The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAT.

groats—The public sake are progressing without spirit,
but holden show &mum and are buying in largely.
Corpse.—This article is firm at yesterday's prime.
Tea.—Tbe ices of the market I. strengthened since the
arrival of the mail, but we are without transactions to

reprt.
Rico continues dun of male and the public males have been
bought In by the importers.
Sab,TrlTßE.—Pr(oes moat be considered fairly nominal in

ClesiA 1.70;ta.-7.6 boxes offered and bought in at 1625.
to 166 e.
PIMINTO.-160 bags bought in at 41d.
GiNonv.—Cochin sold in public sale, 69e. to 695.
Corrox.—This article continues to be neglected.
In other articles no materiel alteration. Morkete generally
dull.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 675., net
osith ; Peernbant T.C. on the spot, 670. October and
December, Me. Id ; January and ketch,
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mann. Paned= and Smith mod that the markt for
fine hope is Mall very firm.
COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.

Wylsmt, 16s. Bd.; 16s 6d.; Nixon's Duffryn„
21s. dd. ; Hebbara's Walla End, 18s. 6d • Tanfield Moor,
14a.; Nepali's West Hartley, 175.; Walls End Has-
well, 21a. ; Walls End E Montag
u; 19.
.;s End Goa-
forth, 113 a. Od. ; Walls Hadage, 19s Walla End
Stewares, 215.; Wall. End South Helton, 21; Wars End
Ti.., 21; Watkins Primness, 16L-46 Ships at mukst.

GREAT 'MILL& PENINSULA RAILWAY.

The following is the report of the directors to the
sixteenth half-yearly general meeting of shareholdees, to be
held at the London Tavern on Friday next. It is signed by
Mr. W. J. Hsmilt?n, the chairman

" The toad of directors are gratified in being able to an-
nounce to the shareholders that the recent unhappy events in
India, bad not affected the company's operations there down
to the date of the latest advices from Bombay, beyond the
withdrawal, for temporary employment in the government
service, of some of the carts and labourers of the contractor
en the Poonah line. During the past.half-year the ethnics'
of the contractors have continued to be given to the mm-
pistion by the dates originally fixed of the portions of the
railway in worse of construction upon the South-Eastern
extension between Campooleo and Sholapore. Upon con-
tract No. 7 (the Bhore Ghat incline), however, the con-
tractor has not secured throughout the season the services of
as many labourers as were necessity; and the rock though
which the long tunnel near Khandalla is being driven has
been found to be of a much harder nature than was supposed,
thereby rendering the progress slower than had been hoped for.
Upon contract No. 8 (from the summit of the Bhore Ghat to
Poonah), and upon contract No. 9 (from Poonah to Shots-
pore) the progress made is reported by the chief resident en-
gineer to have been satisfactory. On the North Eastern Ex-
tension a commencement was made prior to the opening of
the south-west monsoon with contract No. 10 (from Was-
sind to the foot of the Tkull Obit incline), and the contractor
for that section. as well as the °extractors for the Thrall Ghat
indium (contract No. 11) and for the portion from Egetpoon
at the top of the Ghat to Ehoearcul Kandeish (contract
No. 12), have mode arrangements for proceeding vigorously
with their *panacea on the opening of the fair season.
The chief resident engineer reports the permanent way of
the railway open from Bombay to Ciunpoolee and Wassind to
have been insatiably kept in good working order, and the
stations to have been thoroughly maintained. The second
line of rails which it was found advisable to lay down from
Taunt to Callan, in order to complete a double track from
Bombay to Clam, the point of bifurcation of the extension
lines, was opened for thiac in February. The result of
working the eighty-eight miles of railway completed for the
half-year, as exhibited by the revenue account appended, la,
in the opinion of the board, very eatiafactory. The total re-
ceipts amounted to 33,6101. its. 5d., being an increase of
9,0551. Os. 4d. on the receipts of the previous half-
year. The total expenditure was 14,6951. 6e. 4d..
or 43.70 per cent. of the receipts, leaving a profit of
_ Id. to the credit o'