The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Own o'Caooi.
In the mining market to-day Clifford Amalga-
mated and East Caradon shares are inquired for,
while West Caradon and Great Vor show flat-
ness. Subjoined are some of the present quo-
tations :—Clifford Amalgamated, 64 to ; East
Caradon, 61 to 71 ; Great Laxey, 194 to 20 ;
North Treakerby, `2 to ; Great Vor 18 to 19 ;
East Lovell, 6to ; Tresavean, sto 6, call paid ;
Prince of Wales, 20s. to 225. ; Chiverton Moor,
bit to & ; and West Chiverton, 65 to 67.
A reduction of il. per ton in the price
nt of oopper
was announced yesterday. The prese official
quotations are reported as follows by Meson. Sims,
Willyams, Nevill, and Co. :—Manufactured
Strong copper, 88/. per ton ; flat bottoms, 911. ;
best selected, 841. ; tough cake, 811. per ton
yellow metal, 84d. per lb. ; sheathing nails,

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS

1066 6

(THIS I)AY.)
(BT ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TZLEGILVH.)
(Fltny AVE OWN CoRRXRPONDENT.)
CorroY. —The market rather quiet. Bales about 8,000

bales.
CORN.—Fain attendance at market. Wheat in slow
sales, at Id. to 2.1. decline since Friday. Flour 111111, and
le. lower. Ireliau corn pressed at 6d. per qr. reduc-
tion ; mixed, 275. GL Oats and oatmeal quiet at late
rates.

111INCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR—The market has opened quietly but steadily at
last week's currency. Refined : prices of common lumps
are 6d. per cwt. dearer ; the finer kinds are ale* higher,
the supply not being equal to the demand.
COFFEE continues in good request ; about 100 casks of
Plantation Ceylon sold privately at 71s. 6d. to 7Ss. ; and
200 bags of native at 61s. for bold.
TEA.—The market remains quiet.
Bull, Racy., 040 SALTPETRIL—No sales reported.
Corrow.—The sales are limited to small parcels at about
previous prices.
HEMP.—A parcel of Lorsagon Manilla sold at 471. 101.
CAmeitott.—About 200 packages sold at 24.6 d. advance ;
landing weights, at 112 s. ed. to 115 s. ; re-weights, 1175.6 d.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is quiet at the following prices :—Town
tallow, 425. lid. net; Petersburg September the spot, 444. to
44a 3d. ; July, 445. ; August to, 454. ; October
to December, 465. to 465. 3d. ; December, 47a.
SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Kr. Charles James Easton report' trade at the fol-
lowing prices:—Prime old hay, from 110 s. to 126 a. ;
prime old clover, from 130.. to 140 s. ; inferior ditto,
from 100 s. to 1/s. ; prime old second cat, from 110;
to 120 s. ; inferior ditto, from Ms. to 106 s. ; new clover
from 765. to l ; new hay, from 70s. to 106 s.
from 40s. to

VICTORIA lsarrrUsa.—The last ordinary meeting
of this society for the present session wee held last evening,
at St. Martin's-hall, Long-acre ; the Rev. Walter Mitchell,
M.A., Vice-Prevident, in the chair ; when a paper was read
by Mr. iteddie, the honorary secretary, on " the Various
Theories of Man's Past and Present Condition." He con-
sidered the theories now entertained is chiefly three :
The religious theory of the creation of Adam a perfect
being,. who fell ; the Darwinian theory, which derives
remitted from apes; end the Polygenous theory, which
considers the primitive men to be low caste savages of
different colours, at first even without speech; and In
that respect the Darwinian and Pol us theories agnie.
Two chief objections were urged Darwinism, that it
has term even been attempted to explain how the first
young mammal could be nourished if its progenitor
was not a mammal; nor bow monkeys emilmdusibly train
up the first human baby they medalled, that they
could produce it Altar the paper was read, a vote of
thanks given to the anther.' dissuasion followed, in which
Dr. Gladstone, Captain Fishbourne, Mr. 'Arington, Pm.
tensor Byrne, Mr. Fowler, Rev. 8. C. Adana, Rev. Dr.
Irons, Mr. Barret, and the chairman took part. The chair-
itirilieunest irjourtd. the ordinary meeting of the society
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