The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY- NEWS.

The market of yesterday may be reported firm, and
with some improvement in tone, although without much
active *business. Shrewsbury and Birmingham*, and Ox-
ford and Birminghams were the two lines most dealt in.
For the latter it was the day of settlement, which led to the
declaration of a defaulter, Mr. Ripley, wha had speculated
extensively at lower prices for a fall in the scrip of thi, line.
His deficiencies (reported to be about 14,000&) are under-
stood to be chiefly on this account.
Although the amount of business at Liverpool yesterday
was inconsiderable, prices were on the whole pretty well
supported, in consequence of the small quantity of st )ek
offered for sale. Birmingham and Oxford, and one or two
speculative stocks, were inquired for, but there were few
transactions in the heavier description of shares.
There wu a healthy market yesterday in Manchester, and
prices of all kinds of stock were pretty well maintained.
Oxford and Birminghams were done at 81, 4 pm., and were
in demand; North Stafford, at 31 pm.; and Shrewsbury
and Birmingham, were in demand at 21 pm. Yesterday and
Thursday were pay days for the account, and they passed off
well.

There was again only a moderate business doing at Bir-
mingham, but prices had an upward tendency. Birming-
ham and Oxford Junctions were done at 8/. ls. 3d. pm. ;
Dudley. at Si pm. ; Stour Valleys at 21 pm.; Shrewsbury
and Birmingham (Clan A.), 43.. 9d. pm., and Class B. at
265. 3d. pm.
At Leeds, there was an increased amount of business done,
and prices in many of the lines were firm, although some
declined a point or two. Leeds and Thirsk declined from 11
to 21, and North Staffords from 31 to 31. Glasgow and
Dumfries advanced from 19s. to 225. 6d. pm.
The Bristol Market manifested the same symptoms of im-
provementas on the previous day. Bristol and Exeter New
shares were firm at 7, at -WM& price Great Western New
shares were also done. Bristol and Gloucester, 491. North
British, 361: Ditto Half-shares, 16; Ditto Quarter-shares,
21 pm. North Staffordshire, 3/. 13s. 91. pm. Shrewsbury
and Birmingham, Chin A, 51 ; Ditto Class B, 11 pm.
A large business was done at Hull on Thursday in :Ninth
British Stocks, the demand for which at improved prices
commenced on Wednesday. North British 37 ; do. (11
sh.), 161; do. (1 sh.), 795. 80s. 795. 6d., 925. 6d. ; do. (ex.
scrip), 21s. 6d. p ; do. (1-thirds), 3 p. The preference shares
of the York and. North Midland were done at 10 p. ; Am.
bergates at 2s. d.; Northern Counties Unions at 24a.

MEETINGS. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WHMELOW,
AND DUBLlN.—;Sereral persons were in attendance at the Hall of
Commerce yesterday, ft* tie purpoee of attending the meeting of
scripbolders mad others conneetedwitli this canpmy, advertised acme
days before. Our reporter IPIS infoemed by a clerk of the establish.
sena, that on Tuesday a petoa had called to lay that the room en-
toad for tROTEeMing IroaPf RH be Wanted. Na circular or notice of
r.p4nement, however, bad been forwarded,. to fir as could be
to the tinned itiMeheiders. Comildemate disappantanent
wale/pressed by those who sae to attend the meting, on learning
tin it wan not no take plooA]
WROXHAM, Naterwica,•ANDCßEWl irrwerrorr.—Diseo.
horde Miring, Die. 16.—Thomas Edgewoelik Seq., in the. Mani
Only Seven or eight shareholderp were presatnitails4,ina=egti4
It appear*, has been Led by a piety of the
director ; art an edemffemet
adar:ect,gr..laftwaa. OM so&
atm, vrr raeartel rho Alhester •
say erveredire 'ea reeelatlera diet be arml.llpt:
meeting; and eautiorwr this sr. to • • say
part in it, " steep[ to pre* veparr the NETTETEnI attempt
rvus to relieve theamgrao gimisijagge
'Oat rpng asoziketbie
INst Led, was r
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!parka that row airy verheraW atertiwg. The local
waraber art. arra VorpiWra 'he the amber rased
wee rear thew ar *bard die amiss wadi prawsweemi •
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such dpr is sot to ewar tbeh =met "That Patempair be aaw
e deeme.r reeks
I wee horded by Kr. Joao, as nr of o
erred
new. ton. 1,486 rbanes, it was stated, Were
,ma
I doe rime similar it. The Chants:an then intim to the reporten
that theymlght withdraw. •
Connwax.-Firat General itediseg, Dee. 18.—W. M.
Tweedy. Faq., hi the chair. The directors' report stated that the
expeniesisicurred in carrying theme ammated„ Gtr in bad been
Memtaineit, to 47 ampu
le Some liabilities were Kill as ;
bat, ear raking allowoneeloe them, there was an reliable