The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-31 00:00:00

COAL NIAItKET.-THIS DAY.

llolvwell, 13. 61 ; Eden Main, 14..61. ; Tanfield Hoot,
13,. 3.1.; Walls End Hiatus, 16..; Walls End Heaven.
16s. 31. ; Wa,ls End Lambton, 15.. 9.1. ; Walls End
Stuwares, 165.; Walls End Tees, 16s.—Ships at rnarkse,l2l.

MARK-LANE-THIS DAY.

There was but little addidon made this morning to oar
week's supply of English Wheat; the few parcels fresh up,
together with what remained ever from lid.inday, were die-
posed of with' ut altered., tin prices. The arrivals of fcr ign
Wheat are again large, 15 560 qrs. having come to bend
since last week ; the demand was limited, and where yew!.
wire comenieg on demurrage rasher lower rates had to be
submitted to.
F cur sold slowly. at "Nlndav'm quotations.
13arlry, Beans, and Peas were tee altered in value.
The retelpts of Oat. this wei k already amount to 32,420
qrs., and upon all but the best descrip:i iss an abatement of
61. per qr. tad to be conce !eel to make progress with sales.
IatICAL4 INTO LONDON ekto3l .0:h JULY TO 31st JULY.
qr Es, Scowls. Isiah. Tnrelars.
wheel
Meer lO n 7110
Oats 410 32420
Flow. 2,48) sails;

ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND liitlLWAL—Yeaterday,the
annul general m.•eting of the proprietors in this company
wan held at St. Helen's, 0. Greened:, E q., M in the
chair. Mr. Sinclair, the secretary, read the report, wl ich
stated that the traffic, as compared with the corresponding
period of 1849, showed en increase in the was receipts of
1,4134 123. 61., and in the ret receipts 1,4761 10s. Bd.,
against which is an extra charge for interest on loans and
preference shares, of 7801 18s. 6.1., leaving a net profit of
6951. 12.. 2d. in excess of the same period of 1849. By the
accounts it appeared there was a surplus out of revenue for
preferences and other dividends of 7.3791. 12e. 6.1 , out of
which the directors propose that a dividend should be de-
clared for the pit halt year, payab'e on the Ist of Audits*,
of 15e per eld share, 9001.; of 7s. Gd per half-share, 3961. ;
of U. 51. per 1001 pre!ere,..ce shares, 4,6801. ; and of Bs. 3d.
per 2.51. preference share, 1,2601. 12s. Total, 7,236'. 12..
The chairmen moved the adoption of the report, and referred
in congratulatory terms to the lea•!ing points it contained.
Wilt respect to the future, he said he had a very confident
opinion that there was an opening for still greater improve-
ment, and the directors would meet the proprietors with
even more favourable accounts than the present. (Hear.)
Mr. Taylor second.d the m dion, which was unanimously
carried. Mr. W. C. Puberty propo ad approval of the
dividend declared in the report. Agreed to rum. ran. The
div Vend will be payable on the let of August next. Mr.
Holland made a lengthy speck' descriptive of the advan•
taus of the concern, mistiming especially on the velne of
the propos...el extension to the small salt port of G trona.
He showed that on the outlay of the company (423,0001 )
the dividends declared amounted to 4 2 3rda per cent. The
retiring directors were re-elected, as was also Mr. Croefield,
the auditor, and after 'many complimentary votes of thanks,
the meeting adj wined.
LONDON AND GIMENVIICII.—Yesterday the half-yearly
meeting of this company was held ►t the (dhows in Coleman-
, City, to receive the amounts for the halt year, and to
declare a dividend. The chair wee takes by %V. Shadholt,
Eeq. The bale= sheet showed that the dividend of Se. 9J.
per share on the original shares amounted to 8,0701. 18s. ;
the interest on the bonds to 5,83.1. 10s., and on the pre-
ference shares to 5,5681. The total aspens, P were 3391. lla. 4d.
The half-year's rent of the railway, due June 30, au
20,6001 and the balance, after deduction of sundry items,
was 8,7181 lls. 2.l.—The Chairman moved that the accounts
be received. approved, and circulated amongst the proprie-
tors.—Mr. J. Wilson seconded the motion, which was passed
unanimously.—Tne dividend was then declared on the old
or unpriviliged shares, free o( income tax.—A Proprietor
asked if anything had been done with respect to the bonds.
—Mr. J. Wilson said they had been just considering the
subject, but the difficulty was to had any one to guarantee
the state of the money market six months hence, for that
notice must be given prior to the deposal of the beads—
Mr Mq..suria thought bankers would receive that security '
at 5 per cent. for a certain period.—The Chairman said the '
evil was that the bonds were ieterreinable. The directors
had however the subject already before them, and would
endeavour as loon os pit:44llle to arrange some plan (or the
conversion of the bonds —Mr. J. Wilson said that next year
50,0001. of the bonds would tall due, when be hoped they
would get them out again as 4 per cent—Captain Sallon
thought the shareholders might be applied to for the purpose
of knowing what portion oh the bonds they would take.—
Tee Chairman said the idea was a good one.—Mr. Hutchin-
son said if they had the guarantee of the shareholders to
transfer the bonds to them, it would be a very different
thing. Still he questioned whether they would pledge
themselves to take bonds six months h, nee at 4 per cent.,
when perhaps money might bo worth 7 or 8 per ceut.—Tee
conversation having dropped, a vote of thanks was passed to
the directors, and the meeting adjourned.

A BUFFALO IIUNT IN LONDON.—Monday morning
about nine o'clock, two young buffaloes were being driven
from the terminus of the threat Western Railway, at Pad-
dington ; when in the E beware-road some sweeps stroking a
soot beg almond them, and they started at a terrine pace in
the direction of Lissen•gram. Tneir career was so rapid
that I persona, unable to Set nut of the way. were
knocked down and eeriously injured, and a Mrs. Le Blanc,
of Mph' Cottsgett, had her rihs fractured, and sustained
other injuries. All efforts to stop them were kiddies; they
dashed through Regent's-park into Printrombill.park with
increased impetuosity, leaping fences with the greatest ease.
The beasts were not secured,
before seven persons hail bee..
seriously injured, till ten o'clock at night.