The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SMARR SUBLETS.

[impugn., At:MEW 20.—ealee to-day •—Birkesihead, 80180*—
Calednnian Stock, 941 94—Pastern Counties, 10 12-16 10 15-16
Great Northern Stock, 1113 118—Oreat Westerns, 721 7211—lanca-
shire sad Yorkshire, 100 1001—London and North Nt'estern.
109 1021 I—Manchester, She Meld and Lincoln. 424 421—Midland
Stock, ex all. 1241 126—DIttn, new shares, 1111 7-16 p.—North
British Stock. 6065—North Staffordshire, 91 d.—lforth Sus.
tern Berwick Capital Stock, 96197 ex die.—Di to York Capital
Stock, 811
261—West fil ex die—Leeds Stock, 621 ex diw—South Eas-
tern, MI , Oford. 451 461—Dateli ihealsh
4 25d.—Oreat Luxemb Midlandourg, 6 13-Ix6 65—Grand Trunk of Canada,
:174zGrem Water': of Canada, 12 5-16 lt 746—Ditto, new
81 85 d.—Buffalo and Lake Huron. 5 51—Great Ship,
Ss. lus.—Thames and Mersey Marine Company, 7.H 1 p.
MANCHZSTER, Avoca! 20.—The market was firm and improv-
ing ail day, closing at the hest. A Rood bedtime In Doren
Midlands, 12—Dovere, 26 11-16—Thames and Mersey, 7-16 p.—
North British. 66 Gads, 100-1111nols Central shares. U
Loadoias, 1021—Trunks,71—Midland New, 11p—Oreat Waslonss,

ABAZNIC AN A PURIFInt OF THZ Truisms.—"
says Dr. Letheby, " perchloride of iron were need for the
disinfection of sewage, as much as one pert of anemic would
exist in 3,000 of the sediment," and the accumulation of it
in the bed of the river might at any time serve to frustrate
the ends of justice in cams of alleged poisoning by weenie
where the poisoner could manage .to condign his victim to
the river Thames. If perchlonde of iron be need as a dis-
infectant of the Thames there will be mat into the river not
less than a hundredweight and a half of arsenic daily.
Those who are not profoundly versed in chemistry know
enough about 'ramie to be prepared to take the law into
their own hands, and by sheer force put a stop to so
gigantic • wickedoem, if the Metropolitan Board should at
last decide against Dr. Letheby, and accept the flimsy rea-
sonings, the distorted facts, the poisonous doctrines of Drs.
Hofmann and FranklataiL Hitherto we have dealt with
those chemists as we would always wish to deal with men of
science, and that la with something more than oommon-
place respect, for chemistry has helped with the sister
sciences in making us what we area greet, a wealthy, and
a progressive people. But when it comes to a proposed
amok:Mimi of the Thames to the extent of • hundred-
weight and • half daily, we are inclined to um terms that
have an ugly look in print. If the Board of Works ask,
" When doctor disagree, who shall decider let them take
this for • reply, " Do not doctor the Thames at all." Adopt
a rational system of town drainage ; convey the sewage to
plans where there are men ready to pay a good price for it,
and who can turn it into gram, and corn, and turnips, for
the good of the nation, and then, the Thames being no
longer a polluted stream, there is an end of the foam about
disinfeetenta, and the horrible proposal to incorporate
arsenic with its waters.--C/ho Prem.
SOUTH Kractustcron Mosinee.—During the week
ens,/ ing August 18 the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free dam), 4,905
on Monday and Tuesday (free evenings), 4,261. On the three
student,' 'days (admission to the public 6d.), 1,476; one
students' evening (Wednesday), 191 ; total, 10,830. From
the opening of the MIISNOTH. 1,802,238.
MeSErlie or P*vmrrs, SOUTH KLIOHNOTOH.—
N timber of • isitora for the week ending August 18, 2,549 ;
total number since the opening of the museum free doily
(May 12, 1868), 256,277.