The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-10 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.-6 ass to-day: Turmas, 150, new; Great
Eastern, 274 7-Great Western, 401 1-Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1211 1 gel 41 4-London and North Western, 1141 1' 141 1 1
1 4-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, al 6' 451 1-
Metropolitim, 1141 13/ 4-Midland, 111 104 lo 1-North I;asturn,
Berwick capital stock, 1004-South Eastern, 651 1 5 41 6 -Grand
Thank of Canada, 18-United States 543) Bonds, 1862, 744 c. 4-
Dutch Rhenish, 2 p.-Great Luxembourg shares, 01-16 9-Bank
of LlverpooL27-Mercantile and EU. hange Bank(lAmlted , 71 4 d.
-National Bank of Liverpool i Limited), 1 d. -North Western
Bank ,Limited;, par-Queen Inaurance, 4 d.-Angio American
Teranh, 17-Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent., 4-National
Steam jAmited), 17 d.
311.tientnit40, APRIL 9.-Ebbw Vale Company (Limited',ls,ld.
361-Oreat Eastern, 274 7 7 4--Great Luxem-
bourg, 9 816-16 9-Great Northern A, 117 164 174-Grad Trunk
of Canada, 18-Groat Western, 401 $ 1-Lancashire and York-
shire, 121 -N1 1 4 1-London and North Western, 1144 a 4
1 1 1 1--Manchestar, rffieffield, and lincolashire, 46 54 5
-Metropolitan. 1131 13 4 4-Midland, 110 41-North WiUsh.
33-North Eastern, Hull and iteMy Purchase. 4 p--South East-
ers, 66 1 5 44 1 5-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance
(Limited), 24 15-16 p.-Goited States 5-20 Years Roads, 741-
-.Wkenhesd, 87--Csledonlan, 107-Metropolitan District. IL
BIRMINGHAM, AIGUL 9.-Business done Stalfunialure Joint
Stock Bank Limited', at 24 prom.-13innInglimo and Stafford
shire Can ,226 , at 6 preen.-Gloucester Wagon (Limited', fourth
issue, at 1 preiv.-Birminghiun Waterworks shares, at 30.
Closing prices ( -1161rmingium Banking Company (limited at 14
to 13-16 prem.-Birmingham Alliance Fire Insurance (Limited ,
at 4 dh to pm-Birmingham Wagon ,Limited', at 11 to 114 -
Henddol slate and slab Limited
~ at 4 to Con-
tract ,Limited , at 6to 4 dis. -and Montt. Metal ( LindteC at
11 to 24 dia.
MUER, APRIL& -Three per Cent. Consols, 89 894-New Three
per Cent. Stock, 654 1-Ditto, for account, 10th April, ssl 1-
Ditto, for new account, 9th May, 4484 4-India rive per Cent.
Stock transferable at the Bank of Inland •, 10/31 4-Bank of Ire-
land s:100pald , 2341 National Bank ,230 paid , 531 4-Ditto,
for account, 634 j-jknyal Bank '1:10 pakE. 324 32-Caine Bank
Limited) •.*:.n paid, 134-Cork and Bandon 'all paid. 104-
Great Southern and Western (CM pald,, 901-Midland Great
Western -glOO paid, 66-Great Southern and Western 4 per
cent. perpetual ..glOO paid', 924

The Metropolitan Board of Works have resolved,
with a view to the protection of the valuable public pro-
perty now in course of construction at Westminster, to

establish a fire-brigade station on a large scale in Victoria-
street.

MARLltoitornH-HOUSE, APRIL 8. His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to appoint
Colonel It. Nigel F. Kingscote, C. 8., an extra equerry' to
his royal highness. Gaza tie.
WINInfoR CASTLE, MARCH 26. —The Queen was
this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon
Charles Henry Pennell, Esq--Crtzrefe.
THE LATE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER.—It appears
that the late bishop had been confirming on Friday and
Saturday in different parts of the diocese. On Saturday
afternoon he returned to London. andproposed toatay over
night in Grosvenor-square. On Sunday morning he was to
preach at St. James's ; on Monday morning to confirm at
Braintree, on Tuesday at Gillingham and Chatham Bar-
racks, and on Wednesday at Gravesend. In the evening
the relative with whom he was staying, and who is in very
weak health, was seized with • fainting fit. The Bishop
assisted to convey him upstairs, and was in the act of
drawing a chair to the sofa, when he fell forward and died
without a word. It seems that his lordship had been in-
formed last year by his physician that the heart disease
from which he suffered rendered him liable at any moment
to sudden death. Indeed, three or four weeks ago his
lordship bad a slight premonition in the street, and would
have fallen had not some workmen observed him to totter
and caught him in their arms.
THE GERMANS IN AMERICA. —The New
papers give long descriptions of the famous annual Leider-
kranz, or Carnival Ball, of the Germans in that city.
Grotesque scenes were acted by the revenant. There was
• procession of monks preceding a canopy, under
which a mitred abbot was carried. The monks
chanted and acolytes swung incense pots, when in
a moment the monks changed to harhnnine, and the
canopy formed • blanket in which the abbot was tossed.
Then a maiden appeared clad as a rainbow. mail clad
knights contended for her, nymphs and harlequins inter-
fered, and the scene ended with a maddening waltz. There
were processions of demons, virgins, nuns, goddesses,
masqueraders with cats' heads, vultures' beaks, and wolves'
faces. The devil, with gilded horns, danced with a lady
abbess. Francis I. danced with Lucretia Borgia. There
were Du Barnes, Pompadours, Du Quorailles, Mephis-
topheleses, Fausta, Hungarian magnates, Prussian royal
foresters, knights of Maria Theresa's court, soldiers of
Tilly 's time. Pretended messages were received during
the ball, such as the following :—" Berlin, March 11—Bis-
marck and suite will be with you about 11 o'clock on the
night of your ball." " St. Petersburg, March 20—The
Emperor of all the Russia, greets his Imperial Master the
Prince of all the Fools. Domestic affairs prevent his at-
tending the I4ederkranz Ball. Has a Turkey before the
fire, and must attend to the basting." " Paris, March 10—
Napoleon greets Carneval. Would come if Bismarck wasn't
invited. Would spoil my enjoyment. Would feel all
night as though sitting on pins and needles." " Mexico—
Yon will. I know, believe me, dear Prince. when I say that
I only wish to Heaven that I could be with you to enjoy
the famous Lie:leans: Ball. Msumu.iss."