The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-07 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoct.

Consols are rather quieter to-day, but the feeling
of the market is firm, and yesterday's advance is
well maintained. The quotation stands at 1001 to 1
for money and next Friday, and 1001 to for deli-
in November. No other stock has been touched
in this department. Prices of the unfunded securi.
ties remain unchanged.
The foreign stock market is quiet, and the change
in prices merely fractional. Peruvian Actives mark
1034 ex div.; ditto Deferred, 63 ex div. ; Mexican,
241 to 1; Turish Scrip, 81 prem. ; Spanish New
Deferred 'Threes, 231.; F,quaclor' 41; Brazilian Scrip,
11 to 1 prom. ; Dutch Fours, £l6l to ex div. The
wow Swedish loan is quoted 21 to 31 prem. The
list is now closed.

THE LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
Ocr. 4.—Voluntary Loan, 1011. New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1sao), 1031;
ditto (1862), 1031; National Debt, 941. Com-
mercial Marine Society's Premium, 130. Bank
Shama, 107.

MADRID, OCT. I. Three per Cents., 47 p.; after
Bola, 47 p. ; Do. Deferred, 24 16-16 ; after Bohm,
244 c.; Debt (lit clams), 114; after Boles, 114 p.;
ditto (2nd clams), 6 7-16 p. ; after Boles, Gt. Bank
of St. Ferdinand, 103) ; Exchange on London, 50.30 p.

FORTIFICATIONS AT MILFORD HAVEN.-.—The Coat-
mine. of Fortifications, on their recent tour of inspection,
visited the large tnartello tower which has been erected on
the Stark Rock fur the defence of the arsen►l, and the idea
occurred that tho building was easily accessible by means of
scaling ►adders. Accordingly, the Captain Superintendent
of the Dockyard, Sir T. Pasley, Dart., was directed to take
the proper measures for the due ascertaining of this import-
ant point, and a few days ago, at the head of a party of sea-
men and marines, ,who were properly provided with lad-
ders and other necessaries, the Captain Superintendent
landed on the rock, and in a abort space of time these men
proved to a certainty that the fortification was very ineffi-
cient. This was found to arise from the fact that the face
of the rock has not been sufficiently cleared, and some
rising points offered every facility for scaling. These will
have to be cut and cleared away, and it is hoped that the
whole can be dune without injuring the foundations of the
building. The workmen are progressing with the sinking
of the ground for the erection of a martello tower on Thorn
Island, and doubtless every care will now be taken that the
rock is properly and efficiently scarped, so as to avoid the
necessity of any additional expense when the work has been
considered finished,

FREE -TRADE PRICES.—There was lately sold it
large farm in Anglesea at forty-four, and au extensive
landed estate to Carnarvonshire at thirty four years' pur-
chase upon reek rent.. Cattle and store sheep change hands
at prices that quite satisfy the sellers. One extensive corn-
grower in Anglesea last week sold all his wheat at 475.
The corn crops are unusually good, and, generally speak-
ing, well secured. It was reported last Friday week that
the average return of 70 acres of wheat grown upon Ty
Newydd, the property of Colonel Pennant, was 61 quarters
per acre. In the face of such facts surely no one can have
the hardihood to maintain that free trade has destroyed all
agricultural prosperity.- Carnaroon Ilerald.
RIVER Tulrs.--1•ho steamers running from tho
City and West-end of the metropolis to Richmond and
Hampton Court have ceased their trips for the season.
The boats of the Iron Companies, however, continuo their
ordinary service, by a hich the public are still enabled to
obtain a passage by water to all the places on the banks of
the river oboe. bridge as far as ?Lew.