The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

Lrewasoei, Jung 2.-Sales today:-Great Eastern, 371--
Great Western, 541-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1201 1-Loa-
don and North Western, nef i 1 17-Metropolitan, 126-51 Id-
land, 1221-Ditto, Birmingham and Derby. 2.18 shares, 2 8-16 e p.-
South Eastern, 70e London and North Western, St. Helens A,
106-Erie, 421 3-United States Plvo-Twenty Bonds, 6515-Dutch
Rhenish, 21 p. -Gloat Luxembourg shares, 121-Eastern IM-
change Buil( (Limited', 2f 1 d.-North Western 121-Eastern
(Limited,.
1 p.-Maritime Imiontnce, / d.-Queen Insurance, 1.16 d.-11,1-
tish and Irish Magnetic Talmraph A, 80-National Steam (Li-
mited), 10 e e 11 d.
iIANCHESTKR, JUNI; 2.-Ji pretty fair business has been done,
but prices were a shade lower. Dies, 431 3-Great Eastern, 1:',11
}-Great Luxembourg, 12} 3-16-Great Northern, 6,1301-Gran
Trunk of Primula, 19-Great Western of Canada, 141-Greeks,
11}-Great Western, 64f 4-1111nols, 761 1 1 }-Lancashire and
Yorkshire, IPA 1 - -London and North Western, 116 e 1 1 } }- -
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 601-Ifetrepolitan, 1
1411-Suuth Eastern, 70} }-United States 6,20 Yeats Benda,
intnlonsii, Jena 2.-The sales to-day were in Lloyd's
Ranking Company shares, at 011 prem. ; Metropolitan Wagon
shares, third issue, at # dia. ; Mantes Metal shares, at 11 die. ;
and Patent Shaft and Ardetree shares, at 51 prem. Birmingham
Banking Company shares closed at 251, buyer: and Birmingham
Joint Stock Banks, at 37} to 374.
Donis, Jt. NH 2,-Three per Cent. Consols, 861-New Three
per Cent. Stock, 841-Ditto, for account, oth June, 844 1-Ditte
for new account, 10th July, 841-Bank of Ireland (LlOO paid),
2.3-Hibernian Bank (4:25 paid), a54-National, (E3O PIM% 75
11-Ditto for account, 754-National of Liverpool (Limited),
(410 paid;, 15-Ditto, for account, 14} 1-Royal Bank ale
paid`, for account, 321-tnion Bank (Limited) (422 paid , fot
acconnt, 154-Dublin, Wicklow. and Wexford (LlOO paid„ 60-
Great Southern and Western alOO paid), 90--Great Southern
and Western, 4 per cent. perpetual :LlOO paki,, 821.

Her Hawaiian Majesty, Queen Emma, is at
Carbroke at present, where she receives kind attentions
from the royal family of Baden. Her Majesty will make
a short visit to Paris, and then revisit England. Whilst
here she will occupy Lady Franklin's home at Kensingtoe-
gore, which her ladyship haa most kindly placed at her
dsp.atal. The Queen's stay will probably be brief, and
then she will return to her native islands.—John Bull.
TROTTING MATCH FOR £so.—This morning
(Monday), the match between Mr. Jacobs nuare (Nelly),
and Mr. Ward's cob (Tommy), was decided over the
stipulated distance (one mile) on Wandsworth-common.
The nags were driven in harness, and after a close contest
Nally won by 20 yards, sad accomplished the mile of road
in 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
A PINNY NOVELIST. —ln 1849 Mr. J. F. Smith
became connected with the London Journal, and infused
• new spirit into its pages. He was the son of a
man known as the manager of Norwich circuit—
that is, the manager of a theatrical company which
had Norwich for its head-quarters. He is &Roman catholic,
and was said to be a Jesuit. He is now, we believe, em-
ployed in some ecelesisetial seminary in Paris. He came
to London to push his way ; offered his services to the
Imedon Journal, and rose very speedily to the highest
position on its staff. He wrote first of all for its
an historical romancecalled " Stanfield Hall." When
was ended Eugene Sue took his place till he was reedy
with another story, " Amy Lawrence, or the Freemason's
Daughter ;" after which he brought out " Mi'nnigrey."
This is considered his best story. It raised the circulatin
of the London Journal to between three and four hundred
thousand. It is said, however, and we believe with jus-
tice, that much of this extended circulation was doe to the
paned of Kr. John Gilbert as to the pen of Mr.
Smith. Kr. Gilbert began to design for the journal in the
year of its commencement, and continued to contribute to
it till 1862. No sooner was " Minmigrey" finished than it
was followed by another of Mr. Smith's works—" The
Will and the Way." That came to en end in the autam.n.
of 1863, and was immediately snooseded by the most suc-
cessful of this author's works, " Woman and her Master."
We must say here that we do not speak of all these work'
from our own knowledge; we are acquainted with them
only in parts. But our partial acquaintance with them
marbles us to accept the general verdict that " Woman
and her Master," although the most successful of Mr.
Smith's works, is inferior in merit to his earlier tale,
" Minnigrey:" It was go successful, however, that it
raised the circulation of the London JOUPII4I to the
greatest number it has ever reached—namely, 500,000.
The same writer's next story, " Temptation," was by no
means so encoserful. The proprietors of the periodical
wished to curtail it ; the author wadi offended, and trans-
ferred his services to the Blosterated Poway Paper pub-
biked by OaralL—Msessilters's Magazine for June.
Pwrititsonotruit, Wlena.acH, AND SUTTON RAM.
WAY.—This line was opened for goods trate on Friday.
Passenger traffic will be shortly aommeneed.
Hoerr:AL vox DISEASES OFT= Clow, Vicrown-
rann..—The number of patients relieved at this institution
during last week was 1,599, of which 326 were new cease,
Guar NORTRIRN HOSPITAL, CaisirowiAs-sons.
Istreevoir, N.—Number, of patients for the week Ong
June 2, 1,103, of which 327 were new csaes.