The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-04 00:00:00

TRatIBIU EETUANS.

MEW Pao. Mee, Tota!, Teta,.
11.1.11.WATIL O. a noon. chandlse. 19f9. 11.47.
Week ending Feb. 9. a
CAM Indian ll3l 14,006 13.007 u. 21: 90,132
March 4 to 17.
Great Centntl of Maims 343 3,319 11,417 14,735 11,170
Week ending March 14
Nortern of (armada 97 518 7:3 1,280 3,000
Week endlon March 24.
S.AnstrouiLombarly&C.L

(Soutb Austruu3 Lino) —ll7l 0,513 63,311 6:,53331,C64
Upper Italy ,lucludlog
tho Vooot/an Linn) .1180 15.010 11,331 37,612 39,711
Week co4log, March 271
Itathkonlatliorci.tleJttn lO 17 21 33 37
West Cork l7) 64 39 D 3 1,5

Week encl./LT March ri
Llynvi and !!pane
North Eastern 1243 13,596 51,973 70.536 89.313
rantbroka and leuby 37 884 717
Weok embus Mar‘h 00.
Beltastand County Doan 4O 414 323 743 C 34
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian aud Si. British 1333 17,749 43,C41S 130,3.7 55.01
Cornwall
Great Yastern 7lB 14,449 19.1;3 33,047 71,.,!1:
Groat Westorn 1858 35,210 39.804 70.312 71,012
Litncsahlre and Tort/W/5. 403 10,453 23,015 43,1;S 43,..80
alanohester.South.lunctlon,
...
4.11,

and Altmc
North 8444turdablz• (HAW ) 275 7,11.7 8.479
Eoutlf Devou llO4 2,177 1.83 4,17.4 4,143
Vlsiot lobl 1,51, 8,111 2,548

IhrI7NDATION OP PONSOP COLLIERY.—OD Thurs-
day morning considerable anxiety was felt by the inlm-
bitants of Annfield Plain and district ou heann^ rumours
that Pontop Colliery, the property of the IliltCosl
Cos
Company, and situate at Annield Plain, tome nine miles
south•west of Newcastle, had been inundated, and that
the men had with great &faculty escaped with their lives.
It appears that there am employed at the colliery about
two hundred men and boys on the deg shift, and
that during tha night very few emu are cogned,
whose work ammo, to be to have the pa all
ready in the mu, bias for the men who are engaged in',
hewing, Itc. At three o'clock on Tuesday morniug, the
men employed on the night shift were considerably
alarmed by • loud report, which shook the earth around
them, and, immediately afterwards an immense volume of
water burst into the workings o, !deb cover a largo space—
between two and three miles, it is said. The 'earn
where the men a ore then engaged is the main scam, rome
70 fathoms from the surtoe, chose which is the Notion
seam, from whence it is supposed by some the water bed
burst. Below the main seam of Poutop Pit, some thirty
fathoms deeper, is the Busty scam, which has been filled
with water for about tea years. SOl3l sappose the water
to have Gems from .outsold working'', of which no one can
give any account, but that such workiep exist near the
scene of this disaster, no one appears to doubt. In fact,
the water is quite stagnant, and of u peouish colour,
which is s conclusive proof that it has been gathetlng for
years. Immediately on receipt of the news, Mr. li. T.
Swallow, resident viewer, was on the emus, and presently
after tic. Cuthbert Berkley, head viewer for the Marley
Rill Company, was on the ground. Monts. Thomas Bell,'
viewer, South Moor; Thomas Simpson, under viewer,
South Pontop Colliery ; Peter Kaye, under viewer,
Onbill ; Thomas Shields, Quaking Houses, and other gen-
tlemen, were speedily on the spot anl ready for any
emergency. The men escaped by a mirsole, as they
were spread widely apart, and several risked their
own lives in order to sat o their fellow-workmen. To
add to the horror of their situation, the whole of the
lights were put out, but fortunately ono man, William
Bell, deputy, had • box of matches in his pocket. These
he struck until they reached the shaft mouth, and It; that
' time the water was within nine inches of the top of the
seam. As soon as the men were out the tubs woo put on
to lift out the water; but although the engine was draw-
ing at the rate of 300 gallons • minute, at 6 o'clock in the
evening the water bad reached six fathoms up the shaft,
and at that time two of the deputies were preparing to
descend by another shaft, to see whether the water was
I rising or not. 28 gallows,. mad 23 horses ware in tho pit
at the time, all of which were drowned. When the men
arrived at the bank from their perilous position, it was
found that many of them had had to leave their clothing
land watches behind, and at that time the workmen were
waiting to descend to their day's work. Fortunately, it
was before 4 o'clock, as by that time 200 men and bays
would have been in the pit, almost all of whom would
ham peddled.
A STRANGE &IKE IN • PARISH CHURCH.—
Nantwich pariah thumb was on last Sunday morning and
meniag the scene of occurrences which must be deplored
by all who hold that puhlie worship should be mediated
decently and in order." It appears that for a short time
past • dispute has been going on between the rector, the
Rev. A. F. Chater, and his citrate, the Rev. Mr. Temple.
The details of this dispute are unknown to us, bat we
believe the main facts of the ease to be as follows. An
allowanse of 50/. made by the Pastoral Aid Society to-
wards the rapport of a curate for Nentwith was lately,
for reasons with which we are unacquainted, withdrawn.
Shestly after this took place, Mr. Temple announced
that; the &today alternates services would be discon-
tinued, and about this time the rector gar, him
notice that his maniocs would not be longer required, and
offered to pay him his salary op to Midsummer on medi-
tate that he left at once. This condition Mr. Temple
deelthed to accept • hence the unseemly proceedings we
hem now to record. It appears that the vestry containieg
tls=zliess was locked up, bat before the service men-
a Mr. temple appeared Is the &spool with • cur-
pike thrown over his arm, and robed himself there. Whilst
he was in the act of doing this the rector approached
him, and said something to him whkh wee
imedible to most of those present, but which
we understand wen to the effect that he (the
rector) would not allow Mr. Temple either to read or
preach in that church. Previous, however, to the com-
mencement of the organ voluntary, the Reverend Ro-
bert Redfern, victor of Acton, stationed himself at the
reeding-desk. After he had robed himself, Mr. Temple
read • pipit to the rector, width was inaudible in the
main body id the thumb, as Use belle wire chiming at the
time, bat whisk was understood to be • protest sganast hie
examen; he then approached the vim of Anton, sad reed
the same paper to htm. The last-named geatlensaa seemed
aboutwhi to
egivesm wayarme whoaly the teeter spoke • few words to
h mused te remain at the dee.
Re did on, sod sendneted the whale of the ureic, with
the exoeption of the sermon, whisk was -preached by teas
curate, the Bev. Mr. Dyson, and the Beeedistien, which
was pronounced by the rector. It is • subject uKpommal
regret that these differenoes ham net been seMhidout of
church, or at least kept out of aura, and this aside from
say party feeling or referent* to lie miter in dispute.—
Warrington Guardia*. -

MONEY MARKET.-{THIS DA

- TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The defeat of the ministry upon the Irish Church
question having been fully anticipated, no change
of importance has taken place to-day in the markets
for public securities. Many of the numbers of the
Stock Exchange are absent at the boat race, and
the amount of business generally is very limited.
Consoh are unaltered, and the same remark applies
to nearly all the English railway and foreign
stocks.

Railway stooks are unchanged, with the
exception of a decline of 3 per cent. in
Great Eastern, viz. to 334 to 4. Caledo-
nian, 714 to 4 ; London and North Western,
114 to 4; Great Western, 481 to 49; Midland,
104 to 1061; London and South Western, 85
to 86 ; Brighton, 50/ to I ; South Eastern,
721 to 73 ; Metropolitan 1121 to 113 ; and Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover, 184 to 19.
la the foreign stock market Mexican Bonds
have declined 1 per cent., the present price being
154 to 4. The other descriptions are with-
out variation, in the absence of business.
Brazilian of 1865 are quoted 741 to 75 ; Chian of
1867, 894 to 901 ; Egyptian of 1864, 801 to 811 ;
Italian of 1861, 491 to ; Peruvian of 1.865, 794
to ; Spanish, new, 351 to 36 ; Turkish of 1858,
594 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 631 to 64 ; and ditto of
1865, 341 to 1. _ _

ONE O'OLOCIL.

The stock markets remain inactive. Consols are
still quoted 93 to 1 both for money and the
account. With respect to railways, Metropolitan,
Great Eastern, and Midland have risen 1 to 1 per
cent., while Caledonian has declined 1. The
changes in foreign bonds comprise an advance of /
per cent. in Mexican and Peruvian of 1865, and a
reduction oft in Italian of 1861 and Spanish
New.

About 83,000/. in bar gold was sent into the
Bank yesterday, while 3,0001. in American eagles
was taken out for exportation. The 72,0001.
Australian by the Superb has yet to be dealt with.
The steamer Poonah will take to-day 40,4251. in
specie for the East, of which 37,1001. is for
Bombay.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
steady at Tuesday's rates. The list is subjoined :
Amstordasn, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.01 ; ditto, short,
11.18 to 1219 ; Rotterdam, 3 months, 11.191 to 12.01 ;
Antwerp, 3 months, 25.35 to 25.40; Brussels, 3 months,
2135 to 23.1.0 ; Hamburg and Aeons, 3 months, 13.10 to
13.101 ; Berlin, Cologne, &c., 3 mouths, 6.28 j to 8.27/
St. Petersburg, 3 months, 321 to 321 ; Paris, siort, 25.15
to 25. Z ; ditto, 3 month!, 25.321 to Z. 37 ; Marseilles,
3 months, 15.35 to 1%40 ; Prankfort-on.the-liatne,
3 months, 1204 to 1201 ; Vienna, 3 months, 11.75 to
11.80 ; Tiieste, 3 months, 11.75 to 11.80; Madrid. 3
months, 483 to 4s! ; Santander, 3 months, 481 so 4t; ; Cedla,
3 months, 481 to 421; Sorillo,3 months, 481 to 18} ; 51aLtha,
3 months, 481 to 711 ; Valence, 3 months, 41 to 48i ;
' Barcelona 3 mouths, 49 to 431 ; Bilbao, 3 =oaths, 481
to 484 ; Saragossa, 3 months, 481 to 484 ; L. rhorn,
3 months, 27.90 to ; Cones, 3 months, 27.90 to
; Naples, 3 months, 27.90 to 228.00; meo,
n out! s, 27.80 to 28.08 ; Messina, 3 months, 27.03 to
ti.o6 ; Lisbon, 90 dais' date, 511 to 614 Oporto, !JO days'
date, 511 to 51i.

At Paris the rate of discount is now 1} per cent.;
at Hamburg, Frankfort, and Brnesels, 2; at Am-
sterdam, 241 •, at Bcrlin, 3 ; at Vienna, 4 ; at
Turin, 5 ; and at St. Petersburg, 3 per cent.
The preambles of the bill for the amalgamation
of tho Brighten and South Eastern Railway Com-
panies, and for the abandonment of the London,
Lower, and Brighton line, were passed yesterday,
but with the understanding that certain restrictive
clauses shall be introduced in the course of the
subsequent discussions. A clause providing for
equal rate 3 all over the system is, it appears, to
be introduced. On account of this and other con-
ditions, doubts are still entertained with regard to
the future course of the bill.

The Great Western Railway Company have
just issued an advertisement relativo to the
arrangements for ming in cash the outstanding,
certitites and vouchers issued in lieu.
of dividends for the half ;roars ending the 31st'
January and 31st July, /W.
Subjoined are the (rotations of insurance, pa,
dock, and waterworks shares, as given in the Stock
Exchange list of last evening :

Inanranoe—Alliance British and Farelgn, 124,131 ; COlll.
tnerci.d Union, 54, ox div. ; Guardian, 474, 8 ; Liverpool
at .London Vire mr.il Life, 8, ex dtv. ; Uluversal Marino
•
(Linsitad), 5, 4 18-Id.
Gas LigLt and Coke—Bombay (Limited), 41, 4 ; City of
London A, 224, cx air. ; forpti.al Continental, 97, 4,4,
; London, G 4 ; rbositz, 26 ; Western 0,8, 4, ex dlr.
Docks—London and St. Katharine, 484.
Wainrwoiloi—Barliss, 14, 1;:4; Last London, 118;
Grand Junction, 773.

Subjoined is the report of yesterday's sale at
the Open Stock Exchange (Limited):
Itoistoor Copper Mine, Gd.; Wheal ember Copper, 3a.
Consolidated 1.4.0 d Colop y f krone. shares, lns. te
; Belgian 15!.; Confederate tosa
O per Cent. 1561, 510 dole. ro. ::J. ; 1, estop, Houston,
and Henderson, 160 doh., per cert. 1 nets, trt. ; Varna
Railway. 21. 17s. Gd.; Stete:.s' P..ent 1 ',rad 111,.chisery,
.Is. ; Tavern, 3/. 1-;r. ;Id.; Ale‘orarst IlotA
At. 7a. Gd. ; Oxford and Csiocrl toy 11.11, 11t. 9d.;
it ,yal Swedish Railway, la. to Yore-sire, t Ware-
house, 9; • Westminster Urcwory, 2i; City of I.: ...an la-
ments, Hercules Insurance, 4e. fk,. ; ennr..lidated
Land Company of Franc*, 20/. debentor ••. 17s. GI;
Rosa Grande Geld, 13s. Gd. ' • Ceylon rst,tes,
13.. Gd. ; Confederate Cotton Loan, (Schrodars), t.g.
The numbers are published of 54 bonds, amount-
ing to 7,1001., of the Danish 6 per cent, loan of
18:34, which were drawn on the 30th of March, and
a ill to payable by Messrs. C. J. liambro and Son
on the lit of Jul., next.
Messrs. Ti otuson, Boner, and Co. have an-
nounced the payment of the half-yearly dividend
on the " Imperial Russian State Guaranteed Pro-
vincial Orel-Vitebek Railway Company's 5 per
cent. Loan," due the 17th inst. ; also the dividend,
due the Ist May, on the Imperial Russian 3 per
cont. Loan of 1359.

With refcronce to the Vicoroy of Egypt's Mort-
gage Loan, it is announced that the drawing will
take piano on Thursday, the 23rd inst.

The following, on the market for petroleum, is
from &circular of Messrs. Phillips and Webb :
_ .

American refined ban been very dull sines our last
eonsunter.l buying only for immediate wants. B.W.
is now obtainaVe at le. 3d. per gallon. There is little
disposition to by for delivery during the summer mouths,
but b. 4d. would be readily paid fur September•Deesaa-
ber ; sellers at ls. W. in this pantiles. Ile two imagoes
we reported in our last lure ma meld to a Bailie pert at
la. 2411. were, tits stated, done at Is. 3d. To day one
has been sold for the Mediterranean, but the price is kept
secret. Coal oils And American spirit on dm spot un-
charged. The week's deliveries have been 3.330 barrels.
To-day's stocks u c 40,298 barrels reined and 2,277 bar.
rels elude, against 33,509 barrels reined and 1,110 barrels
made same time last year.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

The mining market is inactive, and prices ere
unaltered. A few transactions havo been reported
in Chiverton Moor, Clifford But Lovell, North
Crotty, Prince of Wales, West Chiverton, and
Wheal Grenville shares.
. _

Foreign and colonial mining shares are quoted
as follows John del Rey, 22* to 3*;
Don Pedro, 2 to 2/ prom.: Anttlo-Dratt
di& to par ; Pastan:is, to di& : ChoW
11 to in die. ; Rome Grand*, 1-16 di.
. to
1-10 pram ; Antluitalian, par toad.
iprr. ;
United Mexican, 1 to
.* ; Frontino
to f ; Port •p, to f; and Central
Amar~sn, i du. to per.

Tea CNAPTEM HOU= Off WitaraiDUNnit Ansur.
—The improvements being cerriodi oat in what wee * awn
time beak known as the Old Okspeer House of Wa .
swe "ahoy, bat which now, under the dirootionitir
°win Berry, and Ilse Dean of Weetwbadok. le almost •
sow ware fest progressing townedroanepiselia. pow
=. emirs ia tie wasenbiliweblengrleslik
of a few yews beak. Now ekes has ben
tamely introduced into
aterfored it, and new ilyinglatirense dried.
but nowhere hat the original Arlo at Mr WAN bore
4 with.