvement, have been
in demand at 111. per share, being an advance in
price of 31. per share. In Garreg, Merllyn, South
Tamar. St. Aubyn and Grylls, a good business has
been doing, and several inquiries made for Trebarvah,
Chiverton, and Speedwell.
During the week gold mining enterprise has
attracted an undiminished amount of attention, and
several new schemes of considerable promise have
been added to the list of projects at present before
the public. The Australian branch of enterprise has
received a stimulus from the receipt of intelligence of
fresh attnellose fields of even greater value than any
previously discovered, having been brought into pro-
fitable working at a spot 130 miles from Sydney,
and a corresponding degree of excitement had been
oocasioned. One important feature of the advioes
received is the evident entire absence of sys-
tem in the gold-seeking operations of the colo-
nists. Each man, it is quite clear, works "on
his own hook," either with or without a license, as
the case may be, and after making proper allowance
for this circumstance, it becomes still more surprising
that so large a mass of the population should find it
profitable to desert their ordinary callings, and
persevere in so uncertain an occupation. This consi-
deration, no less than the large shipments of gold
from Sydney, gives assurance of the extreme rich•
nese of the gold fields yet worked ; whilst it at the
same time calls for promptitude on the part of the
companies forming here, which will commence
working under circumstances of a peculiarly
favourable character, as compared with the
desultory operations of isolated individuals. In the
general position of this branch of enterprise, it
is satisfactory to notice that the mania fur " getting
up companies " exhibited at one period of the pre-
sent movement, appears to have received a salutary
check. More consideration and more time seem to
have been expended in the formation of some of the
companies last in the field, and there is a decided
improvement in the personnel of the management,
an object at all times of the highest importance.
Prices of the established gold mines during the
week have been well supported, with a general
tendency towards improvement, whilst a large
amount of business has been transacted. For the Stock
Exchange prices reference must be made below.
The latest non-official; quotations may be stated as
follows : Australasian, 4 to 1 prem.; Colonial Gold,
4to / prem.; Carson, Creek, 4to prem.; Quartz
Hock and Australian Freehold, par tot prem.; Auri-
ferous Ore, k die. to par.
The following aro the latest prices taken from
the official list published by the Committee of the
Mining Exchange :—Alfred Consols, 171 181; Bed-
ford, 31, 6; Berton, 21; Bodmin Wheal Mary, 31;
Cefn Bruno, 50; Clijah and Wentworth, 21, 3;
East Bolter, 3, 31; 1. ast Darren, 80; East Tamar,
1, ; Great Wheal Alfred, 101,11 ; Gustavus Mines,
21, 3 ; Kireudbright, 4, 41; Lelant Consols, 141,1
15; Merllyn, 74, 71; North Buller, 17; St. Aubyn
and Grylls, 101, 11; South Tamar, 2?, 24; Stray
Park, 10, 11 ; Trcbarvah, 51, ; Trehane, 54; Tre-
'jokey, 2121, 215; Trevelyan, 21, 31; Trumpet Con-
sols, 124, 126; West Alfred Consols, 11, 114 ; West
Condon, 119, 121 • West Ding bong, 21; West
Providence, 1121, 113; Wheal Bassett, 385, 395;
Wheal Chiverton, 44, 41; Mary Ann, 44, 46; Speed-
well, 4; Wheal 'Trelembey, 38, 40; Wheel Tre-
-22, 23.

mayne, 22, 23.
Oasts Basins
No. Sue.' 111)1111. Pal4l. prices dos
ISaturday. to. say.
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140,000 1 Ass Fria •-1 — 2 l am. 3#
100,003 100. 1 %silo Calintrulan
15,00' tO Agarian l3 ... ...
VAS 20 'Australian I 1 1 1
40,000 1 Ave Karla . 1 1 &so psi t
OM* 50 Illiatmarson Imm and Coal all ... ...
2,00 .. Bolas Scrip
100,000 .1
, &KS Australian Gol4 ; 11 Ida 1 pas I
10.000 23 Brasil. Imp (trust 51. pm: 444
(000 30 Do. Omani awl WAS.; all
la,oooDo. Rt. John Del a 7 114
... Lcisab_r_Copper .... l4O
~ 14
—-
00,000 • 3 IFaig7k Australian asps, 21 11 sui n.
20,000 2 General —.
41.00.0 I Uoldes A15entain.........7.1 1 par Ipm 11
11.000 2 On at Polgooth
20,000 II WKS, & anothAnterloss 9
300,000 1 1411111111111 Ilona*
7,000 20 amities &Cuba lOl
8,000 10 Tin Craft
43,174 „li. 1211 MSS Maxisan
100,010 1 1 twat Nadirs 1 ## PM 11