The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The 'market is quiet, at the following prices :—Tows
tallow, 401. 6d., net cash ; Petecaborg Y.O. ow the spot,
40s. ; Match, 4thi. 9d. • April to June, 41s. 3d. to
41s. 6d. ; October to December. 43e. 6d. to 435. 9d.
MARKET Avra.m.rs.—Town tallow, 435. ; fat by ditto,
2s. ; yellow Russian, 42a. 3d. ; asked staff, 31s. 6d. ;
rough ditto, 11e. fa. ; tallow grates, 13m ; good 4' P, 71.

SMITHFIELD HAY mArticar.—(TmpDAT.)

Mews. Harvey and Easton reran trodist the fellowiai
rims :—Prime meadow bay, 70s. to 00a. ; aritpwrior ditto.
, ss. to 905.; closer, old, Ms. to 110 e. ; mood eat, 78s.
100 e. ; straw, 245. to 30s.

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Notwithstanding the changeableness of the weather,
supplies of both vegetables sod fruit in mason continue to be
pretty well kept up. Retarded hothouse grapes are, however,
as a matter of course scarce, but some good new ours way
now be bed. Some good Blenheim orange, nonpareil, sad
American new town pippin apples may still be obtained ; like-
wise a few dessert pears. Oranges ars plentiful ; the best are
:solider from 6s. to lOs per 1001. For potatoes the market
is um heavy. Otani& &swell is am still largely supplied.
Continental arrivals are heavy ; among them ars Frew!'
lotteries, endive, carrots, and nalisises. Flowers chiefly
assist of tulips. hyacinths, orchids, beetle, pelargoniums,
primroses, mignonette. and rasa

FIRE AT THE AGRICULTCRALEALL.--(Tnis DAY).
—Between I and 2 o'clock this morn* wino:arable
alarm was caused at Islington, owing to a report that the
Agricultural-hall was on bre. On the arrival of the engines
it was found that the partition of the armour-room and the
organ-loft had from some inexplicable caws igaited, and
that the fireman and watchman on the premien had suc-
ceeded in extinguishing the fire. The damage dose u isooa-
siderable, and is thus officially reported by Capital Shaw :
—"
Petition of armoury and organ-loft damaged by fits,
and contents by, wAter. Insured in the County end Mercan-
tile era-offices.' _

1V1TNC?...4, AT THE RECENT TRIAL.—We under-
stand that all the officers, nori-eciantisaionad oSeses, and
men ordered home to give evidence in the Crawl=
martial have bean allowed Indian pay sad
dm Mg their temporary sojourn in this eountay.—United
Serrice Ura:ete.

HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY. —The Hon. Artillery
y mustered in large number. on Thursday evening,
(Co=itrpose of bearing the royal warrant read appoint-
ing his Royal Highness the Prism of Wales coptain-geseral
and colonel of the company. Lientuant-Colomi Lord
Colville announced to the regiment that it was the Priam
of Wales's intention shortly to inspect the regiment, and
that his royal highoes* would present a prise to be shot
for is the course of this year. Lord Colville distributed
the prises that had been won by numb= during mat year.
NATIONAL RIFLE AINSOCIATION. --The February
genteel meeting of the association will be held at Willie's
rooms on Saturday the 27th at 2.30 o'clock, his
!Lehner Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, KV,
president of the association, in the chair.
Tun SANDRINt;HAM EsTATZ. —A discovery has
been made of • valuable stratum of ironstone os the Sea-
&lngham estate, reautly purchased by his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wake. The discovery bra been effected by
Mr. J. Wright, merchant of Lynn, who has sent samples of
the ore obtained to some analytical chemists in the north of
England. These gentlemen state that the ironstone found
tautens nearly 41 per cent. of metallic iron, so that the ore
appears to be even richer than that of the neveland district.
It is believed that the deposit covers at least 500 scree, corn-
mewing at Wolferton church sad extending inked past the
Lynn and Fitnisheitoe road. Mr. Wright has communi-
cated his discovery to the Prism of Wales, through Gassed
Kaolin, and has applied for pandemics to work the ore en
payment of a royalty. If the hopes entertained with regard
to the discovery should prove well founded the matter
will prove one of much importance to the whole surrounding
district, and especially to the town and port of Kiss's Lynn.
DEATH OF A THEATRICAL LERRILF..—We regret
to &neonate the dooms of Mr. Johnsea, who for as loons
period had been associated with Mr. Nelaoo Lee is the
management of the City of London Theatre and other
theatrical enterprises. The death of this respected gentle-
man took place at half-pest 5 o'clook on Sunday morning
last, at his residence, 9, Albert-street, Pentem-plaras. Kea-
sington. —Era.
ACtIOENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN LINE.—THE
BISHOP OF OXFORD IS DARORR.—On Wednesday evening
lad an accident occurred to the express train from London,
when near Chesterford, but fortunately no one was hurt.
The train, which was going at • moderate rate, had just
emerged from the tunnel, wbea the axle of the teethe
broke, and the wheel felling underneath. yearly all the car-
riages were drawn over it, bumping and alarming the pas-
sengers very much. Fortunately, great judgment at the
Latent was exercised, and the train brought to • standstill.
The 'gene was then sent onto Cbesterford, and a telegraph
to Cambridge, and every precauties seed Is order to pre-
vent any further accident by the trains that ware to pus.
After • delay of about two hours, the train was enabled to
proceed to Cambridge, where it arrived about 9 o'clock in
perfect safety. The passengers had a moat miraculous m-
ane, and among them was the Bishop of Oxford. who had
been announced to much the first Lent Sermon at Greet
St. Mary's, Cambridge, that evening.—Cambridge lack-
ikJialesl Frees.
YORK CANDLEMAS HORZE FAIR. —At this annual
fair (held on Wednesday) there was a limited supply of
barer, the greater proportion of which were of inferior
quality. There were not many buyers present. and sake
were made languidly. Fair prime were made for saterior
sorts ; other descriptions could not be disposed of.
MURDER AT KKK/HUM—At an inquest held
yesterday at Keigbley, • verdict of wilful murder was re-
turned against a man named Brian Terry, • fanner residing
at Greenhouse Farm, near KeWey, who on Wednes-
day afternoon murdered his wile under very disuses-
hag cireurnstarices. For several months, Terry, who
is about thirty-eight years of age, bas bees corieidered
by his neighbours to be in • somewhat low end de-
=state of mind, and at times his wife was
lest be might do something serious. On this
.secant, she has several times expressed •desire that he
should be removed to se asylum. On Tuesday night, the
family remained up later than usual. A neighbour. Sarah
Milner, observing that the Tenn were up, be-
came apprehensive that something waa amhs. She
to
wenttie door, and found it fast, but lira
answered her that all was right, and that her hue=
was much better. Mrs. Milner went is s mooed time
before going to bed, but finding that all was quiet, she
retired to rest. She noticed nothing after until a little
after 3 o'clock on Wednesday efternooo, when Mn.
Terry Galled to leave • child with bor. Her husband
followed her, and, after waiting for some time with.
oet either of them returning, Mn. Milner west to
look for Terry and his wife, but could Sad no
'true whatever of them. Some members of Terry's
family were returning from school, and one of them
stated that they bad seen their father going across the
field with • spade on his shoulder. Mn,. Milner urged them
Ito co in search of their mother ; and, shortly afterward',
lodise persons harken arrived, the stable was entered, and
the poor woman war toned deed, with her head almost
ascend from her body. The wooed, which appears to
have been given with &sharp spade or hay knife, extended
from shove the ear down to the hreset. Terry absconded,
NM for some time ended the patios, bat he was found and
arreeted on Thursday night, when he confessed that he had
gut his wife's threat with a razor.
ZIAFFIC RISCHIPTS.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the wash ending
the 6th of February, on 11,146 miles, to 549774, and for
the norreepooding week of last year, on 10,734 apse, to
499,8161., showing an increase of 412 miles and of 53.1514
in the receipts. The gross receipts on the following 14 rail-
wen amounted in the aggregate, ma 7,711 miles, to 442,0514,
and for the troverpondieg week at 1863, on 7,519 miles,
to 400,1494, showing an increase of 192 mare and 41,9021. in
the receipts. The Increase en the Oakdoaka amounted to
1.5011. ; on the Great Eastern to 2,4441.; on the Great
Northers to 4,1901. ; on the Great Southern and Werner*
to 4061. ; on the Great Western to 3,493/. ; oo the
Laneashire and Yorkshire to 3,5334 ; on the London and
Nortit•Western to 9,9711. ; on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast to 6561. ;on the London and South West-
ern to 1,613/. ;on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire to 1,8571.; on the Midland to 4,5261. ; on the North
British to 8701. ; ou the North Eastern to 5,81161. ; and on
the South Eastern to 9374; total, 41.9021. 'lb. and
raisersl huge on those lines amounted to 963, ~ radios
the corresponding week of 1863 to 231,941/, elbow-
ing an increase of 31,6191. The receipts for
gars, parcels, he., amounted to 178.4911., against 16km207.2,
showing an increase of 10,2631. The tannic
as 63 other lime amounted, ea 3,435 miles, to 11101,24 44.
and for the corresponding week of last year, on 3,21.
miles, to 99,6671., showing an %crew of 220 idle
and of 11,2691. is the receipts. The total reedphsof the past
week show • decrease of 10,9394 as ocanpared with thew at
tho pleading week, eliding the 30th of jewelry, and as
compared with the corresponding week of hat year a soe-
siderable increase in the trade of the country.