The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-23 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

PARIS, Aro. 12.
47:17.1:°"11.11831111.41

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Ezehange on London : at right, 25 71; BO days, 24 90.
Belgian, 5, 1810 lO3 Loney. I Bayley Mites
Do. 5, 18,2 — ... Roman Loan,lBsl .. 76 ...
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Do. do. 1050 ... 761 ..
Trenury Bonds 3 ..
Piedmont p..Centa 181 50 ... Bank Shane _ 2177 50
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Pink!, Aro. 22.—St. Germain, ; Versailles (right
b.nkl, 278 5; ditto (left Sank), 232 51.1; P.ris and Orleans, bs4;
Paris and Roama GO .0; Rouen and Harr,. 241 23; Martillles and
Avignon, 207 10; itte-bourd and Bale 132 20; Centre, 438 22;
ionlogne and Anden, 270; Orleans and Bordeaux, 39.175 ; North.
r 467 50; Park and 4trarbnunr. 161 22; Tours aid Notts"
271 22; Dieppe and Feesim 201 32.
BERLIN, Aro. 21.—Voluntary Loan, 107. New Loan,
Four.and-a-Hal( per Ceuta., 104 f ; State Lonn, $9; Bank
Shares, 101 f.
VIENNA, Aro. 21.—Five per Cent. Metalligues, 961;
Four-und.a-Half per Cent. ditto, 841 ; Bank Shares, 1,238;
Exchange on Pars, 1391; Exchange on London, 11.40.

REPORT OF THE CHURCH BUILDING COMbIIS-
NIONEUS.—Last week the 31st annual report of her Majes-
ty's Commissioners for building new churches, presented
to parliament, was printed. It seems that in the last report
the commissioners stated that 470 churches had been cons-

pleted, in which accommodation had been provided for
498,066 persons, including 291,190 free seats for the use
of the poor. They. state that 27 churches have, by the
aid of grants from the funds placed at their disposal, been
since completed. In the 27 churches accommodation
has been provided for 20,313 persons, including
14,442 free seats for the use of the poor, as far as the same
can at present be a-wertained. 'thus, in the whole, 497
churches have now been completed, and provision has
therein been made for 618,379 persons, including 305,632
free seats for the use of the pour. Further, the commis-
sioners report that 22 churches are now in course of
erection, towards which they have, on certain conditions,
contributed pecuniary aid from the funds placed at their
disposal. The), also state that plans have been approved of
for building 1r other churches, and other plans for new
churches are under consideration.

DEATR OP ADMIRAL SIR HENRY HEATIICOTE.
This officer died on the 16th inst., at his residence, Jugon-
vine, near Havre, in the 74th year of his age. The deceased
was the son of Sir William Heatheote, third baronet, of
Hurtley-park, Hampshire, and was born in 1777. At an
early age the deceased entered the navy. In 1812 he was
appointed captain of the Vapid, 74, which he commanded on
the Mediterranean station at the close of the war. In 18-1,4
the deceased became an admiral. Ile was knighted on the
recommedation of Sir Gore Ouseley, Burt., ambassador to
Persia, and Mirza Vail Hassan, envoy from that court,
whom he conveyed to Persia in H.M.S. Lion, in 11111.
NUISANCE IN HOLYWELL-STREET, STRAND.—A
requisition from a number of respectable inhabitants of
Holywell-street and the neighbourhood has been presented
to the churchwardens of St. Clement Danes, requesting
them to convene a vestry meeting of the parishioner., for
the purpose of considering the best course to be adopted
for the suppression of the numerous shops in that street for
the sale of publications of an immoral tendency. The re-
quisition will shortly be complied with.
THE RIVER ABOVE BRIDGE.—Sir,—You cannot be
unaware of the perpetual inconvenience attending a very
pleasant mode of travelling upon the river from London to
Kew, by the shallowness of the Thames at places. The
Navigation Committee would seem for the purpose of
keeping the river "unnavigable." It would be easy to
make an uni:orm depth of four to five feet at low water for
a channel in which steamers and barges could float and
travel, but the " eating " authorities won't do that. l'ray
lend your help by talking about it.—ONE INCON ENI ENCEU.
AMERICAS FLOOR.—Three Hanseatic vessels have
arrived in one day from New York, with cargoes of flour
the produce of the United States, and imported by virtue
of the repealed laws—viz., the Kosmus with 4,449 barrels,
the Columbia with .5,31.1 barrels, and the Rebecca with
4,61.5 barrels of flour. The whole of these vessels belonged
to Bremen.

Loci ON AND NORTH WESTERN.—The govern-
ment inspector has made his report on the tire which oc-
curred in one of the London and North Western trains in
July last, from which it appears that the fire originated by
spontaneous combustion in a portmanteau belonging to a
passeneer. The practice of carrying lucifer matches among
personal luggage has before led, we understand, to similar
casualties, the friction produced by the vibration of the
train being sufficient to cause ignition. There is a heavy
penalty leviable on the carriage of such dangerous articles,
unless under peculiar precautions, and we understand that
it is the intention of the director, to enforce it, whenever
discovered, as an act of safety to the public.
LONDON AND BLACKWALL.—The half-yearly re-
port of the directors of this company, to be submitted to the
shareholders on Friday, states that the receipts on the
revenue account, including the balance of 3911., from
the previous account, have amounted to 26,0151., and
the expenditure, including rates, taxes, &c., has been
15,6884, showing an increase in the receipts over the 1
corresponding period of last year of 4,4091., and a decrease'
in the expenditure of 543/. The balance of the revenue
account, including the profit realised upon the sale of,
scrip shares, amounts to 14,2501., and deducting 2,9161.
the interest on debentures, there remains 11,3041. applies-
Me to dividends, which the directors recommend should ,
be 2s. per share clear of income-tax. The number of
passengers conveyed during the half-year ending the
30th of June was 2,416,012 ; receipts, 25,102/. ; and the
number conveyed at the corresponding period of 18.50
was 1,313,975; receipts, 19,1471., showing an increase in the
number of passengers of 1,102,067, and in the receipts of
5,955. The gross amount which has been derived from the
Dock Junction traffic is 4,3101., the number of passengers
conveyed being 897,845. The alance due to the contractor
on account of the extension line has been settled by the pay-
ment of 16,5004 in debenture. bearing interest at 4 per cent.
and debentures to the amount of 4,000/., which the owners
were unwilling to renew at a lower rate of interest than
per cent., have been paid off. The company have been suc-
cessful in the several appeals instituted by them in respect of
tythes and parochial assessments; the result of which will
be (as is believed) to effect a saving to the company of about
8001. per annum. Your directors have every reason to be-
lieve that in the course of the ensuing summer the company
will be deriving a considerable income froin.goods traffic be-
tween
the city and the London and North-NI-astern Railway.
It is with much regret that the directors report the rejection
by parliament of the North Gravesend Extension Bill, which
was most unexpectedly thrown out by the committee of the
House of Lords. The investigation into the merits of this
project during its
.progress through parliament, confirmed
the directors an their opinion that it is of great importance
to this company that such an extension of their line should
be made. The capital account to the 30th of June showed
that 1,361,6811. had been received, and 1,366,6211. ex-
pended. leaving a balance against the company of 4,9391.
IThe revenue acconnt for the half-year states that 26,0151.
had been received, and 15,081. expended, including 1,0981.
government duty, and 1,75.51. rates and taus, leaving a
balance of 10,3271.