The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

LOCAL SMARR MARKETS.

Liegarooto Dec. 2d.—The Shan market has been firm
but not very calico to-day. The stocks most in demand
have been Caledonians and Demers. The following are the
transactions ;—Caletlonian,33 41—Chesterand Holyhead, 24
—Eagtern Counties, 131—East Lancashire 191—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 851 1 I—Ditto (fifth shares), Ip.—London
and North Western, 126—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 31—Midland, 801 11—North British, 101—
South Eastern and Dover, 241 i o 41—York and North
Midland, 30 I—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 11d.
BIRMINOII4III, Dec. 20.—This market was very steady
to-day; prices somewhat inadvance, with a fair amount
of business doing. Great Westerns were done at 942, and
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (London and North West-
ern guaranteed stock) at SO. In local shares, Old Bir-
mingham Canals were done at 106.
31/iNCISZSTEn, Dec. 20.—There was rather more busi-
ness, and prices were rather higher. Leeds stock, 8.3 i;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 40; Sheffield, 311 ; Midlands.
801 ; North British, 10; Doren., 241 ; 1/üblin and Drog-
heda, 61 • Bristol and Exeter, Int ; Cheshire JuLetion,
61 d. ; Caledonians, IS; East Anglian, 3 7-16.
Lerns, Dec. 20.—The resignation of minister, has been
followed by a general advance in t'-e prier, of shares.
Everything this morning shows an advancing tendency.
The following ore the closing sales : Lancashire and York-
shires 831 ; Leeds Northern, 181; Midlands, 80, ; South
Hasten-A, 241. In mining shares there were several trans-
actions. Ague Eris, ,21 ; Ave Maria, 11 ; Bri ish Aus-
tralian, 21; Carson's Creek, 10s. tld. pm.; West Mariposa,
11.

MR. BUTLER JOHNSTONE AND MR. OLIVEIRA.—
It is ststrd that the unplesssut misunderstanding which
amen betwrsn Mr. Huth!. JAnstonc, M.P., and Mr.
Oliveirn, M.P., ha. ken satisfactorily &minim, by the in.
tsrmation of mutual friends, in a manner equally honourable
to Nob side'.

Borrii-WEsTnnm 11.11t.m.tV.—At a meeting of
the directors, on Friday, the Hon. F. Sc,tt, M.l'., was
elect, U chairmen, and Mr. llibbert deputy cLuirnian, both
haring 1,, en directors of the company fur a considerable
period. Messrs. Heirs, Kos% rastlentan, and Jarvis are
padidatos for mato la the &motion.

CITY MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (THIS DAY).—This
being St. Thomas's-day, according to ancient custom, and
in compliance with a p (cent from the Right lion. the
Lord Mayor, wartlmotes were held throughout the city for
the purpose of electing Common Councilmen, and other
ward officers, for the ensuing year. The elections are not
of so tame a nature as was expected. Although tht re
are camparatively few wards contested, still there
are many changes of representatives in consequence
of death and retirement. The principal subjects discussed
at the different wardmotes, were those having reference to
the proposed reform of the City of London, and another
condemnatory of the street orderly system of cleansing, on
the ground that the actual excess of expenditure over the
old system was nearly 2.50 per cent. above the increase esti •
mated by the promoters of the street-orderly system, and
also that the last named method had not that superiority as
would justdv the expense incurred.
MILITARY GAMBLING AT PORTSMOUTH.—
Gambling in private to some extent has recently taken
place in a distingteshed Light Infantry Regiment quartered
at Portsmouth. The partite to whom the money has
peen chiefly lost are Bavarian noblemen. Blind llookey is
a game played very much among travellers, hut is not
much in vogue among members of the Travellers' Club.—
United Seroiee Gazette.

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ELECTIONS FOIL COMMON COUNCILMEN.—The eke-
tioas fur common councilmen throughout the wards of the
City of London, which take place to-day, appear to t :cite
more than a usual degree of lateral. In .ever.,l of the
wards contests arc expected to take place, the grounds of
opposition being either divatisfaction with the old members,
or from vacancies created by retirements, deaths, &c. In
the latter case several candidates are in the held fur most of
the vacancies.

HATSAD AND Ills PROTECTRESS.—A eery hand-
Kane bracelet, set with diamonds, has been forwarded by a
society of Viennese to the Austrian Embassy in London.
It was intended for Mrs. Benfield, the landlady in Bank-
side, who oared General Ilaynau from the mob, but she has
disappeared.
TUE AUSTRIANS IN ENULAND.—A notice has
been posted up at Trieste, to the effect that the British go-
vernment has entered into a treaty of reciprocity with
Austra fur the delivering up of deserters from Austrian
vessels found on British territory.
NARROW EtiCArE.—The Independence Relye gives
the fallowing story :—"An accident of a mist extraordinary
character has just happened on the Northern Railway, at
Martineault, near Ilerrin, to a soldier of the Doug), garri-
son, J. B. Dency, a bombarbier of the 14th Artillery. Dency
was on furlough, and had gone to see his friends at Trith
St. Leger. Ile stayed at Ansin to celebrate Saint Barbs
with some miners, and left quite intoxicated. Ilia way lay
across the railroad, but instead of going over it he turned
up the liar, not knowing what he was about, and finished
by lyirg down between the rail. and going rat :sleep.
The train from Atkin came down the line at
its usual hour, and the engine and tender, with all the car-
riages, passed over him, yet, strange to say, without awa-
kening him. It was nearly as this happe neil, but the
engine-driver had caught a glimpse of Dency. and left word
at the next station that a body was lying on the line. A
number of railway servanteset out with lantern., and found
the drunken man extended on the ground and still sleeping,
although the engine heil :inflicted a eerily wound on his
head and broken two of his lingers. Ile was instantly
aroused, when he declared lie tememlo red nothing of what
had pawed, and was greatly astonished on learning how
narrowly he bad escaped a terrible danger.
CsURY IN FRANCE.—The Tribunal of Correctional
Police, on Saturday, tried a livery etable•kceper named
Ilenreaux, sod a Maine. Baligand de Lafeuillee, for usury.
A young viscount, it appeared, after squandering money
most recklessly, had been ;needed for a debt of I,lootr.
Ile sent to Ilenrest.z, with whom he had dealt for horses,
to sok if he could advance the money. Ilenreaux declared
that he was without a sou, but he obligingly procured the
sum from Mine. Baligand. But for the advance the vi..
count had to give a bill fur 1,300 fr. payable in a week,
and had besides to deposit his horse and carriage
as security. On ano:her oecaaion the viscount paid
2,000 tr. for the loan of 1,700 fr for a week, depositing the
carriage and horse as h fore ; and on anntlie!. occasion he
gave 300 fr. for a few days loan of 400 fr. During the time
Ms horse and carriage were in the hands or Mdme. Bali-
gand, he was snowed the ortv of them on paying at the rate
of 300 fr. a week. At last the viscount saw that lie was
being duped, and he kid a complaint against Baligand and
Henreaux. It then turned out that the woman, who was
very young, was only the iustrument of Henreaux. The
tribunal condemned this man to four month.' imprisounmat
and 100 fr. lino, and Mdme. Baligand do Lateuillee to a
meth' luiptiessumat lad Mtn. lac