The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

few of them will be able to secure the sanction of
parliament.
An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the London and North-Western Railway
Company is called for the 3rd November, " to consi-
der and approve, or otherwise, a proposal for the
union of the London and North-Western and Mid-
land Railway Companies, and, if so determined, to
authorise an application to parliament for an amal-
gamation of the two undertakings, and tho adoption
of such other steps in reference thereto as may be
thought expedient.'
The colonial wool sales, at the Hall of Commerce,
which commenced on the 14th instant, progress very
steadily. There is a very large attendance of
buyers, both English and continental. Tho price of
every description of wool is fully maintained, and
Cape wools show a decided advance upon the July
and August prices. It is expected the sales will
continuo till the 10th of November. There is no
disposition to speculate, and every lot appears to be
sold to staplers, manufacturers, and for export.
More is bought for the latter purpose by a conside-
rable quantity than in the last sales.
A very large business has been done in bank
shares during the week, and prices are generally
firm. Shares in the London Chartered Bank of Aus-
tralia have been drooping since the allotment, but
came into increased favour to-day. The sales in-
clude :—Bank of Australasia, 591, 59, and 581 ex
div.; British North American, 571 57 ; Colonial,l6;
Unon Chartered Bank of Awstsalia, i, 11, IL 24,
3,1, 4,4; London and County, 251, 23; London
Joint Stock, 191 1,4; London and Westminster,
331, 34; National Provincial of England, 461; Ori-
ental Bank Corporation 381 ex div.; South Austra-
lia, 26; Union of Australia, 50, 1, 50; Union of Lon-
don, 174. Shares in the Bank of India, Australia,
and China are quoted at 1 to 1 prem.
Dock stocks remain very firm, and for Victoria
shares there is still an inquiry. Tho last prices are :
Commercial Stock, 105; East and West India, 168;
London, 130; St. Katharine, 97; Southampton, 34;
Victoria (21. paid), 64, 7.
A project is on foot for establishing some new
docks in Greenwich Marshes, to bear the title of the
Albert Docks. The capital is fixed at half a million
sterling. No names, however, are attached to the
prospectus.
In steamboat shares there is no especial movement,
prices being well supported. Shares of the General
Screw Steam Shipping Company are in favour. This
department of the market is becoming considerably
extended, and we can state that there are further
projects coming forward with a view to improve
our system of ocean navigation. Sales are marked
as follows ; Australian Royal Mail (41. paid), 3/, 1,
1,1; General Screw Steam Shipping, 501 ex div.;
General Steam Navigation, 281, 4; Peninsular and
Oriental, 861, 86, 1, '1; ditto New (201. paid), 411,
41; Royal Mail Steam, 801, 79, 80, and 781, 79,
78 ex dm.

There is not much business doing in insurance
shares, and prices are in some instances nominal. The
present quotations of the market are as follows :
Albion, 86; Alliance, 231; Atlas, 20; British Com-
mercial, 7 ; Church of England, 31; Clerical, Medi-
cal, and General, 201; County, 102; Crown, 171;
Eagle' 71 ; Equity awl Law Life, 51; English
and Scotch Law Life, 3/ ; European Life,
14; Family Endowment, 31; General, 51; Globe,
148, 9; Guardian, 581; Imperial Fire, 266;
ditto Life, 191; Indemnity Marine, 63; Law Fire,
41; Law Life, 461, 47; Legal and General Life, 6; ;
London Fire, 301; London Ship, 30; Marine, 171;
Medical, Invalid, and General, 24; Minerva, 61, 6 ;
Monarch, 14; National Provincial, 11; Palladium
Life, 2i ; Pelican, 46; Professional Life, ; Provi-
dent Life, 40 ; Rock Life, 81, ex div. ; Royal Ex-
change, 236 ; Sun Fire, 211; ditto Life, 65; Union,
220; United Kingdom, 41; Universal Life, 45;
Victoria Life, 5,5/.
The Equitable Reversionary Society's shares are
quoted 119; General Reversionary and Investment,
100; London Reversionary, 16; Reversionary In-
terest Society, 106.
Miscellaneous shares are quoted as follows in the
official list:—Assam Tea, 10; Auction Mart, 26;
Australian Agricultural, 32 ; Canada Company, 50 ;
Electric Telegraph (A shares, 201. paid), 191; Hud-
son's Bay Stock, 220 ; Hungerford, 47 ; London In-
stitution, 5 ; Price's Patent Candle Company, 25 ;1
South Australian, 251; Trust and Loan Company ofl
Upper Canada (31. paid), 31; Netherlands Land En.
closure (21. paid), 2; Chiriqui Road, 7-16 prem.
Shares in the Lake Fncino Drainage Company arc
quoted par to 1 prem.