The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-03 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMARR MAREITS.

MUM°Hex. 2.—The tone of this market was dull
upon the annouacemset that the Bank had raised the rate of
discuunt, and la the absence of quotatious from London, owing
to the holiday kept today upon the Nock Exchange. Glou-
cester Waggon. new 114 series. were reported done at 9► prem.,
and Wetropolltaa Waggon. new 3rd Mew. at li Prow
mingham Waggon shares offered at 111 Birmingham Canal
closed at 90i. Wien. Birmingham Gas and Staffordshire Gam
shares .all aeee Winos) were offering at about previous quo-
tations. Patent Shalt and Axletres. OIL mew, buyers.

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COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

TWO MEN KILLED ; MORT INJURED.

Yesterday morning, about balf-past cix o'clock,
an 'splash's of sulphur took place at the pit known es the
" White Pit,* at the Browohills Oolliery,helonging to Mr.
W. Harriers), by which two pertain were almost instep.
tanworwly hurried lab ateoaity, and at least eight
others were iojured, some so seriously that fatal remits are
looked up= ae probable, if, indeed, death has not alnady
taken place in two %Masora. —Birmingham Post.

LARGE INIPORTS Or COTTON.—The money value
of the cotton imports Into Liverpool within a epees of tea
days during the past month is stated to be 5,858,0451.,
nearly six millions of pounds sterling. These unoesally
large imports afford a significant proof that the capabilities
of our new sources of supply have sot been overrated, sad
that we may continue to rely upon them with the fullest coo.
Manes. The sadeavoors which have bees made to arouse the
world to active exertions for the production of cotton have
sot bees in vain, and the results already realised justify the
assurance with which we look forward to the future. The
semen of nee country provokes another to share in the
enterprise, the stimulating example of a few in remmailed
to by a multitude, tentative experiments iodises larger sad
more systematic efforts, and everywhere the cultivation is
spreading, in a greater or less degree, thus &freedom a gua-
ranies against the recurrence of a coital famine.—Cotton
Senile Reporter.
140,7 EL PROCRIDINOR.—POINDINO A Locomortm.
—The North British Railway °mecum having refused to
pay the full *monist of poorvatai for the current year, as
estimated to them by the collector, a sheriff-officer was de.
@patched to the Jedhurgh station oo Tuesday, armed with
the usual warraat. and oo the arrival of the train there he
poioded the eerie., much to the dismay of the railway
officials. Ws understand that this step had the asthma
effect as the rates were shortly thereafter paid ap.—Terior,
de e Record.

ZiTHLORDINARY A PPZ kalletet Or TIM SRL,
—On several occasions dories the last fortnight, the
&Maritime of persons imaged lie the Pk, at Deal
has been attracted by the extraordinary sad crystal-
hits appestats°, of the sea, which—as wee the ewe
on Wednesday ereseisg—presented the appearance el
light bide crystal, the bed of the sea beteg &slimily visible,
prossetiot to view the rocks, shell Ask, sea •••010•01, sad
the growers sea-weed like wearies trees, et the depth of 14
or 15 feet, so that any object was clearly dieesndbie sad
°odd be readily laid hold of by crespese et hooks. Boat-
rem have never *bermd this appemanos boleros* her ken
the above—Maidstone Journal.