The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-20 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

Liveuron, 19.-Bake koday : —Great radars, E9}—Oast
Western, 01 13—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123—London and
North Western, 117 I—Manebester, Sliceleki, and Lincolnshire.
644 1 1 4-111dand, 1271 I—do (titrruttogimm and Derby',
9L shares r 1-ti p.—North British, 63—North Batten Berwick
must sock 7144__aeuth Easiorn, 77 ^I 764 7 —BOW., ant
Lake Huron, 7 7-16 (1-16—Ditto 7pm omit., 7 9-18-4irand Tema
of Canada. 44 14 1 814 8 3c 2-1/itto 3 pm cent. 4th pref. stock.
37=e, 52,—1111001s Ceatral, 761—Mexican 3 per cent., 224--
Bank, 41 4 17.—Mersantile and Exchanp Bank (Limited).
If d.—North and South Wales, 184—Alleon Marine (Limited).
1 7-16 4 d.--Queen Insurance, p - 17nion Marts. (Limited), la—
African sPTChalltl, 4 ad p—Mlantic Tekera; h S per cent.. 24 -•
National Steens (liesited), 1 15-18 4 11-16 4 1116 4 11-16 4 6-16
—West India and Twine Steam, 4 p ad.
Manannirrnn, FEL 19.—A moderate Wainer was done, and
Mises were steady. Alliance Bank (Limited). 4p. —Buffalo and
Lb Munn, 14—Consolidated Bank Las I ted ). 69-16 p.—Kilts.
U 21 4—Great Eastern, 394 t —Great Laiewho62ll. 164 618
618—Grest Northern A, MI 4 4 9 1 9—Grand Trunk or
Canada, 414 S 24—Crest Western of Canada. 17616 4—Great
Western, eft —lllinois, 781 6—Lancaebire and Yorkshire, 6 per
cent. prof.. 129—London and North Western, 127—Manchester
and County Bank (Limited), p —Manchester, ehelleld, and
Lincolnshire, 66 1 4 1 5 I 1 liropoiitan, 1844—
Mexican, SS —llldbmd 1271 North British. 624 —Ponta
sister% 77 4-9teveley Coal and Iron Company (limited),
144p.—Overend Gurney, I p.— Bank of Manchester Certificates,
. 6d.—Trunk 4th ref 174 4.

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Trani, did brittle daily with confetti, what) the ex-Flag
fought over their shoulders. General Montebello, with •
party in dominos, wee in • cer drawn by four horses
and the Meresnti di Campos, with blue favours, were
is another ear drawn by four horses. French, Americans,
I English, and Roman princesses in dominos or fantastic
dresses, es demons in flanteooloured costumes, or with
I
birds' heads and beaks, contributed to the gaiety. The
carnival was for three ce four days • marked and brilliant
demonstraticio of rejoicing at the approaching aroomplish.
meet of the September Cleavestiors.
\AN lITINCT GIGANTIC NEw ZEAL* ND BIED,o.
The fossil remains of a gigantic bird, e.timated to have
stood 25 feet high, have been .liaoovered in some beds of
limestone at Nelson, in New Zealand. The remains C2O.
• alet of a Mad mimes the lower jaw, the dimensions of
which are 3 feet 4 lathes by 1 foot 10 inch es ; the orbit of
the eye measured 44 lathes by 24 inches ; also a body
' ! minas the neck ; the thorax is highly developed bat rather
est, the tail long, and body bulky ; the wings, which are
weU defined, are large and close to the body, and are mph-
rated by a saddle or wadi* very grace
I ful in form ; the
feather@ covering the body arc of a 7irge size and Wog
1 close.—Atietrulian paper.

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IMPERIAL PARLIihMit

ROUSE OF LORDS.—IdowDAT, Fax 19.
The Lose Mammas took kis wet cc the woolsack at
5 o'clock.
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PETITION.
Lord Monson presented a petition from Mr. W. S.
Shay, of Newest, preying that tartan possenione, to which
he was entitled, might be restored to him.
TELEGRAPH ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill
.was read masons' time.
CATTLE DISEASES BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE moved the snood reading of th's bill,
sad gave notice of his intention to propose the suspension
at the mending orders, with a view that the bill might the
more speedily bevene law.
The Duke of BUCOLEUCH expiated his great surprise
at the mods in which it was pcopoeed to deal with this
bill. It was sot until the preen g
that be was
aware tkat the bill had left the other house of parliament,
end now it wee proposed to suspend the standing orders and
paw the measure with as much been through the house as
the bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act is Ireland.
No previous intimation wee given of the intention of the go-
vernment to curry it forward with such haste. There were
many points which requiredoons derstion, end there vras greet
danger of making this • botched measure.
Afton some remarks from the Earl of DALHOCISIZ and
the Doke of Meirraealt, the standing orders were sus-
pended, and the house went into committee on the bill.
The Duke of BUOCLEUCB proposed to strike out the
sth clause, in order to substitute the justices of the peace for
the commissioners of supply as the " local authority."
The Duke of ARGYLL explained that the commissioners
of supply had been accepted because they were the only
body in Scotland who were empowered to levy rates.
Earl GREY doubted whether, se the clause constituted
the authority for elate( the ratepayers, it could be amended
by their lordships without Infringing the privilege of the
Commons.
The Earl of DERBY, whilst complaining of the manner
in which the bill bad been brought forweri, deprecated
any step that would be likely to raise • question of privi-
lege between the two houses. Under these eirourostenoss,
he recommended that the amendment should be with-
drawn.
The Duke of Br/COLIMA!, acquiescing in the sug-
gestion, the amendment was withdrawn anordiegly.
The Earl of MILLIE moved an amendment to the 12th
chum, giving to the local authorities • discretionary
power to slaughter or refrain from slaughtering animals
certified to be recovering from disease.
The proposal gave rise to some debate, in which the Duke
of Argyll. the Earl of Derby, the Duke of Eichmoud, end
other lords took part, and ended in • division and the re-
jection of the amendment by 52 to 15.
An amendment proposed by the Earl of LICHFIELD,
to the effect that the inspector should be required to
assign • raison for entering a farmer's premises prior to hie
inspection, and not afterwards, was also negatived, upon •
division, by 22 to 21.
The bill was reported without amendment.
The preamble end the title were thee agreed to. and the
bill was reed a third time and pissed, and the,hoties ad-
journed at two minutes past nine o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, FIB. 19.
The Brew= took the chair at a few MinMOB to 4 o'clock.
A large number of private bills wen read a moond time.
lANPSTEAD, HIGH2ATF, AND CHARING-CROW

BAILWAt BILL.

The second reeding of this bill having been moved, 11
Mr. T. HUGHES moved ea an amendment that it be
read asitoond time that day six mocha He said this was
another awe of a railway panting through poor districts le
the metropolis, in which no conspeusatiou was to be given
to the poor occupants of the houses pulled down. The
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act wee about as at to regu.
late each mitten as an sot of the reign of Queen Elisabeth,
because in 1845, when it was pawed, no one contemplated
that railways would run through the metropolis. That
act provided that when railway companies palled down
houses, the parties should be compensated or reinstated ;
bat this provision only applied to the rice. If Woe cam-
pmate obtained the powers they asked for, parliament
ought to insist on their treating the roor as they did the
rich, and either compensating or reinstating them when
their dwellings were destroyed. He intimated that he
should oppose all metropolitan railway bills which did not
perform this act of justice to the poor.
Mr. WHITE seconded the motion.
Colonel WILSON PATTEN expressed a hope that the
bow member for Lambeth would withdraw his opposition
to the bill. and allow it to pass the seoood reading ; and
a clause might subsequently be introduced in committee
making the operation of the bill subject to any general
legislation that might take place hereafter.
Mr. HUGHES said he accepted the seggeirtion of the
hoe. and gallant member for North Lancashire.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the bill read •
second time.
ELECTION PETITIONS.

Mr. C. FORSTER presented petitions complaining of un-
due returns for the city of Hereford and the borough of
Carlow. And also against the return, for Davenport, Ware-
ham, Sandwich, sod Harwich.
OPEN SPACES IN THE VICINITY OF THE METRO.