The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-01 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIB DAY.
The market is a 'bade firmer o•day, at the following
quotations, vin.:—Town tallow 695. nett sash; Petersburg
Y. C. on the spot. 695.; November to Desember, 69e.
sellers ; January to March, 69a. 3d. to 6d.
Minor kvszeons.—Town tallow, 70s. 9d.; fat bar
ditto, 3s. frid. ; yellow Russian, 71e. Bd.; melted staff
40s. od. ; rough ditto, 31s. ; allow g , les.; geed
dregs, 7s.

SMITHFIELD HAY MAKKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports this supply large, sad traria'
heavy. Priam meadow hay, 105 e. to 110 e ; super ea,
115•. to 1201.; inferior, 90s. to 100 a.; town, 30s. to 100 s.;
clover, 100 s. to 1405.; mood oat, 100 s. to 1306 ; straw,
265. to 30s.

COVENT GARDEN MARILET.—THIS HAY.
Fruits end Vegetab:es in season continue to be tolerably
well supplied. Pine Apples are plentiful and cheep, and
the same may be said of English Grapes. Peers consist
of Marie Louise, Brew* Benne, Duchess* d'Angoulatne,
Oleos hloroesa, Beurti Did, and Chammontelles. For
Fiiherts and Cobs tl.e sale is improving. Spanish Chesnut.
realize from 12s. to 244. per bushel, and New Spanish Nuts
fetch from 16s. to 20s. per bushel ; Barcelona from 20s. to
22.. ; Almonds. 245. ; Breads from 12e. to 149. ; I ensons, 6e.
to 12e. per 100. Oranges fetch from Is. to le. 61. per
dozes, or frees 4s. to 10s. per 100. The best Kent Regent
Potatoes still fetch 1100.; York Regents, 1000. ; and Scotch
do., 60s. to 904. Tomatoes are source. Spanish ()aims' fetch
from le. to 4.. per dozen. Lettuce. realise from 6d. to 9d.
per score. Cut flowers consist of Chrymatbensums, Helps-
tropes, Euphorbias, Japan Lilies, Cyclamens, Chinese Prim-
rose., Rastas, sad Roses.
FRUIT.
Pine Apples, per lb., 1. to 75 Peen, per dot., le to Se
Gropes, per lb, Is 6d to 7s I per balr sieve, Is tole
Wks., eseb, 1.. to As 60 I Filbert; per dos. 106, Ps
Apples, p. half sieve, is to Is dd I Cobs, do., lls

Coulidowere, per dos, 3s to. &I— —,
Brooooli, per bundle, rid to 9d
Potatoes, per ton, 6es ta 119 s
per cwt., 41 to 64 I
per bush.. Is 6d to es
Carrots, p. Poach, 4.1 to Pdl!
Turnips, do., Id to 4.1
Cucumbers, obeli, le to Is td
Tomatoes, per dos.. le to e ral
zilpiaaoh, per tiers, Is dd to is
Beet, per dos., Is to la
Celery. per bus- Id tots 3d
artichoke/4p. bl olive*, Is to 1 sed
Averages, per lug, Ss to Ss

ISOLGO•
Cap MOW Pt? 103, Is to la
Halms, per bustud, Is to 3. '
!Getup. sash, 2d to Dd
Leaks, per buneb. Id to Id.
Shallots, per 10,6 d to Ild
Girlie, pot lb., ocl to Id
Lettriess,o4., p. sport, Gd to td
Paull Salads, p. pun., Id told
Horse ladllBl, per bdL, Is to 4#
Iltuhrocans, per pot., load to WA
Parsley, per bun* 3d told
Marion's, per bunch, 24 to id
&way, do., 3d to 3d
desks's, per punnet, Is 64 to Ss

THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE EAST.—Mr. Graham
Craig, Chief Accountant, Land Transport Corp. and Tem-
porary Commissariat Clerk H. Rivas, have joined the staff'
of the army. Deputy Ambition Commissary General J. W.
Woolley hes obtained the acting rank of Assistant Com-
missary General from September 1. Colour Sergeant G.
Pringle, Royal Sappers and Miners, has been appointed
Deputy Assistant Commissary of Engineers' stores, vice
Nicholls, deceased. M. J. bl'Hettrick, Ordnance Clerk,
hat joined the staff of the army. Deputy Inspector General
of Hospitals Ale:ender M'Gregor, died at Scutari of cholera
on the 18th of Nov. Acting Assistant Burgeon Wood died
of cholera on the 17th, and Dispenser Beveridge died of
cholera on the some day.—Clvil Service Gaulle.
LITTERS FOR THE COLONY OF NATAL.—OENERAL
Poor OFPICII, Nov. 1866—informed= having been re-
ceived fromthe government of Natal, that letters addressed'
to that colony, when forwarded from the United Kingdom
by a vessel proceeding only as far as the Cape of Good
Hope, will be liable in future to an additioaal chirp, on
delivery, for their conveyance from the Cape to Natal, the
Postmuter.genersi thinks it accessary to maze this regula-
tion known to the public, and at the same time to give
notice that, under the above circumstances, letters for Natal
will henceforth be transmitted only by private ships
proceeding to Natal itself, unless specially addressed to be
sent by a vessel sailing to thtCspe of Good Hope. The
postage chargeable in this country upon • letter for Natal,
whether transmitted by a ship direct cr via the Caps (and
independent of any odonial charge), is the usual ship letter
rate of eightpeeee the half ounce, which must in all cases be
paid in advance.—ROWLAWD HILL, Secretary.
LETTERS FOR NORWAY.—OENERAL POST OFFICE,
NOVJIBIR, 12•56.—0 n and from the let December nest,
the packet communication betigen Denmaik and Norway
will cease, and the mails for Norway will consequently be
forwarded thr:ugb Sweden until further notice. During
the period of c:nveyonce of thew mails eia Sweden, the
rate of postage to be taken on letters addressed to Norway
will be Is bd. the hello!ce. and B
ois, according to the
scale for charging
i letters. T rate coiopriaes both
the British and nmegn postage on letters addressed to Nor-
way, and constitutes tie whole charge to the place of their
des-instiou, and it may be either paid in advance, or the
letters may be forwarded unpaid, at the optiou of the
sender; except, however, in the ease of registered lettere,
the postage upon which, as well as the registration fee,
must be paid in advance.--Rowheion HILL, Secretary.
MANCHESTER CORPORATION AND THE NIEMBERS
volt THE BOILOCCIii.—A private meeting of the Manchester
Town Council has been held, at which it was resolved to
invite the Bishop of Manchester and Sir Harry Smith, as
guests, to a dinner to be given to the es-mayor, Mr.
Nicholls, by the corporation, in the course of neat week.
The whole proceedings of the meeting have sot transpired,
but as some errateous statements are afloat, to the effect
that it was decided, after a stormy discussion, not to invite
the two members for Manchester (Messrs. Bright end
Milner Gibson), we believe we are warranted in giving a
more strictly correct version of the eiteumstances. The
members for the city have ccccc been invited en any !itas.
tar occasion previe.usly, and although some of their friends
proposed to do so in this instance, it was decided by a large
msjority not to do se, not from any disrespect to the hon.
members in question, but from • feeling that their well- ,
known differesze of opinions on the subject of the war tram
those held by the other guests whom it had been decided to
(peat, might produce an unpleasant restraint on both sides.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD.—On Monday a meet-
ing was held at the Leeds Court-house, convened by
miler, for the purpoas of considering the best mode of pro-
moting the passing of a bill in the ensuing session of parlia-
ment to put a stop to the present pernicious practiee of
,
adulterating articles of food. The gentlemen pres
Included the Mayor (T. W. George, Esq.), Mr. C =mis-
time, Ayrton, sad Messrs. E. Eddlsoo, C. R. Church, T.
Ragland, C. L. D , Wilson Armistead, tte. Alter as
interesting discussion, a committee was appointed to set is
furtherance of the objects fur which the meeting bad been
convened.— Leeds Mercury.
The Buono James and Alphonse de Bothulild
arrived in tows yesterday from Paris.
BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY.—The di-
rectors report • disposable balance of 12.2761. lii. 6i., out
of which they recommend a dividend of 26e. per share,taking •
9 6261. ; add to ?nerve fund, 1,9001. ; and carry to credit
of nut baltytar, 8611. Ils. 6d.