The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-09 00:00:00

VISIT OP PRINCE OSCAR OF SWEDEN TO

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Yesterday an official announcement wan received
in • • to the effect that in the course of the evening
his Ro Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden would arrive
in this town, and sojourn here for 'a few hours, en route
for Bangor. It was at the same time intimated that it
was the desire of his royal highness that the fact of
him visit should be kept as private as possible, as he
was travelling incognito. The circnmstaooe, therefore,
was known only to • few, and his royal highness
arrived very quietly and =ostentatiously as an adinary
from Oxford by the train arriving at the Great
rest7rner station at maven o'clock last evening. He was
attended by one member of his suite only--Ostptaio
Crenate& (Swedish navy)—and by Colonel Kingscote, who
has been deputed by her Majesty to accompany his royal
highness in his excursions. Awaiting his arrival on the
platform were Mr. G. R. Ocillia, the Swedish and Norwegian
Consul in this town, sad the mayor (Mr. H. Manton) ; and
the prince, on alighting, was received by the former gentle.
man, whom he greeted is • courteous and affable manner.
The mayor was afterwards introduced to the prince, and was
honoured with a mane= or two of convey lion. The
mayor having then mods Ms obeisance, the prince and his
attendants mom somiosimil to Mr. Collis's carriage, which P.
was in wait*. end driosa to the Queen's Hotel, where N
apartments had boss imovidoi for their rtneption. After II
a few minutes' wet, the party paid a short visit to the
Queen's Hospital Buser, and then returned to the hotel a.
to dine. This forenoon the prince will be conducted to le
MOO of the principal manufacturing establishments in the el
lowa, and will take his departure at an early hour in the IS
afternoon by special train for Bangor. We understand that
the prince devoted the whole of yesterday morning to • visit N
to the University and city of thdord.—Birmingiiam Post. es.
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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. 1:.
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MA RK-LANK.--(THIS DAY.)
On Wednesday afternoon there wu a very heavy fall of
min ; bat yesterday the weather wee more settled, until ge.
night, when it again commenced to rain, and has sines con. Is,
tinned showery. The wind to-day is from the S.W., with as 4
strong breeze and equally. at.
The supplies ol home-groiwn wheat since last day have N.
.k moderate ' "A ' T!,

been .-..aerate. Flour 'art ; barley and malt contracted ;
oats, beam, aod peas limited ; one paroel of Iriah mita 6t.
sines report only. The foreign arrivals have been irk
liberal el wheat in addition, all Prussian. Barley moderate, M.
Dante sad Prussitn. Oats liberal, Danish and Swedish. U.
Seek is very small supply. lgt
The bed* in wheat to-day is slow, and rather cheaper 51:-
Ite WI than on Monday last. Barley about the same is
pans iisenanded for malting qualities, and moat sorts M.
mass taster to purchase. le
WINS.
IfaJA, fine Ware, up to 70s. ; old selling on much lower 115.
6141
hour trade not brisk to-day ; the weather being warm,
bog=operate slowly.
• bride active trade to-day, at Monday's quotations. too
Mom se dear as on that day. 16
FINN Mindy. 10
Limed steady without change in value.
Repeseed rat cheaper. Cloverseed at previous rates. Set
04her seeds dull.
Flamm CARGOVA -A fair supply, and prices hardly so ga
pod as ca Monday. IS.
WHIIAT.-Engbah: Ems and Bent, white, new, 53a. to 114
11110 i.; ditto, fine old, -e. to -s.; ditto, red, new, 495. to 565., „„k
ditto, fine old, -a. to -a. ; Norfolk, tee., fine old, -a. to 17,
-0.; red, new, -4. to -a. Foreign : Dantsic, 604. to 625.; ma
las, 625. to 63e.; extra, 63e. to 655.; Konigsberg, 55a. to
IN; ditto, extra, 624. to 705.; Rostock, extra, 581. to 61o; le
Mecklenburg, 565. to 604. ; Uckermark ditto, ; U
American white, 575. to 691.; ditto, red, 535. to 555.; Wm- le
than, 53a. to 554. fit
IIANINT.-Engliah malg, 365. to 375. ; fine, ; fit.
grinding 28a. to 304.; and distilling, 313. to 335. per qr. ; It
foreign grinding, 265. to 304.; ditto distilling, 30s. to 32.. 10
MALT.-English, Essex and Norfolk, 595. to 634. ; fine. al
63a. to 675. ; Kmpton and 'Ware, 654. to 681.; brown, 14
50a. to 58s.
116.
°AM-English feed, 21s. Od. to 244. Od. ; potato.
264. to 295. ; foreign, 22• to 27a.tfi
BIAII6-Eoglish tick, 34e. to 355. ; harrow, 38s. to 394. ; to
*we, 384- to 39i. ;
erg,•ffn. 30s. to 325. ; tick, te.
36a. to mss.: Kompb 38s. to 393. ; s
tun, 325. to 334.
Peas.-English boilers, 393. to 40a. w Me and blue, 394.
to 425. ; maple, -s. to -a.; grey, 354. to 375.; hog, 375. 26,
to 394. ; foreign, 35e. to 38s.
noun.-English town, 44.. to 450; ditto fine, 465. to 515.; Bt.
country, 425. to 445. ; Norfolk sad Suffolk, 375. to 4044 at.
French, -a. to --4. pm sack; U.S. sweet, 275. to 304.; St•
°median. 275. to 305.: Spanish. -s. to -e. Bt.
INDIAN COWL-White. 31s. to Ms. ; yellow, 295. to 31s.
FLOATING CAICOS% all C. F. and L -Wheat : Bee&
ski sad Mariample, per 4921 M, 445. to ifts. ; Ohitka, 444.
to4Ba. ; Polish Odessa, pat 4801ba, red, 414. to 434. ; white,
; Danube and Galata, 45e. to 464. ; Oh.
33.. to 365. Barley : Egyptian and Syrian, pe=2.
Ma. to 22a. ; Odessa and Danube, do., -ft,' to 2N. Berns : 10
lapiima, per 4801bt,30a to 31s. Maise : Odom and Galata, 24
garbs., 304. Od. to 31s. ; Ibtail and Bulgarian, par a
304. Od. to 31s. ; French, do., --s. to ; M
American, do., 28e. to 29r. ; Egyptian, -s. to -4.
EMMA -Canary seed, per qr. 404. to 50s. ; Hemp gi
seed, per qr., 46 to 50s. ; Mustard seed, per bushel, 10
white, 6a. to 9s, ; brown, 74. to IN. ; Linseed, per qr., na
crashing, 6N. to 68s. ; Linseed cakes, &Wish, per too, is
111. Os. to 121.05. ; American, thin, in brim.. per ton, 90
121. Oa. to 121. 10s.; do., in 646;111. Os. to 111. 10s.; Baltic, to
101. to 01. ; Marseilles, 101. IN.: Rape cakes, 6/. IS
Otto 71. ; Tares, per bushel, winter, Ba. to 9s. Od. ; Rape-
seed, English, per qr., 64e. to 725. gg
ARKIVAIN INTO LONDON ?ROM MAY 5 TO MAYA m
111111111 and Scotch. frisk. Yareiga.
►►heat
mo 16

Beaky 530
rin
10 970 .... ....
Toon, mum, 1,110 isorn. fo

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET. —(THIS DIY.) f:
(In Burma Alm urea 'mum= wasalLni.)
(ram OUR OWN OORRISIONDINT.)
Thin attendance at market. Only • retail demand, and
prices are slightly in favour of buyers. Flour, slow isle, •
prices rather owner. Ledian corn, moderate sale ; mined
American, 275. 911. to 28s. ; Egyptian beans Bd. lower ; slow fdemand. Oata and oatmeal dull ; prices unchanged.

MINCING LANE.-(THIS DAY.)
SCGAR. -The demand ham decidedly improved this week,
•rod business has been Inumacted se firm prices. Mauritius g
aoA grainy, 38s. to 41a. 6d. ; Porto Rico ordiaary to fine
brown, 33s to 365. ; low to fine bright yellow, 36a. 6d. to 43e 6d. to
Surinam, 345. to 37a. ; three cargoes sold afloat for the
Limited Kingdom, two of Havannah, No. 9, 225. 40. ; No.
12, at 255. ; and one of Porto Rioo, at Xis., landing weights ;
reflood has sold at firm prices, the supply still keeps scanty.
COFFIL-The public sales of Ceylon held this week have
main gone off at extreme prices ; triage, 801. to 81a. ; mid- ea,
dling and good middling. 86a. to 91s. 6d. ; pea berry, 91s. sti
to 93a. ; Native good ordinary small to bold, 69a. 6d. to 745. 111
A floating cargo of good first Rio sold for the Mediterra•
seem at 66e. 6d.
TZA.-At the public sales held this week Tayshams and Ng
low black leaf sold at a shade lower prices, common scented ;go
mange Pekoe radioed Is. Id. to la. led.
Rini. -A large business has been transacted, chiefly U
Demerara, at Is. 66., at which price there are further
buyers, but few sellers.
Rms.-The market is quiet, and prices are rather easer. gg
200 toes of broken white Bengal sold et 9s. 3d. to 9s. 9d. ; Ida
1,000 bogs Necrande AMON], 10s.
Stress-Pepper midst about previous ; Singapore 1.6
greyish, 3W. to 4d. ; good. 4d. ; Malabar, 4d. to 4td. ;
white rather easier; fair Singapore, 61d. Pimento is in re- rpo"
quest at firm prices, ordinary to good, 21d. to 3d. Other gs,
spices are quiet without change in price.
SAWMILL -The demand has been active, and prices 20
have 'doomed ; refraction 5i to 4 sold at 43a. ; refraction Bth
71, at 425. 6d. English refined, at 445. to 455.
Corrox. -The market is dull and inactive ; at public Lali
Mks, a portion of the goods offered found buyers at id. Lig
par lb. below the late highest point of the market. 10
Jun.-At the public sales held this week previous Ma
Mlwere about supported ; common to floe sold at 11
DI. 6d. to zu. 6s.
COCRINIA -The public sales held this week have passed IL
L.
at with great flatness ; of 860 bags offered, a small part at,
"sly sold at 16. to 2d. decline. 110
INDIGO. -For the next quarterly sale, 7,820 chaste of
East India are now declared ; about 4,300 serous of Coate-
male will follow. 2a

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. The present quotations are as is
follows :—Town tallow 455. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C.
on the spot, Ms. 3d. ; Mey to June, 443 e. ; July to Sep- St
timber, 4135. 9d. ; October to December, 48s. fal. Ito li
48e. 9d.

HIDE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Lz.theolastg.—Hides : 56Ibs. to 641E5., 21d. to 3d.; 64Ibs.
to 721b5., 3d. to 30. 72110. to 801bs., 3ad. to .3d. ; 801bs.
to 88Iba., 30. to 41d. ; 88Ibs. to 961b0. 44d. to 42d. et
Home hides. Bs. 6d. to 10s. id. Calf skins, light, '2s. RI
to 4s. ; ton. ss. Bd. 414
8112110/IDOZY.—Shesp skins : downs, Gs. 6d. to Bs. 6d. ;
lambs, 2s. 841. b 4s. ; shearliogs, ls. Id. to ls. 241.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Meaws. Pattenden and Smith report that the market
continues firm without aoy alteration In prima.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walla End Hatton, 17s. ; Wells End Haswell, 17s. ;
Will. End Hartlepool. 16e. ; Walls Feel Bniddyla Hatton,
16s. ; Walla End South Honor, 16s. ; Walla Rod Heogh
Hall, 15s. ; Walls End 11w0er Grange, 15s. 9d. ; Walls
End Oaredeo, l& ; Walls End Eden, 16a. ; Walls End Acorn
Clans, lb. ; Walls End Frarowellgate, 16s. ; Powell's De-
glean% 181. ; Merthyr Darn, 16. ; Bates's Hartley,
114 a, 6d.; Will. End Hellos, 1&.-67 ships at learlose.

The inhabitants of the gold province of Otago,
is New 7.ealend. have petitioned the superintendent of the
province to establish a =stilly mail steam-packet com-
munication direct with Melbourne, in order to secure an
early mail communication with England.