The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-18 00:00:00

CASTLE PLATE. T.Y.C.

Omeonade, Phantom, Bouthminster, and Brahminie are
here.
/3ADSWORTH HUNT CUP. One mile and a half.
Maritsa& and Knatatord are here.
Altar/ID.— North Pole, Nobbler, Birdlime, Formidable,
and Lady Bird.

HIINGERFORD MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
HIINGERFORD STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile.
Senthal, Naomi f, Whirlwind, Cure-all, Calliope c, sad
Mime Ed:imams are here.
RENNET HANDICAP. One mile.
Octavos, The Priest, and Pinkepoe are bare.
JOILN 0' GAUNT STAKES. Mlle and a half.
Gibraltar, Flirtatioo, Octoroon, Equator, Springbok, Vio-
let, and Liberality are here.
ENTRY FOR' STAND PLATE.
Lord of the Manor, 9a 71b; Hamper, Pat Olh ; Cumber-
land, 84 91b : Tarragona, Set 71b ; May-be. Set 41b ; East
Sheen, Set 311, ; Suraton.hill, Set ; Margery, let 1016; Priest,
Tat 416 ; Commander, 7st ; Regenerator, wt; Hilly Grove,
Set 1014 ; Mina Edmoostone, 71b.
Anima —Vaucressou and Declaration.

IPSWICH MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)
SUFFOLK CUP. Two miles.
South Laasaaiire sad Breechloader an here.
WELTER CUP. One mile.
South Lancashire, Breschknuler, and Strike are here.
NURSERY HANDICAP. narten of a mile.
Perfect Cure, Sae Nymph, Luba, Trumps, Barehettlea,
and Jeannie f are here.
ENTRY FOR QUEEN'S PLATE.
Paste, Breechloader, Strike, Eastern Princess, Wild Rose,
Dark Lady, and Dornane.
WEIGHTS FOR MEMBERS' PLATE.
Zora, 71b ; Dark Lady,Black Bees v, 7st 71b ;
Strike, 7st 41b; Vigil, 7rt ; Alecto), 64 9lb ; 6st 3lb ;
Sea Nymph, 64 ; and Mr. Somerville, Set Bib.

MIXER.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLooK.

In the mining market today tbeciiiefbi;i:iiTess
is still in Wbeal Ludcott shares, which have been
dealt in as high as 25, and are now quoted 231
to 24f. Telegrams from the mine state that the vein
of silver has been discovered in the 84 fathom level,
and is considered of great value. East Caradon
shares are quoted 45} to 48 ; Marks Valley, 9i to
tov
1 ; East Rosewarne, 3to ; South Phoenix, 2i to
3f ; Cook's Kitchen, 29} to ; Wheal Union, sto I ;
Wheal Sithney Carnmeal, 3 to 1 ; Great Wheal
Fortune, 29} to 30 ; and West Tolgus, 50 to 51.
Apart from the business in Wheal Ludcott, there
is little doing to-day.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are un-
altered.

We are requested to state that the share list of
the Mount Rose Copper Mining Company of South
Australia will be closed for London on Tuesday
next, and for the country on Thursday morning.
The half-yearly meeting of the Clarendon Mining
Company of Jamaica is called for the 31st instant.
The directors have made a call of 2s. 6d. per share,
to be paid by the Ist October.
The annual meeting of shareholders in the Grand
Duchy of Baden Chartered Mines is called for the
6th of August in London.
The following mine meetings were held at Salis-
bury yesterday :—At East Caradon a dividend of
17e. &I. per share was declared, and the balance
was increased by 3901. • a very favourable report
was presented. At M'arke Valley a dividend of
3a. per share was declared ; the report in this case
was also considered very favourable. At West
Rosedown a call of 12s. 6d. per share was made. At
Cern Camborne a call of 2s. 6d.per share was made.
Mr. Harding (the secretary of Malice Valley) was
appointed secretary of the latter mine, and the
offices will be removed to Salisbury.

Puemc &Boole Comattastos.—Meetings of the
Public Schools Commissioners were held on Monday, Tues.
day, and Wednesday last at No. 2, Victoria•etreet. Pre-
sent, the Esrl of Clarendon, the Lord Lyttelton, Sir S. H.
Northcote, Bart., The Hon. Edward Twisleton, Rev. W.
H. Thompson, H. Belford Vaughan, Eq., and the Sects.
tare.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL-
WAL—The accounts for the past helf•yeer having bees
submitted to the beard of directors, they yesterday de-
cided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for
the half•year of 2/. 10a, per cent on the consolidated stock
of the oornpany.

THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE RELIEF FUND.
—Among the amounts received yesterday by the Lord
Mayor is aid of the above food wax the rum of 1,0001. from
the London and Weatminater Beak.

THE DINTRE9B IN LANCASHIRE. IMPORTANT
Merrusu.—The noblemen and gentlemen who owe most of
their large fortunes to the labour employed in the optical
manufacturing districta are about taking measures for the
porpoise of relieving the great distress which unhappily '
prevails there. A meeting is to be held to-morrow (Satur-
day), et the residence of the Earl of Ellesmere. in Cleveland-
row, whoa the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Balearras, and
other rich landed proprietors of the neighbourhood will
propose resolutions bearing upon the subject, and will
°deante a subscription.
D&PZAT or A CHVECH-RATE AT BOW.—OD Fri-
day last the churchwardens of St. Mary, Stratford-le-Bow,
proposed a church-rote of 2.1. is the pound, which, on their
»holm to give the customary assurance that it would not I
be "compulsory," was lost. A poll was demanded for Wed-
nesday, which readied in 98 votes being given for, and 254
against the rate.
THE ZOUATED AND GENDARMERIE BANDS.
' testimony of the goodwill existing between the two coun-
tries. Red as a mark of personal friendship and recognition
' of their old binds of the Crimea, Mr. Smyth, leader of
the Royal Artillery bard at Woolwich, the several members
contributing to a feed for that purpose, got up an im-
promptu entertainment on Tuesday evening, in honour of
the visit of the Gendarmerie of the Imperial Guard and the
Zonaves, who took their departure yesterday for Paris. The
entertainnieet at Woolwich, although hastily arranged. was
well worthy the occasion. A large number of the Royal
Artillery oflioers joined the party after dinner, when some
of the bands performed and sang at the piano to the admi-
ration and surprise of their guests. The visitors left for
London by special train at half-put 12. Before leaving,
Invitation for a reciprocal visit to Paris were given and
accepted conditionally, end 11111U7S00111 were made of " mover
dying friendship." They were accompanied to the station
in the manner they wired, by a amber of the Royal Ar-
tillery.