The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-21 00:00:00

here were applied to. This the Prussian govern-
ment thought proper to contradict through their
organs. At the last advice, the Messrs. Rothschild
were at Berlin arranging fur this loan. We believe
the loan is really fur the general purposes of tho
state, but it is raised ostensibly for the East Prus-
sian Railway. It is said there arc constitutional
difficulties in the way of raising a loan
for general purposes, and which caused the former
negotiations here to prove abortive. Whether there
is any intention of issuing a portion of the loan in
this market we are unaware. the whole amount is,
however, inconsiderable, and the portion which would
come here can produce no serious effects in the mar-
ket, neither is there much encouragement, after the
the hostility which was shown to the contractors for
the Sardinian loan. There is too little temptation to
invest in a loan, which is not likely to go off, although
tempting offers may be made of sterling dividends.
The traffic returns for the last week on the under-

mentioned English lines of railway, as made up to
this day, are as follows :

1851. 1850.
London and North Western £42,030 .... £41,373
Midland
Lancashire ani: Yorkshire 16,538 .... 15,521
London and South Wi stern 8,599 .... 8,6
London and Brighton
Great Western
South Eastern
York and North Midland .... ' '.... 7.14 -,, .•s.
Fae:er tendre
Credits*
Bristol and Exeter - ~58.6.-----
York. Newea.tle' and Berwick 12,805 .... 13,925
Shrewsbury and Chester 1,519 .... 1.221
Great Northern 10,613 .... 6,800
Leeds Northern 998 .... 913
North Staffordshire
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock,
and Midlands Junction
Manchester, South Junction,
and Altrincham . . 470 ....
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire 6,180 ....
Shropshire Union
Chester and It .Iyhead
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitherne,
and West Yorkshire 725

111 ....

470 ....

6,480 .. „ ,
L

6,024

-',ii
2,3J3

Total £179,840

£167,695

The total receipts upon the corresponding lines
being 179,7731., against 167,605/. in the same week
of last year, the increase is shown to be 12,0781.,
or 7 per cent. The number of miles open was, in
1851, 3,871, and in 1850, 3,7571, being an increase
of 1131 miles, or 3 per cent. The aggregate
average return per mile per week was, in 1851,
461. Os. 2d., and in 18,70, 41!. 12s. 7d., so that the dif-
erence remains in favour of the present year to the ex-
tent of U. 16s. 7d. per mile. These returns must
consequently be regarded as extremely satisfactory.
The returns of the London and North Western and
other lines are swelled in both years by the Liver-
pool autumn races; and in this year's return only
the receipts of the lines converging upon Shrewsbury
are affected by the Shrewsbury met's, and those of
the London and South Western by Hampton races.
Kingston great cattle fair has also assisted the return
of this last-named line.

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Rank Steck. 2144 154 I Lung Anutolure.
3 per Ct. ltedueal, it 5 India Stock. 15.3 5
3 par CL CollSoll. 084 59 Vitt° 1t0n.k.1,600/., 99,. 69..
34 ler Ct. Coneul4. 994 4 &chequer 1118.,1,815/1. 52e. 53e.
Ceased. fur Atxt., 06/ 00
FOREIGN FUNDS.
4} per Ct. Beielen, 83 90
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S per Ct. Urarthau. el S
De. New, 11$ 164t0 Deferre.t. 401 14
6 per CL Itheuue Ayr,e. 416 5 per CL Portugue.e. xi 7
6 per CL 1118888, 1-1 3 3 per Ct. Itir---ian, 111 13
1 3 per Ct. Chase. 04 6 44 per Ct. Itumine. 192 4
3 lee et. 168644 168 5 per CL sptel4h, Arum, 2011}
29 per CL I/8411, rali 9 3 per Ct. 0p.11.1r11.:494 40/
4 per Cl. Dutch, Di tat Do). Caysre. r./ 4
I,:uuador, 3 4 44 per CL VCIIULLItifI. 351 GI
1 per CL Greueola.l4 IS Do. Referred, 12 13
limallellia $ per 0nt..11 die.