The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-17 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID. JAN. 10.
O.neral Narvaez and the other ministers hive
tendered their resignations to the Queen, who declared
to accept them. One of the motives of this resigna-
tion is said to have been an affront put upon the
ministers by Queen Christina, who would not invite
them to a concert given at her palace.
The Cumbers did not sit today.
MADRID. JAM. 10 —Three per Cents., 33 7-16; eater
Bolas, 33 716 I 'rah, 331 Paper. Four per Cants., 121.
Five per C-nu., 124; after Bo:sa,l2lpap.r, 124 cash. C .u.
pone 6/ ; after Bibs, 61 cash. Passives, 3/ paperl; alter
13,1114, 3 13.16 cash. Bank of Bt. Ferdinand, 964 cash.
Bschanp on London, 60.65 paper.

TORNADO AND EARTHQUAKE Ar MALTA.
Accounts from Malta, by the overland mail, des-
patched on the niebtof the 9:h January, make mention that
at about half past two, a.m., on the 6•11 ides, from a perfect
calm there instantaneously arose a most terrific torn ,do,
such as is sometimes experienced on the wit of A'riers, but
fortunately it passed ever in the short spate of twenty
miaow., when it fell as dead calm as before, without
I happily causing any injury either to the squadron or
merchant shipping. At a few minutes atter seen.,
however, on the same morning, two very violent
shako of an earthquake were felt throughout the island,
and were even perceptible on ship hoard in the harbours,
where sentries stati used at eabin door is the ships of war
ran in to answer bells which they found had been set
ringing by an invisible power. Similar confusion occurred
in the most occupied hotels and lodging houses, inins MO of
which bedroom doors with alight fastenings were shakes
spas, and the waiters running in all directions to answer
bells, when, in some cases, the lodgers were found sprawling
as the floors, having been jerked out of their beds by the
first shock. and nearly frightened out of their senses by the
emend. Toe first was a lift, ci upward movement ; the
second, itansediately sameeding, a violent shake (not an
nadulat el motion) Wm N.W. to S.B. It was quite calm
at the time, and shortly previous heLvy rain had 'ellen. No
damage wh has occurred, beyond the cracking of a
few walls in some old houses. The Spiteful steam•trigate
wagon the previous evening in sight of Mount Etna, which,
though smoking, presented no unusual appearance's.

FATAL STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION AT WIGAN.—
Yesterday morning, a boiler esploded at liolcaLhouse, col-
liery, Wigan. erne ag the death of two persons, and injuring
some others. The explosion took place at No. 3 pit of the
colliery. At this plum there are two engines of 60 and 30-
horse power respectively, supplied with mean from three
circular boilers, which are situated b,tween the two amain
houses. It was the newest boiler that exploded. The boiler
itself rebounded from its bed a distance of several yards. Tns
boiler home wascompletely destroyed. The esplo•ivediacharge
took place in an opposite direction to that in which the
boiler bad been forced. The end plate, which would wirgh
nearly 3 cwt., was impelled into an adjoining Reid ► dimes*
et about 60 yards, and • gamin peplos of the later tube
was nrojecte.l atso a great distance. Thin field, which skirts
the Wizen and Preston turopikivroad, near the entrance to
the Bail of Crawford and Bales:rue' demean, was coma
Tinnily strewed with fragments of timber, wraps of
iron, and brickbats. Thee* were firmly imbedded in the
gres•atard, some of the heavier projectiles having been
hosed several inches below the surface. Portions of
the brickwork were driven in a distance of 300 yards. The
persons killed are—Ann Tinton, 35 yean of see, who was
found amid the nine of the boiler house, and Jeremiah
Price, aged 25, • lasso cleaner, whose body was foxed eln-
earning away on the firs in the lamp house, which emu also
d.strayed, being situated quite aloes to the boiler shade. x
baelietenaker employed there was 'sty much hurt by The
Wallas which were mattered with inimistible impetus on
every side. Tbe aaderlookee also sustained aottsiderable
injury la a similar sumac.