The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

MINIM-THIS' DAY.

Two o'CLocu.
Very little business isgoing 'forward to-day in
British mining stocks. The inquiries are by no
means active, and the market retains a languid ap-
pearance. In the Stock Exchange, Sortridge Con-
sols shares have been dealt in at 21. This is the
only bargain reported from that establishment.
In foreign and colonial mining shares there is no
movement whatever.
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Subjoined is the official list of transactions in
the Miming Exchange lyesterday :
East Rosedarne, 235. 6d., 2ls. dd., 223.6 d. ; East Russell;
Me., 375., 365. est , 375. ed. ; Gagnon United, 24e., 255. ;
Great Donegse, 21, 3, 31; Lady /keths, 21s. ; Pendsen,
21,1 , Sortridge Consols, 2 1-16, 3-16, I, 9-16, 6-16; South
Condurrow, 40. 6d., 4e. 9d.. 6e.; Tamar Consols, 20a.,
225. 6,1.; Wheal Edward, 91 ; Wires' Grenville,
11. 11c, IL 16e., 1 15-18, 2 1-16, 1/, ; Wheal Uny, 7/.
The directors of the General Mining Association
(of Nova Scotia) have addressed a circular to the
shareholders, in which they recommend an increase
of the capital of the association by means of an issue
of new shares, to be allotted at the rate of 101. per
share, and in the proportion of one new for every four
old shares. As this pride is about dl. below the current
market quotation, some parties who hold an odd
number: of shares have been desirous of buying a
few in the market, so as not to lose any proportion
of the new issue. The directors, however, have
just announced the closing of the transfer books—a
step which has given rise to some dissatisfaction,
and not a few insinuations.

THURSDAY EVENING.

In the market for home mining stocks to-day
business exhibited a somewhat improved appear-
ance. Shares in Sortridge Console, Wheal Edward,
Wheal Coy, Great South To'guy, Wheal Mary Ann,
South Condon and Par Console were inquired for.
North Basset, Lady Bertha, and Great Wheal
Alfred shares were flatter. The following map be
given as the closingortations, viz.:—Wheal
Edward, 81 to 81; bortridge Consols, 2fr to 21;
Wheal Uny, to 71; 1 Mary Ann, 48 to 49;
and Alfred Consols, 131 to 14.

FAILURE AT DETONIPORT.—We regret much to
hear of the failure of Mr. Chafe, the irmalounder, ° I the
firm of Distin, Chafe, and Co., of Davenport. A largenn -
her of hands were employed by the firm, who will, by this
fellers, be thrown out of employ.—Pleonouth Journal.
BANKRUPTCY IN PERTH.—The bankruptcy of
Mr. Jsmes Condi., writer in Perth, announced on Friday,
took everybody by surprise. The liabilities, it Is
amount to 180,0001. Mr. Condie bad about the largest
oonnection as • profeseional man in Scotland, and his un-
wafted failure has been teceived both in the city
and county with • degree of surpria amounting
to incredulity. We learn that sone of his principal
clients—including the Duke of Athell, and Earls of Mans-
field and Kinnoull—hald a meeting, and resolved to support
Mr. Condit's son In retaining, as far as possible, the busmen
of hie father.—Seettish Presa.—We are Informed that the
' Uolon rank will not suffer by the bankruptcy °times Con-
die, writer, Perth, who is stated to have overdrawn his ac-
count with that bank 70,0001. When the Union succeeded
to the business of the Perth Bank, all the then outstanding
debts (of which James Condie's was one) were glier/dt.
to the Union; and this heavy for will oonstemently fall
upon the shareholder. of the Perth Book alone. It is sup-
pond that a very large number of Perth landed
and farmers will puffer heavily by Jamca Coodie's=tas7.
he hod in one .way or other the ensnarement or agency of
much of the property in that county.—Glamour Daily Mail.
THE WESTERN BANE OF SCOTLAND.—We have
beard from authority that the leading banks in Scotland,
Waned of the perfect stability of the Western Bank, have
offered the directors of that establishment soy askance they
may require in the present monetary crisis. In the mean-
time the directors of the Western Bank hare temporarily
closed their transfer Louks, in order to continue to the public
the full assurance which the wealthy list of their present
shareholder. aurae—Olt:wow Daily Neil.
FRAUDS IN THE LACE TaAux.—Another point,
which, in =eking a clean breast of it, we feel called upon to
notice, is the introduction of frauds in measurement and
quantity which largely prevail in lace tainactioas. We
are informed, upon cm Ebb authority, that so common
hare these impolatiot a become, that Sperm have
ceased in many ca. 41 to express definite numbers;
that SO means only 30, or 24, or even 22, according
as the rapacity of the seller shall dictate; that the purchase.
lamely ever expects to receive the quantity which he oaten-
ably bays; end that some large niervantilo houses expert a
considerable sum annually in re-meagaring the goods they
have bought, in order to ascertain the quantity theLatud juall
receive. and of bow much they have been virtually
—Nottingham. Journal.
Thomas Fuller Bacon, convicted of administering
arsenic to his mother at Stamford. was on Wednesday re-
moved from Lincoln Castle to !Milbank prison, under am-
tents of penal servitude for lib.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER Or MR. BRADDON.—
We understand that the police are enabled to trees eke pri-
soner. to • public house not more than four or five mike from
Mr. Braddros's reeldence. The story wheat their having
come here by the Ondine sterunt r will, it is harmed, turn
out to be correct. The steamer arrived at blillbay, from
Falmouth, about six o'clock on Friday necenng, and the
mtiers themselves say they landed shortly after tUt boor.
Inspector Thomas has let for the eastward, to make in-
quiries of the doings of the prieorters before their arrival
hem, and be is expected home cat Friday night. We under-
stead that Mr. Bmddon is progressing so favourably as can
be expected. The sight of the:o.ft eye is Irrecoverably bet.
This, it is said, is rather fovonrobte than otherwise to 114,
Broadon's recovery, because little rein is believed to be felt
in ouraequence.—Plymouf h Journal.