The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-20 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is quiet at the gustiest quotations .Sows
tallow, Os. 3d.; April to Jose, 40a. 6d. June, 40.. ;O. to
41.. • July to September, 41s. 3d. ; October to December.
435. 9d. to 44e.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Pattendeo sod Smith report the trade io a quiet
state ; the demand is limited to the immediate wants of
consumers. Mocks are light, sad Rues coasequently keep
firm.

COAL MARKET.-(IRIS DAY,)

Walls Tad Braddyls Herta°, 19s. ; Walls Ead So nth
Ksllos, lA.. : Walls FAA Haugh Nall, 19a; Walls Lod
Eden Maio. 18s. 94. ; Walls Sod Hettt.n Inoea. IH. ;
Holverell, 17.. fd. ; Lambert's Hartley, IW. 94. —Ships at
market, ; 125 at sea.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE
ELICTRIC TILECRAPH.)—EDDIBURGII, APRIL 19.—At an
auction for miniaers' mosey in ES. Andrew-street t0.1a.,
at which 4,000 parsons were meant, the goods seized were
smashed and burned. _

NEWSVIdtDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROV !DEN r
Norrrrurros.—The tweety.fifth annul meeting of the mem-
bers of this institation was held lut wetting at the News
Exchange, Flut.street, Mr. Kennedy in the chair. Mr.
Jose., the secretary, read the report, which dated that the
society had been steadily pregreuieg denser the past vear.
The amount distributed in es end temporary relief had
increased during that ' to 81i Be. 4d.,the tended capital
to over 2,0001., end a bathos of 211. to he carried to meat
account. The annual festival had produced a profit of 20%,
sod a similar sum had been realised from a benefit at the
' Haymarket Theatre. Darien the existeuce of the society
.3901. bad been paid in passions, and 11301. in temporary relief.
The provision that the pnUou should be paid only from the
dividends on the funded capital kept the number of pessfoners
low. bat greatly added to the stabilit► of the institution. The
number of pensioners now on the fend wu five, and another
would be shortly elected. The liaancial statement showed
that the donations during the year had amounted to 104'.,
and the annual subscriptions to 73/. The total receipts had
been 2821. lis. 7d., and the total of szpsoditure, isclu,l-
ing the purchase of 100/. stock, and the payment of 57,).
to pensermers, 2811. ltie. 2d., leaving a balance cf
211. 3a. sd. On the motion of Mr. Woods. erooded by
Mr. Hall, the report wu adopted. The committee and
°Meer, far the ensuing year were then elected, and other
routine business hawker been transacted the meeting cob.
eluded with a vote of thanks to the &sieves.

A SEVERE PCNII4IOII;Tiji GOINt. TO SLEEP.—
Yesterday se old man named Silas Skieeer, about 00 years
of age, was charged before the county magistratr4 at
Rochester with going to sleep in the open air. The en-
cased was observed be Polise.coesteltle Emma, 100, to go
babied a stem stack between 4 and 6 o'clock in the morn.
ing, sod lie down to go to sleep, obis the valuer iron r.
diately pounced on him and took kW halo ous:orly. Ti •
accused said he bad nowhere to sleep. The Rev. Mr. Ma--
share, the presidia; magistrate, told the prisoner hew •
"an almost incorrigible character," and sentenced him to
six weeks' bud labour.—Stutth Baster,' Guat:e.

HouximAN's TKA is choice and strong, moderato
In wine, and al.olsonme In nat. These advantaaes have sceurnd
for this tea gencrslprefentoce. It Is sold in packets by 2,m)
sgenta.-lA6ertlssance..)