The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

HIDES.-THIS DAY.

HIDES.—LanLiTinTi;L, Avaver 31661b5. to 64165.,
34d. to 3f 1. ; 641bs. to 721b5., aid. ; 721 h.. to 801bs.,
341. !odd ; 8011 n. to 811 b.., 4d. to 41.1. 831bs. to 961b5.,
44d. to 44d. ; 961bs. to 1041b5., 44d. to 4f J. Hone hides,
6s. 6d. Calf Skins, light, 2s. to 3s. ; full, 6e. to 6.. 6d.
BBIMONDSZY.—Sheep skins, halt.hreds, 0.. Od. to Os. 04.;
polled, 28.9 d. to 3.. 64. ; halibreds, 2s. 4d. a 35.; Dawns,
2.. to 2s. 64. ; lamb., 2s. 6d. to 4..

LOCAL :NUAltlts iliAttnltTS.

Lngagoor, Argo,? 30. —The market has rather improved to.
day, but business generally has Does dull. t astern Counties, IIV 1 1
re and Yorkshire, 031—Loden and North Western, 95
—Midland, t9l—Dutch Rhenish. p 11, lls. 3d., I.
MAMCNIITLII. Avower 30.—There wa, very little lumina.* doing,
but priors were without much alteration. Pastern Counties, 111
e. d., 11 3-15 ; Leeds stock, 631; Sheffield., 2.1; Midlands, 691 en d.
LIRD,.. hoover 30.—The mullet was exceedingiy firm again yester-
day, but there was a general abysses of hieing& The quotations
were nearly the same mon Tummy for all the leading Rocas. Two
morning we have to report hammed activity, the now settled weather
and excellent traffic returns having Imparted a batter tone. Craven
Moors contnue in atewly denond, sod have nen done today at Ills.
Business done up to Ip m. this day ;—lteeth Mims, 7s. 80.—Leeds
Northern Fifth., 7e. inn.—Hull and @clby Purchase .paid), 241-
37. paid Short Bradford, Is pls.—Midland Stack, 711 —Crane Moor
IMlnes,lBe.
Dusue, Almon 29.—New Three pet Cent. Stork, 911 4—Ditto for
amount, 14th September, 911 1 —Bank Stock, 273 - Baden 01110 s De-
be. tares. 4 per cent. (gor. sec.) of 904. 6e. ad., 93—Great Southern
and Western (301. paid), 511—Ditto Eiglitha Sig per Cent. Pref.
Sc. paid), 3—Killarney Junction paid), —Midland Great
Western and Royal Canal (30/. paid), 301.

DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SELF-DESTRUCTION
AT KIINTIBII TOWN.—This morning, between three and
four o'clock, a French gentleman, who was residing at No.
19, St. James's-terrace, Kentish-town, was brought to the
University College Hospital with a desperate wound in his
throat, which it is feared will terminate fatally. Mr. Day,
surgeon, St. James'a.terrace, was sent fur, who found that
the wound had extended to the windpipe, 'loosing all the
principal veins of the throat ; he ordered hie removal
to the above hospital. He has been observed to be in a
desponding stets of mind for some time past, and there aro
various rumours in circulation as to the cruse 01 it.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.-I 0 the Post-office notice
yesterday an error occurred in the official notice which has
keen corrected; the last mail due, July 24, had arrived, and
the one overdue was due on the 14th inst. The Emma
sailed with mails on the 21st inst.
THE RECENT PRIZE BABY SHOW AT BOSTON,
LINCOLIISHIR3.--A correspondent of the Manchester Guar-
dean giving a brief account of this show, which, be says, at-
tracted an immense concourse of men, women, and children,
adds: Under shedding, and arranged in classes, 1 found the
"babies," some on their mothers' or nurse,' Knees and ethers
seated on chairs. Fire prizes were offered, viz., one to each
class, and each pries coedited of an appropriate piece of
Plate. The first pr se, value five guineas, was for the
" prettiest baby," from six to twelve months of age. This
prize (in common with the fourth and fifth) was decided by
ballot of the first 2,000 visitor., and fell to a child of J.
Thimbleby, Esq., of Spilsby. The second prise, value four
guineas, was for the heaviest baby,from six to twelve months,
and fell to a child of Mr. Benton, of Aldwick,which weighed
two stone, although but eight months old. The third price,
value three gnneas, was for the smallest baby, from six to
eighteen months of age, and fell to a diminutive Lilliputian
boasting the name of Priog. It weighed only 12tb., being
sixteen months old. The fourth prise, value two guineas,
for the prettiest girl, from two to four years, was awarded
to a child of Mr. Jackson, Boston, 31 years old—(the" pretty
girl," of tonne.) The filth prize, value one guinea, for the
finest boy, between two and four years old, was ballotted to
Mr. Dobs3n's child (Slimy) three years and eleven months
old. There were between 6.000 and 7.001 persons present,
about 100 babies being exhibited ; and Mr. Small (treasurer
of the Boston Harmonic Society) informed me that he
teleared be by no means despicable sum of 1001.
THE Two PROPRIETORS OF HUDDERSFIELD.—It
is notorious throughout this county, that the town of Hud-
dersfield belongs to only two proprietors. namely, 8 r John
William Ranaiden, and John Firth, Etq, of Toothill, •
more
than
member of the Society of Friends. Some ieterepting anec-
dotes ars related respeeting the /inns of :he titled owner to
VIC witesion of a small portion of land belonging to Mr.
Fir* which has long been a barrier to Sir John becoming
that the reply he obtained was that the sovereign, must be
rmialFinb:mmasp:::trironiieptcoSrfilroantJdtobbbeny'reuwerronnoe.usntoldtri:goffliiteirdweditthhatostoopvneurreigns,
and
placed on their edges—the quaker thus imposing a impos-
sible condition, even for a baronet of Sir John's almost
fabulous 'wealth. But sot only has the land pommeled by
Mr. Firth been an obstacle to the ambition of the other
Holdscsileld proprietor, but it las, we believe, for some
Ow deed is the way of • desirable and imp:4%Bn% public
impeminesat We are, therefore, glad to learn that during
a Visit made by the young baronet to the town within the
piatfew days, an exchange of Mr. Firth's favourite little
plotless been made, and that he is to become, instead, the
(man of an adjacent piece of property. The obstacle to
nubile iposerment will thus be removed, hut there still
remain "the two proprietors: of Huddersfield!"—Leeds