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

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LITIVANOOI, Bari. B.—There has been very littlo doing
on our Stock Exchange to-day, and the quotations of all
railway shares are lower. The following are the only tran•
sections to-day. :—Birketsbead. Lancashire, and Cheshire,
81d.—Ditto (late Cheshire and Birkenhead), 19I—Eastern
Counties, 11}—East Lancashire, 181 I—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 861 I—Ditto (fifth shares), 3 9.16 d.—Liver-
pool, Crosby. and Southport, 181—Landon and North
Western, 1221 2 1} Midland, 771—South Eastern and
Dover, 211 I—Dutch Rhenish 3 d.
NANCHIESTSR, SRPT. B.—There has been but little fluc-
tuation in prices, with a moderate extent of business.—
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 8 7.16 Id.
—Chester and Birkenhead 4201. shares), 4 9-16d.—East
Anglian (pref. 6 per cent.), 31—Lancubire and Yorkshire,
861—London and North Western, 122—Midland Railway
Consols, 77I—South Eastern, 211.
BIRMINGHAM, Bari. B.—Thu market was rather heavy
to•day, and prices a shade worse.—Shrewsbury and Bir•
rolosham B's were dons at 61.

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Ratans of traffic for the week ending Sept. 6, 1852 :
=inparcels, carriages, horses, and mails,
s. 6d.; merchandise, 18,4881. 19e. 7d.; cattle,
1,7871. 161. 4d. Total, 63,7821. 18.. 46. Corresponding
week, 1801, 60,053.. 178.0 d. Ditto, 1850, 50,9751. 141. 10d.
tineate: 1850-503,1921. 19..26.; 1851-635,681/.165.5d.;
26,1061. Is. Bd.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic
tbr week ending August 29, 1852:—Passengers, parcels, car-
riages horses, dogs. and mails, 7,4074 7s. 8d ; merchandise
anfrminerals, 6,3871.3 e. 4d. • cattle, 6861. lls. 7d. Total,
13,3811. 241. 7d. Corresponding week, 1861,12,0571.95. sd.
LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—
&stare of traffic for the week ending Sept. 6, 1852 :
Paseengers, 11,8121. 18e. 911.; goods, 2,4351. Bs. 6d.
Total, 14,2435. 7s. 3d.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
lent for railway and canal, for the weekending August 29,
1352, 6,6961. (120 miles open.) Corresponding week, 1851,
41741. (112 miles open.) Note.—The above is exchu ire
of the receipts available under the agreement with the
Ismillaa and North Western Railway Company.
OBRAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for
611 week ending Sept. 6, 1862,19,1601.; corresponding week
18151, 23,304/.
CALEDONIAN RAlLWAY.—Retttril of traffic for the
week ending August, 29, 9,6861. ; corresponding week of
1861,9,4411.
01./JDOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
itoma a oleic for the week ending Sept. 4 1852:
=9d.;Ue corresponding week, 1651, 4,3771. 12s. 9d.
ref passengers in 1852,26,416.
MARIA ANTONIA Rsit.witY.—Traffic for the week
ssidiag August 28, 1862, 1971.; 18.51, 2371.
BANK OF ENOLAND.—Yesterday a special general
wart of proprietors was held at the Beak of Busload, for
the election of a director in the room of Sir John Henry
, Petty, Bart., deceased. The chair was taken by Thomson
Illankey, jun., Esq., when the scrutineers were appointed,
and made their report unanimously in favour of John
Oliver Hanson, Esq., who was electe6 accordingly. The
court then adjourned.
MADAME PoITEVIN and her IIUdBAND HAVE BEEN
SUMMONED to appear before the magistrates to answer a
charge of cruelty in ' torturing and ill•treating a heifer by
taking it up attached to a balloon."
REPRESENTATION OF PETERBOROUGH.— George
Hammond Whalley, Egg., of Plea idadoc Ithuabon, High
Sheriff of Cansaryonshii:e, Its! consented to attend a public
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meeting at Peterborough, and to offer himself as candidate
for the representation of that place if the decision of the
meeting should be in his favour.
IMPROVEMENT OP LAND.—Several years ago two
or three patipen pressed so heavily on the rates of the
parish of St. Mary Rana, in Rents, that the parish autho-
rities gave them pieces of land on a wild common, situated
between Itchen berry' and Motley, to cultivate in order to
get rid of them. The men were looked upon as transports,
and the place to which they were transported was called in
derision, " Botany Bay." The poor men, however, by in-
dustry did well, and Botany Bay now figures on the Ord-
nance maps, it having become an extensive hamlet.
ISLE or SKYE EMIORANTL—The Standard states
that her Majesty's ship Hercules, as old 74, but now
mounting only 10 guns, has been eomnsiesioned at Chat-
hem by Commander Boynton (1841), for the purpose of
owning emigrants to Australia, under the auspices of
die Tremury.
THE MlLrrtn.—Yesterday notices were issued in
errand of the wards of the City of London, stating that the
Aldermen, Deputy and Common Councilmen of the re-
spective wards would hold meetings for the purpose of ob-
taining able-bodied men, residing in the City of London
end liberties and precincts thereof, for the Royol London
of which Alderman Thompson, M.P., will be the
colonel. The notice, after referring to the conditions in
compliance with which persons are entitled to become vo-
lunteen, remarked that should a sufficient number not
be formed by voluntary enlistment, persons will In chosen
by ballot out of these wards which have omitted to supply
volunteers, or a due proportion of volunteers ; and in
that ease no bounty money can be allowed to those who
will be chosen by ballot, which would occasion much addi-
tional expense." Notices were also limited to prov,de vo-
lunteers for the Middlesex militia, vud the applicants were
directed to cell at the George, liampetend, where they
would obtain information where the head-quarters were.

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
SUOAR.—Thc public sales consist of foreign ; the import.
Cr, arc buying in the sound at high prices. The West
India market is very firm, and fully yesterday's prices are
freely paid. The refined market without alteration.
public sales are progressing steadily at
yesterday's currency.
Cocos.—Thi. article has an upward tendency ; the sale
of Trinidad vet nt off briskly at full prices.
TEA.—The sale is going off well, at about the currency
of yesterday.
Corros.—The demand continues limited.
SPICE/I.—None offered in public sale to-day.
In other articles no material alteration.

SMITHFIELD HAY MAR/MT.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports a heavy trade, at the following
quotations : Prime Meadow Hay, 755. to 84s. ; lute-
nor, GU. to 725. ; new, 635. to 755. ; Itowen, Gas ; Clover,
old, 90s. to 100 s. ; new, 70s. to 905.; Straw, 30s. to 38s.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is quiet, with very little doing speculatively.
Quietationa range so under:—Town Tallow, 38s. nett cash;
Peteraburg Y.C. on the spot, 395. 3d. to 6d.; October to
December, 38s. 9d., 'ellen; January to March (1863),
39a. 3d.