The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVINING, DECEMBER, ilk A 14fili't

dIiOTORR comm. CATASTROPHE.

TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST.
Yesterday (Wednesday), shortly atter neon, an
explosion occurred at Haydook Colliery, belonging to
Massa. Richard Evans and Co. in what is known
as the Queen Pit, situate about the centre of
the township of Haydock, three miles from fit:
Helen's, and seven from Wigan. Thins were two
mines working one called the " PAMPA Main
Dolph," and the other, the " Nine Feet," The
entire depth of the downcast shaft is 280 yards. The
"nine feet." is got at the lowest depth, and it was in this
district that the explosion occurred, at half-past 12 o'clock
yesterday. About 25 men wore at work there, TiO yards
from the pit oye. Of that number three were brought
out of the pit severely burned, and 22 are dead. Alto-
gether there were 300 men engaged in the whole of the
workings connected with the downcast shaft. Those who
were not in the part where the explosion occurred per-
ceived a violent movement and a change of air.

MORE SERIOUS RAILWAY COLLISIONS.

EIGHTEEN TAFSENGEIL4 IN.TURFM.

A Collision occurred to a North Staffordshire
train yesterday, nearly upon the viaduct between Heston
Norris and Stock-port. It seems that the driver of the
2.:d afternoon train from Manchester to the Potteries,
failed to see, on approaching Stockport, that the signals
were against him, the consequence being that he ran
his passenger train into a train consisting of two engines
which were 'tending near that station. The first car-
riage escaped with but trifling injury, but the second
was completely smashed up, the several compartments
being knocked into one. The remaining carriages were
also seriously damaged.
Eighteen of the passengers were more or less injured.
Nine were taken to the Stockport Infirmary. Their names
and addressee are : Thomas Stubbs, Ashbonen ; Esther
Sever, Manchester ; J. Hope, Broughton-road, Salford,
lacerated forehead ; Andrew Cowan, John-street, Deans-
gate, draper, lacerated eye ; Henry Wood, Poynton, clerk
to the company, compound fracture of the leg ; Sydney
Martin, Helm*, vocalist, injured in the legs ; Prudence
Sheldon, Nation-street, Leek, Staffordshire, contused ribs ;
Patrick M'Queeny, labourer, lacerations ; Henry Bedford,
Macclesfield, internally in jured ; Mr. Harris, draper, Market
place, Longsight, slightly injured ; Mrs. Jackson, Mile-
end, also slightly injured. The only patients now re-
maining at the Infirmary are Mr. Henry Wood end Mrs.
Prudence Sheldon. The rest were either removed by
their friends or were able to resume their journey.
The engine driver and firemen did not attempt to leap
off. Indeed, owing to the density of the fog, it seems
doubtful whether they were aware of their danger until
within an instant of the collision. The Amman is badly
injured in the right arm. The driver escaped nearly
unhurt.

It is singular that one of the standing engines, which
was about being conveyed to Crewe for repair►, was the
same which sustained damage during the previous day in
a collision at Longsight. In this case the train which
suffezed was the London and North Western express, due
in Manchester at 3 p.m. The train had slackened speed
on coming down the slight incline between Longsight
and Ardwick, but was still proceeding very rapidly when
it came into collision with a goods train. The accident
occurred, it is allegel by some mistake in using the
signals. Several of the goods waggons and their contents
were damaged. The passengers in the express were all
more or less severely shaken, but not otherwise hurt.

EXTRAORDINARY AND SHUCKING AC'C'IDENT

1 EAR W4EBPLBLD.

Mr. T. Taylor, ono of the coroners for Yorkshire,
on Tuesday night held an inquest on the bodies of two per-
sons named Matthew Butcher and Benjamin Crosley,
ho bad met their deaths that morning in an extraordinary
and peculiarly shocking manner. Matthew Butcher is an
old man sixty-eight years of age, in the employ of
Mears. Chariesworth, colliery proprietors, and he, with a
youth, 19 years of age, named Benjamin Crosley, the
son of Mr. . Messrs. Charlesworth's farmer, were
driving through • , a village near Wakefield, be-
tween 10 and 11 o'clock in the morning, when the lion*
sudderzil took fright, and both were precipitated en to
the the wheels of the vehicle passing over their
necks severing their heads.—Lerils Mercury.

LAW INTELLIGEWIL-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF IiANICRIT PTOY.
(Before Mr. Oontniissioner Bacon.)
nr BB JOHN BROWN.
The bankrupt, who had kept the " Oxford "
house in the Strand, applied for his release from ,tody.
Debts, NM He ascribed his failure to pressure of cre-
ditors and want of capital, He was in custody at tie suit
of Meows. Younger, brewers, Edinburgh, for the ci ibt of
Sti.
Mr. Banks supported. There was no opposition, and
the rekase was granted.

IN 11 INWARD MITZI&
The bankrupt was an engineer, of Grove Cottage,
Camden-town. This was another application for release.
The debts are MM. Hs had been twice bankrupt before,
once in the present year.
Mr. Maisabini, in supporting the application, said that
his Honour's order would not have the effect of releasing
the bankrupt, as o fresh detainer bad been lodged since the
notices bad been given. Perbaie his Honour would make
some order with reference to that detainer.
His Honour said he could not do so, as the copy of cause
in that case was not before him. Ile could only discharge
the bankrupt from the two other detainers, which he did.

IN RS warm.
The bankrupt was the publisher of the St. Patters* Nnva,
late of Princes-street, Cavendish-slime. His debts are
about 8,0004 his release was ordered on ehristmas-Ere ;
but a fresh detainer having been lodged in the meantime,
he was kept in custody, and a renewed application for
telcase became necessary.
Mr. Banks supported.
No opposition being offered on behalf of the now de-
taining oieditor, the mica." was ordciel.

1/11 RE OWEN BOWEN.
This was an application for release under a deed. The
debtor was a civil engineer, of Edgar-villas, Brixton.
Mr. Rowell euproi led the application.
The debtor had hied his deed on the 9th of June, and
he had been arrested on a ca. sa. issued on a judge's order
dated let of June, directing the debt to be paid on the
16th of June.

iCiOnes, for the detaining creditor, stated that
Judgment had only been signed on the 26th July by the
decision in Rossi s. Bailey (6, L. J. Oct., 180., Q. 8.,
p. 200 the debtor ought to have pleaded his deed, on the
ground that it was equivalent to • discharge in bank-
ruptcy, but be had not done so.
His Honour said that the case of Route. Bally
bad no bearing on the present ease. After the judge s
order on the let of June, the debtor bad no opportunity
of pi , and could not plead the deed had it been
then completed The release must be granted.
Mr. Jones—Of course there will be no action.
The Commissioner—Oh, no; there must be no action
brought.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSZ.

EXTILLOADVNARY CHLRGE OF 101111171 T.
.Ixdrese Starer* lindasy, aged 28, was charged with
stealing 1301.
The prisoner was a clerk in the employment of
Messrs. Blyth, Duncan, and others, wholesale
upholsterers and feather merchants, 4, Chiswell-
street, Finsbury, and on the 18th December
he was entrusted with • cheque for 2001. to get osabed at
Messrs. Fuller's bank in Lombard-street. He was in-
structed to get 130/. in sovereigns, 301. in half sovereigns,
and 201. in silver. He did not return, but on the after-
noon of the same day the prosecutors received
a letter in his handwriting, stating that he had lost the
bag containing the sovereigns, but that they would
find the other two bags containing the half
sovereigns and silver at • post-office on Fins-
bury-pavement. The matter was immediately put
into the hands of the police, but the prisoner
could not be found. Last night he was acciden-
tally seen by Mr. Blyth near Eu-don station, and it ap-
peared that since the robbery he had been living at •
public house in Drummond-street. An I 0 U for 721.
from the landlady of the public house was found in his
possession, and this sum was recovered. There appmred
to be no truth in the statement of the prisoner that he
had lost the money, as he had deposited the whole of it at
the public-house, and had withdrawn it by degrees.
The prisoner was remanded till to-morrow.

itAILWAY,MINING. AND Orilla
811AREE4-(71118 DAY.)
ICkedag prior to i
OOLONIAL GOVERNMENT OBOURITIEL
Canada, 8 per cent., Jan. and July, 187744, 107 i.
Do., February aad August, 106.
Do., 6 per omit., Jan. and July, 934.
Cape of Good Hope, 6 per east., April and Oct, 11189-
90, 1101.
New South Wales, 6 per emit., Jae. and July, 1871 to
1876, 1011.
New Zealand, 6 per wet, Consolidated, ha., April,
July, end. Oct., Ott
Do., 8 per cent., March and Sept., 1891, 107.
Queenalend, 6 per mat., Jan. and July, 1891, 10111.
Victoria, 6 per cent., Jan. and July, 1891, 1121, 113.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS.
Caledonian, 761, 1, 1.
Cheat Distant, 401, 1.
Great Northern, 1064.
Do. A (A receives no dividend until 6 per cent has
been pail to B). 1071, 1, 1.
Great Western, Original, 471, 3, 71, 8.
Do., South Wales. 56.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 491, 60, 491.
London and North Western, 112.
Manchester, Sheffield. and Linaoloshire, 481.
Metropolitan, 104, 1, 1.
Do., New Redeemable, 91, xd.
• Metropolitan District, 00.
Midland, 1131, 121.
North London, 1221, 3.
South Eastern, pref. (del. neeivenodiv. until Bpercent.
bas been paid pref.), 110.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, original 4 per cent., 1859, 771, 64.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Bom., Bar., and Cent. India, 1870-71, 1021, ad.
East Indian, guar. 5 per cent., 1051. 1, ad.
Grand Trunk of Canada, Ist pretense* Bonds, 501.
Do., 4th preference stock, 171.
Great Indian Peninsula, guar. 6 per cent., 1041, ad.
Great Western of Canada, 14.1, 164.
Cud. and Rohileund, guar. o per oent., 1031, a.l.
Scinele,guar. 6 per cent., 1011, ad.
Do., Deal, do., 1011, ad.
Do., Punjaub, 1001, ad.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Greet Luxembourg (redeem. at 25), 181, 171, ad.
Moscow-Jaroalaw, guar. by Russian Govt., 774.
Orel Vitebsk, guar. by Remise Government, 6 per mat.,
78,
San Paulo, 7 per cent., 101, ad.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINIM
Clienteles Gold and Silver (Lim.), 2 6-16, 1.
Dos Pedro, North dig Bey, 3 3-16 Mining,
1-18, 4 pm.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 16.
Yudanannitana et S. Australia (Limited), 24.
JOINT STOCK BANES.
Agra (Laaited), A, In.
Alliance (Limited), Ili.
Consolidated (Limited), 41, 13-18.

Mandan 9 per osat. Viceroy, ems.by Egyptian gems-
meat, 69.
Fora-street Warehouse (Limited), 13.
International Financial Society (Limited), 3 11-16.
London Financial Association (Limited), 61.
London General Omnlbua Company (Limited), 2.
London and Provincial Marine, 1 11-16.
North British and Mercantile Insurance, 19.
PPanama,
New
Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail
Peninsularited 1.
end Oriental Steam, 60.
Royal Mail Steam, 44.
Submarine Telegraph, 92.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Lim.), 16f. I.
toiled Kingdom Telegraph Company (Limited), 6.

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ELIT.W.

Berewaster aorreeted sad reduced teaaw al as larr•L The
lettere r (Meg), Nailing), Cateady), biloMe ilesetiew of 'mottos
of the wormy wfthii lAA 14 henna Thummeter expand la
gads. Lanais tau with &macs di" laat,id boars.
E.—calla. Weather: b.—bitie ohs;(dabbolad);
f.—far; L-6211; L—lighlatag niNE); 0.--overeast
(dull); r.--eala ; a—maa; t—tkuadar. swam. saw ad
(miladhdwalagiadlld Mum Bea ding:rheum.

RKMARKB.
Barometrical readings are considerably higher at all stations
than they were y maim, showing a rim in the west and
youth of aboutMelldn'ial The motion during the last twelve
hours has been quietest in the north-west. Greater uniformity
now exists in generally : the difference from Rochefort
to Yarmouth half an inch. The lowest readings see on the
North lies coast. Temperature has risen generally. During the
night a weddly gale Egrame up, and lasted for some hours at
Holyhead and Pwtmoah ; but it Isms subsided, and • preva-
lence of moderate earth-westerly winch is reported from most
stations this morning. At Caps Orion.., however, the wind is
still high ; in the Bay of Hinny it hi south-weeterly. The sty is
clear in the north and wed; on other reads it is cloudy tinow
is reported in places Rain has fallen on the Engine and Irish
wads. Weather appeals settled, end the sea is realm

Duni 01 A CENTENARIAN.—Mrs. Christian
Jeffery, of Zeal Monachorum, who yam born on the 14
of January, 1767, died on Saturday last. Up to her
hundredth year the deceased was • strong, robust woman,
and on the 1d of January, 1867 she was observed wading
through the deep snow in the village of Zee! Monachorum
like • person in the prime of life. Mrs. Jeffery was bap-
tised in the neighbouring church of Down Bt. Mary
January 14, 1767, so that there can be no doubt of her
ait&
A GRAYIDIO43III/11 SuGOBATION.—A curious
illustinhon occurred only recently, during the proems
of some railway works which pass through the old
churchyard of B. Fancies, of the imainssr to whist
duplicates and even hipheates of relies may exit
. Whilst carefully removing the :mains of the dead, the
excavators came upon the corpse of a high dignitary of
the French Roguish Church. Orders were received for
the transhipment of the remains to his native land, and
the work of exhuming the corpse was intrusted to some
clever gravediggers. On opening the ground, they were
surprised to find, not bones of one man, but of several.
Three skulls and three sets of bones mare yielded by the
soil in which they had lain mouldering. The diM.ulty
was bow to identify the bones of a French moledeitie
amid so many. After mach discussion, the shrewdest
fra:uttireuessuggseted that being a foreigner, the darkest
o must be his. Acting upon this idea, the
bleakest bones were sorted and put ok ether until the
requisite number of rights aadjefts were obtained. These
were reverently screwed up in • new eolith, conveyed to
France, and buried with all the pomp and circumstance
of the Roman Catholic Church, and, in due time, will be
regarded, no doubt, with the reverence due to their great
antiquity and saintly lives."—tiirshill Magazine for
January. .

FARLY LAXSINO.—In many of the Southdown
flocks in Surrey mod thuirsia, the, ewes have oolameneed
lambing dowa mush before the usual period, the sad of
January. The halm eam=Lami the Amp hooka
are in windy healliby

mom maium—(rsza DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.

The satisfactory character of the news from the
Continent has induced additional purchases of
public securities, and the general course of
prices is favourable. A larger amount
of business is going forward, notwithstanding
the circumstance that the Stock Exchange will be
closed to-morrow (New Year's-day). Consols have
improved I per oent, for money, but are un-
changed for the account. The advance in
railway stocks images from to per
cent., the prinoipal movement being in Great
Western, Metropolitan, and Brighton. The latter,
the original ;stook of the company, has been
bought in consequence of a rumour that a small
dividend is likely to be paid upon it for the half
year now expiring. Foreign bonds are higher in
several cases. Turkish are in most demand.

The supply of money in the discount market is
extremely small, as usual on the last day of the
year, while the demand is very strong. The rate
for bills and loans in the Stook Exchange is 3 per
cent. To-morrow the inquiry is expected to show
a considerable diminution.

The English funds are at 921 to for money,
and next Tuesday's settlement ; and the Three per
Ceuta. Reduced and New Three per Cunta.,
921 to 1.
Home railway stocks are in demand, and the
general tendency of prices is upwards. Great
Western and Brighton have improved / per cent.;
Metropolitan, f ; Groat Eastern, Great Northern A,
and Caledonian, 1; and Midland and London,
Chatham, and Dover, 1. Prices reported as
follows : London and North Western, 1111
to 112 ; Great Western, 471 to 48; Midland,
1121 to 1131; London and South Western, 87
to 88 ; Great Eastern, 401 to 41 ; Brighton,
491 to 50 ; South Eastern, 781 to 791 ;
Metropolitan, 1044 to 1; Great Northern,
1051 to 1081; ditto A, 107} to 81; Caledonian,
751 to ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 181
to 17.

A further advance has taken place in foreign
securities. Turkish bonds of 1862 have improved
1 per amt. ; ditto of 1858 and 1865, to 1;
Italian of 1881, 1; and Egyptian of 1868, and
the Nicolai and Orel Vitebsk railway loans,
1. Subjoined are the quotations :—Brazi-
han of 1865, 78} to 79 ; Chilian of 1867, 96
to 97 ; Egyptian of 1864, 83 to 84 ; ditto of
1868, 73 to 1 ; Italian of 1861, 561 to 1 ;
ditto Tobacco Loan, 21 to 31 prem. ; Mexi-
can, 14f to 15; Peruvian of 1865, 781 to 1;
Russian of 1866, 89 to 90 ; ditto Nicolai,
65 to 1 ; ditto Orel, 78 to 3 ; ditto Moscow-
Jaroelsw, 771 to 1 ; ditto Charkof-Azof, 3 to 21
dia.; ditto Charcow-Krementachug, 2 to 11 dis. ;
Spanish of 1867, 301 to 3, ex div. ; Turkish of
1858, 61 to 62 ; ditto of 1862, 633 to 841 ; ditto
of 1865, 391 to 1.
India bonds are inquired for, and have risen
55., viz., to 10s. to 20s. prom., but the debentures
are 1 per cent. lower, at 104 to 1. The Ton-and-
s-half per Cents. are quoted 210 to 212; the
Fi►e, 1111 to 1121; and the Four, 1021 to 2;
Exchequer Bills, March, Is. to 6s. prem. ; ditto
June, 4s. to 9s. prem.; Bank Stock, 240 to 242.
American stocks are without any special change.
The 5-20 Bonds are quoted 741 to 1, showing a
rise of per cent.; Illinois Central railway shares,
95 to 1 ; Erie, 26} to 1; Atlantic and Groat
Western Debentures, 411 to 42; and the Consoli-
dated Mortgage Bonds, 431 to 44.
The only change in miscellaneous shares is a
rise of 2s 6d. in Telegraph Construction, the pre-
sent price being 163 to 3. National Discount, 113
to 121 ; General Credit, 2 to 1/ dis. ; Inter-
national, 11 to 1/ dia. ; Hudson's Bay, 131 to 1,
ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent.
Preference, 31 to 1; and Anglo-American Tele-
graph, 211 to 3.
Bank shares are quoted the same as yesterday,
in the absence of business.

An extraordinary general meeting of the United
Discount Company will be hold the 13th January
next.

FOUR O'CLOCK.

The stock markets are decidedly firm, with
numerous transactions, consisting chiefly of pur-
chases.

Consols have improved j per cent., viz., to 92f
to,}, ex div., both for money and the account
(Jan. 5).
Home railway stocks exhibit an advance of 1 to
I per cent. Metropolitan is in good demand, and
has risen to 1041 to 104. Caledonian, 751 to 76 ;
Brighton, 491 to ; South Eastern, 79 to 1; Mid-
land, 113 to 1; London and North Western, 112
to 1 ; and Great Western, 471 to 481.
Foreign bonds have experienced a farther im-
provement. Italian of 1861, 561 to 1; Peruvian of
1865, 76 to 1, ex all ; Turkish of 1865, 391 to 401;
Spanish of 1867, 301 to 1„ ex div. ; Charkof-Azof,
2 to 11 die. ; and Charcow Krementschug, 11 to
1 dis.

At Paris this morning the Three per Cent.
Rentes opened at 70fr. 10c. for the account, being
per cent. lower.
The dividends will be payable to the public at
the Bank of England on Friday week, the Bth
January.
The following relates to the Now Granada debt:
—Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received
the following remittances on 'mount of the New
Granada dividends, viz. :—Froin Bogota, 1,9301.
lls. 3d. ; Santa Marta, 2,9041. 13s. 5d.; &vanilla,
7421. Se. 3d.; and from Cartagena, 3031.-
5,882/. 108. hi.
Great interest attaches to the prosecution which
is to be instituted before the Lord Mayor at the
Mansion-house Police-court to-morrow, at the
suit of Dr. Adam Thom, against Messrs. John
Henry Gurney, Henry Edmund Gurney, Robert
Birkbeck, Henry Ford Barclay, Harry George
Gordon, and William Renme, directors of
Overend. Gurney, and Company (Limited),
against whom information has been lodged
and a summons granted for a conspiracy
defraud. If tins " be carried

to . _ prosecution
to its end it is likely to contribute greatly
towards defining the relative rights, duties, and
of shareholders and directors, and
in this aspect it is of great importance to the
entire shareholding community. The
against the directors, of course, will be, thalhwa=
aware of the insolvency of the old firm, they oon-
cealed it, at the same time appending their names
to a prospectus which put • totally different com-
plexion upon the position of the concern. The
unravelling of the affairs of this colossal and dis-
astrous partnership will probably excite a large
amount of public attention during the next few
weeks.

The Christmas holiday trains has caused the
receipts of several of the principal railway oom-
panies to compare more favourably with those of
last year. The London and North Western return
shows an increase of 6,4611. over last year ; the
Midland, an increase of 8,344/. ; the Metropolitan,
an increase of 2,3231. ; the Great Northern, an in-
craws of 3,0161. ; the Great Eastern, an increase
of 3,8141.; the Great Western, an increase of
10,2021.; and the London and South Western, an
increase of 3,8861.

At the meeting yesterday of the Russian (Vyk-
sonnsky) Iron Works Company (Limited) the
report of the directors was adopted, alter a dis
cession of three hour*.

The Central Arfentine Railway Company an-
nounce that the interest werants of the 7 per

3

seat. debentures, due the Ist January, will be
pod on tation at the London and West-
minster Beak, on and after that date.

Wd are requested to mention that the Lombard
Exchange and News Rooms at the oorner of
Lombard and Gmoechurch streets, will be opened
for business to-morrow, the Ist January.
With regard to the state of business in Aus-
tralia, a circular of Messrs. George A. Lloyd and
Co., dated Sydney, Noir. 8, remarks as follows:

The costinned and further decline in the vales of oar
staple export as reported by the mails Jost arrived,
must have a most • Memos on boasts is the
colonies. Our season is now fairly commenoian
and geaerally a very active trade is to be done daring the
six months beginning with November ; the drays that
bring down the wool, being loaded back with nipples for
country storekeepers. But this year no sack signs of
activity are visible, and we fear a vary dull mason is
before on It is fortunate that shipmeus from England
ere reported to be on a smaller soak, bet they will have
to be much smaller yet, before importers can make any
profit out of them.

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