The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By an arrival from South Africa we have Gra-
ham's Town papers to the 19th, and Cape Town
papers to the 26th February.
Sir Harry Smith had returned to Graham's Town
from a tour of inspection, extended among the native
tribes, emigrant Boers, and British and other settlers
at Natal, and was to leave immediately, overland, for
Cape Town. He appears to have been received by
the emigrant farmers, in almost every instance, with
feelings of attachment. The grand interview took
place upon the Tugala, where M. Pretorious, on be-
half of the farmers, addressed the high commis-
sioner, depicting the feelings of the people at
quitting their farms, and the miseries before them in
the wilderness of South Africa. His excellency was
himself much moved during the conversation that en-
sued, and endeavoured in every possible way to dis-
suade them from proceeding farther, and asked them
to wait at least until they saw what he could do for
them. All were most anxious to return to their farms,
but expressed their belief that his excellency would be
unable to put matters in such a position as would ren-
der it safe fir them to remain in the country; and that
hence they would infinitely prefer the uncomfortable
and dangerous journey into the interior, and depend-
ence on their own resources and means of defence,
than to he under the British government in the
district of Natal, in the same state and suffering the
same grievances they had so long endured. The
Tugala being full, his excellency was unable to cross
it, which allowed more time than would probably
have been otherwise spared to converse with Mr.
Pretorious and other intelligent emigrants present,
the result of which was pretty evident, namely, a
determination on the part of the whole to await his
excellency's measures.
The Bishop of Cape Toys n had arrived in Table Bay,
in the ship Persia.
The advices now received give a favourable
account of the trade and revenue of the colony for
the year ending with the sth of January latt. The
total imports for Cape Town are stated officially at
1,019,342/. in value ; Port Elizabeth, 320,7971.; and
for Simon's Town, 39,0201.; grand total, 1,409,342/.
In this amount of imports is included 233,223/. of
specie. The total exports, however, reached only to
410,935/., of which a considerable proportion, say
at least for Cape Town, 81,973/., consisted of produce
other than colonial. The custom-house duties for the
year had increased to 103,0841., against 100,739/. for
the year before. From 1841, when the customs only
rendered 48,018/., the revenue has continued yearly
in course of improvement.

South Australian papers to the 11th of November
describe a state of unexampled prosperity in that
colony. When emigrant ships were daily arriving, some
time ago, observes the Register, bringin g their hundreds
of immigrants, the working classes began to appre- '
hend that the labour market would be over-stocked,
and work. ran short, but that now the most cautious
settlers admit that it is not hundreds, but" thousands"
that arc wanted, and could be advanta-
geously employed for carrying out the extension of
agricultural cultivation and improvements, ' indus-
trious projects, and important designs," which were
actually contending in the market for a priority in
the supply of labour.

THREE FIRE. OCCURRED YESTERDAY MORNING
in the metropolis. The first was on tbe premises of Mr. C.
Lane, a horse-hair worker, No. 1, Leather-lane, Holborn.
It began in one of the workshops on the second floor, and was
not perceived until the flames shot through the roof. The
firemen were unable to extinguish the flame, until the work-
shop and all it contained were reduced to ashes.—The second
outbreak happened in Royal Oak Walk, Pittield-street, Hol-
ton, in premises belonging to Mr. O. C. Blunt, a cabi-
net-maker. The tames were after some trouble reduced,
but not until the workshop was burned out, and the
remainder of the premises materially damaged.—A third
fire occurred at a surgeon's shop in the neighbourhood of
Portman-square ; but, owing to the timely aid afrorded,..tbe
damage done vu not very considerable.

SHIPPING.
MAILS Attitann.—Dublia, 3; Waterford, 2; Donagha-
dee, 1 ; French 1 ; Flanders, 1.
LONDON, April 18.—Wind this day at noon, S., light
breeze and heavy passing clouds.
PENZANCE, Apnll6.—The Senator (at.), of and from Dub-
lin to London, ran ashore this morning, at 3 A.M., during a
thick fog, in Whitsand Bay. On the ebb of the fide she was
found embedded from 3 to 4 feet in the sand; and, as she
lies athwart the bench, it is supposed she will have to dis-
charre to he rot off'.
On MUM Ha tn.— Arrived . Norden, Pernambuco, for
Stockholm; Apollo, Havana, for Bremen.

BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, APRIL 16. M. No-
thumb has tendered his resignation as member of the Cham-
ber, on the pound that ur.der prevailing circumstances his
presence is indispensable at Berlin, and that consequently he
will be unable to fulfil his duties as representative. Re also
declines to be a candidate for the new elections. The Ant-
werp Chamber of Commerce has pronounced unanimously for
the warranty ,ystera. A petition is to be addressed to the
government for the project of a new law on this subject.
The reports spread at Paris that an off, naive and defensive
alliance has been concluded b Aween England, Holland, and
Belgium, is formally denied by the Mariam. Beige.
NORWAY.—The following is an extract from a
letter dated Christiana, March 30 " The French revolu-
tion will have a minus effect on the trade of this country,
as of late years double the quantity of deals seat to England
have been shipped to France—and all orders ; the loes,there-
fore, will be most serious. The business of one house here
with one Paris house was one million francs annually. This
is suddenly cut off ; indeed, it has had such an effect here,
that, although the finances of the country are absolutely on
a healthy and even brilliant footing, government contem-
plates, at the instigation of the Storthiag, making, or more
properly, seeking, a loan of a couple of million of specie dol-
lars, with a view of warding oil a threatened crisis, by
timely accommodation to the trading community and forest
—"atom."

MITT ON FOREIGN BOOTS AND SHOES.—III conse-
quence of the varieties of shape and the alterations imposed
on boots and shoes by fuhion, and to meet a difficulty which
has of late existed in their introduction to this country, the ,
Lords of the Treasury have re-classified boots and shoes with
regard to the amount of duty to be paid on future importa-
tions of those articles, viz.: if the quarter do not exceed 21
inches, or the vamp 4 inches in hi ight from the sole inside,
the doses pair, is.; if either the quarter or vamp exceed the
above dimensions, but do not exceed 6 inches in height from
the sole inside, the dozen pair, 10s. 6d. ; if either the quar-
ter or vamp do exceed 6 inches in height from the sole in-
aids, the Oosen pair, 14s.
ROYAL NATAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The usual
quarterly general court of the members of this society was
hold yesterday at the Thatched-house Tavern, St. James's
street ; Rear-Admiral Lord Raditock occupied the chair.
The total receipts for the quarter amounted to 1,9451. Bs. ;
deducting the expenditure a balance of 9731. remained. The
report having been agreed to, a sum of 4001. was distributed
among the more deserving applicants. A nomination to
the Royal Naval School was presented to the son of one of
the officers wko perished in the Avenger.
THE EXrEDITION IN SEARCH OF SIR JOHN FRANK-
Its.—The Herald, 2G, Captain Kellett, ca, was at Point
Chirambira, above Panama, on the 25th of February. A
letter front her of that date says :—" We have just received
orders to proceed to Behring's Straits in search of Sir Join
Franklin and party. We proceed first to Petropolski (a
Russ an settlement of Kampechatka). We are not to run
the risk of being ' pinned' for the winter, but, when that
commences, are to victual and store the Plover for the year,
and to come away south 'with the intelligence to Panama,
where we expect to arrive about December. We are par-
tieular in this (off Panama) portion of our survey, as nume-
rous rivers debouch on this coast which take their ri.e in
mountains in the back-ground. Similar rivers descend the
eastern aide, rendering a passage across the isthmus possible
at this point. In fact, we have met men here who assert
that the river San Juan runs to within a ouarter of a league
of the Atrato, a river on the opposite side, navigable for
large boats. Should this be found correct, the new road in
this direction (across' the Isthmus), would soon supersede
the one at Panama, as the anchorage at Chagrea is so unsafe."
EQUAL TAXATION LEAGEE.—One of the local
meetings of this new movement was reported in the Express
of yesterday. A similar one was held at the fdary:e-
ben* Court-house last evening, and others in various perm
\of the metropolis and its vi.inity are appointed, with a view
form ti the formation of district societies, to co-operate on the ob-
ject& in view by sending a gentleman deputed from each
society to a central one for the purpose of forming roles for
' the government and operation of the league, which, ae its
name imports, has been formed for the purpose of obtaining
a mote equal clisUibuticn of the public burdeaa

COMMERCIAL ef MARKETS.
MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Two o'Cloek.—We have a quiet market this morn-
ling, with a range of fluctuations not hitherto exceed-
ing 1 per cent. in Consols. They:opened at 811 to 2,
have been dune at 821, and are now 811 to 21,
both for money and time. Reduced Threes, 801 to 1.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 811 to t. Bank
Stock, 186 to 9. Exchequer Bills, 41s. to 41s. prem.
F4Olll Amsterdam, on the 15th, we kern that the
activity and improvement before remarked in the
stock-market was not maintained. The demand was
feeble, and prices rather in decline. Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents. are quoted here to-day 38 to 40, the
Fours, 54 to 8. Spanish Fives, 10 to:11 ; the Threes,
191 to 20.1) Passive, 21 to I. Portuguese, 14/ to
15/. Mexican, 14; to li. Brazilian, 60 to 3.
Chilian, 80 to 5. Peruvian, 29 to 31. Russian, 75
to 80. The market is flat, and dealings but few.
INCILISII FUNDS.
Cant Stork. 116 D 3rr Ct. Cons for An, Sli Si
3 per Ct. Red. Anne., PI I 3 per Cents. 818
Ipa Ct. Coos. Assns.. 814 Di F.sehequor Bills, 416. to 44,. peen
k Olttls3:4 FUNDS.
_ . —

446 per et. AuArkin
it et Rel H0n.14.
n vper
~ Cent. ditto, 30 560 60
per CL itralltsa M 16.. CO 3
Ditto New, 73
Ssr„coStra.—.A.Tre;u7'. " "
~,u. c.v.. lid. lac,
Columbian kquador 110,, 2 6
3 per et. Daniiih Mu, 54 66
24 per et tch Ede., 36 40
4 per et. DutDuch eat., 616

I ler Ccot. Orenadt 11 1.., 12 14
tiron.vta Deferred &I<., 21
5 per Ct Me:wan. 1844, 144 If
per Ct. Perlman 141.. t) 31
Porttigusee Cour. Eds., 14i; 16i
a per et Dom. Yds., 75
Ditto Smelt& Rdt., 141 U
31Ier CL U 234
Srauisb lkferred
Ditto, Plosive BD.. 2a i
PC7 Ct. Verteauela Dec, 14 23
N'esexuela Deferred Eds.. a 7

RAILWAYS.—The share market is very quiet to-
day, and but few bargains have been effected. Prices
are however steady, at yesterday's quotations. Frenck
shares are without variation.
SALES EFFI.CTRD UP TO TWO TillS DAT IN LONDON
(Sestet":ley's prices will be found In last page.)
Buckinghamshire, 44 d Midland. 97 5
Caledonian, 251 Do. 506 oh., 81
East Anglian, 3f. 10s. 6 per rent Do. Bir. & Defty, 76
Pref.. 3
,;41; North Staffordshire, St r
Eastern Count 1 Reading, Guild., & Reigate, 61
East Lansuallits, Pa avuth Reading,
024
Gt. Western, 564 Do. Thirds, No. 4, 54 5
Do. Halves, 50 401 South Wales, 84
Do. Qrs., 111 15 Wilts, &MIMS" and Weymouth,
Do. Fifths, 19 14 121
Toe. & Bury St. Edmonds, 41 York, Newt., & Bee.. 191 1
Len. and Carlisle Thirds, 8 Do. ((nig. Nesce.)& Her.), 271 S
Lane. and York., 671 70 Do. Eaten. No. I, (York and
Do. Fifths, 71 Newc.), 151
Do. Thirds (Reg.), 811 d Do. No. I (News. k Ber.),
Do. West Riding Union, 41 4 Si
Leeds end Thirok, 10 Do. G.N.E. Poe. or Pref., 71 1
Lon., Brighton, &S. Coast, 281 1 York and North Mid., 63 41
Do. (Aar. 5 per Ct., late Croy. Do. E. and W. R. Eaten., 231 1
Thirds, 81 Boulogne and Amiens, si I
Len. & N. Western, 127 6 Namur and Liege, 1
Do. Qrs. New, 31 Northern et Prance, 24
Inn. and S. Western, 41 1 Orleans and Bordeaux, 11
Norfolk, ne Per& and Lyons, 2
N. 11.1tisb Qrs., 31
LIVERPOOL BA
The market was rather dull
Aberdeen, 22
Birk, Lan., &Ches. (311. sh.), 71 4
Do. (late C. and B.), 12 1
East Lancashire, 171
Great Northern, 10 fiL Ile. 84. 4
Hu& C. and R. Thirds, 21 4
Lan. h Yorks. Fifths, 11 4
Do. (Fifths, late W.LU.), 4 d
Len. & N. West., 125
Do. faro New, 11 9
Do. (C), 21 p
Man. (late Shot and Lin.), 81;c1
N. Staffordshire, 31 1 d

_
WAINCTIFSTER !
There was a flat buemese, w
Dir., Lan., ft Cb. In., 7 d
East Lancashire New, d
Great Northern, 10 d
UM. Si Tor k. 32/. eh., 81 d
Do. W. ft. U., 4 1-16 3-14 d
Do, Waives (A), 2 7-16 p
BIRXINGHAW f
This market was languid, a
Amb., Nott., and Boa., 58a. 9d. d
Bir., Wolv., & RAW., 31 618.6/I.d
N, Staffords, 31 37.6 a Sd. d

'4LE.q, Amin. 17.
to-day, and very little doing.
Midland, IS
Do. Halves, 64 d
Do. (Eyewash t alley),11 y
Newc. & Carlisle gra., 2311
Shrews., Oew., &. Ch., 74 d
Do. (101. Pref.), 2 p
S. E. & Dover (W. at 10/.), No. 4,
d
York, Num., k Bey. (N. and E.,
N 0.2), 4
Do. (G. N. E. Fur.), 4
Meter, 6j d

SALES, Aran 17.
ith rather lower prices.
Man., Met., and Lin. (Grimsby
SOS. Ob.), 22 d
North Staffordshire, Si i d
N. Union (B), 1371
LE. Is Dover, No. 4, S 11.16 d

ALES, AraiL 17.
id prices decidedly lower.
Sinews. and Sim. A, 41. l Is. Sd. d
Do. (134 If
S. Stafford', $ d

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LEEDS SALES, Aran. 17.
The share market here was only dull. and the transactions
effected were very limited, and prices had generally a down
ward tendency.
E. Lancashire New, 71 8 d North British Thirda, 404. d
Gt. Northern 10 d N. StafferLshire, S 1 d
West Riding Northern,
11. 4/. 75.4 N. Western, GI d
Leeds and Think, 234 24 4Tork h Ncwc. Pref., Ss. d
Xidland, 00
BRI-TOL SALES, Aram 17.
Scarcely any business doing.
Great western gis., Y j d

HULL SALES, Aran 17.
Amb., Nott., Boston, tee., 6e. N. Britieh Eaten. Scrip, 36.11 d.
N. British Qrs., 756. Mi. I Do. Thuds, 21s. 19s. Id.
YORK SALES, Arne. 17.
Gt. Northern, 3 York, Newcastle, end Berwick
York, lewo., sal Ber. Eat. No. I O. N. E. Par., 71
I 2 (late New Ber.), 91

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ofrr o.sv:ooopasbairTlr.
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tins and 1,500 bags Madras, are progreling siemluy, at last
week's currency—the Mauritius with some degree of
spirit. Relined remains at 535., standard quality.—
Coffee: The public sales of good ordinary Ceylon went
off at 305., and a portion, rather superior, at 31s.
which confirms the decline quoted by private contract last
week.—Saltpetre : 454 bags for ezportauon only were offered
in public sale, and bought in, at high prices. Refraction 4f,
365. ; refraction 95 to 104, 349. to 345. Rd.—Cotton remains
very dull.—Rum also continues heavy, and neglected.—ln
other articles no alteration, but there is a great wantof ac.
tivity in most articles.
PRICES CURRENT.
Sisal, per ewt. zirrr ram. Pigs, No. I. £2 2... •
W. Indh,B.P.bwn. 34a. O&M. 94 Hoops 9 13... 0
Yellow &Grey ... 36 6-.38 Oargo at Cardiff bar 0 0... 0
Pine 39 •..A3 Swedish ll 10 0
Mauritius, brown— 27 0.. 33 Liao, at per ton.
Yellow 33 6-39 Pig, best l7 10 •
Fine 39 1...43 MdM4 sheet l6 IS •
Bengal& Madras, b. 27 0...39 Bars l7 0-15
Yellow 33 0...39 Patent shot 2O 0... •
White 4O 0 AS red or mini= ... 19 0... •
Foreign, brown. 27 I. .31 Speller
Yellow 33 1-56 Una, psr 932 imp gal. d.p.
Orey and white 37 C.. 45 Fish, Sad, pale U •...29 1
yawned, liambro'.. 55 0.-63 straw 27 O. •
Lamps 52 0...64 brown & yellow.. 24 C. 26
Curran, in Bond. Sperm 63 •...54
West India, ordi. Head Matter ss I._ •
nary 2O 0...35 Cod 251•...21
Good
Pine is 0-1.25 Olive,GallipolLp.ton 47 C.. 0
Oulen, good ordi Cocoa Nut 3O 1..33
nary.. ...... ...... MI ll 31 Seed, Rape, pale,
Pine ordinary... 34 0... 39 per ton 33 0... 0
Pine 43 0... 46 Linseed
limb; good nitioe 46 5... SO . Paorisiona per cwt.
Costa Rica, ordi- Mawr—Cori., let 0... •
nary to tine 35 0... 51 2nd 0 •
Sumatra and Pa 3rd 1... 0
dung 25 0... 20 Dublin, let • •
Tea, at per lb. Limerick, do 0... •
Conon, common., 0 64... • Carlow, Ist 0..;•
RICE, at per cwt. Newry let
Bengal white 9 6... 12 0... 0
Cargo 0 6... 7 Beef, India, per
Java and Manilla 3 O._ 13 tierce
Patna, cleaned .... 13 1... 19 Prime Mess 0... •
Carolina. - 6 6_93 6
Smarm .I
. Bacon-Pork, Lmrk 1876. ri 6
Do., Belfast
..
Bacon, Waterford,
per cwt. 64 0-.71 0
Belfast
Lard,Belfast,prfrk I CO, „
.70 0
Waterford, do i v-
Ditto Bladder
American,dutyp 5O C.. 66 0
these, Os and Cow, at per lb.
B. A. and M. Video,
04.4 d Ca. Id
filled 0 _1
Broil dry 0 051
-.• 034
Drysdted 0 2...0 ii
Rio, dry 0 34-0 34
Lints& Yelp. dry 0 54...• 6
Wert India, dry • 0 ...• 0
Suited 0 3 .• 34
Lain India 0 14...0 10
Kim 11. Ayres, dry 0 0 . .0 0
Russia, dry 0 0.054
S. AmerAlorse, per
bide 3 .. 8 •
Russ* ditto 6 7 •
Ih t 760.067,66tirir im. 4 $ '
LogwHonduras ..... 1 6..... 111
Campeschy —.. I 5... a •
rustic, Jamaica 5 10... 6 10
Nicaragua, large sad
solid 10 6-13 0
9 C-10 0
Lima. ... 13 0-15
Saran IS 0...16 0
Red Sanders 4 0... 4 II
Brazil 15 0...31 0

Rum per
Leeat
ward blend
{Roof 1 18 ... 9 0
Demerara, 21 to
35 per cent.
O.P 2 3 ... 3
Jamaica, 30 to 36
per cent. O.P. 4 0 ... 4
Favourite marks 4 3 ... 4 1
Brandy, 10t brands 4 4 ... 5 1
Braspirits, ddr. 10 0 ... 0
Scotch
Irish lO 0...0
per ton.
Riga, P.T.R. £47 0...34
at. Petersburg, 9
head 0 0... 0
Dutch and Flemish 33 0..65
Priealand
Hear, at per ton.
6t.Pctersburg,elean.C3S 0...36
outahot
hall clean
, Riga, Rhine 37 0 . 0
outahot
Ipass
Manilla
33 0...36
East India Bunn lB 0...29
I Bombay l6 0...24
lute
TIN, at per cwt.
llama 64 0 . 0
Strait.,
Com. in block, 79 0... 0
Laos, at ie? ern.
I earl