The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

HIDES.-THIS DAY.

LZADENMALL —The ores•at prices ere .-661 be to 64165.,
31d. to 3id. ; 64th.. to 721 b.., 31d. to nd. ; 7216.. to 901h5.,
314. to 4d. ; 801bs. to Nibs., 4d. to 40. ; 88Ihs. to 961 be., 7 Id.
to 414. Horse hides, 6e. 64. Calf Elkins, light, 2.. to ifs. ;
full, 6s.
BIIaIIONDSZT.—Sheep skins, polled, 6s. 6d. to 7..64.;
Keats sad half-breds, 6e. 6d. to 6s. 64.; Downs, 4s. 64. to
6e. 4d.; Shouting., 11d. to ls.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mews. Pmtenden end Smith report that the hop market
matinees steady, both as to demand mad prices.

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Walls End Helton, 20s. ; Walls End Tees, 181.6 d.

THE'ARTISTEB OF THE ITALIAN OPERA STORM-
STATID.—The Aberdeen Herald, in noticing a concert
mewl, given in that city by the Italian Operatic Company,
has the following :—" In connection with the visit of the
above artists, it may be mentioned that, having left Aber-
deen by the half past two o'clock mail train on Sunday
afternoon, they were suddenly brought to • stand-still by
the snow storm in the vicinity of Furduun—a quarter some-
what notorious for Its mischances in this way tu the children
of song, it being here that Madame Sontag bad yield to
the power of the elements, and give up her announced con-
cert in Aberdeen. There are more things than poverty that
make us acquainted with strange bedfellows ; and the
passengers, gentle and simple, bad to join issue at the
same table ani just take what could be had
In the way of refreshment at a small public-
house in the neighbourhood of the halt. A kebbock,
two good stumps of ham, and • limited quantity of accept-
able butter, were soon discussed by the company, and no
sign not motion' being perceptible that the journey would
be cantata till next morning, each and all adopted the
hail fellow, well met' sort of thing, determined to make
the best of a bad job—the ' stars ' shining as radiantly in
their lower sphere as ever they did in the realms of rank
and fashion. Ay, i'faith, and brighter, for as night
came on, Candor', laying aside the artiste, and becoming
the true homely woman, poured forth stoics soh ly
that, Sunday though it war, the landlord never said nay,
but believed the song was a holy one (as perchance it
might), more particularly as be did not know • syllable of
what was sung. Anon, Reichardt chimed in with his melo-
dious voice, and Formes in a like spirit, forgetting ceremony
and opening the valets of his majestic organ, rolled out •
volume of sound that made the old rafters ring again, and
the servant lassie, as our informant saitb, stare in 1111111/11•
meat, wondering where it a' cam' free.' By this time
Sunday had departed, and Remenyi, whoa eyes were
sparkling with delight, applauding and touting everything
and everybody, at a hint from Alachua, unfolded his fiddle,
and throwing his whole soul into it, produced music such
as gifted ones only can produce when playing tor—plea-
sure. Now, he would astonish with some masterpiece of
art requiring long years of incessant study to manipu-
late, and anon delight with 'Ye banks and braes
o' bonny Doon," even more, we will be bound to say,
than be did in the County Rooms—and many of our readers
know how be played it there. Oh ! to have been one of the
party in that humble cot. A mountain to • mustard seed
that night, for genuine music end true enjoyment, was worth
a dozen operatic performances on the best stage in Europe.
' Time changes a' things,' however, as Robert Nicol says,
and the hours creeping on, shake downs were mule about
two o'clock for those who were not lucky enough to get
into a bed, and thus the compsny rested till Monday morn-
ing, when the rails were so far cleared that they were able
pursue their journey, the pleasure snd good fellowship of
THE RECENT ACCIDENT AT BRISTOL—Bath
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has been broken, are not visible at the bottom; they are
known to be there only by the broken water occasioned eV
low tide. There were some remarkable escapes connected
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with the accident. Mr. Alderman Plummer, Mr. Washing-
ton For, and Mr. George Danger, were walking from Bra-
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lagton into Bristol, arm-in-arm, and were on the point of
stepping on the bridge, when, to their horror, it disappeared.
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bridge looking at the John, as she shot down the stream,
he found himself standing on the brink of the atone buttress,
while Coolies's, was turning over Bud over in the water
M assts.—Doi Chrosick.