The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKEL&

MARK-LANE.-(THIS DAT.)

In Mirk-hoe to day tit. &Manion°. was 'lay 'small, sod
the tone firm qu:et. Prioos of most articles of the trade
were moody haltered. The supply of homegrown grain
was email. The inayorta of foreign grain into London
since last Monday ware reported this morning as large
of Boar and wheat, but very email of oats scd of barley.
WHEAT.-Raglimh maintainod last Monday's prices.
Foreign unaltered. English white, 41e. to 624. ; red, 37a. to
46a, per qr.; Dentate and Konigsberg, 60s. to 60.. per 4941 b.
Itostock, 62a. to 64.. ; other Baltic porta, 42a. to 525.
FLOO2, steady trade at full last Monday's prioes. Town,
421. to 46a. ; Norfolk, 300. toile. per 2b01b.; French, 38a. to
375. per 280113.; Amer., U.13.,-per barrel.
FAMILY, quiet demand at about last Monday's rates.
Eoglieh, 32a. to 425. per qe.; Baltic, 28a. to 38e.; other sorts,
27e. to 32a. per qr.
Oars sold steadily at fully last Monday's rates.
British, 245. to 32e. per qr. ; Ruralan, 21a. W. to 245. pre qr.;
other Baltic ports, 244. to 28s. per qr.
BLAICIL-Englleh and Egyptian unaltered at hat Mon-
day's pries.. English tick,- 361, to 42e.; harrow, 42.. to
465. per qr. Foreign, 40s. to 60.. per qr. Egyptian, M.
per r.
Pus quiet at last Monday's rotes. English boilers, 410.
to 50.. ; bog and gray, 311 e. to 42f.; foreign, white, 40s.
FLOATING CAnGOES.-Bin3e lost Friday Oct a single
grsin laden vessel was reported arrived at poets of .all.
At present there is not a single grain cargo arrived at poet
of all on sale. Ti.. lats,t sales reported wee wheat on
ps•sege-a cam, Marlanspoli at 46e., C.F.I. and two
cargoes Taganrog Intik& at 43.. 65. to 44a, C.F.I.

♦RRIVAIJ !VTO LONDOS MON J 113167 TO MI S.
&WI& & 00•1011. lit.o. 502.12 n.
i .... 12120
Msl4.. ... Lums 166 ueri
Malt — ******* 1.10 .... . • ...
liartikli ck& flers. 070 : An& WHO, 1.140 02210.

MINCINO-LANG.—(THIS DAY.)
Srusu.—The market has a quiet appearance to-day,
and the publi mite ere progressing wi'hout spirit. Refined
lumps, Me. 6d. to 63e.
COFFEE.—This &stifle has a very tiros appearance; low
middling plenteios Ceylon sold in public ale 675. to 70e.;
middling 71s. to 765.
Teo.—The non-arrival of news from China prelude cc-
deity la thin article.
Rice steady. Beard has been bought rather freely, pa
'bite. bk. to 13s. ; inferior, 9e. to 9s. 6d.
Rrw continues tiros.
PErreit has sold at 11. &demos ; Aleppo sold, 6ae (luso
lity, 41d. to 41i. per lb.
COCHINEAL told without spirit in public sale.
In otter artkles no material alteration. Markets pno-
rally quiet.

TALLOW MARKET.—{THIS DAY.) •
The market la steady at the subjoined mime .—Towa
tallow, Ole, net rash; Petersburg Y.C., on the snots
665. 9J.; July, 66e. 9d. ; Annum to September, 66a. dd.;
October to December, 66a. 9d.

BOROUGH HOP UARXET.—(THIS DAY.)
WAN,. Peteaden ead Smith report the market arm, with
but few hope on offer, the plestelions ere still 1a a very
critical state; duty, 170,00 W.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Emmen Hatton, 16e. 3d.; Walla End Mit-
web, 16e.; Tan6eld Moor Bator, 13e. ed.; Ward's 'Writ
Hartley. H.. 61. ; Wylam, lee. ed.; Holyw 11 Maio, 16a. Gd.
—29 'kips at mu t*.

TUE WESTERN BAWL—The initiatory step in the
precsediaita against the directors of the Westorn Bank wee
taken ou Baturd■y by the mimic* of the summons at the
instance of the liquidators. The document, which extends
to about 80 pages, sets forth at great length the grounds on
which it is aousht to make the Directors liable for the losses
sustained by the beak. It contains 22 "conclusions"
against them.

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THE COAST DEFENCES.—A reply to the resolu-
tion, of the South Shie:ds Town Council, relative to the
defeat,' of the Tyne-, has been received from the Smeary
of Stele for War, stating that the necereity of providing
security for the important trade of the river Tyne has cot
been lot eight of by her Majesty's government, the arms.
event of Clifford's Fort having been already prepared, end
probably by this time lent to its destination; that the
armament for Tynemoutb Castle hay been ordered, and sill
to supplied with as little delay as possible; and that mea-
sures are now In contemplation for preparing sad arnitrg the
wJrks of the Spanish Battery, at the month cf she river.
Two SEAMEN BUITOCATED.—On Monday morn-
lag a moat distressing occurrence took plane on I) card the
bargee Malcolm, Capta'n Thomas Nett, of Newcastle lying
moored in one of the tiers off Goatees Quay, In Shields
harbsetr, by which two of the mew have loot their lives.
The barque Malcolm ar.ived in the Tyne from Rochester on
Thursday, and the MOM being infested with vermin it wee
deemed advisable to "stave it." Consequently, on Saturday
night, two charcoal Ores were lighted and placed to the hold
of the barque, strict orders at the sum time being given by
the captain that the crew were to sleep in the house on
deck. From Kam reason or other, however, it appeared
that on Sunday night four of the mew named lames sing,
James P:ophot, Henry Jones, and William Wash.', wan
from the Lose, de aft, and taking with them a crow-
bar, wrencked the forst-awle hatch off, and went below to
Amp. This tnoruing, about 6 o'clock, when the mate celled
the men up, no answer was given, and emu person went
below, when a most dletreeeng 'pentads way presented to
view. Two of the men, Laing set Prophet, were lying
deal, and the other two appeared to be in a dying condition.
Medical aesieterce was immediately sough', and Dr. Coward
wee speddy in retendance, and applird the usual remedies
to Junes and Wright, but they still remain in a very pre-
carious condition. The bodies of Laing and Prophet hare
been removed ly the river police to the more workhouse.
Laing le 17 years of age, and was • native of Donde.;
Prophet wee 18 years of age, and was a sauteed' Mumma ;
Jona., who 063 aurvives, is 21 years of age, and le a native
of Rochester ; Wright, who Is alto living, is 20 years of
age and belongs to Mk*.
FIRE AT THE SOUTHWARK St SCE LEAD MILLS.
—Abont 8 o'cloek last night a Ore occurred at the Southwark
Black Lead mina, belonging to Mr. Mayor and CO., in Love-
Guildford-street, Southwark. The news were quickly
in attenecnee, but the lire was not extingniabad antic great
damage had been dray to the property. The origin of the
Ore is unknown. Tbspeopertyle insured.
A MAN Losr IN VIE HILLS.—An old man be-
loasiog to Pins Irsa Colliery, near Rhoallanerchrarg.
recently I en himself in the hills, ani wee only found
rafter an atrium of tem days by • b.sont maker, who eas
'Meg to cave, meter:al fur hie work one lonely part of the
mountain .oiled nydd Cerrigwystion, and when diecoveted
was eating gnus and heath. He was not able to speak •
word, sad was taken home, and is at mount seriously
Chester Ilieord._

A LOTG M OLDISG.—Among the obituary notices
in the Lord, harllisreacer is the following On tho 20:b
inst., egad 45, Mr. Peter Matterson, of Low Dansford, near
Beruughbridge. He and his ancestry have boa the owners
and occupiers of the farm on tibial he died for more than
800 years. The farm was not entailed, and the owtvr les
sleep' been a Ketone:tn., without adoption."
A Grate OLD AGIL—A woman named Sarah
Wilton Hughes, a native of &ditty, near Dual, died us
Saturday at the great ego of 113 year., without soy previ nut
illnese. For a number of years site was en Inmate of &dr
ley workhouae, and wee there looked upon as t‘ • good prey-
lag and crowding czaatitre." On her removAl a f d Lye
ago to the new union at Dudley she performed the journey
comfortably, esd apparently without any fatigue . Hee
career was a noteb:e one, and fur miles wound she wee
me/Inlaid as the nine lives woman." In speaking of her
people saki, " Bbe is like a eV, she will never die." she
lived in single bleusednese, and never Lel any children. All
bar brothers and sister. she outlived, notwithstanding that
one was born more then forty years lOm During the whole
of the time she want la the poeetsonse, although entirely
Met, she knitted, aid, ell the stockitge for the
paupers, Lumbering nearly 200. She always enjoyed good
health, woe always very &mid and remarkably active.—
Monchtster Georgians