The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-26 00:00:00

LOCAL ,SUARE MARKETS.

LIVENPOOT., JAN. 2i.Tl2e share market has been very
much depressed again to-day, and we have (nether to reduce
our quotations. Caledonian, 1.5 11 15-16 3—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 601 ; 60—London and North Western, 114 k
—Ditto knew quarter shares), 23 p.—Midland, 541 a h
4 34 4 —Sure.:shury and Birmingham (preference shares),
10,—Shrewsbury and Chester krircfercucc, guaranteed 8
per cent.), 1.-/—South Eastern and Dover, 20 191—York
and North Midland, 211.
MANCHESTER' JAN. 24.—A larger business was clone
, then is usual on Saturdays, at lower prices. The *ales in-
cluded : —East Ltneashire, Lik • Pref. Quarters min. G per
cent., 8: ; Lancashire and Yorksitire,6o3: do., Fifths, n din. ;
London and N4rth Western, 1141; London and Nut tilt-
Wentern New Quartets' 2} prem.; Manchester and Bir-
mingham (C Qum tots), 1 11.16 prem.; Manchester, She(-
' field, and Lincolnshire, 361, i ; Manchester, Shettie.d. and
Lincolnshire Now 6/. I'ref., $ prem.; Midland Railway
Consols, :i1;; ; South Eastern and Darer, 20.
BILLAINGIIAN, Jas. 21.—This market was tolerably
'steady to-clay, and rattier more 11,1611ft...1 was done than
usual. Brighton, were done at U 8; South Ste/14d* at
11. 84. 9d. dis.; and Old Birmingham Canals at 944, k.
LEEDS, JAN. :21.—We have had A little more activity in
the share markit today, at aliout previous rates. fhe
closing sales were :—Great Northern* 181: Lancashire and
Yorkshires, 614 ; Manehater, bhi Meld, and Lincolnshires,
1;;; Midlands, 45 ; Sheffield, Rotherham' and Goole% 2ok ;
South Eastern and Doves, 2(4 ; York and hlorth mia-
lands, 21:.
Buts red., Jas. 21.—The amount of business done to-day
was inconsiderable. Taff Vales new shares were dealt in
to some extent at 13 prem., and the closing prices of the
following shares were—Bristol and Exeter, 84, So ; Orcat
Westerns, Bi, Bdl.

PROSECUTION BY TIIE APOTHECARIES' COMPANY.—
At the County Court held before Mr. I.osh, barrister, at
North Shields, on Friday, an action was brought in the
name of tic Master, Wardens, and Society of the Arts and
Mystery of Apothecary, London, against Mr. James Scott,
surgeon, Killingworth, for the recovery of penalties of
twenty pounds in two cases for having vended medicine,
not being a licentiate of that body. It appeared Mr. Scott
held a diploma from a Scotch institute, and had been
located at Killingworth above a year. It is the custom in
colliery districts for a medical man to contract to
attend pitmen and their families fur cixpeoco a
fortnights the sixpence being stopped off by the
under viewer at the colliery upon the pay-day. Mr.
Scott had contracted with a number of the men at Kil-
lingworth and liostorth collier:es, and in doing so had cut
out some rival practitioners; hence this action. Formal proof
of attendance in two cases was given. One cause was
barred by six months having elapsed since defendant
attended the patient. In the second cause, however, hie
Honour gave judgment for the hill penalty of 201. and
coda, to be paid at the end of two months.
BIRK ENHEAD, LANCAsII IRE, AND CHESHIRE
RAILWAT.—Tho engineer's estimate for the proposed ex-
tensions to Poulton and Liscard, and Duke ofbridgewater's
canal in Norton, and other work., is 140,0001.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN IintILWAY.—TIIC
directors of this company in their proposed application to
parliament, represent that it is expedient they should have
urinterrupted and independent access to Birkenhead, and
with this ri.w they propose to cemstruct a line, commencing
in junction with the Birkenhead, I.ancashire, and Cheshire
Railway, within the limits of the general station at Cheater,
and terminating on the shore of the liver Mersey, on the
north side of Wallasey-pool, at Poulton, with branches to
the Birkenhead 1)00k-warehouses, the I'arkgate Railway,
and Litlcenli,ail Ferry; the cost to be defrayed by the con-
vcrsion of the company's debentures into shares or stock.
BLYTII AND TYNE RAILWAY.—This company's
declaration to the railway department of the Board of Trade
and parliament, states that the lino and works have been
completed, and that their proposed bill for incorporation,
with powt nto maintain and improve lino and levy tolls,
does not involve the outlay of any further rums of money.
[AtIVCCHSCMCntI—GRATTB WITII TIIE "I)iSPATeir."
nonntirmion no 1 es ILI.UPTRATt11001.0(11171.• enAllr Of the
Oran Eshibition, will tate plane on Minds, next, the lot of February,
on which day all persons who wi re dtsuppointe.l in receiving a copy
UM bighlYintereetna statistical ilncument, m *mire it by giving
order, to the. neson Eden In town and country, or by forwarding
them to the Diepotch sift e, 139 Sleet-street. This highly-finished
Chart chows by diagram% In different micron and at OW view, the
number of peronno who, daily, during a period of Ire month., clotted
the tri dal taste; the amount of money taken at the &ow, end
&rind from suetouo renews; and other valuable statistics- It la
surmounted with nn engraved View of the Building, and Ma hem
newsreel by Commis A. Gardener and J. Mack, of the Royal Sappers
and Miners, and copied by perakalca of the Royal Curnmartosers,
fur the ° Weekly Dispatoh." In onemequenee of the expected large
&man I for the Chin t, over and show the memoir Issue on the 4th
of Janus y. it Is earnestly v, quested that all orders may basest In at
the cornea waft, period.