The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-28 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.

Orel Vitebsk, gun. by Russian Government, 6 per oent..

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN NINES.
Capula Silver (Limited), 2 146.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 20.
Vancouver Cad (Limited), 7.
Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Limited), 4 946.

JOINT STOCK BANKS."
Agra (Limited), B, 9.
Alliance (Limited), 14.
Anglo-Austrian, 14i.
Bank of South Australia, 30).
Imperial Bank (Limited), 17.
Imperial Ottoman, 10},
London and County, 601.
London and Westminster, 64•
Do., Scrip, Wailed at 101. prem., none of which Isaa
been paid, 531.
Metropolitan (Limited) 6).
National Provincial of England (121. paid), 39).
Union of Australia, 47.
Union of London, 36).

MISCELLANEOUS.
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy, bus. by Egyptian govern.
went, 9'4.
Hudson's Bay, 14, k.
International Financial Society (Limited), al, f
Natal Land and Colonisation Company (Limited), 4f, 4,1.
Norbudda Coal and Iron (Limited), 11.
Reuter's Telegram, 53, I.
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance (Limited),
IQ, !-
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 731, 41.

It appears that the Second Empire is already
becoming history. The great literary and political MOMS
of the moment is 11. Tent's new work, " Paris in Decem-
ber, 1851," which is a simple relation without comment of
the events preceding and accompanying the Bonapartist
coup d'Etat. In January the first volume of " A History of
the Second Empire," by the veteran journalist, N. Tulle
Delord, will be published. It is to be completed in four
volumes.

HALIFAX, AUGUST 27.—The Inman royal mail
steamer City of Washington arrivad here to-day. All
well.

INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—
SUEZ, Auomer 28.—The Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Carnatic, from Bombay, arrived at 7 a.m.,
and the Candle, from Calcutta, at 10 a.m. to-day.
Sorrasativroig, Ammar 28.—The Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamship Delta passed the
Needles at 1.40 p.m. to-day.
QUEENSTOWN, AUGUST 28.—The National Steam-
ship Company's steamship Erin, from New York, arrived
off this port at 9 o'clock this morning. She landed pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool. All well.

lassos, Avower 28.—The Royal Mail !Ream
Packet Company's ship La Plata, from the Bracts, ar-
rived here at 6 a.m., and will leave for Southampton at
3p.m. this day, with 93 passengers, 33,3531. in specie,
1,343 bags of coffee, 40 packages of ipeeacuanhe, and 146
packages of sundries. The Danube, with mails of 10th
inst., was at St. Vincent on the 21st inst.
THE NEW LIST OF VOTERS. To-morrow is
the last day for the oversees to deliver to the clerks of
the peace the list of claimants to be registered at the
revision. It may be well to remind candidates for
the female suffrage that in no county or borough,
unless previous notice has been given of their claim to
appear
lon the register, can the question be raised befothe re
the Registration Courts.
NEW PROVISION ON PROBATE DUTY.—On Tues-
day next, the lit September, a provision in the new Inland
Revenue Act will take effect by which, in the stampduty,
the mortgage bills on leaseholds may be omitted in the
amount chargeable.
FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.—On Wednesday evening
a large warehouse, in the occupation of Mews. Cope
Brothers, cigar manufacturer., in Sidney-street East,
Liverpool, was destroyed by fire.

HOMICIDE REAR YOUGHAL.—RB a band of mu-
sicians from Cork were going into the county Waterford
on Wednesday night to attend a private ball at the resi-
dence of Mr. Maxwell, Moorehilloa quarrel arose between
them and the driver of another vehicle, named Her%
Blows were exchanged, and negarty was stabbed
heart. The MURCIA= have been arrested, includi
Wynne, the leader. A bloodstamed knife was found uponng
the latter.

DARING 81-ROLARY AT WINDSOR.—On the night
of the 24th inst., St. Leonard's-house, Clavier, near
Windsor, the incidence of Sir Edward Sullivan, was
entered by burglars, and jewellery to the amount of about
3001. stolen. A reward of 201. has been offered for the
apprehension of the burglars.
It is stated that Alamayou, the eon of the late
Theodore of Abyssinia, is to be trained for the Civil
Service of India.

ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 27.—APPOINTMINT6.—
Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Jameson, M.D., additional,
to the Fiigard, for service in the Woolwich Marine In-
firmary Naval Cadet George Frederick Glonnie.
NATIONAL EINIBMON OF WORKS OF ART, AT
LIED& —Return of admissions: Thursday, August 27, b
season tickets, 699 ; by payment of la. each, 6,784; tota4
6,483.

. CRYSTAL PALACIL— ONE SHILLING DLT.—.
TIMIS/DAT, Auoun 27.—Ad.aissiona by mama Uc
;IX; ditto on paygneat, 6,642 ; total Thiboist 71746.

ire