The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMARR KIRKBY&

LITIMPOOL, Jag. 3. ales today: Great Eastern. 73/ 6
301 1 I—Oreat M astern. 641 I—lam:whirs and Norkshbe. 1304
301—Londou and North Western, 1721 2 1 111 1 f I—London
and South Western, 85—Manchester, Mettehl, sad 'Lincoln-
shire. 631 4 1 1 116 41 5 I—Metropolitan, 117 6—Mall.ad, 124
4—South Eastern, 601 1 70* Buifalo and Lake
Harm, 41 7-16 7-10 4—Grand Trunk of Canada, 70--Or-at Indian
Peninsula, 101 ad.—United States 5.20 Bonds, 1864, 7:11 *—
Great Luxembourg shares, 121 13-16 I—Bank of Liverpool.
266—Liverpool Financial Association iUntited). • d.—Liverpool
and London and Globe le and L., 511 p.—Queen Inauraace, 1 d.
—Royal Insurance.. 71 p.—Pacific Steam, 100—Ditto new shares.
44 p._gunown loop and Alk. 21 C. p
MANCHLSTIR, JAN. 3.—The market opened better, hut there
was some oscillation to prices subsequently, and values were
rather easier at the clean. Alliance Bank .Limited'. 0 .1 —At-
lantic Telegraph Preference Eight per Cent.. 724-151Malo and
lake Huron, 11 7.l6—Ebbw Vale Gmpany (Limited), 121 d.—
Great Eriatcrn. 291 ti WILT—Great Luxembourg. 12 1.616
—G I reat Northern A. 1304 30 I—Grand Trunk of Canada, lb
IN—Great Western of 12 13-16—Great Wester',
I—Laneashire and Yorkshire, 1301 ell 11—London and Nora
Western, 1231 I—Manchester, SheMMal. and Lincoln, St 3y4 4
itAl6 41 3—Metropolitan, 1271 8 88—Midland, 1246
N &lush, 3 t I—south Eastern. 60111 t i7OIII 6 1—
Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Limited), 3 p.
United States 540 Years' 80nd5,1731 f—Whltehaven sad Fur-
ness, Et
BIRIIIIKOHAN. Jan. 3 —Business done: Birmingham Canal
shares, st 671—Birmingham Joint Stock Banks, at 34 and 341—
Lloyd's Bank share.. at 44 pm —Midland Financial (Limited), at
II ilia—South Staffordshire Waterworks shares, at 61— stadia&
shire Financial (Limited;, at 15.16 dla —Birmingham Alliance
Life :Limited , at 7-16 dia—Muntia Metal shares. at 1; dia.—
and Patent Shaft and Anletree shares. at 61 pm. Closing prices:
Nottingham Joint Stock Bank cLimited , sellers, at 11 dia.—
Gloucester Wagon shares, at 111 to 12—and Midland Contract
shares. at 7 to 5 Ms.
111'111.1N. JAM. 3.—Three per Cent. Consols, 903—New Three
per Cent. Stock, OSi foraccount, Jan. 10, 884—Ditto for
new account, 64 80—India Five per Cent. Stock trasiderable at
the Bank of Ireland', 1071—Dank of Ireland (0100 paid'. 2324--
Hibernian Banking Company. (at t
jpald%
Bank 4731) paid',tor account, 671—Na onal of Liverpool (li-
mited) (El 5 paid 1.51 I—Provincial Bank. New 425 paioln, 8s—
Royal Bank ng .B) 336—Belfast and Northern Counties aQ
paid'. 434-13siblin and Belfast Junction
(. Ballad 684—Duttia
and 'Drogheda (87100 7*-Dubln and Junction,
half year unexpd., 6 per cent., 901.

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THE CROYDON STEZPERCHABE. —The following
letter appears in the Times :—" Bir,—As the owner of the
horse Voightlander, which met with such en untimely fat*
at Croydon Steeplechases, perhaps you will accord me
space for a few remarks in your valuable columns.
In the first instance, with regard to the sensational
water jump,' I certainly thought it extremely awkward,
but fancied that mine being • young, fresh hone, and a
very fine and bold jumper. would be sure to get over it.
This opinion I considered myself justified in forming from
the very tine manner he jumped at Chertsey, without a mis-
take, the week before, where he was second in • race the
first day. and won a race the wend, in which every other
horse fell. The result proved that I was wrong. I have
only to add that two years ago a horse of mine which I
considered more valuable than Voightlander ever was
broke his back when walking over a small drain into a reed
after hunting, and last year another horse had his leg
broken by a kick when being led to exercise. I was just
as much surprised at either of the latter results I was
when witnessing poor Voightlander's sad fate from the
steward's stand at Croydon, and I consider that myself
and stud-groom, the riders in the last instances, are quite
as guilty of cruelty to animals as the gentleman and fine
horseman who rode Voightlaader for ma at Croydon. —I
am, sir, your obedient servant, RICHARD COOTE. Kildare-
street Club, Dublin, Jau. 2."