The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

MINBS.-(THIS DAY.)

Two WOLocc. ii

There is still little business in the mining
market, but the tone is rather firmer, owing to the
chance of peace in America. Great Vor shares are
quoted 33* to 34 ; East Vor, 11 to 2 ; Great Lax ey, 17
to 18 ; Great North Lacey, 3 to * ; East Grenville,
31 to 4., being better ; East Lov4l, to 13 ; East
Basset, 25 to 30 ; East Russell, 4* tot ; and East
Caradon, 13* to 14.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are un-
changed. Mariquita have been dealt in at 11, being
flat.

DATCMIT STIMPLBCHASI3.—Theee steeplechases
are postponed till Monday or Tuesday next, February 20
sad 21 pc booms of the seventy el the frost. The Trial
Stessplechase and Hunter"' Stakes dose on Saturday seea-
ble. _ _

inxtitairr, Fin. 14.—APPOINTYMIT& —Naval
Cadets (nominated) J. C. Meokesiim G. M. Hendersos,
and H. C. Bimini
Duals or Psornasoa RAIEBAY.—William Rain-
say, for more than 90 years Professor of Humanity in the
University of Glasgow, died at San Beim' DAM Beaton.,
ma Sanday mean, soon alter entering his 60th year.
ACCIDINT OS THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY,
Last night an accident took phew on this line of railway,
eosnowliere between the Keg's-cro
ss Station and the
entrance to the Coppice-row Tuanal, which delayed the
traffic for upwards of an hour. Nothing could be leaned
on inquiry at the Farrlogdonatzeet Station beyond the
fact that • train had rue off the rails, and hence the tern.
notary stoppage. The stations on the her WITS crowded
with passengers, and when the traffic was resumed every
sellable comer in the carriages wu occupied, the railway
authorities Meg missed till nearly midnight in cleoriag
theatforms a teepee's.
Tau PAMPRit AND HIS WlLL.—Yesterday afire,
soon the directors of the poor of St. Pancras mat to con.
eider the evidence collected by the hones committee relative
to the recent making of what was said to be a will by a
pauper inmate named Joseph Smart, miler the circum-
stances already reported. Mr. Churchwarden Robson mem
pled the chair. Oa the motion of Mr. Churchwarden Law.
ford it was resolved—" That the master,not having reported
the fact of the pauper Joseph Smart having made • will, in
which ahem of thehouse ace beneficially interested or were
stt als. witnesses, is guilty of a &relied= of duty."
Tax Polies AND THE RlNG.—lnformation having n
beast received by the polio" authorities at Woolwich that 11
two prise-fights were likely to take plateon the river shore II
yestesday, between Sendoff and the Brigham Doctor, for U
251., and between Books and Kelly for 1001. said., Police. ;
sergeant Sernour,with eight constable of the B. division,
went by train to Erith, with orders to prevent • breach of 1
the pesos. The Plover steamer, with the combatants, and le
her decks crowded with the ham, soon appeared in sight, S
but the intended landing having been prevented the via- ",
el deuced to Gravesend ; and here her passengers were
met b 7 a body of the police of that borough, under the
direction of Superintendent White. The Plover then
tamed her heed and steamed up the river, it being intended
to effect a landing is the Dartford Marshes, at Long Reach ,
but in consequesee of a telegram, forwarded by Mr.
White, a strong body of the Kent constabulary, under s
Inspector Brandon, met the vessel on its arrival, and again
prevented • landing. The result was that the Plover e
again steamed down the river, with the intention, it wee
steed, of finding out some more favourable eget.
TRIAL FOR Ilinsfas.—The trial of Richard
Murphy for the murder of his sister Ellen—he is not on
trial for the murder of both the women—is still proceeding
at Dublin. The whole of Monday was occupied with the
examination of medical witoesse, Drs. M'Evoy Adder,
and George Porter. They deemed the nature of the in-
kwell inflicted upon the murdered woman, and agreed in
considering that they had been inflicted with a particular
pitchfork found in the barn, the prongs of which matched
the wounds in the bead. Thee could not give any decided
opinion as to the time that had elapsed between the per-
petration of the murder and the discovery of the body. No
attempt at violation had been made on either of the women.
The as. for the crows has closed. That for the defence
was °peed yesterday.
ANOTHER MURDER IN JAPAN.—A private letter
from an officer on board her Majesty'. ship Odin states that
a 'army hat:tine been made of the defences of Nagasaki,
where the vessel had been fe a short time. On the 22nd of
August last the Japanese authorities objected to plans of
the fortifications being made, bat they were too late as the
surveying offloers had previously completed their work. On
the evening of the same day Mr. Charles Collins, one of
the engineers of the Odin, was murdered by the Japanese.
He was buried on the 24th. The Odin on the 26th sailed
for Todd*, and she was in the Sewonada Sea on the 30th,
the date of the letter.
FISHING ETTRAORDINARY.—Thegates Of the large
graving dock in the Southampton Docks, which had been
open for two or three tidos, were closed on Monday mowing
for the purpose of pumping out the dock, when the water
was found to be swarming with shoals at grey mallet.
In the course of a couple of hours several tons of floe fish
were caught, hundreds of men rushing to the place as soon
as the fact wee known, and capturing the fish by hand-
WU, baskets. and every specie, of machine which could be
made available, even brooms and shovels being called into
service.
MELANCHOLY DEATH or Two BROTHERS. —Two
brothers named Joseph and John Bourne, aged 19 and 16,
barthe ease of Mr. Bourne, builder, of the Vine.
t'witch, were drowned in the pool at Westwood, the
mat of So" J. Pakingtou. Bart., on Sunday afternoon.
The two young men met their death' under circumstances
of a most melancholy nature. With • number of other
People they went to the perk at Westwood oo Sunday
afternoon, and commenced skean on some old ice which
lay between the centre and the shore. The pool
is a large sheet of water, of some 80 or 90 saes in extent,
near to Westwood House, and the cents* of it had been
froseu over for about a couple of days, aid consequently
was unsafe for skaters on Sunday. However several lads
and youths vestured on this sow toe, and amongst
them am the youeger Bowes The ice gave way with
him as he made • terra with his antes, and he sank is
deep water. On rhing his cries for help caught the ears
of the people who were around, and his brother imme.
&lately rushed to his resole. While endeavouring to
liberals kis brother from the perilous position In which he
was placed the ice on which Joseph was standing proved
amiable, and he was precipitated into the water, sad for
some momenta both young men straggled together.
Joseph eventually euooeeded in reties a potties of his
body on the edge of the toe, sad then he Galled loudly for
help, but the spectators seemed to be terrified, and no
effectual means wee taken le rescue the drowsing youths.
Eventually a beat wen preened, end carried es near
as possible to the spa, and then a hide me
made is the ice with axes, and • man named
Gillian, who was secured by a rope, succeeded in
!Maim the two young me with • boa hook, but not
before an hoar mil • leaf had elapsed, mid onesanently
all hopes of eavisg their hem bad tied. As soon as pos-
sible they were ineveyed to their babe's hems at Drat-
wish, a erases of • mile mad a half. and Dr. Bennett, of
the Droitwieh Lusatia Asylum, Dr. Roden, the Mime of
Droitwich, and Dr. Cramer tried every mesas known to
restore animation, but their efforts were eseles. The
deemed youths were highly remeetel, and the rider
lad bad jest finished his apgreetiesaip es a draper, with
Messrs. Eakins, drapers of Droitwicl9 An inquest is
dispensed with.