The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL SHARI MARKETS.

LTYIRPOOL, DEC. 18.-gales today: Great Eastern, r7l 4 Z 1
1 11 7--Great Western, 511 1 1 4 1 1-Lancashire and York-
shire, 1251 1 45 4 5-Ditto new ordinary, 1 1-16 p.-Loudon
and North Western, 11s4 1 18 1 1 ; 16 1 18 17‘181 1-Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 471 871 1-Metropo-
litan, 124:14 1 1 1-Mldland, 1211 1-North Britis , 351-North
Eastern Berwick capital stock, 1041-Bouth Eastern, 64 1 4 1 4
-Lancaater and Carlisle, 2014--Buffalo and Lake Huron, 4-
Grand Trunk of Canada, 181-Erie, 471-United States 5.20,
1865, 701-Great Luxembourg shares, 111 -Bank of Liverpool,
26j 7 -Cms,lidated Bank .Limited', 1 p.-Liverpool and London
and Globe Fire ant Life, 5 p.-Anglo-American Telegraph, 161
7-16-Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 311-16-Leeds and Liver-
pool Canal, 4171-Pacific Stearn, 118-Ditto sew shares, 411 p.
MLNellgslT.R,lDge. 18.-The market opened at improved prices,
and a large business was done, but It sub,equently declined.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited', 161-consolidated Bank
'Limited', 1 p.-Ebbw Vale Company (Limited% 124 41.-Great
Eastern, 271 41 1 1161 7 1 7-Great Luxembourg, 111
Great Northern A, 123; 1 411-Grand Trunk of Canada, 181-
Great Western, 511 114 1 501 1 504-Illinois. 78-Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 1251 5 4- tin Four-and-a-11 alf per Cent. 1861
Preference. 041-London and North Western, 11,,1 18 18 171-
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 47; 1 71 871 87;
1 131 1-Ditto .66 Preference, 61-Metropolitan, 124 31 1 1 1
1 1 1-Midland, 1214 1 1 1-North British, 36 5/ 11-
South Eastern, 64144 494%4444-Thames and Mersey
Marine Insurance ted , 3 7-16 1 p.-United States 6.20
Years' Bonds, 71/ 1-Caledonian, 1154.

There are 22 coloured schools in Baltimore which
are attended daily by 2,500 pupils.
A Cincinnati paper says that nearly 9,000 pupils
in the public schools in Cincinnati are studying German.
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.—A statement in
reference to the debenture' and debenture stock has been
issued by Mr. J. B. Owen and Mr. S. Swarbrick, the re-
gistered officers of the company. It shows that the total
capital of the company expended to the 30th of June
last was '23,801,1401. ; including debentures and debenture
stock, to the amount of 5.477,688/. The amount of the
half-year's interest to the 30th of June last paid on the de-
bentures and debenture stock was 122,7741., to meet the
payment of which the net half-year's receipU of the com-
pany to 30th of June last were V 1,300/., leaving a
surplus
lus
of 168,15361. They state that the inurplus receipts
half-year ending the 31st of December, being always con-
siderably in excess of those for the first half of the year,
will show a much larger margin than the above to meet
the interest on the debentures and debenture stook due at
that date. Beyond the above amount of debentures and
debenture stock issued to the 30th of June last, the com-
pany is authorised to raise a further sum of 1,084,9601. by
the issue Of debentures ; and that, taberefore, without esti-
mating any increase of revenue from the important works
now in progress, the present net income of the company
shows an excess of considerably more than 100 per cent
beyond the amount that would be required to pay the
annual interest on all the debentures and debenture stook
issued and authorised to be issued. Under the provisions
of " The Railway Companies Securities Act, 1866," the
company is required to file with the registrar of joint-rtook
oorapenies a statement of the parliamentary powers under
which its debentures are issued, and in visionless's, with
that eat each new or renewed debenture is to be indorsed
with a special declaration, signed by two directors and the
issuedregitered °diem of the company, to the effect that it is
e under the borrowing powers of the company as re-
gisbnred, and is not in exams of the authorised amount.