The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-29 00:00:00

MINE&-(T1118 DAYJ

Two o'CLocm.

In the mining market to-day, the settle-
ment of the fortnightly account almost mono-
polises the attention of the dealers, and
prices iu most instances exhibit nu change,
compared with those last current yesterday.
Tuere is a strong demand, however, for
Great Vor and East Lovell shares, which
have risen to 3411 to 33, and 20, " buyers,"
respectively. East Vor are quoted 5} to 3 ; Wheal
Grenville, 91 to 101 ; East Caradun, 294 to 30 ;
Wheal Seton, 1971 to 2021 ; and East Cern Brea,
lit to 7.
Copiapo and lindanamutana shares are inquired
for ; the former have been dealt iu at 51 and 6, and
the latter at se.
At a two-monthly general meeting of shareholders
in Hingeton Dowus Console, held yesterday, the
cash accounts showed a balance in hand of 1991.
ls. 6d., and au estimated balance in favour of the
mine, before the meeting to be held in June next,
of 4611. 19e. 3d.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

(THIES DAY.)

CONTINUED INCREASE OF EXPORTS.

This morning were issued the Boar! of Trade
Returns for the month and three months ended the
31st of March.

We subjoin a statement of the total declared
value of the exports of British and Irish produce
and manufactures during the month and three
months in the last three years :
Far the month. For the three months.
£9,664,649
10,217.473 ......
13465,674

1862
1863
1864

FILL AT • PIANOFORTE MAWUracrOftr AT CAM.
DENTOWN.—(THIS Dar.)—Between the bows of 12 and 1
a.m. a serious fire broke out is the pianoforte moults:tory
belonging to Meals. R. Jed:Aeon and Co., situate in Georg-
inastriet, The building was destroyed, and the adjoin.
leg stabling and the presume of Yr. Hodson, omnibus pro-
prietor. were also damaged. The lore will fall upon the
Royal Fire-of Ace.
CHEAP TRAINS TOR THE WORKING CLASSES.—
This morning the Metropolitan Railway issued • notice at
their several stetioaa,that on and alter the 2od of next mouth
they will moue return tickets for f the whole dia.
Moos and threepence for the intermediate miss upon their
line of railway. These Oaken', which are intended
to accommodate the mote of the working men,
will be subjected to the following restrictions:—
They will be issued by two special trains from
the Farrineon.street Statics, and the Biahop's.read, Pa&
diegton. Prom the Paddingtoe wed the tint train will be
5.30 a.m., and another will follow in • quarter
of an hour, and tress Partingdoectrest the same
' arrangement will he carried oat, with this differeme.
that these two trains will each mart lee minutes earlier
than from the Paddington end. The tickets will be third-
' class, sod only Muted for them trains, but will be available
to return by any ordinary third-clam carriage throughout
the day.
ACCIDENT ON • RAILWAY.—A fatal accident oc-
curred on Tuesday atomism ow the railway in course of
(moieties between Suttee and the Epsom Downs. From
button the hoes rose up • steep iodised plane to Barked,
and the accident wee caused by the running back of • train
of ballast tracks, which eventually imam into collision with
an some employed in removiag the metals for the sew
lose. There were no persona on the ballast train, but on
the eagles were the driver, the stoker, and • porter from
Epsom. The embankment at the curve proem:told them
from either riming or hearing the approach of the truck@
until close soon Meet. The porter at once jumped off oa
the right bawd side. The engine-driver remained for a
minute or two, reserved the motion of the engine, sod thee
jumped off on the other side uninjured. The collision
which followed threw the foremost truck on the tender of
the engine. The rentainhe trucks were heaped upon on.
soother and many of them were broken to fragments. The
porter who first jumped off was severely injured io the logs
and chest, and senate doubts are entertained of his recovery.
The stoker wee struck by • portion of a broken truck, and
the lower part of his body was so fearfully mangled that he
expired within • few minutes when removed to the waiting.
room of the station.
Tag LATE TRAGEDY AT CANTERBURY.—Within
the last day or two a flatteued bullet has been extracted
from the neck of the girl Esther Cullen, who was shot
by her sweetheart, • man named Horton, at the house of
Mr. Emden, in whose service she was hiring as domestic
servant at Canterbury, on the Tith of March, the would.
he murderer afterwards committing suicide by shooting
himself and cutting his throat. It will he remembered that
at the inquest the superintendeet of police gave evidence to
the effect that. in his opinion, no hall had been discharged
from either of the pistols found in the room where the
tregedy was smarted, but that the bullets had dropped out,
and that the injuries merely resulted from the discharge of
the powder. This however, turns oat to be incorrect. The
girl is slowly recovering from the effects of the shock.
NARROW ESC•INL—Three boys narrowly escaped
drowning at Filey. on the,Yorlubien coast, out Saturday
alternate last. They were each about 5 yam of op. They
went down to play upon the beach, and strolled slung until
they came near Filey Brigg, about a mile from the town.
At this spot • very large stone is deeply embedded in the
mod, but the top part stands folly two feet shove the
ground. Upon this atone, which has • plain aortice three
feet in diameter, the little fellows perched themselves,
quite delighted to watch the rising tide. Soon they
became surrounded, and it was not until the water had
overfidwed the arose and their feet became wet that
they became alarmed. Clasping each other, with tears
they cried to a girl. who was upon' the sand, to come and
feth them out. The girl attempted, but the water was
then too deep. Barefoot, she ran along the sand into the
town and gave an alarm. The iohshitante on foot, and one
man on horseback, hastened to the spot, but a young fisher-
man being the first to arrive, isetestly plunged bite the sea
and waded above breast high, aod happily sueceeded in res-
elling the boys by placing them upon his shoulders and
taking them safely us shore, the water at the timielt.3
risen up to the ohd H droe's thighs. ad they sot bees
at the moment they were they would undoubtedly have
been drowsed, or if the tale bad not flowed gently they
. would probably here been washed off the stone before the
talterman resoled them.