The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

MINES.

MONDAY Enigma.

The home mining stook market to-day has been
very quiet, and scarcely any sales are reported.
The gold mining abates remain dull, with very few
transactions. _ _ _ _

In other stocks the only movement was a rise of 11.
in Coke copper shares.
We are informed that the official advioes which
the Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company ought
to have received by the mail to-day have miscarried.
A private letter, however, from the agent in Cali-
fornia to the chairman, has come to hand. This con-
tains no details ; but it appears that during the first
24 hours' continuous workings, the machinery re-
duced 32 tons of ore, which produced 1,000 claims'
worth of gold.

TILLS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.
The gold mining shares remain without change.
Gold, Great Nugget Vein and Agog Fria
shares are severally quoted 1 to 1; and Nouveau
Maude, to {—all per share.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. K J. Davis reports trade without ►lteratioe. Prime
meadow hay, 761. to 865.; superior, 90s. to 100 g.; ;aerie;
601. to 604.; rows., GO.. to 605.; clover, 965. to 1205.; ft-
goad cat, 84s. to 110 s. ; straw, 255. to 30r.

SUNDAY CLOSING.

Yesterday a numerous meeting of delegates of the
United Towns Association of Licensed Victuallers wig held .
at Printer's Hotel, 21, Bridge-street, Westminster. Mr.
STINSON, of Birmingham, Chairman of the Central Com-
mittee, occupied the chair. The following places were
represented:—Birmingham, J. Btinton, chairman; T.
Harrison, secretary United Towns Association; J. Wal-
ton, J. Wadhsm, Protection Society. Bolton—Joeoph
Cork, Thomas Teal. Bristol--Mr. Wedge. Bradford—M.
Baster, president; Messrs. J. Whitehead and Strong. Hull
—Thomas Oreaeley, Mr. Lewis. Leicester-8. CI , Mr.
Waldram. London—Clarke, Findley, Long. Melton
Mowbray—Mr. Allen. Natiogham—Joseph Cupper, John
Bowler. Oldham—G. Clegg. Sheffield—J. Chamberlain.
G. Skinner. York—Mr. Smith, chairman ; Mr. Scholefield.
Messrs Foster, Harris, and Simes attended as a deputation
from the Metropolitan and Provincial Licensed Victuallen'
Mutual Association.

The Citatuware read the circular coniening the meeting,
and stated that its object wee to unite the trade to petition
at once in favour of a repeal of the present obnoxious Sun-
day Beer Act. A letter was also read from the Leeds As-
sociation, offering to co-operate in any effort for a total re •
peal of the Sunday Closing Act.
The SZCSITAIIT (Mr. Harrison) read letters from Stock-
port, the Metropolitan and Provincial lammed Victuallers'
Mutual Association, and several others, in favour of the

movement. He alto read a voluminous correspondence on
the subject of t e Sunday Aot, from which it appeared that
the feeling of the u ade generally was strongly in favour of
a total repeal of the Sunday Act. Sir J. Paxton had inti-
mated his willingness to second the motion for the repeal
of the obnoxious act—not, he said, for the asks of the
licensed victualler'', but because he was convinced that it
was a hardship upon the public. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Bowhxx moved " that this meeting make the netts-
airy arrangements to get the petitions signed against the
Sunday Trading Bill forthwith, presented to parliament by
their representatives, and urge them to support the same."
Mr. WADHAM, of the Birmingham Protection Society,
seconded the resolution. He f.lt that if a select committee
were appointed it would prove fatal to the best interests of
the trade.
Mr. HONER said tint he was only de irons of repellinf
the charge made against the Preto:Um: Society as to having
eompromised the matter with Mr. Wilson Patten. He
denied ast they had committed any error of judgment. He
and his colleagues were opposed to attempting en entire
repeal of the act, and therefore they felt that they could
best apply for an 'Mention of hours. He denied that the
compromise which had been entered into showed any weak-
nets or want of principle. He had ever felt that the more
public the proceedings upon this subject were made, the
less chacce there would be of getting this act repealed.
(Hear, hear.) In the event of a committee of inquiry being
appointed, all evidence would have to coma through the
licensed victuallers themselves. What was the effect upon
the committee upon throwing open the trade ? That although
the evidence was decidedly opposed to throwing open the
trade—the report of the committee was in direct opposition.
(Hear, hear.) He condemned the bill ; it was a serious
toes to many in the trade, and a hardship upon the public;
but, after what had been done, be did feel that it would be
injudicious to move in it. (Hear, hear.) The London
trades associations were ready at any moment to meet any
attempt to throw open the trade, and he regretted that the
provinces were not equally united.
Mr. Foama suggested the propriety of continually
Pouring in petitions instead of sendiag in monster petitions.
It must be shown 0:4 this is a puhiic question.
Mr. Coax (of Bolton) stated that they had a petition
signed by 7,000 against the act.
After some further discussioo, the resolution wit put and
catriod unanimou ly.
Mr. BOWLEY then moved thet "this meeting does not
consider that any advantage can arise from a select com-
mittee on the Sunday Clotting Act, as the same has so re-
cently passed, but this meeting thinks it so great an inno-
vationupon the rights end liberties of Englishmen that it
ought never to have passed into law, end that the sooner
it is repealed the better."

Mr. 'Ontr.szt.sr, of Hull, seconded the motion.
Mr. Sntwrita, of Sheffield, moved, and Mr. Ctraysn,
Leicester, seconded the following amendment:—" That the
delegates assembled do form a deputation to wait upon Mr.
Berkeley, to ask him to reco:eider his opinion as to a select
committee, in consequence of so many petitions Delon pre-
sented, and about to be presented, showing the tiding of
the industrial &uses are strongly in favour of the repeal
of the Sunday Closing Bil"
This having been carried unanimously,. the meeting ap-
pointed a deputation to meet Mr. Berkeley, and broke op
after sitting live hours.

Miss Helen nitwit closed a most successful en-
gagement at the Dublin theatre, on Saturday night, with a
house. overlie. ing to excess, for her benefit. The Wass of
Italian operas is to commence on the 15th of May, when
Mdlle.filboni and Herr Reichert will make their appearance,
and be supported by a number of eminent artistes.

Lady Abercrombie, Lady of Sir Ralph Abercrom-
bie, her Majesty's minister at the Hague, and suite,
arrived in London on Saturday evening by the General
Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Rhine, J. W.
Reader, from Rotterdam.
Colonel Henderson, one of the oldest directors of
the Smith Western Railway Company, died suddenly at
Southampton on Saturday last.
By command of Napoleon 111., the Chevalier
Eisenberg bad the honour to give his professional services
to his Imperial Majesty on Friday last.
The Hon. Artillery Company, of which his Royal
Highness Prince Albert is Captain General and Colonel,
did duty at the Crystal Palace under the command of Major
Bement on Friday last, when the Emperor end the Empress
of the French, the Queen, and Prince Albert honoured the
Exhibition with a visit. The regiment mustered nearly 300
strong, and presented a smart, soldier•like appearance.
Eighty men under Captain &billion (Lieutenant Lewis
carrying the Queen's colours) were told oft as the guard of
honour. The st.edinela of the regiment, and the precision
with which the groucd was taken up order the direction of
the Adjutant, Captain W. H. Snell, were the more notice-
able, as the corps is composed entirely of volunteers. The
men were under arms 10 hours, having mustered at half-
past eight in the morning and been dismissed at halYpaitt
six p.m.
CRYSTAL PALACE, APRIL 20.—CORRECTED Rs-
rearr.—Admindons oe payment of 2s. 6d., 2.066; ditto by
morn tickets, &a., 22,218: total visitors, 24,273.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—PIVE Ednuatio DAY.—Bater-
day, April 21. Admissions en payment, 482 ; ditto by
morn bekobs, 1,061; total. 1,643.
CZTIITAL PLUM—SHILLING DAY.—APRIL 23.
8714-Larnaca Ca payment, 4,601; ditto by mom tickets,
Telal,