The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-06 00:00:00

MINCLYCI-LANE.-THIS DAY.

St GAR —The public sales are going off without epirit, at
about previous rates. Refitted dull; lumps, 53a. to 55e.
Corran—The small public sale did not show any mate-
rial alteration in prose.
Tae.—The market minim firm, but there is a want of
activity to the demand. Common Cougott mold lOid.
COCOA.—Grey to red Trinidad sold, the former 48e. to 525.
red. 545. to 60a.
Rica sold at about 3d. decline on last week's prices.
BALTP WEE remains firm.
Corrow.-400 bales sold at previous tutu.
Coca prim. sol I at pnv.ous rides.
Betcas.—The large public sales are progressing at about
last week's prices.
Xarkets generally are quiet to-day.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is firm. Town tallow le quoted 60e. 3d., nett
cosh; Petemburg Y. C. on the spot, 60..; October to
December. 49a. 9d.; ditto, eeparatelb 60e.; January to
Karat, to 50a. 3d.

BOROUGH HOP MARLET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mann,. Pattendro nod Smith report that the market is
Ana at improving prices for doe Sasses. The daty is vari-
ously animated ►t from 210,0001. to 250,(001.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Wylam, 14s. 6‘l . Holywell. lea. 6d.; Natbertos Sa
15s. 6d.; Byas'a Beheld. Hartley, 16..; Bye a Tangelo!
Moor, 13..; Bttddl.•'a West Hartley. 16a.; Walla End
Edda 16e. 9d.; Walls End Russell's Hatton, 16a. 9d. ;
Walls End Byron, 16s. 6d.; Walls End Haswell, 16a. 3d.;
Walla End Shornellfft,l6a. 3d.; Huwell Gam, 131.-67 Alps
at market.

BURNING A CANDLE IN BED.-011 Thursday
night, about halt• put 12 o'clock, a family, near Lynn, were
disturbed by the cries of the maid aervents, and on
bottom.
They room found the bed in flames from top to
They instantly procured water and enoingalatted the
with no other damage than the lose of the bed mini
the rather severe burning of one of the fingers of one of 3
&
astranta, and the alarm of the family. But the wipe
wee most providential, as it toppers that the eerventa fall
asleep with the candle on the pillow, and were awakened by
a *ark failing on the hand of one of them. Had it Ulna
on her dress or on eke bad-clothes, in all probability they
would have lost their lives and the house beau burnt to the
ground.—Lye's Advertiser.
ETON COLLEGE.—THE PRINCE CONSORT'S PiliKT.3
oa MODIEN LANOVAOP4I.—The examinations in the
French and German languages, which commenced on Mon-
day, the 27th rail.. a included on Saturday Mat, and the treat
was given out by the head muter in school yesterday at
noon as follows. —French—Vow de Weyer, 1; Mr. Cadogsti,
2. Splect—Dallas. A moult, Puller, ma., and Mr. Cent:gun,
ma. Examiner—M. Dupont, Weeteniustse School. and
Examiner for the Civil Service. German—Boeanquet, 1;
Mr. Dome.. 2. Select—Brownrigg, ma.. Butterworth,
Bering, and Lord Boriugdun. Examinee, Dr. Bachttehn.
There was no Italian prise awarded ihis year.
MEDIEVAL KALENDARI3.—We may here VtlUil*
how very pleasant a eubjeet pig-killing appear* to have Nen
aomenamsnataoonsmthitlraeFofie:ll7to.F‘h•utr:iiumilhbafrhniognrilur.kman.Wdbee:anfezvd;witranlioo:ht'sri.ekdedmcbr a.fhoumwttutenler.di sptigioeth.,
nearolooking
tAnikovneollyue:ofe, 'l3ptthereiotpirurimyn'oilmeitoitemob°cil,ttthotehfeigitrhftethbor7alekmotibthelinntuwthitceemt-
°roweled queen of France, the reader would scarcely believe
that so revolting, es well I. homely a subject would find a
Owe; but them, finished with the delicate minutiae's of a
Tonkin, is • fat plx, hang up to a stout staple by Ire hind
legs, its throat plat cut by a very comphicant-looking
butcher. whole a nett-handed Flemish damsel, with coif and
apron white as snow, is gleefully holding a huge earthen (Rah,
evidently indulging In gleam:it anticipation' of future black-
pudding*. What a dainty picture "to met before a Then F'
and how illustrative of that coeresenees of taste which his
cbarecterired the Flemish school through every period of fie
artistic ltiairgy. Very different are the Italian illurtratione of
the kalendar. Delicate wreaths of &were, arabesque borders,
enclosing the signs of the zodiac, each sign sometimes
exquisitely painted in natural colours on a rated gold ground
sometime, like cameos, and In such tine relief that. we al-
most involuntarily touch them; and are surprised to fled
that they are not raised. Sometimes, in addition to Or. pion
• Moen firore, rouged In the occupett ma of the month,
Orland beside. Three are exquiritely finished in the mime' of
King Retie --a beautiful volume, which, although executed
in France is unquestionably Italian in its character ; sad In
this, each page of the kalander has in addition a beautiful
lisle bird perched at the top—tbe nightingale reproseottog
May while robin redbreast where in December
erarterly Review, fur October.