The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

MINCINO-LANE.-THIS DAY.

StOAR —The market has opened with a brisk demand
and public ulna of IVest India are going off at 6d. to la.
advance.

—Coirrie.—The lugs publio sales ars progressing without
showing any material aberation in prices.
TEL. —The market is quiet. Ban common Congon Is very
Grin at lola. to 100. Ixrlb.
Saurrwraz, in pablio sale, refraction 7, sold at 42a.,
refraction 64, 44a. 64.
Bice.—The public, sale of good white Bengal was with-
drawn at 12s.

MK continues dull of mile. Demerara proof, Is. 114. to
2a. Id.; proof Letraarda, Is. Bd. to L. 91.
In other articles so material alteration. lambda gene-
Telly bays a steady appearance.

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAT.

Tho market is steady. Town tallow is quoted, 475. 6d.
nett ash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spit, 491.; August,
48s. 9J.; &ptember, 495. ; Ost. to Dec., 495. to 495. 3d. ;
ditto, separately, 49s 6d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAT.

Mr. E. J. DAvia reports trade without alteration. Priam
meadow hay. GBs. to 725. Bd.; superior di., 75e. to 845.;
Interior do., 60e. to 85s. ; now do., 60s. to 80e.; clover, old,
90e. to 105 a.; second cut, 85e. to 955. ; now, 80s. to 955. ;
straw, 30s. to 11.51.

The Carlisle *Toured, thus describes the work-
manlike style in which Lord Broughem went through his
duties in cutting the first sod of the Eden Valley Railway •
few days ago:—" Lord Brougham received from the brawny
navvy who stood beside him a neat spade, with which he cat
the first sod, and threw into a handsome mahogany bat row,
which had been provided for the ocensiGn. His lordship
then, with a vigour as remarkable as it was characteristic,
wh clod the batiow atone some planks that had bean laid
for a distance of some ten or dozen ride, emptird its con-
tants, and then, in a truly navvy-like manner, tamed his
back, and pulled the barrow to the paint whence be started.
During the operation' the moat deafening cheers resounded
from ova), pert of the field. Hie lordship tippet-1A to be
much amused with his own perfotairme "
Lord Palmerston will leave England in a few days
on a visit to Ireland
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BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Yesterday
morning, at the Hanover-scene Rooms, there wan • rehearsal
of Mr. Henry Leslie's New Oratorio, Judith, about to leper-
formed for the first time at Birmingham on the morning of
the 3rd of September next. The rehearsal wee arranged and
superintended by Mr. J. 0. Mason, the orchestral steward
of the Festival, and cmduced by Mr. Leslie. Almon all the
inatmmental band, consisting of the most eminent metropo-
litan performers, were present ; together with the principal
singers, Madame Viardut, Signor Bethel, Mr. Sims Reeves,
and Mr. Montem Smith ; and likewise the members of the
chorus resident in London. Nothing could be more satis-
factory than the result ; it gave full assurance of the success
of the work. All the performers, vocal and Instrumental,
exerted themselves eon anion, ; and the readineas with which
the band, playing at sight, surmounted every orchestral diffi-
culty, was truly wonderful. There are to be two other re-
hewed' of the Name kind, and at the acme plane, to-morrow
and Friday ; and there have already been a number ached
rehearsals at Birmingham, to which town and neighbour-
hood the greeted part of the choristers belong. It is by this
careful and active menegement—by sparing neither pains
nor cost in their preparations—that the Birmingham Festival
Committees have raised their great triennial music-meeting
to its present magnitude end European celebrity.
ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF
TIE BLIND.--On Sunday lad two sermons were preached
at Trinity Church, Marylebone-road, in aid of the above
valuable usoolatka. In the morning by the Rev.W.Thomp-
son, ID D , preacher at Lincoln's-inn, and provost of Queen's
College, Osford,whe took for his tart the 11th chapter of St.
Matthew, 4th verse. He most pathetically alluded to the
inestimable handl. conferred by the association, which at
the present time employed 43 blind men and women in the
manufacture of mate, baskets, brushes, dm. some at their
own homes and others at the so
and Boston-
road. It was, however, much to be regretted that there
were V, poor blind men and weaken 'applying foe help, many
of them ins state of stied poen, y, and begging in the
greets, bat f Jr went of funds it was impossible to aid them
at present. The rev. gentleman's appeal produced a collec-
tion of about 291. A moat eloquent dieoouree was also de-
livered in the evening by the Rev. Samuel Minton, M.A.
for the same benevolent object, which resulted in a liberal
oollsotion.
ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, LAMBETH.—.
By the graeloca ;svltation of H.R.H. the Duchess of Cam-
bt:dge, 40 of the ebiMren of this ancient charity, whit* is
now r3lebrating its one hundredth annivevery, ware enter-
tained at the residence of Sir W. Dunbar, Bed., at Kew, en
Sunday last. Accompatied by Fevers! members of the com-
mittee and superintended by the secretary, Mr. W. Davies,
they attended divine ureic* at Kew churth, where a sermon
on bebslf of the funds of the charity woe preached by the
Rev. John lesson, chanl*l.Ll to the King of dm Maims
and morning preacher to the Institution. His ii H. the
Prince of Wale', the Duchess of Cambridge. the Date of
Cambridge, the Princess Huy of Cambridge, the Hereditary
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelite, and their
respective suites, attended divine worship, and subsequently
visited the children in Sir W. Dunbm's grounds. Sir W.
Dunbar and Mr. Jusopp bad the honour of dining with the
royal party at Kew-cottage. After visiting the gardens and
partakingi tea the petty returned to town.
THE HARBOURS OF REFUGE COMMISSION.—We
have received • despatch containing the 1111111.1 of the
Royal Commission no Harbours of Refuge. They are as
follows:—Admiral Hope. chairman; Sir Frederick Smith,
M.P. • Mr. Lindsay. M.P. Captain Wsehington, R.N.;
Captain Sullivan, R.N. • Captain; Vetch, 11.11. ; Mr. Conde,
C.B. With the names of more of these gentlemen our
readers are wen aorrostnted, and we are quite 'stinted that
every candid individual will Meet that the decision has bean
'termed to the best of hands. Admiral Hope Is • gentle-
man of the highest character. both personal and professional.
Sir Frederick Smith, M.P. for Chatham, is a highly accom-
plished and scientific officer of Engineer., end was a member
of Committee on Harbours. The commission will *bit Wick
about the 24th, or perhaps the 20th, of this month,—
Northers Resign.
BOOTH KENSINGTON MOMM.—Dezing the week
ending 7th of August, the visitors have been as follows .
On Woodsy, Toseday, and Saturday, free day& 3,427 ; on
Monday and Tuesday, free evenings. 4.489. On the three
students' days (admission to the public MI. 791; oats stu-
fleets' evening, Wednesday, 92. Total, 8 799.
THE CHEMINS ARISTOCRATIC FETE.—VhICOnnt
'agony.. has transmitted per the Rev. J. W. Wrath-
, ington, D.D., a cheque for 12L 10x, hi the City Orthopedic
Hospital out of the proceeds of the Camara* fits, tasking
more than 9001. already divided antoagst hospitals, public
institutions, and poon4ues of magleteriel districts.
REPORTED ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE VICE-
ROY OT BOTPT.—A repeat has reached this island to the
effect that SR Mtompt had Wm mode on the life of the Vioe-
g erumay ore of the finalleal party, who was &secreted in hie
's chaseher,eunder his hid. No explanation °odd
be gel from the weold-be asseeds. farther than that God
had seat him theft. H. was Immediately taken out and de-
ospitalod. Farr thawed nn all etas., with a large gun-
tity ef gunpowder, is mid to have ban Atuvered in one of
the temmass at Ceire.—Jfebe BAN.
THE HARVEST IN FRANCLI.—The Echo ..4gricole
says The wheat harvest II nearty terminated in Prance,
sal whet hat not yet been got in in the north baa beta col-
luded limplher, .o that it would eaten no injury if there
sbeahl be• her days' rain. The wheal,
of
18 spefildag,
~n col be of siali good quality as that of 1837 andwt
neigh at iiiikerece 4 to 5 kilogrammes leas per Luddite*.
The honed of 1111 will consequestly he less than the pre-
, •ask& but it Ann not be forgotten that that of 111387 was
aline the avers.. The last accounts from Odessa say
anise damage hat been done by rain to the crops in
red Poland. In Spain, tbe harvest of Catlin!. 41=0
toted than bad been hoped for—rain having fallen *pm-
...ray ; the rein there is abandaat, and of good quality,
Hough the yield of straw is teenty."
Previous to the members of the Rouse of Com-
mons leaving the Pere they presented Captain Jemiesop, the
commander, with 601. They also left 601. for the crew, and
251. for the musical bend. Sir Charles Nader did not re-
turn in the Pere, behaving bur invited to or the damn
in her Majesty's ship Urgent.