The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

LOCAL SHAW? MARKET&

LIVIIIIIIPOOL, Atm. 20.—The market for shares is rather
better to-day than yosterday„ but we hare not much business doing.
Lad lane ohire,l3l—Lineanire and Yorkshire, 41 --into ;MTh
shares:, /113-14 d.—lked* nod think, 10—Lon.lon and North West
ton, 11Si -Ditto (wow 1 sharsol, xi t 49-104tba (i
sham.), 21 1 1611—North Woos rn, II ,4.—cloutti Faistern and borer
21 i - York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extenstel, No. 1 coal 2) a it.—
York and North Mideast. 16L -Great southern and Nester'', lal,
Avo. 29.—There were signs of more
einirsletice in the market tosday, and both camas ass busitiess were
brier th xi a day or two ago.
BlltWiNaltalt, Aro. 20.—The market was firm to-day,
but with very little doing. Birmingham, N'ulyerhatisphin. and Stour
we,7 transucted at lu per share; and Shreisabury and Mrs
mini/him jr. rerenee at le= and 10/. 3.. 9.1. per Mare.
Ltittwriil., APO. 2(l.—The market is a shade better than
yesterday. treat Western Original Shares bring done at 79/ ex. die.
Larns, Ara. 20.—We hare had a little more business
this morning on 'Change; but, though this was the case, the omits.
ti ma do not a shibit any dnarmement, except in Mtdb aids, whose
111,4:11 hint Iro-s up to 43; a ;debt ade net in Great Nr rtherns, which
el-red at ; oid Lancashire and Yorkshire., which ,:wed at lak.
The other chi/linden's. were so —East Lane:Aires, 132 ;
Midlands, 211 dm.; Sorb British, 6; North Westerns, 111 di,.
l'AitiS, Aro. 20.—St. Genitain, 137 50 ; Versailles (right
b mit`, 270; ditto (leg brintil, 231 33; Paris and Orleans, ban;
Paris and R men, 610; 'boom and Havre, 240 3-i; MarariPes arid
Avignon, 207 San; Strasbourg and Bale, tat 30; Centre, 431 11;
Boulogne and Amide', 270; I)rleatts and Bordeaux, 3113 7.• ; North.
ern, 41:6 3.5; l'ari• still •trioxiiirc, 341 22; Tours and Nantes,
271 23; INeppe and Vetamp 200.

NATIONAL. REFORM ftsaOCIATION.—T9Ie annual
election of the council of this association by the man'o'rs
at large, at which more than thrice the numbtre who voted
On any farmer occasion recorded their suffrages, has re-
cently taken place. The new council assembled on Tuesday,
at the Hanna of the association, No. 11, l'oultry, and was
much mum numerously attended than usual. The chair
was rake a by the president, Sir Joshua Walnislg, M.P., at
2 o'clock precisely, and the minutes of the preceding meet-
ing with the declaration of the scrutineers, enumerating the
names of one hundred candidates, (out of nearly three
hundred) upon whom the tlectiou had ladders, having been
noel, the meeting ',metalled to confirm the rules and
orders, by which the society ix governed, and to elect a
chairman of the council (Sir Joshua Walinsley) ; a trea-
surer of the association (Mr. John Williams, M.P.); the
secretary, and an executive committee. The president
addressed the meeting at considerable length, detailing thu
progress of the association during the present year with the
practical results of their effort, not only in rousing public
opinion, and instructing the people in their political rights
and duties, but in the effect already produced upon the
ministers of the crown. In the course of his address Sir
Joshua Wahusley explained that a large number of meetings
bad been held in many ',arts of the metropolis as well as in
the provinces, andsubnutted to the meeting the expediency
of holding a series of large meetings throughout the king-
dom during the recess. This subject he explained was un-
der the serious consideration of the executive committee,
who hail already made arrangements for a demonstration
to take place in the Free Trade Hall, at Manchester, on
Wednesday, the 2ltla of September, to be succeeded by
similar gatherings in many principal towns, with
the leading reformers in which the committee were
in correspondence. Sir Joshua Walinsley then proceeded
to impress upon the meeting, in forcible language, accom-
panital with practical recommendations, the imperative ne-
cessity of increased and unremitting exertion during the
period which will elapse before the re-assembling of par-
liament. The nature and extent of the reform in the
House of Commons which had been promised by the prime
minister, would mainly depend upon the determined expree-
trioll of public opinion, and he congratulated the council
upon the eminent success which had attended their efforts,
in uniting the Middle and productive classes, an union to
which lie looked as the groundwork of ultimate success.
Mr. Serie desired to express his cordial approbation of all
that had fallen front the president. Ile strongly recommended
that the association should steadily persevere in its present
course, and declared his conviction that when the note of pre-
paration shall be sounded, as surely it will by some oozing
out of her Majesty's speech, the association will find the
estimation in which it is held by the country. Mr. John
Williams, M.P., in returning thanks for his re-ch.:Aunt as
treasurer, took occasion to refer to remarks which were
frequently made ou what was called the want of energy on
the part of the liberal members of the House of Commons.
It was in vain for the people to expect any useful, exten-
sive, and practical measure of reform from the present
House of Commons. The work must be done by the people
out of doors. In them was the power to determine the fate,
as well as the extent, of the New Reform Bill. It was with
the people to declare their will. And no government could
or would attempt to withstand it. The meeting was in
every respect most united, enthusiastic, and satisfactory,
and adjourned after a lengthened sitting.
IIOYAL VISIT TO MANcItESTER.—Various
conditional and provisional arrangements in connexion
with the royal visit arc at present the subject of considera-
tion and discussion. As none of them can, however, bo
considered to be positively settled, it would be premature
at present to name them. We believe, however, that we
are not stating more than we have full authority to do in
making the following announcement as to the time and
mode of the visit of our gracious Queen and her royal
consort to this great manufacturing town :--In all probabi-
lity her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert will reach Liverpool from the north on the
evening of Wednesday, October 8. The Earl of Sefton
will have the honour of receiving the royal guests at
his lordship's residence, Croxteth Hull. On Thursday the
9th October, the Queen and the l'rince will visit the town
and port of Liverpool, and his royal highness may probably
inaugurate St. George's Hall. tier Majesty and Prince
Albert will leave Liverpool in the course of the afternoon
sad arrive in the evening at Worsley New Hall,—the
recently erected mansion of the Earl of Ellesmere, on a
short visit to the noble earl and his countess. On Friday
the 10th October, both her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert will visit Manchester ; and
we believe also the sister borough of Salford, where loyal
addresses will doubtless be presented to the Queen. '1 he
royal party will return to Worsley in the evening, and so
far as oat present known, will leave Lancashire for London
and Windsor, on the morning of Saturday the 11th October.
Amongst the distinguished guests invited to meet her
Majesty and the Prince at Worsley, wo may announce that
his Grace the Duke of Wellington is expected. It will be
seen that the first visit of Queen Victoria to the second and
third cities in her dominions, will be exceedingly brief—
certainly far too short to enable her Majesty to form morn
than very general impressions of either the one or the
other. But of one thing we are certain, that in no part of
the United Kingdom can a more honest and hearty wel-
' come await the Queen of these realms than iu Manchester.
The only reigning monarch of England who is known to
have visited Manchester since the Conquest, was James 1.,
the first of the Stuart dynasty ; and our beloved Queen
will be the first Queen of England, the first monarch
during nearly two centuries and a half, and certainly the
first sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, who has made a royal visit to Manchester.—Man-
Meshy Guardian.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.—This company for the last
two weeks have deducted from the persons in their employ
here two days' wages each (as we understand) towards pay-
ment of the damages lately awarded to Mrs. Blake, whose
husband was killed at the Clay-cross accident on this line.
Wo believe that no distinction has been made, but that
clerks as well as porters have been " docked." On the
former class, perhaps, it has not inflicted so great an injury
as on the latter, many of whom are married men with
families, and • deduction of ss. or fh. from the weekly
wages of each for two successive weeks must have been
severely felt. The injustice of such a course as this on the
part of the company to us appears Vest" when we recollect
that these men were miles awayfrom where the accident
[ occurred, and that no blame
.can by an possibility be
attributed to them.—Livershsshwe C'Arotseela.