The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE

12Y1M1001., ta-clay:—lancsahlre and York-
shire, 110-2lancheater, Sheilleid, and Lincobashlre, 461-6outh
Eastern and Dover, 961 / I—brat Western of Canada, 134
Angou Insurance Co., 16-16 p.-13rItishisnd F. Marine, 21 13.—
Empire Marine Insurance, 11-16 y —Union Marine Insurance,
2 7-16 I 7.16 d 7-16 p.—MercantUe Exchange Bank (Limited),
41 I 1-16 p.
Masoseerra. Fin, 2l—There was • rod market, but prices
were rather lower. Great Eastern, 49 I—Great Luxembourg,
114 )—treat Northern A, 1291 9—Grea Ship, ss. 9d. es M. M.
64.—Critad Trunk of Canada, 214—Great Western of Canada,
12—Great Western, 671 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 110 10
1091 110—London and North Western. 1001 }—Manchester and
County Bank, 11 p—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
414 5 }—North British, 64 b3l—South Eastern, 901
Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, 3 p —Bank of II
ter, M 9-16 p.—Metropolitan, IS) in 141 en.

AMERICAN AID TO LANCASHIRE.—At a late hour
on Sunday evening the American barque Achilles, Captain I CIGARS IN Bolero. —A comtuunicatiou has bm?.l.
Gallagher, arrived hi the Mersey from Philadelphia, which addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by a lar,a
port she left on the 10th ultimo. The Achilles amend off City arm in the tobacco trade, drawing his attention to a
the port during the afternoon, and moon after the steam-tug restriction which, it is stated, places • vexatious limit ro
Phoenix, belonging to the New Steam-tug Company (Li- the extension of the trade, by prohibiting a less quanti:•
niited), ran alongside, when a hawser was at mos passed than 801 b. weight of cigars to be exported out of
from the ship to the tug-boat. and the vessel was towed into Owing to this customs regulation, not lora than tHin.
the river, free of all port, pilotage, and towing expernies, as can be shipped, and none but the wealthiest can either
in the case of the George Griswold. At about 2 o'clock afford so large • quantity or care for the trouble
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thhaervidng:bulky • packaie added to their. beggago. I t is,
cargo. The Pineal: belongs to the IMO °mammy as the Ilse
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solute, the tug which brought the George Griswold up ; and , exported ; or that the privilege formerly eeeerded to the
Mr. Etriunhatn informs us that the vessels of that company military and civil torrents of the Crow. pleeeedMit.en
will tow up, free of charge, all ships bringing provisions for foreign' service should be renewed. To thitpocununication
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the relief of the Leocaakure distress. In addition to the dap the following reply has been received'—" 11, Downing-
already stated as being carried by this Achilles, we may street, Whitehall, February 21, —Gentletnian,7l am de-
mention that from the mainmast head there eirated • mdendid sired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to inform you,
while silk banner, on which was worked the arms of the in reply to your letter of the 17th instant that her
of Philadelphia, together with the words, " Philadelphia s Majesty's government regret that the permission you Sete
Contribution Ship." Oa Saturday • dinner wag given to ' foe the ex ion out of bond .of small quantities of
Captain Lunt end the Rev. Charles Wheals Denieom of eigam d not be allowed without denier to the
the George Griewold, by Captain Ingletield, en board her revenue.— I remain, los. (Signed), JAS. P. STUART
Majesty's ship Majestic, at Liverpool I Woanst."