The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

•na of h.
Corrox.-500 bales sold yatetday oft 'Change.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAT.
The market Is steady at the aniseed quotations :
Town tallow, 665. 6d. sett sash ; Petenburg 17 ,
on the spot, 68s. to Bd. • November to Diem-
ber, 68s. ; January to Mush, 68s. to 675. 9d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Mr.B. J. Davis report. the supply large, mid trade beavg.
Priem meadow hay, 68e. to 80a.; superior ditto (old), 84e.
to 80i. ; inferior, 60e. to 1301. ; rowels, 60e. to 70e.; doom,
70.. to 1061. ; woad eat, 70e. to 960. ; straw, Ma. to 28s.

THE GOLDEN LECTITHESHIP.—Yesterday wonting
a general meeting of the court of militants of the Haber-
dashers' Company was held at thole hours in dreamt-
street, for the purpose of receiving the oases and exualaiag
the testimonials of candidates or the golden leetureship,
which is about to become vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. Henry Melvin, 8.D., who Du been appointed to a
canonry in St. Paul's cathedral. There are four candidates
for the officio, which merely involves one sermon a week at
St. Margaret's church, Lothbury, and is worth about 4604
a year, namely, the Rev. Daniel Moore, M.A., unites of
Camden Church, Camber ; the Itev.Thce
rector of Stoke Newingten; the Rev. Robt.Blekersteth,M.A..
rector of Sr. Oilee's-in-the•Ftelde ; and the Rev. 4:
Molyneux, M.A., chaplain to the Loth Hospital. 1161
court of Resistants sppoieted Saturday next as the day ma
which they would proceed to the elution. The mated is
expected to be a very close ea*,
THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The exact
numbers on the show of hands at yesterday's meeting were—
For Mr. Matins, 39; for Mr. Love, 126. The Chairmen
6.-
elated that the poll would commence that emirs, and be
ustietted on the following (this) day sod on Wednesday,
sad that the result would be declared on Friday, at on.
✓eioek.
ACCIDENT ON THE ULVERSTON SANDlL—During
the last week the Diemen Sands have been in a very un-
settled stets, and the noosing very uneertale, the ford some-
Owes changing 1111Veril times in one day. Last Monday
afternoon, Joseph Lambert, blacksmith, of Allishwaite, was
returning from Unenton with a hone and tart belonging
to John Moor, of that place. Not seeing the guide (who
was in search of soother ford higher up, having abandoned
the place used as a crossing in the monies), be followed the
tracks in the sand, and entered the channel opposite Canal
Foot, at the place where be had erased a few hours before.
Within a few steps of the other aide the horse soddenly
stepped into • quicksand, and began to sink rapidly, toge-
ther with the ears, which was laden with iron. Lambert
immediately ezie d cut for assistance, aniPcommeneed throw-
ing out oa the embank the lighter commodities he had in
the conveysace, bet was so bewildered that he bad not pre-
sence of mind to unyoke the horse while the owe port of
its boil war out of water. The guide and some gentlemen
who were on the sand at the suns time, amongst whom was
Lord Burlington, went directly to his assistance, but the
current was so strong that the cart was °unwind Won
anything could be done to extricate the bor.', and it was
drowned, and with the cart was soon engulfed. Buoys from
Canal Foot were attached, that It miebt be recovered next
tide, wh'eb was accordingly done.—Preston Guardian.
THE GIPSY KINO.—Tbe inquest on old Stanley,
commonly called " The Gipsy King of the West," who was
found dead is the river Dart, near Tones, was eantinde4
last Friday by Mr. W. A. Cockey, sonnet. It appetite that
the old man was talking to a little boy on Tonne bridp in
the evening, when a tall, neigh-tooling fellow, dressed la a
velveteen jacket, Mae op and sheen him, sad took him
away. A few hours &Remade, at two o'clock is the
morning, a wens.. who lives near the river heard a seise of
panelling and struggling, and then a splash of water. She
Cooked out, and sow • man, resembling the one who bed
accosted Stanley on the hedge, erouchirg by the water's
edge and looking intently en the water. He ran away se
fast as he could. It was proved
ontohe medical men that
death war caused by strangulat d not by drawling,
and the jury returned a verd:et of " Wilful murder against
some person cr persons unknown."
COYMERCIAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE COM.
PANT.—.The claim of Mr. E Evans of 2,3001, alleged to
ban been advanced to this company, is ordered by the
Chief
M . Galsworthe, bin solicitors, is settled. The Cahn
Clerk
Dettrtho,eutiforittesrborofutgehetitoiillbeytt
rs.tad Tvargouvaeordesendtil
the
of
is
objected to oa the ground of the allegation that the Creston
mode use of it to dealers dividend., althou,th no otofile
ofw sGr tarzl tied.
ree sodtt edno thepefurthero, hadgroundo power
thato b•:rte.: the
money. d • d
Muter in Chaneory Humphry has at length decided that
WESTERN OF BENGAL RAILWAY.—The
all transfers of shares or aerip in this abortive company
are illegal and void, and has directed the nee'aratioa of a
d,vidend of toe sesets in the hands of 11r. Quitter (of the
firm of Quitter, Bell, and Co.), the official manegor, mem,
the edgiest &Bonus of shares the result ot which is that
the transience of shares or icrip will not be entitled t•

partmpate.
A BLIGHT DITTBEENCL—The telegraph operator
et Vera Cris, es the arrive' of the Borges P. gases, ea the
let of (Motet:, telaerepbed to the city of Mezleo, the as-
tangelo, tatellieasee of the faders date Bark It of Basked.
He fasciae that the " Royal Britbh B weld be no
other than its peat eatleral bankleg inatitntiosof the
British peeple.—Aotwricea Paper.

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