The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoca.
The gold mining shares to-day are in no demand
and dull. New Granada shares mark 10s.; and
Quartz Rock, 7s. Bd.
Tne shares of the English and Australian Copper
' Company are slightly flatter, following the publica-
tion of the directors' report.
National Brazilian (Cones) shares have been dealt
in at 4! to 41 ; Clarendon Mining, at d prem.; and
United Mexican, at 31 to 31. This last-flamed stock
is nitwit. &intr.

Annexed is the Mining Exchange official list of yes-
terday's sales :
Allred C 0136011, 171. 1, 13; Davos Buller, 21e. 6d.,
23c. 6d.; Batt Buller, 91, 1; Great Alfred, 141. 141 ;
der, 41 ; North Hobert, 28; &lath Tamer, 71. 71; Bu 6
Itridge Console, 3 3 16. 31, 3 6 16, 31 ; Twerotr, 21; West
Alfred, 21}; West Bar:ridge, 1•.; Wheel Clotho, 1, 1.
Foreign • —Gaited Mexican, 3.6 ; Cetus, 41, 41.

Rear Admiral Sir M. F. F. Berkeley, R.C.8., and
Sir Bobat Peel, Bart., left the Alainity yesterday, and
proceeded to the Downs, to inspect the French screw float
Mg batteries, which coaled yesterday at Ramsgate. Two
of the Bogheh batteries, Oletton, Captain Cumming,
and Meteor, Captain Seymour, will join the Frenchdivi-
sion in the Downs, and proceed this morning fur the B.ltic.
DESTRCCTIVE FIRE AT SKINNER-STREET, SNOW-
HILL.—This morning, a serious fire broke out in Skinner-
attest, 803 W hill. The fire commenced in the extensive
premises of Mr. A. Bubrer, Bohemian glass and toy ware-
house, but no trios has been discovered u to the erg n of
it. The policeman on duty, who wee pairs, perceived the
smoke issuing from the Ceiba, and at once sprung his rattle,
and with some difficulty succeeded in arousing the inmates.
In a very brief period engines attended, but the fi.mes
gat posses ion of the centre of the buildieg, and were at-
tacking the shop and other pelts of the house, which is In at
extensively stored with property to the amemet of
thousand pounds. Towards three o'clock the fire watt g-t
under, but the premises of Mr. G. Webb, printer, on Snow.
hill, were also damaged, out not sufficiently to suspend burl
pegs; be is inlayed in the Sun Fire-office. We regret
to 'vac that the valuable stock of Mr. A. Bahrein is un-
insured.__

The Bing of Denmark Mill suffers from the effect.
of the fall from big bone loot month._

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE—We understand that
the dividend of the Lancashire and Yoi lobar. lisilw4y Sid
be at the rate 014 per cent. per annum. Mr. Rich does not
leave the direction of the SJoth-Reetern Railway, bet only
the chair of the board. We have heard that the award on
the Croydon accident has just been made, and in the pro
pinion of one.seventh to be borne by the South Eastern
Company, and mix sevenths by the Brightos.—Berapath
(this day).
The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway
have renewed their gift of 1001. to the Jockey Chih, and it
will be added, as lost year, to a henoicap or 16 COLS. each,
5 tr, in the First October Meeting. The stake closes at the
sane time ea the Cesarewiteh and Canibridgeshire, namely,
the Tuesday after O oodwced.
VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS, IN
TEI CIVIL SEILVICI.—Two appointments of Assistant
Estimintirs in the Andit•ofice. Somerset-house, are vacant,
cowed by the resignation of Messrs. Gorden Jame. Thug
ler, end E 'tweed Burling, 961. per annum, in the gift of tn.
heads of the Treasury. Mr. Thames Blot bus been ap
riinted a Temporary Clerk. Dr. Jame. Stoic has been
appointed Superintendent of Medical Statipits under the
new ertem of regivtration of births, marriages, sad d stn.
is Scotland. Mr. 8. Prise Edwards, Callao! of Custom'
at D ihlia, hes been promised ha Collector at Liverpool.
Mr. Frederick Jeri* hie been gmemoted from Sixth to Fifth
Class Clerk in the Terediso. Orton' boss*, to
Mr. James M'Culkiell Imo Yen promoted from Smith to
81ult Glass Clark is osTursdiesla foradcs.—Ciell &nicks
Garotte.