The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1861.

CORR COUNTY ELECTION.

(BY Susumu= AND IMIIIII2IO lILSOMAPE)
TOMMY NOIMG.
Majority for Leader (oaassentive) 263

FALLING IN OF A TUNNEL.-SEVEN MEN
BURIED ALIVE.

SHEFFIELD, Momme.
An appalling accident occurred in Sheffield thin
morning, by the falling in of a railway tunnel. The tunnel
to which the accident occurred is the ooe belonging to the
tliabinil Railway Company, and connect' that line with the
Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, running
from the Wiekeratation across Occupation-rand to the junc-
tion with the Manchester line at Townies-lane. The acci-
dent has been caused by the excavations for seine exten-
sive 'tabling premises which are being built for Messrs.
Hunt, carriers. These premise*, which are closely adjoin-
ing the tunnel, are partially erected. The large exca-
vations on one side of the tunnel have caused the
superincumbent earth on the other side to press with
much greater force on that side, and the consequence
has been that that side of the tunnel has given way and
been forced in. The process of giving way is curiously per-
ceptible in the tunnelling left at each end (4 the spot where it
has fallen in, the tunnel being bent from the perfect round,
and partly collapsed, like the side of a partially-crushed
e-aliell. About thirty yards in length of the tunnel has
fallen in. The exact number of the men working on the
spot and who are missing is not known, as some fresh bands 1
bad been set on this morning. Probably altogether seven
or eight were buried under the ruins. Information was
given at the police-office, and Mr. Jackson (the chief con-
stable) was promptly on the spot, with a body of men to pee-
wees order. Coder his directions, conjoined with those of
Mr. RevnoLla, the builder, the other men on the place set
themselves energetically to work to recover the bodies of
their comrades. By ten o'clock they had recovered two,
one dead, and another, named Lambert, crushed about
the bowl! He was immediately sent to the infirmary. At
this point, however, Mr. Cohby (the Midland Company's
superintendent in Sheffield) interfered, and ordered the men
to desist from digging, on the ground that there was danger
of a further fall. It may be mentioned that the point at
which they were digging (where one of the bodies was
found, and where the eye-witness of the accident stated
that some of the other men were buried) was a spot in the
middle of the ruins, and some distance from any place
where any further falling materials could be disturbed. Mr.
Cohby refused to allow the excavations to go on until an
engineer had an ived from the central offices at Derby; and
for the purpose of getting the engineer, he immediately sent
a telegram. In the meantime the bodies lay under the
ruins. This was about ten o'clock. In the course of about
three hours, Mr. Reynolds determined to continue the work
of recovery on his own authority, end he did so; bet if
there was any hope of recovering any of the men alive, it was
all lid now. The man got out is not badly hurt. He was
only partially buried, and was extricated without much
difficulty. Meet of the men who fell were engaged on the top of
the tunnel in carrying materials, &c., for the adjoining build-
ing. Others were on the building itself, and feeling some-
thing giving way under them feared it was the building
which was falling, and they rushed from it to the top of the
tunnel, and were precipitated with it. In addition to those
recovered, it is believed that there were buried James
Maley, William Booth, Henry Booth, Samuel Lawton, a
man named Harding, and another whose name is unknown.
At the time our parcel was despatched the workmen were
proceeding with the work of excavation.

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MONEY MARKE2.-(THIS DAL)

Two u'eumg.
The funds to-day are firmer. An improvement
of per cent. has taken place. Little business has
hteu done, rkention being chiefly dirorted to the
fortnightly settlement in railway shares, which
has commenced this day. British railway stocks
are generally better, with the exception of London
and North Western, which is heavy.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Ratites opened
at 68fr. 10c., being the same as yesterday.
The scrip of the new Indian loan is steady at
100 to I.

Consols are officially marked 914 and 4 for money,
and 914 for the account. The present quotations
are 914 to d for money, and 914 to 4 for the 7th
of March. The official business report is as fol-
lows :—Bank Stock, 234 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 914, 11, 4, ; Three per Cents., 914, 4,4; Thirty
years Annuities, expiring in April, 1885, 16, *;
India Stock ; 223 ; ditto Five per Cent Stock,
994, i; ditto scrip, 1004 ; ditto Four per
Cent. Debentures, 1868, 954 ; Five-and-a-Half
per Ceat. " enfaced" rupee paper, 1004 ; Exche-
quer Bills, 65., 2a, die; ditto advertised, 4s. dis.
The foreign stock market is likewise quiet.
There are still inquiries for Mexican Bonds, which
are last marked 234. The Turkish Loan of 1854
remains quoted 69 to 70, and that of 1858,
544 to 4. Sales are recorded as follows
Brazilian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1858,
854 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 854 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 634 (exchange,
126.) ; Mexican Three per Cents., 234, 4 ; Peru-
vian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for account, 984 ;
Russian Five per Cents., 104 ; Spanish Three per
Cents., 49 ; ditto New Deferred Three per Ceuta,
41* ; Turkish Six per Cents., 1858, 544 ; ditto
Guaranteed Four per Cents., 993 ex div.
At a meeting to-day of the creditors of Messrs.
Schilizzi and Vuros, Greek merchants, who
failed on the 3rd instant, it was resolved to ad-
journ, pending the receipt of further information,
from the branch houses at Constantinople and
Galatz. The liabilities amount to 31,8931., and
the assets to 16,3861., apart from a sum of 21,1531.
due from the Constantinople firm, which is ex-
pected to produce ultimately about 7,500/.
A further sum of 43,000/. in Australian gold
was taken to the Bank yesterday, making an aggre-
gate of 243,000/. since the date of the last return.
The Ellora, which will sail to-morrow, will
take 186,6901. in silver and 11,000/. in gold for
Bombay, making together 197,690/. The total sent
for Bombay by the steamer of the 12th instant
was 526,7051.
The latest intelligence from New York is to the
effect that the exchange, after declining further, had
recovered to 1044. The impression with regard to
the course of politics had become more cheerfuL
The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows
this week an increase of 3821, and the Brighton
an increase of 1,2981.
A communication forwarded to us from the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada intimates that
"owing to the complete stoppage of the traffic of
the line by snow the return of receipts for the
week ending Feb. 2 has not yet come to hand."
The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail-
way of Canada for the week ending Feb. 8 were
7,0501. sterling, being 4831. more than in the cor-
responding week of last year.
At the meeting, held yesterday, of the Mercan-
tile Discount Company, the resolution previously
passed in favour of the voluntary winding up of
the undertaking was confirmed.
The half-yearly meeting of the Smyrna and
Aidin Railway Company is called for the 28th of
March.

MONDAY Emma
Consols, which closed on Saturday at 911 to for
the ith of March, opened and closed to-day at
the same quotation. For money the last price was
914 to 4. The official business report 18 as fol-
lows:—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 911,
4,4, i ; ditto for account (March 7), 914 • Three
per Cents. Reduced, 911,1 ; New Three per'Cents.,
914, 4, • Five per Cent. Anna., 197 : Bank Stock,
2351 ; India Stock, 225, 223 ; ditto Five per Cent.
Stock, 994, 4 ; ditto, 1859, 951 ; ditto Bonds, 205.,
18s. dia. • Five per Cent. "aniseed" rupee paper,
95 ; ditto; Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1004.
The Five per Cent rupee paper was quoted 94
to 95 ; the Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 100 to 101;
India Bonds, 20s. to 18s. dis. ; the scrip of the
New Indian Loan, 994 to 100/, being dull ; and
Exchequer Bills, 6s. to ls. dis.
The foreign stock market was very inactive, and
little change occurred in prices. There was, how-
ever, an improvement in the afternoon in Mexican
Bonas, which closed at 234 to 4. There were also
inquiries for Spanish Leered Three per
Ceuta. and the coupon certificates. The
Turkish Loan of 1864 was last quoted 89
to I, and that of 1858, 544 to 4.
Scarcely any alteration occurred in the market
for Bank shares. Ottoman Bank were flat. The
tuiscellaneous share market remains very quiet.
Great Ship shares were quoted Ss. 3d. to be. 9d.
The closing quotations for shares in new under-
taking* to-clay were as follow :—Ocean Marine In-
surance, 24 to 3 prem., ex int. ; Thames and Merger
Marine, i to I prem. ; Universal Marine Insur-
ance, 14 to 14 prem. ; London and Provincial
Marine, par to prem. ; East India Irrigation,
to A dia. ; India Cotton, par to prem. ; East India
and Loudon Shipping, par to prem.
. _

The Art Union and Mary Lee have arrived from
China with 1,472,000 lb.. of tee.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two oTwoz.

The mining market to-day is rather quiet. In
the Stock Exchange Devon Great Consols
slime are marked 350 ; Wheal Edward, 211 ;
and East Wheal Russell, 6i to 7k. The
other transactions have been chiefly contmed to
shares in East Basest and Marke Valley mines.
United Mexican Mining shares are in great de-
mand, and have advanced, being last marked 4.
Other foreign as well as colonial mining shares
are quiet.

The share certificates of the Pencraig United
Lead Mining Company are ready for delivery in
exchange for
. .

- -
At East Wheal Russell Mine , yesterday, the ac-
counts showed a balance of assets over liabilities of 7941.
At an extraordinary meeting at the Wentuor Mining
Company, on the nod inst., it was resolved that " the
ea tal of this company be increased by the creation of
2,11 i shares of 21. Ids. each, limited ; and that 1,200 of
such shams be allotted to Mr. Bradley for the purchase of
the said mines, the remaining 800 shares to be held in re-
serve for future issue, if required ;" and that " the full
sum of 21. 10• be called up on the said 1,200 shared. payable
forthwith ; and that the amount of such call ( row.) shall
be deemed the purchase money of the maid Nouse Mines."
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perjam
isodfe.ati7bli't:Ol:cheethe 06(4 east
From Wheal Unity Consols (Feb. 23) Captain W. H.
Reynolds states :--" the 0 5 west the lode kr 5 fathoms
cop(Paapet7oreM,iiinsseelmiiinalltedfn°ttbwni:ilieg'hoeu:lt'e(heide'dnd.i':
h 121.
protoknfvs/inglin.gper. nii‘t.f,atheththeom,7snk wai,it"ishleeneisviinery3 t4podap4 pearaufeenttp‘owiicendte:oafannd'fluivroiei few
days hope to be able to report having met with a continua-
tion of this ore west of the cross lode. The lode in the
75 east yields good stones of ore, and in the 75 west it is
kip. and promising, with good stones of rich grey
ore in it. This end is only ft or 10 fathoms from
the
pdnom7sweenwnt4tlOvefaaP2tlPlantuh°l7milens, esllbMinnt Pettlheere
:fatho7Thishaleevl'idveneaellage°:!caintl:ddiartmhienmltlei.
water is quick, and we have suspended it until we get the
edit under it. The edit is 20 fathoms deep, and about
30 fathoms west el the shaft and is set."
Flom West Wendron Consols (Feb. 23) Captain R. Ken-
dall writes :—" There is no change at the water wheel
shaft, or 10 fathom level. We expect to get the engine to
work is about a fortnight."