The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

Urnta.POnt., t.' 1: 2:i —Sales today Great Eastern. 2.4 DBl
1 a I—Great Western, 44j 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1284
—London, Brighton, and South Coast, 541 4 I—London, Chat-
ham, and Motet, Pi—London and North Waders, 114 131
—Manchester, shethebi. sod Lincolnshire, Ina 4—Metropolitats,
135 a s—Midland, 1124 13 121 1 13 121 1--.9uuth Embers,
t. 14 6 41—Dun Pedro North del Ray, 4 p.—Grand Trunk et
Canada, 174--Grent Western of Canada, 141—Erie, 42a
united States 5.20, ISO.), 73 21-41reat Lniiabow'i shares. IR
11-16—Rank of Ltverpool.'-sia—forth Western Bank (Limited), 44
—Maritime Insurance Limited), Id.
MANCEISITSR, J us. _J.—There was • better market, with •
mod buduem —Anglo-A mesitan Telegraph ) Ma—
k:ries, 43 21—Great Eastern, Mafia 1 a—Great-Northern A,
113--Great Western, 441 4—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1384
Leedom and North Western, 1131 a—Mancbester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire. 41 I—Metropolitan, 1241 1 1 114
13—North Britiali. 31 11 30j a 1-Bonth Eastern, 6516—Landon
and Brighton, &111 4 a 1.
illiatisunsffi, JUNK 21.—Cloelag pekes: South Staffordshire
Railway, $74. sellers- Birmingham Canal, 159 to 90—Lloyd's
Rank 'Lindtcll), 7' to IS pm—Midland Financial 'Limited; 141.
to 11 -Iniper;a' I Continental Gas, 96 to 97—ffirmingisain New
Union Mill, I Is-16 to 31—Gloucester Wagon ILladted , 12 to
121—Midland Warm, New, 20 pin.. sellers—binsinghian Water
Works, 31, laquis—Nlmitga Metal Metal ,limited), 24 din,
seller

-51iant, Jr,i9 U.—Three per Cent. Consols, 94,1—Three per
Cent. Reduced, 931—New Three Cent. mount, 94 ditto.
account, 19th July, te2f f ditto for ne
nye per Cent .1091—Bank of Ireland ,XIOO paiii;;Uul —National
Bank E3O paid r y .0-111Uo for account, WA—National n(
Liverpool ,Lhoite.l., ,4:15 paid , Bank ;attli paid),
80e, as dß's—D.ll4lu, tt Widow, and Wexford sl. o psitl:, 40f—
Great Southern and Western (XlOO paid , 96—Watertord and
IJuserick paid 12:—(ireat Southern and Western, sf per
cent., 194.

THS Lae: COVRTB IN THE QTY.—This morning
the London .ittings at Nisi Prius of the Cowie of Com-
mon Pleas and Exchequer commenced at Guildhall. The
First Court of Exchequer was engaged with the case of
" Smith v. The (i.e Light and Coke Company," which had
not concluded .d the last sittings and had been adjourned
until to-day. It was an action by Mrs. Smith, the pro-
prietor of the dining-rooms in the lower storey of Saville-
bowie, Leicester-square, and involved the question whether
the tire which destroyed that building bad been caused by
the negligence of the defendants' servants. The Lord
Chief Baron again presided, and the same special jury
were in attendance. The evidence for the defence was
proceeded with from the point at which it left
off at the last sittings, and is likely to occupy
the entire day. It rarely happens that the courts
adjourn brie from Westminster without some alterations
being in ',regrets in tke Guildhall or the civic buildings
adjoining it ; but on the present occasion the entire place
is in the possession of nters, painters, and decorators,
who are making peepaea a for the entertainment to be
given to the Belgian volunteers by the corporation ; and
the hammering,susell of paint, and general confusion,
greatly interferes with the transaction of judicial busine.sa.
EXCITING SCENE AT THE ZOOLOGICAL Gaitilees.
—On Friday a scene of a rue: exciting nature occurred at
the Zoological Gardens Regent's-park. It appears that a
countryman, while looking at the beam, accidentally
dropped his hat into the pat, and, to recover it, bad the
foolhardiness to descend the pit. As soon as he got to
the bottom lie was seized by one of the bears, and imme-
diately two others came from their cave and also seized
him, and began dragging him towards it. Some sticks
were throwu to him by the excited lookers on, but fortu-
nately one of the keepers went to the man's assistance, and
succeeded in setting him free.
Gu ts-tvirt wt. —A sad accident occurred on Friday
at Messrs. Prangley's manure works, Bt. Philip's, Bristol.
Mr. Osborn Pnungley, civil engineer, brother of one of the
partners in the firm, was on a %irk to Bristol, and his
uncle, Mr. Alexander Rawlinson, who carries on the busi-
ness of a collodion manufacturer on part of the Messrs.
Prangley's premises, was illustrating the explosive power
of gun-cotton when the accident happened. A cannon hat
been extemporised oat of an old 1100 pipe about bye
inches long and half en inch bore, and Mr. Prangley was
holding this with both hands in an upright position on
the window sill of the cake, while Mr. Rawlinson was
ramming about an ounce of gun-cotton into it with an iron
nail, when it is supposed that a spark caused by the fric-
tion ignited the guwoottoe. and an explosion took place
which shattered the cannon into fragments. Mr. Prangley
and Mr. Rawlinson were immediately conveyed to the
General Hospital, where the former had his left hand am-
putated above the wrist, and the thumb and two fore-
fingers of his right head were R off. Mr. Rawlinsoo
hadre
the thumb and two forefingers of his left hand am-
putated.
JAPAN.—Commerce with foreign nations is de-
veloping with marvellous rapidity. The expects in British
vessels rose from 9,941,404 dais. in 1864 to 16,186,823 dole.
in 1865, and the eoits in other foreign vessels from
630,818 dole. to 2,303.407 dela. In the European settle-
ments in an they have churches and schools, telegraphs
and railroads, and newspapers. The regular army of
Japan is drilled by French officers. Many of the Deludes
are beginning to buy ships from the Christian nations, and
establishing manufactures.—Ness York Tribune.
081 t STEP IN ADVANCE. —IL was Mr. Serjearit
Penguin's way to try to be a little—if ever so little—ahead
of other people. To his prudence for being, as be said,
one step in advance, be owed much of his success in the
world. If one person with whom he mine into contact
knew three facts, Serjeant Penguin managed to know
four. If it was important for other persons to be
punctual to twelve o'cloc.,, Sergeant Penguin was at the
rendezvous at a quarter to 12. If the right and expected
subscription were five pounds, Sergeant l'entcht gam, Ave
guineas. In small maters and great he found this little
rule exceedingly valuable. But he never professed to have
a rule. On the contrary, all his advantages were pined,
he said, by some accident, and the affected saunter,mentd
as well se physical, when he was mast keen! alive to the
work in bead.—Sooner or Later, by Shirley

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