The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-28 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING LANE.—IIIIS DAY.
BtioAß.—The public sale of Manilla was bought in 335. 6d.
to Ms. • Pernambuco white partly sold, 34a. Bd. to 38s.
The reined market steady; grocery lumps, fair to flue,
46e. to 48e.
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Corrts.—The public sales of Plantation Ceylon are
going off steadily, at full prices.
Taa.—The demand for common Congou has impaoved ;
good quoted 91 to 91.
Pixnevo.-400 bags were offered, end partly sold, at 5}
to q, which were about previous rates.
SALTPLTRI.-1,100 bags imported from Boston wen
offered, and chiefly sold. Refraction 71 to 15j, 245. 6d. to
274 6d., which were preriou' rates.
Corrox.-1100 bales Surat/ sold in public sale, 41 to 5,
which were lull prises.
Rica —The demand is limited.
BILANDY.—The late advance is fully supported.
Rust continues dull of sale.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—TIIIS DAY.
Mr. K J. Davis reports a brisk trade at the following
priors : Prime Meadow Hay, 745. to Dts. ; inferior, 60s. to
705.; Rowan, 455. to 555. ; Clover, SOs. to 955. ; second cut,
65e. to 80s. ; Straw, 25e. to 28a.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is firm, without much alteration in prices.
There is not much doing speculatively. Town Tallow is
quoted 425. 81. nett ca.& ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
43a. 61. ,• October to December, 435. ; January to March,
(1853), 435. Bd.

THE GLOUCEBTEVAIIIRE MILITIA.—A correspond-
ent says : The militia force for this county, mustering about
a thousand men, have assembled at Gloucester, and at the
town of Cirencester in this county. for 21 days permanent
duty, under Colonel the Right Hon. Earl Eitshardinge,
lord.lieetenant of the county. The whole of the proportion
of the militia force require for the county of Gloucester is
1,240 men, and it is thought that this number can be mas-
tered without baring recourse to tho ballot. it was thought
right, however, not to wait for the completion of the full
complement, but to call up all who had volunteered, and
accordingly the Gloucestershire force is the first to be put
into training. The owners for the most part young, between
the ages of 18 end 2.5. They have been supplied with
clothing—red wet with white facings and dark
cloth trousers ; but as the clothing is all made
misfits, many
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nethersteignarm, ettaere baerh.ig n'o.taa wfoetTd
too olde'[ee
the lean shanks' of the wearers. Each man therefore ben
to turn kis own tailor. The first muster for drill was moat
amusing, the men not being then provided with inertial
clothing, assembled in every variety of dress. The smart
Bunday coat of the mechanic, the clean white smockfrock
of the agricultural labourer, and the soiled clothing of the
miner mingling in promiscuous variety. Some men
shouldered their walking sticks, and others composs,dly
smoked their pipes until the noble colonel reminded thellbr VA SI )A
that " smoking could not be allowed in the reeks."
men, however, who have now been up more than a week.
1- • are fut improving in discipline and are well-erioductell
quarters; not a single charge of drunkenness balm• ••
made against any ruembir of the force. They are
by a body of rank aed file, and nos-commissioncil r. is
of the 73rd and 13th Regiments or Foot, iron llorfiel
Newport b mucks.
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