The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL COTTON rk CORN MARKETS.

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(THIS DAY.)
(sr axiom, Asa arreasaremer, Tamsown.)
(MI 0011 Owl OOKRISPONDMIT.)
Corroar.—The market 'toady, and the males will pro-
bably foot up about 10,000 bales.
COIL —The market moderately attended. Wheat in
fair request at a little under Friday's rates. Floor 901st.
Indian corn in moderate demand and 3d. lower.
steady. Oats and oatmeal in slow demand.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
SUGLB.—The market has opened quietly at about the
rates ruling previous to the holidays, the sales befog coo.
fined chiefly to West India descriptions. Refilled, only a
moderato business is doing.
Court—No public sales were brought forward to-day.
Privately the amount of business done is too minutia to give
quotations.
Bun.—The market is steady, but quiet.
Sat territs.-100 tons of Bengal sold for arrival at 265.
RICE.—No MIAMI are reported, the demand being limited.
Carroty.—Owing to favourable advioss reosived from
Kew York, the market here has brim more active, at firm
prices.
CP.—Hoiden or M. Petersburg clean are not sellers
alder 341. 10s., owing to the destruction of a large quantity
at the fire at St. Katherine's Docks.
Jots.—A fair business is doing at fully previous rates.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is (inlet, at the following prices :—Town
tallow, 48e. 3d. ; Petersburg Y.O. co the spot, 48e. 3d. ;
January, 48.. to 48s. 3d. ; March, 49.. 3d. ; October to
December, 50e.; April to June, 495.

PA6T fCU LARS OP TALLOW.

1861. 1866
Stock on band this day ..easka 64,626 10,001
Delivery last week ..... 1,356 1.386
Ditto from Ist June 49,901 43,124
Arrival last week 449 900
Ditto from Ist June 66,2.7 , 75,139
d. d. I & d.
PrieeY.C. on spot this day 144 9 42 0
Ditto Town bud Friday 46 6 63 0

1866. i 1886.

67,990 48.806
1,744 1,147
61,424 68,633
1,411 849
6%249 85,010
is. d. 6. 4.d O.
418 048 8 6
4S • 0509

Arrival for the week ending 9th Jemmy last year, 714
casks, end delivery, 9,020 casks. The arrival last week com-
prised 265 casks South America ; other places, fa : total. 842
cubs.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Kr. Charles isms@ Kanto' reports trade at the fol.
lowis‘prioss :—Prime meadow hey. 955. to lais.; inferior
ditto, 80s. to 905.; prime clover, 120 s. to 1305.; inferior
ditto, 105.. to 115 s. ; strew, 30s. to 40s.

THE GALE.
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DUNGENESS, KENT. DEC. 31.
Two French fishing vessels were observed this
morning driving out of Daemons Roads down a a lee shore
off Dynchurch, sod whoa o•e at them was sees she was
near the breakers, and it was feared that she would
became • wreck. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat
Institution was thereupon at once launched and
proceeded to her assistance. It was blowing • gals of
wind from the S.W. and raining at the time. Oa
nearing the vessels the anchor was let go, there being mush
a heavy sea running the lifeboat could not get alongside.
However, after great difficulty, the boat managed to get
on the quarter and took out the crew, *insisting of sir
men and • boy, sod proceeded to the shore. Before reaching
the beach the bfeboat was struck by three heavy
seas, which filled her twice, washing the Preach boy
overboard, but on his passing the toes pulling
the after oars, they reached him and dragged
him into the lifeboat again, sad suceeeded Is lauding all eels.
The lifeboat remained on the beach opposite the other
French vessel until 4 o'clock to see it she dragged her
anchors say further. but observing that she did sot. and the
weather becoming finer, refereed to her station. The name
of the vessel to which this service was rendered by the life-
boat was the Dieu Protege Alesandro et Leio, of Dieppe.
The weather was very trying for the moo the whole of the
day, but the lifeboat and her crew behaved throughout
remarkably well.

Au interesting experiment was tried on Saturday
at the Dijon railway terminus with a system of electric bells
applied to a railway train of paroeneer carriages. It com-
pletely succeeded. A communication betwees each of the
carriages and the compartment ones pied by the head conductor
of the train was instantly effected by merely pressing
button attached to one of the partitions of the carrier.
SHORTHAND WRITERS' INSTITUTE.—The short-
hand writers, who it appears have followed the example of
other professional bodies, and formed for themselves an
Institute, herd their first meeting oo Saturday last. at the
Law Institution, Mr. IL H. Tolcher in the chair. The ob-
ject of the iostitution is to protect the interests of the pro-
fession, improve its status, and render the services of its
members still more efficient. This it is proposed to do by
requiring all future candidates for admission to the society
to pass an examination which shall test their ability as
properly qualified shorthand writers. Scarcely an act of
parliament ceoneeted with legal procedure is now passed
without the iosertion of • clause authorising the appoint.
meat of offic4il shorthand writers as a necessary accompa-
niment to the amended procedure. Under the Bankruptcy
Act. 1861, three gentlemen were appointed to the Bank-
ruptcy Court ; and the convenience and economy, both of
time and money, which have resulted has led to the liner-
Coo of similar chimes in several pending bills. Mr. G. B.
Snell was unanimously elected president of the society.
EMIuRATIoN FROM THE MERSEY.—The govern-
ment emigration agent bee just completed the yearly emi.
gration returns for the port of Liverpool. It appears that
during the peat year there have sided from the Mersey,
under the act—for the United States, 284 ships, conveying
4,969 cabin and 89,475 steerage passengers, of the latter
24,200 were English, 2,258 Scotch. 42,357 Irish, and 26,680
other countries; for Canada, 32 ships, with 1,114 cabin
end 7,570 steerage passeagers, of whom 3,289 were English,
1.671 Irish, and 2,115 other oouotries ; to New South
Wales, two ships, with two cabin and 1,281 steerage pee-
*angers ; to Queensland, six ships, with 49 cabin and 2,193
steerage passengers ; to Victoria, 25 ships, with 316 cable
and 6,314 steerage passengers ; and to South America, three
ships, with 10 cabin and 284 steerage passearirs. Total
sailing under the act, 333 ships, conveying 6,460
cabin and 107,147 Assuage passengers, of whom
31.819 were English, 3,051 Scotch, 49,401 Irish, lied 22.376
other countries. During the same period 74 "abort ships"
sailed to the United States with 4,106 cabin and 1,168
steerage passengers. and to South America 51 ships, with
585 cabin and 366 steerage passengers. Several ships
sailed to various other conotriee, the " short ship " emigre.
Lion representing a total of 202 ships, with ~,391 cabin
and 2,043 steerage passengers. The total emigration for
the year is therefore 121.046, against 123.445 in 1864,
showing a decrease of 4,399 on the year. The emigration
for the past month off December showed a total of 27 ships
under the act, can ring 4,393 steerage and 225 cabin rms.
rangers ; total, 4,623. Not under the eat, or "short," 16
shire and 752 peareeiron. Totaleaugration for the month,
5,3.5 oasseogers. against 4,173 in She 0011'0111011d1ag month
of 1864; increase, 1,200.
THE ROYAL LIBR•ET AT WINDSOR.--Risoe the
time of George IIL little has been done to incenses this part
of the art.tresseres of the Royal Library at Windsor. But
under the direction of his Royal Highness the Prince Con-
sort, the rearrangement, and indeed the reconstruction, of
the collection of drawings (which had been deposited in a
very lonely, obscure place, and in fact were left quite
unarreard) has bees commenced, and is making steady
though not rapid progress. The object kept is view is
the bringing of every drawing of substantial value and
interest into such a condition that it may be as little
liable es can be to moil and injury ; the careful and con.
scientious determination of the genuine parentage of each,
and the classification of the whole by ontintriss and in
order of time. And, seeing that so vast an accumulation
of drawings could, end therefore, according to the Priam
Consort's manner of regarding things, ought to be made
available for the instruction and gratification of all cos•
corned or interested is art, it was the purpose of his Royal
Highness that, as far as possible, access to the collection,
with the object of study, should be facilitated; that the
choice drawings should be exhibited at the soirees and
conscientious' of literary, scientific, and artistic societies:
and that photographs of the best drawings should be pub.
liahed as cheaply as they could be produeed. And arrange--
manta are advancing for the carrying out of all these roost
enlightened designs.—B. B. Woodward, Esq., P.S.A., in
the Gentleman's Maritime.
STAMPS AT THE COMMON Law Clencsis.—Yeeter-
day at the Common Law Moss the new stamps were used
for the first time. No money was taken by the officials.
The system is a great improvement. and will work well.
SOIYTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. CHILTTMAS
Ws:ea.—Darin the week ,ding December 30, the visitors
have been as follows :—From Tuesday to Saturday, free
, days, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 27,754. From the
opening of the Museum, 5,729,497.
QV/MOTOWN, Jare. I.—The Inman steamer City
of Oork, from New York on the 21st ult., arrived best at
12 o'clock today with 74 passengers and 13,191 dole. in
specie. She landed 14 peassegers and proceeded far Liver-
pool at 12.10 p.m. Her telegraphic *drone have bees
anticipated.