The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-15 00:00:00

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s.Savour AND
Co.—This morning, about 8 ei'clock, lbe following daring,
as well as dextrous, robbery wee committed at Mears. Cox
Savory and Co.'s, the extensive silversmiths and watch-
makers, of CornhilL The robbery was effected at the branch
warehouse, 54, Cornhill. It appears that the shopman, ac-
cording to custom, opened the shop shortly before 8 o'clock,
and then, locking op the door, went to breakfast. It was
during his absence that some expert their or thieves, who
bad evidently been watching his movements, contrived
either to pick the lock, or enter the shop by means of a false
key, and carried off trays containing no lees than 149 go!d
and silver watches, of the value of nearly 1,0001. At about
the time in question a cab was observed to drive away ra-
pidly from the opposite side of the street ; it is supposed that
it conveyed away the plunder. Messrs. Savory and Co. are
about to offer a large reward for the detection of the thieves
and the recovery of the property.
CULTIVATION or TUSSAC GRASS. —At the last
monthly meeting of the Highland and Agricultural Society
of Scotland, in Edinburgh, Dr. Balfour read a communica-
tion on Tune Grass, sent
of the Rto the socie
al Engineers in Scot-
landy Colonel Moody,
e commanding officer oy,
and father of Captain Moody, Governor of the
Falkland Islands, to whose exertions the public are in-
debted for the introduction of that grass, from which so
much is expected. Colonel Moody referred to the notice of
the Tussac by Bougainville, who was the 'first to discover
its nutritious properties, but who did not, so far as he is
known, attempt to introduce it into the agriculture of
Frame. It was afterwards described by Cook, under the
name of sword grass, and must have been known to Sir
Joseph Banks, who accompanied the circumnavigator. It
was again noticed by Captain Henry Foster, in the narrative
of his voyage to the Southern Ocean, in 1828, 1829, and
1830, as the &delis ccespitosa, or Tussac Grass, as it was
afterwards designated by Dr. Hooker, who accompanied
the expedition under Sir James Ross. Since that
period, Captain Moody has been unremitting in his
exertions to bring the subject under the notice of the public,
and has repeatedly sent home parcels of the seed for
trial. Colonel Moody's communication mentioned the suc-
cess with which some of that seed had been tried in deep
moss contigious to the sea, in the island of Lewis, and re-
ferred to certain experiments, the result of which was, that
cattle in this country eat Tussac with avidity, and prefer it
to native grasses, and that in nutritive matter the Tussac is
superior to the Fescue in the proportion of about 6to 4.
Dr. Balloour mentioned that this ttrus was thriving well in
various situations, particularly in the Dublin Botanical
Garden, at Barechan Castle, in Renfrewshire; in Mr. Law-
son's nursery grounds, and in the Orkney Islands. Mr.
Trill, of Viers, had the merit of introducing it into the last
locality ,• baring failed in raising the plant from seed, he
procured some email *specimens from the nursery, which
were planted is the island of Rousay, in peetv soil, under
the immediate influence of the sea ; they tripled their size
in July and August, and their growth during that period
was equal to six months' progressin the nursery. Dr. Neill
said that from his own experience he could confirm the fact
mentioned by Mr. Moore, of the Olasnevin Botanic Garden,
that where Tone pleat& are scarce, they may readily be
multiplied by dividing the tufted roots. In the end of July
last he directed his gardener to divide
ims
mood wo plants, being
soissi sows is
lE=.l:lWrirlisribrde4l about Mom off Ms, TM
abets of the one were placed in good garden mould, and
have succeeded well, promising to make fine tufts against
next season. The offsets of the other plants were dibbed
into the worst soil which the garden afforded, a coarse ferru-
ginous sand, and in this they have not flourished. The
chairman said, that the thanks of the society, and of the
public at large were due to Captain Moody, the Governor of
the Falkland Islands, for the efforts made by him to intro-
duce the Tussac grass into Great Britain, and that it would
he gratifying to him in learn that its culture was now exci-
ting so much interest in the agricultural world.

COMMERCIAL et MARKETS.
MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
lir/If-past Two.—The market opened the same as
the closing prices of yesterday, but in an inactive state in
respect of tusineas, and with an apparent tendency of prices
downward.. At two o'clock Consols, upon the indication of
• disposition to make sales, gave way to 934 to 4, which, with
the decline yesterday, makes I per cent. below the quotations
of last week. Exchequer bills, however, are still supported
at lls. to 14s. premium.
The dealings in foreign stocks have been checked by
the depressed postion of Consols. Otherwise, there was an
inclination among the dealers to operate in Mexican and
Spanish, which are said to he rather better in Holland and
Belgium. Mexicans are 231 to 4 ; Spanish Fives, 26 to j ;
the Threes, 371 W i•
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 2064 74 Ditto for Acct., 961
per Ct. Red., 94 31 per Cents., 95 ii
3 per Cent. Consols, shut Exchequer Bills, Ils. 14s.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
S per. Ct. A•Ntrlan Eds., 914 1 per Cent. Grenada Wan 194 204
44 per Ct. lakrkuslkis., 914 54 Grenada Deferred lids.. 31 6
/4 per Con:. ditto, 5 per Ct. Mexican. 1846, 231
5 per Ct. Brazilian Ms. 63 7 6 per Cent. Penis= Bds., 36 8
per Cent. New Braz.l3.la, 81 6 Portuguese Gone. ads, 364 74
6 per Ct. Buenos Arm, Bda., 42 4 5 per Ct. Rtwidan Bds., 110 12
6 per Ct. elution Eds. 95 7 5 per Ct. Spanish Bds., 26
G per Cent. Columb.def.l3ds., 3 per Ct. Spanish Bonds, 3.1
Columbhin Equador Bd.. 31 Spanish Deferred lids., 17
3 per Ct. Danish lids., 604 1 Spiudsh Passive Ada, 51
24 per Ct. Dutch Bch. Gin I 2 perCt.Venexuela Rds., 39 41
4 per Ct. Dutch Carts., 921 I Venezuela Deferred Eds., 114 124

RAILWAYS.
The market continues in a more steady condition
than might bore been expected from the depressed state of
funded values. But the transactions are on a more limited
scale, and altogether it is • quiet market.
SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIS DAY IN LONDON.
(Yesterday's prices will be found in last p.age.)
Aberdeen, 24 31 Londonderry & Coleraine, 7
Dir. and Oxford 94 1 Londonderry & Enniskillen, 6
Bristol Sc Exeter, 771 Lrin and Or, 164
Buckinglimmtire, 1 d 5136- & Leeds, Quarters, 61
Churnet Sc Blythe, 14 Man., Buxton, & Matlock, I p
Conmall halves, Man. & Southampton, 11
E. Counties, 221 1 midland, 127 6
Do. New, 71 p Do. New, 311
Do. Perp. 5 per Cent., No. 2, 1 p Do. New, 61
Do. York Extension, 31 1 Newcastle and Berwick, 341
Fast Lancashire, New, 9 Newmarket and Clusterfot d, 51 4
Pin. aSI Norfolk, 1301
Edin. & Gus. N. N. Counties Colon, 11
Ely and Iluntanadon, 131
18 N British, 364
Great Western Quarters, 18 Do. Halves, 151 1
Do. Fifths, 28t_ Do. Quarters, 311
Huddersfield & man., 17 161 Do. Thirds, 34 1
Leeds and Bradford, 751 North Staffordshire, 81 4
Leeds and Think, 151 Preston and Wyre, 311 2
Liv., Man., & New. Jo., 24 Shrewsbury & Bir., Miss A, 41 1
London and Blackwell, 8 1 S. E. & Dover, 371 81
Do. New, 41 Do. is. at 33/ °sad.), No. 2,131
Lon., Brig., and 9. Coast, 581 Vale of Neath,
Do. Consolidated Fifths, 471 York & Newcastle, Prefer., 761
Do. Do. Eighths, 141 York &N. Mid. Halves, 46 1
London and Greenwich, 91 Do. Pref., 121 1
Lon. and N. Western, 195 Dutch Rhenish, 4
Do. Qrs., New, 15 141 Great 'V. Bengal,
Do. Fifths 19 Jamaica S. Midland En., If
Len. and S. Western 63 1 Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, f
Do. Tenths, 51 4 N. of France Con., 101 f
Do. Tenths, 4f Orleans and Bordeaux, 81 8
Do. Snip, 51 1 Paris and Lyons Constituted. 51
Do. Do., 41 Paris and Stras. Con., 31
London, Salle., & Yeovil, 11 4
MANCHESTER S.
Amb. Not. Bos. & E.J., I d
Birk , Lawns., & Ches., lf 1
Stem. Sc Oxford June., 'lB P
East Lances. New, No. 1, 31 p
Do., No. 2, 4 31 p
Do., New So., 11 p
Fleetwood,Preston, &W. R., d
Glasgow and Dumfries, 1-11614 P
Man.
Dr. Thirds, II
p
Leeds and Thlrek, New, par
Do., l'rftm., 1 p
BIRMLNGIIAM
Arab., Not., and Breton, 3a 9d. 1 d
Air. and Oxford In., 71 8 p
Bir., Wol., and Dudley, Si 51 p
8ir.,W01.,& Str. Val., 2/ 486.9 d. p
North Staffordshire, 31 1 p
Burton
Oxford, Coventry. & , 21 p
HULL SAI
N. British, QuapterS, 755. 88s.
Do. New Qrs. Scrip, 1 P
Do. Thirds, 21. 16s. p
LEEDS SAI
Dir. & Oxford. 8 P
East Lancashire, New Scrip, 11 p
Leeds & Dewsbury, 101 p
Do. Halves, 6 p
Gt. Grimsby, 31 d
Huddersfield & Man., 41 p
Do. Thirds. If is
Leeds Sc Think, 2 1 d
Do. Preference, 19s. 6d. 19a. p
New Thinks, 3 d

iALE9, Dix. 14.
Leeds, Dews., & Man. Aal., 9 p
Llv., Man., & New. Jr., 346 d
Loo-, 3110 L., &ds,Bir., 74a
Man. and ee rters, 4
North StafibrdahhQua e, n 9-16 a p
p
North Western, p
Preston & WTre, 32 d
Do., Sixths, 41
Shrews. & P
West hiding Union, 1 p
Whitebaeen & Furns.' 5-161 d
York & Newe., l'ref.,s p
SALES,

Me. 14.
Shrews. & Bir., A., 361.3d.21.25.,
Do. do., 8., 11 1 p
Stitap. Union R.& C., sep.,Reg.,fid
B. Staff. Reg. (lateJn.),
Do. do. (lateTnt.Val.),l6s.3d. p
Boulogne end Amiens, 24 d
ES, Dec. 14.
Northern Counties Onion, 21.6 d.
Nerth Western, Be. 6d. p
York & F..BcW.R.Prf., 10r. la 3d.p
Dec. 14.
Melton & Drif. Jun., Ells. p
N. British, Thirds, 525. 335. p
Do. Quarters, 488. p
North Staffordshire, is p
North Western, lls. p
Sher., Rotherham, &e., 154. p
Carlisle Extension, 20s. p
East and WOO. 12)p
Leeds, Wakefield, & Mid., 12a. d