The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-26 00:00:00

Now Tart

The funds to-day have experienced a rise of fully
1 per cent., purchases continuing to be made against
previous speculative sales, and the intelligence of a
large arrival of specie from the United States further
stimulating confidence. Consols opened 92 to 1,
rose to 921 to 1, and are now quoted 921 to 1, both
for money and the 10th Nov. The Three per
Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 91/ to I ; the
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 931 to 1; Bank
Stock, 212; South Sea Old Anne., 99; Exchequer
Bills, ls. dis. to 3s. prem.; India Bonds, 3s. prem.
In the foreign bond market the bargains have
been very scanty. Mexican, after touching
23, has receded to 241 to I. Spanish De-
ferred is quoted 211 to 1. Spanish Old
Three per Cents. have been dealt in at 441;
Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents., 621; ditto Four
per Cents., 93 to 1 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 40
to 41; Peruvian Three per Cents., 491; Chili=
Six per Cents., 991; Buenos Ayrean,

TrtiMAIT
A good general business continues to be done in the
British mining share market, which may be said to
show an improving tendency. Boacean and Alfred
Consols shares have been principally in demand.
Great Wheal Alfred have been done at 37, 38 ; Al-
fred Consols, 28; and Boscean, 90.
The gold mining share market was steadier. Nou-
veau Monde were rather better and Colonial Gold
weaker. Agog Fria continues the firmest stock in
this market. At 4 o'clock Colonial Gold were quoted
5-16 to 7-16 prem. ; Great Nugget, 1 dia. to k prem.;
Port Phillip, 7-16 to 3-16 dis. ; British Australian,
1 to 1 dis. ; Agua Fria, 9-16 to 11-16 prem. ; Nou-
veau Monde, to I prem.
The transactions in other shares were devoid of
feature. West Indian descriptions do not rally.
Metcalfe were last quoted 11 to lj prem.
The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows :—Mizen Head, /to k ; Lewis Hill
Range, Ito dis. ; Cologne Lead, a to 1 dia.;
Clarendon iof Jamaica), 1 to a prem.; Britannia
Gold, /to per oh. ; New South Wales Coal, to
dis.; 'Mg e d'Or, a to / dis.; London an
nia d
Virginia Gold and Copper, / dis. to / prem.;
Mount Carbon Coal. 1 to dia ; Kenmare,
dis. to / pm.; Lake Superior Copper, dia. to
par ; Connemara, I dis. to par; Glenaulin, 2. to
; Australian Mutual, I to 4 dis.•, Chartered
Australian Land and Mining, 1 to a dia.; Golden
Mountain, ato j dia.; Poltimore, to 1 prem. ; Great
Crinnis, Far to pm.; Garnett and Moseley, Ito
11 prem. ; New Linares' die. to par ; Sue River (of
Jamaica), par to I pm. ; Metcalfe (of Jamaica), 11 to
11 prem.; Dhurode Copper, 1 dis. to / pm.;
Carberry Weal, a to 1 dm. • Adelaide Land and
Gold, 1} to ot dia. ; Australasian Coal, Ito 1 dis.;
Liguanea (of Jamaica), a_ to dis. ; Port Royal (of
Jamaica), 1 to j prem. •' British and Colonial Smelt-
ing and Reduction, to a dia. ; Australian Consols, 1
to 1 dia. ; Albion Gold, Ito dia.; Great Cam-
brian Mining and Quarrying, par to prem. ; Penin-
sular Mining, I to I prem.; Lackamor Copper, j to
/

THIS DAY.—Two ottocH.
The gold mining shares are again firmer to-day,
and quotations show an improving tendency. Agua
Fria are quoted i to .1 prem.; Colonial Gold, I to}
prem. ; Nouveau Monde, 7-16 to 9-16 prem.; and
Great Nugget, par to I prem.
Australian Agricultural shares have improved to
34 to 33. Peel River are quoted dii to prem.;
Scottish Australian Investment, 1 7-16 to 1 9.16;
and North British Australasian, 1-16 dis: to 1-16 pm.
ICupiapo shares have been dealt at 10; to 11; and
Imperial Brazilian at 3g.

THE LATE DONOBO CORTF.B.—A Madrid journal
publishes an account of the will of the late accomplished
senator and ambassador, Donato Cones, Marquis de Valde•
games. It appears that by this testament, dated December
23,1848, he directed 20,030 reale to be employed in saying
masses for the tepee of his soul and in good works. The
will contains the following passage :—I recommend to all
my family, and especially to my brother Don Francisco, to
consider, as their sister and their own children, the widow
and children of our defunct brother Don Pedro, and that
the latter shall endeavour to follow the path of their father,
who lived the life of the just and died the death of the
saints. His life and his death have been the perpetual sub-
ject of my tears, and I still mourn over his memory. I do
not, however, render ts him all that I owe : his prodigious
virtue, after the grace of God, operated my conversion, and,
with the Divine mercy, his ardent prayers will open to me
the gates of Heaven. I expressly turbid all ostentation at
my funeral ; let vanity content itself with its empire over
the living, and Ist it leave the dead in peace—l expressly
forbid, in the celebration of my funeral, . profane and
voluptuous music, such as has chanted out temples into
theatre,.