The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-12 00:00:00

FALL OF A WAREHOUSE IN ST. PAUL'S
CHURCHYARD.

Shortly before eleven o'clock this morning the ex-
tensive establishment of Messrs. J. Morgan and Co., shawl
merchants, Be., situate immediately opposite to the southern
portico of St. Paul's Cathedral, with the exception of the
front wall, fell with a tremendous crash. The premises
adjoined others belonging to Messrs. Cook and Sons, ware-
housemen, the whole of which to Carter-lane have been
recently removed, for the purpose of rebuilding, in pursu-
ance of arrangements made by the firm and the City of
London Improvement Commissioners, the line forming part
of the rew Cannon street, West.
It appears that a few minutes before eleven o'clock seve-
ral of the workmen employed in digging out the foundations
of Messrs. Cook's new premises, observed that that the
party-wall belonging to Messrs. Morgan's establishment
gave tokens of insecurity. The tottering increasing, they
ran away wish all speed, and in a few moments the wall
feU, dragging with it the roof, floors, and stock in tho
building, except two beds on the third floor and attic.
Just at the instant the fall took place, two persona left tho
building, and a Mr. Baker, carpenter, hail a narrow escape.
lie was engaged to take down the beds, but just
as the door opened the building fell, and he escaped by
flight. Two gentlemen passing narrowly escaped being
crushed by the falling bricks, as they passed along the
churchyard in front of the premises.
Measures are being taken for the immediate clearing
away of the front wall, which at present assumes a most
threatening appearance, it having bulged very considerably.
Rumours are afloat that some parties have perished ; from
a can:Wl iuquiry instituted by our reporter, however, wo
do not find that much, if any, reliance is to be placed upon
them.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LivinrooL, JOLT 10.—Onr share market was again ac-
tive to•day, and a fair amount of business transacted at the
full prices prevailing on Friday. The following are the
transactions :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late
Chester and Birkenhead), 191—Caledonian, 221—Chester
and Holyhead, 231—Eastern Counties, 11—East Lanca-
shire, 201 1 1 I—Edinburgh,1—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 61—Lan-
ashen, and Yorkshire, 861 1 Z 16—Ditto (fifth shares),
3 3-16 O.—London and North-Western, 1311 3 2--Ditto
(new 1 shares), 324—Ditto (fifth shares), 61 1 p.—Man-
cheater, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 331 4—Ditto (Ohara.* 141
till 16.63) 101—Midland, 781 7 1 1 I—St. Helen's Railway
and Canal, 76—South Eastern and Dover, 221 4 1 I—South
Staffordshire, Id.—York, Newcastle and Berwick, 19—
Ditto (extension No. 1 and 2), 6d.—York and North Mid.
land, 261 1 4—Great Southern and Western, 11—Dutch
Rhenish, 21 7.16 1 d.
MaNctigarsu, JOLT 10.—We have had an excited and
very improving market—the rise in some eases being very
considerable. Blackburn Clan B, preference, 244—Eastern
Counties, 1016-16—Leeds, 86-14 est Riding, 21 du.—Loa-
don and North Western, 132—Sheffield, 34—Midland, 77
—South Eastern and Dover, 721.
Luaus, JOLT 10.—Shares have exhibited a great rise to-
day. Midlands, which opened at 761, closed at 771 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire were done at 861 ; London and
North Western, 1311 ; East Lancashire, 20 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 331; North British, 81 ,•
North Western, 91 ; South Eastern, 22 ; and York and
North Midland, 261.
BIRMINGHAM, JOLT 10.—Thismarket was firmer to-day,
and the prices of shares further advanced. Midlands closed
at 754 704.