The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

THE FOREIO.V CORN TRADE.

(Prim UM, Mark-lame Erprfst.)

The &cat has continued, and the Baltic ports have
bees closed by ice Caries the lust few weeks ; further ship-
meats from theme will therefore. in all probability, be ren-
dered impracticable until spring.
The letters frets Danzig are wholly without interest, the
close of the shipping mum having been followed by a period
of calm. Prices bad, it appears, remained unaltered ; but
in the absence of business quotations bad becomes in a great
measure nominal. The frost had not been particularly in-
tense, but sufficiently so to cause the harbour to be covered
with thick ice,

The accounts from Konigsberg are of a similar character.
At Stettin, about 40 grain-laden vessels had been caught
in the ioe, and it was not expected that any of these would
get free before spring. Some business had been done for
spring shipments, the purchases being chiefly on French and
Belgian account. Fair 61Ibe. wheat had been offered at 60s.
per qr., and 60Ibs. Pomeranian barley at 345. per qr. lemon
board in spring.
Letters from Stralsund, of the 12th inst., state that the
deliveries of new grain from the growers had been small,
and that previous prices had been well supported for wheat
as well as spring corn. The navigation had been sopped by
ice, and I vessels had been frozen up, without much
Manes of being released till the spring.
From the near continental ports, we learn that Wiest bad
been in good request at rising prime.
Hamburg letters of Tuesday state t►at several purchases
had been made there, on French sad Belgian account, for
shipment iu spring. Moat of the wheat offered from Den.
mark had been placed at a price equal to 641.. per qr., free
on board ; whilst about 500 last., to be shipped in spring
from Lower Baltic ports, had met with taken at from fas.
up to 70e. 6d. per qr. free on board. For 611 b. Rostock
wheat, as much as Hs. 9d. per qr. free on board bad been
paid. In spring corn there bad been much doing. Barley
weighing 53Ibe. was then quoted 355. 6d. to 361.641.; oats Of
39Ibs. weight, 235. 9d. ; and Danish peas, 52e. per qr., all
free on board in spring. The Elbe was completely blocked
by ice.

Letters from Rotterdam inform us that the navigation ot
the Moss had also been closed by the frost, and that in the
absence of any shipping demand for wheat the artiele had
become du I of sale. Previous prices had, however, been
steadily supported.

In the Belgian markets wheat had, according to the meet
recent reports, advanced aerially, without drawing larger
supplies from the growers.

The latest advion from France are not of quite so ex-
cited a character as those received in the early part of the
week, the advanced prices asked having tended to inter-
fere with the sales. At Paris, on Wednesday, fine flour
was quoted 100 to 102 francs per seek of 167 kilos—a
higher rate than had been attained at any previous
period since harvest. At most of the northern marketa
the tendency of prises had, it appears, continued upwards,
but buyers had paid the enhanced terms with more or less
reluctance.

The accounts fres the Mediterranean are quieter this
week, large arrivals from the Black Bea having at length
had the effect of checking the rise there. •
Advices from Odessa, dated 2nd instant, inform as that
much excitement prevailed there, owing to the various re-
ports of the progress of the war. Business in corn, which
had previously been very brisk, had become quieter, but
the sales during the week had been important, 137,000
chetwerts soft, 5,000 chetwerts hard wheat, 7,000 chetwerts
rye, and 16,000 chetwerts Indian corn having changed
hands. Good Polish Odessa wheat war then quoted
395. 6d. ; rye, 365. 6d. ; and Indian corn, 21e. 6d. per
quarter free on board. In freights no alteration had taken
piece. The greater part of the shipments continued to be
directed to Marseilles, Leghorn, and Genoa.
The accounts from America do net advise any material
ohmage in prices ; the supplies had, it appears, kept pace
with the demand, sad quotations of wheat sad flour had
remained much the same as before at tie principal shipping
ports. Rather large exports had been made, partly for the
continent of Europe, bat the greater part for Great Britain.
Freights were still high, via., 31. 6d. from New York to
Liverpool, and O. 9d. to 61. per bd. for London.
The exports to Great Britain from let. Sept. had been,
from—

Floor, Wheat,
Nov. lola bush.
New York to .... 29 .... 34,176 .... 2,812,724
Now O►leans .... 19 .... 500 ....

Philadelphia 29 .... 135,410 ....
Baltimore
Boston , . 5,748 ....

287,910
100,131
6,800

Other parts , . 1,000 .... 13,200
273,485 .... 3,219,765

A "LADY SUPERIOR" IN THE COUNTY

COURT

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On Tuesday last Mr. W. M. Pried, the judge of
the County Court at Stonehouse, Devonshire, delivered
judgment in the case of " Callous& v. &lion." The action
was brought by Catherine Callahan, • Raman Catholic,
against Miss Priscilla Lydia &lion, the mother superior of
the Sisters of Mercy et Hided, near Plymouth, to recover •
sum of 111.65., alleged to be due to the plaiatiff for wages.
The statement of the plaintiff, which we corroborated in
wise particulars by ether witnesses, went to show that in
May, 18.51, she was engaged by Sister Susannah (Miss
Logan) as • servant, at 61. per year, with • prowse that the
lady superior woeli also give her some old clothes. Her '
wages were allowed to accumulate, and after she had been
some time in Mir Sellon's employment she was gent to
Bristol, where she acted as nurse and maid of all work,
and remained there till Easter in the present year, when she
had permission to come home to we her friend.. About a
swath after her return home her mother died, and in
consequence her father desired her to remain at hose to
look after his family, to which the defendant crated.
The girl's father then went to the establishment at Bided,
by din ction of his daughter, to ask for her wages. He saw
Was Chamber., who told him Mile &lion was it ; when.
upon he asked for 21. to be paid him on account of the
plaintiff's services, but Mies Chambers refused, and said,
when the lady superior got well Kate should not he for-
gotten. She only received Se. 6d. during the time she wee
in Miss &Dos's service, and
was to receive no wages until the present action was
brought. The defence was, that the girl was taken in
out of charity, and that there was not only no agreement
whatever as to wages, but the plaintiff herself had never
demanded any natal prompted by the editors of 1 of
the leral newspapers. His Honour adjourned his decision
until Tuesday last, when, after carefully reviewing the
facts, be said there appeared to have been a hiring in the
ordinary way, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for the
full amount, with °oats, 21. Die. An attorney, who appeared
for Miss Sellon, gave notice of his intention to move for a
new trial. The case has excited considerable interest in the
neighbourhood.

PADDINOTO6I.—The village of Paddington, which
was once given to Westminster Abbey, and afterwards by
Edward VI. to the Bishop of London and his successors, is
sow one of the most remarkable portions of London. The
story of its growth sounds like a fable. In 1801 it con
tsined 357 houses, and a population of 1,881 persons. In
1851 there were 8,619 houses, with 222 in progress, and a
population of 48,308 persons. The rates were levied in
that year on an annual rental of 390,7321., and in 18.52 this
had been increased to 410,6171. The Ty-bourn and the
West-bourn (different names for the same brook probably)
have merged into a sewer, but have left their name upon the
locality. Nor another memorials of bygone times wanting
to reward the search of the inquiring student. In the
churchyard on the green lied buried, Bushnell, the sculptor
of the figures on Temple-bar; the elder Barrett, the
pAinter; Banks, the sculptor; Nollekens ; Mrs. Siddons ;
W. Collins, the landscape painter ; and Benjamialllaydonff
If we could. Asmodeus like, peep into the piles of houses
forming Hyde-park-gardens, Hyde-perk square, Glouces-
ter square, Cambridge and Oxford squares, Gloucester-
gardens, Norfolk-crescent, Southwick-crescent, Sum:-
square, and Westbourne-terrace, we should find a startling
amount of accumulated wealth, ands satisfactory exhibition
of elegance and refinement. We should be mammal with
the impression that would be given, if two or three houses
here, with the interior of which we happen to be tolerably
well acquainted, were sealed up with lava by a neighbour-
ing Vesuvius for the examination of the antiquaries from
N-w Zealand or elsewhere, who may besseking in a distant
age to know something of the homes and inner life of the
English in the nineteenth century. The account, however.
I would not be worth much, if they drew from these any
general inference.— PA* Builder.
CHEB9.—The Bey of Tunis, who has the reputa-
tion of being one of the four best chess players in the world
((writes the Paris correspondent), has challenged the Chess
ash of our Passage Joeffroy to a rubber gams for 1,0001.
sterling. The first game hes already begun. The club
drew the first move.

SHARE LIST&

MONDAY BriNnro.
The railway market opened at Saturday's rates,
but, notwithstanding general inactivity of business,
prices soon showed an improving tendency, in sym-
pathy with console, and finally closed at an average
advance of about 10s. per cent. in the heavy stocks.
On the whole, this department of the market may be
said to retain a strong appearance.

THIS DAY.—Two
The transactions in railway stocks continue ex-
tremely scanty, bat the market remains firm, and
where any change is to be noticed in prices it is in the
direction of improvement. Hovers, Great Northeras,
and Caledonians are looking up. London and North-
Western stock is quoted 104 to 1 ; Great Western,
84 to 1; Midland, 64 to 1; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
68 to 1 ; Great Northern', 211 to ; Caledonians, 28a
to ; and Hovers, 191 to 1.
French shares arc a shade better.
Luxembourg. have advanced, the old 151. paid
shares being quoted 11/ to a.

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