The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

PROPINOIAL SHARI MARKETS.

LielntsOot, Nov. 24.—Sales to-day t—London and North
Western, 94 4—Buffalo and lake Huron, L
ItasoNEIMM. Nor. 24.—A good market and prices improving.
Both American and Great Ship shares have declined. Baffahs
and Lake Huron, s—Great Ship, 4s. Od. 41. as. IM. 4a. id.--ditto
Preference, 15s.—Grand Trunk of Canada, U 4 4—Orest Midterm
of Canada, 1.24-I.llMois Central, 454 6 d.—Laneaddre and
Yorkshire, nil V—London and North Western,ns4—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Linoolmbire, 264 1 / I—Ditto, Ot pref., # p.
New York and Erie. 404—North British. 554 4—South Eastern,
130—W. Midland " Newport" Six per Cent. Ist Pref., 1224--
Sambre and Ileum, 94—1. Anglian, at
BIRMIIIGIILY, NOV. 24.—Business was very dull to-day, and
there was no variations in price to notice. South Staffordshire
closed 10/ 11—Warwick And Birmingham Canal. 36 40—Bri-
tannia Hills, d.—Birminghans Wagon. 124 124-01cuMatet
Wagon 14 2 p.—lletropolttan Wagon, 1 4 p.

DEEPER ATE ASSAULT AT RIG/LOAM —At the
Highgate Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. Thomas Griffiths,
proprietor of the Old Crown Tavern, Highgate-hill, was
charged before Mews. Bodkin and Miles with assaulting
Thomas Holding. The complainant, a formidable-looking
man, 6ft. tin. in height, well-known to the police, said that
as he and some friends were going down Hampstead.
lane on the previous evening, about 12 o'clock, the de-
fendent hit him a violent blow, knocked him down,
and struck and kicked him while down. George Taylor,
William Butler, and John Winterback, who ware also
known to the police, said they were a little way be-
hind complainant, and upon hearing cries of murder in
complainant's voice they hastened forward, and found coca.
plainant on the ground, and defendant standing over hint.
Police-constable Skelton, 365 S, deposed to hearing a now at
the time and place in question, going to the spot, and find-
ing the defendant struggling with the complainant and the
three witness ; the complainant, whose face and bead were
covered with blood, charged the defendant with assaulting
him. Charles Rowell said be was coming home with the
defendant at the time and place in question, when the com-
plainant met them, asked defendant for some tobacco, and
immediately rushed at the latter ; at the same time three
or four other men rushed scram the road. He (witness) ran
off to Highgate police-station to get a constable. The de-
fendant said that as he was going down Hampstead-lane
the complainant met him, asked him for sonic tobacco and
at the Mlle time prepared to attack him. The defendant,
observing this, drew back and prepared to meet his anta-
gonist. As he came, the defendant met him and knocked
him down. Four other men immediately rushed across the
road, and • most desperate struggle ensued between the de-
fendant and the fire men. It continued till • police-con-
stable came up. The bench at once dismissed the charge,
and • summons for assault was issued against the com-
plainant, his three witnesses, and a man named Nayler,
making the fifth man of the gang.
THE RECENT POISONING CASE IN YORK. —A
PERSON IN Cooroor.—All the • in the family of Mr.
Cooke, optician, York, who hat partaken of something for
dinner, which had caused them to be ill, have recovered.
It appears that an apple dumpling and mince pie, of which
the family had eaten, contained poison. Antimony was
mentioned in our former report ; and it was
thought at the time, from the symptoms which were
exhibited, that either antimony or amnia had been used.
The analysis, however, of • portion of mince pie and • small
quantity of flour by Mr. Greener, has clearly proved that
' the flour contained a considerable qiumjity of arsenic, and
quite suelsient to produce a fatal effect. From what bad
previously transpired it was quite impossible to suppose
that the poison had found its way into the flour by accident,
and therefore Mr. Haley, the superintendent of the police.
instituted • searching investigation into this most mysterious
affair, and be so far succeeded as to feel himself justified
yesterday (Monday) in apprehending a person on • charge of
administering the poison, and that person will be brought
before the magistrates to-day (Tuesday).
A serious fire, involving destruction of property
to the abreast of about 10,000(., occurred on Saturday night,
at Manors. Brown and On.'s distillery, at Dundalk. One of
the soldiers called out to assist in extinguishing the fire has
died, while three others are seriously ill, from having drank
fusel oil, mistaking it for whisky.
SOUTH Kimonos Muszuw.—During the week
ending Nov. 22 the visitors have bee as follows :—On
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, tree days, open boos
10 cen. to 10 p.m., 12,036 ; on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, students' days (admission to the public di.), open
from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,341 ; total, 13,377. From the
opening of the .assay, 3,597,511.