The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SNARE MARKETS.

Ltreitroot, Jews IT.-Birkenhead, 62 1124-Cakdeekui=
-Eastern Counties, 104 lot -Groat Northern, 10114 100
Western. 731 734-LancerMr* and Yorkshire, 1121 1124-Louden
and North Western, 94496-London and South Western, 911,:hi
-Manchester, Rbagield, and lineohishire, 474 48-Midland,
1214-Ditto, new shares, 14 If p.- North British, 014 Mt-
Staffordshire. 41 d.-North Eastern, Berwick, 1064 1064,-Ditie,
York and North Midland, 824 94-Ditto, Leeds, capital sleek,
614 614-Pooth Eastern and Dover, 244 24 9-141-Wast Wink
°Mord, 48 49-Buffaloand Lake Harm 44 11-Ditteli Umiak
713.4.:1.-Orand Trunk of Canada, 4 1.11.16 2--Great Lentensbwarg,
71-Oreat Western of Canada, 10 11-12 10 13.16-Ditto, new
91 94 d.-1111nols Central, 394 39d.-New York sal
Erie, 21 314-Thames and Mersey Insurance, 4 161 d
MANCROVIS, JIM 17.-The market was va7 kna-liesslani
Counties, 104-Oran Western of Canada, 101-Minift Ceetrall„
394 d.-Lancashire sny Yerkeldre, 112 4-Leodoe and North
Western, 964--Manchester, Bbs eld, and lAneolnahire, 4749-,
Ditto, 61. prof., Wend, 1211 2-Beath Eastern, 24 5-16 16111
-Oswestry and Newtown, al-EdinWrO and Glargow,B34-
Preston and Wyre, 434-Lanesurter and Melba*, 9111.
ISINMINOHAX, Jul. 17.-Blnninatema Baak shares wen sail
to-day at 244 Lanawldre and Yorkshire stock was Mitered IS
112 Mom Valley. at 54: Birminghsm Casa et 924 , Tome sal
District Bank quoted 124 to 124 Waterworks, new,
If. 16s. 9d. to 11. 16s. pram.: New 11111, to 24; Birminghim
Wagon, 134 to 14. Market slag.

DEATH OF Ma. MURRAY' OE Cluirru-thrmurc.--
Mr. John Murray, of Bark Bar Hotel, Gretna-green, has
recently died, aged 63 years. Mr. Murray was the wee-
censor of the original blacksmith who Amitied so many
matrimonial chains in the old days of runaway matches.
Upon the death of that son of Vulcan his mantle fill upon
Mr. John Murray, and he in his turn for many years drove
a brisk trade in making happy or miserable, as the OM
might be, many hundreds of couples who *ought his kind
offices. In his time he must have played • leading
part in many a stirring chapter of roma/see, when
Gretnairreen was in its hay-day, and he must often have
had to make quick work to get through men hie short
•• ceremony" before the fuetive lovers were overtaken by
that carriage-and-four that had rattled behind therm for many
a mile, bringing their storming friends in hot pursuit. ffinee
a residence of many days Ms become isseatial to the legality
of the ceremony, Mr. Murray has had a quieter life, bat
still his many-leaved registers kept filling up, and he had
a good many customers who up the traditionary cha-
racter of Grebra.gmen.—eawiiale !rental.
THE APEIHEPTRD MURDER OF • POLUMIAN AT
Corrotzrou.—The five men apprehended on suspicion of
being concerned in the robbery of silk and the stabbing of
police-oonstable Taylor were brought up at the Toms-ball,
Corigletoa, yesterday. John:Maps and William flillingfew,
tramps, were dischart being proved that they were at too
great &distance from EftnilniOn at the tiros the robbery and
smelt took place to admit of their taking any active part
in the affair. John Cheaters and Levi Davies, two Com-
gleton men, who were apprehended the night of the affray,
and John Burns, • returned convict, from Macclesfield,
were then brought up on a charge of Lein concerned in the
silk robbery and murderous assault on police-conatable
Taylor. Superintendent /3elmona said that the medical
gentlemen had pronounced Taylor to be in too low a state
to see any of the prisoners. They were accordingly re.
mended for • weak.

REYNABD TUREBD MID/NITA IRE. —A very curious
incident occurred nose time ago at Hollywich, the seat et
the late General Maitland. Fur some time it was suspected
that a fox was in the habit of paying his nocturnal ?nits to
the place, and depredations were anticipated, but Heyward
continued very honest in this locality, probably because he
found plenty of plunder elsewhere. Mr. Wm. Pocock, the
i overthe estate, at length succeeded iu " pudding" him,
ile
so that it was quite certain they werehonounal wish his visits.
Nothing was lost, but daily expected, winch we suppose the
fox know, and probably, thinking he might as well be •
thief an suspected of being one, took off two ducks and one
drake, but not from real necessity, me be carried them
nearly half • mile and buried them in w field. As soon as
they were missed, • search was instituted, and the two
ducks were found dead and buried in the field, and dose
to them the drake was found. He bad been buried, but as
he was not mortally wounded, the poor fowl made great
efforts escape from • premature grave, and succeeded is
getting his head and part of one wing out of the ground.
He was immediately rescued, and is now alive sad well,
and no doubt will take care in future not to be caught
&Jain, even by the cunning and stratagem of • fox.—Sussex
N.ITTCFS.
A TRIBE OF ADDER/I.—Lately, while Mr.
Anthony Macmillan, althorn, wee passing through Tongue
Glen, Inch, he came upon a large collection of adders
sporting themselves upon &knoll or bank lying exposed to
the out. Mr. Macmillsa at once commeroed the work et
destruction, and succeeded in killing the whole, to
the number of nine. They were all full grown, mea-
suring from lgin, to 2ft. rn length. It is supposed that they
bad been nestling together during the winter, and were
about to separate for their summer tour.— Wit/tom/arc
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THE OUTWAED WERT INDIA AND PENINSULA&
MAILIL—HOUTHAEPTON, Jutre 17.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steamship Tasmanian, Captain Weller, sailed house
today at three p.m., wi.h the fortnightly mail for the
British and Foreign West holies, the Pacific, California.
Glottal America, &c. She took b 7 passengers, ansoeget
whom are Captain Spicer, for Tobago ; Revs. Mr. Hankie
and Barbour, for Demerara; Hoy. Mr. Bonham, forJawnel;
Lieutenant Tom, for Colon ; Lieutenant Vlakeeley, for Bar-
badly. ; Ensign Harrison, for Jamaica ; and the Von.
Archdeacon Wright and family, for Victoria, British Co-
lumbia. The Tasmanian took on freight—French jewellery,
3,7641. ; English jewellery, : English specie, 1001. ;
aiso a full cargo of French and English merchandise. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Tagus, Cap-
tain Hall, also sailed hence today. with the usual mails for
the Peuiusular ports. She took fifteen paassagers ; specie,
2,0001., and a general cargo.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MusEuw.—During the week
ending June 15, the visitors have been us follows :
On Monday, Tueohy, and Saturday, free days, 5,533;
Monday
on and Tuesday, free evenings, 3,140 ; oe the three
students' days huhnisehe to the public 611./, we
students,' evening, Wedoesday, 116 ; total, 10,691. Plea
the opening of the museum. 2,09.1,599.
Museum or PeTzwrs, SOUTH liessewerom.--•
Number of visitors for the week ending Jae* 15, 1,890.
Total number since the opening of the ninseem free drily
(May 12, 1838), 376,086.