The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

MARKETS.

COTTON.—LtvEuroon, DEC. 24.—Cotton, during this
week of tire days, is no lower in price ; perhaps rather tae
contrary•. The actual „variation, however, is so slight as
not to call for any material change in the quotations. It is
not the slight advance iu the scale of prices that calls for
attention at this moment, so much as the growing confi-
dence of most parties interested in the staple. flagon re-
gard to the gcn:ral well-doing of the country, and the con-
tinued large consumption of cotton, with the moderate
scale of 4:1. ft r middling American, we look to the turn of
the year with much live of it bringing about increased ac-
tivity. On the sulject of crop there is no new feature, and
the political di.turbances in France appear to have ex-
haunted their force on our market. The committee of
brokers place fair Uplands at dd., Mobile at 3,1., and Or-
leans at OP. ; 1,740 American, 4,130 Surat, and 50 Madras
have been taken on speculation ; and 1,930 American, 380
Surat, 10 Carthagena, and 10 Egyptian for export. The
sales fur the week amount to 34,360 bides.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES. NorrtNoitam,
Dec. '24.—The condition of the plain hosiery trade is much
the same as it has been for sonic time past, with the excep-
tion of silk gloves, which have much and suddenly re-
vived. As this manufacture employs about 1,100 frames,
in the town and suburbs, the improvement is felt as a great
relief. The bobbin net trade is in general in a depressed
condition ; this applies equally to silk and cotton fabrics.
In the black silk lace manufacture great frauds are com-
mitted by mixing cotton with the silk, and in others by
running cotton through a pulp of waste silk, which puts a
shining coat on, uhich vanishes with the air and weather.
The warp lace and warp hosiery manufactures are in a
better condition than the bobbin-net and plain hosiery.
The new manufactuics of fancy plated warp and bobbin
net fabrics, velvet lace, velvet, plush velveretts, carpets,
rugs, and other goods usually made from the loom, proceed
rather slowly, but we believe surely.—Nofts Rennie.

CORN. —llAlenuaT, Dec. 21.—1 n eoneequenee of mar-
ket day being altered this weak, the attonduee herr was small, and
the little btriftetta d, Ina la Fria withou: alierati in in price ; out-of.
edrdition, d lamely, dull, but good dry %he d and Barley firm. Quo-
tations roi follow : %%beut, to. to -lc. td. per buaheL ltcuus, Ss. 6.1.
to Is. 3d. Barky, 2.1 a. to Sin Oats, Ito. to 225.
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MAID,TONZ, Dec. 24.—We had a very languid sale for
pals of .11 sorts to-day. Want Bold at former rates upon a good
supply. Lest awn 1111, neglected. Prices as last quoted.
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ROYSTON, Dec. 24.—Corn trade flat, except in fine Bra-
ley, which wan senor, and Ir. dearer. All whir d (script' nua were
quit. a drug. Viluat, 20.. to 21,e. per qr. Barley, 22a. to Jen Oats,
ICA. to 23a.

WoltlitNGToM, Dec. 24.—T0 day there was again a
mall supply of grain la oar market. The armthil being good, the
poles. vet• a lolly supGried in some ilk4tallC^P ; for the beet samples a
flight advance na. m,Ge. Whew, Its. 61. to t9a. ed. Barley, Os.
to too. Oats, 7s. Sat. to Bs. &l. Flour, $ stone, la. M. to Is.
Oatmeal, Is. M. Berle:3door, la 2d. Ryeltour, Is. Id.
GLASGOW, Dec. 24.—The Clyde import list for the past
week contains 11 *rid arrirals cf Egyptian Wheat and Deans, 5,1 tio
qrs. of the frmer, together a ith 3,600 qrs. of the hirer, having been
resoled direct from Alexandra, and ,401.qra. Wheat from Liver-
pool. From Canada wad United States .040 barrels I Gur, 430
qrs. Wheat, along with q: a. Praa, ware received : the Iri.h puy-
puha comiipting of about 2,10 P qes. Oats, and 2,289 qrs. Bens. lin
Grangemouth the chief arrim:a were PIO qsa. Wheat, 2,432 qrs. Far-
ley, and 1,029 qtr. Oats COS,tlii4o rind 443 gre. Wheat from Den-
mark. We have a return of from. which will improve the nonillion
of ad grain. The trade, on thew hole, had a quiet coquet during the
week, without any change In the pricer. American sweet Flour
beng le.. freely offered, some impor:ers pr• inning to More rather
than accept of present :ow rater. This di4's market was very slen-
derly attended, earth:ape eery much of a bonny character, and little
Lualnese Iran/Tired; but in !he dew sales of either What or Flour
which took place previous ra es were obtained. Oats met a plow wee
at about 3.1. par boa reduction on our hat quotations,. Feeding Bump
being rather mote plentiful. Loth Secch and Irish were about
cheaper. Till re was no: much Barley offering, and no change to note
in ita value.

WATEItrOUD, Dec. 2.1.—N0 increase can be reported in
our supplier of farmers' gr tin slnee Saturday, and from abroad the
irritate are limited to one cargo of Black Sea Indian Corn. The
mount of business pasema in our market is very r.stactcd, and at
about tke rates current lam weep.

CATTLE, ISM.—Nsw,snit fat stock market on Tuesday
last was eery thinly supplied with both Beasts and Sheep—store ear
tban usual. Beef stabs:el late pries*, sad Button adeanoul .I. per
lb. Beef Sr. 141. t es. prr stone p Mateo, bd. to 6d. per lb. At
market, Beasts, 97 ; Sheep, 10...

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EDINBURGH, Dee. 24.—The Sheep market was well sup-
plied this morning, and sales were slowly eloch d, at bwely thermes
of last mark.t. Top prier, 30.; middling qualities, 40. to 3d. ; in-
terior ditto, 3 d. to td. par lb., sinking r Ha!e. A considerable num-
ber was taken oat of market unsolth The Cattle market was the
well uppliod, and first-rate quality was early sold, at tally the rates
of last mar.et. Top price, 7s. ; :sedan quality at 6a. to 6a. 6th ;
interior ditto, Is. to 3s. GI. the Dutch mom, Waking offal.. Akw
inferior animals were taken away unsaid.

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S MENTAL DEFECTS.—Thus
gifted and thus accomplished, Sir Robert Peel had a great
deficiency ;he was without imagination. Wanting imagi-
nation, he wanted prescience. No one was more sagacious
when dealing with the circumstances before him ; uo one
penetrated the present with nitre acuteness and accuracy.
His judgment was faultless, provided he had not to deal
with the future. Thus it happened through his long
career, that while he always was looked upon as the most
prudent and the safest of leaders, he ever, after a pro-
tracted display of admirable tactics, concluded his cam-
paign,.. by surrenderinz at discretion. lle was so adroit that
he could prolong resistance even beyond its term, but so
little foreseeing that often in the very triumph of his
mem:earns he found himself in an untenable position. And
so it came to pats that Roman catholic emancipation, par-
liamentary reform, and the abrogation of our commercial
system, were all carried in haste or in passion, and without
conditions or mitigatory arrangements.—Disracti's Life of
Bentinck.