The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-20 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.
The public sales have been few and unimportant to.
day, and the attendance in the Lane has boen thin.
Stout.—The market is steady.
Comn.—There has not been a public sale to-day. Good
ordinary native Ceylon is quoted 465. to 465. 6d.
Tzs..—The public sales are going off heavily.
COTTON.—The market is dull.
BAvretraz.-1,600 bags Bahia were offered in public
axle, and all bought in, as full prices were not bid.
In other articles no material alteration.
TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is steady: the demand on the spot fair, but
there is little disposition to buy fur forward delivery.
Town Tallow is quoted 455. 6d. nett cull ; Petersburg Y.C.
on the spot, 465. ; February to March, 45e. Gd. ; October
to December (new), 455. dd.

HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.

Mr. E. J. Davis reports no alteration in tietrade, at the
following suotations:—Prime meadow Hay, 78s. to 84a.;
inferior, 6os. to 743. ; Rowen, VW. to 60s. ; Clover, 881. 83
1001.; second cut, 70s. to 87s. 6d. ; straw, 265. to 303.

SPORTING.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
TUESDAT.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
25 to 1 aget Grapeshot (taken)
25 t i 1 Richmond
30 to 1 Galvanism
30 to 1 Redmond O'Hanlon
30 to 1 Hirsute,
30 to 1 Pug Orrock
30 to 1 Mr. Moon
30 to I Contentment
30 to 1 Lampedo
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
12 to I offered on the field, and 20 to 1 (taken to 201.)
about Victress.

CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn (taken)
25 to 1 Scarecrow (taken)
25 to 1 Constantine (taken)
40 to 1 Indian Warrior
40 to 1 Trifle
50 to 1 Richard Primmer
50 to 1 Contentment
60 to 1 Talfourd
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Umbria' (taken to 50!.)

EPSOM JANUARY STEEPLECHASES.
WEDNESDAY.

FARE HANDICAP

of 10 sove. each, 5 ft,with

60 added course th winner
e
pay 10 soya. towards expenses. Twice round and a dis-
tance—about 4 miles.
I Mr. C. Higgin's Forest Lad, aged, 9st Blb (Weaver) 1
Mr. Salt's Sam Hood, 6 yrs, Oct 121 b (Owner) 2
Mr. T. Bernard's Quickstep, aged, 10st 41b
(C. Boyce) 3
Mr. Hilton's br g, by the Cardinal, 5 yrs, Ost 41b
(J. Holman) 4
Mr. Barclayins The Brewer, aged, lOst 41b (Poole) 0
Mr. C. Hggins's Simple Peter, 6 yrs, lOst
(J. Tacker)) 0
Mr. Hill's The Brave Buck, aged, 9st 121 b (lost)
(Burrows) 0
Mr. Mundy us Robin Hood, 6,9 st 816
(W. Griffiths) 0
Mr. B. Land's The Screw, aged, 9st 61b
• (W. H. Treen) 0
Betting : 5 to 2 apt Quickstep, 7 to 2 apt Cardinal geld-
ing, 5 to 1 apt Simple Peter, 6 to 1 aget Form Lad, and'
6to 1 agst The Screw. Won by six lengths; the same be-
tween the second and third. .

SELLING STEEPLECHASE of 5 says. each, with 30 added,
for all horses, 12st each ; the winner to be sold for 100
sovs., if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for
less. Three miles.
Mr. Barnard's Young Lottery, aged, lOst (201.)
(C.Boyce) 1
Mr. H. May's Susan, aged, lOst, (201.) (Donaldson) 2
Mr. Holland's Ottoman, aged, lOst (20/ )..(Taylor) 3
Mr. 1. Brown's Bullfincher, 10st 71b (301.) (Ablett) 0
Mr. Allibone's Cashier, 6 yrs, lOst (201.) (Planner 0
Mr. Searle's Harlequin, aged, 10st. (201.) (Hackett) 0
Mr. Smith's Harkover, 10st (Poole) 0
Betting : 6 to 4 agst Young Lottery, 4 to 1 agst Bull-
fincher, and sto 1 each agst Ottoman and Susan. Won by
several hundred yards, a fine race between the second and
third, which was won by a head. Winner sold for 110
guineas.
FREE HANDICAP lICEDLE RACE Of 5 SOTS. each, with
do Isaacs, over six nights or nuraies. nouut two mites.
Mr. Price's Tom Gurney, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b , . (Owner 1
Mr. B. Land's Odiham, 4 yrs, lOst 6lb (W.H.Treen 2
Mr. Saxon's Caurire, 10st Blb (Hopwood 0
Mr. Sait's Simon the Cellarer, lOst 41b .... (Owner 0
Mr. Heaven's Gulnare, 5 yrs, lOst 21b....(11iggil 0
Mr. Barltog's Harriett, 6 yes, 9st 101b....(Eatwell 0
Mr. C. B. Durston's Lady Babina, 6 yrs, 9st 81
(Rodney) 0
Betting: 2to 1 agst Caurire, and 3to 1 agst Odiham.
Won easily by three lengths.
The little interest the above events had excited was neu-
tralised by the weather, which was gloomy and uninviting
in the extreme; and it is almost needless to add that the
course was in anything but a fit state for racing, or that the
attendance was thin, speculation dull, and the meeting, as
a pecuniary speculation, a failure.

ADMIRALTY, JAN. 19.-APPOINTMENT. Acting
Assistant-Surgeon A. Stevenson, to Rodney.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred on
Monday morning on the Hamilton branch of the Caledonian
railway, by which several passengers were injured, although
it is believed, not dangerously in any case. It appears that,
in consequence of a slip, caused by the late heavy rains,
the trains between Blantyre and Hamilton Junction had to
run on the same line in both directions, and, with a view
of preventing collision, orders had been given that no trains
should start from ei.ber end of the single line, unless
accompanied by a pilot man appointed for the purpose.
Had this precaution been attended to, no accident could
have happened, but from some neglect not yet fully ascer-
tained, a mineral train was allowed to pass the Blantyre
station, and enter on the single line, unaccompanied by the
pilot man, and the nine o'clock passenger train being then
approaching from the other end, a collision was the con-
sequence. As both trains were going slowly as directed,
the shock was happily net so violent as it might have been ;
it has, however, unfortunately been attended with injuries
more or lees severe.—North British Daily Mail.
LONDON AND SWIM WE/111W RAILWAY.-
Amount of traffic for the week ending Jan. 16, 1553
stagers, 6,9941. 12e. 11d.; goods, 2,6401. 11. BJ. Total,
9,634 i. 13s. 11d.