The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-14 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SUGAR.—The market is quiet to-day, and prices are un-
altered.
COPPEZ.—The public sales are going off steadily. Native
Ceylon, quoted 475. 6d. to 48s. 61., but the demand is
limited.
Tai.—This articles continues firm, bet the market is not
active.

—iiii.vrivitn.-1,200 bags were offered, and chiefly sold at
full prices. Refraction 6to 101, 265. 6d. to 285.; Refraction
21 to 33, 28s. 6d. to 294.; Refraction 81, 275.
Parma.—The public sales, amounting to 3,400 bags,
went off with spirit at rather higher prices. Batavia, 41d.;
Malabar, 43d. to 41d.
riumno.-250 bags were offered and bought in at very
high prices, 61. to OI per lb.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Owing to the unfavourable political news from Bt.
Petersburg, the Tallow market has advaaced Is. Tows
Tallow is quoted 525. 6d. nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on
the spot, 545. ; Oct. to Dec., 545.; Jaa. to March, 58..

BOROUGH HOP MARKET-THIS DAY.

Masers. rattenden and Smith report that the ILOCOn
from Mid mg M 0414,
...ens still come .
;1.4 ytut are said to be rapidly inereasmg. market very
firm. Duty stationary, from 165,0001. to 160,0001., with
leas disposition to bask it.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAT.
Eden Main, 26e.; Tanfleld Moor, 20s. 6d.; With End
Riddell, 245. 9d.; 'Walls End Haswell, 265.; Walls End
Helton, 265. ; Walls End Tees, 265.-Bhips at market, 38.

RAILWAYS.

SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.
SPECIAL MEETING.
A special meeting of the shareholders of the above
company was held yesterday at two o'clock in the large
room of the Royal Hotel, Chester, called for the purpose
of taking into consideration the proposal of the Great
Western Railway Company (or an amalgamation. Jo=
WILLIAMS, Esq., chairman of the directors, presided.
The SECRETARY read the advertisement calling the meet-
ing, as well as this memorandum of terms of Great Western
Company alre►dy published.
The Cmarzeax moved that the memorandum referring
to the agreement with the Great Western Company be
accepted and ratified, and an extended agreement be
drawn out with all usual and proper oonditione.
Mr,liaawcu. seconded the resolution.

air W. JOHNSTON Moved u an amendment, that the
agreement be not ratified until the general meeting of the
company. He considered the offer quite inadequate, and
that the London and North Western wu u good as the
Great Western.

MY. KENNEDY, of London, seconded the amendment,
and charged the directors and Mr. Roy with being actuated
by sinister motives, and sacrificing their line to the Great
Western Company. He said the board should be re-con-
structed.

Mr. TAT:Stole defended the directors from Mr. Ken-
nedy's charge, and said it war right for the directors
who bad bad their policy impeded by divivions among the
shareholders, to come forward and ask the meeting to sane-
tion an agreement with the Great Western Company.
The CHAILIEAN, at the suggestion of Mr. Stewart, added
to his motion a clause pledging the directors to use all their
efforts to bring the stock of that company up to par, should
an amalgamation of the Great Western Company be re-
solved upon.
Mr. ROBERT ROT entered into a long and lucid speech
upon the affairs of the company, replying to the statements
made by the previous speakers.
The CHAIRYLN then put the amendment, which was lost
upon a show of hands, and a poll having been demanded by
Mr. Gordon Thompson, the meeting, atter appointing Mr.
Lowe and Mr. Kennedy as scrutineers, adjourned to seven
o'clock to receive their report.