The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-28 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

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Loss. Spar Oasts 97
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Treasury Boucle
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per Cams, 1933 . 191 93 1
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Do. 1132 —

PARIS, 1)11C. 27.—St. Germain, 1,425; Versailles (right
L• 1191. —; &to (left look), 332;30 ; Parra and (khans, 1,040. Pans
aaJ Room 065 ; Roues and lbore. 333; Ilantedlee and Ana.
ask:— ; &nohow, and Me, ; Northam 893 SO: Paris and
Straebourc 611 23; ran. and Lyons, 931; Ilene sad
Yedller-
raaeao 77730; trona, 790; Mono and lit Dinar to Gray, 547;
Paris and Cberbarg. GLS ; Dijon and Besancon, 572 39; Bor.
diens sad Cart e, 613; Dieppe and Tesoro, 313: Paris and aoseux,
—; Bordeaux and Tay —; Iloatereen!and Troyes, 320 ; °nod
Coate, —; Ootst sad Moe, 163 ; Centre of Indy, 1,002 50.

BERLIN, DEC. 24.—Voluntary Loan, 1011. New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1850), 103; ditto
(1862), 103; National Debt, 94i. Commercial and
Marine Society's Premium, 148. Bank Shares, 110.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MINCINO-LANE.—THIS DAY.
The holidays prevent general busine-s to any extent being
done, but mese articles have a steady appearance.
Corers.—Good ordinary native Ceylon quoted firm at
48s. fal. to 47..
Tit matins quoted at the same prices u last week
Currox.—About 1,100 bete reported sold on 'Change
ye.terdey at prices a shade in favour of buyers.
In other articles no material alteration.
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TALLOW MARKET.—TIIIS DAY.
The market is quiet to-day, the trade only buying from
hand to mouth." Town Tallow is quoted 48s. nett cash ;
Peterthura Y.C. on the spot, 455. • all this year, 445. 9d. ;
Jan. to March, (1853),45e.; October to December, new
(1853), 441.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. R. J. Davis reports a short swpply and trade brisk at
the following quotations :--Prime meadow Hay, 755. to
845.; inferior, 68s. to 725. ; Rowen, 555. to 639.; Clover,
185 e. to 100 e.; second tut, 70s. to 905.; straw, 265. to 30e.

THE WELLINGTON PILLAR.—The exertions of
Mr. Arthur Kinglake for the restoration of the Somerset-
shin monument of the great Duke are receiving approval
and support on all hands. A county meeting will he held
at Taunton early in the year, and we bear it is probable
that the respected Lord Lieutenant will preside. The pro-
position for restoring the pillar receives the countenance of
Sir P. Acland, Sir A. Rood, E. N. Sanford, E.g., and
many other distinguished county gentlemen. Vie trust
that sufficient funds will be obtained to carry out in full
Mr. Kinglako's saggeetion' that in addition to the restart-
lion of the pillar • hospital or retirement for old soldiers
should be built on Blackdovrn.—Shorkeris Joeffnal.
FLAX MACHINERY AT TxAISOLGAN.—II is with
much pleasure we notice the efficient movement in flax
chewing made by our respected county member, N. B.
Roche, Esq. Within a few months be has erected at his
seat, Trabolgan, and has now in full operation, tt e largest
flax-mill in the South of Ireland, giving employment to
numbers of men, women, and children. A large steam-
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engine works thi. mill. , seutchiag slinks number so
many as 20, with breaking machine, seeding rollers, de.
The waste steam is applied to the most approved pr, cess of
preparing and desieating the flax, and there are also worked
by Ike engine • threshing machine, winnowing machine,
oat bruiser, slier,., de. What adds to the value of this en-
terprise is, that the works have been executed in our
neighbourhood by Mr. Perron, and give proof that it is
not necessary to go elsewhere for such maehinery.—Cork
tieparter.
RAIN IN THE LASE DISTRICT.—The followinr
quantities of rain fell in Keswick during the past week :
December 11, 1.679 in.; 12th, 3.620 in.; 13th. .370 in. •
14th, .360 in.; 16th, .497 in.; 16th, .462 in.; 17th, 1.080
in.—total, 8.458 in., as measured in the ful.ge ket t at
Crosthwaite's Museum. There was no service at Crew-
thwaite church on Sunday the 12th inst., in consequence
of the flood. which rendered it impossible to get there,
except by going a considerable distance round, End then
only on horeebeek. Such a circumstance never occurred
b. fore in the parish, la the memory of the oldest person
living. There were three services ia St. John's church in

MARTLEOONS BAYS.—A compromise of the claims
of creditors, originally amounting to 43,0001., for • sum
of 36,0001., is about to be effected in counexion with the
winding up of this undertaking, Which has been in I re-
grim Mace Dcc., 1848.