The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-16 00:00:00

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Lteritroot, MAT 15.—Saies today: Ores* Western, Wl—Lon-
don and North Western, 1001-South Nest ern and Dover. fag—
Great Luxembourg, 14 11-16--Confederate Loan, 1 d.—Royal
Insurance, 6 p.
81611 U 4G11411, Mar 16.—The railway market wan rather lower
today. Loudon and North Western w.is offered at the clone at
101: and South Stem* at n -Birmingham and Staffordshire
Oas, 20L, were mid at 47{ : and ditto 91L, at 2L 19a. 6d prim
—Olossoester Worn shires closed, sellers, at 11L 10a. 9d. yea
share.

MAY 16.—There has been a good market, with
steady prices. Bank of Manchester, 41 p.—ditto, Certificates,
046—Buffalo and Lake Huron, 6 6.16 rest Eastern, 65;;—
ditto 41 pa cent., 561—Great Ship. Su 9d.—Great Western of
Canada, 11 —lanauhfrs and Yostaliire, 100 I—London and
North Western. 1014 I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lim Anthire.
441 —Matrepellffin. IS—Mid/and, 12/4—North British, 1—
toatit Meatus., Nj e—Thenies and Money Marini Insersacte,
S p.—Lancaslum Inenranos, I p.—Fire Aasaranoe 1 1346 Ip. ad.
Dona, MAY 14, Three tier Cent. Consols, 921 I--New
Three per Cent. Stock, 9114- Bank of Inland. 100/ pal I. tll--
National Bank of belled, IIL paid, 761 1 TT- National of Lbw-
pool ,Limbed), ld. Feld, 14-ILoysi Beak of Ireland, 101. pet&
*44—Colt and Bandon, 607. paid, 114—Oork, Blackrock, and
Yuman 201. paid, SI Great Southern and Western, 1001.
paid, MS—Dublin and 6 per cent gvd. perp , 1001,
pall, 2,1 en My—Dublin, Wic w, and Weffimd, 6 pi.- met.
perp., ISt - Irish North Western, Sper cent perp , Clan A, 61.

TRAFFIC RErVENIII.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United King
10dom amounted, for the week
ending the 9th of May, on ,677 miles, to 561,870/., and
for the eorrespooding week of hat year, on 10,2;7 miles.
to 520,7101., showing an increase Of 449 stiles, and of
41,1601. in the receipts. The gross receipts on the follow.
Mg 11 railways amounted in the aggregate, on 7.290
miles, to 436,1341. ; and for the correspoodiog week of
1862, on 7,036 mile., to 407,3301., showing or, in..
crease of 254 miles, and of 28,8041. in the receipt.. The
inoreaes en the °Riede:mien amounted to 1,2174.; on the
Great Northern to 2391 ; on the Great Southern and
Western to 3391. ; on the Great Western to 4,8831. ; on the
lencashire and Yorkshire to 2,0141. ; on the Londla and
North-Western to 10,559/. ; on the Loudon, Brighton, and
South Coast to 6461. ; on the London and Soutb-W,,tern
to 3,01.; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire to 1,5361. ; on the Midland to 2,803/. ; on the
North British to 1.2561. ; mid on the North Eastern to
2,0661.; total, 30,5861. But from this most be deducted
1,2141.. the decrease on the Great Festers ; 567/. on the
South-Bestern, leaving the increase es above, 18,404/. The
geode and mineral traffic on those ham anseented to 231,4871.,
and for the consepoodiog week of 1882 to 219,515/., show-
ing an increase of 18,9721. The receipts for pewee ger*, par-
eels, kn., amounted to 204,6471., against 194,8151., showing
an increase of 9,8321. The traffic romipte on 66 other lines
amounted, on 3,386 miles, to 123,7361, and for the
corresponding week of last year, on 3,201 mile; to 113,3801.,
showing en meteor of 186 miles, and of 12,3561. in the re.
ceipte. Tim total receipts of the pest week show an in-
crease of 11,7461. as compared with those of the preceding
week, **ding the Zed inst.
Tita Mrraorourall RatLway.—The local pas-
senger traffic of this railway seams to be a fixture at about
2,0001. per week ; for this week it he 1,9491., about the tams
as it ban bees for weeks peat. 2,0001. a week from a line
only 3 milee 63 chair keg le a splendid traffic, althonsh
It may not yield a dividend el mere than 5 or 6 per cent. per
vas.—Herespadi.
The Mendard, in ita deecription of Ben ion's Great
Clock, says s—a. A more splendid and exquisitely finished piece
of misehellisM we have never seem" Beason's new showrooms
contain clocks designed by the first artiste if the by. and in-
elude clocks for the drawingiram, dining. room, bedroom,
library, ball, staircase, bracket, carnage, clinr..l7, turret, rail-
ways, warehouse, orantinghonse. with might" astronomical,
and every description of clock from the plainest to the blithest
quality of which the art is at resent capable. Church and
turret clocks specially estimated for. Someone illustrated pam-
phlet nit docks and watches (free by poet for two stamps' con-
tains a short history of clock and watch making, with descrip-
tions and prime ; it actin • guide In the purchase of a clock or
watch, and enables those who live In Scotland, Ireland. Wales,
the colonies, Indio, or any put of the world to select a clock.
.1 W. Benson received • prize medal and bonoorabl, mention.
33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, "don, established 1749.—IAdvertise-
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