The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-01 00:00:00

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LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LITIIPOOL. May 11.-The market has been buoyant all day,
dodo, a little under its but point. Aberdeen, In--Caledonian,
321 11 1 1-Eastern Courtin, 1!1-Bast Lancultire, 191 1-lenoa.
shire and Yorkshire, 1711 1 1-Lancaster and Carlisle (3rd,abare.),
81 p.-Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 121-London and North
Western, 1031 1 4 33-Manchester, Sheffield, and Llecoln, 261 isA2ml);
Midland, 73 41 1 13 1 11 1 31 34-North British, 71-North
wick capital stock), 19 Ditto (CNE purchase), 91 d.-Bout!
``ter wick
19 1.16 1-Dutch Rhenish, 9.16 d.-Luxembourg (moat.
toted), 9d.
ancumern., NAT 91.-The market has bean active, but prices
are easier. Caledoelan, 321-East Lancashire, 191-Ueda, 311-
London and North Western, 1031 -13befIeld. 31-Midland, 741-
Dover, 19 1.10-bbellie:d (61. pref.), 9.16 prem.
BIIIMINORAII. MAT 31.-Prloes were again on the advance In this
market to-day. Great Western Birmingham Guaranteed stock was
dose at 74 for cub; ,hrop.hire Colons at 461; Crystal Palace abates
at 31 ; London end North Westerns closed at 1031; and Manchester
and SheSelds at 171 (Wars).
Lane, Mar 31.-The market for railway 'hurls aUll strand and
buoyant. Midlands this morning reached 751, but closed at 75. Man.
cheater, Sheffield, and Linoolnahlra were dose at 1121; Caledonia=
at 321; and Leeds Northern Eatemicien No. 1, at 3 prem. !Derives
Moor Mines there were tome sales at 135., and in Leeds Insurance
shame at 141.
D 17111.0. MAT m.-T hrse per Cast. Consols. 911-Ditto, 6th June,
911-New Three pee Cent. Stock, 911. 1-Ditto, nth June, 911, 1-
Bark Stock, 2244-Midland Great Western Four-and-a-EMU per Cent.
of 1,0001., 21 yearn, 991-Royal Bank of Ireland, 101. paid, 19-Dublin
and Liverpool Steam Ship Building Company, 301. paid. 49-Orand
Cant) Company, 1..0/. paid, 40-General Mining Company of Ireland,
St. paid, 2- Cork and Bandon, 501 paid. 9-Dublin and Wicklow, 101.
paid. 61-Greet Southern and Western, 301. paid, 484-Waterford
and Kilkenny, 301. paid, 4.

PURCHASE OP BELLIGERENT SHIPS BY NEUTRALS.
—Attorney-General Cushing has given the following
opinion :-1. Acendicg to the law of nations neutrals have
the right to paean.e during war the property of belli-
gerents, whether ships or anything else ; and any regulation
et a particular state which contravenes this doctrine Is
against public law, and in snore derogation of the sovereign
authority of all other independent states. 2. A eitisen of
the United States may, at this time, lawfully purehime a
Russia. merchant ship of either of the belligerents, Turkey,
Russia, Great Britain, France, or Sardinia; if purchased
Una fide such ship becomes American property, and en.
titled se such to the protection and the Sag of the United
States ; and although she cannot take out a register by our
law, yet that is Wean's she is foreign built, not because she
is belligerent built; and she can obtain a register by special
act of Cloying —Baltimore Sea, Kay 10.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.—The Mercantile Marine
Fund, under the set which came into operation on the let
instant, is uuaer the Board of Trade. Last year the fees on
the examination of muter, and mates produced 4,3501. ; on
engagement of crews, 12,3411. Se. ; on the discharge of
rowe, .8
11171. 11.61.; end on the renewal et certificates,
116 L es.