The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

PAOTINCIAL SHARI MARIMIL

LlT[lt7ooo ACCOST 13.—liales to-day : Great Pastern, new
account, 2111 301—Lendon and Borth Wasters, 1141 15 141
IISA 14f— tto, new account, 114 1 15 141 15 11 I I
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471—Ditto, new account,
471 1 I—Metropolitan,1—Metropolitan, 124—Ditto, new account, 124 1--111d-
land,1191—Dttto, new account, 1191 1 1111—Ditto, at convertible,
1 p.—North Eastern Berwick, capita Mock, 1041—houth lament,
new account, 67 Don Pedro North Del Bey, new account, 113-14 p.
—Buffaln and Lake Huron, new account, Sl—Grand Trunk ..f
Canada, 17—Ditto, new account, 171—Great Western of Canada,
14—United States 5-20 Bonds, 1462, 74—Dutch Rhenish, new,
p —Great Luxembourg shares.lol—Ditto, new account. 11 101—
Liverpool and London and Globe Fire and Lib, 51—Lintrpool
Exchange, 231—Runcorn Soap and Alkali (Limited), 31 d.

Ai sxminarga, Avocet 13.—A tar Wainer was done, the
market being again strong, with an advance in prices. Great
Y,astern, 30 : next account, 30 1 1 90 4—Great Luxembourg,
11 1-16 ; next account, 11 10/—Oreat Northern, A, 1141 15 ; next
account, 115 Ile It 17-orand Trunk of Canada, next account,
yfr;(l Ire : t.
at Western, ne4 aefoutit,utt
and North
andv, York:
1141 151: next account, 1151 13 I—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 471 1 1: Dint *COMM 47; I—Metropolitan.
1371: next account, 118 7I ISel 19 1 9-14idland, 119 181 next
account, 1191 1 I—North British, 311 ; next account, 314
=Zingers, 679117111;nextaccount, 676171111
and Mornay Marine Insurance (Limited), 3 9-16
next account, 3 9-16 p.—London and Brighton, 63; next ac-
count, 621—Ditto, New, 41 c. 4 p.

811111110 BAX Atoos? 19.-130E113ms dome: B
Financial (limited), at 11 dia.—Birmingham Wagoviiirtl=l,',
second lams, at { prem.—and Metropolitan Railway Carriage
and Wagon (Ihnited), at 10} per share. Closing prices : North
Staffordshire RailwagLlS, sellers—South Staffordshire Railway
BaZtectfe, la to ml) di* —OloitoBes9ierblre—nindmiart!df,inancial
ourth
Issue, 11 to 2 preen.—South Staffordshire Water Works, 0,
buyers—and British and Foreign Railway Plant (limited), 10
to Si dis.

When the Reform Bill has finally passed, it is
not impropable that General Peel will, says Echoes front
the Clubs, again take office and having returned to Pall-
mall, will commence, in good earnest, the greatly needed
War-Office reform, about which so much has been said and
so little done. Lord Cranborne has refused to rejoin the
Ministry.

BRITTORD GREAT SHEEP FAIR, AVOCAT 12.
The fair was held to-day, and the attendance of buyers
and dealers was as large as ever known. The supply of
sheep, averaging from 95,000 to 100,000, was considerably
above the average, and the condition was better than
usual, in consequence of the abundance of keep. The
trade throughout was dull buyers acting with great
caution, nevertheless a tolerably good clearance wee
effected, several lots changing hands more than once, at
prices a little higher than at the late Weyhill and Overton
fairs. As compared with last year, there was a reduction
of from 84. to 10s. per heed. Wethers ranged from 345.
to 44a. per head ; ewes, trom 35e. to 455. ; and Luba,
from 365. to 455., prime lots of each realising coin-
siderably higher prices. The competition for the prizes
offered by the for committee was unusually large both
from local breeders of great eminence and from those at •
great distance. The prise animals realised high prices
wetbers sold as high as 55e. each ; ewes 60s. a head, and
lambs 40s. each. The horse fair was well supplied with all
descriptions, but the trade was dull, and prices ran rather
low. The supply of lean stock of beasts was less than
usual, and little business was transacted ; and the supply
of agricultural implements on the ground was exceedingly
short, very few business transactions taking place.
A TREIIINDOI3B LEAP BY A PONY.—A pony
belonging to Mr. Lovett, builder and contractor,
Darlington-street, took • leap • few days ago
which will astonish even the readers of the
sporting journals. The pony stands only about 135
bands high, and whilst being harnessed in the
owner's yard it suddenly took fright and leaped over
a pair of gates shout 85 feet high. The animal's hind legs
caught as she was going over and tore away the fattening',
but the pony dropped safely in the street outside, and
the only injury sustained was a slight cut. After this
extraordinary leap she proceeded no further, but allowed
herself to be quietly led back to the stable.— Woherkatipten
Chronicle.

There is one curious fact with respect to the,
wasp worth mentioning, and for which, besides my own
observation, I am indebted to the same intelligent
naturalist. It is as follows :—lf the entrance to a waep's
nest be stopped up in the day time, the numerous wasps
which are constantly returning to it, make no attempt
to sting the aggressor ; but if only one escapee from the
inside it attacks him instantly, although, perhaps, not
with the same pertinacity as the common bee is known to
show.—E. Jesse, in Once s Week.