The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
The market is steady at the subjoined prices :—Town
tallow, 525. rid. net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot,
535. ; Outs to Dee., 535. ; Dec., 53e. 6d. ; Jan. to Muck
53e. ea. to me. 9d. ; March only, 34a
)(Anger AVRILMIIB.—Town tallow, bile. ; fat by
ditto, 9i. ; yellowßossian, 54e. 6d. ; melted stuff. 4:5.;
rough ditto, 255. ; tallow graves, 20s. ; good dregs, 7s.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Davis and Company report trade slow. Prices ou
the decliae. Prime meadow bay, 76a. to 80s. ; superior
do., 90s. to 112 s. ; inferior do., 50.. to 60s. ; new do., IfiOs.
to 904. ; clover, old, 90s. to 11:54. ; ditto second cut, 80s.
to 100 a. ; straw, 30ato 365.

COVENT OARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Pine apples and grapes continue plentiful. Pears coo.
Mat chiefly of Mane Louise, Wilhanta's Boa Chitties.,
Louise Bonne of Jersey, Gassed's Bergamot and Dunham*
d'Angouleme. Peaches, nectarines, and plums may ys4
be obtained. Oranges realise 3a. 6d. and law per hundred.
Good filberts may be had for 2d. per lb. Oabbagesi, beam.
carrots, and artichokes may be obtained in quantity.
Cauliflowers are scarce. Potatoes realise from 6s. to lie.
per cwt. Cucumbers abundant. Cut flowers chiefly am-
idst of orchids, gardenias, kalosanthes, dahlias, violets!,
mignonette, china asters, heaths, and roses.
HUI 1T...

Pine Apples, per lb., 3s to es— Melons, each, 2s to es
Grapes, per lb.. 2s to Is Plums, p. e sieve, Ix to es ad
Peaches, per dog., 2. to es Pears, per doe. Is to 3a
Apricots, per dog., M to ea Apples, per dos., 6d to Is Id
Nectarines, do., 2s to 6s Oranges, per 100. 10a to Ma
Cherries, per lb., Is. to as Lemons, per 100, 10s to :3s
Green Pigs, per dor., la toes

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French beans,per otn, 9d to la I
Pots, per bush., 24 to 3s Od
Catilidowers, each, 4d to 6d
Greenap doz. bunches.,2s6d to3s
Cabby's*, p. doz., ls Od to 2s Od
Potatoes. p. ton, 100 s to 130 s
per bus., 81 to ts Od
per cwt., fa to te
Carrots, per hunch, Td to 9d
Turnip., per bunch. bd to 7d
Spinach, per sieve, 2s Od to 3s
Cucumhers. each, 64 to Is Od
Artichokes. per dos., 44 to Os
Beet, per doz., ls Od to is

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Celery, per bundle, Is 64 to Is lid
Odors, per Mere, Si to 60
Tomatoes, per dos, Es to Is
Veg. Marrows, p. dos, Od to Is
Iltatlots, per lb, Od to 8d

Garlic, per lb, 6d to ad
Lettucte,eab., pee., lead tolled
Ca, per score, dd to la
Endive, per wore, le to Is Od
lionera&sb,perbon., lead WY
Mushrooms, p. pott., 2s to la Sd
Parsley, per 12 bunches, Po lo4a
Savory, per bunch. 2d to rd

A FROLIC OF PRINCE ALFRED—A story has
ruched us from the Paul showing that " boys will be
boys" even though they he the sons of royalty. The bed-
I absorber of the young ponce and his two companions, Jar.
(tray and Mr. Joodyn, both of the Euryslus, was in au op-
polite part of the building to Sir George Grey's. His ex-
cellency, being fatigued, retired early, but it was not to im.
mediete rest. His excellency was about to make himself
comfortable for the right—when, instead of lying upon
feathers, he found fierce knobs indenting his ribs. Turning
from one mile to the other afforded no relief. There was
nothing left but to remove the bed linen, when a good
sprinkling of nandjea and walnuts was found beneath the
sheets—placed there, it was generally believed, by the young
prince and his middies—Tie Cape Muaitor, Aug. 18.
POWER Seldin-takinir. —'The examination took
place on Sept. 26, 26, and 27, at Birmingham, where the
courtesy of the authorities of King Edward's School &treaded
the means of meeting is the most central spot for the two
divisions of the pnecipnlity. The grammar school, of
Ruthin, Beaumaris, Llanrwst, and Christ's College, Brecon,
were toeL The examiners issued this report, Sept.
27 :—.l"Vir Live examined, in the subjects prescribed for
the Fends Scholarship, seven candidate., all of whom ac-
quittal themselves eatisfactonly. We recommend to be
elected scholar R. 0. Mouladalo, and we mention T. H.
Thomas with especial praise, and Basil Jones with nom-
mendation.—Richard Briscoe, D.D., Senior Fellow, Jesus
College Oxford; Rowland Williams, D.D., late Fellow
and Tutor, King's College, Cambridge, examiners."
THE Coer or RAILWAY ACCIDIIIIII.—In the year
ending the 30th of June last, the Great Northern Company
paid no less a sum than 26,3121., under the bead of com-
pensation for accidents and loads. Herupath's Railway
Journal, in the colime of some remarks complaining of the
heavy amounts granted as compensetion, and the vexations
"What
uncertainty attendant on legal proceedings, says :
is wanted is that immediately the had of •
family is carried to the grove from a railway acci-
dent, his widow or other person entitled should. with-
out the intervention of law or lawyers, be paid •
given sum, say I,OOW. for a firstelrepasser, SOIL, for •
second, and 2.501. for a third. At present when an accident
takes place, the companies are in hopes that juries will Red
A the act of Goil, so ae to escape all compensation, and the
injured public Sr. in doubt as to whet they will got, sal
it is left to the lawyers to bring the matter to a con-
clusion."

SCOITISH NORTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. —The Nl-
nnal meeting of this company was held in their &Bre%
Aberdeen. on Wednesday; Mr. Stirling of KippendayeN,
the chairman, presiding. The report of the directors was
adopted, and the several dividends annotmoed in the
report declared payable.
DOW/VINO-37RM, SEPT. 27.—The Queen has
been plowed to appoint Thomas Elliott, Fp., to be roaidrar
in the Colonial Secretary's office in the bland of. 11m:train&
—Ciesak.