The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-15 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARI MARIRTS.

uvrapoos. maim 14.—Sa4• today: Engem Camila
dock, 664 4—Groat Western Mock, 741--Lancashire and York-
shire, 109 84 1034—Londen and North Western, 944 I j—klan-
cheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 46 411 445-14idland
dock. 1104—North Beaters, Berwick, 901—North Staffordshire,
41—Scottish North ltadern, late Aberdeen, 464.-Booth Baden
stock, 841 86 IQ 1 4—Buffalo and lake Bum, 64 7-16—Ditto y
=oazt. 101. shams, Vl—Dutch Rhenish, 4—Grand Trunk et
(0 per cent. as pref.), 491—Grest Luxembourg, 114
14.1612—Great Western of Canada, MC
MAIICIHIrraI, MARCH 14.—The market was very stroag.
Sheffield'', Great Westerns, North BMA, and South Pastern
being in demand. Them was rather a largo general Minima
Prices not much altered. Ranters Oonnties, 494 # it—Grand
Trunk of Canada, Ve 4 Great Western of Canada, M—
OM& Western, 741 I—Lancushire and Yorkshire, lON—.
London and North Western, 96 6—Manchester Shealeld, and
Linootoshire. 441_ I—Midland, ISM 4 North British, 874 If
—North Staffeefthlre, 414-Bouth !astern, Sol 6 1 ta;
Thames and Messy Marine Insurance. 14 p.—Baak of
port, 6—Diversion* and Lancaster, W4-Bouth Yorksha:
per cent. (17i. paid). 4p.—ldiaburgb, Perth, and Dundee, #
—London and South Western. 102—Zast Anglian, St—A
and Great Western Bonds, 834—Fire Assurance, Id.
MULKINGUAH, MARCH 14.—Great Westerns were In demand aS
744: London and North Western, at 941: Bristol and Bir-
mingham Six per Cent. Stock quoted 138 to 189; South Stafford,.
104 to 1. 16-19; Wellington and Sevens Junction 10 1-16.
buyers; Birmingham Gas (new shares just ',sued), buyers atß
prem.; Woherhampton Geo (new„ 74 tog prem.. Imperial Conti-
nental Gas, 50 to 601; Gloucester Waggon shares sold at 11
prom., with uew. Market firm

SEWAGE IN TOWNL—The select committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the bust insane of utilising the
sewage of the cities and towns of England, with a view t•
the reduction of local taxation sod the benefit of agricul-
ture, met yesterday. The committee consist" of the follow.
ing members :—Mr. Adderley, Mr. Adair, Mr. Ayrton, Mr.
Bleocowe, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bristow, Mr. Do Cane, Colonel
Fans, Mr. Oregon, Brady,
Hohnesdale, Mr. Gore Lang-
too, Mr. Paget, Mr. Roupell, Sir F. Smith, and Mr. Whit-
bread. Having appointed Mr. Beady the chairman, the
committee adjourned.
THE VOLUNTEERS EXCEPTION—A pleasantry of
Pitt at this time has been preserved by tradition. It rear
that one battalion which he was forming, or in the form-
non of which he was consulted, did not show the es
readiness as distinguished the rest. Their draft rules whisk
they sent to Pitt were full of cautious and reserver. The
words "except in the case of actual laminae," were em-
inently occurring. At length came a clause that at no tin%
and on no account whatever, were they to be sent out of
the country. Pitt here lost patience, and taking up his
pen, he wrote opposite to that clause in the draft the same
words as he had read in the preceding, "except in the ON*
of actual invasion !"—Stanhope's Life of Pitt. vol. 4.
Marne RETURNS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom a.nounted, for the week
March 8, on 10,1091 mile& to 462,8384, sodfortheoorres
ing week of last year on 9,871 Y mils to 485,2721., showingan
increase of 237 i miles and a decrease of 22.434/. The grans
receipts oa the following 14 railways amounted in the nun.
gate on 6,601 k miles to 332,7561., and for the corresponding
week of 1861 on 6,445 miles to 372,3041., showing
an increase of 156 i miles and a decrease of 19,5481. The de-
creer oo tits Eastern Counties Railway amounted to 4061. ;
on the Great Northern, to 1,929; oo the Great Western, to
7611. ; ori the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 4,4231. ; on the
London andNorth•Weitern to 4,1631. ; on the London and
Brighton to 2331. ;on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lie-
oolnahire to 1,9301, ; on the Midland to 3,2091. ; on the
North-Eastern to 27771. ; and on the flouth•Eastem t•
1,3791.—t0ta1, 21,2011. Bet from this must be deducted
OHL, the increase co the Caledonian ; 351. on the Great
Southern and Western ; 409/. on the London and South-
Western ; and 408/. on the North British—together,
1.6531. ; leaving the decrease, as above, 19,5481. The
goods and mineral traffic on those lime amounted
to 205,9101., lied for the corresponding week of 1861
to 218,8661., showing a decrease of 12,9561. The
receipt" for ere, parcels, ke., amounted to 146,g461..
ageing 153, 381., s wing a decrease of 6,5921. The traffic
Nonni!' on 66 other lines amounted. on 3,6071
M 110,082/., and for the corresponding week of last
year on 3,426 j miles, to 112.9681., showing an incises* of
81 miles and a dee/sued 2,886/. The falling off io the OMB*
of the past week as compared with the corresponding period
of 1861 is about twice as much in the goods and miasma traffis
as in the perfumer tea., of the great lines, caused by he
depression of trade is the manofacturiag districts. Th•
traffic risible of the past week show a demeans of 3,4524
as compared with those of the preceding week ending the
Ist hid.
The American Railway Review says that the
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screw fleet draw too much water to injure the
of the United States. The Review says that sir
MOW &deckers draw from 34 to 36 fest ; the 2-daelown,
from 28 to 35 feet; the frigates, Orlando erns. horn 30 M
32 feet ; Earyalus alas, 23 foot; Alitffitst desk 1.
to 22 feet ; aodi the sloops, 17 to 20 feet, Emmet el
sooadisas, gays the Brier, the great body of the English
navy is only a French bugbear.