The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Closing prices :—Gold, 137 f. Sterling exchangt
on London, 1091. Five-Twenty United St/td
Bonds, 1091 ; Illinois, 115/ ; Erie, 69k. Ottou—
Middling Upland, 28i. Petroleum, refined, 26.
[This telegram arrived in London at 4.40 am.
Tuesday.]

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Umpool 12.76 54 Z.
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Penzance.— 29.68 52 Z.
Brest
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Km:before 29.76 52 W.S. W.
Plymouth
Weymouth 2266 62 X.
Portsmouth 29.52 54 N.K.
Loudon 29.5e 60 IN.!.
Yarmouth 29.64 47 IL
Scarborough 22.84 411 N.H.
Shields 2..9441 N.K.
Helder —

REMARKS.
Atmospherical pressure la lowest, awl is still, decreed*
the south of the British Isles, but le increasing in the PA
Temperature iv lower, and the winds are northeuArrly. •to
on the west coast of France they are snoth.westerly. Wes*:
in the north is ens; la the south it ts ot cit.ist, where pia be
been general.

The ball given on Saturday night at the Tuileries
by the Emperor and Empress to the royal peonsps
now in Paris seems to huve been of extraordinary skell,
licence. The Galeria de la Prix, the Salle do. TAM
the Gslerie de Diane, their Majesties private saLIM
the Salle des Marichaux were all splendidly lit xi). di
last being used as • ball-room. The number of inviter/at
was limited, scarcely more than 1,500, this fete being /If
is called a "petit grand bad." The resery d Pder
were illuminated by a multitude of electric lights of doe
colours, and produced a marvellous effect outside. Cuss
quently all the approaches to the palace were throe.
" The Eu.peror," says the Ear' Atte, "I*
ordered N. Perrin, director of the Opera, to make the le
eessary preparations for a grand gala perforumuce is
place on the 6th proximo. This representation. eves k
the royal personages them is Paris, will only include
sited guests."

Baron Liebig, the celebrated chemist,
vited last week to a family dinner at the Toil,
Emperor, who takes great interest in the !alga
distinguished savant, conversed with bin, a lung
congratulated him on his recent discoveries.

Advice's from Luxemburg speak of tlu
Jude of the population at the idea of dianiautla
tress, no they find themselves about to be dery
resources which they found in the garrison Jur,
Mgr. Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans, ha,
at Rome.

Mr. Bayard Taylor, writing to the
Tribune, says :—" Mr. Tennyson's aapr.in (tb.
California), which was planted by the band of
is now thriving vigorously. His gardener vo
to protect it by • wire cage, and, I suspect
• little nervous whenever a str►nger sePro.
illustrious tree. In all the sheltered cooks
park snowdrops, cowslips, and daffodils were
and one rhododendron already lit up with ro,!
dark-green of the "dry-tongued laurel." I
offend the Leres of Ferringforel by any det.•rils ..
they guanl ; but the many friends of the poet. b
Atlantic, will be satisfied to know that not um,
six feet of stature has yet been bent by time.
erect. vigorous, and full of creative life. Man;
line will yet flow from that full-voiced fountain
The New York Tribune, mentionerz
that Mr. William Lloyd Garrison, who may
named the apostle of anti-slavery, has f
to benefit his health, says: —" He takes deserve
after a long and earnest work well done. The
of Christian men and women whose good wishes,
him will be glad to kern that, before sailing. it
known to him that 30,000 dole. had been cone
deposited to his order as • tribute to his all
labours."

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Nairn
Aberdeen '2990 43
Leith 129.96 43
Antrum= '20.66 46
Greencastle— 2906 46