The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-24 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL IA

rasa MAWTB.

LorzaroOt., LOGOS! 116. Caledonian Stock, 103, 1031—Lad
tern Counties, 10 101— Great Northern, 107 108 Gres*
Western, tut 641—lancasbits and Yorkshire. 1001 1091 xd—Lwo-
don and North Western, on 921—London and South Western, 116
usl—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 451 451—Midland.
12711271--Ditto New Shares, 11 11 p—North British, 621 604—
North Staffordshire, 41 id 41 d—North Eastern, Berwick, UM
1061 id—York and North Midland, 911 92 xd —Leeds capital
stock-4060e xd--•louth Eastern •and Dover, 241 24 14.16—We1l
Midland, Oxford, 461471—Buffalo and Lake Huron, 41
Rhenish, 2 3-16 I/ d--(rand Trunk of Canada, 41 s—Wed
Luxembourg, 83.16 81—Great Western of Canada, 10 19k11.11.
nois Central, 391 381 d—Erie, ex assessment, 231 241
and Mersey Instiranos, L I p.

Fouliox-orrice, Agana. 22.—The Queen has
been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry W. Lord se Consul
at Manchester, aid of Mr. Jobs E. Newport as Coosa! at
Turk's bleed, for the United Stake of Am/rim—Muerte.
FossioN-orrice, Annuarr 14. —The Queen has
been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Stanhope Freemen,
Eaq., now British Vico-Consul at Janina, to be her Majesty's
Consul at Lagoa—Gazelle.
It is proposed to introduce the cochineal insect
into Australia. The cacti on which the insect feeds grow
luxuriantly in many parts of the Australian colonies,
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon, which
has been for some time past euga,md es a government
transport, is to leave Southampton on Monday fur the West
Indies, to be employed on the interoolonial mail service.
According to the last accounts front Victoria,
two Aylau deer, seven Curassow birds, and about forty
river and pond fish, sent out to the Melbourne Acclimatisa-
tion Society from England, had been landed alive and is
good health. All the birds sent out in the ship Lincoln-
shire from Liverpool had died on the passage.
Prayers fox rain have fur the last few days bees
offered up in all the churches at Genoa. Water for drink,.
ing is so scarce that 21c. is paid for a single pail, and an
family can obtain more than one a day.
The tribunal of a large town in Lower Styria
hoe just bad to decide on a somewhat singular case of brawl
of promise. The young, pretty, and rich daughter of •
baker became enamoured of a gallant lieutenant in the
army, and a marriage was soon agreed upon. The wads
of the girl gave their consent, but on the express conditioa
that their future son-in-law should give up his commission.
This he agreed to, and hoped that the sacrifice would in-
crease the affection of his betrothed ; but, alas ! with ha
glittering uniform departed all the love of the fickle fair
one, wbo positively refused to ratify the engagement. The
lover, having thus lost both his commission and his wife,
brought an action for damages against the parents, and the
court condemned them to pay him a life annuity of fillS
florins—the amount of his pay.
SERIOUS RAILWAY COLLISION AT SHEFFIELD.—
About midnight, on Thursday, a collision occurred at She
Midland Railway station at Sheffield, which resulted is
injury to several persons and the partial destruction of two
engines. An excursion train from Sheffield to Rowsley wow
returning to the Sheffield station, sod a few hundred yards
from the station came into violent collision with the eosins
of • train of waggons, which were being shunted from tee
line to another. The point at which the accident happened
was near to a bridge. At the far side of the bridge film
Sheffield there is a signal post, and the accident has aria
either from the neglect of the signal-man or the negleat
the driver of the excursion train. The excursion Ws* at
the time of the accident, was travelling at • tolerably qedellc
pace, while the other train was only moving slowly, ma
the effect of the contact was that both engines were ine-
sidenthly smashed, and one of them turned on to its Oda.
The driver of the excursion train, who is described as ea
experienced and careful servant, sustained some injury, sail
several of the passengers were considerably shaken. Ws
understand that the company am making an investioliee
into the circunistances of the accident.