The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-17 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMARR MARKETS.

LITWOOL, Jena 16. —Salsa to-day :—Cireat Western. 671
—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 113 I—London and North
Western, 112 1 1 I—Manchester, fibeMeid, and Lincoln, 5714
111.
112 -North Eastern (York), 911-Bonth Eastern.
90: —Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent, 136—Sal of Beise's
Railway sad Canal rive per Cent., B, 111—Birkenhead,
Buffalo and Lake Marco, 613.16 I—Orrat Luxembourg dares,
104 5-16-11exican. 3 per oast, 441 I—Spanish Passives. 311 1—
Co6federate Loss, 631 a—U.eepool Finance. d.—llereas-
tile end Manage Bank ), 9$ p —Ditto new Imes,
94 v.—North Western Bank, 64 p.—Britlah and Yards* Mariam
'Limited'. 21 p.—Maritime Issuance Malted), 7.16 9.-114 e,
cantle Marine (Limited), D-16 p —Sharma lianuraace, 1 11-16 p.
Thames and Mersey Marine 'Limited , 6 p. —Union Mertes
Limited), 2 le p —Liverpool Kaduna, 201—NatInlel Steam
N. Company, 540 1 d.—Wert hada and Pacific Steam, St 11
Hag.,•
7173814-. hers wise rather better market, ant
shoes were arm. Confederate Loan, 6114—Oreat Eastern, 464
I ; Ditto Preference, Beat Anglian No. 1, 61346—Great Northam
A 146—Great Waters, OW 1 7 I-1111nols Central, it 41.
Lenewalre and Yorkshire, 1131—London and North Welders,
1124 1 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 571 11
Beldame, S4l 4—Midland New 5 per cent., 31 3-16 p.—Teeth
British, all—North Eastern, 1021—Booth Festers. II
Thames and Mersey Marine losuranos s p.—taseral Credit, 34
p.—ltadeates Bay, 191—Own linaranee, 14 p---t-learing Cram
6 per cent., pa—Antwerp and totterdsm,ll 11.16.

C HURON RATES IN DISTRICT PART/MS.4.—The
appeal in the ow of " Gough v. Jana," which will decide
whether church rates are legally leviable in new district
parishes noder the existieg law, steads tenth in the list tf
comes for hearing balms the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Cooped. who have jest eneimenced their ninny.
itarOitu MINTING IN PRTIRROTTOOON. —OR Wed-
eseday evening a crowded meeting wee held in the Cora
Exclaim', Peterborough, oil the question of parlismeatery
reform. The meetieg ores addresaed by M. Whalley, 11. P.,
and other speakers. Reeolntioris were peened in favour of
the 6I fraechiee, sad it wee resolved to organise a reform
aseiciatioe for the district. Chrome were given at the okras
of the proceedinp for Mews. Gladstone 'ad Baits& Mr.
Harkey, one of the members for the city. seat a /otter
apologinag for his &Seines from the meeting, and stating
that, though he was favourable Wan alteration of the fraa-
shies, he was afraid any considerable lowering of the suf-
frage would lower the standard of electors.
Nisi YORK BIRDS. —The large tlocki of birds
that are seen Aring about the city, from garden to palm,
are these handsomest of spring visitors, the cedar for
cherry) birds. In beauty of colour, grace of shape. smooth-
ness of plumage, these birds are unrivalled. But they
have two notable defects—they do sot slag, and they do
steal cherries and other small fruit at on unconscitioalde

rats, Nothing ma be more impudent than the conduct
of them charming little vagaboode ce they hop ghost
moos the limbs of a cherry Moe, picking out the
dust fruit with practised rye, leering coolly down on the
he stares op at them, sad wagging their taftod
MrisZat as
at him. At present, however, pending the fall do-
t of the cherries, the cedar-birds an doing a "iro•
sere, busmen moues the bogs and worms —oblige,
the measuring variety—that infest all the parks and gardens
is uncommon swarm. In doing this they ears not only
the protection of the community, but any mearstable pro-
titv oherrhe Is their eessoo.—New }orkJourrial.
ICNOL• ND AND SWITZERLAND.—" It has evidently
bees Mr. Benson's object to reinter themiiirals In point of beauty
of decorating to the elegant Sew knicknaelta, and at the rase
time to preserve the characteristics of an English watch—
strength, durability. and accuracy. In point of decoration his
watches are certainly uniurpamed...—etendard, Nov 16, 1881.—
Cbrewometee, duplex. levee, borlzonal. repeaters. centre
mooed& keyless unlit seconds, mid every description of watch,
adapted to all elloatts.—Benint Illustrated Pamphlet 'free by
pool for two stamps; contain a short history of horology, with
prior. sad enables those who lire In any part of the world to
select a clock or watch. Prim medal sad hoenurehle men his,
dames NI and l&—J. W. Bonn, Ludgete.hill, E. C., wan* red
clock maker by ',odd warrant of appointment to H.R. 0. the
Prince of Melva. Yenhilebod 17i.—ledvenwevaruLl