The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

MINCING-LANE.—{THIS Dey.!

SUGAR.—Owing to the further reduction of the stocky
at this port (being now 19,300 tons below those of last
year) the market has opened firmly at the full currency of
last week. Refined—prices of dried goods are freely sup-
ported ; pieces sell freely.
COYFEE Ann TlA.—Tbe demand is inactive.
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Rcr. —Thera are buyers ;tfirmprices, but owing to the
reduced stock few sellers at previous mess.
Sean.-600 bags sold for arrival at 16s. 10A., and busi-
ness has been done on the spot at firmer rate*.
Ricr..—The sales are confined to small parcels Balla=
at 10a. 9d. landed.

limited business is doing, at prioss in
buyers' favour.
CINCH i.less firm, there are sellers but no buyers, at the
recent advance.

TALLOW MARILET.—(THII3 DAY.)
The market is steway • —Town tallow, 445. ; Petsnbnrg
T.C. on the spot, 43e. 3d. ; Year, 435. to 43e. 3d. ; Deans-
tier, 435. to 43a. 3d.; Spring, 475. tid. ; Mara, 445,

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-:(THIS DAY.)

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Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade slow at the
lowing priors, viz. : —Prime clover, 90s. to 16.55. ; inferior
ditto, 60a. to 755. • prime hay, TN. W. to 80. ; infe.
rior ditto, Ms. to Mla ; straw. 335. to 38e.

Two men at Birmingham have been committed
by the magistrates to prison for two months each, for
personating voters at the municipal election at that town
on Friday. A similar charge was preferred yesterday at
Bradford, against four men, two of whom were sent ha
prison for ten days, and the other two sentenced to im-
prisonment until the rising of the court.
STREET STALLS IN STEPNEY.—Yesterday evening
a meeting, which was preliminary in its character, wee
held at the Green-coat School, White Honsestreet, Step-
ney, for the purpose of organising an opposition to the
working of one of the provinces of the new Metropolitan
Traffic Regulation Act, by which a large number of ooster-
mongers and other persons keeping street Malls in the
district of Stepney have been driven from their prescrip-
tive holdings. The complaint especially is that, in dis-
tricts within • very short distance of the locality in
which the street trading has been suppressed, it is in
full operation without let or hindrance. The matter
has been warmly taken up by the clergy and
many of the tradesmen of Stepney, and by them the
meeting of last night was called. The Rev. Mr. Lee, the
rector, presided, supported by Mr. Addington, his curate,
Mr. Browning, and several other tradesmen of the neigh-
bourhood, while a considerable number of the itinerant
traders who are aggrieved, and many of thoir wives sad
children, were present. The chairman simply suggested
that, as a preliminary to any further proceeding.., a com-
mittee should be formed to consider what the steps to be
taken should be, in conjunction with other v:.riahes, is
order to protect a very peaceable, orderly, and industrious
body of persons from being deprived of their livelihoods.
Mr. Wilson stated that the act was calculated to operate
against a body of men in the metropolis who amounted to
50,000, and with their wives and children made up a
number of 200,000 souls. He urged that steps should be
taken to communicate with the Home Secretary, and that
Mr. Ayrton, the member for their borough, should be
called on to give his assistance in the matter. It was a
question for the ratepayers, on whom a large additional
burthen must be thrown if these persons were d priced of
their means of subsistence. Mr. Browning stated that
the action which had been taken appared to be local ;
for whereas the street stalls were cleared out of Stepney,
those of parts of Limehouae were permitted to go on with
their business undisturbed. He thought a committee
should be appointed to see the superintendent of police of
the district, and, if necessary, to communicate with Sir
Richard Maybe. After this no formal business took place;
but • committee of twelve persons was appointed to con-
sider what further steps should be taken.
A robbery was committed on the day before the
final closing of the Exhibition at the show-care of AL Fre.
ment-Meurice of a diamond aigrette worth 1,4401. Twe
gentlemen, very well dressed, asked to see the ornament,
and after a long examination and discussion AC. rued dire
posed to purchase, but wished for a little further cor ‘ulta-
lion between themselves, and promised to retrrn in the
course of an hour. Not long after they cane back,
and asked to inspect the jewel again. Another
gentleman in the meantime bail arrived, and was
minutely examining other jewels. After a long exami-
nation, the two first returned the aigrette to tie man is
charge, and asked to see some other objects whh h were at
at distance, and following him termed a screen for the
third, who seized on the jewel and decamped. The other
two talked end bargained for some time, end finally
departed without buying anything. When the:• had left
the man discovered his loss, but up to the prompt time
has been unable to obtain any tidings of these gi ntlemanly
1 strangers.