The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-03 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW kLibLIEET.—(THD3 DAY.)
The market is steady, at the annexed prices :—Town
tallow Ws. 6d. net cash ; Petersburg Y. O. on the spot,
61s. 3d. ; all the year, 61s. ; December, 61a. 61; January
to March, 61s. 6d. to 62a. ; April to June, 58s. ; October to
December, 1861, 675.
bisinua .ftaVZILOILI. —Town tallow, 635. 3d. ; fat by
ditto, 3s. 3d. ; yellow Russian, 63a. ; melted stuff, 44e. 64.;
rough ditto, Vs. ; tallow paves, 2Ds. ; good drop, U.

SMITHFIELD HAY DAY.)

Ileasra Davis mid Co. report trod.* firm today.
Prices :—Prime meadow by, 75.6 to 84s. ; superior do.,
93e. to 118.. ; inferior do., 150 s. to 606. ; rowea, 40s. to 80a.;
clover, old, 00s. to 120 s. ; ditto meted out, 80a to Ms.;
straw, 30s. to Ns.

COVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.)

Importations of new Dutch Hamburg. grapes hive just
made their appearance, bat their quality la very inferior to
that of last year. Some fine samples of American Newtows
pippins may be had at 'h. to 3s. per dozen, In pears so
alteration has fakeer place since our lest report ; they
consist chiefly of Duchess d'Angoaleme, Louise Bonne,
Marie Louise, Gausses Bevpmot, and some inferior varieties.
Peaches and plums in good condition may y 4 be obtained.
Neworanges fetch from de. to 10s. per 100. Good filberts
may be had at from 9d. to la. per lb. Cabbages, bean;
carrot', and turnips may be obtained in quantity. Cools-
dowers are scarce. Potatoes realise from 6s. to 10e. pea
cwt. Cucumbers are scarcer. Cut flowers chiefly ocininet
. . •

of orchids, prrieniss, kalooant
nette, china asters, heaths. as
sit
Pine Apples, per lb., Se to ft
Grapes, per lb., as to Os
?mien, per doz., 8s to es
Grows Pits, per doz. la to 4
Melons, each, Pa to ts

tthas, dahlias, MOW', mistra-
-1 room

Hums, p. sieve, IS to 4. Od
Pesrs, per dos.. ls to 3s
Apples, per dos, esl to is Id
°notes, per 100, to to 10s
Lessons, per 100. • to 10e

SIGIT4
Canlillowere, oath, id to ad
Cinsompdaa bunchas,2sl4 toils
Cabbsiges,p. dos., Is Od to its Od
Potatoes, p too. 10/14 to 130.
per ntui., is to is of
per art., is to 9s
Carrots, per bunch. Td to 9d
Turnips, per bunch, id to id
Spinach, per sieve. ts 04 to is
eumbers, emu, ddb la 04
Artichokes, per doe., it to es
Beet, per don. ls 64 to S.

°Mari per band* la Odtele9d
Onions, ma Item laBd to la Id
Tomatoes, per dos., Y to a
Shallots, per lb, 041 to Sd
Garlic, per lb, 6d to Sd
Lettuces,cab., p.so., teed to tell
Co., per score, lab le ed
Nadir.), per score, la to 2. Ud
MorseradLib, per bun.,ls6d to ea
Mushrooms, p. pott., tito is 0d
Parsley, per 12 bunches, 2e tors
Savory, per bunch, id to ed

Groioolcai Elocizry.—The following papers will
be read at the ensuing meeting on the 7th instant :—L
the Denudation of Soft Strata—by the Rev. 0. Fisher,
A.M., F. 0.8. 2. On an =described Fawn Fern, from the
lower coal-measures of Nova Scotia—by J. W. Dawson,
LLD., F.G.S. 3. On the Sections of Strata exposed in the
excavations for the South High-level Sewer at Peckham and
Dulwich, with a notice of tho fossil found there—by G.
Rickman, Fan., communicated by the Assistant-Secretary.
LANCASSIRR AND CHESHIRE INSTITUTIONAL
ASSOC/ATION.—The Duchess of Mall will =company kis
grace the duke to Manchester, and will attend the masers
at the Free-trade Hall on Tuesday evening next, for the
public didrit=ion of certificates and prises to the =axes-
fel candidates of the 125 Ilechaniae Institutions in the
sasociatire. The duke and dachas will stay a few days
in Manchester. and will be the guests of Mr James Watts.
MIS NIGHTINGALE AND TUC ROYAL CALEDONIAN
ASTLIM—The children of the Caledonian Asylum visited
Miss Nightingale on Thursday, at her residence, Hampstead
heath, where they were entertained by that lady, and where
their band played several pieces of music. All parties ap-
peared gratited with the entertainment.
THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE CARPET TRADE.
The import duty on carpets wee considered by the mixed
commission in Paris on Tuesday List. We are able to state
that the intended specific duties were abandoned, and that
an ad valorem duty of 15 per cent. on all descriptions
carpets was finally adopted. This arrangement will, we
presume, be highly acceptable to the carpet manufacturers
of thee counts-v.—Star._ _ _

Brix or BWOD Howes tr Eo rrr. —The fol.
lowing catalogue of horses which are to be sold et the
Palace of Abasria, near Cairo, ham been sent to the govern-
ment by Mr. Colguhoun, het Majesty °antral-general in
Egypt. se being of importanoe to all breeders of blood
hoc es in England •. " Catalogue of horses of known high
breeding in the stud of his late highness Elhaniy Pacha
remaimog from the stud of the late Viceroy Abbas Paella.
33 stallions (one of these was bought of Colonel Blood, for
4,0001.) ; 137 mares, of Arabian and Syrian stock ; 51
colts (entire) and 59 filikg(produce of tho above); 2 mama,
highest Egyptian breed ;52 stallions, ditto. The above
will be sold by pubic auction at the Palace of Almeria, near
Cairo, on Monday, the 10th December, 1860 ; and the eels
will be continued on two days of etch week till the whole
stock be disposed of. By order of the official trustee,
Edhem Pacha....Alexandria, Oct. 11, 18110."

RAILWAY Tiam—c.—_ The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week ending Oct. 27
amounted to 534.4101, and for the corresponding week of
last year to 495,7451., showing an increase of 38,655/. The
pops receipts on the eight railways having their termini in
the metropolis amounted to 279.8581., and for the cor-
responding week of 1859 to 218,93 U., showing an increase
of 12,9271. The increase on the Eastern Counties Rail-
way amounted to 9291. • en the Great Western to 1,6211.
on the London and North•Westerti, to 3,0451.; and on the
London and Blackwell, to 2711. ; on the London, Brighton,
and South Coast to 2,58 W. ; on the London and tionth.
Western to 2,8451. ; and on the Bouth•Esstern to 2,0184. ;
total. 15,318/. Bat from this must be deducted 8911.,
the decrease on the Great Northern, leaving the increase
as abase, 12,927/. The receipts on the other lines in the
United Kingdom amounted to 304,5521., and fur the
correeponding week of last year to zra.m4L, showing an
increase of 25,7381., which. added to the increase on the
metropolitan lines, makes; the total increase 38,6651., as
compared with the corresponding week of 1859.
Carnal. Patron. Ona Bauman Day.
FNMA; Nov. 2.—Admissions en payment, 989; dile° by
mew tiebsta, 528; teal visitors, 1,517.