The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-05 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIOAT OF WHITTLEBURY LODGE.

We regret to learn that Whittlebory LaJtze, the
seat of Lord Southampton, near Tormenter, Northemptoe,
was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The
dames made such rapid progress that none of the valuable
contents of the mansion were saved ; and the noble lord
and his lady and infant daughter narrowly escaped with
their hem—Herald.

GALWAY 3IAIL STEAMERA. INQUIRY. —The
Board of Trede have directed an inquiry to be held into
the cause of the accident to the AtlanCe Company's steam-
ship .Inglia in Galway Bay, and the hearing is axed for
to-day at the Greenwich police-court.

TIIE G CARDs' BARR AcEs AT CIIE!-,EA. —The
Guards have just catered on the occupation of the range of
barracks for their use winch have heels in the course of
construction at Chelsea for sever-1 pear., end are now
completed. These buildings, in which accommod►tiea
has been provided for I.OW soldier.. are situate on an
extensive plot of ground adjoining Chelsea Hospital, the
frontage being in the new load le.uliug to new Chelsea
suspension bridge. •

GREAT Well'''. ERN RAILWAY.—This company pro-
pose to establish a Puperampantion and retiring allowance
fund by subscription among their °dicers and ssreanta. and
to encourage the same by csntribniing to it themsclrea ;
t.gethsr with a fund in connexion therewith. providing a
gasrantee to the company for the good conduct of its
nilinsra

CH AIIINt; -CROSA RAILWAY.—WINTERS AND
NORTHERN EATENMOM—Tits Western Extension is in-
tended to commence in the parish of Lembeth be a junc-
tion with the 'slating 800 of the Cbaring•crom Railway.
and to terminate in Kensington by a junction with the West
London Railway. There will then be two branches—one
entirely in the parish of Lambeth, and the other at nsn-
sington. The Northern Extension is to commence iii St.
Martin'ado•the•Fields by a junction with the malt. line. and
terminate with the Great Northern in the parish of St.
Panes.. Two branches era to be carried to junctions with
the Midland C.imturny's Extension into London. awl from
St. George, Bloomsbury, to the London and North• We-
stern. The estimated cost of construction is 4,000,00 W.

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CItARING•CRONI4 RAlLWAY.—Yesterday .111,1111itIQ
Captain Tyler. R.E., made his final inapection of this rail-
way. Among the gentlemen preseut were Mr. Hawkshaw.
the engineer ; Mr. Wrthes. the contractor ; Mr. Ehorall,
tho general manager; Mr. Knight, the traffic superinten-
dent ; awl Mr. Walker. the telegraphic superintendent of
the South Eastern Railway ; Mr. Cockburn. Mr. Ssibr. and
other officials. At the dose of the inapectinn, which 'lasted
from 10 ID the TOOIIIIDDIIO 2 10 the afternoon, rt was Y.ttled
that the opening of the line should take place on Moo.l.ty
o•it. It was at first ioteodel that trains should he run
through from the Westyind terminus at Charin.;-eross
Alain the North and Mid• Kent lines, but it has now kern
arranged, in order to get the railway into lute and c.wri
working order, that at present throogh trains shall only he
run in connexion with the Greenwich line, a. that
pasuiengers will for the present have to rebno'c at London-
bridge for stations on the main and other branch lines of the
Booth Eastern Railway. _

OrueLw IN THREE Cowrie.—When in 1;153
.Voiat was produced at the Orand Opera, Paris, the singer
who played ArriZeophis, en Egyptian prince, entered into his
character nearly as mneh as the o,hr7.,mentinopi I,r Mr.
Dickens, who blacked himself all over. Ile stained his face,
neck, and arms, of a good Egyptian brownish black bat
there his reintiog arran,;ementa ended• and he depended
for his dusky legs on the "maillot " maker of the theatre.
At the very last moment, however, the prince'. legs had
not arrived '•Qtri faire'" There was nothing to do
but dna a pair of thou flesh-coloured tight ferments
aurally worn by pages on the stage. The want of
`• local colour," however, wu soon discovered, and not
appmved of, MA, after his first exit, Arnirophis was (mewl
to scrub himself to a lighter hue, more in harmony with
his legs. This carried him pretty well through the second
act, in which be sang well, was applauded. and got excited.
As he rushed off et the end of Act 11. he saw the tardy
tailor with his black breeches, and, forgetful di the change
be had made •bore, at once put them on. and appeared
—ehangiog to the eve, like a dusky clismelion—in the third
act a Oeomiaa to the hips, and a nigger below. It wee
too much Pr the audience, and seriously endangered the
suocesa of .11ccst.

Tee CorNrmss DLNNER.—We learn from Flens-
burg that the widow of the late King of Denmark hat
arrival there, accompanied hr State Couocillor
and her ladies of honour. This lady has purchased a
mansion near Paris, and Wends shortly to take up ber
residence there. It is stated that the counter bee mule a
will. on the solicitation of the executors of the King. and
that she has bequeathed to Denmark, after her death, all
the works of art belonging to the Kies. sad has also only
bequeathed the seventh portion of her property to her
family, the remainder being left to public benevolent in-
stitntioss.

L GLY DYCK"... —Amid a family of little ducks,
them was one. very big. ugly, and awkward. He looked
so odd and uncouth, that those who beheld him generally
felt that he wanted a thrashieg. And in truth, ho fre-
quently got one. Re was bitten. pusitad about. a1.,1
laughed at. by all the ducks, and even by the Lens, of the
house to which be belonged. Thus the poor creature was
quite net down under the depression sense of his uglieesn.
And the members of his own fancily used hint worst of all.
He ran away from home—and lived for a while in a cot-
tage with a eat and an old woman. Here likewise, he
failed to he appreciated. For chancing to tell them bow
he liked to dive under the water and feel it closing over his
head, they laughed at him, end said he was a fool. All be
could sey in reply was, " Von 0111"..t understand me:"
"Not understand you, indeed," they replied in wrath ; and
thrashed him. But be gradually grew older and stronger.
One day he sew et a distaste certain beautiful hula, snow-
white, with magnificent wings. Impelled by something
within Lim, he could not but fly towards them: though
expecting to be re pulsed and perhaps killed fur his pre-
sumption. But suddenly 'Joking into the I ike below him,
be beheld not the old ugly reflection ; hut something large,
white, graceful. The beautiful birds bailed him as a corns
paoion. The stupid people had thought him an ugly duck,
because he was too good for them. They could nos under-
stand him—nor see the great promise of that uncouth
aspect. The ugly duck proved to be &Swim ! He was not
proud, that wise bird—but he was very happy. Now,
everybody said be was the moat beautiful of all beautiful
birds—and he remembered how, once upon time. every-
body had laughed at him and thrashed him. Yes ; be
was appreciated at his true value at last! Possibly, my
friendly reader, you have known various Ugly Ducks.
Mee who were held in little esteem, because they were tco
good for the people among whom they lived. Men who
were bald in little esteem, because It needed more wit thou
those scrolled them possessed, to discern the makings of
great sod good things under their first unpromising aspect.
—Frartr's Maga:ice for January.

SHARE mars.—(THlS DAY.)

Two o'Choox.

The railway market is quiet to-day, and prices
generally have experienced no alteration compared
with those last current yesterday. Great Wes-
tern stock has risen per cent, ; while
London and North Western has receded it. Lon-
don and North Western stock is now quoted
107:1 to ; Great Western, 651 to i;
129} to 130 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 111 to
; Great Northern, 127 to 128 ; Caledonian,
121 to 122 ; South Eastern, 96 to 1 ; Great
Eastern, 501 to 1, ; London and South Western,
101} to 1021 ; and Metropolitan, 110 to 111.
Indian and Canadian lines are unaltered. Great
Western of Canada shares, however, are dull.
Foreign railway securities are inactive.
ORDINARY BILA LIM AND nor
SA. IPA I RAILWAYS. alsilgeriZees I 13=7
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ORDINARY MARES AND STOCK&

81 88
8S 8.5
12% 1218
7 78

131 • all Bina., WM.& Stour Yak
M. 100 Blyth and Tyne
10 ; all Boaton,SleafriLtt Ild.C
84. .100 Bristol and Exeter—
St. 'lOO 'Caledonian
60 I all Cork and Bandon
20 all Cornwall
;10 I all Do. A iA no dlr. until 6
10 I all Do. 81p. c ispald to B.
50 1 all Dublin and Belfastlunc.
25 : all Dundee,Porth,&Abd.lni
St. 100 Edlribtughand Ulasitow,
St. 1190 Glasgow and &Western,
St. .100
,Great if Ord. St.'
St. ,101.0 , Do. A Stock !
St 100 ' Du. X Ang. Stk., No.?
St. 100 Great North of Scotland;
St. 100 Great Northern ;
84. 100 Do.A I A rec. no div. an
St. 100 Do.Bl 4118 p. e. ispeld 8l
St. 100 GL South & West. ;Ire )
otlo9 Great Western I
St. 100 Do Stour Val.Cna.flik'
SC 190 Do. South Wales
_ I 07 69
St. 'lOO ' Do. W. 111.1.—thdoed. 61 St
St. 100 1 Do. Do. Newport, 35 37
St. 100 . Do. Do. Ilia' 102 106
St. 100 Lancashire & Yorkshire, 11l 1111
SC 100 London and Blackwell 72 74
St. ;100 Lun.,Brightn, 4; S.Coast; 10S 110
St. •100 London.Chatam A Dos. 441
St. 100 LondoatkNorth Wean. I 107 1071
:it 100 LoadunkSouthWestera 101 lull
St. ;100 .11an.,:thet,st Llisooliselr 61
50 all Marypurt and Carlisle!
I°l ' all Do. Do. 1 Shares'
St. 'MO Metropolitan ' 110 111
10 8 ' Do. New I i ° Pnr
st. 100 Midland I, 1213 119/ I
04 as all Do. New
St. 100 Do. Bina & Derby . 9d 1:04 pm
;
'5O ; all 1111.1 Gt. Wn. ;ire.) —
25 all Do. 1 Shares .. ,
26 ' all Mid Kent
! 10 ' all Mid Kr d Cray Line'
St. 100 North British
St. 14.1 Do. Ellin.. rerth, Dund.
st. 104 N. Emtern—llerwick
2.0 i 6 Do. G. N. E. rare
84 100 , Du. Leeds..
St. 100 ' Do. York
19 all Do. Stotlck Isarllng. 38 39
25 17 Do. do. 1 555-91.... 91 101 pm
25 .10 Do. do. 100041.-1 7 S pia
St. 100 North London • 119 I°l
10 5 Do. New ' 1 2 pm
St. 104 North Stalonisklee 781 701
10 all N. kS. Western June ' 11 111
86 18u seintiali Central
St. 100 .seuttish 0: .E. Alier.Stk —
St. 10) 'seottish Midland 9B 100
10 all s hrewsloury it Welch's! —
St. 100 Shropshire Cuion ; 61 64
St. 100 Sonth Devon 33 34
st. 100 'South Eastern
st. leo s. Lurks's. & Riser Dun 06 100
20 all st.unes.Wulinglun,ste. 10 101
st. 11.0 Tad Yale
10 8 Do. 1.1 6 61 pm'
10 3 Do. C 2l 31 pm'
54 all Ylster
tr. 20 Du.
121 05 Do. ;
,t. lo! Vale of Neath
15: 100 V i:toria Stn. k Piruli ,470 175
,:.. 10) Waterford k Kilkenny.
st 1;0 West Cornwall .... . . .
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37 99
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107 100
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