The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-12 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

Livutromt,, Nov. 11.—The market is much better again
today. A large business has been done at a further rise in
price. The transactions are:—Caledonian, 121—Ditto (pre-
ference shares), 61—East Lancashire, 15—Fglinburgh and
Glasgow, 26I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, rky 6—Ditto
(fifth shares), 61d.—Ditto (fifth shares, West Riding Union),
513-16d.—London and North Western, 1141 I 1 Id 141 1—
Ditto (new 1 shares), 2sp.—Manchester, Shetile:d, and
Lincoln, 29I—Ditto (preference shares), 12 1-16—Midland,
494 1 I—Ditto (new preference 41 per cent.), 11
South Eastern and Dover, 191 1 y 4—York and North
Midland, 191 1.
MANCIIEWITR, NOV. 11.—The prices to-day are buoyant,
and the business considerable. The closing prices were :
Eastern Counties, 61—Great Northerns, 161—Leeds Stuck,
561—Midland Stock, 49I—London Stuck, 114 I—East Lan-
cashire, 14y—Dover,, 191—Sheffield Stock, 291 —Ditto (new
preference), 4p.—London Fifths, 21p.
LEEDS, Nov. 11.—There has been a further rise in the
share market this morning, and quite an average business
has been done. The market closed firm at the following
quotations:—East Lancashires, 15; Great Northern', 164;
Leeds Northern', 121; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 561;
Midlands, 491; York and North Midlands, 191 ; South
Eastern and Dover", 191.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 11.—This market was firmer to-
day. Birmingham and Stour Valleys were done at 91.
Butaroc, Nov. 11.—The market was firm, but pur-
chasers disinclined to purchase at current rates. Great
Western Stock was done at 821.

VAWQMIIPTIAN OP SPIRITS. It appears from the
accounts relating to trade mid navigation which have just
been issued, that there was a decrease in the consumption
of spirits in the last nine months compared with the pre-
ceding year. In the nine months ending the 10th of Octo-
ber, 1850, the quantity of spirits—rum, brandy, and Geneva
—was 3,521,938 gallons, and in the nine months ending tho
10th ult, the quantity entered for home consumption was
3,449,089 gallons, showing a decrease of 72,819 gallons.
Less spirits were consumed during the time the Great Ex-
hibition was opened than in the preceding year.
A NEW WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE.—Wo understand
from positive authority that a new Westminster-bridge is
to be erected. It is to be built as near as possible to the
present structure. Notices were on Tuesday last given to
the inhabitants of the north end of Bridge-street, West-
minster, of Manchester-buildings, of Cannon-street, up to
the Board of Control, and of otter portions of the cast-end
of Parliament-street, that government were prepared to
bring in a bill this session to pull down their houses to make
room for the new bride.—Morni,!2 Paper.
PUNISHMENT OF DWARD PRINCE OF WALES BY
KIND EDWARD I. FOR DISRESPECT TO A JCDGE.—III look-
ing through the Abbreviatio Placitorum " to-day I find
the record of a judgment in Michaelmas Term, 33 Edw. I.
(1305), in which a curious illustration is given of the cha-
racter of that sovereign, for it appears that Edward Prince
of Wales having spoken words insulting to one of the king's
ministers (when and to whom I wish I could ascertain), the
monarch himself firmly vindicated the respect due to the
royal dignity in the person of its servants, by banishing tho
pnace from his house and presence fur a considerable time.
This anecdote occurs in the record of a complaint made to
the king in council by Roger de Mecham (in Madox the
name occurs as Realism or lieighem), a Baroo of the
Exchequer, of gross and upbraiding language having been
contemptuously addressed to him by William de Brewes,
because of his judgment in favour of the delinquent's ad-
versary. The record recites that such contempt and disre-
spect towards as well the king's ministers as himself or
his courts are very odious to the king; and accordingly the
said Edward was adjudged to go in full court in West-
minster Ball, and ask pardon of the judge whom he had
insulted, and fur the contempt done to the king and his
court was then to stand committed to the Tower, there to
remain during the king's pleasure. (Abb. Plac. lib. impred.
p. 257.)—From Notes and Queries.