The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DA T. )

The market 1. steady. Tows tallow 1. quoted 41.. 3d.
net each ; Petersburg Y.C. ou the spot. 41s. ; .11 the
month, 41s. • January to March. 41s. ; March, 42.. to
43. 3d. ; Oetiolser to llseecuber, 43.. 3d.

HIDI MARKET.-(THIS DAT.)

Lzuminiam..-Hides : Prices :-sGlbs. to 641b5.,
to 34. ; 641 be. to 721b5., 3d. to 3jd. ; 7E14. to 801bs.,
3d. to 3id. ; 801114. to Saba., 34d. to 4d. ; 881bs. to
9ilbs., 44. to 41d. ; plain, 3d. to 34d.; 96165. to 104114.,
4d. to 40. ; plain, 3d. to 3jd.; 104114. to 1121bs.
sod upwatda, 4id. to sd. Horse hides, 9e. Od. to Itb.;
Calf shins. light, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; fall, 7s. 64.
BennoNDagr.-811seipskine : pallid, 10s. 6d. to 13e. Od.;
Keats and half•brsds, 9s. to 10a 6d.; Downs, 6s. 9d. to Bs.

BOROUGH HOPMARIEET:-(THIt! DAY.).

Meurs. Pattenden and Smith report continued activity 'in
the trade, with a great scarcity of the better descriptions of
the new growth. Prices are gradually on the advance.

COAL MARKETI-(THIS. DAY.).

Walla Ead Hatton, Zia. 3d. ; Walla End Haswell,
24a. 3d. ; Wylam, 198. ; liolywdl, 19a. 6d.-39 ships as
market ; 90 at am.

YORK CNRtsipmas Soon% —This, the most CRYSTAL PALACE.—The last reception of General
celebrated and the beet unmet show in Yorkshire. corn- Tom Themb, hew& (Mrs. Stratton), Miss Minnie Warren,
meneed on Monday last, and will be contianed throughout and Commodore Nutt will alteplace to-morrow, when they
the week. A very large number of all classes of horses, and will also give • juvenile entertainment consisting of charm.
from every part of the county, from the most valuable ter songs sad dances. The Palace is decorated as for the
hunter to the veriest back. were brought to the fair, and for Christiana holidays, and will be well warmed and lighted.
the first two days the trade was not brisk, but on Widnes- The great Christmas tree, will.„alaa ill.mahm tea;
day an active business. was transacted. There was • plane. FRAUD% ON TEI LiEEDs DAT:IL—At the Yorkshire
fa show of hooters of all classes, well-bred horses generally assizes yesterday, Thomas Skate, clerk, aged 38, was
In condition for the bunting-field selling at folly high charged with having forged ao acceptance on the Leeds
Prices, and being quoted at from 2001. to VIOL Young Banking Company, which failed a few mouths ago, for 1711,
Denten, broken fog work, ranged from IW. to 300 r. ; and with uttering the same, knowing it to be forged, with
seasoned and fast hunters for light country, 2001. to intent to defraud. This man was the confidential clerk of
MO/. ; while midi as were tip to heavy weights realised John Woodheed Mande°, the notorious iron merchant,
from 230/. to 330/. On 'Tuesday Mr. Hall, the master of who, having duped the bank of from 20,000/. to 30.000/.,
the Holderness hoards, brought to the hammer a dozen fled to America. Skaife had rendered essential service to
hunters from his noble stet, and among the aristocracy his employer in the matter of fabricating and promoting
which the sale of these and other hunters attracted together forged bills, sod for the one in question he was yesterday
were Lied Halewood, Lord Henry Bootjack, and Sir Geo. brought to the bar. The jury found him guilty, and he
Wombwell. Only six of Mr. Hall's were sold, the offers was sentenced to 15 years' penal servitisks.
for the remainder not reabier the reserved bid, the six Dicer or THE ROMAN HOUNDS —The first meet
rearing oo the aversive the large sum of 3101. each. There of the Roman hounds took place on Monday morning on the
was not a very good show of carriage horses, but the beet Appian Way, at the time-honoured locality marked by the
realised high prioss. Toting homes for hackney work met tomb of Cecilia Metella. The day was lovely, and those
with a slow demand, and fetched from 2201. to 40/, each. I persons who for the first time visited that interesting part
In the class of working horses generally the supply was not of the Campagna could not fail to be more struck with the
se large as "eel. Well-framed, powerful dray homes were archie)logical and picturesque attractions of the scene than
very scares, and the demand of several buyers from Mae- with its mere sporting excitement. Upwards of 110 car-
chaster for teem animals could not be supplied. Those in I ewes, full of spectators, formed a long line betimes the
the fair were eagerly bought up at from 351. to GO/. each. I tombs of the nameless dead, and a brilliant field
Cart horses were a very miscelleneons show, well-limbed, of between GO and 70 equestrisuss, including wee.
active young animals, suitable for London work, realising gal ladies, followed the new huntsman Mr. Hogg.
from 401. to 60/. The greater part of the business in work- and the lately-imported pack of booed,, in thee
log hone; however, le reserved for the latter part of the I researches after Reynard. Fortunately for the ripsaw
week, s omens of this revived institution no accideata took
HOMICIDE rK Butmt:rnwam.--On Wednesday RD plum, in spite of stone walls and Miff rails ; but
in ;airy was held at the Grand Turk Hotel, Ludgate-hill. by Mr. Hogg was not satisfied with the results of the
Pr. D. Davis. coroner for the horouch, relative to the death day's work, in a sporting point of view, as no brush
of a child, aged six years, named George Bradbury, who was brought home although five foxes were started. The
lived with his parents in Livery-street, Birmingham. The fact is that the neighbourhood of the Via Apple abounds
ereurnstaoces were of a painful character. The eldest with so many old tombs and grottos', and holds of one
child, sister of the deceased. deposed that while her sort or another, that foxes are seldom at a loss for a place of
umber was gone oat on Saturday morning to get potatoes refuge after a short burst, and the hounds become quite
for dinner. leaving the deceased, herself, and another child, practical arch:eoloems with poking about the Triopio, the
aged three, in the house, a quarrel took Place between the Pago Sulpizio, and the substructions of the Villa dei Quin.
two younger children. Immediately afterwards William, tili. The bushman will soon adapt himself to the country,
the youngest, got a piece of paper, which he lighted, sod as he has had many years of experience not only ia Fag.
with it set fire to the clothes of the deceased. The elder land and Ireland, but also in Australia, where he hunted a
child being unable to pat out the flames. the deceased ran pack for five years. Four capital English homes, the sue-
into the yard, and a neighbour came and extinguished the censors of the unforterate animals buret on the Lyons
V. amen, by enveloping the child in a bag. The little girl Railway, haes arrived safely out to Marseilles. and are ex-
ei
that she was quite certain that her heather William pected in Rome oa Monday next.—. Letter Daum Rome,
t.t deceased ese ere oa purpose. The child was taken to Dec. 17.
tie ;mere Hospital ;be
day he was admitted. The coroner called the attention of VIRGIXTA.—vrben a soldier dies his body is washed, en.
jure to the fact, that though the fire was mused intim.' shrouded in a clean shirt and drawers, and with naked
tumidly, a child of three years of age was not responsible leads and feet, is carried on a stretcher by the nurses to
f r its • lions. The jury returned a verdict of " Homicide the dead-house and put in a plain red coffin. The soldier's
Lc Misadventure." I name. company, and regiment are painted on the under
A NoTrIF.R BREAKDOWN IN BLACKHEATH Try- side of the coffin lid, to identify the deceased in can of ex-
' .—Yesterday, from some defect is the arraimmeets. . burning. At the hoar appointed, the escort, drum corps,
z • . train from Ilaidatose, which was due at Woolwich amitosis, pall-bearers, and the chaplain, all being amen-
. -Crud at p.m., did not arrive there until 2.30, she bled, the funeral begins by placing the easeoffined deed is
having arisen, it was said, from a waist of power is • the cart, each one receiving the regular dead salute of a
•• urine. Notwithstanding this the train was allowed to three-fold rapping of the drums and the shouldering and
and as might have hem anticipated, whilst geeing presenting of arms by the wort. We usually take bye at
..teep incline of the Blackheath t 1, it came to ' a lead, all covered over with the glorious old flag they died
standstill, much to the hoe-or of the on to honour and defend. All ready, with • slow step. graced
minds the remembrance of the late deplorable Lei. I with the solemn notes of the " Dead March," of fife and
woe of mom vividly impressed. The train was de- drum, we march to the grarward, and with solemn silence
• vi 4 in the tunnel for more than bait as hoer. I consign them to the tomb,—New York Timm.