The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

LOCAL MIAMI MAREBTS.

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Lmin2ool., JAw. 15.—We have had a firm market for
;fierce today, with no great amount of business doing.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 121 d.—Ditto Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 14—Caledonian, 311 c. 1 31—East
Lancashire, 181—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 281—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 751 c. I—Liverpool,1—Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 11—London and North Western, 102 c.—Ditto
(I shares), 13-16 d.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
251 Midland, 70i c. h7O 1 —South Eastern,
181-16 18.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 16.—Prices were firmer in this
market and there was a better demand for stock.
Great Birmingham Guaranteed Stock was done at
721, 721._73 ; South Stafford@ at 2 dis. • and London and
North Westerns closed (buyers) at 1011.
IgkxcuasTEß, JAN. I.s.—We have had a drooping
market, without much business. Leeds, l; Midlands, 70;
Doyen, 18 ; Sheffields, 251; Blackburn Pref., 201; Man-
chester and Birmingham C Quarters, par.
LIEDS, JAN. 15.—There have been but few transactions
this morning, except such as were for speculation for the
account end of January. Lancashire and Yurkshires were
done at 761 ; Midlands, 701 ; Leeds Northern fifths at r 1
prem. ; and Craven Moor Mines at 111. W.

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE BIENTAISANCE.—The thir-
teenth annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this
charitable institution was held last night at the Hanover-
square Roams ; Mr. Vouillon, the president, in the chathe
ir.
The report, read by the secretary, states that during
year just ended, the committee had been enabled to distri-
bute nearly 8001. in bread and small weekly sums to de-
serving foreigners in London. Among the numerous con-
tributions specially mentioned, the committee acknowledge
with gratitude some generous donations from the Queen
Marie Amalie and the princes of the royal family of Or-
leans, also from the Count de Chambord. the report
having been unanimously adopted, the various officers were
elected for the ensuing year, and the proceedings
nated with a vote of thanks to the president.
REFORM OF THE CORPORATION
op
LONDON.—It
is believed that a great stir is about to be made by the
wards of the City on the subject of the changes about te be
proposed in parliament for effecting corporation reform.
A RUSSIAN AND AN ENGLISH REGIMENT.—The
courage of en English army is the sum total of the courage
which the individual soldiers bring with them to it, rather
than of that which they derive from it. When I was at
Naples, a Russian and an English regiment were drawn up
together in the same square :—" See," said a Neapolitan
to me, who had mistaken me for one of Nis countrymen,
" there is but one face in that whole regiment a fare of
; while in
that (pointing to the English), every soldier has
his own."—FromNotes and Querns.'
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OP CANADA.—
Traffic for week ending Dpc.l, 1854, 4,9671 19s. 9d.; ditto,
1853, 1,9451. 191 85. Increase, 1854, 3,6221. Oe.ld.—Traffic
for the week ending Dec. 9, 1854, 2,9271. 17s. 80.; 1863,
2,227/. 8.. 1d.7001. 9S. W.—Traffic for this week
(Dee. 9), partially stopped by the closing of the St. Law-
rence by the ice.
SOUTH EAATERN RAILWAY. Traffic for the
week endingl3, 1858, 17,.191. In.
re
period Let year, 16,7651. 3d. Increase in 1866,
1,084 7a.