The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-05 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-TIIIS DAY.

SOCIAR —Tr.is article has a very firm .ippesrance.
Cot oLa.—A fair amount of bu.iness done the last two
data. About 1,500 bugs rod ordinary native Ceylon sold
at 481.
Tza.—Common coogou has sold freely at 46,., which WU
• full price.
151,190.-11 'tilers are *eking bights prime.
CorroN —The market has an upwind tendency.
Buis continues dull. Proof, lee. AMP, 2.. 2.1 t.. 23. 4d.
011.6.—Seal, pale, 521. 15s. to 531.; straw, 481.; brown,
451. to 471 ; sperm body and heao•maurr, 1211. to 1221.;
cod, 421. 10e. to 431.; South Sea, pale, 451 1.. 491 ; olive,
Gallipoli, 661. to 671.; Spanish and Sicily, 54/. to 551.;
cocoa nut, 481.; palm, 425. to 443.; linseed, 361.; rape,
pale, 544.6 d. ; brown, 525.
The following sales are declared for to-morrow :-200
Barhadoes and 11,300 bags Mauritius Pupae; 146
casks and 700 begs Ceylon coffee; and 7,600 bags rice.
TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
• • .•

The market te rather 1e s eseited rd.day, with less dispo-
sition to press Wu. Petersburg Y C., on the spot, is quoted
491. 6d. ; Marsh sod April, 49..; April and May, 49..
PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.
Olt.). 1 lb 4.

dtock on baud Casks.
:eltsers lastaeek
Do.from Ist Juue
kerival last tea
tram lit June
Pelee Y. C. per oat.

►eea.

Arrival for the week e
nod delivery, 1,3
comprised 323 mks from
lie • 745 emits from Scold
other places. Total, 2,511

37,813 35,702 38,810
1,h02 4,173 2,417
80.601 90,460 61,214
2,64.1 I. 1 2,516
77,791 92,517 64,824
44s 6d. Gt... 3d. SO. Od.
43, ed. 63- 3d. I 54' 3.4.
udiou March 13, last year, 937
I casks. The arrival lust week
Russia; 639 casks from Austra-
-1 Americas; and 809 casks from
3 casks.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The number of be uds is still very small; the Mde is not
very active, but prices are fully maintained, and some of the
choicest kinds ars rather dearer. The supply of sbbep is
unusually sliest!, end, coast quer.tly, ptc.s lave advanced.
hut the demand is not good. Calves are very short, and
rather dearer. From Scotland there are 300 hsasts, and
2,100 (rem Norfolk and Suffolk. From Froece, 11 calves.
Per stone to Won. .. Per .tone of 01L..d. r. d.
oast /anus, Ilerefords 410 5 0 Past Po, & ,(.. 00 0 0
Bort Bbort.bona
icoond wallty &M r 34 4 4 De. de.. ftnrv. OSO
4 0 6 4 Cl.** 113.. eteundquollty 3 S 4 4
Pin
Moo Ban, & 1.101f.10r, 4106 2. WO. . . . 00 0 0
itesets at morset 2,99'8. sheep and lamb. 14,810; calve% 43 ; VIM
310.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. P4ttenden and Smith report a slow demand for
hope, and most descriptions can be bought on rssier terms.

Currency :
Mid and East Keats £ls 15 to
Weald Keats
Sussex
Yearlings

25 0
15 16
11 10
11 0

COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Scarcely airy buriaess done.-58 fresh ships at market.

BRISTOL.—A very crowded meeting was held in
Bristol on Wednesday evening, to hear a I. cture from Mr.
Handel Cosabam (oi e of the peace party) on " the war."
Placards were put forth, both by the !etude of peace and
the advocates of the war, previously to tie lecture, which
was listened to with mingled applause and disapprobation.
the former, however, predominating At the clo-e of the
lecture Mr. H. N. Barnett rose on the of polite side, and
said be should on a future evening move the following
resolution. " That this meeting. recognising the Justice and
necessity of the war with Russia in which France and
England are unitedly engaged, dcplotes with indignation
the calamities which mismanagement and . humdrum rou-
- tine' have brought upon our troops in the Crimea; that, as
563,436 some etnprosation for the evils indui,d ny p-at maladmi-
• The proportion called by foreign entnpanks is £43e,211, but the nistration and neglict, and &eche her method at .curing a
holdings of tartish proprietors are not known.
vigorous
Land, batik, and miscellaneous shares to-day were prosecution of the war (whiten only can Iced to •
safe end honourable peace), her Majisty's advisers should
generally better, in sympathy with the buoyant immediately introduce such a refnrtu of use twit military
feeling that pervaded the other departments of the system as would guarantee:promotion to merit rather than
Stock Exchange. The Electric Telegraph and Pe-
ninsular and Oriental Steam Companies' shares also to wealth or forty e; end that the c:hoinduntb:ftaltthe
advanced. Crystal Palace closed at 21 to 3, and the of the repreaeniatives of the peeph . lit "slot Alercure.—
uwnaLralttl.elsosoehmennecgoontriiactleiTlatsiofnoraltnacep'r.c.ical . versigehnt
new preference sh,res at 1.16 to 3-16 prem. East [ln a letter written to the Bristol ilerc..ry, .iner the lee-
and West India Dock stock has been dealt in at 118; tare, Me. Barnett says : "As `ours as I heard of the inten-
g if,„l ad:nir,:".".l,;dr, tt0.,., t toti..noT
otor
Ilan Royal Mail Steam, at 31 to 4; General Screw
Victotia Dock o:d shares at 153 (161. paid); Austra. Lon Di deiiver the lecture,
make liniven Mr. Cossham's
Steam Shipping, at 151 to 16; Royal Mail Steam, at sentiments to such as might wish to be made acquainted
the ettfirimta.D.,,Sottliyr
desiured discussing
663 to 67 ; and Portland Iron, at i dia. with the in. In reply, Mr. Charletiin disiirctly informed
The 15th inst, is the lest day allowed for applying me that discussion would not be obuj.edcreft.l.htol,,, prb.einiii,diog, at
for shares in the new mineral company proposed to tllesaavmeetimet
no opportunity that e I
Vice. w 0" n ibisP
clew
be be formed in connexion with the Scottish Australian `"'
that discussion would not be reeired, I acted in publishing
Investment Company. my appeal tattle citizens. end in goii.g to ths. meeting. I
had been on the platform, however., *call a few minutes
THIS DAY.—Two o'CLoox. when I received from the chairmap a Litt t The effect that
The English stock market has been quieter to-day, be would be particularly obliged jt I would abstain from
and present quotations are 1 to 3 per cent. lower than moving any resolution, as the eseetieg wasn't milled for the
(dis cussion, but only me hear what Mr. Gorham
the final range of Saturday, although. the highest El
.r. Pre
a° „ 1
point of that day was again attained at one ""
WEST ytitutsio.—A meeting 0(a DUlDfiel of Whig gen-
period this morning. Consols have been dealt time, of the ~e,,,st party is syext lLidiag trot plan
in at 931 to h and are now quoted 931 to 1 for money on Friday at Normsntoo, to nOnii.lo !Whether it was desir-
and the Bth March. The Three per Cents. Reduced able to hold a meeting of the tidiskitpetktioa for a reform
have met with business at 93a to 94 ; the New in the administration of the erten .Thee mating Isis una-
nimously in favour of such (Wet* Set ft was thought
Three per Cents. at 943 to 911; the NewlTwo-and-a- that, under the nircumetiames of • ermilusercial
Half per Ceuta. at 803 ; Exchequer Bills at glee to and polities', it wee „teeeinme to - • West Aid.
Be. ;prem.; and Exchequer Bonds at 991 to h. 'apt the repeat thee.—L•ok Noway.

PUBLIC MEETINGS, gr., ON THE WAR.

mach, 1855. fluelrate.ivailred.ady c.o:
of:
,übare.mher.
mot.
Carmarthen and Carditria... 1 ... 20 0 30.000 103,000
*Central Penin,uls of 101.
tukol
Cork and Bond." Pretex-
t DC4 £s
*Lake Coast•noe and Boole 21 11 3 0 0
*IA ow and Moen 7 deposit 851 x.
lliddb sbro' and &dear.
New £ 45. issued at £1 1 17 30 0
premium
Newmarket EztesZ3ii— 9 si 00 6
fklatTaperboas7 1 110 0
28 211 0 5 0

1 0 0

40,000 60,000
2,000 2,000
24,000 '2,0.0
81,719 298,242

18,000 51,000
27,100 675
10,000 15,000
6,069 1,516