The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-11 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

UTEXPOoL, Amlung 10.--Bales today :Treat Eastern, 214 j
-London and North Western, 1161 / :-lUdland, 1201-South
Eastern, (114 Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4 2.16-Erie, 4u/k4O 4-
Illinois Central, 751 ad —Great Luxembourg shares, 1 1-10
-Eastern Exchange Bank (limited). 21 Liveool mine
Credit . Limited) pa
and Foreign Marine (I,lmited;,
7-16 p - Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 31-Brit4o and In
Magnetic Telegraph A, 82; ad.- Natkmal Steam (Limited., 1414.
-West India and Pacific Steam, 6 d.
RA.IIC.MINVOL, A 1:101.11T -The market la quiet, end prime a
shade lower. Consolidated bank (limited), new, 4 p.- Pries, 401
L_040:1 4-Crest Eastern, 6919-Orest Luxembourg, 1211-t
rest Northern, 116 n -Ormt Northern A, 111 23 7--Great
astern, 52-Illinois, 764-Lanouhlre and Yorkshire, 1231-
London and North Weaken, 1161 17-Manehester, ItheMeld, and
Lincolnshire, 64 4-do. 6 per oust. prat, 041-Metropolltan,
1921 9-do. new extension, 14-Midland, 1404 - do. new con-
verUtile, 2 1-10 p.-North Brltisk 60 gil-South Eastern, 064
141-Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance klbritted% 4
United States 5.20 Years' buds. 6611--Predon Wyrs. 45-
Anglo-Amerhan Telegraph, 12/-Atlautle, 71- kiolckoe p.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUUUeT 11. —The Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Pere passed
the Needles at 11.20 a.m. to-day.
A LADY BURNT TO DIATII. —A melancholy and
fatal accident has cast a gloom over the usually cheerful
and pleasant town of Maidstone. On Wednesilay afternoon
Mrs. Wm. Hoer the wife of one of the principal medical men
in the town,and averycharltablelady,was engaged in &mis-
sion of mercy to a discharged soldier,who was suffering from
closefatal illness. Whilst reading to the invalid she est in &chair
to the fire, when, by so me means, her dram took Are.
The young man attempted to extinguish the flames, but in
vain. Mrs. Hoar then ran towards the street door and opened
it, when the wind caused the dames to extend, but the
screams of the unfortunate lady brought a man named
Bonny into the room, and a Mr. Beattie, who enveloped
her in the carpet. They thought they had extinguished
the flames, but upon the sister of Pope arriving she said
she was burning underneath her clothes, which proved to
be too true, and not a moment was lout before her under
apparel was removed. Mr. Hoar was iminediately sent
for, and arrived without delay, and he bad her at once re-
moved to her home. The poor lady, who was dreadfully
burnt on the chest, arms, and lower extremities,
gered tall yesterday, when death put an end to her suffer-

FIRM CITY BRANCH or TUB Ruroux LRAG
A branch of the league, under this title, was established
on Thursday evening, at a meeting held at the Hand and
Shears Inn, Clothfeir. A resolution to the effect that it
was desirable to establish a branch of the Reform League
in that part of the City was come to. Mr. Rees was ap-
pointed chairman, and Mr. Malley secretary, of the
new branch. Upwards of forte members enrolled.
Nuw Act ox Thu Cousin or J —Yeater.
day an act of parliament was tamed to a'eend the acts re-
lating to the intended Courts of Justice: The commis-
sioners may now apply the public money to the purchase
of adjacent land, for the widening of Carey-street, and for
improving the ACONII of light and air to the new courts.
The removal of Temple-bar is anticipated.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.—The traffic re-
turns of railways in the United Kingdom, published for
the week ending the 4th of August, amounted on 12,460
miles to 795,113/., and for the corresponding week of 180
on 12,229 miles to 770,0431., showing an increase of
231 miles, and of 25,0701. The gross receipts on fourteen
of the principal railways in the United Kingdom amounted
for the week on 9,075 miles to 668,88 N., and for the
corresponding week of last year, on 8,915 miles, to 645,669/.;
showing an increase of 160 miles, and of 23,220/. The
increase on the Caledonian amounted to 1,0931. • on the
Great Northern to 2,091/. ; on the Great Western to
61381. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 5,50 W. ; on
the London and North Western to 4,833 t.; on the London
and Brighton to 2,908/.; on the London and South Western
to Law.; on the Midland to 1,254 L; on the North British
to 1,482!.; total 26,94 M. But from this must be deducted
1,4801., the decrease on the Great Eastern ; 673!. on the
Great Southern and Western ; 250/. on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ; 203/. on the North Eastern,
and 1,1181. eolith. South Eastern, leaving the increase as
above, 23,2201. The reoeipte: on o 2 other lines
in the United Kingdom amounted ea 8,395 miles to
126,224/.1 and for the corresponding weele.of last year on
3,314 miles, to 124,3741., showing an incninae of 81te miles,
and of 1,8501. The goods &lAD on Mee 14 sysms of
lines above mentioned amounted for the "meek to 306,9681.
against 291,3501., showing an increase of 14,60111. The
puriengers, parcels, mails, Ito., treat on those lines
amounted to 362,9311., spinet 354,3191. for the correspond-
ing period of 1865, showing an maw& of 8,6121. The total
reeedpte for the past week show an increase of 20,4031. as
compered with those of the preceding weak ending the 28th
July.