The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-31 00:00:00

increase of 13,458/., or nearly 11 per cent. The number
of miles in 1830 was 2,8541, BE4 in 1851, 2,6901 ;
the incense is thus 164 miles, or 6 per cent. The
average return per mile per week was 461. 15s. 31d.
in 1850, and 481. 12s. Id., in 1851.
The following were received too late to be included
in the above:

1851. 1850.
Great Northern
Aberdeen l,lOO .... 681
the return per mile per week on the chief lines is
subjoined :
1851. 1950.
London and North Western £74.77 .... £88.71
Great Western
Midland
London and /tomb Western 32 79 .... 32 70
Leneashire and York.hire 61.83 .... 52.14
London and Brighton
Bomb E sewn 39 62 .... 33.04
York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick
The returns of Scotch lines are as under:
1851. 1850.
Caledonian
Glugow and SouthWestem 3,358 .... 2,592
The Irish returns are :
1851. 1850.
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen
Belfast and Ballymena 639 .... 419
Midland On etWestern
Belfast and County Down 144 ....
Dundalk and Enniskillen 148 .... 126
Meter BOB
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the
Copiapo Mining Company was held yesterday,Charles
Eaton Ellis, Req., in the chair. The report stated
that since the meeting in August last the copper ores,
per: Cuba, 456 toned had been sold at Swansea,
averaging 27; per cent., and realised 291. 17a. 6d. per
ton, 6,1001. She also brought about 60 tons of
silver leavings (being the refuse after the procet4 of
amalgamation at Copiapo), which contained 120
ounces of silver to the ton, and realised 271. 10s. per
ton. The quanti yof copper ore raised during the
six months ending 30th October last, had been
only 332 tons, bat the monthly reports continue very
satisfactory and encouraging,with every probability of
considerably increased returns for the future. The
stock of copper ores lying in the valley of Copiapo on
the 30th October was 1,643 tons.
The total expenditure at the different silver mines
in which the company are interested, including the
purchiuw.money of 5,2501., bad been to 30th June
last about 13,9101, and the value of the silver returned
from thence had been (including the probable pro-
ceeds of the 60 tons of silver leaving per Cuba) *butt
11,5801. In addition to which a remittance of 2,0001.
may be expected by the next mail. The total expendi-
ture at the different gold mines in which the company
are interested, including the purchase money, 3601.,
had amounted to 3,2851. to 30th June, and the returns
from the mines had been only 37 51: , being the pro-
ceeds of two ingots of gold. The directors in their
last report stated that they had desired their manager
not to continue the working of these gold mines
unless the produce covered the expenditure, or
that there were strong grounds fur expecting
them to yield a profit within a short period.
In answer to which the manager states that
he had for the present discontinued working two
of them, but that the Deecubridera de Oro mime was
I paying its expense., and that it held out strong
1 grounds for expecting that it would eventually pay
for working on both the copper and gold lodes. The
directors, in conclusion, congratulate the share-
holders upon the present condition of their property
in Chili, sad express their continued sans:action
with the exertions of Captain Waters and all others
in their service there. After a short conversation,
the report was received and adopted. The thanks of
the meeting were voted to the chairman and direc-
tors, which concluded the business of the day.
We have received a copy of the proposals of the
Austrian government for the sale by tender, on the
Ist of March next, of a parcel of about 100 tons lead
ore, now lying at the Imperial mines at Mies, in
Bohemia. Tree principal conditions are—the deposit
of 1,500 florins at Vienna, or 1501. at London, as con-
vention money : tenders are to be made for the whole
quantity : the ore is to be taken away within two
months of the date of the acceptance of the tender:
the tenders are to be delivered by the above date at
the imperial mining office, at Pesibram, in Bohemia.
The Austrian authorities have fixed • minimum,
below which no offer will be accepted.