The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

that for the oorrespoiding week of last year.

The return. on Scotch lines are as under:
1853. 1852.
Glasgow and Swath Western f4,565 £3,832
Edinb. & Glasgow, and Caledonian 13,973 12,534
Aberdeen
North 13ritish

Scottish Case& Scottish Mid. June. 2,688 .... 2,702
Dundee end Perth 686 .... 731

Total £18,014 £25.149
The Irish returns are

1852,

Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down lB3 .... 176
Ulmer
Londeederryond Enniekillou 3BO -.... 364
Cork sad Bombs
Great Southern and Western

Total

£7,039

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoar.
The funds have fallen rather heavily. Console

opened at a slight improvement, touching for a mo_ RI
went 941 ex div. for the 18th of January, but a dis. V
position to sell soon became apparent, and a fall to at.
94/ to 1 took place. Within the last hour, on
some large influential sales, coupled with a r
report of the approaching withdrawal of the as
IRussian Ambassador in London, the price has is
descended to 931 to f, at which range the
market wears a very unsettled appearance. This st.
shows a fall of / per cent. compared with the final r
rate of yesterday. The Three per Cents. Reduced ki
have been dealt in at 941 to 1; the Three-and-a-guar- to
ter per Cents., at 961 to 951; Bank Stock at 219; set
and Exchequer Bills, at 3s. to 6s. prem. itc.
The foreign stock market is also heavy and un- wec .
settled. Russian is weaker. Mexican, after marking rt:
241, has receded to 231 to 24 ; and Spanish Deferred, is
to 21/ to 22. Peruvian Four-and-a-Ralf per Cents. SO
have been dealt in at 681; Portuguese Four per 1,11
Cents. at 431; Russian Five per Cents. at 112 to ter
112;; Dutch Four per Cents. 961; Buenos Ayresn, g
at 631; and Danish Three per Cents. at 831 to 841. us

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THURSDAY BYINIXO.

The market for home mining stocks wears an im-
proved appearance. For favourite stocks, including
more especially the dividend shares, there are nume-
rous inquiries, and, sellers being not anxious to part
with their interest, buyers can only be accommodated
at higher prices. Great Polgooths were again better.
Shares in English mines, in which gold has been dis-
covered, continue to be freely dealt in. Quintrell
Downs, for instance, have met with numerous
transactions at a to (2s. Ed. paid); and
Devon United at 216(11. paid). South Devon Consols
are quoted to prem. The sales reported
are Wheal Buller, at 1025; North Pool, 235 ; South
Caradon, 395 ; West Caradon, 280 ; South Tolgus,
145, 150; West Providence, 37, 39; Wheal Trelaw-
ney, 38f, 39¢; Wheal Mary Ann, 39; Alfred Con-
«AA, 2S, 1; Wheal tiny. 11; Poodoce Consols, Ij,
; Hope Valley, 41; Cubert United, 165., 17s. 6d.;
Cwm Darren, 15s. 6d. ; Wheal Peru, 1; St. Day
United, 21.
In the gold mining share market there was no
feature of any importance, business being limited.
At 4 o'clock Colonial Geld were quoted 7-16 to 9-18
prem.; British Australian, Ito dia. ; Nouveau
Monde, 5-16 to 7-16 prem.; Ague Fria, to prem.;
Great Nugget, to 1 prem. Australian Consols
have receded to 5-16 to 3-16 dies. _ _

Peninsular Mining shares were rather flatter,
closing 1: to 14 prem. West Indian descriptions
remain quiet and steady.
The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows ;—SouthDevon Consols, 4 to; prem.; Lewis
Hill Range, 4 to ; dis.; Clarendon (ofJarnalca),4 to
Ipm.; Britannia Gold. 4 to; per share; Mount Car*
Coal, I to 3 dia.; Kenmore, par to 4 prem.; Conne-
mara, 4 dia. to par; Olenaalin, 5.16 to 3-16 die.; Aus-
tralian Mutual, 4to a dis.; Poltimore, to 4 prom.;
Great Crinnis, 4 to 1 pm.; Garnett and Moseley, 4 to
1 prem.; Sue River (of Jamaica), 4 dis. to 4 prem.;
Metcalfe (of Jamaica), 4to 1 prem.; Adelaide Land
and Gold, 4 to 4 du ; Australasian Coal, 4 to
die.; Lignanes Of Jamaica), to I dia.; Port
Royal (of Jamaica), I to 4 prem.; Chartered Aus-
tralian Land and Mining, 4to 4 dis. ; Australian
Consols, to 4 dis. ; Fortuna, 4to 1 prem.; Lacka-
mor Copper, 4 to 4 dia.; Oberuhof, 4 to 71 pm. ; Glad-
bach Zinc, par to 4 pram.; San Fernando Silver
Lead, par to 4 prem. ; London and Virginia Gold and
Copper, par to kprem. ; Peninsular Mining, 14 to 14
prem.; Great Hews, United Tin, par to prem.;
Cologne Lead, to 4 dis.; Monarch Gold, 5-16 to
3.16 dis. ; Jamaica Copper. 4 to 4 pm.; New Linares,
1-16 dis. to 1-16 prem. ; Melbourne Gold, jto 4 dia. ;
New South Wales Coal, 4 to dia.; L'Aigle d'Or,
to 4 dia.; Albion Gold, 4 tot dis. ; Dhurode Copper,
par to 4 prem.; Carberry West, 5.16 to 3-18 dis. ;
Golden Mountain, 4 to 4 dis.; Perron Wheal Alfred,
par to 4 prem.