The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

LOCAL NHARR MARKETS.

LivagrooL, Ocr. 25.—There was very little busine
done in our share market to-day, sad quotations were aU
lower. Ambergate and East Junction, 41 d.—Edinhurgh
and Glasgow, 25—Lancashire and Yurkshire, i 4 5 c.—
Ditto (6 per cent. pref. shares), 13—Midland, 48A A 8 1 1—
Ditto (new preference), I I.—North Staffordshire, 8S d.—
South Eastern and Dover, 1111.
MANCIIENTEN., OCT. 25.—There was a very languid mar-
ket, and prices ruled a shade lower so far as they were
tested. The busines', however, was very limited.
Butuixonaw, Ocr. 21.—This market w►s firmer to-
day, and quotations rather improved on those of Friday.
Lagos, OCT. 25.—There has been a very weak market
to-day on 'Change, operations being almost entirely sus-
pended. Buyers held back in all stuck. Leeds Northern
Preference (No. 1) were done at 2 dis.
Baurrot.. Ocr. 25.—The amount of business doing con-
tinued small, although prices were not nay weaker. Gm I
Westerns left off 801, 81; Bristol and Exoters, 781, 79;
Midlands, 481, 481; South Eastern and Dovers, 181, 184.

A RAILWAY ENGINE ENCOUNTERED BY A BULL.—
On Thursday night an engine, with a long train of empty
carriages, was travelling between Loughborough and
Derby, when the engine-driver suddenly perceived a bull,
with head down and tail erect, on the line, rushing with
hot haste to charge the approaching engine. The darkness
of the night had prevented the driver from perceiving the
suutailant until the engine was close upon him, and a ter-
rific shock followed. Several of the empty carriages were
thrown off the line, but the weight of the engine preserved
it from such a discomfiture. The bull, which was a furious
animal, and had long been the terror of the parish of Nor-
manton, was literally knocked to pieces. The line was
blocked for some hours, but a telegraphic despatch to
Derby brought up a etrong body of labourers, and the car-
riages were then soon replaced on the line.—Derbyshire
Courier.
ABERDEEN RAILWAY.—The directors' report, to
be presented to the half-yearly meeting on Thursday next,
states that the total sum received up to the 31st of July was
1,521,5621., and the total sum expended 1,660,5011.104.71 d..
leaving a balance at the debit of capital of
138,939/. 10s. 60., being 50,4031. 2s. fkl. less than the ba-
lan= exhibited in last account. The revenue for the six
months embraced in the accounts had fallen short of What
was anticipated. The total revenue for the half-year
amounted to 35,2371. 13s. 10ed., being 1,6641. 33. 41d.
above that for the previous half-year, exclusive of the sum
received from other companies, amounting to 870/., making
the actual increase for the half-year, 2,534/. The increase
had almost entirely been upon the goods traffic, the in-
crease from passengers being only 103/. 16a., while there
was a decrease in the sum entered as received for the con-
veyance of mails of 9501. 178.11 d. The increase in the re-
venue had not been in proportion to the increase in the
number of passengers the average sum received per pas-
senger being about lid. less than for the preceding half-
year. This is accounted for by the reduction of the fares
to London, and the encouragement of cheap excursion
trains.