The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURLNO

THE PAST WBEIC.

II Jimiasur Barra.)
BRITISH.
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No particular change has taken place in the posi-
tion of attire since our last; purchasers of wheat have,
however, within the last few days acted with rather less
confidence, and, as it is probable that somewhat increased
supplies well be brought forward by the growers during the
next two or three weeks, there may perhaps be a pause in
the upward movement in prices, but we do not expect any
material reaction in quotations.
Though we are not likely to be altogether without arri-
vals from abroad, the receipts will be comparatively small
till spring : of this our farmers are well aware, and as they
hove delivered freely since last harvest, those whose peon-
"'my position will allow them to hold will not, we think, be
Imposed to pet with what they have left of the last crop at
lower rates an ONO SS present current. Merchants and
I millers are pearelly seine le making say addition to their
stocks towards the elm of lhe yew, Int we reckon im as
improved deemed I. Jemmy, and any mall decline which
may whops take pleas hdlg. the Sermleadea of the pre-
lim& math will, we benne, he eelesemestly recovered.
Tie win& of wheat and flour at Uverpeel ham Alm-
elea have net bees se liberal this week se peevieeely, and
the rendpie of the homer article and Wien ewe elf the
meat hem the lie& des and other ports met of Gibraltar
have she keen 11111611,111011, while very little grain of any kind
has reached our 1111111111 hem the osatimeat of Ilenspe. The
maims of the Awelp esprZstee faded I,:etite
belies with muldense ; and es amity
have acted rather eandeedy, value of whist km
usieigeae a farther small t at mast of the
oewlesial markets held sines Yeeiay. At Liverpool, on
"lief widest ped lay ualities were quoted
for Id.
m epreieranbelabena
li
ef French dour peerless prices were likewise
needed. Later in the week the demand tin-
ea Friday a further advance of Id. per 701bs.
on wheat, and6d. per brl. on flour was realised.
The 'Yorkshire markets have been very moderately sup-
plied with farmers' wheat this week, and though the
millers have not bought freely, an advance of Is. per qr.
has been established. At that improvement a tolerable
extent of business was done on Tuesday both at Hull and
Leeds. The advice' from Wakefield of Friday are of a si-
milar character ; but in some of the western and north-
western markets rather increased supplies of home grown
wheat have, it appears, been brought forward ; a rise of
about ls. per qr. was, however, obtained on both English
and foreign at Bristol, on Thursday, but at Birmingham,
on the same day, previous prices could not be exceeded.
The accounts from the principal shipping ports on the
east meat are decidedly firm, and an advance of fully Is.
per qr. has been pretty generally realised in the chief
markets in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and that neigh-
bourhood.

The late falling off in the deliveries of wheat from the
laymen has no doubt been occasioned partly by the desire
to dispose of a portion of their barley, the last named grain
having for some time put commanded relatively higher
prices than wheat; the value of barley has, however, with-
in the last few weeks, given way le. to 2s. per qr., which
may perhaps have the effect of again equalising the sup-
plies. Stocks of old wheat et home growth appear to have
been almost wholly 'shamed, but the fine ur4r in which
the produce of the last honest has hitherto come to hand
has enabled the Edon te week with a comparatively small
mixture of old; the anew which has lately taken place in
the weather iednik, however, to prove somewhat trying to
the condition'/ the new, sail it is therefore not improbable
that a better emery d'e'ad may spring up for foreign.
This is whet hoiden of the latter have all alosg. reckoned
upon, and netwithetandieg the want of activity in the in-
quiry prices el geed qualities have beer gradually creeping
up for weeks pest et all the pas ware Maas are held.
The arrivals M wheat eseetwiee tote the pert of London
have been moderate, the tad quantity reported up to this
(Saturday) evening ha emetanted tilierjes3,733 qrs.
show TMat ){ark-Lee by e from the
loadlibewass ass its meenwbile wily mall, and
thelemeetiess have bees ea unite a retail leek. The
Eras end Lest steads wee perfectly bare both ea Wakes.
day ma !May, bet there were a few offers Men the oast
meet, ad the leailllS sameged to buy at the close an meth
the ism* terms es them anent in the beginnieg of the
week. The Made en the Wale has been rather dill,ead pee-
hewn haw esadnelled Oak operations with a degas seas.
tianalkethegawentefaslikere in the future; the 'Mem
et the apply bee, however, prevented say
"Anasiebeaseseltst—d...t.l,ll:," fulorpwr':7l,.
grs haw
eddy ON as kw biota resolved since our last.
Reidere of grameried 'weds base enesequently insisted on
very All term, but the bellilllllollllloMilly done has bees un-
important, the town minas bake refused to buy beyond
whet they have needed fee feets use, and few eins=
pwiesses having visited err umeket. The relatively
vibes el eld brags wheat, ne ampeal with that el mew
ieglhh, setaally Make Week the Mama he the der-
ma ; this, sad the geed maidition in which the iemplis of
home growth have ftee wee forward, fully .scent he
the lessisted ware of the traumatism.; but, shield the
present damp weather usithme, the dimmed he fore~'
gn
wheat weld peelmbly Wane. The bakes setually
done in Boating wpm bee, he sem aye peek base ma-
important, will* may, however, be eadeuted men le the
want of offers than le the akin= et demend. there having
been a fair inquiry fee Fail Odielli end similar sorts.
Prices have in a great aims WNW seminal, for red
Polish Odessa, Yu; sad he white, ilk per qr., cost freight,
and insurance having bees asked.
Quotations el taw meitufatured dose have undergone
no change ; Om de wee mareely so active tower& the
close as in the way pert a the week. Fresh esestry made
doer met with a fair there of atleaties. end wry tall prices
have been realised *thefts, kWh of ilerelge. The ar-
rivals from Wiwi have anebted this week of *sly 1,470
sacks sad Ni Mk
The seggi et lemagmewe barl has more than kept
peat with destaalowl es Friday several runs were
mthdasi as the Kali steeds, bah over from Monday.
Really Ada = pes haw sot at any period of
the week bees ; bet regards secondary
Mob, the Imes mu eeilie se
favour of the pushiest on
Friday. Theeeselpts of Miley from abroad have bean on
quite a neekeste seek, via., 2,066 qn. The somewhat dull
tone of the trade ke salting barley hashed no influence on
the ketuley ke grinding eft* and though the operations
have bees es rather a asteietal scale, the tendency has
bees amen* good Dada, ad similar sorts, having
hemAlit fie a Ma per qr. lbw geanary.
bar Ma with eimpatatindy little attention since
end its vales hes eskepow so thane.
xps;glidasiday there wee seem eppeenesse of a move in
the eat trek, bet having ashesoneely weaved several
parcels coastwise, and a few cargos* best ahead, there was
rather less &mane on Friday. Tbe be deem have
throughout the week conducted their epseadess with ex-
treme caution, and they seem to have datermisal to work
up old stocks rather than pay argent pram he more than
they require he immediate use. Riga one have gradually
crept up toe sons weeks past, sad are now worth 19s. per
qr.. Cr even a tide more if lee.
The few panels of English beans which have been re-
ceived have been placed without difficulty at the extreme
rates of Monday last. Egyptian have also bareght lull
terms.
Grey smil ample peas have met a reedy oak at lest Mos-
days eserposii for white bellesso=ses this enneet
have, is mew bees seeker
Idlest the sewer a Indian in whisk have atrial of
the suet bell beset sad review a elarkeg to haul; the
prime embed he esigne an prow have been sheet le, per
qr. ahem due et which purchases might have /sea mink
• week m ens age-
FORSIGM.

By the suet feeeitizieiel;ed advice. hem the
Baltic, we Wes that • elierfiar Away lasestee=imed
bare had ecleurred, the treat having been by •
rapid thaw. The inland nairigaties, whish bed pewvienely
been partially interrupted. by ice, had, consegweedy, Ms
been set free, and sapphire horn the interim, though, cm
a very moderate seals, had bees received et some of the
ports on the coast. Under these circumstances, the
upward movement in prices has received a cheek, but
holders had not lost confidence, and tall tams had, it
appears, been insisted on, notwithstanding a somewhat de-
meaned demand.
Letters from Danzig, dated let instant, state that the
value of wheat had gradually crept up, within the span

KOSBUTII SHAKSPEARE FOND.—Upwards of one
thousand persons have contributed their peace to this fund
at the Manchester Athenian's.

TINE KEPT IN Durum= PARTS OP THE KING-
DOM—A carious little mop Ms just been published by
Mean. Ellis, wa wf Baster, exhibiting the mis-
times of time kept by eras in the several towns
in Orr Britain—them limping Greenwich time being
disthigsiished from tam hoirtilog hod time. It appears
hem this short rat Esser, Bath, Bristol, Oxford, Wor-
miest, mid • kw elker reins, persist in keeping local time,
whilit the sweesding towns keep Greenwich time, thus
making tat 'naturally regular lid sandman, Time, the
most reset& and irregular a hablunary things. This
mode el ftnlidw town arks pet lead to great confusion
if net treYßei. ne per 1861 mad the year 1852 will be
apparent is Ohre cif to sere begird*, and &miry and
Bawds, wil emlet at the sera ammo In asigit=
towns. Owe penal sysela eragbisidaWy to be
either Greenwich or locaL The sleetrie spaph is now
able to outstrip the swift-lbened Chrones running west-
ward—a message sent tram London at mast will be in
Exeter 14 minutes before sees—but then is no reason
why we should add to the rid gentleman's seabrramment
by having no standard time by which to saes,, his per-
formances.

THE FATAL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT AT KENSING-
TON.—Last evening the adjourned inquest on the body of
Robert Woollens was resumed before Mr. Wskley, M.P.,
at the Gloucester Arms, Gloucester-road, Kensington. The
additional evidence produced on this occasion proved that
although Mr. Herbert Bean, the architect, had the general
superintendence as architect and surveyor, &c., of the build-
ings, he had not the power of rejecting or changing the ma-
terials sent in (which Mr. Inderwick himself supplied), and
although he had made frequent eomplainu to that gentle-
man as to their quality, his remonstrances were disregarded.
He had 'demoted the use of Thames sand instead of loam
in the making of the commit, and it did not appear that
these suggestions had been acted upon. The copies of two
letters, said to have been sent to Mr. Inderwick, were pre-
dated, in which Mr. Bean complained that hr had not oaf-
fitiind control over the workmen. It was usually the dory
of the dirk of the works to see the directions of the archi-
tect carried eat, but no such person had been employed.
On the other hand it was sought to show that the
accident was the result of defective architecture, and to
support this view two persons named Herleywere examined,
one of whom stated that he had made frequent represen-
tations to Mr. Bean as to the insecurity of certain portions
of the works, which that gentleman had disregarded. It
was, however, negatived by the testimony of Mr. John L.
Donaldson, Professor of Architecture at King's College,
and Mr. Peacock, who attributed the accident to several
causes, the principal one of which was the interior
quality of the materials, and there not being a clerk of the
works employed to see that the directions given by the ar-
chitect were properly carried out. The coroner summed
up, and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a ver-
dict, " That the deceased was accidentally killed by falling
off the combs of a certain house, the property of Mr. leder-
wick, on the 21hat November last, and that they found that
the accident was caused by using bad materials supplied by
Mr. Inderwiek, and that Mr. Bean was to blame for per-
mitting the works to p on under such circumstances." The
inquiry lasted areas& of foes hour.

SALE OF STOCK AT THE WMTWORTII WOOD-
noven.—This Christmas sale of stock by Mr. Tilburn took
place on Thursday. The high repute of the Roble Earl
Fitswilliam'satock attracted a large muster of buyers. There
were 300 sheep, 90 head of cattle, and 22 p4s of superior
;t silty, all bred on the Wentworth Woodhouse estate.
ith the sheep the sale commenced, and the whole were
sold in about an hour, at prices varying from 355. to 4.55. a
head. But it was the cattle that attracted the greatest
amount of attention. Several of the animals weighed 100
stones each, and one of the best (a Scotch bullock, five
years old) sold for 341. Of the 30 Scotch bullocks, eight
were bought at high prices by parties from London. Among
the *hoedowns& bullocks there was one that weighed above
100 stones. It realised 321. Average price of the remainder,
171. The whole 90 beasts made upwards of 1,5701. Amongst
the pigs wan sera excellent yeomen, in both the large
and smell breeds ,• the
_prices, 6s. and upwards per stone.
Thema, sprees" to afford entire satiafactioa, and an in..
prestos eppented to prevail that it had enhanced the re-
potation o the Wentworth stock.—Siwgield Time.