The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-08 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

TM market la steady, at the following quotatioos :
Town tallow, 41e. 3d. ; Petonlaug Y.O. on the spot, 435.
to 43e. 3d. ; September, 45..; October to December, 474.3 d.
to 46a ; December, 45.. 9d.
Mazza? Avgaaois.—Town tallow, 445. 34. ; fat by
ditto, 3.. 2d.: yellow Russian 445. 6d. ; melted staff ,
33e. 63.; rough ditto, 18s. 61; tallow grooves, 15a ; good
dregs, 7s.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Menem Harvey sad Brice report a good supply •t het
day's ynces.

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Fruit sad vegetables are still plentiful, especially
peaches and nectarines, which are abundant. Grossman
plums of good quality sre now included in foreign imports,
and of grapes and pine apples the supply is sufficient
for the demand. Foreign pins apples are also plentiful.
Strawberries Sr. every week getting scarcer, as are
also raspberries, which are all but over. Of melons,
both English sad foreign, there is a good supply, and
oranges are also plentiful. flood potatoes realise from
6e. to 8.. per cwt. Cut dowers chiefly oonsiet of orchids,
pelargoniums, asters, stocks, calceolariaa, mignonette, sod
10110 L

NORTH STAFFORDEOHRI RAILWAY. —The half-
yearly meetiog of the proprietors of the North Stafford-
shire Railway wa. held yesterday in the boardroom, at
fitoke.upoo-Trelt Station. Mr. Thomas Brodrick presiding.
The report and statement of secounta haring been taken as
read, the chairman moved their adoption, which was aimed
to. as was also • resolution derlsnsg a dividend at the rate
of 31 per cent._per annum.
TRAFFIC RETURNS. —The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
ending the let of August, on 10,643 miles to 668,7361,
and for the correepondieg week of last year, on
10,404 mike, to 653,323/., showing an increase of 439
mile., and of 5,413/. in the receipts. The gross receipts
on the following 15 railways amounted, in the aggregate, oa
7.631 miles. to 529.3841., and for the corresponding week of
1862, on 7,373 miles, to 524,483/, showing an increase of
258 miles, and of 4,9011. in the receipts. The
increase on the Caledonian amounted to 8084 ; on the Great
Eastern to 2791. ; on the Great Southern and Western to
545/. ; ou the Great Northern to 131.; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire to 4.127/. ; on the London and North Western to
1,497/. ; on the Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincoleshire
to 1,3361. ; on the Midland to 8161. ; on the North
British to 1,081/. ; an the North Easters and Stockton
sod Darlington to 2,613/. totsl, 12,9641. lint from
this must be deducted 3,642/., the decrease on the
Great Wenern ; 9611 on the Lando°. BrightoN
soil South Coast; 1,6241. en the London and
South Western ; and 1,9371. oe the South EAWterWO
together 8.184/., leering the Maumee as above, 4,9011 The
goods and mineral traffic on Close lines amounted to
223,510/., and for the corresponding week of 1862 to
215,2711., showing an increase of 8.23 W. The receipts
for parengere, parcels Itc., amounted to 305,8741, against
309,2121., showing a decrease of 3,3381., the comparison
being with an International Exhibition week of lea, year.
The traffic receipts on 63 other lines amounted, on 3,212
miles, to 129,3521., sad for the correepooding week of
hat year, co 3,031 miles, to 124,8401, *bowing an increase
of 181 miles. and of 512/ in the receipts. The total
receipts of the past week show an hearses of 28.5761. ea
compared with thole of the poosling week, ending the
2.lth of July.