The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

&arts ; oats alio licher than last week. Wing, 524. to
61s. per qr.; oata, Mk. to 30..

Warixtroan,limmerr 11.—We have had a good deal of rat
this week, with rather a low temperature, sad harvest
operations cannot be general for two or three weeks to come.
Our arrivals of foreign grain have been to a fair extents
ocasisting principally of Indian corn, but of our own growth
hardly anything has appeared at market. Wheat: There
Is a moderate inquiry for foreign, and in the ages making
full prices are obtained. Barley scarce, and worth rather
more money. Oats dull, sail procurable at a farther redua
thin of 2d. to 3d. per barrel. Indian corn : Fatly in the
week a fair business was done at an advance of 9d. to la per
barrel, but present prices appear to check eoarnmptiou ; the
demand the last day or two has been trifling, and this after.
noon the market doses dull. Flour fully as dear. Import 4
this week : Wheat, 1,265 qrs. ; Indian corn, 8,690 qra;
oatmeal, 132 lacks; flour, 98 earl& Exports this week: Oats.
950 brit.; flour, 871 easier.

HABDWARS—Brannunme, AUCIIAIT 11.—The trade of
this town is in anything but a satidactory state ; orders
freer all quarters and in almost every branch of our nudes
are small, not only on account of the foreign, but also of
the home trade. The latter is much affected by the unfa.
wearable state of the weather, u the country ehopk
in anticipation that a bad harvest may lead to • de.
pm/non in trade, will not make up stocks of goods usually
hi demand at the fall. The wnsequence is that the menu.
&darer' have few orders on their bookm, and it is with difil.
salty that the artisans are kept working average time.
Many of those who are employed out of the manufactories
ere badly off for work, many of them not making more than
half time. In the adjoining district business is languid,
except as regards the iron trade, in which there is a shade
more activity. The meetings of several of the local banking
companies have been held during the week. At the Binning.
lam and Midland Bank meeting a dividend of 4/. per share
was declared for the half-year to June 30, the like amount
having been paid the previous half-per, th• amount paid
lip on each share being 501. ; capital of the bank, 165,0 -
grantee fund, 118,397/. The Bilston District Banking
Company declare a dividend at the rate of five per cent. per
annum. The Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com.
my's dividend is at the rate of 7 per cent., and the Dud-
ley sad West Bromwich is at the rate of 5 per cent pew
annum, in each case free of income tax.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

The report of the directors to the twenty-
eighth Milt-yearly ordinary general meeting of the proprie•
ton, to be held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street,
onSaturdaynext, states :—••*With this report the account. of
the six months ended 30th June, 1860, are transmitted to
the proprietors as usual. In reference to the capital amount
the sum expended to 314 December, 1869, was 11,488,3964
6s. 7d. ; that expended during half-year ended 30th June,
1860, was 44,2671. Bs. 6d. ; making a total expended on
capital acoount of 11,5312,6661. 15s. Id. The principal items
in this addition are for Wad at the new junction with the
North Loudon Railway ; for works at the eastern junction
with the branch of the Menropoliton Railway in Maiden.
lane • the extension of the coal drop. at King's-cross, and
for additionid accommodation at London, Hitchin, Peter.
borough and Grantham. Twelve more powerful express
engine. were ordered some time ago ; those which have been
delivered fully realise the advantages expected from them.
It is intended to expend about 18,500/. in the construction
of additional carriage and waggon stock to meet the require.
monied the increased traffic. The issueof the FourperCut.
Perpetual Debenture Stock proceeds satisfactorily, nearly
324,0001. having been received on that account during the
last six months, making the whole amount paid up 1,412,1651.
With respect to the revenue account, the following is a
comparative abstract of the result of the first six months of
18W and 1859. The gross receipts for the half year were
659,0091. 18.. 5d., and the expenditure, 363,0631. 125.,
being, as compared with the correspondin_g half of
last year, an increase in the receipts of 02,0711. lac
and in the expenditure of 32,8201. 16e. 4d. • the
halence available for dividend on the original and A .
and B stock, is 109,0871. 4.. 10d., or an increase an
compared with the corresponding half of lent year of 27,8061.
2s. 41. The disposable balance of 109,0871. 4e. 10d. will
suffice to pay dividend at the rate of 4i per cent. perineum
on the original stock, therefore, of 3 per cent, for the
half year on the B, anal per cent. for the half year on the
A stock, and the directors recommend that dividend, at
those retell, be accordingly declared. The balance carried to
the next half mar is 1,16 W. 13s. Locomotive power has
oat inure by 11,1461. lOst 14.1. than in the 6ritt half of 1859.
This is mainly accounted for by 252,068 additional train
miles having been run. The repairs and renewals of car.
nags end waggons have caused an increased outlay on
revenue account of 3,2581. 6s. Id., • portion of which stun
has been expended in improving the second class carriages.
The directors are sorry whine to report that so large a sum
has been paid fur compensation an account of initu les sus-
tained by pusengers ; but the accidents to which these
minute are attributable were not caused by any
defect iu the permanent way, or in the machinery
of the locomotive department. With regard to
the parliamentary procealiu„n, the bill for a rail.
way from Diameter to Wakefield, promoted by them,
was rejected, as were also two bills oommouly know a by the
name of the " Arningoiuent Rills," for petheinently
settling the competition with the London and North Wes.
tern Company. A bill hes been paned for making a second
junction with the Metropolitan ltailway, on the western
side of the company's property at King's-cross, the before-
mentioned eastern brunch at Maiden-lane admitting only of
a single bile. The coiporation of London having obtained
an act for the formation of a dead meat market in Smith-
field, ready access thereto will be secured by the Metropo-
litan Railway, which will have a branch running
into the market. Fresh meat from Scotland and
the northern counties, u well aa from the Cattle-
market at Copenhagen-fields, will be delivered in Smithfield-
market without change of vehicle, by the use of the Great
Northern and Metropolitan lines. An extension of the
Clurthan and Dover line to Furringdonatreet has also re.
ceived parliamentary sanction, which will connect the line
with the Metropolitan Railway, and a direct railway route
through Loutlou will be thus secured between the northern
districts and the south of Ragland and the continent.
Clauses wore inserted in two bills promoted by the Rullaud
Conn any for powers to coustruct a station contiguous to the
King's-CrUlls station, and to use the North London and other
metropolitan liner, for the protection of the Great Northern
Company.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.