The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-02 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCERO-LANE.—THIS DAY.
The public sales have been few and unimportant to.day.
Suomi. continues dull ; no public sale to-day.
Corral.—The small public sale did not alter general
quotations. Native Ceylon quoted 475. to47s. 6d., nominal.
Tau.—The market is firm, bat not active.
Rica.-12,000 bags of COringa were offered in public
sale, and partly sold at 10s. to lls., which were full prices.
Brisurs.—itnm and Brandy continues firm.
Corrow.-1,600 bales sold yesterday on 'Change, at
advance, and the market has a firm appearance.
In other articles no material alteration.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports the supply short, and trade brisk,
at the following quotations .—Prime Meadow Hay, 755. to
80s. ; inferior, 651. to 725. ; Rowan, 4.55. to 955. ; Clover,
SOL to 100 s. ; second cut, 70s. to 905.; Straw, 265. to We.

TALLOW MARICET.—THIS DAY.
The market is quiet to-day, and prices are the same u
yesterday. Town Tallow, is quoted 475. nett cub ; Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 375. 6d. ; all this year, 475. 6d.
to 475. 9d.; January to March, (1863), 47e. 9d. to 48e.;
October to December (1863), 465.

Tire NEW BURIAL ACT AND TIM PARISH OF
St. P•wen.••.—Ynterdsy, a numerously attended vestry
meeting of the parish of St. Pancras was held in the Vestry
Hall, adjoining the Workhouse, Mr. Churchwarden Pearce
in the chair.—Mr. Stock (county magistrate), in punuanee
to previous notice, brought forward the following resolu-
tion: " That a new burial ground shall be provided for this
parish under and by virtue of the act 15 and 16 Vier, cap.
85, intituled an act to amend the laws concerning the
burial of the dead in the metropolis.' That a burial board
be appointed, to consist of nine ratepayers, agreeably to the
11th section of the act, and that one-third shall retire from
office annually, and shall be eligible fur re-appointment."—
Mr. T. Eld Baker having seconded, and Mr. Pratt having
supported the motion, Mr. D. Wellby opposed the appoint•
meat of a burial board without consulting the ratepayers
upon whom it would entail a permanent expense. Ile had
been informed that there was sufficient maiden ground in
the parish churchyard for the burial of the paupers for fifty
years. lie considered the bill in itself as most defective ;
there was no protection against jobbing, no section that
provided for the members of the burial board being rospect-
able and responsible persons. There should have been a
property qualification. lie concluded by moving an amend-
ment, to the effect, that the Burial Board be not appointed
till the legal public notice had been given, and until the
consent of the ratepayers be obtained thereto.—Mr.Manning
seconded the amendment, and said that ho was opposed to
the resolution, because it vested in a few individuals unpre-
cedeuted and unconstitutional power, and placed the parish
under the control of the Secretary of State.—The amend-
ment was put from the chair and lost, and the original mo-
tion was declared to be carried ; but, upon the suggestion
of Mr. Manning, it was agreed that the appointment of the
board should stand over till neat Wednesday.
THE FATAL COLLISION ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAT.-111TFOILD. ORoN, WIDNIESDAY EVENING
A lengthened investigation took reface this day at the Red
Lion Inn of this village, before Mr. Churchill, the county
coroner, relative to the recent collision at the Heyford
station of the Great Western Railway. As may be
remembered, an up-passenger train from Birmingham
was being shunted across the down line to take up some
goods trucks, when another passenger train from Oxford,
which was some time over due, came up, and struck the
engine attached to the train which was being shunted.
The result was, that the engine driver, George Thomp-
son, lost his life. Had the occurrence taken place two or
three moments earlier, the Birmingham train would al-
most have been cut in two, and perhaps it is difficult to
conjectere what would have been thesacriflee of life. Se-
'Feral witnesses were examined, who gave their opinions
respecting the circumstances surrounding the occurrence,
but the inquiry was not brought to a termination, the jury
expressing a strong desire to inspect the lights at night,
when lighted. In order to afford an opportunity for this
inspection, the proceedings were adjourned for a few days.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAT--Rehirn of traffic
for week ending Nov. 21, 1862:—Passengers, parcels, car-
riages, horses, dogs, and mails, 8,0854 2s. 6d. • merchandise
and -.minerals, 6,1011. 16s. 2d. • cattle 3121. 19s. 10d.
Total, 16,6824. 17s. 6d. Corresponding week, 1861,
10,3601. 7e. bd.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
Amount of tragic foe the week ending Noy. 28, 1852
Passengers, 8,4321. 3s. 84.; goods, 2,2591.125. 11d.; total:
8,6911.188.7 d.

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