The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-08 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocit.

The English funds to-day have again been marked
by some fluctuation, but, on the whole, the tendency
has been in the direction of improvement, and the
present quotations are fully as good as the closing
rates of yesterday. Consols for the opening have
been dealt in at 941 to ex. div., and are now
quoted 941 to 93 for the 18th January, or equivalent
to 964 to 1 with the dividend on.
The transfer books of several government stocks
are now shut, including Consols; nevertheless, there
have been transactions for money in this stock by
special transfer at 961 to 961, with die. The Three
per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 931 to 3 ;
the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 971 to 3 ; Bank
Stock, 2191 to 220; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 88.
prem.; India Bonds, Is. to -Is. prem.
Foreign stocks are steady, with a very quietbusmess.
Mexican remains quoted 211 to 251; and Spanish
Deferred, 221 to 3. Granadian Bonds show an im-
proving tendency. The Active Bonds of this state
have been dealt in at 22 ; ditto Deferred, 81 to 1 ;
Portuguese Five per Cents., 45; ditto Four per Cents.,
411; Sardinian, 891 tx div.; Spanish Old Three per
Cents., 161; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 64.

There has been a good inquiry to-day for home
mining shares, more especially for some of the
speculative stocks, including Great Wheal Alfred,
West Alfred Consols, Caryannal, East Wheal Rus-
sell, and Boringdon Consols.
There has also been a rather marked " run" in
the shares of some English adventures in which it
is alleged that gold ore has been found in large
quantities, and sufficiently rich to allow of its re-
munerative working. Amongst these may be enn-
' merated South Devon Consols, West Wheal Jane,
and Castle Dines. The shares of the first-named
Company have been run up to 11 prem., though sell-
ing a few days ago at sto Z die. The sales reported
are :—South Tolgus, at 140; Treviakey, 50, 521;
Alfred Consols, 241, 1 ; Bedford United, 8,5; Great
Wheal Alfred, 37, 1 ; Yeoland Consols, 5, 1 ; Tavey
Console, 21, 3; Stokes Clitnsdale C.:nsols, 3,1;
Cattle Diana, 15, = ; West Wheal Jane, 6s. 6d. prem.
Balnoon, 63a.; St. Aubyn and Grylls, 41; Bor-
ingdon Console, 375. Gd., 40e. ; Arundel United, 1:1,1;
'fhe gold miffing shares were rather firmer, though
not actually dealt in. The Colonial Gold Company's
shares are chiefly in favour. New Granada shares
were also sensibly better. At four o'clock Colonial
Gold were quoted to 1 prem.; Great Nugget, 3-16
to 3.16 prem.; Port Phillip, 1 to 1 die.; British
Australian, to 1 die.; Nouveau Monde, sto ;: prem.;
Ague Fria, (to 1 prem.
United Mexican shares, after their lute advance,
to-day showed an unfecourable reaction, of about
10s. per share. The !Metcalfe Company's shares were
steady at Z to 1 prem.
Thenominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows :—Mizen Head, 5 to 5 die.; Lewis Hill
Range, Zto die. ; Clarendon (of Jamaica). Ito
pm.; Britannia Gold, 1 to 1 per oh.; Mount Carbon
Coal, to ci die.; Kenmore, par to 1 prem.; Lake
Superior Copper, 5 die. to par ; Connemara. 1,
dia. to par; Glenaulin, Ito dia.; Australian
Mutual, 3to die.; Poltimore, ato a prom.;
Great Crinnis, per to 5 pm.; Garnett and Moseley,
1 to 15 pm.; Sue River (of Jamaica), 5 dia. to 5 prem. ;
Metcalfe (of Jamaica), I to 1 prem.; Adelaide Lund
and Gold, 15 to 01 dia. ; Australasian Coal, 1 to 5
die.; Liguanea (nf Jamaica), 1 to 5 die. ; Port Royal
(of Jamaica), 1, to 1 prem.; British and Colonial
Smelting and Reduction, 1 die. to par ; Australian
Consols, Ito 5 dia.; Fortuna, 1 to 1 prem.; Lackamor
Copper,ll-16 to 9-16 dia.; Obernhof, 5 to Z pm.; Glad.
bach Zinc, par to 5 prem.; San Fernando Silver
Lead, par to 5 prem. ; London and Virginia Gold, 5
die. to s prem. ; Peninsular Mining, 1 to 11 prem.;
Great Hewes United Tin, 5 dis.to par; Cologne Leada
to 5 die.; Monarch Gold, 5 to h dia. ; Jamaica Copper,
1 to 3 prem.; New South Wales Gold, Zto 5 die.;
Chartered Australian Land and Mining, to 1 dia. ;
New Linares, 1 dis..to par; South Devon Console,
1/ to 1: prem.; Dhurode Copper, 5 die. to I prem.;
Melbourne Gold, 5 to 3 dia.

• THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoex.
The gold mining share market is inactive to-day,
and devoid of feature. Agua Fria are quoted 13-16
to 13-16 prem.; Colonial Gold, 9-16 to 11.16 prem.;
Great Nugget, 3.16 to 6-16 prem ; and Nouveau
Monde, 7-16 to 9-16 prem.
Australian Agricultural shares have advanced to 48
to 49. Peel River are quoted 71 to II- prem.; Scottish
Australian Investment, 1 9-16 to 1 11-16 prem. ; and
North British Australasian, Ito 4 prem. Imperial
Brazilian shares have been dealt in at 6 ; Cobra at
46.; Santiago 31; and United Mexican at 1 to 3.