The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKET&

LIviaPOOL, Dag 15.—Great Western, 68—Illinois Central
el d.—Erie, 424.
Ilmieffilffirla, DUO. 15.—There was • good business, and
the market was strong. Caledonian, 1134—Great Luxembourg,
141—Great Western, 681 4--Lancashireand Yorkshire, lee/
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Of—Midland, 1233/—
North British, 614 / 2—South Eastern, 681—District Bank.
—Bank of Manchester, 31 p.—West Mldland,rlxforcia. —Fur-
nem; Six per Ceuta., 133—Kast Anglian, 24/ I—Metropolitan, 84.
BIAXTEOHAN, DEC. 15.—South Staffordshire Railway share•
were done on Saturday at 11 1-16, andto-day closed sellers at the
Ewe price. Great Western Birmingham livaranteed sock, 774, I
sellers—BirmiEgEam Canal, 931, sellers—Birmingham Joint-
Stock Bank (LimituLP, 114 toll prem—Stoorbridgc and Kidder-
minster Bank, 10i, buyers—Birmingham Cu, 144, buyers—Mr-
minium Eire, 110, buyers—Blrmlogham New Union Mill, 22.
MA. 3d., 22. 124. a—General Steam Navigation, tif, buyers.

FRICHTFVL OCCURRENCE AT A SUGAR REFINERY,
—Yesterday morning, • shocking and fatal accident occurred
to a man named Robert Woodsy, aged 54 years, • black-
smith, who lost his life by falling into • cistern of boiling
liquor. It appears that the deceased was engaged in making
some repairs in the refinery of Messrs. Martineau and Co.,
of Christian-street, St. George's-in-the-East, and while
walking along • plank, he slipped and fell into the boiling
liquid. The screams of the poor fellow were fearful, and a
man named Thomas Slates, • fellow-workman, on hearing
his cries, ran to his assistance, and him oat of the
cistern, when it was ascertained thatareed was extensively
scalded over the whole of the body and limbs. A surgeon
was immediately called, but the injuries were of such a
frightful character that it was deemed necessary to remove
the sufferer to the accident ward of the London Hospital,
where he expired shortly after hia admission. The deceased,
who has left • wife and famßy, resided at Lambeth.
CAUTION TO LADIES DRIVING.—A serious and
fatal accident occurred at Croydon on Wednesday last.
Mrs. Weaver, of Croydon, Mrs. Weaver, of Bromley, who
was on • visit at Croydon, and • young lady, a niece of
Mrs. Weaver, were taking • drive in • pony car-
riaga, when the pony became unmanageable. The
younger lady, who was driving, became unnerved, let
the reins fall from her bands, and jumped out whilst
the pony was going at • furious pace. Her dress
caught in the carriage, and she was dragged on the ground
many rods. and sustained each serious injuries that it is
thought by her medical attendant amputation of the leg
will be necessary. Mts. T. Weaver was so greatly injured
that, after lingering two or three days, she died ; and Mrs.
J. Weaver was much shaken and braised, but is in a fair
way of recovery. The pony continued his flight, cap-
slang a baker's cart in his coarse, till at last the reins
became eutangled in the wheel and pulled him tip. Thin
should be a warning to "lady whips," particularly when
the horse or pony is spirited or a vicious temper.—
Afaefseme Journal.
EXTRAORDINARY FREAK OF A BOY AND GIRL.—
Early no the morning of Tuesday last, • worthy gentleman
and his wife, residing in Tillicoultry,. were thrown into
great distress by the discovery that their son and daughter,
aged respectively 14 and 12, were missing. From the
bedrooms evident thata
tarey rallacele7ft tteeirho at ait
tery seamed
dly
hour, and
rope, fixed inside the boy's room and hanging out
at the open window, led to the conclusion that they
bad thereby escaped. A search was immediately com-
menced, and was continued until Wednesday night, bat
no trace of them was obtained. Arrangements were then
made for • more thorough search on the following day,
bat about eight o'clock that night, while the gentleman
and some friends were seated in his parlour, • sound as of
some one knocking was heard in a distant part of MONDAY EVIETNG.
the house. It attracted but little notice at first,
but being continued, it was trsoed to the meat Console, which closed on Saturday at 921. to 151
space betwixt the attic ceiling and the slates div. for money, and 921 to 1 for the Bth January,
the house, where to the astonishment of the parents the opened and closed to-day at the same quotations.
miring ones were discovered. They had remained in this
The official business report is as follows :—Three
place of concealment from 2 a.m. on Tuesday. until 8 p.m.
on Wednesday, and had taken with them to it a loaf of Per Cent. Console, for money, 921, lex div. ; ditto
bread, a joint of oold 'meat, a jug of water, and some bed- for account 921, 1 ex div. ; Three per Cents. Re.
clothes. The girl cried bitterly when discovered, but the clued, 92,4 • New Three per Cents., 92, 1, 921;
boy was unmoved. The fear of punishment at school for Red sea eiegeraph, 22 ; Bank Stock, 233, 231;
being behind with his lessons is believed to have been ike India Stook,
shut ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock,
cause of this extraordinary conduct on the part of the boy,
hut how he managed to prevail upon Lis sister to accompany 107, ; ditto Four per Cent. Debentures, 1.001,
him is • mystery.—Olaroom Berald. ; ditto Bonds, 265. prem. ; Five-and-a-Half per
NARROW ESCAPE FROM SUFFOCATION.—The crew Cent. "enfaced" rupee paper, 112 k.
of the smack Emma, of Greenock, lying in East India Her- The India Five per Cent. Stock was quoted 107{
hour there, consisting of three men, named N eil ,to exdiv. . India Bonds, 23,,. to 266. prem ; and
non, Donald Smith, and John were nearly info- I ''""'‘l"`" se. to 12.. prem.
rated on Thursday night while asleep in the forecastle with ,
the hatch closed. Between ten and eleven p.m. one of the , The foreign stock market was generally better,
men was awakened by • choking mensatiou, end, although particularly in the afternoon, the settlement having
faint and giddy, succeeded in raising the hatch and gaining made satisfactory progress, and the rates of "con-
the deck, whence he called for assistance. The policemen tinuatiou" proving, in moot instances, moderate.
on the beat heard his cries, and learning what was the ,
matter. descended into the forecastle, where they found the Bank shares were generally steady, with a good
two others almost insensible. They were brought up to deal of business. Ottoman Bank shares have risen
I the fresh sir, and under its influence all three recovered in to 321 to 33, the old, and 51 to 1 prem., the new ;
a short time. The stupefaction was caused by the fumes the dealers were borrowers of the old shares on
arising from a jar containing some chemical compound (Pm' " even" terms—a circumstance indicating that
bably muristic acid), which was lying in the forecastle, and
which Lad been incautiously left open.--Greemock driver- they are somewhat oversold. There was also an
tiler. improvement in Imperial Bank and London and
At Antigua, in consequence of the prevalence of Brazilian Bank, while Bank of Queensland, Lou.
dysentery, the native remedy of aloes juice boiled in milk don and Colonial, London and Middlesex, Union
has been tried with remarkable macaw Bank of Ireland, and Standard Bank of Africa
The population of Sierra Leone in 1860 was were quoted rather lower. Royal Mail Steam
41,624. 15,782 of whom were liberated Africans. There
allures were heavy, but Italian Irrigation and
were 15,180 Wesleyan, 12,954 Episcopalians. 3,351 Pagans, Berlin
and 1,734 Mahomedsus. There were 11.016 children who Waterworks mat with inquiry.
were taught in the schools during the year. The customs The closing quotations for shares in new under.
receipt' amounted to 20,0001. The population of the gold takings were as follows :—London and Northern
coast was, in 1860, 450,000, 200,000 of whom live oa the Bank, dia. to par; English and Irish Bank, die.
South Wales Zinc Smelt-
° seaboard. The exports of the gold amounted to to psz ; Beak of &lade, Punjaub, and Delhi, to t
110,4571.
Intelligence has been received here of Rome affray rem; British and
between the Dutch troops and a body of deo yummy gto 1 prem. , some* nnanctere of Rupt,
slaves, who had formed an amampment rep the river, at to I prem. ; Loudon, Birmingham, and South SW-
the distance of only • few miles from Paramaribo. Is fordshire Bank, to 1 prem. ; and Western Aus•
attempting to cross a swamp which protected the es- growl Cotton, to • prem.
campment, three of the soldiers were killed and five
The second issue of debentures of the Atlantic
others wounded by the runaways, some of whom fired and Great Western Railway, which are now quoted
from tree-tops. The soldiers retreated and sent for min-
t forcemeuts.—Surinam paper. in the official list, were marked 71, or 1 prem.