The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-16 00:00:00

MRKETS.

aeinSfdest;..but prices
utt—Oreat Western of
them and Dover Pref.,
41—Mlaind, 116, n.a.
tern. 224 e. a.—Thames
—Us ion Beek, !h pm.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND BOOTH COAST RAILWAY.
—The accounts for the past hslf•year having been sub-
mitted to the board cm Satiuday, they have decided upon
recommending the payment of a dividend for the half-year
of 2/. 10s. per cent. on the consolidated stock of the
company.

Tea SUPPLY or CorroN.—A highly-important
meeting took place in this city, on Saturday, with reference
to the question of the supply of cotton. Lord Stanley,
M.P., occopied the chair, and among those present were Dr.
Forbes Watson, the sep:wter on the products of India to
the India Council, and Dr. Forbes, the superintendent
of the Dharwar experiments. The noble chairmanted
out the necessity of selecting some new field forpointhe
production of cotton, which would render us to a great ex-
tent independent of Amerita. Political, social, or natured
causes might, at any moment, cut off the supply from
that quarter, and it was well to remember that " •
cotton famine in the United Stern was Almost equivalent
to a food famine in Lancashire." Drs. Watson and Forbes I
showed from personal observation how admirably adapted
India is for producing an almost illimitable supply at
cotton as well as flax, and how wide • scope there is In
that vast empire for British enterprise and wealth. Several
members of the Cotton Supply Association also addressed
the meeting.—Meaditster -Guardian.
Liar or • MARL —On Sunday
morning week two dray agricultural horses, belonging to
Mr. Wm. Clark, of Halhead Hall, near Kendal. were grams
on the common land, near to the hall, known by the name
of Halhewl Nab, or more commonly known u " Hain
Nab," being the north end and termination of Cunswick
Sear, and when the two horses had reached the extreme
point of the "Nab" they were observed by Mr. Clark, who
was walking in some fields at a short durance, to soddenly
become restive, and then commenced plunging and kicking
at each other, and in the affray Mr. Clark observed the
Esau to dip and lurch ou the edge of the Scar, Oa if she
were falling over, but, suddenly recovering herself, she
made • leap down the fearful precipice, among the
sharp edges of tuck and loose stones at the bottom
of the Scar—then fell, and rolled over. Mr. Clark
instantly hastened to the spot, and quite expected to bare
found his favourite mare crushed and killed where she fell,
but the reader may judge of his surprise and joy when, on
reaching the spot, be found the mare quietly grazing
arsoupt some serous near the place, and, beyond, some
half-admen scratches on her breast and flank, caused by
her roiling over among the sharp atones, nothing the Wale
from her frightful leap—which, on being mesaured by Mr.
Clark, was found to be rather over fifteen yards. We maw
the mare carting on the day after her leap, and she his been
re at work siace.—keadel Mereart.
trAZILIAN Mona--The Anglo- Ltiao Brazilian
Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company's steamer Milford
Haven, Captain Thatehm, embroil In the Kersey on Ll:it
from Lisbon, and landed malls and hoer
Madeira. Cape de Verdes and Portugal. will sail from
Liverpool with the outward mails, de., km the above plans
on the 91th inst _ _ '

Two:menial EaILATUIL —ln the telegram which
rem& la ear immemorial of Saturday, ander the heed of
adz,* Soled •' The Africa was stopped at Pahreo,"
reed IA Farina was arrested et Palermo, cod etesnete
hove in ball an hour by Otrilaildi's orders."