The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-14 00:00:00

chiefly afloat, 5 dole. to 5 dole. 1210. The transactions
Tuesday consisted, as near as may be, of 5,000 barrels Ge-
nesee at 5 dole. 181 e. ; 5,000 do., half Genesee and half Ohio,
6 dole., 121 c., both in store, with the usual privilege of re.
maiming temporarily free of expense; a few thousand
barrels mixed Michigan, 5 doh. to 5 dols. 61e. ; and 1,000
Brooklyn, 6 dols. 9c. delivered. In Southern there has been
nothing done. Holders a George-town and Brandywine
ask 5 dols. 600. ; common kinds could be bought for lees.
Rye flour is dull at 3 dole. 75e. to 4 dole. ; with sales at the
lower price. Of Jersey corn meal, about 1,500 barrels have
changed hands, chiefly at 3 dole. 871 c. cash. Buckwheat ,
flour is worth 4 dols. 25c. per barrel.
Oa Atm.—Wheat is dull, and the prices in some instances
have declined sc. to 10c. per bushel, the market is well sup-
plied,
and there is a fair demand, but the difficulty of effect-
ing shipments prevents operations to any considerable
extent. The sales are, 20,000 bushels Western, part at
1 dol. 6e. for red, and 1 dol. 2c. for inferior mixed; 2,800
White Genessee, about 1 dol. 17c. ; and 2,600 do. Tuesday
for milling, 1 dol. 10c. crab. Northern Rye is lees plenty,
and the market is firmer, 4,000 bushels sold at 764 e. to 77c.
in the slip ; and 2.5,000 do., 78e. to 79c. delivered. Barley is
dull, 2,600 bushels brought 600. Northern Oats are firm,
and, with a good demand, may be quoted at 36c. to 374 e.
Corn is in request for export, but the market being well sup-
plied, lower prices have been accepted ; the sales an 00
bushels new Northern, at 61 to 63e. ; 2,000 new Southern,
60e. ; 10 to 12,000 mixed Western, 72e. to 73e. ; 7,000 ditto,
68c., and subsequently 35,000 mixed Western and Southern
changed hands, mostly for export, 64 to 66 weight, which
were the closing prices, the quality, however, in some in-
stances, was inferior. A small lot of superior black-eyed
peas brought 2 don. 311 c. per beg of two bushels.
Corrom.—The sales yesterday amounted to 1,000 bales.
Price* exhibit no change from yesterday, in consequence of
the inclemency of the weather, and shippers being mimed
with their correspondence, there was but alimitedattence
of buyers.
LIVERPOOL CLIIII8IFIC.•TI0N.
Uplands. Florida. New Orleans,
Mob., and Tex.
[ Ordinary .. 8 to 81 Bto 81 81 to Se
[ Middling 9 —9l 9 91 91 —9l
Good Middling... 91 —9l 91 —9l 94 —9l
' Middling Fair .. 91 —9l 91 —9l 10 101
Fair . .. 10 101 10 101 101 101
Fully Fair.. .. 101 101 101 101 101 all.
Good Fair .. .. 101 101 101 101 None.
As will be seen from the detail which are elsewhere
given, the progress of the Mexican war has been in
some respects successful, but not in a degree at all
likely to reconcile the American citizens to the heavy
which mast be imposed.

Letters from the Haysanah to the 11th of Nov.,
announce that the damage caused to the sugar crop,
by the hurricane of the 10th and 11th of October, I
was estimated at from 15 to 25 per cent. At that
date there remained no more of the last crop than
40,000 boxes, of which 25,000 only were in the handsof
the planters. White Sugar was quoted from Bto 81:
brown white, best quality, 71 to 81; middling, 61 to
7 ; brown, 51 to 6.

THE PRINCE CONSORT'S PRIZE CATTLE.—It is a
singular fact that the Hereford steer, bred by Mr. T. Ro-
berts, of lvington Bury, and fed by. Mr. W. Trinder' of
Wantage, which obtained the first prize of Class 1., at the
Smithfield Club Exhibition, was offered last year to General
Wemyes, steward to the Prince Consort, at the same time
that gallant officer purchased the two animals, bred by the
same gentleman, which have pined for his Royal Highness
the second prize in Class 11., and the first prize in Class 111.
Had General Wemyse exercised his usual sagacity, the
Prince at the late show would mast undoubtedly have
carried off the first prize, in addition to the two otherel men-
tioned.
The silver medal presented to the largest purchaser
of stock from the cattle show for the pest year has been
awarded to Mr. Bannister, of Threadneedle street, purveyor
to her Majesty.
CHIPPENHAM.—The annual meeting of the Agri-
cultural Association took place on Friday. The show of
cattle and stock in general was much superior to any pre-
ceding exhibition. There were upwards of 600 visitors in
the course of the morning, among whom were his Grace the
Duke of Beaufort, Jos. Need, Esq., M.P., Poulett Scrope,
Esq., M.P., Capt. BAdero, M.P., and many of the clergy
and gentry of the neighbourhood. Joe. Neeld, EM., M.P.
for Chippenham, presided at the dinner. Allusion was made
by some of the speakers to the letting of farms by lease,
which plan met with general approbation. A prize is, for
the future, to be given to the farmer who employs the
greatest number of labourers at the greatest amount of
wages. This, for the farmer,' of Wiltshire, is rather a novel
prize, but it is hoped will create at lead as much competition
as the one given for fattest ox or pig.
THE RICHMOND TESTIMONIAL.—A meeting of agri-
culturists took place on Tuesday last at the Freemasons'
Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the testimonial to be presented to the Duke of Richmond.
It was resolved that a deputation should be appointed
to wait upon the noble duke. The meeting then
adjourned to three o'clock. end reassembled at that
hour, when the deputation reported " That they had
waited on the Duke of Richmond, and that his grace
had expressed his grateful thanks for the very hand-
same manner in which they had been pleased to express
their approbation of his exertions, and stated hie wish, that
any fund to be raised as a testimonial to himself, should be
used as the foundation stone of an institution, for the relief
of farmers reduced by adverse circumstances." Resolutions
were then passed for the purpose of getting up a sub-
scription, and the meeting adjourned to the 12th of January.
IMPORTANCE OF DRAINING. ROYAL POLY-
TECHNIC INSTITUTION.—Mr. W. Bullock Webster delivered
a very interesting lecture on Friday evening, in the theatre of
thisinstitution, on the science of practical draining—a
subject of deep importance, and the lecturer no mean
authority in such matters, he being extensively occupied
in that branch of agricultural improvement on some of
the first estates in the kingdom. He commenced
hie subject by making a few remarks upon the impos-
sibility of laying down any particular law with respect
to draining, as the success of it was mast distinctly depend-
ent upon the nature of the Boil. If, for instance, a deep
drain, say four feet, was laid in a strong tenacious clay,
through the subsoil of which no water could percolate, the
effect would, of course, be rendered useless except in the im-
mediate neighbourhood of the sides of it, and of little, if any
service, to the exit of surface water. He asserted it as his
conviction, from practical experience, that under such cir-
cumstances, shallow draining, say from 30 inches to 3
feet, was preferable. Indeed, any fixed plan of operation
would be
had been pmade. remature
After so until ame remarkspropere
uminapon the nature,
of the land
form, and utility of the tile, Mr. Webster discoursed
with much ability on the method of closing after
it bad been consigned to its proper position. This,
he contended, was a point of much greater importance
than was generally imagined. He believed that the closing
of the tile ought to be done loosely, in order that the capillary
attraction might progress unimpeded. Ramming. in almost
all eases, neutrahsed to a great degree the functions of the
drain, the main object to be obtained in perfect draining
being a free and easy, percolation of the surface water. With
regard to spring draining, there could be but one (pinion—
es., that the head of the spring must be discovered, and
the spring itself conducted away at a sufficient depth to be
out of reach of the roots ; bet as to the best method of lead-
ing, that was a subject which he thought was also much de-
pendent on the position of the ground. He conceived that
where there was a considerable fall, diagonal conduits were
preferable to either direct or rectangular. Mr. Webster
concluded his lecture by intimating his anxiety to be
thoroughly understood, and the pleasure he would
feel in answering any inquiries that might be
made of him with reference to the subject. Ac-
cordingly a number of gentlemen among the audience,
apparently much interested in agricultural scatters, after
lecture was over, held an animated discussion with Mr.
anger, who, by his answers and remarks, seemed to
' elftem the fullest satisfaction as to the correctness of his