The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-27 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, ilarrk.26.

STOCK EXCRANOK.—This market has been tolerably
aetiee to-day and prises rather drier. Mielands so redone at 644;
Shrewsbury and Birmingham A's at 3 die.; Ws at h and 4 dia.; and
South Eastern. at 28.

BRISTOL, March 26. •

SVOCg EWCHAWOZ.—Tho market WSJ very Bat, and
•hares experienced a reduction. The following are the quntatiohe
Great Weitern stack, .0111; Smith Lateen and Dover, R 7,; Borah
Devoe prefer-nee sbarec.:ll.

ADMTRALTY, MAncrr 26. -- APPOINTMENT.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon John Angus to !mp•e•.ynable.
TilF. VACANT COLONELCY OF THE 37TirEsr.
—lt is expected that Major-General Smelt, CB., the
colonel of the G2nd Regiment, will Succeed to the coloneley
of the 37th, which he formerly commanded, and that
Major-General Lightfoot, C. 8., will succeed to the 62nd.
Major-General Smelt commands the troops at Ceylon, in
which island the 37th Regiment has served since early
in 1847. _ _

DEATH OF MAJOR•GENERAL PARKER, ROYAL Mt-
TILLEKT.—This gallant officer, for many years Lieutenant-
Governor of the ltoyul Military Academy at Woolwich,
died on the 25th inst., after an illness of six days.
SCOTTISH AMICABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of this society was held at Glasgow
last Thursday, when the report of the directors stated that
the society has within the last 18 months established a
London branch. During the past year the amount of ca-
pital sums assured during that period was 346,3671., and
the premiums were 12,278/. Os. Bd., the net increase to the
total sums assured since the commencement of the Suei,:ty,
deducting for policies emerged, &c., being 272,3541. 95., and
the net increase of premiums 8,7641. 15s. For single pre-
miums for assurances and annuities 4,9621. 12s. 9d. was re-
ceived. The policies issued during the year were 914. The
rate of in rtality among the society's members during tho
last year was only one i>er cent.
EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT OF A CARRIER PIGEON.—
The instinct of the carrier pigeon has often been exempli-
fied in a manner to excite astonishment. Almost us singu-
lar a case as has ever been brought under notice occurred
on Saturday last. Some weeks since Mr. Martin, who
was formerly gamekeeper to W. Stirling Crawfurd, Esq.,
removed to Fernley Hall, in Yorkshire, taking with him
some birds of the Antwerp breed. On Saturday one of
these pigeons re-appeared at Calder, carrying betwixt tho
claws of the feet an egg, which, rather than suffer to bo
placed amongst grangers, had been conveyed in that
fashion from beyond Leeds. It was slightly broken.—
Gloves, Daily Mail.
IWEL BETWEEN TWO OF JULLIEN'S MUSICIANS.—
Prior to the commencement of M. Jullien's concert at Lin-
coln, on Tuesday last, an incident which might have been
attended with tragic consequences took plate. It appears
that Herr Summers, the saxophonist, and M. Grillen, one
of the French drummers, had an altercation respecting
some pecuniary obligation existing between them. High
words ensued, and a duel was decided on to settle the dis-
pute, which might also have " settled " the disputants as
well, had fortune willed it so. Pistols were procured, and
the seconds, Messrs. Winterbottom, Cloth, Franks, and
Vint, quickly measured off twenty paces in one of tho
passages of the Assembly•rooms; the combatants took their
respective positions, and, on a preconcerted signal, both
fired. The bullet from one missed its mark, but the other
passed close by the neck of his antagonist, carrying away a
portion of his coat collar, which was shot through, and
striking the wall some paces distant deeply indented th
brickwork. The seconds now interfered, and each party
deeming he had obtained sufficient " satisfaction " as es pre-
scribed by the code of honour, shook hands, and then went
into the concert-room to take their respective parts in the
evening's entertainment with the greatest nonchalance-

The audience were profoundly ignorant of what had trans-
pired.—Linoolusliire Times.
MERCHANT TRADERS' SHIP, LOAN, AND ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANN.—Yesterday, before his Honour Sir Wm.
Home, after considerable discussion, Mr. Pearce, of the firm
of Maples and Pearce, the representative of the trade assig-
nees of this estate under the bankruptcy, consented to
deliver over the books and papers of this company, on
an understanding that he should be paid his costs out of
the funds, to Mr. Harding, the official manager, who is to
bring in a state of facts relative to the present position of
the affairs.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
Traffic for the week ending March 23, 1851: Paasengers,
parcels, carriages, horses, and mails (ordinate, 21,7941.95. Id.,
extraordinary, 4051.), 22,1991. 9s. Id. S merchandise,
17,5831. 7s. fin.; cattle, 027/.os. 3d.: total, 40,409/. 16s. 10d.
Corresponding week 1850, 40,13591. fle. Bd. Aggregate--
1850, 4683081. 9s. Bd.; 1/451, 478,7151. 9s. Sd.
LONDON AND SOCTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Traffic for the week ending March 23, 1851 :—Pamengera,
.5,8141. 2a. ; goods, 2,1631. Is. 11d. ; total, 7,9691.35. 11d.
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