The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-19 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

Ltvutrocm, Nov. 18.—Our share market has been very
good again to-day, and quotations arc all higher. The fol-
lowing are the transactions :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire (late Cheshire and Birkenhead), 161—Ditto
(221. shares), 61 d.—Caledonian, 13j—Ditto (preference
shares), 71—Oreat Western, 84 4—Lancashire and York-
shire, 671—Ditto (fifth share,), 81 d.—Lancaster and Car-
lisle (third shares), 81 p.—Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, d —London and North Western, 116—Ditto (new
hshares), 3 1 p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 21 p.—Manchester,
effield, and Lincolnshire, 30—Ditto (preference shares),
12—Midland, 631 4 4 31—Ditto (new preference 41
per cent.), 11-16 1 d.—North Staffordshire, 8 d.—North
Western, 131 d.—South Eastern and Dover, 191 20 191
20 1 20—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 181—York and
North Midland, 201 I—Belfast and Ballymena ;301.
LEIDB, Nov. 18.—We have had another meeting on
Change of extraordinary activity, especially in Midlands,
compared with the meetings of some time part. There is
another advance in all descriptions of railway shares, and
the market this morning left off very firm, with the ap-
pearance of further improvement. The closing sales were
as follows: East Lancashire', 161 ; Ditto (quarters),
31. 16s. 3d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire., 67—Midland
stock, 521—South Eastern and Dover', 20—Leeds Nor-
therns, 131—York, Newcastle, and Berwick Extensions,
71. ls. 3d. dis. • Ditto (preference), 31. Bs. 9d. dis.—Great
Northern', 161—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Junction, II dim.
BIRMINOKLY, Nov. 18.—Shares generally were much
better in this market to-day, but Midlands especially—they
rose 21. a share, having been done as high u 53. In local
stocks, Old Birmingham Canals were done at 951, and Bir-
mingham Fire-office there, at 1051.
IlLsticnzaven, Nov. 18. —We have had an active
market, with prices still tending upwards. Sales of Dover'
were at 20; Midlands, 521, 1, • Leeds, 671, 11:i East Lan-
cashire, 161 ; London and North Western, 11 • Sheffield,
301; North Staffordshire', 8 dis. ; Bristol and meter, 781;
Lancaster and Preston, 35 prem.
BRISTOL, Nov. 18.—We had a buoyant market, and
prices were Sum. Considerable business was transacted,
bat the only variation' in values we have to note were
Great Western Stock, which opened at 841, and finally
closed at ; Taff Vale, New, at 1 prem.

PEDEBTRILNIIIII IN ANEHICA.—The St. Louis Union
says: " Miss C. C. Cushman, of New York, has entered
into an agreement with Messrs. Bnowhill and Wright, of
the Arsenal Grove Swing, to walk 600 miles in 600 consecu-
tive hours. She walks in fall Bloomer costume.
meats haws been made to accommodate the publiAnrwro
may desire to see her, and to preserve order on the grounds.
The tract is already measured and surveyed, and
sbe begins her task on Thursday next, at 6 p.m."
The SP. Louis Reveille gives the following account
of her performance : She ooapmenced at six P. is., on Friday
the 10th instant, end during her first twenty-four hours her
quickest mile was performed in fourteen minutes; slowest
in nineteen minutes and twelve seconds, and the rest in
various periods betwomt. he is a rueful as well as a
rapid walker. While,' duty, she is dewed in full Bloomer
costume, toosistiss pink silk dross, trousers sad basset,
trimmed with amp arisarsd elMas. Liege owe Were
drawn tardier te Wilwasillisand quads.