The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN

MAILS.

The steamer Tay arrived this morning at South-
ampton, with the West India and Mexican mails,
which were landed in charge of Lieut. Densten, R.N.,
Admiralty Agent. Herdatesare : Barbadoes, 29th Jan-
uary; St. Lucia, 30th: Martinique, 30th; Dominique,
30th; uadaloupe,3oth ; Antigua, nt; Montserrat, 31;
Nevis, 31st; St. Kites.3oth ; Tortola, February let;
St. Thomas, Feb. Ist; Bermuda, 10th; Very Cruz,
January 21st; Havannah, 29th. Thls steamer ex-
perienced stormy weather on the passage home.
Some of the West India bhande were suffering for
want of rain. On the north side of Jamaica, however,
the fall had been so heavy and constant as to damage
the crops seriously, while on the south side the
drought had caused a like amount of injury.
The yellow fever was making great havoc in the
88th Regiment, at Barbadoes.
Letters from the city of Mexico, to the 12th Jan.,
state that hostilities were suspended during the nego-
tiations for peace, the preliminaries of which were
deemed satisfactory by Mr. Triet.
Advice' front Vera Cruz state tha the negotiations
for peace between the Mexican md American go-
vernments were still pending. A train of waggons,
between Vera Cruz and Mexico, had been plundered
of 240,000 dole., by the guerillas, the principal part
belonging to British merchants. 10,000,000 dole.
were waiting at San Louis Potosi and Mexico for
=to the mast.
Anna was at Tetrman de loe Granada' half

way between Puebla and Oajaca ; and Paredes at
Trelacinro ; the latter taking no part in preparing for
hostilities.

ELECTION COMMITTEES—Trus DAY%

LANCASTER.—COMMITTAL OF A WITNESS FOR PRE-
VARICATION.—.ha. Dodson, a farmer, of Lancaster, was ex•
amined as to whether he had received any, and how much
money, for voting for Mr. Oregson. The witness was cross-en-
amined by Mr. E. James for the sitting member, as to whether
he had been tampered with on the previous day by the peti-
tioners' agents, but his answers were so unsatisfactory that
the committee decided on reporting him to the house, and in
the interim committed him to the custody of the Serjeant-
at-Arms.
EEBLESH 1 KE.—DecisloN.—Sajearit Wrangham, for the
li sitting member, objected to the inquiry into any vote
which had not been previously objected to before the sheriff.
upon the register then in force. The committee decided
unanimously with the learned serjeant. Upon this Mr. An-
drews, for the petitioners, declined prosecuting the case
further; and the sitting member, Mr. Mackenzie, was declared
to have been duly elected.

CORN.-43AR3eaLNY, Feb. 23.—We had a thin
market this day, without any alteration in price*. Little
business waft done, partly in consequence of the cattle Lis
being held this day.
Ilasuenftenne, Feb. 23.-01 'Wheat the best samples
alone went off readily. Bess old Wheqt sold at 101. per
load ; a'so a few fine samples of white about the ram ; red,
at 131. 101 ; moderate, at 121. 10s. to 131.; damp was offered
at from 121. to 121. 10s. Barley could be purchased at Is.
per qr. lees money, beat malting making but 33,. per qr. ;
good samples selling at from 30s. to 315.; inferior, from 20e.
to 284. Beans were sold at lefts money; best, Is. ; common,
21. per qr. Prices from 12s. to ifia. per qr. Peas is fair
demand; grey and maple, -Oa. per qr. ; wbi:e, 441. Oats,
good, sold freely, at last week's prices; common, from
het to Is. per qr. lower. Winter and spring Tares, nom 6s.
to Is. per bushel.

BOSTON, Feb. 23.—More demand for Wheat today;
prima of all 1011.11 mtiotained; really gry utopias the tarn
dearer. Beans tiering at Is. per qr. redueuon, without
meeting with free buyers. Oats. slow sale. but not lower
than no Saturday. Wheat, red, 40e to ; fine, 48s. to 605.;
white, 424. to 431 ; fins, 50s. to 625. ; Oats, lien to 20s. ;
Beans, 371. to 395. per qr. to the grower.
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CHIC/IF-STEC, Feb: 23.-There was a fair supply of grain
at our market today. Trade exceedingly dull; dealers buy-
ing merely to supply present wants. Wheat barely supported
last week's prices. No alteration in other articles. Wheat,
465. to 525. ; Barley, ris. to 345.; Oats, 21s. to 245. ; Beans,
38a. to 425. ; 3%. to 40a.; Flour, 37w. per sack.
HAYWARD'S Hearn, F.b. 23.-There was very little
Wheat fresh up at to-day's market, at the same time antficient
to satisfy the limited demand for it. Other grain was diffi-
cult of disposal.
MARKET RASEN, Feb. 22.-There was about the usual
quantity of business done to-day, at prices about Is. lower on
all sorts of grain than those on this day se'nnight.
Nwirrasrte, Feb. 22.-The weather has again become
wet and unsettled, which circumstance prevents otir trade
front rallying like other markets. At our market this
morning we had a good supply of Wheat from the country,
but, the arrivals CJAOI,iI4I still continuing.upon a liberal
scale, the trade ruled extremely slow, and sales could only be
effected by submitting to a r“luctiou of Is. per qr. Having
receiva I some further accession to our supplies ot Flour since
Saturday, and more disposition having been manifested to
sell, the firmness of thatilay was hat; and several sales, where
vessel. required clearing, having bean made at a reduction of
Is. per sack, 375. is an extreme quotation for households,
and 395. for whiter. ltye rather cheaper. In Barley, a great
tfatness prevail., and business could only be promoted by
making a loather concession of Is. per qr. Halt ex
to Taft, aad fully Is. per qr. cbeaper. He=
Peas tending downwards. Oats slow sale, and rather lower.
RONFORD, Peb. 23.-To day. our supplies were good for
most deecriptions of grain ; price, about the same for the
best qualities; inferior rerydull of sale. Wheat, 425. tosBa.
Barley, 30s. to 345.; grinding, 255. to 295. Oats, 20s. to 28e.
Beans, 30s. to 38e. Peas, 365. to 40+. Rye, 2Se. to 30e.
RYE, Feb. 23.-This day a great many samples of Wheat
offered, and a very lair trade, at prices quite as high aa list
week; a good tupply of Oats and gray Peas; prices
rather lower; other kinds of grain about the same as last
week. Wheat, white, 50s. to 521. •Barley, 465. to 455,
Oats, 19+. to 21s. Grey Peas, 31s. to 365.
SPALDINU, Fab. 2f.-The bulk of our Wheat samples are
quite neglected, through the bad condition. The dry par-
cel* sold at quite as much money. No alteration in Beans
or Oats.

WOODBRIDGE. Feb. 23.-Our supplies are far from
liberal, awl there is a general disposition on the part of
farmers to hold buck their corn. Fine dry Wheat is rather
'dearer, and there is a better demand for all descriptions, at
the full prices of this day week. Barley a little easier to
buy; selected *staples very scarce, and command high
figures; ordinary only saleable at Is. decline. White Peas
2s. cheaper ; other grain remains without alteration in value.
Currency to the farmers : Wheat, white, 525. to 535. ; rod,
475. to 50s. Burley, superior Chevalier, 304. to 31.5. ; seeooda,
275. to 295. Beans, tick, 361. ; Mammon, 335. Peas, white,
43a. to 445. ; grey, 361. Oats, 20s. to 275.
DUBLIN, Feb. 22.-We have had but a small supply of
Wheat and Oats to this day's market, which were sold at an
advance of 6d. to Is. on the former, and 3d. per barrel on
the latter. Indian Corn, in some instances, realised an ad-
vance of Is per quarter ; but for other articles we repeat
Friday's quotations. The following was the general cur-
rency :-Wheat, white, 265. to 281. 6x1.; red, 2ts. to 27e. per
280 lbs. Outs, 91. to 10s. 911. per 1% lbs. Barley, 13s. to
17s. per 221 lbs. Indian Corn, 265. to 31s, per qr. of 400 lbs.
Oatmeal, 108. 64. to lls, per cwt. Flour in sacks, 158. to
16s. per cwt. for seconds.
Lzoitoars, Feb. 15.-We have no alteration to notice in
our grain market.
MARSEILLEB, Feb. 19.-There is very little possibility of
doing any liminess in Win at for the present, as the whole
which arrives is still admitted into consumption, at the
former low duty; superfine, 621ba. to 631b5., Polish Odessa,
could not therefore be shipped under 475. 6d. per qr. on
board. The whole of the stocks existing in bond on the
31st January last were passed into consumption, and this
quantity may be estimated at about 325 charges, which
may be increased by another 100 charges still expected;
this quantity is not large, if the interior increases its de-
mands, as there is some likelihood now that river navigation
has resumed ; and it is not too large a stock, even supposing
that its consumption depends solely upon local wants, as
native Wheats are very scarce, and we must therefore depend
upon the foreign for the consumption of Marseilles. Freights
however, very low.

HOPS. BOROUGH MARKET, Two o' Clock.
Messrs. Pattenden and. Smith report that the market re-
mains the same.
New Mid tE. Kent. 3L 8 tosl, 0 Yearling lientaitewt. K. 8 to 3L 0
New Woad of Kenn 2 16 to 319 Yearling tiros „ 9 6t02 11
New Surat . 2 14 to 310 Old Bops . „ 1 oto 9 0
Karelian. 4 4 to 5 11
BARI:4O37OAZ, Feb. 23.—Holders are yet firm; some, has-
logFarehams, want 61. 10s. to 01. 15s. per cwt. ; Crondalls
and Froyles, Si ; Altons aad Bentleys, 41. 10s. to 41. l.is. ;
Odihuns and Sussex 41, to 41. 4s.

WORCESTER, Feb. 22.—The Hop market remains steady,
at late prices, with a fair business doing in all tine and well-
kept samples, and it is snot probable that any material alter-
ation will take place for some months, when prospects as to
the future crop will govern prices. Fine 1816, 60s. to 655. ;
fine 1846, 30s. to 50e.

WOOL.—Bast snsTonn, Feb. 23.—Some inquiries
to-day for best Down Teg Wool, for which Id. per lb. more
money snss offered, best making 12d. to 121 d. ; second qua-
lity, 11d. to 11W. ; half-mixed, 10d. ; some at 9d. ; coarse,
['Tic'. to Bd.

CATTLE.—BARNSLEY FAIR, Feb. 23.—We had
a good supply of horses of all descriptions, and a brisk de-
maid for good draught and roadsters, which fetched from
26/. to 43/. each ; interior Horses were a complete drug, and
sold at nearly all prices. Drapes were in good request, and
sold at from 91. to 111. each; Milch Cows were few in num-
ber, but more than met with customers ; prices low.
EXETER, Feb. 23.—As might be supposed, so immediately
following the fair, there were but few bullocks driven in.
Taking the fair and market together, the quotation for fat
Bullocks must be held to have been supported at from 565.
to 635. per cwt., or from 16s. to lls. 3d. per score. Butchers'
Calves were again in fair supply, at from 6d. to 61d. per lb.
The quotation for fat Sheep must be stated at from 61d. to
strong 7d. per lb.
Rtollll FAIR was not so well supplied as in former years.
Beef maintained a firm sale, at 61d. per lb. ; Mutton, 61d.
to 61d. per lb. Pork, lls. 6d. to 12a. per score; stores were in
more demand, at prices varying from 20s. to 301. per head
over that received for similar stock at the December fair.
WORCEOTER FAlR.—There was a large attendance of
buyers. The show of bea,ta was good, and many went
back unsold, the prices asked being higher than buyers
were willing to give. Beef averaged 61d. to 7d. A small
show of Sheep, which sold readily at 71d. to Bd. Of Pigs a
short supply, which realised an advance. There was a good
show of horses, and many exchanged hands.

For Yesterday's liarlke . sat lost page.

SHIPPING.

MAILO Aaßivcc.—Dahlia, 3 ; Waterford, 2; Donaghada,
1 ; Flanders, I ; West India, 1.
Limiest, Feb. 24.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W.,
moderate breeze, and dull hazy weather.
DEAL, Feb. 23.—The sloop ~Eolux, of and' from Bergen
to Bijou, has been assisted into the Downs, with considerable
damage, and loss of anchor and chain, and will be supplied.
Powrsmorrn, Feb. 23.—The bark Amity, of Liverpool,
wee passed, weer-longed and abandoned, and with the sea
walking over her, 11th inst. in lat. 39, lon. 32.
BIDEFORD, Feb. 22.—The Hudscot, for Wales, in working
Oat yesterday, missed stays and went on shore, but was got
of again and brought into the harbour, with but little
damage.
Livraroot, Feb. 23.—W.N.W. Arrived : I. 0., Deme-
rara; Aim, St. Domingo; General Taylor, Harkaway,
Charles Challoner, and Swatara, New Orleans: S. W.
Lind, Apalachicola; Agnes and Anne, Savanna •, Victoria,
Halifax ; Commerce, St. John's, N.B. ; Heide*, Newfound-
land; Johannes, L'Orient.
TORBAY, Feb. 22.—W.—Arrived : Echo, from Yarmouth,
for Bristol, with cargo (barley) shifted and pumps choked,
having been on her beam-ends in a gale.
SoCIVAIIPTON, F.b. 24.—Arrived: Tay (et.), West In-
dies.
Orr TIM WiCenr, Feb. 22.—Berbice, from Berbice.
PORTSMOuriii, Feb. 23.—Arrived : H.M,S. Flying Fish,
Sierra Leone; Persiuo, from London, for Sierra Leone and
Trinidad.
DEAL, Feb. 23.—A.M., N.W ~ strong; VE., fresh.—
Arrived : Jane Getedie, Bahia; Berbioe, Berbice Sally, St.
Andrew's; Superb, Boston.
FALMOI:Tir, Feb. 23. W.N.W., 'strong. Arrived:
Petrel Packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed on the 9th alt. ; Prince
Charlie, Honduras, for Pembroke.
Orr Fatxovvn, Feb. U.—Arrived: Hampshire, Sierra
Leone, for Chatham.
CLlDE.—Arrived Glen Bentley, China.
Coax, Feb. 21.—N.W., variable.—Sailed: 20th, Marcia
Cleves, Boston..
Prams:it z, Feb. 22.—The Cadmus, Sunderland to Pam-
bee f, has put in here, leaky, and with loss of sails and bul-
warks, and part of cargo thrown overboard.
PADerow, Feb. 22.—A bottle, containing a slip of paper,
with the following inscription, has been pecked up here:—
" George Harris, of Oldham, in the county of lEampaldra,
England,sailed from Quebec in the brig Constance, of Brier.),
bound to London, on the I.sth November, 1847."
Loa-zsvorrn, Feb. 23.—The schooner Susan, Newcastle
to Plymouth, 'truck upon s sunken rock last night, nor the
Holm Sands, and sunk ; crew saved.
Firm., Feb. 23.—1 t has blown very heavily from S.W. $
W.N.W. during last night and this day, but is now (5 p.m.)
moderate, at N.N.W. Arrived, 22nd. Lotut, St John I,
14.1.