The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-02 00:00:00

FOREIGN.

The weather appears to have set in very severe in the
northern countries of Europe, and many of the rivers had
already become so much blocked by ice as to impede the
navigation; and unless a complete change of weather should
take place, further shipments would be rendered impossible
until spring. Whether this be so or not will, in fact, make
no real difference so long as matters remain in the position
they now arc, wheat being relatively dearer on the Conti-
nent than in this country ; still the probability of an early
closing of the Baltic will certainly produce some influence
on the minds of holders here. Meanwhile considerable
excitement prevails abroad, and in the absence of anything
like an active export demand, prices have continued to ad-
vance ; any movement here would therefore be likely to
cause a further material rise in most of the foreign markets.
Dantaic letters, dated Nov. 22, inform ns that about
i,C;lre qrs. sentat tau changed lianas during the week at
very full terms ; to 40s. having been paid fur 61 to
62 lbs. Bugg wheat, and 365. 6d. to 375. for inferior
new mixed weighing only 59 to GO lbs. per bush. The'
supplies from Poland had been small, viz., 1,900 qrs.; and
front the neighbouring growers only about 500 qrs. had been
received during the week. A vessel, capable of carrying
1,000 qrs. of Wheat, had been chartered to load for London
at 2s. per qr. in full.
Rostock advises of the 24th Ncv. state that very small
supplies of Wheat had been brought forward by the tanners
and all that had come to hand had met a ready sale, at rather
enhanced terms. The reports from Hamburg were deemed
very encouraging, and a further rise in prices was calculated
on. Good qualities, weighing Cl to 62 lbs. per bush., had
been taken freely at 365. per qr., free on board ; and any
increase in the demand would probably, it was thought,
drive prices up higher. Of spring corn very little had been
brought forward. Barley was quoted 215., and Pecs 23a.
per qr., free on board. Several days of sharp frost had
been experienced, and at one time there was • probability
of the navigation being closed, the river having become
covered by ice, which had, however, afterwards broken up.
At Hamburg, on Tuesday, there was an active speculative
demand for Wheat for delivery in spring ; and for good
qualities of red, to be shipped from Lower Baltic ports, equal
to 41s. 6d. up to 425. per qr., free on board, had been
realised. In parcels on the spot comparatively little business
had been done. Spring corn had been in lively request: for
53Ibs. to 5 tills. barley, to be shipped from the Danish is-
lands, 234. 'Jd. had been paid, and 245. was then asked. Oats
from Jutland, weighing Sibs., were quoted 16s. test. ; and
Danish, 17s. to 17s. Gd. per qr., free on board.
The accounts from Holland are of a similar character ;
and at Rotterdam, on Monday, new white Zealand wheat
was quoted quite Is. per qr. higher than on that day week-
62Ibs. quality being worth 425. 01. per qr. fur local con-
sumption.
By the most recent advice, from France, we learn that,
sonic purchasers of flour on En,;lish account having ap-
peared, sellers had raised their pretensions; and at Pans, on
Wednesday, the article was quoted from lfr. 4t 2fr. per
sack higher than on that day meek. Stocks have been ma-
terially reduced ; the deliveries having been on a very large
scale. At the markets oa the coast small supplies of wheat
had been brought forward, and buyers had in general been
obliged to pay some advance on previous prices. Shipments
to a moderate extent for England were being made from
time to time ; and this will continue to be the can when-
ever a margin fur profit, however small, offers.
The accounts from the Mediterranean are not of much
interest. At Ancona, on the 18th ult., holders of wheat
were very firm ; but the operations had for some time been
unimportant; good qualities were quoted 30s. 6e1., and for
Indian Corn 20s. &I. to 21s. per qr., free on board, had been
asked.

We have this week received advices of recent dates from
America. New York letters of the 15th November Worm
us that after a temporary advance of 61e. per barrel on
flour, prices had again receded to the old point, in come-
quence of large supplic. trom the interior. Shipments to
England were being made regularly every wick from the
principal ports; and we may reckon on fair supplies of
flour, wheat, and Indian corn from that quarter.

FIRES AND PROBABLE LOSS OP LlFE.—Thin MO/D-
-ing, about half-past three o'clock, a fire broke out in the
premises of Mr. Thomas, a cabinet-maker, in Ponsonhy's-
gardens, Bethnal-green-road. The flames when first dis-
covered (by the police on the beat) had obtained a firm
hold of the stock, and owing to its inflammable character,the
fire quickly seized upon every part of the premises. Several
engines were soon on the spot, but the flames were not sub-
dued until Mr. Thomas's stock iu trade was consumed and
the building all but destroyed. Fortunately the sufferer
was insured in the Royal fire-office.—At a late hour last
night, a tire, attended with serious, if not fatal con-
sequences,
happened in the premises of Mrs. Catherine Har-
nson, 19, Snow's-fields,Bermundsey. Some of the neighbours,
hearing loud cries for Help," entered the place, when
they found in one of the rooms a quantity of linen and
books blazing, and in the midst of the flames was the un-
fortunate occupant of the house, with her clothes on fire,
and the flames mounting over her head. The fire was ex-
tinguished, and the pour creature, who was terribly hunted,
was conveyed on a stretcher to the BorJugh Hospital,
but no hope could be entertained of her recovery. Mrs.
Harrison it too much injured to give any account of the
disaster.

MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICTL—Sir,—I per-
ceive that out of 21 boys lately sent up for eaainin.ition and
admission at the Royal Military AcademyatWoolwich, only
9 were admitted into that institution so cadets. On form r
occasions. during the headship of the late talented principal,
Mr. Andrew, no rejection tool( place. On two several occa-
sions 10 boys were sent up and all admitted, and 13 subse-
quently, shortly after the the appointment of the present
principal. It is a question of some interest to parents send-
ing their sons to as establishment which is exclusively a
preparatory school for the Royal Military Academy, whe-
ther their suns are to be admitted as cadets as a matter of
course if they acquit themselves creditably, or whether the
cadetcy is to be merely a prise to be competed for and won
by the cleverest of the boys gout up before the board of,
examiners. There is,. of course, no objection to the litter
system,
but the conditions of the race ought to be well '
un-
derstood and made public.-1 em, sir, your obedient ser-
vant, AN 011.11YVZ6.