The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

uu heeta,” t that the Treasury bills (Based Tah.iS),
which it was stipulated should be paid in specie,
are to be arbitrarily renewed for three years. Vie
Bonds of 1854, after being masked 70j, cliablat
71 too, being lower than ou Saturday. The
LoanlBsB fell 1 per neut., leaving off at 57 to },
after being dealt in at 561. Other foreign sto..iis
were quiet.
The market for bank shares continues to display
firmness. There were more inquiries today fur
Loudon and Westminster Bank, London Chartered
Bank of Australia, and Bank of Australasia. An
improvement occurred in Canada Land, Royal Mail
Steam and Scottish Australian Investment. Peel
River, Land and Peninsular and Oriental Steam
were quoted lower. Oriental Inland Steam were
marked 24 and *, and General Steam Navigation,
and N.
Victoria Government Bonds were rather inure
offered to-day.
The closing quotations for shares in new amber-
takings to-day were as follow :--Ocean Marine Ip-
isurance, si to si preu.. ; Thanes and Mersey
Marine, if to 11 prem. ; Universal Marine In-
-1 1-16 to 1 pram. ; London and Pro-
vincial Marine, par ; Raid India Irrigation, ZI-10 to
1-16 dia.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Czoos.

In the mining market to-day husiiieasislimited,
to-morrow being " settling-day." The transactions
have been chiefly confined to shares in New Treleigh
Cense* Stray Park, Sortridge Consols, and Z:icat
Wheal Vor. Prices generally are steady.
There are inquiries for St. John del Rey Mining
shares, which have been dealt in at 28f. Other
foreign as well as colonial mining securities are
very quiet.

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The following are reported to ns from the stook
Exchange as ye.terday's closing prices :
Camborne Veao. 31 to 4 ; Carson 16 to 17 ; East Bas-
set, 117 to 119 ; Eist Camden, 101 to Ile • Eat Corn
Brea, 71 to ; Esit Russell. 1.04 to 16 ; Great Retallack.
3+4. to 40s. ; lierodafoot, 33 to 34 ; Marko Valley, 4 to 414 ;
New Treleigh, 555. to 57.. 6d. ; North Downs, 31 to •
North Robert, 1) to 1; North Treskerby, 32 to 34 ; Pro.
vidence Mines, 44 to 46) ; Rosewarne United, 27 to 183;
South CUradon 302) to 3071 ; South Frances, 180 to
166 ; St. Ives igheal Allen, rit to 66; Stray Park, 49 to
496 ; West Camden, 78 to 79 ; West Frances, 18 to 19;
Wheal Buller, 165 to 170; Wheal Margaret, 59 to GO.
The fourth ordinary general meeting of the Devon New
Copper Mining Company (Limited) is called for the 31st lost.
From North Laney (Dec. Ti) Captain R. Rowe reports :--
" We have cut the lode in the 38 ; it is 1 foot wide, and as
nearly as possible of the same nature as at the point of in-
tersection in the level alysve. The lode in the 27 is 2 feet
wide, composed of rasa., and on the foot wall there is a
branch of sulk] ore, about 2 inches thick. There is every
promise that this level will speedily improve."
From Cardigan Consols (Dec. 24) Captain J. Sanders
writes :—" The lode in the 30 east is getting more settled,
and yielding some good stones of copper ore, and likely fur
further improvement. The 30 west is also looking a little
better, with good stones and strings of lead and copper ire
occasionally—a very promising looking lode. There is no
other chraige to notice since last report. In consequence of
the severe weather, all surface operations are at a stand-
still"

From Wheal Pollard (Dee. 22) Captain W. C. Cock
states :—" We have chimed the 35 crosscut north, and have
commenced driving the eud : the ground is hard. Iu the
55 eroment youth the ground is a little stiffer than when I
wrote last, and should it continue, a slight advance in the
prim will be aeoeseary at toe next setting."

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