The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY).

The market is quiet. Town tallow is quoted 445. 9d. to
465. net cash ; Petersburg Y.O. on the spot, 475. 3d.
to 475. 6d. ; all the year, 475. to 475. 3d. ; December
47e. 3d. ; January to March, 475. 6d. ; March, 471. 6d.
to 47.. 9d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We have a mach larger supply of beasts than on Thursday
last. It includes, however, a considerable number left un-
sold on Monday. Trade is very dull and prices are lower
for all detcriptions. Sheep are also more plentiful with
a lees demand ; consequently prices are lower, and a clear-
ance cannot be effected. Calves are rather cheaper. From
Germany and Holland Users are 700 beasts, 2,020 sheep,
and 279 calves ; Spain, 230 boasts. Mulch cows, 83.
Per atone of 810 e. a. d. s. d. Per MOW of Sibs. s. d. s. d.
Bast Beata, Reseda 4 6 4 8 Best Gnarls tit-bdso22 0 0 0 0
Hest Sbort-horns 4 4 4 6 Bed Long-w001i.... 5 0 6 2
Second gnat. beasts 3 0 4 0 Do. do. Sew n .0 e 0 0
Cflveg

Plns
liedDninkllll-b?ods 6 4 6 8 'Aunts
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Pigs, 140.

and Lodans. 5,235 ; Calves, 385;

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Harvey and Elston report trade alow, with a
downward tendency.

THE REPRESENTATION OF SELEIRASHIRE.—Some
per.ons in Gasshiels having spread a report that there was
a prospect of Lord Henry Scott resigning his seat for Sel-
kirkshire on account of indifferent health, we have much
pleasure in being authorised to give the report a most dis-
tinct and unqualified contradiction, and to state that there
is happily no occasion for solicitude regarding the health of
the noble lord. --Edinburgh Courant.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLEP.S' Sr ROOM—SIMUL-
TANEOes COLLECTION.—Yesterday, the last Wednesday in
October, was the anniversary of the opening of these
schools by the late venerated Prince Consort, "Albert the
Good." At all the principal commercial hotels throughout
the country the event, as in years past, was commemorated
by making a collection at the commercial dinner ou behalf
of this institution. We have no doubt when the result
of this simultaneous and spontaneous contribution to the
funds of this peculiar institution, solely established for the
orphans of one of the moat influential chases of the com-
munity, becomes known, it will move worthy of the great
body of commercial travellers, always distinguished as the
missionaries of peace, progress, and good will. The meet-
ing in London was at the London Tavern, under the Presi-
dency of George Stockdale, Eci., of the Stock Exchange.
He was well supported by Mr. Blake and Mr. Scott. The
smallest contribution given ou the occasion was one guinea;
and we have no doubt that when the result of the meeting
is published it will prove gratifying to the originators and
best friends of the movement. The secretary s statement
respecting the present efficient and prosperous state of
the schools was received with enthusiastic applause ; and
the meeting, after a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman,
separated with best wishes for the prosperity of the insti-
tution.

THE LATE BRIGHTON MVEDER.—RENIOVAL OF
FLOOD FROM LEWES GAOL.—Flood, who was convicted
for the murder of his cointade at Brighton, and was sen-
tenced to death at the late assize' held at Lewes, but whose
'antenna has been respired, was removed on Monday morn-
ing last to the Mrllhank Penitentiary, by the governor, Mr.
Sanders.—West Soma. Gazdte.

MARVELLoUS EsCAPE FROM A RAILWAY CATA-
STROPHE.—IiEREFoUD, WEDNEsDAY.—Yesterday an excur-
sion train from Merthyr end the Hills to London was for a
moment placed in the most imminent peril. It appears that
between the Crumlin Station and the magnificent viaduct
that crosses the Westoru Valleys line from Newport to
Ebbw Vale, at a height of nearly 3O) feet, an engine was
engaged in shunting some trucks on the line, when an ex-
cursion train containing about 500 persons was seen ad-
vancing at full speed. A collision attended with the most
fearful consequences seemed inevitable. With a presence
of mind equal to the emergency, both engine drivers, with •
united and a conscotaneous action, reversed their engines,
and although the peril that at one time threatened this
mass of human beings could pot be wholly escaped, the
speed of the advancing trains was so diminished that in the
collision that followed no lives were lost. Crest damage,
however, resulted to the engines, and the Duffer of that
drawing the excursion train was broken short off. The
excursionists were generally severely shaken ; some 'waived
contusions, and, as may be well imagined, all were dread-
fully frightened. The screams of the females and of many
of the other sex at the prospect of the death that appeared
to await them were fearfully heartrending. The greatest
credit is due to the heroic devotion of the engine drivers.
who, regardless of their own fate, stuck to their brakes, and
thus reduced what in the future seemed to promise the
catastrophe of the century to a comparatively trifling affair.
COLLISION AT THE MACcLESEIELD RAILWAY STA-
TION. —Yesterday morning, a collision occurred at the Lon-
don and North Western side of the 3laccles6eld Railway
Station, which it was thought at one time would have re.
suited in fatal injuries. It appears that the Stafford and Stoke
train, which is due at Macclesfield at 8.55, runs through to
Manchester, leaving :Macclesfield at 9.5 after the arrival of
the Derby train due at 9. Whilst carriages, in which
were seated a num:aw of passengers, were waiting on the
Manchester line of rails, the Derby train ran into them with
much force. The concussion was so great as to dash the
entire train onward into the tunnel, • short distance from
the platform. Many of the passengers were much hurt.
A poor woman from l'restbury sustained severe cuts in the
head, and hal to be taken to a surgeon's, and several
others had their wounds dressed at the same place.
Mr. Meek (draper), Mr. Mellor (clothier), Mr. Mad-
locks (draper), of Macclesfield ; and Mr. Paul Barlow,
Congleton, who were seated in the carriages intending
to proceed to Manchester. also received severe wounds,
causing them to abandon their journey. Tim end carriage
of the Manchester train was damaged. The driver of the
Derby train (Morris) declares that it was impossible to stop
his train. owing to the slippery state of the rail, from the
frost. He reversed the engine, and the guard also applied
the break with redoubled force, as soon as they saw the
dagger. There does not appear to he any blame attaching to
either the driver or the guard.
GLASGOW.—ATTEMPT TO U'NET A RAILWAY
TRAIN.—On Monday morning, while the goods train, which
leaves Balloch at 12.5 n.m., was approaching the canal
viaduct, between Marybill and Cowlairs, the tender, which
was in front of the engine, gave a sudden jerk, es if the
wheels had met with seine impediment on the rails, but,
fortunately, the concussion was not great enough to throw
the tender off the line. On the train being stopped it
was discovered that some miscreant bad put two
railway chairs upon the line. The chairs bed been re-
versed, and keyed or fastened upon the rail, thus showing
a most determined attempt upon the pert of some ruf-
fians to upset the train. The chairs which were so placed
were broken in several pieces by the wheels of the tender,
and bad this not been the case, it is more than probable
that the train would have been thrown off the hoe, and
several lives endangered. The goods train in question does
not run regularly at the above hour, and if it had not been
despatched on Monday morning the passenger train would
have been the next to meet the obstruction. Yesterday
Mr. Hamilton, station-master. Maryhill, was busy hives.
tigatiog the case ; and Mr. Anderson, superintendent of the
Maryhill police, is actively engaged making inquiries, with
the view of tracing out the delioquents, and we trust he
may be successful. The railway company has offered a
reward of 20/. for such informal:sou es may lead to the ap-
prebeariors sad conviction of the perpetrator or perpetrators
of this sod diabolical act—Edinburgh Cour**.

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