The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-10 00:00:00

PROTINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Mar 9.—Asses today: Great Eastern, Eli }—
Great Western, 411—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231 3
Loudon, Brighton, and South Cann, 50—London, Chatham, and
Dover, 161- London and North Western, 113 121 13 121 1 13—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 461—Metropolitan.
117 161—Midland, 109e—riouth Eastern, 631 I I—Don Pedro
North Del Rey, 2 p.—Erie, 414 1 2—Cnited States 5-20 Bonds, 'tit,
711 1 reat Luxemburg shares, 8 15-10 9—Spanish Passives,
--Ustern Exchange Bank (Limited , II d.—North Western
Bank ,Limited-,d. —Union Marlin, ,Limited , v.
Memeglsria, MAT o.—There was an improvement in prices
early in the day, hut the market subsequently declined. Kriel
41}—Great Eastern, ffi 1 I—Great Luxemburg, 8 15.16 9
Great Northern, a, 111} 11—Great Western of Canada, 141--
Great Western, 411 1 I—lllinois. 731—Lanceskire Insurance,
I p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1231—London and North
M intern, 113121 13 I— Manchester and County Bank (Limited',
24 ix—Manchester, Sheffield, sad Lincolnshire, 4011—Ditto, 31
per cent. Pref., 631—Metropolitan, 1171 17 161—Midland, 1001
th Eastern, 631 1 1 I C 4 I—Thames and kler-
-B.'lo 9i--Hoot
Insurance ted;, 21 p.—Unflad States 6-20 Years'
Bonds, 711 i—Londna Brighton, and South Coast, file—United
States 9-20's 0665 y, 60e—St. Helen's A, 105—London and South
Western, 74 -Union Bank 9p
BIRMINGHAM. Mar 9 —Business done :—Midland, Bristol, and
Birmingham Railway Sin per Cent ,at lffi Birmingham Canal,
at 694 : Ingham Joint Stock Batik Limited , at 301: Lloyd's
BanlCLlmited at 7} poi. Birmingham Wagon (Limited', at Ili :
ditto, second issue, at 1 ; ditto Preference Aix per Cent., at
/ die Metropolitan Railwapm.y Carriage and Wagon (limited,. at
91 : and Al unix', Metal shares (Limited,, at 24 db.
DUBLIN, MAT 8 —New There per Cent. Stock, 891 I—Bank of
Ireland 4100 paid',ESSl—National of Liverpool (limited) (215
pald„ for account, 131 I—Provincial Bank 1425 paid 34 -
Union Bank Limited' ;fit paid, 14—Orest Southern and
Western all paid, 92—Midland Great Western ',gine pa d'.::,}
—Great Southern and Western 4 per cent. perpetual 11;100
Paid:. 931.

The municipal authorities of Southampton have
just appropriated • portion of the public park in the
centre of the town for • public cricket ground. It will
be turfed and kept in order at the expense of the authori-
ties. It will be formally opened on Monday nest by the
Mayor and Corporation proceeding in state to the ground,
immediately after which • match will be played by the
South of England Eleven, all professional players, and is
gentlemen of Southampton and its neighbourhood. Some
of these gentlemen are celebrated cricketers.
Sin WILLIAM LAMRZNCIL—Our readers will hear
with pain that the veteran surgeon Sir William Lawrence
—only • few weeks since cre►ted a baronet, at the age of
8-I—haa been seized with paralysis. He was struck down
in the College of Surgeons, while ascending the stairs to
enter the council-room and take his seat as examiner. He
tottered, and would have fallen, but for the timely aid of
a student standing near. Even then his indomitable
courage and determination did not fail ; be feebly resisted
the intention to place him on • sofa, and grasped at the
examiner's chair, in which he vainly endeavoured to seat
himself. He has since been speechless, but not altogether
unconscious.— Bnlish Medical Journal.

THE FENIAN PRISONERS. —We understand that
Mr. Knox, the well-known metropolitan nistrate, and
Mr. George Pollock, of St. Gcm-ge's Hospital, have been
entrusted by the Home Secretary with a special commis-
sion to examine into the condition of the Fenian prisoners,
at Woking, Pentonville, Portland, &c., with the view to
determine and report to the authorities whether the
treatment of the prisoners has been unduly harsh, whether
their health has suffered or is likely to suffer, and whether
any change or relaxation of the discipline is necessary.—
British Medico, Journal.

Tea STORAOR OR PETROLEOM.—At the County
Magistrates' Police-court, Liverpool, on Wednesday, be-
fore Messrs. J. D. Anderson and H. H. Gilmour, four sum-
monses by the Salvage Company against the North Docks
Warehouse Company, charging them with certain infringe-
ments of the act relating to the storage of petroleum, came
on for hearing. Mr. Martin, solicitor, who appeared for
the Salvage Company, stated that the act for the safe keep-
ing of petroleum, which was a general act passed in 11372.,
provided that petroleum in larger quantities than 40 gal-
lons must be stored in a licensed warehouse, and that no
other goods must be stored within 50 yards of the said pe-
troleum. The penalties were forfeiture of the petroleum,
and a further penalty of 20/. a day for every day the
csa rtro-
team was so stored. The defendants were e rge, with
infringements of both these regulations. Several hundred
barrels of petroleum were stored in the vaults of an un-
licensed uarehouse, and in the floors above were stored
cotton, oileake, and other goods. 3lr. Gully, barrister,
who appeared for the defendants, admitted the facts, and
stated that the foreman of the company. to whom the
directors had left the entire management of these matters,
had acted under a local act, which did not make the re-
strictions referred to, and he was ignorant of the existence
of the general act. There had been no intention to infringe
the law. Some discussion took place as to the powers of
the magistrates to reduce the penalties, and as to whether
the petroleum or the other goods should be removed. Mr.
Martin insisted that the petroleum must be ; Mr. Gully
consented, and an adjournment was taken until Monday
in order that it might he done. During the hearing of the
case it was staled that 3,000 barrels of petroleum had been
taken into the vaults iu question since the summonses were
issued.

Tux PAKI.; EXHIBITION.—Three days in the
Paris Exhibition are inexpressibly fatiguing ; and yet,
with hard work, only disclose a small part of its wonders.
Those who live within a reasonable distance of it would
do well to pay it several visits, digesting the impressions
derived from the last, before they attempt the next.
Unless it is walked through systematically with the map,
it becomes a puzzling labyrinth where the same ground is
gone over many times to little purpose. One fancies,
from the similarity of several of the parts, that all have
been seen, when suddenly a white elephant, orsome object
equally obvinis and obtrusive, turns up and shows that
wide regions are still undiscovered. Of course our fugi-
tive impressions can render no adequate idea of the whole
Exhibition ; but we saw enough to be sure of one thing.
that, while it last., in spite of English Dundrearyism and
French cynivi.m. it is must indi•putably another wonder
of the world.— lif.o-kvood's Afa?a:ine for ?day.