The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-07 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

DUBLIN, Aram 6.—New Three per Cent. Stock, 921 ;
ditto account, 9th April, 921; Hibernian Bank, 251. paid,
321; Steam Ship Building Company, 601. paid, 441; ditto
Scrip, 251. paid, 221; Dublin and Drogheda, 751. paid,
67 it d, cub ; Dublin and Wieklow, 81. 101. paid, 6, cash,
6, 61, account ; Great Southern aid Western, 601. paid, 46,
cask, 46, account: Dublin and Kingstown Railway Deb..,
1001., 4 per cent., 99.

AN ANCIENT FAMILY.—There are two brothers
and two sisters living together in the parish of Priddy, in
Somerset, whose united ages amount to 290 naza—vii.,
79, 76, 89, and 87 years, and neither of than was ever
married. The father of the above and one of the MIS wen
ahnrolawsrdena of Priddy church for more than OD years.—
Driest Pima.

ECCENTRICITIES OP THE BAL—During the late
Somerset Sessions, held at Wells, • young woman was in-
dicted for stealing a 101. bank note, the property of a clergy.
au, in whom mercies she had been living. Mr. Lovibend,
solicitor for the defeat*, had prepared a brief which he had
given to Mr. H. T. Cole, banister, bet the learned counsel
was suddenly called to Cornwall Amines. H. therefore
handed his brief over to Mr. Prideaux—the brief being en-
domed "for the prisoner." When the case was called, how-
ever, Mr. Prideaux opened the case for the prosecution,
sad proceeded to 111181i1111 with all the vigour of forensic
skill in order to ensure a conviction. The court then asked
the pdsc.er if she had any one to defend leer. " Chyme," she
said, " Er. Loviboed." Bat Mr. Lovibond's brief was In
Mr. Prideaux's hands, who was prosecuting. Whet was to
be done ? The learned counsel, in some eenfasion, maid
general laughter, looked at his brief, and foluxklie bad been
urging every effort to procure the conviction of the prisoner
he was engaged to defend. His melf•possession, however,
never left Ithe, end after apologising to the mart, he
" hammered " into the jury such a plausible defence, beg-
ging they would take no noticeof what be had been saying
before, that at the end of the came the jury actually decided
for the prisoner, and the woman was acquitted. au&
for the " eccentricities " of the law.—Beth Masada.
NEWSPAPER COPYRIOHT.—The Isdipsailassoe, of
Brussels, finds the surest indication of the Preach and
English propositions made to Russia at the Vienna ent-
hrone= in a telegraphist despatch from Berlin, which states
that the allies propose to exclude ell war ships from the
Elea 8... The despatch refereed to wee transmitted to
Zoe/land at the charge of the Daily Neese; the Aselepete-
dm co, deceived b auCeions piracy, attributes it to another
daily paper, which has not paid sixpence for foreign tele-
seepke la the memory of eau.
800TH WALES Ran.waw.—Trade receipts for the
week' aiding April 1, 1866,14,8991. 4e. Ed. ; correspond-
ing week, 1864, 4,2361. Om. 10:1.
NEWPORT, ABIESOAVENNT, AND HA M=D RAlL-
mny.—Trafin for week ending March 31,1866,476 L 78. 3d.;
eorropeadiag week, 1864, 783/. 13s. 86.
LOINDOEDEIBT AND COLERAINE RAILWAY. --
Thee ier the week earliest Marsh 31, 1856, 2991. 48. 2d.;
eersivesdleg week 2166, 2691 2r. 05.
LONIENIDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.—
TteMe ter the week mass Musts 81,1866, 6121. 2s. 106. ;
esneepeeidei musk, W 6, 401. Us. ld.

[THREEPENCE.

MONEY MARKET.

THIS DAY.—Two o'Cloci.

Despite the reduction in the Bank of England
rate of discount, the English stock market has de-
clined to-day, the approach of the settling day
having an unfavourable effect. Prices are quoted 1
per cent. lower than they closed on Thursday.
Comola for money and IVednesday next were
quoted early in the day, 921 to 1, but
have since declined to 921 to Z. For the 10th May
the present quotation is 921 to 1. The Three per
Cents. Radioed have been dealt in at 91Z to so; ex
div.; the New Three per Cents. at 911 to 911 ex
div.; India Stock at 229; Bank Steck at 212 10
210 six div.; Exchequer Bills at 6s. to 9s. prem.; and
India Bonds at 14s. prem.
The foreign stock market is dull, with little
change in price. Turkish is quoted 791 to 1, being
rather lower; Mexican, 21 to 1; and Russian Five
per Cents., 99 to 101 ; and Spanish Deferred Thies
per Cents., 18 to /. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half
per Cents. have been dealt in at 701 to 71 ; Danish
Three per Cents. at 83 ; Dutch Two-and.a-Half per
Cents., at 621; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates at
921 ex div.

The subjoined weekly summary of the produce
markets is extracted from the circular of Messrs.
L and H. Thompson :
Then bee bees a fair badness doing to 'desist produce
this week, but the markets geaerally are not active. The
public sales of sugar have gone off at about previous rater.
For eoloney Ceylon coffee there MN bees a bri,k demands
and rata have advanced 6d. per cwt.; but the active sate
are not saleable at the previous value, sod a few lots have
been disposed of at 6d. per cwt. deeline : a parcel of Can-
non's Mysore was sold at Gamma rata. Rice has declined
about 6d per owt. Tea has been very inactive ; the subtle
also paved off duly, and a very large portion of the quan-
tity offered was bought in. The makets have closed till
Wednesday nest.

BANK OP INGLAND.—An Amount, pmwrnt to the Ant 7th end
teh Irku, a 32, for the week ending oo 6nto des, March 31,1866
1111603 DIPAILTNIAT.
I
Notes Lowed ...... ... .08,614130 (Imminent Debi. . ... A 11,016,100
Other Seauri 2.984.900
Gold Oaln endßullion 14,610,230

A 58,510,130 I
=DI
dikes' 0144411 —.50,153600
?ohne piiodi: 3,651.450
=, Nov. Banks
of Natiosal
Debtima po. Loote3 5.164.134
Other DODOdl• 10,932,629
Neeen-dar aadotherfillis 866,312

Goyim:meat Securities
daciud. Dead Naha{
Annuity)
Other Securitics
Notes
Gold sad Mhos Coln

Z 35.390,226
April 6. WA II

A 36.310.06
MARSHALL. Mal Cubic&

NATIONAL MIST.

(From lootnirat's Gasetts.)_

The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury having certified to the Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, that there was no surplus
of actual as over the actual expenditure of ti e United
Kingdom of Greet Britain and Ireland for the year ended
the 6th day of January, 1866, the Commissioners for On
Reduction of the National Debt hereby give notice, that
no sum will be applied by them on account of the sinking
fund, under the provisions of the Act 10 Geo. IV. tap. 21
between the lit day of April, 1836, and the 30th day of
Jane, 1866. . _ _

A. Y. llionaamare, Cr
National Debt Office, April 3, 1865.

THIS DAY.—Two o'CLocx.
The gold mining shares to-day are quiet. Agog
Fria are quoted a to 1; Colonial Gold, 1 toy ; Great
Nugget Vein, to 1; and Nouveau Monde, to 1.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 281 tn
to 294 ; Peel River, 21 to 24 ; Meth British Anita.
Luau, 4 dia. to par; and Scottish Australian
Investment, # to 1 prem.
United Mexican shares have been dealt in at 61
to 7 ; Lusitanian at 1 prem.; Cobra at 50 to 52,
being an adtanoe ; Rhymney Iron at 21 ; Ditto, new
shares, at 6; Imperial Brazilian at 24; and National
Brazilian at 21; and Australian Mining at 11.