The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

MINES.-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocn.
The home mining stock market this morning is
unusually quiet. From the Stock Exchange no
transactions whatever are reported. The inquiries
are generally limited, but prices are fairly supported.
St. John del Rey shares are marked 121. Those
of the Mexican and South American Smelting Com-
pany remain flat, and are marked 10s. (with 101.
paid). Other foreign descriptions are quiet.
Subjoined is the official list of transactions in
the Mining Exchange yesterday, viz.:
Alfred Console, 136, 14, 141 ; Gnat South Total's, 16, 161;
Lady Bertha, 22a. 6d., 23e. 6d. • Sortridge Consols, 2f, 1.
In foreign descriptions the only alteration was an
improvement of about Is. per share in Santiago.
At Great South Tolgue hi-monthly meeting yesterday, the
accounts of the mine for July and August showed a balance
of 3,0581. 18s. 7d. in favour of the adventurers, out of which
a dividend of 8.1. per share (2,4000 woo declared, leaving
6681. 18e. 7d. to the credit of the next account. The reports
from the mine were cotuddered highly satisfactory. Captain
Daw states that the new engine shaft is already to the 50
fathom level, and will be complete to the 70 in about six
weeks, and that the ore ground is opening well, and the
pecepects of the mine continue good. The next meeting will
show about a similar balance,

At the meeting of Wheal Agar adventurers yesterday the
account. showed a balance of 6101. 19s. sd. against the mine,
and there are arrears of call amounting to 1401. A call of 3a.
par share was made, payable on the 10th November. The
next meeting will be held on the 17th of December.

TIirESDAY BYZIFIXO.

The market for home mining stocks to-day was
quiet, with no new feature of interest. Prices were
generally steady. The principal transactions were
in Alfred Consols shares. Wheal Basset were
flatter.

OPENTNO OP THE. NORTHUMBERLAND DOCK,
TYNE.—Tbe Northumberland Dock was formally opened
yesterday at noon, by the Duke of Not thumbniand laying
the last stone. Before entering into a description of the open-
ing festivities, we will give a brief sketch of the works. Pre-
wallow were made ost August 9, 1853, and the works
being sufficiently wlvanoed the foundation stove was laid
by Joseph Cowen, Beg., .
chairman of the Tyne Improve-
ment coramimioners, on the 13th of September, 1855 The
.

°tunnel through the entrance bask and-
the lock were
opened en the 22nd of June, 1867, when the contractors
began to close in the ends of the embankments, end dues
were couunerteed to be taken on the 31 et of August last.
The area of the dock is flfty-five erect ; there are two en-
trances; a tidal besin, 476 feet long, 176 feet wide, with a
70 feet entrance ; • It ck, 252 feet between the gates, and
with a 62 feet 'ninon; the lock Is the same depth ea the
baron. 'The average height of water at high-water neap-
tides on the sills of the entrances is 18 feet; at high-water
spring-tides from 20 to 24 feet. The works have been exe-
cuted under the superintendence of Mr. Plain, engineer-in-
chid, London; reddent engineer, Mr. John Plum, July,
The contractor is Mr. David Thomburry. Wathingborough,
near Lincoln. During the pro grm of the week., not the
least obstacle has been presented to the exportation of onto
from the Havhole shipping berths; in fact, the shipments
of coils have been increased from 1,200,000 tons per
annum to 1,400,000 tons per annum during their oon-
direction. The following collieries chip in the docks at
present, and there la accommodation for more : Plummer's
East Holywell, West Cramlington, Seghill, Cramlingent,
Seaton Delayed, Beaton Burn, Cares Hartley, Budd'e's West
Hartley, Netherton, and collieries on the 11 lyth and Tyne
Railway. The coat of the docks is 200,0001., which bas
been raised by the River Tyne Commiludonerl by swindle
when principal and interest it paid off the docks will b 3 free
from daes.—Neteceutle aired& of this du.

OPENING or DIDCOT CORN ENCHANOE.—The
new Corn Exchange, erected adjoining the Didcot Station,
on the Great Western Railway, was opened for business en
Tuesday last, when the buyers:and sellers resent amounted
to about 200. A large quanta and barley was re-
presented by sack, bushel„ and smaller samples, and •
considerable amount of was transacted, wheat
making from 50a. to Ilts, per quarter; barley, from Me. to
48.5. per quarter. The promoters of the Corn Exchange are
very sanguine of success, a large numbers of formes and
dealers having ennonnced their intention to support it. In
the afternoon about 70 gentlemen eat down to the comreemo-
rally, dinner, which was served M a large teat erected in
Loin of the Railway Rotel, and about the Fame number, who
could not get into the tent, dined at the hotel. Wm. Day-
wood, Esq , of Witteaham, chairman of the Didcot Corn Ex-
change Company, presided.
LEON THOMMI.—TO THE EDITOR 01' THE
pressi =4i°, report published in your
imon of yeeterday , you deacnbe Leon Thomas
who was charged at Guildhall with embrrdement, as a clerk
to Lee and Co. Re was a traveller. I trust in justice to to
you 141 correct this error.—l am, &c., A CLERK.-27,
Wood-street, City.
A DESERTED VESIIEL—The crew of a Welsh
schooner have brought into Grimsby • Dutch, wand, found
about fifty wiles from the mouth of the Humber, totally de-
serted. The mewl was laden with corn, and when found
had about five feet of water in her bold, her sails and rigging
were very little injured, and the water was soon got under.
The captain and crew have since arrived in Grimsby; they
had 14 har under the conviction that she would soon sink.