The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-08 00:00:00

MINES-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLoox.
The gold mining shares remain quiet, and wish•
out inquiry.
In other foreign and colonial mining stocks no
btaineas is recorded to-day.
Annexed is the Mining Exchange official list of
Saturday's sales :
Alfred Consols, 1203; Kill Pool, ; North &toot,
301, 31; Thuttott,

WITSTERIOtte DEATH IN TIM MILE-END-ROAD.— I
On Sande, morning, about two o'clock, es a policiman of
the S division was pardeg the Fountain, Mile-end-road, ha
observed a man laylag on the pavement, who, on being
' relied op, was band to be ire a state of insensibi ity. as
was reasoned to the Mile-cad workhouse, where he was j
sees by a medial gentleman, who pointed out a severe blow •
ea the bead. He died shortly after. Stevens, the noisier
lag easier of the perish, sent round to Mr. Baker, and
untie that the injury en the head is supposed to hats been
inflicted by some person at present beekcowa. The police 1
are malting inquiries.
Trus HOT WELL MURDER.—The offer of the govern-
meat of a reward of 1001. for the discovery of the papa
tutor of this wad murder has been published in hiedb,lle
extensively circulated throughout the city, bat we regret to
add that tip to the present time no such evidence has been
procured as would warrant the magistrates in acting won
it.—Bristol Mercury.
The screw war transport, the Queen of the FLAW),
left Southampton yesterday, for Plymouth, on her way :o
Balaktata. She conveys oat to the seat of we' 700 tons of
hut timbers and teat SI tor:ors, sad nearly 300 pe:sons
belonging to the medical stall*, transport corps, and hat
carroty: force. Most V the hat trmbers are for hospital
hats. The met of the transport corps will be tries oa
board at Plymouth.
THE AOLTIIALIAN MAILS.—LITIOLOOOL,BATURDAY.
—The royal matt clipper Schomberg, Captain Forbes,
sailed at as early hoar this morn; lig, with the Bagiish mails
for the Austratian colonic', which were plotted on borld
last might, about CO pasaravrn (of whom 63 occupy cabin
berths), and above 3,000 toss of valuable merchandise on
freight. It is billeted that the quantity of provisions on
bused will be found sufficient in both the outurd "rid
homeward passages. The bread and flour ve Vice' he
hermetically-sealed packages, to 4,,stre the!. net get.:ox I
sour on the voyage. The mails of the Orb of Novenher
be eanied to Melbourne by the Ocean Chief, Cepti.fn Tobin,
which has already mole two veri fat taps to the A,ti-
pedal. The Salmi, Captsin Taylor, of the White Ltar
line, is appointed to carry the arils of the 21st of C....ohsr.
She is filling up rapidly with goads end prompts.
OPPOSITION STEAMERS ON THE ATLANTIC.—
Commodore Vanderbilt, the great Arnerius shlpown:r,
running stamen across tee Atlastia, is oppositioa to the
United States 'nail packets. Oceasionally Venderbilee
steamer mid the moil packet start together, and the sprit
of the steamers Is they properly tested. In one laranso the
Vanderbilt steamer, the North Star, beat the crackAreericle
mail packet the Arago. Oa the 22nd alt. the Arago and
Vanderbilt steamer Arid left New York at the same hut,
both bound for Cowes, bathe Isle of Wight. They kept in
company for two days, whoa the Arid shot ahead of the
Arago, sad the latter saw nothing more el her. The eon-
wander of the Arsgo, on arriving at Cowes ea Friday last,
was surprised to learn that his steamer had bolters the