The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

COAL 11IARBET=(71p3 DAY.)

Walla End %spier Chew, 16a. W.; Walls End Brad.
drla Hatton. 16s. ad.; Was End Hatton Lyons, 160. 60.;
Wails End Barton, lb. 6d; Walls End Goatorth, las. 664
Walls End Malls, 16s. 61. ; Walls End Taalidd Hear
13s. 9d. Walls End South Helton, 17a. 9d.; Walls End
Human, las. ; Walls End Eden Maim, 16s. ; Will. Sad
Lambton, 16s. ; Holywell, 16s ; Warta West Hartley,
14s. 6d. Wyk' = 175.; Lambert's Hartley, 16s. 3d.; Eon-
don ditto, 14a. 64.-62 ships at market.

Blondin. a tight-rope performer, is reported by the
Niagara Palls Gavotte to have amended °ea of the wire rope
guys extending front the suspension bridge to the bank nave
the water's edge—a long distanee over the boiling rapids.
He also suspended himself by his feet from the wire over the
river reshing through the great them below.
The attention of the New York papers had been
attracted to the discovery of the body of • handsome yothg
woman, known in theatrical circles se Fanny Heine, on the
beach at Fort Hamilton. She wee the wife of an English-
man, named Halsey, of highly respectable connexions. Her
husband's explanation was to the effect that he detected her
in • criminal intrigue, and that fearing the comequenoes she
committed suicide. The relatives of the deceased, how,vcr,
deay that the dreamed was inconstant, end aretwe bee hus-
band of having neglected her. Halsey is mid to have bell e
commies:on in the British army.
legFilift.rllfrultiLacciFdiTentAoLndlDlLNTto.—tho.ll ivcVedrimenneedaLkeiongeff;
coal pit at Hobden, near Newman, upon-Tyne. In the
operation of siohng it was necessary to use guupowder, in
order to remove the stone, and • chase having failed to
go off, the men, at their own request, were again Ime end
down the shaft, • depth of 90 fathoms, when they com-
menced to drill out the charge. While engaged In this
operation, a spark from the drill ignited the powder, when
en
explodes instantly took place, and the man who wee
holding the instrument, whose name is Robert Ileddingt
had one of hie hands and wrist completely torn away, end
the other so eoveraly injured that amputation will be
necessary. The man who was using the hammer, whose
name is John Kerr, had one of his eyes severely injured.
one of his knees breed, and sustained such serious Narita
severally that he had to bs conveyed home in a out. The
third man, named Joseph Taylor, wee also severely in-
jured, but be wee able to walk home with the assistance of
two MOIL

IMPORTATION OF POTATOES FROM THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS.—About 200 tons of new potatoes ere now being
Winona into Weymouth end Southampton every week from
the Channel Marts by the mail packets. The yield of
potatoes hoe been immense in those blond, this year, and
the Jersey farmers have reaped a rich harvest in conerqueure
of the fertility of their land end their Favourable climate.
whkh enable them to fortetell the Eeplish potato growers.
By mewls of the feet mail packets the Jersey end Oatan.ey
airman art duo stow u near one London ntwe,t En;lieb

agriculturist,.
1300 K POST TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .—On
the Ist of July salt and thenceforward, the pn•vi•dane at
the colonial book post will be extended to bode pities ad-
dressed t) the seaports of Poet Elxsteth (Alpo. Bay) and
Maisel Bay (Allwal), Cape of Good Bop, and such book
pack fa may be sent under the came rules and reanlattoas as
Um., fat Cape Town. The pestle will alto be the
we
that ht, Sd. for a packet not ereee•Mg four ounces is weight
and so on. In the (nee of hooks addressed to persona resi-
ding in inland diatric rof the Cape colony, She public are
recommended to addrees tltem to the care of an agent either
at Caps Town, Port Elizabeth, or Momel Bay,