The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

Oct. IC 186 L

Console, which closed yesterday at 93 to
for money, and 934 to for the 6th November,
opened and 'closed to-day at the same quotations.
The official business report is as follows:—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 93, 4, 921, 93t ;
ditto for account, 933 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 914, f, ; New Three per Cents., 914, 1,
*,3 ; India Five per Cent. Stook, 109, 1061
ditto Four per Cent., 1001, ; Five per Cent.
" enfaced " rupee paper, 1074 ; ditto Ave-and-
a-Half per Cent., 1164.
The India Five per Cent. stock was firm at 108 f
to 109 ; and the Four per Cent. at 1004 to I.
Exchequer Bills remain at par to 3e. prom.
The foreign stook market generally exhibited an
improved tone on the completion of the settlement,
the only exception being again presented by Greek
Bonds, sales of which were pressed at one period as
low as 314.
The movement in Discount Corporation shares
continues. Late this afternoon the price reached
74 prem., and closed at 74 to 74 prem., being 11. 154.
higher than yesterday. Indian Land Mortgage
Bank shares were firm, at 31 to 34 prem. Aeglo-
Austrian Bank have improved to 4 to 4prem.
International Financial shares were firm, at 5 to
54 prem., and General Credit rather flatter at 2f
to 34 prem., while London Financial have risen
55., closing at af to prem. Hudson's Bay shares
were dull, at 14 to 14 din., and Egyptian Trading
better, at 2 to 24 prem.
The demand for Agra Bank shares continues
active, and a fresh rise of about 31. has taken place
to-day. The principal feature in the market for
bank shares, however, was the movement is
Alliance Bank, which opened at 16 to 17 prem.,
rose to 21 to 22, and closed at 19 to 20 prem. The
shares of the Standard Bank of Africa have at the
same time risen about 34, being last quoted 144 to
lb} prem. Bank of Wales, Chartered Mercantile
Bank of India, London and China, Bank of Hin-
dustan, and Londou and County Bank shares, were
all firmer. Iu the miscellaneous market the only
alteration was a decline of about 3s. iu Italian
Irrigation shares.
Ocean Marine shares were last quoted 124 to
134 prem. ; Thames and Mersey, 4 to 44 prem.;
North British and Mercantile, 184 to ; Uni-
versal, par to I prem. ; Commercial Union, 34
to 3 prem. ; London and Provincial Marine, par
to 4 prem. ; and English and Scottish Marine,
to prem.
Imperial Union Privileged Bank of Austria
shares sere nominally quoted par to 4 prem. ;
East London Bank,ili to 24 prem. ; and Buxton
Hotel, f to 3 prem.
New Zwiland Six per Cents. were quoted lower,
owing probably to the native outbreak in that
colony.

IIINEB.-(21118 DAYJ

Two o'CLoot.

The mining market is firm to-day, with an increased
amount of business. Clifford Amalgamated, Wheal
Chiverton, East Caradon, Tincroft., West Chiverton
Wheal Hope, and Wheal Seton shares are in chief
deinaud, and have all advanced. Clifford Amal-
gamated shares are now quoted 38} to 39} ;
Camborne Vean, 3to 1 ; Wheal Chivertou 114 to
12 ; Cook's )(itches), 20 to 22 ; Caradon Vale, 31
to } ; Drakewalla, 39a. to 40s. ; East Cara
Brea, 7} to ; East Caradon, 261 to 1 ; Ernst
Chivertou, 7to ; Great Fortune, 27 to 28 ; Lo
rake, 43 to 5 ; Mark. Valley, 6 to 1 ; Norsk
Crafty, 41 to 5 ; Providence, 44 to 45 ;
Tincroft, 19} to 20 ; Tolvadden, 2i to 1 ;
West Chiverton, 49 to 50 ; Sithney Carnuical, 5 to
WWheal Crotty, 31 to } ; Wheal Lucloott, 2 to } ;
heal Hope. 6 to 1 ; Wheal Setoo, 180 to 185 ;
and Wheal Union, 21 to 31.
Foreign and colonial mining shares exhibit no
movement. East del Hey have been dealt iu at 1,
and Yudsnamutana at 21.
West Chivertou Mine sold yesterday 82 tons of
lead ore at 191. 10s. 6d. per ton, and 43 tons at
111. 13s. per ton, making in all 2,1021.
The prospectus of the East Botallack Consoli-
dated Mining Company (Limited) is in circulation.
The sett to be worked is situated in the St. Just dis-
trict, in Cornwall, immediately adjacent to some well-
known dividend-paying wines. It extends about
three-quarters of a mile in length and half a mile
iu width, and is stated to contain several well-
defined lodes, some of which have already been
worked with success. The royalty is very moaerate,
consisting of 1-24th dues for the term of 21 years.
It is mentioned that the proprietors court the
fullest inquiry, and that every facility will be
afforded for an inspection of the property. The
capital is fixed at 18,0001., in 6,000 shares of 31.
each, with a payment of 10a. per share on applica-
tion and 1 Os. on allotment.

liVesitict. Fars, OCT. 15.—Business was is i‘itnictl.
tmdsy at a slow rate, although before the gate* were closed
many toes weight of bops were sold. Nasty speculators who
hod bought largely, sod poisoned the when growths al
plantatnne, retailed the hulk to congenial'. kr. The fol-
lowing were the elasieg prices:—Farnham. of bright aroma
for pale and bitter ales, 150.. to 200 s. pet cwt. ; and 'mooed
eons of these Surrey-grown bona, 130 e. to 140 s. per cwt. ;
Mid arid East Keats, 12135. to 150 s. ; and Weald* lON. to
120 s. ; Sunex hops, 100 s. to 126 a. ; mid Woreestens, I I s. to
140.. ; sod Haste, Berke, county. foreign, and old hope
were transferred at from 75e. to 115 s. per cwt. Mazy
pockets remain unsold, some of which will be offered at
Andover fair next ernith, aril Kent growers will dispoes of
their unsold produce at Maiditoin fair as Saturday nest.
The cheese fair trade is lank at the fellowing avemges :
Somerset end Wiltshire cheese. mingles, 264. to 454. per cwt.;
✓oad doubles, St*. to Km.; thick Derbys., On to ; prime
Cheddar a, 601. op to 00s. ; sett choke Stilton,. kr*. to lON.
pet cwt. A large. busires. transacted is agrimiltund
ma-
ehieery and fanning Implements. The fair will sees to-
morrow, bat it w virtually over, acid Friday will %seclude
this six days great fair.
THE ITALIAN COTTON EXHIBITION, 1864.—We
norleratawl that this exhibition will open ow January 1
1864, at Turin. It is desirable that the specimens of
English manufactures, of age:cultural implement., cotton
gins, primes, ke., should be folly represented. For that m-
enial the Ezhibitios Commissioners have delegated Mr. W.
Wanklye, of Bury, Lancashire, to act as their renieseets-
Live in England. sad have appoints d him to be their latrines
of communicatioe with those parties who are desirous of ex -
hibitieg cotton agricultural implements, cotton woo and
presses, pumps for irrigation porpoms, water wheel., steam
and cattle driving apparatus for ginnieg sod peeve mg esta-
blishments.
BRIOAND HONESTY.—The Omnibus of Naples
relates the following Incident :—" Annum the Knees
captured by the brigands at Castedlamare wee Y. I:netztotf,
a Prussian. on whom they imposed a ransom of 2,000
doesta, which were to be brought to them
Y. C soother captive, whom they li
As the latter, however, gave the brigands aely
2,000 ducats, they wrote the fullowieg letter to the
authorities :—' We ere Lao honest to lie end to allow the
public to believe that we hove had what never mute into
one possession. We have received eely 2,000 damn hem
Y.Ontrloff, and we therefore ben the authorities to punish
the malefactor who has .bused the coetklence of M. Goetz.
loft, and our owe.' In coneouests of this letter, y.
(`—has been arrested at the minuet of the Pntsaise
eeesul."