The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-01 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY)

Two o'Ctoci.

There is a fair amount of business going forward
Ifil the mining market to-day. East Basset and
Eut Caradon shares are heavy, and have declined.
Telegrams report a further falling off in the value of
the latter mine ; the 60, 60, and 70 on the caunter
east are now reported to be of very littlo value.
Drakewalls shares are quoted 11 to 2 ; East
Basset, 77 to 79; East Cerecloth 26} to a ; East
Carn Brea, Bto ; Great Fortune, 36 to 37;
Kitty St. Avis, 74 to i ; Marke Valley, 6 to
; Tincroft, 21 to ; West Chiverton, 244 to 25 ;
Wheal GrylLs, 31 to 32 ; Wheal Ludoott, 4to ;
Wheal Seton, 2174 to 2224 ; Wheal Crebor, 2 to
; and New Martha, 34 to 4.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
No transactions are officially marked in Cobra
Copper. General have been dealt in at 201. ex
div., being rather dull, and United Mexican, at 7
and 64.

IMPROVED DIFELLIFIGB FOR THE WOHIGLYO
CLASHFIL—A public meeting was held yesterday in the
Vestry-hall of St. James's, Piondilly. for the tarpons of
oosirieg the best means el improving the dwellings is
the most densely populated porticos of the pariah. The
Rev. J. E. Kempe, the rector, occupied the chair, supported
by the Bishop of Leedom the Marquis of Bristol, Lords
Stanley, lugedes. and Lyveden, the Huo. F. Byng, Rev.
Hoary Jones. Messrs. G. F. Smith, Ilidgood, Deal. and
most of the vestryman of the parish. Lord Steeley moved
the first resolution :—" That the habitations of large num-
bers of the working classes in the parish of St. Jamas,
Westminster, are unfit for their occupation, and that it ie
desirable to provide suitable direllinp for than
in the neighbourhood where they are em-
ployed." In speaking to the resolution the noble lord
expressed his belief that suitable houses could be provided
for the working classes at an outlay which could not
fail is being remunerative as an ievestment, and beneficial in
a sanitary point of view. Thousands of respectable work-
jag men were anxious to obtain decent lodging accommoda-
tion, but there was no supply adequate to the large demand.
He had personally visited the localities in the parish
it was intended to improve, and could bear his personal tee-
timooy as to the urgent uecessity for such improvement.
Mr. Charchiroden Buz seconded the resolution, which was
supported by Dr. Lankester, the coroner, stud by Lord
Fonton of Talton, and speed to. The Bishop of London
moved a resolution, to the effect that an opening from
the north end of Rupert-street into Berwick-street
would be a unitary and social benefit to the neigh-
bourhood, and would materially facilitate the efforts made
to improve the dwellings of the working classes in St.
James's parish ; and that the vestry of St. James's be
strongly urged to take the subject into its onaideration,
sad if possible tout upon the power vested in it by act el
parliament by purchasing the property required in order to
effect the junction of the two struts:. Mr. Bidood
seconded and Lord Ingestre supported the resolution,
which was also agreed to. Lord Lyvedca moved. " That
an association be formed under the Limited Liability Act
for the purpose of erecting improved dwelliegs for work-
men in St. James's parish. and that a committee be ap-
pointed to confer with the vestry and take other steps re
order to carry out the objects contemplated by this
meeting." The Hoe. F. Byng seconded the motion, which
having been supported by Mr. Seal was adopted.
HEALTH or LONIPON.—The weekly return ismed
1 by the Itegistmr-General dates that at this usually healthy
scum of the year the mortality derider ; and in the wee.
that doled on Saturday the deaths in Loudon exhibited •
further decrease, and were 1.158. The average number of
deaths in tea weeks of 1853-62, each corresponding with lass
week, is, with a correction fur lacrosse of population, 1,236.
The present return, therefore, shows a number leas by 78
than it would have shown if the average rate of mortality
had soled. The births in the week exceed the deaths by
SOL It is satisfactory to *Unive that the mortality of
small-pox does not make progress, it rather gives indication
of decline. In the week there were 49 ilutlis from the
disease ; in each of the last two week. of May there were
68. In the somber now returned are included two uses of
varicella. Thineet of the 49 death. are stated to have oc-
curred to persons who had b,wo vaccinated. Sixteen deaths
from small pox occurred in the east district., which number
is greater than that of any of the four other divisions. The
deaths from it were also numerous in the central division.
At the present time scarlatina is more fatal than any other
aye:lode disease. There were 139 deaths from it last week.
sof which occurred in the rectory attbdistrict of Mary'. -
bone. 4 in St. George, Holborn, 5 in St. &told). 7io the
Poplar district. Five nonagenarians died in the week;
their ages were 92, 93, 94, and 99 years. All of them
were women, except the oldest, who was • Chelsea pen-
dular. Last week the births of 1,025 boys and TA girls,
in all 1,959 children, were registered in London. In
Motes corresponding weeks of the yam 18536.2 the average
number (corrected) was 1,912.
The following are the names of the twelve light-
draught, tumted ironolads of the Monitor model, for the
000structiou of which within six months, at a coat of
380,000 dollars apiece, the United States Navy Department
has just concluded contracts :—Warssw, Napa, Yazoo.
Tennis, Umpqua. Caeoo, &swine. Suncook, Chimo,
Klamath, Yuma, Nanouc.—Anteriron pop. r.
Upwards of 3,000 holiday folks passed throuFh
the Sonthamptoe Pier-gate on Monday last—coo:duce
day. This was the largest number ever known to have
passed through the Pin-gate in one day.