The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-20 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady. Prices are quoted as follows :
Town tallow, 44.. 3d., net cash ; Petersburg TO., oe the
spot, 45e. 6d. ; all the month, 455. 3d. ; 4Aanary to Lath,
45e. 6d. ; March, 45e. 9d. ; April to June, 45e. 6d. ;
October to Deeember. 465. 6d.
Mauer Avramais.—Town tallow, 465. 6d. ; fat by ditto.
3. 3gd. ; &lotion, 475. ; melted stall, 365. ;
rough ditto, 19s. 6d. ; tallow gnaws, 14s. ; good drop. 7s.

HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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Mum. Harvey sad Elston report trade slow at the
following wiees :—Prime meadow bay, 70s. to Tbs. ;
superior ditto, 80s. to Ma. ; tabour ditto, 40a. to 110 a.
rows., 36.. to 60a. ; clover, old, 90a. to UN. ; ditto,
second cut, 80a. to 10016 ; straw. 321., to 361.

COVENT GARDEN.--(THIS DAY.)

The ;irrketiswell 'applied with Ciriseness evergreens and
vegetables, and other produce in season motions plen-
tiful. Importations of foreign rods are alai well kept up.
Among them are large importations of apples, consinting of
New Town Pippins. Ponape d'Api, and Roulettes. Grapes
and piss apples are plentifuL Pears consist of Winter
Melia. Beurri Dial. Gloa Morass, Oromens. sad Chan-
sancta Among new oranges are some good samples of
St. Michael's, which fetch front 26.. to Mk. per box. Cu-
cumbers though menu are sufficiset for the demand.
Potato sales are heavy and prices lower ,• Imp supplies am
arriving from France mid Belgium. Out Bowers shiefly
consist of orchids, pelargoniums, violets, migteemito, and
roses.

BOILER REPLOSION AND Loss Or TWAIN LIVIOI.--
Yoga:day a boiler explosion manned about balf-past
three in the afternoon, at the small factory occupied by
Harmers' and Batman. Rising Bridge, near Baxenetea, by
which three boys, named S. Haworth -Benjamin Crenshaw,
and James Riley, lost Shakily's. *s bays were *Ting
In the boiler-boa's when the explosion took plain, and by
all appearances they are melded to death. The came of the
explosion has not yet been eacerteinad. Up to the despatch
of our parcel, the exact place where the boiler has gives
way has not been discovered, but it is conjectured that the
under part of the boiler collapsed, and that the steam
forced itself out by the doe.—Moreckeseer Examiner.
LORD FEVER/MAY'S BULL "BET RooLET."—
In sooordsoce with the directions of Lord Faversham, the
noble dosor, the shorthorned bull, " Sky Rocket," was on
Satorda killed. its death being produced by a ride shot in
the , tired by Mr. Harding, jun. After having
been mosey dressed, the four quarters of the salami were
renswid WOMB shop of Mr. Wood, Woodhonse-lens, Leeds,
where they attracted oonsiderable attention. On Wednes-
day one el the quarters, weighing 4061 be, was dispatched
to atelybridge; another quarter, weighing 40illbs., was
diessatehed to Blackburn ; a third, weighing Mb., to
Bkideport; and the fourth. weighing 4191b5.. to Preston.
It IN believed that about Mi. will be obtained far MN fund
far the dielolesof operatives in addition to the vales of the
weir—Yorkshire Bateau

IRFIIA H S ORRE FAlR.—Thus greet an-
ORE Ga
alal fair commenced on Monday last. During the week
there has been a good supply of all descriptions, and a brisk
demand has been experienced for hunters, some of which
have been purchased to send abroad. Prices vary from 1001.
to 3001. each. There was • good demand for carriage horses
at 401. to 100/4 for nags lower prices had to be taken ; the
bast sorts made 501. to over 901.; secondary, 201. to e 5/.; cab
bevies 151. to 261.; ponies, DV. to 281. The demand for
agetonlMel horses was fair, and tolerably good prices were
made. There has been a numerous attendance of buyers
from various parts of the coat try.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF MR. C. A. 8.417=
OF int GREAT WtiFFIRS RALLNAT.—A report has .1
in some of the daily papers to the effect that the above-
named gentleman, 'Mr. Saunders, had resigned his situation,
that of secretary and manager of the Great Western
Railway Company. To tbia we an give the most unquali-
fied contradiction. Mr.B.iunders neither has resigned nor, we
believe, has any intention to resign the position which he
has now bald from the very commencement of the com-
pany 30 or more years since. Indeed, if Mr. Sanders
were to resign, it would be very unfortunate for the Great
Western. No man could be found to MI his situation with
anything approaching his experience sad knowledge of the
affairs of the company, even if he could rival him in his
ability, natirtog industry, and devotion to the interest., of
the Great Western, on easy matter, as all who know him
are fully aware of. The present rumour of his resignation,
we believe, had its origin is the inroad which the excessive
labour he underwent in parliament during the last session
was found to hare made on his health. It was supposed
that his constitution. strong u it is, could not stand • re-
petition of such bodily and mental labour.— licrapatk.
TIAMC Riciurra.—The traffic receipts of rail-
ways in the Tatted Kingdom amounted for the week ending
the 13th Deo., on 10,306 miles, to 519,1121.. and for the
oorreeponding week of last year, on 10,186 maw to
303,3931., showing ea increase of 319 miles, and of
12,7191. is the receipts. The gross receipts ae tit fol-
lowing 14 railways '
amounted in the aggregate, on 7,227
407,3251. • and far the oorrespoieding week
VI 6to
1961, on 7,006 masa, to 403,1291. ; showing an in-
crease of 221 miles, and of 4,196/. in the receipts. The
biomes on the Caledonian amounted to 4011. ; onthe
Great Southern and Western to 1864 ; on the Landau and
North-Western to 9281. ; on the Loudon, Brighton, and
South Coast, to 1,8961. ; no the London and South-Western
to 6481. ; on the Manchester. Sheffield, and Liocolushire
to 129/. ; on the Midland to 1.4461. ; on the North British.
to 4191. ; and on the North-Eastern to 2,3021. ; total.
8,363/. But from this must be deducted 8524 thei decrease
on the Great Eastern ; 7831. on the Great Northam ; 1,3441.
oe the Great Waste= ' • and 9971. on the Iguerrhir• and
Yorkshire ; together, 4,139 L, leaving the IS above,
4,1961. The goods and tralle as theft liar
mounted to Z 18.0611., tied for the sievespoothag week of
1861 to 932,0551., showing sa thetheas of 6,0061. The
riosipte for pummels, parcels, ho., mouthed tit 169,2 W.,
Wiwi 171,0 M, thorns; • thaws el 1.1110/. The
troths receipes se 61 other liass otheasesd, ea 3,979 mass,
to 111.787 k, sod few the earesspeellag week of but year,
es 9,180 meths, to 103,9641., sheaths SE MININNIII of 99
one end of 8,5231. Ia the nosithm. The Mid thesepte
el the poet week slew an kenos of 4,11101. es /sea-
-Ipr llk then of the pressing week. mow the Ilk

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DRAMA.
ADELPHL

no play of Agues De Vere, dug up from its
awe* lamb as a treat for Miss Avonia Jones's haunt,
my he ores with advantage by old aad young. During the
int time that it will be allowed to walk the earth as a
sewed drama, it will allow us what amused as sedisace
%fee the stage became eo dreadf ally " decayed." It is as
soma as "Sir Charles Grantham," and u dreary as a Mi-
asma Press novel. It deals freely with broken hearth cups
eg yam, and domestic agony. Its construction ought to
ties yeses dramatists what to avoid. Da sentiment is
aismnaised ; its humour is wooden; its contrasts ate
melee ; its story is slight ; its action is hurtled ; and its
sirmeters are ulna Careering. The plot turns upon the re-
lines which • wife takes after discovering her husband's
glib at a masked tall. The wife has that Italian blood
%bar veins which has so much to answer for on the Asp ;
smiths husband, being a physician or surgeon, is poissoed
kW, own wife with his own drugs. Miss Jones doubtless
simied the piece because it gives her an opportunity for a'
Mb forcible acting ; but its chief interest to the public lies
lathe fact that it has introduced a new actor to the London
Una. Mr. J. O. Cowper, a gentleman who baa inroad a
aid reputation is Mandienter and Liverpool, plays the
Inebeed with great judgment. The part is weak and
sreepesable, but it allows him to prove that he has a rich
awl varied votes, else ten and experience, and • power of
mein earnestly without heaviness.
NIL Matinee& played another weak and disagreeable
pm* with great iris, while Mr. Toole and Miss Woolpr
set through the conventional fooling of a comic servant
awl Me wife with commendable resignation.
• version of Oliver Twist is in preparation at this
1111marte fee next week ; and the burlesque of George De
Bowe will be a prelude to a abort pantomime.