The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-31 00:00:00

Arrival for the week ending April 91ast year, 2,416 make, and dell.
Do. Toni
very 1,130 casks. Tear rival tali yea onsprived 92 tasks from
Ras& ; 337 from Australia ; 442 from South Amy. !ea ; and 69 tram
other plaom Total, 940 asks.

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

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(THIS DAY.)
The supply of besets is meek larger, end the average
quality good. Trade is dull, and prices are lower for all
kinds. There ere also mere sheep, but the supply is not ex-
cessive. Good Downs in the wool us readily sold et fully late
rates. Fcr shorn sheep trade is low,snd last Monday's quota-
tions are not supported tbrousbout. There to very little de-
mand fn. lamb. Calves are still very dear. From Germany
sad /1, Hand there are 239 beasts, 35 sheep, and 33 calves ;
Scotland, 500 besets; Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,800; and
120 from Ireland.
,4416464 dab& a. 6. I. d. Par stoned Dba e. d. s. d.
re :4 4 BM
ihs: 11
nlet
=ll quints mesa.. 24 3 6 Do. do.Hatt
Shoren 4 1 4 4
6 0 6 0 Hwy andliscoad •831113 4 0 4 6
Ply . . . 40 6 0 Do. do. Shorn 36 4 •
ma 16; o 5 Lambs 6 7 0
ISA. at mutat, tall ; dump and lamtit 21.009: minis, 674 AB.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-THIS DAT.
Yews. Patteeden and Smith, hop-futon, report that
iine bops are in good demand at fully late prices.

COAL MARX BT.—THIS DAT.
Eden Main, 16e. ; Walls End Penrhys, 17e. 61. ; Walls
End Hatton Limn, 16i. ; Walls End &swat's, 17s. 64.-
9 huh 'nips at market.

FIRE AND EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER AT
BRISTOL.

BRISTOL, Miacte 30.
A most alarming and destructive fire broke out
this morning at the warehouses of Messrs. Hillier and Co.,
&putters and wholesale druggists, and oil and coloarmen,
in Petaustreet. The firs, the origin of which is wholly un-
known, was first observed at between 12 and i o'clock, is
the rear of the premises, but owing to the quantities of oil,
turpentine, mirk , vitriol, and other combustibles in store, it
spread with tremendous rep‘dity, and the whole building
was speedily wrapoed in flame. The engines were soon on
the spit, and the firemen and police exerted themselves to
the utmost to prevent the spread of the coed ignition, but
without mucus, and at between 2 and 3 o'ciloak the fire
reached the guapcwder stcre, which esploded with a nein
resembling the roar of artillery. The shock greatly
damaged the buildings immediately adjacent, and meshed a
number of windows in the warehouses of Musre.HuU and Co.,
founders; Mr. Roberts, seediness; Mr. Coombs, tea dealer;
and ethcrs more remote. Several persons were injured by
the explosion, ameept whom was a polloosergeant, but as
far as could be learned none of them ere hurt very seriously.
It is thought that some of the burning embers mart have
been forced by the sbcck of the ezploatoo into the sheltered
roofs of the adjacent houses, for at about 6 o'clock, when it
was thought all the danger was peat, it was discovered that
the premises of Messrs. Thompson and Bend, hosiers and
Icemen, and Menu. Clarke, boot and shoe manufacturer,
embracing three entire houses, were is fismee. All efforts
to arrest the progress of the fire proved unavailing until all
those houses had been completely gutted and considerable
injury done to the premien and stock of Miss Coombs,
groftr, end Mr. Street, linendreper. Messrs. Hillier were
Insured in the West of England, Messrs. Thoneeson and
Bond is the Imperial, Means. Clarke in the Unity, and
Mr. Coombe in the Norwich Union. The entire loss most
be very great.

THE PRUSSIAN MARRLIGL—It is nnderidebrd that
Prince Frederick of Preasie has formally asked sad obtained
the sanction of the King to his requesting in marriage the
Prisons Royal of Hapland. The publicity of this proceed-
ing Is supposed to imply a knowledge that the English court
will approve of the union propossd.—Econornise.
The telegraph between Constantinople and Vienna
will shortly be open to the public. Thirteen flor:os is
named as the palm of an ordinary message between the two
*spite's.
Atli Pacha dined with Count Orloff on Thunday
Wt. In the Clang tf the day the Russian aides-demop
busted is the forest of St. Germain, in cowpony with some
superior °Set rs of the Imperial Guard.
By the death of Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., Captain
Parks r, aide de-comp to Major-General Eden, ocinumaling
the Western District, succeeds to the baronetcy. Captain
Parker is the eppiest brother of the pliant Captain Hyde
Parker, who fill in the service of his country ehortly after
the doomed cement of naval operations against Baseio
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examination
for the diploma, were admitted members of the College at
the meeting of the Court of Ezamtrera on the 28th Mot. :
Meson. Charles Gaduey, Buntitmford, Herb; William
Frederick Brook, Isis of Wight; John Watkyn
Wrington, Somerset; Edward W.l erWitten, Argyll-house,
Hollows, ; Edward Beejunin Gray, Abergemuny ; Thor.
Ruches. Holyhead; Wlliiun Henry Phipps, Dover; John
Juies Nipoo, Nuneaton, Warwickshire; William Henry
Hayden, High Wycombe, Bucks k. Ensue, John Carver,
Melbourne, Cambridgeshire; and Thomas Hayes, Army.
HAMBURG, MARCH 27.—At the special meeting of
the Beirgerschaft alibis city held to-day, and convened by
the Beasts for the purpose of accepting or rejeeting the new
mustitution, the assembly was attended by 666 deputies,
who, ieter a short discussion, threw out the proposal by a
smj dim of 82, the numbers being—ia fay mr of the new
coostitatioes, 287 ; against it, 369 roter.. The new constitu-
tion was promised is 1848; it is thus eight years in smear.
The roamed draft was unsatisfactory to both liberals
sad coasereatima.
WHITTINGTON CLUB.—We are glad to hear that
the members of this useful institution stilt bold together,
notwithstanding the want of a suitable pima of meeting
pending the rebuildier of the new house. The motley re-
gaited for its completion has bees all sub:cubed, and the
data of the re-opening will very shortly be announced. The
eighth anniversary will this year be held at the Freemasons'
Hall, Great Queen-street, on Thursday evening neat, when
there will be a grand fall drew ball, at whieh it is expec'ed
there will be a hall attendance of the former as well as pre-
seal members of the club.
THE AMERICAN MAILL—On Saturday forenoon
the British and North American royal mail etc am ship
Cambria, Captain Jobe Leitch, took her departure from
the Mersey, with the usual weekly ma Is for Brithh North
America and the Vetted !Hetes, to be delivered at Halifax
and Eaetoe. The Cambric SIX, comics soma the Alantic
106 passengers and every full cargo. Messrs. William and
Smith were enabled to Mere the trassit to Anodes, in the
Cambria, of the moroing journals. The United S•11W1
moil steam ship Baltic, Cap. ain Comstock, at present li leg
in the Mersey, talus her departure f r New York on Wed-
nesday, with the wile for the western continent.