The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—Ltvairoot., MAT 2. the market closed tensely but
very arnaly. and pekes of American and Surat maintain Use id.
per lb. advance. Ibe sales were 12.000 balm-10.000 03 which were
mandate (3,000 taken on speculation, and 3,000 by exporters) ;
300 Pennies and Maranham, et 3d. to 66d.; 700 ferspdan, at 3d.
to eid.; 1,000 Burst, at 30. to 4+d. ; and 260 Bea Wanda.

013RN.—BMITON MaY 11.—We have a good Wen MOO at market
to-day, with a good chow of wheat, farmers asking very wild prices;
ultimately a fair business was cl,ne at Ss. to Oa. advance. the market
closing dull; red, 765. to 775.; white, 1112 e. a other grain very little
pairing.

6roiirtote.oir.Tess, 2.—The supply of grain to this day's mar.
ket was large. Wheat met a good demand, It au advance of W. to
7s. per qr. on last week's currency. Barley and oats Is. to 2s. dearer.
Beans met a quick sale at aa improvement of 2a. to Pa. per qr. The
price of Goa . is advanoed ta 345. per sack aet. Imports during the
past week:—Wheat, coastwleel, 1,230 qrs.
DUBLIN. Kay I.—There was a small supply, and • very excited
market at our Caro Esohaage to.dvy. Wheat was Is. M. to is. 64.,
and cote 3d. to 6d dearer titan ou Friday. The middling and Werke.
qualities of barley were also taken by millers at an Meuse of 64. to
is. Indian core must be quoted is. to 4s. higher.

CATlLL—Ronroan, Mae I.—Wa bad at oar market to-day a
Road supoly of stock, and all of good qu Ury quite as dear ; inferior
a dull sale. Bent h. dui. to 4s. 10d. Mutton, 3s. 6d. to Is. 10d.
Lamb„ Se. to tis. Vest Y. to Ss. Pork, Ss. 6d. to es.

01:1111ALL, MAT 2.—We had a to arable pleasant trade to-day, at
the following rates:—Heel made from 2e. to es 10d. Mutton, ea.
to Ss. Lomb, be. id. to 76. Vral. 46. to to. Pork, 9s. 44. to es. ad.
per stew of dIM., sinking the ofsl.

POTATORC.—The following were the prim on Wednesday at the
market eetablirhed at King'a.croes Termirns : - Scotch Bad; 9Se. to
Ms. per toe; licoteh Regents. L are. 504,; York Regent., 190.. to
I Ws.; Lincolnshire Regents, 100 s. to lane. • Bedfordshire Bluer,
110 e. to 150 a. Total weight neeived this week,:l,lle4 tom. Buppllei
larger ; trade dull.

COAL&—Lottnon. Mat 2.—Carr's H.rtky, les. id.; Davison's
West Hartley, IS.. id.; Howard's Witot tey Netherton, IS.. 6L ;
Jaaasionn's Hartley, 17s. ; Tanield Hoer antes, 16s. ; Walls
End Heaton. 17s. id ; Walls Bad Bidden, 17s. id.; Edon Main,
110.; Will. End Bell, 18s. ; Weds End Breddylle. 111 s. id ; Walls
End Hutton, 205.; Wake End Rassid's Hatton, 19a. Id. ; Walls End
South Hatton, 19s. ftd. ; Walls Hod Tess, 20a. ; Bareigrove Oral-
pla, 24a. ; Yotherglll's nbevtate, Ito.

SPECULATIONS ON THE Bunowr.—lt has been the
gossip of the last ten says tbat two of the ormatiht importers
of tea in London, warned by some person connected with
the government of the coming increase in the tot duty, had
taken out of bond an immenre quantity of tea before the
increase became publicly known. The fact that the head of
one of the firms referred to is a member of parliament, and
perhaps the remembrance of the Lawley speculations assisted
the story. One of the gentlemen alleged to have so cleared
has published a letter, which seems a very rational account
.of an act of prudence. He says that the public exigency,
the deficiency in the ee , the loan, and the guarded
language of the Chancellor, and his conviction of the policy
of the government, led him to think it very improbable that
tea and sugar would escape the imposition of new duty, and
he hastened to i himself against the vagaries of legis-
lation. The following wee his calculation:—' If I antici-
pate a month's duty, my only lose will be the interest upon
the amount I shall so pay in anticipation, and as we should
have, undet any circumstances, to pay duty daily, if I pay
a month's consumption in advance, I shall only, in fact, lose
a fortnight's interest. 100,0001 b., at Is. 6d. per lb. duty, is
7,6001., the interest on which for fourteen days is
141 7s. Bd., while on the other hand, if my tears are co►rect
(and I assumed the increase of duty would at least have
been 6d. per lb.), the profit—sr rather the easing of a lose
—would be 100,0001 b., at 6d. per lb., 2,6001. I thought the
insurance—vie , 161 —moderate as easiest such a sum, and r
hedged therefore against the probability."

Last week the births of 892 boys and 884 girls, in
all 1.768 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 180-64 the average
number was 1.495.
Last week the mean temperature at Greenwich
was 44 deg., which is 4.5 deg. below the average of the same
week in 38 years.
The price of wheat in England during the first
quarter of the present year has been more than 60 per ant
higher than it was in the quarter of 1853 that ended oa the
31st March, but 9s. 7d. per quarter lower than it was in the
b. ginning of 1864. Beef is 25 per cent. dearer than it was
in 1863, and 7 per cent. dearer than it was in 1854. Mutton
has been cheaper than it was in 1863, and so have been
potatoes.
In the week that ended on Saturday the number
of deaths registered is London was 1,132. This is rather
more than the number of the previous week ; but the lam
two returns together afford sufficient proof that the public
health is advancing to a more satisfactory state. In the ten
corresponding we. ha of the years 1846 64 the average num
bar of deaths was 1,008. That the actual number may be
compared with the average, 100 should he added to the
latter, to allow tot inereand population; and the comparison
will then show that the mortally of last week did not much
exceed the ordinary mortality at the end of April.
Ninety-five thousand three hundred and thirty-two
persons were married in the last quarter of the year 1864.
The number exceeds the average, but is lees than that of the
corresponding quarter of 1853. The falling of has taken
pleas in London, in the parts of Kent round MthisMfae, in
Portsmouth, Plymouth, and the seaports, wJek have been
affected by the absence of seamen in the war; in Neetlinnsp-
mashie*, Huntingdonshire, Cornwall, Shropshire, 13401hed•
shire, Worcester.hire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire Cumber-
land, sad Wsetsnorelead. The marriages in Mani:heater and
Ashton declined, but in the aggregate the marriages in Laa-
melds* were sot below the aversge.—Registrer Cioneral's
Rehm