The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-04 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

THIS DAY.

At the commencement of buiicese this morning
there wits a return, to a certain extent, of the
flatness manifested yesterday afternoon, hot it
has since, in a grew. measure, pass( d rff, and the
feeling is now firmer. In many instances the
bargains last effected show the highest prices of the
day. London and North W, sterns, 1311; Midland.,
361; Lancashire and York,liires, 591. There is a
good dual of movement tenerally.
The foliowinc are this day's sales:
Aberdeen, 103 3; Ambergate, Lott., Boston, and
Eastern June., 23 3; Csledtinien, 103; ditto New M.
Pref., 31 ; Che,rer sod Holy, sad, 181 18 ; Ein
, Anglian, 25/. L. & E. and L. & D., 31; ditto 31. 10e.
6 per Cent. I'ref., 11; Eastirn Counties, 7 61; ditto
New Preference 6 per Cent., 111; Foment Union,
Class B. & C, 541; list Lancashire, 131 3 3;
Great Northern, 171, 18, 171 ; ditto Halves, B, 6 yew
Cent., 111 ; uitio Five per Cent. Pref., 13; Great
Souihern aid Western (Ireland), 424; Groat West-
ern, 871 W; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 581, 8; ditto
Fifths, 41 ; ditto West Ming Union, 55, 1; Leeds
and Tnirsk, 13; London Brighton, cad South Coast,
941 ; L aid North Western, 1301, 30; Lan-
do:. and S. Western, 871,65, 8 71 ; do. New 401, 36 ;
Matiohe,tir, Buxton, and Ma* lock, 11; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291; ditto 61. Pref., 23;
Mliland, 56, 51, 1,3; ditto Consolidated Bristol
and Birmingham, lit); North Staffordshire, 10;
North and B:uth Western Junction, 11; Scottish
Caitrel, 161; Shrewsbury and Birmingham, class
; ti.iuth Eastern, 241 1; South Welts, 211 4 ;
Wear Van. y, 221; York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
201, 1; ditto Extension, 151; ditto (O.N.E. Pur.),
61, 13; York and North Muliand, 211, 1,4; ditto
I'ref., 9; 11 inhigite and Amin., 94, 1 ; Luzern-
hoorg, 23; Northern of Prince. 151; Orleans and
Bordeaux, 4}; Paris arid Rouen, 271; Paris and Stras-
bourg, 931; Itoui.n and if vre, 1111.

SMITHFIELD HAY NIAIIKET.—THIS DAY.
31~1". Cooper awl Davis report a hrary tr.ule at the
following quotations : Prime Meadow 'lay, 75t. to 80s. :
inlerior, ditto' 60i. to 635.; ltowen, 60s. to 63.. ; Citiver,
70s. to 80s. ; 2nd tut, 635. to 70s. ; Stniw, 235. to 2s.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

nzeil mule sae it had long been anathematised by the maple
anti the parliament. It hail no champion save the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, who even was unable to defend its
imposition on principle, and merely resorted to it jest be-
cause he wanted a tax to make up a certain amount. (Hear,
hear.) Christianity, philosophy, public opinion, as well as We hove reason to believe that it has bees decided
the opinioa of the medical faculty, were all opposed to it ;
time the omit, o.t the 11 evuarterataster-General's dmearttnent
and thereeire it was a mutter of astonishment how the impost at the Horse Guards shall 1w curried on under the super-
could have remnined unrepealed up to the pn sent moment. intendence of Colonel Frecth, o' ho has served as Assist-
(llea; hear.) In his opinion it was owing to the negligence ant-Quartermaster-General for several yeare.—ifornine
and remisowsr of their Mien,' members, ninny of whom hail Chronicle.
pledged the.neelne to its abolition. Wher., was the great
reformer of the age? Where woe Mr. George Thompeon IHe HEAVY Pl.oofte &Ivry/ Warita.—The long.
slimild be at home Menai' of doing everything in his power continuance of wet weather, joined with the late very heavy
to disparage his country abneid. (Hear.) But that would be rain., have had the effect of completely. flooding the low-
remembered for him. (Hear.) Where WAR Mr. Bernal Osborne land'. in the Aberdare valley. 'f river Cynose spread
the twieedgeil sward ?—lie id' all men should have leen with over its hanks, and completely inundated the country to
them. Where woe blustering John, that should have died such an extent that it was feared that the traffic on the line
on the floor of the house, before such a measure should be of railway would be interrupted, and damage to the line
left unrepeuled ? And, lastly, where was big Feentue itself eueue. Fortunately, however, no injury was sus-
O'Connor ? (Hear, hear.) It was a proud but melancholy tained. In the neighbourhood of Dowlaie there hoe been
thing to see Lord Duncan standing by hMtself in the Blouse an immense fall of min which, with the torrents from the
of Commons, eulogistel by his opponents, though deserted mountains, have inundated the country, rendering
by his friends. (Hear, beer.) It was a position worthy the roads perfectly impasalde. The liver 'fowv, iu Cur-
the descendant of his great aneeetor. (Hear, hear.) That marthenehire, has overflowed its banks and flooded the
noble lord war still their elemapion; and with such a leader country to a great extent. The town and neighbourhood of
lie rallying together they could not deqvair of success. Cardigan have been visited by terrific falls of rain, which
(Hear, hear.)—Mr. Austen, of St. James'e, propowd the have completely flooded the lower pans of the town, float-
first resolution, to the effect that the principle ou which the ing chairs, tables, beds, &c., in the houres, the torrents of
window tax was assessed was self-contradictory, the value water carrying everything before them. Much damage has
of houses varying more with their site and locality than in coneequence been sustained in various parts.
with any other condition. The speaker proreeded to observe NATION AL PATENT Ltw NEFONH ASSOCIATION.—Last
that the tax was tint impteed as a war impost, yet now, evening a meeting of members of this association and of
after 36 years of peace, lacy still found it on the statute others interest in the progresa of patent law reform took
book. He was aware of house's in Battersea and St. damee's placee
report of the council uat the Belle Sausage Hotel, Ludgate-hill, to receive
rental, whilst the books in.lionterset•howe showed that the Lion ; Mr. F. W. Campin in the chair.
the the subject mulct considera-
which paid betsyeen twenty iota thirty per cent. on the
The report com-
pel. fruitage on the dwelling of the late Sir R. Peel, in meneed by complaining that, according to the present pa-
Whitehall-gardens, was only 21, and on Apeley-house, the tent law, a sum of nearly 400/. must he paid by till iuvcntor
neidence of the Duke of 11 ellinuton, 11. (Rear. hear.)— before he can secure the property for the United iiimolom
That was seythiug but fair, whilst persons like himself had
in his own invention. After referring to the opportunity
to Hay between twenty and thirty per cent. (Hear. hear.) which would be ntfordeel by the great Exhibition of 1861
Mr: ('ox seconded the resolution, and announced that it WAR fur the display of new inventions, the council proposed to
the determination of the society immediately to get up a great reduce the expense to 30/., in the form of a stamp
demonstration in Covent-garden Theatre. The resolution duty, as suggested by the goverunient committee in
wns then put and carried. Mr. Wright moved the second 181*. The council were further of opinion that pa-
resilution, to the effect that the continuance of the tax WAR tent reform, to be worth anything, should comprise
owing to the absence of memlesrs pledge." to vote for its I. proterti„„ for inn.,„o,r, cd „r
abolition, and that they be ealled upon by their respective obtainable at little or no cost. 2. Complete protection, or
constititenciee to attend punctually and vote fur its Lettere latent, obtainable at ruiel,rate co.'. if any be
lion. The re-elution was seconded by Mr. Itoberte, sup- thought expedient. 3. A simplified mode of old:oiling
ported by Mr. Saunders. mid tarried.—Mr. Austru Ali- complete protection, or patent. 4. An enticed elareititel
flounced that there hail been 800 house.; in St. haunt's index of patents and proteetions, for the r..v reference of
parish reported not fit fur human habitations, which were inventors and the public. 6. The better judicial protection
inlee,ittel.—Mr. Dennis and MrAtkins moved and seconded of patent rights, by the introduction and use of scientific
tir, third ve.oluti,_ ~11 that lento on founded cm the fm- and practical judgment, in a po-itive term, and without
miug needutione be presented to parliament. and that Mr.
lat.hington, Ml'., be request el to present the extra expense to the litigants. Also, if Mond deeirable, the
re•olution having been earreel, the proceedings dosed with
same, The appointment of a special court for patent matters. 6. And
eventually a declaratory statute settling what ie really the
the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. I low of patents. As regarded the east of a patent it wan sug-
Tng TYNE: ANornr.n Srutse.—Tho South Shields gested that if the plan of requiring a payment of any
shipwrights struck work on Saturday morning. The Tyne I considerable amount wai to be adopted, the government
shipwrights are about 1,100 in number, and are pretty well should have power to remit or delay the payment of the
known as close unionists. In the fall of last year they met, same in certain eases ; and the council of the awociution
and without consulting their employers, adopted a code of were prettied to show, that, if inventors must be epecinlly
rub, many of which are found by the mastei shipbuilder taxed (w!iich, indeed, appeared to them to be most ermine-
and shipowner, to be mist obnoxious in their character, and OUR police), the best plan would be for the uovernment to
iniariow to the trade, of the river. The masters met at , thence a few pound:, only for making out the patent, and
Newcastle in November last, and re-adopted a set to levy an ad calorest stamp duty on patented articles. As
of regulations passed by the doekoamem in 1812. tier as inventors were concerned, this would he less obeys-
These regulations tame into cit.ct yesterday, and the tionable than any cothor plan, as the stamp on the articles
vasibe at South Shields is Cie result. It it also supposed would in most cites facilitate the det.etion of piracy.
that if some arraneenient is not come to between the • This report bating been rend, a discus-ion took plaee, and
mater: and the men, the whole of the shipwrights on the ' several questions were asked by non-members of the ass*.
Tyu, will turn out. The Hecate and Trident, war-steamers, elation with a view to aseertain whether the suggestions of
sent down by the Admiralty, at the request of the Mayor . the council suffieiently embodied the n ishes and opinions of
of Teuemouth, in ease of a not anvonget the Atlases dstnog those .‘ poor inventors" who could not afford to pay even
thei strike, art at present ly int in Shield. harbour ; but so limited an amount as 301. Thete questions wire
is no necessity- for their presence, as the river is clear- severed to the effect that if the proposals of the council were
ing of shim and tie, men ar. receiving the advanced WIIELO , carried out to the fullest extent the cost alluded to might
as soon as the vessels arc lad. A great number of colliers not be devotee' necessary, but that the protection required
! have left the Tour during the last three lies. Notate'. (tie suggested in one of the propositions) he " obtainable at
sum:ling the antipathy of the seamen to the shipping offices, ! little or no cost." There were no resolution!, passed on the
• there seems no claimer of a repetition of disturbances, occasion ; and the meeting separated with nn expressed do-
which were confuted to a Haan section of the meu. 1 termination on the part of the members of the association
WHAT A STE.IAIER DOES WHEN IT ([,ls NO CO 11..—The to use their best eudeavonrs to acromplisk Luc tail in view.
at -im-frigate Queen, which made such a splendid run from I SELAIIITS ACCIDENT.-011 Wednesday afternoon last H.
Aden with the last mail, having run out of coals, was 8. Streatfeild, Esq., met wither serious accident at Ucktield.
obliged. we (Bombay Time.) are told, to burn her launch, I He had been shooting with Lord Sheffithl, Sir Thomas
spar.. lower deck, and many other articles of both the gun- Wilson, Bart., and Sir Henry Shaker, Dart., at the Rock.
ncr's and boatswain's Mores to keep her steam np: The' On their return homr, sail while Mr. streatfeild was
nnisonee of hating such vessels employed as mail packets, emptying his packet of game, his gun full over his shoulder
where expedition is the chief congas, is now becoming in- I back. all to the ground, apon reaching which it went oil:
tolerable, and must by some means or other be put a stop; and es,' contents named completely through the foot teem
to. The idea of the mail being thirteen days on its way i the heel. Medical aid was Obtained 4• soon so poArible, and
from Aden, after having accomplished the distance from 1 we are iLionnod that although at first amputation was
London to that port in twenty, it unbearable, and ought to th- aght t I.e .ncsitablc, yet, as none of the shots vo
Ibe et out° protested azeinst in a body by the community M I lodueu it. the wound, it is, teemed now that the foot wed
geeersl, and the sour...uoge inserts& la partiaular. I Ot savel.--,insaces

The market is firm to-day, with priee, ruling a follows:
Peterdiurg T. r. on the spit, 3i3s. ; Feb. and March, 3&, ;
144 three mouths, 395. to 39e. 3d.