The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-03 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

The market is stewly. Town tallow is quoted 445. 341.
net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 455. ; .Tuly, 4 s. ;
August to September, 4ns. to 465. 6d. ; October to Decem-
ber, 47a. ; December, 475. 9d.

SMITHFIELD HAY MAHKET.-(THIS DAY)

Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the fol-
lowing prices: Prime old hay, from 10.1 s. to 1151.. ;
inferior ditto, from 90s. to 100 s. ; new hay, from 6(M. to
90s. ; prime old clover, from 1:1(hi. to 110 s. ; inferior
ditto, from 110.. to 120 s. : prime old second ret clover,
from 105 e. to 1261.; new clover, from 80s. to 100 s. ; straw,
from 365. to 445.

Mrs. Disraeli is nearly recovered from her recent
indisposition, and is now• able to resume Ler carriage
drives.

THE LAWFULNESS OF HIGH CHURCH PRACTICES.
—Three or four weeks since, it will be remembered, an
"opinion' of Sir Roundell I.:diner, Sir Hugh Cairns, and
others, founded on a case which had been submitted to
them, " at the request of several bishops," was published.
The learned gentlemen condemned as illegal most of the
High church practices which have recently occasioned so
much alarm. The English Church Union forthwith pre-
pared another case, and in order that the opinion upon it
might be is strong one, submitted it to Sir Robert Philli-
more, the Queen's Advocate, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr.
Bovill, Q.C., Mr. J. D. Coleridge, Q.C., Dr. Deane, Q.(.,
Mr. G. C. Prideaux, Mr. Hannen and \f r. J. Cutler. The
opinion of this long list of legal luminiarini has been pre-
Yared, and is said to be indirect antagonism to that of their
arned brethren who were consulted by "several bishops,"
affirntiug the legality of vestutents, and must of the pecu-
liar practices for which the high church party contend.
ANECDOTE OF HER hIA.TESTY. —Our Kirriemuir
correspondent write Among the many traits of kindness
and condescension in her Majesty's character, the following
in not unworthy of a place. One day last week, while
taking a drive in her carriage, she noticed a man on the road
with a pretty large bundle, apparently very much fatigued.
With her usual condescension sheentered into conversation
with him, by inquiring where he crone from, and whither
he was going ; in answer to which he told her that he bad
come from 'romarty, and was on his way to Dundee, in-
tending to cross the Cape!, as being the nearest road. Her
Majesty then remarked that, as lie appeared to be much
fatigued, and his bundle was apparently heavy, if he would
put it in the carriage, perhaps her coachman, who was also
a Highlander., would take him up. The weary wanderer
was thus taken a few miles on hie way, and, as was to be
expected, was greatly affected by the considerate kindness
and condescension shown by her Majesty.—Dundee .AdEtr-
flAtr.
THE Firer or JULY TN BELFAST. —lt affords us
great pleasure to state that no disturbances have taken
place regarding the July anniversaries for so far, and it
is to be hoped that no breach of the peace will be com-
mitted during the present month.—Northera 11'40.
A SNAKE KILLED BY A RAT. —A curious instance
of the power of a rat occurre 1 on the evening of Tuesday.
Between i and 8 o'clock one of the Kent County Consta-
bulary was passing the farm of Mr. Matcham, at Ospringe, ,
when he saw something plunging about on a dung-mixen.
He watched it, and presently observed • large barn rat and
a snake at combat with each other. The rat proved the
victor. It first bit the snake, which was about two feet
in length, on the tail, then in the centre of his back, and
ultimately on the bead. With the last bite it succeeded
in killing the reptile, and then dragged it into its hole.—
Kentish Gazette.
WOOL AND WORST ED. —BRA DFORD, JULY 2.
Comparatively little wool has changed hands since last
week, and the market to-day has been again very quiet.
Spinners are keeping aloof as far as possible from buying,
in the hope that prices will still further fall. The
worsted yarn trade is decidedly fiat. Export mer-
chants are not buying at all, and the orders for
home consumption, though rather better than of late,
are only of • limited description. Prices are very
irregular. There is • slight improvement in
the piece trade. Both the American and the
home merchants have been placing some orders in
fancy goods, and the business in the warehouses
01 the home houses is pretty good. Stocks throughout
the oountry are decreasing. The suspension of • manu-
facturer in the neighbourhood, with liabilities amounting
to *boat 20,000/., is announced. The lose, we understand,
will fall mostly upon this tows.