The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY.

Br 0 31teriethasoieseel with a;te;iy appea►-
anae, and pod qualities hare sold at fully but week's prices,
but inferior sorts are dull of ale.

I;bilTimasie Sr. going of steadily.
Tua.—The market la very firm, sad has an upward ten-
dency, sad holden very generally ask higher rates. Common
consols quoted Is. lid. to Is. 24.; medium oongou continues
in brisk demand by the trade.
Ricn.-6,000 bags Bowl were offered in public We, and
partly sold, at tle. 9d. to 9s. 6d , which did not alter quota-
dons. 6,000 beg. Mares were bought at Ba. to Ba. 6d.
SALTP7'III-1,300 begs sold steadily in pio
Refraction 21, 42a. ad. to 43a.; refraction 61, 39e, to
405. 6d.; retraction 10 to 12, 365. 61.
COTTON.—No sales mmted, bat the market is firm.
Rom.—Proof L46Wat6 quoted Is. to 2.. Id.
le other oracles no material alteration. Makes par
rally have a steady oppostonab.

TALLOW MARKET (THIS DAY.)
The 'market is quiet. Petersham Y.C. en dr apse, is
wasd Jaatuzy and Karel. his. 9d.;
October and Number, 61s. 61. to 62e.

HAT HARHET.-THD3 DAT.

Yr. B. J. Dade reports a ntbe better a;;;;Agiet a
slight improvement upon Saturday's prima. Primo meadow
nay, 66.. to 70a. ; superior ditto, to 605.; Interior ditto,
60s. to 60s. ; rowels, 60s. to 60s. ; clover, 80a. to 100..;
mond cut, 70.. to 10a. ; shwa, 265. to Eta.

LONDON AND GREENVICH BAILFAT.-
(TEIB DAY.)

This afternoon the usual half-yearly meeting of
the proprietors of the stove railway arse held at the offiess,
Gresham House, Xr. Imam WJLMON, Chairman of the
Board of Bimetal', in the chair.
The line is leased to the Booth Eastern Company and the
meeting was bald simply for the declaration of the dividend,
which was of be. 4d. per sham on the original share&
The retiring directors ware re-elected.

FATAL GUN ACCIDENT TO A Som.:non er
BILISTOL.—Ao inquest was held at Bristol yesterday on the
body of Mr. Frederick William Howard, aged 32, of the era
of Ilsodereon and Howard, solicitors, in that oily. Mr.
Stone, barrister, attended on behalf of the deceased's family,
and Mr. Britton for the Minerva Life Assurance Corapany,ln
which deesased's life was insured. Mr. Howard's private
house wait in the Hampton-road. Yesterday morning, after
' breakfast, he went rep to his bedroom, as usual, before leaving
for the city. In a few minutes afterwards the report of a
gun was beard. On Mrs. Howard's running up-stairs, she
found the bedroom door ajar, and her husband lying on his
back on the floor, with his double-barrelled sun lying at his
feet. The ramrod was drawn and lying beside Min. Titers
was a large com-shot wound beneath the ribs, and it appeared
that the eltot had pissed upwards towards the hart. It is
apposed that Mr. Howard, who was loud of shooting, mid
always kept his gnu in his bedroom, had been trinity or
of the barrels whit the ramrod, when the other beet_by
wee &oddest went of and time amused his degas. IMP
sagyaitioa is cesenaed by the het that the lock of be goo
was heal to go of by the lightest tomb. The jnry re-
eving a wad' el" Accidental death."
CRUM PALM Ogh SHILLING DAY....
MONPAT. JAIL lle.-AdA6lOllllll en payment, 1,517 ; Mks,
bi SU; Mel Adlas, 1,899.