The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-27 00:00:00

II

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MRPOOL CORN MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
(BY BRITIBH AND WWI MAGNIN° TILIGILPH.)
(PION 0171 OWN 001IIISPONDINTA

Corn market barely attended. Wheat : moderate busineas
at a decline of tkl. per rental on fine red ; white unchanged.
Flour 6d. to ls. per band and sack lower ; moderate
business. Indian corn and beans in fair request, ►t 38s. to
38a. fid. for former, and 38s. 6d. to 395. for latter. Oats
and oatmeal unchanged.

MINCING-LANK—(Tms DAY.)
The markets have °posed to-day with a dell appearance,
although the holders of produce very generally refuse to
submit to lower prima
Suosa.—The public sale of 13arbadoes went off steadily
at last week's prices. Refined, prime unaltered.
COM.. —The small public sale found buyers at previous

Tsa The market has not been influenced by the letters
received* the Chins mail, although the unsettled state
al the war existing creates some anxiety for the future
6.6=:t.
(.—The demand has been less active ; quotations
Nada the Name.

Saurremzilo mass
Itscm—This market MDT 6em quiet.
TALLOW MARKET.—(TED3 DAY.)
The market is quirt at the &Bowing prices :—Town
%Dow, 61s. 9d. ; Y.O. on the spot, 60a 6d.;
December, 60e. 6d.; Jan. to Ninth. 6Io; Sprit to Juno,
50. dd.; October to December, 1861, 58s.

HAY MARKET.7-(TED3 DAY.)

Yew& Davit and Co. report trade doll. Prices are ai
follow.:—Rims aesedow hay, 76e. to 110 a.; impactor ditto,
90r. to 106 a.; interior do,, 50a to 60a. ; rows., 40a. to
50a.; clover, old, 90a. to 110 a. ; ditto atoond cut, 80s. to
90a.; straw, 33 to 36a

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY'S

STEEPLECHASES.

MILL-HILL, HENDON.—Dao. L
FIRST RAM prseieely at 1 delook, fora ORARIED
TANKARD sad PAIR ci 0011LSIS. 12st each.
Mr. Hodpoe's t.lumberlaad Lan, Mr. J. Jay's Liberator,
Mr. J. Smith's Lobster Salad (late Hasear), Mr. Silber-
berg's Filing Duchess, Mr. Dolman's Fanny Fern, and Mr.
Mareby's Barry Coverdale.

SECOND RACE, at 2 o'clock, for ma ENGRAVED
TANKARD 'with a PAIR of GOBLETS. 12st each.
Er. C. Jay's Surprire, Mr. GIOVIIIAIIri Spider, Mr. J.
Jay's Liberator, Yr. *wiretap?. Black Dragon, and Mr.
Rors'a Eiculapina.

THIRD RACE, at 3 o'clock, for a MAGNIFICENT
TANKARD and ENTRANCE MONEY. Weight, 12st.
Mr. C. Frames Liakboy and Steamer, Mr. Twyford's
Tolant•er, Mr. G. Nunte's Rocket, Mr. W. Hodson 's Yeo-
man, Mr. Garrard's St. Patrick, Mr. Care's Ladybird, Mr.
Ho Little Georg*, Mr. H. Mattam's (janei=alts,
Mr. Hodgman's Cumand Lass, Mr. Allan's Mr.
Rubies Adroit, Mr. Rowlmad's Mortara, Mr. Malone
Sir Chartstlifi: J. Tilbaris Prima Donna, Mr. W. Donald
Salad Gate Hussar), Mr. Harman's
Bisfahley. Captain Home Troop, W. C. Jar.

SHOCKINO PIT AMIDE:CT.—A shocking accident,
which has resulted in the death of two men, happened at
Portobello, near Wolverhampton, on Saturday. An
segineer, named Joseph Nowa, who was at work at
Mr. Thomas Davies coal pit at the Bull Meek. went down
the shaft to put • new bucket on the pump. In order to
he fastened the leaking-chain around his waist,
ate,. itdbe supposed, made the ends of the La hinrchain
ware to the draw-chain by which the minerals are
brought up the pit. The engine was then put in
motion, and Newill began to descend. He had scarcely,
however, left the month of the shaft ere the lashing-
chain parted from the drawchain, and be fell down
the pit. Not far below hint there stretched WPM
the pit a scaffold, on which one Enoch Mason was at work.
So great was the force with which Newill fell upon the
scaffold that it was demolished, and fell in fragments to
the bottom of the shaft ; and with it both n and
Newill. These two poor fellows fell lifeless at the feet of •
miner named Wm. l'ranois, who, an instant before, bad
been standing on the spot where they fell, but who, hear-
ins something coming down the pit, had just time to leap
into the workings and save has life. Both the deceased
were shockingly mutilated. The accident is supposed to
have been occasioned by the buihing-chain being incom-
pletely attached to the draw-liain. although when this was
done the two " betties" or chartenxissters of the pit were
on the bank.
ACCIDENT TO THE UNITED KINODOX BMW
OTIAMIA. —This steamer, one of the Anchor line of New
York packets, 1,067 tons, Captain Craig, left the Brownie-
law on Friday morning for New York, and when about 200
yards below the building-yard of lbws. J. and G. Thom-
son she got aground, in ooaegnsaoe of the delay which oc-
curred in having to stop her tram her screw having become
entangled with a sunken rope. How the rope had got there
could not be ascertained. The utmost exertions were made
to get the vessel 'fleet, but this was not accomplished, hav-
ing been rendered more difficult by the very low state of the
tide, tiU 8 o'clock in the evenMg, when she got clear ofd and
proceeded to Greenock. She left Greenock on her voyage
at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. She has • full cargo
of manufactured goods, and an +Average number of tabus
and steerage pamengers.—/forth Britieit Mail.
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Tun IiI3.SEILLN ARmY. —An official report—the
first that has ever been published—of the &mien Minister
of War, gives some interesting information respecting the
Russian array. Though the report only comes down to the
end of the year Id6B, It is important as showing the ten-
dencies of Um Russian government in military matters since
the Crimean war. These have been, it may be said briefly,
towards a diminution in the quantity and an improvement
in the quality of the army. Mon the Crimean war the
array amounted to 1,140,000 men ; during the war that
number was nearly doubled. At the end of the year 1858—
the latest date to which the report extends—it numbered
only 850,000. On the other band, the most assi-
duous efforts have been made towards the mental and
phydeal improvement of the Marian soldier. &hods for
Wuructitig him in reading and writing have been provided
for him, at the mme time that he has been encouraged in
gymnastic exercises, and the perfecting himself in the use of
his weapons. Moreover, the period during which no re-
cruiting takes place has been prolonged for three yews,
the next recruitment being Bred for 186, by which time
the army will not have been reonsited for six years. Several
military institutions have beeu mappreamek among them
that of the "Centonistes," • sort of military emote,
i.e., sons of soldiers who were obliged to continuo the occu-
pation of their fathers. The term of military service boa
been reduced from twenty to fifteen years.
CRTWTAL PALAci.--ONS SHILLING DA.T.—MON-
DAT, Nov. 26.—Admissions on payment, 542 ; ditto by
season tickets, 211.—Total visitors, itilk