The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-30 00:00:00

No. 52.] LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 30, 1846.

until its stern duties have been fulfilled. The Jullundur
Doab continues as favourite, healthy and promising a station
as ever. The temperature was complained of as something
high, the thermometer ranging in the shade above 100 de-
grees in tents. The only serious sufferers from this were
those on the march; in the cantonments it occasioned
nothing more than a little discomfort from noon to 3 or 4
o'clock. It is said that the troops in the Doab will be re-
lieved early in the cold weather, and that the command be-
tween the Sutlej and the Bees will be committed to Sir J.
Littler. It could, we believe, fall into no better hands.

CONIMERCIA.L INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Chamber of (bm ler ce Oreriand Price Corrowl.)
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BOMBAY, 0(4. I-
nc market for impale has sines our lest exhibited but tittle ani-
mation, and the transactions generally have been on a limited scale.
There has, of course, under these circumstances, been but slight Im-
provement in prices. Those of cotton piece geode continue unaltered
and most satisfactory. The stocks in the hands of the local dealers
are, we believe, hears., and until the complete re-opening of the com-
munication with the Interior and the coast, whieb the late rains have
tended to delay, it is hardly to be espmted that any attire demand
will aria. Favourable am ant. continue to be received from the ge-
nerality of the agricultural districts.
Mrrata.—The sales of metals have been few, but the market is in
a healthy state, and the limited nature of the business done arises
mainly from the indisposition of holders to accept the current rates
offered by deniers. In copper, sheathing, raised bottoms, and tiles,
may be quoted somewhat higher than hetore-00 rupees per cwt.
having been refused for the Snit, and 02 rupees for the second, ot the
above-named varieties. We have heard of no transactions; but
storks are light, and better prices will ere long be obtainable. In
Swedish bar iron aWe has, we hear, been made of 300 candle a at 501
rupees per candy; but the particulars have not been communicated
tete for publication. In British bar, nail, red, and she t, we are
apprised of no operations ; tot the two latter are a shade higher than
at the date of our last. The same may be said of hoop, of which, we
understand, a ale hr taken place at 7r. 2a. per cwt steel in tab
appears to have a downward tendency ; in faggots it is 'cabala
change ; neither variety is at present in demand. Lend, bath pig and
sheet, is in some request, and we believe a transaction has taken plate
in the former at 11r. la. per ewt. Of the latter, which we quote half
' a rupee higher per out. higher than before, there is now little or
none ea the market. Speller has Mine ham In seine demand, Quick-
silver, owing to the firmness of hoiliders, has advanced IS mime per
maxmd. The prim of Tin Elates remains stationary at 13 mew, ear
former quotations, no Wes of the article having taken pine.
Corms Maseracreats.--The market for these goodehen been dull
and but thee inquiry has been manifested for any description of
fabrics. save 45-inch grew Moths of a coarse and heankiad, and 40-
inch heavy doinestes. 3'or these. former prime have been obtained;
but the few sales in other fabrics have been somewhat under previous
rates. There hare been few transactions 41 prints or ted gads, the
prices offered for such continuing unix rouner dire
Corrox Ysexs.—There have been but few sales either in mule or
water twist, nor do prices exhibit any marked change. We quote
No. 20 mule a little in advance of previous rates.
Womtess—The market for woollen cloths oentnues without
animation, and neither in prices nor in demand have we any change
to intimate,
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~JL.n.e .Sroar.s.—White paint has somewhat iropnved in value,
while black remains without alteration. Pitch has declined shoot
half a rupee per cwt. Other articles under this headare unchanged
in price.
Bria.—The demand for beer is languid. The Ws co, Allsopp's
since the lst inst. amount to 200 Mids., at GO mpees per hhd. We
quote Tenriant's at 43 to ill rupees per hhd., at bath which rates
transactionsh ice had effect.
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Spierrs.—There are but in moderate request, and owing to the very
low prices offering little or nothing has been done. Tie stocks in im-
porters hand are large.
RED LEAD.—We are informed of the sale of ISO nab of red lead at
13 rupees per cwt., and now quote the article at that rate. White is
without change at IS rupees per cwt.
SAFFION.—There DS a good inquiry for the higher talities of this
article and the prices has still further improved. IS rupees per lb.
being now obtainable for the first qua`ity. Of this, however, there
appears to be but little in the market, and what thee is importers
are holding for bleher prima. Low qualities are difficult of sale.
Comment.—This may now be quoted at Sr. Se. pat lb., a alight
further improvement on last month'a rate.

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thorpe, for Moulmein; the Plantagenet, for Landon; the Lady Mar-
garet, for Colombo; the WeraA for POLAK and Rhigapeee. 2, the
retheeni Royal, for Lleerpool-3, the Albion and the Creole, for
andserpoo--6, the Amason, for Penang ; the Timandra, for London
Madras ; the Chcapside, for the Mauritius-8, the Merlin, for the
Mauritius; the Prince Albert, for Singapore and Chtua-9, the Dhtit,
for Singapore and China; the Enterprise, for Arad= and Moulmein
10, the Norman, for Dunkirk ; the Bentinek, for Suez; the Fortuna,
for Hamburgh; the Henry Winch, for LiverpooL

SHOCKING LOSS OF LIFE BY THE
EXLPOSION OF A BOILER.
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ABUTON-tiNDER-LYNE, Friday Morning.
A very serious and fatal accident occurred here yester-
day, by which three lives were destroyed, and many others
placed in imminent danger. The cause of this sad catas-
trophe was the explosion, about haltpast six in the morn-
ing, of a steam-boiler at the eaten factory of Meagre. Bailey
and Dewhurst, Nelson-street, Wellington-street, Charles-
town, which lifted np the superincumbent brickwork and
materials, consisting of a second and third story of that poi,
ties of the building filled with heavy and valuable machinery,
and laid them in rains. A portion of these ruins All upon four
cottages at the back of the mill, and destroyed them ; and
another portion fell across Nelson-street, burying under-
neath them four persons, and setting, fire to some storehouses
on the opposite side. The fire was speedily extinguished,
and men were got to work to remove the fallen materials
from the street. In the course of the morning the bodies of
the four persons, already mentioned, were discovered. One
of them, Milesh Irwin, was in the room over the boiler, at
the time of the explosion, and, though buried in the
ruins, she was found, extraordinary to relate, alive and
almost unharmed, having received only a few bruises on ens
aide. A young married woman named Margaret Fitzgerald,
and a man named Abraham Fitton, aged 42 years, and his
daughter, Emeline Fitton, aged 11, were the other persons
taken from the ruins, their bodies being blackened and
frightfully scalded and disfigured cones. Margaret Fitz-
gerald was one of the bands employed at the mill, and is sup-
posed to have been in the bonier-house at the time of the
explosion. The two Fittoos were passing in front of
the mill ow timer way to work at another factory. Had
the explosion happened five minutes later about a dozen
persons employed in that part of the factory would have
been at work, and must have been buried in the ruins. The
mill is an old one which has been unoccupied for some years
past, but had lately been taken on lease by Messrs. Bailey
and Dewhnrst, who, having filled that part of it which is
destroyed with new machinery, will suffer a loss by the acci-
dent of from 1,500/. to 2,0001. The boiler was an old
one, of thirty-six-horse power, and, of course, is
now reported to have been unfit for use; but pending
the finding of the coroner's inquest now sitting, it
would, perhaps, be unfair to offer an opinion on this point.
The attention of scientific men will, no doubt, be called in
to aid the inquiry, and a full investigation may be relied on.
In two of the cottages destroyed at the back of the mill, the
inmates were in bed when the materials of the building fell
and buried them in the ruins of their cottages. but they all
escaped unhurt.

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