The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-31 00:00:00

THIS DAY.—Two O'CLOCK.

There is still inquiry for the mining shares.
Agua Fria shares arc quoted ; to ; ; Nouveau Monde,
,k to ; Colonial Gold, ; to ; and Great Nugget
Vein, !, to .;; —all per share.
Australian Agricultural shares are quoted 32 to
33 ex div.; Peel River, 21 to 3; North British
Australasian, ;7 to 11 ; and Scottish Australian
Investment, to 1 prem.
The South Australian Mining Company's shares
mark I preen.

THE LIBRARY AT SEBASTOPOL.—The Journal de
St. Petersbuurg announces thit the Czar has given 2.5,000
roubles to the officers of the Black Sea fleet, to repair the
damage caused by the explosion of a bomb in the library of
the bat at Embeatopol.

CoiittnE.-300 bags native Ceylon were off:•r‘d, and
bought in at 466. to 461. 64.
TEA.—The large public salcs arc progressing without
spirit, and a largo portion beit,v boagnt in.
SALTYJITIIII dull of role. tiO4thisir Bombay were bow,ht
isurblesetion 25t, at 21s. J.
Elea. —The demand continues toast. 87 tierces Carolina
Oars bought in, Ms. to 30s.
arielge —Nutmeg* sold at @toady prices for or Unary, and
at tither lower rates for good quality—la. 104. to
is. 10d. Maeo sold without alteration in prices—ls. 10d. to
Ir. 64. Cloves sold rather cheaper—Penang, 101 d. to 10id.
Zoseillter, 50. to 60. Pepper pertly sold, at prices slightly
faysor of the buyer, M dabs", 4}d. to 40. Africa
gloger sold &teeth'''. 295. to 234.
Corrom.—Prloaa me unaltered, but so treasactiout of
im-
portenss reported.
TALLOW MAERET.—THIS DAT.
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tallow market is quiet, at the decline of yesterday
too. Pat nbary Y. C. on the spot to quotedi Om ed. ;
an to Mush, Rh.; Marsh wad April, 661.1 d.

toROOOH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Niro. Pittentloa ans Smith report there (cations, a
II demand for immodiato ankrumpttoa form st detorir
of bops, at about late prima

COAL MARIET.—THIS DAT.
Eden Ddiiq, 235. 6d.; Walla End Hatton, 215.; Will,
.74d °Worth, 215.; Walla End Lagabtos, 24a. 6d. ; Walla
d liartlep?•l, 241 6d.; Wall.' Bad Toss, 2,15. 64.-131
trub Wes 41.markit•

IRELAND.

. DUBLIN, JAw. 30.
Captain Grove, commanding the 90th depot, at
Mellinger, writes to the Daily Express in the fol.
lowing tetras, with reference to the statement which
appeared in a London paper on the authority of their
correspondent in the Crimea, that an officer of the
90th regiment was found frezen to death :

I beg leave to state, "on undoubted authority," that "no
such misfortune occurred in that corps." YJU will oblige me
by giving publicity to the above, as the inflow' of many
relatives and friend, of my brother officers have. been pain-
felly aroused by the announcement referred to, the correct-
ness of which I sow cllstiactly costradlot.
The following singular ancient usage was observed
yesterday in. the Court of Exchequer:—Three of the
choir boys and one of the clergymen of Christ's
Church, attended before their lordships to comply
with the terms on which certain lands are held by the
Dean and Chapter of Christ's Church Cathedral,
namely, that on specified days, they shall render
homage to her Majesty, in her Court of Exchequer.
A hymn having been sung, and certain prayers re-
cited, the ceremony terminated.
In both the courts of Queen's Bench and Exche-
quer yesterday motions were made on behalf of Mr.
W. A. Gregory, for liberty to inspect certain bills el
exchange, tu the harAla of a Mr. Itichtudzoti and

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Mr. Henry Norwich, upon which actions have been
instituted against Mr. Gregory, in connexi'm with
Mr. O'Fla!way, a gentleman not now in this country,
the ground of the motion being that the said bids
were forgrries. Leave was obtained to ha% e them
inspected by eight several witnesses, amorg whom
were Lord Dunkellin, Lord Bolingbiuke, Sir Thos.
Burke, Mr. Ilranston Smith, &c.
Dr. Wilson, of the 7th lliefsars, who was specially
mentioned in Lord Raglan's despatch for his gallant
conduct on the day of lokermuno, is to be eniertained
at a public dinner on Thureday next in Strauraer, his
native town.

SPORTING.
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TurAnAy.
There was a strong attendance to.day, but bwinces was
"as per last report" remarkably dull. This may be ac-
counted for, as far ea the Chimer Cap is conceri.ed, by the
fact that the acceptances ter that ram are on the eve of pub-
n, and hackers of horse, prefer waitimr. It will be
&len that no change has tckt n place in the Dell., betting,
and the tame remark applies to the Great Northern and
Metropolitan Handicap'. Latest prices:
'LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
60.0 to 36 eget he Trout (t)
34/0 to 18 Dalheith (t)
220 to 10 11qurt9n (t)
GREAT NoicritEßN HANDICAP.
16 to I ■gst Lady Palmerston (t)
DIETROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
IC to 1 eget Fandango (t)
20 to 1 Phareelus (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 apt St. Hubert (t)
0 to 2 Lord of the Islet (t)
CHESTER CUP.

20 to lon the held (off )
Oilers to take to 1 about each of the following three .
Toe Rely r, Rotherham, sad Arthur \Vence( y
25 to 1 eget Andover (41)
33 to 1 Early Bird (t)
54) to 1 Mortimer (t and off)
50 to 1 Dalkeith (4)
66 to 1 Bright Piecinia (off)
66 to 1 Scythian (off)
DERBY.
St. Hubert (tend off.)
Dc Clore (off)
Ora ulna Esuriens (t)
ltifl :man (t)
Rambling Hattie (t)

Bto 1 tint
11 to 1
11 to 1
lto to 7
460 to 10

LOCAL SRA RR MARKETS.

LIVTIMOOL, JAN. 39. The share market has been
very inattise to-day, although it it first day for the new ac-
mut. I'rices generally hrm. Birkenhead, Lancoo.htre,
and Cheshire, Hl—Ditto (Chester and Birkenhe id), 17h—
Ditto (221. share,), 6„d—Caledonian, 31L—Cla4 oter odd
Holyhead, 13113—Eastern Countits, 11—Lancashire end
Yorkshire, 7:4 !—London and North Western, 10:1—
Manchester, Sheffield, and I..nc.,lnthire, 241 c.
land, 701—Sonth Eastern, 17 11-IG

A letter from Berlin, in the Post Anapt Gozete
says:—" The special mission with which Gene, al de Wens!l
is charged by the king of Prussia to Paris has for object ta
point out is a precise manner, the public right of Prussia
to tale part in all conferences of the great powers 4
called for by the place she occupies in the European con-
cert."
Thula-LANE TitEATuE.—The annual general
meeting of the proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-
lane, was held in the sal .on of the theatre, for ice purpose
01 freceiviug the report of the committee, and ci •ctrog eft-
cue for the ensuing year. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq.
(in the absence of the Earl of Gler.gal:), took the chair,
supported by a large body of the proprietors. The Cena
mittee, in their report, stated that Mr. Smith, the present
lessen, had entered into a lease for seven yeas, commencing
the let of January, 1t52, at a rent of 4,001 1. per annum,
and they considered it due to that gentleman to acknow-
ledge the punctuality with which he had paid his rent sines
he had hold the theatre. It was upon the fu!l conviction
that he would continue to fulfil his obligations thus ho-
nourably that the c mmittee rested their expectations of
basing the means to discharge the Maims consequent on
pres.nting the public with a nearly new theatre, both in-
ternally and externally, at an expense of about 2,000/. Tte
committee had kept up the quarterly payments U the Duke
of Bedford, and the sum of CAL had also bun paid to
renters' trustees. he income since the last general meet-
ing had been 7,071 t, ldel., and the expenditure 7,1101.
Ha. 2d. Mr. Arden, in mos ing the adoption of the report.
congratulated the proprietors that it was more favourable
than any they had received for the last 20 years. The
report was then unanimously received. The following
members who retired by rotation, were re-elected: Sir
Henry Webb, the Earl of Westmoreland, Thomas Arabin,
Esq., Thomas Waring, EN., Thomas Rawlins, a, Esq . awl
Henry Cope, Esq. After the election of the aud.ier,
votes of thanks were passed to Mr. Cabbell, to Mr. Smitu,
the lessee, and Mr. Nelson, the acting secretary. The
meeting was tlisa dissolved.