The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-12 00:00:00

MINBB.-(THI8 DAY)

Two &Our=

The mining market is lees active today, and the
variations in prices on the whole are few and
unimportant. Prosper United shares are heavy, and
have receded 11, the present quotation bei 131 to
7 ; East Caradon are also flatter, at 28 to. On
the other hand, Gonaniena and Clifford Amalga-
mated shares are firmer, the former at 4to and
the latter at 38} to 39. East Russell are quoted
4/ to of ; and Caradon Vale, 3 to +.
Cape Copper and Worthing shares are firm and
show an upward tendency. Other oolonial, as well
as foreign descriptions, are without variation.
The Prosper United Copper ore sold yesterday
for 1,4241., and, the tin for January having realised
1,0201., the total returns become 2,4441. for the
month ; giving, we are informed, a handsome
profit. It is stated that the returns will be in-
creased.

From a parliamentary return tuned this morn-
ing, it appears that the °amber of special oommiedowers
appointed to make aamserneate sad hear appeals agsfast the
property sad income tax is three. Ose of these commis-
Monett is the late chairman of the Board of Inland Ramat,
who retsina so salary is addition to kis supersasuatiou 21-
lowasios. The salary of the two other commimiceen is 6001.
The number of perspire unused bytbe special oommissioaem
for the year elided sth April, 1863, wen 93,729 ; the number
who paid duty spa. such amassment' without appeal,
21,865 ; the camber of appeals ivied seesserneate, 3,432 ;
the number of appeals warmed, 1,291 ; of appeals abated,
1,008 ; and of appeals 'dim:hatted, 1,133. The number at

pieces at which the special
appeals was V&

attended to hear

There has been laid before parliament a conven-
tion, concluded in October last, between the Queen's
government and the government of the Bey of Tunis refs.
ties to the bolding of real property by Bntish subjects in
Tunis. Her Majesty is thus described in the convention :
" The dseceodant of glorious sovereigns, the crown of the
Milgrim great, who holds at her command the sword end
the pea, the great and august princess, the fame of whose
virtues is spread over the universe."

The Soutb Western Company now convey all the
luggage of plumage= going by their Havre end Chaasel
bleed mail pekoes from the termieas to the pier at
Southampton, is order to relieve the presents from the
heavy cab fares. A passenger often bad to pay as much ea
4.. for a cab to convey himself and luggage from the ter.
seines to the pier, a distance of about a gutter of a waft

A public meeting is to take place this month at
Ryds, in the Isle of Wight, to effect as early eladag of
shops in that town. _ _

On Tuesday a magnificent hal CO/taiga was
given by the Dub de Morey. Amosget the dreams which
crested the greatest sensatios was that of Madame la GEM.
rale Tiirrorho was disguised as Hungary enohainedorith the
national costume, her talpsek, the Hungariaa corsage,
orsemented with braadeburp, sad chains hewing from
her headdrem to her seek. Is her Mad she held a small ,
Sag, with the embroidered cross of Hmapsy, and, I.
render that symbolic language more striking, she dWei.
hated a quality of pnuees. Moreover. else hung am the
arm of • Venetian. The Emperor, to whom she gave me
of bar pewees, accepted the flower, and onvened rather
lerithily with the wits of the Gtribildiaa amoral.
Deem 07 Ma. Was.tax Hoar.—Mr. William
Hoot, she well-know• ;Mater is water odours, died as his
resisimes• Stashope•street, Hansoneed-read„ as Weds's,-
sia.r, at the age of 74. Mr. Hunt has exhibited is the
isry of the Society of Nesters ia Water Colours Sale*
824. His works have latterly formed me of the Mist M.
tractiese of the annual exlibitioes, sad their Assam will
meets a void that the sociMy will not easily be able to All.
The electric telegraph now extends from fit.
Petersburg to Lake Baikal ia Siberia. This year, it is ex-
pected, it will be extended sloes( the Agway River, frets
whence it will be etretebed to the north-west coast of the
Amebas coutinamt. It is wow alsocet coital& that be-
fore • viloog time telnrraphic messages will be wat to
New Y by way a bodkins Europe, Aaa, and Acadia,
over 20, wales el telegraph wire.