The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-15 00:00:00

MINES.

(From the Mining Journal.)
The share market continues firm, and an active in-
quiry is still made for most of our leading mines. Several
negotittione, which were pending last week, h►ve since come
oft. The present prosperous posi.ion of the minis generally,
and the apparent firmness of the foetid market, with the ad-
vance in Tin and Lead, affords every encouragement for eats

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and remunerative Investment.
Devon Great Consols continue in request, and business
doing In them.
Condurrow, South France., South Tolgus, Tretnne, Mary
Ann, Cern tires, and East Waal Ito,e, are among the se-

veva mines in request.
Tincroft is represented to have improved since our last,
both in the shaft and 00 end, which is now worth 401. per
fathom. Several transactin's have been done. Tamar Con-
role is increasing her returns ; the profits from the mines and
the smelting department averages surly 1,0001. per month.
A dividend of 11. per share may he anticipated next month.
Ileignston Down is reported to have improved, esjseciaily
in the 3i fin. level, where they have a lode worth full 301.
per fm. Shares have been dormant for some mouths, and
buyer. are now to be found at an advanced price. The pro-
fitable red improving position of Bedford United, and the
progressive improvement in South Tamar have c-used tent-
er' large transaciene during the week.
Fertescue shares have also been in demand at a consider-
able advance, in anticipation of cutting the lode at a very
important point.
By Wheal Basset report we find the mine is in a highly
productive position. A new and more powerful engine
to supersede the present one.
At Wheel Seton to count a dividend of Si, per share was
declared. The operations in September and October gave a
profit of 6231. Os. 6d., which, added to b dance from last ao-
count, allowed the above dividend, leaving credit
2221. Bs. The mine has considerably improved of lat y with
every prohabiliiy of further improvements bring made.
Mow the last two months about 1,220 tons of ore hove been
sold, and the profit anticipated for the next account is esti-
neatvd at about 1,11001.
At Wheal Tremayne accouat meeting a dividend of 10i.
per share was declared, leaving • balance in hand of
4171. 13s. 11d. The mine is looking remarkably well.
At the Mineral Court meeting the account showed balance
against the mine of 4281. 12e. 2d. during the operations of
five months ending in October. A call of 31. per share was
made. Lady (needle, with her usual liberality, hue sig-
nified her consent to reduce the dues to 1 18th. the reports
of Captaies Webb and Dale npreimit the mine in a very pro-
mising I osition.
At the Tavy Consols meeting for September and October
the accounts showed a balance against the mine of
2301. I6s. 4d. The ore bills due,and not yir. at maturity, were
more than sufficient to discharge the debt, but to rival the
expenditure of the current two months, it would be necessary
to Nuke a call of ss. per share at the next meeting. A vote
of thanks was passed to G. Strode, Esq., the freeholder, for
his generosity In remitting the balance of dues. The report
presented by the agent encourages the shareholders to enter-
tain a hope that the mine would soon be in • poei..ion of
meeting the coats.
At the Wheal Mary meeting the ace ,unts showed a
balance against the mine of 9121 161. Id., and a call of 105.
per share was made.
At Wheal Concord meeting a resolution was unanimously
adopted, that the parser furnish an account cure, in. of the
receipts and payments of the mine from comer ncement of
working ; and the meeting was adjourned until it be ready
for consideration.
At the Ilerodufoot adjourned meeting, the mine was
divided into 512 shares, instead of 256, as formerly; and a
call of 21. 10s. per share was made, to pay off the liabilities.
Shares in the following mines have changed hands during
the week :--Devon Great Console, East Wheal Rose, Tin-
croft, Bedford United, South Tamar, Devon and Courtenay,
Trethevy, Tamar Consols, E art Buller, Trelawny, Treviskey
and Banier, South Basset, Tremayne, Mary Ann, Trehane,
Stray Park, Bwlch Consols, Heignston Downs, East Tamar,
Wheal Russell, Wheal Fortescue, West Wheal Jewel, and
Tnleigh.
In foreign mines the transactions have been chiefly con-
- Baud to United Mexican, Copispo, and St. John del Rey
shares; but some few bargains have been effected in Impe-
rial and National Brazilian, Altec, Linares, Australian, and
North British Australasian shares.
From the Barons Range Mines, letters have been re-
ceived, dated 11th June and 9th July, reporting operations
as progressing satisfactorily ; 40 tons of ore had beta raised
at the Bremer, aad 15 more would be ready fur shipment in
two months. The per centage of copper was 25 for 25 tens,
and 16 for 15 tons; the latter would be smelted there.
The wet season made the roads all but impassable, and
rather delayed work at the mines. At the Lyndoch Valley
Mine, the ground was bard, and recourse was had to blast-
ing. The quantity of ore raised there was above 30
per cent.

ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS AND THIENE RAILWAY.
—An accident occurred on Thursday to the 10 27 passenger-
train from Think, on the crown of the Wharfible Viaduct,
and within a few hundred yards of the Poole station. It
occurred thus: The 11 cm. train from Leeds was due at
Poole at 11.30. To allow it to pass a down luggage-train
was shunted on to the " up " line, and should have been im-
mediately replaced on the " down" line when the train
from Leeds bad gone by. While doing this, however, the
engineer accidentally crushed his Boger, and immediately
kit his post and ran to toe station to get his wound tied
up—leaving his train across the rails, half oa one line
and half on the other. The train from Think was due
in about five minutes; but at this instant, the sound of
the approaching whistle was heard; evety effort was
employed to warn the driver of the danger ahead, but he
observed none of the signals till within 100 yards of the
luggage train. He they shut off his steam, but the momen-
tum of the engine was not at all checked; on be went, smack
into the luggage train. The collision was witnessed by seve-
ral persons present, who fully expected that the train would
be thrown over the embankment. But happily the event
proved len disastrous than wee expected. By the concus-
sion, the first goods carriage was forced up into the air, end
fell right on the top of the engine ; tte others were thrown
off the line. The passenger train was brought to a sudden
stop, bet kept its place. It was only a short train, and con-
tained bet six pewisagers, all of whom were more or less
hurt. but neither- of them suiously.—Branford Observer
THE RECENT Loss Orr THE SOUTH SHIELDS
Lira-Boar.—The sufferers by this lamentable affair have
left 17 wives, and among them 46 children. It was the first
accident that ever occurred at that port by any of the life-
boats since they were first invented in 1791. The boat which
set with the anklet bed best toted tot six years.-810.
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