The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

DAVID WALian, Preatoopaas,— Haddingtonshire, grocer,
Jan. 13, at the Star Haul, Haddington.
WILLIAM Humwsz, Glasgow, commusion merchant, Jan.
17, at the Waverley Tavern, Glasgow.

SUGAR.—I do hereby certify that no return whatever
huh been made to me of any brown or Museovado Sugar,
bought or sold in the week ending the 3rd day of January,
1864.—8 y authority of Parliament, lintrar Birxtunz,
Clerk of the Grooms Company. Grocers' Hall, Jan. 6,1854.

COTTON.—Livaaroot., Ja e. 6.—Our cotton market
still preserves the same tone of steadiness. Not only are
prices firmly supported as heretofore, but the middling to
fair qualities of American are gradually looking up. It
may not be necessary in all cases to raise the stale of quo-
tations, but a daylight these qualities more and more
scarce. This obsaesNfaa applies less forcibly to other
kinds, but all fully maintain former rates.
Cotton comes so slaw deemed from the United States,
and we are so little easearegei to look for a large crop,
that our markets/roars has vulnerable on the side of sup-
Ply than co the slats edible na hems and in Europe.
Were the dlibeasees beeemem Om master spinners and their
work-peaghs mileAraergy sad the peace of Eu-
rope seemed es • gennimaat beak a erop of three millions
of halm would be Demi at law prime quite inadequate to
the The emansittee of brokers place fair Up-
lands at ; Ibbils, aft& ; and Orleans, at 611. 2,960
Ameritra, 1,070 Serag, sad 900 Egyptian. are reported
to have been tam as epasulselaa ; and 370 American,
1,720 Surat, sad 120 Seagal, Ile expert. The sales to-dar
are estimated at 6,000 balaa Bake for the week, 29,898
bales.

NOTTINGHAM TRADE.—Tho isestrade is this week
completely represented by the elate of the weather : it is in
the meanwhile " covered up," sad time Is little or nothing
doing is the way of pastimes. Abasing% the storks now
in coons of Wing Whoa an very gessevilly light, in many
deportmeats try eassalheturers are waiting for the develop-
mud of tests sad ilaihisa in the spring ; and, in others,
at posmals es amed, sad biased a good trade is
ia mil.,ft
west not *My with the Ameri-
saa Mates sad hat wesa with Amtralia, where a
meampasa of oselltlenee sad 'peculation is looked fur with
masktershis mosassoe. Oa the whole, we have no alters.
tics to report la howimes dots oar Met. Materials, accord-
ing On Imptioloetahe the prima at ilia made is the course
of thievish. with • view of hells the poise of the holders,
'shalt ate symptoms of resedia., sad oestivre quite firm.
In hearers then hall • lit& Weis= doing, and great
cams for thaakinfams hit ha the feeds, although the weather
has hereon 's tho lass bras*, archly impeded the activity
of the trade, sae as It would have been. Buyers tele-
graphed as orfaellag ferward hem dostiand, from Manche..
ter and eras hem larioestor, have sot arrived for instance,
although edam have come forward, and the communica-
tics aoravrard and westward from Derby would appear to
be perfectly opea. Employment is good, and the only draw-
Ma is that pommels cannot to-day or yesterday be got
despatched. Om marchaate and manufactaren are busily
la titian sleek, and we are given to understand
411:APV 1411111111 SIN most satisfactory. During the peat
year the staple teaks of Nottingham have been subject to
maeldnable linanadmi, which has been attributable to
anaserous ammo, ladled to the changing seasons of the
se: to the distnebeaseswhich have now for so
• the mass* portion of Eurom ;never
to results bar
ennead, indeed, we may
my ia raw mass /needed, the most sanguine anticipations
Of our rosaahetarers. Taws remarks apply not merely to
the dilemma which have arisen in Hamm 'Europe, but
oho to de Levant and South American trades.—Nollinv-
AaruMm Guardian.

WOOL.—Lsins, JAN. 6.—There has been little doing
in the wool warehouses during the past week, the manu-
facturers having been chiefly engaged in balancing their
amounts with the merchants for the last year. Prices are
without alteration. An adequate supply of wool is of such
vital importance to this district, that we are induced to
present the following particulars for the consideration of
these who are interested. The total importations of sheep's
wool into the United Kingdom, and the countries from
, whence it has bees imported, during the year 1853, com-
pared with the preceding year, are as follows:
- • - - • 1853. 1652.
Germany Bales 26,129 .... 36,114
Spain 947 .... 903
Portugal
, Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Runts
But India
Sundry 104,268 68,464

Total balsa 374,619 314,791

Increase 59,828
The Australian wools are of the following cluilleatiol
1853. 1852.

Sydney 51,038 .... 50,062
Port Phillip
Portland Bay
Hobart Town 9,844 .... 10,038
Launceston 8,349 .... 7,988
Adelaide
New Zealand and Swan
River 3,534 .... 3,242

163,162 146,767
Imam 7,396 beim

COSH.—Bossox, JAN. ts the severity of the
weasker, the rim met bass Ski the railway
toe., ell let eta Ind slalom eseaveljusay.
surlist Irday. per the kw eel** of Wheat s
externs seas were rimed, red, hie teak.; whit*, Mk
theihassois, Jaw. 6,-Dilbe lb* week the fleet has
her were ; to-day, however, dam bee bee& a thaw.
geed 112:, 'boast sod elditstiarteelia7 ; to de. '
mar. kit wilkiltelsed. Ilk.* 82s. ; extra,
1111. te ; etas, , rather more
otellist Mbar over lietwtalles• Mae. Buse • good
wryly, sad la. per v. Wsiber. Peas sad Oats .also rather

LtealaVon, 6..—The arrivals ham Irelend end
issiVoke olrlf Mods? boo been mall. From foreign
=nom,. rosettes! , quartos whom, 3,319 goa-
ls** ism 1476 rob sad 11,096 barrels &sr, be-
idsi AO /wan lewd from Maeda. The exports he
the same ttms oimpebe 1,467 quarters whist, 694 quartets

Indian corn, 1,954 sacks and 2,063 barrels dour. Not. I
withstanding the stoppage of all communication by canal
and railway with this port and the south by frost and
snow drift., and consequent impossibility of supplying our
country buyers, there bus been a good blames, doing
daring the past two days, at a further advance in prices of
all articles. The weather has been more severe in this
neighbourhood than for many years put. At this day's
market there wu a good attendance of the town and
country trade, but few buyers from a distaste (owing,
doubtless to the state of the roads). Wheat met with •
very active demand, and the few parcels offering were
readily taken at an advance of 4d. to 6d. per 701bs Flour
wu also in good demand, and le. 6d. per barrel dearer.
Oats and oatmeal were readily saleable at a further im-
provement of Id. rba. and 11. per load. Barley was
without material e , but hems brought Is. per quarter
more money in retail, Egyptian selling for 60s. per quarter.
Indian Urn attracted considerable attention, and some large
sales were made at an enhancement of s. per quarter,
prime yellow and white being worth 49e. to Ms. per quarter,
and inferior and heated 475. to 48s. We quote American
prima white wheat at 12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d. per 701bs. ; Western
Canal flour, 41.. 6d. to 42..; and Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, 42e. 6d. 40 435. per barrel.
-

WATIRPORD, Jaw. 4.—Our supplies of country torn are
very small just now, in consequence of the severity of the
weather, and we have not any supplies by sea since Satur-
day last. Priem sestinas to advaam, sad Wheat must be
again quoted deem by Is.. and Indian corn by 2m. per boll.
Oats are also worth 24. to 3d. per boll more.

COALS. -Losses, Jaw. 6.-Bhipe at market, 49 ;
meld, 33.-Dmieon's West Hartley, 26e. ; fluting's Hart-
ley, 28s. Bd. ; Holywell, 284. ; Tanfleld Moor Butts, 28s. ;
Walk's Primrose, Ma.; West Hartley, 28e. 6d. ; Wylass,
26e. 6d. ; Walls End H•dley, 335. 6d. ; Walls End Lawson,
1335.; Walls Red Riddell, 345.; Eden Main. 34e. ed.;
Walls End Belmont, 345. ; Walls End Braddyll, 355. ;
Walla End Hatton, 3.54. 94; Walls End Lambtos, 365. 84. ;
Walls End Lassie', Me.; Walls End Stewart's, 356. 6d. ;
Walks End Hartlepool, 35e.; Walls Bad Hough Hall, 345.;
Walls Ent Kelloe, 365. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 365. ;
Walls End Tees, 355. 9d ; Walls End Poems West, 275. ;
Walls End St. Helen's Tees, 32e. ; Walls End Woodhouse
C 1,.., 331. ; Cannel, 30s._; Clams Cm Humes:Stens, 384.;
Meagan's &one, 38s. •; Perkins's Anthracite Steam, 365.;
Watsey's Anthracite. ;

METALS.—Mr. Moate's circular states that '
Scotch pigs have maintained their value, and considerable
firmness is manifested by the operators ; the market closes
et 775. 6d. for mined numbers; American brandy, No. 1,
841. Tin is very firm, with an upward tendency. Spelter
is inactive ; the last transaction mu 231. 15s on the spot,
sad to arrive, 241.5 e. The stock on Jan. 1, 1852, waa
14,000 toes; same date, 1853, 13,000 tons; same date,
1854, 8,800 tons. Copper is very firm ; a rise is not im-
probable. Tin plates—A good business doing.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURING THE PAST WEER.

Ohm Het veva'. Radnor Journal.)

Kilo* 09e0111d. NEMO or hallway. Iteceipta. 1
t
1862. 1853. a
1862. 1863. !
- - Barrn.
72 72 Aberdeen
37% 37} Belt and Ballymena
17 17 Belfast and County Down 167 388
$3 33 Birkenhead, Lanc.,& Cheshire 1,679 2,129
941 104} Bristol and Exeter
1,989 18989}1 Czainaledb.sonianh
arddmaggow
.. ) 13,054 14,489
911 Chester and Holyhead
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage 180 142
U 6
20 Cork and Bandon -
66 66 Dublin and Belfast Junction 856 880
63 621 Dublin and Drogheda BB6 992
6 6 Dublin and Kingstown
163 161 Dundee and Arbroath
31 $1 Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen AMC. 783 -
19 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen
68 68 East Anglian
79 8.3 East Lancashire
122 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk 16,298 17.033
96 96 Eastern Union 2,013 2,069
78 78 Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee 2,443 2,492
6 6 Exeter and Cretliton
19 19 Furness 29, 273
1713 171} Glasgow and South Western 4,7541 4,877
233} 283 Great Northern&E Lineolnah. 16,628121,419
188 188 Great Southern &Western(lr) 4,1241 4,493
277 319% Great Western 13,885 17,576
26} 26 Irish South Eastern
101 10 Kendal and Windermere
41 Killarney Junction - 161
90 90 Lancaster and Carlisle '4,791 -
360 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... • 17,819 18,125
181 181 Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport 305 286
- 18 Londonderry and Coleraine - 207
63: 65:i London sadanci North Western - 46,250 47,382
31 London 1,036 Blackwell
17 1731 London,Brighton,andS.Ceest 9,971 10,531
344 263} London and South Western
34 41 Londonderry and Enniskillen. 3251 386
167% 167% Manchester, Sheff., & Lincoln. 7,696 7,756
9} 9} MancheeterandSouthJunction 637, 648
28 28 Maryport and Carlisle 637 640
498} 498} Midland 23,643 25,518
126 126 Midland Great Western (Ire ) 1,811 2,031
37 37 Monklands 787 950
60 783 Newcastle and Carlisle
149 149 North British
47 47 North Western 725 1,062
35 89 Oxf.,Wore.,& Wolverhampton 966 2,316
77 82 Scottish Central and
- - ) 2,694 2,612
Scottish Midland
291 293 Shrewsbury and Birmingham
47 47 Shrewsbury and Chester .... 1,6,5 1,733
29 29 Shropshire Union
68 68 South Devon 2,109 2,202
288} 2881 South Eastern
131 131 South Wales 2,336 3,411
77 77 SouthYork.,Doncaster& Goole 1,325 1,751
40 40 Taff Yale
36 16 Ulster 965 1,111
39 39 West Hartlepool & Co.'s Doc 1,671 1,611
13 29 Waterford and Kilkenny 441 148
60 68 Waterford and Limerick
25 25 West Cornwall 486 631
12 12 Whitehaven Junction 238 263
6.50 682 Yor &
N. New.& Berwick, &York
Mid. & Leeds Northern 32,866 25,989
Fonziox.
67} 6871 Dutch Rhenish
1831 1 Lyons and Mediterranean
211 21 Maria Antonia l7Ol 163
63 68 Montereau and Troyes
63 63 Namur and Liege
444 444 Northern of France
493} 677 Orleans and Central* 20,527'30,205
240 240 Paris and Lyons
84 84 Paris and Rouen 6,617 7,331
392 392 Paris and Strasburgh 14,264 17,648
69 69 Rouen and Havre
' 27} 273 Sambre and Meuse 277 -
1 68 99 Western of France 13,500 3,96'2

• 'R• receipts brigade the trsdlo on the Orleans and Centre. Or.
Mins and Hardman, and Tour. sod Nantes Lam

LEEDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The annual meeting of this Chamber took place on
Thursday, Sir Geo. Goodman, M.P., presiding. The Secre-
tary. read the report of the council, which stated that
during the year the attention of the Chamber had been
directed to an alteration in the law relating to receipt
stamps, which had since been effected by the legislature;
to the high import duties levied by France upon British
lisen yarns and flax machinery ; to improvements in the
business department of the Leeds posvotlice ; to the ea-
actment of a law extending the advantages of limited lia-
bility in partnerships ; to the Bankruptcy Commission, and
to the factory bill introduced into parliament by Messrs.
Cobden and Fielden, which had been opposed, u calculated
to isjure the trade of this district. The report also stated :
The Board of Trade had communicated to the Chamber
its willingness to adopt in its printed returns a more com-
plete classification of manufactures, and each as would show
the extent and progress or decline of our export trade. The
Chamber has decided to recommend that the following clas
sification shall be adopted :
Clean 1. Broad woollen cloths, all wool, or mixed with other
material Yards and value
Class 2. Woollen clothe, heavy, via, fleshings, pilots, beavers,
Petersham., Whitney's, and Dooms, whether all wool
Of mixed Yards and value
Clan 3. Woollen cloths, desktop, apathies, Bo Yards and value
Clam 4. Narrow woollens, viz., tromerhip of all &meantime,
whether all wool or rased Yards and value
Clam 5. Woollens, waistcoat'," made of wool mixed
Yards and value
Class 8. Mansell and buses Yards and value
Class 7. Carpets, all wool oe mixed Yards and value
Clem 8. rutaa, alt wool or mixed. Yards and othe
Clam 9. Pales and ohm
Clam 10. Blanketing Yards and edge
Clam 11. Shawls, woollen or retard .. ! ... . 2
_...Sualet eel mite
asp 12. Woollens not enumerated, thelmlllie Ng* PPM
woollen clothes
.==
Clem IS. Woollen Yarn who
If the above specifications are adopted, the esteette of the
Beard of Trade will be of great value to the taasufee-
Wren of woollen fabrics. On the motion of Mr. D. Lup-
ton, cloth merchant, seconded by Ms. W. W. Brown.
banker, the report was adopted. H. C. Marshall, Esq., of
the firm of Marshall and Co., the eminent flax spinners,
was appointed president for the year ensuing ; and I. Gott,
Esq., and D. Lupton, Esq., via-presidents; and twelve
ntemben of the chamber were sleeted on tics council, in the
place of that number who retire by rotation. The other
businesa wag altogether of a formal character.

FlRES.—Yesterday morning, shortly before three
o'clock, the firemen and engines of the London:Brigade and
West of England bodies were called to a fire in the lower
part of the premises of Messrs. Hemment and Co , tailors,
73, Corohill. According to the authentic return—" the
shop partition and stain of the shop were partly destroyed,
contents damaged severely by fire and water, and upper
part of the premises damaged by smote. Insurance un-
known." A few hours preview, a fire occurred on the
premise. of Mr. Webb, packiag•earaakert Bath-street,
Newgate-street, but little damage was occasioned. A fire
broke oat the night before on the premises of Mr. Dean,
a carpenter, of the Commeredal-road. The stuck of the
workshops or etas used by the arpenten was dissovered
on fire between eight and alas eel**. 'The stook of the
sheds was seriously damaged.