The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-02 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LITBRIPOOL, OCT. I.—We observe a trifling improvement
to-city in our share market, as compared with the state of
business for some days previously, but operations are far
from active, and the quotations of London and North
Western skeaka in particular are subjected to very great
fluctuation. The transactions to-day are as toßow
Birkenhead, Lancelihiso, end Cheshire Data Chester and
Birkenhead). 21—Cale4oxian, 221—Eastern Counties, Uf
—Lancashire and YOrkihilt 831 I—Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 181 I—Laudonand North Western, 1181 17
—Ditto ((fifth shares), 21 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln. 301—Midland, 7618—South Eastern and Dover,
29—White ven Junction, 81—York, Newcastle and Bee
wick, 161—York and North Rolland, 241—Great Southern
and Western, 481—Dutch Rhenish, 1 c. d.—Oreat Luxem-
bourg, 6 d.
MANCHISTII4 OCT. I.—There was very little business
trassaeted, and prices were rather lower. Leeds meek,
831 ; Leedom stock, Uffil ; Blackburn, 81 ; Cheshire Jane-
tte:m.l4db. ; Edinbar6 and Glasgow, 33 ; East Lanosshire,
Iltmaisester and Birlosbead, I. shares, 3 dia.
OCT. 1.-11 Ira been about the same amount
of barlasis es for the 1111 few days transacted in the share
market dde mosleg. On the whole, the market is very
flat, end *me Use sllghtly receded, The following are
the dealer Woo :—Les‘ Northerns, 181; Lancashire and
Yorkeldres. I ; Lesia Northern Fifths (41. paid),;
North Westerns, 8 1.3 ; East Lancashire!, 181; Midland
stock, 78i.
Btaxixexam, Ocr. I.—The transactions in this market
to-day were confined chiefly to sales in Focal stocks.
Manchester
and Sheffield (61. Preference) were done at
13s. 3d. prim. ; and Birmingham and Staffardthire Gas
Company Shares at 103.

is somewhat premature

topmasts& to speak positively of New Cannon:street ; but
suet it No mom* aloes it promises very satisfactorily. Un-
til it Gomm to be sompieted throughout its entire coarse,
the oomensfilouness that will ultimately result from it son-
net be hit by the public; but as far as it has proceeded, it
has already admitted light and cheerfulness into what has
hitherto boss a district of ehoked-op density and dismal
dullness And if we may judge from some of the hoots
already executed, it shows a considerable &drones in archi-
tectural taste, beyoad that which prevailed in the days of
Nash and his school of " slap•bang design," equally tawdry
and crude—of meek magnificence, but genuine meanaus.
As far as fashion is concerned, it is hopeless for
the City to attempt to rival the Westend, yet
it is in its power to show that it cannot only
vie with, but even sniper it in street architecture;
and it would be no more than sound policy en the part of
the citizens to take some pains to do so, in order to establish
a couoterpoise of attraction for strangers and visitor, to the
metropolis. The deficiency, with regard to the fashionable-
ness, ought to be made up for by evident superiority in
point of taste ; nor would that be a very difficult matter, con-
sequently all the lees excuse fur not doing so. We may be
thought to dwell too long and too strongly upon this par-
ticular point, bat It is one with regard to which pe 'ple re•
quire to be stirred up. In public improvements, largesees
and liberality of views prove ultimately the moat prudential
and economical; whereas, penny-wise in regard t ) them is
apt to turn out eventually no better than pound-foolish. It
is for influential men efonceted with the City to show that
if they no larger reside within it, they are not therefore in-
attentive to its Welfare, but are anxious that, besides being
Proorrous, it should 4:Whit the outward signs of pros-
perity in Its general appearaam.—Lowson's Merchants'
Maiming.
Mg: Dtrltz OvEaceiti.—A government official in
Bermuda was in the habit some years ago of sending pack-
ages of arrowroot to the Duke of Wellington, out of kind-
ness and respect, for which he used to receive notes from
the Doke acknowledging the receipt d the packages, and
'mongol thanks for them. The supply dr arrowroot at
Apaley House must have exceeded the consumption; and
its semunolstioa appears to have been inconceivably large,
for the Bermuda official was surprised to receive a note, of
which the following is a copy she Duke of Wel-
Beet, n peewit' his eonsplow.nts to ----, and begs to in-
lows him that he thinks be wow has arrowroot mewl. "
TEITIMONLAL Ti) LORD MARCUS )311.4—Under the
head of " Erotism," the Worcester Chronicle gives the fol-
lowing: "A subscription of 100 guineas has hi n raised for
the purpose of presenting to our late member a suitable
memorial for his put services to the borough—a testi-
ausaial still more flattering as coming from men of all
shades of political opinions, many of whom had beg
appear' es Us."