The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-14 00:00:00

MINES.-7HIS .D. 41.

Two o'CLock.
The market for home mining stocks remains as for
some days pant, being steady, with a moderate
amount of business. Preparations for to-morrow's
settlement have engaged attention to-day. The
transactions have been chiefly in shares in
East Wheal Russell, Lewis, West Frances, Unity,
Wheal Nelson, Gonamena, sad North Downs mines.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are equally
quiet. There are some inquiries for Kapnnda
Mining, which have been dealt in at 11 prem.
Great Northern Copper (South Australia) are quoted
par to 1-18 preen.

Prom New Trelaitth Consols Mine a telegram received
yesterday states:—" We have an improvement in shaft at
New Treleigh,worth fully 201. per fathom. The western end at
the 70 is also Improved."

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MAR/M.—(TCA DAT.)
COT myna AND lima nootrwric enzmaturx.)
Crank nos owl 00111ONDINT.)
Cori marital very firm. Wheat in full demand, at Id.
advance. Floor le. deem. Indian corn active; Galata
and Odom, 84a. to $44. Id.; 'Mail, 83e. 3d. to 34a. ;
Egyptian, 34a. dd. Oatmeal, oat% and Win, fair inquiry,
at sandy rata.

MINCING-LAN Is.—.(THIS DAY.)
Suoaa.—The market has opemed with a steady appear-
aims, aad fall prices have bass paid in the youblio sales now
programing. Refined firm ; lumps, 61s. to 635.
COmaz.—The public sales are progressing without @hew-
ing say material altered= In prior.
Taa.—Holden an very firm in prices, but buyers at pre-
sort remain oat of the market. Fine coegou has tam sold
at Sle.
Rica madams dull of mie.
BRANDY has bass is gaol dosed at the late advance,
an/ first brands quota Ifs. 4d. to 11.. 9d.
Snow—Timm has bona as advance paid on those aorta
on which the duty has bass reduced.
COITON.-600 bales sold et previous mesa.
lava ball bell freely bought at rather higher picas,
liarksis pawilly are dad,.

TALLOW MAKILITT.—(THIS DAT.)
Tbs nark* a steady at ths amend prioss : Toms to
695. 3d., ast sash ; Petersburg Y.C. se the spot, 506. Cal. ;
March, I. 6d. ; April to Jam, 535. to 635. 6d. ; Oct. to
DSO, 6111. to 635. X

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(TIII§ DAY.)
Messrs. Davis and Co. report • fair da ad. Trad•
steady. Prime meadow bay, 700. to 768. ; superior
ditto, 765. to 84s. ; inferior ditto, 665. to 60e.; roma. 40s.
to 665.; Glover, old, 90e. to 1024. 66. ; mooed cot, 760. to
84s. ; straw, 265. to 304.

The following notice was issued from the General
Poet-Ake yesterday, via.:—" A mail for Bermuda will he
made up in London on the evening of the 16th len., for i i
mance by her Majesty's steamship Emerald, from Daven-
port. Any correspondenos kr Bermuda which may be spe-
daily admired by her Ifskety's ship Emerald will be for-
warded by this opportunity."
MAIIMLIAGES OF QUAKEIS.—A bill introduced by
Mr. Mellor and Mr. Bright proposes to enact that after the
30th of June, 1860. the marriages of Quakers may by solem-
nised in cases where ore only or when neither of the per-
-1 sons shall be a member of the Society of Friends, and to
extend and amend the Act 6th and 7th William IV., cap.
86, and 7th and Bth Victoria, oap. 81, whereby both persona
were req*lred to be of the Society_ of Friends.
MID KENT ItAILWAI.—she ordinary half-yearly
miffing of proprietors wee held at the London Tavern
yesterday ; Sir J. W. Lubbock in the chair. The report (an
abstract of which eppetrod in oar impression of the 9th
ion.) wee taken as read, and In moving its adoption, the
Chairman oberved that, for a line so reeently constructed,
they were going on a. favourably as they oould wish, sod he
bad the pleasure of adding that the return received that morn-
ing of the traffic receipts showed an borers of 401. far the
month of January as compered with the corresponding
of last year. As far ea his own observation went, and
was confirmed confirmed by that of others who like himself were
regular travellers upon the line, the traffic was steadily and
continually increasing, and must do so unless adverse dr-
cumatanoes were brought into play, of which at present
there was no prnspeot.—Mr. J. Wilkinson seconded the
mode., which was unanimously sdopted.—The Meetters
retiring by rotation and the auditor were reelected, and a
dividend at the rate of 4 per oast. per annum, free of Income-
tax. payable on sad after the 16th of February, wee then
declared.—The used compliment having been paid to the
chairman, the meeting separated.
NARROW ESCAPE OP BARNON.—Mr. P. T. Bar.
num was cosily suffocated, a few nights since, in tones-
=of having neglected to turn off the " register" in his
9g
-room, the house being heated by a furnace. The
room wee email, and windows and doors being closed there
was no ventilation. Mr. Barnum found himself unable to
walk on awakening in the morning, sad bas not yet entirely
retmeereil.—Bats Osuricr.
Too MODEST TO BE GRATEPVL.— Pt young lady,
the aided daughter of a well-known political.baronet, was so
deep a striver that it was always difficult to wake her; and
in Me year 1858 a flee broke out at night in the homily man-
akin, whoa • web domestic buret into h‘r room. and, snatch-
lug her se she lay in bed, conveyed hi r to a place of safety.
Strange to say the lady's high I,BIIN of modesty caused her
to he dismissed from her father's novice. The lady
preserver
metearried, bat the man who risked hie life to save
that of his mienem. him bees rewarded by a legacy of 6001.
lioccoLiathed him by hie late master.—Lirerixal .11biert:
ifirsossWATlEFOramiD CORNko farmer have
FEB.bt 4.ll.—anOnar
very
ye-
limited wale this week, but we have had • moderate quan-
tity= eller by boat. From abroad the snivels amidst of
btu one cargo of Indian corn, end cosetwime only a few
hundred quarters of wheat and barley have rea&ed us.
The improve*, tit noted in the trade en Saturday last has
been well maintained, and fir most articles we have ex-
perienced • good Inquiry. Farmers' wheat we note 6d. to 9d.
per barrel dearer, and for foreign rather more money is asked.
Malting barley commands extreme prices, and grinding sam-
ples meet • ready sale at an advance of 6d. per barrel. Oats
orations In good request, end holders have no difficulty in
realisieg en advance of 2d. to 3d. par banal. The demand
for Indian e'en, though not quite so large ss the last week
or two, is very cotudderabl., and prima have further improved
6d. par barrel sine, this day ea'nnight, sellers generally are
holding for still higher rates. Flour saleable at our extreme
quota/omit Imports this week :—Whear, 800 qrs.; barley,
600 do.; Indian corn. 2 670 do. ; flour, 20 Racks. Exports
this week:—Oats, 1,960 brie.; flour, 1,304 sacks; oat-
sucd, 50amks.
GENERAL JACKSON AND THE BLILLT.--On his
return fsm l"rlslstine, Jackson was elected • judge of
the Supreme Court of the State, end his conduct in that
capeolty gave 141111 to various myths, one of which, known
appetently in the States al " the Rumeli Bean aneodote”
(insider the name of the hero), has assumed, after many
variations, the following shape, which is amusing enough to
deserve to be authentic:—Ore day daring court, a greet
hulking fellow, armet with piatol and bowie-knife, took ft
upon himself to parade before the shanty court-house, sad
mused the Mgr, jury, and all there assembled, in set ',rms.
" Sheriff," wing out the judge, " arrest that man for con-
tempt of wart and oodles him." The sheriff f mud
it impossible. " Summon a poem," said the judge. The
pow did not like the job, as the fellow threatened " to
shoot the flee skunk that mine within ten feet of bin."
"Mr Sheriff." mid the judge, "summon me." " Very
well, judge," said the sheriff, " I supports I must." Jack-
son walked up with his pistols, and said, "Now, surrender,
yam tarroal villain, this very Instant, or I'll blow yen
through:: The man put up his pistols, with the words,
"There, Judge, It's no use, I give In." A few days after-
wards, being asked his nee m, he said, " Why, when be
came up I looked him in the eye, sad I saw shoot, and than
wasn't shoot Ia limy other eye in the crowd; sad so I says
to Revisit ems I, hose, it's sham time to sing small, and se I
did."-41erten's Leye ot Joe/meta
11108110 M off PATENTS. SOOTEI KENSINGTON.-
Nowber'of visitors for the week ending Feb. 11 :—Morni
921; e ego, 1,336; toial, 2,267. t;inee .he opening of the
museum daily (May 12, 1868), 187.431-
- ChM'
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PALACIL ONN SHILLING DAT...
Mox oar, en 13 —Admissions on panned, 1,359; din*
by meson ticket., 668. Total iridium, 1,927.