The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

MINEB.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CiocK.

The transactions in the mining market continuo
upon a very limited scale, but there is a demand
to-day for shares in most of the following
mines at the quotations given : Great
Busy, 34 to 4 ; Great North Downs, 34 to i ; North
Miners, 4to ; Bottle Hill, 14s. to 16s. • North
Treskerhy, 2i to 4 ; and Great North Laxey, 38e.
to 40s.

Foreign and colonial mining shares are unal-
tered. _ _ _

We are requested to state that the share list of
the Lander City Silver Mining Company (Limited)
will be closed on Thursday next, the 13th inst.
The Great Laxey Mine sold, on the 4th inst.,
100 tone of lead ere, at 221. 16s. 6d. per ton ; and
the Isle of Man Mining Company 100 tuns, at
201. Os. per ton.
The Dyliffe Mine sold, on the 6th inst., 48 tons
of lead ore at 111. 17a. 6d. per ton, and 41 tons
at 111. 15e. per ton.

UNION BANK OF AverseW.A.—At the annual
meeting of proprietors held this aft ream. at the °Mors in
Oid Broad-street, Mr. J. J. Commies in the chair. • repeals
was received, which stated that the affairs of the book con-
tinued satisfactory, and the usual dividend was declared oL
24 ss, per share for the half year, being at the rate of 113
per cent per exam.
HULOT:IL THUNDIZSTOBIL AND Lose or layr.—
Os Saturday &Bemoan, between 1 and 2 o'clock, a heavy
thunderstorm. accompanied with bail sad lightning, bun*
over Birmingham nod its osiglibourhood, and, besides
doing damage to the ansouat of several thousawl pounds
to house sad other property, oceasiosed. is one laltilloolly
low of life. and in others sonar injury to several venom.
About forty minutes past 1, when the Sashes of light-
ning were very strong and rapid, Mrs. Caroline Duman, a
woman of middle age, wife of the landlord of the Beehive
Tavern, is Digbetb, was in sa upper room of her boner%
engaged in making the bole, when an instants neon, rush
of the electric entreat came through the roof and knocked
her down. The aefortuaitte woman's seek was very badly.
wombed, the right patios of her breast fearfully nued.
lated, and bet dress ..t in fire. Surgical aid was imme-
dietely called in. but the sufferer expired in a few minutes'
afar the oecorrenos. Thedemage doom to the baildiag was
hat slight. A women and • boy in Nsisorpoirest time also
badly hurt from a similar cease, and great damage is dose
to property in the lower parte of the borough.
heals AT THSATRI,
On Saturday night, whilst the drama of Jeanie Dross wee
being performed at the Qmon's Theatre. lie% a quantity
of plaaka fell from the roof es to the stage dories one of
the scenes in which the well.keows actress Miss Marriott
and several members of the stook sompany wore taking
part. Tots circumstance pee rise to • belie. that the red
was falling io. Moreover, • coy of "Fire f' was raked to
the gallery, which served tO metre., the fear that had
seized the sudisnce—• crowded am. Under the dread of
as. or other alarm Wog well founded, the audience arose
en name, and rushed to the doors. A fearful weal armed.
The doorways beesinse choked up, and the attempts
suds to get out were mkt. Amid scrosmusg
yelling, struggling, sad the wiliest disorder, a groat part
the audience nem either knocked down, trampled apes.
and severely l'r^iieed, or frightfully crushed spigot the
pemsgs walls. The greatest sufferers IMO removed to •
neighbouring chemist's, and sergical aid was soon obtained.
As soon as they Irmo able to be removed they were tam
to their respective homes. In the more serious eases, how-
ever, it was deemed advieablo too cosier, them to the in-
firmary. There was not the slihted gaveled for alarm;
the reefing which fell in was very small bared. boots WIMP
elapsed ere order was completely restored. The porfornesnoe
was reamed.
We had the pleasure yesterday of a visit front
Major Wilmer Melees, the °wade of a farm known as
Yeiriodsire,_ epos which was fought the first battle of the
lase war,July 18, UR, knees as Ball run. Be is slim
owner of the mansion at Appomator Court Room, is
whir* the sozemider of the famous and heroic army of
Northers Virgiala was sieved. —Sidney/id (MS.) paper.
A despatch from New Westminster, capital of
British Colombia, says :—The work of "biotin tie wires
of the Hessian telegraph line erminissorid today in ads
city. • begs fame is impleyed, We will peabe is -
taisgrapisie oommusiestios with the nimbi mums of
t.
Cariboo bad the netermodiato town•—gas Prenciecepsper,
Jas. to.
ROYAL Fan HOSPITAL, GILAT'S-TIFIAILOAD.-1w
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miaow al peafowls Wiwi& 4$ 1911 34•0141 diteig Yr •
ir,ll(. fading 84 July was 3,479, al whisk 1,033 wens* •
dank