The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

RAILWAKSIIARR MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.—The market for shares con-
tinues to improve, and a !stir business has been done at
rather higher prices. The following are the transactions
for the day :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late
Cheshire and Birkenhead), 201 Caledonian, 161—
Eastern Counties, 71 East Lancashire, 171—Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 641—Ditto (filth shares), 6 9.16 d.—
Lancaster and Carlisle (third shares), 101 p. Leeds and
Thirsk, 18/ I—Lontlon and North Western, 130 I—Ditto
(new shares), 51 4 p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 61e. p.—Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 30I—Ditto 0 shares, 1-
7) till 1883), 131—Midland, 83 64I—Ditto shares), 14 d.
—North British, 14—North Staffordshire, 61 d.—North
Union (A), 2412—North Western (151. pref. issued at 4
dia.), 13 South Eastern and Dover, 281 le. 1 c.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 221—Ditto (eats whin No. 1 and
2), 21 d.—Ditto (unpaid up), 1 7-181.—York and North
Midland, 271—Ditto (preference), 1 1-16 d.—Belfast and
Ballymena, 3.5.
ESTER, APRIL 23.—We have had an improved
tone in the share-market to-day, and there has been a good
demand fur shares at improved rates. Leeds Stock were
done extensively at 64', and London and North Western
shares were a good deal sought, the 100/. stock selling at
1301, 1; and New Quarters, at 31 prem. ; Sheffields, 361;
North Staffords, 61 ; East Lancashires, 17 11-16 ; Great
Northern, 18). Other stocks partook of theimprovement,
and the market dom.,' firm.
BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 23.—This market was very firm
to-day, and rather more active than of late. Midlands
were done at 64) ; Shrewsbury and Birmingham A's at
3/, 18s. 9,1. die., B's at 31 dis.; South Eastenui at 28 . Pa-
ragraphs of an erroneous character on the subject of an
offer made by the Great Western Company to the Shrews-
bury and Birmingham and Cheater Companies, have ap-
peurial in seine ufthc morning papers; it is proper that these
should be corrected. The fact is that a special meeting of
the shareholders has been culled for the Bth of May, to eon-
eider terms offered by the Great Western Company for an
amalgamation of it with the Shrewsbury and Birmingham
and Chester Companies from Ist of January, 1840, to the
same time, 1857 ; and in the meantime for appropriating
earnings of the London through traffic to secure to the or-
dinary shareholders of the two companies above-named a
dividend of 3 per cent. fur three or four years, and 4 per
cent. for one year; also for the purpose of rescinding or
varying certain resolutions passed at the special meeting
commencing on the 4th of April. It is understood that the
appeal from Lord Cranworth's judgment has been with-
drawn, and that a new motion on the subject of this dispute
is (at the instance of a shareholder concurring in the
director's policy), to be made before Vice-Chancellor Tur-
ner. As was intimated in the Express ten days ago,
the newly-elected directors have not been permitted to take
their seats at the board.

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PoMat FROM THE BLOW OF A Pt. kTYPUS.—The
following notice of poison from the blow of a platypus will
interest the scientific reader. We (Hobart Town (:ourier)
have been favoured with the following communication from
Mr. Anstey, giving an account of the extraordinary effect
of the blow of a platypus. We insert it in the hope that
the attention of naturalists may be directed to the circum-
stance., as it would be well worth while, by a series of ex-
periments, to determine the virulence of the poison con-
tained in the spurs of thi. curious animal. "On Monday
morning last, a man named Cooper. employed by Mr. G.
C. Clarke, as gatekeeper at Interlachen, discovered a pla-
typus asleep in the small stream connecting Lake Cres-
cent and Sorell. He grasped it by the nick with his left
hand, and was instantly struck by the creature's spurs
on the upper and under sides of his wrist, the wounds
being about an inch in length and skin deep. He
succeeded in killing it, and at once proceeded to ano-
ther establishment of Mr. Clarke's on Lake Sorell,
called the "Dog's Head," distant about four miles from
Interlachen. By the time he arrived there his arm had
very much swollen, and he complained of great pain all the
way up it. Fortunately for him a party of gentlemen
arrived at the Dog's Head shortly after, one of whom was
a medical man. By this time Cooper's arm had greatly
increased in size, his eyesight had nearly failed him, and BRISTOL, APRIL 23.—The market was active and buoy-
his face grew black. Ms wounds were lanced, bathed ant, and a good deal of business transacted. The follow-
brandy, and, in the absence of any stronger remedy, a large ing are the quotations : Great Western 17/. New Stock, at
quantity of raw brandy was adminiacred to him inter- 24 dia. ; Midland Stoekkt St} ; South Bastes and Dover,
nally. For many hours the pour man was in great danger, at 284 ; Bristol Steam Navigation, at 24i ex div., ; Bristol
but ultimately the antidote triumphed over the bane ; and Waterworks Preference Shares, 10 prem.
the next morning nothing remained but a little swelling of Laws, Aram 23.—The meeting on 'Change was a very
the arm below the elbow, and some soreness in the spur fiat os,e *SD Thiniaetkins beim, mina to effect
wourids. An hour after the platypus was killed we were et motes! quotatimm. Cl sales 11111.11ammes, 121
Wit* squeeze some liquid out. of Its spurs, but were not dis. Brum -Oreat!as. Nadi lholoom•' Its di. ;.
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