The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

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Great Wader*, ditto, ditto, 2nl guar. stick, 1174 to 184.
North Borten., York, H. and S. ourelt.,
North Eastern, Stook. and Dot. B 8 per rent. 31f.
North Easters, W. Wirtlerool Herb. and Rail, 804.
MIBOBLLA BROUS MURK&
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Atlantic Telegraph. guar. 8 per emit. (imitcd), 21, I.
Australian Mort. Land and Finance (Limited), h.
Ceylon Company (Limited), 91.
Ditto A snares, 3.
City of London Real Property (Limited), 4.
Credit Foneier sod Mobilier of England (Lim.), 71, 81, 8.
Ditto issued at own., of which 11. is to pay, 5.
Crystal Palace, 36f.
Discount Corporation (Limited), 111, f.
East lodise Land Credit and FIDITSCe (Limited), 6.
Eleetrio Telegraph, 1384, ri, ad.
English and Forego Credit, 4f, rid.
Gemini] Credit sad Finaace of London (Limited), is, 4.
Home and Colonial Assurance (Limited), 4.
Hudson's Bay, 171, 1.
Imperial Mereantale Cre3it Association (Limited), 51.
International Financial Society (Limited), 51.
Joint Stock Discount (Limitei), 44, 4, 4.
National Discount Company (Limited), 144, $, XS.
Northern Assam Ted (Limited) B, 44.
000114 Mario(' Insureaes, 22,1.
Omani, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 191, 4.
Peninsular end Oriental Steam, 71.
Royal Mall Steam, 118.
Telegraph C linstrur. sod Mainten. (Limited), (121. paid), 9,
United Kieglom Telegraph Company (Limited), 3.
Upper Assam Tea (all paid), (Limited), IL

ONE o'Ord:toz.

The transactions in the mining market to-day
are to a fair extent. Great Laxey shares are now
quoted 204 to 21 ; Great Vor, 294
to 304 ; Great North Lamy, 21 to ; Clif-
ford Amalgamated, 161 to ; East oradon,
71 to / ; East Carn Brea, 4to ; West Beton 160
to 170 ; East Lovell, 101 to 111; East Grenville,
34 to 4
; East Russell, 21 to 3 ; and West Cmadon,
7 to 8.
Chontales Gold shares were quoted 3 to 34
prem. ; and Frontal° and Bolivia, Ss. to 7s. 6d.
prem.
The subjoined weekly report upon the metal
market is from the circular of Messrs. vonDadelszes
and North : _ .

The instal msriet has bean steady, but quiet ; these
great amount of business doing. It is to be hoped thstlhe
reduction in the Bank rate of discount from 8 to 7 per cent.
will inspire more confidence. Iron—Welsh bars and rails '
coetinue in steady demand without alteratioo in value.
Staffordshire descriptions unaltered. Scotch pig iron has
fluctuated daily; the pries of warriuita has &drained to
755. 9d. easts*.acid 788. 6d. one month. The public sale of
Eglinton and Blair at Ardrosean went off very badly ; only
one-fourth mu mold. Copper has been very quiet. Smelters
adhere to official quotatioue, but sewed-heed parcels are
obtainable below smelters' pricer. Little busines• has tress-
' pired In foreign copper. We quote liapunda aod Burrs,
1001: Wallaroo, 991. t r ICO/. ; Spanish, 92/. ; Chili, 911. to
921. Tin aontieuee aseseted ; parcels of Straits ebsoged
bands at 871. cash, while with full prompt there have
bees buyers at about 891. to 901. Bancs cede at 891. The
Dutch market is flat at 531., old conditions. English very
dull and odors considerably under smelters' prices. Ti.
plates are in capita demand at full prices. Lead is quiet
but steady. Spelter—A fair amount of business has ben
done at an advance of folly 10s. per too, viz. :—Spot,
241. 55.; forward, 241. 10s. ; special brands in ontporte,
241. 120.

OOMMEROIAL AND MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THIS DAY.)
(IT 117,10711110 AND firriIINATIONAL TTLZOILIPS.)
MOM 001 owl( COIMPONDIDIT.)
The market rather quiet, and prices somewhat easier.
Sales about 6,000 bales, speculation and export, 2,000 bales.

TALLOW MARKET.-(TIIIS DAY.)
The market is 6rm. Town tallow is quoted 46.. &L ;
Petersburg Y.C.. on *he spot, 475. %L. illet,• Herat, 48a. ;
April to Jose, 484. 6d. ; October to Dmosmber, 31a.
Mannier Alva:Brum —Town tallow, 48s. 6d. ; fob l
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ditto, 2m. 40. ; yellow Russia, 495. 3J. ; melted s
365. ; rough ditto, 20s. Od. ; grieves, 20a. Od.; good
drugs, Ir.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade as follows :
Prime closer, from 1281. to 1325. Od. ; ulterior. Ma. to
nos. ; picots second cut, 80a. to 115 s. • prime hey, 100..
to 110 a.; inferior, 80a. to 95a; straw, 365. to 425.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Supplies of English goods ►re still well kept up, and
foreign produce is also largely imported. A few forced
strawberries have main their eppestyiee. Dessert pea's
eostiene to eons st of BeurrE Ranee. Ne Plus Meads,
end Easter Beurrb. Aril'ss ere oeufined to nonpareil,
Feero's Pippin, and Blenheim Orange. Hothouse grapes
comprise Bsrbaroisa, Lady Down's Beetling, Trebiana,
and a few Mestrits. Prices of English forted vegetables,
such as asperegus, French beaus, and frame potatoes,
have not altered lime our last report. Flowers chiefly
consist of poinsettia puleherrima, orchids, heaths, Chinese
primulas, camellias, and roses.

Tai SURREY COUNTY HOerrrete—Onr readers
will recollect that some mouths since her Majesty the
gauss graciously informed the committee of the Sorrily
County Hospital that she had instructed Mr. need, the
emioent sculptor, to prepare a bust of the late Prioos Coe-
sort, to be presented by bee hfsjesty to the hospital. We
understand that the bust arrived at the hospital on Tare-
day mooning is charge of Mr. Smith, foreman to Mr. Theed,
who was instructed to place the statue in the position
selected by the committee—in the vestibule, or chief en-
trance-hall, directly opposite the door. The bust, which is
of life size. and of the purest Sicilian marble need
for statuary. purposes, is two feet six inches in
height, sod is mounted on an elegent coloured marble
pedestal of [oar feat high, which makes the total height
six feet six inches. The orikioal from which the bust is
taken is in Windsor Castle; bat is said that this last produc-
Moe is by far the more succsssf al of the two. and that it is un-
rivalled as a work of art. On the pedestal is the followirg
thscription :—" This bort of his Royal Highness Prince
Albert was graciously presented to the Survey County
Hospital by her Majesty Queen Victoria, 1886." The boat
will not be exposed to public view noel the hospital is
opened for the reception of patients. Mr. Thud has at the
gems time kindly nresrntad to the hospital a tinted plaster
cast of his "Good Samaritan,* which is considered by com-
petent judges to be one of the finest pieces of sculpture of
the day. The wards and other apartments are now par-
tially famished, and Mime Edwards, the metros, who-for-
merly had charge of Naattaao's Warl, Guy's Hospital, for
ten years, is actively employed in superintending the neces-
sary arrangements. The hospital will shortly he in a state
to receive patients : but of course there must be a public
opeeing and suitable demonstrstioes on the occasion.—
West Surrey Times.
The extortions of the gas company of New Or-
leans have at last driven the citizens and city government
to self-protection. The plan of lighting with petroleum is
considered feasible, and the mayor has advertised for pro-
Thatposals city is not alone ia her afflictions. and the
experiment will be watched with mach interest.—Asserican

Parer.
COMFORT FOR THE TROUBLED. —lt in reported
that some of our leading Mordents intend initiating a pub.
ecriptioo wherewith to purchase soother statue of Wylthem
for the New City Cross, the aforesaid buses to be dressed
sod armed after the manner enjoined in the Boman catho-
lic ritual.—Basta Advertiser.
The traffic
Tittrito Wecirrra. reemipte
railways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week
ending the 17th of February, on 12,329 miles, to 613,5351 .
and for the corresponding week of lest veer. on 11,897
miles, to 557.0181., showing an increase et 432 miles end
of 56,5181. The gram receipts on the following 14 railways
amounted, in tbeeggregate. on 8,830 miles, to 512,7811.. arid
for the oorrespoudiog week of 1865,0 e 8,489 miles. to 409.44 W
showing an increase of 341 Mille, end an %crewed 43,3361.
The increase on she Oelelociise amounted to 2,0541. • ea
the, Great Eastern to 2,2491. ; on the Great Wertheim to
3818/.
the Great
Wasters on the th
Great Southern and Western to 3071. ; on
sters to 3,0031. ; on e Luseashire end
Yorkshire to 5,607/. •, on the Louden, and North Western ,
to 6,0791. • on the Leaden sod Brighton to 1,7691. ; '
on the LoLdoe and South Western to 2,2511. ; oe the
Ileachester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. to 2 394/. •
on the Midland to 4,9371. • on the North Seidel;
to 1,6171. • on the North Waiters so 5.2251. ; oe the •
South Easters to 2,1601.; tote% 43,3381. The Rode'
and mineral Who ou these lines animated to 361,6051.,
and for the orenspoedieg week of 1885 to 299,9661., show-
ing an Maw of 21.6101. The receipts for pesesegen,
paresle, ha, amounted to 191,17111.. airast 169,4611.. show.
log an bermes of 21.7181. The Waffle receipts on 52 other
lines amounted, en 3.499 miles, to 1t ).7511.. sod for
the eerreirpondleg week of last eer. on 3,406 milts. to
117,57 W., stowing an ineresee of 69 miles and of 13,1901. in
the receipts. The Veal receipts ef the past week sheer e
decrease of 9.0041. as compared with thi se at the prated-
-11% week, ending the 10th inst.