The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-27 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

IKPERIAL AVERLGS3.

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MINCING LANK.-(THIS DAY.)
SUGAR.-The market is firm, bat less brisk ; former
Prices am fully supported. Grain Mauritius sell at
384. 641. to 40s. ; good white 1 424. to 445. ;
fine brown sod yellow Gurpattah date, 382. 6d. to 394.
brown Penang, 345. to 364. ; yellow, 39a. to 40s. ; Java
brown, 354. to 38s. ; low to fine yellow, 304. to 434. ; Suri-
nam, 36.. 6d. to 384. 6d. Refined continues firm.
Comm-Plantation Ceylon has again sold at firm prima.
low to good middling, 765. 6d. to 825.; pea berry, 81.. A
floating cargo of Rio sold fur a near port at secret prior.
Cocoa.-Trinidad has sold at 24. decline ; low grey to
middling red, 51s. to 595. 6d.
TrA. -For fair Faysham Congon, Is. d. lid. has
been paid, and for common and fair common scanted opus,
9/d. to 111 d.
Row.-Jsmales of fine quality Bold at 44. ; Leewards,
la 7d. ; and Mauritius, ls. Id.
Race and limarrras are both inactive.
Saco has sold without
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; good all, 225.
Spices. -Pepper has at easier prices ; Penang, 31d. ;
white Penang, 6d. to 61d. ; Singapore, 61d. Pimento also
sold rather cheaper, middling, 3d. ; nutmegs at firm=
small to good bold, 12. 3d. to 24. &I. ; mace rather
10d. to la. 9d.
Faurr.--Currants are in fair request ; low to good sold
at 245. to 301.
002708.-1,000 bales sold at firm prices.
SATFLOY/13. -SO hales Bengal sold steadily at 3/. 15s.
to 61.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is gaiet. Annexed are the present prices:
—Town tallow, 46e., net cash ; Petersburg Y.C.. 011 the
spot, 45e. Ad. ; March, 455. 9d. ; Anil to June, 41s. 9d. to
465. ; AO to September, 465. 64. to 475. ; October to
December, 475. 9d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
We are moderately supplied with beasts, and trade is
about the same es on Monday ; yet there is a tendency
upwards for choicest qualities. There is a fair supply
of sheep for the time of year. The demand has
rather increased. and we have consequently a more active
trade, and in some instances picas are better. Good calves
are still dear. Our foreign supply consists of 38 beasts, 340
sheep, and 81 calves ; mulch cows, 90.
Per stow of abs. a4.a. 6. Par Rene of Ms. a 6. s.
d.
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1600610 at market. WO; Oboe sod Lambs. 3,260: Calves,
161 : 122.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mews. Hat ray and Easton report trade slow, without
alteration. Prime meadow hay, 70s. to 80s. ; superior ditto,
84e. to 05s. ; inferior ditto, 40s. to 80s. ; rowen, 150 s.
to 70s. ; clover, old, 80s. to 110. ; ditto, new, second cut,
SOL to 100 e. ; straw, 30s. to 365.

FATAL EXPLOSION OP PARAFFIN OIL.—INQFRST.
—Miss Bard—This morning an important inquiry was
resumed by Mr. John Humphreys. one of the coroners for
Middlesex, touching a terrible explosion of paraffin oil upon
the kith instant, by which Mr. John Robert Cotherall, a
law writer, was killed_ After additional evidence, the
jury returned a verdict in the following terms :—" That the
deceased died from the effects of an explosion of a certain
paraffin oil purchased is the beet paraffin oil and um:-
plosive, and the jurors desire to exprem an opinion that the
legislature ought to interfere to prevent dangerous oils being
sold for domestic purposes."
GALLABT LIFEBOAT SZILVICIEL LOWESTOFT,
WRDNISDAT NIOHT.—"This morning, about 6 o'clock,"
writes Captain Joachim, R.N., " while it was blowing a
gale tram the north-east, a boat with four men in her be-
kogiog to the Swedish brig Matilda, from Marseilles to
Yaim,ath, with oil cake, was blown before the wind into our
harbour. The men reported that they, with six of the crew,
had been on board their own vessel on the Corton Sands,
and that she was at the time fist breaking up. The boat
had been forced from alongside the wreck by the volume of
theses about 3 a.m. shortly after the yawl had struck.
Immediately' the Lowestoft lifeboat, in ocamection with the
National Life Boat Institution,. was promptly manned and
launched and was taken in tow by the harbour
steam tug to windward of the brig, which they
found a broken-up wreck. The lifeboat then made sail. and
dropped her anchor close to the fragmenta of the wreck, and
was most providentially enabled to rescue four of the un-
fortunate men, the other two having been washed off and
drowned. Those saved were brought lately on shore, and,
although sadly exhausted, are now in a hair way of recovery.
The lifeboat's crew behaved nobly ea the occasion, and
mach praise Is also due to the crew of the stem-tng."
A charge against a Bradford beerhouse-keeper
elicited before the Bradford magistrates yesterday a fright-
' fulamount of roguery. On searching his house, • large
amount of stolen property was discovered. westing ware",
parses, pocket-knives, loaf sugar, and mohair and alpaca
r yam. The prisoner said be received the goods in exchange
for ale and victuals. He was committed for trial.