The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-25 00:00:00

LOCAL MARX MARKET&

Unmoor, Din. 24.—The noire is den Wier. daft& however.
finely. Black ere, 7—East Loossoloink lll—Lootoshlre sad York.
Sam Sl—Ditto. Liverpool, Coolly. mod Southport, Ill—Load= sad
north Woolora,lol.l f—alosobooler,ftelasid, sad Liasolosbire,
Ifiaseil.Sl-111outh looloro,ll—OnsolToak of Curds. ISL 1431
to—Grose Waters ofClearle, sow ism. pes.—Lazotabours cooed.
ted, 111. 10s. Id. dia.
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Nentatanne. D.C. 34.-Ibsre was a niodorata bostasa. and
ir=eihs. mere draw. Era Unreality. hli-la— Ditto Pref. paw,
Ueda. V —Lcoloy.lo4—Bbedielde 3311-11idiand, 82-{ifillt
lilt Dever.til 1-11-11rotritt Taierranit, 33-11anahrater,
and C. Oman. IR.
Ilimealuant, Duw fa.,—This maim was wear, today, and
prior Ur tura lever. Leedom and North Wetting aired at 1031
too-111d1seds down at Sli —Loudon and Booth Waters; at 107—
ster and Nolyhaaa. at N.

REDUCTION OP POSTAGE UPON LESSEES FOE-
WAIMID TO THI BIBDTTIOULATIZAK, TIM BAST INDIES,
AND CHINA,TIA MAIIIILL11:01 the lot January, 1867,
and thenceforward, a reduction will take plum in the
mount of the French transit rate ehasgsable upon letters
forwarded by British packet to the Meditemnsan, the But
and Chins, is the domed math via Marseilles, and
each bottom will be liable to the following combined rates—
Ms.: Not 'needing cc., 9d. ; above ca., and not seeded-
as., ls.; above t on., and not exceeding t 91.
above t os., sad not exceeding 1 os., 24. ; above '1 os. and
not esceedhig It es., 3e. 341. ; ebeTe It os., and not attend-
ing 11 os .31. 61.; above It on., and not exceeding 11 os.,
3..90.; above It os., end not .seeding 2 on., 4s. The
foregoing male or charge will apply to letters seat to Melts,
Egypt, the pessimism of no But India Company, Jam;
Borneo, Labels., Sametre, the Moluccas, the Philippine
Islands, when specially eddreseed Me India; Ceylon, Mau-
ritius, Bonbon (RAtusion), Heag-Kong, and China. Let-
ters forwarded to Malta by the Fronts Mediterranean
packets will also be liable to the ease rates. Upon Intim
addressed to the lonian islands Ma Marseilles, the following
aembined rates will be chargeable : Not exceeding os ,
Is. 31.; above os. and not *needing es., Is. 6d.; above
ca. and not iszcseding t oa , 2s. 9d. ; above ton. and not
en eeding 1 os.. 35.; above 1 os. and not emending It os.,
as 3d.; above lf on. and not exceeding 11 os., 6s. 61.;
above lt os. and not exceeding It on., 6s. 9d.; above 11 os.
and not esseedieg 2 on., 6.. 'lee !Postage os letters for
any pine in Egypt (tzerpt Alexandria), or for any plum in
China (inapt Boer Eng), for the lonian Islands, or for
Java, Bourbon, Borneo. Latina, Sountra, the Moluccas,
os ths Philippine Islands, must be paid in advance. Letters
for the other places specified above may either be paid is
advises or posted unpaid, at the option of the sender.—By
oommand of the Postmaster•Cieseral. HOWLAXD BILL, dd.
eretery.—General Post CMGs, Dec. 20.
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TYNE DOCKIL—At a meeting of the Rico' Tyne
Improvement Commissioners, held at Newcastle-on-Tyre
this week, it was unanimously determined to proceed with
the bill for parliamentary powers to make a dock in :the
Coble Dean, at the upper end of Shields Harbour. The
cost of constesction is estimated at 200,0001. ; and it is in-
tended for the reception of a larger clue of vessels than
nut be admitted Into the Northumberland Docks, now
nearly finished by the commissioners at the Hay Hole. It
is also mowed to conetsuet ajenetion channel between the
two docks. It is intended to raise the capital on the seat
city of the dock dues, with the collateral acuity of the
general revenue of the river.
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THE IRON TRAWL—WOLVERHAMPTON, DEC. 21.
—The preliminary meeting of the Buffsrdsbire innonsten,
was held here this afternoon; the attendance was very
numerotte, all the leading firms being represented. There
was a general concalrenes of opinion that the trade is mueh
more animated than it was a fortnight ago, and that conse-
quently the contemplated reduction of prices was
unatcessary ;In these circumstances it wee resolvedall but
unanimously, to adhere to the prices declared 15 months
ago, vie , ban, RI. per ton, hoops end sheets in proportion.
Another consequence of this resolve is, that the contemplated
reduction in the wages of the thin coal and stone men has
(been abandoned.