The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVTRPOOL, Dl/'. 3.—Bales to-day: Great Eastern, sit 4
creat wcatern, Fdl,;—Lond"n and North Western, 1163
-Manchester, Shelllel.l, Rod Lincolnshire, 481 7i
ffords I
h4ire. ii 4
matrupoiitan,l2l -midland, 122{{ 4—North Sta 72
—south };"steno, a 34 4—KurthLasteni—Wet Hartlepool A.
79- Birkenhead, Central, 771—United States 5-3)
Bonds, 701--Great Caxenthourg shares, 12 3-18 North Visalia=
Bank Limited , - Empire Marine Limited , 3:5 .I.—Angio-
Americo. Telegraph. 144--Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 34
Leeds and lAverponl Canal, 4178—Mersey
Steel and Iron
Limited , 4 11-P; .1 —Pacific stoma, 924—Ditto New Shares, 374 p.
41•8ciift.1 kg. bac. 3.—Atlantic Telegraph Pre( per cEastern, ent..
72; 11—lhArict Bank, 164 p.— Wes, 4f4 ii—Great
—Grand Tnmk of Canada, lo—Grest Wes
Co.ern
Li of Canada,
12:—Great WcAeni, 92 14 4- Join Bros, ti and :mitcd,,
d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 12:1; ditto, 44 per
I cent.. lot, Pref.. 04—London and North Western, 1164 I
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 44 71 1
;ii3ll.l3:ditto. 1:8 Preferenc.e. par—Metropolitan. 1221.
—Mexican. ',A—Midland. IV—North British, ;LS 44 —South
3};"5-teljul.p63—qewlf:airaue'ionlana,dl3—MeLanliefil.hruariue ,
and purer, 'lliLitlinvekr;dllT.
—South Austrian, lbj—Manufacturing Carriage Company, y .1.
—Leeds New 44 per cent, 1570,4 p.
BI IintBOHAR, DEC. 3.—lbe sales tailay were In Birminabara
Banking Company shares, at 4 dim. Closing prices:—Stratf
on-Aron Railway shares, at 18 to 134—Birmingham Canal shares.
at 67 vr, y—Dirmingham Joint Stuck Hank, at 324 to 88—
Lloyd's Bank shares, at 74 to 73 pm —Midland Ftnitheisl, at
to 11 du.—Birniinithani Wagon shares .1-imited , at 94 to DM—
Birmingham Waterworks, new shares, at to 13 pm.—Droit--
wich Patent Salt Company shams, sellers, at a—Mantis Metal
shares, at 1; to 14 dies.

NOVEL SeRNE AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—
Last week a rather novel scene took place at the St.
James's Theatre. 250 head of game were presented by
Miss Herbert to her company and every personemployed
employ
in the Theatre.
BEFORE THE WAR.—I was once travelling on a
steamboat from a town on the Upper Mississippi towards
St. Louis. It was on a summer's night, and a large com
pany, chiefly the ministers and laymee who had composed
a unitarian conference op the river, and their families.
were enjoying the moonlight. Laughter and joy reigned
among the younger people, and the ministers were en-
gaged iu theological debates. At last the moon was sink-
ing, and we were all preparing to for the night when
suddenly a voice was heard from the shore, pronouncing
some word that we could not understand ; hut the captain
understood it : the bell tinkled sharply, the wheels were
reversed, and the engine paused with a heavy groan. On
the shore was a close carriage, by the side of which stood
a man holding a
_pine-knot torch. When the boat wsn
clone to the wharf, the carriage door was opened, and two
men dragged from it a struggling but silent woman.
When she was lifted on our boat we saw the ropes' that
bound this quadroon woman • we saw her look of wild
despair as the torch flared its red light upon her : the spot
where the hope that had animated her brave flight lay
murdered and our laughter, our theology, nay, our
very existence was embittered. It was a sleepless night ;
and one wondered that the boat with the poor wretch
chained below its gay salnn, and its crowd of men and
women, from among whom not one dared to start forward
and close with her oppressor, did not sink with its ignoble
freight. That heavy night recorded in some hearts silent
vows, fulfilled since with their blood.—Fro.ecr's Magn:ing
for December.