The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-01 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL MARI MARKITS.

Llvwoot, JOLT 31.—Caledonian. 904 100—Eastern Osanikn,
fi 10—Greet Northern 1071 1061--Great Western, 701 704
Laamthire and Yorkshire, 1107 5114—landau and North Waiii;
an Stock, 911971--Loudon and South Western, 651 901—Mani
&ester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 45 id. 461—Midland Stook
Ulf 121 ;—Ditto, new shares, 1 l—North British, .
affl2
North Sonishia. 41 41 d.—Nora Instant, Berwick, 1
—York and North Midland, 964 1101—Ineds Capital Stock,
--Booth lantern and Doerr, 144 id 7-16—Wan Midland,
461 46I—Buffalo and lake Moron, 41 11—Dutch Rhenish, 24 If 4,
—Grand Trunk of Canada, 44 44—GreerLasian!,ourg, 74 7 WI
—Great Western of r Quads, 9 1546 JO 1-16-lEinola Con
3.9 aid.—New s
and m
eairt Nft)ll4,4lll—ipitto,
Allatfenntinut, JOLT rccirket 'was rtiactive, but steady.
Birkenhead, 65—Great Northern, Ken—Grand Think of Canada,
41—Great Western of Canada, 10—Illinois Central, 34
intake and Yorkshire, 1111—London and North Western, 961—.
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire. 451 46 I—Routh •
217.16 I—New York and Sae Ml—Manchester mrd S
Bank, 54 p.

VLLus or La's Pownits.—Policiee of assurance,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum of 24,4961., were
offered to auction on Wednesday hat by Messrs. Edwin Fox
and Bousheld, in CODISVItiOD with the failure of MONTI.
T. and It. Haikes and Co., the Hull bankers, when the fo&-
; lowing remarkably high prima, ranging from 15 to 85 pea
cent. above the office value, were realised. lot 1 for 500
with bonuses amounting to 3,158 E, on the life of Mr.
Thomas !Mikes, aged 71, subject to an mutual_ premiumA
169/. 6a. 3d., sold for 4,81301. Lot 2, for 5,000 i., life
70, annual premium 1111.1 2s. 6d., sold for 2.5104 he
1
, value being 1,5300 Lot 3, for 1,500/., life 77,
pro-
mium 57!. as. ad., sold for 810/. (the office value being !ft)
Lot 4, for 5,000/., also on the life of Mr. Thomas Heiken,
premium 151/. 155., realised 2,290/. (the office value beteg
1,52:04 Lot 5, for 5,0001., life aged 70. prendini 2931.,
sold for 2,0811. Five other policies for smaller amounts eh*
fetched proportionate price*.
PILLSNAVATION OF SALMON RIVINS, RDAULTS.
—Before leaving piscatorial subject., I may tell you that the
measures the government have taken within the last two
yam to preserve the salmon in our rivers have been moat
successful, although they are as yet only partially ia
operation. The proof is that this year we are abundantly
supplied with the best of 'alum at the low price of 6d.
per lb.-6d. Cana.!ian currency, that is, less than sd. stet-
lag. The fish taken at the mouths of the rivers on the
North Shore is sect up to Quebec in schooners, peeked is
ice and snow, of which there is always an abundant supply
here, saved from the previous winter is large rude tea-
houses. They range from 1511 e. to 45111 a each in weight.
the latter being, however, rather an exceptional figura. We
are beginning to supple Montreal aid the Arneriout cities
too. Fishing either at the mouths of coin the rivers ii pro-
hibited 'bers spawning time begins, and every mill-dam has
to be provided with a fish.way, so that the salmon may thee
ascend the streams and spawn unmolested. We expect soca
to have our salmon at 4d. a pound.—Correspondent of the
Cam-Wiwi New.,. _

CITY STRILANIS.—A volume of antiquarian senti-
ment migbt be written on the old London watercourse s. or
bourne,. There is the ancient stream celled Wiebrook,
which rune into the City, from what were once tlekk be-
tween Islington and Holton. In olden time* it turned a
number of corn-mills, and even as late 1810 gave 'motion to
a lead-mill neer the turnpike in the City-rool. In its
younger days, like all similar streams, it was spanned by
many bridges throughout its course ; and it. lower
end was wide enough to allow barges to lie rowed
up it as far as Buddershory to a spot DOW
called Barge-yard. This river discharged into the
Thames east of Dowlate Lock. Its line withia
the old City wall and ditch was by Walbrook, Princes-
street, mann beneath the Bank and along Bell-alley to
London-wall, and thence out of the City, across Old-street,
to its !..Arce. It kkaseveral brfalfteli Ile bed we thirty-
two feet ivaieath the present level of Prineee-etreei,
was discovered when the London-bridge sewer--its grew
substitute—was built, and its waters have trickled under
the foundations of the Bank. Even now, in its present
dark obscurity, it has reason to be proud. It may consider
itself the father of one of the lustiest young sewers in the
metropolis; for the London-bridge sewer end its neighbour.
Lit, are thebargest chaunela of underground London.
—Dickens's " All use. Akar Roared.'