The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

MINCING LANE.-(THIS DAY.)

SCUAR.—Tis market continues firm. but the.ales reported
are confined to =all parcels ; Barbados. at 45e. 6d.
to 465. fal. ; Cuba Ileiscovada, at 455. to 45.. lid. ; ant
clayed Manilla, at Its. 9d. Refined is firm at full prices.
Corrre. -A fair business is doing in both colonial aid
foreign, at fully the former cuirsocy.
TrA.—The market continue* quiet.
Rice and Rcn.—No sales reported.
Saco. boxes of flower sold at 15a. cash; andl 300
bags of Penang tapioca at 3d. I. Md.
Faurr.—Currants are in more active reqiest. and sales
have been made at prime ranging from 2n% to 32i., accord-
ing to quality.
SALTPICTRE:—The improved demand still continue; re.
friction 3 sold At 355. 9d. to 36.. short prompt.
COTTON.—At a further slight decline the market has
been more active Moos yesterday ; the sales ware 700 balsa
on the spot, and about 1.50 J bale foe arrival.
CoculNEat. is firm, at late rates.
Teen run% —About 600 begs of Bengal sold, good, at 30a.;
balky, 28s. lid.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is farm. Anointed are the present quotations.
Towel Allow, 4A. 6d. ; Pigersbors Y.O. oe the seek
41a. 6d.; March, 415.6 d. ; April to June, 421. ; October to
December, 43a.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY).

Mawr. Harvey and Eaton report trade et the kilos-
Mg prime :—Prime meadow hey. 75e. to Mc ; saperwr
ditto, ama to gig. 6d. ; islatior ditto, Ws. to 708. ; clover.
old, 90a. to 110,. ; strew, 24a to 30e.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
(THIS DAY.)

This morning were issued the Board of Trade
Returns for the month ended the 31st of January.
We subjoin a statement of the total declared
value of the exports of British and Irish produce
and manufactures during the month in the last
three years :

For the mouth.
16'62 £1,439,(K3

146,1

8,04115

IG4 10,41:3,TAG

Girr.—Mr. Samuel Howard, al
Stanley, near Perth, late of Boreley, has plated in the
hands of trmitees, for the an of the town of Burnley,
_l6
acres of land whereon to erect an isfirmary, to be called
I" The Howard Inatitutice." The laud is situate babied
the Habergham Eaves parsonage, and represents a vales of
16.010. The laud Dot necessarily required for the Manta-
tioa is to be let for building sites, the proceeds of which are
to
.go towards its endowtnest.
RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES Is PAHL/A-
mEs-E—Yestertlay the billed the Holboro Valley Improve.
ar-it, to authorise the corporation of London to form •
viaduct or raised way across the " Holborn Valley," sad
for new struts and improvemuts, came on for henries be.
fore a committee of the House of Commoos. consisting of
Sir D. Dundee, chairman ; Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Howard,
Coleus! North, Mr. Stanhope, and Mr. Blake. Mr. Hope
Parra, Q.C.. with whom was Mr. Carrie, mooed Cu GSM
ror the promoters of the bill. Several petitions were pi emoted
against its details, and the committee accordingly determined
to pass its preamble or it. principle, reserving the details or
clauses of it for to-dav,for which purpose they are adjourned.
In the other committees of the House of Commons, Mr.
Scott, the traffic manager of the Leedom and South. Western
Railway Compose, was examined by Mr. G. Somerset, at
ousiderable leogth, in favour of the bill iu Mr. (1. Hard)'s
committee. In Mr. Woodd's committee the CMOS of the
Midburst and Chiehester railway, ware opened by Mr.
Rodwell and Mr. Johneos, and adjourned ; Chichester sad
Midburst (No. 2) being adjourned. The North-Eiders.
Lftressiiire and Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire Railway
Companies was passed in Mr. Howard's committee,
and the clauses settled. Engineers arid other wit-
nesses were examioed by Mr. Denison sad
Mr. Daviion, in Mr. Scoerteld's committee, in farrier
of the Chionior Nortos and Huber, line, and adjourned.
In the Lords' committee, °assisting of the Duke of Montrose,
Lord Airlie, Lord. Cremes» and Inchiquin, the nee of she
dock. and extensive basins at Cardiff was postponed until after
Fester, is comminute al the indisposition of the segeteer.
The committee thee took into couideratioo the Pneumatic
Tube Company Bill. The Duke of Buckingham, Mr.
Smith (the great sewsysader, of the Strand), and Mr. Lati-
mer Clark were examined in favour of the measure, and the
noble chairman !mid the committee were of opinion that
they would rass the bill, subject to the consideration of the
cleuses. Earl Devon's committee, consisting of Lords Re-
warden, Vet alam, Detrain, and Cork. passed the bill foe
the drdrossan Railway and Harbour ; and then beard Mr.
Phion, Q.C., and Serjeaut Bellasis in favour of the Saeger
and Llanberia Railway, sod adjourned to this day at 12
o'clock.

MORE THAN EVER AND RILITIR THAN EVER.—This
wokes to the largest and best stock of spring and somare
patterns ever •utrmltled for piddle approval The srorld-tared
ids trousers at Alfred Webb Miles; the otigloatorn only asta-
-7.3, iirookditreet, Haciovar-square. Established line
—dAdvettlienatiit.