The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-14 00:00:00

TALLOW MARILET.-(r11113 DAY.)

The market is stesUy. Town tallow, 41.. 9d.; Peterebersi
Y.C. on the spot, 42.. 6d. to 425. 9d. ; December, 43. 6d.
buyers; Spring. 4:4. buyers; March, 41s. 6.1. buyers.
MA rtx r,r AvrnAG CA.—Town tallow,44s.3cL ; fat by ditto,
2s. ; yellow Russia, 4-11. ; melted staff, 32..
tough ditto, 17s. ; steams, Its. ; god dregs, Os.
COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
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Importations of foreign goods continue heavy. Geed
samples of hothou,o grapes still realise fair prices. Large
quantities of St. Michael oranges are now arriving, and
they bid fair to be unusually fine as regards quality.
Pears and apples comprise the usual varieties now so
season. Chestnuts continue to be supplied in large
qaantities, and they are exceedingly line in quality. Pots-
toes have pot altered iu price since our last report.
Some good asparagus line been sold this week. Flowers
still chiefly consist of orchids, Chinese primulas, pelargo-
niums, mignonette, and roses.
.VILV IT.
Apples, per bushel. as toes
Cob unts, per lb is
Grapes, per lb., is Wee
Lemons, per 100, es to is
Maws, each, 14 to Ss
Oranges, new, per 100, Seto Ss

I;;ara, p.r do:., to to 4i
Pine Apples, per ID , ".‘ t )r,s
Chestnuts, per bushel, las So
1i
Walnuts, per bushel, lOs to IS

Artichokes, per dos., ts tow
Actus,Kidary, p 100. Ls to3o
/feet, per dot., Is to ts
tabby" per dos., laid to is
Carrots. par Mulch, Wi to 94
Cauliflowers, p. rloz di to es
Celery. per bundle, Is to Is 64
Cucumbers, each. Is to to
Ed3dive, per score. Is 64 to is
Garlic and Shallots, per lb , 6/6
Herbs, per hunch. 5l to sd
Horse 11adi.b, p. bun 4 .36 tot*
Leeks, per bunch, Id to 44
Lettuces, per score, is to Is tot

TABLES.
I Mint. per bunch. 4d
Mushrooms p. pott., ls 4d to kp
1 onions, per bash, 45 to 5s
I Parsnips, per doz., Ai to Is
Parsley, per Minds, td to 441
Potatoes, York Regent, p. tau
1110 s to 100,
\— Rocks, do. 100 s to lles
Flukes, 130 s to 160 s
Other sorts, 75s to 50s
Bestial& p. psitm.. Is ad to 36 Id
Spinach, per bush., Its
Tomatoes, per doz., Is to .•
Turnips, per bunch. Sd to Id

HAY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm at the fig:
losing Priors,viz.:—Prime clover, 103 s. ; inferior ditto,
t',os. to , OP. , lv n.e hay, dia. ; inferior ditto, to tine.;
straw, 30s. to Ms.

TRAFFIC Rarrsors.—The traffic receipt' of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week
ending Deoetubef 7, on 13,14„ miles, to 619,4401., and
for the corresponding week of last year, on 12,831 miles,
to 668,217/., slwwiug an increase of 315 miles and al
21,1%/. The gross receipts on the following 14 railways
amounted, in the aggregate, on 9,497 Mika, to 581,e811.„
and for the corresponding week of 1866. on 9,242 miles, 1
904.8471., showing an increase of 25.'i miles and of.
17,0341. The increase on the Great Eastern amounted
to 1,6211. ; on the Great Northern to 7551. ; on the Great
Southern and Western to 185/. ; on the Great Western to
836!. ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to 12921. ; on the
London and North Western to 3,0331. ;on the London sad
Brighton to 2,001/. ; on the London and Hoe* Western, to
491. ; on the Midland to 4,0741.: on the North British to
9211. ; on the North Eastern to 2.46.1.: and on tar mouth-
Eastern to I,36BL—total, 18,619/. ; but from this must be
deducted 1,1:1.4., the decrease on the Caledonian, and 44651.
on the Manchester, 'Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, leaving the
increase as ahove-17.034/. The goods and mineral trate
on those lines amounted to 366.974/., and for the mere-
mending week of 1866 to 354,210/., showing an increase
of 12,764/. The reoeipts for messengers, parcele, /cc.,
amounted to 214.9071., against 210 0371., snowing an in-
cream of 4,270/. The traffic receipts on 52 other lines
amounted, on 3,449 miles, to 107,7.591., and for the corre-
sponding week of last year, on 3,589 miles, to 103,400!.,
showing an increase of GO mike and of 4.3. W The
total receipts of the past week show a decrease of 21,436 E
as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the
30111 of November.
GREAT FIRE IN Dr NPEE. —On Thursday morning
shortly after 12 o'clock a very destructive and alarming firs
broke out at the spinning mills of Mews. Nathan and
Chalmers, in Scouringbourn, by which property of the
value of 1r((((, . and some
150 prisons thrown out of employment.
COMMITTAL OF • BEND I 00," AN ES-CHAMPION Or
ENUL4ND.—Yestenlo, William Thompson, ail,: "Bee.
digo," an ex-champion of England, was brought before the
borough me:esti-item at the Nottingham pr.111..-court, on
remand, charged with being chunk and disorderly, and also
with assaulting Matthew Humphrey, early on Sunday
morning last. It appeared that at the time iu question
complainant was going along Glaashonse.street, when the
prisoner, who was very drunk, without any provom..tion,
struck complainant violently in the ribs. He was seriously
hurt, and had not been able to attend to his work since.
A doctor's certificate was put in to that effect, and the
bench sentenced prisoner to two months' imprisonment
with hard labour, and to find sureties to keep the peace
for two months after hie release.