The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-10 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
In the mining market to-day there is a fair de-
mand fur Prince of Wales, North Crafty, and
Prosper United shares, but North Treskerby show
flatness. Great Vor are quoted 15 to s ; Prince of
Wales, 255. to 275. 6d. ; North Crotty, to I ;
North Treskerby, 2 to ; Clifford Amalgamated,
sto ; South Condurrow, 12s. to 14s. ; \Vest
Chiverton, 55 to 5; ; Wheal Chivertun, li to 7 ;
and Wheal Agar, 31s. to 335.
The Stannaries Court has ordered the West
Wheal Ver Mining Company to be wound up.
A petition for the winding up of the Godolphin
Hill Mining Company (Limited) is to be heard in
the Stannaries Court on the 20th inst.

The following members of the Common Law Bar
are about to be made Queen's Counsel :—Mr. G. M.
Dow,leswell, of the Oxford circuit ; Mr. T. J. Clarke, of
the House circuit; Mr. C. G. Prideaux, Mr. IL T. Cole,
and Mr. T. K. Kingdon, of the Western circuit ; and Dr.
Spinks, of the Probate Court.
ATTEMPTED MGEDEB.—A determined attempt
was made on Thursday, in St. Helier's, Jersey, by a men
named Thomas Roberts. to take the life of Mr. Charles
Le Vesconte Godfrey, a medical practitioner and medical
offii er of the General Hospital. It appears that Mr. God-
frey, after attending to his duties at the hospital, left that
institution about twenty minutes past 12 in the day, in-
tending to proceed borne. While he was crossing the
Parade the man Roberts, who was hidden behind one of
the large trees which stand in the grounds, stepped out
suddenly and fired a gun at Mr. Godfrey when he was a
few yards distant. The shot took effect in his left shoulder,
and brought him for a moment to his knees. He rose up,
however, instantly, And, perceiving his assailant with the
gun in his hand, ran to him, seized him by the neck, and tried
to obtain possession of the gun, fearing that Roberta was
about to use it again. The latter struggled snd fought
hard, but assistance speedily arrived, and he was secured.
The prisoner, who is about 50 years age, has a wooden leg.
diabolical ttemt is said to be
the following ;—Betiveen two threea years ago he was
an inmate of the General Hospital, suffering from a bad
leg. Ile was duly attended by Dr. Godfrey in the course
of his duties at the institution. He left the hospital and
went to Ragland, where, his leg getting worse, he was
obliged to submit to the process of amputation, to which he
hail a great objection. He returned to Jersy about six
mouths ago and has made no secret of his strong antipathy
to and hatred of the doctor, to whom he attributes the loss
of his leg, alleging that he did not receive proper treatment
from him. H was formerly a sailor, bat for some time
pact has been employed at labourin work.
OUTRAGES uros LADIES IN SHEFFIELD.—At the
Sheffield Police-court, on Saturday, a man named
John Giles, described as a jeweller's traveller, who has
been occupying respectable lodgings in Fitzwilliam-
street, was brought up on remand, charged with
assaulting ladies. There were twelve or fifteen ladies
present, residing in different parts of the western
suburbs, who were prepared to prove as many sepa-
rate charges against the prisoner. Two had been in-
ve.tigatol and fully proved at a presious hearing; but
the prisoner stoutly denied his identity, and asked for a
remand, in onler that he might bring witnesses to
character from Birmingham. This he had failed to do ;
and on being brought into court, on Saturday, and sating
the array of ladies whom he had outraged and annoyed, he
at once pleaded guilty. It appears that be had been seized
by a gentleman whose dau titter and sister he had insulted.
He wears long flowing Whiskers, and hail succeeded, to
some extent, in disguming himself, by " packing ^ his
"weepers" between his neck and his cellar. He was
- brought before the mayor and Mr. Dunn, and the two
- charges having been proved, the mayor addressed a few
observations to the prisoner upon the revolting nature
of the offences be had committed, sentenced him to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months in
each case, the second sentence to take effect at the expira-
tion of the first. The sentence seemed to give great satis-
faction to a crowded court.
ABUNDANCE OF SALMON.—SaImon have during
the past week been ooming from the salt water and push-
ing their way up the Test for spawning ground in
them push-
ing
abundiunie. It is interesting to watch at I
the mill-hatches, which occasionally impede their progress
up the river, where they may be seen—sometimes three or
fenourdearrunithtoer—um.telespirngtheoustrot ongf tiled water
aninddespfoxiit:
current which flows through the hatchways—to see
ie themat-
baffled by the torrent, and presently repeating V
tempt. At most of the mills on the Test ladders have
been placed for their special convenience, and many, no
doubt, find their way by that route.—Hunts Adrertiser.