The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-17 00:00:00

MINES-ISIS DAY.

Two o'Cuacta.
In the mining market this is " settling day."
Business has consequently, to a certain extent, been
checked. In the Stock Exchange, East Basset
shares are officially n.rked 1331. There have
also been a number of transactions in
shares in the mines which have lately been enu-
merated as attracting attention, including East Bee-
tle, Rag Wheal Russell, Pendeen Consols, South
Basset, North Downs, and North Frances.
St. John del Rey Mining shares are flatter, and
are marked 21f.. Great Northern Copper (South
Australia) are firmer at 1.18 to 3-16 prem. En fish
and Australian Copper have been dealt in at 21 and
21, being steady.
The annual meeting of the Cornwall .Great Coaeolidated
Lead and Copper Bluing Company is called for the 31st1I init.,
at Birmingham.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—(THIB DAT.)
pir aiming AND mum mammy:, Thimemaret.)
CPIO.I OMR OWN 00111.11114PONDI11T.)
The oorn market reMailla very doll, and trammetime are
quite ova retail character; prime memilaally unaltered.

MINCING.LANL—(THIS DAY.)
Suosa.—The market bus opened with a steady appear.
auto. TM public sales am progrmaiag. Rained 6cm;
lumps, 61.. dd. to 63a.
Corazn.—There bus not been a public sale to-day. Prior
ars unaltered.

TL.—The public sales are going off without showing
any material alteration is pricee. Holders are very ann.
Rios has been in improved demand, white Bengal eukt
9e. 91. to 10a.34. low to midtillog white very good, 13a.;
Madras, 9s. 94.: lieseancie Armen, 9s. 64.
BALTPZTRl.—Retraction 3i to 4, sold at 424. , eametkat
7i. 40a.
Comore.—A limited business done at previous rates.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.--(11418 DAT.) •
The market Is steady et the follow*, prices :—Town
tallow, 68s. not cosh; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
68s. 61. ; all the month, 58s. 6d. ; March alone, 68e. 9i. ;
April to June, Ms. ; October to Deoersber, 63e.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARBET.—(THIS DAY.)
Hawn. Davis and Co. report • gond supply ; trade with-
out alteration. Prime meadow hay, 675. 6d. to 72a. ed.; sr
parlor ditto, 75e. to 84s. , interior ditto, 60s. to 60s. ; rowan,
40s. to 605.; clover, old, 90s. to 100 s.; straw, 2545. to 30s.

LOCAL MAAS NARI3TB.

LITIMPnOI. JAL 16.-Salas trads4 - Oaladoalon. 0/I Li-Orgat
Wotan. 7.0-Lasseen. end Yorkshire. 1(01_ke-Loarks Keith
Mame to. ii-Loodoa and death woman, is-usmaedk,uster.
an. Liasen. 301 -111diand. 11 -York 791.-
416 i-Orsas Realm 4of °wads, miring
111. lama
ranee Compute 41 op.
Buussonere J 0,. 16.-Bloat VOSS, inuentesd. 603 63k-lbralag-
ham preference. 101 10,-Londoe and Noel. Wotan.. fle 9694-Naa
r-
110 110i-lioath ...Yon:Shire 101 4-Blnolninss t
wick °sal. 30 SS. Tho Selma doe. vas Sills or nothing. bat the
above ores some of its claim prima
11..scnarraa. J. 141 le-Throe 1•1111 II hit bodiallik the market Ina
oroma. all day. and eladng sa Mabee Great **etre. 101
1101-trunke 10e a Int.-Dome 269 16-Londons. 991-Ineis. 1024-
Re6lekL 301-neema Counihre 11 6.16r.-1111aol. Wm load bond;
90-liner dhi9 emiranf, 11s. 64.-Iforth Stafford.. Md.

READING ELECTION EXPENSES.—The expenses of
the unnoceasful candidate, Mr. R. A. Benton, at the general
election in April last, have at length been published by Mr.
William Blocombe, the election auditor. This shows • total
of 6601.85., and amens the items are the following :—F. M.
&nom* principal, and sub-agents, clerks, meessogers. sad
travelling expenses of velars, 1991. 7e. 6d. ; Richard Welsh,
printing and advertising, 661. 2e. 10d. ; George Partridge,
use of committee room and attendant:le, 431. le.; Thomas
Rose, hire of committee-rooms and flies, and for refreehments,
291. 19s. 6d. The rents ender of the sum is made up by
charges fey cab-hire, staticemy, let
ELECTION OP A STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE POE
LITTAPOOL.—At the meeting of the Liverpool town council,
yesterday, the subject of the election of a itipendiary
trate, to fill the vacancy canoed by the elevation saft.
Minefield to one of the metropolitan police courts, was dio-
cesan!, sad out of four candidate who mat in their claims to
the town council, vie., Messrs. Lamy, Hosed, Raffles, and
Preston, Mr. Stamford ROW was recommended to the
Home-office for 'election. Mr. Rabe is a local barrister,
and, as each, is very mneh esteemed. It was stated during
the discussion that no. leas then 96 applicants bad sent in
their claims to the Home Secretary.
THE SOCIETY OF FEIENDS.—The question of the
eligibility of • member of that Society of Fries& to set as
foreman of • grand jury has been raised at Waterford
Cleaner flagstone. When Mr. 8. Harris was called as fore-
man, Mr. Barron, crown solicitor, objected on the ground
that the gentleman being a member of the Friends Society,
it was illegal for him to act in Path capacity, as ho would
have to adminiater oaths, which was inoimpatible with hie
religions scruples. The chairman held the objection to be
valid, and directed to have the next gentleman on the Hat
' sworn in as foreman, Mr. Harris to be affirmed with the
general body of jams the cam of Mr. T. 8. Harvey,
who was objected to on the sate grounds, a similar &deka
was made.—Clorststel Carom's*.
THE SCOTCH REFORM BILL—We have every
reason to believe that the reform bill for Scotland has been
prepared, and that it does not contain any clauses placing
Scotland on an equality with England in the matter of the
county franchire. It is said sot to go farther than the out-
lice given by Lord Advocate Rothe, and Mr. Peter Black-
burn, of what the Scotch bill of the Derby government was to
consist—visa, a 101. occupancy and 61. property franchise..
We ere neither to have a 21. property franchise like Eng-
land. nee any right to the burgh freeholders to vote in the
county.—Eduassirgh News.
A DISAPPOINTED COITPLE.—A telegraphic mes-
sage was received at Ashford on Saturday evening week,
&striae the pollee to march • train from Ramsgate for •
young lady who had eloped from that place with • sailer, the
parties having, It had been ascertained, takes tickets for
London. P. C. Crittendeo, in the abeam' of Superintendent
Dewar, accordingly repaired to the Math n and scrutinised
the no:llwatt' of the train in which the fugitives were ex-
pected to arrive. Two parties in • first-clue carriage answered
the description given to the constable, and the lady regarding
him in a funded and nervous mapper, he desired her to
alight, with whiob request she c implied, although letting
fall a few expreasions of disappontrnenr, leaving her die-
amoebae young sailor after a tender adieu to continue his
journey to London alone. The lady wee afterwards con-
strained to aooept the unsentimental companionship of
P. C. Crittenden on her journey beak to Remnant by the
next down train, where he delivered her to her friends
who were in waiting to receive her. She la of youthful
and interesting appearsoce : her father is a widower in
Ablest circumstances at Reangate, and as be disapproved
of her lover and enacted the pert cf "heavy father," It
seemed the lady bad considered herself el an age suffi-
aisarty mature to boat to her own jodgmani, sad resolved to
get married without his consent—Beath Boston Gamete.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAllp
WAY.—Tbe accounts for the past half-year having bees yeti-
, Medley submitted to the board, they have decided upon re-
commending the payment of • dividend for the half-year of
31. 10e. per oent. on the consolidated stock of the company,
making the total dividend for the year 1869 smart. to ate
per cent.
ASSURANCE COMPANIES AND SAVINGS BANKS.—
We learn from • high official source that it is the intention
of the government, early in the ensuing section, to introduce
bills for the better regulation of life and the ersnrince com-
panies and savings banks.-- The Reporter.
The subject of capital punishment was last night
dlocuseed by the members of the Jturidt,sl Society, the Matter
having been brought before them in en elaborately meta-
physical paper prepared by Mr. Edward Webster, of Lincoln's-
inn ; Mr, Collier, Q.C., jrmided.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE-
SQU•LI, CITY. Tin aggregate number of patients
relieved during the week ending Jan. 14 was—Medical, 736;
surgical, 407 -``total, 1,193 ; of which 424 were new mem.
ROYAL FREE tioarrraL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—
The number clingiest. relined at this hospital during the
week ending Ise. 14, is 2,371, of which 629 were new
ewes.

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TRH ART-UNION.
A folio of thirty pintoes. by amassed British
estierosgrand man thsompastesense War. Liaras.hes
Pa hems bend by as Art.Ustes of Leaden le ths whom*
bus he the mew yew. The hen If Ws planation Is
lust posed approval, sod the se na of the so-
day any I. oragestulated oe the seam Obey letwe tikes k
the poodsdies ef seek week, iselsol of sawing sally l•
the piss of pehliebbag see se two Inge swessengs is the
twoloesearh. The thirty sobjests emomplan this edged=
ere of sanest rhesamew sad masell. Reedy ai an well
haws, sad w• night noes= a few whisk would been hen
how sway, he that ranee is innbentima with ethers.
Ms BMW Olt detsgbnines enplepsi ms pre obese amps-
*Mess ea the wood-esgrever's Mork night, is ones
11.11•111, be Wyly pitted minket the ortgisals. We *sem
beak, Mr. leaks Wats", Meseta Wohnnt, Johan Bar
ems„ laiseh, War. sash. Onytts. H. 0. Smith, NM% owl
NNW ; all stain of repute. The first drip la its
est im the " Haters and Art" of Sir Themes Law-
/ease. ens et his met secceseful approximations to the her
log and apis of the gnat ihr Joehaa. In the wood cut there
ID a ownis depth red *hank snawsring better to the Mess
of colour perhaps thee doe the Iles sagraviag. On the
oast Land, non is a isms of brilliancy wed of delicate preda-
cious. We do net WM the spare bleak wren improves
the dint. Its end coneldesse I. tome with the dark pa-
tios of the beekreessa tikes away all bora hes the War.
Mr. Linton. who Is the keeplatenue la this nes, demon
mach prates for laving retained the expemelan ell both hoes
se a dhaspie. The foeskle mad cleverly Osaka resierferg
of Constable's finest pain, " Tao Cara Hid," rants
opal credit on Mr. Deana. A siodier week--at lean as
hr se appiersen goes is weed segrarieg—is firmom to
Seemen." by P. Hasenytk. This plows Se lass ban
pawn by Mr. H. 0. Sunk la a way that bespeaks re.
Imerksbn aptitude for the performers of such tasks.
The leant hippy of the reproductions is that by Mr
Webeeet, of Sir !whoa Iteyasidies ~Senialled Lord.'.
Whether the halt lies with the diusghtsman or toe engraver
we are, of c.arm, usable to say ; hot there is fault some-
where. Au repression almost Saliga to the original picture
/apices to tbt• saw version. Indeed, tso test ides oa looking
at It is that s fns imitation rather then an setae! transcript
Iles been attempted. It ls certainly unfortunate that Ware
should nark the most notable of all these thirty subjects ;
but the p. meal evidence of care in the entire work dispels
any saapicioa of lusts or negligence in a particalm teatime.
It may be that the coesummets exoellsoce of this appareetly
simple study is of itself sufficient moss of the hilure wa
have observed, In the attempt to follow it out is a wood-
isigraving.

Biala; this book damsel! prints in anintring by Mr. Roll,
from a vary pretty darks by Mr. J. J. Jenkins, the water-
colour painter, I. giros to eabecribers. The 'object fa ono
of the wall-known Brittaty wanes exhibited at the Water
Colour &ciaty'a Gallery.

DRAMA.