The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-09 00:00:00

TO TKO SDITOD, OT TIM RlFlliel.

Bt*.—bow many more valuable lives aro to be
iserlited Ware we are breed (lhe welltiety his thee tone
will yenta appareatly) he make ell beep, etaigreat, or
p.osallit ships male thesestves with a ready, and, in
this hat sod estsearephia miss yeevldenes, *Main tame
praterestire t la • wank ant only by reederine every
ewiemew heat a lite-beet. by bevies a pouted waves roller
Mel ISM wok sheeises homed roma tlte isawele, ead
It 1120.2bstriar= zieeitalreeTtts
ser dakiatAdetti
ele7M.e7 with &ha eel& dryly., Amid bo kelt
This ha \awls. striae tape shim weey.la
tied mile the ems, ea. es I bade Om& sa =Zs, is
Wind ifiellesnla. the pesose, elegies end an ealy
la seems& bet \ mass et the Thome et l'uniey-heidge but
in oteleiy gee dirties Cliainlier at
M the 1111'0416W (1614), mil the Mart:. 614117-11 i
=hi die het salewhy that twe slims yeevided with
Mite ewes rims, end as deal* the essarlveass is
almisehis • het whet 1 pertieularly ressersesi is a
tealyteed.sesetive (waSsrproof if yea Ike) thatehei
eaas sr diat NUR sot only sottley themes&
Mode Made is link issardestere, het save, under pew I.
deem, theme& of valuable Hese. Prey let as have as
nue bat homy hapset let the indastrious mete
these held u in three divisions they an mere
sonyeet end filled with Ms. ef seek shavings, and
whoa ill the arse they lest the heed aid shoulders
emeisiely aims water. Need I say \ow snany of our
pose hlievrowesteires wield have bore pisked up sod sewed
under ei.h eleseehleases

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Wesinsift. D. F. WALKER.

WRECK op THE BIEXENHEAD.—The whole of the
shies company of the Piggott, flag-ship of Commodore
Hwy Eden, at Woolwich on hearing of the disaster to the
Mikes Med, authorised sir. Been, Master of the Asgard,
to say that they will give each a day's pay towards the re-
UM of the sufferers.

ROYAL ASYLUM OF ST. ANN'S SOClETY.—Yes-
terday a gesseal mottles of governors was held at the
London Tamest, Blshopegafteitseet, Mr. O. W. Sberriff in
the err. The roper stem eermittos oa the subject of
the gibbon wise and Weser mires by die low of the
Assam end tbe ef the lets Mr. eetrains, who lost
his lib while alitsvm. gto says his sea Is the river Der-
went, was reed bp the secretary, whisk sired that in the
111111.14121 r. Clueseir sews abler were reduced from
to drialintlea end ersbenbeed. There were also
nernorene claims who rad bosom ember by the bunt-
ing of the Armen rim weld, end the committee, to
partly allaelets era areal diersea, were induced to offer
an asylum as awe nab= In risk ere. It was resolved ul-
timately, on the warm of Mr. Board, that John Blake,
eon of the late steward of the Ansers, and Henry, son of
the late Mr. and Ma. Cumming( theadd he ousitted into
the asylum. A 'emir discusisalben reees will* led to a
resolution to the effect " that et the sensing elation ell the
votes now recorded for the nnenesensful candidates from
previous occasions be counted on the poll," and another,
which only entitled a governs to one nose Wawa& of 13,
being severally put and seeried. /ere ether WAN/
having been transacted, therm worsened to elm durum
and the proceedings terminated.

GOOD FRIDAY.—This day is observed as • close
holiday at the Bank of England, the Sera Ezehange, the
East India•house Lloyd's, the Eminteeace, South Few
house, Custom-house (an °Meer, however, attends to ess-
mine the luggage of the passengers arriving by the foreign
steamers), the London, Bt. Katherine, West and Booie?
Docks, British Museum, the bankers, insurance
courts of law, police courts throughout the metropolis, also
all places of public amusement, se well as ell the govern-
ment departments. At the General Post-Ake, St. Mar-
tin's-leGrand, Charing-eras, the branch and receiving
houses throughout the metropolis, letter and newspapers
will be taken up to the usual hour, but after 12 at noon
there will be no delivery of letters in town or country. This
day and Christmu Day are, with the exception of the day
sppointed for the celebration of the Queen's birthday, the
only days in the year on which a general holiday and cessa-
tion of business' at the Custom-house take* place.
MAtIMAT THURlDAY.—Yesterday,being Maanday
Thursday, the Royal Bounty, known as Maunday Money, wee
distributed in the usual manner at the Chapel Royal,NV bite-
ball, to 32 poor men and women, her Majesty's egg being
that number of years.

FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEXALK
Yesterday a quarterly general court of the of
this institution took place atthe Scheel•hoesse. astaahntor-
bridge-road—Mr. Beadon in the their. Item chadeen
(lour of whom were from provincial lodgesomil three beim
metropolitan) were elected into the etecel Masse belie%
the another of candidates not aseserfttswaania.
The secretary read the report of the lieee appointed
to superintend the erection of the new seboal•lseese in St.
John's hill, Wendiworth.oommon. It stated *at the build-
ing had been carried on to the entire satillmides of Mr.
liar dwicke, the architect, and that it weal& be head to
he one of the proudest ornaments of freemesermy. The
committee were gratified in being enabled to carry out a
work which, they hoped, would improve the health and
comfort of the children. The building was now covered in,
and the committee anticipated that the costractars would
be able to complete it by the 24th June next. Arrange.
menu had been made by which the frontage bad been
greatly improved, and all difileultios bad been removed
, with regsrd to the formation of a now road lead-
ing to the bailding. The contractors had already
received 6,0001. on account, and a farther sum
still remained due. Not a single accident had occurred
daring the progress of the work, although 160 workmen
bad been constantly employed. This report was adopted,
and a financial statement was read, which showed that the
expenditure for the quarter ending Lady-day (including
salaries, wages, &c.) amounted to 3411. 14s. 6d. The num-
ber of children in the school averaged 63. and in proof of
the economy with which the establishment was conducted,
it appeased that the household work was performed by one
female servant, and yet there was every evidence of com-
fort and cleanliness throughout the building.
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TIM LIVERPOOL WATCH COMMITTER have decided
that no member of an Orange or Ribbon society shall be
sP.owed to remain, or be engaged, in the polies force of the
bonnet.

SHIPS PAID OPP AID
itaIbTAL NATT.—Yesterft • MOM IRIS gaffed showing
**ships paid off and cosunisaissod htthe royal navy from
the Ist of Febenary, 1849, to the Ist of March last. At
Portsmouth, in 1819, 9 ships were paid of, and at Ply-
mouth, 18. The number eommisdoned at Portausstk was
13, and at Plymoith, 16. In 1860, 17 ships item pit of
at Portsmouth, and 13 at Plymouth, and in the sem pass
18 were commissioned at Portsmouth, and 17 at
In 1851, 12 were paid off at Portsmouth, and 13 a 4
mouth, and in that year 10 were commissioned at P
mouth, and Bat Plymouth. In this year 4 ships have bees
paid oil at Portsmouth, and 3at Plymouth. I ship has
been commissioned at Portsmouth, and 2 at Plymouth. The
return was obtained by Mr. Parker, M.P.

IN THE

POOR EMPLOYMENT (laniaND.)--The report of '
the Commissioners of Public Works, containing returns to
the House of Commons, has been printed. It states that
the return ordered of the number of works, giving the name
sad description of each, would be "extremely voluminous,
as the number of them amounts to 32,700. A document of
'the nature is in the ofiloe, which occupies 42 folio volumes."
' A return of the certificates presented to the grand juries in
Ireland (again ordered) wu presented and printed in 1848.
The information required is confined to the year 1846-7
only. The grow number of labourers relieved by employ-
ment from the 10th of October, 1848, to the Nth of lane,
1847, was 13,103,472, the daily avenge being 366,314. The
looms certified to the Neural grand juries for repayment was
2,273,6321.
EuttataTtott.--:On Monday laat the ship Indi;
was towed down the river from New Rose,by the Shamrock
steamer, en route for Quebec, having on board 426 pawn-
gen. This fine ship, which is fitted out in the best possible
manner for the accommodation of the passengers, is the first
of four splendid vessels belonging to Messrs. Onus. and
Son, intended to sail from New Roes for the same port
during the month, and in every one of them pewees have
beer. already engaged, so that the stream of emigration op-
pears likely to flow from New Ross this season more freely
than ever.—Xilkenny Moderator.

ALARMING RIOT AT BARRINGTON COLLIERY,
NORTIIIUMBIALAND.—The pitmen in the employment of
Meseta. Longridge and Company, at Barrington Colliery,
near Blythe, on the sea coast of Northumberland, received
notice about six weeks ago that at the expiration of •
mouth, the period for which they were hired, new regula-
tions would come into force, the effect of which would be a
partial redaction of wages. The number of men and boys
employed at Barrington is about 200. At the expiration of
tho month, as moat of them refused to work at the reduced
wager they were ordered to quit their houses, which they only
occupied as servants of Messrs. Longridge, to make way for
' new men who were willing to work at the terms offered.
This they refused to do, and on Tuesday a forcible eject.
ment was attempted. The men, however. assembled in
gnat force with sticks and Moses. The police were over-
powered, and several of the party were severely injured
with blows from the bludgeons of the pitmen. The military
were then applied for, and early on Tuesday morning a
troop of infantry was despatched by a special train from
Newcastle barracks. Their appearance at once quelled the
spirit of outrage. Ten families were ejected, sad they
formed encampments by the roadside. The military then
retired, and further proceedings were stayed. Five or six
of the leading rioters are in custody. It is mid the reduc-
tion amounts to not more than a shilling a week, and the
men are still all to make from 4e. to es..&l.grellay of eight
hours. The reduction is not confined to • ton, but
Ina beta extended to =ay other collieries la strict.

TiIIIIDAT Eviutnro.

Conchs continue their progress towards par. In-
vestments offered more freely to-day, and • further
rise of per oent. was established, which makes the
advance since Monday per cent. The Three-sad-
a-Quarter per Cents. have already reached par,
although only just quoted with the dividend off.
Purchases were made on account of tho National
Debt Commissioners both in Consols and Reduced.
The closing quotation of Consols wee 991 to 1 for
cash and Tueeday, and 991 to 1 for the new account
of the 11th of May. The official business record is
as follows: Console, for money, 991, 99, 1, I; ditto
for account, 991, I, .1, 1. Three per Cent. Reduced,
981, 1, div. Three.and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
991, 100, 991, ex div. Long Annuities, 1880,6 11-16,
„ ,i• ditto, 30 years, 1839, 61, 7-16; ditto. 1860, 61.
South Sea Old Annuities, 971, 98. India Stock, 282.
Bank Stock further advanced, marking 217, 216, and
218 ex div.

There was not much business in the unfunded
securities, but the March Exchequer Bills were
quoted Is. higher, at 695. to 728. !prem. The June
bill' are worth 66a. to 695. prem. India Bonds were
purchased at the enhanced figure of 83s. prem.
Nearly all the various classes of foreign bonds,
European and American, dividend and non-dividend
paying, are moving upwards. Spanish stocks to-day
rallied from the slight depassionof yesterday, and
closed firm. Granada Deferred Bonds were again
• shade higher. In Peruvian there are still
a good many transactions, but realisations are
tempted at the present high rates, and in
view of the nature of the security upon
which the payment of tho dividends is secured.
Portuguese stock is now participating in the general
improvement, and the Fours to-day rose to 385. A
correspondent draws our attention to the fact that
the actual payments on the part of Portugal on this
stock have been at the rate of 3 per cent. per an-
num, after making allowance for all deductions; and,
proceeding upon this basis, the present price would
show an annual return of nearly 71 per cent. Sar-
dinian, Venezuelan, and Dutch Stocks are inquired
for, and Belgian to-day improved considerably.
The sales reported embrace the following :
Belgian Four-and.a-Half per Cents., 961. Brazilian
Old Five per Cents., 991, 5 ex die. Chilian Six
per Cents., 1021. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
61); ditto Four per Cent. Certifs., 931, 5, 1. Equa-
dor Bonds, 5. Granada Deferred Bonds, 111, 11, I,
I, 1. Mexican, for account, 15th April, 341, 1, i;
ditto New Three per Cents., 281, a, ex div.
Peruvian Actives, for account, 1061, 7, 61, ex div. ;
ditto, Deferred Three per Cents., 67, 66, 5. Por-
tuguese Four per Cents., 371, 38/, 1 ; ditto, for
exeunt, 38. Sardinian Five per Cents., 94/, 9i,
95, 1; ditto, for account, 95, 1. Spanish Old
ihree per Cents., for account, 471, 485, 48 ; ditto,
New Deferred Three per Cents.' 21, 204, 215;
ditto, Committee's Certif., 25, 3, 24, 3 per cent.
Venezuelan Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 48, 5.
To-morrow, being Good Friday, will be observed
as a close holiday at the Bank of England, Stock
Exctange, Royal Exchange, East India House, Cus-
tom House, and other public establishments, as well
as throughout the city generally.
The support accorded by our leading capitalists to
French railway enterprise, with the inducements
held out in the shape of government guarantees of
dividend and other advantages, is evidenced in the
high rates of premium to which the lines lately
brought out in this market have attained. To-day,
shares in the new Grand Junction Railway of France
were quoted in the Stock Exchange at 11 to la
prem., with a good many transactions In them.
The greatly increased activity of the United States
stock markets reacts here, and American securities
have consequently been in demand throughout the
week at good prices. Messrs. 1). Bell, Son, and Co.,
report present quotations as follows :

Redeemable. Did,ltaxle. Petem
United Metre I per Ct. Ede. 1652 Jan. and July 904 914
Ditto, 6 per Ct. NA 1662 Jen. end July 1014 1024
Do. 6 per Ct. du. 1666 Jen. and July 1101 111
Do. 6 per Ct. Meek 1167.1663 Jan. and July 1061 AO
New York Mate 5 per deb 16511.10110 Quarterly 93
Pennsylvania 5 per Ct. Max* Feb. and Aug. 84 64
0645 6 per Cents 16704873 Jen. and July 105 1011
Umwebueette 5 per Ct. Meeting
Runes As.) ISM Ap. and Oet. 106 107
Mar) land 3 per Ct. Reding Oda Jan. and July 93 91
Virginia 6 per Cent. Souls 1866 944 0)
Montreal City 6 per Cents 1663 Manilla...mt. 14 63
Owing to to-morrow being a holiday, the negotia-
tion of foreign bills took place today; but, as it
usual on such occasions, the business transacted was
on a limited scale. However, a decidedly upward
tendency was manifested, and quotations ruled con-
siderably higher for Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam,
and Vienna. The rise is ascribed to the receipt of
higher rates from Paris and Amsterdam, for drafts
on London, of which a scarcity continues to prevail
there. Short Paris was done at 25.40 to 421 • ditto,
three months, 25.621 to 671. Amsterdam advanced
to 12.11 to 1, and was even done above that quote-
don in several instances. Hamburg maintained its
previous price of 13.11 tot. Drafts on Italy were in
tolerable request, but Spain and l'ortugal not being
in great demand, the negotiations effected were a
shade in favour of buyers. Vienna and Trieste were
much higher. It is considered that the demise of
Prince Schwtusenberg does not augur any speedy
amelioration of Austrian finance. Vienna ruled at
12.0 to 54, and Trieste at 12.52 to .56. The rates
negotiated are as follows:
Taw Prams nagetlstse.
From To
Amsterdam part Sad Ili 0 ear.... iste.
Ditto
Rotterdam
Bunkum and Altana „ ~ Ilmas. I held. 1/sak.
Trankromon.tbe-Maine per 810 „ 12116 1216. Obr.
velar part Ile. bOkr. let 544 r.
Trims

iiiol4ll
Wm&
Mout ,, 2514. 5204. ... 3333. 374 e.
Pads ehlt 2333. 40e. ... 231 r. 4200
01100 „ „ 3 MouthaUfr. 5240. ... 251 t. 3114.
Nam
Beef. ,, ~ 251 r. 530. ... 2318.004.
=Ma 99 99 258 r. 535. ... 236. 1104.
99 9. 253 r. 55e. ... 2333. M'o.
231 r. 130 e.. ... 2.5. r. 62 s.
las•
bera a 6
lAit?... par dixot „ 40 pow ... - pram
per moo „ 181 pima ... 1213 prow
Maim . „ „ 12, sow ... 122 Irma
UAW par dollar „ 4 moo
SO peer ... 300 mop
=ar
4934 mom
99 .9 pins •
... 1 pence
brylls
liaraiallir „ „ 480 pone ... 440 pram
Slam „ 493 puns ... 483 peace
Woo per X/Irel „ 34 pan .. - pence
OGOOB „ 320 Moe ... 331 prow
St. retinae!' per ruble „ 37 mon ... 370 penor

The traffic returns for the last week on the under-
mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, arc as follows:
1862. 1861.
London and North Western £43,246 .... £43,027
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire 16,608 .... 16,164
London and South Western 9,680 .... 9,309
London and Brighton
Great Western
South Eastern
York and North Midland
Exeter and Crediton - -
&gaol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, end Berwick 14,226 .... 13,740
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,669 .... 1,666
Great Northern 11,317 .... 7,621
Leeds Northern S72 .... 916
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 6,278 .... 6,208
flhromtdre Union 6Ol .... 659
Shreury and Birmingham 568 .... 569
Eastern Counties and Norfolk 13,956 .... 12,716
East Anglian
Manchester, South Junction,
and Altrincham 5Ol .... 448
Kendal and Windermere
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction
Liverpool, Crosby, end South-
Port
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheror,
and West Yorkshire
Chester and li 'pitied

Total £199,791 1:1118.914
The total receipts upon the corresponding lines being

1199,8891.,
.against 188,9141. in the same week of last
year, the increase ig shown to be 10,7751. or 51 per
cent. The number of miles open on the above lines
is 3,977/ against 3,8751 in 1801, being an increase
of 1021 miles, or 21 per cent. The aggregate aver-
age return per mile per week is 501.-4 s. Od., and
last year 481. 14s. 11d., so that the difference remains
in favour of the present year to the extent of
11. 9s. Id. per mile.
The return per mile per week is subjoined;

1862.
London sad North Western £80.16
Midland 13.89 .A 1

Lancashire and Yorkshire 60.03
London and South Western 39.63 ....
Great Western 60.69 ....
London and Brighton 68.30
South Eastern
Bristol and &tete,.
York and North Midland
York, Newcastle, sad Berwick 46.71 ....
Great Northern
Eastern Counties sod Norfolk 43.31 ....
Chester and Holyhead
The returns on Scotch lines are as under :

1861.
:83.10
41.51

58.27
38.11
68.96
65.7.5
43.20
46.61
27.66
46.89
32.29
39.48
23.64

1852. 1861.
Aberdeen
Monklands
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Glasgow and South Western 4.070 .... 4.237
Caledonian 8,129 „,.. 7.458
Scottish Central
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Total
On these lines the increase is 6861.
The Irish returns are:

1862. 1861.
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Donn lBl .... 218
Londonderry and Enniskillen 270 .... 167
Ulster
Dundalk and Enniskillen lB6 .... 119
Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Belfast Junction 723 .... .577
Irish South Eastern

THIS DAY.
This being Good Friday, the Stock Exchange re-
mains cloy,

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

PAM, Aran 0. INN -r"
11.1.1.110000110 ; 1110 brat Lower. maim
per Cents.
1 Per 00001. ..... 170 13 Ml so Ill.! 1101.!1. tot Is
per Pass
de. Stiff LUC: .
0161 a
r. 541”, oat. 0017; :at Ata, 25 40 ; dam 25 271.

3 per Cent..
Cents. .
4$ per Cant& Ol 80 1101 30 1101 04 111 16
par
If do. New Lou
1 pee Oink%
einnllin on band.... nt .ight, 23 60; flb a.ri. 23273.
ealglas, 3, 1810 lO3l Money. Kaplan Penne .... ...103 23 Mow,
In. 5, 18.7 — Roman Lnan, Spekt. I 0 Do. 4$
Do. 2$
Piedmont 3 n. Cast 96 20 ... &ink Shares 2761
Pmatn,ArßlLlC—Stikeraain,66o ; V enkailles(ridht bank)
340; Ditto Ink bank), 184 23 ; P.,rio and Orkaust. 1,177 30; Pans
and Routa,767 50; Roves and Users, Sn; 11ar.. Mao and Avignon,
'0683; Strad:nun and Rale. 513; Cenne, SG9 75; Orleans and
Bordeaux, 013 ; Northern, 687 Sn ; Pads and .t.a.G,Grit, 270 ;
PIA. and Lsor.a. 437 So; Tours and Name*. 3 7 Sn; Slonterean
and hors, 182 SO; Dieppe and recline, 23;; Bordeaux and 'Piste,
110.
MADRID, APRIL 3.—Three per Cents., 401; after
Bobo. 401; New Three per Cents., 19 13-16; after
8015a,19 13-16 c ip. Debt of let class, 74 ; ditto of
2nd class, 41; after Boles, 44. Batik of St. Ferdi-
nand, 1001 c. Exchange on London, 30.85.
BERLIN, APRIL 6.—Voluntary Loan, 103; New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850), 1034 ; ditto
(1852), 103 ; National Debt, fin. Commercial
lilarine;Society's Premium, 1221. Bank Shares, 1031.
VIENNA, APRIL 7.—Five per Cent. Tiletalliques.
951; New Loan (A), 954; ditto (B), 1081. Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. ditto, 841. Bank Shares
1,258. Exchange on London, 12.28.