The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE ZEPRETB.

Eiri,—imagine the Lord Mayor of
pt;•=
commercial City of London, the centre and re
of two or three millions of working mite, looking antfr
Harrion•honee on the filthy swamps of slush-
which today surrounded him: not even a crash, c
"sable his nearest friend to give him a cheering
Humble citizens elsewhere were more factual%
=lesweepers worked with will in other:
d some pedestrians to mom the roads wit/
end" deep. Permit me to repeat the lessons '
If I had been Lord Mayer I would have hired
the read cleaned at least in front of my house,
had paid for the work being done. The mound he..
that it would be wise to organise a streetesimphi
reessing-sweeping brigade, for it is plain that the?
authentiee have neither the wit nor power to .4-
streets properly.—l am, he,
City, Jea. 11.

MARKETS.

TALLOW.—Tameneir EVENING.-The
04414 to-41W. Spot, 475. 64.: January, CB.
48e. ; Ootobor to Denotes. 49.. 6d.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Ntarirond. Jas. _
wool market hes not recovered from the depreseke
has characterised it since it became knows that tr
rate of dinuount had been raised to 8 per mot
actions to-day are exceedingly limited, and at.
supply their immediate wants. Greet uocertaistfl
as to the state of the present prospects of the mama
in consequence of the interruption of telegraphic
munkation with London, and busioeu on thin -
is greatly decree's:L. The transectims have
to lustre wools, and slightly to Sonthdown
are very confident as to the future, ad
rd'srPlily
ceed to give way in prim. The wonted
partakes of the dulness of many past weeks.
some descriptions of yarns are working to order.
some inquiry, but few new orders given out. Ste
awes an accumulating, but there is no dwpositk
any 0011011111114012 in price. Ikey will curtail prodnetioe
then reduce prime. The same dulness prevail
piece trade. There is an active demand for China
orders have been offered for figures for that market,
prime were so obstacle to their being accepted. Nun&
toren are, for the most part, ionodated with c
are indifferent as to new orders. The home.
houses are doing little. Some of the old boo' •
doubt, place orders, if they could do so at namable
and with a of delivery in sessomble
American hoases are doing next to nothing.
exceedingly light. There are not 500 pieces ft
market. Prime remain very firm. The trade
healthy.

COTTON.— LrYmAroor,, JAN. 11.— American
has boss much in request at about 0. advance
sides of the past two days ; other kinds Member,
day:-12,000 bides, including 5,000 spinal:dial a,
7.000 Austrian, 170. to 210. ; 400 Pornam, ka
22d.
23 100 Maranhao:4 200. to 21. ;
Id.; to 28d. ; 400 Smyrna, 170 0 1,580
. to 181 d. ; 2,500 t
Md. to 19d. ; Idadru, 18d. to 'Bid. ; and Bote4ll
/so., to 14id. ; 100 Para, 2141 to 22d.

LACE AND HOSlEBY.—Norrimmum,
The prevailing Mich prices of oottoe and yams
thing like animation in all aorta of Plain goods,
silks and more expensive laces there is a rather'
quiky, both for the borne markets and for the'
while orders are being still executed for the Cc
—ln the hosiery trade we have only to state
are firm and show little or no tendency to yield
This and the bank rate of interest check any
trade, bat most et the warehouese are still
executing old orders, and in some clams of
cannot be completed for several months, from
supply of labour.—Nothriphon JountaL

CORN.—Brumunum, Jam IL—At thim
there imam s limited supply of wheat, but the s
Imo again in favour of the buyer. Barley mat.
value. Oat' awl beans, 61. per qr. higher. Peas

MANCIIZBI7II, JAN. 11.—Our market this
more numerously attended than of late, and
being dry and frost, the trade was firmer i
deriog the west. The tramactious were, hi
to a limited extent, and we reduce our enotatit
per qr. on all but the beet sorts of both English .
wheat, and 6d. per sack oo English and French .
other articles there was no material change.
Nimstix, JAN. 10.—Supply of wheat moderate.
trade wan by no means active, but very fine
late rates, inferior la. cheaper. Inuumr for
and prices as before. Bemis Arm at recent an
proccron-on-Tzsa, JAN. 10.—There was a
grain at oar market this morning from the growers.
met a fair demand, at a decline of Ls. per qr. on t•
Germany. Barley in good request, at full pr
continuo in good demand at late rates. NM= !MI!
unaltered. Wheat per qr. of 631 b. to the bushel :
and Yorkshire red, 465. to 48e. ; ditto, white, 501. to Hi_
mouth country red, 475. to 48s. ; ditto white, 521. NI 6M.
,
Barley, grinding, pm imperial qr., 31.. to 33e. Oats VlA__
new, 24e. to 255. ; potato, 421 h. per bushel, 26e. toll.
Beans, Dew, 46a. to 48s. ; old, oh. to 50s.

CATTLE—Norrnicaux. JAL 11.—There was a IV
small supply of sheep at our market to-day. It was pm,
rally considered that there would not be say market*
day, bat the bxotigh magistrates have decided to alas
sheep sad swiss to be exhibited' is the great Inks'
square. The demand was firm and the tall rates of ill
week were readily obtained. There was a limited molt'
pigs, foe which high rates were obtained. Mattes, UM
lied. par lb. ; pork, 136. to Si. 13d. per lb.