The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

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FOREION FUN 1 '',..,.
ITO Ct. Awllbw Bds., 1151 I 3 Pet et. Spanteh ?.oalii, 37%
Ditto New Pds., 1829 and 39, MI I Ilitt3 Acct Nov. 30. 37
4 per ct. rorvimew Bonds, 381 .1 % per Cl. I. eneznela rids., 395
5 per Cent. Russian Bonds, I`3a, per Ct. Dutch Exc. 12 Gun.,
£ St.. 1111 11 191 4 1
5 per Ct. Spanish Tassi..4 Bonds, 4 per Cl. ditto Certificaes, 917 f
11 1
EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD.
Asterstuisx, Nov. 21.—Act. Debt, Two-and-a-Halt per Cents., 58$
534; Do.. Three PK Cents. 704 71 ; Do., Fonr per Cents., 91 914.
Commercial Compute, Four';ald.a..llalf per °end., 1724 173 ; East
Indian Loan, 901 91. Exchanes: On London, 12 02 ; two months,
11 95 ; on Nov.mburg, 35 62 ; two months, 3.5 25.
Smuts No 21.—St. GS
Feb. Three-and-a-Half per Ceuta.,
931 927. ' Foreign Exchanges: on London, two months, On 8223 ;
on Hamburg. 300 marks, 151} ; on Paria, 300 francs, 784 79%.
HADISCIA Nov. 11.—Austrian Fire per Cents., 109 ; Bank Shares,
1,570; Roman English Lean, VIVO per Cents. Hamburg Certificates,
102 ; Ditto, Ist Series buireiptions, Pll4 1914; Ditto, Hope and Co.,
3rd and 4th stiles. 974 : Ditto, Cl Certifkattw, 93 ; New Four per
Cents., Hope and Co., 881. Span!sh New Flee per Cents., 181 181.
Dutch Actual Debt, Two-and-101W per Cents.. 53. Daniab Enelsti
Loan, 811. St. Petersburg, Nov. 18, 381 %; Riga, Nov. 14, 3.91 ;
Bremer'. Nov. 20, two months, GO6.

RAILWAY NEWS.
The market for scrip and
shiressa was heavy in the
morning, yesterday, with a declie Shrewsbury and Bir-
minghams, Caledonians, and other lines. North Stafford-
shire barely maintained previous quotations. The heavy
Molts, except North Western, were also depressed. But a
little before the close business revived and the lines be-
fore referred to all improved in prices, with a fair demand.
The business in the Liverpool share-market was very
small, and prices, in some instances, lower. The decline in
the old stocks, London and North Western, and Midlands, is
now becoming a matter of general remark. Still, it seems
to be the general impression that the lowest point has not
yet been reached.
At Manchester, a moderate amount of business was done;
but there was no depression, though prices were rather in
favour of the buyer.
The market at Birmingham was somewhat languid, prices
still having a tendency downwards. There were pales in the
Birmingham and Dudley at 5; pm., Stour Valley at 24, and
ultimately at 465. 3d. pm., Shrewsbury and Birmin..tham
(Class A.) at 28s. 94. pm., Shropshire Union Ils. 3.1. dis.,
and South Staffordshire Junction 1 pm.
At Leeds the share market was very flat, and business
way of a limited character. Huddersfield and Manchester,
which were quoted on Monday at 61 pm., sold today at 41
pm., and Leeds and Dewsbury@ declined from 121 to
llf
pm. The only improvements were in Le. di and Thirsks,
which advanced from 21 dis. to I; din_, and in New Thinks
from 10s. to Si. dis.
The Bristol market was firm for most descriptions of stock
and scrip, and Wednesday's quotations were maintained,
except in North Staffordshires, and Caledonian :Ins., both
of which were flat. The latter were done before the close of
the market at 21. as. 9d., which is the lowest quotation we
have had here.
RAILWAY SHARE LlSTS.—Losnom. Nov. 26.
Noss.—The quotations of lines to unman characters denote actual
transactions: those of lines in Dalics sellers' prices.
POD.
,Lcno and Derebam
1 Manchester .4 Leeds .:8 20p.
s Do. 4 shams IT
2 Do. I ch‘tres.. ll
S Do. Fifths. lO
t 4 Do. Sixteenths l4 lip.
i2o Do. Erlension lp.
10 Ifaxe.kester 4' Birks. .2 .4
S Do. 1 Shares Tp.
S Do. Do. B 81 7p.
1122.24j111.11lancal:Wvoar.11.5N..1:4B:So.of'ClaltaLsip.
leo Midland in 1 :4
301 t 4
2 Do. New 3
.00, Do. Birk... Derby. Ico
Newcastle Es Berwick. 334
ChelielfWVlD,"
'5 •
North British
1 I Do. shores
5 De. Fifths
141 Do. 1 shares.
4 Do. Extension '4
DO,Norfolk
A Do. I shares 2f SIP.
I Do. Extension
3 Northern & F.astern....4
Do.Scrip(isr.3 die.) 281;
I DJ. i shares. 181
Do. New.. ........ 20
is North Staffordshire—A
71,05 f., Waster., & Wol. l'4
3 .I'od:swath Direst 14 ip.
2. Preston and Wyre :334
41 Du. A shares ......
II Royston and Ilitchenif
ion Sheffield 4,ll.inela
120i:oafish Central
121.,8cottish Midland 124
S S'hrewsbury & Bit _o, 4l I
Shropehire .1i 4d.
• • •igh Deco. 3d.

i5-I;iberders
24 Amberfrate
42. Birm.Wol. & 134!dley.

12 Id. 13
24 19
111011713 i Ira
3 7p.

Et
74 Do. Wesr (W. 74d.)
2 Birrn.in Oxford June.
15 Bristol and Ereter
5 lln. New
!O Bristol and Gloster
s4s Buckinghamshire
25 Coledonkin
24 D 0.4 shares.
274 Chester 4. Might-ad.
2 Churnet and Blythe
h Cornwall
24 Do. 4 shares
24 Direct Northern.
124 Dublin +Belfast int.
141 KaFtern Counties
124 Do. New
2 Do. Trk. Extendon
14 East Lameasaire
5 Do. New
24 Do. New (late Pr.

6:
.L 9 sip.
td.l
par.
.23
. 21

31 30.
, 2 lid.
.8 Gd.
• 221
.7j ip.
418.

4P.1
. 2 14
74 3

lilEast Liar....
U, Eastern Union .
10 Edinburgh & Was,
10 /10. 4 shares
124. IJo. shares
124; Minh. nod Northern'
124 Fir& Huntingdon
54 Exeter, Year., Dosch.;
12a,Goar, Done., 4-8
174f.:t. Sr. 4. West. (lon
100 pf. North of
3 Do. New
14 Do. New ..........
Great Western
Do. Lnihthare.
Do. shores.
......
2 Do. New
13 Huddersfield, Mewl
3 Do. Extension
40 [holland hfelby...
13 Do. 4 slimes
124 Do. f shares
114 Ipsw. &Bury St Ms
21 Do. do. Norwich
50 Lancaster # Carlisk
3 Do. New
30 Leeds and Bradford
174 Leeds and 'Think
5 Do. New
22) Leeds, Ikrws., Manch
14 Do. do. lir. olschlee)
21 Do.lioErten(Green)
22s Leicester # ilex4folati
22s Eenxed Binning
24 Lis. Man. & N. June'
164 London & Blackwell ,
3 Do. New .6 Doulosrae and An.,
74 Do. E.rtension 2 Hord. Tod. & Ceti...
50 Lad. Brighton, 5.C0.l 584 24 Demerara
40 D.t. Do. Fifthg..l47s is Direct. Borob.&M
9 Llo.Do.Goiarn.sp.Cl+ 11p. 41 Doti Rhenish I
124 London &Greenwich 94 54 East Indian
184 Do. Preference.....2l 23 3. 01..N.otki.of
100 London &i. Western:l9o 2 $ Se Great Wed Bengal
2 Do. 4 shares 'lO 2lp. 5 Great Nor. of Franey I
2 Do. New shards... 141 15 II Germain ala Sa
2 Do. Fifths. lB t 4 Lexembourg
124 Do. Eighths 5,,,mur and Lieee
3 Do. N. 4 oh. 10 Orleans and Vim's
8 Do. 401. sh., L.¢N. 8 Orleans* Bordeaux
411 London tic S. Western 824 5 Parin & Lyons
40 Do. New Onas.l4lAsB 10p. 20 Paris awl Orleans 1 47
leDo. New 27 8 20 Paris and Rouen 1, 35
Do. New 23 5 Paris #StraW. 14 Id.
21 London and York 4 4d. 20 Rouen and Havre 234
2 De. shares lO Sambre and .Veuse... 51d.
Lots., Salss.,_# leovill4l Old. 5 Tours& Nantes 4
15 Lean and Ely 6 West Eland,' 34 3d.
Lrvaaroot, Nov. 28. -Sides : - Chester, Birkenhead 511.-Etha.
burgh, Glasgow (4 sh.), 104 p.-London, N. Western (New 1 sh.),
121 p.-Ditto (1 Ph., G. J.), 20 p.-Manchester, Leeds (1-5 lib.), 3 p.-
Midland, 124.-N. British (newish.), 18e. 9d. p.-Preston, Wyre (4 oh.
A.J. 3f p.-York, Newcastle (Prof.h.), 54 p.-Blackburn, Darwen,
Bolton, d.-Orimsby Dock, 24 d..-Gnmsby, Sheffield, 44 d. - Ditto
sh.), 14, tie. 9d. d.-Leeds, Dewsbury, 111, 11, 4 p.-Ditto
Branches, blue), 71, 4 p.-Ditto (Ext., green), 14 p.-Lecds, Thirst:,
1 d.-Ditto (New oh.), 4 d.-N. Wales Mineral ( sh.), 24 p.-Am-
bergate, 4 p.-Birkenhead, Lancaahire, Cheshire unet., 11 p.-Bir-
mingham, Dudley, 54 p.-Birmingbam, Oxford Jona., Gf p.-lioston,
Stamford, Birmingham, 4 p.--Glaagow, Dumfries, 3e. 9d. p.-Lirer-
' pool, Manchester, Newcastle in., 4 d.--Newry, Warrenpoint, 24,
Staffortishirr, 34, 4 p.-N. Western, fla 9d. p.-Shrews-
burr, Hereford, 4 d.-Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, S. Stafford, 11 d.
-Shrewsbury, Birmingham (A), 14, 4 r.-Ditto Mi. 12e. 3d. sh. 11 ),
4 p.-Sheffleld, Lincolnshire, d.-West Riding, Union, 14 p.-Duteh
Rhenish, 14 d.-Luxembourg, 34 d.-Manchester, Midland, Grimsby,
21e. 3d. d,
PROVINCES.-PRESTON AND WTEE.-The adjourned
half-yearly meeting wan held at Fleetwood, on Wednesdar. In the
absent* of the chairman, Clement Boyds, Esq., through indspostition,
Charles Swainson, Fisq., presided. 'The secretary read the following
report:-In laying before the proprietors the present half-yearly
report, the directors find it necessary, in consequence of the
proceedings of -the meeting of April laid, to refer briefly
to the state of affairs at that petiod. It will be re-
collected that the report presented at that meeting was so
far unsatisfactory, especially the part re'erring to the financial condi-
tion of the company. as to induce the a:art:holders then ready,' to
pae a reanlution appointing Mr. Cottam to audit the accounts (a reso-
lution to the same e 67 ct having previously pasee.l the board), and the
direet,ra have to expred their regret, that although every !Minty has
been afforded to that irentkman to enable hint to expedite the audit,
such was the confused state of the hooka, that it was found impossible
to prepare a statement for the proprietors at an surlier period. It is
however satisfactory to know that the statement now presented may
be relied on as oorrect, exhibiting for the first time in an intelligible
form the capital and revenue accounts of the company. From the
traffic statement it will be men that the total receipts for the
three corresponding half-yearn, ending 31st August, are : -
1841, I 1,1132 f. • 1845, 10,2071. 17s. 6tl ; 1846, 26,607/. 14a. 3d.
The large Increase shown in this return has been pro-
moted partly by the opening of the Lytham and Blackpool
branches, and partly br the gradual development of the resources of
the concern in general. The f Mowing are the receipts for goods for
the name period, vie.:-For the half year ending 31st August, 1844,
3,4861. 7n. 9d.; 11445, 5,111 f. 4s &I. • 1840, 7,92 U. 12s. 7d. On this
return it is important to observe that during the last half year the
payments to other companies for mileage, and certain amounts In
the form of allowances, bare been for the flint time dedueted from
the receipts for goods, otherwise the increase in the above return
would have been ninth larger. This additional traffic bas rendered
it necessary to increde the number of endives, carriages, and
iragons; and extensive works; ore now in program to emptily the
requisite wharf accommodation for the rapidly Increasing cud trade.
The directors being satisfied that it was no longer necessary to con-
tinue the connexion heretofore auteiating between the Sham Naviga-
tion Companies on thin station, and this Company have dummied of
roue interests in the following steamers to those bodies, vice.: Her
Majesty, Prince of Walos, Pried,* Alice. The necessity of • pleasure
line to connect latthiun and Blackpool having been euggted
by many influential parties, and Mr. Clifton having offered the princi-
pal part of the land revered for the line without charge, the direc-
tors hare taken the necessary ekes to enable the company, if they
shall so determine, to apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for a
bill for this, and other purposes. With the assistance of the present
manager, the directors have been enabled to effect a onnaiderable re-
duction in the working expenses of the andel a, and when their plains
are fully carried out, they have reason to believe that without impair-
ing the efficiency of any deparunent they will be able to effect still
further reduction in the current expenses of the company. The en-
gineer and harhourrnagter have presented reports to the directors re-
lative to their respective departments which are entirely satisfactory.
The statement of the accountant shows a considerable amount of out-
standing accounts, arising principally from interest in guaranteed
shares, but as there debts were contracted for the purpose of
raising capital, and at a period in which much difficulty was ex-
perierxvi in obtaining money to curry on ths works of the
company, the directors are of opinion that these debts ought
to be moved to capital account; it will then appear from the
accountant's et:dement, that after deducting from income all the ex-
penses belonging to the half-year ending Xlat Awned, a balance remains
sufficient to pay a dividend of 14s. 211. per share on the old shares;
and on the half-shares A, of Is. 3d., being after the rate of 51. 13s. 2.
per annum, and the directors recommend that a dividend of the
amount be declared ; and to avoid mixing up the two half-rears, that
the small balance arising from the half-year ending 28th of. February,
be pawed to the present current account. -The chairman said,
that, as a new member of the directory, the meeting would be aware
be sould not hare the same knowledge of their affeirs as many of his
colleagues, but he had ermlldence in the assistance of that board, and
he kit sure that nll the director% would afford every assistance in giv-
ing the shareholders all reasonable Information which might be naked
for in reference as the report they had just heard read. That
=1,16 sith 1116 all such reporta should be, as concise as pos-
bat MI aefikiently explanatory. The accounts were now
he the hole of every shareholder, ettaellv as they had been
thoeived frier. Cotton, the suditor, fur the directors had not made
sae elkwation • and the shareholders, could now judge for
etas state of their altars. It was nu news to remind the
weeetbeenhetrehreetemimot whkh appeared in the accounts for the
Itelt-yeeremligthe Seth et Pelleuesy. On behalf of the board of

lio ilp.

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1121 41
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i 2352 p. 237 ;
.54 56p. I
.38 40p. IC
.18 19p. II
.40 45p. II
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.171 8 7/ t;
.30 41

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1 2p. 1:
107 109 1:

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, S. Eastern and D over
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Do. N. (M. dedd.)2
Do. N. (do. 501.) 3
2 Do. N. (do. 1314 4
5 South Wales
,1 Worer.ord ¢ !Ciikess
I? Kest Riding I niou
5 Wilts, Som..=
i 5 York and Nr
5 Do. New
2 Do. Prefei owe 1
d York Noi !It Midid 1
5 iso. sh,res
4.1 Do. Selby
rio Do. Earmarks.
2 Do. Pr. &ranee
S Do. EA W. Itidg.Ez

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112 11 II
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101 2:
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