The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-30 00:00:00

FROM THIS xrcHrs GAZETTE.

WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 29.—This day had au-
dience of her Majesty:—His Excellency Mons. Alexandre
Colonna Walewski, Ambassador from the French Republic,
to deliver a letter from the President of the French Repub-
lic, accempanyinc a preAut of tapestry from the French
nation on the occasion of the Great Exhibition; and the
Baron de Brunnow, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of aU the Ensiles, on his
return to England, after a temporary absence :• to which
they were respectively introduced by the Earl Granville,
her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Drc. 29.
Ceres of El. Engleems.—Brevet.Mejxr A. Oordon to be lieat,col.,
Here, Teta. oft f..p.; See Cep:. It. Ogle to be rapt., nee Gar-
don; First Lieut. J. W. Lover to be see. e3pt., vies Ogle; Sec.
Lieut. W. C. Pbripoth to be lest lieut., nee Lovell.
OFt ICE OF ORDNANCE. Di c. 29.
RI. Refit. of ArtPlei y. - neereneen iliac,. to be See. Lkotta. : T. B.
Stan e, vice Piera, i.ror ;F. Lyon, vino Luce, prem.; M. L 3 Fee 99.
Taylor, 'lin, Drape prom.; R. C. Linsley, aim Parley, prom. ; E.
Knee, nee P. W. L'E3.ranse, prom.; T. W. Manit in. nce Hirt,
prom. ;A. L. Kaye, vice O. F. VE,..r.3911, pro a.; J. J. thritb, re I
site *agrees, pram.; E. Me rola, vice It vine, prom.; M. E.
C. rah her, vice Laver prom.; W. A. Bunewee, vice Orr', :11
prom.; J. L. Clarke, sinep-om. ; A. P. Jay, eke Chem. .°
Oen, peon ; H. Tbcrnhol. vice Wigton, mom.; A. T. O. Pane.
vies Der 3, prom.: T. P. Carey, nee Or pewter, prom.; W. If.
Welber, vice Et. Jobe, prom.
Carp; of Royal Englneera--OeeL Cadet:it, be Sec. I feats., nib. tn. 22,
Mamto.—A. 0. Golder, vice Merray, prom. ; J. M. C. 2,
irl, nee Were, req.; E. R. James, vice Benue, prom. ; W. P.
Mesas:end, vice De Vete, prom. JJ

BANKRUPTS. If
It.
EDWARD HENRY FIRMINGEII. and PETER BEARE, Lime- ss
street, City, merchrusts.
CALEB WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Aylesbury, grocer. IS
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JOHN KIRBY, Buckingham, miller. s;
Jottn HARRELL, Billencay, Essex, grocer. So
Joule Futones, Diglee-bridge, Austonley, Yorkshire,
woollen cloth manufacturer. _ et.

JAEWI FORSTER, Liverpool, filter merchant.
Gaoacia Imam litoosmsoN, Everton, Liverpool, dealer 11,4•
in cattle. -
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-611AliLliS LUCAS RICHARD WILKINSON and EDWARD 131isi
BOND, Manchester, calico printers. Se
ROBIRT Pass., Blackburn, Lancashire, ironmonger. St.
RALPH DARLINOTON, Lancashire, money seri- MIN
ruler. et_

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

DUNCAN APKENzin, Appin, Argyleshire, farmer.
ALEXANDER COWAN THOMPSON Glasgow, tailor.
THOMAS SLOAN, Edinburgh, wood merchant.
WILLIAM BROWN, Glasgow, dealer in sewed muslin'.
WILLIAM COCHRAN, Paisley, joiner.
JAMES GEDDES, Edinburgh, spirit dealer.
JUAN STEWART, Glasgow, ironmongers.

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURLNO I -61,

THE PAST WEEK.

Mom the Mark-lane Empress.)
BRITISH.
During the year now closing supplies have been almost
constantly in excess of demand, and with the exception of a
temporary rally in June and the early part of July, the ten- se
dency of prices has been uniformly downwards. The rise 11,1
alluded to was caused by fears entertained respecting the 10
probable result of the harvest, owing to the mad ungenial &a
weather experienced in June, and the occurrence of sharp ti•
frosts on the 4th and 11th of July. Before the end of the co'
latter month the weather had -become, auspicious, and to
though harvest commenced somewhat later than usual, 30
August and September proving remarkably fine, the crops 01.
were well secured. Meanwhile foreign wheat and flour 61.
continued to be poured into the country from various quer- 4,
ten, and the natural result of this state of things was that "9!
the advance of June was soon last; and when the home to°
growers began to being forward supplies of the new crop, is;
they had to contend with heavy stocks of foreign corn and
ruinously low prices.
Very little new wheat appeared at Mark-lane till the 1:
18th of August, when about 1,000 quarters, the produce se
of Essex and Kent, were shown; the quality met with so
universal approval, the samples ranging in weight from at.
631bs. up to 661bs. per bushel. The opening prices Fo.
were, for the liner kinds of red 40s. to 425., and for white r,
435. to 455. per quarter; picked lots in some cases Is. per "
quarter more. Low and unsatisfactory as these rate tin-
questionably were to the growers, they were not long main- Se
tensed, and before the cline of September capital red Kent- Sa
lob wheat had been sold in the metropolis at 36.. per qr. .81.
From this price it must be recollected a commission for sell- ry
ing, and the charges for transit to the London market, had et,
to be deducted. About the same time heavy Lincolnshire
and Cambridgshire wheat was sold at the ports on the east so,
coast at 335. per qr. and lighter qualified at proportionate •
rates. These facts will, we thini, satisfy all parties un-
biassed, that even with a large produce the rates realised lei
cannot have remunerated the producers. Within the
last month or two the tendency has been rather down- "
wards, and common malting sorts may now be quoted 285.,
and superior 31s. to 323. per qr. se
The value of oats was very nearly the same in the com-
mencement of the year as at present, and no material change 176
took place till the spring was well advanced, when old „,
stocks began to run short, and prices gradually to move •"
upwards. At this time stocks of home-grown oats were u
completely exhausted, and the rise was therefore a hard-
ship rather than a benefit to the home grower. The ad-
vance in April and May amounted to Is. to 2s. per qr. in
most parts of the country, but in June large supplies began rs
to reach us from Humus ;as these increased the markets Isi
felt the influence, and Rigas, which at one period coat- se
minded 18s. to 195., had, by the end of August, fallen to 121
16s. per qr. The first supplies of new English and Irish, ss
nevertheless, sold tolerably well, and this grain, like barley, !?,
has hitherto commanded relatively higher prices than wheat.
Beans and peas were, at harvest time, estimated at a full so
average in quantity, and the quality was also well spoken
of; the value of these articles has, however, improved ma- Se
terially since that period, which we ascribe to the probe- 16
bility of the northern countries of Europe requiring their i„,
owe growth as a substitute for rye.and potatoes. This has 3?
naturally influenced peas more than beans ; the rise on the
latter has consequently amounted to only a few shillings;
but white boiling peas, such as were sold in August at 265.
to 28e., have since realised 381. to 405., and are still worth If 64
31,. to 335. per qr. in the London market.
FOREIGN.
The 'deices from abroad are at present of little interest,
and it will be unnecessary to enter into any lengthened Sl-
comments on their contents. The weather had, it seems,
been of a similar character on the continent as in this
country, and In the early part of the present week the maxi- 1t...
Kaden of the riven and harbours in the north was still free. 1,
We learn, however, that the discouraging accounts from
hence had checked all disposition to consign to Great Britain,
and scarcely any shipments were in progress.
We have no Minnie letters of recent dates, from which
we conclude that nothing of importance had occurred there. toal
The last quotations were, for common qualities of new wheat, so
weighing only 59ths. per bushel, 375., and fine mixed. old, s
40s, to 41s. per qr. free on board in spring.
From Stettin we have advice' of the 23rd inst. Rye was 101
very scarce there, and could not have been bought below q
384. per gnarter, 661 b. to 581 b. quality, free on board in s;
spring. The demand for wheat had been comparatively tR
slow, but holders had remained very firm; 611 b. yellow ar.
Stettin was then quoted 40s. 6d. ; and 621 b. Mark', 41s. 6d.
to 425. per qr. free oa board in spring. Barley, of 621 b. et, •
weight, had been offered at 255. 9d. ; andsmall boiling peas, 134
at 33e. per qr. free on board in spring. So
From Rostock we learn that good supplies of wheat had Is
been brought forward by the farmers, but that this had not le
had much influence on prices, owing to the necessity to cover 6
the sales made earlier in the month to Hamburg speculators.
For good 611 b. to 61ilb. red wheat, 38s. ; and for heavier de-
scriptions ;.
proportionate rates had been realised. In spring o
corn there hod been little doing. Barley was then worn
Vs. ; and peas, 253. per qr. free on board in the spring. For to
immediate delivery wheat might have been purchased at U
40e. ; barley, at 2as. 6d. ; and peas, 28s. to 28s. 62. per qr.
free on board, and freight to London included. te
At Hamburg, business in wheat appears to have been
confined to local want., and few bargains for shipment Si
from outports bad it teemed, been closed. There had been 17
offers from Holstein at 40s. GI, and from Rostock at 40s. ~
per qr. Barley for spring shipment from the Danish ss
islands had been offered at 225. 9d. to 23e. 3d. At 22a. 6d.
there had been buyers.
The reports from Rotterdam of the 22nd of December !!!
report aWe demand for white Zealand wheat for Belgian ;
account, in consequence of which prices had risen 6d. to Is. s
per qr. Red wheat bad, on the other hand, been difficult
of disposal, though offered at previous rates. At Amster-
dam some excitement had been caused by a purchase of I
3,000 qrs. Dudek and Konigsberg wheat, at prices equal
to 48s. to 50s. per qr. These purchases were said to IMO I
been made with a view of consigning to London-a cone"
which, considering the value of similar qualities here, it is
difficult to understand.
At Paris, and most of the markets in the north of France,
prices of wheat and flour have lately advanced materially,
and quotations are now too high there to allow of business
being done with this country with advantage. At Mar-
seilles, on the 22nd December, fine flour was quoted 271.,
second 26e. 9d., and third 23e. to 255. per nick free on
board. In wheat little business had been done. Polish
Odessa was quoted 31s. per qr. free on board, and freight
to the United Kingdom was 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. per qr.
The most recent advices from the United States conann
the news of the closing of the inland navigation, and at'
New York prices of flour had consequently undergone a
further small rise.