The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKET&

LIVERPOOL COTTON AND OORN MARKETS.

(TlllB DAY.)
(IT TILDGZAPH.)
frame inn own coaanarowomir.)
Corrox.—The market firm. Sales about 12,000 Wee.
CORX.—Tbe market fairly attended. Wheat was in
fair demand, at full rates of Friday. Floor slow and
unaltered. Beans steady. Oats and oatmeal • shade
firmer. Indian corn, 61. per qr. cheaper ; mixed slow, at
42a. lid.

LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
On TILIIGRA111.)

(MOM 01:1B OWN 00,1111POINDINT.)
The business passing was quite of a retail character.
Prices of wheat nominally the same as last week. Beans
in better demand. Weather cold.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Suomi. —The market has opened steadily, at last week%
prioes. Crystallipid Demerara sold at 375. 61. ; Porto
Rico, Me. to Ms. ; jaggery Marina, common, 23a. 3d.
Refined—fined gun& are again firmer ; common lumps,
43a. ; prices steady.
Corrrs.—Native Ceylon continues in request, and prices
show a further advance ; small sold at M. rid. ; medium
and bold, 60s. to CS.. 61 Plantation Ceylon IN also firm.
Tza.—The market is still quiet. Kaisows recently
placed on the market have been sold at fall prices.
RILL—No lam reported.
Hun.- A Mall parcel of Demerara sold at Is. 6N. proof.
Pin evro.-500 bsgs sold at lid. to lid.
Inninu.—The quarterly public sales of East India com-
menced to-day, middling Bengal at about rie are selling
very steadily at last Bale's prices. Fine qualities are as-
glected, and only • lot or two sold. Plant Dudes ars
selling at but sale's prices to 3d. decline; dry leaf Madre
mostly bought in.
COCHINEM--There is an improved demand. and passes
of silver at about 3a. 21, show an advance of Id. to 2d. on
the late lowan point of the market.
SALTMIUS. —IZO bags of Bengal
oold for cash at :Os. 61,
refraction 53.
Corrox.—The market is rather quiet, bat former pricey
are about maintained.
JUTE.-600 bales sold at the previous value.

TALLOW KA RIEET. —(THIS DAY.)
The market u quiet. Town tallow is quoted 41s. 9d. ;
Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 43.. 3d. ; June, 43e. 3d. ;
October to December. 44e. ; December, 441. tit.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIB DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Euton reports trade slow at lull
dsy's prices, viz.:—Prime clover, from 100 a. to 110 a. ;
inferior ditto, 80a.to 90s. • prime *mond cut, 90s. to 100 s.;
inferior ditto, Ws. to 60;. ; prime meadow hay, 80s. to
; interim ditto. Ns. to 70s. ; straw. 40a. to Mis

MANOHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.—The total expenses of this company's railways
and amide, including rents, tolls, duty, kc., from Jaw.
Ist to May sth, 186/, amounted to 1112,Z151., as against
176,3811. fo• the corresponding period of IgGfi. The pro-
portion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this
company from Jan. Ist to May sth amounted to 12,58tif.,,
as against 13,t571. for the corresponding period of I&J6
and the expenses to 6,9811. a. against 8,0021.
A COLLEOE FRIEND OP CORNILICS
When I was a student of arts at Trinity. Dublin, in days
of more lightbesatedness than lam like to know again, E
chanced to have for my " chum " a man of considerable
ability, and who, but for • disposition to indulge in drink.
would have swept college of all its prizes. After repeated
acts of insubordination, originating in this unhappy fault,
" calls to the board," fines, kc., he only escaped form
rustication by • pledge solemnly given to his tutor. ac-
companied by a convention, that he was to have the daily
privilege of one tumbler of punch, never to be exceeded,
except if wet through and thoroughly waited, whew
a second might he taken. Now my poor friend, not
having that confidence in the climate of his native
country that he might have fairly pawned, conceived the
idea of siding nature ; and might he spied towards f. el
an afternoon standing on the steps of his chamber, while
his servant, with a watering-pot, performed the part of
Plnvins from a window overhead, after which be would
return to the company, and beg them to note the condi.
tion he was in, and be able to bear testimony, if called
upon, that he was in the predicament specified in the ant,
and eligible for another tumbler.— BMA °ma.' Magarine
for May.

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IMPERIAL -1`..1:L1 ME

:10(.:SE OF LORDS.-M :VA', MAY i;;.

is the Hui sr: of Loius, yeatertiay, the Karl of
Dv ,:•.. ••: that th Conferent• the subject
of liatosaiit.l4 had agreed to tht. tutus of a treaty,
which was 414M:110U glitlll4ll. The tenw' were,
that • "••••b ,•11mxtionloirt: .loodd for all future
tin. 1.... . st as neutral tcrritore, and placed
an !,.. • .--ileoite guarantee of all the powers
pat! treatt ; that the Prussian garrison
shit'. Is- !!1,1r.,we from the fir:tress, which is to
be uses. ...1 such an e‘ts•iit as will be satis•
tactful' to tilt! King of Holland.
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'sir
• hO-4.,e then rent into co.. Awe on the In-
of Episeopacy Bill, and Lord Sysxtev of
moved an amendment requiring that
any new ftlthillie for the creation of anew ace, when
drawn 1p by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
shall be embodied in a bill and receive the sanction
Of p siii.owitt. and not be iuerely authorized by an
order o, c. med ; but the amendment was nega•
tivod by 7: to 14. Another amendment was, how-
ever, agreed to, requiring that the order in council
"hall be L id before parliament fur six weeks before
aiming it, force, and a clause was added that the
imam., of new bishop shall not be less than
the endowment of any existing bishopric.
l'oither progress with the bill was then post-
• mod the house adjourned at 8 o'clock.