The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-17 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY acarDzyr ON TEE SOUTHPORT

547 D&

Two lade, named Henry Carr and William
11.0araty aged respectively seven and nine years, instead
othroceeAing to school, on Wednesday, west towards the
oa • "scrawls," which lie on the made skint three miles
from Southport. When they had walked some distance on
the sands, the parties were overtaken by the mother of the
childrea, bound for the cockle beds, and she sent the two
truants beck. Instead, however, of returning home, the
mold appear to have lingered on the shore and of
attempted to follow the cookie gatherers But they must
have got bewildered, and lost their way. In this part, the
More b very uneven and dangerous, full of quick-
sands and soft mud, and the tole rushee down the
various man channels bag before the whole of the
beach is covered. It is supposed that the children,
lingering and playing on the sands, were at length sun
rounded by the water, and being unable to find ea outlet
were drowned. At about four eclat one of the lads was
sem by some fishermen. He was op to the middle in the
waves, and his cries for &Metiers could be distinctly heard.
The men endeavoured to get at him, but before they could
reach the moll he had disappeared, either borne off by the
eater, or soak to the soft mud. As soon as possible search
was made for the unfortunate children, but on that eight,
with the exception of two clogs and stockings, and a ap,
identified by the lads' parents, nothing was discovered. Oa
the following day the body of the lad Cam was found near
the mot where be was last seen. It is feared that the
remains of the other boy have been washed oda to sea by
the ebbing tide. On Saturday an inquest was held on the
body of the boy Carr, before the comae; O. B. Hadfield,
Fag., when a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

OFFICIAL APPOINTIONTIL —The Commissioners
of Inquiry into Mines, Devoe and Cornwall (Lord Kinnaird
chairman), have appointed Mr. R. Temple their secretary,
and on Saturday received their instructions from the Horne-
office. Mr. Horace Fit -Gerald has been appointed Puisne
Judge of the Supreme Court for the Island of Trinidad.
Mr. Edward Laborde has been appointed colonial secretary
for the Island of St. Vincent. Mr. James Mayer Grant
has been appointed colonial secretary for the Island of St.
Lucia. PL. ss..
APornsicagiiss'-HALL —The following gentlemen
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday
last :—Albert Newfield Cookson, Stowmarket, Suffolk ;
James Dodd Swallow, St. Thomas's Hominid • Honey
Collins, Wincanton ; Harrison Branthwaite, Charint-m
Hospital ; Thome Henry Morton, London. The following
gentlemen also, on the same day, pealed their first examf.
nation :—Edmund Valiance, Ashley-street. Northampton-
square ; R. Sidney Stone, Howard-street, W.C.
Mit. W. F. NVINDIIAX.—A. correspondent writing
from Norwich says :—" Mr. Windham has returned to
Norfolk, where he appears to end his chief amusement in
driving a 'drag.' On Friday and Saturday be drove to
Norwich in a very businees-like air, taking up as pesssagers
several stray wayfarers whom he met on the ,mad than that
when he reached Norwich on the latter day he bad a tole-
rable coachful. Mr. Windham seems in excellent health
and spirits, and does not—at any rate so fur as external
circumstances indicate—trouble himself much in regard to
the endless Chancery arguments respecting himself and his
fortunes, and probably he is pretty well seasoned by this
time to the costly wordy contention. He appears to dis-
pense his hoepitalities in much the core liberal fashion as
at Windsor."
RUSH'S SON. —At the Norfolk quarter sessions,
which closed on Thureday, James Blomfield Rush, eldest
son of the notorious murderer of that name, who has for
many months past been almost constantly in the hands of
the local police, was charged with breaking and eatering
the dwelling-house of Mr. John alleoden, at North Tod-
&sham and stailiog therefrom 10e. in copper. There was
also a Merge of burglary against the prisoner in respect to
an ocenneace at East Dereham, but the bill alleging this
offence was ignored by the grand jury. The first ease was
dimly made oat mallet the prisoner, and the jury trammed
a realist of guilty. The Chairman (Mr. F. Howes, M.P.)
said there were many circumstances commie& with the
prieonses life and career which Tendered him to some
lama an object of pity ; but it was also right that it should
be known that the crime of which he had been convicted
was sot committed under the manure of poverty. At the
time of its emmuittal efforts were being made to enable the
prisoner to leave the country, and emigrate to some distant
colony. where be might have obtained an honest livelibosk
and perhaps have achieved affluence. Unfortunately, bow.
ever,- he did not take advaatage of these eadrevonse. and
the omwegissetes was that he was now a convicted felon.
The sentilleoll 01 the court was that he be kept In penal
servitude for few 7ars.

MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Cioci.

The funds remain very steady at Saturday's
quotations. The amount of basilic= is only mode-
rate. The principal feature of interest in the
Stock Exchange to-day is a rise of fully I per cent.
in Caledonian railway stock and in the Turkish
Loan of 1858.

At Paris this morning, aooording to Mr. Router's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Routes opened at
69fr. 75c., showing no change.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan is quoted 5 to St
prem.

The India Five per Cent. stook is again firmer,
at 107 k to 108.

Consols are officially marked 935 and # for
money, and 94 and f for the account. The pre-
sent quotations are 935 to I for cash, and 935 to
for the 10th of April. The official business report
is as follows :—Bank Stock, 239, 238 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 921; New Three per Cents., 94,
5; New Two-and-a-Rali per Cents., 765 ; India
Stock, 224 ; ditto Five per Cent. stock, 107#, ;
ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1864, 100 ;
Five per Cent. " enlaced" rupee paper, 1021, 5 ;
ditto Five-and-a-Ralf per Cent., 1071, 5 ; Ex-
chequer Bills, June, 19e., 225. prem.
The Turkish loan of 1858 continues in great de-
mand, and has experienced a fresh rise of 1 per
cent., being quoted 73 to 5, ex div. The nee in
the loan of 1854 is about 5, the present quota-
tion being 86 to 5. There is no change of
im-
portance in Mexican or otaer foreign descriptions.
Sales are recorded as follows :—New Granada
Land Warrants, 3 ; ditto ex overdue Coupons and
Hectares, 105 ; ditto Deferred, 4 ; ditto Two per
Cents., 265 ; Mexican Three per Cents, for account,
345, ; Moorish Scrip, 51 prem. ; Peruvian
Three per Cents., for account, 861 ; Rus-
sian Five per Cents., 985, 995, cx div. ;
ditto Three per Cents., 1859, 615 ; Spanish Three
per Cents., 535 ; ditto New Deferred Three per
Cents., 44 ; ditto for account, 43# ; ditto
Passive, 195 ; the Committee's Certificates,
85 ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account,
86, 5 ; ditto Six per Cents., 1858, for account,
7S, 5, 725, 735, 73, 5, 721, 74, ex div. ; ditto
1001. Bonds, 75.

The amount of gold purchased by the Bank on
on Saturday was 80,0001., making a total of
22%0001- since the date of the last return.
The Shannon, for the West Indies to-day, will
take only 3,9001. in specie consisting of gold.
At a meeting, on Wedifeeday, of the holders of
Spanish Certificates, it was determined that a peti-
tion shall be drawn up for presentation to the
Cortes of Spain, praying for a settlement of the
Certificate question.
The dividends we announced, byThlessrs. Baring
Brothers, on the Chilisn Six and Three per Cent.
Loans. The particulars are at the same time pub-
lished of the progress of the sinking fund on these
Loans and on Chilian*Fouvand-a-Half per Cents.
Mears. Rothsobild adiertise the dividends on the
Danish Three per Cents. and on the Brazilian Five
per Cent. Loans ; and Messrs. Alexander, Fletcher,
and Co. those on various Brazilian Luaus. The
dividends are also announced on Peruvian Three
per Cents.
The directors of the lonian Bank have declared
a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annum.

The New York Central Railway Company bave
declared a half-yearly dividend of 3 per cent. on
the stock

The third call of 1/. is to be paid on the first
issue of South Eastern Railway 5 per cunt. prefer-
ence shares (created June 12, 3.861) by the 15th of
April ; and the third call of 21. 10s. on the aeoond
issue of the above shares, created in August, 1861,
by the same date.
The annual meeting of the Oriental Bank share-
holders is called for the 17th April.
The annual meeting of the London General
Omnibus Company is convened for the 31st inst.
The " Treasury Note Legal Tender Bill," which
has now received the signature of the President and
become law in the United States, is of particularin-
terest to shippers of goods from this country, since
it provides that the duties on imports into America
shall be paid, not in paper, but in gold.
The effect of this bill has been to raise the price
of the " demand notes" heretofore issued to to
prem., as they are receivable (except for duties on
imports) the same as coin.

FIGEGNGLE EVENING.

Consols opened this morning at 934 to for
the 10th of April, and closed at 934 to 4. For
money the last price was 93f to 1. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 934, 4, 3 ; ditto for account, ;
Bank Stock, 237, 236; Three per Cents. Red
924, 3 ; New Three per Ceuta., 924, g, 4 ; Thirty
Years' Annuities, 1885, 154; India Stock, 2234,
222, 224 ; ditto Fire per Cent. stock, 1074, g, -
ditto for account, 1071 ; ditto Four per Ceut. De-
bentures, 1863, 100 ; ditto 1864 or 1866, 100 ;
ditto Bonds, 30e. prem.; Five per Cent. "enlaced"
rupee paper, 102 ; ditto Five-and-a-Hail per
Cents., 1074; Exchequer Bills, June, 195., 225.
prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock was firm, at
yesterday's improved quotation of 1074 to 4. The
rupee paper was rather dull.
Exchequer Bills remain quoted 19e. to 224. prem.,
and India Bonds 275. to 30e. prem.
The Turkish Loan of 1858 rose 1 per cent., and
that of 1854, 4 ; the closing quotations were, re-
spectively, 72 to 4 ex div., and 854 to 86. Mexican
Bonds were dull, it 344 to 4, and Italian Five per
Cents. at 664 to 674. Venezuela Bonds were
rather firmer, at 24 to Other foreign stocks were
quiet.
The scrip of the Moorish Loan closed at 41 to
54 prem.
Bank shares remain firm. A further improve-
ment took place in Bank of London and Lqudasz
and County Bank. In miscellaneous shares Crystal
Palace and Rhymuey Iron were inquired for.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
taking' were as follows :—Ocean Marine, 74 to 8
prem. ; Thames and Mersey Marine, 1 11-16 to
1 13-16 prem. ex int. ;Universal Marine, 2 9-16 to
2 7-16 dia ; London and Provincial Marine,
dis. to 4 preen. ; Mercantile Fire, 4 to I, prem. -
Commercial Union, dia. to par ; City of Ria
Improvements Company, 3-lb to 5-16 prem. ;
London India-Rubber Company, to 4 prem. ;
London Sufferance Wharf shares were dealt in at
tl proms
The shares of the Alliance Bank of London and
Liverpool have risen to 24 to 2j prem.
The new Victoria Loan was again rather bettor,
closing at 1044 to 4. Canada and Cape of Good
Hope Government/Bonds were likewise impireil for.

EXTRAORDINARY STORY. —The Cornish Times
announces the death of a very remarkable woman, at Lis-
heard. This woman was born in 1814, and when about t 6
Team of age the first appearemoeof an extraordinary disorder
developed itself. "Sias was taken first with a weakness
in her logs. The next phase of the disorder made its
appearance about the lips, which became parched ;
• black thick erotism forming on them, which at
intervals would peg off in scales, and alter
• few years this mating extended over and completely
covered her face. For more than 28 years she mado no
use of animal food, and the only sustenance sho partook of
was a little fluid, or • currant biscuit, which would lad
her • fortnight; and from Christmas. 1860, to Novem-
ber, 1861, she was never known to take anything what.
ssar. On two or three occasions since then, she wee
ed to take • little tea or coffee, but it was imam-
Erelyd ejected from the stomach. A short time before
her death, • portion of the costing came off her lips, and
shortly after her death the whole mass fell off, the coat-
ing. forming a complete out of the countetiames. It
weighed about half a mind, and averaged about half en lad
in thickness. Her face was without a blemish, and pee-
✓ented a most perfect appearance, but her body wee mien(
to a skeleton. She retained her faculties to the laat, meat
perfectly contented, but bailie eterie4 for food."
A negro, named Idioajah Phillips, has just died
in Ohio, United States, aged 176 years.