The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-03 00:00:00

PROTINCLAL SMARE MARKETS.

trrnroot,. NAT T.—!ales today :—Birkenhead, 821 821—
Caledonian, 97j 971-12setern Counties. SI 10—Great Northern.
111 112—Great Western, 711 721—Lancashire and Yorkshire
stock, 1101 111—Leaden and North western stock, 964 964—
London and heath Western, 96/ 9011—Maneheeter, Ithelheld, sad
Useoln, 41/11 44—Midland stook. 1234 1251-lAtto new shares,
lj 15 p.—North Brttleh, U 6i}—North ftaffordeltim, 3 1416
3 15-16 d.—North &ahem, Berwick, 1054 104—Ditto, York and
North Midland, 911 924—Ditto, Leeds capital etoelt, 60 WI—
South Beaten and Dover, 244 Si 9-16—West Maud, Oxford,
4841114-11nrsio and lake Hues, 5 Mg 5 3-16—Dnteh
11 le 41.—Grand Think of Canada, 5 1-111 51—Greas Imsembmwm
GI I—Oreat Miasma/ Caned', 115 Di—Ditto new Meru
Osatral, 391 3114 d.—Thames and Mersey Inearanos,
111 a-le p.
linuttson.tg, MAY 7.—Prices were lower today, on the news
from Swaim The budneas reported Included Merrill=
Wolverhampton, and hoar Valley, at 81-Bonth itterfo
at 101—and Birmingham Old Union Mill, at 104 per share.

Tea MACDONALD AFFAIR.—The Vossische Zeitung,
after quoting Lord Palmerston's speech on this affair, favours
the world with the following remarks :—" This Palmer-
' Montan deolaration is nothing more than a proof of the
rrrogance of Englishmen. Mr. Macdonald comes to Prussia,
and behaves himself not as an educated mortal, but just
like an • Englishman,' who fancies he has the privileire to
are to commit every impropriety towards foreigners. Upon
this he m treated as the law directs ; and in this matter at
least the Prnesiiin notes are blameless. But what does Lail
Palmerston demand, backed by the applause of the house ?
Why, that the Prussian government ought to have de.
dared its own laws arbitrary. injurious, and so forth, and
that this noble Mr. Macdonald WM a ' gentleman.' It is
hard to my whether this demand is more ridiculous or
pitiful; but, perhaps Englishmen, let them do se they please
at home, will have learnt from this matter that for the
future they must take pains to observe a proper sense of
decency on their travels, and then such as event AA that
just spoken of will not again occur."
RarREAINTATION or BANFFBIIIII.--Major Duff
Gordo of Driumnuir, having, in commitment of bad health,
• him seat am representative of Banffshire, Mr. It W.
Ahercrornhy. of Olasslimigh. a young naval officer be- '
longing to the county, was on Wednesday sleeted without 1
opposition as the new member. Mr. Abercromby is • liberal,
and states that ho will give a general support to the go-
vernment of Lord Palmerston. _

The annual soirie of the Liberation Society wan
held on Wednesday evening, at the Whittington Club, apd
was largely attended. Mr. T. Barnes, M.P., took the chair,
and ware supported by many of the most eminent of the
Nonconformist clergy and laity. Resolutions were passed
affirming the principles of the society, and expressing satis-
faction with the evidences of their increasing hold on the
public mind.
Mr. Parkinson, the Halifax sharebroker charged
with fraud, was yesterday liberated on bail by direction of
Mr. Justice Wightmao. The bail was very heavy. A per-
sonal reciognieasies of 4,0001., and two sureties of 2,000/.
each. The sureties were produced, and the prisoner only
required to enter into a personal recogniaanee.
A snow storm commenced on Saturday last in
this district, says the Stamford Mercury, which lasted for
about six hours, and on Sunday morning there was a severe
' frost, the ice being of the thickness of a crows-piece. Upon
the toes of the houses the snow remained till the afternoon,
I and gave to the country the appeases of mid-winter.
The weather has been more favourable dace, the wind
having vowed from the east to west and berth-west The
sPrieg worsen for the most part looking exesedingly well,
but the wheat crop! iu many places are very patchy and by
no means so promising as could be desired. Swallows have
et
length made their appearance, being some days later
than the average period of their arrival.
The millowners at Bolton have finally resolved
on a general " lock out." This determination has been
made in ccessequemie of the refusal of the self acting
mindere to resume work, and about 10,000 parsons will
be throws out of employment by their obstinacy as
some would call it. perseversoce as others would seise it.
As might be anticipated, a great dial of excitement prevails
at Bolton, the majority of the people having so feeds to
meet the coming lock oat.' A case of iatimidatioa
in connection with the Bolton strike was carried before
the magistrates yesterday. A "stripper sad grinder" was
threatened by some of his feliow.workmen for going to
work, and one of them threatened, acoordiug to the eel.'
demos, to ant his throat.