The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LITISPOOL. AUGUST I—London and North Weatern.lll 417—•
North Bantern, Berwick capital Mock, ISI —Confederate Lean.
776} 7 61—Eastern kit:hangs Bank (Limited), 11 p —Liverpool
Flamm; (Limited), —ltercastlie sad itichaace Bank OA.
sited;, Ot 11.16 e p.— Bank of Liverpool (Lhalted), le
ad p.—North salt South Wale,. SO xn —Qeseu larserance, 1 616
p.—Natiorial Meant Navigation Company, 1.161 p.
MAMMisrsa. ACtion 6.—There was not muck betimes this
morniag, but prices were steady, Confederate Loan. 761 I—Great
Beaten, et 4—Great Northern, A, 153—Greeks, —Great
Western. 64 4-1111E01S Ceatral, paid up, 611—Ioncsehhe sal
Yorkahlre.l2l/1 —London and North Western. 1174 k 4—M*ll4h/s-
-tar, ithenield, and Linonleasire, 661—Mealcan cum all, 444—
Midland, 13s —North British, .116 —South Bastern, Ire Amu.
ranoe, 11 1).

THE LATE BALLOON AOEMINT.—M. E. Godard
has written • letter in which be gives an account of the
catastrophe that happened to his huge Mostgollier balloon
on the 3rd inst. He says Nothing happened in the
aurae of my voyage to presage the accident which occurred
in my descent. When about 100 feet from the earth I ea.
countered • current of air so violent that it might be com-
pared to a ru. de merle at sea. In spite of all my efforts
and all the precautions dictated by a long experience, m
balloon, after running • number of yards with head-
long speed, struck against • tree, and was teen
to pieces. It was a great loss to me, but I
console myself by thinking that the English gentle-
man I had 00 board with me suffered no tIODIOII4 injury.
As for myself, I hope to re-establish my salth, so as to
make my worst at Paris at the national Nto of ths 15th
int. I shall also neglect nothing to resume my secrete at
Cremorne. which will henceforth have a scientific object."
THE FEDERAL FitiOare NLioalth.—Some little
feeling hoe been occasioned among the American community
here at the absence of a salute from the North Fort, when
the Niagara lett the Mersey on Friday. We can, however,
state as a fact that the commanding officer at the fort had
his gum loaded ready for the salute, bat the Federal vessel
passed without firing, and simply dipped her flag. We pre-
sume that it is the ounce for foreign vessels of war to salute
first, but there appears to have been some misconception oat
the point. The Georgia (steam ship), fonuerly a Coofederate
mutest, was enacting out of the Quesn'allook on Friday, and
bad just reached the entrance, when the Niagara
slowly steaming down the river. At this natant the
was quickly hauled bock into the Quinn's Doct, and
those who saw it immediately drew the conclusion, aed so
reported it on 'Chasse, that as the Georgia had formerly
been • Confederate steamer she daren't go out, as the
Niagara was looking after her • and soother story was also
promulgated that she bad beers detained at the instance
of the Portuguese Coosal. These, however, are the fans
of the rase : —The Georgia now belongs to Mr. Edward
Bates, whn has chartered her to the Portuguese govern.
meat to carry the mails between Portugal aad the Azores.
Skis was on the point of sailing on Friday, in conformity
with instructions from head-quarter; when the Porta.
guess Consul called upon Mr. Bates with • telegram in his
heed that he bad received from the Portuguese Minister
in London, requesting him to ask the owners of the
Georgia, if she had not gone to ma, to delay bar sailing for
• day or two, to take some pasestagers to Lieboo.— Liter.
poof dawn.
DEATH OR LIBERTY. —Last week, police-constable
Robinson took two apprentices on board the brig Linton,
from which they had deserted. They were named doles
Smythe and George Mauston. and were about eightsome
Tears of age. Smythe, prior to being placed on board, mid
he would not proceed with the tweet, and when she got
outside be would jump overboard. The policeman con-
sidered it necessary to accompany the vessel into tbe roads,
and u it was proceeding up the harbour, Smythe went on
the poop, and, on the poliosoonstable going up to bring
him down be jumped into the sea. The foolish yam can
could DOE swim, and was several times under the water,
and when he rose he had his bands extended upwards. Two
boats put off to his thistance, and before they reached bin
be was for some ascends under water, and to all appeereocei
had sunk. However,one of the men in the beet got over the
side and pulled hie body up, which was no doubt going rapidly
towards the bottom. On being hauled into the boat, the
man in charge shouted out, He is all but dead—shall we
bring him sabers?" Orden from the ship were that be
should be taken on board, which were complied with, arm
the vessel proceeded to sea. On the return of the policeman
be stated that on the appliance of the usual restontives he
earth round, bet unless a strict watch was kept over the
youth, be would so doubt attempt a similar suicidal act, as
the led had said he would sootier die than go to sea, and
appeared to be of a very determined and sullen disposition.
—Gateshead Observer.
THE MOORE AND FORENTB.--The shooting season
opens on Friday first, and from present appearanne the
prospects of sportsmen were never more satisfactory. Oa
the greater part of the 0100T1 of Perthshire, notwithstand-
isg that immense numbers of grouse were shot last year,
both old and young birds are 112121• TOILS audio splendid me-
ditto. In Bradshaw, and Athol. the young broods of
rouse range from five to eine birds each, and are so strong
sad wild that it will require good marksmen to be success-
ful. Tbe reports we have nerved from the moon of Glen.
lathy, Tyednim, Locheernhead, and Balquhidder represent
not sly grouse but all other kinds of game ae unusually
abundant sad in floe ceedition. Oa the exteesin
stretching from Aberfeldy to Crieff game of all &monetarism
is plentiful. Oa the moors in the western district of the
county groans are pretty numerous, and the only locality is
the shire when game appears to be very scene is the Oehll
nage. In all the forests of Perthshire deer are abundant,
and the animals were never seen in better coalition at this
season. Lave numbers of spectemes are arriving at there
reepective shooting lodges daily. sad if the wealth's men
favourable • great majority of the moos will be frilly tested
oa the 12th—Soothean.