The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-24 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Th., market remains without alteration. Priors arequoted
as follows. Town Tallow, 375. nett cash; Petersburg, Y.C.
on tilt spot, 33e. 6d. to 38g. 9d.; October to December,
335. &l. ; January to March (l 853), 395. to 395. ad.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

111eirrs. Cooper and Davis report the supply short, at the
followit prices: Prime Meadow Hay, 78s. to 844. ; inferior,
70s. to 744.; Bowen, 6.55. ; Clover, 87s. to 971.; second cut,
80s to Soh. ; Straw, 281. to 321.

ROY.tL KENT DIBrENBSRY.—It lea rule with the
managers of the Royal Kent Dispensary to resort, every
third year, to the machinery of • fete elusonpetre for the
purpose of raising funds to carry on in its complete efficiency
their inestimable institution. For some unexplained
reason, the usual fete was not held last year, being the
third year from the preceding celebration ; but the post-
ponement to this year, however to be accounted for, appears
to have increased in an accelerated ratio the charitable ten-
dencies of the subscribers to the customary festivity. The
fete yesterday was held in the beautiful ground. of Sir
.T. M. Wilson, Bart., at Charlton House, near Wool-
wich, and from 8,000 to 10,000 ladies, gentleman, and
children were present. The amusements constituting
the fete wero manifold. In the first place, there were
stationed at different parts of the pretty park, the
Royal Artillery Band, the Royal Marine Band,
and the brass band of the Sappers and Miners. These were
incessantly musical, and were sources of great delight to
the promenaders on the spacious lawns. Then there were
flower shows, got together with the assistance of the
"nobility and gantry" of the county. Third'y, there were
congregated in a leafy amphitheatre, almost naturally
formed wigiiu the margins of magnificent elm and beech
trees, all the various resources of Batty's Hippodrome—
horses, elephants, monkeys, chariots, acrobats, and tight-
rope and slack-rope dancers. Mr. Batty, states the pro-
gramme, " has spared neither pains nor expense in bang-
ing together for this fete a company of artistes selected
from the principal continental theatres to perform the
spurts and pastimes of the ancients in all those various
stirring scenes and exciting contests of the curriculum, for
which the Romans were so celebrated ;" and it is
almost needless to say that that portion of the
enlightened British public present was successfully amused,
through the ingenuity of Mr. Batty, for several hours. In
addition to all these enlivenmenta there was (to Rive salt to
the rest) nn t xcellent de jeuner served up at half-past four
o'clock, in one of Edgington'ti endless tents—nearly ono
thousand person:, we were informed, having sat down to
the collagen—cold but orofiigatelv plentiful. Altogether a
very delightful day was reported by every one to hove been
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spent ; and the moving and crowded picture to and fro in
the pleasant park of the graceful June (female) cos-
tumes, amidst unclouded June sunshine, will be remem-
bered by all those who assisted in making up
the countless groups. The wise benevolence of
Sir T. Wilson in throwing open his demesne,
for the purposes of the charity, was loudly and warmly ex-
tolled and to those who extolled, it may be suggested that
a meportionate imitation of Sir Thomas's philanthropy
would convert the " Dispensary" into an " Hospital," and
so provide liar the Greenwich district those enlarged capa-
bilities for the accommodation of the maimed and diseased
which are nnw so greatly required. For instance, in the
case of' an accident to limb at Greenwich or its neighbour-
hood, there is only the alternative of the dreadful and any
insufficient " Dreadnought" or a cart or cab to town. Is
that right ?
ST DENHAM FLORIO:Uri:RAI. SOVIETY.—The second
feta of this society was held on Tuesday, in the grounds of
the Greyhound, unit was numerously attended by the
gentry and the patrons of floriculture. There was a show
of (urchins, heaths, pelargoniums, calecolariaa, and also a
choice collection of grapes, melons, and strawberries. l'rizes
were offered by the practical committee to cottager*, and it
is to be hoped that more competitors in this class .ia
appear at the autumn show. The band of the Coldstream
Guards was in attendance.

Antsy: oF THE POLICE SUPERANNUATION FUND.
It having come to the knowledge of the commissioners of
police that certain officers who had retired from the force
upon pen-ions of superannuation have since taken situations,
sometimes of the name character and of more labour and
profit than thew from which they have keen discharged,
notice has been giv.o that the chief commissioners will sub-
mit the pensit nerS to a new examination with a view to
placing the really effective upon special duty.
SUN.ItEssION UV BETTINu-llousEs.—Yeaterdav, at
a fully attended vestry meeting of the parish of St. 'Pan-
cras, Mr. Churchwarden Billett in the chair, Mr. Farrar
brought forward a resolution approving a petition to both
houses of parliament, praying the legislature to bring in a
measure for the suppression of betting-houses. Mr. Farrar
read a letter from Sir It. Mayne, which stated that there
were la) common betting-houssOlfs • tropolitan dis-
trict alone. Mr. T. E. Marv, • • seconded
the resolution. The resola. was • unani
mously, and a form of pcti •• • • •
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