The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

PROP7NCIAL SHAM MARKETS.

LIVIMMOOL. AoaCM 4.-.alesto-days-Great Eastern, 5211-
Great Northern, 122}-Gnat Western. 6131-lAncambiro and
Yorkshire, -London and North Western, 1011 11 11-
Manchester, Bh&s Id, and Lincolnshire, 414 Midlend, 155
74 1 4-South Eastern. 92/ 211 2-Buffalo and Lake Huron, Si-
Illinois Central, paid up, 701-11crcantile and Exchange Bank,A,
916-British and loreijps Marine, 1 p-Liverpool and London
lire and Life lussmance Company, 9 p.
MAtiOsairrEn. Almon 4.-Theneras • market at rather
lower prioca-Caletioalan, 12.1_41-Consolid Bank (Limited',
2, 11. p.-Airest ',Astern, 52 4-Great Northern A, 12214 2
11 2 2-Great Ship, ga rest Western, 06 GM 2-Illinois
Central, 26 191 d.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1131-London and
North Waiters. 102 lj I 1 k-Mancheider, She Meld and Lin-
; colashire, 44/ 14 Si 1 - ditto 61. Pref., Ip. - Ditto Six' per Cent.,
1244-Metropolitan, 111-Midland. 1174 --North Brlt. 5411
-South Eastern, 92 112-Iham. • and Money Marine Insurance,
2 15-16 p.-Bank of Manchoster Certincates.l4l6- London and
South Western, 1061-Confederate Loan, 191 20 21 .1.-African
Merchants, 71. p.
Butainsagam, Acorn. 4.-There was little or no alteration in
proms today. North Stafford Preference. Severn Valley, Wel-
lington and Severn Junction, and Stour Valley Railways were
W demand at recent quotations. Birmingham Canal also marked
buyers at 94, and Worcester Canal ditto at 12-Birmingham
Bank quoted 061 to I ex Mr. , Dinnt.,gharn Joint Stock Bank
(Unshed., DI to 27 ex div. ; and Btrminghsun Town and District
Bank, lovers at 15/.
DUBLIN, AVOLIff S.-Three per Cent. Consols, 924 j-Ditto for
new account, 971 - New Three per Cent. Stock, 91 ,India Five
per .nt. Stock (transferable at Bank of Ireland), log-Bank of
Ireland, 1001. paid. '-15-Hibernian Bank Com., 251. paid, 40/-
National Bank, 301 paid, 78 x d and ha-National of Liverpool
61. paid, 9-Great Southern and Western, 1001. paid,
1011-Midland Great Western, all paid, 51/ 6-ditto half shares,
all paid, 251-Waterford and Limerick, all paid, 20-Waterford
and ra.more. all paid, 6-Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Six
per Cent. Peep., 154-Greet Southern and Western Year per
Cent. Peep., 109-Irish North Western Fire per Cent. Pap.,
Class A, M.

Prat.w Inermmorni.—Frorn a return issued
this morolog, it appears that as the throe first days of
Whitson week, 1863, the number of visitors to the British
31 useum, exclusive of the visitors to the reading-room. wee
20,169; to the National Gallery, 21,067 ; to the South
Keasiegtoe Museum, 12,267; to the Museum of Patents,
South Kentlatittoo Museum. 2,539 ; to the Feat Lodi' Mu-
seum, Whitehall. 1,858; to Kew Oardens, 17,501 ; to
Hampton Court Palace, 28,933; and to the Tower of
London, 1,186. . .

Several of the cantons of Switzerland have (says
(frifiosani) been visited daring the last few days by a tre-
meodons hunk:sae. accompanied by heavy hail and rain. At
Liestal, in Bole-Campagne, trees were tore up by the roots,
and the sheave* of eons in the fields were scattered about
in all directions. In several communes of the canton
of Argan, trees were uprooted, chimneys thrown
down, houses unroofed, and carts laden with
corn blown over. ises hays also suffered
severely, particularly income parts of the =toe of
fichaffhensen, am bee also the corn, the hail ht=t fallen
with great Wit:44ook In the cantos of MI the
village of liaxeln and neighbourhood were completely ann.
dated, and considerable damage done to several of the
houses by the overflowing of two small rivulets in COM-
',Hence of the temente of water which cams down from the
mountains.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. t

Yttttr or THE LORI* or Tun Ait NI taaLTY.—Thin
afternoon, at 2.45, the Lords Cotatutsioners of the Admi-
raltv, comprising his Grace the Duke of Somerset, Fiat
Lord ;Admiral C. Eden, Vice-Admiral the Hoe. Sir Frederick Griy, ;
Rear-Admiral B. ; Captain the lion. J. R.
Drummond, C.B. : Mr. J. Statisfeld, M.P., junior lords,
and Reer•Adniiral iwNti Clarence Paget, CD., M.P., Seam
tary, aecompanied Rear• Admiral Robinson. Comptroller
of the Navy, and otter Admiralty officials, arrived at this
dockyard. on their annual visit of inspection of this yard
sad arsenal. On their arrival their lordships were saluted
with 19 guns (coin the slag-ship Victory and the garrison bat-
tery. Their loolsh;es were received at the dock by the coot-
suandsr.in-chief at this port, Vice-Admiral Sir Michael
Seymour, c.c.H.), Rear Admiral Elliot, superintendent
of the dockyard, and the various heads of departments.
Their lordships immediately proceeded on based the
Admiralty yacht Encluintreer, Master Petley, and partook
of luncheon. At half-past 3 o'clock they proceeded to
Clarence Victualliog-yard inspecting that establishment
according to the usual custom. At the conclusion of the
inspection their lord.hips returned on board the Eochaotress,
and it was understood that they would entertain the heads
of deparUntreta at dinner on board this evening. Their
lordships will make their inspection of the dockyard to
morrow (Wednesday).
The Racooo. 21, screw corvette, Captain Count Gleichen,
tame into harbour this afternoon, sod was placed in dock to
undergo repairs.

WOOLWICH. Amory 4.

Colonel Campbell, R.A., of the Ordnance select
committee, arrived at the Royal Arsenal this day. and took
up his appointment as Superiotendent of the Royal Gun
Factories, in succession to Sir W. Armstrong, resigned. Mr.
John Anderson will retain his present office, as assistant-
superlaterident of the establishment at a salary of 1.2C0/.
par annum. Both officals, and also a number of clerks, are'
sow on leave of abseace, business is the royal gun factories
being in fact virtually suspended.
In accordance with Admiralty instructions a new iron-
cued screw steamer, to be named the Pallas, and built on the
plan of Mr. Reed, chief constructor to the navy, is to be laid
at this dockyard on the slip from which the Wolverine will
be launched on the 29th inst. The Pails will be '230 feet
long and 50 feet in the beam.
The Ardent, paddle steam sloop, Captain Parish, from the
south-east coast of America, will be paid off at this dock-
yard to-morrow and her crew granted the usual leave of
absence. During her term of four years' commission not a
single case of flogging has occurred on board ; and as a proof
of the harmony and good feeling which existed, it may be
Mated that the captain, officers, and crew assembled in one
of the workshops of the dockyard this day and were photo-
graphed as " the happy family."

MILITABY MOVEMENTS.—Yebtertilly morning the
fiat bsttalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards, uoder the com-
mand of Colonel Dalrymple, armed in London. when for
the present they will be stationed. The god Regiment of
Life Guards left London Totterday morning for Wormwood
Scrubs, where they were turpected by the Duke of Qua.
bridge.
. . . .

ROYAL NAVAL RESZILVIL —tip to the 31st ult.
18.5112 spplicatioes had been received end 16,392 volunteers
enrolled in this reserve.

INTELLIGENCE.