The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

MINZA-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLotw.
The home mining stock market remains very
heavy, and almost totally devoid of beelines. Prim
in mast cams oontinne to droop.
Foreign mines are also doll. St. John del Rey
shares have been dealt in to-day at 21i, and Imperial
Brazilian at 3 and se.
Subjoined is the oMoial list of yesterday's transac-
tions in the Mining Exchange
Par Commis. 191, 1; Beveridge Consols, 21; Treweths,
21. 3,1, 3-16; Wesel Buller, 290; Wheal Grenville,
Os. 6d.
The Louden Cam aittes of the British Apt/slim Gold
Wang
_Company state that the eempsny's spats in Aus-
tralia hive made arvingeenents, conjointly with another
ininpag, far the pershese of a gnat at Ballarat, with
sifeetin atashisery open it.

Feat LORD'S LEVEE.—Sir Charles Wood held
Ids eighth is,.. at the Admiralty. Whitehall, ay
afternoon. There wen present—Captains L T. ratelZdH.
Layton, F. Bullock, F. D. Hutcheson, G. Hatboro J.
Hueneme,Coles, F. L. Hatboro,
sad 8. Wriford ; Commanders J. Cluell. H.lll Elliot, G.
Raymond, F. B. Jawbone, A Smith, W. M'llwaine'
Spain, X Bald, sod J. B. Ballard ; Lieutenants H. 8.
Hamilton, IL Hooper, U. A. Campbell, and C. A. Yung ;
Dn. J. 0. Stewed and A. &pea ; Colonel J. A. Pal-
ling...N.
arr. Nittnuat HALL—The Bee. Newman
Hall, HA., lots of Hall. ben jut taken the drone of
LLB., by esesiaation at the Leaden tlnvenity. We
(Heil Swill) Ism much Seeman its ales being able to
state that the rev. gentlemaa came eat Ant lie bosom, and
obtained the scholsrablp wads is awarded la that cue.
THS SITE OP THE LATE FLEET PRlSON.—Featfor-
da, at &Court of Common Coosa, Mr. G. &melt moved,
Toot the site of the late Fleet Prison bavieg been V 1440,
so many years, at • large maul Wm, it Is new desirable
that it be inteedietely adapted to some purpose useful to
the asighbosrbood, sad profitable to the eorporation ; and
that it be therefore referred to the llity Lands ColliZlittell,
to take the ausuary steps forthwith for letting lb* sem
as ballast' leases? Mr. Andsrton seconded the motion,
which, after beteg opposed by Mr. H. L. Taylor, was
carnet.
Tao Now JoDtT-Brocx COMPANIES Acr. The
New Joist Stock Composite Act, which received lbs royal
sweat • fur days sines, bas been printed. It is entitled
An Act for the Ittoorporatioa and Regu.lstioa of Joint-
Stock Computes sad other Asuolations.' There are 116
Masse la the new lsw, which isnot to apply to banking or
Moreau sompanies. The set repeals the Joßosek
Computes Aet. All compels', except insurance cm-
ponies, registered ander the former set are required by the
3rd of November neat to register under the aew an, and
they will come reader its porkiest,. The set is now in
operatics.
Pitoerscre ow GAUL—We hear very conflicting
accounts of the 'podium's prospects for the applosehiag
wawa. Groan were scares last year, aid from all accounts
will not be &handout oa the 12th August. Gutless* who
have been taking • tare ever moon with doge, with • view
te nstl g. amens the meant, of gamekeepers oa oilier
roulade, that the birds an not pleatital, sad the
rules short is umber. showing ocusionally Wee or four,
bet rarely nun than Ms birds. Of black game we bees
better report.. Of plumate sod partridges we a-c almost
afraid to speak, as we have not had snob disparaging
accounts for many yam The very heavy and coatinned
stns that (undone( Radial/mount to the hatching swot,
were most destructive both to eggs and broods. We lately,
defied • stroll, flashed six p *ln of partridge*, end is
net one [Masse wee there • brood, the existence of
which ;is easily knows by the wsy In which the ben
flies
;end is regard to pheasants, we know several in-
mom in Mists whole broods have bees found actually
drowsed fa dhotis' sad on Bladed ground. Os high, light
leads things may be a shade better, and on the moor edges
ieembatioa beteg later, mutant have, to a great extent,
ossped ; bolos the whole, we are led to think Osamu of
1866 will be under an average for winged pot. Hares and
rabbits ate so plentiful as the busy nese of the poacher
will petrwit.—Ayr Advertiser of yesterday.
Tag BRUSSELS FREE TRADE IttrwitmerionaL
Cotroalea.—A &solar boa been peblished by the pnaideat
sad mentary of the Intematioul Congress which is to
assemble at Brunel*, towards the end of September, to
dimes the sa of aniverssi customs' reform and fm
Mae Y gssewl. la this circular they prsscribs the order
of their pewetediap. The object of the Cuero* is coll.
Pr,beSsiirely awed so " to collect from every country, and
every bench of human ladarry, all facts, laws, regale-
Coos, or other laureation which may, for good or evil,
affect the labour of each country, either by hindering or
facilitatiog the radian,' of the results of that labour for
foreign productions."
CULTIVATION OF COTTON.—Mr. J. B. Sharp bad
an iaterviaw with tt edireeters of the Headstone Chamber
of Conslleres. yesterday, to explain to them the souse wash
the projuted Fibre Company intend to take In referee.* to
the cul,rratton of cotton. The directors tub much 'stunt
in the eraterneats lad before them, bat could not es • cham-
ber undertake naive any active mist/nee to the company.
The president upraised the satiatestloa of the chamber that
efforts sub as those intended should be eadestaken.
Tao CoNvicr Pilules( Dova.—Tha prisoner has
uprooted a desire to tee the Bev. W. IL Parham, Wes-
leyan 'Master, of Leeds. I. empliance with this wish, the
rev. gentlemen proceeded to Tort yeeterday, sad—is com-
pany with a Meister of that eity who hen visited the psi
soave every week sines he was placed is York Castle—spent
so hour with him—Leeds Ihrotsry. _ _

DEATH IN ♦ BATH.--ths Tuesday afternoon Mr.
Chas. B. Halm, hoses vireos of the Limb Hones of Be-
tween, took a warm bath, and as Its resslasd la the bath
Mier than usual the attendant went to him, and was
shoaked to lad him a mom. He lay is the bath with his
ems moos his bream, mewl, °embossed ; sad It is sup
pc ed that be hid beim ailed with a It—to which he wet
'AM% we mderstaad—and thus lost tie life. Mr. Bohm
was • young ma of sub Irthrwelbwel
Mercury.
MAIL /OS THE CAP/ OF GOOD HOPF.—Nweia WWI
Elsaa7o.ol6l by the Poimater-Gessral that • ened
would be math up fee the Oars of Cho i Hop*, to be sat
oat 4Ma *au tramped barmier, which lama Lint
pool aath•llik