The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-15 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

• Yoe oewaust.
PARK Dm. 14. Iron
'144.514:711111168.eiii 14"PasLerii4(31.118*171 13
liver Cents., 1833 .1 SO 100 33 i 10.1. SS NO 10 i 1011 10
per Cents. New i.,11114

3 per Cont.. ' SI 30
at 1713 lOl
for Casts., 1531 1.3 1. 330
4 meant'
per Cents. New Loam . I • . .
-12sehanse on loodoo: at rigtit. 13 10; 90 days, U.
Ilatelos.s per 04.1340 991 Money Naylor Woo.
Llo. 1151
DO. .. . . - Lion. 163,
Madniont met .. 99 20 TT.• yr, DOM.
DO. 6. 1052
(right
Man?. Dec. 14.—St. Germain, 1,630; Veraiulles (right
Man?. —; ditto (loft bank), 365 ; Pam and lhl. alma, 1.00: 50 par„,
and Swim. 030 ; Somali and Havre, 330; Mara. 'ldea sad Am-
non, —• Strasbourg and 11510, Ilse; Northern. 830; Pod. end
Straskiiiss, 193 SO; Para. and Lyons; 111130, Lyons and Mei:liters
'sena, 7uo Overt. 780; Blows mad 6t. lhater to C- 015;
Paris and Mgt KM 610; Non an Beranoun, 300; bur Latta
and Oat's, 601... Dreppe sad Fee.on. 31:5, Pans and Seemly, —;
%ram. and Twit, 360, Oland Webs, 1349 ; Wigwams' said
Teem. UT M.

COMMERCIAL .AND MARKETS.
MARX-LANE..—THIS DAY.
The receipts of all descriptions of grain this week have
been mesh, and without any activity in the trade the value
of Wheat and Flour was well maintained.
Barley sold on much the same terms as beforo, and Oats
were held with more firmness; at the same time it was not
possible to establish any general advance.
Beam and Peas underwent no change in value or demand.
halltIVAILa /0 WhllUti DEC. to lath DEC.
Elm Ladish. aeotatt. Irish. Voretoa
Wheat... MN I
Barley 2O
(Mtn 349 9)0
Malt ..... Ills .....
, 2779 barrels. sad web.

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
Suosa.—The market is steady to-day, and prises are
unaltered. 400 hlids. of Porto Rom mere offered to public
sale, and chiefly sold, at 345. 6d. to 41s. The refried market
quoted the same as yesterday; grocery lumps, fair to &e,
444. 6d. to 475. 61. _

Col,lllll.—There has not been a public sale to-day, but
the private contract nrirket is drat ; late yesterday, 464.6 d.
was freely paid for native Ceylon, and the present quota-
tion is 465. 6d. w 475.

-•
Tra.—The unsettled state of the budget prevents busi-
ness.

Rms.-7.000 bags Caring& were offered in public sale,
and all bought in at high price., 11.. to 11..6d. ; 4,000 bags
Java w..r• alms bought in at 101. to 10.. 6d., a part 131. to
14s.

.-200 bags Malabar sold in public gale at 4d.
Corrox —The market is inactive. but prices are un-
altered.
SPIRITIL—Rum and Brandy are steady, at lest week's
prises.

BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Psttrnden and Smith report that the demand is
still good for Hop., and prices folly maintained.

COAL. MARKET.—THIS //AY.
orth West Hartley, 14s. 9d. ; Walls End Eden
Main, 16s. ; Walls End Stewart's, 16s. 9d.; Walls End
Tees, 16s. 6d.; Walls End Heugh Hall. 6.. 16d,; Walls
End Oosforth's, 16a.—Ships at market, 67.

TALLOW MARKECT.—THIS DAY.
The market is steady today. Advires from Petersburg
mention a trifling advance (132 10 down) fur August deli-
very and 136 for Ukraine for June. Town Tallow is quoted
to-day 465. W. nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
Me. 6d; all this year, 441. 9d. to 415. 6d. ; January to
March, (1863), 44e. 9d. ; October to December (1863), 43e.

EXPERIENCE OP TUE PRUSSIAN MILITIA.—What
we disliked most was the school. We thought it a pedantic
affair to be compelled is tit on forms like boys; while the
odious, by turns, lectured and examined us on the structure
and capabilities of the ride, the classes and meanings of
signals, on guard duty, skirmishing, and the whole theory
of a soldier's education. But those were worst off who had
been luy at school in their native villages. Little mercy
was shown to bad readers and writers; they were pent sp
in a school-room by themselves with a sergeant for a Khalil-
master, and continual threats of "three days' middle
arrest" to quicken their understanding,. The regimental
school system, however, produces good, intelligent soldiers.
It is not too much to say that not one English officer in ten
knows as much of the theory of his profession as every
private soldier in Prowls is ouliged to learn. If I had
not before been • good patriot and an admirer of our
military system, my three years' servitude would have
made me one. I bad but to compare the full-blown soldier
in his second year, with the squads of unmannerly, un-
gainly, awkward, sullen recruits which came to us, in due
mune, every year. These peasant boys, with dirty faces
and dirtier hands, who knew neither how to dress proper y
nor to keep themselves clean when dressed, were, by a few
months' service, converted into who'.rsome, healthy looking,
heady soldiers. They had their rustic conceit completely
taken out of them ; and, instead of it, they had some pride
and dignity. They were proud of their corps and their
country, of their smart unilorms, and the formidable
weapon which was slung to their side. They seemed to
have obtained a freer use of their limbs; they looked,
talked, and acted differently ; and, above all, they were
trained to punctuality and to a proper division of tdme.--
Die, ene's " Household Words."
NEW ORDNAIeCe--A new piece of ordnance (says
the Bimisghen Gaseta), inveived by our townsmen, Dr.
Church, and recently patented by that gentleman and Mr.
S. A. Goddard, was exhibited on Friday last, in Lombard-
street, and a number of distingaished scientific gentlemen,
*Seers in the army and navy, and others availed them-
selves of the opportunity of inspecting it. The novelty
of the Invention consists in au ingenious yet remark-
ably simple mode of loading cannon at the breech,
and by means of which Hee balls can be discharged
from a 32-pounder in one minute, as stated by
um, planar', in place of one ball a minute by the gun
at 'present in use. Another important advantage of
the improvement consists in the small number of men
required to discharge the piece when in active service.
Oriinary large field-pieces require in most cases ten artille-
rymen to work them, but three will be sufdeient to discharge
the new cannon at the above rate. The gun exhibited on
Friday was made for • six-pound ball, though capable of
diesharging a heavier weight. It was east at the works of
Fez, Henderson, and Co., and is finished in a superior
style. Experiments wore made lest week with the most
,mtisfsetory results, the only doubt expressed being as to
the impediment arising from its extra weight ; but this, if
really an objection, made easily obviated. In compliance
with an order from the Board of Ardnance, the patestece
are to remove the cannon in the course of next week to
Woolwich, where it will no doubt undergo a thorough sz-
' awaits*. by tits mew scientific men of the day.