The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

iiIIIRPOOL, 90.-Sales: Caledonian, 1051 16} 611 1 1
rd.—Great Eastern, 321 1 1 1 I—Great Western, 491 11 1 9
:—Lancashiro and Yorkshire, 129—London, Brighton, and
South Coast, 55}—London and North Western, 1141 15 141 1
I—Manchester, ilimMeld, and Uncoin, 604 /*Hit—Metro-
politan. 125 1 6—Midland, 122} 1 2 If 2 11—North British, 331
South Eastern, Of 4—Buffalo and Late Huron, S 15-It-Grand
Trunk of Canada, 20 191 1 1 I—Great Western of Canada, ill—
Erie, 421—United States 5-20, 1882, let May to Ist November, 721
—Dutch Rhenish, paid.up, 24—Great Luxemburg shares, 101
340—ktr1tish and Foreign Marine (Limited), 1 } p.—Atlantic
Telegraph 8 pm. cent., S 1148—Birkenhead Amalgamate,!
Brewery (Limited), 1 d. National Steam Ship Company
(Limited), 64.

MANCHISTIR,BI22. 10.-Market better, with a fair amount
of business douse. Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 173-
Ebbw Vale. 151 d.-Eries, 42 11-orest Eastern, 424 tl3 21 1
1 11-Great Luxembourg, 101 616 1--Great Northern A,
118 171 4-Grand Think of Canada, 1011 -Great Western
of sffimada, 161 7-16-Orest Western, 431-Lancashire and York-
ddre, 128 -London, Brighton, and South Coast, 551 5 44-
Loodon and North Western, 1141-Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 601 f 1 1 1 }-Metropolitan, 125 6 41-Midland,
12212-North British, 234 1-South Eastern, en 1-Unlted
States 5-20 ( 721-Calednulan, 106 61 f-Turki-h per
Cents., 32}-Brighton ;New), 81 p. London, Chatham, and
Dover, 20-N Eastern, 0. N. E Parch. 4 per Cents., M.

BIRMINGHAM, SUPT. 30.—The 11111011 In this market to-day were
In Birmingham Corral shares, at 87 ; Birmingham Town and Die
trict Banks, at 114 ; Birmingham and Midland Banks, at 136;
Birmingham and Staffordshire Oss 320 shank at 38, ; Birming-
ham Wagon shares, at 11 7-16 to 14 ; and Gloucester Waggon
shares, htth issue, at 6s. 6d. pram. Closingprices :--Great Western
Railway Stock, at 49, sellers: Birmingnam Banking Company
alums. 13 to li rem, ; and Muntts Metal (Limited) shares, at II
to 4 die.

lirsuff, Barr. 93.—Three per Cask Contain, 981, I—/lew
Three per Cent Stock, Y!3 —Ditto for new sanest, in }—
Minister Bank 'Limited) wt.: rid), 4.—National Bank (SAO
Will. ell—Dublin, Wicklow. Warlord 4100 paid), 3a.

Mr. J. Jefferson, whose Rip van Winkle, when
played at the Adelphi, was one of the finest delineations
ever seen in London, is now at the New York 013 rapic, and
draws crowded houses.

Sir Joseph Hawley having started from his cot-
tage at Laggan, near Inverness, on Saturday forenoon, to
catch the mail en route for Newmarket, dhloovered shortly
after his departure that he had left behind his travelling
bag. The distance from Laggan to Inverness being four
miles and a half by road, Captain Coventry undertook, in
a wager of 500/. to 4001. with Mr. Vansittart, of Coleraine,
to ride barebacked on a pony, and deliver the bag to Sir
Joseph at the station under 15 minutes. A grey shooting
pony about 13 hands 1 inch was brought out, and the gal-
lant captain started off at full speed along the high road
with the bag slung over his back, and accomplished the
distance with 45 secs. to spare, thereby winning his wavr.
Captain Coventry immediately presented the building fund
of the New Cathedral at Inverness with 1001. The pony
is a common Highland garrow, bred on the Ness Castle
estates by Mr. Dmald Campbell, of Ballyveolan, and only
used by Sir Joseph Hawley for shooting purposes, and
never taken up.

The Dear; of Westminster and Lady Augusts
Stanley returned to the Deanery, Westminster, from
Scotland, last week, for the purpose of showing hospitality
to the bishops--especially to the American bishops—now
visiting England. All the arrangements have been aban-
doned by the sudden and unexpected death of Sir Frede-
rick Bruce (Lady Angara& Stanley's brother), her Bri-
tannic Majesty's Minister to the United States.
THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND AT ST. HELENS.
The Queen of the Netherlands, who his been sojourning
since Saturday last at Knowsley, visited the plate glass
manufactory of Messrs. Sullivan, Siveright, and Crossley,
at St. Helens, yesterday. The visit was of &purely private
character, and public display was eschewed as much as
possible. The party left Knowsley about three o'clock,
and arrived at the works before four o'clock, where
they were received by Sir Edward Sullivan, the principal
of the firm. In addition to her Majesty and her suite
there were also present the Earl of Derby. Sir It. Gerard,
Bart., Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., Lady Skelmersdale,
Colonel Wilbraham, the Bishop of Sodor anal Man. As
the carriages proceeded through the Alexandra Drive—
memorable as the route taken by the Princess of Wales to
inspect the same works—the children attached to the
establishment lined the way, dressed in holiday costume,
and neatly decorated. The party were shown through the
works by Sir Edward Sullivan, who explained the various
processes through which the glen was put before ready
for the market. There were special men in attendance to
show how the casting. fashioning, and polishing were ac-
complished. Her Majesty expressed herself highly
pleased with all she had seen, and, after partaking of a
d6euner, the select party returned to Knowsley a little
after 5 o'clock.

THE APPROACHES TO THE NEW PALACE AT WEST-
EngsTER. —Rapid progress is daily being made in New
Palace-yard towards the completion of therm approaches. Ry
the commencement of next Michaelmas term the space of
ground fronting Westminster-hall will be nailed in, with the
exception of entrances for the free ingress and egress of cabs,
&c., and the public generally. The ornamental stone arcade,
which is now in course of constructi,m, and which is to form
a private entrance for members of the Rouse of Commons,
by way of the Speaker's entranoe, is also rapidly progress-
ing, but, though it will be available for their use by the
meeting of parliament, a considerable time must elapse
before its architectural beauties can be fully completed
and developed. With regard to the extension of the
Metropolitan Railway, which is to have a station in close
proximity to the Thames Embankment at the end of this
arcade, these works are not so forward as had been antici-
pated they would have been, but thaw entirely owing to
unforeseen circumstances. Opposite New Palace-yard,
and in the vacant piece of ground where Canning's statue
crlgivallY e:ood. great progress has been made in the way
of improvement, and by next spring this spot will be taste-
fully and ornamentally laid out. It was intended origi•
nally to have had two fountains placed here, but that idea
has been abandoned.

THE ATTEMPT TO UPSET THE LIMITED MAIL
AT W /GAL —Yeaterdity, at the Town Rail, Wigan, Michael
Matey, • young and somewhat intelligent-looking Irish-
man, recently employed in the neighbourhood as a navvy.
was charred with placing four sleepers on the London and
North-Weetesn Railway, in the township of Into, near
WiSeu, on the night of the 22nd ult., with intent to over-
throw the limited mail. The offence was proved by a oorn-
psalm of the prisoner, named Michael Hare, who saw the
sleepers placed on the rails and removed them. but the
:soner threatened to assault him, and refixed the obstruc-
tion. Harm gave information by letter to the station-
master, but the mail passed through the station as the
ciorocounicetion was being reed. Fortunately the wheels
of the engine broke some of the sleepers, and the lifeguards
moved the others out of the way, so that the train stuck
to the rails and a terrible accUent was thus narrowly
somped. The charge wee fully substantiated, sal the
Owner was oomuotbied fee biol.