The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SEARS NARUTS.

LiwinrceL, OCT. 93.—Sales to-day :—Great Eastern, 261--
London, Chatham, and Doter 161—London and North western,
1161 I—North British, 371 1 1 k6l 6—South Eastern, 661—
Buffalo and Lake Huron. 41-- 'nited States O.W Bonds, he id.—
Mercantile and Exchange Bank !Limited`, 7 0.16 d.—Empire
Marine 'Limited, It d.—Angio-tmerican Telegraph, 164—
Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., et—British Shipowners, 84 4d.
—Mersey Steel and Iron tihnited,, 31 d.
.11a3CILESTItik Ogr. 20.—A moderate business was done at
Improved prices. Bolckow, Vaughan, and CO. (Limited), per—
Consolidated Bank 'Limited , 14 p.— District Bank, 101 p.—erfes,
104—Great Eastern, nit o—Grand Trunk of Canada, 20—Great
Western of Canada, 124—Creeks, 14-1111nols, 78—Lancaahlre
Insurance, 9-16 p.—Lancashire and 1 orksblre, 1244—London
and North Western, 1184 I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Sit—Metropolitan, 125--Midland, lti—Notth British,
37i 874iii7-Suuth Eastern. 064 I—United States 530 Years'
Bonds, dot—Consolidated Bank, New, 1 p.-11.-nlou Bank. 21 p.—
Union Plate Glass, 44—London, Chatham, and Dover, 18/.
BialloGiisn, OCT. 20.—The transactions in this market to-day
were to a very moderate extent, and were principally In local
stocks. quotations the genie as on Friday. There are buyers of
Patent Shaft and Axle-tree Company Share‘ at 6 pm.
DUBLIN, Ocr. 20.—Three par Cent. Consols, 681—New Thresper
Cent. Stock, SM.—Ditto for account, kr.h November, sat }—
Bank of Ireland ,i.lOO paid', 2294—National Bank ;/.30 paid),
67 CS—Ditto for account, 68 I—National of Liverpool
'Limited) (610 paid., 111-Itoysl Bank (ClO paid), ati—[test
Southern and Western 14100 paid,. 91—Dublin. Wicklow, and
Wexford Five per Cent., 1200 (redeem. 186 s. „CA paid 4.4
Great Southern and Western, Four per Cent. Perpetual (4100
paid„ 91 Wt.
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DEATH OP THE AUTHOR OP " THE LAMPLIGHTER."

—Miss Maria S. Cummins, daughter of the late Judge
Dimral Cummins, died on Monday morning at her resi-
dence in Dorchester after a long illness. Me is best known
perhaps, as the author of " The Lamplighter," a novel,
which was pubkiahed in 1833, and passed through several
editions, both in this county and in England. Among ha
othek books were " Mabel Vaughan," "El FureicVs,"
and " Haunted Hem is." Of late, we believe, her
writings have been chiefly confined to contributions to the
Atlantic Monthly and Uur Young Folk.—Boston 'dyer-
tior.

Prince Jerome Napoleon has during the last week
been visiting some of the minor ports in the west of Corn-
wall, in his steam yacht the Jerome Napoleon, Capt. G.
de Buisson. On Saturday his royal highness arrived by
train at Pearee's Royal Hotel, Plymouth, where he will
remain until to-day. Meanwhile the yacht has arrived in
Plymouth Sound.
A GIRL SHOT AT BIRMINGHAM.—A shocking
occurrence took place on Friday afternoon, which resulted
in the immediate death of a girl named Ellen Kempson,
under the following circumstances :—The girl was in the
employ of Mr. Duncan Miller, tailor and draper, 157,
Broad-street, Islington, and about 3 o'clock she was
in one of the upstair rooms when, it is supposed,
she accidentally discovered a brace of pistols which
bad been put by some time ago, but unfortunately
capped and loaded. It is surmised that she must have been
handling the dangerous weapons in a very careless manner.
as one of them exploded and the bullet entered her left
side under the heart. As soon as the report was heard she
walked downstairs, and on reaching the bottom she fell to
the ground. Mr. Suffield, a surgeon, residing in the
locality, was celled in, but life was extinct. It is ex-
pected that an inquest will be held to-day (Monday).—
Birmineham Gazette.
A DAY OF THANKSGIVING IN THE UNITED STATES.
—President Johnson has issued the following proclama-
tion:—`• Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, has been
pleased to vouchsafe to us as a people another year of that
national life which is en indispensable condition of pesos,
security, and !progress. That year, moreover, has been
crowned with many peculiar ngs. The civil war
that has so recently been among us, has not been any-
where reopened. Foreign intervention has ceased to ex-
cite alarm or apprehension. Intrusive pestilence has been
bennigly mitigated. Domestic tranquillity has improved
sentiments of conciliation have largely prevailed, and
affections of loyalty and patriotism have been widely re-
newel. Our fields have yielded quite abundantly ; our
mining industry has been richly rewarded, and we have
been allowed to extend our railroad system far into the in-
terior recesses of the country, while our commerce has re-
sumed its customary activity in foreign seas. These great
national blessings demand a national acknowledgment.
Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of
the United States, do hereby recommend that Thursday,
the 29th day of November next, be set apart and be ob-
served everywhere in the several States and territories of
the United States by the people thereof as a day of thanks-
giving Red praise to Almighty God, with due remembrance
that in His temple doth every man speak of Bias honour.
I recommend also that on the same solemn ea-anion we
do humbly and devoutly implore him to grant to our
national councils and to our whole people that divine
wisdom which alone can lead any nation into the ways
of all good. In offering these national thanksgivings,
praises, and supplications, we have the Divine assurance
that the Lord remaineth a King for ever ; those that are
meek shall He guide in judgment, and such as are gentle
shall He learn his way. The Lord shall give strength to
His people, and the Lord shall give to his people the
blessing of peace.—ln witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. Done in the city of Washington this Bth day of
October, in the year of our Lord 1866, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States the 91st.—Aismirw JOH:7BON.
By the President—William H. Seward, Secretary of
State."
31ALTON SPORTING ITEMS.—The following 3-yr-
olds. the property of Mr. Bowes, have arrived at Mr. John
Scott's, Whitewall, for training on Langton Wold—viz.,
Merry and Wise, ch. f, by Thormanby—Wissma ; Booty,
ch. f. by Buccaneer—Auld Acquaintance; and Thankful,
b. f. by Leamington—Forget-ale-not. Bird of Eye, 3 yrs,
by Leamington—The Flapper, the property of Mr. Bowes,
has been turned out of training, and has left Whitewall for
Streatlam to loin the stud. Mr. Jones's bay yearling colt
Camillo. by tewminster—Kapunda's dam, bee arrived at
Grove-house for training on Langton Weld. Ballot, 2 yrs,
has been turned out of training, and has left Charles Peck's
for Badsworth. A capital steeplechasemeeting, to be held
in March, is being got up for Melton, where there has been
no racing since the partial enclosure of Langton Wold. The
best stake will have 1001. added money. Earl Fitzwilliam
has provided a splendid coarse of mile, with a dozen
fences.
According to the great registry of the city and
county of San Francisco there are 14,818 voters. Of these
6,361 are foreigners, via., 3,111 Irishmen, 1,870 Germans,
684 n itives of Great Britain,lsl Danes and Scandinavians,
136 British colonists, 128 Russians and Poles, 99 French-
men. 26 Australians, 19 Italians, 16 Dutchmen, 14 Spanish
Americans, 11 Belgians, 10 Portuguese, li West Indiana,
7 Hungarians, 6 East Indians, 2 Sandwich Islanders, 1
Greek, 1 Spaniard, and 1 Chinaman.
It is a curious fact, connected with deep mining,
that from the hours of 12 at night till 3 in the morning the
disturbing influence in the bowels of the earth obtains in-
creased activity. At that time it is observed by miners
that water falls from places where none is observable dim-
ing the day. The volume in the wheel is perceptibly in-
- creased, the atmosphere is charged with gases which Aso
prevent the lights from burning. and small particles of
earth and rock are observed to fall from the tops of the
drives. 'Whether this phenomenon is to be attributed to
the diurnal motion of the earth or other causes, it is
worthy of the attention of the curious.—Greciong
tier.