The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-06 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE

LzenerooL, Dec. s.—The share market has been in a
very excited state to-day, and under a severe pressure of
stock for sale we have to note a decline in prices of 1 to
per cent —Ambergate and East Junction, :ltd.—Blackburn
(lam B. C. and W. Y), 31—Caledonian, I.4—Ditto (pref.
shares), 74—Eastern Counties, 61—Lancashire and York-
shire, 54 34 l I—Ditto (fifth shares) 81 d.—Lancashire and
Carlisle (third share,s, 81,—London and North Western,
115 14—Midland, 524 1 21! 51 504 I—South Eastern and
Dover, 20 191 / or Newcastle, and Berwick, 18—
York and North Midland, 20.
MANCHESTER, Dec. s.—There was a fair amount of
business done, but prices were lower.—London Stock,
1131; Leeds Stock, 55; Dover, 191; Midland, 514 Sheffield
stock, 30; East Lancashire, 144 n.
BIRMINOWER. Dec. 6.—This market was languid to-day;
very little business was transacted ; prices unaltered.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham B's were done at 44 ; War-
wick sad Napton Canals, at 21; and Birmingham Banking
Company shares, at 281.
Leans, Dec. s.—The Unsatisfactory news from Franco
this morning has had the effect of almost entirely suspend-
ing business in railways. The consequence is, that on
'Change there have only been three transactions, which
were as follows :—Caledonians, 141 ; Leeds Northern Ex-
tensions, No. 1, 2 dia. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 30f.
BRISTOL, Dec. s.—There was but little business done,
purchasers looking for a fall; but holders do not seem in-
clined to give way. We have consequently no alteration to
make in the quotations of our last.

A LoyEa's FREAK AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.—OR
Saturday evening a most extraordinary accident occurred to
a young woman, the servant of a family residing in Brough-
ton-street. It appears that for some limo an intimacy has
existed between the young woman and a eon of Mare be-
longing to one of the regiments at present stationed in the
city. The family had thought proper to forbid the nocturnal
meetings of the two lovers, and the servant was cautioned
accordingly. The course of true love, however, was not to
wake be thus obstructed; for on Saturday evening the young
woman, having an sseignation with her gallant lover, took
measures for letting herself down to the street from the win-
' • • dow, a height of 4 stories. Having procured a rope of wilt-
- • cient length for the purpose,Ahe knotted it at short toter vale,
so as to provide a holding for her feet and hands, and
........ having fastened it to the window rill she proceeded to the
reiv.‘.....i I ?Mats perilous teak of descending by it to the ground. The poor
Dec 4. UWE Jr. MARSHALL, Clisf3sassoes.
woman, however, had no sooner trusted herself to the rope
The above returns, when compared with those for than, either from fear or some other cause, she relaxed bee
the week preceding, exhibit the following changes •
• (lintel', removed to the Royal Infirmary, when
Circulation issue
L 29,636,780 Increase 118,276 that she had sustained several severe injuries. She well still
Circulation active 19,223,46.5 Decrease 131,766 alive last night, bat woe Dot expected to survive long. It
Public deposits 7,746,064 Increase 444,718 may be stated, to lbw the determination of the auroras-
Other deposits
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