The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-23 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE KARIM.

LirlffirooL, Al7orer 22.-Bales to-day :-Great Eastern, 261
If 3 1 j 1-Great Western, 631 3 21-Lancashire and York-
shire, 121 ud and a-Loudon and North Western, 1161
-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 561-Midlend, 120 a
-South Eastern, 65 41 6-London and North Western, St.
Helens. 41 per cent. D, 64 c.-Grand Trunk of Canada, 211-
Greet Western of Canada. 14-Erie, 441 6-United States 5-30
Bonds, 70 6,01 70-Dutch Rhenish, paid-up, 231-Great Luxem-
bourg shares, 131-Sparlsh Onialleates, 141-Eastern Exchawe
Bank ;Limited 24 d.-Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited),
9 11-16 1 d.-Marltlmo Insurance ~Lltrdted), 11 d.-Royal In-
surance, 21 x all p.-Union Marine . Limited'. 2 p.-National
Steam (Limited', 141 d.-West India and Pacific Steam, 6 d.
ACCOST 22.-A fair Mainers was done in railway
gad the market was rather firmer : -Alliance Bank, 41 d. -
Anelo-Arnericaus Telegraph (Limited), 111-Ebbw Vale Company
Limited
, 101 d.-Bries, 441 6 41-Great Eastern, 16 141 111
1 1 1-Great Luxembourg, 14-Great Northern A, 1 141
rand Think of Canada, 211-Great Western of Canada, 114 646
3-16 316 14-Great Western, 631 #1 1 3 21 -Illinois, 764
7-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 122}-'Manchester, Sheffield, and
Uncolnshire, 69 61 1 f 1-Metropolitan, 1261 e 1-Midland, 120
North British, 64 4 611 1-Booth Eastern. #1 1 411 1
-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Limited), 41 p. -
United States 5-20 Years Bonds, 70-Edinburgh, Perth. and
Dundee, 24-Lancashire Steel, 10 d.

Shortly after the termination of the recent cere-
monies in Dublin, Cardinal Cullen wag presented by the
dean and chapter of the diocese with a splendid service of
gold church plate, and a beautifully executed crosier, ac-
companied by an address.
At the recent collection of Lord Frederick Gor-
don Hallyhtuion's rents, in Scotland, Mr. Collier, the
factor, intimated that he was authorised by his lordship to
inform them that he intended bearing one-half of the loss
they had sustained by cattle plague. The losses on
several of the farms on this estate are very heavy, while
others escaped altogether.
A crowded public meeting on the subject of
parliamentary reform was held at the Mechanic' Institu-
tion, Hanley, on Tuesday evening. The Rev. It. Johnson,
presided.
NORTH ArriTRALIAN COMPANY (LTMITED).—The
second ordinary general meeting of this company, which
was to have been heldyesterday atthe offices, in Fenchurch-
street, has been adjourned, a sufficient number of share-
holders to form a quorum not having attended.
COTTON AT SEA FOR LIVERPOOL AND LONDON.
From statistics published in Liverpool yesterday, it ap-
pears that there are at present afloat from Bombay, en
route to the Mersey, 66 ships having on board 238,302
bales of cotton ; from Madras there are 5 ships, with
8,750 bales ; from Ooconzda there are 4 ships, with 6,103
bales; from Rangoon there are 11 ships, with 2,420 bales;
from Kurraehee. there are ft ships, with 22,183 bales;
from Calcutts there are 23 ships, with 108,522 bales ;
from Bimlipatam there is 1 ship, but the quantity
of cotton ie not reported ; from China, there are
3 ships, with 16,594 rails ; from New Orleans
there are eight ships with 7,004 bales ; from Mobile there
are four ships, but only one cargo is reported, viz., 1,956
bales ; from Galveston there are eight ships, but only one
cargo is reported, viz., 804 bales; from Charleston there are
two ships, but the cargoes are not reported ; and from
New York there are ten ship, but there are only 696
bales reported. The following cotton is afloat to the
Thartes :—From Madras, 9,855 bales; from Calcutta,
22,605 bales : from Bimlipatain, 369 bales ; from China,
Cochin, and Tuticorin, 10,220 bales ; from Bombay and
Yurraeiree, 8,967 bales ; and from Japan, 109 bales.
THE ROYAL Torca.—Faith in the royal power
of healing gradually weakened and expired. The Jacobites
held that the gift departed with the Stuart.. Yet the par-
tisans of the House of Hanover were probably for some
time unwilling to concede that their sovereigns were less
endowed than their predecessors in this or in any other
respect. It has been ascertained that four several
Oxford editions of the Book of Common Prayer were
printed after the accession of the House of Hanover, all
containing as an integral part of the service, " The
office for the Healing." Carte's "History of
published between 1747 and 1755 (concerning whichntanrtod n
mid," You may read Hume for hie eloquence, but Carte is
the historian for facts ") fell into disrepute because he had
vindicated the efficacy of the royal healing as inherent in
the Pretender. The Corporation of London withdraw their
snifteription, the author's credit was destroyed, and his
work left unfinished ; but this was not owing to the ex-
tent of his faith in the royal touch, but because his faith
was limited to the curative powers of the Stub rts, to the
prejudice of the Hanoverian nienarchs. It does not appear,
however, that any sovereign after Anne attempted to heal{
by touching.—Once a Week.
PATENT OFFICE INEUSEI7II, SOUTH KENSPICITON.—
' Ntmber of visitors for the week ending August 18, 2,793 ;
total number since the opening of the Museum free daily
(12th May, 1858), 1,063,151.