The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-19 00:00:00

Mr. G. R. FlAywood, whose name has been so
long known iu c9unezion with the Cotten SFly
Association, has recently accepted the secretar p
of the Cotton Plantation Company of ata/
(Limited) ; and we are assured that the cotton crop
on an estate of that company is in a forward con-
dition, promising early and good returns.

THIIIISDAT
Consols, whkh closed yesterday at 921 to
ex div., for the 9th of July, opened this morn-
ing at the same quotation, and closed at 924 to /.
For money the last price was 92 to 4. The
official business report is as follows :—Three
per Cent. Consols, for money, 92, 4, ex div. ;
ditto for account, 921, I, ex div. ; Three per Canto.
Reduced, 911, 1,1, ; New Three per Cents.,
911, 1,1; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 141 ; Bank
Stock, 232,.2334 ; India Stock, 2281 ex die. for
opening ; ditto -Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, 4, 108,
; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1863, 1001 ;
ditto Bonds, 123. prem.
The India Five per Cent. stock remains at 108
to 1 ex div., and Exchequer Bills at 2e. die. to
2s. prem. There were some sales of India Bonds
at 12a. prem.
In the foreign stock market the tendency of
prices was lest favourable than of late.
Bank shares were unusually quiet, and little
change occurred in prices. Union Bank of London
and Bank of British Columbia were fiat, while
Union Bank of Ireland have again met with
inquiry. Miscellaneous shares have scarcely varied.
Ottoman Gas were rather flatter.
There were again numerous transactions in the
shares of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading
Company, which cloned at 21 to 24 prom. We are
informed that the applications have already reached
about four times the number of shares to be allotted
to the public.
International Financial shares were steady, at
6/ to 64 prem. ; General Credit at 21 to 2j prem.;
and London Financial at 24 to 24 prem.
Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 04
to prem. ; Universal Marine, to 1 dia. ;
Thames and Mersey, 2 15-16 to 3 1-16 prem. ;
Commercial Union, 11 to 2 prem., ex the new
shares; North British and Mercantile Insurance,
161 to 171 ; London and Provincial Marine, 1 die.
to prem.; and Oriental and General Marine, 1 to
14 prem.
The closing quotations for shares in new
undertakings to-day were as follows:—British
and Foreign Marine, jto 1 prem. ; Empire Marine,
to prem. ; Cannes Hotel, 7to 8 prem. ;
Mediterranean Hotel, jto 1 prem. ; Southampton
Imperial Hotel, par to 1 prem. ; Clarence Hotel,
to prem. ; London and Paris Hotel, to 1
prem. ; Copenhagen Railway, to 1 prem. ; Lon-
don and Hamburg Bank, par to 1 prem. ;
Adelaide Port and Railway, to 1 prem.; and
Nice Hotel, 1 to 14 prem.
An advance of about 2 per cent. took place to-
day in United States Five per Cents. Canada and
Victoria Government Bonds were likewise inquired
for.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoce.

The mining market is dull to-day, with only a
limited amount of business. Wheel Seton shares
are firmer, at 2324 to 2374, and Bast earn Brea
and West Chiverton inquired for—the former at
8 to 1, and the latter at 22 to East
Caradon remain quiet, at 27 to 4. Drakewalla
are quoted 1 to 24 ; East Basset, 83 to 85 ; Marke
Valley, 65 to x ; Tincroft, 201 to 4 ; Wheal Ludcott,
41 to 5: Wheal Crebor, 24 to 4 ; EaatGrenville,
to ; New Martha, 44 to 5 ; and Great Fortune,
36 to 37. . .

Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet.
Yudanamutana are inquired for. No business is
officially recorded in Cobre Copper shares.
An extrsordioary meeting of the Great Northern
Copper Mining Company of South Australia is
called for the 25th inst., to pass resolutions for
voluntarily winding up the company.
The remaining shares in the St. David's Gold
Mining Company (Limited) are now being issued,
The prospectus states that the directors have
acquired the right of search in the alluvial deposits
which have been accumulating for centuries in the
river Mawddach. Samples brought up by one of
the directors have been analysed by eminent
asaayists, and are stated to give large results.
At the Gawton Copper Mine meeting, yesterday,
the accounts showed a credit balance of 551. A call
of ss. per share was made.

INCIENDIARISM IN THECOUNTY DUBLlN.—Between
10 and 12 o'clock on Wednesday night the houses and steak-
yards of three respectable farmers on the Ness road, within
one or two miles of the metropolis, were fired by loom-
diaries. Fortunately one fire was extinguished before mach
mischief was done, but the ont-offices and yard of • rupee,
table farmer. Mr. Flood, were totally columned, sad pro-
perty to the amount of upwards of 1,0001. destroyed. In
the third cue, that of Mr. 'Doesgh, a valuable kay-rick
was completely burned. It in only a few months since a
farmer named Piece, on the same road, had hie offices and
haggard destroyed by incendiaries, and the parties, tramps
from one of the inland counties, are now undergoing ink
years' imprisonment for their crinse.—flublia Reeeing
A BoY KILLED BY HIS SIBTEIL—About two weeks
ago a lad named James Brown, moo of a labourer and
weaver in the viUsge of Sanquhar, quarrelled with his
sister, and in the course of the telt& that took piece between
them he fled towards the door. His sister, being unable to
get at him with her hands, and doubtless without intending
to do him any fatal injury, lifted a pair of old tongs and
threw them at him as he west out. Unfortunately one of
the worn sharp-pointed legs struck him on the back of
the head, and inflicted what woe thought to be a
slight wound. Shortly after the occurrence, however,
the poor youth was seized with convulsive fits, which coo-
tinued with little intermission for • week. He then fell
into a state of :stupor, and continued so tall death put •
period to his eufferiep on Monday evening last. A poet-
modem examination of the body was made on Tuesday,
under the superintendence of the Procurator Fiscal, what
it was found that the instrument had penetrated the brain,
and was the cause of death. The young woman by whom
the act woo committed is about six years older than the
deceased. She has been taken into custody, and the nut-
ter is being investigated by the authorities.—Diunfrics
Standard.
KIBBINU A WIDOW.—An amusing case was heard
before the county magistrates at their sitting at Boston on
Wednesday. A demure.looking middle-aged loan named
Robin Taylor, residing in Frieeton lags, was charged by •
tall and blosming widow, named Mary Young, with kissing
her against her consent. On Thursday week both parties
were working together on the farm of Mr. Wright Coup-
land, of Frieston, sod at various times during the day sun-
dry pleauntries took place between them, until at length
the defendant caught hold of the complainant and attempted
to kiss her. The woman bashfully objected, and a struggle
ensued, during which they both kissed mother earth,
much to the amusement of several other women who were
employed in the same field. When before the iwort the
widow vouched that she resisted to the utmost, and declared
thst she would not be kissed and " mauled " about by tie
defendant "or any other man." Mr. York appeared for
the defence, and characterised the whole proceeding se a
joke, and called a witness, who said that she stood by
when the kissing was going on, and the widow seemed to
take it right enough, and in fact she thought the woman
"seemed to like it." The beech said the man bad no
business to kb* the woman against her consent, but they
thought the justice of the case would be meet by the
infliction of • fine of le. and costs.—Stamford Merrure
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A FOLSONOI:s FLY.—A young officer of the iTtlx
Regiment of the Line, named Poodevaux, aged 2.1, in ger.
neon at Evienii, Eau lust died under afflicting circumstances.
Being at Paris on a few days' leave. be visited the Judi.
des Plantes, where he was stung on the upper lip by a ety
while standing near the wild beasts' cages. On returning
to Errata he suffered some pain in the part weaseled, bat
in spite of the counsels of his friends refused to obtain stir-
gwa advice. The symptonu became aggravated, and the
poison spreading rapidly, the young man expired two days
beck in great agony. It is supposed that the insect had
been feeding on putrid meat in the dens of ono of the
carnivorous
The CROPS is CAIWADA.—The Toronto Webs
says :—" The weather of the past week has bees of the
must favourable character, sod the progress made by the
crops has been remerkable. From every quarter of the pro-
vince the reports concur io speaking in the moat promising.
Unmet the fall spring grains We learn from n party who
has just completed an extensive tour through Bruce sad
Grey that spring wheat exceeded its present promise,
and that peas and oats are even more advanced then in moan
cultivated sections. Velem some gat calamity overtake
us, the country bids fair to be bl.with a most abundant
harvest."
EayerLor GYOURE. —A covey of 19 of the " pin-
tail." "sand groans," or " Egyptian grouse," was found
last week near Smrborotigh. The birds ara rare visitants to
there lard.. although of late they have been met with is
various planes on the coast. On Tuesday Mr. .1. Wilson, of
Flotiaanhey. shot two brace and • half out of tho covey
alone named, a brace of which has been presented to the
mayor of Scarborough, for his =mum.