The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-14 00:00:00

PROP7PCIAL BHAAI MARK=

LIYIMPOOL, Sm. 13.—Salato-day : Caledonian, 110—Pnr-
new new, 111—Great Eastern, 31 301 1 1 I—Great Western, 481
1 11 ad--Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 I—London, Brighton,
and South Coast, 524 I—London and North Western, 1144 41 i 1
1 1 I—Manchester Sheffield ,and Lincolnshire, 471 i I—Metropo-
litan, 126 51 ii Midland. 121 201 111 1 3 4—North British. Sit 1
I—South Eastern, 69 119—Lancaster and Carlisle, rue—Buffalo
and Lake Huron, 31—Dnited States 5-30, '65, 704—Meratatile
and Exchange Bank 'Limited), 71 d.—Liverpool and London and
Globe Me and Life, 51 P.—Anima Merchants, i P.—Atlantic
Telegraph S per cent., 31 and—Liverpool United Gas, new L 23
shares, 51 p.
BIRMINOHAN, /311PY. 13.—Business done: Lloyd's Bank
shares (Limited), at 74 prem.: Birmingham and Staffordshire
Gas, g5O shams, at 97; Patent Shaft and Axletree Shares
Lhnited`. at 41 prem. ; and Ditto New (glO paid, at 11 prem.
Closing prices: Great Western Railway, sellers, at 484 and. :
ditto Redeemable 5 per Cent. Stock, sellers, at 15 sd ; Worcester
and Birmingham Canal, sellers, 12. Shropshhe Banks, sellers. at
3 ; Birmingham New Mills, 2 5-1 C to 3 ; and British and Foreign
Railway Plant limited), at 10 to 9 Ms:
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Per ern". Consols. 93I—Three per
Cent. Reduced, —New Three per Cent. Stock, Wl—Ditto to
new account, Oct 8, tat I—lndia Five per Cent. IStock, 1114—
unster Bank (Limited, (AS las. paid), 41—National Bank (830
GreatB2 —lBettomal ot Liverpool (Limited) LIS paid),
Southern and Western (8100 paid), 95}—Ditte for account,
951.

THE PAN-ANGLICAN BTTIOD.—It appears from
the published lists that the following English bishops de-
cline, for various reasons, to attend the Conference at Lam-
beth which the Archbishop of Canterbury has summoned:—
The Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Durham, Rath
and Wells, Carlisle, Exeter, Hereford, Manchester, Peter-
borough, Ripon, and Sodor and Man. Of the Irish bishops
the following are absent from the list :—Ossory, Killaloe,
Cork, and Derry (designate). Only one bishop of the epis-
' copal church of Scotland, Dr. Terrot, Bishop of Edinburgh
(on account of great age) is absent from the list. The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury has iuued the following form of prayer
for private use during the sittings of the conference :—" 0
Lord God Almighty, Father of Light and Fountain of All
Wisdom, we humbly beseech Thee that Thy Holy Spirit
may lead into all truth Thy servants the Bishops now
gathered together in Thy name. Grant them grace to
think and do such things as shall tend most to Thy glory
and the good of Thy holy church. Direct and prosper, we
pray Thee, all their consultations, and further them with
Thy continual help, that, the true Catholic and Apostolic
faith once delivered to the Saints being maintained, Thy
church may serve Thee in all godly quietness, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

HARVEST HONE AT EAST BRENT. —The harvest
home festival at East Brent was held on Thursday, after
an interval of three years. The festivals were suspended
somewhat suddenly, and some alleged that it was owing to
the representati us of a few residents in the county as to
the revelry which followed it, but upon the present occa-
sion about 2,000 persons attended the Me. The dinner
took plate in • large marquee, the archdeacon being sup-
ported by Mr. R. N. Grenville, M.P. for the eastern divi-
sion of the county, and the Bev. J. H. Stephenson, rector
of Lymsham, Devon. Mr. George Reed lord of the
manor, occupied the vice-chair.
THE CROPS IN THE NORTH OP IRELAND. —The
weather unfortunately continues very unfavourable for
harvest work. In scarcely any of the northern districts
has cutting advanced since our last report. Rain, rain--
the same story comes from all places ; and but for the
rain the yield of all the crops would assuredly
be • good one. Even now, could • few week, of
dry weather be counted on to complete the harvest
work, we could congratulate ourselves on an abundant
crop. But a continuance of the wet for any length of
time would be dangerous to the growing crops generally.
Already it has in many instances laid out the oats, which
are • heavy crop. The wheat crop—which is also fair—
is suffering in a similar way—not as yet, however, to •
great or very appreciable extent. Flax on the " spread "
suffers most by the continued rain, and there can be
little doubt that already so much of the crop as has
been exposed to the weather has been deteriorated in
value. This crop will over all be below an average.
In some cases it is turning out at the mill better than
was expected; in others worse. In several districts there
is considerable fear as to the potato crop. No disease is
yet reported in the roots ; but there is • dread that the
moist weather will extend and confirm the symptoms of
blight which have already appeared. For the most part,
however, our correspondent. speak very hopefully of this
crop. Hsy is abundant, and generally well-secured, and
turnips continue healthy and promising. Indeed, the
harvest in the north will in every case except flax be
abundant and good, if we get but dry weather to cut it.—
Northern Whig,
THE GREAT SHIP RACE PROM CHINA. —The
Taeping, the winner of last year's race, is the first ship in.
She arrived off the Isla of Wight last night, having left
China four days after the sailing of the Maitland.
Although first in she may not prove the winner, as seven
other ships galled after her.
SUICIDE AT SEA.—Suddenly about 2 o'clock.
soon after the men had finished their dinners, one of the
seamen who was employed on deck took a running leap
right over the bulwarks into the sea. Brooks was at the
time " serving" a " span " for one of the boats, and his
watchmate and friend, who was "paring the ball" of
" spunyarn " at the time, afterwards stated that be ob-
served nothing extraordinary or unusual in his manner.
He said that all at once Brooks dropped the " serving-
mallet " he had in his hand, and merely saying "Good-
bye," rushed away and leapt overboard. The cry was im-
mediately raised of " Man overboard." It was repeated
down in the lower deck, and in • few moments every man
on board was at his post. "'Bout ship ; " " Down helm ;"
" Tacks and sheets," roared out the lieutenant of the
watch. Everything was done in perfect order, without
hurry or confusion. The Ramnugger answered her
helm and flew up into the wind, throwing every
sail fiat aback. The wind blew a fierce gust from
under the foot of the mainsail as the afteryards were
swung round. Soon " Let go and haul" was the order,
and the gallant sloop was standing back for the seaman
who had quitted the protection of her wooden wells in so
I singular a manner. Two or three men, among them the
quartermaster of the watch, had never taken their eyes
off their shipmate, who, now that the Ramnuggur was
under weigh again, we could all see as he kept swim-
ming in a direction away from the ship. Some of
the men shouted out to him by name to stop a
minute, as we would soon pick him up. He looked
round now on bearing the cries, and stopped. The
sloop " hove to" and a boat was quickly lowered.
It was thought on board that the unfortunate man
must have suddenly become insane, as his conduct was
otherwise unaccountable. Soon the boat approached him.
The Ramunggur also had filled her topsails, and was
nearing the spot where he stood calmly " treading water."
While writing these lines I can recall the man's face to
my mind as he appeared standing upright in the water
before us, and like a practised swimmer, quietly keeping
himself afloat merely by an occasional :movement of the
arms, while now and again be would raise his right hand
and stroke the water off his beard and push the hair away
from his eyes. He was perfectly oalm, and looked at our
preparations for his rescue without making a sign or utter-
ing • word. Now the boat was close up to him ; the bow
oarsmen took in their oars ; the ship was pawing the
place where he trod water at a distance of some twenty
yards. He stirred himself, looked round and about him,
and then without breaking silence threw up his arms and
mink quickly oot of eight. His shipmates in the cutter
made one grasp at him as he disappeared, again at his
long hair aa it also sank beneath the surface of the summer
see, but in vain. The suicide eluded their grasp and
descended into the bowels of the deep unfathomable
waters ; as deliberate a ease of felo-de-oe as I ever witnessed
or heard of.—Argosy for September.