The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

This impression is by no means general outside of
the Stock Exchange : nevertheless the funds closed
with great firmness, at an advance of per cent.
over the 4 o'clock quotations of yesterday. After
that hour, a fresh rise of about 4 per cent. was
attained.

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91/ to 1 ex
div. for the Bth January, opened this morning
at 91 to I, declined to 911, "sellers," and had
advanced at 4 o'clock to 91/ to t. After that hour,
the price retched 91t, "buyers." The Stock
Exchange was kept open until half past 4
o'clock to-day, owing to the settlement in
shares. The official business report is as follows :
Three per /Dent. Consols, for account (Bth Jan.), 91f,
911, 91/ ex div.; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911, 1,
Lis New Three per Cents., 911, 1,1, 1, 1. 1,1;
Thirty lean Annuities, expiring in Oct. 1839,
1 13-18 ; Bank Stock 217/, 218} ; Three-and•s-
Half per Cent. Exchequer Bonds, falling payable
in 1858, 981; ditto, 1869, 981, 971.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 4s. die. to par.
One of the most striking features of the day's
business in the Stock Exchange was a gnat rise in
Turkish Six per Cents., which were in active specu-
lative demand for the new account (31st instant).
At four o'clock the price was quoted 941 to t, but
subsequently the quotation advanced to 95,
" buyers," for the 31st instant. This sudden rise of
lt to 2 per 'sent. is understood to have been assisted
by the closing of the account of an operator for the
fall. Turkish Guaranteed Four per Cents. have
risen to 100 to / for the new account. Some other
foreign securities were rather firmer.
Bank shares to-day were, in some eases, rather
dull. Bank of Australasia, however, were quoted
11. higher. London Discount, National Discount,
and Australian Agricultural shares were inquired for,
and firmer.

The shares in the Indus Steam Flotilla remain
quoted !, to I prem.

HINES.-THIS DAY.

Two O'CLOCK.

Scarcely any business has been done this morning
in British mining stocks. In the Stock Exchange
no transactions whatever are reported. The market
is altogether languid, and there is little or no in-
quiry; sales are effected with difficulty.
The shares of the English and Australian Copper
Company have been dealt in at IL Foreign mining
shares of all classes arc dull.

Subjoined is the official list of closing prim in
the Mining Exchange yesterday :
Alfred Consols, 131 ; Devon Grist Cowls, 430, 435 ;
Lady Bertha, 125., 12s. 6d.; Pendeen, 21, 3,Sortridee
Console, lf, f ; South Caradon, 34.5, 360 ; Wheal Ed-
ward, 6f.
The shares in the Land and Mining Company
formed in connexion with the St. John del Rey
Company were officially marked in the Stock Ex-
change yesterday 11 and 1$ (51. shares, fully paid).
Creditors of the Mexican and South American Company
are required to prove their claims before the Matter of 'be
Rolls, who propoees to adjudicate upon them on the Bth
January.

Trasnwr Ivintueo.

The market for British mining stocks to-day was
utterly stagnant. The dealers being engaged in the
settlement of the account, very little business was
done. Shares in tin mines show flatness. Generally,
however, prices were quoted as before.