The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-24 00:00:00

ITTINtS,S

594.]

SECOND EDITION.

PORTUGAL.

We have received the following, by telegraphic
express:

SOUTHAMPTON, 3 P.M., THIS DAY.—The steamer
Montrose has arrived from Lisbon, 19. h instant.
The alarming news from the north of Spain has pre-
vented a change of ministry. There webe no vessels
of uur i . the Tagus. The house of Perry, of Oporto,
has ailed : the liabilities are estimated at 80 contos of

per et. Awtrlln liortd:.L- -
SI per Ct. Bond% a 72
i per Cent. ditto, 30 5
Turg v 72
t.itensl!iarm,., 9 n

per (.1 Pio .13 re. lids.. 20 3
Ditto ehillan 8.., 81 4
Mite Cohen', Per. 1P14.,
Coltonbtao 1..4m010r I& 28
3 per (X. ImniAs Bth.. 67 71
perSLbutel 114, 44 6

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LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 24,1848. [THREEPENCE.

LIVERPOOL.—The Irish sympathiseri are doing all
in their power to create alarm in different parts of the
manufacturing &stiles, Fut more especially in Liverpool,
where dark hints have been industriously circulated of a
conspiracy to rise and burn the docks the moment news
L received of an outbreak in Ireland. The purpose of all this
Is clear enough, for it is not generally belived that any such
rash and criminal intention has been ever seriously enter-
tained. The object is, no doubt, to embarrass government by
exciting apprehensions for the safety of Liverpool, Manches-
ter, Leeds, and other towns which have been mentioned, in
the hope that it may be deemed necessary to detain in this
country the reinforcements of troops intended fur Ireland.
In giving the following extract respecting the state of Liver-
pool, we feel it necessary to add, that at meetings held in the
different wards of that city at a late hour on Saturday even•
ing, it was aenounced to these who had came forward in the
detente of low and order, that the magistrates had organised
a force sufficient for any emergency:
TOTE STATE. OP LIVERPOOL—CAMP AT EVERTON.
—The Liverpool Journal says " The mayor and magis-
trates have been in consultation for some days in reference
to the alarm excited by the formation of Irish clubs in
Liverpool; and in the discharge of their delicate and
important duty they have thought fit to provide in
an especial manner for the peace of the town.
For some time a body of 500 military have been sta-
tioned here; the pensioners, a most effective corps, bold
themselves in readiness' several thousand special constables
have been sworn in ; and on Friday the police were exercised
is the use of fire-arms. There is to be still further security.
On Saturday, a regiment of infantry, 1,000 strong, farm, d
a camp in the field opposite Waterhouse-lane, in Everton ;
and these are to be immediately joined by several troops of
dragoons and a company of artillery. We need not add
thet the public are satisfied the magistrates will do all the
occasion demands—nothing more. It is a prudent humanity
which deters from the commission of fearful crimes. The
town may now repass in confidence ; it is perfectly
safe. A respectable and numerously-attended meeting
—notwithsta, ding that it had been convened at but an
hour's notice—of the inhabitants, principally, of Lime-street
ward, was held on Friday eight. Mr. J. B. Lloyd, the
senior member in council for the ward, occupied the chair,
and the meeting was addressed by his colleague in office, Mr.
H Bison, and several other gentlemen. A great number
of individuals tendered their names to be sworn in as special
constebles, and it was reed inane tided to die ide the town into
districts, and resolved to adopt all practicable measures to
ensure the peace of the district."
RAPID PROGRESS UP THE POTATO DISEASE.—
Returns from potato-growers in various parts of England
are printed in the Gardeners' Gazette of Saturday. which
report the rapid progress of the potato disease daring the
past week. In some, places, fields which appear in luxu-
riance and health one day are the next found suffering under
the mysterious Peourge. Correspondents in liampshire,
Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Herts, Beds, Berk., Gloucestershire,
Cambridgeshire, lierefordabire, Notts, Lancashire, Burnam,
and Yorkshire, describe the pre, •nce of the disease in a
manner that etiows its spread is rapid and destructive. The
accounts from Devonshire and Cornwall are pethaps the
wont, and the climate of those counties being so much
like that of Ireland furnish the wont augury. Accounts,
how, ver, from Ireland plan: the rumour of the disastrous
malady past speculation. From Bandon we learn that the
grounds of Lord Carbery and others have been attacked:
the haulm sent us presented the true character of the dis-
ease. "For three Lights a dark and heavy fog rested on the
ground, until about 8 am.; on the third day it cleared up,
when the disease appeared in an incipient state, but spread
rapidly." About Bantry, or rather on the road to Castle-
town Berebaven, scarcely a field could be found (July 13)
without signs of disease, and some gardens were completely
blasted, "the stalks withered, and the peeatoes, where formed,
gone. At the same time the stench was so great as to
lee quite oppressive." The di.ease is reported to the
same extent in the Kentnare Union. " You can
scarcely breathe in the neighbourhood of these tainted
fields." It is also reported (hot fields near GI( ngariff.
which on the 13th seemed tree from disease, presented
on the 16th Jonly three days later) "most alarming
appearances." In Kilcatherine the crop is declared to
be gone. In other places, previously reported Pale, we find
that alarming appearances are now beginning to manifest
themselves. In tact, whole fields in the south have been
sudd,nly attacked. "On the morning of the 13th," writes
• corresponele-t at Keurnare, " to the as'onisliment of every
one. the potato held, that had on the preceding evening pre-
sented an app, unmet' that was calculated to gladden the
heart of the most indifferent, appeared blasted., withered,
blackened, and, as it were, sprinkled with vitriol, and the
whole country has, in c...tocq ace, been thrown into (Barney
and canfunion."—Accounts from the north of Ireland are
more favourable. Our correspondent had semi no trace of
the disease in •journ,y from Dublin to Bedfast. Fortunately
other crepe are universally reported to promise an abund-
ance.—From WaLs the reports concur in stating that the
dialease has made during the last few days very rapid strides.
The stems emit a rroag odour; the tubers, however, with
fee exceptions, still remain sound.

COMMERCIAL MAIM-Ai:lW.

MuNEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Ter,' o'Clock.—From the tenoar of previous ad-
vices, it was anticipated that the Cambria steam-
packet would bring a large amount of specie
from the United States, whereas she comes re-
ported from Liverpool without any at all. The fact,
however, is susceptible of ready explanation. At
the time, some two or three weeks since, when the
advices referred to were received, specie was coming
from New York by every steam and sailing packet,
and at the then rates of exchange in England, which
rated at about 1l 1, or higher, more was, and might
confidently be expected re follow, as a benefi-
cial operation for the dealers. But exchange
has since fallen, and by the present arrival comes
quoted at 1094 to 110 only, so that, in tha absence of
other circumstances rendering remittances in specie
necessary, none would be forwarded at these rates as
a speculation for profit.
The funds are heavy this morning, and the dealers
are anxiously waiting the upshot of affairs in Ireland,
the deranged state of which is the assigned cause
of the depressed and torpid situation of the market.
Consols are quoted 87 to for money and the ac-
count. Reduced Threes, 86;7 to 7. Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents., 87i to 4. Exchequer Bills are
lower, at 445. to 48s. premium. Bank Stock, 198
to 200.

The foreign market is dull, but, wits slight differ-
ences in one or two Mats., cee, prices remain as before.
Danish are worse, at 67 to 71. I)utch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are offer. d and quoted lower, at 14 to 3;
the Fours, 71 to 3. Russian. 98 to 100. Spanish Fives,
113 to 12 ; the Threes, 213 to 2; Passive, 3 toe.
Portuguese, 18 to 19. Mexican, 17 to 1. Peruvian,
30 to 3. New Grenada, 111 to 121. Braz•lian, 69
to 71. Belgian, 68 to 72.
Frank glnck. bziab
Ire Ct. aed. Anus., F6i
3 pat (.1. Cons *

FUNDS.
317.A.;,ZZ:.1g ''..
" '
eboquer Bills, 44. to 48.. Drew
VUSIr..
II pm cent. firenvls 114.. 118 I*
t;reo.da Deferred MIL. 2 4
8 ster et 34ettean, 1814, 17 4
8 per et. Perlman 1144. 39 3
Portage... Fortr.. 18 19
4 per et llurd. 1:14. 98 12J
DIU, Spordsb Bdr„ 118 12
3 Kr et. Steptl4l 11d.„214 2
Spnegal, Deferred Mr--
DMA Ps.. 1“,., 3 i
2 per et. Vern teat 14.„ 14 17
v.netuala Deferral 191 .4 4

RAILWAYS.—The market is very quiet this
morning, and ht.siness chiefly confined to the more
speculative shares. We quote London and North
Westerns, 123 to 127 ; Eastern Counties, 14:i to 141 ;
London and Brighton', 311 to 321; Caledonians, 28
to 281; Birmin4tram and Oxford, x3l to 24 ; North
Staffords, 2; to 21 dis ; Great Western, 3 to 1 dis.;
London and South Western, 471 to 48} ;.South
Eastern, 231 to 231.

SALES EFt CI ei• 7,1 ry. Iv LONDON.

I batunky s prices will be found in last page.)
Bit. and Orford Jo., 24 Lon. & S. Western Thirds, $ d
Midland, 1031 4
Bk., WOiT2T, and Dudley, 141 Do. 50). Cons Pref., 131 14
Caledonian, 28 North British Halves, 9f
Chester & Holyhead, 274 North Staffordshire, 91
Prat Anglian 31. 10s., 6 per Cont. Ont. Wore., & Waiver.) 219
Pref., 31 Scottish Central, 22
E. Counties, 141 f Shrews. & Bk. Clam A, 24
Do. New Guar. 6 per Cent., 31. Shrews & Cheater 8 per Cent.
Easter rnion,Class B. L and 8., . Pref., 121
Greet Northern, 6/ 4 Shropshire Inica. If
Great North of England, 234 South Eastern. 23
Great Western Halves 491 South Wakes, 74
Lane. & Yorks Qrs., 141 York, News, & Berw., 311 I
Do. New Guar. 6 per Cl., 31 Do. (Original Newt. & Bar.),
Leeds & Think Pref. 6 per Ct.., 1 31 301
Lund., Brighton, & South Coast, Do. En. No.l, York&Newc.,l7l
311 11 Do. G.N.E. Fur., 91
Lon. &N. Western, 126 7 York &N. Midind, 671
Do. New Pm I , 81 Northern of France, 3
Do. 101. oh., M. & 8., A, 101 Grimm and Bordeaux, 2
Do. 10/. eh., M. & 8., B, 101 Paris and Lynn, 4
Do. 10/. sh., M. & B, C, 31 &nen and Harm 8

COALS.—Hof--part Two.—Eden Main, 15s. 6d. ;
West Hartley, Iss. ; Walls End Haswell, 16s. 6d. ; Walls
End Hatton, 16s. 3d.; Walls End Stewart's, 16s. 3d. ; Walls
End Tees, 161.—Ships at market, 69.

PRODUCE.—Muscriso-LANE, Hall-past Two:
only movement in the market to day is that Rice is
selling freely at an advance of 6d. on Friday's public prices.
A speculation chiefly founded upon the potato blight is the
cause. About 8,000 bags are advertised for public sale to-
morrow.-150 hhds West India and 5,000 bags Bengal and
Madras Sugar are also advertised for to-morrow; Also 8.14
cues Cush" Lignea and other Spices.

Stock this day Casks.
DalinTy last weak ...... ..—.

Do. liook Ili Joss
Arrive/ latFtele .....—.... I

8,!!!

Do. from Ist Jame
Prise Y. C. this daT per mt
Do. 'fol., la 4 kridaj

844
4,481
143
1,181
418. 83.
435.

7,252
537
5,713
728
4.1.1.6:7

os:

5,956
1,016
9,624
613
11,049
43g. 3d.
46i. Gd.

METALS.—GLAsoow, July 22.—The late advance
in the price of Pig Iron has not been fully main. tined, and
though there are some indications of improvement in general
busineer, it is yet unfelt by consumers, who are next to idle
for want of orders. About a dozen furnaces have been put
in Waft during the last few week and four new ones will be
added next month; there are at present fifteen more furnaces
in overation than in May last, and five more than on the 31st
December, 1847. Wages are as low as in 1843, when the
price of Pig Iron was 355. to 375., and Bars 4!. to 41. ss. per
ton. Our market closes dull, with Pigs at 461. to 46a, No.
1, net cash ; Bars, 61. to W. 53.; and Rods, 61. 153. to 71.,
less 4 per cent. discount.

HOPS.—BoaouGn MARKET.—Meese. Pattenden
and Smith report that there is more demand for Weald
Rents and Sussex Hops, which resl,se full 2s. per cwt.
more than last week. Reports Irom the plantations are not
quite so favourable. Duty estimated at 20,5,00 W. to 210,0001.
Now Mid k r.. Kept. V. oto 41. 0 1 Yearling Konla,p.ent. If 18 to 21. 5
Weald of Kent... 25t0 2 151 Yearling ri.u.reg 110 to 2 4
Paso: . ...... 2 lo 2 2 12 Old lion, I 1./ Lo 115
Farnham, ....... 4 oto 0 0

WOOL—LIVERPOOL, July 22.—Foreign Wool baa
been in good request this week, and a fair extent of husinees
his been done, in enure ease• at an advance at 5 per cert. on
previous rates, and all kinds in demand may be raid to have
unproved to this event. Some large sales of Alpaca have
been made, and, although the prices have not been allowed
to transpire, they are understo'd to be below the late current
quotations. In Scotch there has been no buainesa reported,
and farmers are said to he asking higher prices than the trade
seemprepared to pay. Imports tor tbe week ending July 22:
Foreign. 4,474 bales; previouly, 43.125; total, 47,599.
Scotch, 333 ; previously, 7,691 ; total, 8,024.

DV/MlN.—Tins article is coming very slowly to market,
end, the demand being now rather better, prima are a little
firmer. The demand is chiefly fnr the English markets and
on speculation. Wethcra and Ewes, 10s. 6d. to 10s. 9d.;
Hogs, 11s. to lls. 3d.; mixed lots, 10s. 9d. to I ls.; Mountain
Fleece, 10s. 6d.

CATTLE, &C.— SMITHFIELD, Iron o'Clock.— We
have a large number of Beasts on offer to-day, but the
average quality is very indifferent; consequently, there is
not much reduction in the best qualities ; but secend.rate
are lower, and several remain unsold. The supply of Sheep has
conside,ably increased ; we are not, however, overdone with
choice qualities. Buyers are plentiful, at Friday's quotations.
There is a very large supply of Calves, especially of foreign;
middling kinds are fully 4d. per hlbs. lower, and the choicest
about 2d. We have a slow trails for Figs. From Holland
and Germany we have about 500 Beasts, 2,780 Sheep, and
343 Calves; from Scotland, 400 Beasts; i. oin Norfolk, SOO;
and 1,550 from Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.
Per none of 81ba a. d. a. d. Pet Woo° of Eflbs. a. J. s. d.
Batt Septa Herefords 4 0 4 2 Bev Dm, it 111..bda. Stu 0 0 0 0
Bat dttert-born_ 3 10 4 0 Hest L0ng.we01t........ 4 6 4 8
&mond quality Howie 2 8 3 4 Do. de. Shorn ...... 0 00 0
Calves
pyr. ....... .... ..
fleet Doc a ilalf.l;reds 5 0 6 2, land*
Beluga at market, 3,653; Sheet. and Lunt., 53,990; Cake.. ;AA:
PIP. 1,1 . .. - . . .

Mt tx OF ORD.—At the July market there was an aver-
age attendance of south country dealers and graziers, who
appeared to be slow in making purchases, in consNueuce of
the recent fall in price at the southern markets. The show
of stock was pretty large, considering that this month's
market is perhaps the worst attended throughout the
year. On the first day, few beasts changed owners,
and a lower price than that of lest market was obliged
to be submitted to. There was a better dement, however,
on the following dey—especially for crosses—the better
deseript.ous of which nearly maintained late prices. The
finest lot. of crosses, two-year-olds, was purchased at 111. 55.;
another lot at 101. 10s. A let of three-year-old heifers
sold at 111. Ile. A superior lot of West Hight nd three-year-
old stots at 61. fe. A lot of two and three.year-old Skye cattle,
at 41. 15s. Two inferior lots of three-year-old heifers, from
the Lews, only fetched from 21. si. to 21. 10s. The fall in the
price was principally confined to the Highland cattle, which,
upon the whole, were very inferior ; the fall averaged
from IS.. to 18s. a-h,ad. There wore a foe horses enfiladed.
and those sold scarceiy minted recent prices. The number
of sheep was very limited, and scarcely worth noticing, being
very inferior. The rainy weather < xperienced during both
days, no doubt, tended very much to detract from the ap-
pearance of the stock, as well as to damp the spirits of pur-
chasers.

CORN.—MARK-LAN E.—Our market was tolerably
well supplied with English Whist this morning by land-
carriage samples from the near c'untiea, which (owing in a
great measure to the unfavourable account' received respect
-
the potato crops) was readily taken off by the town millers,
at an advance of fully 2s. to 3s. per qr. upon the rates of
Monday last. Foreign Wheat was also 2,. per qr. dearer,
and the few parcels of bonded Wheat on sale were
held for a still greater improvement. Barley, for
grinding purposes, sold for rather more money, and other
qualities were quite as dear. &its were in improved request,
at previous prices. Beans and Peas were the turn dearer;
acme new white Peas, from Erma and Kent, were sold at
stir. per qr., quality. sound. Floating carves of Indian
Corn have advacced in value 3s. to 4s. per qr.
BRITISH. 1 'lbws tor Root'.
w..,,,, fuss and Kent, red 47 to 51 to 53 ..white 47 us 55 to 57
Norfolk anti Suffolk. 47 to 49 to 51... do 5O to Si to 57
TalliveTS ((Imes or Suffolk
Comb. S Lin.,•red... 45 to 47 to 49 whits-- 47 to II ..0 53
Northumb. and Scotch do.- to - ... do ... - to -- 0. -
DWI do
Rya- SO to 32
Bsitskr,Feeding. - to --distilling 15 to 27 to 30
DM
Soon Wasse to
Oat., English Food. II to 20 to 20s f01...h1501i...
Ditto Polon& , 20 to 21 to Ito dd.. potato 23 to 254 &I
Berwick It Beansh feed 21 to 22s 15d...potsto 12 to 23416 d
Web hod 15 to lin M. black. II to Ins 61
Ditto potato 2l to 21.6 d
HATA 64 to 54 In" psis 57 to 60
Pose, may S3 to Ha Od maple 37 to 29
Blue 43 os 45...=1 45 to 49
White 34 to 37..
Bowes, Nampa. IS tollo. Ask 3O to 112...4174 - to -
HUTT, SO to 83...ana6 12 to 44...0kl - to
TAW, New Spring -. to --nor whiter - so --old - to -
Rsnisszo, New 4O to 6$
Lumen Cams, par *hotrod 411 10a. tie dil Os.
Pe= met of 1501154
noon, Town-modo, delivered 42 to 44 . household 40 to 11
Norfolk and Suffolk 36 to 58...M010 515 to 40
NortkionMetand, Lincoln, and Yorkshire
Bunn sal iimut
FOREIGN.
Waal, Dalstdo end Koedgeberg Al to 55...115, 57 to :.O
Sommansengamtadosl4 anti NAVIN 44 50 to 53
Tema mid --
Dada sod Bamknrgb 44 41 to SI
Mohr ... .. IS to 42...Figynt1m....... - so -
Thembe and Calm SS 044
Speniek MK ....„. .......... - to -...sott. ... „ - to -
c0a0410P........ .......... ..... -to -....MAniiMi- 51 to 57
1341 . - 40 -
8441.114 Pow;ing ;10 to 21...distMing--. IS to 24
Oats, Boy-. 1410 II
romormean and Stralsund
-
Se and Danish
Priordanduttosre.
................ faitel„...-.,.....;.;:L......----. -1117 laro -2101

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