The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-08 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMARR RUMEN.

I ivintifooL, OCT. 7.—Crestlastern. Ml—Gnat western. 80
[manna,* sad Yorkshire, UM—London and North Wester;
116 i I—Manchester, Medal& and lincolnahire,
Midland, 194 i Birkenherd,B4—Buffsio and lake Huron, 41
—Dutch Rhenish, S—Great Luxembourg shares, 91 11-18-oonle.
dente Loan, ST 11 9—Alliance Bank, London sad Liverpool
(Limited,. 17 p —Mak of Liverpool, td—Matern
Mak (Limited). I p. par 1-16d.—Liverpool /Isaacs !IMlteizedilarT
—Mercantile and radium* Beak ILiadtedl,4B,l3-18 I
Ditto New Mares, P.—National Bank of tlAniiiisd/.
•i p—\ and Muth Wales, 57—NorthWestern k (Limited),
V p.—Alblon Marine (LireitsdA d.—British and Foreign Marisa
(Limited), ti 646 p.—Respire Marine (Linsind:, 14 p.—Lirerpool
sad London and Otobe Firs and lii., 94 p—Maritime lassumee
'Limited), a. Queen Insurance, 1 2.1111 D. Union Marino
Limited Mersey 9teel and Iron Limited% I p
National Steam Navigation Company, 74 a d.—W est India
Pacific Mean, I p.
Mancgrinta, OCT. 7.—A good banana was done. at steady
pokes. Consolidated Bank (limited„ 6 p —Great Eastern, al
•S 4 4 a a—Orsat Northern A. UM 9 —Grand Trunk of Ca-
nada, IC—Great, W 4514,12. ile I Credit, I 7.18 p.
Central, 6l—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Ilif i }—
Loudon and North Western, 1104 11—Manchester. sal
Lincoloslitre. 044 414 414 f 41--Metropolitan. 1074 i
1294 a 4—No th British 17I—Manchester.
per tan s , 98 - Minh
Eastern. 914 —L=ol4llll* lIIIEFSIZOO, p.—Confederate
N 4 447}414 di g—Allianos Bank. 1111161 p.—lnternationals,
14 v.—Mercantile Bask, 17.16 p.

THE CArrLz WALL or SovritAmrroN.—We
formerly Noticed the threatened demolition of • portico of
the oink wall of Southampton for buddiog purposes. A-
tli last meeting of the corporation, Alderman Perkins in
the chair, • mohair.° was passed to purchase the castle
wall sad surrenedlog rite for 3001. Accordingly, this
oatmeal relic will be open to the inspection of the public,
and be preserved as so interesting and picturesque memo-
rial of bygooe ages. It is almost the only portion of the
castle left, ad is coojunction with its keep (which now
Molly traceable) and the town walls, admirably illustrates
the method of Norman fortification.
AN INDIAN GOD IN BIRMINGHAM. —BUDDHIST
Rrisres.—Mr. S. L. Thorotoo, of the Elms, now
has in hi possession the Wiest copper idol ever
brought to this country, and one of the modern
wonders of the world. Miler • sha !ti his crank
yard is DO loss • pommies than the god Biuldha,
mastitis over 7ft. is length, sad one of the most marvel-
lous pieces of copper cseuu ever found. Direct from nee
of the lower rooms of his temple, when be had bias hidden
away some 2,G:0 years ago, his godehip has been brought to
the New World capital of copper sad bronze castings.
We believe that it is Mr. Thoraton's intention to
present the image to the town, end it will probably be de-
posited in the Midland Institute. Thai, after • lapse of
2.500 years, Buddha will be enthrooed again, ins temple
better worthy of him, because devoted to higher sod more
ennobling pursuits than thecae in which he found bis first
resting place in the temple at Scottangtinge.—B:rotieghaee
Poet. _ . _

FLOWLE FARMING. —Take a pair of compasses
and strike an arc on the map of the French shores of the
Mediterrimeen ; making the Fort of Antibes the centre,
open the compasses to Nice, sod strike round—the highest
point will be Grimes ; thee descending it to the shore in
WS opposite direction, the compact kg mark the
fringe of the Estrella hills, and the we .known town of
Causes, with Lord Brougham's villa. From Nies to
Cannes, it is twenty miles, and from Grasse to the shoes,
ten miles. The three towns form • geographical triengle,
baying the tideless blue sea for its base. Within this
triangle is the valley of the Flower Forms. There are flower
farms in England also. but they are hisignificant in cogs-
parisoo with those of France. Elsewhere dowers are cue.
meats—charming socklente. Here they ere staplesi.aTchoz
grow
like grass and eorn, like potatoes and nin
wartrel. Idere bloom the jasmine, the orange, Ur
violet, the tuberose, the jonquil, the rose, the
not in in our beds, not as in horticultural
gardens, not as gardens, but as holds. Broad sues
of colour dash under the hot sun. The atmosphere is heavy
with perfumes when the snows see melting on the moun-
tains, and the gurgling Var is rapidly growing into a roar-
ing torrent. Here ti MOM L.,l2loStesdi not of golden grain,
but of lavender sheaves ; not of clime, but of olive oil; sot
of beer and elder wine, bet of otarlteloser and rose-water
in vats; not of clotted cream, but of jasZlne flail videi
butter. It is like • country of the " Arabian Nights.*
You rupee* the dark-eyed peasants to amuse you io
and the very dogs to bark in tropes. You are oppressed
with the prodigalit46,l splendour. The soil is so fertile
that, to borrow Jetrold's witty conceit, if yea
tickle it with • hoe, it smiles with a bower ; or, as the
natives my, if you plant • walking-stick the farad will
blossom.—CormAill Maya:int for October.