The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-18 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(et ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TZLEGRATR.)
(I'llo3l OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The market quiet, but steady. Bales, 10,000 Wes.

TALLOW MARKET.—(TfID3 DAY.)
The market is steady at the following prices:--Town
tallow, tea. 9d.; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, new, 44..14d.;
October to December, 455. ltd. to 4Ca. ; December, 465. (id.
MARKET At* raanr.s.—Town tallow, 47a. 3d. ; fat by
ditto, 2a. ; yellow Minna, •lbs. ; melted staff,
32a. dd. ; rough ditto, 17a. 6d. ; gresves, Igs. ; good
dregs, 6e.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Jargorelle and beurri d'Amanlis pears still continue to
be imported from Fiance. Oranges are becoming scarce,
as are also West India pine-apples. Homegrown pine-
apples and hothouse grapes are still plentiful, and prises
for these, u well as for other kinds of indoor produce, con-
tinue about the sane as those of hot week. Pella and other
Tarietiei of vegctable are pufficiertt for the demand.
Flowers chiefly cowit.t of orchids, kalosanthes,calceolarias,
pelargoniums, fuchsias, balsams, cockscombs, stocks,
mignonette, and roses.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles J macs Easton reverts trade very slow with a
downward tendency. Prime old clover, from llOs. to 1205.;
inferior ditto, from tti.. to 105.. ; prime old hay,
from Me. to 100 s. ; inferior ditto, from 85s. to 90s. ;
prime new clover, from 110 a. to 100 s. ; inferior, tiOs. to
tiOs. ; prime new hey, from 755. to Ms. • . inferior ditto,
from 41.1*. to Os. ; straw. from 3Ge. to 455.

LONDON BETTING.-(THIS DAY.)

GREAT MOH HANDICAP.
3 to I agst Westwick (t)
9to 2 Homers (t)
Bto 1 Scdmander (off)
10 to 1 Glendale (off)
ST. LEGER.
Evens on Lord Lyon (t)
3 to 1 nest Rustic (t)
7to 1 Savemake (t)
DEERY.
8,000 to Inn asst
Low to -- Plaudit (t)
1,000 to 25 Bouiliasta (t)

THE SOCIAL Soi ItscECONotte.s.s.—We(Met a:hes:ter
Krantiwr) are cashed to state that, although lie will no
longer preside oter the meetings, Lord Brougham will
attend the Manchester Congress. The Hon. G. Denman has
accepted the presiskncy of the Jurisprudenoe Department;
Lord Robert Montagu will be a vice-president in the
Health Department; Mr. E. Potter, M.P., and Mr. IL
Ross. vice•pretid, its of the Social Economy Department ;
and Mr. Hugh Birley vice-president of the Education
Department.
INTERESTINO DiarovERIES NEAR BASINOsTOKE.
Some curious discoveries have recently been made at kid-
cheater, item Basingstoke, the site of the ancient Pictish
and Roman capital of southern Britain. Tho main street
and a street limning from it have been laid open, to-
gether with two large Roman litanies with teaaelated
pavement.. The walls which surrounded the capital were
three miles in length. The site of the amphitheatre has
been found, and au admission pass like the opera bone
pease. cf the present day dugout. Coins connected with
periods anteror to the birth of our Saviour have also been
found. A brick also has turned up, on which some Roman
lover had cut words relating to " toy lass," or "my girl."
Roman tooth picks, ear picka,and scissors have been found,
and the site of a strung box made of oak an inch thick.
Some remains of the box, its hinges, and lock, were picked
up. Th !position of a temple is known, and will one day
be explored. fiilchester is the property of the Duke of
Wellington. The plough Les now been paining for cen-
turies over the spot where 100 years perhaps before the
Roman invasion of Bri-ain, the London of a kingdom
which included Sussex, Hampshire, Dorsetahlre, and Berks
onoe stood.
MIRACULOUS EnAI'E OP LORD GAGE.— Lord
Gage had a most miraculous escape on Monday. His
lordship, accompanied by his son, Colonel Gage, was in
Firle Park, for the purpose of shooting a buck. After the
buck had been shot by Lord Gage be took his son's rifle
with the view of practising at a mark on a very fine tree
standing in the park. The rifle had been to London for
.epair, and this wax the first shut tired from it upon its
return. As soon as the hammer fell the piece exploded,
and was blown to atoms. Lord Gage escaped with a
slight scar on the forehead. Fifteen pieces of the barrel
were picked up, having been sent in different directions.
Singular to relate this is the very tree under which a fatal
gun accident occurred on his lordship's wedding day, about
a quarter of a century ago, when his tenants were Taring a
salute in honour of the event —Ea..t Stuesex News.
GREAT FIRE AT READING. —One of the most
extensive fires that has been known for many yews oc-
curred in dreading on Thursday morning. The fire broke
out in Mr. Simmonds's bakehouse, Broad-street, and
before any assistance could be procured it bad ex-
tended to a block of buildings o nthe right and left and in
the rear. The whole of tlii. was soon one mass of tames,
which soon reached a number of cottages at the back. The
greatest excitement prevailed to save the inmates, seems
to whom was difficult. In doing so two policemen were
seriously red, and were remove to the hospital, and
several invalids who were compelled dto be taken from their
beds received such a severe shock to their system that it
is feared by the grangele that the result
will be fatal. A whole of buildings was en-
tirely destroyed, and had not means been taken to
prevent the flames extending, more than half of the street
at
tread have been destroyed. The damage is estimated
various amounts, but it is hoped that it is not beyond
10,000/. Most of the parties concerned are Mitered in
various offices. The greatest commiseration is felt in the
town for those who have been deprived of their homes and
everything connected with them.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED).
- The dividend for the half-year ersling 30th June, to be
declared at the general meeting of this company on the 4th
September will be two shillings per share, free of income-
tax, equivalent to 5 per cent. per annum.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC ltis.;Eirrs.—The traffic re-
turns of railways in the United Kingdom, published for
the week ending the I nth of August, amounted on 12,480
miles to 787,9591., and for the corresponding week of 1865
on 12,229 miles to 770,0131., showing an increase of
VI miles, and of 17,94 G/. The groan receipta on fourteen
of the principal railways in the United Kingdom amounted
for the week on 9,075 miles to 6111.306/., and for the
corresponding week of last year, on 8,915 miles, to 646,Lffi1.;
showing an increase of IGO miles, and of 15,1731. The
increase on the Great Eastern amounted to 6/. • on the
FarDAT Evlnlna• Great Northern to 1,740/. ;on the Great Western to
Consols, which closed yesterday at 88i to it for 2,115 L ;on the Lanosshire and Yorkshire to 3,5901. • on
the 6th of September, opened this morning at the the London and North Western to 1071. ; on the Lor;don
same quotation, and left of at 88 5-16 to 7-16, or and Brighton to 3,644/. ; on the Manchester, Sheffield.
and Lincolnshire to 70/. • on the Midland to 4,0971.; on
80. For money the last price was 88 to 88e. the North British to 1,356/. ; on the North Eastern to
The official business report is as follows :—Three 1,349/. ,• total, 18,638/. But from this must be deducted
per Cant. Consols, for money, 88, i 71 8 • ditto, 211. the decrease on the Caledonian ; 289/. on the Great
for account, 884hiveThree per Ceuta 'Reduced, 871, Southern and Western, 1,527/. • on the London
1 ! and South Western, and 1,439/, on the South
Liy I ; New
Per Cent." 87i' teni' i' '' ' !astern leaving the increas as above 15 173/.
ala Stock, 208}, 11 • ditto Five per t., al, Tho rl,noipto on b 2 other lines in th 4; utnited
i, 3 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1001. Kingdom amounted on 3,396 miles to 126,663/
on 14
3,3. ;
____ _ and for the corresponding week of last year
FATAL PIT ACCIDENT AT DCDLEY.—Yeaterday miles, to Ll 3 88111., showing an increase of 81 miles. and
morning twomen,named James Doyle and Georgeßoberts, of 2,7731. The goods traffic on the 14 systems of HMS
miners, were killed by a fall of coal in the California Pita above mentioned amounted for the week to 301,395/.
belonging to the Bad of Dudley. The men were engaged' against n 6,3861., showing an increase of 6,509 f. The
i
in loading • " skip," when Dearly 20 tons of coal soddenly pasesnaere, Pmede, mails, ate- tennis on the*. BIM
fell from the roof of the pit, crushing both men in the swot amounted to W 9,4111., against 360,7471. for the serresposid-
frightful manner. Doyle at the moment was standing near ME period of 1865, showing an increase of SAUL The total
the skip, and one of the iron bands placed to keep the coal receipts for the
_put week show a decrease of 7,154 i. ss
in its peeper position fell screw his neck. esnipletely sever- ens Cd. with. twee of the preceding week ending tbo
log the head from the body. 4th