The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-28 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.--THIS DAY.

The market is steady, without animetioo. Town Tallow
is quoted 465. W. nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. ou the spot,
475. 6d. ; April and May, 475. 3d. ; Oct. to Dee. (new), 48e.

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MARKET AVERAOEL—Town Tallow, 495. 3d.; fat by
ditto, 2s. Bd. ; yellow Russian, 495. ; melted stuff, 365.;
liough ditto, 235. 6d.; tallow graves, 145.; good dregs, 61.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Mr. E. .1. DiTiS reports very little doing. Pries: Prime
Meadow Hay, Ms. to 905.; inferior, 70s. to 75e.; Rowen,
455. to 551. ; Clover, Ws. to 1008.; second cut, 70i. to 905.;
Straw, 28s. to 325.

COVENT GARDEN.-THIS DAY.'

Vegetables have improved much both iu quality and
quantity during the put week. Forced Peaches and Nec-
tarines are becoming mare plentiful. Strawberries fetch
from Gd. to Is. an °unto. The supply from the Continent
of Peas, Potatces, Carrots, Asparagus, Radishes, Arti-
chokes, Endive, and Lettuces, is still well kept II?. Sea-
kale is over; but Rhubarb is abundant. Young Carrots
and Turnips fetch from 91. to Is. Gd. per bunch. Oitt Po-
tatoes are now chiefly confined to Itcaents. Franc Pota-
toes fetch from 9a. to Is. 61 per lb. Mushrooms are scarce.
Cut flowers consist of Pelargoniums,. Fuelnias, Roses,
Cyclamens, Miguionette, Cinerarias, Tmips, Azaleas, and
Carrellias.

METALS.—Mr. Moate'is circular states that rails
aro more inquired after. Manufactured iron continues un-
altered. Scotch pig iron has shown more firmness, 51s.
cash has been paid for mixed numbers, and a3s, three
months open. Spelter—ln con.equeuee of a contemplated
coalition between the Ville Montague Company and the
Silesian producers, and the enormous :increased consump-
tion, great activity has taken place, and same large Pales
have been made both hero and on the continent; the
article leaves off with an upward tendency at 22/. 10s.
buyers on the spot. And to arrive, May shipments front
Stettin, 211. las. Tin is in greater demand. Tin plates—.
A good business going.

TIIE REGISTRATION OF AIisCRANCES BILL—Ott
Thursday evening a meeting of the trustees and members
of building societies was held at Manchester, for the pur-
pose of opposing the abave bill, now before parliament.
The meeting was addressed by Mr. Councillor Haworth
twho nresided), Mr. John Hewitt (solicitor), and blr.
Councillor Heywood; and it was declared that the bill
would seriously affect the interests of building societies.
A petition was adopted against the bill.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FawAT, MAY 27.
Vie LORD CamicsaLoa took kis seat at 6 o'olock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

Tin CITWtAL Patron. —By Lord BROUGHAM,
hos M. Robert Owen, in fewer of this of the
Crystal Palace, on Sundays. The noble horned lord
=the prayer of the petition. He believed that tne
epening the Crystal Palace on the Sends, wou:d
be be prevent penons from resorting to public lioasn, and
that the Crystal Pelee' would be set up as a rival to the
gin palate. He was informed that no lees than 41,000 per-
VMS were counted going into dram shops in Edinburg on
one Sudsy. Ile had ale a petirion to the same effect from
• clergyman of Aberdare in Wales, in whom parish there
were 16.900 workmen. Ile thought that the building
should only be closest during divine service.
SALE Or SPIRITS ox SUNDAY'S —By the Earl of CAR
LISLE. from Hull, Bristol, and other places, against the
sale of spitituoin liquors on the Sunday.
NO lit E OF )101'ION.
The Earl of CLANCARTy gave notice that on the Ord
K June he should lour t, r CHUM rtturus relative to coni-
Mittel/ is In land.

RUSSIA AND TILE
The Earl of MALIIESBURY said their lordships, in
' Common with the pantie, must have been for the last fort-
• nicht aware of the extreme importance of the &Min unw
and to Is ing on at C ostantinoplc. He wished to ask
the Earl ut Clarendon whether he had given a correct
account of the de lands aide by l'rioce Menchikolf;
and whether, considering as he did that the inte-
rests of France and this country were identical on this
sahject, the iiirru:ions which had been given to Lord
Stratford were identical with the instructions given Sy the
French governm.ut 'll their arnhassa tor at Constantinople,
whether, in lac:, those two diplomatists were acting in old.
ma in support of the Porte under its present (mergence ?
The Fool of CLARENDON cauld assure their lordships
that there was no unni.lingness on his part to answer the
;equines which had been addressed to him by his noble
friend, and still less had be any desire to withhold from
their lordships any information on a subject upon which his
noble friend had slid—and most naturally—they must feel
most anxious. But he was sure he need not appeal a vain
to his noble friend who had so lately filled the office which
be then had the honour of occupying, or to their lordship,
sot to press fur informatics which it might be incouve Merit
to the:publie service for him to glee. (Hear, hear.) Nego-
tiations were still pending ; and their lordships wool! be the
leas inclined to pr. as him to mire** an opinion which the
noble lord had Galled for when he told them !hat the date of
the last official despatches which the government had re-
ceived from Lord Stratford was the 9th of May. A short
time prior to that, as his noble friend had stated, the question
of the holy places, which involved a grave otrrnce, offered to
the Emperor of Ramie by the violation of engagements
towards him by the Turkish government, had been satis-
factorily arranged ; au4 the friendly and judicious inter-
vention of Lord Stratford had promoted that end—an
interference which had li,sen duly acknowledged by the
negotiator. It was also true that on the sth of May a pro-
ject of a convention was presented to the Porte by Prince
bienchik if, bat the ultimatum was not given, the best
proof e which was that there was every reason to believe
that other propositions hail glace been made. Lord Strat-
ford, writing en the 9th, WAS not able to inform her th•
jeaty's government what answer would be given by the
Porte; and that was the whole of the 01 ial information

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which they bad received. The government had other in-
formation, iu common with the rest of the public., lomause
no small amount of business was now transacted by the
electric telegraph, which although useful in some respects
was inconvenient in others, for although it sonounced
facts, it seldom gave the reasons fur them. As for
instance, on the 10th they learnt this note had been
rejected by the Porte, bit they did not know the grounds
of its rejection. They also knew that a modification of the
ministry had taken place—that a fresh note wan presented,
and morn delay had taken place ; and they also I that
on the 24th Prieco Mench;kulf was still at Constantinople ;
but they did not know whether all the negotiations were
over. lie thought he cool I, therefore, appeal to their
lordships whether it would not be in the highest degree
improper on his part if he were to pretend to give their
lordships a correct account of what ha I taken plea (Hear,
hear.) But is answer to his noble friend's question as to
the policy of the government, he had no hesitation in say-
ing that the views and policy of the government had under-
gone no change; they looked upon it as the true policy,
and maintained that it was the interest of this country to
uphold the Turkish empire ; and they felt that it was due
not only to our own obligations, but to the hest interests of
Europe, to maintain the independence of Turkey. (Hear,
hear.) Ile could also give this further information to his
noble friend, who had asked whether France and England
were co-operating—he bad no hesitation in saying that
they both took the same view of the question, and were
acting to concert. (Hear, hear.) There existed between
the two governments, and he hoped would continue to
exist on this subject, a must cordial concert and identity of
feeling. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of HARDWICKE thought thA the answer
which the noble earl had given was not very satisfactory,
although no doubt it was the best he could give.
Lord BEAUMONT bad no doubt that her Majesty's go-1
vernment wbuld do everything that was necessary to sup-
port the independence of the Turkish empire.
Lord BROUGHAM would suggest the great propriety of
Closing this discussion—(hear, hear)—which was premature,
Inasmuch as they were absolutely ignorant of nine parts
out of ten of the facts of the case. (Hear, hear.) To con-
tinue the discussion would be inconvenient and might be
mischievous, as there was a delicate negotiation pending,
the difficulties of which would be increased by such a