The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-15 00:00:00

a balance of more than 120,04101. in favour of im-
ports.
Rumours have been current during the last few days
that the application made by the Upper India Rail-
way Company to the authorities of the India House
had been rejected. We can state, however, that
there is no foundation for the report, as up to this
time (Saturday evening) no communication =
anything like an official ohmmeter has been
upon the subject. On the contrary, a very atrong
impression prevail' in will-informed quarters that the
company will pus triumphantly through all the official
formalities, aed receive full powers to eater upon its
useful sphere of operations. It may not be emu sto
remark that even if the application should be rejected
in the tint instance by the India House, the promoters
1 of the company need not despond, as the applications
of the other Indian lines now in sucesseful working
were severally rejected by the court, and it was not
until the question had been referred back again by
the direct influence of the Board of Control that the
India House authorities could be induced to look be-
yond their antiquated prejudices, end acquiesce in
the recognition of the Indian railway system. That
speedily and effectually, is now admitted by all prat:t-
uft( men, and, we can state, in the highest quarters,
so that the bigotted adherence of the India House to
its old traditions will in this, as in the other ewes
Won referred to. pan *Gt. b wooail.
voir, , hots that to hello Haw tit
be
revives, op& fhe application' of Keil new
Indian railway company, the already decided
question as to whether the Indian railways
shall not be mode and worked by the Indian govern-
ment, althcugh the desirability of encouraging, in
preference, joint-stock enterprise, has been so fre-
quently and an strongly affirmed by the Board of
Control. It is thus to be expected that the India
House will adhere to its old vexatious system of
use!ess delays, and by deferring its final decision in
the case of the Upper India Railway Company, will
force the company to abstain from the commence-
ment of active operation for some weeks, or perhaps
months. As regards the rival claim to the Upper
India Route attempted to be set up by a section of
the shareholders of the East Indian Railway Com-
pany, we understand that even the India authorities
perceived its absurdity, and consequently the
application for the concession, which was
sent in to Leadenhall-street a month subse

quent to that of the Upper India Railway Company, ,
was simply ignored, almost without discussion. For
a company that has already more work on its hands
than it can possibly get through for years to come,
and is continually applying for a fresh pecuniary
guarintee to the Indian government, to attempt to
set up a claim to a line of railway route 600 miles
distant from the scene of Its present operations, and
a route, too, to which it never had any recognised
right, is surely too absurd. The hat advice that
can be given to the board of the East Indian Rail-
way Company is, to confine themselves to the ex:en-
sive territory already assigned to them, where, if
they do their duty, they will find they have work
enough to engage their fullest attention for a long
series of years to come.
With Manna to the annalguteatiotinf the
North liteSxdshire and London and Nirth Western
Railways, the following Acid communication has
been Hatred from tbevecretary of tba former cotn-
:Xitelteek Exalts* authorities
I te acquaint • for the hiforisation of those to-
that • will bs wide is the present ass-
Wed t for loasiag asudgassatlag this with
with the Lewin sad North Waters, is aceordaace with
the dna" id the 9th
Frost Seripsirs ereicosal we extract the following
the Tanya* tragic returns for the last
west
of n
all the lines in the kingdom :
Aggrosism sinosat No. of Average receipt
'waived. miles was. per :silo.
1012
' itift MAO .... 6.646 .... 40 3 0
1660 . 216.441 ... 6,192 .... so 16 0
The Railway nines estimates the gross reoeipta
hoe the whole kingdom since the let of July as foi-
-1 lows : _

Ones assent No. of Average receipt
received. inlles open. per mono.
1862 ' £6,101,462 15,863 EB6B 7 0
1861
1850
It thus follows that the amount earned since the
lit July is 74/. Is. per mile lees than in the same
period of 1831, and 221. 2s. per mile more than in
1830.

BANX or PRANCS.—The following was the situa-
tion of the Bank on Tbutsday, Nov. Il :
CIIDITOIL. P. C.
alb in load. 464,700,649 62
Ditto la Os Ism* bilis 84,288,919 0
1,120,550 51
B=l2l=l4lbut not yet
clue
,etioldelb 410A1 . 13e. were
Ina& basks
DisVia=kiike
Adveasei at a Emit ',bake 2,408,700 d
Ditto by the 1,144,079 0
Adveaeed oabl=aie securities 59,6.58,636 10
Ditto by the brew* 10,736,348 0
Advasetil ea Whew gores 42,246,900 0
Ditto Webs brow& barks. 11,639,318 0
Adverted to the stabs ea the treaty of
J use, asa 75,000,000 0
Goverment stock reserred
Ditto disposable 65,642,241 77
Hotel end furniture of the bank
Landed property of the branch banks 3,711,709 0
Interest la the national discount Aloft 99,000 0
Espouse of the management of the
bank and branch banks 971,278 36
Sundries 139,143 50

1,072,370,148 50
Darras. r. C.
Capital of the Bank 91,250,000 0
Reeerre of the Bank
Reserve of the Bank in landed property 4,000,000 0
Bank notes to bearer
Ditto of the branch banks
Bank notes to order 6,454,073 89
Receipts payable at eight
Treasury mount =Trent, creditor
Sundry accounts current 128,511,019 15
Ditto of the branch banks
_ .

Dividends payable
Discounts and 'unary Interests .
Rediscounted during the last six months
Received on account of proteseed
Sundries

482,202 25
3,733,457 19
292,116 0
4;2,188 81
3,681,908 ,22

1,072,370,146 60

THIS DAY.—Two o'Ctodit.
The English Stook Market is firm, though the
operations are on aquiet goal% attention being chiefly
directed to the progress of the settling in the
foreign stock and railway markets. Consols
remain quoted 100: to 1 for money, and 1001 to 1
for the oth peer. The Three per Cent. Iteduced
mark 993 to 1; and the Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cent., 102/ lo 103. No -other Stock in this depart-
ment has been touched. Exchequer Bills are un-
changed in value.
In the foreign market there bas been &sudden rise
in Turki h, which after being done at It to 23 prem.,
has suddenly Irallied to 3} to 3 prem. Buenos
Ayrean Bonds are considerably lower, having been
sold at 73. Mexican //ends have been done at 23 to 1,
but have since advanced to 253 to 2, being scarce.
Granada Deferred Bonds mark 10: • Sardinian, 983
to 993. Daniell Fives, lOOl. Swedah Scrip, 1/ die.
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—Voluntary Lou, 1011. New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850), 1031;
ditto (1852), 1031; National Debt, 93. Com-
mercial Marine Society's Premium, 149. Bank Shares,
1073.
VIENNA, Nov. 13.—Five per Cent. Metalliques,
943. New Loan, (Series A), 94f; ditto (B), 1091;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. ditto, 843. Bank Shares,
1,326. Exchange on London, 11.28.

BOUTIIWARK POTATO M A RIEET.—TIIIB DAY.
Since our last report, our market has not been so well
supplied as the previout week ; but the last two days there
has considerable *nivel% owing to the northerly winds,
which will again canes a falling off in prices. The follow-
ing are this day's quotations: Yorkshire Regents, 80s. to
120 s. ; Lincolnahim, 75e. to llth.; Scotch Repute, MM. to
9904 Pres* No. to 90.. ; Dutch, 651. to 001.

The market is firm to-day, a.,tl price. ire again look-
ing op. Town Tallow is clothed Oda. Od. nett cub , Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 4.15. L'd. to 6d.; October to Decem-
ber, 435. to 445. 9.1. ; Jan. to March, (18.13), 45e. 3d. So 6d.
PARTICULatta OP TALA.O%.
lOC I 11131. 166 E

- -
Stook Um day Caste.. 31,331 113,140 43,413
Delivery lest weet
De. tree' lit Jews ....... 43,377 04,730 A 2,774
Atrival laatwee3 6,703 1,336 14,047
Do. from lot June
Prise Y. C. Ws day per swt l SS.. Od. 375. 3d. 145..2d,
Da Town 4le. Od. 195. Ott 1 47e. IA
Arrivals for the week ending Nov. 24 Wt year, 5,937
casks; and delivery, 3,239 casks. The arrivals tut week
comprised 13,019 casks from St. Petersburg, 239 from Aus-
tralia, 526 teem South America, and 233 from other places.
3
Total,
14 067 mks.

FRINCR nAnwAt IRA/MR—The following ste the het
Watts of the gram reteepta of the prlselpal French railways :
Noerneatt —F.;.in Or.. !S to Roe. 3: Eatuengere, 333,42 E.
go At, ;.1.',2e0f. • total, 619,1‘14
Ilireon—irroi OM 3 to ~ov. 6: Psruneers, 81A6:4 goods,
10:,13 tan, .
Ram —o.tte. 04. tl to Noe. 0: Pesemeers, 31,21114; goods.
4%17V.: 15.11,
0n0ta..4 ate BaANCTI Loves —From Clet. 3.1 to Nor. PO.
semen 2'.1,.511.• • :"(13,14:f.; total, $01,733f.
Rrattrortc.—t.o n C: . '4 to Nor. 3: raolcugenP. 191,7101.
on* 207,10e/f.; lo,tl, iil,alof.
Bata.—FromCCl. 23 to Oct. SI ; Pameseers, 33,7031.; goody'
es,Kof.; total, 71,0'3'.
EXTEEBIVE ROBBERY OF BANK NOTES AT LIVER.
POOL.—ths Saturday, about one o'clock, a serious robbery
was effected-at the Liverpool branch of the Bank of Eng-
land. A youag man from the film of Misers. Brows,
Shipley, and Co., agents for the United States Trans.'
atlantic Steam Company, proceeded to the bank with bank
notes to the amount of 3,0001. This sum was wmposed of:
five 54101. and five 1001. notes. On arriving at the bank the-
youth inconsiderately placed the roll of notes on tha
counter, covering them with his left arm. At that moment
a gentleman tapped him on the shoulder, and civilly asked
him where ho should be able to obtain change for a 511
note. Thrown off his guard, be mind his arm, sada
pointing to a particular counter, said " there." &rig
this brief period the ROW disappeared from the counter.
The simeleto• immediately perceived his low, and, in con-
siderable alarm, he told the agreeable leaking person at hie
aide that some one had stolen his notes. Indeed," wee
the reply, " then it was the man I saw go out jest now
Here, wine to the doer, aad I will slaw you which way
be went." Ile accompanied his " friend "Into the street.
" See, that*s the man: he's just turned down Cook-street."
The youth pursued the imaginary thief down Cooketreet,
while the real rascal walked briskly away in an opposite
direction.

PUTTELLS-TOCZTIIER OF UMBIELLA9.—The amount
of work which the putter-together performs for three fat-
things is *nicely credible, were it not stated oa authority
beyond all dispute. The workman receives stick, ribs,
stretchers, and runners from the warehouse; he provides
iron wire and sheet brass; bis workshop is supplied at his
own charge with lathes, MN, race-curer', drills, parinje-
Leives, a vice, pliers, end other tools ; sod he and his lads
—two to four in number—cet to work. First, the Mita
goes through ism pm:tribe/I ordeal ; it is novelly of beech,
end woo formerly stained ; it is now singed to any desired
tint, There is a portable fire place with a hole in the
chimney. The stick is thrust into that hole, and is passed
rapidly over tha top of o flame ; bcieg dexterously twisted
about the while. It comes eat of a dark or light celeste
according to the time of its ripen ire to, or its distance from,
the flame. Tbo workers raper one end for receiving the
ferule; they cut two grooves for receiving the two springs
which reaptetively keep the umbrella closed and open;
they insert the springs in these grooves, they adjust a
stopper of wire to prevent the slides from going too far,and
they fix a cross wire wish a staple at each end of it, Thus
much for the stick ; and now for the ribs. The workman
sad his staff of boys roughly taper the slip of whalebone
which is to form a rib ; they shape it, and smooth it, and
varnish its tip; they drill a hole in it, to facilitate the flu-
toning to the cover; they shape and smooth the head,
lap sheet brass round it, and drill a hole through
it :Or the bit of wire which is afterwards to
form a hinge ; they similarly drill and shield it
at the middle point where the stretcher is to be fas-
tened, and they
.attach it to the stretcher by means of a
Fide axis of wire. When all the eight ribs have been
doctored in this way, they are serarately weighed ,or
weighted; that is, they are tested in respect to strength
and flexibility, in order that the eight for one umbrella
may be selected as nearly equal as possible : a necessary
carclit'on for the symmetrical set of the umbrella when
open. Thus far done, the busy workers proceed to thread
the rib.; they insert a bit of wire in a drilled hole in each
stretcher; they !eaten the stretcher to a notch in the slides
bymeansof this wire, and they fasten the ribs to their meet-
ing point by other pates of wire. Now what, in the name
of all that is cheap, does the reader imagine to be the rate
of wages paid for this labour and these bits of iron wire
end sheet brass ? In the first place, look at the move-
ments, the separate operations. The stick pastes through
the hand nineteen times during its fashioning and adjust-
ment; each rib passes through the hand thirteen times in
preparing, once in weighing, and four times in threading;
end tine, for en umbrella of eight ribs, there have been
one hundred and sixty-three successive operations, per-
teemed by the workman end his three or four boys. For
this be receives from a halfpenny to three farthings in the
case of parasols, and from three failings to one penny in
the case of umbrellas, if the manufacture be of the com-
monest kind, and the ribs made of cane ; but a whalebone-
ribbed umbrella brings him about twopene•-balfpeany.—
DoCkens's " Household Words."

'I HE SISTERS Or MERCY have left Eldad to shift
for itself, and taken up their quarters at Ash, about three
miles from Totnes, where they will nut be open to such
annoying obeetvations as they have had here. We hear
that they recently had two young ladies with them at Asb,
where they have a large cottage In which there are about
nine of them living, and they young ladies, who were
about to join the eoltflaternity, objected to undergo the
process of having their heir eat off; the consequence was
that the silly girls wire ordered out of the :muse to do
penance, and were sent to a ncilhbouring cottage,
where they were ellowed to hold no converse
with the Mother Superior or any of their sisters till
they ranted. Sol is. f COrfi"COICIIi win always a hard
tail to any one; and to ladies, we presume, if there be any
truth in tee saying that they like to use tho e little instru-
ments with which nature has so largely endowed them,
silence and see, taion from all society must be
a great trial. Accordingly we heat that they soon relented,
sad submitted to undergo the Eldad clip, when they were
Mnlsred to the confidence of Dear Mother. We hear that
the ltevelead Long-Tailed-coat Miffing leaves Eldod at
Christmas to go to Southampton, where there will be a
Purcyite school established for the perversion or conversion
of young men to the Eldad divinity previous •to their pos-
sible onward journey to Rome. Father Prynne recently
had his female intuit baptised, and, as we haat:, dedicated
to the Sisterhood, as a little novtoo. Since the foregoing
was written we bear that Sister Catherine and two of the
Sisters hare returned to Eldad, and tho remainder were
expected yesterday. It is believed that they went away
to make several new sisters, Father Prynne not having at-
tained to • position suMcianUy high to perform the
mysteries in that ceremony. One of the newly-made sis-
ters is said to be a younger sister of Ye Mother !Sverige.--
Plymouth Journal.