The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-24 00:00:00

MINE&-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLooz.

The mining market is rather inacdv; to-day, and
prices exhibit few variations. Great Vor shares
are better, at 31 to 32, while East Lovell have
declined to 1l lj to 12, and East Caradon to 23 to
East Grenville are quoted 7 to Wheal Gren-
ville shares have been dealt in in the Stock Ex-
change at 6.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are inactive.
Cape Copper are officially marked 83.
The half-yearly meeting of the United Mexican
Mining Company (Limited) is convened for the
9th November.

TIRE VICTOR TOWNLEY CAL—The visiting
justice* of the Derby County Gaol have tendered their re-
sivation, on the grand that the refusal of the magistrates
to ratify their reirremendatice for the dismissal of Mr.
Girona% the pal eargeoe, who had riven evidence is
favour of Townley 's inanity, implied a want of confidence
in them which materially leseard their ieflorce in the
gaol. Some discussion arose, which resulted in the visiting
justioas consenting to act for soother quarter. in anticipa-
tion that, in the meantime, Mr. Gisborne would express hie
sorrow for what)* had rid and written.

A FARM LADOITILIR CHARO---RD WITH STEALING
asoces.—Ai the Doocader Wed Riding seasioe• on
Saturday lest, before the Hoe. E. LasesUm, chairman, •
singular ode wee heard. William Peace, an agricultard
labourer, was charged with steeling twenty deed groom at
Ecoleafisd, ma the Sth September last. Mr. Hanna, Pro
scented, and Mr. Waddy defended. Mr. Miller, of Wedeley
Lodge, soda party were out shooting oa the day I. ques-
tion over Mr. Miller's, mu., moor near Pedaloes, and they
planed several brute of is a hovel, and after further
shooting they placed other grouse in a pit used far the
purpose is former sauces. The shooting was motioned,
asd 11111011 is the maim the returned to the pit or hole,
and aim to the hovel, they found that the grouse had been
stolen. The polies met the primmer four days after with
groans upon him, sad Mr. Millar identified three ot the birds
at the Penistone polies detain, one from the fact that his
gamekeeper had hit it on the head to kill it • the other
from the eircumstanos that the feathers on the leek at
oae had all bees stripped off by falling upon a smut. la •
deep gully ; and the third, from its being much ridded by
the dogs.—Hr. Waddy admitted that the prisoner' wbo lived
near the moor, had shot the grease the police took from him,
bat be denied that the rase had Motu them, or that it woe
passible for the promioator to identify birds after four days
bad elapsed, sad when he land is the meaatime probably shot
mail) other birds. The jury took this view of the ode,
acid acquitted him.
FATAL PRIZE FIGHT AT 81117FIELD.--011e of
the most shocking somas that ever occurred in con-
merlon with the prize ring took place at Sheffield yea-
terday (Sunday). A number of young men asd youths,
frequenters of some of the lowed brothels and beerhouses
in the tows, agreed to meet in the Old Park Wood. on the
western side of the town, and fight for a rum of money,
which is variously stated at from it. to 61. • side. The
some was selected in a spot remote from police surveillance,
acd the men and their seconds chose Sunday as the day
on which they would be most likely to escape interne-
tion. The nag was pitched at 6 o'clock, and we put
of pugilists set to and fought for an hour, sad then the
arena was cleared for another couple, two young men
named respectively Dawes and Horne. They fought for 20
minutes, and after the sixth " round," in wide& Dawes re-
ceived a heavy blow on the jugular, he was pissed on his
seo3ad's knee. "Time" wee called amidst mark shouting
and yelling, Horne's party seeing that Dawes wan faltering,
but he got up end &dreamed to meet his antagonist. He
had sot gone a yard, however, before he reelM, fell, and
died instantly. His " bickers" and woods rms away. and
his body remained on She ground for some time before it
was carried by Hone% party into a ppublichonse that stands
near the wood. Hone has aSsoooded, bid there is little
doubt he will either surrender or be apprehended in a short
time.

SLR' TO PRISON FOR STEALING SIT AVALNGTL—
A country magistrate lately inflicted a punishment of six
months' imprisooment with bard labour on a youth named
William Webb, for stealing six walnuts from a Ms, or
one month'. imprioonment per nut Mr. Nottage, ands,
Hill brought the fact before the Horne Secretary, and has
just received the following reply :—" Whitehall, Oct. ?A
1864.—Sir„--The Secretary of Mete for the Home Depart,
meet having considered your application in behalf of William
Webb, I have the satisfactioo to acquaint you that be has
felt warranted, under all the circumatances, in silvising het
Majesty to reduce the prisoner's sentence to imprisonment
for one mouth.—l am, air, &c., T. G. Fissmn.--Gerige S.
Nottage, Eaq., Sidmouth Lodi*, Tulse-hill."
E.XTRAORDINARY PRODUCE OF THREE POTATOES.
—Three largeoised potatoes, planted in Mr. Ransom's gar.
den, at Hawthorn Cottage, on Southampton Common, were
the; week dug up, and found to have produosd 362, weigh.
ing is the aggregate 71Ite. A doses waterbed liilbs., and
four Weeted from the dozen weighed 6411.. The largest
single potato weighed 21bs. Tor. These potatoes were
planted about throe feet apart, and kept welt earthed up as
they grew, each root forming a small mound about 18 inches
high.—Heat: —Hen!: Advertiser.
.. SW/WAPITIS FOR RUSSIA. SAVSPAI instances
having lately occurred in which sewspepors sent from this
country &damned to Russia have been returned, in wow
`i-.ace of the regulation.of the Marian Post-oftios with
mirepTh• to in' :::..minion of newapapers not having been
complied with, the rho: are agars informed that it is for-
bidden to intmduoe talc Buinkt, te::41611 th* ire% Poliiind
newspapers. and that the only means by PLico persoes re-
siding in Runk mu obtain such newspapers from the troNd
Kingdom is by subscribing for them at one of the Russian
post °films. The admission into Heads of newspapers not
of a political character is only permitted in these camas
where they are addismed to the house of some established
bookseller. —By command of the Postaiellitr-Gemal..
General Post-Ales, Oct. 24, 1864.
A DrannOtaillitti SOUTH Atiflateen.--Gen Ara
neat
Misqlsthmusuote is expected to arrive in New York in one of taSl..lstamen. on hia way to Eilasd a.
Jsiale%
of the 17e/teil Mateo of Colombia to the Court of St. ames.
—New York Min.

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