The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

SHARE LISTS.

WIDNISDAT EVZ241140.

The English railway market to-day was very
devoid of business, quotations scarcely varying from
the closing rates of yesterday. The exception mut
London and South Western stock, which was in con-
siderable demand, and rose 2 per cent. The trans-
actions otherwise were too restricted to give rise to
any feature of novelty or interest.

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e WSDNIIIDAY EVINIIIO. I raised in a very interesting shape by, the propo
The English stock market opened this morning junction of the Great Luxembourg and the Paris and
with a firm appearance; and soon attained an ad. Strasburg Railways. The Luxembourg is the great
vance of 1 per cent., at which it was maintained .international line of Belgium, bringing it into close
connexion with Germany and France. Its principal
during the morning, notwithstanding the unfavour-
able political statements. Towards the middle of the From Brussels to Namur,-a portion of the line
station is well placed in the best quarter of Brussels.
day, telegraphic despatches from Vienna being ! which is now nearly completed,-it pursues a straight
published, announcing the total defeat of the Rus- • course, receiving tributaries from all quarters. From
iimmhand their retreat towards the Austrian frontier, !Namur to Arlon the works are actively prosecuted,
the market relapsed to the closing rates of yeater
/and the junction with the Paris and Strasburg line
I will be effected near this point. It is not intercepted
day ; but towards the termination of business re- in its course by any section of the government lines,
sewed firmness was observed, and the closing range', and thus passengers will be able to book through
was i per cent. better than that of yesterday. There ap• from Brussels to Strasburg. The vast coal basin of
peered tobe a general impression in the afternoon that Charleroi will be opened to the province of Luzern-
the statement of the total defeat of the Russians, above' bourg, and the great iron works on the French fron-
relined to, requires confirmation. Indeed there is a! tier will be enabled to obtain coal at much cheaper
rates and of a better quality. When these elements
growing disposition to receive with great caution the
various continental telegraphic dispatches with which !of internal strength are fairly developed under the
auspices of such able management as characterless
at the present period of political excitement we are ' the Paris and Strasburg Company, we may reason-
inundated. The market appears to be, to some ex- I ably expect to see Belgian railways take rank by the
side of their neighbours of France.
teat, supported by the prevalent impression that,
supposing the Russians to be driven out of the Fria- I The Portuguese financial agent in London has
issued a further statement of the progress of the
olPalitieet the Czar will be unable to forward adequate / conversion, in which he states that up to the 11th
reinforoemeets until next spring, thus giving another inst. 4,401,0081. has been paid in for conversion.
opportunity for diplomatic interference, and, at least, The arrival was reported to-day of the English
putting off the evil day. It remains to be seen, clippers Cairngorm and Lbrysolite from China, with
however, if this view will prove well founded. The valuable cargoes at tea and silk. The former has
arrived of Scilly iu 98 days' and the latter at Liver-
rumour of the probability of parliament being soon pool in 105 days., Both vessels have been detained
, called together was to-day revived, and in quarters off the coast by heavy weather.
entitled to some degree of respect. The Paris bourse The tallow market shows great firmness, owing to
of to-day closed at a trifling reduction from yester- the political intelligence. The closing price of Ras-
day's rates. sian tallow, for delivery in November to December,
Consols were first quoted 941 to 1 for account, im-
was 565., and for January to March, 575.
proved to 941 to 95, fell to 94Land were quoted at the In Mark-lane to-day there was a moderate supply
official close 941 to i for money, and 94/ to f for the of British corn at market, whilst the arrivals of
foreign grain since last Saturday have been to a fair
6th December. After the regular business hours
extent. A firm tone pervaded the trade, and or
the price was a shade better again, at 94/ to 1 for
wheat the prices of Monday. were in some instanc
e,
account. Tho difference between the money and
stock being exceeded. For other descriptions of grain previous
still freely supplied on loan,
in d
account prices has almost disaffear ed,
ition to some real raise were supported. In floating cargoes little
sales at the present improved range of prices On
business was concluded, and prices were nominally
.
unaltered. A cargo of hard St. Petersburg was sold
the other hand, many of the speculators for the fall
for the Continent at File per qr. to London. At
continue to evince a disposition to cover their sales
Liverpool yesterday there was a slight advance in the
by purchases for the account. The official business
price of wheat. At Hull the market was quiet but ,
report is as follows :-Three per Cent. Consols, for
money, 941, 95, 941, 95, 941, 941; ditto, for account, firm. In France the corn markets have assumed an I
irregular course. From Amiens is reported a decline
6th Demmber, 941, 1, 1. Three per Cent. Re irregular
3f. to sf. per hectolitre ; from some other French
duced, 931, 94, 931, 94. Three-and-a-Quarter per
markets a rise is announced, whilst that of Paris is
Coats., 95;, f, 96, 951. Long Annuities, 1860, 51,
quiet. At Galata, according to the latest advice.,
5 5-16. India Stock, 250, 253. Bank Stock, 218, 2171.
the market was paralysed by the war and by the
Exchequer Bills remain steady, at 3s. to Sc. prem.,
and India Bonds at le. dia. to 2s. prem. want of vessels. The best wheat was quoted about
275. per qr., and the rate of freight no less than
Business in the foreign stook market continues very
345. per qr. This disproportion between the price
limited. SpAish Deferred closed a shade firmer
stocks maintained their
than yesterday. Russian of in the Moldavian port and the charge for
bringing it to the consuming countries forme one of
patine, notwithstanding the news from Wallachia.
the most remarkable sad significant facts affecting
The transactions in this stock are nearly sit bonafide,
the corn trade at the present juncture.
there being no inducement to speculate in it, owing
to the substantial character of the holders, and the The circular of Messrs. Thos. Booker and Co.,
:
limited market. Other stocks exhibit no quotable dated Oalatz, the 31st Oct., states
report, Severeu
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change in value. At 4 o'clock Mexican Bonds were
quoted 251 to a. Spanish Deferred, 211 to 22 ; the consignees, whilst the few disengaged have been lagerly
Certifs., 51 to 51 per cent. Peruvian Three per snatched up at rapidly advancing rates, 275. per qr. to, the
Cents., 49 to 51 • ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., United Kingdom was paid in the early part of the month,
71 to 73. Granada Deferred, 7f to 81. Russian and subsequently no less than 345. per qr., which rate
awoultnstouiesoubt bes willingly paid for thene nest disengagedl
Five per Cents., 112 to 114; ditto 81.
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Half per Cents., 97 to 99. Sardinian, 91 to 92. at a stand simnealthueencomuteace"mennt ofe hood 772 d tathye
The list of sales includes :-Belgian Pour-and-a- subjoined rates are therefore an but nominal. Wheat-
Halt per Cents., 96 ex di,. (exchange, 25e) Dutch Galata, first quality, 275. per qr. f.0.b.; second quality,
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 631; ditto Four per 245. ; Ibrail, Its. 6d. Maise-Galata, 145.; Ibrail, 13s.
Ryt, 12a.tcblEaehange on London,9l,to 91i. Water. at the
Cent. Certifs., 941. Mexican Three per Cents., 251, Salina Bar-8 English feet. Stocks of all descriptions of
1. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 981, I. grain at Galata about 500,000 qrs. ; at 'brad about
&Minis': Five per Cents., 92. Spanish Old Three 600,000 qrs.
per Cents, 45, i ; ditto, New Deferred Three per The poll on the amendment submitted to the ape-
Cents., for account, 30th Nov., 211, I, 1, cial general meeting of the shareholders of the Lon-
Money continues abundant and easy. We hear don and South Western Railway Company yester-
ol flress bills being dismounted at 41 per cent., day by Mr. Wm. Henderson, agiunst the adoption of
but this appears to be rather an exceptional rate, the directors' report, is to remain open until five
Prime short-dated paper, however, is readily die- o'clock to-morrow (Thursday).
counted 0 out of doors "at4lto 41 per cent. For Land shares to-day were steady. Bank shares
long dated and inferior bills higher rates are re- were quiet. Union Bank of Australia shares de-
quired. dined 11., but those of the Chartered Bank of Asia
To-day there was again considerable demand for were rather firmer. Crystal Palace shares remain
geld for France, and, had any large amounts of gold steady. East and West India Dock stock has been
in
been met with the hands of the bullion brokers dealt in at 128 to i ; London Dock at 110; Berlin
mad others, contracts to a considerable amount would Waterworks (21.105. paid), 11; General Screw Steam
have boon entered into for that quarter. Any sup- Shipping (181. paid) 13; Royal Mail Steam, 621,
plim of gold that may come in will probably be at 63 ; New South Wales Coal and Inter-colonial Steam
ewe despatched abroad ; and already we hear of (11. paid), z,
some considerable shipments. We can also state Annexed are the latest reports from continental
that some of the Greek firms are despatching gold booms, u received by Mr, Renter's express ;-
to Odessa. At the present rates of exchange there Amsterdam, Tuesday, elating prices :-Dutch Four
is a large profit shown on the transmission of gold per Cents., 92 7.16; ditto Two-and-a-Half per
from England to Odessa, the only drawback being cents,. 61 3-16; Spanish Deferred Three per
1 the danger connected with the present aspect of poli- Cents., 21 7-17 ; the Coupons, 5 5-16 ; the Old Three
ties in that quarter. There seems a probability of per Cent. Foreign, 441. Austrian Five per Cent.
considerable sums in gold being despatched to Metallic*, 751. Peruvian New, 691. Portuguese
Parmia. The exchange on St. Petersburg has now New, 361. Mexican New, 22 9-18 ex div. This
Meow to a point at which gold becomes a better me- bourse shows a general improvement. The exchange
dins of remittance from this side than bills. on London does not rally, coming reported at 11.
From letters received to-day from Paris, we learn short. Paris, closing prices of this day, for
that the delay in the appearance of the expected de- money :- rhree per Cent. Reates, 73.50 ; ditto
sees et the Emperor with reference to the abolition Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 99.90 ; Bank Shares,
er modification of the duties on iron, is caused by the 2,900. These prices exhibit a trifling reduction,
Emperor's intention to reduce or abolish the duties compared with the final rates of yesterday.
on coal simultaneously with those on iron. There
is every reason to believe that in a few days THIS DAY.-Two o'CLocir.
the decree will appear in the Moniteur. The English stock market has again shown a
Under this impression very large purchases of tendency towards improvement to-day, but a relapse
eoals have been made in England within the has since ensued, and the present quotations are
last few days on French account. We are in- much the same as those current at the close of yes-
/armed that the late very extensive purchases of pig terday. Consols opened 941 to 95 for the account,
iron and other descriptions of iron ore are for imme- touched 951, and are now quoted 941 to 1 for the
diate shipment to France, to deliver in fulfilment of 6th of December, and 94} to 95 for money.
the large contracts entered into there to supply the The Three per Cents. Reduced have been
Greet Central Railway and other lines now in course dealt in at 93; to 94; the Three-and-a-Quarter
of formation. We hear also that extersive purchases per Cents., 954 to 96; Bank Stock, 217 to 218 ; Ex-
of iron have likewise been made for French account chequer Bills, 4e. to 7s. prem.; India Bonds, le. die.
in Belgium, and that the Belgian government, to 2e. prem.
taking the initiative, and with a view to preserve The foreign stock market exhibits no change of
their own trade, are seriously thinking of reducing moment, but Russian is flatter. Mexican is quoted
the duties on iron in that country also. In anticipa- 24 to I ex div. ; and Spanish Deferred, 214 to 22.
tion of this change, large orders for the pur- Russian Five per Cents. have been dealt in at 1111
chase of iron have already. been received in Great ; to 1121; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 971 to
Britain from Belgium. It is scarcely. necessary for !98 ; Spanish Old '1 hree per Cents., 451
.; Dutch Two-
us to refer to the importance of this intelligence to and-a-Half per Cents., 631 to i ; Danish Three per
two of the staple interests of the United Kingdom, Lents., 821; Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.,
the iron and cued trades. As France moves in this 961.
new commercial policy, Belgium must, Kegler or
later, follow her example. The principles of free BURNING FOR Werenertarr.-Query : When and
trade having been, so far, tardily adopted, the quee- I where was the last person burned to death for witchcraft in
tion will then arise, can these two governments ' England ?-We believe the last case of burning for witch-
abstain from taking further steps in the same direc- ' craft was at Bury St. Edmund's is 1664, tried by Sir
Matthew lialenualnthaordthßsomecsagnenets
wet:refs
executed.
States tion; and can the rest of Europe and the United !
States persevere in their present restrictive and ,In the
short-sighted commercial policy? !same 'year llice !Indium was burnt at York for
. having received 10s. at a sate from his Satanic Majesty.
Belgian railway shame are now attracting a good / The last case of burning in Scotland was in Sutherland,
late
At Glares, Ilaseltanadu,ttesenisiveaant-giir:swaseebuorfntstaliei
deal of attention in this market. The very low ,A. D. 1722; the judge was Captain David Ross, of Little
ted
price at which these securities have bug ruled is
attributable to the mistakes which were made at the
time when they were first launched. The brilliant Sternberg from
ordeal occurred in 1785, and is quoted by Mr.
berg from a Northampton Mercury of that year
success which attended all the French railways led e A poor woman, named Sarah Bradshaw, of Mears
prove her innocence submitted to the ignominy of being
to the fallacy that Belgian concessions would be equally , Ashby, who was accused of being a witch, in order to
valuable, and considerable sums were paid to obtain dipped, when she immediately sank to the bottom of the
them. Then followed the great collapse of 1847 and , pond, Which was deemed to be an incontestable proof that
1148, and the error was discovered. The public, . she was no witch."-Notes and (buries.
rapidly passing from one extreme to another, ! MARSHAL NARVAEZ AND TILE QUEEN OP SPAIN,-
treat them as failures. The works were BUS- The following is the last of the ingenious stories told of
pended in some cases, or carried on with great diffi- / N aaaaaa and Queen Isabella:-On the evening of the Bth
~,,,, Nnaervae: proee,geedatuodthe Palace to prase
culty in others.. But the period of adversity ont has
nheonamaLesntaol
turned to good account by those who had the thanked the Queen form::: Zia:idle:ls sit rlllowing bins to
management, and in almost all cases the government I return to Spain for the benefit of his health. The Queen
was, after great exertions, prevailed on to grant /is said to have replied to him-. I perceive with pleasure
pm_ , L known such advantages aa compensated for the original ' that your health is good. 1 thought you werss ill.
noHail
errors. They appear now likely to take their osi that you enjoyed stuochgo hal
sienna." e The Marshal
per place in the classification of investments. rhe ! img:seelatel' tooko lycsovuorogeorg Majesty, and left on the 9th
Namur and Liege is opened throughout for traffic,' for Aranjuea.
and doing well. The Sambre and Meuse, originallyl TUE NUN PATROCINIO, who for political reasons
projected as a mineral line, without any great ex- wad sent from Madrid, and conducted to the frontier under
pectations of passenger traffic, is already receiving a' escort, has arrived at Toledo.
good revenue from the latter source--carrying 7,000 nding Nov. 12,1853 :-Passengers, parcels,
passengers a month, although only half finished, :re . Tee3l". ele7ks . e6d. : merchandise, cattle, itc., 671. 18s. Sd.;
and ending at no place of importance. On its cos- , tote!, 2111. Ilk. Al. Traffic for corresponding week last year
CORK AND BANDON RATLWAY.-Return of traffic
pletion, next summer, very good results _1,,,....ger5, parcels, Ac., 1171. 19s. 8I.: merchandise,
are expected. But the question which will cattle, etc., 531. 118.101. ; total, 171!. 14s. 6d.

MONEY MARKET.

MINES

WRONESDAY EVINING.
A good business has been done to-day in the
British mining market. Alfred Consols shares have
been chiefly in request, and close "buyers" at 23}
ex., the dividend of 18s. declared on Monday last.
The sales reported are Treseyean at 210; South
Caradon, 285, 290; South Frances, 2171; East
Pool, 140, 145, 1521; Wheal Trelawney, 411, 43 ;
Wheal Comford, 29, 30; Great Wheal Alfred, 31,
32; Wheal Mary Ann, 43, 45; Eaglebrook, 85, 90;
Wheal Tremayne, 12; West Providence, 351, 36;
Gilmer, 41, 51; reat Wheal Baddern, 1,1; St. Day
United, 2,1; Bryntail, 31, 4; Stray Park, 105,
11; East Russell, 21, 3; Trethellan, 15; Wheal
Lion, 21, 31 ; Wheal Chiverton, ; West Wheal
Jane, 215., 225. ;Iltocks and Trecerbyn, 4,1; Gawton
United, 20s. Bd.
. . .

The gold mining share market was steady. West
Mariposa shares were chiefly in request, and, being
largely dealt in, touched par, owing to the favourable
advice, referred to below. The Quartz Rock Com-
pany's shares were also better. At 4 o'clock Colonial
Gold were quoted to prem.; Great Nugget, Ito
prem.; Port Phillip, I to Z die. ; Nouveau Monde,
6-16 to 7-16 prem.; Apia Fria, 11-16 to 13-16
prem.
Imperial Brazilian shares have experienced a
marked relapse, closing only 61 to 1. The shares of
the old Australian Copper Company were flatter.
West Indian descriptions show little change. Met-
calfe copper were lest quoted 1 to 1 prem.
The nominal closing prices of new undertakings are
as follows :—Mizen Head, to 5 die. ; Lewis Hill
Range, sto die. ; Clarendon (of Jamaica), Ato
pm.; Britannia Gold, ato 1, per eh. ; L'Aigle d'Or,
to A is.; Mount Carbon Coal, Ito 1 die.; Kenmare,
par to 1 prem. ; Lake Superior Copper, 1 dia. to
par Connemara, 1 die. to par; Glenaulin, to
1 die. ' • Australian Mutual, 1 to 5 die. ; Chartered
Australian Land and Mining, 1 to 1 dis.; Golden
Mountain, to 5 dia.; Poltimore, par to k prem.;
Great Crinnis, 1-16 to 3-16 pm. ; Garnett and Moseley,
to 11 pm. ; Sue River (of Jamaica), 1 dis. to par ; Met-
calfe (of Jamaica), I to 1 prem. ; Adelaide Land
and Gold, 11 to 01 die. ; Australasian Coal, I to 1
dia.; Liguanea (of Jamaica), 5 to k dis. ; Port Royal
(of Jamaica), par to 1 pm.; British and Colonial
Smelting and Reduction, dis. to bpm ; Australian
Consols, 5 to k die. ; Albion Gold, a to 1 dia. ; Lack-
amor Copper, y to k dia.; New Linares, 5 die. to
par; Obernhof, 1 to 3 pm. ; Knockatrellane Copper,
to k die. ; Great Hewas United Tin, die. to par ;
Gladbach Zinc, a to 5 pm.; San Fernando Silver
Lead, k to 1 prem. ; New South Wales Gold, 1 to
die.: London and Virginia Gold, k die. to 1 prem. ;
Peninsular Mining, =to 1 prem.; Dhurode Copper,
1 dis. to k prem. ; Cologne Lead, Ito dia. • Monarch
Gold, to 1 dis. ; Carberry West, to 1 di..

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.

The Fold mining share market is steady to-day, with
no business of importance. Agua Fria shares are
quoted 11.16 to 13.16 prem.; Nouveau Monde, 5.16
to 7-16 prem. ; Colonial Gold, Zto prem. ; Great
Nugget, ito prem.; and West Mariposa, dis. to
par.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 42 to
43 ; Peel River, Zto prem. ; North British Austra-
lasian, kto prem. ; and Scottish Australian Invest-
ment, I} to 1„ prem. Santiago de Cuba shares have
been dealt in at 41.