The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoac.
The intelligence of the withdrawal of Lord to
Palmerston from the Cabinet caused the funds to mil
open at a fall of Ito 1 per cent., but a partial rally in
hu since ensued, and the present quotations are only
1 per cent. worse than they closed yesterday. The se
tone of the market, however, is depressed. Money ILL
is in demand in the English stook market at 4 per cent. /0
and upwards. Consols opened 931 to 94/, advanced u
to 941 to 1, and are now quoted 4k to lex div. for LI
the 18th January. The Three per Cents. Reduced so
have been dealt tin at 941 to 94.1 ; the Three-and-a- 14
Quarter per Cents., at 931 to 961 ; Exchequer Bills, is
at 4s. to 6s. prem.; and India Bonds, at par to 3s.
et.
prem. ss
Business in the foreign bond market continues very u
limited. Mexican remains quoted 241 to-, and Span- It'
ish Deferred, 221 to I. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents. are again weaker, having been sold at 67. Greek
Bonds (Blue) have been dealt in at 61 ; Sardinian at
91; and Venezuela Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at a•
31. In no other stock is business marked. sc

TEDRIDAT Evasnle.

There has been a fair amount of business in the Eng-
lish mining market to-day, without the development
of any new feature of especial importance. South
Devon Consols shares were better again, closing 1
prem. " buyers." The sales reported are Wheal
Margaret at 100; Levant, 95 ; Boacean, 102; Wheal
Tremayne, 93 ; Mill Pool, 61; East Margaret, 111 ;
Wheal Lemon, 33; Trefusis, 16 ; Nanteos and Pen-
rhiw, 11 ; West Darlington, by, 61; Wheal Uny,
101 ; Wheal Golden, 11 ; Cwm Darren, 3; Cubert
United, 3, 3 ; Wheal Peru, 1; Quintrell Downs, 3,
3 ; Treloggan, 2.
The gold mining shares remain neglected, and
stationary in price. At 4 o'clock Colonial Gold
were quoted 3 to 3 prem.; Great Nugget, 3 to
3 prem.; British Australian, 9-16 to 7-16 du.;
Nouveau Monde, to 1 prem. ; Agua Fria, 3to 3
prem.
Santiago shares declined 10s. to-day. Those of
the Mexican and South American Company also de-
clined 10s. on the meeting. National Brazilian
shares were also rather flatter.
The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows ;—South Devon Consols, 1 to t prem. ; Lewis
Hill Range, 3to 3 die.; Clarendon (of Jamaica), to 3
pm. ; Britannia Gold, to per share ; Mount Carbon
Coal, 3to dis.; Kenniare, par to prem.; Coone-
mars, 1 dis. to par ; Glenaulin, 3to / du. Australian
Mutual, 3 to 3 dis.; Poltimore, 3 to a prem.;
Great Crinnia, toy pm.; Garnett and Moseley, 3to
1 prem. ; Sue River (of Jamaica), par to 1 prem. ;
Metcalfe (ot Jamaica), 3to 1 prem.; Adelaide Land
and Gold, 1 to 05 die. ; Australasian Coal, I to A
die. ; Liguanea (of Jamaica), 3 to 3 die. ; Port Royal
(of Jamaica), 3 to 11 prem.; British and Colonial
Smelting and Redaction, 1 dis. to par ; Australian
Consols, to 3 die.; Fortuna, 3to 3 prem. ; Lackamor
Copper, 3to 3 dis. ; Obernhof, par to pm. ; Glad-
bach Zinc, par to 1 prem.; San Fernando Silver
Lead, par to 3 prem. ; London and Virginia Gold, par
to 3 prem. ; Peninsular Mining, 13 to 13 pm.; Great
Hewes United Tin, 1 dis.to 3 prem.; Cologne Lead,
t to 3 dia.; Monarch Gold, 3to die. ; Jamaica Copper,
• Vto 1 prem.; New Linares, 3 dis. to 3 pm. ; blelboorne
r Gold, 3to 3 dis. ; New South Wales Coal, 3to 3 dies

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocw.
Scarcely any business is going forward in the gold
mining shares, and prices remain nominally as be-
fore. Agues Fria shares arc quoted Zto Z prem. ;
Nouveau Monde, 5-16 to 7-16 prem.; Colonial
to I prem.; and Great Nugget, to Z prem.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 46 to
47; Peel River Z to Z prem.; North British Austra-
lasian 3-16 to 5.16 prem; and Scottish Australian
Investment, 1! to 1? prem. St. John del Hey shares
have been wild at 37; ; Copiapo at 12; ; and Ithym-
ney Iron at 32.