The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-24 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.

irLITM ii OOL, Syn. 23.—Caledonian, 105 109 ex div.—tastsen
Conntlea. 101 10 3.l6—Great Northern, 1064 1061—GrestWestens.
en 70—Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 1064 5064—London aid •
North Western Stock, Ott 03—London and South Western, Me
96—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lineolnehlrc, 46 464 Midland
stock, 1664 1& Ditto (new shares), It 11 p.—North MU*
63 634—North Staflordshire, 44 42 4—North Eastern, Berwick
1014101;—Ditto, York and North Midland, SI? (12—Ditto, Leek
' Capital Stock, 60 601—south Eastern and Dorer, El; 7.31 xn—
West Midland, Oxford, el
_Mit—Buffalo and Lake Gums,
7-16 9.l6—Dutch Rhenish, 11-16 916 d. Grand Trunk et
Canada, 415-16 5 1-16 -Great Luxembourg, 64 St—Great Western
of Canada, 04 9—lllinois Central, BO Sill d—Erie, ex-amain-
Went, 23 234—Thome. and Mersey Insurance, 1 1 1-lU p.
MancuLsrint, 0r617. 33.—The market declined, and Wins
close lower for all kinds of stock. Great Western of
64—Great Western, 79 W4—Lam ashire and Yorkshire. 1074
—London and North SS estern, 931 I—Manchester, Sheffield,
Lincolnshire, 464 4—Midland, 127 6l—South Eastern, 231
Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance, 1 p.—bank of Maw
cheater, I p.—Shelneld 6/. Peet, So. p.—Greet Ship, es. 3d. to
es. 6d.—Gswestry and Newtown, 74—Yleetwooti, Me.
ritxrlanuar, :13P7. 23.—South Staffordshire Hallways were to-
day quoted 101. 13a and 101. Its., and Great Western Hirt
=lngham Guaranteed, 744 75. In local storks Birmlnatiam sal
Staffonishirc Gas were sold at 96—Half ditto, 49. -kirminfehara
Watt re orks, new, It. 16,15 d. p.—Oloaceater Witnon, 14 p.—
Midland Waggon, new, 55. Market generally t!nt.

BLOND'S AT SOUTHADIPTON.—BIontIin performed
at Southampton. yesterday, in Bannister.park, before
10,000 perilous. Excursion trains laden with passengers lea
as all the South-Western lines during the d ty. Just be-
fore the performance, ono of the poles, 100 feet high, on
which the rope was trete/led, broke' and the cool had to
be fastened to one of the loftiest tree. in the park. Sloe-
din was received with the greatest enthusiasm. Such a
crowd as wont to witness him has not bees seen in South-
ampton for many a day. The nobility and gentry from all
parts of the surrounding neighbourhood came to witeess the
exhibition.

SERIOUS RESULT OF A PRIZE FICIIT NEAR LEing.
—One of tease disgraceful exhibitions of human brutahry
took place near Leeds yesterday, and resulted, we revel
to hear, in the serious, and probably fatal, injury of ow
of the combatants. The fight was between Samuel
Webster, of Woodhouse, and Thomas Kelvey, of York-
street, fur RI. • side, and it commenced yesterday morning
in • field called the Fifty Acres. near Bothwell, in the
jurisdiction of the et est Riding constabulary. After fight-
ing for nearly an hour the police interfered, and drove
them into the Leeds boundary. They 'vaunted tho fight is
a retired place called Gipsey-nape, between Becstoa and
Middleton-wood, when Webster, who Ind previously had
the better of the contest, wax worsted and rendered insen-
sible. He was subsequently takeu to his mother's in a nib.
aecouipanied by • number of the ring, and was attended by
Mr. Luc, surgeon, who pronounced him to be in great
danger. The remit it the injuries cannot bo known for
loom boom ZASedS Mercury.
A CHILI) Guam.) BY A BuLLocx.--On Wednesday
last, while a lad, aged 11 years, wee in a meadow adjoining
Knee Barn Farm, near Teuterden (whore his mother was
bop-picking), getting some water-cressee, a young bull ren
at him. and thrust one of his horns in miler the left ear,
causing the brides to protrude, the animal liking the boy's
cap &enp on its horns. The poor little follow woe at once
eoriveyed home in a state of lIIICOLISCioUIaneSS, and doubts are
yet entertaiued of his recovery.
A CURIOUS Peucr..t.mArtow.—The jil mph:. A rens
of August 24th publishes the following proclamation flow
the noiyor of that city :—" To the Citizens of Memphis.—
Applinitioes have repeatedly been made to me, as execu-
tive officer of the city, for protection Realest indiscreet
partite who are sent out to impress citizen, into service
sexiest their will OD steamboats. lUD] of these men have
been dragged from their beds. wives, and children, but never
has there been o man taken who hadn't& clean shirt. 1 hereby
notify any citizen who may wish a pens within the city of
Memphis to call on me, and I will furnish the same, aud[ will
see be will be protected. One pour man being shit yester-
day by one of these outlaws, as they may be called, causes
no to give the above notice.—Joll2l PARR, Mayor.—
Auguat 24. 1861."
A PEEP THROUGH VIZ KEYHOLE.—The Ride,-
woad Examiner, which always bet a bad titbit of tel i g
tale out of deltoid, is still true to its vocation. Inert-riga
number it giro; the following intelligence, well calculated,
it thiuke, to bring " dieter's" to all " joilicions men" :
"The Confederate Congress deliberates with closed des se,
and no welladvised Penton could wish their cession, to be
the arena of oratorical gladiators, &nil the spectacle of the
populace. But general statement' of the temper and
intentions of parliamentary bodies ile.pite of every
caution, find their way before the public, and a own Ily
contain mere or lies of truth. It is now curl-curtly believed.
with much distress by judicious Men, that there is x small
minority of Conferee disposed to analyse a m i opposi-
tion to the present ex'vutive of tl e Confab:roc; ." Weal-
Melon /Various/ Intefiifrneer.
31AN.'HENTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN/IH=
RAILWAY.—The total expenses of this company's railways.
Including rents, tolls, duty. fee., from July 1 to Sept.
15, 18a1, amounted to 6032/.. es against 67,1557. ter
the corresponding period of 15,11 The proportion of Use
Smith Junction receipt, *ermine to this company hew
July 1 to Sent. 15 amounted to 7.2899., es
13.4:41. for the •corresponding period of 1860 ; Jars
expenses to 2,245/., as against 3,3001.
SOUTH K KNSINOTON Munr.us.—During the week
ending Sept. 21, the visitors have been es follows
Monday, Tuesday. and Saturday, free days, 6,699; en
Monday and Theorise, free evenings, 4.853. On the three
student.' days (admission to the palls 6.1.), 1,510; owe
etuilents' evening. 9. edneelay. 147 ; total, 13,209, green
the opening of the Museum, 2,rJ6,185.