The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1858.

entrenciael position and lied, leaving eight guns in our
heads, with Mary or eighty killed. Our skirmishers
and Horse Artllery pursued for about 3 miles, when they
found themeelt es getting too far ahead of their supports.
The main body of the brigade followed sod eneconpd where
the country bad every appearance of being clear
around. The ground had hardly been marked out
when they found themaelves, to their astonish-
, anent, attacked in front and flank by about 1,000
infantry and 5,000 cavalry. It was now three o'clock, when
our troupe—overcome with fatigue, beet, and thi rat —were com-
pletely knocked up. They were not, however, to be taken
by eurprke ; the Horn Artillery Rune were unlimbered in
• moment. and in lets than half an hour the whole were
put to Hight, the tiring continuing for hours after
dark. The baggage had not yet come up, so the wearied
force bad to ale, on Em ground supperlees. The enemy
now endesvoued to get. into the strong fort at Bad-
shagungur. The enemy • force appears now to have
been augmented to 33,000 insurgents with 26 guns—how,
does not app :sr. On the 23rd, (Anent Franks managed to
outflank them. He attacked and dispersed them with great
slaughter, capturing 20 guns, with the whole standing camp,
b.ggage, and ammuniion, and killing about 1,000. Rajah
liooemu Ali Khan, end others of the leaders, were wounded.
Os- casualties consisted of 2 killed and 16 wounded in this
amt the two preceding act:ens. This victory cleared the
road bassist I. yzabad and Lucknow, • distance of 110 troika,
or.aing UP the p for the • tVcElt iof the Otiorkhas.
Oaten. Freak. now pushed on toward. Lucknow,
clearing the country as he went. He was In
communication with the grand army advancing under
the Commander-itPChief from the opp wit° side on
'he 4111. The Goorkhu had been detained at Sultan-
pars partly for want of ammunition, in put from the means
of crowing the liver. Supplies of the former were sent
them (rein Bemires, and the bridge for their u•e was com-
pleted by the 2nd, when they began to cm's. They
would still be in time to share in the grand
operations commenced on the 6th, and would very
efficiently assist in cutting off the retreat of the enemy.
Brigadier ()silent Hops Want had meanwhile pushed on
from Oorrao ; he seirst and blew up the fort of ieutteypore
Chowdraases, and, proveding upwards in the direction , f
Futtsyghur, de and the Ou& bank of the river. On the
23rd be took klungeereeji by storm, capturing foe• guns and
killing 600 of the enemy. He seems since to have doubled
back to join the grand army before Lucknow.—lomissy
Standard.

TRIAL OF THE EX-KING OF DELHI

(From Pm TWA( Ga,qte of Fob. 27.)

Tee Dar.

The court mumed its sitting at 11 cm. of the
6th instant. The pi;soner's Hake= was celled rid
examined by the Judge Advocate in continuation. The
evidence elicited was not of much moment, inasmuch as
notwithstanding • severe cross-examination to which he
was subjected, the leaning to the prisoner wit strikingly
apparent. At the conclusion of the witness's evidence Mrs.
Aide,ll was called, sworn, and examined by the Judge
Advocate. Her evidence consisted mainly of • narrative of
hairbreadth escapes in Delhi, extending over a period of
near tire months' residence in the city- viz., from the day
of the mutiny until the re-occupation of the city by the
British troops.

The settee., said, in reply to a question pat by the Judge.
Advocate, that there were ne diaturbanoes between the !!m-
-doom and Mahomedans, durteg the siege, that the latter gave
in to the prrjudiees of the termer on every occasion, and that
not even at the Nukes Ned festival ins en on slaughtered.
Is reply to a question by the cowl, the witness said that the
pumpers were, daring their confinement, su. jeered to indig-
nity end insult from the mutineers sad rabbleof Delhi.
There tram a larger number of listeners than usual in court
on 'Madly , the prisoner appeared the least interested person
present.
The court rose at 4 p.m., end adjourned till Ila.m. of the
12th instant.

FOURTEENTH DAY.
The mat reassembled at 11 a.m. of the 12th inst. Mr.
C. B. Saunders, C.S., Commissioner of Delhi, having been
duly sworn, gays some interesting particulars regarding the
cirearnstatices under which the prisoner, B.hadur Shah,
became • pensioner of the British goveantuent ; stating the
amount of pension, 5:c., allowed, and other facts connected
with the prlaonet's former position.
llej,ir Paterson of the Oat') 54th N.I. was then celled in,
,worn and examined. The evidence at this witness was
merely a repetition of the facts already well known to the
public, concerning the outbreak on the 11th of May last.
Major Paterson deposed to the murder of his brother officers
of the 54th N. 1., and his own escape to Kurnool, when he
found that he had no control over the men of his regiment.
The court now adjourned fur a quarter of an hour, and on
re-assembling at 2 p.m., the prisoner's secretary, Mukhoon-
tall, was called in, sworn, and szsailasd. He was admo-
nished by the Judge-Advocate for displaying a want of re-
spect to the court, In having neglected to make his obeisance
on entering, and then took his place in the usual position for
witnesses. He is a abort and rather stout Hindoo, and but
for an 'armies keable recognition of his present position would
be rather a jolty- individual for • native. On recovering his
equ. new ty he mourned • very humble attitude, and stood • ith
clasped hands., while his statement wee read and t ranalsted to the
court, the president inquiring at every dozen words or so
whether he adhered to it on oath, to which he generally re-
plied in the effirmative.
This statement was to the effect that for at least two years
before the outbreak the prisoners had been disaffected to-
' wards the British government. This he 'scribed partly to
the discontinuance of the absurd pomp end ceremony to
, which the inmates of the palace had been accustomed, and
pat tly to the disinclination, on the part of govetaxnent, to
appoint whoever the prisoner pleased as heir apparent to the
throne. This latter circumstance is known to have
caused great dissatisfaction and considerable dis-
quiet is the palace. The arrival of some of the
royal family (relations of the prisoner) from Lucknow, about
this time, is said to be closely connected with the prisoner's
toseassgers to Persia; for which purpose the late Prime
Moister, Maibhoob Ali, disbursed funds to a eertain Abys-
sinian, named &odes timber, who was entrusted with the
mission. For some time previous to the outbreak at Delhi
sod Meerut, the disaffection of the native army had been
the common subject of conversation in the prisoner's
private apartments and even outside, those connected
with the palace talked openly of the circumstance. (It is
generally believed that the native officers, who went
Iron Delhi to Meerut, to form part of the court
martial, upon the mutineers of the 3rd cavalry, ar-
ranged the whole business of the outbreak, and the wit-
ness strengthened this belief by stating that the guards at
the palace, changed weekly from the three regiments but-
toned at Delhi, had become disciples of the prisoner.) On
the arrival of the mutineers at the palace, they came under
the windows of the prisoner's private apartments, and re-
poi kit that all the Europeans at Merritt bad been murdered,
and if the prisoner would protect them, the sepoye, and be-
come their King, they would soon make an end of all the
Europeans at Delhi. The prisoner is said to have asked if
they would be faithful, and whether they were prepared to
'acetonic the consequences; end on their reply in the
affirmative, sweetmeats were distributed to the men, and
Jimmie of money: in addition, to the native offi-
cers. The prisoner a own armed retainers then went and
slew Mr. Feuer end Captain Douglas, the troopers and
&pops killing all Europeans, wherever they could its found,
in the city. On their ratutn to the polies the prisoner was
proclaimed King, a royal salute was fired, and the next day,
the 12th of May, the silver throne, which had been laid by
since 1843, was brought out placed in the hall of special
audience, the prisoner taking his seat upon it se the King of
Delhi. With regard to the massacre of European prisoners,
the witness said that when the mutineers became clamorous
for the slaughter, Mirra Mogul and another villain went
to °Mai% the consent of the prisoner. He was
in by private apartments and they were admitted
to an audience, the mutineers remaining outside.
After the tepee of about twenty minutes they returned, de-
claring with a loud yoke that the prisoner had given his
consent, and the slaughter accordingly commenced. (The
prisoner at this stage of the proceedings, looking up at the
court, and putting his forefinger into his mouth, tirade an
Asiatic sign, which Is interpreted as plucking his tongue out
if he gave any such consent.)
The court rose at a quarter peat four p.m., and adjout.md
till eleven a.m., of the 13th instant.
The prisoner appeared perfectly indifferent to the presence
of his private secretary, and to what he said; and except
on the occasion above noticed made no remark or sign of
recognition whatever,

Ft . DAT.
The court re-assembled at II a.m. of the 13th instant.
The prisoner was brought into court u usual, end took his
paition upon the cbarpoy swanned to him. With the ex-
ception of another shawl twisted round his hoary head, in
addition to his hood, his appearance was unaltered.
Mukhooolall wee called into court and his examination
continued. The evidence elicited from htm to-day was not
of great Importance.
Captain Tutor (late) 38th Lt 1., and Sergeant Fleming,
who Naar Sergeant of Deihl et the time of the outbreak
were then exanatued. _

8111'1114TR DAY.
Tie court reonmisd its sittings at I I a.m. of the 23rd inst.
The Omen alma u usual In a palanquin, under a guard of
H.N.'s UM Regiment ; on slighting from his conveyance at
the Dawes nuts, the prisoner waived the offer of eappart
from bit attendants, and walked to the couch missed to him
evidently stronger than he was on former occasions.
Pip Min Martineau, of the Commissariat, wee called Into
court. Captain Martineau, it will be remembered, was in-
structor at the Umballa School of Musketry, and having
lift on the concloaion of the practice, wee tnivelling down
the Orand Trunk-road, when he met Brigadier Graves's
petty fugitives from Delhi, end turned back with them
Kumad, after having assisted some ladies who pre.
ceded then._

Captain Martineau stated that, while at Kuruaul, as ewe-
relmariat omoer, moms of Ile faithful troopers of the Sled
Cavalry, who came with deepatches from Meerut, told him
that the govetament had interfered with their rights and
riLtices to such an extent that they had nothing but their
left, and that too was in danger of being Interfered
la7ln abort, that there via • tride-epreed disedeotket
la the native army.
The original diary of events and oecurresess h Delhi,
from the eommehosmett of the outbreak, wee then reed to

Zbrptreci;;;VUVr;iirpWaTihiaoccupiat ths court

till two p.m., wham an adjournment for a quarter of an hear
was agreed to.
The court re-assembled eta quarter-past two,
Fleming, wifo of the late Bazar Sergeant of Delhi, was c.illed
in and examined. The witness stated that, about the middle
of April laat, she was at the house of the Beegum Zeenut
Mattul, in company with her daughter, Mrs. &ally. That
the prisoner's son, Jew= Bukbt, was preaenr, and was talk-
ing to her daughter, the loiter turned round and said, " Do
you hear what this karan,:aelah in saying?" And on her
replying in the negative, her daughter told her that he said
all the kajirs (Europeans would soon be murdered ;
she said, in that case his, Jewan Bukht's head would first
come off, and linked what he meant; he replied that the
Pentium were coming to kill all the Huropeaus ; but that
she and ber family came to Lim, he would protect them.
He said this laughingly and went away. The witness was
crose-examined by the J xi.* Advocate upon the above point.' ;
but she was poattive that such was her daughter's 'tate-
meat.

The prisoner appeared slightly affected when the above was
translated to him by the interpreter, and muttered something
unintelligible, gest wuluing all the time he was speokmg.
The tranation of the diary of events was then read to the
court by the Judge Advocate. By the time three documents
were real it was 4 p.m., and the court adjourned until II
a.m., of the 24th Wet

ABOLITION OF THE MILITARY COLONIES

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Daniel Rayeroft was charged with having acted in •
disorderly manner.
A Policeman—Last night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, the
defendant was exceedingly troublesome in Seething-lane.
I spoke to him and requested that be would not
disturb the neighbourhood. He said he would do
Just as be pleased, and he did not care a pin
for the police. I then took him to the station-house,
where he was recognised as a person who had been diecherged
about an hour before upon his promise to go home. It im-
petus that instead of doing so he became more annoying. Ile
was tipsy at the time.
The Lord Mayor fined the defendant half-a-crown, and
sentenced him, upon his refusal to pay, to imprisonment
for three days.
lama Owwiey was char with having picked a gentle-
man's pocket of • handkerchief.
The unfortunate boy, who was well known at the Man-
sion House as • thief, was seen by a policeman to take the
handkerchief in an artistic manner, and was seized with it
in his resession.
The Lord Mayor—How often has this boy been in cus-
tody fn. thieving ?
the Gaoler of Holloway Prison—He has been curimitted
from this justice room six times, and from other courts three
or four times.

The prisoner's mother came forward and said it wss quits
useless to expect the boy to do anything good while he kept
such company as ho was constantly seen with.
The Prisoner—My lord, I have been in prison no more
than six times. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Well, prisoner, would you wish to be
tried here or at the Old Bailey r
The Prisoner—l'd rather you would settle the business,
my lord, in a summary way.
The Lord Mayor—Very well. We'll try to do justice in
the case at Petty &anions. What are you Y
The Prisoner—A tailor, bat I haven t worked at the trade
for some time.

The Lord Mayor—What have you been doing lately,
then ?

The Prisoner—Caprusking, your lordship.
The Lord Mayor—For whom did you last make a cap
The Prisoner—For my father. (J..aughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Olt, no ; that cap will never 9t, you
may depend upon it. (Laughter.) You are committed till
Friday, when you shall be tried here.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
arriarren SUICIDE IN THE SENPENTINE.
Mary den Browning, 28, was pieced at the bar berme
Mr. Bingham, charged with attempting to commit suicide
in the Serpeatine.
George Dickenson, a private of the 2nd battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, said that while in Kensington-gardens
about id: in the morning, he raw the prisoner run from the
topof the hill to the bottom and into the river. Ho imme-
diately ran after and celled to her, as she was not very far
in, to come out, but she refused, and told him to let her die.
He then, seeing she would not come out, went in after her,
and after a severe straggle succeeded in getting her out. He
then awarded In taking her to the receiving-house. He bad
to go up to his waist after her, and he was sure she meant to
commit suicide.

Mr. Bingham said his conduct did him much credit.
Polioe-oonstable Henry Beton meld his attention was called
to the prisoner. He went to the receiving-house, and took
her into custody.
Mr. Bingham, observing the prisoner attired in workhouse
clothes, asked her whether she was in the workhouse, and
what was the cause of her acting as she had done ?
The Inspector said her clothes being thoroughly saturated
they had been obliged to get clothes front the workhouse be-
fore she could be brought to the court.
The friends of the prisoner having been sent for abe was
ultimately given up. This is the second attempt at suicide
this week, and in both owe the would-be suicides have been
rescued by soldiers.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE MAN-
CHESTER, BHIPIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.

(From the Manthentr Guardian of this day.)

An accident of an alarming character occurred to
the 6.30 p.m. train from Manchester on Thursday evening.
The train, which consisted of seven catiiages, with • brake
van in front and behind, arrived at and left Penietone
within • minute of its usual time. Only one of the car-
riages was of the first class. From an investigation made
since, it is clear that the accident arose from the breaking of
the tire of one of the hind wheels of this carriage, which
was tilled with passengers for Sheffield. Amongst the number
were—Mr. W. Unwin, solicitor; Mr. John Chambers, soli-
citor; Mr. Thomas Smith, solicitor; Mr. J. A. Radon, auc-
tioneer; Alderman Carr, Alderman W. Fawcett, and Mr J.
Willis Dixon, of the firm of Dixon and Sons; Mr. Whall,
and others. When the train bad reached about two miles
beyond Penistone, and was at its full speed, the
were thrown into a state of alarm by the fear=
of the car:lams. The first class carriage bad lost
its hind wheels, which, having become twisted under
the second class carnage behind, threw it off the
rail, but not till its fore wheels were also detached from
the body. The coupling chain between the two carriages
at this moment broke. The second class carriage, with the
brake van behind, crossed the space between the two eels of
rails, and both were then suddenly brought to • stand by
being upset upon the opposite rails. The passengers, eight
in number, were thrown one upon another, and several
received were contusions. Mr. Roberts, of Reclesfield, file
manufacturer, was seriously injured by being thrown with
his abdomen upon the handle of his neighbour's umbrella.
Mr. Hemmings, the station master at Wortley, who was in
the brake van with Thomas Hoye, the guard, was also
injured.
The engine and rest of the carriages continued their
course. The first-elms carriage was dragged at the tail of
the others minus its hind wheels for a distance of about
half a toile, the passengers in that and the adjoining oar-
riages shouting and screaming, and one of them, Mr.
Smith, solicitor, using • dog-whistle, in the hope of making I
themselves heard by the engine driver. The train at length
was brought to a stand at the entrance to the Outhwatie
tunnel. One of the pawners, Mr. Radon, in his fear of
being carried into the tunnel, jumped out of the train
whilst it wee in motion, and being thrown to the ground,
was rather seriously bruised. The driver of the engine
(Sedgwick), it appears, had not heard the alarm made by the
passengers, though one of those foremost in shouting to him
(Mr. Councillor Harvey) possesses stentorian powers of voice.
He states that he was first aware of something being
wrong in the train by the coupling chain between the
first van and tender mapping maunder. The line at this
point is on a decline. Ile saw, therefore, that if he had
checked his engine, It would have been run into by
the train of carriages behind, and the collision would inevi-
tably have resulted in the death of some of the passengers.
He, therefore, with groat discretion, kept his engine ahead,
until the momentum of the carriages having become ex-
, busted by the drag of the broken one at the tail, they were
brought to a stand. Some of the naseengers then ran back in
sear& of Kr. Radon, and amistedlim to the train.
It was not then known how far the other canine and
vsa had been dragged behind. The engine driver, there-
fore, indeed of searching for them released himself of the
broken first-class carriage, and hastened forward with the
other portion of the train, to give warning at the Wortley
station of the line being obtruded. The train then came
forward to Sheffield, which place it reached about half en
hour after its proper time. The guard left with the de-
tached part of the train had in the meantime run back to
the Panudons station, and telegraphed to Sheffield for as•
sistance. The line was soon cleared of the two broken
carriages and van, and some displaced rails restored. The
passengers who had been left behind made their way to the
Penistone station, and were brought forward to Sheffield by
the next train, which arrived at half-peat eleven o'clock.
Maay of the passengers in various parts of the train received
severe bruises, but nose any serious injury.
Mr. Roberts, who was in the partially overturned second-
dam oaniage, had two extraordinary risks of his life. The
first great jerk flung him upon the knob-top of the handle
of the umbrella held by Mr. Rowbottom, newspaper agent,
of Sheffield, who sat opposite ; indeed, he was very nearly
impaled, some of his clothes being broken through by the
force with which be alighted on the umbrella top. But
there came • second, and equally strong jerk, by which
Mr. Roberts was flung from the umbrella, and thrown
astride on one of the doors (the glass sash being down), and
there he was found, wholly unable to extricate himself hem
his most painful and strange position. Mr. Rowbottom was
only slightly injured ; Mr. Roberts sustained • violist blow
at the bottom of the back, another equally violent on the
abdomen, and, generally, he was very much shaken. Dr.
Harrison, however, does not believe that there is anything
at all approaching danger in his case.
Mr. Radon was a good deal out and bruised en the hip and
knee ; and Dr. Harrison found him yesterday, confined to
his house at Moor Edge, and in a very excited state. Mr.
Chambers was reported to have been very much hurt; but
he has only sustained a rather severe abrasion. The soli-
citors, with Mr. Radon and others named by ouricorrespen-
dent, were in the middle compartment of the lint-dams car-
riage. In the hinder compartment a lady was alone; she
was much knocked about, but it is not known whether abs
is seriously injured.

MR. MOWATT AND THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILwAY.—Yras all we can gather. it would appear that an
indammatcey sore respecting the Redpath frauds has long
existed between Mr. Mowatt and some of the Great Northern
directors, which has at length suppurated and broken ; and
Mr. Mowatt having declined to resign, as required of him,
has had hie service* summarily dispensed with. We un-
derstand Mr. Denison was not at the board at
the time of the rupture but confined to his bed
by gout. As Mr. Mowatt cannot, with any re-
gad to his character, suffer the rumour of dismissal to re-
main unnoticed, it is expected he will shortly appear in print
with his explanation of the why and wherefore of his rup-
tured connexion. It has been observed that there is some-
thing very unfortunate following Mr. Denison's palms.
Parties praised by him generally leave the company pretty
soon after and it has, therefore, been suggested that he
should vigorously praise himself, which certain wicked
ruea say would conduce very mush to the peace and better
doing of the Great Northern and neighbouring roilvaya—
iferapath.

MONEY MARKET-THIS DAY.

Two o'CLocK.

The Stock Exchange being closed to-day, no re-
cognised business is going forward in the funds.
" Out of doors" we hear of snly one transaction
in Consols at 97 for the May account. The new
Indian loan has been nominally quoted 98 to but
reliance cannot be placed upon this quotation.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, March 31, compared with the
previous weekly return, shows the following results:
Cirmlation isms
Circulation active 19,950,760 Increeee 643,726
Public deposit.
Other deposits
Government securities in
tanking department 9,901,993 Without alteration
Other eecurities in banking
department 16,857,437 Increase 61,633
Coin end bullion in both
department.
Seven day and other bills 840,166 Decrease 64,814
The Rest
Notes in reserve 12,329 636 Demean 684,070
Total reserve (notes & coin)
in banking department 13,163,167 Decrease 748,623
The decrease of 748,6231. in the reserve of notes
and coin is explained by the decrease in the deposits,
coupled with the increase (which, however, is of
unimportant amount) in the " other" securities.
Bankers and others who had large balances in the
Bank have been enabled to find employment
for a portion of them ; hence the large decrease
in the "other" deposits. The almost stationary
position of the Treasury deposits, in face
of the large influx of revenue, is ac-
counted for by the disbursements on account of
official salaries, &c., incidental to the close of the
financial quarter. Probably it is to these payrments
that the decrease of 104,898/. in the coin is likewise
attributable. With these figures before them, the
directors had no immediate inducement to reduce
the rata of discount. The smallness of the addition
to the " other " securities, however, shows that the
current discount business is still diverted from the
Bank, owing to the lower terms prevailing in the
open market.
The Gazette statement of the movement of the
precious metals for the week ending Wednesday
last gives the following totals, viz.:—lmports of
gold, 103,3801.; exports of gold, 178,2911.; imports
of silver, 94,4971. ; exports of silver, 214,3931.

BANK OF ENGLAND.—An Account. punmant to Use Anne and
em Vie.. e. 32, for the 'rook ending on We tocw.loy. March 31.1888.

ttsea 77777 PT.
Nola laced 11424,3t1i Oorerstment Debt .... 41.15.100
Other Secorttlce . 3.460010
00.1 Cole sod Sullien 17.1106.355
15,lrer Bullion ........

Obpital:tr"” Pi
Rept •.. • .4`530,00
Public n., 3.64.616
E.e.q.. luoki
VM.tnik.of ti•tioo,

lialZia-li.racia: •.830.783
Other' Depaitß
&MOO &laud 88.888 Bala 8 i 0.16.5

L39.0121/T
April 1, US.

~~lTlfuT.

iry.e-rnMent Seemllia
Dud W•ight
A ouolty) . ....... /901.9118
0036.1844ritia . 18.867, 487
Not. 13,39906
Gold 823,632

IN. itAisaAii. CO lal i 69. 7

RAILWAYS AND MINES.

In the absence of the members of the Stock
Exchange and other dealers, we have no business to
report under these heads.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

TALLOW MARKET.

There le no market to-day.
MARKET ATERAGEB.—Tows tallow, 555. 9d.; 64 by
ditto, 2s. Ild.; yellow Russian, 65a. 9d.; melted stuff,
381.; rough ditto, 224.; tallow grams, 175.; good dregs, 7s.

HIDES.—THIS DAY.
LLDINNALL.-661be. to 641 b.., 3d. to Sid. ; 641bm.
721 b.., Sid. to aid. ; 721ba. to 8016 n, Sid. to 4d. ; 80114. to
8816 a., 4d. to 41d.; 881bs. to 9616 a., 41d. to 4id. ; 961ba. to
1041 b.., 41d. to 4id.; Horse bide., Ba. to 9a.; calf skins,
light, 2a. to Ss. 6d. ; full, be. 6d. to 61.
BEZIIONIMET —Sheep Skins—Polled, 7.. to 8..;
Hants and half-brads, 6.. to 7a. ; Downs, 4.. 6d. to
6..9d.; .hauling., lld. ; lamb', 2.. 2d. to 3s. 2d.

SMITHFIELD RAY MARKET.—TIIIB DAY.
Mr. B. J. Davis reports trade w ithout alteration. Prime
meadow hay, 70s. to 755. ; superior do., 78e. to 865.;
rior do., 60s. to 603. ; rower, 603. to 60e ; clover, 86e.
to 100 s. ; second cut, 70s. to 88s.; straw, 265. to 30s.

COVENT GARDEN.—(THIS DAY.)
Trade has this week been anything but brisk. Straw-
berries In small quantities continue to make their appear-
ance. Of pears, Brurre Rance, Easter Brame, and Ne
Plus Ileurls may still be obtained. Oranges of all kinds are
goad and abundant. Among vegetables are asparagus,
rhubarb, and seakale. Winter greens are plentiful. French
seeding is excellent: it still consists of cabbage lettuce,Barbe
de Capucin, Batavian endive, and turnip radiating. Cornish Inv-
coli realises from 21. to Id. a bead. New potatoes are making
their appearance. Tboy fetch 2a. 6d. to 33. per lb. ; peas,
3s. to 4s. per punnet; and green artichokes, 68. to a.. per
dozen. Cucumbers are scarcer. Best sampled of eld potatoes
have advanced in price. Cut flowers Wetly consist of orchids,
gardenias, heliotropes, poinsettia palcherrima, geraniums,
violets, mignionette, heaths, primulas, camellia', cyclamens,
tulips, hyacinths, and roams.