The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE

I A RKETS.

Livanroot„ ins, 16.—The market has been very goad
to-day, and • large business has been done in Midlands,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Eastern Counties, Caledoni in,
&c., at higher prima. The market closes well. The
fol-
lowing are the transactions:—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire (late Cheater and Bitkenhead),lBl—Black !men (late
Blackburn, Clithernw,and West Yorkshire),6l—Caledonian,
201—Ditto (Greenock guaranteed), 16—Eastern Counties, 9
11.16 1 13-16 1 I—East Lan-cashier, 181 I—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 761—Ditto (filth shares), 4 d.—Ditto
i
(pref. shares 6 per rest.), 15—Liverpool, Crab, and
Southport, 201—London and North Western, 124 6—Do.
(new ( shares), 61 1 1 p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 4 1 p.—
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 33—Midland, 1 1 I 1
1 I—St. Helen's Railway and Can., 74—Ditto (new issue
at 40 di5.),37-oswestry and Chester, 141—South Eastern
and Dover, 211 1 I—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (pre-
ference unpaid tip ,21 d.—York and North Midland, 241.
MANCIIIATEK, USE 16.—Prices have advanced, and we
have had an active and buoyant market. East Lancashire,
1 18 ; Blackburn (No. 1), 61; London and North Western,
126 ; Ski ffield. 331; ditto (Pref.), 131 ; Midlands, 691:
Leeds, 751 ; York and North Midland, 241 ; Shrewsbury
and Chester, 191 ; Eastern Counties, 91 ; Caledonian, 201.
Bittistsoitsm, Jurta 16.—Tkis market was very active
to-day, and prices still advancing. Birmingham and Stour
Valleys were done at 101 ; Midlands at 69 ; Shewabury
and Birmingham B's, at 61, 6!. 13s. 9d., and 61 ; and in
local stocks, Birmingham Banking Company shares at 31.
1.1111.4, JUN 1 16.—We have had an active market this
morning, and • general advance in prices, Midlands and
Lancashire and Yorkshires each showing an improvement
of about I!. over yesterday morning. The closing sales
were as follow:—Caledonians 201. 6s. 3d. ; East Lanes.
shires, 181 ; Leeds Northern., 16/. fts. 9d ; ditto Extensions,
No. 1, 11 prem.; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 76; ditto
Fifths, st dis.; Midlands, 69/. lls. 3d. ; York and North
Midlands, 241. Its. 3d. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire., 331.

GREAT FIRE NEAR ST. KATHARINE'S DOCILS.—
Shortly after nine o'clock last night a lire, which from its
proximity to the London and St. Katharine's Docks created
much excitement, burst forth from the extensive warehouse
and stores of Messrs. Hubbuck and Son, ship chandlers and
oil and colourmen, situate on the north side of Upper
East Smithfield, immediately fronting the north-east angle
of St. Katharine's Docks. The premises covered a large
space of ground, four stories in height, and extending to a
considerable depth, combining steam-mills for grinding
colours, and capacious stores of every description. The
warehouse was closed at the usual time in the evening,
when the different departments seemed perfectly safe. The
discovery of the fire was made by some persons whose
attention was drawn to a great light in one of the upper
floors. Giving an alarm, the policeman on the beat
promptly followed out the regulations in case of fire of
keeping the front doors closed and sending off messengers
to the various brigade stations. This precaution, how-
ever, had but little effect, for before there was time for
an engine to get to the spot, the two upper floors
with their heavy inflammable stock were one gereral body
of fire. Engines from all quarters of the metropolis speedily
arrived, but before then the conflagration had assumed a
terrible sepect. There were some thousands of tons of oil in
tanks in various parts of the bedding, besides a very large
stock of pitch, tar, rosin, turpentine, and other combustible
materials. As leaf be imagined, these on becoming ignited
produced an immense body of flame, which, rising to •
considerable height above the surrounding buildings,
lighted up the docks and the whole of the east end of Lon-
don with awful brilliancy. At an early gage of the tire
the authorities of St. Katherine's Doclio, being apprehen-
sive that the flames would be wafted over to their ware-
houses, had their floating engine brought up to the quay
side near the wall facing the burning stores, and being gut
into play threw from the summit of the wall a considetable
body of water onto the flaming premises. Such was the
character of the contents, however, that the water had very
little effect. The fire c.mtinued to rage with unabated vehe-
meucc, and notwithstanding the joint workingot the whole of
the brigade engines, with that of the West of England, the
firemen were unable to master the destructive element until
near 12 o'clock, by which limo scarcely • vestige of tho
various floors of the warehouses remained. All were Ile-
ktroved, the walls alone remaining. There were several
buildings which adjoined Messrs. Ilubbuck's property
which have sustained much damage ; but the details of the
various damages had nut up to the period of this being
written been ascertained by the brigade officer,. 'they,
however, appeared to be extensive. Most of the engines
were efficiently worked by the tars from the docks. The
origin of the fire could not be learned. The total loss of
property is heavy, but the firm are Insured.
SAILING OF TUE QUEEN OF TUE SOHTII.--The
General Screw Steam Shipping Company's fine vessel, the
Queen of the South, Capt. Hyde, sailed from Plymouth on
Tuesday, at four o'clock in the afternoon, with the mails
for the Cape of Good Rope and for the East Indies- We
learn that this vessel has returned to Plymouth damaged,
and that letters by to-night's post will le in time to car-
ried oat by her.