The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-22 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW Id ARHET.—(THIS DAT.)
The market is dull to-day, sad prices ere somewhat
lower, being quoted as followc—Tows tallow, 60e.; Peters-
burg T.C. ow the scot, 69e. 6d.; all the year, 69e. 3d. ;
December, 69..6d.
Ma'am Avauom.—Towo tallow, 62a. 6d.; fat by
ditto, 3e. 30.; yellow Russiaa, 61s. ; melted stuff.
43e.; rough ditto, 265.; tallow greaver, 15e.; good
(hap, Ts.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Davis and Co. report trade for meadow bay
latisk, at advanced priors. Prfine meadow hay, 70e. to 76e.;
superior ditto, 80e. to 84e.; inferior ditto, Ms. to 60e.;
rower, 465. to 654.; clover old, 90i. to 106 s. ; ditto, second
cut, 60*. to 80e. ; straw. 285.t0 30s.

COVENT-OARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Plus apples end grapes have not altered in price 'Mot
lut week. Pears In mason still onsist of Marie Louise,
Machete, d'Angoulare, mad Baum: Dal. The best dessert
apple now to be obtained is the King of the Pippins. New
Ddidrirs oranges may now be obtained. Good filberts may
be had for 9d. per lb. Cabbages, beans, carrots, and
chokes my may be obtained iu quantity. Cauliflowers are
scam. Potatoes realise from 4s. to fle. per cwt. Mush-
rooms are still plentiful. Cucumbers abundant. Cut dowers
chiefly animist of orchids, gardenias, dahlias, violets, migno-
nette, china eaten. heaths, and roar.

NEW CHURCH AT ROCHESTER. —The Biahop of
Rochester hes hoed Thursday next, the 27th inst., for the
conmecration of ills new church dedicated to St. Peter, which
bee just been completed in the city of Rochester. The
church, which is s handsome structure, is situate at the book
of Star-hill, in a populous neighbourhood, which had been
very inadequately supplied with church secommudatlon. The
Rev. Dr. Harakiri., provost of Oriel College, Oaford, end
cm of the °aeons nwideetiary of Rochester Cathedral, will
preach the cnisecration sermon.
GETTING UP THE STaem.—Mr. G. Clark, engine-
builder, Monkwearruouth, performed • clever fret in engi-
neering lest week. After being launched, the steamer
Themes was taken into the Nonh Dock, where Mr. Clark
commenced on Thuraley night to put in her machinery,
consisting of a pair of marine engines sad a tubular boiler,
about twelve tons weight. The machinery had to I.s con-
vey ei from the factory in pieces, and it was put together end
fixed la the veered. with steam up sad engines in motion, is
lees than twenty. five hours :—Sunderland ILrald.
BODY FOUND ON THE DuTca COAST.—The Board
of Trade requests the Ineertios of the following —" London,
(lot, 10, 1869.—My Lord —On the 23rd September lest the
body of • sailor wee toyed on the shore at Seheeeningen, near
the Hague (Holism), and was buried in that viler. As the
articles found on the body tend to the inept...nice that the
deceased was en Regla:man, the Netherlands government
lies charged me to make known to your Excellency some de-
tells which might serve for idestification by the fatally of the
drowned ',erode, who will thus become aware of his death
end place of burial. The following is the description of the
deceased:—Height, 1.8.8 (Dutch measure); age, about 35 to
40 years; face,nand ; eyes, Woe; hair, brown; forehead,
bald; heard, breve. Had the rely of a born on the spoor
ppaarrtt of the left hand. Clothes: White flannel rhirt marked
blue striped frock, blue Mealtime wallet/oat sad/
Wooers breve. In his pockets were bound a leather purse,
containing one heir-sovereign, two half-crowns, two dotter,
12 shilliege, and four pieces of English copper money : also •
silver watch, a gold watch chain, to which wee samba& a
key with a white stone; lastly, a steel ring with eb malt,
Iron keys.-1 have the honour, ko., DIXTINCK..--40 Lad
Jobe Rawl"
TRAFFIC Race' rrs—The tattle returns of rail-
ways in the I:oited tagelvm for the work (Ming o,t. 15,
amounted to 528.4101, end for the oorreepondln2: week
of 1858 to 481,540/ , showing an increase of 47,1001, The
gross receipts of the eight railways having their termini la
the metropolis amounted to 237.4341., end for the cor-
responding period of last year to 218,0201., &bowing
en =mum of 20,5141. The increase on the Laster&
Counties Railway amounted to 6101. • on the Great
Northern to 2_.8321.; nn the Greet Western to 1.1541.;
on the London end North Western to 10,5251.;
on the London and Blackwell to 2411.; on the Leedom
Brighton, and Bitch Coast, to 1,5601. ; on the Loeilon and
tooth Western t 2.219 L ; tied cm the Honth Heatern to 1,4131.;
meal, 20,5141. The receipts on the other linen In the
United Kingdom amounted to 291,2061.; and for the
corresponding week of last year to 264,620 L, showing an
increase of 26,5361., which, added to the increase (.3 the
metropolitan lines, makes the total increase 47,1001. as com-
pered "Blithe corresponding week of 1868.