The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-24 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

firtos.x.—The inerhet has spin been steady, and priors
have been supported, yet it bas required firmness on the part
of the importers to prevent a &else. Refined quiet:
Lumps, 68e. to Ms.
Coma.—There hes been a fair quantity offered in public)
eds this weak, and the balk sold at folly previous prices.
Tae.—Prior have beenrathee brainier ; yet a Mir amount
of buena. has been done, end we do not alter general quota-
tions. Common aongou sold at 10d. for crab, end 100.
regular terms.
Rtes.—A limited bigness done at previous rates, but the
market le dull.

Ruse—Proof &swords sold to some extent at Is. &L, proof
Demerara, 2e. Id.
Smarms has been steady, and sales have been made at
last week's currency.
Brim have sold at fall prices.
Jura has said at a further advance of 10e.
Cocalyzex, his said heavily, and prioes with difficulty

latotrot.-4,090 bales sold at id. advance.
In other articles no matarial alteration ; but markets gene-
rally have bad a dull appearance.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAT.

The market is quiet to-day. Town tallow ie quoted
60e. to 60.. 6d. nett Dash; Petetsbarg Y.C. on the
spot, 49.. 6d.; September, 49e. 3d. ; Comber to December,
495. to Od ; ditto, separately, 49e. 6d.; January I. >Larch,
49a. Id.

HIDE MAREET.-THIS DAY.

LIAI3I;;;TAL,-11017•7&iti. to 4T1.t0414.; 6411..
to 7211.., 4fd. to 444.; 7211.. to 8011... 444. to 41d.;
80I6s. to 13811.., 414. to 64. ; 811114. to 9811.., 6d. to 50.;
1611.. to 10411.., 84d. to U. Horst hides, ha. to 111 s. ;
Golf skins. light, 20. 6d. to 41. ; full. 64. to 6s. 84.
Bonito/tutor -Sheep skins : polled, U. 64. to 6s. 64;
hatf-bole, 34. 44. to 4s. 2d.; downs, 22. 104. to 3s. 3d.;
Lab, 2e. 04. to 40. 134.

BOROUGH HOP MARIEET.—(THIS DAY.)
Meeets. Dammam aad Smith report that the demead for
Sae Weald of Heat aad Sommer hops coathaum =abated, at
rather improved prima Duty, 260,0001.

FIRE IN THE HAMPSTEAD-ROAD.—Thig morn-
ing, about two o'clock, a fire broke ant on the premier at
Yr. Bill, a liosadraper sad silkatroer, situate at No. 14,
Frederick's-plan, Hampateed-toad. At the time the dis-
covery was needs the whale of the inmates were in thetr
hada, but the pelisemm, by repeatedly knocking at the door
and apriagbelds rank, enoteeded In making them andble
of their daager. They then made en attempt to gee to the
street dear, bat the Ire had gained man • strong hold a
the stork la nada, gad wee rising so Saoely that they wen
unable to darted by the best staircase. The Royal tio-
nety's mow was the don tannediately sent tor, bat for-
tunately the entire honseheid meets
_durtgab y i
had brief in-
terval that elationd is get oat at the imdc. barely
left when ths fire molted every room is the building,
and illuminated the northern end western portions of the
metropolis. The firemen were unable to get the fire extin-
guished nail the whole of the building, the stock in trade
&norm* destro)ed. The origin of the foe in unknorni.
The gamer was hawed in the Sun and Phenix fire
offices.
A letter from Rome, in the Brussels Irsdipend-
411$1* states that the opening of China to Chrletlsn miseion-
arise is the absorbing theme in ROOM; and the Pope, it
is added, is about to organise a grand collection throughout
Casing° Barone, ea behalf of nodal Romanist missions.
The devastation mussed in Ireland by the eakmi-
teas floods ef the lies few days in only beaming known
by damn Envy provinciel journal is full of the
lititails, end if rely owe half of what is stated to be true
the losses sad aulleriage of the people in mon
Asian have been very great. What surprises every
on is the suddenness with which the catastrophe
weaned. Before the weather broke—now soros five days
ence—it was beautiful ; bat fallen
thus the heaviest rein seem
be • number ef yeas bed fallen all over the country.
Tag LOT itmcv.z.--Ereveral journals of the
Prank &primes% hen related a new " miracle" rid to
have cotterred at Bannon (Naves), the PieStieSti Nisenseiss
nags that the ectelineatical authorities of the department
have prodameil that the affair does not meant the character
Darius intrrnedies, and it ghee Oda account of it :
MA girl el that ph* who was isms in one of her legs,
pretended that the Holy Virgin appeared to her 4 the
sight al the sib Aspen, but without saying any=
• puma advised her, in can the viettetn
be renewed, to speak to the Virgin. At two o'clock
a the night el the 14tb, the girl declares the Virgin appeared
to bar again ; whereupon she (the girl) exprenned to the
Virgin her regret at art having been able, oft account of bar
to receive the warmest on Aletomption-day ; to
Virhatt Virgin =aliened, Aries, and at to walk ! after
which the vision diaappeered. The girt got ap and walled
This fen may be simply ascribed ao roe of these hallucina-
tions which may arias to the Wed of a pews weekend by
fever or sichasin We only raise to it to prevent public
opinion from bong awed.'