The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-03 00:00:00

SATURDAY lIVENVIG,, EIRPTEWZR 3, 11064.

JEIPPDT OP POTATOES TO TEE MITEOPOLIS

(From the Railway Newt.)
Formerly the great potato mart of London was
in Tooley-street, and at the wharves which lie between that
thoroughfare sad the Thames vessels from all the ports on
the Wart omit ol England, lades with potatoes, used to
deliver their cargoes. The Toole, atrest market, however,
may be said to exist no longer, nearly the whole traffic in the
earnest et potatoes having beat diverted from the coasting
trade to the railways, and to the Great Northern in
particular. So silently has this change taken place
that even railway shareholders tbetuelves have not
been aware of It, and therefore it wee that the
announcement made by Mr. Parke, at the recent
meeting of the Great Northern Company, that the directors
were expending 40,0001. in improving the accommedation of
their potato market, took has audience oompletely by sur-
prise. A potato market I Have we such • Ships! Where
IS it? Now possibly can 40.000/. be required for any such
purpose? Such was the exclamation and such the inquiries
which greeted the announcement. These inquiries we shall
now endeavour to satisfy for the information not only of
the Great Northern shareholders but the public at
large, and the facts and figures which we shall bare to
place before them are so extraordinary that they
canoot fail to add to the astonishment and surprise which
was then expressed. Scarcely had the line been opened
when the Yorkshire potato growers applied to the directors
to afford them some facilities for the transport of their
produce to the London market Their request was corn-
plied with, and the oonveythoe of a few hundred tone of
potatoes in one season from Selby to Loadon was the be-
ginning a carrying trade which may row be roughly esti-
mated at 85,000 tons a year, or (taking one ton as sufficient
during twelve months for consumption by a family of tea
persona) es) amount of potatoes sufficient to supply the
wants of 850,000 perilous. Rook has been the development
of the trade in the comae of twelve years ; and as it
is a growing trade, and one sure to be stimulated by en
increase in the amount of accommodation afforded to it,
it ia not hazardieg too much to say that before the
lapse of another period of twelve years one half the entire
population of London may expect to be supplied with pea•
toes from the Great Northern Railway. At present this
trade is euoducted by 35 lectors, who have hitherto car-
ried on their bonnets in little wooden hut' not unlike sentry
boxes, paying a small toll to the company for the privilege.
Badly, however as they have been housed, they have been
far worse situated in regard to the facilities of receiving
and forwarding their consignments. They have been alto-
gether without store accommodation, a circumstance which
compelled them to get rid of the potatoes the moment they
removed them from the company's waggons, which in Bare
has been no eery task owing to a deficiency of siding
accommodation, and the consequent blocks upon the lines.
Oa one occasion, as stated by Mr. Packs, there were
as many as nine hundred trucks waiting to be
unloaded. Thin most have been a great inconvenience
to the factors, and to leas an inconvenience to the
company, whose rolling stock was to that extent crippled
so long as the block continued. The recurrence, however
of any such drawbacksis now about to be obviated, for the
whole of the old terminus in Maiden-Lane has been set aside
as the area of the new market. On that site the com-
pany in now building a long range of warehouses, thirty-
eight in number, Sited with dry and well ventilated callers
for the stomp of the potatoes. In trout of each there is fitted
upon the arrival line a turntable, communicating with a
abort line of about 60 or 70 feet loos, which strikes
from the main lineal right angles, and runs up to the ware-
house door—in other words, the line throws out hare 3$ short
spurs. Each spur is supplied with a wide platform, at
which four waggons can with ease deliver their goods, to
be sconce carried into the warehouse and stored there, either
on the Soon or in the cellars. It may not be out of place
here to mention that in times of frost potatoes are much
seer in dark cellars than in placer where they are exposed
to the light. It will be seen by the above expla-
nation that immediately on the arrival of a po-
tato train it cao be broken up into as many
portions as there are consigamenta in it, and
that each factor can have the waggons consigned to him
tamed in upon his own sixty feet of hoe. and brought aloes.
side his own platform, there to be at once emptied and
made again available for the service of the company. This
arrangement will be effectual against the recurrence of
blocks, add to the capacity of the oompaoy's rolling stock,
and enable the factor to take advantage of whatever demand
may rule the market, The facilities to be afforded to the
delivery of the potatoes will not be less conve-
nient than these connected with the reception of
them. The warehouses will also have a front
towards lltaidea•lana bet not upon It, for between
them and that thoroughfare the company are con-
structing, parallel to it, a wide and perfectly level road, on
which the drays which are to convey the potatoes from the
factor to the dealer can come in, load at the warehouse
door, and thence carry off the goods. 'The company, is
order to guard against anything is the way of irregularity,
will have their own constables placed at the gate leading
into this private road, and their duty will be to see that
each dray takes up its proper position and does not loiter so
as to inconvenience others.

So much with regard to the origin of the market, its
growth, and its improvement. As to the expenditure at
which that improvement is to be effected, we must say
that we consider 40,0001. • very low estimate indeed. In
the first place, there is the cost of the earthworks—the
excavation of the celbirage and the constroctioe of the level
mad between the warehouses and Maiden-lane. To this
must be added the cost of the entire renewal of the up-
rights supporting the roof of the old terminus, wider the
cover of which, it may be observed, the whole pacer of
unloading will take place, se that the weather may not is
any way interfere with it. Then coma the cost of the
construction of the spur-lima, turntables, and platforms.
One platform is separated from another by a high partition
wall—en additional stemma in the cost of Its construction.
Following all this outlay is the expense of erecting the 38
warehouse themselves, with office accommodation,
and all the storage appliances which we have
be.. endeavouring to describe. Bat even were
the estimate a much larger OWN the advantages which
the company are likely to decire from the alterations sad
improvements now in progress are such as to justify the
outlay. First of all, the rent of each warehouse is to be
401. per annum, se that they will yield • renal equal to
s 45tbs per cent. per annum upon the met of building
them. This is undoubtedly but • small return on money
invested ia bricks cud mortar, but still it is • better return
than can be obtained from Consols. Regarding the market,
therefore, merely as • building speculation, it cannot be
Mid to be an unprofitable one • but the question of rent
is the least ingredient in the consideration of the benefits
which the company are likely to derive from it.
There will be found • large lacrosse in the
goods traffic, which must necessarily follow the expansion
of the potato trade when it experiames the relief end ajar
the (militia which the company is sow aboat to afford
As it is a law of nature that the greater attracts to heel( the
lON 60 we may, at no distant date, expect to see all the
potatoes carried to London on the other great lints sent
over the metropolitan linen of connexion to the Maidee-lane
mart. Nor would it surprise us to find there • daily 'apply
of fresh vegetables grown for our an in market gardens
hundreds of miles away from our dinner tables.

We limy thus expect to fled klaiden•lane rival Coyest-
garden, end the Great Northern Railway Company carry oa
as flourishing a bushier. Is the greengrocery limas the Duke
of Bedford : the motto of his grace— " Che ears mars "—is
the moral of this expectstMs.

NORTH LONDON INDUSTRIAL EIRIBITION.-00
Thursday, the 17th of October, them will be opened at the
Agricultural-hall, Islington, • working clams industrial
axbibitioa at which the Cbanoellor of the Exchequer will
be a visitor, although it is at pitapat doubtful whether he
will be able to undertake the duty of formally opening it.
The objects to be exhibited will be the prodnctioae of the
exhibitors, sod will include—l. Articles manufactured
in the ordinary way of boatman, being specimen*
of superior workmanship or Dona des**. 2. New *mu.
tions or original coo trimooes to maim*es labour or time.
3. Useful, artistic, or oroamental articles which may have
bees produced in spare hours, whether by working man or
working worms. The term "North Loudon" w intended
to iselode the districts of Clerkeowell, Winton, St.
resat" St. Luke's, Buxton, sad St. Asdrew's, Holborn.
Prises of merit (not pecuniary) are to be distributed to the
exhibitors on the award of adjodicators, who are to be spe-
cially appointed. The Earl of Shaftesbury, Sir James
Tyler, Ald. Loth, the Rev. Daniel Wilson, vicar of fillies
-
ton, the Rev. Robert Maguire, incumbent of Clerkeowell,
sod Mr. W. H. Bodkin, the essistaat judge, are setively
patronising the scheme, while the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer sod other gentlemen of iedsmee have freely ofland
to contribute to defray any ex press@ that may be incurred
in the event of the failure of the alkihitiou.

THS HOCALVO or MR POOR IN LIVZSPOOL.
Dr. Tresich, the medical officer to the Liverpool corporation,
has just issusd a report in which he makes some important
comparisons between the system of lodging-houses arid
labourers' dwellings in Liverpool sod Loudon. With resold
to Liverpool, his 000611160D11 are that the accommodation for
skilled and unskilled artisans is iosuelcient ; in spite of the
watchfulness of the sanitary officers, many lodgers are re-
ceived in the families of the tenants of single rooms ; and
that a great portion of the lodging-house keeners are obliged
seriously to ineonveoieoce their own families in order to
accommodate lodgers, the keepers being too poor sod the
houses too small for the nature of the baboon. Dr. 'hooch
claims the anxious attention of the Town Council, as the
guardians of the public, the demolition of cottage' ia the
centre of the town to maks room for warehouses having
displaced a large population in the neighbourhood of the docks
and the Exchange. The erection of outrages in the
out towsehips of Toxteth, Everton, and West Derby
baa but partially met the di/Acuity of the want of
dwellings, as the tendency is foe working men to select
their abodes Motor toltheir seat of labour as Doable, in Oder
to avoid Iwo of time and unnetkosary fatigue. Thus there
is great overcrowdiog in the town resorts which still re-
main : and where overcrowd's( own begins, thither flock
this vultures of soeiety—the thieves, vsgabonds, " rouelia,"
sod prostitutes. Dr. Trench believes that ootwithstending
the =merely nigh price of land is the centre of Liver-
pool, if easy tome of porchme were advinedly gives to
those who would covenant to erect and maintain proper
dwellinp for the poor, it would encourage philanthropists,
and eves speculators, to invest mosey in sue undertakings.
OATMEAL PAULO,. •—• ONI SHILLING DAT.
FRIDAY, suwsem 2.—Adminies• au payment% 2,58;
Ole by soma lifts* 0115; MJ, 3,203.

Walt LAW NTORM GAZII2I'3.

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SANIXOPTIL

MOWS Hrteiruses, Giespircei:asi Kectroad, cemielesicm
agent, to surrender Sept. 22, at 11.
Titoism Surctirri THOAIITOR St. Georges-place, Si. Georgie,-
in-the-East, boarding.house keeper, Sept 13. at L
Olosee Gtaisula, New Orford-street, bookbleder, Sept IS. MI.
stCorers Hamm, Bury-place, Bloomsbury, and letthedrest
Soho, water and electro gilder, Sept. 22, at 12.
HOUR? HOMIER HOWARD, High Holborn, dealer to CI2IIOIHIAS,
and ginge-place, Pall-sissll, carver and gilder, Sept. 22. at 12.
Wittiau tTitle (otherwise Mumetil Smut , Sherills buildings,
Mlle-end, baker, Sept. 22, at 12.
HOST Aline Itllea, Ipswich, grocer, Sept. 22, at 11.
fannies Lte, set., White Hart-street Drury-lane, greengrocer,
Sept. M., at IL
TROMAR DFCILDWON VICKIRS, Blackman-street, Southwark,
draper, Sept 22, at
RAPID/see RAM CU, High Holborn, late wine merchant, Sept.
22. at 11
Clam= Maas Srasozos, Great Toweretreet, City, wine mer-
chant, Sept. 22. at 11.
LIADDRIL MILLAR, Leighton-road, Kentish-town, late merchant,
Sept. is, at it.
ALLIED Los, Oreshain.house, Old Broad-street, COMMLASIOD
agent, Sept 22 at 11.
Petunias') remmanwl, Bloomsbury-square, diamond me:-
climit, Sept. 22. M 11.
HURT BRIFIZLD. Polygon, Clarendon-moms, cabinet maker,
Sept. 13, MI.
long DIMWIT, Duncan-ter , lalsgton, merchant. Sept 12, at 1.
Jaime TIMBAS ItlClMens, Church-row, Daimon, grocer, Sept.

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at
Taoism 11.
MAMMA BetoatSD, Hollowa•
y, bolldor, Sept. 13, at L
RICHARD SLY, Northuroberland-place, Blahopffigate-street With-
out, harness manufacturer, Sept. 11, at 1.
Clunks non, Blackmaa-street, SL Mary Newington. uphol-
sterer, Sept. 13, at 1.
DAVID 813Walto, Walton, NM Failistowe, Sadolk,
Sept 111, ea lt
THOMAS aux JZ773lr, Davles-attest,Orlord.street, and Crisp's-
terrace, Bermondsey, Se /
pt. 13, at 1.
THWILS POOL, pan., Grosehlll-road, Harrow, general dealer,
Sept. 13, at It
JOIM WiLl.tax Satan VraWALL, Scarsdale-road, Camberwell,
potato dealer, Sept. 13. sa 11.
Joint Dam MAADA Bad-med. Old Ford. builder, Sept IS, at 11.
WILLIAM
.11111/IT [AYR, Sutton-street, Soho, builder. Sept.

IS, ►t 11.
HERFATISSITIILION Moreton.krrace, Pimlico. cabinet

mater Sept. 13, at It
JOHN BstsoWeLo73, Nottingham, hosiery roanufeeturer,
Oct. 11, et 11.
Fastmucc Stint; Nottingham, hosiery manta., °et 11, at IL
Jogs Woman C►ue, Leicester, hosier, Oct. ILL at IL
Jonas WttLisN JOHNSON, Bristol, cigar dealer, Sept. 13, at IL
iluela Tar Loa, Bath, near Cardin', grocer, Sept. 13, at
WiLuAirPimm, Nem:Mani, Gloucestenhire, attorney, Sept.

13. .t 11.
CHARLIE VAVIINIIII. Little Torrbtston, Doveitabint, clerk tn holy

orders. Sept. 14. at 11. -
‘I ULur Aqui Mows, Ylnixtoo.upon.liull, joiner. Sept.l4, at 12.
WILLIqt BOOM' CIIZOTKe, irrerpool, brewer's adept, Sept.

13, at 11. __, . _ , _
301111 OMANI, Orsenacres Moor, near Oldham, Lancashire, cotton
spinner, Sept. 1; at 12.
Jossrll Ohm; Birmingham, journeyman iron plate worker,
Sept. NS, at 10.
CH stlie flOrr, Birmingham, brass dater. Sept. 16, at 10.
1110/148 Thancia Jouar, Sheffield, general dealer, Sept. 23, at 1.
Glows WILLS, Sutton in Aahfield, Nottinghamshire, beer-house

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keeper, Oa. 31, at 11.
BOWIE Liar. St George's-road, Southwark, Journeyman tailor,
Sept` , at it
CRAW JORlll,Stokeway, Shropshire, shopkeewr. Sapt. 21, at 11.
OCraYmil Moamar, dam, Kendal, Westmoreland, tobacconist,
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heal 17, at 11. _ .
WILLIAM hICHoLLS, Arening, Gloucestershire, dealer in wood,

Sept. 14, at 10
Haim Ar Loa, Loewe, Derbyshire, colliery contractor, Sept

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16, at 11.
Lillie BMW BALDING, Hastings, carpenter, Sept. it, at 11'.
JLIHIS JI6IIII. Tywardreasb, Cornwall, hawker, Sept. it, at 11.
JOHN CAMS. Uverpeol, beat maker, Sept. LS, M 3.
Rolla? SlnigOlt liNeTlOll, Lendslure, surgeon, Sept. 14, at 3.
guital Kizisig, Ipswich, plumber, Sept 10, at 11.
Jong Czoiryugs, Bahia; Yorkshire, power.loosa mach:akar.
Sept. 16, at 10.
Wlktian Bowen Walootnerwoirrn, Kaareaborough, York-
shire. Ironmonger, Sept. 14, at 10.
THSoIrORE WEBB SMITH, Brtato6. coachman. Sept. 23, at It
IDWaaD BREIS, Manchester, general dealer, Sept. 36, at S.
GLOWS Mints, Yam:hater, furniture broker, Sept 16, at 4.
WILLAtn Moines, Bide, Cheshire, ttonemaana, Sept It at It
am Amick Lisnwonno, Glamorgansh., labourer, Sept 11, et 11.
Joni LELLIWAT, Birkenhead. mariner, Sept. 21, at it.
Jo= JILL?, West Haddon. Northamptoosh., tailor, Sept 16. at 11.
Itogaa 131,011/M Waring's: Lon, Norfolk, farmer, Sept. 34, at 10.
Gluing YOOOO, Newark.upon.Trent, Sour dealer, Sept. 9, at 10.
010601 Brim Losdham, Nottloghtunshire, cottager, rept it,st 10.
BURT AJULIIN.OI44I, Newark upon• Trent, cabinet, maker,
Sept 9, at 10.
WALTII GALL, Bralableld, Hants, balkier, SeA 114 M IL
Jogs Jests Barrage's, Yahnouth. chemist, Bot. at 11.
Wagtail liatunar. Skiptos. Yorkshire, draper, Sept. 6, at
JOHN Clot!, Doncaster, grocer, Sept. 16. at 11.
Jog Antis Wanitgg, Reigate, Surrey, 11.1=hletor. Binh k
Juni Love. Moult". Nerthatuktougilt, , Sept 17, at Ilk

MARKET& ,

SCGAR.—Etwerot.. ftttrr, 2.—The sales of the week
have bten considerably below the eveutie, end prices krb
folly Gd. per cwt. in favour of Ur buyer. Redone produci
is 6d. lower, and dull thereat. Ram.-Steady demand
ld. par gallon higher retie.

TALLOW.-I,Mbai EVIIIIINCL-The market was quiet
to-day. Spot, new, 434. 6d.; 1863, Bruck, 425. 9q, to
42a. 64.; October to December, 445. 3d. ; Dooeniter, 414. 31.
to 455.; January to March, 454. 6d. ; 46..; TOW,
tallow, 41s. 9d.; Taganrog sheep, 425. 6d. to 43a; dm.
beef, 425. to 424. 6d.; North Amencen, 42a. 611. hue. to
41a. inferior; South American, 42a. 3d. to 425. 9d; Am.
Malian sheep, 425. 6d.; ditto beef, 41s. bee ; 40,. fair.
Coona-net oil quid. Cochin at Xs. 6d. ; Ceylon, ins. 6d;
Sydney, 375. lid. 6ee, to 35e. inferior. Palm oil steady, at
36e. 3d. to 36e. 9d.: fine legc4, 34a.; Aorta, palm nut oil, 3.;..
Rough fat, 2a. 2d. Delivery of tallow to lad evening, I'4
teaks ; arrivals, 579 casks.

OOTTON.—Lavearoob, Seri. 2.—la the early part a
the week coital was in improved demand, and advanced
pri~m°e were paid, particularly far American, but twee
Tuesday the business bas beea very limited, and the quota
Cops generally are mow barely as high as on last }'radar,
In America& a ocusidembLi business has been done, partly
for export to New York, and prices close fully id. per 1;,.
higher than on lest Friday. For Sea bland the inquiry
has been limited at prseions rates. In Brazil, Ver.
nem bee been in demand for export, and Urn.
in price. Mamie easier, though in fair request,
while If aranbsm hes been scares and rather higher. In
Egyptian there has been a fair amount of busmen', but
prices are barely supported. For Smyrna the inquiry has
be fair without materiel ohmage. The demand for EAR
India has been moderate at a partial decline of id. per
lb. Mina has been dull, and the inferior grades are quite
w. per lb. lower. Spec•latees have taken
a, during the
eek, 2,830 balm. Exporters, 10,540 bales,and the trade
25,990 bales of all kinds. We bane bed • quiet maim
to-day without change in prime. The sales ere I,nou
bales, of which 1,500 for export and speculation. The
foSovriag are the official quotation. : —of fair rifles's,
3244. ; fair Mobile, 310. ; fair Uplands, 314 d. ; roiddln4
Orleans, 31d. ; middling Mobile, 304 d. ; middling Uplands,
30d.

COTTON GOOD& —Mmicazeres, Barr. 2.—ln ths
cloth market, to-day, sellers report trade flatter than
everi.giefe say there is an otter stageatioa of business—
es lion on all hands to bay. Offers of any hied are
hardly tainable, and while they quote nodal armies in prices
they say there is not business set to test them. While
the market has been exceedingly depressed, the transactions
of the day have been as Dearly nothing u possible. This
report applies to cloth for all markets. Although the ad.
vices from India on Monday were so encouraging, report o{
as advance of 3d. per lb. os yam at Bombay in 14 days, and
of la to la. 6d. per pion on cloth, the market here tod,,,
is worse both as to prices and feeling than it wee at the
beginning of the week. In shipping yarns the tame
activity prevails uoa Tuesday. Prices are not par.
ticularly depressed. Spinners are closing their
mills who are coming out of contract in pro•
faux* to working to stock. In home trade yarns
the market has also been stagnant. with prices irregular and
quite in the hour's favour. Messrs. Du Pay and Co., in
their monthly trade circular of yesterday, speak of stooks
I as being greatly reduced is the markets of India, and ay—
" In other distant market. consumers are gradually ems.
tooting themselves to the higher range of prices which re-
duced supplies have comomaded sad facilitated," and that
" the lame absence of steaks is observable in other quarters
which ws before noticed as being the case here, at the
source of production, and this circumstance will greatly
ameliorate the bad cossequeneas If a change and reaction,
whenever and however it may come, if it does come at all,
in the shape some people are imagining at present." It is
because people are imagining ad believing a change is tri-
mmest through a possible emotion of the war in Amer.,.a.
that we have had such a Bet market to-day. Probably is a
short time all this will have disappeared, but there as very
generally a feu that the present production of goods is to,
large for the supply of cotton, and that they are too high
in price to be safely exported in large quantities, arid the
is see source of a want of confidence in the market.

CORN.—Cazirsroarl, SEPT. 2.—Westher has brooms
brawl sad 044 spin. but is Esser we may say the crop
it, mostly secured. The yield is act so well spoken al is
some &Arista. We had a good show of wheat at market
to-day, sad the prises A last week were fully maiotaised,
especially rod, which is some as was le. dearer. lied,
41s. to 43u; white, 455. to 48e. Berle,. a good deal offer.
tag, but quality poor ; AA, 345. to 24e.; extra, 37&; is.
&rim, 30s. to 324. Noss very sauce, 33e. to 425. .

LiWows, Sur?. 2.—We ltave had a large supply of
Maid at market todav, and the demand fair at lasi week's
prises. Red, now, 49a. So 43e.; old, 43a. to 44a. Wluto,
new, 41a. to 46a.; old, 44e. to 47a. A mail quantity of
barley offering at 31,. to 41..
Wincrtztn, SETT. 2—Old wheat steady at late rates.
New more plestilul. and rather is favour of buyers. Now
barley in fair request. Average for the week aadioig
August 29 : —Wheat, 712 qrs., at 45e. 9d. par. qr. ; barley,
160
40a. qrs., at 39a. ; rata, 10 qrs., at 24a. ; beans, 00 qrs., at
od.

Lrvimoot, San'. 2.—We hare bad a far attendance of
buyers at this morning's market. bat they act with extreme
oautioo, Lod we cell wheat • shade lower to sell Wm on
f riday last. Plow baa had • rather bettor inquiry, and lagt
week's prime are firmly supported. lodes awn ta still
offered freely, sod the demand being limited 'stingy to con-
sumers, Geffen fled it difficult to make except at
• further trifling cooosesion as cow with this day
week, we quote mixed Americas 6d. and rouad yellow 6d.
to 9d. per quarter cheaper. Oats and oatmeal are without
alteration. Beaus, pass, and barley not quite so saleable
as of late. Market obese heavy.

00ALS. Losmax, Barr. 2.—Byars Hebei& Weal
Hartley, 18a. 6d. ; Gawps Hartley, 18a. 6d. ; Nerd; Palk*
Goa, 13a. 9d. ; Walla Bad Harwell, 19a. ; Wall. L.
Hartlepool, 19a. ; Walls lad Hough Hall, 18a. 3d. ; Will.
Sod Hellos, 18a. 3d. ; Walla Lod Sleuth Hales, 18s.
Glues as =stip* 23 ; sold, 25.