The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-08 00:00:00

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lIINCING-LANK.--craul DAY.)
SUGAR.— Tbe %market shift Friday has bees inactive for
raw, and for reflood there is a dull demand ; the better
gambit's have bees sold on rather easier terms; brown
lumps remain st 43• but there are few buyers thereat.
Comp.—Oolonial defficriptious are firm at the full ear-
repay of last week.
Tea.—The demand is still inactive.
Rms.—With the exception of 2,000 bap of white Bengal
at Us.. no sales of importance reported.
SALrressr..—Aboat 3,500 bap sold at late rate., also •
prod to arrive at 27..
Corms. —Only limited sale* are reported at prices that
favour buyers.
The sales advertised for to-morrow consist of 800 Mt& of
Wort India. 2,800 hap of Mauritius, 1,200 tap of Berapl,
2.300 bags of Midas, 1,700 bags of Natal, end 500 bags of
Guatemala sugar ; 150 pelages of coffee ; 200 packages of
AMID tea ; and 14,000 bus of rice.

TALLOW ILtRHET.—(THIS DAY.)
Tke market is steady. Town tallow is quoted 395. 9d. ;
Petersburg Y.C. oce the spot, 40s. 6d. ; October to
December, 41.. 9d.
PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.

j 1/161.

1286. 1865.
34,466
1,318
89,962
1,253
79,305
406. 6d.
6ts. 24

stock on land tbia day .... 40,611 50,050
Delivery lad weak SO 1,011
Ditto from let Jane 71,919 71.561
Arrival lad weak
Ditto from lot Juno 76272 81,761
rricolf.C.on the spot thladayowt Ua 66 41a. Od.
Ditto Town last Yriday 441. 91. 4/5. 6d.

Arrival le[ tM week sedhs4 nth May year, 63 casks,
and delivery, 1,134 maks. The arrival last week coospaised 285
[ casks Odessa, 908 casks Australia ; total, 1,253 asks.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The ripply of beasts is about the same as on Monday
' last. Trade is nos so brisk, and a clesrance cannot be
effected. On the average prices are lower. There are not
quite so many @beep, but the demand is scarcely as good.
There is, however, vary little reduction in hest quabtiee.
There is a fair inquiry for choice lambs and calves at late
rates. From Germany and Holland there are 2,030 beasts,
6,590 sheep, 197 calves, sod 55 pip. Spain, 50 beasts
Scotland. 780; Ireland, 40; Norfolk sod Suffolk, 1,620; and
250 (rein the northern and midland emetics.
Per done et Bib.. 4. a. d. I Per 'Sons of Ms. s. a. d.
Best gods ffseltds 4 4 1 DaslDos & Ilit-bdslh 68 0 0
Dist Most-borne 4 4 Best Long-wools.— 00 0 0
asesed goal, boasts 2 3 Do. do. thorn .... 64 6 8
Caw 35 I Zwes & second ;pal 00 0 0
4 Do. do. non .... 4 4 4 10
DastDes&lll/.brada 0 0 Laths
Beasts st market, 4,820.; sheep and lambs, =750 ; calves, 110 ;
OP. 461.

The fiftieth asniversary festival of this armistice took place
OD Saturday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, and was, as usual,
very fully attended, especially by gentlemen connected with
art. Lord Houghton was I. the chair, and was supported
by Sir Roderick Murchison, Mr. Beredord Hope, Mr. Hol-
man Hunt, Mr. Ansdell, R.A., Mr. W. P. Frith, 8.A., Mr.
Fuld, A.R.A., Mr. Calderon, LA., Mr. Westeroott,
Mr. Caldeott, ILA., Mr. HUAI:4WD*, Mr. H. Wyndham
Phillips, Mr. Edmund Yates, Mr. J. Parkinson, Dr. Quain,
Mr. P. Hardwick°, Mr. Anthony Trollops, Mr. Godwin,
ke., &a. It should be uodentood that this institution
is singularly comprehensive in its objects ; it does not re.
quire the test of membership in • recipient of its aid, btu it
affords relief to all distressed meritorious artist., their
widows and orphans, whether they are subscribers or not,
merit and distress constituting the only claim. Since the
establishment of the society. in 1814, no less than 2,209 do-
nations have been granted, at an agregste charge of above
27,0001. During the put year 75 cues of distress were
relieved at an expenditure of 1,3301. In its orpnisa-
lion and administration the institution is • model
of its kind; the greatest possible amount of
good being performed at the smallest possible expense for
the carrying out of its objects. The gathering of Saturday SZYULWESII or Bone.—The blackbirds, thrushes,
was characterised by the heartiness and geniality which W. larks, starling, Ac., destroy the insects infesting the grams
in a manner peculiar to these anniversaries. The duties of crops and other vegetations near the round ; the creepers,
chairman were felicitously discharged by Lord Houghton, titmice, he., destroy the insects both in the larva and per-
who in proposing the toast of the evening poortrayed the feet states which are found on the limbs and bark of trees ;
contrast which exists between the Ideal artist and the the woodpeckers destroy the borers in the wood of trees'
actual man surrounded by the real accessories of life in the the warblers, cuckoos, and orioles capture the insects and
shape of wife and childree, and pointed out that it was for caterpillars in the foliage ; the flycatchers are almost con-
the benefit of the artist as amen and not fog the artist in the tinselly busy through the day, and the night-hawks sad
abstract that this society was formed. A number of torte whip-poor-wills in the night, capturing the Brio( insects
connected with art and literature were proposed and duly near the earth, and the mallows, that the linear shall
honoured, and the result of the evening's suscriptioes was have so loophole for escape, are on the wing from daylight
a sum of about 1,2001. until dark, and even later, securing these that have emosped
PALESTINE EXPLORATION FOND. tbeformer through all their enemies. —A nasal Report of the (Awn-
wanoetweinent the following eeidemen and gentlemen -have nws) Department of Agriculture.
given their sanction to the undertaking by joining the DOW The Methodist Episcopal body in the United
mitt.* :—The Earl of Derby ; Sir Roderick 1. Murchiene, States now numbers 928,320 members, They have 15,026
; Mr. A. Layard, M.P. ; Mr. Samuel Glamor, travelling and local preachers, and 10,015 placard worship.
M.P. ; Dr. Posey ; Dr. Hooker ; Mr. Samuel Morley ; Mr. Their beoevolent contributioss amounted last year to
F. Waymooth Gibbs, C.B. ; Mr. W. H. Dixon ; and Mr. 678,967 dollars.—New York paper.
W. S. W. Vane. The first meeting of the committee will A sum of 100,000 dollars is about to be sub-
be held, by the kind mrsiliriou of the Dean of Westminster, scribed In Bootee, in the United Stars, to be presented to
in the Jerusalem Chamber, on Friday, the 12th took, Mrs. Limas, the widow of the late President.
at IS p.m. There are in the Sandwich Islands abut 100
RAILWAY Brun or CA.1131•413 TO AND PROM meeting beef"' which have been erected by the Warders at
Livr-ereeL —The goszoot fund, for opp, aim the bills a ocws of 150,000 dollars. The owe at Hocgdols is bunt of
affecting the interest. of Liverpool in this matter, 'heady coral rock sad may stead for centataa —Sea Francisco
assesats to between 3,000 i. and 4,0004 JAW.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mown. Pattoodes and Smith report • somewhat im-
proved demand for the very limited stook of hops now re-
, mining, at fully late quotations.