The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-06 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

SI:GAIL—There has been but one public sale to-day,1,306
boxes llavanneh. The raining qualities rind et fall perms
other sorts chiefly bought in. Refined lumps, 52e. 6d. to 54e.
COFFEE.—The public sales are going off without allowing
any material alteration in priors.
l'Ex.—This article has a firm appearance. Public sales

will take place to-morrow.
r.-1,400 bags Rangoon offered and bought in at6e.
Corroa.—The sound part of the public sales, was hught
in, the damaged about WO bales, sold at their fall relative
value.
Sr icv.s have a firm appearance.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The market is firm, at the annexed prices —Town tallow,
51s. nett cash; Petersburg Y.C.ou the spot, 625.; Jsousry
to March, 61s. 9d.; March only, 52a. 3d.; April to Jane,
51s. 3d. ; October to December, 61s. to 3d.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
The supply of beasts is short, and the average quality in-
ferior. Trade is not MUM, yet Monday's quotations are
fully eupported. The number of sheep is very small ;
the demand, however, is not large, and we cannot
quote higher prices. Calves are selling about the same se on
Monday. From Germany and Holland there are 70 besets,
7.50 sheep, and 74 mime, and Spain 61 besets. The number
of Mitch cows is 129.
rer eons welt, 4. 4.1 Tar atom at Ma a 4• a. d.
Rattees., 11...rettgb.. 4 1 0 0 . nest Dna I Llt•bsedaßla
ilaaa tasortAurne. ... 4 4le I !Seat Loot ...wools
4.304 quality bclats.. a 44 I Do. de Mom • —•—
Calvaa ........ ........ 4 4 8 115sra• a mood assYSty 40 4 4
I Kra . ... —. 3 4 Do. de. Morn
Gest 4.3 a Hae.oree• 5 5 3 Lambs • •
NowNowat market. 0:0; AMP sad lamas. 3. 550 : oJvsa 1; • OW.
100.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mete and Company reports trade without sltershon.
Prime meadow bay, 7135. to 845.; superior ditto, Ws.
to 90s. ; Interior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; rowan, 60e. to 70e. ;
clover, old, 955. to 106 e.; ditto, good new mond out,
to 95e. ; straw, 245. to 30e.

LAND SLIP AT PORTLARD.—The late rains have
canted an exteestve land-slip in the western side of the
Wand, near Priory, above the village of Fortane's Well.
A mans of earth to the extent of several *nee last week
moved from he rocky bed, and fell over into the sea. As
the accident cornered in an uninhabited portion of the Island
it was unattended with any loss of life, with the exoeption of
en unlucky donkey which happened to be at the time on the
descending avalanche.—Sherberes /menet
THE CREW OP TUE 811ANNON.—The arrival of the
Sh•turon at this port last week, has given new life to Port-
ent which in a great measure is dependent on the navy for
its trade. The Bailors' Home, that excellent, wall-con-
ducted, and secure retreat for our gallant tare, has exhibited
new signs of its usefulness, from the fact that most of the
crew of the Shannon have taken up their quarters at the
" Home." About 160 of her original mew have returned in
her, and but for the fact of the captain having a Mete for
flogging, which we regret to state has been prevalent on
her homeward voyage, • united and happy crew would
have returned to receive the award of then hard-earned
horde. Deep are the expressions of disgust on this score,
and from all we can learn It will be a dlfilcalt teak to
man our navy if such treatment and such meatless as
have been trimmed on board the Shannon are tolerated
by the Admiralty. She has returned what fe called
"a rich ship," most of the men having secured trophies in
their career, especially from Lucknow. Valnablett of all
kind. are said to be possessed by them. Ono man has
secured riches enough to provide for his remaining days;
another has • broken sword, taken in combat for the
handle of which be has been offered 120:., it being est in
diamonds. Amongst those located at the "Home" is •
tall black man, who served as captain of the main-top. At
Lucknow he fought his gun with such rapidity and placed it in
such a commanding position that the noble Capt. Peal plated
his hand on his shoulder and applauded him for It, and said,
" Well done, there is the order of valour fur you from oar
gracious Queen." After entering Lucknow this same =I
slew numbers with his males in single combat, and the
whole of the crew of the Shannon are unanimous in award-
ing him the honour of being the bravest man of their crew,
or In use their own word., "the braveat man we ever did
sec."— West Sussex Gazette.
SINGULAR RECOVERY OP A MARRIAGE-RING...a.
About the sad of July or the beginning of August last, a
woman, named Catherine Ferguson, the wife of a miner,
named M'Lean, at Clifton, near the head of Loch Lomond,
beet her rearriagtering whilst engaged in putting in or
building porta, and, notwithstanding that every search was
made for it at the time, it could not be found. About •
fortnight ago the cat brought a rat into the how, and
around the neck of the rat was the mining marriage-ting.
It is euppond, as rata are known to carry off coins or pieces
of silver or gold, that the ring had been taken to the rat's
neat, where it had gone over the neck of one of the 'mug ones,
and remained there until the animal had advaeotet to
growth, and, curiously enough, been captured by the cat.
Mrs. M'Lean, who had been about a year married, was no
less njoiced in getting poeseseion again of her loot ring than,
surprised at the very singular way in which it was MOO.
▪ wered.—Stonmart.
Tot: ER (Alen GIFT TO THE EMPEROR or
JAPAN.—Every one in the squadron asked at boot once,
Why, of all thing,' to to fettucini Great Britain, the govern-
ment ehoold have selected • yacht—about the only object
that it was utterly imposaible the Taikoon should ever use?
Any one wbn had taken the trouble to read the briefed
account of Japan could have told you that. 'redo war
sail to be enepproarbable for vessel; and even if the
rob,. drawing t welve feet of water, could touch the quay,
the Taikoon at Tote (like the spiritual Emperor at Mieco)
was forbidden to quit hie palace, and so could never pee her
except with a spy-glass from his terrine, two mile.] off!
So far us an excuse for going to Yedo wan concerned, any
pretrent, with instructions to deliver it at that plea, would
certainly have answered the purpose. When one saw how
full of intelligence all the Weller elassea in Japer were—
how 'op dale of eppraciating the skill and mechanism em-
ployed in any of the marvel, of scientific labour Great
Britain contains—it was • subject of raret that a arrow-
s. teener. with bird's-eye majla panels and velvet cushions,
vary h indmame, no doubt, but quite matched by most river.
bears in England or America—should have been the only
specimen sent of nor mechanical or manufacturing skill.—
Plookanod's .11n5a.:ine, for January.
NO':ELI,TS AND ACTUAL LIFE.—The main part
of Ficolnue's life, for instance, is epent in gelling sugars,
spia., and cheese; of Cantidicus's in puling over musty
volumes of black letter law; of Sartori...a in twitting. cross-
legged, on a board after menaring gon4cmen for meta and
breeohn. What can a story-teller say about the p-nfee-
sional soiotonee of these men: Would a real ruetiral history
of bobniiiis and eighteenpence a-day be endurable? In the
days whereof wo are writing, the pools of the time those
to r, present a shepherd in pink breeches and a chime waist-
coat, dancing before his dale, end playing • flageolet tied
op with • blue satin ribbon. I say, in rept), to some ohjeo-
hone which have been urged by potent end friendly erten,
that of the actual adder of life the novelist cannot be ea-
t:vete to treat—with the almost eine:e exception of war
before named. But taw, stock-brekine, polemical theology,
linen-drapery, apothecary-business, and the like, how can
writer, menage fully to develop there in their Morino? Al
authors can do, le to depict men out of their business-1n
their passions, Vivito. laughter% eneromects, hatred", and
what net—and dewriba them as well as they can, taking the
business pert for granted, and leaving it as It wens for nth-
audition. Thaw, in talking of the present or the peat world,
I know I an, only dangling about the theatre hobble,, coffee-
/mesa. riduttos, pleasure haunts, fair-boothe, and feasting
and fiddling !VOW of life; that, meanwhile, the great Perious
peat or present world is plodding in its chambers, batng at
its humdrum loom., or jogging on its accustomed hilmuro
aid m a are only seeing our characters away from their work.
C rydon hail to cart the litter and thresh the barley, as well
a. to make love to MIMI ; Ancillula has to dress and a.eh
the nursery, to watt at breakfast and On her misses, n, take
the cbddren out, Sc., before ale can have her brief 'WSW inter-
view t hrough the area-railings with Theipi', the pelicemao. All
day long have hi. ltels to beet the crate y,eement boom he
his the opportunity to snatch the homy ion or the fortive
cold pie. It is only at moments, and away from these labours,
that W 3 can light upon one character or the other ; and hence
—thou gh meet of the persons of wb. to we are writisz have
dnobiloas 'heir grave employments and evocattnns, it is only
when 'hey are disengaged and sway from their work, that we
ran being them and the equally disengaged reader togi her.—
The Virginians, No. if.