The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

OWE Ur Doily Nem)
flaroartse Brxrente.
The traneastices of the week have been beyond the,
average amount, sad is many instances shares have
risen ocesieleprodeXa The great demand from
leveed and the disinclination of
holders to s$ mimes at tempting prime, have princi-
pally caused the abuses. In Devon Great Console,
the still isoreasisg prosperity of the mines his caused
a great deemed for shares, and several have changed
hands at 2501. each, and bayers still in the market.
West Providence, which at the early pert of the week
were sold at 6211., 654 roes rapidly during the latter so
part to 661. sad 671. 10s. Bedford United have been sr
an demand, so have Tremaynes, East Leisure, East
Tolgus and Merllyna, the latter being a lead "
mine in North Wales, from which, in twelve it
months, some poor men, under a " take note,"
sold 13,0001. of lead ore, reed this from 70 yards so
is length and 30 yards in depth. The present com ■
-
pany have a lease for 21 years, and have six pitches sl
sett, which will leave a profit on the first month's se.
vroekin 174
The ere the latest quotations of prime:— to
Gone Comas.2gps., 2804 Booth Telaus,l6ot Bedfort
United, 8, 61; Marilyn, 61. 61; Beton, 235, 240;
Trevidtey,27o,2BolTesmoyne,2o2ll ; West Toltec', m
10; West Provident's, 65,60, 65, 671; East Leisure, 111.
321, 36; East Tolgos, 171, 20; Mary Ann, 64, 66; es'
Trefusis, 20, 21; Berton Console, 5 ; Ventou, 9, 10 ;
Solent C0n5015,21,22 ; Can 8run0,46, 50; Condurrow,
116; East Tamar, 11, 11; South Tamar, 21, 1 ; He-
rodsfout,;l3, 14 ; East Rose, 600, 650 ; Mill 11/431, 4 ; Se
Wellington, 17; Urbane' 16, 16; West Caradon, es
93,971; Trslawney, 471,50; Trebaroah, 61; Truman, to
200, 220 ; Trumpet Consols, 96.
In foreign shares—Alters, 3,4; Australian, 11 to is
die.; St. John del Rey, 141, lex div. ; Imperial r,
Bramlian, 41, 6; United liexioan, 61, ; Coke, 341, Is
51 ; Copiapo, 5,1; Comes, 21, 31 ; Santiago, 61, 71. ,/
At the weakly sale of copper ores held at R.:climb ss
on the 19th inst., 3,172 tons realised 21,1181.; quart- IN
tity of fine copper, 306 tons 10 est.; average ty
standard, 971.135. ; average price per ton, 61..13.4; so
average produce, 91. The following amounts were „:1
realised by the different mines :—Dsvon Great Con- st.
sole, 1,601 tons, 10,2611. 11s. Bd. ; West Caradon, tr
336 tons, 3,1191. 125.• Marks Valley, 334 tons, ;
1,1191. 95.; Towey Console, 237 tons, 1,3311. 17a.; tto
Wheal Friendship, 201 tone, 1,6151. 11s.; Holm tq
-
bush, 164 tans, 1,0661. Bs.; Phenol', 153 tons, so
1.7581. 19s, 6d. ; Bedford United, 122 tons, 7411. 3a.: Le•
Wheal Pink, 22 tons, 1001. 20.; Pembroke, 2 tons, so
Si. 7s. Total, 3,172 tons, 21,1181. so
The next sales will take place at Redruth on the us'
26th inst., and consist of 2,398 tons; and on the 2nd 60
of January next of 3,546 tons. ss
ite
Sixty tons of lad ore, from Newtonards Lascey 111
Mines, were sold at Begilt on the 20th inst., at et
[4 15s. per ton.

WINDING UP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. I E.

DIRECT WEST END AND CROYDON RAILWAY.— WI.
OR 84202d11y there WY a meeting of the parties before his it
Honour Heater Tinney, for the declaration of • all of 751. 20
per *hare on the members of the provisional committee. le
The financial statement of Mr. Holland, the official manager,
required under the act, eet tomb that the debts and chime 60
likely to be admitted amounted to 1,6201., and them die. 40
puted or likely to be rejected to 3,6501. There were 37 90
• names fixed on the fiat of contributories, 21 having paid, 16
but 16 having paid no money, and the object of the cell of et.
761. each was to equalise the peptone previously made with 25
the call now 'ought to be made, from which • sum of 6001. 10
was likely to be produced. The official manager al.o claims !,
from persons signing a guanacee Killion certain debt', bat
who afterwards reamed the money in defiance of each gum. 14'
ranee, sod which appears to have been paid them in R.
aceordanee therewith, a rotten of the sum no improperly et.
received. The official manager does not say whether a fur.
they small all will be required, but should such be the ease, ;144.
he thinks it cannot emeed 201. Oa his Honour making an order le
for email payable in January, the representatives of Sir Geo. a
Risk, one of the members of the provelonal committee, at.
claimed exemption from the call on the ground that Sir 0.
Kish bad become bankrupt ipp Oct., 1849. The certificate of "
bankruptiry having been produced, the name was struck ofi r,
the list and that of the bankrupt's areignees submitted pi
thereon. Messrs. Marten and Co., 'agitate for iiir John m
Kay, one of the provisional committee, here applied to have N
the decision reviewed placing that gentleman on the list as Br
liable to pay the call, on the ground that Sir John Key was !t.
" not worth a farthing, and that while all the proceedings I
were going on, of 'Lech he knew nothing, the( hon. baronet a
wee at Hturese." A ciontribatory saw him at Brighton a mj
short time ego. Another Contributory : He wee the first
chairmen of the company, sad sever paid a shilling, while all 131
the *then did. (Laughter.) He got me intoseveral companies. !!)
His Honour : Let Sir John Key take an appointment to re- to
view and show canoe why he should be struck off the list. 10
A CONTRIBUTORY FIIRD IN eta ABeRNCII.—A contti• SO
butory having_been placed on the list during his absence 13
abroad, his Honour, Master Brougham, said he could cot 12
rehear bin cue, as the 'gatemen had been fixed on the list let
with others on what was considered sufficient evidence in his 20
absence. va

Tll6 COUNT! RATES EXPINDITETER, Bre.—At a 60
very fully attended modal/ of the vestry of 81. Miry!shone
on Baterday, F. H. Bridgman Beq , churchwarden, in the 23
chair, Mr. NH:holey rose to bring forward a motion, of which 60
he had given notice, for the appointment of a ouninittee to St.
;Inure a petition to parliament to 00-operate with the other IS
pares to obtain a representative and responsible board in n
reference to oounty rates expenditure, upon the principle Ir
that tuition without representation was an injustice. He et.
somplained of the interment's character of the magistracy u
with ri card to the expenditure o. county rates. They were
elected for life. and the ratepayers had ouly to find the money $l,
for those platinum to spend without any control. He se
knew that these magistrates, like many other irresponsible K,
always pretended to be looking to the rights of the 20
boards,6; 0 n Bo said the commissioners of sewars—eo to
'4 as

said _ poor-law emeanimieems mad others . • but the
people would be mach more added to look Mtn I
their own rights and their awn interests them-
melees. What they wanted was me have some represents ps
Was at a financial county board to matrol the expenditure s+
that theme representatives should be cleated annually, and MI
Asa if they did sot de their duty the ratepayers could turn 1111
than ant He (Mr. Nioholay) was certainly somewhat
aelarlehed when the gentleman forming a deputation on this ;
edeast same before the vestry, to hear Mr. Laurie take up is
lin ariber ia the short way he did, in telling thong that the 10
had got se wreasymem there
sad could not entertain it. Those
ad sot ere to ask foe meaey.alone,
allhisO Ow had iseammd oonsidenble expense in agitating
• loahms la LonwrAlro, where, bad as the grievant*
mask the faisterW It was smelt worse. St. NSW Li had
hamm the lead in this matter, sad had adopted a catty ,
0, and appoiated a committee to imapesubt, and he
,11171mholay) wee desirous that Merytebone should do the
..ahllas The position of the ratepayers with respect to the
= =zewss like it red is be is that parrots haters the
of Hohlonee's Vestries' Am; and all they
WENS Waste apply the rhodium of that set with regard to
e meghtmey, or at lemet with regard to the appoiatment of
a reprematettee iimacial bead to immliel the county expen-
diture. With Mae remarks ha would move his meolstion.
(liar.) Sedea stmonded the natation, and it was
ourrid uasainioualy.
ILPLOSION AT HINDIZT.—Os Tuesday last, a
fearful exploden took phew at the Springfield Colliery,
Wadley, by which two youths, mimed William Weston,
aged 11, and Thomas Smith, aged 16, lost their lives. The
=stems held on Thursday. William Cohhew, the
deposed that about one °Vault in the 'afters
aeon of Teseday lam, he was standing epos the pit brow,
rating to go down, when he heard ad* letish he sup.
pond to bo an exidcadon, sad itaniediataly tkaseaded the
els" bat weld not mead fa sonesqemse cd *rase
In Wed witr ot an hoar he west dawn In
sempany h another man, and they about
ISO yards hem the pit-eye, when they hoed Weston.
Abeat twenty yards further on they tweed Smith quite
dead. He (the eaderlookwr) had bean fa the Mil plies
slant WI in the forenoon with a naked
nand* sea there was no appearanee of dordosap that,
sod the sanest el air ti so strong that it hiper his lamp
oat, Thx; others were burnt at the Mae day ens of
=isusen Thiusday =prising. The Sty votnessed a
sidles or " As6deatal &Ob.": •
grans Of bisciusaas rr Lassa—ltio whale 44
the weekmen (marl 1,100 Las bar in the eimetSplahl
of Kowa B. B. ,wilra sail Om, or tim- Iderrh tillf
Paaadry, are now ant ea strike, and be the last tiro ea
tlisso.days thin have beset frequent
' loop, KAM verbena and
re -`se heVe mereital 17,-‘74 • 'rigl&T.-.4lmlc'
Wad latehliesMederemed Y **Ail