The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-21 00:00:00

MINES.-THIS DAY

Two o'CLock.
A good business continues to be done in the
British mining share market. Numerous traasac-
tiom will be found recorded in the Stock Exchange
of&oial list. The principal business has been in shares
in Wheal Clifford, Lewis, Wheal Buller, West &ton,
and Kelly Bray mines.
Foreign and colonial mining sbaresexhibit no alter-
ation of importsnoe. St. John del Rey have been
dealt in at 211 ; North Rhine Copper (South Aus-
tralia) at par ; and Mario:idle, at 1 and 1.
Subjoined is our usual weekly report of the metal
market :

There km been a fair amount of business, and more cordi-
dem. Copper keeps in good demand for all descriptions.
Inca has rallied 'somewhat, but Scotch pig is needing from
the highest point touched this weak. Tin is fiat at the mo-
ment, end lower prices have been taken for foreign. Lead
Ina
shows en improvement In demand, with firmer prices.
ter is in moderate request only. Tut plates are in fair . .
The incorporation of the lEspunda Mining -
pony as a limited company has been completed,
tn pursuance of resolutions passed and confirmed at
the extraordinary general meetings of the old %s-
-pode Mining Company, held on the 16th November
and 17th December.

The directors of the Devonshire Great Consolidated
Copper Mining Company at their board meeting
held yesterday declared a dividend of 81. per share
(8,1921.), arising from profit on sales of copper ores
sampled in September and Crotober lest. Atter this
payment there remains a balance of 17,8881. 1.34. 2d.
in cash, ore bills not at maturity, and reserve fund,
applicable to the general purposes of the company.

At a meeting of the shared Aden is Great Wheal Allred
held yesterday the statement of aooount• showed a befeace
egged rtes silos of 8691; 18s. 6d. A mill of 3s. 4d. per
snare was made payable forthwith.
At • (saint roman of adventurers in Chinon Ce
Mins held yesterday the accounts showed a balance
the mine of 2911. 14s. 2d. A call of 2s. per altars was made.
At • meeting of adventurers in Wheal Pollard bald yester-
day the •cocaaa showed a balance of liabilities over meets
of :1121. A call of 2s. 6d. per share was made.

COMMERCIAL AND HAREEM.

TALLOW MARHST.-(T1118 DAT.)

The market Maine stsedleume,witbOst Latestlos it rim,
which are quoted as fellows :—Town tallow, 68s. net mak;
P Y.C. As spot, Us. 6d. ; Marsh alose,
684. 9d.; so Joe, 66e. ; October to December, 635.
Mazur Ansasse.—Town tallow, 60a. 3d. ; fill by Leto,
3.. 2d. ,• yellow Romlas, 601.; melted staff, 41a. 6d.; mock
ditto, 26e. ; tallow mama, lia. ; goad drop, 7..

BILITHFIELD HAY MARBET.-(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Davis sad Co. report trade dell ; pikes
wltb-
oat altsrathos. Priam meadow bay, igs. 6d. to 725. 6d. ; su-
perior ditto, 755. to Bas. , inferior ditto, 60a. to 60s. ; rowan,
40s. to 605.; lover, old, 90s. to 100 s.; straw, Ma. to Ma.

COVENT OARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Pine apples and grape maintain forma prism. Good
apples and pears are scans. Granges planting and cheap.
Good oohs realign from la. to la. 6d. per lb. Chestnuts air
piennful. Asparagus, mks* cabbages, wrote, par=
sad Wks aro mifileimat for Me demand. Pinky,
has been very scans and dear, is now somewhat cheaper.
Cornish broccoli begins to make Ca appearance by the orate-
Col. Potatoes mites Irma 10s. to 13e. 6..1. a sack. Mush-
rooms ma still be had fa small quantities. Cucumbers
an deer. Cat Severs chilly amidst of orobada, gardenias,
Ifeleta, mignonette, cantoilias, heaths, and roes.

THE FIREWOZX EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LITE IN
Lamears.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wm. Payne held •
lengthened investigation at Guy's Hospital Into the Miasma-
-1 Maness attending the deaths ofThomes Derby, aged 22 their
lives Frederik Joseph Watts, aged 18 yeast, who lost their
lives by the recent explosion at NIL Darby's firework neena-
,' factory at No. 98, Itegent-street, Lambeth-vek. Several
witnesses having been exandaed, Mr. Henry William Darby,
maim in fireworks, Identified the body of his son, Themes
Adderley Derby, who assisted him in his tinniness. Having
been cautioned by the coroner, be said he had nothing at all
to my,she woe out all day. Tke shop wee built for rolling
and drying oases, sad he therefore thought there wee nothMg
expkeive in the shop. There wee no particular recognisedrule
es to that shop. No explosive material vas allowed to be left
there. If taken there !tarot:Lid have beeminuoedietelyremoved.
When ho let there on Monday morning there was nothing
explosive in the shop, and there must have been something
taken there during the day. The persons unit ham been
soling against the tales to take myth's. explosive Sao
• atop where there was • the. They could not bays lien
filling cuss. He meld not ply conceive whet they were
doing when the explode' leek pleas. The stove wee • Moe
one. Had seta the ma in that shop, bat he bed
always prohibited N. The kg dgnals epoken of by the iliet
tritium had never been charged. The coroner and newest of
thejary then proceeded to the ward whore the third salient,
Peter Bean, was lying, and, in answer to questions, he said it
wee against the role to take fireworks into that shop, but that
"Tom," the boy, took some coloured fireworks into the shop,
sad they exploded spostanemely. At the time they were in
the shop Mi. Derbywas in the City, and knew nothing gent
their being time. 'Pb. learned.ooroner then summed up, sad
the jury tomcat Immediately returned a verdict that the de-
mised persons lost their lime In °omega/ogee of injuries re-
ceived at the explosion, which was the result of accident.
CHARGE OF DEsZETION AGAINST A BOATSWAIN
AND Cium.—Yesterday the Liverpool magistrates were sn-
owed% ate investigation of • charge of desertion preferred
ztthe boatswain of the British barque Tickler, Captain
On the lOsli of September last, when the Tickler
wee lying of Moats Video, the ynwor, with fear ether net,
ens ordered to land a pilot pmeenger at Moats Video,
the directions, however, being that he was not to leen the
boat bat return at once. He did not return, sad the ship,
after regencies till the next day, and cruising Mem on the
look-sat for the boat, proceeded on her vies* to New York,
sad theme to Olsegow sad Liverpool. On snivel la
Liverpool it wee found that the boatswain and hit tow had
already returned there and had recelm;', ihett w.ges; they
had be sent home by the emend at Monte Video fee of
expense, their statement to that functionary being that they
had bees beating Moat the harbour at Monte Video for
aboat 'Mime hours, sad that having et length landed at
Flares Island they remained there all night, and then re-
turned to Mont. Video, and reported themselves to the
comsat. Tneir stameest having twee corroborated by the
pilot sad pasemment, they were exonerated by the mama hos
am charge of deem lea, and seat home. in a memennice-
ties I. the Bawd of Trade, the consul said that the mutes of
the Tickler we blameable in not waiting a loam, ties for
his mew, when, without them, he we. so shorthanded, sad
in not going onshore to look for roam. The magistrates who
investigated the matter yesterday were of opinion that in-
stead of being • case of desertiog the strip, It wee rather it cue
of the MT demoting the crew ; and the boatswain wee dis-
charged.
THE SUEZ CANAL SOHIIME.—A numerone and jo.
finentia rustier of shipowners woe held in the Guildhall,
Newcestk. on Thursday, for the purpose of hearing expla-
nations front Mr. Daniel Adolphus Lange, on the subject of
the Sues C.nel scheme. The mayor occupied the chair, sad
the proceedings were of a very • roiling character, it being
evident from the first that the meeting was not favourable to
the project. Mr. Lenge laving delimited the meeting, Kr.
Crawahay moved a vegetation approving of the sohsamwhke
ma seconded by Mr. Rule and supported by novena
other gentlemen. Mr. John Barker, however, moved the
following smendmest—'' That. considering the opinion re-
seeded on recently es 1888, by Mr. Robert Stephenson, slier
rawest visits le Reypt, and she coasiderine the opinion held
by Mom. Tallebee; who, ea the part of t ream wee sen *-
dead with Mr. Stephan= is the survey'', tbe inhatitsalls
of Newcastle-onTene detain es support the enterprise is-
vas, the construction of • meal from Faineant to Seen:
Mr. Charles Sot& seconded the amendment, which, after
esm• disoustioe, wee berried by • large majority over the
Mewl tootles.
AIRISTOOLATIO PZW-HOLZERS AND POOR PA-
imatoxias.—A patties to the Howse ofCrinvoostion, glom-
*Wag shot the literate of the poorer frequenter. of many
Parke eharehre are interfered with by the arise:sea*
and other pew.ownerr, is now being extensively aimed in
[ lAtteepool prior to being presented to the Howes of Crave..
aids&