The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-02 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(TRIB DAY.)
iR ILOCTIIIC AND lIITIENATIONAL SAPI.)
(nos oun ows comasaroaussr.)
Them bee been • firmer feeling in the cotton reartall
to-day, aid the transactions will plop,•bly foci up 7,000 se
8,000 balm

TALLOW MARKET.—ams DAY.)
The =arks& is eat et the subjoined prim : Town taw,
41e. 6d.. set cosh ; Petersbonn T.O. os the spot, 495.i1d.;
June, 435. 3d. ; July, 445. 3d. ; Ost. to Des., 41a 3d.
Ilium AVZILAGZII.—Town tallow, 445. 3d. ; tnLy
ditto, 2s. 2ad. ; yellow D.asolan, 45e. • welted
32e. 6d. ; rough ditto, Us. ; tallow praise, 14s. ;

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DLY.)
Mears. Harvey sod Hams report trade very alow Um
following linere : Prime meadow hay, 70e. to 72e. 6d. ;
auperorr ditto, 75a. to 80r. ; inferior ditto, 40e. to 410 r.;
rows°, 40e. to 60s. ; clover, old, 90e. to 110 a. ; ditto, emeed
out, 80a. to 105 e.; straw, 30a. to Me.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Vegetables of good quality continue to make their ap-
pearance in great abundance, and importations el forgive
g•ooda are alao well kept up. Apples and pears are w
scarce ; among the former good samples of Newtown pippin
may still be had. Oranges though tot:silly plentiful, with
the exceptiou of the Tangerine, an dear. Cucumbers sow
cheap. Pine apples and grapes ere sulkiest for tie
demand, which, under present high prices, is limited. Old
potatoes sre from lOs. to 20s. per ewt. lower thee they
were last week ; lam supplies of new potatoes are snaking
their appearance. Oman& broccoli is still coming is by
the crateful. Cat Bowen chief y (oasis' of orekida. pelar-
goniums, cineraries, azaleas, violets, nalvonette, tulips, sal
roses

The Rew comedy to be produced at the Haymarket
Theatre on Saturday next, May 9, is the production of the
Countess of Gifford, and was written by her two years ago.
Circumstances have delayed its representation until the
present time, but owing to the engagement of Mr. sad
Mrs. Alfred Wigan at this theatre, who have characters fa
the comedy well suited to their talent, combined with a oast
employing the principal members of the Haymarket ono-
pane, it has been considered a fitting moment for its appear-
ance before the public, while the comedy being writteelsr •
gmoddaughtur of the anther of The School for Scandal meet
add to the interest excited by its production.
Titanic RETURN& —The traffic receipts of rail-
' ways in the United Kingdom amoristed, for the week
ending the 25th of April, on 10,677 miles, to 554,8741., and
for the corresponding week of last year, on 10237 miles.
to 526 9814, showing an increase al 440 miles. and et
27,8934 in the receipts. The mom receipt, oa the follow-
ing 14 railways amounted in the aggregate, on 7,290
miles, to 432,9421. ; and for the eorrespooding week of
1862, oa 7,036 miles, to 415.0051., showing an is-
crease of 254 miles, and of 17,9371. in the receipt'. The
increase on the Caledonia° amounted t 01.029/. ; on the Gnat
Eastern to 1,847/. ; on the Great Northers to 9631 on
the Greet Southern and Western to 24/. ; the Greet
Western to 1.0371. ; on the Lancashire and Yak-
shire to 141/. ; on the London and North-Western
to 4,4314 ; on the London and South-Western k LOOM. ;
oa the Maccheater, Sheffield, and Lineoleshire to 1.3834 ;
co the Midland to 3,7231. ; on the North British to 1.3244 ;
and on the North Eastern to 6,8291.; total, 24,6734
But from this must be deducted 1,6644, the decrease on the
LOOlOl4 Brighton. and South Coast; and 6.072/. eta the South-
Eastern, leering the increase es above, 17,9371. The goods
end mineral traffic on those Hues amounted to 233,111/., and
for the corresponding week of 1862 to 206,371/., *bowing
an Menage of 26.740/. The receipts for misseogera, par-
cels, kr., amounted to 199,8314. against 283,634/., showing
a deerskins of 8,8031. The traffic receipts on 65 other lime
amounted, on 3.386 miles, to 121.932/., sad for the
corresponding week of last year. oa 3,201 mike, to 111,9784,
shelving an increase of 185 miles, and of 9.956/. in the re-
ceipts. The total receipta of the pad week show an in-
creme of 3,4941. as compared with those of the preceding
week, eadiokthe 18th nit.
GREAT MCNSTRR FAIR. —LIMERICK, FRIDAY.—
This fair, which opened yesterday, was motioned to-day for
the sale o' cattle and sheep. The supply of the former was
about the slime as last year, but there was as improvement
in the demand, and sales were effected at prices decidedly
more advantegeous to the sellers. Store cattle met with •
ready sale, at prima varying from 91. to 134 ; strippers sold
at from 101. to 151, ; mtlah cows from 141. to 184 Trauese-
time were numerous and spirited, mid an immense quantity
of stock exchanged hands. Sheep WITS in fair supply sad
good demand, mutton averaging from 7d. to 701. per lb.
sharing offal. The fair terminated shortly afternoon. The
weather was highly favourable.—Dublin trenilig Mail.
MR. W . WINDHAM IN FINRI2II.—MROS,
the celebrated pugilist, and • " talented troupe' of
aque&trians, visited Fenrith on Wednesday, and gave
two performances, which were brought to • close by •
"grand distils? of the manly art," and en exhibition
of the " Windham trophy" and the presentations made
to and prizes won by the "Champion of the World."
In the evening the notorious Mr. W. F. Windham arrived
by train, and took up his quarters at the George Hotel,
where be remained for the sight. Yesterday morning, as-
companied by Mara, be drove tandem to Keswick, his de-
parture being witssered by a suable of the inhabitants,
conons to have a peep at a gentleman of whom of late
they have beard and read so annah.—Carlisle Journal.
THI RimarrnArt-Orgainsat.'s MITURN. —TIM Re-
&rar•Oeserare quarterly return comprises the births and
deaths registered by 2,301.. registrars is all the districts el
Eagles"' during thowistar quarter that ended en Marsh 31st,
1863 ; and the =Magee in 12,620 churches or c
hapek
also= registered plime of worship unconnected
witbtbe
chunk, and 640 superistendent-iegistrave
offices, in the quarter that waded on December 31st, 1862.
The birth-ate was unusually well maintained last quarter;
and it has been high during eight encoserive quarters. I.
respect to marriages, the general result is unfavourable ;
the rotates sow extend to Wised of last year, and it re abler;
the
that dories the whole of two yams, 1861-2, the
marriage-rate has been low. In the last quarterly report
it was shown that the mortality was high ; and the re-
turns since obtained furnish equal evidence that in the
first quarter of the present year the public health has sot
improved. The cold weather of November was fatal to
many parsons, and the effects of that month was
probably not unfelt after the year had cloned ; and
also cause that were prover to !AA quarter rendmal it
mom oaf...arable to health than many samosa that were
less arearkable for their mildness.