The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-08 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

In the tallow market to-day there is no demand for con-
sumption, but only for speculation. Prices arc quoted as
follows :—Towu tallow, 375. nett cash ; l'etersburg Y. C.
on the spot, 38s. to 38s. Gd.; March and April, 38s. 34.
to 38s. 84. ; last three months, 38s. 9d.
MARKET Astitscr.s.—Town Tallow, 39.. 6d. ; fat by
ditto, 2r. Id.; Yellow Russian, 395. 60.; melted stult,
295.; rough ditto, 18s. ; Tallow graves, 95.; good dregs, Gs.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
?dews. Cooper and Davis report short a supply at the
following quotations : Prime Meadow Hay, 765. to 80s. ;
inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; Rowen, 60s. to 6.14. ; Clover,
,70 to 601. ; second eut, 63a to 70M. ; Straw, 235. to 265.

LORD CAMPBELL'S BILL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE.—
Lord Campbell's bill to improve the administration of
criminal justice, now in the House of Lords, has been
printed. It contains 31 clauses. The object of this bill, as
expressed in the preamble, is to prevent offenders escaping
conviction by technical strictness in the proceedings. A
criminal court may amend any variance not material to the
merits of a case. In indictments for murder and man-
slaughter, the manner and means in and bv which the
crime was committed need not he specified. in trials for
felony, if the offence he not completed, the parties may be
found guilty of an attempt to commit the same, and in that
case ate to be liable to the same consequences as if they had
been indicted and convicted of the attempt to commit the
felony only. Among various alterations contemplated, is
one of a novel character on the arraignment of a defendant
either for felony or misdemeanour. Ile is not to be called
upon to plead • guilty " or " not guilty," but shall be
asked " whether he wishes to plead guilty-, or any other
plea, or to he tried." If he *IA say he wishes to he tried,
I then the officer shall enter a plea of " nut guilty," and
when a refusal to plead is apparent, then a plea of " not
guilty " is to be reeeneled._
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ADVLTERATION or COFFEE.—The subject of the
adulteration of coffee by chicory has for some time past
occupied public attention. It will be seen by the following
table the effects which it has upon the consumption of
coffee, and that that consumption is every ear decreasing,
in the face of an increase of population. Ihe figures arc
as follows:

Consumption of coffee for fuur years, ending the sth of
J.inua7 each year.
1818 .... 37,441,3,31b5. Decrease•
1849 37,077,1461 hr. .... 383,8271b5.
1850 34,359,3741b5. 2,678,1721h5.
1851 31,228,8401 b.. 3,172,•5341ba.

THE EVIL EVE.—This superstition is still preva-
lent in this neighbourhood (Launceston). I have very re-
cently been informed of the case of a young woman, in the
village of Litton, who is lying hopelessly ill of consump-
tion, which her neighbours attribute to her having been Total decrease in three years., 6,214,5331 W. •
"overlooked " (this is the local phrase by which they de- The direct loss to the revenue from decrease of coasumt.-
signate the baleful spell of the evil eye). An old woman Lion is at least 190,000(. The result of this adulteration is
In this town is supposed to have the power of " ill wishing," i that nothing but low finalities of coifs,' are in demand.
Or bewitching her neighours and their cattle, and is looked I Fine Jamaica, which was in demand eight or ten years ago,
on with much awe incontequence.—From "Notes and when the price was 30s. to 40s. per cwt. dearer than at
Queries." present, is now scarcely saleable.