The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL 4. MARKETS.

Despatche a from the Governor of the Mauritius
were received yesterday at the Colonial office.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—On and rf.er the 21st ins'.
a closed mail will be made up at the pat-office for Hamburg,
and transmitted daily (Sundays excepted) by way of Belgium
and Prussia. The letters for Hamburg, which the public
may desire to (.award in this manner, should be addreesed
"By Closed Mail via Belgium and Prussia." The com-
bined British and Pruseian rates are to be taken upon the
scale of weight now used for charging inland letters, thc
Bel-
gian transit rata bi iog taken upon a scale advancing by quar-
ter ounces, in accordance with the principle adopted for
charging letters fa Prussia via Belgium. The postage on
the letters (or Hamburg forwarded is these closed mails may
be paid in advance, or the letters sent unpaid at the option
of the sender ; but the payment of the peutsge for a portion
of the distance only is nut permitted.
EINSEURT.—AI a meeting of the committee of the I
Finsbury Liberal Electoral Association, held at the Belvi-
dere Tavern, Pentonville on Monday evening last, James
Yates, Erq., in the chair, resolutions wire unanimously
I.aseed, expressing the approbation of the committee of the
principles advocated by the Metropolitan and Parliamentary
Reform Association ; and • prop siton made to hold an
aggregate meeting of the electors and inhabitants of
the borough of Finsbury forthwith, the more effectively to
eo-operate with the said metropolitan association.
SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS EPISCOPAL ASYLUDI.-..
Yesterday afternoon the twentieth aimed meeting of this
society was held at their ofilell, 32, Sackville-stmt, Flow
dilly, the Ilea. P. Mende, R.N., la the chair. The report
stated that the number of children in the asylum n
ceeded the present number of twenty, and that the filling up
of vacancies as they have arisen, even in that email number,
has been forbidden, in consequence of the limited state of
the finances. Between 600 and 700 poor cht.dren, between
the spoof three and fifteen, had, however, experienced, mars
or lees, the benefits of the society. The income for the year
from all sources only amounted to 6911 2s. sd. and of this
sum upwards of 1471. 3s. 4d. was realised be a sale of ladies*
work, held at the Marine Hospital, Deal, on the 19th of
August last. The expenditure equalled the income. This
report was received and adopted, and several resolutions
keying been carried for furthering the object of the institu-
tion, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.
LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUNG
Fautitus.—The anniversary festival et this institution was ,
held yesterday, at the Albion Tavern, Aldengathstreet. '
Upwards of flay of the friends of the society eat down. The
t Hon. the Earl Nelson in the chair. The subscriptions
uded these :—A. 8., 291 lady Riversdale, 61. ; Mar.
gals of Exeter, 51. se. ; Hon. Lady Scott, 5/. ; Lord Forester,
St ; Sir R. Anstruther, Bart, 51. ,• A Lady, by the Neer. D.
N. 101.; Anonymous, 101. • Wm. Evans, Esq., M. P. ;
101. 10e. ; Duke of Cleveland, S. 11.4dy Ens., 101. each ;
Lady Chantey, 101. 10s. ; the Bishop of 'Durham, Sir H.
Ei•swygram, and —. Goring, Esq , 101. cub ,• Mrs. Oakley,
25/. ; the Duke of Buccleuch, 251. ; Lord Nelson' 61. 51. ;
Sir Calling Eardley, 101, &c. The total amount of cub
genptions and donations announced during the evening was
760!. The noble chairman, in proposing the toast of the even-
ing, " Success to the Institution of the London Sxiety for the
Protection of Young Females," the anniversary of which
they were met to celebrate, said that the importance of an
astitutien of this nature could not well be over-rated.
There were some who thought that acts of parliament would
make mankind moral, but he was not of that opinion. He
believed it was Utopian to suppose that acts of parliameat,
however stringent, could make the community stings moral.
It was left to societies such as this to fill up the deficiency.
, Laws existed for the discouragement and punishment of
Waders in vice, and the great utility of this socie'y was to
I goperintend the working out of these acts. The number of
I houses of ill•fatno which had been suppressed was 300, and
when they considered the difficulties which beset the obtain-
ing convittions. the wonder was that as much had been
done. The noble lord at great length advocated the claims
of this society upon public sympathy, and stated the gratifi-
cation he had derived from a visit to the establishment at
Tottenham. A variety of other toasts followed, and the
aainnan having left at an early hour to attend her Ma-
jesty's ball, the choir was filled by Sir Culling Sardis', and
afterwards by Capt. Shea.
A LESSON FOR ARTISANS.—I am a married man,
with a wife and five children, says a correspondent of the
Builder, who are dependent on my exertions for their sap-
Being a working mechanic, my income is (when em- I
wed) 11. 10s. per week. My parents, thin years ago,
were siwilarly situated, with about one-third of this in-
some. From them I learned a lesson of economy. The
great question with me is, what quantity and quality of
the necessaries of life are most conducive to promote health,
strength, and happiness. Guided by the wise in former
ages, sr 4 by me own experience, I have long sinew come to
this co...elusion: -that man's real wants are comparatively
few. I have found, therefore, in prat yens, that two-thira
of my income will sufficiently supply myself and family
with the neceParies of tife ; the one-sixth of the same will
meet the casualties of lees of employment ; the other sixth,
which is 6s. per week, or about 101. per year, is laid by for
sickness er age. This trifling sum with interest and mm-
paged interest, in a few years will make a poor man tom
parmively rich. Now, lam persuaded that there are thou-
sands of working men, if they would make an honest state-
, meat of what they spend foolishly, tbe amount so spent
would be more than I pretend to save, and they are often
laying theu,selees under the necessity of giving 20 per cent.
for pledges of their property, when at the same time they
might, by resolution and good management, be receiving
I imasad of giving interest for money. Let these
excite an
ts be
neesived in the spirit they are given. Let them exc
honest ambition to raise ourselves from that state of de-
gradation in which too many of us are found.
THE EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE ABBOT'S
Hovel AT FOUNTAINS Assay are proceeding very satisfac-
eerily. A great space has been uncovered sines the first
notice of the discovery in the papers; and the rubbish that
had accumulated an around, in consequence of the excava-
tions, is now being rapidly removed. The arches on which
the house has been built cover the river far nearly 300 fest:
but how for the building has extended meth sad meth it
is, at present, impossible to say, for it appeals that the hill
to the south hse bees cut away to a comidueshie esMala
and there are very likely, many carious remalasaew deeply
buried is ita'shelving hank. The most interesting apart-
ment brought to light within the het week or two is the
reurass.private oratouryhisofbeenthe Asabbodtegan, neart
lithuieses:titerpentimonsillet
architecture different from any hitherto noticed atFountains,
via., the enriched dog-toothed early English ; and has bees,
no doubt, as Mr. Welbran, of Rime, informs us, the
week of an immediate memo: ef the three Johns, some
time betwe
en 1246 and 1290. The stone altar is nearly
perfect ;an there remains tha lower •part of • small =year
riots stone staircase in the north.east angle—the approach,
ver7 robs*, se egg Offiegating priest- The encaustic tilse
that me metineally tamed up see both sad
tatiom—Look Akron.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Two o' Clock. —Consols op me 4 this morning at the
el-sing prices of ytsterday, viz., 91 to 1, both for
money and account; they are now quotid at the same
prices.
The Three per Cents. Reduced are quoted 891 to,;
the New Three-and-a-Quarier per Cents., at 904 to
1. Bank Stock at 1924 to 4; and Exchequer Bills
at 43a. to 48e. premium.
The foreign market is likewise steady at the pr*.c-
of yesterday ; we give the quotations fur the priuci-
stocks as follows: Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents, at 79 to 81. Brazilian, 78 to 80. Buenos
Ayres, 33 to 7. Chilian, 90 to 2. Equador,
31 to 1. Grenada, 164 to 17 Mexican, 291
to I, ex coupon. Portuguese Cove tid. 28 to 9.
Spanish Five per Cents. Actives 161 to 17; the Three
per Cents. at 32/ to 3. Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf
_per
Cents. at 49 to 60; and the Four par Cent. Cer-
tificates at 784 to 771.
ENGLISH VUNDS.
Soak Stock. 192 i 4 I 3 per CI. Coo forAcc.. Joao /11. 91 1
3 per Ct. Red. Anna. 891 1f 31 per Cte. tot I
3 per Ct. Cosa. Anon.. Vii Pachequer RtW.4ss. to 48e.
TORSION 'FUNDS.
6 per Ct. stigma Bowe,— t per Ct. Grenada Rd 4., 181 171
44 per Ct. Bele. Wads. 70 81 Dread: Def.rred wl.. 3/
21 per Cent. ditto, 5 per Ct. Mei., 1819. M
per Ct. Braallian Bda, 7680 6 per Ct. To urien Oda, 90 3
Ditto New. 77 9 Porttwueg Cow.. 3d
•6 per Ct. Buenos Ayres Me.. 35 7 epa Ct. Rue 1kta.1033
Ditto , 80 2 Ditto Simla,DA IT
I Ditto Colun.b. Def. Bdi., 3 per C 4 SpinDh lWa , 32131
I Columbian I.:guider Ude., 31 / Equiddi Deferred Ilds..—
r 3 per Ct. Daniell kids., 60 8 IMW. Psedve 111... 31 1_
r 31 per Ct. Dutch Rd., 49 50 2 per 11. VenCl.4* Md... 746
r 4 per Ct. Dutch Cala, 761 71 Venezuela Deferred Bar'. 7 8

PRODUCE.—MINCINO-LANE, Hatt past Two.—
The Sugar sales, con3isting of 2,200 bogs M mills and 2,000
bags Mauritius, went off steadily. the former ar 419.;
the latter, 375. to 355. Refined market firm; grocery Imre.
51s. 6d. to 534. 6d.—The Coffee sales are ging on without
any material alteration.—Rice continues firm. and a fair
amount of business &mi.—Cotton steady.—Pimento sold
freely in public Mae, chiefly 3/ per lb.—Rum neglected.—The
Tea sales are progressing without animation. In other
articles no material alteration.
HAVANA. April 22.—We have flat accounts of the Sugar
markets of the United States, which tend,rl to depress still
more our market. Still prices do not give way much. We
quote white, lOrs. to 12re. (284.31. to 333.) per cwt. on bunt,
and 11 per cent, premium; yellow, 6rs. to 71v. (IS • 82. to
225. 11d.); brown, 6lrs. to sirs. (16.. lid. to 183. Id.); and
Cogucho, 4/rs. to 6/rs. (15s. Id. to 163. Ill.) The ship-
ments here snd at Mater zis are 220,000 boles, against
318,000 at the same time last year. 'the stock at market is
uncommonly heavy, owing to the weather taring been as
favourable for getting in the pri sent crop as it has been and
still continues unfavourable for the next crop.

TALLOW.—The market continues firm for delivery
on the spot and for the end of the par, but not much to
doing, owing to a want of sellers. The 6dlosviog are that
quotations:—Petersburg Y. C. on the qv t, 38.. to 395.,
according to quality ; October to December delivery, 39/.6d.
to 9d. ; separate months' delivery, 395., buyers.

METALS.—OLtionOw, May 15.—The demand fur
all kinds of Iron has lately been felling off. and prices have
given way in propori m. Pig Iron is now dull of sale, at
435. mixed Noe. ; No. 1, 43.. 6d. to 445. cash, f.o.b. ; end
bars may be quoted easy at 61 to 61. 10s , ordinary snakes ;
select brands, 61. 16s. to 71., tonal discount of 4 per cent. for
cash. The makers are by no mean. deep in orders, and
should the present stagnation continue mu-h longer, the
price will likely decline in the same ratio as the produce of
Wales and Staffordshire. Conjointly with the state of home
business, the advice* pa Europa are of a very unfavourable
tenor for this article. Private letters, dated 17th ult , re-
present the New York market in a very bad state—all sellers
and no buyers. Lately, a few speculators earns into the
marks', and bought some 2,000 tons Pig 'rushers and to ar-
rive, at 224 to 224 ; and in yards at 231 per ton, rig months,
' for No. 1 Gartaherrie, Summerlee, and Olengarneek brands;
bet now there are no large buyers at thom priers ; not over
214 to 22, six months, to arrive, could be obtained. Bars,
which early in March sold at 524, six months, to arrive, are
now offered at 45, without finding buyers, nor do we see any
, prospect of higher prices.

C01137.-BARNBLrf, May 16.-We have had a
good supply of Wheat at this market, for which the prices
of last week were reareoly maintained. The market was
very dull. A few Beaus wi re sold at from 28.. to 295. per
qr. Wheat, from 17s. 64. to 19s. per 3 bushels.
Horrors, May 16.-We have bad a short supply of Wheat
at market again to-day, with a dull teals at Is. advance.
No chine in the value of Oats. Deans le. dearer, and very
few offering. Wheat, red, 40s. to 451. ; white, 481. Oats,
13e. to 19s. Beans, 28s. to 33e.
CHICHESTRR, May 16.-Our market was moderately sup-
plied with all kinds of grain, and although we do not shit
out quotations, what business was dune was rather in favour
of the buyer. Wheat, 32a. to 501. Barley, 235. to 27e.
Oats, 18s. to 20e. Beans, 341. to 36r. Peas, 351. to 375.
Flour, 311 s. per sack.
HAYWARD'S Hearts, May 16.-The attendance at this
market to-day was small, and there being bu• little Wheat
to odor, the demand was steady, at last week's qtritations.
Barley, Oats, Beanr,sand Peas remain unaltered in value.
Wheat, white, 81. to 121. 10s. ; red, 71. to 101. Barley, 24e.
to 26e. Oats, 16e. to 21s. Beans, 30s. to 32a. Peas, 33e.
to 344.
NEWARK, May 16.-In consequence of May fir here on
Monday last, we had an unusually small attendance at market
thin day. Fine Wheats were scarce, and Is. per qr. dearer.
The Haley season is over, and mice., nominal. In Peas,
Beans, and Oats little passing, but they have an upward ten-
dency. Quotations different only in Wheat; white, 495.
to 511.; red, 40i. to 48a.
HOMFORD, May 16.-Our market today was v. ry thinly
supplied with Wheat, which had a dull sale at last week's
prices. Beans and Peas in short supply, and 10. per qr.
dearer. Barley sad Oats as last week. Wheat, 40s. to
Barley,2Bs. to 325. ; grinding, 245. to 275. Oats, 18e. to 231.
Beans, 245. to 341. Pass, 3'l.s. to 365. Rye, 20s. to 225.
SPALDINO, May 15.-Needy buyers of Wheat gave Is. ad-
vance upon the very best parcels; the rise was not general.
The samples showing were few. Beans a ready sale, at
rather better prices ; 335. was given for 6641b5. per bushel for
new, end 345. to 361. for old. Oats sold on the same terms.
DIJBLIN, May 15.-After a fortnight of harsh, dry wea-
ther we have had some fine rain, accompanied b 7 a consider-
able accession to the temperature. On this days market we
have experienced almost no alteration from the rates of
Friday. In some instances Oats were 3d. per barrel lower,
but other things were without change. The following was
the currency:- Wheat, white, 245. to 26s 6d.; red, 22a.
to 245. 6d. per 280Ibs. Oats, Ils. to 14s. 3d. per 1961ba.
Barley, 14s. to 18e. per 2241 be. Indian Corn, 344. to 37e. 6d.
per 4801bs. Oatmeal, 12s. to 141. per cwt. Flour, in sacks,
13s. 6d. to 14s. 64. per cwt. ; American, 245. to 265. per
Morel.
HIIJMIT, May 14.-As usual at this season, the supplies
'of grain are short at our stock market between Friday and
this day. We have a fair demand, and steady prices. The
wind has shifted to the 8.W., and we have warm, forcing
weather, and fine gentle rains. Wheat, 9s. to 101. 6&.
Barley, 6s. 64. to 71. Oats, 6s. 9d. to 7s. 61. Oatmeal, 12a.
Ito 12a. Bd. per cwt. Indian COTO in
moderati demand, at
about last week's prices; yellow, 81. 2a. 6d. to 81. 10s. per
ton, and whits ss. less.
HAY.-SmlnfriELD.-Messrs. Cooper and Davie
moss very little trade, at the following quotations:
pima Id ow, Ms. to Va. f Bowen.. 60s. to COL !Straw- .2Ca. to 305.
Lasko 60e. to iiSs. Clover .. to 15a.1
CATTLE.-RoMroltD, May 16.- oor market to-
day for all kind of stock was dearer, and more business
doing than has been done for some weeks. Beef, 31. to
3e. Bd. Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Lamb, ss. to 6s. Veal,
3e. 6d. to 41. 2d. Pork, 3e. 84. to 4s. 4d.
SHERBORNI FAIR WWI held on Wednesday, and was
tolerably well supplied with stock. Down couples sold at
from 275. 64. to 335. Down Hogs, 255. to 284. per head.
Mutton, out of the wool, about 6d. per
I.
Beef, of which.
the supply was very small, realised about B. par seen.
Heifers and Calves, 61. 101. to 101 each. Pies met a vary
dull sale. In the Horse fair there were about 16 or 18 young
Irish Colts, but the demand for them was bad, as they were
of a very rough quality.
SOUTHALL, May 16.-Our trade was excessively flit to-
day, and some things_ were turned out unsold. Beef made
from Is. Bd. to 3r. 6d. Mutton, 2.. 10d. to 4e. 4d. Lamb,
ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d. Veal, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. Pork, 24. 6d. to
4s. 2d. per stone of Blbs. inking the offal.
WORCESTER FAIL-At this
a large attendance of butches
Birmingham and the neighbon
stock was small as compared
About 400 cattle, 3,000 e.
brought. Theriwas a to'
sd. to 644. Buyers did
asked for Mutton, aid
Prices: Shore, bd. • 1,
sale. Lamb, a goOdl
pet lb. A imallshow
lead prises were lower,
ail Woes mist flat.

.—At this fair, on Monday, there
butchen and purchasers gencr Ey ls,„ •
neighbouring towns' but • .
ComparedComparedwith most of o e 4
3,000 Sheep, and 120 h C •
a tolerably good clearance • -
did not feel inclined to gi
A many Sheep ware driven •
in the wool, 64.; stores a ,
supply, and allld
sold, sold, at from M. • _
wor Bones ; Tory fen el • , , rye
rer. Scarcely any Figs were •
• 1.