The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL CORN bLißiller.—(THlS DAY.)
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(mow ova OWN COMBRIPONDIBIL
There was an avenge attendance at to-daes ineskels.
Wheat we. is geed donut he ocsionaptioa ; sod bushier
at 2d. to &L mold haw. Flour fair oats at &i. to
9d.
eier sad mak doom. India man la doom with
tataad ; sized. 37a N. to 36. ; Galata, 39a. lona,
6. dearer. Olhor WNW Andy.

KINOLIW-LAND.—(THIS DAY.)
&Rama—The market boa erred ad& a steady appear-
ance, but dim Is want at naimilin aa the bolt ken
materiel alt
COTIIII.--Onie
la y.Wet are odes of without any
eration_ prism
Km —The dears( eoutinuee v Untied.
EnN.—The (entreat ter 100,000 Winn it
Lemur& boa 6eeu taloa at a hullos above le. 104. fee
sallow
Corron.—Prier an unaltered ; 100 bales meld.
SALTRYILL—No trauma-time of lispertaare repeated.
The markets generally dull to-day.

TALLOW MARKET. DAT.)
The market is steady ; cab ere the prime :—Town
tallow .'ode. 3d., net cash ; Petersburg Y.Q. on the wt,
60s. 3d. ; ell the month, (10s. ; Jen. to March. Ob. 3d ;
April to Jame, No 3d. ; October to December, 58s.

Tits New BISHOr.—Dr. Pbilpott was bore is
' Cbicheider, of
his life be ed to highlicemottable parents. At an early
period et the prebendal school in
of whit the Rev. (Sege Bliss was at the
as the peinelpd, maisted by Mr. Jahn Davies, now Dr.
Mavis, lam. son et Durham, rester et Odesbead, and
ester et Erg James's florid, Dads. Under these
two able mesa he era clited himself in acquiring
with esies, apparently, JO* and mathematics.
John MOO low s Mut Mastery bees
Prededie inkier (who attained VW Mk of gene
' and whine SO wr deahliam herder ead by the fatigues
and Smits el the 0111111111 a IDIMPOIVI), Stair Douglas
Now preimiary el Gram and perpeesal curate of
Fuetingteah and Edward Jaen\ (ow Nadia
lo the Lord ids at Ohisinder), were among
echoolfelkows. There an wens few Simms of Chichester
who or claim wheel hlliseeldp with Dr. Phllpoottio me, I'
they reran a lively entelleelien et hie Amiable ditp
and. the salmi:mace in whisk theip held him for his great ,
%SO perseverance, tad Simons. From his 'boy.
hood he !manifested an attmordinmy facility in acquiring
knowledge. What to others appeared insurmountable
difficulties in the rugged path of learning, seemed to him
merely recreative sad menoth. Henry Philpott was
beloved both by meats sad boys of the schooL R. pue-
seeded altimarly, as mod et rereads know, to the Elul-
inwaty ot Cantheidip, where he attained high honour
and hers the wkt onsier of his year.--Susses
ErtrW;lVWr Or TNII HON. ALSTILLERY CONPkICT.—
Tim oelebration by this couipenv of the 250th ininiven,
which took place yesterday at Willie's Rooms, was no
nary festivity. At the banquet 600 or 700 sat does to
dinner, and their splendid unites and pliant bearing made
a
noble display. lite festival itself was in keeping with
the occaaion, and th. eandany wars is a high date et joy
ous excitement threieghont. It wee late before the cloth
was removed, which nessearlly eat shed the sprolue,
which were a piquent admixture at the nasal and military,
the latter predominating. The highest ooreplisneets were
' paid to the volunteers. Lord Reiceby returned thanks for
the navy, Colonel McMurdo for the army, and therlocretary
for the volunteers. Lord Colville occupied the chair.
SCICIDS or • PROMICUTOR.—A MOM named
Wilcock, a file-cutter, residing in Brightmorstreet,
Sheffield, committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday
Tornio& in York, where he had been staying for the pur-
pose ot ting at the present sixes a man named
Bates, for • robbery, at Sheffield, committed in
October last. Rumour asides the cause of the suicide to
be this : that the prisoner Bates is the frequenter of •
brothel in Sheffield, and the associate of bad characters;
that the prosecutor (deceased) in the ere was alleged to be
• man of piety and integrity, bet whose mind was much
agitated upon hearing that the prisoner intended on his trial
coproduce witnesses 5-4 the same stamp as himself) who
would swear that Wilcock was iu the habit of frequenting
brothels, and that he had been tea house of ill-fame when
the robbery was alleged to have been committed. This
anticipated imputation on his character seems to have
prayed upon the mind of the deceased and induced him, be-
fore the trial came on, to commit self-destruction.
THE COLLISION ON TIM MIDLAND RAILWAY.—
The collision on the Midland Railway there is no doubt wee
owing to the want of attention to the signals pieced there
both for the main end the branch lines. The angle o/ land
intervening between the two lines at the point where the
Doncaster breach enters the main line of the Midland is
raised so much that the driver of the Doncaster train could
not see the approach of the fast train from Leeds, and it was
only when within a few y arils of the junction that the drivers
of both trains saw the position in which they were placed.
The superior rate at which the fast train wee going cared it to
have theadrentage, and hence the engine of the other, which
was •government train, was hurled down the embankment.
For the use of both lines at this place there is but one
signal, and as both trains whistled at the same time an-
nouncing their appreach the signalman signalled that the
line was clear. Both dnvers, under the impression that the
signal was for them, and unconscious of each other's
approach, ran on without diminishing speed until they
came into miller. For the branch line there was what is
called • " back " signet, and although this was kept st
"danger," it was considered by the driver of the train to
Sheffield to be sufficient wens' to him to approach from
the fact that the main signal had been altered. Hs took
no notice of this back signal ; Lad he dos so, the
accident would not have happened. Rad there bier,
se there ought to be, • signal for the branch as well se the
sin line, the alarming collision of Saturday would have
bean avoided. The fast train bad all the steps and some et
the handles of the sieges on the down side torn off, and
et the passengers were much shaken. Mr. Parkin,
et Haefsld, who was in the train from Dosser to that
tows, is nisch hurt, but no ewe is regarded as serious.
Mr* sass mismanagement the pireogen to Sheffield
were SSW at Swinton until half-past t, notwithstanding
that in Mr. Parkin'. ere Mr. Carmichael, the surgeon at•
tendril upon him, represented that it was most haportar
for biro to rock honer as early as possible. It is mark.
able that with so serious a collision no lives were lost.
Diiieovtde or • New OIL—A new article of
commerce from America seems likely to attract much
attention. On the western border of New York State, at a
place called Union Mills, some working men a yew or two
back oilseed • quantity of dark oily matter floating on
pools abounding in that district. Subsequently experi-
ments led to the discovery that the oil is highly adaptable
for illumisine plumose., and that by sinking wells to the
depth of from 70 to 500 feet it eau readily be obtained
throughout a very extensive area. Indeed, it In said
already to have been ascertained to be dispersed over
lW square miles. The proportion of oil in the
liquid pumped up is about one-third, and the procon of
separation Is very simple. Land in the locality lass become
exceedingly valuable, and the business is rapidly increasing.
About 1,300 to 1,600 barrels, containing 40 gallons each,
are now, it I said, being raised daily and sent to New
York, where, when rectified, it sells in any quantity at a
ono. equal to 3a. sterling per gallon. There is • residuum,
also, which is described as being used for the manufacture
of superior candles. Many shipments of the oil have been
made to Australia. In addition tO its illuminating capacity
it is alleged liken im to be suitable, when mixed with fish
oil, or the purposes of lubrication.
THZ tIoVSKNIIJINT AND New ZEALAND WAL.—
Tbe Governuiest is Sias active measures to send oat
troops and supplies to New Zeds& In addition to the
Norwood which sailed Let earth with a battery at Rome
Artillery and six Armstrong guns, the ships African and
Dal of MIX and Rollie are undue orders to sail with a large
grout, of miesellanes sere in the course of a few days,
and the Merry follows with • further quantity. We are
also given to undentaud that a considerable commissariat
force will shortly be despatched.—New Zealand Roessiner.