The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'Orocw,
Little business has been done this morning in
home mining stocks. East Wheel Rua,oll shares,
however, are in demand, and have been dealt in
in the Stock Exchange at the improved price of 12
to 121. Wheal Edward are marked 21. The other
transactions have been chief to shame in Provi-
dence, Grambler and St An Wheal Kitty (St.
Agnes), Wheal Unity, and Leh:att.
St. John del Rey Mining shares we supported at
the late advance, having been dealt in at 214 and
28/. Colonial mining securities are very quiet.
Wheal Basset on the lid itutant declared a dividend of
31. par slurs.
South Basset Mine on the 2nd instant made a call of 11.
pee aura

MARRIAGE Or LADY MARY PETTY FITZMAERICR
TO TUC HON. CoLoWEL PERT HEIRIRT, M.P.—Yesterday
inceming the marriage of Lally Mary Petty Fitment ice,
only child of the late Earl of Kerry, and granddaughter of
the most noble the Marquil of Lansdowne, LG., P.C.,
D.C.L., with the Hon. Colonel Perey Herbert, M.P.,
brother of the Fad of Fowls, and heir presumptive to the
earldom, was solemnised at Wimbledon Church, Surrey, in
the presence of the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of Powis, the
Countess of Shelburne, Lady Harriet Herbert, the Countess
of Powis, and Lady Lucy Herbert, and others of the nobi-
lity. In the afternoon the bridal putt left town for
Wiltshire.

DIATII or DORACAM LADY WI
regret to record the demise of Julia, Lady Wrottesley,
widow of the late Lord Wrottcaley, who dlod on Lumley
last, at Clifton, near Bristol. The deceased lady was the
second wife of the late land Wrottesley, and was daughter
of Mr. Jno. Conyers and widow of Captain the Hon. Jno.
Miley Bennet, R.N.
liArrwau, CAVES, Sourantr. —The large collec-
tion of au tediluv inn bows, atalactites, foesils,ounen/a Roma
nod Grecian remains, sod curiosities and shin's of meta, col-
lected with a rest amount of care, labour, sod eon ooze by
the late Bishop of Bath and Wells, assisted by Kr. Beard,
were brought to the hammer on Thursday last, when the
whole collection, with sons trifling exceptions, posed into
the howls of Mr. Whereat, of the Public Libor 7, Weetos-
enper-Alare. During the sale, which occupied the whole of
'Tuesday Wednesday, and Thursday, this deliuhtful spot
was visited by thoomaillit of persons. The cedleetion is said
to have re dised a sum fat exoetaling the expectations of its
late °weer.

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RIFLE SHOOTING.—At the Wimbledon contest,
Mr. Roes, the chanipion of the festival, had ten shots si
eroch of three Wks of 800, OW, and 1,000 yards. In these
:V.) shots he scoorred 24, and thie number w enough to give
him the victory over all competitors. At the Newton con-
test, which came off last week on the Southport, mule,
Captain Ink, ride instructor in the 2nd Cheshire Militie, Kr.
J. Leeoe, of the Manchester Rifle Club, and Mr. Marriott,
of the 4th West York Volunteers, all aorpamcd the iIiPW"
denoting the exploits of Mr. Ross. The first great
match at long ranges wee for • prise of 801., open to all
comm. The distances were WO, 900, sell 1,000 reed% Its
at Wimbledon, but the shots allowed were only brill an
many as on that via., 5 Meted of 10 aura

range, giving a total of lb only in piataid swim.
'helms, Captain Ink moored 16 poinispligklbantatlllk
11. r. Lome EL Next came a contanggroggenitelkelinenla
conditions for the Southport Cup. At Mill trial
Ink and Mr. Leon each sowed sad to shoot43oarthna
tie. Comparing, therefore, them scares with that made
by Mr. Hoes, and allowing for the dillemmas in the
number of round' fired, we mei eawnlinle that
Lancaster has improved apse tie W pattarn,
has shows better thaw wee hod et the gene
national contest. This, einem OD b eMablished even
upon a genand easmarMen et the ewe pariarmances. At
Wimbledon 40 eompetitera rode *I paints in Al rounds
eges, ; at m,,uthtv-wt 24 competitor, made 346 wish is MI.
rounds iach. The average in the former case is 9•65, in the
latter 710, giving a decidedly superior score to filouthport,
considering the smaller number ot shots allowed.—Timer.