The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-06 00:00:00

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BgaiLLV. Dos. 17.-Blnee out last advice. the Wookrade
has recovered Ikea this pressure under which it Neared
SOWN while, like ell ether branches of trade. Illany lettiga
sel
buyves eers, *kik f
the Sat gram Degkevideos car d sad
market, arrived hero, l availing pow
e peelo
duse maellembhemktiesef IlikalanMad Pellet mlillaline
and Ilse Waked item sto 88 *aisle par wt. • Netkac.
load soaaahstuenr air samtpense, Me, Mimpm hap late at
Ike we prises, nod in the mealiese look seine superior
parcels a. from 70 to 78 *alms. Hems ummallestaraus and
esmuirionees of Olaf place pinhead adhillag and low
elothi-g Wools, at from 46 to 52 tholers, as well as
Rasslan dips and summer Wool, at from 27 to 37 thole's.
Good refuse realised 42 to 46 dialers, slips 80 to 35 theists.
Notwithstanding the great extent of thane soles, amounting
to nearly 1,900 amts., prim did not improve, and almost all
quintile may be still obtained at Imam gqtota l ma. Skins
and band'. a are moth aimed at extraordinary low prices
Polish middle Wools likewise very abeam lon sorts want:
lag. At Berlin, assay trausetioas weft soda la ambit,
and clothing Wools, at kola 60 to &5 Mahn, as well is In
fins refuel; sad Mises alarm 48 to 60 timbers. The Vienna
Wool badmen is moriderahly improving, provisions dimin-
ishing, and the bassi ler healia sad to.. account much
it=Framela Is. have bousbt there lately many
;Me. of Haaasrims Wool, at from 60 to 70 &nine,
and better epeolities at Seem $5 to 95 florins. As by the Hun-
oriole revekties all arrivals from that country to Vienna
are hindered. stocks of Hungarian Wool are much reduced,
and prices 8 to 12 per °sot. bleier than last month.
HAY.—BMITUTIRLD, Two o Clock.—Menem. Cooper
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end Darls report the supply short, and priors higher.
Primo Meadow, TO to 75.. Bowen.. 404. to GA. I . tit b 30.
1.1.0......... Mt to 66a. Llover .tht. 126.

CATTLE.—Yogi, Jan. 4.—A good supplyef fat Besets,
which met with dull sale at from be. 6d. to 6s. per stone,
with a great many unsold. A small number of Sheep sold
readily at 6d. per lb. A thin show of lean Boasts had a
rather heavy market.
GLASGOW, Jan. 4.—There was about anfaverage supply of
cattle brought forward today, for which there was a steady
demand, at last week's quotations. Best Angushire and
East Lothian Oxen brought from 506. to 635. per cwt.;
inferior, 465. to 48e; and Cow and ordinary, 40a. to 44s ,
oinking the offal. The Sheep market was more than usually
well supplied to-day, and the demand was dull, at a slight
reduction in prices. The best black-rand Sheep brought
300. to 325. ; and the second descriptions, 245. to M. each, or
51d to 6d. per lb. A considerable number of Sheep, par-
ticularly those of inferior quality, were lets unsold.

COVENT GARDEN. TM. Morning. Hot-
house flrspes continue to be scarce. Pine-apples are suffi-
cient for the demand. Pears chit fly consist f Chsumoutelle,
Olout Humus, Ne Plus Henri', and Old Colmar. Nuts in
general are sufficient for the demand. Oranges and Lemons
are plentiful. Amorgst Vegetables, Carrots and Turnips
are abundant and good; Cauliflowers, Broccoli, &c., su
cient for the demand. Asparsgu•, French Beans, Rhubarb,
and Seakale are becoming more plentiful. France, Belgium,
and Holland stilt contribute considerably to the stock of
Potatoes; the foreign ones fetch about 61 a ton ; the very
best home grown ones about M. a ton. Lettuces and other
sanding are sufficient for the demand. Mushrooms are
pretty plentiful. Cut Flowers consist of Heaths, Pelargo-
niums, Christmu R4ea, Camellia, Gardenias, Fuchsias,
and Roses.

FRUITS.
Mae Apple per 111., as to ert Ainionds, per peck, 61
Grapes, hiit tot , par lb., tutees sweet. per lb.. ts to 3s
foreign. Per lb. MI to ls. Walnuts, por lou, ls 01 to Ps
Apples. down, per bush., tato Ts per bush.. leo to tas
kitchen. ditto, 24 toga Choitout, per pock, ato Ts
Pears, por dos, Ts to ea Nuts. Iforeelona, per ho Ntt th 221
per halfsieve, as to 10a Filberts. per IMb...eta tolling
Lemons. Per dos., to to Is :: Cob, loulbs, Pus to 1.5.0
per Pm, 10. to lay pa hush.. lb to las
Oranges. per dos., 10 to is

Onions, per beast, 3d to gd
per bud*, Is. dd to Ss. 611.
Spanis, par la h dog. 64 to 4g
Mere, Is 64 to 3.
Chalk. per lb.. 44 to ad
kadishea, per dor. lAOI4, Gd to to
Turnip 40..94 to Is
Araleholes, per dos. lo6d to 1
Jinuaim, p. 6t. eve, is to
1,
Lettuce. Cab., per score, 44 to &I
tos.„ per sauna, ad to Is
Mmllve, per acme, ad to Is
Mushrooms, per poste, 64 to I.
per Waba, 6. to tis
Small Kala. 44, per punnet, 24 to 34
Fennel, per bun-b, 24 to 34
Savory, per booth, 24 to 34.
Thyme, per Munn, 34 to 4d
Watereraa, p 12 al nall hun.,64 to 34
Pandey, per doz. bunch., Is dd to 2.•
koota, per heal. la to Is 64
Marjoram, per humh, 24
Mint. green, per honcho 24
asierhets me last pap

VIOL"
Cabtages, per dos., 3d to ls
red, pot
I dos. Is to Is
Savoys. per dot. 3.1 to s
()revs, per dos. bunch., L.6d tobed
Caulidosrers, psr dos., Is to 4.
Broosoll, elute, per bonds Is to Is
brown, both. Sal to
/lasso], per half-.lore. tid to pd
Potatoes, per too, Ws to Ides

Per 61 to Ss
per bushel, ti dd to 60
Turnips, perdon bunen.,ls dl tole
dot per dos., Rd to is
Ilona BMW per bundle. I. to to
=iens, per WO. 2t to fe
per punnet, Is to T. Rd
FN p
of re Ounce., Is to lx ad
ns. par 100, tid
Onsunioss. snob. to Ss
Loads, per dos, Sdls to 1.
Odom Pr losillo, 6d to 1. 3.1
dims, Pr dos toinetten 30 to
psi dove.ed to Is dd
sod 4d to di
Touslook par helSoisor, 3I r Is
Far Testeniare

to Orpreat.

BLS.

The malls for Vigo, Lieboo,---NLadeira, Cad* and Miraltet
be wade up ne the earn of the 7th i.e.
The main, via It amines, to the Niediterroxiun. Egypt, Aden.
Ciegtos, Hassbione. ha, will be made up oa the evening of
the 6th Jan.

Th. Mails for Ihitish North America, and the United lute,
w1:1 be made up on the evening of the 12111 Jan.
The Wort India hawk, anducling I:erinucia. Nemo, Havana,
liondaree, New Germs and Mellon, awl Minding those for
Madeira, et. Jusess.de-Nkeragua, haw Granada, Chili, and Pen, will
be made op on the morning of the 17th Jam
The mills fm Gibraltar, Malta, Gem" me lonian lebuide, greet,
Aden, Ceylon, India, liong-Kong, and China, cia ton, wilt
be made'p on the morning of the SOth Jan.
The mails for New South Wales, Wee Dleciian'e Land, and Nee
'eaten will be made op on the evening of the Slot Jen.
The mails ix Madeira, the Brasile, sad Swam Ayres, will be
made ay on Übe •••0111, of UN 4th Feb.

TO 008.1LESPON DENTS.
Our Ilutoxrew Coaaseruxosir mug tine made a intstake. I/O letter
mama bars been mamas fur us.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON 'RIDGE.
T.. DA. —Worn. 311 re. prt It ; Afterre& • re. pint S.
To nerom—Plaring, I per rot OU. Afters.% W mr. par &

LONDON, SATURDAY, JAN. 6.

THE revenue returns for the year and quarter which
ended yesterday, will be found elsewhere in this day's
publication. They are gratifying in so far as the
corroborate the accounts of reviving prosperity which
reach us from the manufacturinx districts, and the
great emporiums of commerce. But they afford no
pretext for relaxation in the struggle which has been
commenced to enforce reductions in the public expen-
diture as the only means of obtaining alleviations of
the burthen of taxation.

Under the head of ordinary revenue there appears
an increase in the returns of 1848, as compared
with those of 1847, of 1,019,4561. upon certain
items, counteracted by a decrease upon others
of 1,143,7511. The revenue from ordinary
sonnies in 1848 Las been lees by 124,2951. than in
1847. The increase of 533,9371. on the year, paraded
in the official return', is cleaved solely from the casual
revenue. There is an increase of 539,3051. in China
Money, of which the last instalment has Iren paid ;
there is an increase of 268,7421. in imprest and other
moneys; and there is a decrease of 149,7951. in repay-
ments of advances. lied it not been for the Chinese
windfall, the revenue of 1848, both from ordinary and
from casual sources, would have actually been lees
than that of 1847 by 5,3481. And to prevent the
decrease being still greater the Globe of last night in-
forms us that recourse had been had to a sale of stores,
the proceeds of which figure under the title of "other
monies." Financiers have no title to rely, in their
estimates for next year, on the elasticity of the public
revenue.

The increase in the ordinary revenue, with the
exception of the trifling increase under the bead of
crown lands—for which we have probably to thank
the badgering Lord DUNCAN has given tLe commis-
sioners—comes exclusively from the customs and
excise. In the former there is an increase of
914,0621. on the year; in the latter of 101,3941.
Both in the customs and excise the improvement is
perceptible for the two last quarters. This warrants
a belief that the increased activity in trade and ma-
nufactures which is now proclaimed on all hands will
be Listing as it has been gradual.
The items of ordinaiy revenue in which the returns
show a decrease on the year are stain'. a, taxes, pro-
perty tax. pest-office, and mLoellaneous. The de-
crease in the two last-mentioned is of trifling amount,
and may be passed over as one of those oscillating
movements which will occasionally recur. In taxes
there is an increase on the quarter which would seem
to indicate that the improvement already visible in
the excise and customs is begining to extend to them.
The decrease in the property-tax returns is probably
owing to the sharp practice in collection of the pre-
ceding year. But the decrease in the stamps is a more
serious consideration.

It amounts to no leas than 848,6981., and is still
going on, for no the quarter also there is a decrease
of 92,2871. The decrease on the year in the grass
revenue from stamps cannot fall much short of
900,0001., and the average gross revenue from this
source does not exceed seven millions and a half. The
receipts from stamps ia 1848 have been less by one.
eighth than they were in 1847. The extraordinary
circumstances of the year may in part account for
this, but it must also be kept in mind that this head
of revenue has of late years been the least elastic
of any.
In 1828 the gross income from cuss•oms duties was
a trifle less than twenty millions. In 1844 the gross
income from customs duties will not Lill much, it
anything, below twenty -three millio. e. The year
1826 was a fair average year, the year 1848 has been