The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARI NABIETS.

LiriwinoL, At:oo6r 26.-dales to-day : Crest rasters, 101
1 (-Oreat Northern A, use—Lancashire end Yorkshire. 1271
1 id. - London, Brighton, and South Coast, 611 501 I I—Loia-
don and North Western, me 17 161 1 i I—Manchester,
Bhst-
Add, and Lincolirnhlre, 471 ed.—Metropolitan, 1251 15 11
ed. and n.—Mldiand,l2ll 901 I—North Staffordshire, 631 rd.—
Booth Brawn. MI 871 I—Oreat Indian Peninsula, 1101—
United Mates 640, 1662, 731 .—Queen insurance, 1-16 d. - Liver-
SUrbino, MI —Bides& Steam (Limited). ti —lmp=
and Alkali (Waited', d
ICHIIII2II, Anflegt It—The market was
an Co.reportedrod,
but than was vex,' Utile business doing C. Carnwell
'Limited), 141 d.—Consolidated Bank (Limited`, i p.—grles. 45
Great Eastern. 301 1 1 301 a I—Orest Northern A, 1161 16 Ibl
16 1 I—Oreat Weetern of Asnarni, 152—Orext Weston, 451—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271—London and North Western,
117—Manchester and County Bank, 3 p.—Manchester. liheMeld,
and Lincolnshire, 471—Metropolitan, 1251 1 1 1 s—Ditto, sew
5 per emits., Is 9d. p —Midland, 121 301—Ditto eons. EU
shares, 21 p.—North British, 31 —South Baste., 68 7/—London
and Brightens, 51 501 I—Matlocka, 63-16.
Bum ,A9ace2 N.—Business dune :—Birmlegbaas Old
Union MW, at 61; and Midland Wagon, at 95 (with dlr.) per
share. Closing prices: London and North Wedeln Railway, 1171
sellers: Wellington and Severn Junction Railway, 91. Birm
ham Canal, us) to 90 : Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Bank,
91 buyers ; Wrininaham and katordshire Oaa EMI shares). 61
prem. buyers: Birmingham Wagon shares (Limited), 11 to 118
Metropolitan Railway carriage and Wagon Wares, at 10! to 11
Birmingham Small Arms i Limited, at 3 prem. buyers . and
Patent Shan and Axictrec shares, at 4 to 6 prem.

AERIAL NAVIGATION.—The practicability of con-
trolling the movements of balloons has long been the sub-
ject of anxious thought and numerous experiments, but,
notwithstanding the many ingenious contrivances which
have been attempted, the problem still remains unsolved.
During recent wars we lave seen balloons employed for
reconnoitering purposes, and with great advantage, but,
se in all those cases free movement at the mercy of she
winds would have been hazardous, the aerial machine re-
tained a hold upon solid earth by means of rope and pap-
nol. It is, however, now stated that the object long
sought in vain has at last been attained by a French
mechanician. 11. Daniel Duleux, of Bordeaux, who, after
ten years of patient study, inserts that he has discovered a
method of guiding a balloon by means of a very ample ap-
paratus. As ballooning is now a part of military strategy
as well as of popular amusement, it is to be hoped that
some opportunity will be afforded of testing the merits of
H. Dulaux's discovery.
Lois or THE STZAWER Orse. —At the Hull
police-court, on Saturday, there was held a Board of Trade
inquiry into the circumstances attending the loss of the
screw steamer Ouse, which struck upon a reef about
IR miles to the southward of the Holman. There were on
the bench Mr. T. H. 'Davie, stipendiary magistrate, and
Captains Harris and Loveridge, nautical asaessore. Several
witnesses were examined, 1111 d it was asserted that the
accident was caused by currents, and not by any fault
of those who worked the ship. Several certificates as to
the character and ability of Captain Priest whilst acting
manager in the Baltic were put it, lifter which the asses-
sors retired to consult. On re-entering the court, Mr.
Travis delivered judgment, remarking in conclusion—
" Looking at the evidence beforena, however. we have come
to the conclusion that it is quite possible that the Ouse,
owing to her having been frequently slowed, may have
been affected by the currents in a far greater degree thaw
the eaptlin had any reason to expect, and that to this
cause, more than to any glaring neglect on the part of
Captain Priest, the loes of tree Ouse may be fairly attri-
buted. We have therefore allowed due weight to the cha-
racter he has borne for eighteen years past, during which
period he has never bad the misfortune to lose a vessel.
and to the fact that it was shown in evidence that be was
attentive on all occasions to his duties. We have only
now to return to Captain Priest his certificate, trusting
that the facts elicited, end the remarks made, may operable
as an inducement to extra caution in the future."