The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-21 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SNARE NABIATIL

LirritrooL, Acorn! 20 —Wes to.&y :—Caledonian, 126—.
Great Eastern, 254 61—Lancashire and YMudtte, 121 U ad and.
—Loudon end North Western. 116—Manchuier, MeMeld, mod
uneoinahlre. 34 —Midland, 1191 e id.—North British, suie—
south Eastern, 641 31—Buffalo and Lake !futon, 4—Quad
Trunk of Canada, 3 per cent. 4th pret. Mock, 2t —G Westin.
of Canada, 14 0-16—Great Luxembourg, 1> Liverpool and Lear
don and Globe The and' Life Insurance, 6 ad. v.—Anglo-Aw 4•
cos Telegraph, 11 - Atlantic Telegraph!! per cent., S 1 Wits-
head Amahramated lirewery ILlmited), d.—National 5I
(United). Is. d.—Callao Duck tamping, 240.
lIIMICHIntrift, Stotler 20.—The market was steady sad prime
better:—Great Eutern, 116 e U—Great Lase®t=slit
—Great Northern A, 124 O 301--(brand Trunk of
l—Great Western of '.'-anada, 14 9-10—Great Western, MI
Lancashire and Yorkshire. 121; I—Loordon and North Wester;
1181 - Manchester and county Rank (Limited), p.—Mandienter,
Abeileld, and Uncolnahlre, leti - Ditto 6 per cent., peek,. let.
—Metro Man, 124 120—Nerth British, 62
South , 04311114 jr-liatnen sod Mersey itarai&
sursnen (Limited), 11 16 p. United States 620 Years' Boob.
64 —Manchester and Kelton' Bank, 3p - Anglo-American 1116e-
graph, 111inburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 22—Imperial Lai
opang of Maneilles, d.
inkaUnOnsn, Atloo/12 20.—Rastissas done :—Welliwitom sod
Severn Jun. lion Railway at PI—Birmingham Joint Stock bask
at Y3—Birmingham Town and District bank at 126 per don.
Closing Prices: Metropolitan Railway Carder, and Wassia,
heyers—Britiph and rorefirn Railway Plant, 81 to 71 ms.--air
Muntz's Metal 2 to 11 Ms.

Tat CAN, Or CHALON/4. —Marshal Regnault de
Saint-Jean-d'Angely issued an order of the day containing
a passage from s letter sent by the Emperor to say be
could not leave Paris. The communication in question
runs thus :—" My dear Marshal—l had anticipated quite
as a fate to find myself again this year in the midst of my
Guard, and to be able to judge for myself of the solidity
and patriotism of that select force. Unhappily I cannot
go to the Camp of Chalons. Express my regrets to the
troops under your orders. Although lam absent, my
thoughts are alwsye with them, and I send you the list et
recompenses which you will distribute to them in my

name."
A DETERMINED POACHER. —An instance of the
fearless and voracious nature of the seal has occurred
during the present season at the salmon fishing near the
mouth of the River Ness. It would appear that, during
the last two months at least, • monster seal has been WM-
mitting fearful depredations among the fish. From the
observations of the fishermen the animal seems to lanai
the locality day and night, watching his opportunity for
securing • victim, and the number of ash that fall a pre]
to his insatiable maw must be considerable. After retiring
for some distance, and with head above water reconnoitnag
the operations of the boats and parties on shore, as if
watching the convenient moment, he sinks under water.
and evidently makes in the direction of the nets where be
grapples with the fish as they enter, or are endeavouring
to make their escape. The nets have been frequently da-
maged, and on several occasions fish taken bearing the un-
mistakable impress of their enemy's delicate taste ; one
case a fine grilse was caught having the head and porticos
of the shoulders bitten clean awry. Every endeavour Las
been made to shoot the plunderer, and numerous guns
and rifles have been brought to bear against him, but with-
out success. Some of the fishermen declare that he is a
veteran at the business and has visited the fishing* for the
last few years in succession. Whether this be the case sr
not, he seems adroitly trained to the work, and vs*
enough to elude all chance of capture. The loss to the
fishing must be considerable.--Incenses Advertiser.
EXPLOSION FROM SHOTTON GAS COAL—Another
of thew explosions caused by Shotton gas coed occurred
at Hartlepool Dock on Saturday morning. The Wingate ,
Grange schooner had just completed taking in a cargo of .
this dangerous fuel, when an explosion took place, and
one of the crew was seriotudy burnt about the head and
hands. During the day preparations were made for the
vessel proceeding to sea, but at one o'clock another and
more fearful explosion took place. The decks of the mod
were rent up for some distance, the coals were thrown
into the air, and the docks illuminated by the brilliant
flash. A seaman in the vicinity was frightfully burnt
about the face and hands. The vessel will have to dis-
charge before proceeding to ses to get repaired.
THE WEATHER AND THE itaaviter.—During th•
last few days the temperature has materially risen, sad
this, with brisk breezes and sunshine, has tended Se
improve matters, and to put • stop to the anxiety which
the rain and broken weather had begun to excite. A grass
breadth of grain has been cut, and, with a few days of
warm and drying weather, thousands of acres will be
leared by Saturday night in good condition. Bo far so
c
matters have as yet gone, there appears to have been
but little injury done ; but any oontinuance of the
recent rain and muggy weather would soon have made
itself disastrously felt. Them, is some talk of
mildew here sad there ; but we believe this to
be very pertial. Reports speak well of the wheat,
exempt on bad soils. Oats sod barley are also
favourably mentioned, the former being • peat
improvement on the crop of last year. Tbs rain has proved •
highly beneficial to the root crops, which are looking no-
markably well, whilst the pastures appear to have taken
out a new lease. The mooed crops of clover are in map ,
plum uncommonly good, and pee a capital swaths. •
Altogether the accounts are prouusisg, end, with too .
weather there is every reason to believe that we shalt ,
gather in, in these districts, a tolerably early and
tory harvest From the hop districts the seconaleseV
cate some improvement, but the complaints of the Nit
nights, of deck bine, and slow progress are
univemaL As we remarked in our lest, the are
warm nights and sunny daya. At present the of
the crop is that the growth will fall very far below eft
average---if more than two-thirds of a full crop.—dassro
Advertiser.