The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-27 00:00:00

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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING LANK-THIS DAY.

800•11.—Tbe market ie steedy, at yrsterd advance of
6d. to le on hit wtek's priers. Eutinzd firm. Ortctry
, LI.. to
COPE'S' —We MD without public sales to-day, and the
market remains inactive.
Tz.n.—lbe patnic talcs went oft heavily, and the bulk
was bought in. General quotations ere sot altered.
SPICII —The small path° sales did not glee quotations.
COCHINZAL has beta in good demand, aLd .ull prices
have been paid.
SALTPITII.2 —k parcel A fine, retraction 2, sold at 371.3 d
NIT/tATI OF SODA. mold at IS..
Ricz.-2,000 bag. if ',jokey Madras sold at 10s.
CottroN remains neglected.
In other wicks co material elt.ration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market cantina. a firm, with an improving demand.
Quotation. are aa ()Cow :—Petersbarg Y. C. on the *pot,
47. 64. ; March to Apni, 47, 6d.; April to Juno, Vs. 3d.;
th.t.iber to December, 481. 6j.

HAY MARKET.--THIB DAY.

Mr. B J. Davis reports trade without alteration, except-
iop tor the bee: greet meadow hay, which is in dmaced, at
rathir higher prune. Frans mrsdow hay, 96e. to 1065.;
superior, 110 s. to 1205.; inferior, 70s. to ; rowers,
70e. to 100 a.; clover. 100 s. to 1305.; second cat. 100,. to
1201.; straw, 265. to 30s.

M. KOSSUTH ON THE AUSTRIAN CONCORDAT.

Last evening M. Kossuth delivered the first of two
lectures, at the Spa-fields Schoolroom, Elm suth-itreet,
Clerkenweil, on the " Concordat between the Pope sad
Francis Joseph of Austria, with ipzcial reference to Hun-
gary in genet al, and the proteatantiem of Hungary in pat-
Cutler." The thug's for edmiuion were 2e. and le., and
the spacious mem was crowded, the Rev. Mr. Moresby
presiding. M. Kossuth, who wee received with load cheers,
remarked that the Cocci rat, was on disport of the Pope, a
daring and dangerous manifestation of aspiration to univer-
sal supremacy, and, on the part of the Austrian Emperor, •
ehameful surrender of the most sscred rights of the crown,
the clergy, and the people. To Hungary the consequences
would be very scrims. That couetrj had always displayed a
bold opposition toPspal pretensions, both before and after the
Reformation. No nation had rendered greater services to the
cause of protestantism. Hungary had ►een chosen as the
field for this argreision,because she was disarmed and help-
lem ; but be hopes the time would come when Providence
would afford her the means of shaking off the fetters of
tyranny and oppression After taking a general survey of
the causes of the Concordat, reserving the details of it for the
nest lecture, he proceeded to sketch the peculiar characters
of the Pope and the Emperor of Austria. Kingcraft and
priestcraft were united in them for the su; presaion of
liberty. In conclusion, li. Kossuth pointed out the troubles
which the triumph of the Concordat in linegary might in.
tints bring upon England, and quoted a remark made upon
the subject by Oliver Cromwell in 1688.
The meeting separated with three cheers for the lecturer.

TICKET-OF-LEAVE MEN.—It appears from a re-
taro issued this morning, that 5,152 convicts have received
orders cf license atom+ the passing of the Act 16 and 17
c. 99, of whom 179 hays since had their orders revoked,
and 417 have been convicted of or charged with sabeerinent
offences. 554 convicts hive had their licenses refused or
withheld kr misconduct.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS.-
An agreeable reunion of scientific men took place last even-
ing, at the rooms of this collep, in Red Lion-square, on the
invitation of Mr. Field, presioeut of the college. The rooms,
with an artistic appropriateness, were decorated with pic-
tures of animals by the most celebrated painters, including
the (anions Roue Fair of Roes Labeler. The table. were
covered with iltostiations or the particular science to which
the studies of the college are cheated ; and a variety of mt-
MINX pia and photographic specimens formed a useful addi-
tion, sui pied by the progress of science to the advancement
of the higher branches in the veterinary art. The company
ioelnded representatives of every rank and profeesioo. We
may natation Viscount Bnyohens, and the Hon.
Arthur Kinnaird, Dr. R.obington and )r. Chown., Mr-
firm:Wren Gibbs and Mr. blechi, Mr. Jacob Bell, Mr. Thee.
Lancleeer, dc.

FIRE AT A PIANOFORTE FACTORY.—Last night,
about 8 o'c:ock, a fire broke out on the extensive rrernisoe,
4, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, occupied by Messrs.
Harrison end Co., as a pisnofoite factory. Each floor °fills
building was filled wan iostrunienta in various stages of
manufacture. When the men left off work the premium
were carefully inspected, end no signed firs could then be
detected. Neverthi less, at the hour above named, polite-
constable 92, of the R division, dunovered that the factory
was on fire, and before the engines rescind the scene, whicn
they did in a brief period after befog summoned, the lionise
were rushing oat of some of the windows. A good supply
of water having been obtained, the fire was got seder in
two e r three hours, but not until • serious amount of
damage had been inflicted. Kenn. Harrison are pertly
covered from loss by an insurance in the County Fire office,
but the whole of the workmen have lost their tools, and
may of them were sot i d. The pr mime of Messrs.
Andrews and Spokes, tin plate workers, 2, North
mews, =stained damage by tire and water. The onus of
the disaster is not known.
SUICIDES IN PARlS.—Several suicides (says Galip
neat) have taken place within the last two dale at Parts.
One was that of a you's man of twenty-two, • clerk in •
shop in the Pettis it, yel, eke, having become sernewbat
distipated of lets In bee received notice on Monday
from his employer to seek another situation. Ye stordey
morales he was toned dead in his room, having terminated
lis existence wiih the fumes of lighted ahsreoal. Another
cam of suicide, by means of ctarsoal, was thus of • hire r-
out of earrisges, cording in the Rue Bayard, who, attic
making great PM rAces for hie son, an ill.conduc tad young
man, sad finding that en additional sum of money
was required from Illak to pay fresh debts of his,
pate' the =Roast, and then committed suicide. An
elderly woman, afflicted with an incurable disease, threw
herself, on Monday morning, from the window of her room
on the third flier in the Rae des St.. Fires, end was killed
on the spot She left behind her a paper containing them
word.: I vesture to hope that God will pardon me, for I
have suffered me greatly and pr= ed so f ly." Lastly,
two asses occurred of suicide by hanging on Monday, one
being that of a mason named Goodin, of Auteuil, aged 32,
whose mind family annoyances bad affected ; end the whit ,r
of a 'saraband de in of La Viilette, named Souler, who
terminated his exist/eel be cause a young woman, to whom
he was paying his addresses, had consented to marry
another.
Tug INDIAN AND QUEEN'S ARMlES.—Without
caring too nicely to inquire whether a snub is a private
establishatest or a public institution, whore affairs may be
Properly canvassed by the prim, we may mention as • filet,
in which at least a public principle is involved, that on the
11th and 12th init•llt, at two ballots taken at the Senior
United Serves Club, every Company's officer proposed for
election was blackballed. Sin field officers of the Indian
army were on those days re jscted—not one was admitted to
the club. The subject has been much ducussed in nailituy
aitclee daring the past fortoight ; and very strong opinions
have been expressed regarding it, not only by Company's
officers, but by many in the service of the Queen. It is
rumoured, we know not with what truth, that the active
promoters of the opposition are the officers of her Majesty's
navy. It may be remembered that is Jely, 1854, out of
eleven Company's officers proposed seven were r.jeeted—
among the seven los ion one who hes since, without fresh
service, been appointed an aide-de-camp to the (lutes. At
the ballots of 1855, however, cot one Company's =beer wee
rep cted. The candidates of the present year, there fore,
believing that the opposition tad ceased, ware at little pains
to muster their friends. The result of this feeling of dels-
Meese eerily has been the rejection of the esti, e =ten. All
this is to be greatly e.eo lured Perseverance in such a course
taut lead in time to the dieotgan nation of the o.ub. The
retaliatory process, though by uo means to be counselled, is
see aot easily to be abate ned front under such cif c assumes,
and, whatever might be the resole, the blame would lie at
the doors of those who struck the first blow.— Seek and
Elder's Overland Masi.