The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

LiwguroOL, Join 18.—Birkenhead, '731 74—Caledonian stook,
911 92—Pastern Counties, 101 11—Great-Northern stock, 114 116
—Great Westerns, 699 leaf—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1049
106 London and liorth Western, 101—Ditto, Eighth
shares, par 1.16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 419
411—Midland stoat 117 1171—North British stock, 62 021—Nora
Staffordshire, 4 gtd.—Nortb Eastern, Berwick capital Meek, N
969—Ditto, York capital stock. 8181}}--Ditto. Leeds stock, 619
62—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhiunpton, Sat 46t-Boutk
Eastern, 259 11.16 I—Dutch Rhenish, at 64 d --Great Luxem-
bourg, 6 16-16 7 1-16--Cirsad Trunk of Canada, 71 73—Great
Western of Canada, 119 11}—Ditto, new shame, 9 St d.—Buffalo
and Lake Huron, 44 4t—Great Ship, 12a, 134.—T4nw0 and
Mersey Marine Company, 16-161 p.
kimmnastra, lent 16.—The market was very quiet, but
prices were steady. Birkenhead Stock. 741—Great Western.
Melds, 411—Midlands,1164—Dovers, 16 9-16—Leeds, 1049
6p} Melds,
and Mersey, 1 p.—Trunks, 7}—Royal British, 021.
Brantaolisn, Jure 18.—Then were sellers of Chester rnd
Holyhead Five per Cents„ at 115--Caledonian Folinand.alialf
Preference, at 102—Birmingham Guaranteed, at 76—Country
end Nuneaton, at 1179—North British Guaranteed, at 111—and
South Staffords, at 101. 10s. 24.—Midland Stock was sold at
116,—and Birmingham Canal, at fret.

PRE FRENCH FESTIVAL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
—A highly intluential committee, consisting of members d
parliament and others, ha* been formed to afford facilities
for the OrptCeenistes visiting public and other notable insti-
tutions of the metropolis.
CRICKET.-81ITEF.N OF UNIVERRITY OF CAM-
BRIDGE V. ELEVEN or ENGLAND. This match cOlll-
- yesterday at Lord's ground. The Eleven bad the
first inning; and scored 114 ; Cambridge then went in, and
at the conclusion of the day's plc y had scored 68, with the
loss of 12 wickets. The game will be resumed this morning.
INFANT PRESOMENA.—I have known men, die-
tinguished at a tolerably early age in some walk of intellec-
tual exertion, who in announcing their age (which they fre-
quently did without any necessity), were wont to deduct
three or five years from the actual tale, plainly with the in-
tention of making their talent and skill more remarkable,
by adding the element of these being developed at a won-
derfully early stage of life. They wished to he recognised
as infant phenomena. To be an eloquent preacher is always
an excellent thing ; but how much more wonderful if the
preacher be no more than twenty-two or twenty-three. To
repeat " The Battle of Holieulinden " is a worthy achieve-
ment, but the foolish parent pate his child's bead with ape-
cial exultation, as he tells you that his child, who has just
repeated that popular poem, is no more than two years old.
It is not impronable that the child's real age is two yews
and eleven months. It is very likely that the preacher's
real age twenty-eight. I remember hearing of • certain
clerical person who, presuming on • very youthful aspect,
gave himself out as twenty-four, when in fact he was thirty.
happened accidentally to see the register of that
vidi's baptism, which took place five yearn before the
period at which he said he was born. The feet of this docu-
ment's existence was made known to the man, by way at
correcting his singular mistake. He saw it ; but he clone
to the fond delusion ; and a year or two afterwards I read
with much amusement in a newspaper some account of •
speech made by him, into which account was i
an assurance that the speech was the more remarkable,
as the youthful orator was no more than twenty-
four ! Very, very contemptible, you my ; and I entirely
agree with von. And apart from the dishonesty, Ido not
think that judicious people will value very highly the crude
fruit which has been forced to a certain npeneas before its
time. Let us have the mature thing. Give us intellectual
beef rather than intellectual veaL—Fraser's Magazine for
June. . .

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AN INSUBORDINATE VOLUNTEER.--Charles But..
ler a member of the let Lancashire Volunteer Artillery
Corps, was brought before Mr. William Rathhone, at the
county inigietrates' court, on Saturday, charged with refus-
ing to pay is. 3d., a portion of his contribution for clothing
supplied to hint, and 2s. 6d., the amount of a fine inflicted
upon him for being drunk whilst on parade. The defendant
expressed his regret, and offered to pay the amount by
instalments of 2e. 6d. per week. Captain Brown said lie
was willing to accept the offer. Mr. Rethbone : " Will
you take him back?' Captain Brown "Oh no, he leaves
the corps." Mr. Bathbone said he was sorry to see a volun-
teer setting an example of drunkenness and insubordination
and bringing disgrace upon his comrades, and made an order
for the cotnudttel of the defendant to gaol for fourteen
days, in the event of his failing to carry out hie proposal
17 for t9d. he payment of ties money, amounting, with costs, to
s.
The departure from Dover garrison of the 32nd
regiment (Lueithew heroes) has (says the KentishGazelle)
been again postperied until the end of the mouth.
MUSEUM or TATINTS, SOUTH KENSINOTON.—
Number of viaitoce rui the week ending June 16, 2,374
total number glace the:o7l,o9* of the museum
he. daily
(Ma/ 12, 1i38), tatesa.,,
AMU. FR= 110aPiTAL, CilltafS-INN-ROAD. —The
number of patients relietied at this hospital during the
week ending June 16 wag 2,995, of which 706 were new
eases.