The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

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Bahia and San Franc:Woo (Lhnited),guaranteed 7 per eat,
141 to f.
Great Luxembourg. 141 to;
Namur and Lisp Guaranteed 14f. per annum by the Bel-
gian government, 9 to to h-
Ottoman (firnyrna to Aidin), 10i to
San Paulo (Limited) Guaranteed 7 per cent., In.
South Austrian and LombardcaVsnetian. 16g.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Bristol and Exeter, 4 per amt. stook, 89, 9^.
Great Eutern—Eastern Counties Exteosioc, No. 1,104.
Great Norther°, 5 per cent redeem. at 10 par osat.
107.
Great Northern, 4i Par cont., do. do., 100.
Great Northern, 5 peg omit redeem., at t par oest. pm.,
10G.
Great Souther, and Western (Ireland), 4 per mot., 90.
Midland Consolidated Bristol and Birmingham, 6 pea
cent., 1301.
MiaLuidConselidAted, I) per mat pref. stock redeem.,

rd I worth Eastere, 4i per oe.t. redeem., 98.

The Times says the election of a Ifr. Oakley to the
cSair of mono in the Edinburgh University, in ➢reference
to Mr. Hullab, Mr. Duggan, Dr. Wylie, Dr. Gauntlett,
Mr. Hatton, Mr. litedarren, and others, whose names bad
been mentioned, has ocothoned great excitement and some
surprise in musical circles. The new profeinor, who is a
brother of Sir Chas. Oakley, has yet to acquire experience
and general reputation, and to vindicate in a DOW spines
his genius, knowledge, and power of performance.
A Brighton correspondent says " Brighton is
very full at present; it gets • monstrous plain; there is
quite a sew town talked of being built very near the
railway station, to be oiled Prestonville. There is also •
prospect of a new railway to Li ndon, the traffic is too
enormous for one line."
The Dublin Nation announces that on the 12th
inst. two Roman catholic bishops will be consecrated in
the Cathedral, Marlhorrughntreet, Dublin. The► are the
Rev. Dr. Murray, at present chsplaio to Dr. Cullen ; and
the Rev. Matthew Quip, brother of the Bishop of Brie-
bthe. and recently principal of one of the schools et the
C.wolic University. The two DOW bishops are intended
for the foreign mission.
A very silly communication has been received by
Lord Mayor Hale at the Manske home, warning him In
effect that his Weis in jeopardy, that any day the fate of
President Lineoln may be bli, that many a better man than
he has had to die suddenly, that " time is near," and in-
voking the mercy of the Almighty upon his soul. The letter
is anonymous and without date.
Lord Charles Russell writes to a contemporary

to say that the words he used at the late dinner to Sir
zd
. Hwy Verney were. that he feasted the motto of the
ministry would be "Rested mad thankful ; progress and
reform ;" not " Rat and be thankful, Progress," do.
The contest for the vacant Rectorship of the
Edinburgh Usivenity is likely fo be a very spirited one,
sod the supporters respectively of Kr. Carlyle sod Tdr.
Disraeli are 'gigged is a very active and strenuous ma-
ven. The likelihood is that Mr. Carlyle, being, as it may
be said, the smarms of the Liberal party, genially the
stroopes in Edinburgh Dsivenity, will poll the majority of
the Minima? votes. Professor Ifemon, atytoun's stmosesor,
Lto be inducted on the 9th, and will open hie ekes next
week.
Lieutenant James Henry Lalor, of the 9th Con-
neatiout Voleatsers, Vetted Beststi who was sniat•d
ra
Saturday last, on Undiog from the stessultip Iron Duke,
which arrived at the North Well, Dublin, from Liverpool,
was brought before the magistrate ea Saturday and (Fe-
l°Urged. The pistols, anamanitton, and doesesests eased
wen ell Merged to Lientesent Won There wee so a*
1 dame to eoesect him with Feeiselme, aid he Is about he
mum truth his wide to Amerks.