The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-09 00:00:00

LircartioL, Aran 8.-11s2as to-day :-London and North Wes-
tern, 1051-Metropolitan, 1181 1-Buffalo and Lake Huron, 31-
Mexican Three per Cent. , 451 11811-Buffalo
Passives, 351 5-Al-
- Bank, 301-British and American Exchange Bank, 4 9.16
1-11ercantlie and Exchange Bank, 61 -Ditto, new shares, 6 1-16
6-Easplre Marine, 3 1.16-Lancashire Insurance, 11-Liverpool
Ana London, 111--Maritlme, 1 9.161-Queen Insurance. 1 11.16
11-Union Marine, 3 19-16-Laud Mortgage Bank of India, 31-
West India and Pacific Steam Company, 2 p.
1111111171011111. Aran. S. -There were sales In this market to-
day of Birmingham Joint Stock Bank limited` shares, at 301 ;
Patent Shaft and Axle-ties Shares, at 31 prem.. Birmingham
Financial Company Slimes. at 15 pram.: and Birmingham
Guaranteed Stock, at 75: Stour Valley Shares were quo.ed at
9 to 91 South Staffordshire Railway Shares, at 101 and 10
13-16. Birmingham Cabals, at 901 to 91: London and Birming-
ham and south Staffordshire Banks, all! to 1 dis. ; British and
Foreign Plant, a 3 11 tot prem.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in
the Odd Fellowe-Isall, Halifax, oix Thursday night, under
the presidency of the 'mayor of, the borough, for the pws
pose of considering the question of parliamentary reform.
Resolutions were adopted in support of Mr. Buss's Bo-
rough Franchise Bill, and the County Franchise Bill of Mr.
Locke King. It was also resolved to petition both Honer
of Parliament in favour of these measures.

NOBLZ LISIRLALITY.—Many persons will be glad
to hoar that Lord Ellesmere his very kindly thrown upea
the library aad gallery of Bridgewater-house to the public
from this day (Saturday). We need not remind our readers
how rich this library is in Shakespearian hooks—how
crowded this gallery with Helen pactares.--.4tkencruss.
SVICIDZ OF • PHYSICIAN AT LRAM-4 physician
of some eminence in Leeds has committed suicide &Ann
the present week whilst suffering from the effects of in-
temperance. The deceased, who had • large practice, was
only 34 years of age, and has left a wife sad isoe.-I•orkseirc
Gazdte.

MELAWCHOLY OCCURIIIINCE AT SCARBOROCTOH.—
The dead body of Mr. Nathaniel Josephs was found on the
beach near Griathorpe, about wen miles from Scarborough,
on Thursday evening. The particulars of the unfortunate
geetlemsn's disappearance from dearborongh on Tuesday
last have been already given. The apprehensions therein
expressed have been painfully verified. An inquest was
bold on view of the body before Mr. Jennings, the East
!tiding °Grocer, at Gristhorps yesterday, and a verdict in
with the circumstances was returned.
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THE ST. HELEN's MURDER. —TLe execution of
James Clitheroe ia fixed for Saturday next, the 16th inst.
The pawner, as our readers are aware, waa sentenced to
death at the late Liverpool assizes for the murder of Mary
Woods, a schoolmistress, at St. Helen's, on the 28th of
December last. He persistently maintains that the de.
ceased, Mary Woods, did not meet her death at his hands,
but reiterates the statement that he has all along made, to
the effect that he sod Mary Woods agreed to cut their
throats together, sad did so, but that while the wound
took effete with the deoeased his life was laved by the ap-
pearance of the police.

A SAD lIICIDENT.—Amoog the visitor' at the
King's Head Hotel, on Sasday morning, MA • 11. lirlett,
• French gentleman, en route to Paris to visit his mother,
who was seriously indisposed. While at the hotel ow
that morning. intelligeoce arrived of the death of hi
parent, sod the event appwt so to here s►ocked his
nervous syitern as to produee aberration of mica. la
this state be left the house, and attempted self-destructiou
by jumping over the quay into the harbour. A youth
named Hanlon eaw the ac►, ►od with the promptitude
characteristic of • brave heart jumped over to rescue the
unfortunate gentleman, hot had not strength to keep him
afloat until help arrived. In this emergency another helper
appeared—a son of Mr. Harmer, of the Sailors' Home—and
the two managed to support Moss. Bethel till a boat ar-
rived by which he was eoeveved to • laeding-plaos and
speedily removed to the Sailors' Home, where the usual
restoratives bad the offset of rectories the almost sus-
pended animation, although from the shock caused by the
intelligence received he still lice there is • very precarious
condition.—Door Chronicle.

RAILWAY Taarric Rsciurrs.—Tbe traffic receipts
of railways iu the United Kingdom amounted for the week
ending the tad of April, on 11,184 miles, to 531,0154,
and for the corresponding week of last year oe 10,806
miles, to 557.68 W., showing an increase of 379 miles,
and of 33,3354 io the receipts. The gross receipts on the
following 14 railways amounted in the aggregate, on
7,730 miles, to 471.8471., nod for the corresponding week
of 1863, on 7,165 miles, to 448,9691.. @bowing an in-
mates of 165 miles, and 21,8781. in the receipts. The
increase on the Caledouiaa amounted to 2,0484 ; on the
Great Northern to 4,4:41. ; on the Great Soothers end
Western to 9131. ; oo the Great Weston to 3,051:. ; on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 2.5401. ;en the London
end North. Western to 7,8061.; on the London and
South Western to &W. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Limoloshire to 234/. ; on the Midland to 2,2701. ;
on the North British to 1,0911. ; and on the North Eastern
to 4,4801. total, 29,7251. But from this must be de-
ducted 1 7751., the decrease oo the Great Eastern ; 4,0811.
on the Loedos nod Brighton ; and 9911. on the South
Eastern—together 6,8471., leaving the increase se shove,
22.878/. The goods and mineral traMe on those lime
amounted to 25 953/., and for the correspoodiag
week of 1863 to 234,7164, showing an Menus of 25,2771.
The receipts for passeogers, parte* kc., amoueted to
215,8941.. against 218,2431., showing a decrease of 2,3471.
The traffic receipts oo 63 other lines amounted, on 3,464
miles, to 119,166/., and for the corresponding week of lest
year, on 3,110 miles, to 1011,7111., showing an increase of
214 miles and of 10,457/. in the receipts. The total receipts
of the past week show a decrease of 10.6101. es compared
with those of the preceding week, ending the 26th of
March, and as compared with the oorrespouding week of
lad year an Morena in the truffle of the country.
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Ilair-pasr Two o'CLocit.
Consols are still quoted 91„ to for money,
and 91i to 92 for the account.
The payment of the dividends commenced yester-
day at the Bank of England, but as large repayments
had to be made to that establishment, the demand
at the discount office was heavy. For the same
reason the general market was rather tight than
otherwise, and the terms for choice bills were
maintained at 6 per cent. In the Stock Exchange,
however, the supply of money being ample, short
loans on English government securities were ob-
tainable at 4 to 5 per cent.
A Swedish Four-and-a-Half per Cent. govern-
ment loan for 2,000,0001. sterling will be announced
through Means. J. H. Schroder and Co., on Mon-
day, at 92} per cent. Similar stock is quoted 96 to
97 in the German markets, and commanded par
previous to the present war in Denmark. It is
understood that the Swedish government pledge
themselves not to employ the proceeds of the pre-
sent loan otherwise than for railway purposes.

The lists for the new Mexican Loan are to be
opened in France on the 15th inst., under powerful
auspices. The amount of the loan will be 8,000,0001.
of b per cent. dock, to be issued at 63.
No operations in bullion were reported at the
Bank yesterday. The 93,0001. Australian by the
Essex has been bought for the Continent.

The steamer Oueila will take to-day 205,3101. in
gold and 17,7001. in silver for Brazil.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
quoted about the same as on Tuesday. The rates
were as follows :

Amatmdam, 3 mouths, 11.19 to 4 ; ditto, 3 day;
ILI6 to 4; Rotterdam, S swaths, 11.19 to g ; Ant-
werp, 3 months, 25.43 to 52g ; Hamburg, ma. 'Mimeo, 3
mouths, 13.74 to I ; Paris, 3 days, 25.15 to 22g ; ditto, 3
mouth; 25.5:, to 60 ; Prinkfort-00-therMaine, 3 months,
1194 to 4. Bt. Petersburg (per rouble), 3 mouths, 33 to g ;
Vienna, ed. flo., 3 months, 11.90 to 12 ; Trieste, MT. 60., 3
months, 11.90 to 12 ; AWrid,S mouth; 48 to ; Cadiz. 3
months, 474 to 48; Leghorn. 3 months, 25.65 to 70;
Chan, 3 months, 23.63 to 70; Mils; S months, 25.65
to 70 ; Naples, 3 months, 25.65 to 70 ; Palermo, 3 months,
25.65 to 70 ; Means 3 moathe, 25.65 to 70 ; Lisboa, 90
days, 524 to 1 ; Oporto, 90 dam 524 to i.
At Paris and St. Petersburg the rate of discount
in the open market is 5; per cent. ; Vienna and
Turin, 6 ; Hamburg, Berlin, and Brussels, 4 ;
Frankfort, 3 ; and Amsterdam, 5 per cent.
The South Eastern Banking Company have
taken premises at Croydon and Chatham, for the
purpose of opening two additional branches. Busi-
ness operations will commence in the former town
on the 18th inst., and in the latter at the end of the
present month. Negotiations are in progress for
opening in several other places in the district.
A large undertaking is announced under the
title of the Millwall Iron Works, Shipbuild-
ing, and Graving Docks Company (Limited).
The Millwall Iron Works have already acquired
a world-wide reputation, but so great are the
revolution and extension which are now taking
place in the business of shipbuilding, that the
present capacity of the works, extensive as they are,
is overlooked, and additional room is required.
The position of the establishment is unsurpassed in
the Thames, and numerous extensive contracts with
the British, Italian, and Ottoman governments,
as well as with large steam companies, are
in hand. All of these, and all the assets of the
establishment, are transferred to the present un-
dertaking, which is introduced by the Mercantile
Credit Association and the Credit Mobilier
(Limited). The capital is 2,000,0001., in 40,000
shares of 501. each, of which one-half have been
already subscribed. The direction is very influen-
tial, comprising the following names, viz. :—Mr.
John Lubbock, F.R.S. (Memo Rotarta, Lubbock,
and Co.) ; Mr. David Ward Chapman (Messrs.
Overeud, Gurney, and Co.) ; Mr. Thomas Brasses
(a director of the General Credi:: Company) ; Mr.
W. M. Baillie (of the Old Bank, Bristol); Mr.
William Carter (of the Ebbw Vale Iron Works) ;
Admiral Elliot; Mr. John Fleming (Messrs. Robin-
son and Fleming); ble. George Harrison, late
Manager of the Canada Works, Birkenhead ;
Mr. E. A. Mavrogordato (Messrs. Tamvaco,
Micrnlachi, and Mavrogordato); and Mr. S.
Zinnia (Messrs. Zizinia and Co.)
The Criclit Mobilier (Limited), acting singly on
this occaaion, also announces that it is prepared to
receive applications for the capital of another large
undertaking—the Imperial Book of China (Limited).
The capital in this instance is fixed at 1,000,0001.,
in 20,000 shares of 501. each, with a fist issue of
10,000 shares. Attention is drawn to the fact that
China occupies quite an exceptional position, inas-
much as there is no direct bank in London carrying
on business solely in connexion with its trade. Yet I
there is scarcely any country with which the trading
operations of Great Britain have been so remunera-
tive or have grown so rapidly. An additional incentive
to the present enterprise ban been found in the great
success achieved by the Indian banks, no inoonsi-
derable portion of whose profits have been derived
from China trade. The names connected with the
undertaking are very respectable, the board being
composed as follows, viz. : Mr. Richard C. Coles
(Coles, Brown, and Co.); Mr. William Cotton Curtis