The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL A

MARKETS.

MINCING LANE.—INIS DAY.
SroAst.—The market continues to wear a very firm ap-
pearance. The public salsa consisted of foreign white
lia-
vannah in bond ; dam agedeold 24. to 'as. 64.; yellow lia-
Tannah, damaged, Ms. to 38a., duty paid, the refined
market steady, grocery lumps, 445. 6d. to 475. 6d.
COFFEE —The public sales are going off steadily at full
pricea. Good ordinary native Ceylon firm at 47a. to
471.8 d.

TRA.—The market is firm, the demand continues for
good medium qualities, I Id. to Is. Id. ; common sound clean,
91d. per lb.
Isuroo.—The quarterly sale finished yesterday. 19,740
chests were offered, of which 10,160 were withdrawn, 4,500
bought in, leaving 5,250 chests sold, to which may be added
about 1,000 chests sold in the room. The advance paid on
good and fine qualities was 9d. to Is., inferior 6d. to Bil., on
the July sales. Madras sold fid. to 9d. advance for a small
quantity of good and fine, inferior 3d. Kurpab sold freely
at 6d. to 9d. advance. On the whole the sale went off with.
out spirit, and importers were obliged to buy in largely to
secure the above-named advance. _

COTTON.-600 hales sold yesterday on 'Change.
Rica.—The market is not active, but prices are firm.
In other articles no material alteration.

SMITHFIELD HAY NIARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports business at the following prices :
Prime Meadow Hay, 725. to 80s. ; inferior, 60s. to 87s. 6d.;
Rowan, 455. to 56a.; Clover, 755. to 935. ; second cut, 655.
to 84s. ; Straw, 2is. to 30s.

TALLOW MARIEET.—THIS DAY.
The market is again rather firm to day. The ships from
St. Petersbnrgh still keep out, and, the wind having shifted
to the south, it is probable we shall not get much in at
present. Town Tallow is quoted 42.. 6d. nett cash;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 435. 6d. ; October to Decem-
ber, 42e. ; January to March, 425. 61.

IRON SMPBUILDING.—Two new iron ships will
be laid down immediately at the Dingle Works, and it is
said that Mr. Laird has now in hand orders for iron
screw steamers to the extent of 10,000 tone —Liverpool
Mercury.
THE MERCED Mrtntso COMPANY it beginning to
attract considerable attention. Shares have recently been
created, the par value of each being a pound sterling, which
are to be taken to England, and there disposed of to the
labouring classes, by the aid ;of rich quarts specimens and
the laudits of certain portions of tho press. One individual,
who unfortunately had 950 dole. worth of the shares,
worked off on him, after he found how things were going,
was glad enough to shake them off for the pittance of
ISO dots. Re is a mechanic, but withal a very shrewd man.
Let others beware.—San Francisco Times.
HEREFORDSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Ilzazrouri, Ti ESDAT EVENING. This morning the
Ilerefordshire Society's show of stock—an average one
—was hold in a meadow near the town ; and the annual
dinner this evening, at the Green Dragon Hotel, where
about 150 persons, including three clergymen and a few
landowners, was presided over by Mr. T. W. Booker, M.P.
The principal prize offered by the society—Tiz4 di. 10e.
for the best bull, cow, and offspring—was awarded to Mr
James Res, of Menaughty, Radnorshire.
DLATII OF WM. VICARS GRIFFITH, ESQ.—It is
with much regret that we announce the sudden death of
W. Vicars Griffith, Esq., Assistant Secretary of the
Royal Dublin Society. Mr. Griffith was a zealous and inde-
fatigable officer, and was greatly respected by the members
of the Royal Dublin Society. lie died at Lyons, on the 14th
inst. All the authorities, both in France and Great Bri-
tain, were most prompt and attentive in forwarding the
account of Lis death. The lamented gentleman was travel-
' ling alone.
ABERDEEN DIVINITY CHAIR, Ki No's COLLEGE.—
Dr. Macpherson was admitted and inducted to the Profes-
sorship of Divinity yesterday, and received the right hand
of fellowship from the meeting.—. ortA BriluA Moil.
CENTRAL CITY RAILWAY TERMINVEL—A lecture
explanatory of this project was delivered yesterday evening
by Mr. C. Pearson, the originator, at the Southwark Lite-
rary Institution. In the course of his remarks, the lec-
turer observed that a meeting would be held shortly to
whose decision be should finally submit the whole scheme,
and if it should be then disapproved, it was his intention
altogether to abandon it.
FOREION FRUIT.—An importation of some cases of
pears has taken place from Italy by the vessel Vivid, ar-
rived in the river from Leghorn. Ihe importation of fresh
fruits of this nature from Italy is not usual among the sup-
plies from abroad, and the arrival is therefore of some in-
terest.

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PriALT? ON RAILWAYS FOR LATENESS OF I RAINS.
—A new and important decision, in connexion with the
present complaints of the unpunctuality of railway trains,
has just been decided by the judge of the Yorkabiro County
Court. The plaintiff was Mr Raikes, the banker, and the
defendanta the York and North Midland Railway Contpany.
It appears that one of the company's trains being heavy,
arrived at the Milford Junction half an hour after the Great
Northern fut train for London had mimed. The case
II haring been one into. the itint returnedyegdAtim farm
Of the plaintiff—Damages, dl.

'gut ervreofs.