The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLovit.
Business in the mining market continues languid.
and there is not much change in prices.
Basset shares have declined to 75 to 77i. East
Wheal Rummell are quoted 3g to ; Marko Valley.
9to ; Providence, 34 to 36 • Fiat Caradon, 23}
to 24 • West Polmear, 194. to 295. ; and Cara
Camborne, 1 to 11.
Port Phillip Mining shares have advanced to
21s. to 235. Bon Accord have been dealt in at I
prem. ; Mariquita, at per share ; and Fortuna.
at 2.

At the meeting on Wednesday of the Cesare Lase
Mining Company it was resolved, after a long dis-
eussion respecting the prospects of the undertaking.
to hold a special meeting to consider the propriety
of winding up.
West Oaradon Mine, on the 314 ult., declared• dividend
of 1/. 10s. per share, leaving 4,4561. to the next account.
At Bast Wheal Agar meeting on the 314 ult, the as
coasts showed a credit balance of 1861. Bs. A call of 6s. pr
share was made.

---FestliossTt line on the 30th ult. declared a divicleadelf
51. per sham
The Wheal Pollard accounte, presented at the meeting..
the 30th ult., showed a debit balance of 3901. Oa 103. A
call of 3a per share was made.

ACcIIRATELY INDREED.—In an index to a law-
book, under the letter B, appears, " Best, Mr. Justice, his
grad mind." Turning to the page referred to, we reed,
Mr. Justice Best said he had a great mind to commit the
viewers for prevaricatioo."
THE SCOTCH HERRING FIRREET. A corre-
spondent of the Saginaw writing from Anstruther rays the
'Lammas fishing has now fairly commenced here, but, so far
as it has yet gone, with limited success. During last week,
the weather beiegfavouratle, a number of our boats were
at sea each night, but the shots obtained were in general
light, though the fish were large and of first-rate quality.
High prime were consequently got for them, ranging trim
30s. to 36.. per one. On Saturday, the highest boat had
twenty-four cram, but in general a very light fishing, while
many boats returned clean. To-day (Tuesday) has been
the most successful this season, about seventy boats
having reformed with about an average of three mans ; prier
from 33a. to 38.. A another of our haste are still fishing at
Stooehaven and Gkiriloo ; consequently the full complement
of boats for this district, about 250, will not be all at work
here till next week. Some of the fish brought adore
were greatly destroyed by dog-fish at sea.
RUSSIAN NAVY.—'The following details respect-
ing the Russian naval force are taken from official re-
sources :-At the cud of 1800 the effective of the uavy was
--admirals, 95 ; other officer*. 3,245 ; eivi I funotionariee, 966;
and sailors and marines, 55,216. The ailwirnla, officers,
sod functionaries were fewer than at the earl of 1859;
bat the milers were 2,200 more. Of the total, 10 admirals,
2,332 officers, and 32,728 sailors were destined to serve
afloat, and the rest for protecting the coasts. At the
ord of 1859 the fleet was thirst composed : Steam-
vessels : 9 ships of the Hue, 22 feigdes, I'2 corvettes, 12
clipper., 79 gunboats, 2 yachta, S, schooners, 8 trans-
ports, 49 small steamers, 11 sloops, end 3 floating batte-
ries. These various vessel, were of 34.935 horsepower,
and armed with 2,374 pieees of cannon. Hailing vessels:
ID ships of the Hue, 6 frigates, 3 corvettes, 5 brigs, 17
schooner', 2 tuggers, 3 tenders, 13 tree...ports, and IS
yachts; the number of guns being 1,477. The total
number of vessels was 343, and of guns, 3,851. In the year
1860 the fleet was increased by the launching of the follow-
ing vessels :—At St. Petersburg, a ship of the line Emporia
Nicholas 1., of 111 guns ot frigate Osliabia, 4b ; a corvette Bo-
gatyr, 17 ; a floating battery ; and various amidl vessels.
At Croestadt, a screw frigate the Oleg. 57 guns, and the
ships of the line Simms and Cesarewitch (number of guns
not Mated). At Archangel, a frigate, the Persevete, of
63 guns, and • steamer Solombolo, of 240 horse power and
8 gone. At Nicholaieff, two corvettes, linstreb and
'Crotchet., each of 9 guns ; two steamer', Alouchla sad
Tchetyrdagh, each of 2, and an iron screw sloop. At Abo,
a siding yacht, Zabeva, for the (;rand Duke Alexis. At
Biorueborg, two armed clippers A hrek and Vsearick, each
of 5 guns. At Noithfieel, in England, Haidamack,
7 guns. At Han*, in France, two gunboats, Morre and
Tuleoe. In addition, the construction of several other
vessels for the fleet was commenced both in Russian porta
and abroad.
VENORaNcE AGAINNT WITCHcRADT. —The Coles,
an aboriginal tribe on the south-west treatise of the
Bengal Presidency, have a firm belief io witchcraft, and it
is stated in a Blue-book just laid before parliament, concern-
ing the progress and condition of India, that during the
temporary suspension of authority in the troubles of 1857
they smell the opportuotty of wreaking their veugeancu
upon the whole wuard race. For among the Wei witeh-
craft is considered an hereditary taint ; and not only the
reputed wizard, but everyone in whose veins wizard's blood
can be traced, is regarded as a fit object of destruction.
When these people thus reverted fur awhile to habits which
the fear of the English government had restrained, the
destruction of human lite was Mimi' le. " Whole timilies,"
writes the magistrate of the district, " wero pot an ere to.
The destroyers in some quarters, issuing forth in the dark,
and commencing with the wizard and his household, went
from house to house, and before the dawn succeeded in ex-
tinguishing, as they hoped, a whole race." Father, mother,
and son would be decoyed into the jungle oad slain, while
the younger children were murdered in the homestead.
Murderers would go forth in the morning following differ-
ent paths to make sure of their victims, and kill them
almost simultaneously in different localities. With the
restoration of order these atrocities of course ceased.
Their occurrence shows how strong is the influence of
tradition, and that time alone eau alter the temper and
ideas of a people. The Coles bad bees for a quarter of a
centuryn brought more immediately under the cement of the
B government ; markets had been established, villages
built, great progress made in agriculture, oud violent crime
everywhere repressed.