The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-31 00:00:00

MOTIIVOILL BNARA AIMACirS.

LtvEr.root., JAL 30.--6atell to-day I Caledonlan, 761 1511 )-
(beat }astern, 31: 4 i 14- binresidre and I'orkshire.l2s/
6 6-Loudon, Bilgigoli. and South Coast, 46-Lnininn and
North Western, 118 1 1 1 NI 11-Manchester, Sheikh!. and
thmoin, 411 484 ad-Metropolitan, 1171 ; 4-Midland,
Ited 6 ! a,c tit-Month Easteni.M4 4 1-Midland 44 percent
Preference. Mie-PanuicUlo filar...Mel-Buffalo and Lake Huron,
3 :.1,,-/:rand Trunk of Canada. 114 16-Uuited States 10-48',
Nisrel; and September, 641-great Luxembourg share, I-16 -
Atlantic 'fetal:mph Opel cent, 5 146 3-16 1-United Kingdorn
Telegraph Company, 3g.
MairOtingrin, JAN. 30.-Market higher. a fair amount of
Nisinea. doing. Atlantic Teimanph Preference Bight ler Cent..
UV. 21 4.41.4d0nien, 7611
bol bi 1 1-breat. Limittni, 312 I
t 2-fireat Luxemurv., :,7-iinsat Northern A. 100
s-lleand Thank of Cauadll6 /--Crcat Western, 4..1-lan-
. w.t.l Yorkahire, 1251 6 1 -London and North Western,
1177 1-M ancheater, ahefliel , and Linenlnshire, 431 431 ad
-Metropolitan, 117 1 -Midland, 1051 6N16 1 6 1-North
Britiah, 351 1-N nttk Staffordshire, 00-South }astern, 664 111
-laminas awl Mersey Marine Insurance Limited . 24 p.-
61.0e.0ne awl south Western New Ordinary i tot pall., 61-Metro-
p ditan 1:1410411t411, 10616.
ISIAXINGII4II, JAN. 30 -11u•hirtt done: Birmingham Oas,
new ordinary: at 444, Fl4lV4lnghltni Wagon, at lie Metropolitan
Railway caratage and Wagon share,. third issue, at 3-16 dna:
soul Midland Contract, at 14} dis Clnshin prices: Dudley and
West Brom,* tell Bank, sellers. at Ul' slirople Bank, sellers, at
: AluntiA Metal, Mal to 21 db.; Patent Nut and Bolt Shares,
sellers, at 3 dis.
MEIN, d Al. !0.-Three per Cent. COOllOll, 1011-New Three
per Coat. Mork, ire. 4-latto for amount, Feb. 4 ink 4-India
Mire per Cent. Stock, 1121-U.S Ten-Forties, lent, 1114-
Bank of Ireland ,alOO paid 2211-Munster Bank ,LitultmL,
C 3 10, paid 5-National Bank :630 paid:. 561-Royal Bank
Chu 1.0. W., 331 1-Union hank LU paid , 174-Greet Annthern
and Western 0100 1171 -Midland Great Western £lOO
paid , Wesford, it Per cent. perpetual
Ciao paid', 11*-Great Southern and Western 4 per cent.
perpetual ;6.100 paid), 1161-Allbanasi and Consumers' ties
seuall , 102.

Mr. Barley was among the speakers at the
annual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce,
yesterday. The hon. gentleman said the prospects of the
cotton industry were brightening. There had been an
" immense" depredation in the value not only of the
raw material but also of goods—the losses in
Liverpool alone from this cause during the pant
year having amounted to little less than five nil-
lions—but the solvency of the district hail upon
the whole been well maintained. He urged the Chamber
to continue their efforts to obtain permanent supplies
of oottou at moderate prices, for," instead of depending
upon America and India alone, they ought to have twenty
important sources of supply." Among the other subjects
touched upon in the boo, gentleman's speech was that of
the bankruptcy law. He pointed out the gross injustice
which creditors suffered under the existing system, and
urged the importance of pressing for • thorough reform of
the law.
The committee of the Society of Arts on musical
education has been appointed, consisting of ..-11.11.11. the
Prince of Wales, ILG , chairman ; Lord Henry Gordon
Lennox, M.P. ; Lord Gerald Fitzgerald ; Sir John P.
Boileau, Bart. ; Sir John Harington, Bart. ; Sir Francis
Sandford, R. K. Rowley, Edgar A. Bowring, C.B. ; Harry
Chester, Henry Cole, C.B. ; Captain Donnelly, R.E. ;
Herbert Fisher, William Hawes, chairman of the council ;
IL F. Puttick, Samuel Redgmve, and Colonel Scott.
with power to arrange for a deputation to confer with her
Majesty's government.
tis said that Madame Petipa, the favourite
I dancer of St. Petersburg, has drawn the great Russian
I lottery prise of 7:1,000 roubles.
The first load of provisions landed at Virginia
I city. Nevada, was 18 barrels of whisky.
Qrr.eNwrows, JAN. 31. —The National Steam-
' ship Company's steamer Denmark arrived here from
II Liverpool last night. She embarked passengers this morn-
ing, and proceeded for New York. Ail well.
KIRRCEDBRIOYFFSH IRE ELECTION. —This election
took place yesterday. Mr. W. H. Maxwell (liberal) was
proposed by Mr. Oswald, of Andiencruive, and secooded
by Mr. Come, of Southport. There being no other cau-
-1 &date he was declared to be duly elected. In his widow,
returning thanks, he said he was a liberal, but would sup
port the present ministry in any good measure.
THE CRoWN PRINVESs OF PRESSIA. —Dr. Grown
left London for Prussia during the past week in order
, to officiate at the approachin" accouchement of the Crown
' Princess of Prussia (Princess. Royal of England).—Loacer.
THE IRISH CHERVIL —The first meeting upon
this subject in the East-end was held Let night in the
Beaumont Institution, when Mr. Charles Reed presided.
la introducing Mr. Macon Jones to the audience, the chair-
man said he knew enough of Ireland to have his sympa-
thies enlisted in reference to the personal liberty and the
'modal advancement of the people who lived in that
tracted land. The Irish people, he wax pomaded, were
ready to bear their fair share of burdens ;but the time
had come when fall juatioe ought to be dealt out to than.
Lord Stanley had recently said that though the Irish quo- '
Loa was an important one, it was not die duty of ay
parliament to deal with it. He (the chairman) should
have thought it would have been to the honour of a dying
parliament, and have entitled it to enduring praise, If it
bad taken the question into consideration, and have grap-
pled with it honestly and comegeonaly. There was no
question more important, and he believed the English
pwple were determined that it should be settled. Mr.
Itision Jones whose speech was loudly applauded, ad-
dressed himself at length to some of the plans proposed by
newspaper correepondetts, and contended that only the
impartial diaendowsnent of all religiose bodies in Inland
would bring the matter to a satisfactory issue.
CHURCH ESTABLISHMENTS.—A crowded meeting
of the Liberation Society was held in the Lecture-ha%
Pemburproad, Lower Clapton, on Wednesday evening.
Mr. W. Green presided • and amoopt times present were
Rev. Dr. Spence Rev. 'W. Kms, Rev. R. White, Rev.
T. W. Aveling, liev. F. Soden, and several members of the
church of England, who took part in the preasedings. The
chairman regretted the absence of Mr. 8. Hotiey, wit.ohad
been to preside, but was prevented through
in.
The Rev. E. White delivered an address upon
church establishments, after which the meeting was
thrown open for free isterchenp of minim. At the elope
of a smart discussion. a tendert= alirmisi the prindpies
of the Liberation Society was carried.