The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-07 00:00:00

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LIVII7OOI. MARCH I. -fiat to-day :.-111111011 Oceuedhar.
116.16 ad-lanonater and Cable, 198 id-lanceslitre and Yea-
shire, 10* 1 772 ml-Igneon and North W 4
42 mi-lon and loath Warn, 1001 1 sti-
Shasld, and Wool; 63. 1-12.. 129* id-Newoese
Quin* 121-24oeth LOAM, Basra, 961-North Staffordadmi,
14 9-16 d 24-lenth liars, 294 1119/6 1116-Bask. and laa
Huron, 6 116 7-161 6 7.111-Mo 7pm
Trunk
101. sharer, 41
116 1-Dutch Rhenish, 1144 p--Grad Trunk or Canada 6 pas
cent. End Pref., 65 d.- Great lamsalioarg,ll}-Oreat Western a
Canada, 184-tom Central. 44* 6-Mrle ea^alleagMen*. Ste}
-North and South Wales, 121-Mass and Mersey Marine, 11
1 11.16 p
Mmicausrio, Ma= 6.-The giant was active, and prima
Improved. Preston and wire, at-Ditto Halves.
Counties, 11 116-Grand Trunk at Western
of Puna". 114 1-Great Westailiant-dathincas Central 44
We teem,
and Itcritsidre, 1 7 11-Lastlas and North
044 tram, end Lincolnshire, 4}--
New York and Ili a-Meth Beta. 1111.-Northlrasters.
" Barak," 071 - mik Staffordshire, 61 d -South Baum
25 119161-Themes and Mersey Matins Inmate, 1 1116
Bank of Yawdmaie, 2 7-16 p-Mversions and Lancaster,
()streaky and Newtown PreL, 101-Canada New, 7 d-llitints
(paid um, 6111.
guunamiLuL Mama 6.-The only transaction reported
this market to-day was
amend Greet Western Birmingham
Mares, at 10-London North Westerns, buyers at 941-10.1
land 6 pte cents., at 1371-South Stafford', at to; to 111-anil
Birmiaghata Canals, at 91

Tana-oar or CoLlano lit Tan WIGAN Disritior.
—ln accordance with a decision *one to at a meeting
recently held by the coal proprietors of the Wigan
notices have been posted at the several collieries in the
district intimatiog that, in consequence of the general de-
pression in trade and in the coal trade in particular, sad
of the reduction of wages in other districts, it was the is-
tention of the masters, at the expiration of the notice, to
reduce the wages of the colliers 10 per cent, sod the wages
of surface and bottom workpeople 5 per cent Some of
these notices have expired during the present week, sad
the result has been that a number of the colliers have
turned out. The distress which prevails in Wigan and the
neighbourhood, owing to the stagoataon in the cotton trade
and the consequent stoppage of the mills, is too great far
the colliers to get support from any other branches of tale
should they remain out on strike, and it is, therefore, pro-
bable that they will resume work in a few days.
FOKONHY AND MELANCHOLY RESULTS. NOR
TINGEAN, TEDEBDAT.—Ao inquest was held thie aftereosa
upon the body of Mr. M. Ford, the proprietor of exteosive
chemical works at Basford, near Nottingham. It appears
that yesterday morning he wee in the town, and during his
stay there a returned bill of exchange was shown to him.
Mr. Ford was the drawer of the bill, which purported to have
been accepted by Messrs. Ball and Soos, starch mauls,-
tnrers, New Lepton. He was informed that the signature
of the latter was a forgery whoa be replied, "It's aR
right ; give it me, I willlet you have the money for it.*
The holder of the bill, however, refused to give it up, and
be was told that a criminal proaecution would at owe be
commenced against him. Mr. Ford then returned home.
During the morning a warrant was obtained for his appre-
hension, and two detectives of the boroegh force proceeded
to Bodoni to take him into custody. They reacted hie
reddens about two o'clock in the afternoon, and were the*
apprised that Mr. Ford was dead. On reaching home it
appears that he went into his oounting•house and seemed
to occupy himself with his books, but in a few moments he
was beard to make a strange noise, and died almost in.
Meetly. A surgeon was promptly in attendance, and every
possible effort was made to restore the unfortunate man to
orinscionsnem, but in vain, he having expired in consul-
Mons. It was believed thai he had taken poison in order to
escape the consequences of his misconduct. The medical
testimony proved that the deceased had taken a quantity of
prussic acid, and his death was caused by that means.
FATAL WRECK OFF PLY/LOUT/.—d French lug-
ger was seen near the Three Stones, off St. Just, yesterday
morning, in a sinking condition. Before assistance could
be rendered, she went down. Six or seven men, seen es
the deck, were drowned. The captain sod crew of the
Conqueror arrived at Plymouth yesterday in the Cleopatra.
FLOWERS IN HOLLAND.—The Journal de Goad, tit
an account of the exhibitioe of the Royal Botanical Society
of that plow gives the following curious particulars of the
°naiveties of dowers in Holland :—" The inhabitanti cf the
circumscription of Harlem and Noordwyk have devoted
themselves for centuries not only to the cultivation of bull
dowers, such u tulips, hyacinths, lilies, rammiculto.,
but also of roses and marigolds. The capital engaged in
Holland annually en the flower trade exceeds 3,000,000
dories (6,360,0001 r.), growers being known who sell bulbs
to the amount of 20,000 florins. The commune of Board-
wyk alone produces annually hyacinth and tulip bulbs, sad
murigolds, to the value of 100.000 florins, the half of which
are sold by public auction. The price of hyacinths mile
from 5 Dutch mete. (2 sous) to 200 florins each, and that el
tulips from • half omit. to 5 florins. The lilies sell rare
deer when they are handasino. As to ranunculuses sad
anemones, they are generally sold at a low price. The rose
of Promisee, and the redder variety known es the Proviso
rosyan du eroduosd on a Large scale in the localities of
Sattss and Noordwyk."
Kann won CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.—
The Quebec: and Montreal Boysl Mail steamship Angle-
Sims we. Motorail (nnly &Y) dmpetehed from Liver-
pool for Paraiba with the Canadian and United Stales
mails, 105 possingon, and cargo.