The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

MINCING LANE.-(THIS DAT.)

Soca'. —The market has opened steadily, but rather
quietly at hat week's prime ; 500 bags of Mauritius sold at
44a, and 200 boxes of florett• klavanah at Otis. tid. ; 370
casks of Barbadoes offered io public sale, sad sold steadily
et 39a. 6d. to 45e. 6d. Reaped is unaltered.
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--&ina.LTbeparee IsOf pintatioeerryloo brought to
public sale in progressing steadily at last wee's prices.
Tat.—The market continues firm but quiet.
Rica—To Wes reported.
ROY.-145 Wads. of 'fatuities sold at Is. 4Ad.
Conoco.—The demand is still limited. -Yesterday 780
bales ware disposed of.
Sar.Traaa-300 bsmi of Bengal, refraction &j, sold at
344. Sd.

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laromo.—The market continues : firm the riershirutions for
the next Wes now amount to 1,210 chests.

TALLOW MARKET. -(THIS DAY.)

The market is quiet. Towa tallow is quoted 395. net
cash; Petenburg Y.C. on the spot, 40e. 3d. ; June,
40s. to 40s. 3d.; July to September, 40s. 9d. ; October
to December, 43e. 3d. to 43e.

FIRM IN LOXDON.—During last night and this
morning several fires occurred. Whilst • person was at-
tending to a naphtha lamp in the premises belonging to Mr.
R. Elliott. a basket maker and osier merchant, Nos. 2
and 3, Tr/Alger-place, Upper Perk-road, Peckham,
the spoil ran in a blaring stream along the
floor of the shop, and before any effectual assistance mild
be obtained both houses were in fl►mss. The two buildings
were destroyed with the stock in trade and wearing apparel.
The stock of dour belonging to Mr. A. Cooper, a baker,
was also damaged by water. Mr. Elliott was insured in
in the County Fire-office. Another fire took place in the
promisee belonging to Mr. J. Gidding. an upholsterer, 210,
Kentish-town-road, and the lower part of the premises was
nearly destroyed. Mr. lliddin was Insured in the SOIL
Firs-office.

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SCNDAY RECREATION AT HAMPSTEAD. —A young
woman, who gave the name of Louisa Dowling, was brought
op at Highgate poliorcourt yesterday on • charge of fu-
riously riding a horse, on Sunday evening let, on Hemp.
stead-heath. Mr. Inspector Webb said that this young
lady generally spent her Sundays in horse-riding on the
heath, and bad been frequently cautioned by the police for
the furious rate at which she gallopped the animals. A eon.
stable stated in evidence that, on the Sunday in question,
defendant was on horseback, mid rode along at such • furious
pace as to greatly jeopardise the lives ofpedestrians strolling
about this favourite place of recreation. The magistrate
expressed his determination to put a stop to this dangerous
practice, and, with the view of making an example of Miss
bowling, thud her 55.. which, with 6e. costs, she had to pay
before she was set at liberty. Several young men were ar.
reigned for the Nuns offense, and sentenced each to piy a
fine of 2a. &I. sad 6a. costa.
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On Saturday last, Captain Stone, of the Cunard
semi." Railed from Liverpool, as cominlaticr of the mail
steamer Africa, for New York. As oar readers will re-
member, Captain Stone's certificate was suspended by two
officials of the Board of Trade, is coesequeoce of au acci-
dent to the Africa lam year off Cape Race, and at the time
of the suspeesion the general opinion amongst wean navi-
gators in Liverpool was, that the judgment was cruel and
arbitrary. We understand that Captain Stone's reappoint-
ment to the Africa is not permanent, se be will be placed
is command of a splendid new steamer belonging so the
Canard Company, now in course of oosetrection.
FATAL ACCIDRET TO • SOLDIER IS EDINBURGH
C►erLa —ls the course of Saturday niot, • painful acci-
dent occurred to a private of the 92nd Regiment in Edin-
burgh Castle. The unfortunate man, whom name is Jame
Henderson, was transferred from the 26th CAMIIIITOMiSMII
tome time ago, in order to be beside his brother in the 92nd,
and it is only seven week. slice he was married. Oa Battu-
day evening be wee visited by some friends, and afterwards
answered to his name at tattoo. In the coarse of • few
hours one of the sentries observed him stealing towards tow
wall overlooking West Priaosestrest-gardeas, sod tweed
him back, bat he had managed to elude the vigilance of the
Ruud at another point, for yesterday morning two boys
found hi. blokes body in the gardens at the foot of the
rock. The boys immediately gave the alarm, and the corpse
was removed to the castle, where on examination it was
found that the man's neck wee dislocated and his collar-
bone fractured, but the body was not otherwise disfigured.
It is supposed that the poor fellow had been endeavouring
to moans from the castle in order to visit Lis wife or some
friends outside, and that in descending the rock his foot had
slipped. From the position and nature of the injuries
death mast have been instantaneous. —Edialniiy• Courant.

Tea PARIS CALCHAFT.—" :ADCS the day," sass
the Figaro-Ps-tyrosine. " when the last of the /34000 M WAS
able, me he es philosophically expressos it, to give himself
the satisfaction of really washing his hands and writing his
memoirs, the exscutiooer in Paris has been M. Bendereich,
who resides in a handsome house on the Bvulevard Beau-
marchais. The person who lives on the saws floor with
him is the actor Lsferrire, who salutes his neighbour on
the stain, thinking him • private citizen. M. Heudereich
boa living with him a youth of ES, whom he is having
educated at one of the colleges. The lad wills M. Hondo.
Teich his uncle, and is not aware that the latter is an ere-
cutioner. The youth is also igeorant that he himself is the
sou of a condemned prisoner, and that be was taken care of
from charity by the man who had been charged to execute
hie father."

A SCANDAL AT MARSEILLE& —Tbe Mar•eillec
journals speak of a sad affair which occurred in that city
on the day of the inauguration of the new chapel of Notre.
Dente•de.la-Garde. A merchant of that city, li.elog good
reason to suspect that an improper intimacy suited between
his wife and a young priest attached to the parish church of
St. Barnabi, determined to watch them. On the day above
mentioned, having found them together u circumstance'
which left no doubt of their guilt, he discharged a pistol at
the goriest, and inflicted a wound which will possibly y.rove
fatal. The Opinion Nationale ears that the slib." has died.
that the outraged husband has fled, but that he will return
andigive himself op when the unites open.
TIM NAVIES or THE IVOILD.—The navy of
Great Britain meek. 14,060 guns, of Fianna 5.876,
United States 4,184, Russia 2.013, Holland 1,220,
Desmuk V.lB, Swedes' 930, Spain 904, Austria 852.
Italy 789, Portugal 362, Norway 340, Turkey 297, Bruil
.176, Prussia 263 Greece 149, Peru 104, Chili 68, and
Belgium 28. The Davies of the world cossiOst of I,6+t
steamers, and 1.296 sailing ships carrying 36,633 guns.—
American paper.
Forrawastearr Racal, —Notwithstanding the
threatening upset of the morning yesterday (Sunday), the
weather continued fine, and a good number of s
were on the ground, consisting, however, priocipal=
inhabitant+ of the town and vicinity. The Emperor and
Empress were present with their suites, the imperial party
arriving in three chana-band. Her Majesty looked re.
mukably well, and wore a grey mohair dress, and blue
burnous with a round black hat with laburnum flowers.
The raring presented bat little interest ; the bolds were
uousualty small, one brisket's only a single starter to the
post. The principal sweet was the Pm de la Sociite, which
wee won by the Duke de Moray's Bayard, who showed that
there is some grounds for the high opinion his stable
tains of him. The duke was present. having jut returned
from England.—Ookneeni.