The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-25 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, JAN. 24.—The market closed
somewhat heavily. All descriptions are quite as dear as
last week, but the quantity on sale has largely increased.
The sales reached 7.000 bales-5410 for export—comprising
150 Bahia, W. to 61d. ; 200 Egyptian, 50. to 7id. ; and
600 Surat, 3d. to 4ed. per lb.

CORN.—Boirrox, JAN. 24. The improvement noted
in our last report continued until Saturday's market, when
good wheats readily realised a further advance of 3s. per
qr. With a good supply to-day and a limited demand, the
market closed dull at a little under Saturday's prices, being
an advance of from 2s. to 3s. on the week, red:-725. to 741. ;
white, 72v. to 78s. Beans, 475. to 495. Peas, 465. to 48s.
Srocaros-ox-Taits, JAN. 24.—The supply of grain to
this day's market was moderate. Wheat met a slow sale at
an advance of 3s. per quarter on last week's currency. Oats
and beans in fair request. Barley is per qr. lower.
DUBLIN. JAN 23.—There was but a moderate supply of
grain at market to day, and all descriptions met a ready
sale. Wheat was Is., barley 6d. to Is , and o• is 3d. to 6d.
dearer than on Friday. Rather higher rates were de-
manded for Indian corn and foreign wheat, but the business
done was small.

CATTLE.—Rortrotto, JAN. 24.—Our market to-day
was largely supplied with beef, rather short of mutton, with
• lite sale at last week's prices. Beef, 3s. 6d. to 41. 10d.
Mutton, 3s. 81. to 4s. 10d. Veal, 4s. to 6s. 4d. Pork, 3s. 6d.
to 41. Bd.

POTATOES.—The following were the prices of potatoes
yesterday at the market established at the I{iog's•crou
Railway Tension' : Scotch reds, 130 s. to 100 s. per ton;
Scotch regents, 95.. to 110 s. per ton ; York regents, 105 s. to
12.55. per ton. ; Lincolnshire regents, 100 s. to 116 s. per ton.
Supplies less, owing to the frost. Prices on the advance.
Total weight received this week, 1,446 tons.

COALS.—Lotsnox, JAN. 24.—Buddle's West Hartley,
20s. 6d.; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 20s. 641.; Tan-
field Moor, 17s. ; Walker Primrose, 16s. 9d. ; West Hart-
ley Greys, 19s. 6d. ; Walls End Northumberland, 21s. ;
Walls End Haswell, 265.; Walls End Hatton, 261.; Walls
End Pensher, 245. 6d. ; Walls End Plummer, 255. ; Walls
End South Hatton, 255. 9d. ; Walls End Whitworth, 191.

CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEtegns.—The accounts
of this commission for the past year to Michaelmas have
been published by miler of the court. The accounts are
very comprehensive, and show on the consolidated account,
receipts amounting to 68,9901. Ils. 10d., of which the sum
of 67,2421.185. Bd. is raised by the consolidated rate, while
the expenditure amounts to 73,3721. 178.61. Consequently
the balance on the veer is 4.3821.5 x. Bd. against the account.
The expenditure is subdivided into many items, the chief
of which are as follows : For paving works, 22,5951. 9s. 104. ;
for lighting, 8,6871. 12s. 6d. ; for cleansieg, 5,6651.65. 6d.;
for improvements in widening streets, 18,1781. oi. 6d.; for
sanitary works, 1,7681. 10.. 6d. The commissioners appear
also to have expended 30,7211. Is. 3d. in the purchase of
land for cemetery, and 10,7361.45. in enclosing and draining
it. This has been raised by loan, and forms a charge upon
the rates for some years to come. To meet this the com-
missioners have directed 1,5001. a year to be invested in
Console, to form a sinking fund. It is observable that the
debt cannot be paid off for several years, perhaps for 20 to
30. On the sewers account, the commissioners, having
reduced their rates, have received 5,7061. ss. 11d., while
they have expended 28,1281. la. 11ff., which is thus detailed
in the leading items:—For new sewers, 11,7211. 144. 6d.;
for repairing the Fleet sewers, 9,0001.; for general repairs,
6,3211. 12s. The balance against the year's account is
22,4211. 165., which, however, is reduced to 11,5331.
151.6 ulnitd:
The whole of these accounts bytbesrplusin hand on
appear the
i previous
rbcarei:
prepared with, much can and judgment, and have been
audited by accountants wholly independent of the corpora-
tion—a point considered to be of great importance in
matters affecting the peckets of the ratepayers.
FAILURE IN LIYERPOOL.—Menere. Millers and
Thompson, lately engaged in the Australian end Brasil
trade, have issued the following circular to•their creditors:'
" Liverpool, Jan. 23.—We regret to Worm you that in
consequence of heavylomes in connexion with our Auitralian
business, and the detedfion of funds to a large mount in
that cotonv, we have been compelled to suspend our par-
ents. Messrs. H. Banner and Son are engaged in the
preparation of a statement of our affairs; which will be
submitted eta meeting of our creditors, to be called at the
earliest opportunity.—Years respectfully, hlmmuse. and
Tuoursox. Their liabilities are stated to be 60,0001.,
and the assets are chiefly abroad, but it is believed they
wig turn est tevoursksty. • •

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCZ.
LIVERPOOL SHIPS AT FOREIGN POSTS.—Orient, Btu
Ventura, and Mindora, at Port raiiiip; Bella Islam,
and Faucet Queen, at !Sydney ; Indian Ocean, at Portland
Bay; Marin Ella ;heti), tad Emma, at Melbourne; Hornet.
at (halting; (Antra (e.e.), at Genoa.