The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

16R 1863. 1166.
.10. 110,1114.611 21,911tt SIAPKINA

Coffee

Cocoa

ItAlslns
Pepper .

lb. 28799.3

4-1;

-i:=!i:,

cwt. -444;e11
.cwt. 84,796 47,1611 VMS
. lb. 8,440,798 9,817,491 11,0113641
gay. 7466,478 13,986345 3.3,6.1„1"

Broody
lopzretined lotelim gals---evet. i:Cii-7:7875 i:97-1,98°
"1iit.1%.11 74,114
Ditto unroilood cot. 1,8130.4111 2,60.917 tatting
Molasses cwt. 147,973 166,377 100,101
Tea !!' 71,93,819 714197,6 es f!•°!!All

Tobacco
lb. 65,813.466 64415,333 4.184,1111,
Wins pls. 11,091666 11,613,166 13.716316
The above figures demonstrate that owing to the con-
tinuance of the Ansecialus Civil War and the wiesitled Ade
of European politics, produce of all kinds continues to Is
sent to our markets as if they constituted a general stow
house far the world. Compared with those held et the ear.
responding &is of lest year, the stock of each article (wide
twe unimportant exceptions) shows a comideralge increme,
• result which is the more important from the fact that the
quantities held in January last year were, in • majority el
instances, much larger than those of the preceding year.
The specific increase in each article. shown in the premed
return, over January, 1863, is as follows :—Coffee, 4'. per
cent. ; currants, 16 per cent. ; raisins, 107 per coot. ; poppet.
12 per cent. ; rum, 7 per cont. ; brandy, 11 per mot. ; re-
fined sugar, 15 per cent. ; sugar, 17 per cent. ; tea, 19 pie
cent. ; tobacco, 4 per cent. ; and wine, 12 per cent. Tim
only instances of denimse are moon, 18 per cent. ; and
35 per cent.

SATURDAT EVZIMNI..

Consols, which closed yesterday at 91 7-16 to
9-16 for the Bth April, were marked to-day 911,
and closed firmly at 94 to I. For money the last
price was 91/ to g. The official business report is
as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money,
911, / ;* ditto, for account, 91/ ; Three per Cents.
Reduced, 89; ; New Three per Cent,., 84 1 ;
Annuities, 1885, 14/, ex div. ; Bank Stock, 238;
India Stock, 219/ ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
1044 ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1866, 99g;
Five-and-a-Half per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper,
113/.
There was again an active demand this morning
far Spanish Passive Bonds, owing to the advises
already referred to. and transactions took place as
high as 371: the closing price, however-361 to
—was barely so good as that of yesterday. The
Internal Passive debt, on the other bald, rose 1 per
cent. The improvement in the morning extended
to Spanish Certificates, which touched 14 to 4, but
the final quotation was / below that of yesterday.
Turkish Consolid6s were in active demand for ac-
count of foreign houses, and rose 1 per cent. The
purchases appear to have been based partly upea
the anticipation of the May dividend. Greek
bonds and coupons, Mexican, Turkish bonds of
1862, and Portuguese scrip have improved about
per cent. Italian stock was slightly flatter, and
Confederate firm.

Bank sham were firm. A slight improvement
occurred in English and Irish Bank, European,
Imperial, London, Birmingham and South Stafford-
shire, and Midland Bank, while Loudon Bank of
Scotland declined 104. British American Lind and
Royal Mail Steam shares were quoted 1/. better.
There sere inquiries for Oriental Inland Steam.
National Steam and Joint-Stock Di.oount were
rather flat. Paaama, New Zealand, and Australian
Royal Mail new shares were quoted f to 1 prem.
Hudson's Bay were dull, at 18 to f.
General Credit and Finance shares continue is
demand, owing to continued rumours of combi-
nations and concessions affecting the interests of
this company • at one period 4 prem. was bid, and
the price closed firmly at n to 4. International
Financial shares were dull, at 6j to 7 prem. ; Lon-
don Financial better, at 10} to I prem. ; Mercantile
Credit steady, at 71 to a prem. ; and Imperial
Financial, at 31 to 3i prem.
_ .

The closing (but in some cases merely nominal)
quotations for shares in new undertakings are
subjoined, viz. :—Credit Fonder of Mauritius, par
to 1. prem. ; Land Securities, 11 to 11 prem. ;
Contract Corporation, 31 to 31 prem. ; Credit
Funnier (Great Britain), 2to 2 prem., showing
a considerable rise ; Australian and Eastern Na-
vigation, 4} to 5 prem. ; Ottoman Financial, I
dis. to I_prem. ,• Consolidated Disomint, 1 dia.
to par ; Financial Corporation, 1 to 2 prem.;
Financial Discount, 21 to 3 prem. ; Credit Slobi-
lier, 1 to 11 prem. ; Queensland Sheep Invest-
ment, 1 to 1 prem. ; Thames Iron Works. &c.,
2/ to 31 prem. ; Gellivara Company, 1 to 11 prem.;
National Provincial Marine, to lit prem. ; Central
Argentine Railway, 11 to 11 prem. ; hiezictus Ban
to 1 prem.; British Colonial Steam, par tot
prem.; West of England Woollen, Ito 11 prem. ;
and Warrant Banking, 11 to 11 prem.

MINES.-(TBIS DAY.)

Two o'Cto,

There is a good amount of bubiness doing in the
mining market to-day, although attention is partly
directed to th..f. fortnightly settlement. East Caradua
shares are better, at 30 to Wentworth Cousols at
15 to 17, Basset and Grylla at 17 to 18, and Great
Vor at 39 to 41. North Shepherds are also strong,
At to /. Sitbuey Wheal Metal are quoted
4to d ; Wheal Seaton, 186 to 188 ; and New
Devon, 1i to 2 prem. Grenville shares are offi-
cially marked 7. Cambrian Gold are inquired for.
I udanatuutaua shares continue to exhibit a
favourable tendency. Cape Copper are steady.
We are informed that the applications for the
shares of the New Devon Consols Copper Mining
Company have already amounted to more than
double the number to be allotted.

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The Deep Level Mine sold, on the 10th instant,
10 tons of lead ore, at 141. Bs. (id. per ton ; the
Branford Hell, 10 tons, at 141. 18e. Gd. per ton;
the Bryn Gwiog, 48 tone, at 151. le. Oil. per ton ;
the Long Rake, 25 tons, at 141. is. per ton ; the
Pennant, 10 tons, at 141. 2s. Gd. per ton ; and the
Dyliffe, 46 tons, at 14/. 14a. per ton.

SUDDEN DEATH THROUGH MAKING A WlL!..—Oft
Saturday night an inquest wan hold at the Crown Inn. Troy-
bridce, before George Sylvester, Esq.,coroner, on the body of
ao aged widow. named lilizabeth Athive, who was booed dead
in bed a abort tine previously. The old lady was possessed
of a little meaty, and for a day or two before her death was
in a state of mental excitement, being undecided to which of
her relatives she should leave her money. Her sister, it was
said, had been unkind tabor, and the deceased was troubled
in her mind as to whether she should not forgive her. The
money was ultm.ately willed to a nephew, and next seers-
iog deceased was found deed in her bed. The medical sea
said that no doulit deceased was afflicted with disease of the
heart, which use accelerated by the mental excitement to
which she bad been subjected. Verdict, " Died by the
visitation of G.id."—Soltabury Journal.
ENTRAOIII,INARY OUTRAGE—The quiet little
village of Muscat, near Filey, has been the scene of a most
brutal outrage 03 a young nun, a native of the place. who
lives with his w clawed mother in a small aetleßed cottage
st the end of the village, on the Flotmanbv•road. Oa
Wednaiday night last, about half-past 8 o'clock, as was hie
custom, he sweet across the road to the cowshed, to supper.np
the cow. Whilst there two men eutmeal with blackened
faces, and imnieliately seized hold of him. I laving throve
something into b mouth, they pulled his cap over his eyes,
and quickly tie). with a cord his arms close to his body,
taking a tarn w,th the cord mud his bead, sad thereby
pulling it on one able. They then teitahed his hands
tightly together by a piece of whipcord, and next violently
hod hold of his l.t;e and shoulders and carried him across
the road into a field adjoining the cottage, where they
threw him headforemost into a pond of mod and
water. The poor fellow struggled and cried as beet
he could for help. Hie mother heard his cries, went to
the door to listen, and then ran to her neighbours for as-
sistance. On searching the pond they found her eon. who
was immediate'v extricated and conveyed home. Hems
(mod to have received a violent kick on the attest. He
was alsoothere Lae mach bruised, and was in a very preca-
rious state. No motive can be assigned for the cowardly
attack, nor has any clue been obtained to the perpetrators
of the °attar.
ALLEOED MURDER ON SHIPBOARD BY A CAP-
TAIN, AND MI:TIMM:6 CONDUCT OF A Caeca.—Charles
Mew, a seaman, who was brought to Liverpool on Friday,
in the African Royal Mail steamer ll'Gregor Lord,
placed in the dock, at the police-court, on Satualiy,
chargeB with having mutinied and threatened the life of
Captain W. Stock, on board the British ship Yana Toe Fee,
while on a voyage from Glasgow to China. The sailors oa
board the above vessel were dissatisfied with their food.
and Oleos in particular remonstrated with the captain. Oa
one occasion Olson, as he himself states, west to the
captain with • piece of bread npoo the end of his knife. and
complained of the manner in which the " dull" was cooked.
The oaptaia told hint to go away or be would blow km
brains out, and then fetched a revolver, which be fired at
him, but mimed his aim, and killed another men, whom body
was thrown into the sea. Olson, after this occarreece. was
placed in irons, and given up to the authorities at Santa
Cruz, on the charge of attempting the captain's life. The
captain was allowed to proceed on his voyage, and Oboa
was sent home for trial. The prisoner was on Saturday re-
manded for a week.