The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LMIRPOOL, AM11702 2L--Bala to-day : !Meat Eastarn, 1101
DO a i I—Oreat Western, 66 41—lancsahlre and Yorkshim,
1271 Id. —Loudon, 'toll, and South Cosa, 44—London and
North Weston, 1161 16 a I—Manehester, She Meld and
Lincolnshire, 47 rd.— stropulitan, 1251 6 41 51 5 id. and
n.—Midland, 1191 a I—North &Mat, Sl—South Eastern,
67 a a—File, 46—Wedt States 6-20. 1862, 74—Dutch Rhenish,
4 p.—Ditto, new, 11-16 p —Great Luxemburg Shams,
14—Mercantile and Exchange Bank ,Limited), 70. d.—British
and Foreign Marine (Limited), 7-16 p.—Maritime insurance
(Limited,, Id.—Edon Marine (Limited), 13 p.—Liverpool Es•
change, 24—National Steam ;Limited), 114 d.
Biattruanan, Acocor Xi—Business done : Birmingham and
Midland' Bank at 145 Id. and m. , Birmingham Om, New Ordi-
nary, at 524; Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon (Li-
mited), third imne, at prem. ; and Birmingham Small Anna
Limited)), at 2 prem. Closing petca :--South Staffordshire Rail-
war, to buyers ; Birmingham Canal, 88 buyers Birmingham
Financial (Limited 11 to 1 dia. Britannia Mill :I-halted', 1. to
1 dia ; Glontaider Wagon ( Limited', 121 buyers ; and British and
Foreign Railway Plant Limited). 10 to die.

GREAT WESTRIL24 RAILWAY. —The net balance,
sa shown by the accounts of the company for dividend on
ordinary stocks for the six months ending the 31st of July
last, is 132,8001., admitting of the following dividends :

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Onartat Western Original stock at the rate of 11 peret per ann.
(West Midland Orford „ be. „
Newport „ lOs. :
South Wiles Ordinary „ iii ~
Vale of Neath Ordinary , 5 ~
Carrying lemma • balance of 'about £20,000.

THE GREAT SHIP RACE FROM CHlNA.—There ire
no fewer than thirteen first-class British clipper-built
ships engaged in the great ocean race from Chine, and as
the result will probably be known in a few days, the in-
terest it is exciting in shipping and mercantile circles is
very considerable. The depression of freights to the
owners, and the flatness of the tea-market, have this year
led to the withdrawal of the premium formerly awarded
LS a prize to the first ship coming in. This it was thought
would detract from the interest of the race, but, on the
contrary, the excitement is not diminished in the least.
There were nine ships engaged in last year's race, the win-
ner being the Taeping, which managed to get into dock
just half an hour before the Ariel. Both ships arrived in
the Downs simultaneously, not having sighted each other
the whole passage from China, and the Series was close in
their rear—all tEiree coming up to Gravesend nearly at the
same time. These ships are also in this year's race. All
the ships have been built under special survey, and are
constructed on the composite principle, iron ribs and wood
framing. lame were 14 in all, but one of them, the Tam.
wan, with 7:A,5001he. of tea for her cargo, was totally lost
close to Foochow-too the day of her sailing. Two new
ships—the Titania end Sir Lancelot—which had been built
expressly for the race, got dismasted on their way out to
China, and could not be repaired in time. The names of
the vessels that have starkd are the Maitland, the Serica,
the Taeping, the Fiery Cross, the Yangtsse, the White
Adder, the Zile, the Talking, the Black Prince the Ariel,
the Flying Spur, the Chinaman, and the Golden Spur.
The ed are the dates of the sailing of the ships from
Foochow-foo for London :—Maitland, May 31 • Scrim,
June 2 ; Taeping, June 4 ; Fiery Cross, June Whits
Adder, June 7 : Ziba, June 8 • Taitsing, June 10 ; Flying
Spur, June 9 ; Black Prince, lune 10 ; Yangtsse, June 13 ;
Ariel, June 13 ; Chinaman, June 15 ; cad Golden Spur.
June 18. The latest news of the races from Anjer,
which reports that the Taeping passed the heads on the
27th of Juno.