The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-02 00:00:00

lItELAND.

Dust's, Dec. 1.
The Twins Ilerakl states that the Marquis of Clan-
ricarde is taking steps to secure the return of his
son, Lord Dunkellin, and Sir John Burke, for Gal-
way at the next election. Tho Belfast Mercury
states that it was confidently rumoured in Belfast
that Sir J. E. 'ferment was about to be introduced
to the electors of Lisburn, as a candidate for the re-
presentation of that borough; and, from several cir-
cumstances which have transpired, it supposes there
is some truth in the rumour. On Thursday a requi-
sition was signed by the magistrates and several
merchants and traders of that town, and forwarded
to Itear-Admiral 3leyncll, requesting that geutleman
to come forward on the present occasion.
The Ercoing Post contradicts the rumour of the
contemplated retirement of Sir Edward Blakeney
from the command of the forcer in Ireland.

DRAMA.
ADELPIII.

Mr. Wright re-appeared Lust night, after a long
and severe illness, winch has rendered him for many
months unable to perform his theatrical duties. Such an
abseuet, tests the degree of esteem in which a performer is
held by the public ; and nothing could be more enthusiastic
than the "demonstration" made by an excessively crowded
audience when their favourite presented biniaclf before
them in hi► capital part of Paul l'ry. The house
literally "rose at him"—the whole pit started to
their feet, and the theatre rang for several minutes with
applause and acclamations of welcome. Ills first phrase,
• 1 hope I don't invade," half• addressed to the audience,
set them off naain, and renewed peals tat applause told him
he did not. llis whole performance of the part was as fine
a piece of comedy as we have spun the stage ; full of the
richest humour, but yet quiet, natural, and unexagger►ted;
a perfect contrast, indeed, to the extrauganeits in which
he indulges in the parts written to display his qualities, not
as an actor but as a buffoon. It is only in that character
that Wright is in the habit of appearing; and one may ace
hint in Adelphi melodramas and burlesques for twelve
months together without once having the opportunity of
discovering that he i, one of the must sterling comedians
that our stage has ever possessed.

SPORTING.
TATTEILSALL'S.—N[os DAY.
C11E611.11 CII.
IS to 1 apt Mr. 8 non's The Black Doctor (t)
41 to 1 Mr. Ilittner's Goldhoder (t and aft off)
1.000 to 15 Mr. Merry's filinakuder (I)
1,0,0 to IS Mr. Outrakbraton'a Mountain peer (t)
1,000 to 13 Mr. SlLagise• Rlvetoreo:t (i) •
1,001 to 15 —74 z. rvo.t',,,e's Le 3uir (I ircay)
4000 ~ 10 Sir. Meiklarn's Italian (t)
DERBY.
730 to SO apt Mr. liarrLon'a Kura of Tramps (t)
3uo to 13 Mr. Dornen'a Chief Baron NwhoLon (t)
3041 to IS Pule of Itichmoad'a Home trewed (t)
730 to DO Mr. Donau'. Daniel O'Rourke (t)
1,250 to 25 Mr. Gratnicke's Muldatone (t)
1,1341 to 23 Mr. Cuthbert's King/145er (t)

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURINO
THE PAST WEEK.

(Frogs Use Mark-lane Esprem
BRITISH.

Though no decided movement has taken place in
prices, the Wheat trade has since our last been characterised
by increased firmness; and an opinion is certainly gaining
ground that quotations will rule higher during the next
three months than they have done since harvest. The pro-
bable future range of prices is a subject of importance, both
to the producer and the consumer ; and it may therefore not
be out of place to enter into an examination of the cause,
which have given rise to the impre,sion referred to. That the
very low value of all kinds of agricultural produce in this
country during late years (mom particularly in 1850, when
the crop of wheat in Great Britain was acknowledged by
all to be considerably below an average) was caused by
overwhelming foreign supplies, no one can question; and
it is equally certain that with so good a harvest as the
last, prices would have become still further depressed, if
the importations of foreign had continued on the same
liberal scale. This being the general and natural impres-
sion, the desire to realise has till now been much greater
than the inclination to invest in Wheat; and we have
therefore bad drooping markets, with a constant excess of
supply over demand. Latterly, however, the supplies
front abroad have fallen off materially; and, in conse-
quence of the turn affairs have taken on the Continent,
many are be inning to doubt whether the north of Europe
will have so e a surplus of grain to ship to Great Bri-
tain RS in preceding years. It is of course impossible to de-
cide in how far the deficient yield of rye and the failure of
the potato crop in the interior of Germany and some other
northern countries may have been exaggerated ; but that a
great scarcity of these articles of tood exists over a large
portion of continental Europe, can no longer be doubted;
it follows theretere that substitutes will have to be found,
and for this purpose wheat will unquestionably be taken
indeed, so greatly has the demand for the latter article for
local consumption increased at the different ports in the
Baltic, at Hamburg, Rotterdam, etc., that higher prices
have been paid by the millers than could be given by the
export houses; and the result of this has been the decrease
in the supplies into our ports. It seems probable, therefore,
' that so long as the value of wheat remains as low in this
country as it is at present we shall not have any arrivals of
importance from the north of Europe.
The next point for consideration is, what effect will be
prommed here by a oes-ation of the Baltic supplies ? That
it must have isime eff.ct is undeniable ; but whether this
will be to prevent prices falling so low as they otherwise
' might have done, and keep quotations at about their pre-
sent point, or whether a further rise will be thereby oc-
casioned, is not so easily determined. If our harvest had
been less favourable, and very large imports had been
needed, the latter result would certainly hare been pro-
duced ; but with a full average yield of wheat, and no de-
cided deficiency in the other productions of the soil (except-
ing, perhaps, potatoes), it may be doubted, even if the
Baltic should have no wheat to spare for shipment, whe-
ther the supplies from other quarters, with our own re-
sources, may not prove sufficient tv prevent anyisii2
approaching scarcity. We are certainly rather die
to take the latter view of the matter ; and thong we
regard the recent small advance as perfectly legitimate,
and warranted by the circumstances in which we are
placed, we do nut calculate on any material or per-
manent rise on the terms at present current. The cha-
racter of the winter will no doubt have more or has in-
Silence ; should it prove severe and protracted, the
upward movement would be assisted ; while mild, open
weather would tend to check any improvement ; but,
making allowance for this, we can see no reason to expect
• greater advance than a few shillings per qr. The rise
from the lowest point already established may be estimated
at o. to 3s. per qr., and we do not deem a further improve-
ment to about the same extent improbable ; but we think,
if that should be attained, we should obtain supplies in the
spring from various quarters, of sufficient magnitude to in.
Ituence prices.
Thus far there has been no disposition to speculate ; and
the trade, though devoid of animation, is perfectly healthy.
Merchants and millers are not over stocked, and a good
consumptive demand may consequently be wet/ calcu-
lated on. With the exception of a large arrival of Sour and
wheat at Liverpool and America, the receipts of breadstuff,
from abroad have been small, as well at the ports on the
tout as into London ; and granaried stocks are therefore
being drawn upon to some extent. To replace what is being
taken out of the warehouse, we may reckon on an arrival
of wheat and Indian corn from ports cut of the Straits of
Gibraltar ; and of supplies to some extent of thou two ar-
ticles, as well as of Sour, from the United States and Ca-
nada and we attribute the comparatively calm state of the
trade to the knowledge of this, and the belief that an in
crease in the deliveries from the home growers will take
place about Christmas.

A further falling off has taken place in the supplies of
wheat, the arrivals coastwise into the port of London
having amounted to only 1,910 qrs. during the week ending
this (Saturday) evening. The receipts from Lincolnshire,
&e., have lately been very small, the Yorkshire markets
hating held out more encouragement to shippers than the
metropolis ; and prices are now nearly as high at the ship-
ping ports on the east coast as at Mark-lane.
The receipts from abroad have csnri‘ted of only 2,000 qn.
from the Baltic, 7do front New York, and 2,000 qrs. from
Varna. The smallness of the importation, and the growing
conviction that the supplies front the northern continental
ports will be insignificant, have rendered holders of grans-
Tied samples yen. firm ; and a disposition has been mani-
fested to ask enhinced terms. Having, however, had very
little country inquiry, and the local demand having been of
a r.:ail character, the business actually done has been too
unimportant to warrant any alteration being made in prices.
0:a Itestock has been more inquired for than any other
sort, and the best qualities nave been taken in small quan-
tities for miring with new English at very high rates, sty
is. to ss. per qr. above the terms at which home-grown
red wheat, weighing llb. to 21b. heavier, per bushel, might
be bought at. Several continental ord,rs have been on the
market for the purchase of floating cargoes of Polish Odessa
w heat, but generally limited too low to allow of their execu-
tion; and the only sale we heard of was that of a pares not
in good conditiou, arrived off the coast, for which 334. per. qr.
freight to the continent included, was paid. Egyptian wheat
on passage has been a good deal iMfisrud for. and as much
as 2.10. par v., coat, fresiht, and insurance, bus, we believe,
been realised.

The gradual rise in tho value of wheat has naturally
influenced the flour trade, but hitherto the nominal top
quotation of town-mado has not varied. Country flour has,
however, been held at rather enhanced terms this week;
and for good fresh qualities of foreign :Slonday's currency
was in partial cases slightly exceeded on Friday. Tbo
arrivals from abroad have consisted of 2,295 sacks, and
9,129 brLi..

The supply of barley has been moderate since the close of
last week, and beyond a few lots left over from Monday
little has been brought forward by land-carriage samples.
Choice malting qualities would probably (if any had ap-
peared) have brought full prices ; but the greater part of
what has come to hand having consisted of secondary de-
scriptions considerable difficulty has been experienced in
placing the same at the recently-reduced rates. The market
having been nearly cleared of foreign burley, aid it being
generally supposed that but little more will now he re-
ceived for some months to come, holders of granaried sam-
ples have insisted on the extreme rates of Monday last, and
a fair extent of business has been done.

The last qualities of new and old malt have moved off
rather slowly at previous prices, and the ordinary kinds
have hardly sold so well as before.
Tho total arrival of oats, including 8,196 qrs. from
abroad, has amounted to only 15,263 qrs. The dealers
have, however, acted with so much caution as to render
it very difficult to obtain any advance on previous rates.
On Wednesday there was some slight activity in the
trade, but ou Friday the transactions were quite unim-
portant ; and it is evident that the principal dealers
have come to the determination to work up what stocks
they have on hand rather than pay enhanced rates. An
advanco of 6d. per qr. has in partial instances been ob-
tained for fresh old corn ; but new Irish oats were ob-
tainable on the same terms on Friday as in the beginning
of the week.

Beans have come sparingly forward, and the few parcels
which have appeared have been c.utily placed at the lately
advanced terms.

Peas have been sought after, and higher prices were
paid at the close of the week than would have been given
on Monday.
The inquiry for Indian corn afloat has improved, and
the tendency of prices has been rather upwards ; but owing
to the paucity of arrivals off the coast few bargains have
been closed.