The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

LEEDS CORN MARKET.-{THIS DAY.)

WWII OUR OWN CONANS;omoorr.)
Millers want wheat at a reduction, but factors hold for
late rates, and nothing doing in consequence. Barley
firm. Other articles unchanged.

CORK BTJTTER MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
(wr TELEGRAPZ.)
(now ova owx cowassrozroiwr.)
Ordinary, 1285.; 12.513.; 1168.; 11313.; 1045.; 80s.; 1,800
firkins. Mild cured, no change ; 90 firkins.

MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.)
Scows.—The market has opened steadily but quietly at
last week's prices. Good Jamaica has brought 345. Re-
fined : only a limited business is doing at previous prices.
Correa.—There is a fair amount of business doing in
both colonial and foreign, at steady rates; good ordinary
native Ceylon, 445. to 435. ; ordinary to good ordinary
Rio, 375. to 43a.

T'sa.—The market is steady, but quiet.
num—Business continues to be done in all the leading
articles at full prices.
PEPPLIL —l5ll bags of white Singapore sold at 4 13-16 d.:
400 bags ditto black middling, 3 7-I6d. ; good, 31d. ; and
160 bags Trang, at
Rica and Rnw.—l%o sales to report.
SALrricrae.-700 bags sold at the full price of 19s. 6d.
for refractions 41 and 4.
Corrow.—The market is firmer, with a good business
doing.
. .

billloo.—The public sales of East India are progressing
very steadily. t seful and desirable Bengal' at last sale's
rates to 3d. per lb. advance ; ordinary sorts are less in
request, and find buyers at about last sales' rates.
Kurpabs sold freely at par to 2d. per lb. advance for ordi-
nary, and 3d. to 4d. advance for shipping. Dry leaf
Madras without change.

TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
The market is firm. Town tallow, 491. 3d. ; Peters-
burg Y.C. on the spot, 48a. 9d. to 495.; October to
December, 4111. 9d. to 495. ; December, 495. to 491. 3d ,
January, 496.6 d. ; March, 506.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade firm, at the
following prices:—Prime clover, from 117 s. 6d. to 1305.;
inferior ditto, 85s. to 100 s. ; prime hay, 104 s. to llos.;
inferior ditto, 85s. to 955. ; straw, 265. to 345.

Some of our Paris contemporaries are not a little
disgusted by the fact that the Tartuffe has been turned
into a ballet at Florence.

Mr. C. P. Billing, whose name appears in tho
list just issued of newly elected dames, comes from
Magdalen Ccllege School.

ROYAL SPORT IN WINDSOR GREAT
WINDSOR. MONDAY.—This morning their Royal High-
nesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and
Prince John of Glucksburg, left town by early train from
Waterloo, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Heppe!, and
arrived at the Virginia Water Station, and ou entering
the royal preserves in that neighbourhood wore met by her
Majesty's keepers, and shooting over the well-stocked
preserves of pheasants, hares, and rabbits, between
Virginia Water and Cumberland Lodge, the Princes
enjoyed excellent sport. After luncheoning in the Park
they drove to Windsor in one of the Queen's breaks and
four, and left bT the 3.60 p.m. ordinary train in • special
compartment 01 a first-class carriage for Paddington.
ADMIRALTY, Ocr. 12.—Lppourniarrs.—Sur-
geon Dr. Arthur McKenna, to the Simoom ; Assistant
Paymasters John F. Rule, "in charge " to the Bullfinch;
Win. H. J. Aitken, to the Britannia :Frank Pittman, to the
Fisgard ; and Charles J. Pawsey, to the St. George. Oct.
10.—Assistant Surgeon John Allen (b), to the Bullfinch.
Her Majesty's ship Pallas arrived at Cadiz on
the 4th inst. ; she experienced heavy gales on the passage
from Plymouth.
NEW STEERING APPARATUS.--Skinner's steer-
ing apparatus, which has been affixed to several
of her Majesty's vessels to test its capabilities and
advantages prior to its more general adoption in
the royal navy. is steadily making its way in the merchant
service. The )(hormones*, of 1,400 tons register from
Calcutta, reports most favourably of itsefficiency.
Where four or even six hands at the wheel would ordinarily
be required in • heavy gale, one man is sufficient in
the severest weather. .

THE NEW BISHOP FOR NATAL.—It is said that
all difficulties about the consecration of Mr. Macrons as
the new Bishop for Natal, in opposition to Dr. Colons.",
have been removed, and that it is likely the ceremony will
be performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in
England.
SIR GEORGE SINCLAIR, BART.—This
gentleman died in George-street, Edinburgh, Isnecittles
night, after a long illness. Sir George Sinclair was the
son of the lint baronet, the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair,
the celebrated agriculturist, by his second marriage with
the daughter of the first Laid Macdonald. Sir George
was born in Edinburgh in 1790. and married Lady Cathe-
rine Camilla, second daughter of William, Lord Hunting-
tower, and sister of the present Earl of Dysart. She
died in 1863. Sir George succeeded his father in 1836,
and represented Caithness in parliament in 1811, 1818,
and from 18311. to 1841. He was a liberal in politics
until the passing of the Reform Bill, which he regarded
as final. He was the chairman of the committee for the
election for Westminster of Sir Francis Burdett, when
the latter bad declared for conservative principles. Sir
George Sinclair sat on the same form at Harrow with Lord
Byron and Sir Robert Peel. with both of whom he kept
up • correspondence and friendly relations. Sir George
was not only • scholar of quacgles,meic attainments,
m but was master of the mode several of which
ho !poke and wrote fluently. e was the author of
various political and literary works. During his early
travels he was taken prisoner in Germany, and brought
before Napoleon 1., who vainly interrogated him in order
to turn to account information of the movements of the
Prussian army. Sir George Sinclair will be interred near
his mansion, 'Mune Cast* in King Harold's tower, an
ancient ruin, converted into • mausoleum by. the late
baronet, and wherein his wife, Lady Camilla. buried.
He was greatly loved and highly respected in all the rela-
tions of public and pnrate life. Re is suoceeded by his
son John George Tollemaehe, late of the Mount, Nor-
wood, and now a resident at Cannes, who married( in
1863, the eldest daughter of Mr. W. Standish Standish,
of Dusbury-park. Lancashire, and Cocken-hall, Durham.
Tits FEARFUL BOILER ExrLosiox Ix Bourg
STAITOZDSHIRE.— Another death, making in all thirteen
lives lost by this shocking catastrophe, has Just incurred.
Braider, 27, died in the South MiSmdellre Hospital.
Wolverhampton, on Sunday afternoon last. The unfor-
tunate mans sufferings during the fortnight that he has
survived the explosion may be estimated from the fact
that he was burnt and scalded in almost every part of his
body. Lloyd and King, the other two men who are dive,
sad are sItU to the hospital, will, it is expected, room.