The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

THE 7111101 BRANDT FINIAGE.

(From the Circular of Kars. Tipping, Chassarel, aud Co.)

We an in receipt of advice. from our several oar.
respondents in the brandy districts, and that our friends may
not be mired by the rumours which bar been cir-
ri:dared is this market regarding the vintage of
the present year, we at ear place before you the
facts ewe have collected, which may be relied up in as
authentic, and hops they wfl be found derviceable. We may
state that our remarks are based upon all the information
that could possibly be obtained both from the Cherente aid
Armagnac Megrim., and &abdicate the Liter ie but little
known en oar market, still me it 'Errs coesnlerably the
Cognac market, it is not without ita signifirsce with us, for
when a failure in the vintage takes pare in that district
(producing as it warty does, large quantities of low
wines), the trade generally secured its requirements
from the two Chorentee for their borne consumption. The
vintage in the Cognac district this year is unfortusately
not only short of an average one, but that. can be
no doubt whatever that the quantity of the retire crop does
I not exceed one-half of that obtained in year while the white
wines, which may be calculated ma third of that produce, are
found de9oient in alcoholic properties, being thin and poor,
and will therefore not produce the some ardent of brandy
as they would have done had the quality equalled thine of
1859. The white wines of the Buis district are now well*
at 50 fence pr hogshead, which would make this quality of
brandy equal to 225 franca per hectolitre, and champagne
brandy at least 250 (mac.; it is true that the red wiseo have
not suffered in equal proportion to the white, end the quan-
tity made may be eetunated at nearly two-tbirde of that pro-
duced lent year, but it should not be forgotten that red wines
are not generally employed for diatilling purpoies, but re-
tained for home c inotimptiou. Parts and Bordeaux have
already secured large quantities of thew wined at prior rag-
ing from 60 to 70 (rant. per hogsbead, the preeeut quotation
bong 80 franc*, which price has in some instances been
obtained. In she Armagnac district the vintage certainly
does net exceed one third of an average. bli-st of this wins,
which is cow erlliag at 501. par hogshead, I. generally con-
verted into byttniy, bat on account of the scarcity of other
wine., little of t. will be Mewled this year. The preset
value el Artuognec reedy ie 1601. per hectolitre, with an
upward tendency. With the above feet* before um end the
knowledge of the short stocks of old brandies now held by
the Circe, hours, we are fully convinced that the brandies
of 1557, and part Vowel 1858 (which are of very ire
quality), meet rule considerably higher on our market.
Prices are rill violas daily in Cream, and we do net believe
that the brandy of 1859 con he offerid under VW. to 230 f.
pee hectolitre, if even at that quotation.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY PROM TILE MIDLAND RAlL-
teal! COMPANV.—A system of rubbery of the neat eaten-
etve nature hoe been thecovertd to have been prat deed upon
the Midland Railway Cowpony at Notttieghein. For mouths
met article. catrm int! to the company for conveyance have
Lon unaccouutabsy Met, and berm; aunts bare Wen paid In
autos tuctances a ,sunpencation. the Saturday morning,
Mr. Flaunt, the detective otlicer erupleyed by the company,
and Mr. Palethurpe, superintendent of the Nottinghamshire
pelt. e, went to the booms of two men, named Robert Shelton
aud John Manchester, in Clifton-street, Lenton, • village
neer tiottinghato. Os the premiere they found lace, brocade,
sugar, tea, tubers*, guns, rt&e, a amber of lock., for which
the ousupat.y had paid 491. compensation sic months ago,
and a qte.u.tity of other property, amounting altogether to
over lid/. in value, which bra been tdentstled sa having bees
stolen front the Midland Kering Company. The penman
were taken Wore Lord &fp.' mud the witting nwagistratein at
the Cminty-hall, sad W.V. reminded for a weak. Both had
bees is She merViellei 1111111061,1117.