The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

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O&DINLIY aEAR AND ROMS.

MINE&-(THIS DATJ

The mining market is rather acivetO-day, With
a demand for Clifford Amalgamated, East Caradon,
Ohiverton Moor, South Darren, and East Lovell
shares. Some of the present quotations are as
follows :—Clifford Amalgamated, 174 to 18 ; East
Oartdon, 74 to 8 ; Ohiverton Moor, 611 to 7 ; East
Lovell, 104 to 11}; South Darren, 21 to Si North
Treakerby, 4 to k; West Chiverton, 76 to 78, ex
I div. ; Hollybush Colliery, par to i prem. ; and
Great North Laxey, 2* to 4.
An extraordinary general meeting of the West
1 Wheal Friendship Copper Mining Company
(Limited) will be held on the 27th inst., " for the
purpose of receiving a report of the present pros-
pects of the mine, and the position of the company,
and of coming to such resolutions thereon as may
be then deemed expedient."

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(in Lamm Aim nmsavATtour, Tnzaws.)
(smolt Aux OWN 001NISPONININT.)
The market ocuttisaaa quid, anal prima Are rather In
favour of purchasers. Balm about 7,000 or 8,0120 balm.

MINCING-LANK.-(THIS DAY.)
SUOMI. -There is a steady &mead, at the meat improve.
meat of 6d. per cwt The sales are chiefly 000llised to
British West India, St Hitts, at 33.. ; IDemersra, 30a. 6d.
to 325., and Mauritius grainy, 365. ; soft yellow, 345.
Refined steady at the previous value.
Corm-There eoutinues to be a steady demand at
firm prices. Floatation Osyloo, Wage, 495. to 66.. ; fine
fins ordinary, 78.. to 79.. ; low middling sod middling,
80.. 6d. to 851. ; Poston', 765. to 86a. ; 810 Oapitania,
53e. 6d. ; washed, 775.
0000 A. -Hadar. is doing at firm pries. Trinidad gray,
655. to 705.; ordinary to fins red, 73a. to 90e. ; Grenada,
60a. to 64a. dd.
Tae..-There Is a steady demand for most descriptions at
firm prices.
Ruit.-No sass reported.
paint.-There is only a limited business doing. Prices
of currants are rather cheaper. Other article. are on.
altered.
Rios is in limited request ; a parcel of Neoranzie sold
for rusk at 11s.
SAGO has sold at easier prices ; fine bright small 20s. to
20. 6d.
Sacs.-Pepper has sold at a slight advancer. Penang,
good, 31d. to 30. ; Singapore, 3ed. to 31d. ; white Penang,
pimento at steady prima, 20. to 2}d. ; nutmegs
continue firm, at the rate savanna Macre sold at
advanced rates-ls. Bd. to 3s. Id. Other spices sold at
the previous vales. Osesla Ilium, first pile, 1.00 s.; Cinna.
mon, fourth to Is. fins sort, Is. Bd. M 2a. 11d. ; cloves,
Zanzibar, ; ditto 'talks, 2id.
Corros.-The market °Patinae. dull ; prices show a
further deolins al Id. per pound.
' .1 ova has sold without spirit, at the previous value, very
ammo° to fins, 164101, to 2W,

TALLOW MARKET.—{THIS DAY.)
The market ia stead,. Prima are quoted al follows :
Town tallow, 46s Potenburg Y.C., on the spot, 475. od.;
March, 475. 6d. ; April to Jana, 475. 9d. to 48s. ; October
to Deoember, 50a bd.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MAREILL
(THIS DAT.)
We have • larger supply d beads, and • slow trade.
Priers on the average sae about the same es en
Holiday last. but • clearance cannot be effected.
The °umber of sheep is quite equal to the demand, and late
quotations are barely maintained. Trade is slow for oared;
yet choice qualities are not lower is prices. Prom Germany
and HoUsed there are 608 beasts, 3,680 sheep, 155 calves,
and 125 pigs ; loaf" 39 boots ; sad Spas, 106 beasts.
Per suns •4 sibs. a. 4. a. 4. Par lama 44 alba. a. 4. s.
last /cola, llarattla 410 6 0 isatlimia lit.edsini 0 0 0
list akserlions •B4 10 Did Loorwoob.... 65 6
Sorma4 book f 8 d 0 Do. do. /4a• •• • • 0 0 0
Odes $ 8 0 0 Bus t 100001 qua. 3 8 6
Pip
Best Dast Illf-breds 6 4 6 6 lambs
Seasta at raarlial, 1,290 sheep sad lambs, 6.8/0: salves, 101:
Piss. IP.

SMITHFIELD HAT MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Cherie. Jaime Eaton raped. trade as follows ;
Prime sinner, from 126 e. to 132 e. 6d. ; inferior. no.. to
120 s. ; prim* 'mond eat, 90e. to 118.. ; mime bay, 100 s.
to 110 s.; inferior, 90.. to 95e.; strew. 311 e. to 42..

A huge placard which appears on the walls of
the Hotel Drouot, Paris, informs the public that the
bronze and marble statues collected by Prince Napoleon,
and which adorned his Boman house, Avenue Montaigne,
are to be sold by auction is a few days, together with the
Roman curiosities and Odds d'art with which this sisgular
habitation was f Resided.
SERIOUS TRADE DUIPUTI AT SHENTIIILD.••••There
is every probability of a disastrous strike and lock-oat
in the 61e trade in Sheffield. A number of the He
grinders ere now oe strike, and unless an arrangement is
effected by the end of next week the whole will be tin.
employed, sad the file cutters will be locked out. Some
time no, when the revival of the American demand im-
parted great animation to nearly all branches of Sheffield
trade, the flle grinders mat sad demanded an advance,
which the masters said would be equal to 334 per cent.
on the prices they were paying. The advance was re-
fused, and the grinders then sought the assistance of the
powerful " Filennithe Uoion." Several stormy meetings
have been held, and at one of them nearly the whole
strength of that union (four thousand men) was present.
The motors, upon receiving notice from the grinders,
gave notice to the whole of the forgers and hardener.,
in rosier that they might not have them upon their
hands when the griaders are out. The !Nesmith* have
determined to support the grioders, who are backed
up by the Association of Organised Trades of Slid-
field. The file-grinders say that their funds will sup-
port them in a mike for three months ; but the mei is
different with the smiths, who have 20,000 pinions—men
and their wives end families, spmentices, /ie.—involved in
the struggle. The mutat' say that if they were to grant
the advances asked they would be unable to send glee to
America, when they are at present subjected to a sharp
competition. Other trades in the town ere seriously dis-
turbed, the moo demanding Imp advances, which the
manufacturers have, is a few mess, greed to give.
STRANGE DISCOVERY. —Ltbotwers bare for some
time been employed in getting gravel upon the farm at
Milveroote, neer Stratford-on-Avon, occupied by Mr. J. 0.
Adkins, and they have just discovered en immense number
of skeletons of mem in an excellent state of preservation.
At present not the slightest clue has been found to account
for them, Ent their appearenin suggests that a great battle
mast have been fought upoo or near the spot in some re-
mote age. The bodies were laid in pretty regular order,
with the heeds in one direetioe, end it is calculated that
the mound oontaios upward+ of 3,000 of them. The spot
his been visited daily by greet numbers of persons from all
the surrounding districts, and much speculation is indulged
in. The idea that a battle took place seer the spot is much
dreagthened by the fact that all the skeletons are males.
and mostly young men, the teeth sot showieg the least
decay.—Worcatershire Chronicle.
WINTER ON THE SUMMIT Or THE ALIM.--.A. letter
from Berne says :—" It may be remembered that at the
beginning of the present winter M. Delius enraged three
men to pass the semen upon the peak of St. Theodule. in
the canton of Wallis, a mountain 10,241 feet shove the
level of the sea, to make meteorological observations of the
weather in that ioo!ement mica. Herr Seiler, of Brim
the owner of two hotels at Zermatt, recently amended
the mountain, in company with the guide Tang-
welder, to visit the adventurous party. He says :
' I left Zermatt at 3 p.m., accompanied by Peter
Tangwalder, jun. The ordinary path being im-
passable in winter for fear of avalanches, we shaped our
course up towards the Hermeidja till below the Black
Lake, sod thence over the Parka glacier to the sandy
armed." Here we took our Brat rest, and demolished a
hearty breakfast. We set out refieshed ; thence took the
usual course, and reached the summit of St. Theodule at
eight minutes past 9. The joy of the three men was great
when they saw us. We were feasted with some good mutton,
rice, bread, and exoelleut Italian wins. Impieties°, the re-
gister they had kept of the weather showed the following
results :—On the 12th of December, 1865, the thermometer
stood at 17 deg. of cold, on the 13th at 19, and on the 14th
lat 2L During the remainder of the mouth the tempora-
-1 tare varied from 12 to 16 of cold. Upon J
on t 5,
1866,
warmth is the son rose at noon to 12 deg. on the 13th
the cold was at 21 deg. At noon on the 16th warmth
rose as high as 16 deg., while two hears later the thermo-
meter was again at 2 deg. Durisg the rest of the month
the temperature mild from 12 de& to 16 deg. below sero.
The weather was so mageffirmat that I behove we could
have seconded the Beckham without danger. The pro.
sped was glorious—the splendid deep bille hewed+ above,
and the greed, majestic heights in their glittering whit*
dress. The Matterhorn aloes was draped in mist—
mourn*/ one might most fancy for its victims of last
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LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. —Wanxisnax.
The weather underwent a delightful chaise, for after •
drenching rain during Tuesday night a frost set in, mid the
morning was as bright as a summer's day. Although the
racing was not of wadi an important aka:notes am on the
opening day, it had many interesting features, and specu-
lation was very spirited. The events of the previous day
were dismissal, the g. aural opinion being that although
Treasure Trove was e oomparative outsider, his victory wee
not en unanally good ens for the ring, meat of the book-
makers having hid. Opinions were divided as to
the merits of Problem and the Sacrifice filly,
who bad such a severe shoals, in the Brocklesby,
some asserting that the filly would have won
but for her stumbling in the last stride. The snoozes of
Mr. Chaplin called forth the wildest demonstrations of joy
from the "natives," with whom he is especially popular.
Mr. Chaplin and Captain Machold both won good stakes,
and many of the gentlemen also stood the " rase jacket"
The racing oommeneed today at 1 o'clock with the Blank-
ney Handicap, nine of the 'lateen homes on the Gard going
to the poss. Barker, the boy who rode Treasure Trove so
admirably in the Lisoolashire Hand,map, weighed to ride
Credulity, but Mr. !Marne havidg reported him foe
disoliediesee at the post on Tuesdey, he was summoned
before the stewards just previous to this rsoo,
and bein suspended from riding 'gain during the
Stone
meeting, Stone was substituted for him. The bookmakers
oonuneuoed the day very auspiciously, for Tragedy, one of
the outsiders in the betting won easily. The backers were
more fortunate in their nert attempt, for Pneumatic, the
favourite, won the Juvenile Selling Stakes. The City Han-
dicap, the chief event of the day, brought out but eleven
runners of the forty-air on the card, Musician and East
Lynn being very -hot favourites, the honour of first
favouritism alternating between the two, but just before
the flag fell the last named had a alight mil, to 1 being
accepted. Historian and Reindeer were each backed freely
at 6 to 1, and Gamma at;,7 to 1 was also sup-
ported for good money. The race requires little de-
scriptioo, as the winner Indian Star, had them
all beaten half a mile from home, and won very
easily by a length ; Lord Westmoreland won a Mae stake,
although the horse was apparently friendless at 100 to 8.
Eight numbers were hoisted oa the telegraph baud for the
Grand Steeplechase. West End The Beau, and the Rogue
were backed for most mosey, bridegroom being Namely
mentioned. The winner ran in *plan style and finished
with rare speed, making the Rogue literally stand still.
Bridegroom singularly enough won this race last year with
-41 be less weight. He was admirably ridden on this mos-
eon by Hr. R. Walker. We regret to my that an nnfor
innate accident occurred during the moo to Hr. Wilmot,
•wkserode Contralto ; the borne came down heavily . and so
injured bin rider, that he was conveyed to the tadimary
on a stretcher. No favourable symptoms were announced
whss4we left Lincoln in the evening. The Hunt Steeple.
chase was won by Lincoln, who was not backed for a single
shilling by his popular owner. The following is a return of

running.
THn BLANKNit HANDICAP of 50 roes., added to a 914,thes
of 6 aces. each, 3 ft. for all egos ; winners extra. Bt.t run.
(About half-a-mile.)
Mr. rye
Tragedy, by Glenmasson—Mydery, 4 yrs,
7st 131 b (Laski 1
Mr. Hodgman's Venturesome, 3 yrs, est rilb..(Heartheld
Mr. Y. Plabees Actor, yrs, let 1214 (oar. Ost Mb
(Huxtablei 3
The following also ran : La Meckante, Advance, Knight of the
Whistle, Mastic, Credulity. and Madame Cleopatra.
Betting: 6 tot apt Madame Cleopatra, 7 tot apt Venture-
some, 6 to 1 agst L Mechante, 9 to 1 apt Tragedy. le to 1 apt
Credulity, and 100 to 7 apt Knight of the Whistis. Venturesease
In the main of the course made play, Ls Machante and
Tragedy next the rills leading the others. Approathing the
distance the favourite made an effort and drew up to Venture-
. some's wieners, bat gave way immediately, Tragedy wide on the
left he
Mr. Hodan's horse. At the oommencement of the
enclosure a severe struggle ensued, but Tragedy answering
gamely, maintained her advantage. and woe by half-a,thegth : a
length separated the second and third, a neck the third and
- fourth Mastics was fifth, La Mechanic sixth, (Nodality lad.
Tau JOMIII 311.11110 &maw of 60 son. added to a sweep-
stakes of 6 soya each; for 2-yr-colts, 84 101 b; EWas, list 71b;
the winner to be sold for 100 son. Straight run in (about half-a-
Ur. Joseph Dawson's Pneumatic, by Orlando—Flight,
Bst
Sub (I%=) 1
Mr. 7ltton's Seringspetara Bet 10lb 1
Kr. Elliott's c by (lemma di Vergy--Speakees dam, Int 1010
(Parry) 3
The following also ran t—lrits Royal, Butterfly 1, Polly Perkins,
Standing, and Rambling Kate f.
Betting to 1 apt Pneumatic, S tea, the Butterfly Ally
6to 1 "bar two." Pneumatic and the S dam colt jumped
off In front, Polly Perkins going on Serlngapatam, who
aPPeared to run very green, bringing up the rear ; but when
fairly settling in his stride he ran through his horses, and toot
second place opposite the enclosure ; but Pneumatic, who was
never headed throughout, won easily by a length. A bead be-
tween second and third. The Rambling Kate filly and Polly
Perkins were fourth and fifth, clout together the Ithtterey
sixth; and Sleuthing lad. The winner was bought by Mr,
Myers for 156 guineas. Count Lagrange claimed SathiPpatare
for Prince D. Soitykoff.
Ten CITE HANDIOth of 5 sore. each, with 60 added : caiman
extra Six furlongs. (49 subs.)
Lord Westmoreland's Indian Star, by Sabreur sr Under-
hand—Star of India, 6 yes, eta (Keay, 1
Mr H. Wilkinson's Fast Lynn 4 yrs, 716 41b.... (Carroll
Lord Stamford" a, aged, 84 101 b (A. Edwards S
The following also ran : Historian, Pantaloon, Reindeer, WiL
Hem Pitt, Elastic, Pink, Opposition, and Musician.
Betting: 4 to 1 apt Beat Lynn, 9 to 2 apt Musician, 6 to 1
each apt Historian and Ref +deer, 7 to 1 apt (lemma, 10 to
1 apt Pantaloon, 100 to 8 apt Indian Star. Alter two or three
failures they were despatched, Pantaloon and Gamma, aide by
aide, immediately going to the front, the next division being
beaded by Historian and William Pitt, next to whom came
Reindeer and Indian Star, Mastic and rink bringing up the rear.
Aftergoing a quarter of a mile Musician and East Lynn improved
their position. and as they rounded the turn the latter
and Indian Star drew up to (lemma, and Pantaloon
compounding, the Star took up the running, and holding his
opponent
sale from the distance, won easily by three-quarters of
East Lynn defeated Gamma by two lengths for second
place, and Elastic was fourth, a similar distance In rear of Lord
Stamford's mare: Musician was fifth, William Pitt sixth,
Rein-
deer seventh, and Opposition win last, beaten off.
Tax Mann:BMW BILLING 8111 int of 6 son. each, with SO
added for all ages ; selling and other allowances. About half •
Mr. York's Novice, by Manya•—fleclusion, 3 yrs, 7st Illb.
;aot) (Loathe) 1
Mr. Nightinitall's Hemmen:, 4 yrs, Eat elb (30L ) (IL Parry) 2
' Marquis of Hastings' Alberts, S yrs, 74 111 b (301)
Orkashaw*, S
The following also ran : Bessie, The Care, and Sinuchausen.
Betting • Even apt Alberta, 2 to I apt Novice. The latter
jumped off in front, with a slight lead of Benanesr, Alberta being
third; they ran thus from start to finish, Novice winning easily
by a law b and a half two lengths separated the second and
third, a perk the third and fourth. The winner was bought in
foe 230 pine is, and Mr. Bighting's!! claimed Alberta.
Tae Own STSIPLECHAtiII (Handicap) of 10 30•11. each. 6
ri, t only if declared, with 100 added ; winners extra About
tow miles over a fair hunting country. (1M sub.)
Mr. J. B. Bygott's Bridegroom, by Pompey, aged. 124 Mb
(Mr. 8,. Walk./ 1
Mr. W. Hawkins' The Rogue, aged, 114 Mb (Pickett 2
Mr. F. G. Hobson's Patience, aged, 114 Sib (Owner 3
• The following also ran:—Acrobsti, Vienna, West End, The
Beau, and Contralto.
Betting: 6to 2 apt West End, sto 1 eget The Bean. S to 1
apt The Hogue, 7 to 1 'gat Vienna, and 8 to 1 (at first 3 to I)
apt Bridegroom. Acrobat went to the front immediately after
starting, followed by The Bean, Contralto, The Rogue, and Bride-
West KM and Patience bringing up the rear. They ran
in goa order to the stand, where The Rogue passed Acrobat, and
led over two flights of hurdles; but Acrobat gain assumed the
lead, which he held to the lane jump, where hae refused, and The
Rogue was left In command, Bridegroom. Patience, sad West
End following. Bridegroom and The Rogue jumped into the
racecourse side by side, and the trot named taking the lead
after clearing the last flight of hurdles, won in a canter by two
lengths. Patience waits head only behind The Rogue, and West
End three lengths in the rear of the third. Nothing else passed
the post. Vienna came down alter crossing the road, and Con-
tralto fell on the far aide, Mr. Wilmott being severely shaken.
THE LINCOLIISHIRS HUNT BYEZPLI,CUAS6 of 6 1101 M, with 50
added, for 4-yr ells and upwards ; gentlemen riders ; profes-
sionals Mb extra. About four miles. (17 subs.)
Mr. Heneage a Lincoln, by Jack Robinson—Homeward
Bound. 6 yrs, 124 31b
Mr. Richardson's Simplicity, 6 yrs, l2st 31b (Owneri
Mr. T. Lundie nd Bubble, 4 yes, llst 71b (Mr. O. A Morris S
The following also ran :—Ravenswood, Harrington, Pe. oner,
Morris Dancer, Peggy White Nose, Peter, The Ranger, Gipsy
Girl, Elastic, and g by Bolingbroke.
Betting : 4 to 1 apt Bubble, and oto 1 apt the Bolingbroke
gelding.

REETEHE or DEVEE-LATE THEArEr.—The nu.
Dual meeting of Drury-lane re item or debenture holders
was held yesterday afternoon in the saloon of the theatre;
Dr. Beaman, one of the trustees, in the chair. The report
congratulated the ranters upon the improving aspect of
their affairs, the last dividend at the rate of seven per
cent. per annum being the largest that had yet been ob-
tained. Tnere war, however, an item of expenditure is
suspense amounting to 75W., which might slightly affect
the next division unless it could be made up in the mean-
while by receipts from the off lettings. The theatre would
be opened fur opera sad ballet dnrng the London season,
a period of the year when the house ought, never to be
closed. Mr. Deputy Tegg having moved, and 31r. Sharp
seconded, the adoption of the report, the chairman took
the opportunity of recalling to mind that a few
years ago the ground rent payable to the Duke
of Bedford by the proprietors of the theatre was seven
quarters in arrest. At the present time there was only one
quarter unpaid. Four years back the renters received
41. 15e. per oent., then 61., then 61. 65., and now the rate
was 71. Previous to these dates the division seldom ex-
ceeded 21. per cent., but wee more often nothing at aIL
The report was unanimously agreed to • and a scission
then took place upon tilt expediency or cb
additional precau-
tions being taken in the fittings of the theatre against tire.
It was suggested that an iron curtain upon a modern prin-
ciple, which was now in use at the new theatre in Edin-
burgh, to protect the auditorium from a fire occurring on the
stage, might be judiciously adopted in this theatre, while •
spiral staircase leading to the Rya, and built of wood, might be
advantageously replaced by an iron tantalum Colonel
Challooer remarked that one great warm of confusion in
case of fire had bees found from experience to reside in the
doors of public buildings opening inwards instead of out-
wards. The chairman said all the doors of Drury-line opened
oitivards, and every possible care wes taken to prevent fir%
It was urged by several renters that there could be no pros-
pect of their being able to rebuild the theatre in event
of its destruction by fire ; end ultimately a special resolu-
tion was passed with the view of calling the attention at
Mr. Marsh Nclsoo, the architect to the house, and that of
the sub-committee of proprietors' to the subject. It wait
also impressed upon the resters, who were said to be the
- real owners of the property, that they could exercise more
control over its affairs by becoming bolder' of shares which
could be had for a mere song, the 1001. share bavieg been
recently quoted at 1/. The prceeediugs clonal with votes
of thanks to Messrs. Pamper and Obatterton, the ma-
nage% the committee, and the chairman for presiding.

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