The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-02 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SUGAR.—The market is steady ; Porto Rico sold well in
public sale, Jaya bought en. The Refined market is un-
altered; grocery lumps 475. to 495.
COP72ll.—The public sale of plantation Ceylon is going
off steadily at yesterday's prices.
TZA.—Fur the cause assigned yesterday dealers are not
in the market to-day. The quantity on which duty was
paid exceeded expectation-250,0031. equal to 2,800.0001b1.
Tea, for this port, and eta fair cbmputation 6,000,000 lbs.
will be cleared for home consumption in the United King-
dom this week.

COTTON.— 900 balm Surat were offered in public sale and
bought in at 3i to 31 per lb. 200 Madras so:d at 31 to 3}
per lb.
RICE remains steady.
SPICILY are quoted firm, at yesterday's prices.
In otherartmles no material alteration.
TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.

The market in quiet to-day at the annexed quotation
Town Tallow, 465. 6d. nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. the
spot, 475. 3d.; June, 475.; Oct. to Dec. (new), 48.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr. E. J. Davis reports very little doing and prices lower.
Prime Meadow Hay. 80s. to 87s. 6d. ; inferior, 70s. to 751. ;
Rowen,'4ss. to 625. 6d. ; Clover, 90s. to 100 s. ; second cut,
265. to 87s. fal.; Straw, 235. to 325.

(111 r ELECTRIC TELEORLPH.)

DEAL, THURSDAY, 9 A x.
Wind N., moderate, and cloudy.
Paned.—Blackwall, from Port Phillip, for Lon-
don, in tow; May Queen, from Portland Bay. for
London, in tow ; Hannah, from Sydney, for Lon-
don, in tow.
Working in.—Cheapeide, from Sydney, tor Lon-
don; James, from London, for New fork ;
from London, for Gibraltar and Cadiz ; Crania,
from London, for Valparaiso.
Sailed--Mary Lyon and P. Hamilton, both for
the river.

A n
concern
was held yesterday, at the George and Vulture Tavern,
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Conihill; Mr. Head in the chair. The chairman stated
that since the last meeting he had communicated to the
chairman of the company the resolutions which was then
agreed to. lie then read the reply, in which it was stated
that the directors did not admit their obligation to hold
meetings otherwise than was prescribed by the statutesof
the company, but that it had al .rays been their intention
to lay before the shareholders a statement of the affairs of
the company when their interests required it ; and that a
statement, which he believed would prove most satisfactory,
was then in preparation. This, Mr. Head observ, d, was a
mere reiteration of what had been stated before in answer
to complaints. Mr. J. Brookes then moved a resolution
declaring that the manner in which the alteration in the
statutes had been carried out, ought to he brought under
the notice of the committee of the Stock Exchange, and
that the shareholders be invited to express their concur-
rence in this view, in writing, to the chairman, at that
tavern, stating their address sad the number of shares held
by them, with view to the convening of a special meet-
ing. This resolution having been seconded by Mr. M'Al-
pine and adopted, the proceedings terminated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDmEspas, JUNE I.
1 ho Howe met et soon.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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The London Dock Bill was read a third time and panted.
The Lords' amendments to the Bognor Railway Bill were
considered aad agreed to.
The repurts of the select committees on the Newport,
Aherg 8% cony, sod Hereford Railway ;Rooker's Dissbilitim
ILI:101A. mid the Wirnpule, Wrestlingwovh, and Fulton
Road Billeenere agreed to, and the bills ordered to be read
a third time.