The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

MARKET&

TALLOW. SercemAT Evamnsa. The market WM
firm today:—Spot, 44a.; ILarah, 445. 3d.; April to
June, 445. 6d. ; October to December, 46a. 3d. to 46a. 6d.
Delivery 1,208 cuks ; minis, 50 maks.
COTTON.—LimarooL, Fa. 14.—Our market continues
very steady, with a fair bush:teas doisg. The sales are 6,000
bales, including DV Amerioaa, 224.; MOO Burst, llid. to
170. ; 250 Egyptian, 210. to 22ed. ; 350 Bahia, 19d. to
194 d. ;of which 2,590 are fur speculation and export. To-
da3's import is 169 bales.

COTTON GOODS.—MANCHVirtIi, FEB. 14.—The ag-
LTVbusbies, of the week haa been rather small, owing
almost entire suepension of operations dating the
first few days from an impression that we were on the eve
of receiving important news from A.7206:11. This impres-
sion has been pelt:ally removed, and though confidence is
not fully restored, there has been more business during the
last three days. Buyers in general still appear very shy
and hold aloof, but such as have orders pressing for execu-
tion have been anxious to seise an opportunity at the tarn
from what is believed by some to be the lowest point for the
present, but these operations are on a small scale. They
have consisted chiefly, in yarns, of numbers up to Ws for
the home trade, and 30's to 50's mule yarn for India. There
has also been a limited business for the Mediterranean.
Under the influence of this partial resumption of business
prices are leas depressed and irregular than on Tuesday.
Cloths are also steadier, but the business in them is on •
very small scale. There has been a fair inquiry in some
descriptions, but it has led to little or nothing worthy of
nonce. For India there is nothing doing, and the fabrics
suited to that market continue amongst the moat depressed
is our warehouses.

WOOLLEN.—LEgon, FEB. 14.—1 n the Coloured Hall
this morning a fair amount of business was transacted. The
demand chiefly embraced meltons in plain and fancy styles,
principally in the lower qualities, light mixed 60-inch
tweeds, and white diagonals. Of this last-named class of
goods, the few there were in the market were readily sold,
and many more would have been had they been there.
Low cuckoos are still scarce, and command fully sustained
rates. The White Hall was less auimatod ; a few parcels
of light spring mediums changed bands, but beyond that
little was done.

HARDWARE.— BIRVINcIiAM, FEs.l4.—The trade of
this town continues quiet. It cannot be maid, however, th►t
any depresaioo exists so long as the large manufactories
continue on at full time, as is the cue at this moment ; and
if in some instances goods are being made up for stock,
this is to a moderato extent only, and chiefly in some of the
fancy trades. But notwithstanding the absence of anima-
tion, there is more business doing than there was at this
time twelvemonths. The factors' travellers report an in-
disposition on the part of the country shopkeepers to do
other than order moderately, but their stocks are small, so
that whenever any reaction does take place it will be imme-
diately felt by the manufacturers. The export trade is
rather sluggish, but there is a fair amount of orders in for
Italy, Francs, and Spain. In other respects the conti-
nental trade is eat, as it has been, so far, thilyear. There
are few Canadian orders it, also for the West ladies- The
South American trade continues quiet. In reference to
particular branches there are complaints as to dolmas in
some of the metal trades ; sod from the platers the reports
are ranch to the same effect. The button trade is slack in
every department, there having been very little doing up to
this time in the class of article. imitable for the spring
trade. The iron trade in this district continues active, and
all the principal works are in full operation.

CORN. FIB. 14.—Wbent unchanged in
value and a dull sale. Barley in short supply, but the prices
asked prevented males. Wheat, 40e. to 50s. • barley, 345.
to 425.; beans. 36e. to 40s. ; oats, 20s. to 26.

CARLISLE, Fan. 14.—There was • small supply of wheat,
but fir of barley and oats at our market to-day. Wheat
wan dull at • decline of 3d. to f,L per basheL Oats
in good demand at 3d. per bushel advance, there being
several seed buyers. Barley in good demand, and
about 3d. per bushel advaner. Wheat, white, new,
17s. Od. to 191. 6d.; red, new, 16e. Od. to 17a 6d. Bar-
ley, new, 10a 6d. to 12s. &L o.ite, potato, new, Bs. 9d. to
ltis. ; °amnion, new, 7e. 9d. to tie. 9d. Beans, is. to 17s.
COLCHESTER, Fug. 14.—Wheat met • slow sale at • de-
cline of la per qr., with a fair supply. But little barley on
sale ; milting qualities advanced la. whilst grinding re-
tained late rates. Beane and peas firm.

GUILDFORD, Fen. 14.—There was a moderate supply of
wheat at to-day's market, for which there wee a better de-
mand, though without change in value from last week.
Barley and other spring corn at the full rates of last week.
Wheat. 40.. to 620. ; barley. 31a. to 405.; oat., Va. to 30a. ;
peas, 395. to 425. ; beans, 375. to 43e. per qr..
filittFOßD, Fen. 14.—A good supply of wheat and barley,
very heavy of oats, and short of beans. All grain sold at
last week's prices except oats, which were a heavy ale and
rather looser. Wheat, rod, 25e. to 28a.per load ; 6ne' 31.1 a.
to 325. ; white, 28e. to 30e. ; flee, 32r. to 345. Barley, malt.
Mg. 36e. to 445. per qr. ; grinding, 265. to 345. Oahe,
mama 16s. to 22a. • feed. Ms. to 28a. Beans, 21.. to 27e.
per load. Peas, 2.1. to Ma. per load.
• - •

LaKuria, Fat 14.—The supply of wheat was shoat an
average for the mason. General field cultivation has Made
steady progress during the week. The demand for wheat
was moderate at but week's rates. New white, 48s. to
54e. ; old, 58s. to 60s. ; new red, 48s. to 50e. ; old. 525. to
Hs. per 36 stone. There was by no means an abundant
show of barley, for which the demand wore a arm aspect,
►t fully as much money as heretofore. Malting, 34.. to
395. par quitter ; grinding. 275. to 30s. per 30 stone. There
was a fair demand for cats, and sales were made at the
curreocies of the week preceding ; old, 275. to 30s. ; new,
21s. to 245. per 24 stone.

Nrwcastur-tiPon-Tram. FEB. 14.—At oar market this
morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the
growers, and, having little offering ex ship, farmers'
samples were taken off quickly, at the extreme rates
of this day se'onight, but from the firmness of holders few
transactions occurred in either south country or foreign,
the only description in which business transpired being fine
old high-mixed Dantric, which commanded 565. per 5051ba.
upon the whole, however, rather more tone pervaded the
trade. Flour was not PO pressingly offered, still the demand
was far from active. The foreign Sour arrived during the
week is from Franoe, and is bald fur the moment beyond
the views of our buyers. Very little done in barley of any
kind; prices. however, about supported. Malt compara-
tively neglected. BMWs and peas had few buyers. Oats
more sparingly dealt in, with salsa more difficult The
arrivals this week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 1,922 qrs. •
Rye, coastwise, 13. Barley, coastwise, 179. Malt, coast:
60. Oata, acastwine, 1,319; foreign, 120. Peas,
i coastwse ; foreign, 15. Flour, soestwise, 2,144 backs.
Indian corn Soar, 1,334 sacks.

Noawica, Fs. It - Then am a full attendance of
farmers at this market today, sad a good supply of wheat.
The coaditios hawing improved, last Week's lutes were sop•
posted ; the demand, ►owever, vas limited. There was a

tolerably fair supply of Yang, and last week'. retie weft
fully maintained for all ption.. In oat., beans, sag
peas little doing. Flour in favour of the seller. Whit.,
wheat (weighing 571bs. to albs.), 46a. to 50.5 red ditto
:real; 5711:5. to 631b5.); 42a. to 461-..._* bust ch•Tther
mal Mirky (weighing 6311 m. to riilka.), 375. to 40s. ;
ditto (wait! 52Ibs. to tabs.), 35.. to 365.; cu 4
tilling ditto (weigh 9lbe. to 511ba.), to 345. ;
24e. to 224. ; boom, ' to 4tie. ; piss, 38a. to 40s. per yr ;
dour, 34e. par sec.

hicirmariaw, Irms. 14.—Tbe dammed to-day pee„g
steady, mad tine sorts was unaliesiged. Old white aide
158 s. to 82s. ; old red, 50e. to 545. ; new white, 44..
to 614. ; new red, 44a to 60s. per 36 stone. Barley rim is
. limited supply, and sold at quite as 8,81.41 roomy
as in the week previous ; English malting, 33a. to 43...
foreign, 34a. to 40.. per qr. ; grinding, 28a. to 30i. per 36
stone. Oats were in small supply, and sold at abort re,
cad priors ; old, Xis. to 31a. ; sew, Ms. to 27.. per 24 now.
OirOaD, Fn. 14.—The only wheat at all saleable at tie,
market to-day was of the very beet deseriptioes, aarl ere.
the trade for thews sorts was unusually dull. Wink *bees,
amemanded from 52e. to 58s. per qr. ; red made 44e. UV.,
Begley was a short supply : good samples were mu,
taiga up, manning extreme rates,—the very beet as bib
a. 42a. ; inferior kinds from 13.. and upwards. Oete,
minsequence of seed time, were in demand, sad eicet
money was obtained for them, prices varying from 21,
to Me.

PrrEasououola, Fin. 14.—We bad • large show of all
grain here to-day. Wheat was a dull trade. and eren es:
gee samples were Is. per qr. lower. No great Altermiot
in the value of wring own, still prices of all deseriptios,
were in buyers' Arrow.

KEADINC, FEB. 14. —This day the attendance wu alum
en average one, though the supply of wheat was dart
Business seemed rather more active, although there was a,
advance in price. Malting barter sold steadily, at falltatu.
In other articles business was of a nominal character.
Racer/mu, Fee. 14. —There was a fair supply of ray
kinds of but only a limited amount of business we
done. For beet kinds of white wheat the terms were 541,
to 60a, and red 48e. to H 4. par quarter ; inferior white ma
48e. to 545, and red 4(h. to 484. per quarter. There wss
good 'apply of foreign, which was done at Ms. to Ws. pe
quarter. For barley there was a more healthy demand ap
parent, choice simples being required for seeding
For malting lota last week's rates were well supportd,but
kinds making Me. to 40a, and grinding 264. to 30e. pc
quarter. In oats there wee next to nothing doing, and tI4
article was almost sotinly neglected. Prices were not:U-
-=lly the same as last week, best Polands making Ai. io
28a., and all other kinds 20s. to 26.. per quarter. Beath sad
pees in moderate request, and both the turn cheaper.
WIBBICH, FEB. 14.—We hod a good supply of 'both
wheat and oats to-day. Wheat found buyers at pricefavour of rue seller. Oats slow trade at leM week's mis
u.
Peas, beans, and barley m before. Prices to the groom
—Wheat, white, 48e. to Mts.. 63lbe. per bushel; sig„
43e. to 474. Oats, lOid. to llgd. per stone. Beans,3le„
to 38s. per qr. of 19 stone ; old, 445.

WORCESTER, Fn. 14.—At this day's market there ma
again a large supply of wheat from the farmers, Mich
sold slowly at barely the currency of this clay week. Haim
nominally unaltered. Oats, beam, and peas held for former
rates.

You.—Pea. 14.—The show of wheat to-day wee only
moderate, tiers being a sprinkling of red and white descrip-
tion& The bat ryiUes were the same as last week ; in-
ferior a very dell sale. New white found purchaser st
445. to 48a. ; new red, 42a to 466. per 36 state. Perky
was sparingly repremated, and there being a hrm fedi', in
the trade, high igiessuere asked and obtained ; malts*,
321. to 345. par quarter ,• grinding ts. to 30s. per 30 ekes.
The show of oats was middling, and sales were wade at little
or no alteration in prices ; new wade :A. to 24a. per 24
also,.

KIRKCALDY, Fm L 14. -At our country markets, this
week, we bad rather lees wheat and oats offering, and
vary little barley ; and although sales were slow, prices
remain very much as lest week. Here, to.day, we had
moderate supplies of wheat and barley, sad good of ous.
Bales not quick. Barley and oats sold at lest weak's
rates. Wheat is favour of borers. Wheat, sew, re. to
45e. per qr. Barley, sew, 23e. to 33e. 6d. Oats, new, 17e.
to 265.
WATZEFORD, Fm. 14. —Oar supplies of farmers' grain
have slightly incremed this week, but the deliveries b 7 boat
continue very hiding. From abroad only one cargo of
wheat and one of India* corn have come to band ; coast.
wise scarcely anything has reached us. We have so in
provement to report In our market since the date of ow
Wt For moat articles previous prime have been main.
Weed, but the beldam pining has been quite in retail.
Ferman' wheat, being is poor condiditioo, must be noted
6d. to 94. per barrel cheaper ; foreign the turn in favour
of buyers. Barley steady at late rates. Oats held fcr
further advance, which checks business. Indian eon
tether mom inquired for, and prime samples fully a
dear. Flour 6d. per each cheaper. Imports this week :
Wheat, 1,378 gm. Indian cern, 3,14 L Flour, 100 berrek
120 sacks. Export§ this week :—Wheat, 146 bevels. Oats,
11,210. Flour, 416 sacks. Oatmeal, 8.

oA.lTLE.—Calusra, rut. 14.—The stock of Irish
cattle on oder in our market to-day comprised about HO
heed. The general quality ass above the average. A
fair inquiry early in the day, and a few lots were bought at
61. 151. sad 61. 10s. Them wen, about the average rates
Woad. Our market this morning was abundantly stocked
with young pigs, and a good demand prevailed. Whole
sale buyers were scarce, but a good home trade was done.
Prices were slightly down compared with last week, moil
animals selling generally at from Ba. 6d. to 10s. ; better
class from 1.2 a. lid. up to 30e.

EtILMINGHLIII JOINT STOCK Baru—Tbe direc•
ton of the Midland Banldng Company have Jest declared a
dividend of 41. a share out of profits for the half-year red-
ing Dec. 31.—At the annual meeting of the Birmingham
Banking Company. the inkywofits of the Isar were declanf
to have amounted to 42,0064 ; out of which a dividend d
10a. • share, and • bonus of fa was paid in September ; Be
like amount was declared at the meeting, payable on tts
2nd of March ; this &bombed 30,000/. ; as to the remainder
12,0001. is to be applied in reduction of losses at the Dud*
breach, and 1.474 L carried forward. The riaranter fund
50,0001., and the number of shareholders 576.

MAILS FOE MXXIOO.—In col:magnum of tie
lice of United States mail packets between Now Orlsia
and Vas Cruz Melon been withdrawn, eorreopoodess
from this country for Mesita is no lomat henellted by brut
forwarded vid the United Staten sod the mails for Ileum
whit& have hitherto been made up for tranoniissigs by tloi
route will forthwith be dn.:optioned. By command of ta
Postmoster•getierel, Rowland Hill, Secretary.

The poet-offices throughout the kingdom were
overburdened with work on Valentine's eve. A large
number of letters were posted than have beer known for
some considerable time. The extent to which lasgsaised
envelope' prevailed aimed coesiderable delay to the ordi-
nary. business of the department, owing to the difficulty of
manipulating letters larger than the ordinary Site.

The Daily Noce of May 29th, in its description
of Benson's Great Clock. Maya: -" The =We lamb is of the
highest east" Benson's new Mom Zooms contain clocks designed
by the drat artiste of the day, and include clocks for the draw-
ing room, dining room, bedroom, library. hall. Kiln:sae, bracket.
carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, comatose. home.
with musical, aetromatl, and every description of clock.
from the plainest to the highest quality of which the art is et
t capable. Church and turret clocks specially estimated illustrated pamphlet on clocks and wat.hvs dree
by poet for two stampsljeontains a abort Waco, of clock and
watchmaking, with descriptions and prices . It acts as a guide is
the purchase of a clock or watch, and enables those who tee Is
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Colonies, India, ar any part of the
world, tosslect a clock. J. W. Benson received a Prize Molar
and honorable mention. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hi% Landon. Meta.
bibbed 17411.-.[Advertisement I

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS,

BIRTHS.

BRlNTON.—Tobruary IS, at lirookatraat, Orearsaorequair.
the wife of M. &IMOD. Ma.. k. M.. of • ma.
11.—Iebruar7 it, at Neektidequare, hotting-hill, the vole
of M. C. Miler, Lai., of • daughter.
PlLACOCKL—lebruary It. at Hertford-street, Mayfair, Ml.
Puttooeke, of • daughter.
813111SON.—Yebruary 11, at Clarendon-gardens, Mafd►DlU, Ito
wife of J. B. Mumma, haq., as daughter.