The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-16 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

Lressroot, AUGUST 14.—The share market continues
rising, though the sales are small. The sales of to-day are
quoted :—Caledonian, 194—Eastern Counties 10111.16
East Lancashire, 17 6 16 f--Great Western. o—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 761 1 I—Ditto (111th shares), 41 4.
Leeds Northern (late Leeds and Think), 161—London sad
North Western, 1241 1 1 1 I—Ditto (new shares), 301
—Midland, 7'2 4
1 1 1 1 2 I—North •Staffordahire,
614.—South Eastern and Dover, 201 I—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 171—York and North Midland, 241 1.
MANCHE:ITM', AVOUST 14.—The market has been
steady, and a fair business wee done. Caledonians, 191 ;
East Lancashire, 171, 6-16 ; Loneashire and Yorkshire,
781; Lancashire and 'Yorkshire Wit Riding Union, 31d. ;
London and North Western, 1241 ; London and North
Western New Quarters, 30, 13-16 ; Manchester, Sheffields,
and Lincolnshire (10i. pref.), 12, 11.16; Midland Railway
Consols, 711; South Eastern and Dover, 201, 13.16, 4.
BIAXINORAM, A001:16T 14.—This market was rather
more active to-day, and shares had an upward tendency.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham B's were done at 91.
Lagoa, Mincer 14.—The market had a rather improved
tone this morning. The following wcre the closing trans-
mamas :—East Lancasbires, 174; Lancashire and York-
shires, 781; Midlands, 711.

THE CAPE MAIL STEAMER LADY JOCELYN, in
consequence of the bad weather which has prevailed dur-
ing the last few days, did not arrive from London, at Ply-
mouth, until Saturday morning. This very fine vessel is
in respect to sine a sister ship to the Queer‘of the North,
but is so improvement upon that vessel in respect to accom-
modation and beauty of fitment. She is commanded by
Capt. Nathaniel Stewart, and takes out about 70 passengers
and a general cargo. She also takes mails for St. Vincent,
Sierra Leone, the Cape of Good Hope and elsewhere, sad
on arriving at the Cape proceeds to Calcutta. She will re-
turn early in January, 1853, being due at Plymouth on the
3rd of that month. Amongst the persons who came round
to Plymouth iu the Lady Jocelyn wan M. Zorhab, the
Turkish Consul General, who is also a director in the
General Screw Shipping Company, to which the Lady
Jocelyn belongs. M. Zorhab, in the COlllllO of Saturday,
visited the feu at Mount Edgcumbe, and on his disembark-
ing at Mtlibay pier, he was honoured with a salute of 13
guns tram the Grand Turk, the yacht of Thomas NV. Fox,
Esq., Junr., of the firm of Fox, Sons, and Co., Turkish
Consuls at Plymouth.
TUB DISPUTE WITH AMERICA.—A meeting of the
Leeds Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday, for the
purpose of considering the present state of our relations
with the United States. Sir Geo. Goodman, M.P., pre-
sided, and atter a good deal of conversation it was deter-
mined to adjourn the meeting to Thursday next, many of
those present wishing for further information before taking
action in the matter.

AN INCIPIENT PRETENDER.—A letter from Neu-
bath states that the infant daughter of Don Miguel was
baptised at the chateau of that name, on the morning of the
9th, by the Bishop of Wurtsburg, in presence of her father,
the members of the family, and several Portuguese roble
men. The names given to the child are Mans Isabella
Entails Carlotta do Brawn Bourbon.
BIRMINGHAM AND OxPost) AND DUDLEY AND
WOLVRRH•MPTON RAILWAYS.—The half-yearly meetings
of these two companies war held at Birmingham on Satur-
day; both lines being sold to the Oreat Western the meet-
ings were pro forma only, for although the shareholders are
convened they have not even the right to ask a question.
Two shareholders only, including the chairman, Mr. F. P.
Barlow, were present, and the routine business of pasting
the accounts, &c., occupied about two minutes. The con-
tractors are making great exertions to prepare the Oxford
line for opening by the Ist of September, but so much re-
mains to be done that it appears doubtful whether they will
accomplish it.
THE MANCHESTER FREE LIBRARY, which has been
established at a cost of upwards of 12,0001., raised by public
subscription, is to be opened on the 2nd September. Lord
Shaftesbury, Mr. Charles Dickens, Sir E. Buiwer Litton,
and oth, r eminent men, are to be present.
THE OLDHAM ELECTION.—A third candidate is
said to have presented himself in the person of Mr. William
Cohbett, brother to the present member, and the gentleman
whose name has been so much before the public during the
last few years in connexion with the Queen's Bench prison.
Mr. Cohbett's address has on,y been distributed privaely.
SHOCKINO OCCURRENCE.—On Tuesday morning
Mr. J. Bromley, farmer, Beaumanor, Leicestenhire, on
getting up, missed his wife and youngest child, an infant of
four months old, and on making a *earth about the neigh-
bourhood discovered her slippers on the margin of one of
Mr. Herrick's fish ponds. Phis awakening his suspicions,
he sent to Mr. Humphrey, the steward, to ask him to have
the pond drawn off, and on this being done the unfortunate
woman and child were found close by, having apparently
been in the water five or six hours. An inquest was held
on the bodice on the following day, when it appeared that
deceased was forty-five years of age and the mother of
eight children now living. For some time past she had
been occasionally low and depressed in her spirits' and was
considered by Mr. Cooper, who had attended her about
Fsbraary, 1861, as peculiarly liable to monomania, under
anything likely to depress the vital powers, particularly in
suckling. Verdict, "That deceased destroyed herself and
her infant when labouring under a temporary fit of mental
insanity."— Leierafor Mercury.
THE CnoLam.—Two hundred and forty persons
died of choler. at Warsaw on the 6th and 7th instant. The
viceroy of Russian Poland has given to the committee of
a charitable society 600 lbs. of tea for distribution to the
poor.