The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two u'Ciaex.
The market to-day is firm, especially for copra
mining shares, which are in demand in many eases,
owing to the advance in the value of that metal
Wheal Setau shares are quoted 118 to 120 ; Mark*
Valley, 91 to ; East Cara Brea, 04 to ;
East Caradon 24 to I ; Wheal Margaret, 43 to
45 ; Wheal Edward, 2i to 3 ; South Frances,
87} to 00 ; South Caradon, 340 to 330 ; and
West Caradou 46 to 48, being flat. Iu the
Stock Exchange West Basset are officially marked
14 and 131.
United Mexican Mining shares are lower to-day,
having been dealt in at 82, 9, and eln other
foreign as well as colonial descriptions no variation
of moment has occurred. Several transactions
will bfound reported in the official list given is
anothe column.

The following is the official list of yesterday's
transactions in the Mining Exchange :
Per Consols, 71; East Wu Erie. 64, 1,1, I; Stray Paths
331, 34 ; West Caradoe, 501, 491, 52, 49 ; seton, 115, 114/.
116, 117; Edward, 2i, d, ; Mary Ann, 161, 17; toy.
41; GTO; 121, 13, 121 • Lady Bertha, 12s. fid. ; FAat
Russell, 31, ; Trelawny, i 4; Drakewalls, 18s. 6d. ; Rear*
171, 18; North Miners, 21a, 225. 3d. ; East Roseman"
21a. ; North Treskerby, 23 ; Vaited Mexican, 81.
A rise of 5/. per ton took place yesterday in the
price of copper. Present quotations are report
as follows by Messrs. Sims, Willyams, Ireville
and Co.:—Manufactured copper, 12d. per lb. ;
tough cake and tile, 10V. 10s. per ton ; best
selected, 1101. 10n. per ton ; yellow metal, 10d. per lb.
With reference to the Llanmorlaii Colliery we are Re-
quested to publish the following report from Mr. William
Romer, dated Oct 14 :--" This colliery is situated in the
parish.of Llanrhiden, in the county of Glamorgan. on the
south side of the river Lougbor, nearly opposite to Llauelly,
which is navigable for vowels of Imp burthen for several
mile, above Llanuiorlais. The annexed plan will show the
position of the pit with reference to the river and shipping
plena, while the section will show the number and poetics
of the seamed coal, and the new shaft which has already
been sunk to intersect one good seam, while the drift goer(
south from the same' is nearly late another good scam cif
coal. The coal of this district is highly bituminous, adapted
for holes purposes, mu, smiths, stationary engines, and all
manufacturing purpozee. The Llannaorlais shafts sunk to a
proper depth, with slants to the deep, and fitted with tie
necessary machinery, would fairly become the outlet of a
district of coal shown by the blue line on plan. I esti-
mate this district to contain of workable coal
20,000,000 tons, or a quantity equal to a working of
500 tote per day for a period of upwards .4 100 years.
In the ordinary course of working the coal of this district
maybe raised and placed at the pit's mouth as cheaply as
any part of the South Wales district. The proximity of the
Liantuerlais property to the river LougLer f3r shipment,
gives an advantage in the coat of shipping over the greater
number of collieries, and while from many of the
of South Wales the cost of transit to the shipping port is
from Is. to 2s. Gd. per ton, with • proper constructed railway
from the Llanmorlais pit to a shipping place on the user
the cost would not be Gd. per ton. During the last seethe
of parliament an act was obtained for making a railway
connecting the diatrict with Swansea, the distance to whi&
would be about 12 miles. There is every reasoo to believe
this line will at once be constructed, thus affording the
means of supplying the town and immediate neighbourhood
of Swansea with coal for house porpoise and maunfactoriat
With the Llanntorlais Colliery properly opened and cos-
nected with a proper 'hipping place on the river Loughor, I
estimate that the coal may be worked and placed on bawd
vessels at a cost of from 4s. 6d. to Is. per ton. Any further
information you may desire, I shall be happy to furnish."