The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

MINEB.-(THIS DIE)

Two o'Cusew.
This being settling day, very few transactions
have taken place in mining shares, and prices in
most instances are quoted the same as yester-
day. Great Laxey are officially marked 151,
and Great Vor, 28, being fiat.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet,
and quotations unchanged.
An extraordinary meeting of the West Canada
Mining Company (Limited) is convened for the
20th must, "for the purpose of receiving a report
from the directors respecting the piircha‘e of a pro-
perty in Canada, and of resolving on the increase
of the capital of the company by the creation of
new or additional shares of such amount and on
such terms, by way of preference or otherwise, as
the company at such meeting may determine.

TUN LADY'S REPNNTANCR.—II2 the life of itr.
Raffles, just published, the following story is told in ace-
sexton with a preaching journey in 1814 :—" On our way
from Wem to Hawkestoeis we pasted a house, of which Mr.
Lee told me the following oesurrenos :—"A young lady, the
daughter of the owner of the house, woe addressed by a man,
who, though agreeable to her, wa disliked by her father.
Of course lie 'MX& not consent to their Onion, and
she determined to elope. The night wes fired, the
hoar came, he placed the ladder to the window, and,
in • few minutes, she was in hie arms. They mounted
a double horse, sod were soon at some distance from
the hones. After awhile the lady broke whence by
saying, 'Well, you see what • proof I- have g:vcri you of
I my affectioe ; !hope you will make me • good bullhead.'
He was a surly fellow, and gruffly answered. ' Perhaps I
may, and perhaps not.' She made him ao reply. but, after
• silence of some minutes, she soddenly exclaimed, ' 0,
what shall we do! I have left my money bottled me in my
room.' Then.' said he, we must go back and fetch it.'
They were sons again at the house, the ladder was again
phoed, the lady remounted, while the illnatured lover
waited below. But she delayed to come, and so he gently
celled, 'Am you coming? when she looked out of the win-
dow, and mid, Perhaps I may, and perhaps not then
shut down the window, and left him to return tipnn the
double horse alone. Was sot that • happy thought on the
lady's part--efamaas joker
INFLUENCI OP IRON ON VZORTATIoN. —A curious
discovery haa recently been made regarding the influence of
iron on vegetable.. On the chalky shores of Prance sad
England, where there is an absence of iron, vegetation has
a sere and blanched appearsees. This is entirely removed,
it appear., by the application of a solution of the
sulphate of iron. Haricot beans watered with this
suletance acquired an additional weight of 60 per
cent. Walberries, peaches, pears, wince, and wheat derive
advantages from the same treatment. Ia the cultivation
of clover wonderful advantage* have beva gained by the
applioation of the sulphate of iron on wile Tame it is de-
emed to produce an early crop. The material is of 00INS•
cheap, and the quantity applied mall. All the wake fall-
ing around the blacksaiith's anvil should be saved for the
land—they are worth Sc. a quart to gardeners. No fruit ie
so much benefited by iron rut in soils as the pear.—New
York paper.