The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAYJ

Two o'CLocat.
There is lees activity in the mining market to-
day, but prices generally aro well maintained. East
Caradon and Wheal Chiverton shares are in demand
and rather better—the former are now quoted 261 to
271, and the latter 121 to if ; Cbiverwn Moor are
quoted 31 to 41 prem. ; West Chiverton, 83 to 56
East Obiverton Bto ; Clifford Amalgamated,
381 to 39 ; and Wheal Crofty, 31 to}. Wheal
Beton shares are officially marked leai, ex div.
Yudanamntana and Monte' Aureos shares are
inquired for. Other colonial and foreign mines
are quiet.
The letters of allotment of the Llanberis Slat*
Company will be issued on Friday next.
It appears that applications have been received
by the Croiser Valley and Port Madoc Slate Com-
pany for 1,000 shares in excess of the number to be
allotted. The list closes on Monday next.
At the Gaw ton Copper Mine meeting, yesterday,
the accounts showed a debit balance of 7381. la. Id.
A call of ss. per share was made.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON & CORN MARKETb.

(PHIS DAY.)
(SY ILZOIIIO AND DITILINATIONAL ressanars.)
(now can ORS COP.WOPOIDCR.)
COTTON.—Staady Wee probably 12,000 buss.
Costs—Market fairly attended. Wheat, good comma"-
tire demand without change. Hoar slow sale and no cheer,
in vans. Indian corn slow ; rased, 20e. laws ; beams
steady ; oats rather dearer ; oatmeal. good bonnier dew
on speculation for forward dolivery, at 22r. id. to 236. rot
2401 b.
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MINCING LAND.—(THIS DAY.)

SUCILB.—There coetinues to 'be • very satire de-
wand, at an advance of 6d. ota last week's price.. The
private sales include grainy Mauritius, at 41a. to
4.3 e. 6d. ; brown, 31s. 6d. ; g.aioy JuerrY padres,padres,32‘ ;
Manilla clued, 33e. 6d. to 341. ; Havana/A, No. 101. am
38e. 9d. ; Bi, 365. 6d. ; Cuba Muscovado' 37.. to 37a. dd.
Porto Rco. 39e. to 42.. Refined Las also sold at 6d. advise;
and the market is bare of ready goods.
COMP is dull of sale at previous prices.
TILL—The market I nuchanged.
Mum—There is a fair demand for Bengal, chiefly for cane
kinds, and sales have been made at Bs. 6d. for ordinary.
am white at St 9d. to 12e. 2d. ,
SALTPETRE JO theta regoest.
Ixoioo.—Tbe gvarterly sales of Fist ladka continue to
proem with great spirit at the full prices paid last we*
—via., Bengal, good and tine, 3d. advance; middling awl
good middling, 4d. to 6d.. and ordinary and low,
to 4d. advance ; brittle, 21 to 4d. 'dolma ; kurpabs, geed
and fire, 6d. to Bd. advance ; infeeior qualities. 31. to M.
advance ; dry leaf Madras, 41. to 6.1. advance ; Kurracbse
figs, ld. to 2d.
CoTrox.—The market is firm at about id. to ld. per lb.
above last week's prices. The total sales yesterday was
550 bales on the spot, and 5,700 bales for arrival.

TALLOW MARKET. —(TII1S DAY.)
The market is quiet, at the annexed prices :—Teire bale%
445. net cash ; Petersburg Y.O. on the spot, cad, 43.. 11. to
4.1 e. 9d. ; ditto, new, 441. 9d. ; October to Deosestmr,
44e. 6J. ; December, 435. ; January to lima, 46e. id. ;
Mareb, 46e.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Molars. Barmy sod Easton report trade slow, sit IV
follosrmg prioss :—Prime meadow by, 70s. to 8.5 a; tiaras.
old, 90s. to 110. ; ditto, sword cut, 85a. to 100 a. ; straw.
28s. to 32:.

NOVEL APPLICATION.—An application was made
to Mr. Justice Byles at his last sitting at chambers to re-
move a plaint from a musty court to one of the superior
courts, in an action brought to recover 11. On the part et
the plaintiff the application was resisted. The cmention woe
as to an overcharge by a railway company for the carriage of
some coal', and on the part of the company it we. Meted
that some questions of law and fact would arise, and that it
was necessary to remove the cause. Kr. Justice Ryles
aa-
premed his disinclination to grant such an application where
°sly the sum of It. was in dispute. On the part of the
aompaey a sum was offered by way of deposit to secure the
plaintiff bier costa, sad on his behalf it was stated that be
was a poor man, and could not go into a superior °met.
Mr. Justice Kyles—"lo mercy to both, I refuse this appli-
canoe." The application was aooordingly refused.
&CAPE THOM MILLBANK PHHION.-4 prisoner
made his escape on Friday from Mdlbeuk Priem. it means
that a person named Brown, employed on the South Wee-
tern returning borne with his wife between 4
sued sRaolcilwocT cons"
on Friday morniog, from a friend's home.
where they had been speniling the evening. When we
Comraercial.road, Milbank. they wore passed by auaa
running eta great speed, with only his shirt and trousers ow.
Brown observed to hie wife that the man looked like aa
escaped convict, and it subsequently traospired that one had
escaped from the prison. It is said that the escape wee
effected in a very Ingenious mariner, and it is understood
that the subject is uudergoing a thorough investigation ; but,
is all such matters are kept secret, no riarticns can be
obtained.
A Cow oN THE LINE—An accident of an alarm-
ing character, though fortunately sot attended with per-
easel injury, took Otos cc Sunday evening on the Prestos
and Diagram Railway, about four miles from the former
place. Soon after the 6 o'clock train front Preston had
parsed the Grimsargh station, the passengers felt a severe
shock, as though a portion of the train had ran off the
lice. The engine-driver shut off his steam, and the traia
wee brought toe standstill, and on an mareination limog
made as to the cause of the shock. it was friend that the
engine had run over a owe which bed strayed from the
adjoining fickle on to the hoe. The sow was ent is two.
and the oollisioe threw two of the third-clam carriages a
the line. The accident caused the greatest emetereatien
amongst the massugen. but they all ensiled icier,.
Nearly an hour cod a half elapsed before the two dregs
meld be restored to their place oil the lies sad the traits
proceeded to Loogridge. This is the third instance within
a very short time of accidents ocerirtiog on this railway
owing to cattle getting on the line.