The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANR.—(THIS DAY.)
Baum.—The market is steady, but uncertain, to-day.
itetined, firm ; lumps, res. to Ms.
Come.—This article has a then appearance ; prices are
unaltered.
Tau continues in limited demand.

Eng.—Demerara proof, Is. 11 id. to 3. 11., according
to quality.
RICE.—The public sales went off well, at full prices.
JUTL—The large public sales went off irre3ul&rly, but a
full quantity found buyers a shade under Frevmus rates.
SILTPETUE. —The demand is extremely limited.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is flat, and quotations are • trifle lower in.
two or three instances, compared with those last current
yesterday :—Town tallow is quoted Mc net cash ; Peters-
burg Y.C., on the spot, Ms. to 545. 9d. ; May and June,
545., "sellers" ; July to Sept., sk. ; Oet. to Dee., 51s. 3d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
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There is a considerable increase In the number of beasts ;
trade is dull, and priors on the average are lower. There
are not many more sheep, but the demand has
decreased ; a clearance cannot be effected. Lambs arerather
lower. Good cakes are in demand. Our foreign supply
consists of 190 beide, 850 sheep, and 180 calves. The num-
ber of milch cows is 132.

Peretone of albs. ad.s. d. Per stone of albs. s. d. ad.
Best Scots, kferefds. 4 6 41 Beatniks& Elf.basSh 410 6 0
Best Short-horns 4 4 4 Best tong-wools..
!Woad qual. busts 3 4 4 Do. do. Shorn 4 S 410
Calves
PlB,
liestDnutlilf-brads 6 6 6 Lambe
Beasts at nisztst, 1,642; gam and Leal" 7,200 ; Calves,
270 ; Pigs. 210.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Meson. Davis and Company report trade firm. Prune
meadow bay, 80a to 901. ; superior ditto, Pb. to 100 s.
inferior do., 60a to 70a ; rowan, 70a. to 755. ; clover, old,
100.. to 115 s. ; second cut, 844. to 85s. ; straw, 27.. to 325.

A LORD-LINUTINANI AT THE Tutor:v.—A very
appropriate instance of the application and assiduity. of the
Earl llume, lord-lieutenant of the county, in carrying out
all that comes under his official observation, was strikingly
illustrated on Wednesday afternoon last, when the noble
lord, having presided over a meeting for the form-
ation of a , Book Hawking Association, held at
the Literary and Philosophical Institution, accompanied by
several officers of the mood rifle volunteer corps, paid a visit
to the practice ground at Southern. His lordship, during
his stay on the ground, tried his aim at the target, and
" proved himself so good a marksman as, three or four
times in succession, to hit the bull's-eye," an example to
all volunteers who are aspiring to distinction with the rifle.
Cheltenham Examiner.
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A WKDDLNO MISHAP.—A few days ago a loving
young couple went, accompanied by friends, to a church
not far from this city to enter into the bonds of holy ma-
trimony. The wedding service bad commenced, and had
progressed to the point where the ring is produced, when a
singular hitch took place. No ring was forthcoming. Not
that thebrilegroola bad, In the bustle and nervousness of

preparation for the Important ceremony, forgotten to put
the ring into his pocket on leaving home, but be was igno-
rant that the little golden hoop was required in the mar-
riage ceremony. Here was a ditliculty ! The good-natured
clerk said he would try to find one, which he would lend
for the ceremony, but the officiating minister objected,
and refused to go further in forging bonds where so im-
rtent an element in the manufactur4was wanting. In this
difficulty the man, who was thus placed in a neutral posi-
tion between the single and married state, was about to run
in despair to this city to purchase a ring, when a second
couple, who had also come to the church with the like ob-
ject of matrimony, touched with a fellow feeling, and per-
hape by the tears of the disappointed bride, leut him their
vehicle for the journey. He just contrived to get hack with
the ring in time for the marriage to be concluded within
the lawful hours, the scrupulous minister having kindly
awaited his return ; and the pair then went away in high
spirits, all the happier for their previous disappointment.
Worerster Chronicle.

THE ESCAPE FROM NEWCASTLE GAOL—Down to
Tuesday evening the Newcastle police had not got on to the
track of Walter Scott Douglas, the Jack Sheppard of the
north, who escaped from the gaol of that town a second
time on Sunday morning. There is no doubt but that he
has made of to the wilds of Northumberiand—a direction
he was seen to take on leaving Newcastle. The magistrates
have held an investigation into the circumstances of the
escape, and the under governor, Mr. Wood, and the warder
who had charge of Douglas have been suspended.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF HORSE-HEIP.—A meeting
of hotel and innkeepers of the parishes of Radcliff, Temple,
and St. Thomas was held at the Queen's Head Inn, Red-
cliff-street, Bristol, last week, to take into consideration
the present very great advance in the price of hay and
straw, which, it was stated, caused the charges now made
for the standing of horses at the various stable-yards to
result in a considerable loss to the retailers. A resolution
was accordingly ag'r'eed to fixing the charge for standing and
hay at 911. instead of 6d. per day for each horse, so long as
the present high prices continue, a reduction to be made in
proportion with the fall of the markets ; and 21. per head
to be the charge for night houses.
AN EIGHT-WHEELED ENGINE. —Our readers will
remember that we called their attention a short time ago to
a new kind of engine about to be made on the South
Durham and Lancashire Railway. An engine of a similar
build, via., with eight wheels (so as to take the curves
easily), has recently. been constricted by Messrs. Kitson and
Co., of Leeds. It is intended to be used on one of the
South American railways, and was tried the other day for
the first time. The trial trip was from Leeds to Harro-
gate and back. She has around the frame a beautiful hand-
railing, mounted with braes, so that the driver can walk
round the foot plate with perfect safety. In the front there
will be fixed a "cowmteher." The trial of the engine was
perfectly satidectory.—Newcastle Chronicle.
THE CITY UNION FRAVDB AND THE POOR-LAW
BOARD.—At the ordinary wetkly meeting of the Board of
Guardiansof the Cityof London Union, on Tee/slay last, Mr.
Alderman Abbiss, the chairman of the board, presiding, Mr.
Bowling, the clerk to the guardians, read a report from the
law committee in reference to the Poor-law Board's Pay-
ment of Debts Bill, and the amounts due to the tradesmen
and treasurer by reason of the late frauds on the union by
Paul and Manor. The committee in their report stated
that the claims which had been made amounted to
13,463/. 7s. Id., of which the Poor-law Board under the act
had allowed
recommendedallowedclaims to t
the amount
the paymentuntofl2,463f of this.l7 amount
17s. 2d. The
committee
should be equally distributed over the whole of the perishes
in the union, upon the brats fixed by the justices, for the
purpose of baiMog a pauper lunatic asylum, and that such
payment should extend over a period •of three yore, the
Mat instalment to fall due on the 12th of June next, the
next on the 12th of June, 1861, and the last on the 12th of
June, 1882.
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAILS.—The Liver-
miivNeow Yeek, and Philadelphia Company's steamer
sailed yesterday (Wednesday) from Liverpool for
New York, will mils for the United States and a number
of Yesterday, also, the Quebec and Montreal
1 steamer Canadian wad despatched from Liverpool for
IVbwith the United States and Canadian mails and
p;c'
passers n. On Saturday next the British nod North
American Rmal Mail steamer Europa will be despatched
from the Mersey for Boston with the United States and
North American mails. . .

Russian HoerrraLrff.—We read in a letter
from Florence:—" A nobleman. Cavalier Luigi Villamiss,
befriended by Mr. Goodwin, the British Consul (a func-
tionary highly respected and cherished at Palermo,) applied
for refuge to one of the English ships anchored in the har-
bour. The captain repulsed him, alleging his instructions,
which only allowed him to extend his protection to British
subjects. The unhappy Valarosa was more fortunate in his
appeal to the humanity of a Russian captain, who took him
on board, and when the police called for their prisoner,
laconically pointed to the colours at his yardarm, and said
that • the fugitive was already in Russia.' "
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSE IKE•
SQUARE, Crrr.—The aguregate number of patients relieved
during the week ending April 28 was--Medic 1, 9:!5;
surgical, 3%; total, 1,X.10; of which 390 were new cases.