The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

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GRAVESEND, WEDNILBDIY, 10 A.M.
CC TOMS. RIITURN.
Wind calm, thick fog; tide, quarter ebb.
Arrived.—London, from Guernsey ; Jane Howard,
from Callao ; William, from Guernsey ; William's
Adventure, from Guernsey ; Dublin Lass, from
Guernsey.
Sailed.—William Jolliffe (steamer), for Ostend.
DEAL, WEDNEBII.II, 9.13 z.x.
Wind N.W., light, and frosty.
Anchored.—Olympus, from Penzance, for Bremen ;
Pauline Hough'on, from London, for Bussorah ; Bato,
from London, for Hobart Town.

A NEW SWINDLE.--We havo just been visited by
a professional gang of thieves, who have been playing off a
new game of swindling on some of our citizens who were'
sufficiently foolish or dishonest to close with their offers.
The operators in this new dodge generally procure a box
containing from four to five hunnred half dollars, which 1
they cover with some k•nd of wash that gives the coin the
appearance of counterfeit. They then offer it to some per- 1
son whom 'they suppose conversant with such matters as
spurious coin, but valuable on account of the large propor-
tion of silver in it, at prices generally ranging from
forty to sixty ctnts. on the dollar. The sale beings
made, and the purchase money received, the opera-
ter,. under appearance of wishing to keep the thing a
secret, contrive to substitute a box containing old iron for
that holding the si:rer, but so closely resembling it, that the
Freud is not easily to be discovered, and this once in his ,
possession, the swindlers and their victim part company.
Fame time afterwards, he opens the nos, and finds he has
vets duped, but pri fits submitting to the cheat in silence
rather than•have his name mixed up in such as equivocal
tc.martion. The swindle, we are told, is a recent impor-
tation, baying been introduced here by an Englishman,
who attempted to follow up the business in New York, but
was rest nted by meeting some of his countrymen there
who were sets. g as police at the Crystal l'alece.—Piftssurg
Dispahh.

Annexed are the latest reports from continental
bourses, as received by Mr. Renter's express :
Amsterdam, Monday, closing prices:—Dutch Four
per Cents., 92Z ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
611. Spanish Deferred Three per Cents., 2111-16;
the Coupons, 51; the ()Id Three per Cents., foreign,
441. Austrian Five per Cent. Metallics, 751. Peru-
vian New, 69. Portuguese New, 351. Mexican
New, 231 ex div. Granada Active, 18 ; ditto, De-
ferred, 81. This statement shows an improvement
in Mexican and a decline in Portuguese, other stocks
being little changed. Paris, closing prices of this
day, for money : —Three per Cent. )(elites, 74 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 99.75. Bank
Shares, 2,890. Compared with the final rates of
yesterday, the Three per Cents. exhibit a decline of
20e., whilst the Four and-a-Half per Cents. are un-
changed. Vienna, Monday Closing prices :
Five per Cent. Metallic., 911; exchange on Lon-
don, 11.12..8ank Shares, 1,317. The Austrian funds

show a decline, but the decline in the exchange oc
London argues a more confident feeling in mercan•
tile circles.

Land shares to-day were generally better, espe-
cially Australian Agricultural. Bank shares were
firm, and those of the Bank of Australasia still show
an upward tendency. Crystal Palace shares have
again been largely dealt in, and closed 2} to 2i
prem., and for the new shares, 21 to 24 prem. The
Australian Royal Mail Steam Company's shares have
been dealt in at 34 (81. paid); Netherlands Land
(4/. paid), at 3;; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, at
73; and Royal Mail Steam, at 63 to

The present quotations of insurance shares are sub- I
joined : Albion, 95; Alliance British and Foreign, 26 ;
Atlas, 20; Church of England, 31; City of London,
21; Argus Life, 23; British Commercial, 74, 71 ;
Clerical, Medical, and General, 29! ; County, 127,
Crown, 29; ; Eagle, 7 ; Equity ani Law Life,
;51 English and Scotch Law Life, 41 ; Euro-
pean Life, 20; ; Family Endowment, 4 ; General,
154; Guardian, 39 39; Globe, 1431; Imperial
Fire, *373 ; ditto Life, 191 ; Indemnity Marine,
60 ; Law Fire, 42; London, 281 ex div. ; Legal
snd General Life, 64; Medical, Invalid, and General,
31; Minerva, 6; Monarch, 14; National Loan
I Fund, 21; National Provincial Life, VI; ditto,
Fire, 14 ; New Equitable, it ex div.; Palladium
Life, 3 ex div. ; Pelican, 43; Phoenix, 166;
Professional Life, .2 • Rock Life, 81; Royal
I Exchange, 242 ; Sun. Life, 63; Union, 220; Universal
Life, 45!
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Of canal shares the latest Stock Exchange quota-
tions are subjoined :—Ashton and Oldham, 169;
Brecknock and Abcrgavenny, 62;; Birmingham
gguaranteed 4 per cent. by the London and North
(%1 estern Railway), 97 ; Derby, 63 ; Covent/y,
200; Grand Junction, 73 ; Grand Surrey, 50;
Grand Union, 121; Kennet and Avon, 61; Leeds and
Liverpool, 554; Leicester, 67; Leicester and North-
ampton, 441; Loughborough, 550; Macclesfield, 56;
Oxford, 1121; Peak Forest, 97 ; Regent's, 161;
Rochdale, Cif ; Stafhird and Worcester, 410; Stour-
bridge, 2i9); Severn and Wye Canal and Railway,
24; Warwick and Birmingham, 41; Warwick and
Napton, 19; Worcester and Birmingham, 36; Wilts
and Setts, 7.

The gold mining share market was more animated,
and all the preferable stocks improved on a good
demand. At 4 o'clock Colonial Gold were quoted 5
to 3 prem. ; Great Nugget, to prem. ; Port
Phillip, to 3 die. ; British Australian, 7-16 to 5-16
die. ; Nouveau Monde, 7-16 to 9-16 prem. ; Agua
Fria, 15-16 to 1 1-16 prem.
Santiago shares were decidedly better, closing 55
to 6. West Indian descriptions exhibit no new fea-
ture. Metcalfe Copper closed 3to 2 prem.
Thenominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows :—Mizen Head, ;to die.; Lewis Hill
Range, 3to 3 die. ; Clarendon (of Jamaica), to
3 pm.; Britannia Gold, 3to 3 per sh. ; L'Aigle d Or,
tto die.; Mount Carbon'Coal, 3to 3 die.; Kenmore,
par to 2 prem.; Lake Superior Copper, 3 die. to
; Connemara, 3 dim. to par; Glenaulin, 3 to
dim. ; Australian Mutual, to 3 die. ; Chartered
Australian Land and Mining, 3 to 3 dis.; Golden
Mountain, 3to 3 dis.; Poltnnore, par to prem.:
Great Crinnis, per to 3 pm.; Garnett and Moseley,
1 to 13 pm. ; Sue River (of Jamaica), 3 die. to par ; Met-
calfe (of Jamaica), 3 to 3 prem. ; Adelaide Land
and Gold, I t to 03 die. ; Australasian Coal, 3 to
die.; Lignanea (of Jamaica), 3to die.; Port Royal
(of Jamaica), to '3 pram. ; British and Colonial
Smelting' and Reduction, 3 die. to par ; Australian
Console, 3 to 3 die. ; Albion Gold, 3 to 3 die. ; Lack-
amor Copper, 3to die.; New Linares, 3 dis. to par ;
Obernhof, par to I pm. ; Knockatrellane Copper,
to a die. ; Oladbacli Zinc, par to 3 prem. ; San Fer-
nando Silver Lead, a to 3 prem. ; London and Vir-
ginia Gold, 3 die. to 3 prem. ; Peninsular Mining,
to 3prem. ; Dhorode Copper, a dim. to 3 poi. ; Cologne
Lead, ato : die.; Monarch Gold, 3to 3 die. ; Car-
berry West, 3to die. ; Angarrack Console, par to
5 prem. ; Jamaica Copper, t to 3 prem.; New South
Wales Gold, 3 to 3 die.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocg.

The gold mining ;hare market is sensibly flatter
to-day, in sympathy with the gloomy tone of the
other departments of the Stock Exchange. Agua
Fria are quoted 13-16 to 15-16 prem. ; Nouveau
Monde, Z to 1 prem.; Colonial Gold, 7-16 to 9.16
prem.; and Great Nugget, to ?, prem.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 441 to
451; Peel River to toil prem.; North British Austra-
lasian, 1 to Z prem. ; and Scottish Australian Invest-
ment 1 9-16 to 1 11-16 prem. The Rhymney Iron
Company's shares have been dealt in at 33.