The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

P110)71901AL SHARI MARSITS.

LEVIDIPOOI. DEC. 22.-Furneas. New. lil-Ditto ditto, 1861.
21p.-Grest Northern A. I:4*-Lesicashire and Yorkahire, 1161-
London ant North Western, 116120 i lel-Manchester. Sheffield.
and Lincolnshire, 614 I 102. redeemable I per cent..
11.11 p. - Midland, I par cent. atter Dec. 1, hied. [ p.-lancar.er
and Carlisle. 216- Santa Barbara Gold Mining Company, i &-
Butch Rhenish paid up, 2.4 ea div.-Great Luxembourg shares.
121-16 It 1.16-Confederate Law 64 I 1-AlllaLce rank, Lon-
non and Liverpool :Unsitedl. 14 10 pp Eastern Lachance Bank
:Limited). d.-Liverpool Finance (Limited:, d.-Mercantile
and Embalms Bank ,thaite.ll, par-Borth Western Lank
tilmited,. 5 4 16-16 6 p.-Albion Marine
British and Foreign Marine (Waited). 3 I-I6 p.-London and
Lancashire Insurance, 9-I6 p.- Liverpool and London and Globe
Fire and Lite. 10 I p.-Staritime ['durance Limited, 0-16 1 -Mercantile Marine ;Limited,. 1.16 ft.-Queen Insurance, 11.16
in-Roal Insurance, 04 p.-1-nlcor Marine, 3 740
National Steant Limited d.-Paellte Steam, CZ-Consols toe
MI tml -Ditto, acarostak 861 bl 4.
masonic: BM DEC t2.-A fair business was dose at rather
1-mer prices. Great Eastern, 471 i-Un•at Luxembourg, 12 1-14
Northeni. A, 1556 4, 6-Great Western. int - Lance.
shire and Yorkshire. 1161-I.mdau and North postern, 114
[ 20-Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire. tat I i * 4
yy -Metnipolitan. 131 1-North British.
b;,k-S.vath Eastern, 351-staveley Coal and iron, 16 p-London.
New, 116-Confederate Loan, el-iheepbridge, 24 p.-London and
Caledonian Marine, Z p.-Alliance Bank, 101 p.-Lancaster
Wagon, par-Edinburgh and Glasgow, New Prof., 6-16 p.
latalll3oll.llt. DEC. 21-Blrmlngham Canal, 38-BtruMnEliana
Bank, 34j -Patent Nat and Bolt, Y prom-and Mialand con-
tract, prem. The above are the sales marked to-day, and the
follow., were some of the cluing prices -P.lrminghata Gua-
ranteed stock. buyers, at 74- Birminaham Preference, sellers, alt
9}-South affortialtira ttillway, buyers, at 14-Dudley and
West Bromwich Lank, buyers, at 61-fitaffistilahlre Juint Stock
Bank, buyers, at 101-Birmingham %s'aBoo, 10; toll),-Metropo-
litan ditto, it to 13,-111112M's Metal, 101. 3d. to lila. Gd. tha.-
and Patent Alletree, 4) Lodi.

MEETING or THE NEW YORK NISTORIcAr,
SOCIETT.—..a unusually brilliant gathering took place last
night at the hall of the New York Historical Society. the
monde° being the delivery of an address by Professor
Goldwis Smith. Regius Professor of Modern History in the
University of Oxford, on the history of that ancient seat
of learning. Frederick De Nyder, Fey.. President
of the Society, called the meeting to order, end after
the transaction of the usual routine business, introduced
to the meeting Professor Goldwin Smith. Mr. Smith.
who was received with loud spplsuse, a/ tor some
introductory remsrks, gave • vivid sketch of the coo-
'Steam:, course of study. nod discipline of the nineteen
great college,' and five balls that compose the University
of Oxford ; afterward giving a sketch of the early history
of each college in the order of its fout.detion, interspersing
his narration with valuable comments en the seems' con-
dition of society, the state of learning, politic., sad religion
at the different eras of the different fonadatious ; also

The inactivity which has prevailed generally in the Stock ', i,-..isgissiews, is oosasitos to rho costzgyieglis likkii
Exchangeduring the past week has characterised the ! hive agitated u.s university during lets yews, tod the mg.
market for American securities and Pricer renamed auk" I once which the university has exerted upon the public mind,
without °wage, the only alleeltte• being in United Bret" ' expressing a hope that be might hereafter have an oppor-
-6.20'a and illinnia abates, which bele het° gives way • hell ; tunity to repay American students in Oxford the kinds'ss
par cent. lhe bad received during his visit to this country. The ad-
Messrs. Letts, Son and Co.'s Diaries for the year ; dregs, which abounded in interesting detail nod rivetted the
1865 have made their appearance in even in- ; attention of the audience daring its whole length, was de-
creased variety as regards binding and other re- livered. without the aid
.of at singleLote....tod we 7 only
spear, while retaining all the useful features which I wanPr° t ora sp.nr sgdmaZl:wg Icss" ofretb. speskes. esgs:l
in past years have rendered them so acceptable to through the chairman. thatl the press would refrain frees
the business community. I publish tog it. fin usual vote of thanks and request for a
The Emigration Commissioners have taken up copy of the address for pablication we. moved by the Rev.
the ship Trebolgan for the conveyance of paasen- 1
ins•_Yr•idA‘.lo7:.d.••!.3.reniericar 1.,ure1,initetwe,...17.13,...5itea,,, which the west'
gars to Sydney, New South Wales. i The nro rietor of the crest D. Dorset-
The return of the Bank of England for the week chits ii ;..pf.ding bis swi"•.-,-liraorasicb. baying
ending Wednesday, Dec.2l, compared with that for ourobss.d 210 tons of da.,,,,,„a rice for tbo pugs.o at
the previous week, shows the following changes : , mixing with other kinds of pigs' food.
areulation brae ....... ..... C 28.171,930 Ircreass F 170,855 Aocordirg to recent tiles from Jamaica an eaten-
Circulation active............ 19,217,430 locreses 38,715 are auction sale of real edam took place Mere with the fol-
Public deposits -. 7,624,616 Increase 5.T.1,897 lowing result :—Coeteet estate. Hanover, 1.313 sores, was
Other deposit
Government securities la 1 acres, for 2,6001.: Nightii;sel• Grove and Lyswersty free-
banking department 10,474.542 No change laved estates), Trelawny, 904 sem, foe 4,0461.; Seven Pisa-
Othersecnritieslll banking mains. rotate. Ciereedoo. 3,490 sores, far 5,0401.; Mod*
department
Ooic and bullion in both The wharf premises, aloes, lie.. in Moeller° Bay. meld foe
departments - Falailtrotidowe in Motll4Bo Bayrin6ll7 vuttPierl by
Seven day and other bills 411./47 Decrease 39.540 B. Nunes. Ant adraint at au k ftwohoid all Jankeillireeit
The
in 3.342,357 Inc,4, 17,063 Kingston. WY withdraws. Three other booms is illostego
b 5957,503 rooms. 132,140 Bay were bought in—that la Charchstreet. 1801. ; that in
Notes in reserve
Total reserve (notes k coin i Orange-lam for 501., sod that to Strand•atteet for 601.
is banking de partmeet) . 9,740.330 loam's 146,334 Large quantities of misletoe have been imported
into Southampton from France, for the London market.
This return shows that the Effort of the Bank to
1 coattractinttfmbusitnness7
toby tGhepereductionante
asofbeei t
dthueritladoestihrlewhicisilh arem"ellacwthted;ftlateodt. cimbelewietlegrfallylpeidirora Baderlseak
n 9 rate
eccetsof disful,
the " other " securities having hcreased during bunch of this cations importation.