The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-12 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Ffin. 11.—Males to-day: Caledonian, 1161—Great
Diatom, 321 2 11 1--Glsagow and South Western, 1111—Great
Western, 511—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 129—London and North
Western, 12°1 11 1 11 L I—Manchester, She Meld, and Lincoln,
501 50 ad. - Metropolitan. 1271—North British.32/—Beath East-
ern, 7111—Lancaster and Carlisle, 41 per cent., 100 ad—Great
Indian Peninsula, 1051— Royal insurance, 21 p. —Atlantic Tele-
graph, 8 per cent, 21—Liverpool &change, 22—National
steam Company Limited', 14 di.
MAIICILLaina, FAB. 11.—The market opened better, but sub-
sequently declined, closing at the lowest b obit of the day.
Anglo-American Telegraph (limited). 151—Atlantic Telegraph
8 per cent. pref., 571 64--C. Ca mmeil and Cm., 40 d.—treat
Fastens. 324 41 21/ I—Great Western, 511 50i,1 Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 122—London and North Western, 1221—
Manchester and County Bank :Limited', 4; p.—Manebester,
Sheffield, and LhEolnlhire, SO: 88-- Metropolitan, 1271 -Mid-
land. 11131--North British. 38—South Eastern. 711 I—Thames
and !Lowey Marine Insurance Limited), 2415-Id p.—Uaion
Bank, 11 p. —Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds, 271 7—Belgian kastern Junction,
BIRMINGHAM, FRB. 11.—The sales to-day were—ln Great
Western, Stour Valley Guaranteed Stocks at 73 ; Nletropolitan
Railway Carriage and Wagon shares at 91 yer li:cre. Closing
prices:—Worcester and Birmingham Canal shares, at 110 to 12:
Iliriningliain Banking Company (Limited:, slurry, at 2 to 24
prem.—Land Mortgage Bank of India i Lintitol,, at 14 to 1 dis.—
Mminghiun Financial shares, at 2 to 1 dn.—Midland, at 11 to
11 die.—British and Foreign Railway Plant, at Bto 7 dli Mid-
land Contract, at 111 din, veleta ; and Staffordshire Wheel and
Agletree shares, at 1 dig. to par.

REPRESENTATION or CORE.—The Cork Ilerolci
states that Colonel Luke White is a candidate for the
county of Cork, and that Mr. Scully will contest the seat
with him. The same paper adds that it is likely Mr.
Smith Barry will address the electors on independent
liberal principles.
ANDOVER ELecrios. —Yesterday Sir John Kars-
lake, the Solicitor-General, was elected to represent this
borough in parliament without opposition, in the room of
Mr. M . H. Humphrey, who retired to make room for him.
SCOTTISII ART.—Our readers will be gratified to
learn that her Majesty has graciously signified her intention
to confer the honour of knighthood on Mr. George Harvey,
president of the Royal Scottish Academy, and on Mr. J.
Noel Paton, R.S.A.—Edinbermt Ere Ring Counsel.
'SHE FLOODS IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE AND SHROP-
Sl.ax.—Yesterday the Severn had fallen considerably
from the height attained during Sunday, and the floods
were gradually draining off the land adjoining its banks,
though many thousands of acres are still under water.
The overflow has occurred in a district almost entirely
agricultural, and fortunately happening et a time when
the land is fallow the damage accruing is not so serious as
might have been expected from the iii.ilnitude of the
Mood. In Newtown, Welelipool, Shrewsbury, and the
ether towns along the Severn hank the worst effects have
been the inconvenience to the inhabitants arising from the
presence of water in their cellars and kitchens, and in
some instances a trifling damage to their furniture. A
rather more serious matter is reported iu connexion with
the Shrewsbury and North Wales line of railway, which
has heel a portion of its embaoliment shifted by the
im-
menec accumulation of water near 3lalverley. The gap
made, however, is slight in extent, and the water has now
so far disappeared that no further danger is apprehended,
and the repair of the line was completed in the soured, of
yestenlay afternoon.
FIRE AND Lots OF LIFE AT TOOTI NO. —Yester-
.lay morning, between three and four o'clock, the village of
Lower Tooting was thrown into a state of considerable ex-
citement in consequence of the outbreak of a fire on the
preini,ee of Mr. 'B eaver, known as the Rising Sun Tavern,
Mitchaireroa.l, Lower Tooting, which has resulted in the
destruction of considerable property, amounting to many
hundreds of pounds, and the loss of several Beta,. The fire
broke out in the lower part of the premise', and was dis-
covered by the police, who, on passing by, heard a loud
cracking of glass, and obsierved smoke issuing from the
shutters. An officer raised the alarm, but was unable for
some time to arouse the inmates. The fire engines arrived
as soon as possible, but not until the premise', were en-
tirely gutted. As soon as the ruins were sufficiently
cooled, it was found that three lodger's of the name of R.
Smith, Richd. Cutler, T. Porter, and a man whose name is
at present unknown, were burnt to de:'.S. The search for
other missing bodies proceeded, but up to last night no
other bodies were discovered. The cause of the tire is at
present unknown.
PATENT OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—
Number of visitors for the week ending Feb. 9, 1,634 ;
total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 183.9), 1,113,347.