The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-12 00:00:00

sions. Although the Irish Amelioration Society was
established for other objects, it is now profitably
pr,slucing peat champed on a considerable scale, and
selling it in London ; and Mr. Henry Newton is en-
gaged in the same trade. To extend these operations
the Great Peat Working Company has been formed
solely fur the purpose of manufacturing peat. The
chid articles they propose to produce are peat coal,
peat charcoal, and peat tar. Peat coal, we think,
they may very usefully seU, not only for home use
but in the Irish ports, for steam navigation uses.
Peat charcoal will have a large consumption for
' working up the iron ores of Leitrim and Roscommon,
although coal is found in the same strata, but the char-
coal is preferable as producing a better quality of iron.
Although the peat works are sending charcoal here
at very high and remunerative prices, we doubt
very much whether there will be any opening for
the Staffordshire, Welch, and Scotch iron manufac-
ture, as coal found on the spot can be much more
economically applied; and a cheap, if not a superior,
iron produced. This, however, has nothing to do
with the question of Irish consumption, which must
be very large, as from want of accessible fuel largo
supplies of coal are now received on the eastern
coast from Cumberland and Wales. The plan of
manufacturing on a large scale such as is proposed
by the company is certainly that best calculated to
produce satisfactory results.
As a general movement is being made to obtain
Exhibition holidays he eN -eiesueo-alee itlaway
Record advocates the claims of that hardworked body,
the railway employs.
An analysis of the railway traffic returns of the
United Kingdom for the last week, given by Hera-
patli's Journal, shows the total receipts on 6,281 miles
to be 271,433/., equal to 43/. per mile per week.
In the corresponding week of 1850 the amount was
' 236,9341. on 5,689 miles, or 411. 10s. per mile per
week. There is thus an increase in the gross re-
ceipts of 34,4991., or 14.56 per cent., an increase in
the mileage of 596 miles, or 10.47 per cent., and an
increase of 1/. 10s, in the amount received per mile
per week. The Rodent!, Times estimates the total
traffic returned since the lst of January at 4,204,7441.,
which, on 6,279 miles, gives an average of 66W.
13s. 0;d. per mile. For the same period in 1850,
the receipts were 3,778,135/. on 5,717 miles then
open, or 660/. 17s. 211. per mile. The balance is
thus in favour of the present year to the extent of
81. 15s. 10d. per mile.

ENGLI:3II FL':olv3.—Tlll. DAT.
Rank Stock, 210 11 Long an uultita. 71
3 per Ct. harmed. M? i Ila na Stock. 2;a• 61
3 per Ca. C0u.1., 07! 1 UMW Li... 45, 4,.. to Vs.
34 1.1, Ct. Cou.olo, tr. i rl Exclo.qttcr Dills, 53.5. to ;44.
Comoka for tan acct , J unelo, 011 ?

101tEIG.

M per CG_ Itekkto, 90 2
.114.
,wilrot, 6)
6 per Ct. Luettos Arres. 65

FUNDS.
' S per Ct. 3fellean.l4
Ct. Perlman. 4.14
1.414. Derv...l.3e/ trs
per Ct. Purim/pie,. 3 9
✓ter et. 1/4444t.t. .10 13
it per Ct. 1ttwe1ae.,....1% ISO
1...? Ct. • /ankh. Active, ISt 25
3 pa Ct. sp.olele, :1:1 40
11e. e 5/
2 per Ct. Venersela. 32 4
I Do. lotto:mei. 1717
IN EXCHANGES.

16i-
-3 Dec et:. tltict
3 ittxVt. Datt.ott, :tt
24 Plach,
4 Dor pee
et Dutch. eitj ft
I,:gea4or. 34 4
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