The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-18 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LlMWeak JAIL 11.-li7rteeheed. 014 Si ad-•Caledonlan Stook,
to
Counties, 10 6-16 10 7-16-Great Northern Stock,
1111 to 113-Great Westerns, 721 721-Lancestdre and Yorkshire
Stock, 1161110}-London and North Western Stock, 591232 -
Maackseter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, sal 66i-Illdlaad
13111 1331-Ditto New shares, 11 2 p.-North British
661-North Staffordshire. 24 21 d.-North Eastern, Dimwit& Ca-
=Stork, 101 i 105-Ditto York Capital stock, 96111111-Ditte
Stock, MI oi-Sonth raetern, 251 26 13.16-Wegt Mid-
had, Oxford, 464 47}-Dutch Pienlah, 11 24 d.-Grest Lama-
bourg, (ft 6 11-12-9 rand Trask ci Canada, 6 7.16 6 11-14-Grea6
Western ed Cann* 101 101-1111nots Central, 31 30 4.-Beffabo
and lake Huron, 41 6-Thsams sad Morse) Marts. Ocespany,
1 11-16 1 1316 p.
MANOIIIIIIIIII, Jals. 17.-The market was dull and drooping all
day. Great Western of Canada, 10,1-Great Western, 721-Lao-
caddie and Yorkshire, Me-London and North Western, 100
-Manchester, Sheffield, sod Lincolnshire, SC-Midland. la 3
North Eastern, Berwick, 1041-South Eastern. 261-.-Shefileld,
Prof., 131-Thames az6l Mersey. 11-Whitehseen and Fumes,
16 15-16-1111nois Centre!. 30/ d. -14befield W. pref., 0-16 p.
BtIIIIIIOILLN, Jag. 17.-The share market to-day 460666
further signs of depression, without much htulneu doing. Glou-
cester Wagon shares were transacted at 4 pm.-London sad
North Western closed 100 to 1001-South Staffordshire, 111
buyers-lilrmlnalts;Callal. 01 10 61 Per Glare.
Lme, JAN. 17.-Dovms, 86-Neeth Winters, 16 3-16.

LORD STANLEY AND THE EFFICIENCY u.- Rs
rotWAIORIML—Lord Stanley, in addressing the grand jury
at the Kirkdale stations, on Wednesday last. said :—" The
total committals to Kirkdale was in 1858, 2,584; in 1859,
2,278 ; and in the last year, 2,022; showing a regular and
considerable reduction an the last year as compared with
the preceding year, and also • diranution in 1830 as com-
pared with 1856. The number of juvenile offenders, to take
the clam separately, committed to Kirkdale pole, shows
for the last few years • similar considerable reduction. I
will take them from the year 1856, because that was tie
time at which the reformatory system first came into ope.
ration. The number of juvenile offenders committed wag
169 in the year ; in 1857, 124 ; in 185$, 125 ; in 1859, 112; in
1860, 102 ; showing a regular and progressive diminution
from 169 to 102. The average number sent to reforma-
tories in those five years has been 25 ; sad we see the
result of the working of the reformatory sptem in the
diminution of committals under that clan."
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Prrannr.an Drznovr.—The Rey. Janie.' Mit-
chell, minister of Peterhead, on the north-east coast of Scot-
land, thus writes on the necessity of a lifeboat on that im-
portant station :—" The population of the town is nearly
10,000 ; a large proportion are connected with the sea. We
have a feet of about thirty large vessels employed in the
blreenland trade ; several in the coasting trades ; sod in the
herring fishing season there are upwards of three hundred
boats employed. lam exceedingly cimirons that we should
have a lifeboat here if possible. I could procure local sub-
scriptions to a considerable extent, to pay the cost of
boat-house, if the National Lifeboat Institution could
assist us in obtaining one of its lifeboats." There must be
many benevolent persons who will at once ciasist the Na-
tional Lifeboat Institution to place. if practicable, a life-
boat at Peterhead. Even on the 12th instant the Catherine,
of and for Montrose, front Seaham, in entering the north
harbour at Peterhead strut* on the Roan Heads, but Wag
fortunately afterwards got off, with the los• of part of her
keel, and making water.
appears that at
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT MON KWEARSIOUTII COL-
LIERY. —OD Tuesday night, between ~even and eight
o'clock, a fearful accident occurred
.at the above colliery, by
named James Mitchell. lost lii life, and
,hore whicht
othertime
aep poor buy,
we
question
remlhoer
.Ifirelnedresd.goi: into a tub to •
go up the incline, by which the workmen pass from
one part of the mine to the other. The engine,
which draws up the tubs, slatted aa usual, but the
tub had sweaty moved two or three feet before it
went off the line, and was 'mead to pieces. It is surmised
that the first jerk of the engine had started up one of the
plates of the tramway, and of course as soon as the tub
went on, the plate went smashing through it and injured
the poor lad. inside. The body of the boy who was killed
presentcd a horrible sight, as be was quite doubled up, and
the plate hid passed through his body in two places. Ore
of the other lads had his leg completely smashed. He was
removed to the infirmary, where the injured limb was
amputated at an early Lour yesterday morn iu Theothere
were more or less, though not so aevetelv injured. The
deceased boy was about en ycal •of -ice • 'e,tle
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