The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

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FOREIGN RAILWAY&

Buhia and San FranCkiOd cont.
Rocife and Man Francisco (Lim.), gun. 7 por cent., 101.
ban Paulo (Limited), gun. 7 per cent., In.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS:
Great Luxembourg, ISt.
Orel Vitebsk, gun. by Russian Governsaant, 6 per cent..
84, 31, 4k.

COLONIAL AND FOREIGN ]SINES,
Don Pedro, North del Boy, 21 pa.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Agra B, (Limited), 9.
London and County, 501, 1.
London and Westminster, 691.
Do., Sergi, issued at 101. prom., none of wilds has
been paid, 471, 1, x in.

Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 211..
Canada Company, 70.
Electric and International Telvraph, 210:
Fore-street Warehouse (Limited), 12i.
General Credit and Discount (Limited), 51.
Hudson's Rayon, k.
International Financial Society (Limited), 3i.
Madras Irrigation and Canal, guar. 6 per cent. bp
Indian Government, 1011, ad.
Oriental Gas (Limited), 61.
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Limited), 18.
Rio de Janeiro Gas (Limited), t/f.
Scottish Australian Investment (Limited), 125.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 71, ad..

The Times remarks of the Crystal Palace fetes
in connection with the Dramatic College :—" Out of the
very large sums made by the booth and stall keepers
last year the net benefit to the college was only 119/. ;
all the rest has gone in expenses, and the sum must have
been very large, since 25,000 persons visited the Palace
on the fire days. Then, out of the total receipts of the
institution from the time of its foundation, only one
tenth, or 2,7001., bee gone to support the pensioners ; and
despite the donation of 5001. from the Viceroy of Egypt,
the council found themselves at the close of the year in a
far worse position than when they began it. It is natural
that actors and actresses should decline to become mounte-
banks to so little purpose ; and, under all the circum-
stances, it cannot be so much a matter of surprise that the
Mr of this row has turned out little better than a failure.
It now b.: comes the duty of the council to decide whether
it ehal ba repeated, and, in considering the question, they
should remember that the visitors to the palace on Satur-
day were not as select as the well-wishers of the College
would desire."

In reply to a letter from the litiarylehone Rleo-
torsi Association, Mr. Hepworth Dixon has declared him-
KU in favour of manhood suffrage, vote by ballot, and
compulsory education. As to a proposal that he should
stand for the borough, Mr. Dixon says he has "never
sought a seat in 'ornament, for his mind revolts from the
thought of seeking a market for ambition."

A public meeting of the reformers of Lambeth
is announced to be held this evening. at Wilcocke's
Assembly Rooms, Westminster-bridge-road, for the pur-
pose of forming a Registration Committee to facilitate
the placing of all lodgers, duly qualified, upon the forth-
coming elactorial register of the borough.
Hotta FOB LITTLE BOWL—The annual file at
Horton Kirby was celebrated on Saturday, sad the
little boys, as usual, lent their homes to • large
company of ladies and gentlemen who arrived by
successive trains at Farsungham-road. The bazaar is
open to-day, and the ladies in charge of them ready at
their receipts of custom. It was intended that Lady
Enfield should unveil the Banbury memorial fountain,
near the Alexandra House, but the Scotch firm who are
working the marble failing in their engagements, the
ceremony is portponed. The homes are thus named,
" Alexandra Houa?," " Haabury House," given by the
Hanbiny ` A Quiet Placl," men b the
congregation of Haze-wart Chapel, ` the 'a
Cottage," raised by subseripbons from the home-bleeped
children of Thiglead, as d- "Lady. Borrisca's Home,"
given by the lady whose name distinguishes it. One of
the new houses is named Xidbroke Lodge," and is given
by Miss Peek, Blackheath, and the other "Little Wan-
derer's Retreat," given by a lady who wishes her name
kept secret.
PawautrraTiow TO Comm
Saturday evening • public presentation of congratu-
latory addresses was made to Colonel htilward, R.A.,
Assistant Director of Ordnance, the officer who had
charge of the mountain battery at the siofMagdala,
and who was subsequently the bearer of King Theodore's
crown and official despatches to the Queen. nepram-
tatim:took place at Colonel I/award's residual, Plum-
stead Common, in the ee of lirs..Milward and family,
and formed an in and gratifying scene.
ACCIDENT WHILE BATHING.—RESCITE BY A DOG.
—A few days ago, a young lad, • son of Mr. Dunlop., of
Anghanloo, near Newtownlimavady, went to the river
Roe to bathe. He got carried beyond his dmith, and,
being unable to swim, he sank to the bottom. There ware
only a number of little boys_prewint, who were unable to
render him any assistance. He would have been drowned
but for a Newfoundland dog, who, seeing the little fallow
ink jumped into the water, dived, and, catching him by
the hair of the head, succeeded in bringing him to the
bank, and thus saved him from drowning.—Norteeri
Why.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION AT 8017THAMPT011.—
Yesterday mornMg, at half-past four, a very loud explo-
sion washeard at Southampton, as if it came from the
bottom of the town. Most people at a distance who heard
it thought it was • gun fired from • mail packet to an-
nounce to the customs authorities her arrival.. It arose,
however, from an explosion of gunpowder, ball-cartridges,
signal rockets, and parafin oil, from the back premises
of the business place of Mr. Stabbing, the mayor of the
town, situated almost opposite the dock gates. The mayor
is au optician, nautical instrument maker, and purveyor
of various kinds of ship's stores. Tho back premises
were blown by the explosion almost to pieces,
the adjoining premises were seriously injured,
and the windows of houses in the neighbour-
hood were broken. Fragments of the blown-up
building were thrown to great distances. An American
mud an Alexandrian packet had arrived, in the night and
them were • great number of persons about the dock.
Immediately after the explosion, smoke and fire issued
from the spot, the dock engiu was brought out, and
measures taken to extinguish the fire. The promptitude
of these measures prevented it from.extending, and after
a time it was subdued. It was conjectured that the
explosion was caused by lightning. The damage done
is estimated at 6,0004 The psni were Mama in the
Royal.