The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-17 00:00:00

MINES.

(From the Doily Newf.)

SATURDAY EVENING.
The Californian gold mining schemes have attracted
a large amount of attention during the week, and on
Monday and Tuesaay met with an immense busi-
ness at as high in some instances as 3 premium,
but the unchecked issue of fresh prospectuses
of joint stock associations, all of which have the
same object, propose working in closely contiguous
localities; and present features of a character more or
less similar, has produced fears that the market will
bo " overdone," and this has led to an indisposition
to operate within the last few days, and a conse-
quent general decline in prigs. Had the field been
left entirely to the companies first started, there can
be no doubt, from the avidity with which they were
welcomed ou the Stock Exchange, that they would
have "taken" wonderfully, and sanguine individuals
were looking forward to rates of premium as high
as 81. or 91. per share; whilst even now some of
these projects are confidently affirmed to be
the " best things going " by parties inte-
rested. Our views of the . great movement
which would take place in the mining world in this
direction, are thus fully confirmed, and it is not pro-
bable tharthe last prospectus of the series has yet
been issued, as there is a great number of parties
skilled in " getting up " companies to whom the pre-
sent opportunity offers temptations too strong to be
resisted. It is to be hoped that the comparative
quietude with which the new schemes are now being
received may induce caution. There can be no doubt
that shares of this description, under good manage-
ment, may be made worth many times the original
capital, whilst the worse concocted and poorer
schemes will quickly go to the wall. The smallness
of the amount payable on each share has had a con-
siderable influence in commending these speculations
to favour, and a large number of shares are believed
to have been taken by the public. The market to-
day was generally weak, but it closed firmer, with a
tendency to higher prices. The final quotations are
as follows :—Agua Fria, 1 to 14 prem.; Nouveau
Monde, ato prem.; Ave Maria, Ito : prem.;
West Mariposa, to ' prem. The shares in the new
Golden Mountain of Mariposa Company (the pro-
spectus of which appeared in our advertising columns
this day), were dealt in on the Stock Exchange at
prem., and left oft; more firmly held, at 1 to 1 prem.
Notwithstanding the attractions of the foreign
mining market, shares in the home adventures have
met with a good amount of business, the dividend
mines more especially being regarded with favour.
With the present abundance of money it is to be ex-
pected the demand will continue, and that good
prices will be realised. Discoveries and improve-
ments have been reported by us this week in many
mines, including Tiucroft, 'tokenbury, East Crown-
dale, Ithoswvdal and Bacheidon, Alfred Consols, St.
Aubyn and firylls, Holmbush, &c.
The latest quotations are as follow :—Alfred Con-
sols, 121, 13;; Bedford United, 7, 71; 'fremayne,
25; West Providence, 100; Venton, u 1 ; Mcrllyn,
31, 41; Garreg,l; Butterdon, ; Mary Ann,
521; Trelawitey, 38 ; Treviskey, 205, 210 ' • Pen-
hanger, 2 ; West Stray Park, 5; St. Aubyn and
Grylls, 41, 51; Wheal Recth, 85 ; Cundurrow, 100.
Foreign shares: Australian 1, 1 ; St. John del
Rey, 20, 1; Cobre, 33, 4 ; Copiapo, 5,6; Santiago,
41' 5; United Mexican, 21, 1.
Silver mine shareholders are interested in the up-
ward movement which still continues in the price of
silver. A further advance has this week been esta-
blished.

LOCAL SHARK MARKETS.

lavnaroot, Nov. 15.—The market to-day hav been much
the same as yesterday. The treassetions ere :—Aberdeen,
9 7-16—r..' 'inn, 121 13—Eastern Counties 6,l—Lanca-
,, 663 sharer).

shire and Yorkshire, 541 1 1 I—Ditto (fifth 81 d.
—Lancaster and Carlisle (third shares), 81 p.—London and
North Western. 1111—Midland, 491 1 1 /—North British,
51—Northern Union (half shares, 4, guaranteed by London
and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire), 9 1-16
p.—South Eastern and Dover, 191 3 1 I—York, New-
castle, and Berwick (Extension No. 1 and'_), 7 d.—Yorkaud
North Midland, 201 20 4.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 15.—This share market has been
steady to-day, with prices firm. There was sumo excite-
ment oc the subject of North Shields, but no definite par-
ticulars as to the terms of the arrangement with the London
and North Western Company having transpired, quotations
left off with those of Friday—firm. The last rumour (not,
however, a well authenticated one) was, that the line had
been leased at from 31 to 4 per cont., with some ulterior ad-
vantages.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 15.—Prices have given way to some
extent, and the business has been limited. The sales in-
cluded:—Leeds, 554—Sheffield, 291—East Lancashire, Li—
Birkenhead (2W. shares), 64 dis.
LEEDS, Nov. 15.—We have had a receding market to-
day, but only a limited amount of business. The following
are the closing sales:—Caledonians, 13; East Lanes-
shires, 15; East and West Yorkshires, 84 ; Lancashire and
Yorlhlres, 564.
BRISTOL, Nov. 15.—The market to-day was flat, and
not much business was transacted. The closing prices of the
following shares were—Bristol and Exeter, 78, 781 ; Great
Westerns, 83, 834; Midlands, 49, 491; South Eastern and
Boyers, 191, 193.

CHANNEL ISLANDS' BISHOPRIC.—The Guernsey
Star states, as if upon authority, that government have no
idea of constituting a Channel Nandi bishopric.
TILE CAPE MAILS.—The Hera' Mail screw steamer
Hellespont, Capt. Watts, sailed from Millbay Pier, Ply-
mouth, on Saturday, Nov. 15, at two o'clock in the after-
noon with the mails for Cape St, Vincent, Sierra Leone, the
Cape of Good Hope, &c.
INCREASE OP MORNING MAILS.—The undermen-
tioned have been added to the list of morning mail towns:
Andover, Bury (Lancashire), Crawley, Oakham, Peters-
field, Presteign, Sherborne, Winslow, and Yeovil; and the
towns of Oldin, Sleaford, and St. Neots struck out.

POSTAL AURANGEMENTS AT LEEDS.—On Saturday
last Mr. Rowland Hill, secretary to the General Post-oftlee,
and Mr. W. J. Godby, surveyor for the Leeds district, had
an interview with the mayor and a deputation from the
Leeds Chamber of Commerce, at Leeds, on the subjpct of
increased postal arrangements and facilities between Leeds
and London. This meeting was appointed at the instance
of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce, who are wishful to
obtain an earlier delivery of letters in the afternoons. A
long conference took place, and a favourable result is
looked for._

THE CHANGES CONSEQUENT ON THE RECENT
Baavirr.—The Naval and Military Gazette, in allusion to
these changes, states that on the previous brevet of 1816,
the new appointments (viz., to district commands, and staff
appointments), took effect from the January following, and
the same precedent will probably be followed on this
occasion.

JUNKS AFFECTED AS RESPECTS PAY IN THE
BREVET.—The only ranks which obtain increase of pay on
brevet promotion are the officers who become thereby Major-
Generals and Majors.
38TH AND 39Th REGIMENTS.—It appears that
there are now in the 38th no less than 9 regimental officers
holding superior army (or brevet) rank ; and in the 99th
regiment, 7—two remarkable instances of the slowness of
regimental promotion.
COMMAND OF THE FORCES AT MALTA.—It is
generally reported, and believed, at Malta that Lieutenant-
General Ellice, who has held the command of the forces
since the end of 1847, will:shortly vacate this appointment.
CAUTION TO UNQUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS.—On
Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Baker, at the Vic-
tory, Friar's-mount, Bethnal-green, relative to the death of
Elisabeth Wood, aged thirty-nine, the wife of a shoemaker,
living in Mount School, who was alleged to have died from
the improper administration of medicine by a female herba-
list practitioner named Scott. Mr. West, the surgeon who
was called in, said that the medicine, on analysis, had been
found to be composed of a mixture of herbs. He could
not say that it had caused death, but had he been applied
to earlier she might have recovered. Verdict, "Visitation
of God."
THE CAB Datvaza° STRIKE AT LIVERPOOL
(says the Mercury) has terminated. Above one-half of the
employers have Consented to the terms proposed by the men,
whilst, in one or two instances, 3e. a day hes been given.
Some of the large cab owners however, firmly refused any
alteration, and the men, finding there was no probability of
obtaining the advance Of waoes and the rest twin Sabbath
labour, have returned to their work.
VINES IN POTS.—I am surprised that grape vines
are not more extensively grown in pots than they are, for
they are easily managed, and bear abundantly; they can
he trained round sticks or hoops, so as to occupy a very
small space; and they could be grown by the cottager as
well as by the gentleman's gardener. They would present
a very ornamental appearance set about a garden sr lawn.
Some might be removed early into the house, to accelerate
their ripening, and others lett out till the last moment; in
this way successional crops of this very beautiful and useful
art be obtained during a great part of the year.—
armick.