The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-24 00:00:00

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Walla End Hatton' 18.. 6d.; Walla End eitelear
18s. 63.; Walls End South Hatton, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End
East Hartlepool, 181. 3d.; Walla End Hartlepool, 18a. 3d.;
Walls End Braddyls Mottos 17s. 3d.; Walls End }Nolen
Motions, 175.; Walls End Kepler Grange, 17s; Walls End
Kell«, 17a. 6d.; Walls End Riddells, 9d. ; Walla End
South Durham, 16a. 9d.; Penaher Primrose, 16s. 9d.; Tart-
field Moor Butes, 15s. 3d.; West Hartley. 16s. 3d.; But.
ing's Hartley, 16s. 3d. —Ships at market, 63 ; at mm, 160.

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.
LlTiffelioni. Jae. 2S—gales to-dap:—Crest Pastern, Ml 4 I
4 4—Lanerihtre and Yorkshire- Ma —Loudon and North
Western, 125 j 6 51—Manchester, ithellield, and Lincoln, 621—
Metropolitan, 1344—Midland (9L shares). 1 11.16—North Eastern
Berwick (capital stock), MA— Mouth F.astern, 741
(new 161., 6 per cent. pref.), 6-16 p. —Buffalo and Lake Limon.
6 14.16 I—Ditto 7 per Cent., 74—Grand Trunk id Canada, 36 1
44 Ditto per Cent. 4th pret. stock, gsi I—Great Western o
Ca ad. 161—Erie,571 j 4 61 51 14 6 4—United States 5-20 Bonds,
6616—Great Luxembourg shares, 15 15.16 —Nieresntile and Ex-
change Bank ..Limited:, 4 d.—Royal, 7 per Cent. 1121 ad.—Brittsb
and Foreign Marine (Limited), t 3-16 p.—Marititue Insurance
(Limited), 4 d.—MereantileMarine (Limited,, t 4.—itotal Insur-
ance, 31 4 p.—l'ulon Marine (Limited'. 1 t p.—Birkenhead
Amalgamated Brewery (Limited), 4 d. and Muth Ame-
rican Meant ;Limited', 34 d.—Liverpool Exchange, 24—National
Steam kilmitodi, 1 7.16 d.

AN INDIAN CHURCH PATRON.—HiII Highness
the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has presented the Rev.
William James Jay, M.A.. formerly chaplain of St. Paul's
Church, Agra, North India, and lately chaplain of the
East India Hospital, Poplar, to the rectory of Elvedon,
near Thetford, rendered recant by the death of the vener-
able Henry Harper. M.A., formerly Archdeacon of
Madras. St. Paul's Church, of which Mr. Jay was chaplain,
is near to ose of the prince's Indian resideoces. The
rectory is worth 300/. • year and a house, the population
being about 200.
CHAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN.
ROAD.—Her Grans the Duchess of Newcastle, her Grace
the Duchess of Grafton, the Most Noble the Marchioness
of Lothian, the Marchioness ...f Ely. the Merrhionos of
Waterford, Lady Charlotte Denison. Lord Peversham,
Lord Berner', Lord Stanley, the Right Hoe. G. 8.
Gasohol', and several other humane penals have recently
given their kind patronage and support as lady pa.
troneeees and vice presidents to this national hospital,
which is supported entirely by voluntary contribution
and relieves over 1,100 poor patients weekly. The
anniversary dinner takes place in May, under distina
gnished patronage.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EIGHT-OAR RACE.—
Although some doubt exists as to the Orford and Cam-
bridge Race oomiog off this year is consequence of the
Ozonises not agreeing to the new terms proposed by
Cairbridge, the representatives of the "dark blue'
have already commenced practice on the Isis. The
recent heavy rains have caused the river to overflow,
and the towing-path is more than a foot under water,
notwithstanding which disadvantage the president of
the Boat Club took his men down to Tilley
and back for the first time yesterday, Mr. Pock-
-1 liogtoo. former stroke of the University Eight. steering.
The letter gentleman afterwards took the stroke oar, and
Mr. Brown occupied his place as steersman. The crew as
at present masticated is a stems me, and their rowing thus
early appoint to please the Met judges. The following
1
gentlemen composed the crew :
1. H. T. Bakes, Merlon Coll. 6. W. W. Wood, University
Y.. F. Crowder, Brsaenoee Cell. Coll.
I. B. Ifarsden,_ Marta& Coll. 7. .1. liocvidilk Trinity COIL
4. F. Wiliam, Exeter Cell. dtrnke—M. Brown. Trinity
I. K. Ramon, Wadbme Coil. Coll.
COLOWIIII—D. rocklinyton, braseame Coleste.'
At present no chalienire has bleu received from Cambridge.
and from the tom el the coorresposfisoos there appeals no
chance of an amicable adjustment of the question which bee
been rates& as to the eliebility of the oarsmen for the amnia
race.
SINGULAR ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE IN • RAILWAY
CARRIAGE. —Yestaday afteraoonadospento attempt at sui.
tide was committed by a oornmercial traveller, named Alfred
Esszehaw, whilst in a secoed-eleas carriage, near Perry Barr,
rat the Grand Junction line, between Wolverbamptoa sad
Birmingham. The train is doe from Wolverhampton at
L5O p.m. Mr. Earnshaw and • gentleman from Walsall
were travelling together, when endilsol7 the former took •
pee-knife from kis pocket aad cut hie throat, making st
wound three Lichee in length. He afterwards stabbed
himself in his chart wen or eight times, and before be
could be prevented be inflicted another wound at the side of
his ear, evidently intending to sever the jugular vein. Upon
the arrival of the train at New-street, Mr. Etrashaw was
conveyed in • cab to the General Hospital, where he DOW
remains is • very precarious coodition. Inside hie bat
are the words, " Mather and Co., hatters, BMdield."
From memoranda toned upon hies it appears that he is a
commercial traveller. en the employ Messrs. Jasop and
floe, Sheffield. He informed the Bel authorities, as
well as be wee able, that he had a wife and grandchildren.
No cause is sesigsed for the nab act. Upon inquiry late
]sit night at the aitril, we were informed that slight
hopes were entertained of hie reeovery.—Birmingiusei Post.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. 20.—Ede. Joseph Forster has
this day been promoted to the rank of first class emisteat
engineer in her Majesty's fleet, with seniority of 19th
January, 1866.—Guzette.