The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

L1e109004 MAT 4.--Bala to-day: Great Fwstern, 584 I—Greell
Western, 674—London and North Western, 99 918'—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 444 i I—Midland, Me
—Ditto, new shares, 1E —South Pastern, 934—Buffalo and lake
Heron, 7 per cent.. 7l —Great Western of Canada, 1146
Illinois Central. 421—Bank of Liverpool. Nl—Mercantile sal
Exchange Bank, /—Queen Insurance Company, lee.
BIRMINGHAM, MAT 4 —The railway market was trier torlsy,
with an upward tendency. Loudon and North Western closed,
sellers,' at 99 . In local stocks there were sales in Mew&
shire and Worcestershh e Owe% at 500: In Britannia Mills, at le
dia. , and In Gloucester Wagon at Ma. 9d. Few

THE
WEATHER
AND THE CROPB.—The continued
dryness of the weather is beginning to give rise to no little
anxiety. For nearly two months there has been little or no
rain. and the want of it is now somewhat seriously felt.
The peat week has been bright, with brisk, drviug winds,
and although • few somewhat heavy showers of rain and
hail fell on one day of the week, the wet was not
more than sufficient to slightly freshen up vegetation.
On Saturday the wind blew strong sod keen from the
north, but dace then it has changed, sad the teatimes-
tune of Monday was decidedly wanner and more genial
and like May. The wheat crops, on thoroughly drained
sod well-cultivated lands, are looking well, but on badly-
drained clays and ill.mnditioned soils the pleat is beginning
to tun yellow—a very unfavourable symptom at this
period. The oats and spring core. though looking well,
nevertheless indicate plainly the want of moisture, and the
pastures have not made the progress we usually expect to
see by the first week in May. The change in the tempera-
ture and wind since Sunday leads, however, to the belief
that Taal is probably at band, and most assuredly it will be
everywhere welcomed. The accounts are good from most
quarters as to the prospects of the orchards sad fruit tress,
though the frosts sod recent cutting winds have done
damage in exposed situations. —Sussex Adrertiser.
REMARKABLE EN:LPL—Om day hat week as a
woman named Stevenson, residing in • °Waggon St. Johe'e-
oommon, Burgess-bill, was engaged in her household duties,
she was alarmed by the screams of her child, about two
years old. The woman instantly saw that the child had
fallen into the wed and rushed to the rescue. It is only a
few feet down to the surface of the water, which,
however, is seven feet deep, and the poor woman.
in her maternal anxiety to save her offspring,
threw herself head-forecourt into the well sad
caught hold of the child as it appeared a second
time at the surface of the water. This was seen by a Mrs.
Harland, a neighbour, who arrived just io tame to catch the
clothes of Mrs. Stevenson as she caught hold of We child.
How the matter occurred after this the women are usable
to explain, but the mother contrived to head up her child
to her friend, after which eke fainted. and it was only by
main strength that she was got out. But as soon an Mrs.
Harland had disposed of the child by tossing it away from
her on to the dry ground, she gave her whole energies to
the BMW Of the mother, who was also saved. Had it ad
beea for the presence of mind shown by this woman both
mother and child must have lost their lives.— sane,
Standard.
General Lafayette's daughter and youagest
child, the last member of the family that need to gather
! around the hearth at Orange. has departed this life. She
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The present representative of the family of
Wsabisgtoo, is, as was the bite John A., on the rebel side.
His name is William T. Wsshington, remarkable as a tall
em, reticent, rave, very much resembling the father oi
his country. and having a beautiful daughter, also of the
wash persuadon. —Mirsouri Democrat.