The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

ROYAL SOCIETY POE THE PROTECTION OP
LIFE FROM PIRA

The nineteenth annual meeting of the friends
and supporters of this society was held yesterday in the
Council-chamber of the Guildhall, City, the Right lire.
the Loan MAYOR occupying the chair.
Mc. S. Low, the secretary, read the report, which
sets forth several interesting (acts. During the year the
society's fire escapes and conductors have attended 658 fires,
being all that have occurred within their bourn of duty.
At these fires they were the means of rescuing 95 persons,
several of them at the imminent risk of these who rescued
them. Besides these cases of absolute rescue from fire or
suffocation, numerous instances occur where the safety and
comfort of the inmates is smeared by the timely presence of
the society's men, when all is otherwise confusion and
danger. The number of the society's stations in London is
now 75, each attended all night by its conductor, who is
required to attend every fire in his district directly
he receives the call The number of men employed is 75
conductors, 4 inspectors, and 6 supernumeraries. The re-
ward cases are 56, including 6 silver medals, 2 additional
clasps, and 46 testimonials on vellum, many accompanied
with money. The report points out in strong terms the ne-
cessity for all persons aroused by fire to close every door
after them in going about the house, and especially when
resorting to the front rooms for help from the outside. The
financial statement showed the total receipts for the past
year to have been 7,6681. ; and the expenditure, including
wages, 4,5031, ; machinery, 1,T301. ; rewards, 262/. ; clothes
and accoutrements, 2951.—t0ta1, 7,3101.

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Mr. Alderman goer. moved the adoption of the report,
which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Not and unani-
mously agreed to.
A number of fire escape conductors, police-constables,
and civilians were then called in, and received from the
halide of the chairman the testimonials and rewards to which
they were entitled, the distribution being accompanied by
some appropriate remarks of approval and encouragement
from the Lord Mayor. The rewards comprised testimo-
nials, setting forth the nature of the OM on vellum, suit-
ably framed, and the silver medallion of the society, accom-
panied by sums of money varying from lOs. to 21. lOs.
Mr. Deputy 14Yrr seconded the motion, which was costa
unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings
to a close.

Outside the Guildhall the band of the society, formed
from amongst the men, were stationed, and performed
several pieces of music in an effective manner. While this
was going on, a fire-escape was placed sgainst the walls of
the Guildhall Coffee-house, and some of the conductors ex-
hibited to the public the practical working of the machine.

THE LATE UNDEROROUND RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Mr. Jny, the railway contractor, by the aid of a powerful
pumping engine which he has had at work for the last few
days, yesterday soontoded is clearing the water out of the
railway work; and • large body of labourers were at once
set to work to clear away the piece' of broken timber and
brickwork, preparatory to the rebuilding of the buttery
wall Meson. Dethick and Cooks, the contractor and
surveyor to the Board of Works, have also bad a large
pumping engine placed at the shaft of the sewer. imme-
diately above whine the fracture took place, and which, built;
kept continually in action, effectually prevents any flow of
the sewage into the railway, by turning it into the new
cuttings or pipes. The effluvium arising from this open
cutting is • great aanoyance to the inhabitants ia the
neghboorbood, and the above gentlemen are devising semi
measures by which this evil may be lessened, if era alto-
gether removed.

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TALLOW.—WEDNESDAY EVINGNO.--Tbe market was
firm today, at the following taw* :—Spot, 47a. ; Oct. so
Dec., 49a. Delivery to last evening, 361 oak*; arrivals,
2&S cask&

COTTON. —l.lvntrom, JULY 2.—Bales to-day 21,01,
bales, of which 18,000 ass for apseadation and ezport •
Market animated, and prices again higher, say 21. per lb,
over Friday last for all kinds.

HIDES AND LEATHER. For many months tLe
leather trade has shown an almost undeviateog uniformitt ;
moderate supplies and • pearly equal demand have tended
to prevent any great accumulation of stock, sod to keep
prices almost stationary. The past month has geese/sted so
new feature ; the extent of the transactions has, perils's,
scarcely kept pace with those of the earlier months of the
present year, but it has been commensurate with the fresh
supplies, sod the alterations io prices are very trifling. it
is also satisfactory to observe that the exportation of leather,
to which we directed attention in our circularof last mouth,
continues to increase, and we may hope, should the corning
harvest prove abundant, that a more active demand in..v
exist during the latter than in the first six months of thn
year. In raw goods • fair amount of business has been done,
with scarcely any change in priors. The import of salkd
hides has been large, the stocks are considerably augment d,
and prices show a rather declining tendency. The first
public sale of the month was particularly dull ; but at that
on the 26th the demand for East India kips, both for the
home and export trade, was more active, although salted
hides met a hmited inquiry. At Leadenhall yesterday the
business done was not large, bat fully equal to the fresh
supplies. English butte of all weights, and calf skins of
2511 m to 50Iba. dose°, were the articles most wanted.—
(From the G`irsular of Maws. T. J. sod T. Powell.)

0011N.—Burron, JOLT 2.—Our market has been slow
at last week's rates, and a assail show. Wheat, white, from
We to 60s. ; red, 665. to 58s. No alteration IA beans or oats.
erocrrou-06-Trze, Jura 2.—The imports of wheat for
the part week are liberal. At this day's market there was
a moderate supply of wheat from the farmers,and there being
a thin attendance of buyess, the demand preyed slow at
about last week's prices. Barley met with more inquiry, snd
was 6d. to U. per qr. dearer. Oats, beans, and
er us-
changed. Imports during the past week :—Wh coast-
WUNS, 660 qrs. ; foreign, 1,700.. Oats, coastwise, .
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OLLOGOW, JULY 2.—At this day's market wheat fully
supported the quotation d lest week, with only a mode-
rate omisumptive demand. Flour, 3d. to 6d. per barrel
dearer on the week, and fine qualities met a pretty ready
sale. Scotch oats and barley brought 6d. per boll advance,
and full prices were required, for other deserlptmnt Oat-
meal rather higher. Sear and peas saleable, at previous
rates. Indian corn about 6d. dearer for good mixed and
yellow.

CAT/11.—ffouvRALL JOLT 2.—Oar Illpplie• were short
and evervtbing was sold. Beef made from 3a. 6d. to
Be. Od. ; mutton, 42. Od., to sa. Od. ; lamb. 6e. 4d. to
fla. 6d. ; veal. 4s. Od. to 6e. Od. ; pork, 30. 4d. to
40. Bd. per stone of fate. oinking the offal.

COALS. -Lowsos Jour 2. - Bras's Maids Wed
Hartley, lbs. 3d. ; Davison's West Hartley, 15a. 3tl. ;
West Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; Hadley Hartley,
Tart. Holrwell, 15s. ; N orth Pelts. Gas, 12a
Walker Primrose, 11.. Id. ; Eden Main, 15a. ; Walls Ead
Braddylla Helton, 15s. 3d.; Walls End Founwellgate,
15s. ; Walls End Haswell. les. 6d.; Walla End Becks,
16s. 6a. ; Walls End South Hatton, 16.. 6d. ; Walla Fad
Stewart's, 16s. ; Walls Eod Tunstall, 14e. 6d. ; Walls End
Cleawap, 15s. 6d. ; Walls End Carideo, 15s. 6d. ; Walla End
Hartlepool, 15a. 9d. ; Walls Ead Hellos, 15s. 6d. ; Walls
End South Hartlepool, 14s. 9d. ; Walls End South Kenos,
us.. 6d. ;Walls Ea Triodes Hartlepool, 15s. 9d. ; Walls
End Whitworth, 14.. 6d. ; Cerway and Duftryn Anthracite,
21s. ; Carway and Duffryn Malting, 235.--Ships at market,
90; sold, 56.