The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-14 00:00:00

PROYA►CIdL SHARE MARKETS.

maaantsrait, JULY 13.—Only a moderate busing.' offered.
but the market continued firm. Manchester Royal Exchange
Buildings, tial—Sheffleld Redeemable, 12-72 17.—Ornat Wietern,
71—Caledonians, 94—Ciusadas. 11l—Dovers, 25 7-16—leeds, 106*
112--Rastern Conches, 111--Sbeffields, lo}--London,
102e—Blackburn)urchase. / n.
Buutnionag, JULY 13 —Birmingham Guaranteed were dealt
In to-dei at 76—South Staffordshire, 201. ISa. Pd.—Birmingham
and Staffordshire One. new. 22 prem., and Birmingham Wagon,
p. London and North W,,tern stock was quoted at 1020 to
—Midlauil, 118 to {—Shropshire Mines, 50 to {—Ci7stal Palace,
la a, and South Staffordshire Waterworks, i I die Market

MANCHESTIR, SHEFFIELD, AND LINOOLNSHIRE
Ran.waY.—A special meeting of the company took place
yesterday, in the board-room, London-road @Utica, Man-
cheater, where a resolution was moved and carried unani-
mouldy, authorising a subscription of 30,000/. to the Che-
shire Midland Railway Company, in accordance with the
terms of the Cheshire Midland Act of 1860. Mr. Chapman,
the Chairman of the Sheffield Company, presided. There
was bat a small attendance of proptistoes.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The LIMED returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ',riding July 7,
amounted to 552,760!., and for the corresponding week of
last year to 506,9901., showing an increase of 45,770!. The
gross receipts on the eight railways having their ter-
mini in the metropolis amounted to 244,893!., and
for the corresponding period of 1359 to -273,5361.,
showing' an increase of 21,337/. The increase on the
Esistertt Counties Railway amounted to 1,5821. ; on the
Great Northern to 3,441.1. ; on the Great Western to
963/.; on the London and North Western to 7,286/. ; on
the London and Blackwell to 711.; on the London,
Brighton, and South Coast to 1,90 G. ; on the London
and South Western to 3,2671. ; and on the South Eastern
to 2,823/. ; total, 21,387/. The receipt+ on the other
lines in the United Kingdom amounted to 307,8671., and
for the corresponding week of last year to 283,4547., show-
ing an increase of 24,413/., which, added to the increase
on the metropolitan lines, makes the total income 45,770/.
as compared with the corresponding week of 1869.
EXTENSION OF Beelf. Post TO LABUAN.-011 the
Ist of August next, and
lard,thenceforw the provizions of
the colonial book post will be extende books transmitted
between the United Kingdom and laboan by packet rid
Singapore. The postage on book rackets addreeaed to La-
huan will be as follows If sent in the mail from South-
ampton, for a pocket not exceeding 4 oz. in weight, 4d. ;
above 4 oz. and not exceeding Bd. ; above fib. and not
exceeding Ilb., Is. 4d. If sent by the mail rid Marseilles,
for a packet not exceeding 4 Or. in weight, 6d. ; above 4 ox.
and not exceeding 413., Is. ; above ilb. and not exceeding
lib., 2s. The postage must in all cases be paid in advance by
means rel -postage stamps.—By command of the Post-
master-Genentl, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post.
office, July 12, 1860.
TRANSMISSION Of PARCELS BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND FBANcIL —We are informed that Dr. W. H. Brown
tformerly one of the lecturers at the Panaptition and Poly-
technic) has devised a method of transmitting parcels under
water across the Channel with great celenty ; so that deli-
veries of goods and letters can be effected on both sties
several times in the twenty-four hours. The details of the
scheme are not before us, sothat we cannot offer agy_opininn
' as to its feasibility ; but the advantages which would attend
its realisation are obvious, and we are, therefore, glad to
learn that a company is being formed to carry it into effect.
—Darer Chronicle.
THE LEATHER TRADE.—During the past week a
t crisis has been brought about in Buckingham by a
failure in the tanning trade—the liabilities being said
to be about 50,000!.—Bucks Adrertiser.
EXPORT or Com..—For the six months ending
the 30th day of June last, the quantity of coals shipped
within the port was 1,502,489 tons, being an increase of
nearly a quarter of a million tons on the shipments for the
corresponding six months of 1859. —ffanderhred Herald.
A scheme has been mentioned in Paris (says the
Sunderland Berald) for running steamer direct from New-
castle to Paris and back, charged with tree, coal, chemical..
fire-bricks, Re., on one way, and ferrying . wine and
Inpreoodm.binsintit:Lwiedthforthßiantan
by steamer to St. Petersburg.
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ROUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY, JULY 13.
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