The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-11 00:00:00

JOINT RTOCK BANICI

Downs
YeO terday to daym BUSIDNO Aons
.

=5OO 40 !AUdnikMBLII . all 75 77 :77
40 'Br% Col. Planks Co.. a - - 1
20.000 63 SALM Needs Ataerken oil - -
40,00 f. 25 Chartered Bank of Asia 6 14 1 di!,
mogul ao Chart. Bank of Jolla, Ats
tralla, and Chlna . 4 2 die
20,000170 Colonial
26090100 „Coannerdal of London._ 22 - -
26,0001 20 Ilene.. Seek, & Aunt. Chart. 10 14 06 dis'
25.000. 90 flton. Chart. Bar& of Amt. 16 i 1 pee 15
10,0J0' 60 !London and Comity -
60,9464 60 iLondon Joint Stook
60,003 100 ,Landon sad Westmhuter 20 - -
10.000100 I National Prov. of Wand 35 - -
10,006, 20 I Do. New. . ... - .-
10,000 60 !National oi ireiaati - -
20,000 10 New South Wal,.. .__ - - •
31872 16 !Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 46 434
20.000,101 !Provincial of Irthinci
4,600 10 Do. New all - - 1
60,000 6 w
and
Australian thinking
and Oold Dep. Co.
8,000 26 ,South Australia -
20,000 26 'Union of Australia all 73 75 744
MOO .. IDo. New 2l 74 P 4 .
60,000 00 . Union of London.. ..... - - : 162
15.0061 40 !Union et lthdrld all - -
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II 160ELLANZOIIII.
00 1 °ulna i Ilmilars' dos
No. 111 lIIICILLAWIOCL \ Pd:Yeatcrilay' to-lay.
32. . &Lubin Coal and Iron .. ... 6 - -
21.000 26IAustralLth AVeulturei ..I 174 42 43 142
12.500 201AustraLestan Pacific Mall.. 14 - -
60,000 Itlktotralian ROl7ll Mail . ... 8 - -. 32
36.600 101lierlin Watermorkv 24 - -
tO'Britleb American Land 384 60 65
60,900 alßrit.acoLsm.siteduc I
10,000“ 1001Camsda - -
160.000 6 Crystal Palaoe .......
50,0001 6 Do. New
130,000410tystal Paha of Prance - -
03,006, 26,1:astern Steam ..._. .... . :
11,000 2612.3ectrte Telopralth . AA! 77 17 19
12,000 25 Do. -._ ..„,. - ...1161 16 12 14
POMO 16i4loseral. intent Navigation, 14 - -
- , 10,0onaral S. S. Shipping Co l6 - -
*3,000 10lIrish Beetroot Sugar ....• • 74 - -
10.0k;i 21Nagdalena rik Narlgatioa & -.-
60.0001 1 National PatentStoamlitiel all - -
01)! 60, 16 Netherlands Lan4 4 14 04 die
75,00. 2'N.O. Wales Coal and Inter
Steam Navigation Co. 1 -
129.T16Lsortb British AtutralastAM all 4 Ipm 4
66,000 1' Do. New . ..... - - I 25,000 20INorth of 1:1170:0 Scam - -
120,000 fircel River land A Mena! all 2 0 pm'
23,01 60. Peninsular A Oriental Sim. all - -
10,000 60 Do. do. ...... - .-
60,009; 2'Portiand Iron Company -.-
14,040 100Illoyal Nail SWIM ..- -60 - -
100,0001 Ipicottlen Amur. Investment all If 14 pm 121
12,700 25 douth Australian Land 25 135 37
156.0601 liSubioarine 'fmlarraoh - 1
10,600 100 Van DieMOD • CIO 2Bl 141 156

A TALE OF CusrmsoNE.—The inhabitants of
Champagne (says Galignani) have from time immemorial
had the reputation of being remarkable for their simplicity.
There is indeed a saying that "99 moutons et on Champe-
nois font 100 likes." Front time to time, however, the
people of Champagne give proof that they are not the
simpletons that they are represented to be. The following
instance of acuteness, which is related in one of the jour-
nals,would indeed do honour to a" Yorkshiremun •': A few
days ago, a small farmer of the environs of Mallon, had a
quantity of wool to sell, and he was waited en by one of
the men who make it their business to go from place to place
to effect purchases for the large dealers. A bargain was
struck at 6fr. the kilogramme, and the wool was weighed
and done up in sacks. Whilst the purchaser was counting
out his money, the rainier went into his cellar tor a bottle
or two of wine. During his absence, the wool dealer, see-
ing halls dozen splendid hams hanging to the ceinag, could
not resist the temptation of taking two, and slapping them
into one of his sacks. 'lke con was shining at the time, and
the farmer saw, by the reflection on the wall, what his cus-
tomer was about. .When he appeared with the wine, how-
ever, he said nothing, but, counting over the money, pre-
tended not to reosllect the precise weight of the wool. The
purchaser told hint, but he was not satisfied, and proposed
to have the sacks weighed again. The purchaser did not
like this, but could not of course resist, and the weighing
was proceeded to. It turned out that they weighed 11 kilo-
grammes. more than he had paid for ; acid he was obliged
to add 66fr. to the sum counted out. The peasant then
bade him adieu with a malicious smile, for his hams bad
brought him three francs a pound.
FREEMASONRY.—The Prince of Prussia, who has
been since 1622 the protector of all the masonic !edges of
the kingdom, has, with the authorisation of the King, re-
ceived his son Frederick Willi.= as freemason and mem-
ber of the National Lodge of Germaay. The msmben of
the three Grand Prussian Lodges were present at the re-
ception.
PANAMA RAILAOAD.—The first accident since the
opening of the Pinatas railroad occurred on the Ist ult.,
when a train of 600 passengers was thrown off a bridge, at
Taberelis, into a ravine of sizteen feet deep, by musing
over an oz. Four men were killed and several severely
. wowided.