The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

MARLDANE.-(THIS DAY.)
The weather in London since lams Wednesday ben been
gentrally fine-dry, but not altogether without rein-wind,
predominantly, northerly. The attendanceof the trade to-day
we. sou 11, the tone firm. Prices of articles of trade remained
mostly unaltered. The supply of home-grown grain was
moderate, and of 000ntry-made four fair. The imposts
of foreign grain Into London since Monday week were re-
ported this morning so small of floor, almost nihil of
wheat, small of barley, and small of oats.
WORAT.-Eagliall firm Inn quiet at last Monday'. pries..
Foreign unaltered in value. English white, 42.. to 62a. • red,
38s. to 445. per quarter ; Denude and Konigsberg. as. to
66.. per 4941 b.; Rostock, 42.. to 605.; other Heine ports,
40s. to 48e.; French, 38e. to 42e.
Rona steady at lam Monday. prices. Town, 36.,
to 434.; Norfolk, 30e. to 30.. 6.1. per 2801 b.: Freook. 28..
to 33.. per 2801 b. ' • Amer., U. 8., Me. to 271. per barrel.
Basun In mode-ate demand, at lest Monday. rotes;
English, 244. to 48s. per qr.; Baltic, 265. teats. ; otter sorts,
26e. to Ms. per qr.
Oars in good demand, firm in price at last hicaday's
Wm. Britian, 20e. to Ma. per yr. ; Russian, ;9.. to 24a.
per qr.; other Baltic port., 2.4. to 27r. per qr.
81a218.-Eagllat in good demand as lart Monday's
prim. Egyptian unaltered in vales. English tick,
66.. to 41a. ; burrow, 42e. to 46e. per qr. Foreign,
401. to 60e. per qr. Knott's, 325. to 32e. 6d. par qr.
Peas flrm at last Monday's prices. Euguali bailer%
Ma. to 4A. ; hog and grey, 36a. to 40a. ; foreign white, 485.
FLOATING Caaoora.-81nc 1.. t Friday only two
gratn-ladem vessels were reported strived at ports of
sal-v4., two barley. BaW reported : Wheat ar-
rived-Taganrog Ohirka, with option to reject, 60 qty.,
46.. 96. per 492 lb. Melia, to be shipped next Mitch,
7,000 qrs. Ibrail, of fair average quality, to be
&Wed in two or three screw steamers, as 32a. per
4Nlon, for three ►pecig.6 ports In Ireland. Bailey, arrived
In London, Ibrail, 24.. 9d. per 40011 m. Bstley on passage,
Danube, January shipment, 235. erd. per imp. qr.; Mail,
condition guaranteed, 26.. 62. per 4031 be.
ARILESAS.II IJITO L0N9061 1201 FIB. 6 TO FEB 8.
lasi* it OM& alma. /orates.
60
:T 1111: 7,7 I 1470
Oats I Ole
Malt
nuns. Boa 1ff100.1.041 MOW hoer. - tweak SOO webs

MINOING-LANE.--(11118 DAT.)
SU° AlL—The market is steady, tut the demean hat helm
extremely limited to-day.
Correa has been in fair demand, and prices have been
folly supported.
Tze.—Good aed fins nongon and green out of the onset
arrivals have sold freely to-day.
Corrou.—Prines are unaltered.
_ .

Bricnt.—Tbe balk of the quantity offered to-dey wee
boagbkla for west of offers at melons rime.
Baurrnuza.—Reiraction 6 sold at els.

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Tap quarterly sake commenced yesterday.
The queality brought forward coexisted of 2,692 meats Ben-
-444 Bud*. 1,494 Karnali, 1,062 Madras, 66
Ben-
gal
1,822 sundries in B catalogue. The attendance
of buyers was limited, and the bidding. =wider and inani-
mate. Bengal of ordinary and middling qualities sold
pretty freely at an advanos of 9d. to Gd. per lb. a. compared
with October sale's prices. Good shipping aorta ware aoieey
bought in or witbiars. Yamaha of good quality sold
steadily at 3d. to ed. sdvanes; ordinary end low sorts and
thy lest Madre.' were chiefly bought in. 1.446 awes p meal
the sale yesterday, including 493 bought in sad 361 with.
drawn. leaving 692 chests sold.
Markets are generally inactive.

TALLOW MARKST.—(THIS DA T,)
The market to steady, at the following prices • —Tow*
tallow, 69e. 6d., net mkt ; Patiagarg Y.C. on the yet.
60.. 6d.; Match, 60s. 3d. to 60.. 6d. ; April to June, Us.;
Oct. to Dee., 63e. 9d. to 645.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mean. Patties sad
WSmith rood that the demand for
bops madame steady, at e prices.

A NIGHT IN THE OBSIIIITATORT.—Last erenitif
(Monday) being urnumally brilliant, a number of persons
found their way to the telescope, and observed Janitor and
Saturn to red advantage, the division in the ring of the
latter being detested at Intervals. An ocealtatiou,
pamine into en eclipse, of Jupiter's Ist satellite, own-
=mood at 9.66, when the remaining three appeared
on hie right in a direct Ilse with his equator. The majtalty
of the company retired about el.ven, but a few notbuoluee
stayed to whitens the reappearance of the satellite, which,
trite to ealeolaticek bombe visible as the tiniest point at
11.61, mgehdnit in a few seconds his wonted brightneen
But mare was yet to be seen. Au eche.e of the moon
was doe at inn Its fret penumbral contain train, place
at twelve, which for some minutes was lot apparent,
even with so powerful an instrument. A smokes &baby
however, was erelong observed creeping over the eastern
limb of Lora, and the stars, heretofore held is abey-
ance, began to culmicate in brilliancy. At 3.30 the
eclipse attained its maximum, at which stage the sky
presented a magnitoent spectacle—perfectly doodles",
and battadded with stirs of all magnitude", with Jupiter
In the weet, and Saturn in the south, B.lodm of tbe
moon shaded and assuming the coppery tint thereon' bolo
of thin phenomenon—it wee verily a glorious saw. The
eclipse terminated at four, sad gave our meroenteers time is
edjuot the inotremeat to the lower Inman of Polaris, which
took place at that hour, thee teeming a most interesting
fialeh to the sight's entertainment.—Bury Poxt.
011.011.15, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERIIAMPTON
liacwAY.—Tlte total tragic receipts of this company for the
fortnight wan the ?lath of January have been 9,2321. 16s.
7d., sad kg the corresponding fortnight of 1869 they were
8,4521.75. 10d.; the expenditure amounts to 4,0411. 80. I Id,
at at the rate of 43.76 per cent, whilst the expenses for tho
cornmponding fortnight of 1869 amounted to 3,7261. 24.6 d.,
or at the rate of 44 08 per cent. The aggregate receipts
for the fret two fortnights and one day of the half-year
amount to 18,5621. 2.. Ild., as epithet 18,0511. 11.. 3d.
taw Ms rorrorpondiarr two fortnights and two days of
lite plebes year; sad the aggregate expenses for the fret
two keisights sad ens day at the half-veer amount to
8,1161. 2.. 86. being at the rate of 43.74 per cost., ea
elfainst 7,8641. 18s. Of. for the correspoading two fortnights
and too lay' of the preview year, or st the rate of 43 51
pee amt.